2015 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 20, 2015 · Mercedes-Benz Superdome

Tampa Bay BuccaneersWinner

New Orleans Saints

NO -9.5 upsetU 47 ✓DomeSaints closed -9.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 26–19.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · NO

Drew BreesQB

24/38, 255 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

-2.1 expected points added · -3.2% completion over expected

Passing · TB

Jameis WinstonQB

14/21, 207 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

-0.1 expected points added · +4.7% completion over expected

Rushing · TB

Doug MartinRB

21 att, 78 yds, 0 TD

-7.0 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NO

Mark IngramRB

16 att, 53 yds, 1 TD

1.1 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · TB

Louis MurphyWR

3/4 for 82 yds, 0 TD

19% of team targets · 2.9 expected points added

Receiving · NO

Marques ColstonWR

4/5 for 69 yds, 0 TD

13% of team targets · 6.2 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Jameis Winston	14/21	207	1	0	3	-0.1

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Doug Martin	21	78	3.7	0	-7.0
Charles Sims	8	38	4.8	0	-0.0
Jameis Winston	6	23	3.8	1	1.6

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Louis Murphy	3	4	82	0	19%	2.9
Vincent Jackson	3	5	54	1	24%	3.5
Austin Seferian-Jenkins	2	3	29	0	14%	3.4
Doug Martin	2	2	20	0	10%	0.6
Charles Sims	3	3	14	0	14%	-0.5
Bobby Rainey	1	1	8	0	5%	0.2
Mike Evans	0	3	0	0	14%	-2.1

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Lavonte David	4	4	0.0	0	2
Kwon Alexander	4	4	0.0	0	1
Clinton McDonald	4	2	0.0	0	0
William Gholston	3	3	0.0	0	0
Chris Conte	5	0	0.0	1	1
Tim Jennings	4	1	0.0	0	1
Bradley McDougald	3	1	0.0	0	0
Johnthan Banks	3	1	0.0	0	0
Alterraun Verner	3	0	0.0	0	0
Jacquies Smith	3	0	3.0	0	0

New Orleans Saints

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Drew Brees	24/38	255	1	1	4	-2.1

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Mark Ingram	16	53	3.3	1	1.1
Khiry Robinson	5	48	9.6	0	2.2
C.J. Spiller	3	7	2.3	0	-0.8
Austin Johnson	1	1	1.0	1	1.3
Drew Brees	1	-1	-1.0	0	0.0
Brandin Cooks	1	-4	-4.0	0	-1.6

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Marques Colston	4	5	69	0	13%	6.2
Brandin Cooks	5	7	62	0	18%	-3.4
Willie Snead	4	6	44	1	16%	-0.4
Brandon Coleman	3	6	33	0	16%	1.2
C.J. Spiller	1	1	19	0	3%	1.6
Benjamin Watson	2	4	12	0	11%	-1.7
Khiry Robinson	1	1	9	0	3%	0.7
Mark Ingram	3	3	5	0	8%	-5.3
Josh Hill	1	4	2	0	11%	-2.7
Austin Johnson	0	1	0	0	3%	-0.4

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Kenny Vaccaro	6	3	0.0	1
Kenny Phillips	5	3	0.0	0
Hau'oli Kikaha	4	3	1.0	0
Stephone Anthony	3	4	0.0	0
Ramon Humber	4	2	0.0	0
David Hawthorne	4	1	0.0	0
Kasim Edebali	4	0	1.0	0
Damian Swann	3	1	0.0	0
Brandon Browner	1	2	0.0	1
Cameron Jordan	2	1	1.0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: NO -9.5
Closing total: 47
TB moneyline: +354
NO moneyline: -410

Saints closed -9.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 47; the game landed 45 — under by 2.0.

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.