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 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit - 15:00 | ||
| 0-0, Det30 | 15:00 | Jason Hanson kicks 66 yards from Det30 to NO4, Robert Meachem returns to NO46 for 42 yards |
| New Orleans - 14:54 | ||
| 1st-10, NO46 | 14:54 | Drew Brees Pass to Devery Henderson to Det40 for 14 yards |
| 1st-10, Det40 | 14:15 | Drew Brees Pass to Reggie Bush to Det14 for 26 yards |
| 1st-10, Det14 | 13:45 | Mike Bell Off Right Guard to Det9 for 5 yards |
| 2nd-5, Det9 | 13:00 | Reggie Bush Off Right Guard to Det9 for no gain |
| 3rd-5, Det9 | 12:17 | Drew Brees Pass to Marques Colston for 9 yards for a TOUCHDOWN |
| 0-0, Det2 | 12:11 | John Carney extra point is GOOD. Holder-Mark Brunell |
| 0-0, NO30 | 12:11 | Thomas Morstead kicks 76 yards from NO30 to Det-6, TOUCHBACK. |
| Detroit - 12:11 | ||
| 1st-10, Det20 | 12:11 | Kevin Smith Off Left Guard to Det21 for 1 yard |
| 2nd-9, Det21 | 11:39 | Matthew Stafford Pass to Bryant Johnson to Det25 for 4 yards |
| 3rd-5, Det25 | 10:57 | Matthew Stafford Pass Incomplete to Kevin Smith |
| 4th-5, Det25 | 10:51 | Nick Harris punts 28 yards to NO47, Center-Don Muhlbach. Out of Bounds |
| New Orleans - 10:43 | ||
| 1st-10, NO47 | 10:43 | Mike Bell Off Right Guard to Det46 for 7 yards |
| 2nd-3, Det46 | 10:06 | Drew Brees Pass to Marques Colston to Det39 for 7 yards |
| 1st-10, Det39 | 9:42 | Drew Brees Pass to Robert Meachem for 39 yards for a TOUCHDOWN |
| 0-0, Det2 | 9:34 | John Carney extra point is GOOD. Holder-Mark Brunell |
| 0-0, NO30 | 9:34 | Thomas Morstead kicks 70 yards from NO30 to Det0, TOUCHBACK. |
| Detroit - 9:34 | ||
| 1st-10, Det20 | 9:34 | Matthew Stafford Pass to Calvin Johnson to Det41 for 21 yards |
| 1st-10, Det41 | 9:00 | Kevin Smith Off Right Guard to Det45 for 4 yards |
| 2nd-6, Det45 | 8:25 | Matthew Stafford Pass to Calvin Johnson to NO50 for 5 yards |
| 3rd-1, NO50 | 7:50 | Jerome Felton Off Right Guard to NO46 for 4 yards |
| 1st-10, NO46 | 7:15 | Matthew Stafford Pass to Kevin Smith to NO34 for 12 yards |
| 1st-10, NO34 | 6:36 | Matthew Stafford Pass Incomplete to Calvin Johnson |
| 2nd-10, NO34 | 6:30 | Aaron Brown Off Left End to NO25 for 9 yards |
| 3rd-1, NO25 | 5:57 | Kevin Smith Off Right End to NO29 for -4 yards |
| 4th-5, NO29 | 5:18 | Jason Hanson 47 yard field goal is GOOD. Holder-Nick Harris |
| 0-0, Det30 | 5:12 | Jason Hanson kicks 70 yards from Det30 to NO0, Robert Meachem returns to NO19 for 19 yards |
| New Orleans - 5:05 | ||
| 1st-10, NO19 | 5:05 | Reggie Bush Off Right Guard to NO20 for 1 yard |
| 2nd-9, NO20 | 4:35 | Drew Brees Pass Incomplete to Marques Colston |
| 3rd-9, NO20 | 4:30 | NO-Jon Stinchcomb PENALIZED -5 yards for False Start |
