2015 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 27, 2015 · Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Jacksonville Jaguars
27
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New Orleans SaintsWinner
38
NO -2.5 ✓O 52.5 ✓Dome
New Orleans Saints 38–27.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NO
25/36, 412 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
27.7 expected points added · +8.1% completion over expected
Passing · JAX
27/35, 368 yds, 4 TD, 2 INT
14.0 expected points added · +9.5% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Jacksonville Jaguars
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Bortles | 27/35 | 368 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas Gray | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Denard Robinson | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | -1.9 |
| Marqise Lee | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Blake Bortles | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | -1.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Robinson | 6 | 9 | 151 | 1 | 26% | 6.7 |
| Allen Hurns | 8 | 10 | 107 | 2 | 29% | 3.5 |
| Denard Robinson | 5 | 7 | 50 | 0 | 20% | 0.6 |
| Marqise Lee | 3 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 11% | 3.8 |
| Marcedes Lewis | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3% | 1.3 |
| Julius Thomas | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6% | 0.2 |
| Clay Harbor | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | 0.9 |
| Rashad Greene | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3% | -1.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnathan Cyprien | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Colvin | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hayes Pullard | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Posluszny | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Marshall | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Skuta | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Branch | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demetrius McCray | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Miller | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davon House | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 25/36 | 412 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 27.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Hightower | 27 | 122 | 4.5 | 2 | -0.0 |
| Brandin Cooks | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Travaris Cadet | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Drew Brees | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | -2.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandin Cooks | 5 | 7 | 123 | 1 | 20% | 9.0 |
| Willie Snead | 4 | 6 | 75 | 0 | 17% | 4.8 |
| Travaris Cadet | 3 | 5 | 69 | 1 | 14% | 4.2 |
| Tim Hightower | 3 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 9% | 2.6 |
| Brandon Coleman | 4 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 11% | 5.1 |
| Austin Johnson | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 9% | 3.2 |
| Michael Hoomanawanui | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 3% | 2.3 |
| Josh Hill | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 9% | -0.5 |
| Benjamin Watson | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6% | -0.4 |
| Seantavius Jones | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Browner | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Jenkins | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephone Anthony | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramon Humber | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delvin Breaux | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Kenny Vaccaro | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Hawthorne | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jairus Byrd | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kasim Edebali | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -2.5
- Closing total
- 52.5
- JAX moneyline
- +118
- NO moneyline
- -130
Saints closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 11.
Total closed 52.5; the game landed 65 — over by 12.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Mercedes-Benz Superdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · sportturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Ron Torbert
- Rest
- JAX 7 days · NO 6 days
- Coaches
- Gus Bradley vs Sean Payton