2009 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 20, 2009 · Lincoln Financial Field
New Orleans SaintsWinner
48
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Philadelphia Eagles
22
NO -2.5 ✓O 46 ✓
New Orleans Saints 48–22 — 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 · PHI
31/51, 391 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
-7.0 expected points added · +0.4% completion over expected
Passing · NO
25/34, 311 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
14.9 expected points added · +10.5% completion over expected
Receiving · PHI
4/9 for 101 yds, 1 TD
18% of team targets · -0.7 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 25/34 | 311 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Bell | 17 | 86 | 5.1 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Reggie Bush | 10 | 33 | 3.3 | 1 | 2.2 |
| Robert Meachem | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Drew Brees | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Colston | 8 | 8 | 98 | 2 | 24% | 9.5 |
| Devery Henderson | 3 | 4 | 71 | 0 | 12% | 7.5 |
| Jeremy Shockey | 4 | 7 | 49 | 0 | 21% | 1.4 |
| Reggie Bush | 3 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 15% | 0.5 |
| David Thomas | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 9% | -3.7 |
| Heath Evans | 2 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 9% | 1.6 |
| Robert Meachem | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6% | 1.1 |
| Mike Bell | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | 0.9 |
| Pierre Thomas | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 3% | -1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Shanle | 10 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jabari Greer | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Vilma | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Harper | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sedrick Ellis | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Hargrove | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darren Sharper | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Malcolm Jenkins | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Courtney Roby | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierson Prioleau | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Eagles
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Kolb | 31/51 | 391 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -7.0 |
| Brian Westbrook | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Westbrook | 13 | 52 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| LeSean McCoy | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | -0.3 |
| DeSean Jackson | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 1.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Celek | 8 | 11 | 104 | 0 | 22% | -6.4 |
| DeSean Jackson | 4 | 9 | 101 | 1 | 18% | -0.7 |
| Jason Avant | 7 | 8 | 79 | 1 | 16% | 6.4 |
| Kevin Curtis | 3 | 9 | 44 | 0 | 18% | -2.0 |
| LeSean McCoy | 4 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 10% | 0.6 |
| Brian Westbrook | 3 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 10% | -1.6 |
| Jeremy Maclin | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 6% | -0.7 |
| Leonard Weaver | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quintin Mikell | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akeem Jordan | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Omar Gaither | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheldon Brown | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asante Samuel | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joselio Hanson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Jones | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Patterson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brodrick Bunkley | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Abiamiri | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -2.5
- Closing total
- 46
- NO moneyline
- —
- PHI moneyline
- —
Saints closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 26.
Total closed 46; the game landed 70 — over by 24.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Lincoln Financial Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 68°F, wind 2 mph
- Referee
- Alberto Riveron
- Rest
- NO 7 days · PHI 7 days
- Coaches
- Sean Payton vs Andy Reid