2009 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 25, 2009 · Dolphin Stadium
New Orleans SaintsWinner
46
at
Miami Dolphins
34
NO -6 ✓O 48 ✓
New Orleans Saints 46–34.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NO
22/38, 298 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
-8.3 expected points added · -3.7% completion over expected
Passing · MIA
18/36, 211 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
-15.7 expected points added · -9.6% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 22/38 | 298 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -8.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Bell | 12 | 80 | 6.7 | 0 | 3.7 |
| Pierre Thomas | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Devery Henderson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Reggie Bush | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Drew Brees | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 4.3 |
| Heath Evans | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Shockey | 4 | 5 | 105 | 0 | 13% | 6.4 |
| Marques Colston | 5 | 12 | 72 | 1 | 32% | -1.1 |
| Devery Henderson | 4 | 6 | 71 | 0 | 16% | 0.7 |
| Lance Moore | 2 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 11% | -4.6 |
| Reggie Bush | 3 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 16% | -0.5 |
| Pierre Thomas | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3% | 0.3 |
| Heath Evans | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5% | 0.2 |
| David Thomas | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 5% | -1.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Vilma | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracy Porter | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Scott Shanle | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabari Greer | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Randall Gay | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Hargrove | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Harper | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierson Prioleau | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Sharper | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jo-Lonn Dunbar | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Henne | 18/36 | 211 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -15.7 |
| Ronnie Brown | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Williams | 9 | 80 | 8.9 | 3 | 4.8 |
| Ronnie Brown | 16 | 48 | 3.0 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Lousaka Polite | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Ted Ginn | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Pat White | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -1.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hartline | 3 | 5 | 94 | 0 | 14% | 3.8 |
| Greg Camarillo | 5 | 6 | 55 | 0 | 16% | -3.5 |
| Anthony Fasano | 3 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 11% | 0.4 |
| Ted Ginn | 2 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 22% | -8.5 |
| Davone Bess | 3 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 16% | -5.0 |
| Ricky Williams | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 11% | -1.4 |
| Lousaka Polite | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.8 |
| Joey Haynos | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8% | -2.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeremiah Bell | 7 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Gibril Wilson | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Randy Starks | 0 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Ferguson | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Culver | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Phillip Merling | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Porter | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Taylor | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Akin Ayodele | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Jones | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -6
- Closing total
- 48
- NO moneyline
- -241
- MIA moneyline
- +215
Saints closed -6 and covered, winning by 12.
Total closed 48; the game landed 80 — over by 32.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Dolphin Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 89°F, wind 2 mph
- Referee
- John Parry
- Rest
- NO 7 days · MIA 13 days
- Coaches
- Sean Payton vs Tony Sparano