2017 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 31, 2017 · Raymond James Stadium
Final
New Orleans Saints 24 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31. Final.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31–24.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Game-day list and snap counts from the weekly roster and snap feeds. Practice-squad and injured-reserve players are not shown — they were never on the game-day list.
New Orleans Saints
53 dressed · 8 never used
- 67Larry WarfordG · Every snap100%58 snaps
- 60Max UngerC · Every snap100%58 snaps
- 71Ryan RamczykT · Every snap100%58 snaps
- 75Andrus PeatG · Every snap100%58 snaps
- 9Drew BreesQB · Every snap100%58 snaps
- 65Senio KelemeteG · Full-time97%56 snaps
- 13Michael ThomasWR · Full-time91%53 snaps
- 89Josh HillTE · Full-time83%48 snaps
- 19Ted GinnWR · Heavy rotation64%37 snaps
- 22Mark IngramRB · Heavy rotation57%33 snaps
- 41Alvin KamaraRB · Heavy rotation53%31 snaps
- 83Willie SneadWR · Rotational47%27 snaps
- 16Brandon ColemanWR · Rotational38%22 snaps
- 45Garrett GriffinTE · Rotational28%16 snaps
- 61Josh LeRibeusC · Situational21%12 snaps
- 42Zach LineFB · Situational19%11 snaps
- 11Tommylee LewisWR · Situational3%2 snaps
Dressed, never took a snap · 8
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
54 dressed · 10 never used
- 76Donovan SmithT · Every snap100%83 snaps
- 64Kevin PamphileG · Every snap100%83 snaps
- 62Evan SmithG · Every snap100%83 snaps
- 3Jameis WinstonQB · Every snap100%83 snaps
- 68Joe HawleyC · Every snap100%83 snaps
- 13Mike EvansWR · Full-time84%70 snaps
- 10Adam HumphriesWR · Heavy rotation70%58 snaps
- 12Chris GodwinWR · Heavy rotation70%58 snaps
- 77Caleb BenenochT · Heavy rotation64%53 snaps
- 82Antony AuclairTE · Heavy rotation59%49 snaps
- 25Peyton BarberRB · Heavy rotation54%45 snaps
- 84Cameron BrateTE · Heavy rotation52%43 snaps
- 66Leonard WesterT · Rotational43%36 snaps
- 34Charles SimsRB · Rotational39%32 snaps
- 45Alan CrossFB · Situational24%20 snaps
- 16Freddie MartinoWR · Situational22%18 snaps
- 85Bobo WilsonWR · Situational12%10 snaps
- 22Doug MartinRB · Situational5%4 snaps
- 32Jacquizz RodgersRB · Situational2%2 snaps
Dressed, never took a snap · 10
Who moved the needle
Top performers
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
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 22/30 | 245 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +9.0 |
Rushing
| 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 |
Receiving
| 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% | −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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 | 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 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jameis Winston | 28/51 | 363 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +9.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Barber | 17 | 71 | 4.2 | 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 |
Receiving
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Saints -6
- Closing total
- 49
- Saints moneyline
- -250
- Buccaneers moneyline
- +222
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
Game environment
- Venue
- Raymond James Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Mild, 70°F at kickoff; still at 1 mph out of the south-west; mainly clear.
- Referee
- Walt Anderson
- Rest
- Saints 7 days · Buccaneers 7 days
- Coaches
- Sean Payton vs Dirk Koetter
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.