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2009 New Orleans Saints

Franchise Index: Previous Season

Record: 9-0-0, Currently 1st place in NFC South Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 331 points (36.8/g), 1st of 32 in the NFL.
 Allowed 197 points (21.9/g), 17th.
 Differential of 134 points (14.9/g), 1st.
 Expected W-L: 7.0-2.0.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.7/g), 5th.

Coached by Sean Payton (9-0-0)

2009 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 13 box W 1-0 Detroit Lions 45 27 28 515 358 157 3 14 231 198 33 3
2 Sun September 20 box W 2-0 @ Philadelphia Eagles 48 22 23 421 288 133 1 23 463 384 79 4
3 Sun September 27 box W 3-0 @ Buffalo Bills 27 7 21 378 156 222 1 13 243 154 89 2
4 Sun October 4 box W 4-0 New York Jets 24 10 18 343 190 153 1 14 244 112 132 4
5 Bye Week
6 Sun October 18 box W 5-0 New York Giants 48 27 28 493 369 124 17 325 241 84 2
7 Sun October 25 box W 6-0 @ Miami Dolphins 46 34 22 414 276 138 4 17 334 197 137 3
8 Mon November 2 box W 7-0 Atlanta Falcons 35 27 23 437 291 146 4 21 442 281 161 3
9 Sun November 8 box W 8-0 Carolina Panthers 30 20 18 414 330 84 2 21 371 189 182 3
10 Sun November 15 box W 9-0 @ St. Louis Rams 28 23 19 420 217 203 3 23 434 293 141 1
11 Sun November 22 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
12 Mon November 30 New England Patriots
13 Sun December 6 @ Washington Redskins
14 Sun December 13 @ Atlanta Falcons
15 Sat December 19 Dallas Cowboys
16 Sun December 27 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
17 Sun January 3 @ Carolina Panthers

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 331 3835 592 6.5 200 199 291 2475 19 9 8.1 116 288 1360 16 4.7 74 19 10 10
Team Defense 197 3087 589 5.2 163 180 337 2049 8 17 5.7 91 231 1038 12 4.5 60 25 8 12
Lg Rank Offense 1 1 2 21 4 2 20 1 3 5 1 6 25 30
Lg Rank Defense 17 21 14 28 19 4 1 10 13 20 26 21 1 5

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
9 Drew Brees 30 9 199 291 68.4 2559 19 6.5 9 3.1 66 8.8 8.7 12.9 284.3 104.6 13 84 8.1 8.1 4.3
Team Total 27.7 9 199 291 68.4 2559 19 6.5 9 3.1 66 8.8 8.7 12.9 284.3 104.6 13 84 8.1 8.1 4.3
Opp Total 9 180 337 53.4 2164 8 2.4 17 5.0 6.4 4.6 12.0 240.4 60.2 21 115 5.7 4.0

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
No. Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
21 Mike Bell 26 7 102 439 2 35 4.3 62.7 14.6 1 9 9.0 0 9 0.1 1.3 448 2 2
23 Pierre Thomas 25 8 94 492 5 34 5.2 61.5 11.8 14 101 7.2 1 36 1.8 12.6 593 6 2
25 Reggie Bush 24 9 55 277 5 55 5.0 30.8 6.1 29 207 7.1 1 29 3.2 23.0 484 6 3
9 Drew Brees 30 9 17 28 2 10 1.6 3.1 1.9 28 2 8
44 Heath Evans 31 5 5 16 1 6 3.2 3.2 1.0 10 70 7.0 2 13 2.0 14.0 86 3 0
30 Lynell Hamilton 24 1 5 24 1 16 4.8 24.0 5.0 24 1 0
17 Robert Meachem 25 7 4 71 0 41 17.8 10.1 0.6 14 323 23.1 4 54 2.0 46.1 394 4 1
19 Devery Henderson 27 9 2 10 0 13 5.0 1.1 0.2 30 523 17.4 1 63 3.3 58.1 533 1 0
36 Kyle Eckel 28 1 2 6 0 7 3.0 6.0 2.0 6 0 0
12 Marques Colston 26 9 1 6 0 6 6.0 0.7 0.1 39 613 15.7 6 45 4.3 68.1 619 6 1
11 Mark Brunell 39 1 1 -9 0 -9 -9.0 -9.0 1.0 -9 0 0
88 Jeremy Shockey 29 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 37 444 12.0 3 66 4.1 49.3 444 3 0
16 Lance Moore 26 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 13 146 11.2 1 22 2.6 29.2 146 1 0
85 David Thomas 26 6 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 12 123 10.3 0 18 2.0 20.5 123 0 0
Team Total 27.7 9 288 1360 16 55 4.7 151.1 32.0 199 2559 12.9 19 66 22.1 284.3 3919 35 17
Opp Total 9 231 1038 12 4.5 115.3 25.7 180 2049 11.4 8 20.0 227.7 3087 20 11

