2009 Week 8 · Mon, Nov 2, 2009 · Louisiana Superdome

Atlanta Falcons

New Orleans SaintsWinner

NO -11 no coverO 56 ✓DomeSaints closed -11, won by 8 — but didn't cover.

New Orleans Saints 35–27.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · NO

Drew BreesQB

25/33, 308 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

7.7 expected points added · +14.1% completion over expected

Passing · ATL

Matt RyanQB

19/42, 289 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT

-7.8 expected points added · -7.0% completion over expected

Rushing · ATL

Michael TurnerRB

20 att, 151 yds, 1 TD

6.7 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NO

Pierre ThomasRB

14 att, 91 yds, 1 TD

-0.1 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · ATL

Roddy WhiteWR

4/13 for 108 yds, 1 TD

36% of team targets · -4.8 expected points added

Receiving · ATL

Tony GonzalezTE

6/9 for 89 yds, 0 TD

25% of team targets · 0.6 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Atlanta Falcons

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Matt Ryan	19/42	289	1	3	3	-7.8

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Michael Turner	20	151	7.5	1	6.7
Matt Ryan	3	9	3.0	0	-1.0
Eric Weems	1	1	1.0	0	-1.1

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Roddy White	4	13	108	1	36%	-4.8
Tony Gonzalez	6	9	89	0	25%	0.6
Michael Jenkins	4	9	66	0	25%	0.5
Aaron Stecker	2	2	12	0	6%	0.1
Verron Haynes	2	2	10	0	6%	0.4
Justin Peelle	1	1	4	0	3%	0.0

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Curtis Lofton	8	2	0.0	0	0
Brent Grimes	8	0	0.0	1	2
Erik Coleman	4	4	0.0	0	0
Thomas DeCoud	3	2	1.0	0	0
Mike Peterson	2	3	0.0	0	0
Tye Hill	3	0	0.0	0	0
Jamaal Anderson	3	0	0.0	0	0
Chris Houston	3	0	0.0	0	1
Stephen Nicholas	3	0	0.0	0	1
Chevis Jackson	2	0	0.0	0	0

New Orleans Saints

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Drew Brees	25/33	308	2	1	2	7.7

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Pierre Thomas	14	91	6.5	1	-0.1
Mike Bell	17	49	2.9	0	-4.6
Drew Brees	2	3	1.5	0	-0.2
Reggie Bush	2	3	1.5	1	0.6

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Marques Colston	6	6	85	1	19%	8.2
Jeremy Shockey	5	6	72	0	19%	6.1
Robert Meachem	2	2	47	0	6%	3.1
Devery Henderson	4	6	46	0	19%	0.4
David Thomas	2	5	27	0	16%	-1.0
Reggie Bush	2	3	11	0	9%	-1.3
Lance Moore	2	2	11	0	6%	0.5
Pierre Thomas	2	2	9	1	6%	1.8

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Tracy Porter	6	0	0.0	1	1
Jabari Greer	5	1	0.0	1	3
Pierson Prioleau	5	0	0.0	0	0
Will Smith	2	2	2.0	0	1
Roman Harper	3	1	0.0	0	0
Darren Sharper	3	1	0.0	1	2
Anthony Hargrove	2	1	1.0	0	0
Jonathan Vilma	2	1	0.0	0	2
Marvin Mitchell	3	0	0.0	0	0
Jo-Lonn Dunbar	2	1	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: NO -11
Closing total: 56
ATL moneyline: +450
NO moneyline: -530

Saints closed -11, won by 8 — but didn't cover.

Total closed 56; the game landed 62 — over by 6.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Louisiana Superdome
Roof / surface: dome · fieldturf
Kickoff weather: Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee: Jeff Triplette
Rest: ATL 8 days · NO 8 days
Coaches: Mike Smith vs Sean Payton

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.