2017 Week 10 · Sun, Nov 12, 2017 · New Era Field
New Orleans SaintsWinner
47
at
Buffalo Bills
10
NO -2 ✓O 48.5 ✓
New Orleans Saints 47–10 — 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
18/25, 184 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
13.8 expected points added · +6.0% completion over expected
Passing · BUF
7/10, 79 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
5.1 expected points added · +9.2% completion over expected
Receiving · NO
9/10 for 117 yds, 0 TD
43% of team targets · 12.7 expected points added
Receiving · BUF
3/6 for 42 yds, 0 TD
22% of team targets · -0.4 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 18/25 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Ingram | 21 | 131 | 6.2 | 3 | 10.0 |
| Alvin Kamara | 12 | 106 | 8.8 | 1 | 9.3 |
| Trey Edmunds | 9 | 48 | 5.3 | 1 | -1.5 |
| Zach Line | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Drew Brees | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 1 | 2.2 |
| Chase Daniel | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | -2.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Thomas | 9 | 10 | 117 | 0 | 43% | 12.7 |
| Alvin Kamara | 5 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 22% | 1.7 |
| Brandon Coleman | 1 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 17% | 2.4 |
| Michael Hoomanawanui | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4% | -0.1 |
| Ted Ginn | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4% | -0.4 |
| Coby Fleener | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.7 |
| Josh Hill | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4% | -5.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vonn Bell | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marshon Lattimore | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manti Te'o | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Bush | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Okafor | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Robertson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheldon Rankins | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| De'Vante Harris | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Banjo | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Peterman | 7/10 | 79 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 |
| Tyrod Taylor | 9/18 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -14.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeSean McCoy | 8 | 49 | 6.1 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Tyrod Taylor | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Patrick DiMarco | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -2.8 |
| Mike Tolbert | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Deonte Thompson | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | -1.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelvin Benjamin | 3 | 6 | 42 | 0 | 22% | -0.4 |
| Patrick DiMarco | 3 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 11% | 1.9 |
| Mike Tolbert | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 7% | -0.4 |
| Jordan Matthews | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7% | 0.9 |
| Charles Clay | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 11% | -5.2 |
| LeSean McCoy | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 19% | -1.9 |
| Deonte Thompson | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 15% | -1.9 |
| Nick O'Leary | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7% | 1.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Poyer | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micah Hyde | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramon Humber | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Alexander | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shareece Wright | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Thornton | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preston Brown | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deon Lacey | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Williams | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tre'Davious White | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -2
- Closing total
- 48.5
- NO moneyline
- -128
- BUF moneyline
- +116
Saints closed -2 and covered, winning by 37.
Total closed 48.5; the game landed 57 — over by 8.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- New Era Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · a turf
- Kickoff weather
- 42°F, wind 2 mph
- Referee
- Terry McAulay
- Rest
- NO 7 days · BUF 10 days
- Coaches
- Sean Payton vs Sean McDermott