| 3rd-14, NO15 | 4:30 | Drew Brees Pass to Devery Henderson to NO26 for 11 yards |
| 4th-3, NO26 | 3:49 | Thomas Morstead punts 54 yards to Det20, Center-Jason Kyle. Dennis Northcutt returns to Det32 for 12 yards |
| Detroit - 3:38 | ||
| 1st-10, Det32 | 3:38 | Kevin Smith Off Right End to Det33 for 1 yard |
| 2nd-9, Det33 | 3:10 | Matthew Stafford Pass Incomplete to Will Heller |
| 3rd-9, Det33 | 3:05 | Matthew Stafford Pass Incomplete to Calvin Johnson |
| 4th-9, Det33 | 3:01 | Nick Harris punts 55 yards to NO12, Center-Don Muhlbach. Reggie Bush returns to NO12 for no gain |
| New Orleans - 2:48 | ||
| 1st-10, NO12 | 2:48 | Mike Bell Off Left Tackle to NO17 for 5 yards |
| 2nd-5, NO17 | 2:10 | Drew Brees Pass to Jeremy Shockey to NO19 for 2 yards |
| 3rd-3, NO19 | 1:31 | Drew Brees Pass Incomplete to Marques Colston |
| 4th-3, NO19 | 1:25 | Thomas Morstead punts 42 yards to Det39, Center-Jason Kyle. Dennis Northcutt returns to NO18 for 43 yards |
| Detroit - 1:25 | ||
| 0-0, NO18 | 1:25 | NO-Jason Kyle PENALIZED 5 yards for Illegal Plyr Downfld |
| 1st-10, NO13 | 1:11 | Matthew Stafford Pass to Kevin Smith to NO10 for 3 yards |
| 2nd-7, NO10 | 0:40 | Kevin Smith Off Left Guard to NO11 for -1 yards |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit - 15:00 | ||
| 3rd-8, NO11 | 15:00 | Matthew Stafford Pass to Kevin Smith to NO4 for 7 yards |
| 4th-1, NO4 | 14:11 | Detroit Lions timeout. |
| 4th-1, NO4 | 14:11 | Kevin Smith Off Left End for 4 yards for a TOUCHDOWN |
| 0-0, NO2 | 14:06 | Jason Hanson extra point is GOOD. Holder-Nick Harris |
| 0-0, Det30 | 14:06 | Jason Hanson kicks 70 yards from Det30 to NO0, Robert Meachem returns to NO19 for 19 yards |
| New Orleans - 14:01 | ||
| 1st-10, NO19 | 14:01 | Drew Brees Pass to Heath Evans to NO27 for 8 yards |
| 2nd-2, NO27 | 13:22 | Mike Bell Off Left Tackle to NO28 for 1 yard |
| 3rd-1, NO28 | 12:40 | Mike Bell Off Right Guard to NO32 for 4 yards |
| 1st-10, NO32 | 12:00 | Det-Landon Cohen PENALIZED 5 yards for Offside |
| 1st-5, NO37 | 11:39 | Mike Bell Off Right Guard to NO41 for 4 yards |
| 2nd-1, NO41 | 11:14 | Mike Bell Off Right Guard to NO42 for 1 yard |
| 1st-10, NO42 | 10:38 | Drew Brees pass intended for Devery Henderson intercepted by Anthony Henry RETURNED from Det0 for 26 yards. |
| Detroit - 10:23 | ||
| 1st-10, Det24 | 10:23 | Kevin Smith Off Left Guard to Det30 for 6 yards |
| 2nd-4, Det30 | 9:48 | Matthew Stafford Pass Incomplete to Calvin Johnson |
| 3rd-4, Det30 | 9:42 | Kevin Smith Off Right End to Det30 for no gain |
| 4th-4, Det30 | 9:03 | Nick Harris punts 46 yards to NO24, Center-Don Muhlbach. Reggie Bush returns to NO35 for 11 yards. Reggie Bush FUMBLES (FF-Don Muhlbach), recovered at NO35 by Reggie Bush RETURNED for 0 yards. |
| New Orleans - 8:49 | ||
| 1st-10, NO35 | 8:49 | Mike Bell Off Right Tackle to NO48 for 13 yards |
| 1st-10, NO48 | 8:17 | Drew Brees Pass Incomplete to Marques Colston |
| 2nd-10, NO48 | 8:13 | Mike Bell Off Right Guard to Det43 for 9 yards |
| 3rd-1, Det43 | 7:36 | Drew Brees Pass to Devery Henderson to Det29 for 14 yards |
| 1st-10, Det29 | 7:03 | Mike Bell Off Right Guard to Det27 for 2 yards |
| 2nd-8, Det27 | 6:31 | Mike Bell Off Right Guard to Det23 for 4 yards |
| 3rd-4, Det23 | 5:48 | Drew Brees Pass to Jeremy Shockey to Det10 for 13 yards |
| 1st-10, Det10 | 5:06 | Drew Brees Pass to Reggie Bush to Det3 for 7 yards |
| 2nd-3, Det3 | 4:25 | Mike Bell Off Left Guard to Det1 for 2 yards |
| 3rd-1, Det1 | 3:49 | Detroit Lions timeout. |
| 3rd-1, Det1 | 3:49 | Drew Brees Pass to Jeremy Shockey for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN |
| 0-0, Det0 | 3:49 | Det-Louis Delmas PENALIZED 15 yards for Unsports. Conduct |
| 0-0, Det2 | 3:45 | John Carney extra point is GOOD. Holder-Mark Brunell |
| 0-0, NO45 | 3:45 | Thomas Morstead kicks 55 yards from NO45 to Det0, TOUCHBACK. |
| Detroit - 3:45 | ||
| 1st-10, Det20 | 3:45 | Matthew Stafford Pass to Bryant Johnson to Det28 for 8 yards |
| 2nd-2, Det28 | 3:13 | Kevin Smith Off Left End to Det31 for 3 yards |
| 1st-10, Det31 | 2:43 | Matthew Stafford sacked at Det24 for -7 yards |
| 2nd-17, Det24 | 2:36 | New Orleans Saints timeout. |
| 2nd-17, Det24 | 2:36 | Matthew Stafford Pass Incomplete to Will Heller |
| 3rd-17, Det24 | 2:32 | Matthew Stafford Pass Incomplete to Calvin Johnson |
| 4th-17, Det24 | 2:28 | Nick Harris punts 36 yards to NO40, Center-Don Muhlbach. Reggie Bush Fair Catch |
| New Orleans - 2:21 | ||
| 1st-10, NO41 | 2:21 | Drew Brees Pass to Lance Moore to Det39 for 20 yards |
| 1st-10, Det39 | 2:00 | Two-Minute Warning |
| 1st-10, Det39 | 2:00 | Drew Brees Pass to Reggie Bush to Det33 for 6 yards |
| 2nd-4, Det33 | 1:39 | Drew Brees Pass to Lance Moore to Det15 for 18 yards |
| 1st-10, Det15 | 1:17 | Drew Brees Pass to Jeremy Shockey for 15 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. Replay challenge - ruling upheld. |
| 0-0, Det2 | 1:10 | John Carney extra point is GOOD. Holder-Mark Brunell |
| 0-0, NO30 | 1:10 | Thomas Morstead kicks 63 yards from NO30 to Det7, Aaron Brown returns to Det36 for 29 yards |
| Detroit - 1:03 | ||
| 1st-10, Det36 | 1:03 | New Orleans Saints timeout. |
| 1st-10, Det36 | 1:03 | Matthew Stafford Pass Incomplete to Calvin Johnson |
| 2nd-10, Det36 | 0:59 | Matthew Stafford Pass to Kevin Smith to Det41 for 5 yards |
| 3rd-5, Det41 | 0:54 | Matthew Stafford Pass Incomplete to Bryant Johnson |
| New Orleans - 0:50 | ||
| 4th-5, Det41 | 0:50 | Nick Harris punts 44 yards to NO15, Center-Don Muhlbach. Reggie Bush returns to NO15 for no gain. Reggie Bush FUMBLES, recovered at NO15 by Darnell Bing RETURNED for 0 yards. |