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
15 Courtney Roby 26 8 23 670 1 97 29.1 670
25 Reggie Bush 24 9 21 80 0 22 3.8 564
17 Robert Meachem 25 7 6 148 0 42 24.7 542
97 Jeff Charleston 26 5 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
23 Pierre Thomas 25 8 1 19 0 19 19.0 612
Team Total 27.7 9 21 80 0 22 3.8 31 837 1 97 27.0 4836
Opp Total 9 14 0 47 1159 0 24.7

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
3 John Carney 45 K 9 6 6 5 3 3 2 14 11 78.6% 42 40 95.2%
6 Thomas Morstead 23 P 9 30 1289 60 0 43.0
Team Total 27.7 9 6 6 5 3 3 2 14 11 78.6% 42 40 95.2% 30 1289 60 0 43.0
Opp Total 9 16 14 87.5% 21 21 100.0% 45 194 4.3

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
41 Roman Harper 27 7 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 55 11
51 Jonathan Vilma 27 9 1.0 0 0 0 0 4 45 17
58 Scott Shanle 30 9 2 16 0 13 3 0 0 2 12 0 40 11
22 Tracy Porter 23 9 3 72 1 54 8 2 0 0 0 0 38 5
32 Jabari Greer 27 8 2 59 1 48 13 35 3
42 Darren Sharper 34 8 0.5 7 317 3 99 12 25 10
69 Anthony Hargrove 26 9 3.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 20 8
94 Charles Grant 31 9 4.5 0 0 0 0 1 20 6
91 Will Smith 28 9 7.5 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 16 9
55 Scott Fujita 30 6 0 0 0 0 1 19 7
20 Randall Gay 27 9 1 25 0 25 4 15 4
98 Sedrick Ellis 24 6 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 8 7
50 Marvin Mitchell 25 7 10 3
92 Remi Ayodele 26 7 1.5 0 0 1 0 1 7 5
56 Jo-Lonn Dunbar 24 5 6 6
93 Bobby McCray 28 7 1.0 6 2
90 DeMario Pressley 24 2 7 0
9 Drew Brees 30 9 0 8 2 0 0
28 Usama Young 24 3 1 24 0 24 1 4 1
31 Pierson Prioleau 32 6 0 0 1 0 0 3 2
54 Troy Evans 32 5 3 2
24 Leigh Torrence 27 2 4 0
27 Malcolm Jenkins 22 5 2 0 1 0 0 3 0
25 Reggie Bush 24 9 0 3 1 0 0 1 0
97 Jeff Charleston 26 5 2 1
21 Mike Bell 26 7 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
19 Devery Henderson 27 9 2 0
71 Kendrick Clancy 31 2 1 1
39 Chris Reis 26 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
88 Jeremy Shockey 29 9 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
73 Jahri Evans 26 1 1 0
16 Lance Moore 26 5 1 0
85 David Thomas 26 6 1 0
23 Pierre Thomas 25 8 0 2 0 0 0
52 Jonathan Casillas 22 2 0 1
12 Marques Colston 26 9 0 1 0 0 0
76 Jonathan Goodwin 31 1 0 0 1 0 0
57 Jason Kyle 37 2 0 1
17 Robert Meachem 25 7 0 1 0 0 0
Team Total 27.7 9 21.0 17 513 5 99 56 10 17 13 13 2 401 123
Opp Total 9 13 11 3 1

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
3 John Carney 45 K 9 40 11 73
25 Reggie Bush 24 9 5 1 6 36
12 Marques Colston 26 9 6 6 36
23 Pierre Thomas 25 8 5 1 6 36
17 Robert Meachem 25 7 4 4 24
44 Heath Evans 31 5 1 2 3 18
42 Darren Sharper 34 8 3 3 18
88 Jeremy Shockey 29 9 3 3 18
21 Mike Bell 26 7 2 2 12
9 Drew Brees 30 9 2 2 12
92 Remi Ayodele 26 7 1 1 6
32 Jabari Greer 27 8 1 1 6
30 Lynell Hamilton 24 1 1 1 6
69 Anthony Hargrove 26 9 1 1 6
19 Devery Henderson 27 9 1 1 6
16 Lance Moore 26 5 1 1 6
22 Tracy Porter 23 9 1 1 6
15 Courtney Roby 26 8 1 1 6
Team Total 27.7 9 16 19 1 2 5 43 40 11 331
Opp Total 9 12 8 21 14 1 197