2014 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 14, 2014 · FirstEnergy Stadium
New Orleans Saints
24
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Cleveland BrownsWinner
26
NO -4.5 upsetO 49.5 ✓
Cleveland Browns 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
27/40, 237 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
-1.6 expected points added · +4.6% completion over expected
Passing · CLE
24/40, 204 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
1.4 expected points added · -1.3% completion over expected
Receiving · CLE
6/12 for 70 yds, 0 TD
29% of team targets · -0.5 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 27/40 | 237 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Ingram | 11 | 83 | 7.5 | 1 | 4.3 |
| Brandin Cooks | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Khiry Robinson | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Pierre Thomas | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Austin Johnson | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Drew Brees | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Graham | 10 | 13 | 118 | 2 | 33% | 5.0 |
| Robert Meachem | 3 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 13% | 2.3 |
| Kenny Stills | 3 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 10% | 1.5 |
| Mark Ingram | 3 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 10% | -0.0 |
| Brandin Cooks | 3 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 15% | -3.3 |
| Pierre Thomas | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 8% | 0.4 |
| Benjamin Watson | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5% | -1.2 |
| Josh Hill | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 5% | -2.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Hawthorne | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey White | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Vaccaro | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Robinson | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Curtis Lofton | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akiem Hicks | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keenan Lewis | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jairus Byrd | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Junior Galette | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brodrick Bunkley | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hoyer | 24/40 | 204 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Johnny Manziel | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrance West | 19 | 68 | 3.6 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Isaiah Crowell | 11 | 54 | 4.9 | 0 | 0.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Hawkins | 6 | 12 | 70 | 0 | 29% | -0.5 |
| Miles Austin | 6 | 10 | 44 | 1 | 24% | 1.5 |
| Gary Barnidge | 4 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 10% | 4.8 |
| Terrance West | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 5% | 1.5 |
| Taylor Gabriel | 3 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 10% | -1.1 |
| Travis Benjamin | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10% | -1.7 |
| Jim Dray | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5% | -1.4 |
| Isaiah Crowell | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2% | -0.8 |
| Ray Agnew | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karlos Dansby | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Haden | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tashaun Gipson | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Justin Gilbert | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jabaal Sheard | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Donte Whitner | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buster Skrine | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Kirksey | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahtyba Rubin | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Kruger | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -4.5
- Closing total
- 49.5
- NO moneyline
- -220
- CLE moneyline
- +197
Saints closed -4.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 49.5; the game landed 50 — over by 0.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- FirstEnergy Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 61°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Craig Wrolstad
- Rest
- NO 7 days · CLE 7 days
- Coaches
- Sean Payton vs Mike Pettine