| Detroit - 0:39 | ||
| 1st-10, NO15 | 0:39 | Det-Jeff Backus PENALIZED -5 yards for False Start |
| 1st-15, NO20 | 0:39 | Matthew Stafford pass intercepted by Darren Sharper RETURNED from NO4 for 51 yards. |
| New Orleans - 0:39 | ||
| 0-0, Det45 | 0:39 | Det-Marquand Manuel PENALIZED 15 yards for Unsports. Conduct |
| 1st-10, Det30 | 0:27 | Drew Brees Pass Incomplete to Devery Henderson |
| 0-0, Det30 | 0:21 | Det-Landon Cohen PENALIZED 15 yards for Roughing Passer |
| 1st-10, Det15 | 0:16 | Drew Brees Pass Incomplete to Reggie Bush |
| 2nd-10, Det15 | 0:11 | Reggie Bush up the Middle to Det16 for -1 yards |
| 3rd-11, Det16 | 0:07 | New Orleans Saints timeout. |
| 3rd-11, Det16 | 0:07 | John Carney 34 yard field goal is BLOCKED by Dewayne White. |
| Detroit - 0:01 | ||
| 1st-10, Det16 | 0:01 | Matthew Stafford Kneel to Runout Clock to Det15 for -1 yards |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans - 15:00 | ||
| 0-0, NO30 | 15:00 | Thomas Morstead kicks 71 yards from NO30 to Det-1, Aaron Brown returns to Det29 for 30 yards |
| Detroit - 14:51 | ||
| 1st-10, Det29 | 14:51 | Kevin Smith Off Left Tackle to Det33 for 4 yards |
| 2nd-6, Det33 | 14:16 | Matthew Stafford Pass Incomplete to Calvin Johnson |
| 3rd-6, Det33 | 14:11 | Matthew Stafford Pass to Calvin Johnson to NO3 for 64 yards |
| 1st-3, NO3 | 13:35 | Kevin Smith Off Right Guard to NO2 for 1 yard |
| 2nd-2, NO2 | 12:56 | Jerome Felton Off Right Guard to NO2 for no gain |
| 3rd-2, NO2 | 12:14 | Matthew Stafford Pass Incomplete to Calvin Johnson |
| 0-0, NO2 | 12:14 | NO-Darren Sharper PENALIZED 1 yards for Personal Foul |
| 1st-1, NO1 | 12:11 | Kevin Smith Off Right Guard to NO1 for no gain |
| 0-0, NO1 | 12:11 | NO-Charles Grant PENALIZED 0 yards for Personal Foul |
| 1st-1, NO1 | 11:50 | Matthew Stafford up the Middle for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN |
| 0-0, NO2 | 11:47 | Jason Hanson extra point is GOOD. Holder-Nick Harris |
| 0-0, Det30 | 11:47 | Jason Hanson kicks 62 yards from Det30 to NO8, Robert Meachem returns to NO16 for 8 yards |
| New Orleans - 11:42 | ||
| 1st-10, NO16 | 11:42 | Drew Brees Pass to Heath Evans to NO27 for 11 yards |
| 1st-10, NO27 | 11:00 | Mike Bell Off Right Tackle to NO28 for 1 yard |
| 2nd-9, NO28 | 10:25 | Drew Brees Pass to Reggie Bush to NO36 for 8 yards. Replay challenge - ruling upheld. |
| 3rd-1, NO36 | 10:25 | Detroit Lions timeout. |
| 3rd-1, NO36 | 9:48 | Mike Bell Off Left Tackle to Det42 for 22 yards |
| 1st-10, Det42 | 9:06 | Drew Brees Pass to Devery Henderson to Det36 for 6 yards |
| 2nd-4, Det36 | 8:24 | Mike Bell Off Left Guard to Det28 for 8 yards |
