2009 Week 10 · Sun, Nov 15, 2009 · Edward Jones Dome

New Orleans SaintsWinner

St. Louis Rams

NO -14 no coverO 50.5 ✓DomeSaints closed -14, won by 5 — but didn't cover.

New Orleans Saints 28–23.

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

Who moved the needle

Passing · NO

18/26, 223 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT

7.5 expected points added · +9.1% completion over expected

Rushing · NO

6 att, 83 yds, 1 TD

6.1 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NO

11 att, 37 yds, 0 TD

-1.8 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · NO

4/6 for 72 yds, 0 TD

24% of team targets · 5.1 expected points added

Receiving · NO

5/6 for 45 yds, 0 TD

24% of team targets · 4.7 expected points added

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Drew Brees	18/26	223	2	2	1	7.5

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Reggie Bush	6	83	13.8	1	6.1
Robert Meachem	1	41	41.0	0	2.7
Pierre Thomas	11	37	3.4	0	-1.8
Mike Bell	8	30	3.8	0	-1.8
Marques Colston	1	6	6.0	0	0.4
Kyle Eckel	2	6	3.0	0	-3.0

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Devery Henderson	4	6	72	0	24%	5.1
David Thomas	5	6	45	0	24%	4.7
Jeremy Shockey	3	5	42	0	20%	-5.7
Robert Meachem	1	1	27	1	4%	3.0
Marques Colston	2	2	17	0	8%	-5.4
Reggie Bush	2	2	15	1	8%	3.1
Pierre Thomas	1	3	5	0	12%	-2.0

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Roman Harper	7	1	0.0	0	1
Jonathan Vilma	6	2	0.0	0	0
Scott Shanle	6	0	0.0	0	0
DeMario Pressley	5	0	0.0	0	0
Charles Grant	3	2	0.0	0	0
Leigh Torrence	4	0	0.0	0	0
Usama Young	3	1	0.0	1	1
Pierson Prioleau	3	0	0.0	0	0
Scott Fujita	2	1	0.0	0	0
Will Smith	2	0	1.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Saints closed -14, won by 5 — but didn't cover.

Total closed 50.5; the game landed 51 — over by 0.5.

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