Week 16
Final
TB
NO1Q 06:52
0 - 7
P. Thomas 8-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
1Q 01:40
0 - 14
R. Meachem 30-yard TD catch from D. Brees.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
2Q 06:42
0 - 17
G. Hartley 28-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 1
2Q 00:04
3 - 17
C. Barth 34-yard field goal.
FG Made
3rd & 3
4Q 13:22
10 - 17
C. Williams 23-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
4Q 02:41
17 - 17
M. Spurlock 77-yard TD punt return.
Touchdown
Made XP
4th & 5
OT 08:13
20 - 17
C. Barth 47-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 4
Top Performers
Pass Yds
271
Freeman
TB
Rush Yds
129
Williams
TB
Rec Yds
77
Colston
NO
Scrim TD
1
Williams
TB
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
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 couldn't pull it off against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 20 to 17, on December 27, 2009.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Freeman #5 | 21/31 | 271 | 8.7 | 0 | 2 | 3-8 | 68.1 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Brees #9 | 32/37 | 258 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 1-9 | 104.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Williams #24 | 24 | 129 | 5.4 | 1 | 23 |
D. Ward #34 | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 0 | 16 |
E. Graham #34 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
J. Freeman #5 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Thomas #23 | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 1 | 26 |
L. Hamilton #30 | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 0 | 19 |
M. Bell #30 | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 | 8 |
R. Bush #25 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 13 |
R. Meachem #17 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Winslow #82 | 4/8 | 76 | 19.0 | 0 | 35 |
A. Bryant #88 | 5/8 | 52 | 10.4 | 0 | 22 |
M. Stovall #85 | 2/3 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 29 |
E. Graham #34 | 4/6 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 14 |
C. Williams #24 | 3/3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 7 |
B. Clark #87 | 1/1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
M. Clayton #80 | 1/1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
J. Stevens #86 | 1/1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Colston #12 | 8/9 | 77 | 9.6 | 0 | 16 |
R. Meachem #17 | 5/5 | 66 | 13.2 | 1 | 30 |
R. Bush #25 | 6/7 | 37 | 6.2 | 0 | 15 |
D. Henderson #19 | 5/7 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 |
D. Thomas #85 | 5/6 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 |
L. Hamilton #30 | 2/2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 12 |
K. Eckel #38 | 1/1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
J. Freeman #5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
R. Barber #20 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
M. Colston #12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Hayes #54 | 10-9 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
R. Barber #20 | 9-8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Talib #21 | 7-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Piscitelli #21 | 6-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Jackson #36 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Mack #33 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Q. Black #58 | 4-4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Ruud #51 | 4-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. McCoy #50 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Hovan #95 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. G. White #91 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Crowder #96 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Joseph #75 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Koutouvides #53 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Miller #90 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Moore #92 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Moore #54 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Graham #34 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Jenkins #27 | 10-8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Casillas #52 | 10-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Grant #94 | 8-4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
D. Sharper #42 | 7-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
W. Smith #91 | 7-7 | 2 | 1.0 | 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 |
S. Ellis #98 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Fujita #55 | 6-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Harper #41 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Ayodele #92 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Hargrove #95 | 3-3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Mitchell #50 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Prioleau #25 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Waters #59 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. McKenzie #34 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Roby #15 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Charleston #97 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Colston #12 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Barth #10 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 8 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Hartley #5 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Paulescu #2 | 3 | 117 | 39.0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Morstead #6 | 4 | 161 | 40.3 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Spurlock #81 | 5 | 116 | 23.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Roby #15 | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Spurlock #81 | 2 | 80 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Bush #25 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Freeman #5 | 21/31 | 271 | 8.7 | 0 | 2 | 3-8 | 68.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Williams #24 | 24 | 129 | 5.4 | 1 | 23 |
