2013 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 15, 2013 · Edward Jones Dome

New Orleans Saints

St. Louis RamsWinner

NO -6.5 upsetU 48 ✓DomeSaints closed -6.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

St. Louis Rams 27–16.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Passing · NO

39/56, 393 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

5.3 expected points added · +3.0% completion over expected

Rushing · NO

7 att, 24 yds, 0 TD

-1.7 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NO

8 att, 21 yds, 0 TD

1.5 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · NO

8/13 for 92 yds, 1 TD

23% of team targets · 9.8 expected points added

Receiving · NO

6/7 for 78 yds, 0 TD

13% of team targets · 6.4 expected points added

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Drew Brees	39/56	393	1	2	4	5.3

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Darren Sproles	7	24	3.4	0	-1.7
Pierre Thomas	8	21	2.6	0	1.5
Drew Brees	2	8	4.0	1	2.2
Mark Ingram	1	5	5.0	0	0.1
Kenny Stills	1	3	3.0	0	-0.2
Khiry Robinson	1	0	0.0	0	-0.5

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Marques Colston	8	13	92	1	23%	9.8
Lance Moore	6	7	78	0	13%	6.4
Pierre Thomas	7	8	62	0	14%	-0.9
Kenny Stills	4	4	47	0	7%	2.4
Mark Ingram	2	2	39	0	4%	2.8
Darren Sproles	8	10	38	0	18%	1.1
Jimmy Graham	2	6	25	0	11%	-7.2
Benjamin Watson	2	3	12	0	5%	0.3
Bryce Harris	0	1	0	0	2%	-0.3
Robert Meachem	0	1	0	0	2%	-0.5
Jed Collins	0	1	0	0	2%	-0.8

Player	Solo	Ast	PD
David Hawthorne	10	0	0
Curtis Lofton	6	1	0
Kenny Vaccaro	5	1	0
Malcolm Jenkins	4	0	0
Cameron Jordan	3	0	0
Akiem Hicks	3	0	0
Brodrick Bunkley	3	0	0
Keenan Lewis	2	0	1
Roman Harper	2	0	0
Parys Haralson	2	0	0

Closing number vs result

Saints closed -6.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 48; the game landed 43 — under by 5.0.

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