2013 Wild Card · Sat, Jan 4, 2014 · Lincoln Financial Field
New Orleans SaintsWinner
26
at
Philadelphia Eagles
24
PHI -3 upsetU 55.5 ✓25°F
New Orleans Saints 26–24 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
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
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 |
| Curtis Lofton | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Jordan | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| John Jenkins | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Jenkins | 3 | 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 |
| Brodrick Bunkley | 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 |
| Cary Williams | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Allen | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Trent Cole | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bennie Logan | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Chung | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Barwin | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bradley Fletcher | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Fletcher Cox | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PHI -3
- Closing total
- 55.5
- NO moneyline
- +144
- PHI 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
- 25°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Bill Vinovich
- Rest
- NO 6 days · PHI 6 days
- Coaches
- Sean Payton vs Chip Kelly