| 1st-10, Det28 | 7:43 | Mike Bell Off Left Guard to Det27 for 1 yard |
| 2nd-9, Det27 | 7:07 | NO-Jonathan Goodwin PENALIZED -5 yards for False Start |
| 2nd-14, Det32 | 6:51 | Drew Brees Pass to Robert Meachem to Det20 for 12 yards |
| 3rd-2, Det20 | 6:20 | Drew Brees Pass Incomplete to Devery Henderson |
| 4th-2, Det20 | 6:15 | John Carney 39 yard field goal is GOOD. Holder-Mark Brunell |
| 0-0, NO30 | 6:11 | Thomas Morstead kicks 69 yards from NO30 to Det1, Aaron Brown returns to NO12 for 87 yards |
| Detroit - 5:55 | ||
| 1st-10, NO12 | 5:55 | Kevin Smith Off Right Guard to NO12 for no gain |
| 2nd-10, NO12 | 5:16 | Matthew Stafford Pass to Casey FitzSimmons to NO1 for 11 yards |
| 1st-1, NO1 | 4:31 | Kevin Smith Off Right Guard to NO1 for no gain |
| 2nd-1, NO1 | 3:54 | Det-Daniel Loper PENALIZED -5 yards for False Start |
| 2nd-6, NO6 | 3:37 | Matthew Stafford Pass Incomplete to Calvin Johnson |
| 3rd-6, NO6 | 3:30 | Matthew Stafford Pass Incomplete to Bryant Johnson |
| 4th-6, NO6 | 3:26 | Jason Hanson 24 yard field goal is GOOD. Holder-Nick Harris |
| 0-0, Det30 | 3:22 | Jason Hanson kicks 69 yards from Det30 to NO1, Robert Meachem returns to NO42 for 41 yards |
| New Orleans - 3:11 | ||
| 1st-10, NO42 | 3:11 | Drew Brees Pass to Devery Henderson for 58 yards for a TOUCHDOWN |
| 0-0, Det2 | 3:03 | John Carney extra point is GOOD. Holder-Mark Brunell |
| 0-0, NO30 | 3:03 | Thomas Morstead kicks 70 yards from NO30 to Det0, Aaron Brown returns to Det16 for 16 yards |
| Detroit - 2:57 | ||
| 1st-10, Det16 | 2:57 | Matthew Stafford Pass to Bryant Johnson to Det35 for 19 yards |
| 1st-10, Det35 | 2:19 | Matthew Stafford Pass Incomplete to Bryant Johnson. Replay challenge - ruling reversed. |
| 2nd-10, Det35 | 1:55 | Matthew Stafford Pass Incomplete to Bryant Johnson |
| 3rd-10, Det35 | 1:52 | Matthew Stafford pass intended for Yamon Figurs intercepted by Scott Shanle RETURNED from Det43 for 13 yards. |
| New Orleans - 1:43 | ||
| 1st-10, Det30 | 1:43 | Mike Bell Off Left Tackle to Det32 for -2 yards. Mike Bell FUMBLES (FF-Grady Jackson), recovered at Det32 by Louis Delmas RETURNED for 65 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| Detroit - 1:29 | ||
| 0-0, NO2 | 1:29 | Jason Hanson extra point is GOOD. Holder-Nick Harris |
| 0-0, Det30 | 1:29 | Jason Hanson kicks 67 yards from Det30 to NO3, Robert Meachem returns to NO22 for 19 yards |
| New Orleans - 1:29 | ||
| 1st-10, NO22 | 1:29 | Drew Brees Pass to Reggie Bush to NO30 for 8 yards |
| 2nd-2, NO30 | 0:42 | Reggie Bush Off Right Guard to NO31 for 1 yard |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans - 15:00 | ||
| 3rd-1, NO31 | 15:00 | Mike Bell Off Right Guard to NO40 for 9 yards |
| 1st-10, NO40 | 14:26 | Drew Brees Pass to Marques Colston to Det46 for 14 yards |
