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2009 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 18, 2009 · Louisiana Superdome

New York Giants

27

New Orleans SaintsWinner

48

NO -3.5 ✓O 47 ✓Dome

New Orleans Saints 48–27 — 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

Drew BreesQB

23/30, 369 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT

27.5 expected points added · +19.0% completion over expected

Passing · NYG

Eli ManningQB

14/31, 178 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

-7.7 expected points added · -9.5% completion over expected

Rushing · NO

Pierre ThomasRB

15 att, 72 yds, 0 TD

-3.7 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NYG

Ahmad BradshawRB

10 att, 48 yds, 1 TD

2.4 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · NO

Marques ColstonWR

8/8 for 166 yds, 1 TD

27% of team targets · 12.3 expected points added

Receiving · NYG

Hakeem NicksWR

5/8 for 114 yds, 1 TD

22% of team targets · 3.0 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

New York Giants

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Eli Manning14/31178111-7.7
David Carr4/5721014.6

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Ahmad Bradshaw10484.812.4
Brandon Jacobs7334.700.3
David Carr144.00-0.2
Eli Manning1-1-1.000.0

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Hakeem Nicks58114122%3.0
Mario Manningham4950125%0.7
Steve Smith4644017%-0.8
Domenik Hixon3722019%0.3
Kevin Boss121806%1.2
Brandon Jacobs12206%-1.5
Ahmad Bradshaw01003%-0.5
Travis Beckum01003%-0.7

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
C.C. Brown910.002
Chase Blackburn631.000
Danny Clark440.000
Antonio Pierce420.000
Corey Webster500.000
Justin Tuck400.001
Fred Robbins400.000
Kevin Dockery110.000
Terrell Thomas110.000
Bruce Johnson200.000

New Orleans Saints

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Drew Brees23/3036940027.5

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Pierre Thomas15724.80-3.7
Mike Bell15342.31-3.6
Reggie Bush6172.811.6
Drew Brees166.001.2
Robert Meachem122.00-0.1
Heath Evans122.010.9

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Marques Colston88166127%12.3
Lance Moore6778123%8.2
Robert Meachem2370110%6.3
Jeremy Shockey4537117%2.5
Reggie Bush137010%-0.6
Devery Henderson136010%-1.3
Heath Evans11503%0.2

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Scott Shanle220.000
Jabari Greer400.012
Courtney Roby300.000
Roman Harper211.001
Marvin Mitchell300.000
Tracy Porter300.002
Troy Evans210.000
Charles Grant300.000
Anthony Hargrove110.000
Bobby McCray110.000

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
NO -3.5
Closing total
47
NYG moneyline
+162
NO moneyline
-180

Saints closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 21.

Total closed 47; the game landed 75 — over by 28.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
Louisiana Superdome
Roof / surface
dome · fieldturf
Kickoff weather
Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee
Ed Hochuli
Rest
NYG 7 days · NO 14 days
Coaches
Tom Coughlin vs Sean Payton