2014 Week 10 · Sun, Nov 9, 2014 · Mercedes-Benz Superdome
San Francisco 49ersWinner
27
at
New Orleans Saints
24
NO -6 upsetO 49.5 ✓Dome
San Francisco 49ers 27–24 — 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
28/47, 292 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
-2.4 expected points added · -5.4% completion over expected
Passing · SF
14/32, 210 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-5.2 expected points added · -13.3% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
San Francisco 49ers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Kaepernick | 14/32 | 210 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -5.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Gore | 23 | 81 | 3.5 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Carlos Hyde | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 1 | 3.3 |
| Colin Kaepernick | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Bruce Miller | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anquan Boldin | 6 | 15 | 95 | 1 | 47% | 3.0 |
| Michael Crabtree | 3 | 8 | 62 | 0 | 25% | 1.3 |
| Steve Johnson | 3 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 9% | 3.4 |
| Vernon Davis | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 13% | -1.3 |
| Frank Gore | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
| Bruce Miller | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Borland | 11 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Bethea | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Perrish Cox | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Culliver | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Michael Wilhoite | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Reid | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aaron Lynch | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Justin Smith | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmad Brooks | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray McDonald | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 28/47 | 292 | 3 | 2 | 2 | -2.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Ingram | 27 | 120 | 4.4 | 0 | -3.2 |
| Travaris Cadet | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Drew Brees | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 2.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandin Cooks | 5 | 8 | 90 | 1 | 18% | 3.4 |
| Jimmy Graham | 10 | 13 | 76 | 2 | 29% | 4.8 |
| Marques Colston | 2 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 9% | -1.2 |
| Kenny Stills | 3 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 13% | -1.8 |
| Mark Ingram | 3 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 11% | -1.7 |
| Travaris Cadet | 3 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 11% | -2.7 |
| Erik Lorig | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2% | 0.8 |
| Benjamin Watson | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 7% | 0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramon Humber | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Lofton | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rafael Bush | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey White | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenny Vaccaro | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parys Haralson | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Jordan | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Robinson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brandin Cooks | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Hill | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -6
- Closing total
- 49.5
- SF moneyline
- +221
- NO moneyline
- -248
Saints closed -6 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 49.5; the game landed 51 — over by 1.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Mercedes-Benz Superdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · sportturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Bill Vinovich
- Rest
- SF 7 days · NO 10 days
- Coaches
- Jim Harbaugh vs Sean Payton