2017 Week 9 · Sun, Nov 5, 2017 · Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
10
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New Orleans SaintsWinner
30
NO -7 ✓U 54 ✓Dome
New Orleans Saints 30–10 — 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 · NO
22/27, 263 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
12.2 expected points added · +11.4% completion over expected
Passing · TB
8/15, 68 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-7.6 expected points added · -12.3% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 8/15 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -7.6 |
| Jameis Winston | 7/13 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Barber | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 4.2 |
| Jameis Winston | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| DeSean Jackson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Doug Martin | 8 | 7 | 0.9 | 0 | -4.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeSean Jackson | 2 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 15% | -1.2 |
| Peyton Barber | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 11% | 1.3 |
| Bernard Reedy | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 4% | 0.6 |
| Adam Humphries | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7% | -0.1 |
| Luke Stocker | 2 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 7% | 1.7 |
| Mike Evans | 1 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 22% | -3.7 |
| Charles Sims | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 7% | -1.1 |
| Chris Godwin | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4% | 1.0 |
| Cameron Brate | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 15% | -1.9 |
| O.J. Howard | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7% | -4.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Smith | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lavonte David | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kwon Alexander | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert McClain | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Evans | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Ayers | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clinton McDonald | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Conte | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald McCoy | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Ward | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 22/27 | 263 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Ingram | 16 | 77 | 4.8 | 0 | -2.2 |
| Alvin Kamara | 10 | 68 | 6.8 | 1 | -0.8 |
| Zach Line | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Drew Brees | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | -3.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Kamara | 6 | 7 | 84 | 1 | 26% | 4.3 |
| Michael Thomas | 8 | 11 | 65 | 0 | 41% | 1.0 |
| Ted Ginn | 4 | 5 | 59 | 1 | 19% | 3.4 |
| Coby Fleener | 2 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 7% | 4.3 |
| Brandon Coleman | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4% | 0.7 |
| Mark Ingram | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Jordan | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Okafor | 3 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Vonn Bell | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Robertson | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Klein | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Onyemata | 0 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Marshon Lattimore | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcus Williams | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hau'oli Kikaha | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Crawley | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -7
- Closing total
- 54
- TB moneyline
- +264
- NO moneyline
- -300
Saints closed -7 and covered, winning by 20.
Total closed 54; the game landed 40 — under by 14.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Mercedes-Benz Superdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · sportturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Bill Vinovich
- Rest
- TB 7 days · NO 7 days
- Coaches
- Dirk Koetter vs Sean Payton
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.