2009 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 13, 2009 · Louisiana Superdome
Detroit Lions
27
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New Orleans SaintsWinner
45
NO -14 ✓O 50 ✓Dome
New Orleans Saints 45–27 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NO
26/34, 358 yds, 6 TD, 1 INT
24.3 expected points added · +15.4% completion over expected
Passing · DET
16/37, 205 yds, 0 TD, 3 INT
-13.2 expected points added · -15.9% completion over expected
Receiving · NO
5/8 for 103 yds, 1 TD
24% of team targets · 1.7 expected points added
Receiving · DET
3/13 for 90 yds, 0 TD
37% of team targets · -3.2 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 16/37 | 205 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -13.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Smith | 15 | 20 | 1.3 | 1 | -2.2 |
| Aaron Brown | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Jerome Felton | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Matthew Stafford | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Johnson | 3 | 13 | 90 | 0 | 37% | -3.2 |
| Kevin Smith | 7 | 9 | 52 | 0 | 26% | -0.5 |
| Bryant Johnson | 4 | 8 | 45 | 0 | 23% | 0.6 |
| Casey Fitzsimmons | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3% | 1.8 |
| Yamon Figurs | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6% | -2.8 |
| Will Heller | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Henry | 10 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Larry Foote | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Louis Delmas | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marquand Manuel | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric King | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Hunter | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Sims | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Fluellen | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordon Dizon | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William James | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 26/34 | 358 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 24.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Bell | 28 | 143 | 5.1 | 0 | -8.7 |
| Reggie Bush | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | -1.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devery Henderson | 5 | 8 | 103 | 1 | 24% | 1.7 |
| Reggie Bush | 5 | 6 | 55 | 0 | 18% | 3.5 |
| Robert Meachem | 2 | 2 | 51 | 1 | 6% | 4.3 |
| Lance Moore | 2 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 9% | 1.7 |
| Heath Evans | 4 | 4 | 35 | 1 | 12% | 5.0 |
| Jeremy Shockey | 4 | 4 | 31 | 2 | 12% | 4.8 |
| Marques Colston | 3 | 6 | 30 | 1 | 18% | 1.2 |
| David Thomas | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3% | 2.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy Porter | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Shanle | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Fujita | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jonathan Vilma | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Will Smith | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Harper | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabari Greer | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Anthony Hargrove | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leigh Torrence | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierson Prioleau | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -14
- Closing total
- 50
- DET moneyline
- +660
- NO moneyline
- -840
Saints closed -14 and covered, winning by 18.
Total closed 50; the game landed 72 — over by 22.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Louisiana Superdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Mike Carey
- Rest
- DET 7 days · NO 7 days
- Coaches
- Jim Schwartz vs Sean Payton