Saints 26-23 Falcons (13 Dec, 2009) Box Score

New Orleans Saints

13-0, 7-0 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	3	13	7	3	26
ATL	6	3	7	7	23

Atlanta Falcons

6-7, 5-2 home

New Orleans Passing


Drew Brees
Mark Brunell
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	SACKS	QBR	RTG
31/40	296	7.4	3	0-0	84.3	122.5
0/1	0	0.0	0	0-0	--	39.6
31/41	296	7.2	3	0-0	--	119.6

Atlanta Passing


Chris Redman
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
23/34	303	8.9	1	1	1-0	84.4	93.1
23/34	303	8.9	1	1	1-0	--	93.1

New Orleans Rushing


Pierre Thomas
Reggie Bush
Lynell Hamilton
Robert Meachem
Drew Brees
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
13	47	3.6	9
6	33	5.5	19
4	13	3.3	9
1	4	4.0	4
2	-2	-1.0	-1
26	95	3.7	19

Atlanta Rushing


Jason Snelling
Jerious Norwood
Eric Weems
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
10	37	3.7	1	7
9	33	3.7	0	13
2	19	9.5	0	31
21	89	4.2	1	31

New Orleans Receiving


Robert Meachem
Marques Colston
Pierre Thomas
Reggie Bush
Jeremy Shockey
Devery Henderson
David Thomas
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
4	57	14.3	0	42	5
6	54	9.0	1	20	7
6	53	8.8	0	24	7
6	46	7.7	2	21	6
4	46	11.5	0	18	6
3	31	10.3	0	13	5
2	9	4.5	0	5	3
31	296	9.5	3	42	39

Atlanta Receiving


Michael Jenkins
Jason Snelling
Tony Gonzalez
Roddy White
Brian Finneran
Marty Booker
Ovie Mughelli
Eric Weems
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
3	82	27.3	1	50	5
4	65	16.3	0	38	5
6	50	8.3	0	18	7
2	41	20.5	0	27	6
2	25	12.5	0	19	4
3	23	7.7	0	9	4
2	14	7.0	0	7	2
1	3	3.0	0	3	1
23	303	13.2	1	50	34

New Orleans Fumbles


Reggie Bush
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	0	0
1	0	0

Atlanta Fumbles

	FUM	LOST	REC
No Atlanta Fumbles

New Orleans Defense



Randall Gay
Jonathan Vilma
Troy Evans
Roman Harper
Malcolm Jenkins
Sedrick Ellis
Darren Sharper
Scott Shanle
Mike McKenzie
Pierson Prioleau
Charles Grant
Will Smith
Anthony Hargrove
Remi Ayodele
DeMario Pressley
Lynell Hamilton
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
8	7	0	0	1	0	0
7	7	0	0	1	0	0
5	5	0	0	0	0	0
5	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	1	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
45	43	1	0	2	0	0

Atlanta Defense



Stephen Nicholas
Mike Peterson
Brent Grimes
Thomas DeCoud
Erik Coleman
John Abraham
Chris Owens
Kroy Biermann
Jonathan Babineaux
Curtis Lofton
Chevis Jackson
Coy Wire
Chauncey Davis
Antoine Harris
Jerious Norwood
Spencer Adkins
Jamaal Anderson
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
9	8	0	0	0	0	0
8	7	0	0	0	0	0
7	7	0	0	0	0	0
7	7	0	0	0	0	0
5	3	0	0	1	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	2	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
63	57	0	0	3	0	0

New Orleans Interceptions


Jonathan Vilma
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	11	0
1	11	0

Atlanta Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No Atlanta Interceptions

New Orleans Kick Returns


Courtney Roby
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	39	19.5	24	0
2	39	19.5	24	0

Atlanta Kick Returns


Eric Weems
Aaron Stecker
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
1	37	37.0	37
1	15	15.0	15
2	52	26.0	37

New Orleans Punt Returns


Reggie Bush
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
1	23	23.0	23	0
1	23	23.0	23	0

Atlanta Punt Returns

	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
No Atlanta Punt Returns

New Orleans Kicking


Garrett Hartley
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
2/2	100.0	38	2/3	8
2/2	100.0	38	2/3	8

Atlanta Kicking


Matt Bryant
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
3/3	100.0	36	2/2	11
3/3	100.0	36	2/2	11

New Orleans Punting


Thomas Morstead
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
1	35	35.0	0	0	35
1	35	35.0	0	0	35

Atlanta Punting


Michael Koenen
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
1	56	56.0	0	0	56
1	56	56.0	0	0	56

Georgia Dome

6:00 PM, 13 December 2009

Atlanta, GA

Attendance: 68,930

Referees:
Tony Corrente

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Atlanta	8	7	.533	327	349
Tampa Bay	8	7	.533	427	352
New Orleans	5	9	.357	309	312
Carolina	4	11	.267	283	448

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