Week 15
Final
DAL
NO1Q 11:33
7 - 0
M. Austin 49-yard TD catch from T. Romo.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10 10 yd
after catch
1Q 05:19
14 - 0
M. Barber 3-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal 2 yd
after contact
2Q 07:27
14 - 3
G. Hartley 34-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 9
2Q 00:08
17 - 3
N. Folk 44-yard field goal.
FG Made
3rd & 23
3Q 08:06
24 - 3
M. Barber 2-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & Goal 2 yd
after contact
4Q 12:41
24 - 10
M. Bell 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & Goal 1 yd
after contact
4Q 08:06
24 - 17
L. Moore 7-yard TD catch from D. Brees.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal 10 yd
after catch
Top Performers
Pass Yds
312
Romo
DAL
Rush Yds
62
Barber
DAL
Rec Yds
139
Austin
DAL
Scrim TD
2
Barber
DAL
2009 NFC East
DAL NO
Cowboys 
Eagles 
Giants 
Redskins | 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 fell to the Dallas Cowboys, 24 to 17, on December 19, 2009.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Romo #9 | 22/34 | 312 | 9.2 | 1 | 0 | 3-18 | 104.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Brees #9 | 29/45 | 298 | 6.6 | 1 | 1 | 4-27 | 81.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Barber #24 | 17 | 62 | 3.6 | 2 | 9 |
F. Jones #28 | 14 | 58 | 4.1 | 0 | 17 |
T. Romo #9 | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | 10 |
T. Choice #23 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Bush #25 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 29 |
P. Thomas #23 | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | 5 |
M. Bell #30 | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 1 | 7 |
D. Brees #9 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Austin #19 | 7/13 | 139 | 19.9 | 1 | 49 |
J. Witten #82 | 5/8 | 44 | 8.8 | 0 | 21 |
J. Phillips #89 | 3/3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 23 |
P. Crayton #84 | 1/1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 |
K. Ogletree #85 | 2/2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 17 |
R. Williams #11 | 1/3 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
M. Barber #24 | 1/1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
F. Jones #28 | 1/2 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
S. Hurd #17 | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Colston #12 | 5/8 | 86 | 17.2 | 0 | 35 |
D. Thomas #85 | 8/10 | 77 | 9.6 | 0 | 18 |
P. Thomas #23 | 5/6 | 50 | 10.0 | 0 | 29 |
R. Meachem #17 | 5/6 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | 15 |
D. Henderson #19 | 2/8 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 13 |
R. Bush #25 | 2/3 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 16 |
L. Moore #16 | 1/2 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | 7 |
D. Brees #9 | 1/1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | -4 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
J. Ratliff #90 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
A. Spencer #93 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
D. Brees #9 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Scandrick #32 | 8-8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Brooking #56 | 8-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. James #56 | 6-6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Spencer #93 | 6-4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Hamlin #26 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Jenkins #21 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Newman #41 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Sensabaugh #43 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Ware #94 | 2-2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
J. Williams #54 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Carpenter #54 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Olshansky #99 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Spears #96 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Butler #57 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Ball #20 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Hatcher #97 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Hurd #17 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Vilma #51 | 14-10 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Sharper #42 | 10-8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Fujita #55 | 10-9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Jenkins #27 | 7-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Porter #22 | 6-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Shanle #58 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Harper #41 | 6-6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Smith #91 | 4-4 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Ayodele #92 | 4-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. McKenzie #34 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Evans #73 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Grant #94 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Mailei #36 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Mitchell #50 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Pressley #90 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Prioleau #25 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Reis #39 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Roby #15 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Gay #21 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Henderson #19 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Folk #6 | 1/2 | 3/3 | 6 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Hartley #5 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. McBriar #1 | 5 | 205 | 41.0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Morstead #6 | 4 | 201 | 50.3 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Jones #28 | 3 | 90 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Roby #15 | 1 | 67 | 67.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Hamilton #30 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Crayton #84 | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Bush #25 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Moore #16 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Romo #9 | 22/34 | 312 | 9.2 | 1 | 0 | 3-18 | 104.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Barber #24 | 17 | 62 | 3.6 | 2 | 9 |
F. Jones #28 | 14 | 58 | 4.1 | 0 | 17 |
T. Romo #9 | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | 10 |
T. Choice #23 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Austin #19 | 7/13 | 139 | 19.9 | 1 | 49 |
J. Witten #82 | 5/8 | 44 | 8.8 | 0 | 21 |
J. Phillips #89 | 3/3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 23 |
P. Crayton #84 | 1/1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 |
K. Ogletree #85 | 2/2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 17 |
R. Williams #11 | 1/3 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
M. Barber #24 | 1/1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
F. Jones #28 | 1/2 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
S. Hurd #17 | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
J. Ratliff #90 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
A. Spencer #93 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Scandrick #32 | 8-8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Brooking #56 | 8-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. James #56 | 6-6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Spencer #93 | 6-4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Hamlin #26 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Jenkins #21 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Newman #41 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Sensabaugh #43 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Ware #94 | 2-2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
J. Williams #54 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Carpenter #54 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Olshansky #99 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Spears #96 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Butler #57 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Ball #20 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Hatcher #97 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Hurd #17 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Folk #6 | 1/2 | 3/3 | 6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. McBriar #1 | 5 | 205 | 41.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Jones #28 | 3 | 90 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Crayton #84 | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Brees #9 | 29/45 | 298 | 6.6 | 1 | 1 | 4-27 | 81.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Bush #25 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 29 |
P. Thomas #23 | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | 5 |
M. Bell #30 | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 1 | 7 |
D. Brees #9 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Colston #12 | 5/8 | 86 | 17.2 | 0 | 35 |
D. Thomas #85 | 8/10 | 77 | 9.6 | 0 | 18 |
P. Thomas #23 | 5/6 | 50 | 10.0 | 0 | 29 |
R. Meachem #17 | 5/6 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | 15 |
D. Henderson #19 | 2/8 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 13 |
R. Bush #25 | 2/3 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 16 |
L. Moore #16 | 1/2 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | 7 |
D. Brees #9 | 1/1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | -4 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
D. Brees #9 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Vilma #51 | 14-10 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Sharper #42 | 10-8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Fujita #55 | 10-9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Jenkins #27 | 7-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Porter #22 | 6-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Shanle #58 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Harper #41 | 6-6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Smith #91 | 4-4 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Ayodele #92 | 4-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. McKenzie #34 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Evans #73 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Grant #94 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Mailei #36 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Mitchell #50 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Pressley #90 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Prioleau #25 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Reis #39 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Roby #15 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Gay #21 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Henderson #19 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Hartley #5 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Morstead #6 | 4 | 201 | 50.3 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Roby #15 | 1 | 67 | 67.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Hamilton #30 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Bush #25 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Moore #16 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Punt
3 plays,
9 yd,
01:500-0
Touchdown
5 plays,
79 yd,
01:467-0
Punt
3 plays,
7 yd,
01:417-0
Touchdown
8 plays,
60 yd,
04:2814-0
Punt
4 plays,
19 yd,
02:0314-0
Punt
11 plays,
49 yd,
06:0514-0
Field Goal
12 plays,
70 yd,
04:4414-3
Punt
6 plays,
22 yd,
03:2814-3
Interception
6 plays,
54 yd,
02:0214-3
Punt
5 plays,
17 yd,
00:3114-3
Fumble
2 plays,
4 yd,
00:3714-3
Field Goal
5 plays,
13 yd,
00:4117-3
End of Half
1 play,
-1 yd,
00:0417-3
Touchdown
13 plays,
74 yd,
07:0024-3
Punt
5 plays,
-8 yd,
01:5724-3
Punt
8 plays,
41 yd,
05:2524-3
Touchdown
9 plays,
80 yd,
03:0324-10
Punt
3 plays,
11 yd,
01:1224-10
Touchdown
7 plays,
70 yd,
03:2324-17
Missed FG
10 plays,
74 yd,
05:4424-17
Fumble
11 plays,
32 yd,
02:1024-17
End of Game
1 play,
-1 yd,
00:0624-17
439
Total Yds
336
294
Pass Yds
271
145
Rush Yds
65
11
Total Drives
11
73
Total Plays
62
6
Yards Per Play
5.4
7.9
Yards Per Pass
5.5
4
Yards Per Rush
5
36:26
Possession
23:34
21
Biggest Lead
0
24
1st Downs
23
13
Passing 1st Downs
18
10
Rushing 1st Downs
4
1
1st Downs from Penalties
1
8/15
3rd Down
1/7
0/0
4th Down
1/1
5
Punts
4
0
Turnovers
3
0
Interceptions Thrown
1
0
Fumbles Lost
2
6
Penalties
4
4.0
Sacks
3.0
2
Tackles For Loss
7
0
D/ST TD
0
