2009 · Week 8
Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints
Nov 2, 2009 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · fieldturf
Recap
New Orleans Saints topped Atlanta Falcons 35–27. ScoutIndex had favored Saints (71%) going in. Saints improve to 7-0; Falcons fall to 4-3. Drew Brees was the story of the game with 308 passing yards and 2 TDs; 3 rushing yards.
Team stats
| ATL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | First downs | 22 |
| 450 | Total yards | 454 |
| 289 | Passing yards | 308 |
| 161 | Rushing yards | 146 |
| 19/42 | Comp / Att | 25/33 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
Play-by-play not loaded for this game.
Box score
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 19/42 | 289 | 1 | 3 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Michael Turner | 20 | 151 | 1 |
| Eric Weems | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roddy White | 4 | 13 | 108 | 1 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 6 | 9 | 89 | 0 |
| Michael Jenkins | 4 | 9 | 66 | 0 |
| Aaron Stecker | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Verron Haynes | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Justin Peelle | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 25/33 | 308 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Pierre Thomas | 14 | 91 | 1 |
| Mike Bell | 17 | 49 | 0 |
| Reggie Bush | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Thomas | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| Marques Colston | 6 | 6 | 85 | 1 |
| Jeremy Shockey | 5 | 6 | 72 | 0 |
| Robert Meachem | 2 | 2 | 47 | 0 |
| Devery Henderson | 4 | 6 | 46 | 0 |
| David Thomas | 2 | 5 | 27 | 0 |
| Lance Moore | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Reggie Bush | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 |