Sunday, 09/13/09
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 3 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 27 |
| New Orleans | 14 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 45 |
| Time and Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Time | 3:31 |
| Attendance | 69,719 |
Scoring Summary
| DET - NO | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 12:11 | NO | TD | Marques Colston 9 yd pass from Drew Brees (John Carney kick) | 0 - 7 |
| 9:34 | NO | TD | Robert Meachem 39 yd pass from Drew Brees (John Carney kick) | 0 - 14 | |
| 5:12 | DET | FG | Jason Hanson 47 yd FG | 3 - 14 | |
| 2nd Quarter | 14:06 | DET | TD | Kevin Smith 4 yd run (Jason Hanson kick) | 10 - 14 |
| 3:45 | NO | TD | Jeremy Shockey 1 yd pass from Drew Brees (John Carney kick) | 10 - 21 | |
| 1:10 | NO | TD | Jeremy Shockey 15 yd pass from Drew Brees (John Carney kick) | 10 - 28 | |
| 3rd Quarter | 11:47 | DET | TD | Matthew Stafford 1 yd run (Jason Hanson kick) | 17 - 28 |
| 6:11 | NO | FG | John Carney 39 yd FG | 17 - 31 | |
| 3:22 | DET | FG | Jason Hanson 24 yd FG | 20 - 31 | |
| 3:03 | NO | TD | Devery Henderson 58 yd pass from Drew Brees (John Carney kick) | 20 - 38 | |
| 1:29 | DET | TD | Louis Delmas 65 yd opp fumble return (Jason Hanson kick) | 27 - 38 | |
| 4th Quarter | 8:29 | NO | TD | Heath Evans 13 yd pass from Drew Brees (John Carney kick) | 27 - 45 |
Team Statistics
| DET | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 14 | 28 |
| Passing | 7 | 16 |
| Rushing | 5 | 10 |
| Penalty | 2 | 2 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 3-14 | 9-13 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Net Yards | 231 | 515 |
| Total Plays | 58 | 69 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 4.0 | 7.5 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 33 | 157 |
| Rushes | 20 | 35 |
| Average Per Rush | 1.7 | 4.5 |
| Net Yards Passing | 198 | 358 |
| Completions - Attempts | 16-37 | 26-34 |
| Yards Per Pass Play | 5.2 | 10.5 |
| Times Sacked | 1 | 0 |
| Yards Lost to Sacks | 7 | 0 |
| Had Intercepted | 3 | 1 |
| Punts | 5 | 2 |
| Average Punt | 41.8 | 48.0 |
| Penalties | 8 | 7 |
| Penalty Yards | 80 | 36 |
| Fumbles | 0 | 3 |
| Fumbles Lost | 0 | 2 |
Passing
| Detroit | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Stafford | 16 | 37 | 205 | 43.2 | 5.5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| New Orleans | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
| D. Brees | 26 | 34 | 358 | 76.5 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
Rushing
| Detroit | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Smith | 15 | 20 | 1.3 | 6 | 1 |
| J. Felton | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| M. Stafford | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| A. Brown | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| New Orleans | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| M. Bell | 28 | 143 | 5.1 | 22 | 0 |
| R. Bush | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 10 | 0 |
Receiving
| Detroit | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Smith | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 12 | 0 |
| B. Johnson | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 19 | 0 |
| C. Johnson | 3 | 90 | 30.0 | 64 | 0 |
| C. FitzSimmons | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Y. Figurs | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| New Orleans | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| D. Henderson | 5 | 103 | 20.6 | 58 | 1 |
| R. Bush | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 26 | 0 |
| H. Evans | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 13 | 1 |
| J. Shockey | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 15 | 2 |
| M. Colston | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 14 | 1 |
| R. Meachem | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 39 | 1 |
| L. Moore | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 20 | 0 |
| D. Thomas | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
Kicking
| Detroit | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Hanson | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 47 | 9 |
| New Orleans | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
| J. Carney | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 39 | 9 |
Punting
| Detroit | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Harris | 5 | 41.8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| New Orleans | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
| T. Morstead | 2 | 48.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kick/Punt Returns
| Detroit | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Brown | 5 | 180 | 36.0 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Northcutt | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 43 | 0 |
| New Orleans | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| R. Meachem | 6 | 148 | 24.7 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Bush | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 11 | 0 |
Defense
| Detroit | Tack | Ast | Sack | Yds | FFum | FumR | PD | Int | Yds | Int'TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Henry | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 0 |
| L. Foote | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Manuel | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Delmas | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Sims | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Hunter | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. King | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Fluellen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Dizon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W. James | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Pearson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Peterson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Hill | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Avril | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Cohen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. White | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Muhlbach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Bing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Peterman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Y. Figurs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Levy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Loper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Orleans | Tack | Ast | Sack | Yds | FFum | FumR | PD | Int | Yds | Int'TD |
| T. Porter | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Fujita | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Harper | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Shanle | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| J. Vilma | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Greer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W. Smith | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Hargrove | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Sharper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 79 | 0 |
| S. Ellis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Gay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Grant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Clancy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Prioleau | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Bush | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Charleston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Torrence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Reis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Henderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Jenkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |










