2016 Week 13 · Sun, Dec 4, 2016 · Mercedes-Benz Superdome

Detroit LionsWinner

New Orleans Saints

NO -6.5 upsetU 53 ✓DomeSaints closed -6.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Detroit Lions 28–13.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · DET

Matthew StaffordQB

30/42, 341 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

14.7 expected points added · +7.2% completion over expected

Passing · NO

Drew BreesQB

31/44, 326 yds, 0 TD, 3 INT

-7.6 expected points added · +4.6% completion over expected

Rushing · DET

Zach ZennerRB

9 att, 40 yds, 0 TD

1.5 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NO

Mark IngramRB

7 att, 37 yds, 0 TD

0.3 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · DET

Golden TateWR

8/10 for 145 yds, 1 TD

24% of team targets · 9.1 expected points added

Receiving · NO

Coby FleenerTE

5/7 for 86 yds, 0 TD

17% of team targets · 0.9 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Detroit Lions

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Matthew Stafford	30/42	341	2	0	2	14.7

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Zach Zenner	9	40	4.4	1.5
Matthew Stafford	3	22	7.3	1.1
Dwayne Washington	7	21	3.0	-0.3
Theo Riddick	4	2	0.5	-3.1

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Golden Tate	8	10	145	1	24%	9.1
T.J. Jones	3	4	49	0	10%	3.6
Anquan Boldin	4	6	40	0	15%	2.9
Eric Ebron	4	6	38	0	15%	2.2
Andre Roberts	4	7	35	0	17%	-0.6
Dwayne Washington	2	2	19	0	5%	2.0
Theo Riddick	5	6	15	1	15%	-1.6

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	INT	PD
Josh Bynes	5	3	0	1
Nevin Lawson	6	1	0	0
Glover Quin	4	1	1	2
Tavon Wilson	4	0	1	1
Darius Slay	3	0	0	1
Kerry Hyder	1	2	0	0
Miles Killebrew	3	0	1	1
Adairius Barnes	2	1	0	0
Tyrunn Walker	2	0	0	0
Ezekiel Ansah	1	1	0	0

New Orleans Saints

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Drew Brees	31/44	326	0	3	1	-7.6

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Mark Ingram	7	37	5.3	0	0.3
Tim Hightower	2	5	2.5	0	-1.4
Brandin Cooks	1	4	4.0	0	-0.2
John Kuhn	2	4	2.0	1	1.0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Coby Fleener	5	7	86	17%	0.9
Brandin Cooks	7	9	73	21%	0.1
Travaris Cadet	5	6	53	14%	2.2
Michael Thomas	4	5	42	12%	-0.4
Willie Snead	2	6	38	14%	-3.0
Mark Ingram	5	5	16	12%	-1.0
John Kuhn	1	1	11	2%	1.6
Tim Hightower	1	1	4	2%	-0.1
Josh Hill	1	2	3	5%	-2.2

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Jairus Byrd	7	2	0.0	0
Delvin Breaux	6	2	0.0	0
Sterling Moore	5	2	0.0	2
Kenny Vaccaro	6	0	0.0	1
Dannell Ellerbe	5	0	1.0	0
Vonn Bell	3	2	0.0	0
Cameron Jordan	4	0	0.0	1
Craig Robertson	4	0	0.0	0
Sheldon Rankins	3	0	1.0	0
David Onyemata	2	0	0.0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: NO -6.5
Closing total: 53
DET moneyline: +251
NO moneyline: -284

Saints closed -6.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 53; the game landed 41 — under by 12.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Roof / surface: dome · sportturf
Kickoff weather: Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee: Clete Blakeman
Rest: DET 10 days · NO 7 days
Coaches: Jim Caldwell vs Sean Payton