D. Ward #34 | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 0 | 16 |
E. Graham #34 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
J. Freeman #5 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Winslow #82 | 4/8 | 76 | 19.0 | 0 | 35 |
A. Bryant #88 | 5/8 | 52 | 10.4 | 0 | 22 |
M. Stovall #85 | 2/3 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 29 |
E. Graham #34 | 4/6 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 14 |
C. Williams #24 | 3/3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 7 |
B. Clark #87 | 1/1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
M. Clayton #80 | 1/1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
J. Stevens #86 | 1/1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
J. Freeman #5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
R. Barber #20 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Hayes #54 | 10-9 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
R. Barber #20 | 9-8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Talib #21 | 7-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Piscitelli #21 | 6-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Jackson #36 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Mack #33 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Q. Black #58 | 4-4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Ruud #51 | 4-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. McCoy #50 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Hovan #95 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. G. White #91 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Crowder #96 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Joseph #75 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Koutouvides #53 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Miller #90 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Moore #92 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Moore #54 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Graham #34 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Barth #10 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Paulescu #2 | 3 | 117 | 39.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Spurlock #81 | 5 | 116 | 23.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Spurlock #81 | 2 | 80 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Brees #9 | 32/37 | 258 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 1-9 | 104.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Thomas #23 | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 1 | 26 |
L. Hamilton #30 | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 0 | 19 |
M. Bell #30 | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 | 8 |
R. Bush #25 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 13 |
R. Meachem #17 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Colston #12 | 8/9 | 77 | 9.6 | 0 | 16 |
R. Meachem #17 | 5/5 | 66 | 13.2 | 1 | 30 |
R. Bush #25 | 6/7 | 37 | 6.2 | 0 | 15 |
D. Henderson #19 | 5/7 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 |
D. Thomas #85 | 5/6 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 |
L. Hamilton #30 | 2/2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 12 |
K. Eckel #38 | 1/1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
M. Colston #12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Jenkins #27 | 10-8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Casillas #52 | 10-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Grant #94 | 8-4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
D. Sharper #42 | 7-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
W. Smith #91 | 7-7 | 2 | 1.0 | 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 |
S. Ellis #98 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Fujita #55 | 6-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Harper #41 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Ayodele #92 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Hargrove #95 | 3-3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Mitchell #50 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Prioleau #25 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Waters #59 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. McKenzie #34 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Roby #15 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Charleston #97 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Colston #12 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Hartley #5 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Morstead #6 | 4 | 161 | 40.3 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Roby #15 | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Bush #25 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
Punt
7 plays,
24 yd,
03:440-0
Touchdown
9 plays,
75 yd,
04:290-7
Interception
4 plays,
30 yd,
02:160-7
Touchdown
6 plays,
51 yd,
02:590-14
Punt
8 plays,
49 yd,
04:460-14
Field Goal
10 plays,
68 yd,
05:070-17
Punt
8 plays,
34 yd,
04:290-17
Punt
3 plays,
9 yd,
00:250-17
Field Goal
8 plays,
52 yd,
01:453-17
Punt
6 plays,
13 yd,
03:193-17
Interception
7 plays,
58 yd,
04:033-17
Punt
8 plays,
31 yd,
05:153-17
Touchdown
8 plays,
103 yd,
04:0910-17
Fumble
7 plays,
40 yd,
04:1310-17
Downs
8 plays,
42 yd,
04:0410-17
Punt
5 plays,
21 yd,
02:3217-17
Missed FG
9 plays,
65 yd,
02:2017-17
End of Half
1 play,
-1 yd,
00:0517-17
Field Goal
11 plays,
48 yd,
06:5420-17
439
Total Yds
373
263
Pass Yds
249
176
Rush Yds
124
10
Total Drives
9
68
Total Plays
61
6.5
Yards Per Play
6.1
7.7
Yards Per Pass
6.6
5.2
Yards Per Rush
5.4
36:15
Possession
30:39
3
Biggest Lead
17
24
1st Downs
23
14
Passing 1st Downs
12
10
Rushing 1st Downs
9
0
1st Downs from Penalties
2
7/12
3rd Down
6/11
0/1
4th Down
0/0
3
Punts
4
2
Turnovers
1
2
Interceptions Thrown
0
0
Fumbles Lost
1
7
Penalties
2
1.0
Sacks
3.0
6
Tackles For Loss
4
1
D/ST TD
0
