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2009 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 27, 2009 · Ralph Wilson Stadium
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7
New Orleans Saints 27–7 — never really in doubt late.
Who moved the needle
Passing · NO
16/29, 172 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-5.8 expected points added · -5.7% completion over expected
Passing · BUF
20/35, 156 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-12.7 expected points added · -1.2% completion over expected
-2.7 expected points added on the ground
Full stat lines
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 16/29 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Thomas | 14 | 126 | 9.0 | 2 | 9.9 |
| Reggie Bush | 13 | 64 | 4.9 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Lynell Hamilton | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 1 | 1.9 |
| Drew Brees | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 0 | 4.7 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Colston | 4 | 7 | 67 | 0 | 24% | 6.1 |
| Jeremy Shockey | 6 | 8 | 48 | 0 | 28% | -1.2 |
| Devery Henderson | 3 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 17% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Fujita | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Harper | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Shanle | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Hargrove |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Edwards | 20/35 | 156 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -12.7 |
| Brian Moorman | 1/1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg |
|---|
Closing number vs result
Saints closed -5.5 and covered, winning by 20.
Total closed 51.5; the game landed 34 — under by 17.5.
Conditions and crew
| 2.6 |
| Reggie Bush | 3 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 24% | -5.6 |
| Robert Meachem | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
| Heath Evans | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
| 1 |
| 3 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Marvin Mitchell | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sedrick Ellis | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randall Gay | 0 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabari Greer | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Smith | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jonathan Vilma | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| TD |
|---|
| EPA |
|---|
| Fred Jackson | 18 | 71 | 3.9 | 0 | -2.7 |
| Trent Edwards | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 2.3 |
| Xavier Omon | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Reed | 6 | 6 | 60 | 0 | 18% | 5.0 |
| Derek Fine | 5 | 9 | 34 | 0 | 26% | -2.7 |
| Lee Evans | 4 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 18% | 1.3 |
| Fred Jackson | 4 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 15% | -2.5 |
| Ryan Denney | 1 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 3% | 4.8 |
| Roscoe Parrish | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | -0.1 |
| Jonathan Stupar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
| Terrell Owens | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15% | -7.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Ellison | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spencer Johnson | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Scott | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Kelsay | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jairus Byrd | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrence McGee | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donte Whitner | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kyle Williams | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wendling | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kawika Mitchell | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
