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2014 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 5, 2014 · Mercedes-Benz Superdome

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

31

New Orleans SaintsWinner

37

NO -11 no coverO 47.5 ✓Dome

New Orleans Saints 37–31.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · NO

Drew BreesQB

35/57, 371 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT

-1.8 expected points added · -7.0% completion over expected

Passing · TB

Mike GlennonQB

19/32, 249 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

11.1 expected points added · -2.6% completion over expected

Rushing · NO

Khiry RobinsonRB

21 att, 89 yds, 1 TD

1.2 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · TB

Doug MartinRB

14 att, 45 yds, 0 TD

-3.5 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · TB

Vincent JacksonWR

8/12 for 144 yds, 0 TD

38% of team targets · 9.5 expected points added

Receiving · NO

Pierre ThomasRB

8/10 for 77 yds, 1 TD

18% of team targets · 4.4 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Mike Glennon19/3224921111.1

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Doug Martin14453.20-3.5
Bobby Rainey6213.51-0.2
Mike Glennon100.00-1.5

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Vincent Jackson812144038%9.5
Louis Murphy3735122%1.2
Doug Martin3529016%-0.0
Bobby Rainey3421013%-1.5
Austin Seferian-Jenkins131109%-0.7
Robert Herron11913%2.3

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Lavonte David1040.001
Danny Lansanah730.012
Mark Barron630.002
Dane Fletcher230.000
Alterraun Verner320.013
Leonard Johnson320.000
William Gholston320.001
Johnthan Banks410.011
Major Wright400.001
Gerald McCoy310.000

New Orleans Saints

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Drew Brees35/57371230-1.8

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Khiry Robinson21894.211.2
Pierre Thomas4358.812.1
Brandin Cooks2157.500.1
Austin Johnson122.000.5
Drew Brees1-1-1.000.0

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Pierre Thomas81077118%4.4
Marques Colston3663011%2.2
Brandin Cooks91156020%1.8
Josh Hill335305%3.9
Benjamin Watson5743013%1.4
Jimmy Graham253609%-1.6
Travaris Cadet351919%-1.1
Kenny Stills131605%0.1
Khiry Robinson12804%-0.0
Robert Meachem04007%-5.1

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Kenny Vaccaro420.001
Rafael Bush420.000
David Hawthorne330.000
Curtis Lofton410.000
Parys Haralson130.000
Akiem Hicks120.000
Corey White300.001
Keenan Lewis300.001
Cameron Jordan300.000
Junior Galette201.001

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
NO -11
Closing total
47.5
TB moneyline
+461
NO moneyline
-550

Saints closed -11, won by 6 — but didn't cover.

Total closed 47.5; the game landed 68 — over by 20.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Roof / surface
dome · sportturf
Kickoff weather
Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee
Carl Cheffers
Rest
TB 7 days · NO 7 days
Coaches
Lovie Smith vs Sean Payton

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.