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Record: 13-3-0, Finished 1st in NFC South Division
NFL Season Summary
2009 Super Bowl Champions
Scored 510 points (31.9/g), 1st of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 341 points (21.3/g), 20th.
Differential of 169 points (10.6/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 11.6-4.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +11 (0.7/g), 3rd.
Simple Rating System: Total 10.8, Offense: 11.2, Defense: -0.5, SoS: 0.2, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Sean Payton (13-3-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Pete Carmichael
Defensive Coordinator: Gregg Williams
Training Camp: Saints Training Facility (Metairie, Louisiana)
| Score | Offense | Defense | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Day | Date | OT | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | |||
| 1 | Sun | September 13 | boxscore | W | 1-0 | Detroit Lions | 45 | 27 | 28 | 515 | 358 | 157 | 3 | 14 | 231 | 198 | 33 | 3 | ||
| 2 | Sun | September 20 | boxscore | W | 2-0 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 48 | 22 | 23 | 421 | 288 | 133 | 1 | 23 | 463 | 384 | 79 | 4 | |
| 3 | Sun | September 27 | boxscore | W | 3-0 | @ | Buffalo Bills | 27 | 7 | 21 | 378 | 156 | 222 | 1 | 13 | 243 | 154 | 89 | 2 | |
| 4 | Sun | October 4 | boxscore | 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 | boxscore | W | 5-0 | New York Giants | 48 | 27 | 28 | 493 | 369 | 124 | 17 | 325 | 241 | 84 | 2 | |||
| 7 | Sun | October 25 | boxscore | W | 6-0 | @ | Miami Dolphins | 46 | 34 | 22 | 414 | 276 | 138 | 4 | 17 | 334 | 197 | 137 | 3 | |
| 8 | Mon | November 2 | boxscore | W | 7-0 | Atlanta Falcons | 35 | 27 | 23 | 437 | 291 | 146 | 4 | 21 | 442 | 281 | 161 | 3 | ||
| 9 | Sun | November 8 | boxscore | W | 8-0 | Carolina Panthers | 30 | 20 | 18 | 414 | 330 | 84 | 2 | 21 | 371 | 189 | 182 | 3 | ||
| 10 | Sun | November 15 | boxscore | W | 9-0 | @ | St. Louis Rams | 28 | 23 | 19 | 420 | 217 | 203 | 3 | 23 | 434 | 293 | 141 | 1 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 22 | boxscore | W | 10-0 | @ | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 38 | 7 | 21 | 370 | 187 | 183 | 14 | 219 | 100 | 119 | 4 | ||
| 12 | Mon | November 30 | boxscore | W | 11-0 | New England Patriots | 38 | 17 | 18 | 480 | 367 | 113 | 1 | 23 | 366 | 244 | 122 | 3 | ||
| 13 | Sun | December 6 | boxscore | W | OT | 12-0 | @ | Washington Redskins | 33 | 30 | 25 | 463 | 408 | 55 | 1 | 28 | 455 | 367 | 88 | 4 |
| 14 | Sun | December 13 | boxscore | W | 13-0 | @ | Atlanta Falcons | 26 | 23 | 24 | 391 | 296 | 95 | 19 | 392 | 303 | 89 | 1 | ||
| 15 | Sat | December 19 | boxscore | L | 13-1 | Dallas Cowboys | 17 | 24 | 23 | 336 | 271 | 65 | 3 | 24 | 439 | 294 | 145 | |||
| 16 | Sun | December 27 | boxscore | L | OT | 13-2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17 | 20 | 23 | 373 | 249 | 124 | 1 | 24 | 439 | 263 | 176 | 2 | |
| 17 | Sun | January 3 | boxscore | L | 13-3 | @ | Carolina Panthers | 10 | 23 | 14 | 213 | 102 | 111 | 3 | 15 | 327 | 149 | 178 | ||
| Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Sat | January 16 | boxscore | W | 14-3 | Arizona Cardinals | 45 | 14 | 27 | 418 | 247 | 171 | 15 | 359 | 258 | 101 | 2 | |||
| ConfChamp | Sun | January 24 | boxscore | W | OT | 15-3 | Minnesota Vikings | 31 | 28 | 15 | 257 | 189 | 68 | 1 | 31 | 475 | 310 | 165 | 5 | |
| SuperBowl | Sun | February 7 | boxscore | W | 16-3 | N | Indianapolis Colts | 31 | 17 | 20 | 332 | 281 | 51 | 23 | 432 | 333 | 99 | 1 | ||