2009 Week 9 · Sun, Nov 8, 2009 · Louisiana Superdome

Carolina Panthers

New Orleans SaintsWinner

NO -12.5 no coverU 51 ✓DomeSaints closed -12.5, won by 10 — but didn't cover.

New Orleans Saints 30–20.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · NO

Drew BreesQB

24/35, 330 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

2.0 expected points added · +5.2% completion over expected

Passing · CAR

Jake DelhommeQB

17/30, 201 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT

1.0 expected points added · -4.6% completion over expected

Rushing · CAR

DeAngelo WilliamsRB

21 att, 149 yds, 2 TD

-0.0 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NO

Pierre ThomasRB

13 att, 50 yds, 1 TD

-0.3 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · NO

Robert MeachemWR

5/6 for 98 yds, 1 TD

18% of team targets · 7.0 expected points added

Receiving · NO

Devery HendersonWR

3/3 for 93 yds, 0 TD

9% of team targets · 6.6 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Carolina Panthers

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Jake Delhomme	17/30	201	0	0	2	1.0

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
DeAngelo Williams	21	149	7.1	2	-0.0
Jonathan Stewart	13	24	1.8	0	-5.4
Tyrell Sutton	3	15	5.0	0	0.1
Jake Delhomme	2	-6	-3.0	0	-2.4

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Steve Smith	4	8	64	28%	1.6
Gary Barnidge	3	4	46	14%	3.8
Dwayne Jarrett	4	7	30	24%	0.8
Kenny Moore	1	1	22	3%	3.0
Jonathan Stewart	1	1	14	3%	1.0
DeAngelo Williams	2	5	12	17%	-3.7
Tyrell Sutton	1	1	11	3%	0.6
Mike Goodson	1	1	2	3%	-1.4
Jeff King	0	1	0	3%	-0.5

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Jon Beason	9	0	0.0	0	1
Thomas Davis	5	1	0.0	0	0
Chris Gamble	4	0	0.0	1	1
Chris Harris	2	2	0.0	0	0
Hollis Thomas	2	2	0.0	0	0
Richard Marshall	2	1	0.0	0	0
Tyler Brayton	2	0	1.0	0	0
James Anderson	2	0	0.0	0	0
Charles Johnson	2	0	0.0	0	0
Captain Munnerlyn	1	1	0.0	0	0

New Orleans Saints

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Drew Brees	24/35	330	1	1	1	2.0

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Pierre Thomas	13	50	3.8	1	-0.3
Mike Bell	5	17	3.4	0	-0.7
Reggie Bush	2	16	8.0	0	0.8
Drew Brees	2	4	2.0	0	0.2
Devery Henderson	1	-3	-3.0	0	-1.0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Robert Meachem	5	6	98	1	18%	7.0
Devery Henderson	3	3	93	0	9%	6.6
Marques Colston	1	6	45	0	18%	-3.7
Reggie Bush	7	9	37	0	26%	-2.0
Pierre Thomas	5	5	31	0	15%	0.0
Jeremy Shockey	3	5	26	0	15%	0.1

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Darren Sharper	6	3	0.0	2
Jonathan Vilma	4	2	0.0	0
Roman Harper	4	2	0.0	0
Jo-Lonn Dunbar	2	4	0.0	0
Tracy Porter	5	0	0.0	0
Will Smith	3	1	2.0	0
Scott Shanle	3	1	0.0	1
Randall Gay	2	1	0.0	1
Anthony Hargrove	2	0	0.0	0
Chris Reis	2	0	0.0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: NO -12.5
Closing total: 51
CAR moneyline: +500
NO moneyline: -630

Saints closed -12.5, won by 10 — but didn't cover.

Total closed 51; the game landed 50 — under by 1.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Louisiana Superdome
Roof / surface: dome · fieldturf
Kickoff weather: Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee: Scott Green
Rest: CAR 7 days · NO 6 days
Coaches: John Fox vs Sean Payton

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