| 1st-10, Det46 | 13:44 | Mike Bell Off Right Guard to Det40 for 6 yards |
| 2nd-4, Det40 | 13:08 | Mike Bell Off Right Guard to Det31 for 9 yards |
| 1st-10, Det31 | 12:28 | Mike Bell Off Left Guard to Det31 for no gain |
| 2nd-10, Det31 | 11:49 | Reggie Bush Off Right End to Det30 for 1 yard |
| 3rd-9, Det30 | 11:06 | Drew Brees Pass to David Thomas to Det15 for 15 yards |
| 1st-10, Det15 | 10:20 | Mike Bell Off Left End to Det11 for 4 yards |
| 0-0, Det11 | 10:20 | Det-Ernie Sims PENALIZED 5 yards for Personal Foul |
| 1st-6, Det6 | 9:54 | Drew Brees Pass to Heath Evans to Det3 for 3 yards |
| 0-0, Det3 | 9:12 | NO-Carl Nicks PENALIZED -10 yards for Holding |
| 2nd-13, Det13 | 8:44 | Drew Brees Pass Incomplete to Lance Moore |
| 3rd-13, Det13 | 8:38 | Drew Brees Pass to Heath Evans for 13 yards for a TOUCHDOWN |
| 0-0, Det2 | 8:29 | John Carney extra point is GOOD. Holder-Mark Brunell |
| 0-0, NO30 | 8:29 | Thomas Morstead kicks 71 yards from NO30 to Det-1, Aaron Brown returns to Det17 for 18 yards |
| Detroit - 8:24 | ||
| 1st-10, Det17 | 8:24 | Matthew Stafford Pass to Kevin Smith to Det26 for 9 yards |
| 2nd-1, Det26 | 7:50 | Kevin Smith Off Right Guard to Det27 for 1 yard |
| 1st-10, Det27 | 7:14 | Matthew Stafford Pass Incomplete to Kevin Smith |
| 2nd-10, Det27 | 7:09 | Matthew Stafford Pass Incomplete |
| 3rd-10, Det27 | 7:05 | Matthew Stafford Pass to Kevin Smith to Det36 for 9 yards |
| 4th-1, Det36 | 6:18 | New Orleans Saints timeout. |
| 4th-1, Det36 | 6:18 | Matthew Stafford Pass to Bryant Johnson to NO50 for 14 yards |
| 1st-10, NO50 | 5:54 | Matthew Stafford Pass to Kevin Smith to NO43 for 7 yards |
| 2nd-3, NO43 | 5:23 | Matthew Stafford Pass Incomplete to Calvin Johnson |
| 3rd-3, NO43 | 5:18 | Matthew Stafford Pass to Yamon Figurs to NO36 for 7 yards |
| 1st-10, NO36 | 5:02 | Matthew Stafford pass intended for Calvin Johnson intercepted by Darren Sharper RETURNED from NO13 for 28 yards. |
| New Orleans - 5:02 | ||
| 0-0, NO41 | 5:02 | Det-Dominic Raiola PENALIZED 15 yards for Personal Foul |
| 1st-10, Det44 | 4:48 | Mike Bell Off Right Guard to Det43 for 1 yard |
| 2nd-9, Det43 | 4:11 | Mike Bell Off Left Tackle to Det28 for 15 yards |
| 1st-10, Det28 | 3:30 | Mike Bell Off Left Tackle to Det23 for 5 yards |
| 2nd-5, Det23 | 2:46 | Mike Bell Off Left Guard to Det14 for 9 yards |
| 1st-10, Det14 | 2:03 | Reggie Bush Off Left End to Det4 for 10 yards |
| 1st-4, Det4 | 1:55 | Two-Minute Warning |
| 0-0, Det4 | 1:55 | NO-David Thomas PENALIZED -10 yards for Holding |
| 1st-14, Det14 | 1:50 | Reggie Bush Off Right End to Det12 for 2 yards |
| 2nd-12, Det12 | 1:03 | Mike Bell Off Right Tackle to Det14 for -2 yards |
| 3rd-14, Det14 | 0:21 | Mike Bell Off Left End to Det14 for no gain |










