2016 Week 9 · Sun, Nov 6, 2016 · Levi's Stadium
New Orleans SaintsWinner
41
at
San Francisco 49ers
23
NO -5 ✓O 53 ✓
New Orleans Saints 41–23 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · SF
24/39, 398 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
6.8 expected points added · -6.9% completion over expected
Passing · NO
28/39, 323 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
17.9 expected points added · +7.3% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 28/39 | 323 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Ingram | 15 | 158 | 10.5 | 1 | 10.4 |
| Tim Hightower | 23 | 87 | 3.8 | 1 | 0.6 |
| John Kuhn | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Drew Brees | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -4.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Thomas | 5 | 8 | 73 | 2 | 21% | 5.2 |
| Brandin Cooks | 5 | 6 | 66 | 0 | 15% | 4.0 |
| Coby Fleener | 3 | 6 | 42 | 0 | 15% | 0.9 |
| Josh Hill | 4 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 10% | 0.8 |
| Willie Snead | 3 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 18% | 0.7 |
| Brandon Coleman | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 5% | 2.6 |
| Tim Hightower | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3% | 1.5 |
| Mark Ingram | 2 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 5% | 3.3 |
| John Kuhn | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5% | -0.4 |
| Travaris Cadet | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | -0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Vaccaro | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jairus Byrd | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vonn Bell | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Robertson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nate Stupar | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| B.W. Webb | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delvin Breaux | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Crawley | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Jordan | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kasim Edebali | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
San Francisco 49ers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Kaepernick | 24/39 | 398 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DuJuan Harris | 10 | 59 | 5.9 | 0 | -2.6 |
| Colin Kaepernick | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | -2.5 |
| Mike Davis | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | -4.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinton Patton | 6 | 9 | 106 | 0 | 23% | 4.2 |
| Vance McDonald | 3 | 6 | 84 | 1 | 15% | 5.7 |
| DuJuan Harris | 5 | 6 | 83 | 1 | 15% | 0.5 |
| Garrett Celek | 4 | 6 | 76 | 0 | 15% | 4.1 |
| Jeremy Kerley | 3 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 15% | -9.9 |
| Torrey Smith | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 8% | -0.1 |
| Mike Davis | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | 0.7 |
| Aaron Burbridge | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -1.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Hodges | 9 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Dorsey | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Bellore | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Eric Reid | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Antoine Bethea | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tank Carradine | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmie Ward | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eli Harold | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tramaine Brock | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Quinton Dial | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -5
- Closing total
- 53
- NO moneyline
- -212
- SF moneyline
- +190
Saints closed -5 and covered, winning by 18.
Total closed 53; the game landed 64 — over by 11.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Levi's Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 70°F, wind 0 mph
- Referee
- Jerome Boger
- Rest
- NO 7 days · SF 14 days
- Coaches
- Sean Payton vs Chip Kelly