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2009 Week 11 · Sun, Nov 22, 2009 · Raymond James Stadium

New Orleans SaintsWinner

38

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

7

NO -10.5 ✓U 51 ✓

New Orleans Saints 38–7 — 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

19/29, 187 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT

11.4 expected points added · +4.5% completion over expected

Passing · TB

Josh FreemanQB

17/33, 126 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT

-21.1 expected points added · -8.2% completion over expected

Rushing · NO

Pierre ThomasRB

11 att, 92 yds, 0 TD

5.2 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NO

Mike BellRB

13 att, 75 yds, 2 TD

4.3 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · NO

Marques ColstonWR

5/7 for 74 yds, 0 TD

24% of team targets · 4.0 expected points added

Receiving · NO

David ThomasTE

4/6 for 66 yds, 1 TD

21% of team targets · 7.0 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

New Orleans Saints

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Drew Brees19/2918730011.4

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Pierre Thomas11928.405.2
Mike Bell13755.824.3
Lynell Hamilton9192.10-3.9
Mark Brunell3-3-1.000.0

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Marques Colston5774024%4.0
David Thomas4666121%7.0
Jeremy Shockey2417014%0.1
Pierre Thomas3511017%-1.2
Robert Meachem2310210%3.3
Courtney Roby11603%0.3
Mike Bell11503%-0.2
Darnell Dinkins01003%-0.7
Devery Henderson11-203%-1.1

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Malcolm Jenkins420.012
Darren Sharper410.000
Scott Fujita501.000
Jonathan Vilma400.011
Leigh Torrence310.500
Will Smith211.000
Jo-Lonn Dunbar210.000
Pierson Prioleau300.000
Usama Young110.000
DeMario Pressley200.000

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Josh Freeman17/33126133-21.1

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Cadillac Williams11322.90-1.0
Earnest Graham33110.303.8
Josh Freeman23015.003.7
Derrick Ward7263.70-0.8

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Antonio Bryant3640019%-3.1
Kellen Winslow51329041%-6.9
Michael Clayton121816%-0.3
Earnest Graham331609%0.0
Derrick Ward331409%-0.6
Jerramy Stevens11503%0.2
Cadillac Williams11403%-0.2
Sammie Stroughter02006%-1.9
John Gilmore01003%-1.0

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Barrett Ruud720.001
Sabby Piscitelli410.000
Geno Hayes320.000
Quincy Black400.001
Aqib Talib310.000
Ronde Barber400.001
Torrie Cox310.000
Tim Crowder300.000
Tanard Jackson300.000
Kyle Moore210.001

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
NO -10.5
Closing total
51
NO moneyline
-500
TB moneyline
+420

Saints closed -10.5 and covered, winning by 31.

Total closed 51; the game landed 45 — under by 6.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
Raymond James Stadium
Roof / surface
outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather
79°F, wind 8 mph
Referee
Walt Coleman
Rest
NO 7 days · TB 7 days
Coaches
Sean Payton vs Raheem Morris

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