Week 8
Final
ATL
NO1Q 11:11
7 - 0
M. Turner 13-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
1Q 05:35
7 - 7
P. Thomas 22-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & 4 22 yd
after contact
1Q 02:22
14 - 7
K. Biermann 4-yard TD fumble return.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 5
2Q 10:44
14 - 14
M. Colston 18-yard TD catch from D. Brees.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 7 1 yd
after catch
2Q 01:10
14 - 21
R. Bush 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & Goal
2Q 00:52
14 - 28
J. Greer 48-yard TD interception return.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 4
3Q 12:34
21 - 28
R. White 68-yard TD catch from M. Ryan.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 20 25 yd
after catch
4Q 11:36
24 - 28
J. Elam 25-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 5
4Q 03:09
24 - 35
P. Thomas 1-yard TD catch from D. Brees.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & Goal 9 yd
after catch
4Q 00:31
27 - 35
J. Elam 40-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 9
Top Performers
Pass Yds
308
Brees
NO
Rush Yds
151
Turner
ATL
Rec Yds
108
White
ATL
Scrim TD
2
Thomas
NO
2009 NFC South
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Saints | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 |
 Falcons | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 |
 Panthers | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 |
 Buccaneers | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 |
Game Summary
The New Orleans Saints emerged victorious over the Atlanta Falcons, 35 to 27, on November 2, 2009.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Ryan #2 | 19/42 | 289 | 6.9 | 1 | 3 | 3-8 | 46.6 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Brees #9 | 25/33 | 308 | 9.3 | 2 | 1 | 2-17 | 111.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Turner #33 | 20 | 151 | 7.6 | 1 | 37 |
M. Ryan #2 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 |
E. Weems #14 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Thomas #23 | 14 | 91 | 6.5 | 1 | 30 |
M. Bell #30 | 17 | 49 | 2.9 | 0 | 9 |
D. Brees #9 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 |
R. Bush #25 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. White #84 | 4/13 | 108 | 27.0 | 1 | 68 |
T. Gonzalez #88 | 6/9 | 89 | 14.8 | 0 | 27 |
M. Jenkins #12 | 4/9 | 66 | 16.5 | 0 | 29 |
A. Stecker #27 | 2/2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 |
V. Haynes #34 | 2/2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Peelle #84 | 1/1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Colston #12 | 6/6 | 85 | 14.2 | 1 | 29 |
J. Shockey #80 | 5/6 | 72 | 14.4 | 0 | 27 |
R. Meachem #17 | 2/2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 30 |
D. Henderson #19 | 4/6 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | 24 |
D. Thomas #85 | 2/5 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 16 |
L. Moore #16 | 2/2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 7 |
R. Bush #25 | 2/3 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 7 |
P. Thomas #23 | 2/2 | 9 | 4.5 | 1 | 8 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
S. Nicholas #54 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
K. Biermann #71 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
C. Wire #27 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
M. Bell #30 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
P. Thomas #23 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
D. Brees #9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Lofton #50 | 14-12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Coleman #26 | 10-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
B. Grimes #20 | 8-8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Peterson #54 | 7-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Nicholas #54 | 6-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. DeCoud #28 | 5-3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
T. Hill #26 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Houston #23 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Anderson #98 | 3-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Biermann #71 | 2-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Walker #99 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Babineaux #95 | 2-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Jackson #22 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
O. Mughelli #34 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Schneck #54 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. White #84 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Wire #27 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
M. Koenen #9 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Fudge #23 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Harper #41 | 8-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Porter #22 | 6-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Vilma #51 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Greer #33 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
P. Prioleau #25 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Sharper #42 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
W. Smith #91 | 4-2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Dunbar #54 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Hargrove #95 | 4-3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Mitchell #50 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Shanle #58 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Gay #21 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Grant #94 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Bell #30 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Roby #15 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
U. Young #28 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Clancy #96 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Ayodele #92 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Henderson #19 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Elam #1 | 2/4 | 3/3 | 9 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Carney #3 | 0/1 | 5/5 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Koenen #9 | 3 | 116 | 38.7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Morstead #6 | 2 | 89 | 44.5 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Weems #14 | 5 | 132 | 26.4 | 0 | 0 |
