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2017 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 31, 2017 · Raymond James Stadium
24
31
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31–24.
Who moved the needle
Passing · TB
28/51, 363 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
9.3 expected points added · -2.7% completion over expected
Passing · NO
22/30, 245 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
9.0 expected points added · +7.6% completion over expected
2.4 expected points added on the ground
Full stat lines
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 22/30 | 245 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Kamara | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 1 | 2.4 |
| Mark Ingram | 13 | 35 | 2.7 | 0 | -1.6 |
| Zach Line | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Wil Lutz | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -2.8 |
| Drew Brees | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Ted Ginn | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Thomas | 6 | 8 | 94 | 0 | 27% | 6.6 |
| Alvin Kamara | 6 | 7 | 84 | 0 | 23% | 6.1 |
| Ted Ginn | 3 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 20% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vonn Bell | 8 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Williams | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ken Crawley | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Cameron Jordan |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jameis Winston | 28/51 | 363 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Barber | 17 | 71 | 4.2 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Saints closed -6 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 49; the game landed 55 — over by 6.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| -1.1 |
| Mark Ingram | 4 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 13% | 0.7 |
| Josh Hill | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7% | -0.6 |
| Garrett Griffin | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | 0.0 |
| Zach Line | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3% | 1.4 |
| Brandon Coleman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
| 4 |
| 0 |
| 1.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Manti Te'o | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| P.J. Williams | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rafael Bush | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Robertson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| David Onyemata | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marshon Lattimore | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2.7 |
| Jameis Winston | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 1 | 4.1 |
| Charles Sims | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Bobo Wilson | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Doug Martin | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | -4.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Godwin | 7 | 12 | 111 | 1 | 24% | 8.4 |
| Adam Humphries | 7 | 11 | 102 | 0 | 22% | 7.6 |
| Mike Evans | 5 | 13 | 55 | 0 | 26% | -5.8 |
| Cameron Brate | 3 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 10% | 3.0 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 4% | 0.7 |
| Peyton Barber | 2 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 8% | -2.9 |
| Alan Cross | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2% | 0.9 |
| Freddie Martino | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2% | 1.6 |
| Charles Sims | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.6 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kwon Alexander | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Tandy | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lavonte David | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clinton McDonald | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert McClain | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Smith | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kendell Beckwith | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Grimes | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| William Gholston | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald McCoy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
