2009 · Week 12
New England Patriots at New Orleans Saints
Nov 30, 2009 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · fieldturf
Recap
It wasn't close — New Orleans Saints beat New England Patriots 38–17. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Saints (65%). Saints improve to 11-0; Patriots fall to 7-4. Drew Brees was the story of the game with 371 passing yards and 5 TDs. Patriots turned it over 3 times to Saints's 0.
Team stats
| NE | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | First downs | 18 |
| 378 | Total yards | 484 |
| 256 | Passing yards | 371 |
| 122 | Rushing yards | 113 |
| 23/40 | Comp / Att | 18/23 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 21/36 | 237 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Hoyer | 2/4 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Laurence Maroney | 15 | 64 | 2 |
| Wes Welker | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 3 | 22 | 0 |
| Sammy Morris | 5 | 18 | 0 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Aiken | 7 | 10 | 90 | 0 |
| Randy Moss | 3 | 6 | 67 | 0 |
| Laurence Maroney | 3 | 3 | 23 | 0 |
| Wes Welker | 6 | 9 | 32 | 0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 2 | 2 | 30 | 0 |
| Sammy Morris | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Benjamin Watson | 2 | 4 | 14 | 0 |
| Isaiah Stanback | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 18/23 | 371 | 5 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Devery Henderson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Thomas | 11 | 64 | 0 |
| Mike Bell | 13 | 50 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Colston | 4 | 5 | 121 | 1 |
| Devery Henderson | 3 | 5 | 116 | 1 |
| Robert Meachem | 5 | 6 | 69 | 1 |
| Pierre Thomas | 3 | 3 | 23 | 1 |
| David Thomas | 1 | 2 | 25 | 0 |
| Jeremy Shockey | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Darnell Dinkins | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |