| New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 13, 2009 Location: Atlanta GA Venue: Georgia Dome Attendance: 68930 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 3 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 26 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Matt Bryant 36 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Garrett Hartley 33 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Matt Bryant 30 FG | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Reggie Bush 6 pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick) | 10 | 6 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Marques Colston 3 pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick failed) | 16 | 6 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Matt Bryant 27 FG | 16 | 9 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Reggie Bush 21 pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick) | 23 | 9 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Michael Jenkins 50 pass from Chris Redman (Matt Bryant kick) | 23 | 16 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Jason Snelling 4 run (Matt Bryant kick) | 23 | 23 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Garrett Hartley 38 FG | 26 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 12 | WR | Marques Colston |
| 74 | LOT | Jermon Bushrod |
| 77 | LOG | Carl Nicks |
| 76 | C | Jonathan Goodwin |
| 73 | ROG | Jahri Evans |
| 78 | ROT | Jon Stinchcomb |
| 88 | TE | Jeremy Shockey |
| 9 | QB | Drew Brees |
| 23 | RB | Pierre Thomas |
| 25 | WR | Reggie Bush |
| 85 | FB | Dave Thomas |
| Defense | ||
| 94 | LDE | Charles Grant |
| 98 | DT | Sedrick Ellis |
| 92 | NT | Remi Ayodele |
| 91 | RDE | Will Smith |
| 54 | SLB | Troy Evans |
| 51 | MLB | Jonathan Vilma |
| 58 | WLB | Scott Shanle |
| 20 | LCB | Randall Gay |
| 41 | SS | Roman Harper |
| 42 | FS | Darren Sharper |
| 27 | RCB | Malcolm Jenkins |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Roddy White |
| 72 | LOT | Sam Baker |
| 63 | LOG | Justin Blalock |
| 62 | C | Todd McClure |
| 76 | ROG | Quinn Ojinnaka |
| 77 | ROT | Tyson Clabo |
| 88 | TE | Tony Gonzalez |
| 8 | QB | Chris Redman |
| 32 | RB | Jerious Norwood |
| 44 | RB | Jason Snelling |
| 34 | FB | Ovie Mughelli |
| Defense | ||
| 98 | LDE | Jamaal Anderson |
| 93 | NT | Thomas Johnson |
| 95 | UT | Jonathan Babineaux |
| 55 | RDE | John Abraham |
| 54 | SLB | Stephen Nicholas |
| 50 | MLB | Curtis Lofton |
| 53 | WLB | Mike Peterson |
| 21 | LCB | Chris Owens |
| 26 | SS | Erik Coleman |
| 28 | FS | Thomas DeCoud |
| 20 | RCB | Brent Grimes |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | 36:44 | 24 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 8/12 | 0/1 | 6 | 59 | 1 | 0 |
| ATL | 23:16 | 19 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 5/10 | 0/1 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Pierre Thomas | 13 | 47 | 3.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Reggie Bush | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Lynell Hamilton | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Robert Meachem | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Drew Brees | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 95 | 3.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Jason Snelling | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | 7 | 1 |
| Jerious Norwood | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Eric Weems | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 31 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 89 | 4.2 | 31 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Drew Brees | 40 | 31 | 77.5 | 0 | 296 | 7.4 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 122.5 |
| Mark Brunell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 41 | 31 | 75.6 | 0 | 296 | 7.2 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 119.6 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Chris Redman | 34 | 23 | 67.6 | 1 | 303 | 8.9 | 50t | 1 | 1 | 0 | 93.1 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 23 | 67.6 | 1 | 303 | 8.9 | 50t | 1 | 1 | 0 | 93.1 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Marques Colston | 7 | 6 | 54 | 9.0 | 20 | 1 |
| Pierre Thomas | 7 | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 24 | 0 |
| Reggie Bush | 6 | 6 | 46 | 7.7 | 21t | 2 |
| Robert Meachem | 5 | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 42 | 0 |
| Jeremy Shockey | 6 | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Devery Henderson | 5 | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Dave Thomas | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Darnell Dinkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 40 | 31 | 296 | 9.5 | 42 | 3 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Tony Gonzalez | 7 | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Jason Snelling | 5 | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 38 | 0 |
| Michael Jenkins | 5 | 3 | 82 | 27.3 | 50t | 1 |
| Marty Booker | 4 | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Roddy White | 6 | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Brian Finneran | 4 | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Ovie Mughelli | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Eric Weems | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 23 | 303 | 13.2 | 50t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Jonathan Vilma | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||
| Thomas Morstead | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||
| Michael Koenen | 1 | 56 | 56.0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 56 | 56.0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Reggie Bush | 1 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Eric Weems | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||
| Thomas Morstead | 6 | 411 | 68.5 | 4 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 4 | ||
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||
| Michael Koenen | 5 | 351 | 70.2 | 3 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 3 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Courtney Roby | 2 | 0 | 39 | 19.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 39 | 19.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Eric Weems | 1 | 0 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Aaron Stecker | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 52 | 26.0 | 37 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Sedrick Ellis | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Team Totals | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | TFL | QH | PD | FF | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Randall Gay | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Vilma | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Evans | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Harper | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Jenkins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sedrick Ellis | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Sharper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Shanle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Remi Ayodele | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Grant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Hargrove | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McKenzie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMario Pressley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierson Prioleau | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lynell Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Casillas | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Stephen Nicholas | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Peterson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas DeCoud | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Grimes | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Coleman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Abraham | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Owens | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kroy Biermann | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Babineaux | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chevis Jackson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Lofton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chauncey Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spencer Adkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coy Wire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerious Norwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamaal Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |