2013 Wild Card · Sat, Jan 4, 2014 · Lincoln Financial Field
Final
New Orleans Saints 26 at Philadelphia Eagles 24. Final.
New Orleans Saints 26–24 — decided on the final possessions.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Game-day list and snap counts from the weekly roster and snap feeds. Practice-squad and injured-reserve players are not shown — they were never on the game-day list.
New Orleans Saints
49 dressed · 7 never used
- 72Terron ArmsteadT · Every snap100%72 snaps
- 66Ben GrubbsG · Every snap100%72 snaps
- 73Jahri EvansG · Every snap100%72 snaps
- 64Zach StriefT · Every snap100%72 snaps
- 9Drew BreesQB · Every snap100%72 snaps
- 60Brian De La PuenteC · Every snap100%72 snaps
- 12Marques ColstonWR · Heavy rotation71%51 snaps
- 80Jimmy GrahamTE · Heavy rotation65%47 snaps
- 84Kenny StillsWR · Heavy rotation62%45 snaps
- 82Benjamin WatsonTE · Heavy rotation54%39 snaps
- 89Josh HillTE · Heavy rotation53%38 snaps
- 22Mark IngramRB · Rotational46%33 snaps
- 43Darren SprolesRB · Rotational40%29 snaps
- 16Lance MooreWR · Rotational39%28 snaps
- 17Robert MeachemWR · Rotational35%25 snaps
- 29Khiry RobinsonRB · Situational19%14 snaps
- 45Jed CollinsFB · Situational14%10 snaps
- 39Travaris CadetRB · Situational1%1 snap
Dressed, never took a snap · 7
Philadelphia Eagles
51 dressed · 8 never used
- 69Evan MathisG · Every snap100%58 snaps
- 65Lane JohnsonT · Every snap100%58 snaps
- 79Todd HerremansG · Every snap100%58 snaps
- 62Jason KelceC · Every snap100%58 snaps
- 9Nick FolesQB · Every snap100%58 snaps
- 71Jason PetersT · Every snap100%58 snaps
- 14Riley CooperWR · Full-time98%57 snaps
- 25LeSean McCoyRB · Full-time97%56 snaps
- 81Jason AvantWR · Full-time86%50 snaps
- 10DeSean JacksonWR · Full-time84%49 snaps
- 87Brent CelekTE · Heavy rotation71%41 snaps
- 86Zach ErtzTE · Rotational40%23 snaps
- 85James CaseyTE · Situational19%11 snaps
- 32Chris PolkRB · Situational2%1 snap
- 34Bryce BrownRB · Situational2%1 snap
- 88Jeff MaehlWR · Situational2%1 snap
Dressed, never took a snap · 8
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NO
20/30, 250 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
2.7 expected points added · +6.3% completion over expected
Passing · PHI
23/33, 195 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
1.1 expected points added · +8.0% completion over expected
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 20/30 | 250 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +2.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Ingram | 18 | 97 | 5.4 | 1 | +3.7 |
| Khiry Robinson | 8 | 45 | 5.6 | 0 | +1.7 |
| Darren Sproles | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | +1.3 |
| Drew Brees | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | +1.4 |
| Kenny Stills | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Graham | 3 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 13% | +1.9 |
| Robert Meachem | 1 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 3% | +2.7 |
| Kenny Stills | 3 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 13% | −0.9 |
| Darren Sproles | 4 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 23% | +0.8 |
| Lance Moore | 2 | 4 | 31 | 1 | 13% | −1.3 |
| Benjamin Watson | 1 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 7% | +1.4 |
| Mark Ingram | 3 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 13% | −1.3 |
| Marques Colston | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 7% | +0.7 |
| Josh Hill | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | +0.1 |
| Jed Collins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Hawthorne | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keenan Lewis | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cameron Jordan | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| John Jenkins | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Lofton | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Bush | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akiem Hicks | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Sweeting | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Jenkins | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey White | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Eagles
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Foles | 23/33 | 195 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeSean McCoy | 21 | 77 | 3.7 | 1 | +1.1 |
| Nick Foles | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Cooper | 6 | 8 | 68 | 1 | 25% | +5.3 |
| DeSean Jackson | 3 | 6 | 53 | 0 | 19% | +2.1 |
| Zach Ertz | 3 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 13% | +3.1 |
| Jason Avant | 5 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 19% | +0.2 |
| Brent Celek | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 9% | −1.2 |
| LeSean McCoy | 4 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 16% | −2.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMeco Ryans | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mychal Kendricks | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Allen | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cary Williams | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trent Cole | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Connor Barwin | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bradley Fletcher | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bennie Logan | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Chung | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Graham | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Take it with you
Every number on them comes from the same read as this page, and each one says in words where it came from.
The market number, who both clubs have been, and the one question this matchup asks.
/football/games/2013_18_NO_PHI
The cards are drawn from the charted play-by-play, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Eagles -3
- Closing total
- 55.5
- Saints moneyline
- +144
- Eagles moneyline
- -160
Eagles closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 55.5; the game landed 50 — under by 5.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Lincoln Financial Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Bitter, 19°F at kickoff; a light breeze at 7 mph out of the south; partly cloudy.
- Referee
- Bill Vinovich
- Rest
- Saints 6 days · Eagles 6 days
- Coaches
- Sean Payton vs Chip Kelly