B. Finneran #86 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Roby #15 | 3 | 88 | 29.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Weems #14 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Bush #25 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Ryan #2 | 19/42 | 289 | 6.9 | 1 | 3 | 3-8 | 46.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Turner #33 | 20 | 151 | 7.6 | 1 | 37 |
M. Ryan #2 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 |
E. Weems #14 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. White #84 | 4/13 | 108 | 27.0 | 1 | 68 |
T. Gonzalez #88 | 6/9 | 89 | 14.8 | 0 | 27 |
M. Jenkins #12 | 4/9 | 66 | 16.5 | 0 | 29 |
A. Stecker #27 | 2/2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 |
V. Haynes #34 | 2/2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Peelle #84 | 1/1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
S. Nicholas #54 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
K. Biermann #71 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
C. Wire #27 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Lofton #50 | 14-12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Coleman #26 | 10-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
B. Grimes #20 | 8-8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Peterson #54 | 7-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Nicholas #54 | 6-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. DeCoud #28 | 5-3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
T. Hill #26 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Houston #23 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Anderson #98 | 3-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Biermann #71 | 2-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Walker #99 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Babineaux #95 | 2-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Jackson #22 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
O. Mughelli #34 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Schneck #54 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. White #84 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Wire #27 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
M. Koenen #9 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Fudge #23 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Elam #1 | 2/4 | 3/3 | 9 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Koenen #9 | 3 | 116 | 38.7 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Weems #14 | 5 | 132 | 26.4 | 0 | 0 |
B. Finneran #86 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Weems #14 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Brees #9 | 25/33 | 308 | 9.3 | 2 | 1 | 2-17 | 111.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Thomas #23 | 14 | 91 | 6.5 | 1 | 30 |
M. Bell #30 | 17 | 49 | 2.9 | 0 | 9 |
D. Brees #9 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 |
R. Bush #25 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Colston #12 | 6/6 | 85 | 14.2 | 1 | 29 |
J. Shockey #80 | 5/6 | 72 | 14.4 | 0 | 27 |
R. Meachem #17 | 2/2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 30 |
D. Henderson #19 | 4/6 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | 24 |
D. Thomas #85 | 2/5 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 16 |
L. Moore #16 | 2/2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 7 |
R. Bush #25 | 2/3 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 7 |
P. Thomas #23 | 2/2 | 9 | 4.5 | 1 | 8 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
M. Bell #30 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
P. Thomas #23 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
D. Brees #9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Harper #41 | 8-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Porter #22 | 6-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Vilma #51 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Greer #33 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
P. Prioleau #25 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Sharper #42 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
W. Smith #91 | 4-2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Dunbar #54 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Hargrove #95 | 4-3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Mitchell #50 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Shanle #58 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Gay #21 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Grant #94 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Bell #30 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Roby #15 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
U. Young #28 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Clancy #96 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Ayodele #92 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Henderson #19 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Carney #3 | 0/1 | 5/5 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Morstead #6 | 2 | 89 | 44.5 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Roby #15 | 3 | 88 | 29.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Bush #25 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Touchdown
8 plays,
77 yd,
03:577-0
Touchdown
10 plays,
80 yd,
05:377-7
Punt
5 plays,
5 yd,
02:567-7
Fumble
1 play,
-10 yd,
00:1614-7
Touchdown
12 plays,
90 yd,
06:3614-14
Missed FG
7 plays,
62 yd,
03:0514-14
Interception
6 plays,
48 yd,
03:3414-14
Punt
3 plays,
4 yd,
01:1314-14
Touchdown
6 plays,
80 yd,
01:4114-21
Interception
2 plays,
6 yd,
00:2314-28
Missed FG
7 plays,
33 yd,
00:4214-28
Punt
3 plays,
2 yd,
01:0914-28
Touchdown
3 plays,
73 yd,
01:2621-28
Missed FG
9 plays,
43 yd,
03:5621-28
Punt
4 plays,
24 yd,
02:0821-28
Punt
6 plays,
19 yd,
03:0321-28
Field Goal
14 plays,
75 yd,
06:4524-28
Fumble
3 plays,
10 yd,
01:3324-28
Interception
3 plays,
25 yd,
01:3024-28
Touchdown
11 plays,
76 yd,
05:2724-35
Downs
7 plays,
13 yd,
01:2124-35
Fumble
3 plays,
0 yd,
00:1924-35
Field Goal
7 plays,
31 yd,
00:5527-35
Interception
3 plays,
14 yd,
00:2527-35
End of Game
1 play,
-1 yd,
00:0327-35
442
Total Yds
437
281
Pass Yds
291
161
Rush Yds
146
13
Total Drives
12
69
Total Plays
70
6.4
Yards Per Play
6.2
6.2
Yards Per Pass
8.3
6.7
Yards Per Rush
4.2
26:46
Possession
33:14
7
Biggest Lead
14
21
1st Downs
23
12
Passing 1st Downs
15
8
Rushing 1st Downs
7
1
1st Downs from Penalties
1
3/11
3rd Down
7/12
1/2
4th Down
0/0
3
Punts
2
3
Turnovers
4
3
Interceptions Thrown
1
0
Fumbles Lost
3
4
Penalties
7
2.0
Sacks
3.0
3
Tackles For Loss
3
0
D/ST TD
0
