2009 Week 13 · Sun, Dec 6, 2009 · FedExField
New Orleans SaintsWinner
33
at
Washington Commanders
30
NO -9 no coverO 46.5 ✓
New Orleans Saints 33–30 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NO
35/49, 419 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
30.6 expected points added · +9.2% completion over expected
Passing · WAS
30/42, 367 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
22.5 expected points added · +7.6% completion over expected
Receiving · NO
8/10 for 142 yds, 1 TD
20% of team targets · 12.9 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 35/49 | 419 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 30.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Bell | 16 | 34 | 2.1 | 0 | -10.4 |
| Pierre Thomas | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Devery Henderson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.0 |
| Reggie Bush | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Meachem | 8 | 10 | 142 | 1 | 20% | 12.9 |
| Pierre Thomas | 8 | 8 | 64 | 0 | 16% | 2.7 |
| Devery Henderson | 6 | 8 | 61 | 0 | 16% | 3.2 |
| Jeremy Shockey | 4 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 12% | 10.4 |
| Marques Colston | 2 | 7 | 46 | 1 | 14% | 2.2 |
| David Thomas | 3 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 8% | 1.7 |
| Reggie Bush | 4 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 12% | -1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malcolm Jenkins | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darren Sharper | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Smith | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Remi Ayodele | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Harper | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sedrick Ellis | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McKenzie | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Troy Evans | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Shanle | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris McAlister | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Commanders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Campbell | 30/42 | 367 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinton Ganther | 8 | 46 | 5.8 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Rock Cartwright | 13 | 39 | 3.0 | 0 | -2.4 |
| Marcus Mason | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | -3.4 |
| Jason Campbell | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Thomas | 7 | 7 | 100 | 2 | 17% | 11.9 |
| Antwaan Randle El | 4 | 5 | 73 | 0 | 12% | 6.7 |
| Santana Moss | 5 | 10 | 68 | 0 | 24% | 1.5 |
| Fred Davis | 5 | 9 | 53 | 1 | 21% | 1.4 |
| Rock Cartwright | 3 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 10% | 0.4 |
| Mike Sellers | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 5% | -3.8 |
| Malcolm Kelly | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 7% | -0.2 |
| Marcus Mason | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2% | 0.3 |
| Marko Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2% | 0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaRon Landry | 11 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rocky McIntosh | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| London Fletcher | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Doughty | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| H.B. Blades | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Smoot | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Byron Westbrook | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Orakpo | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Carter | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Devin Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -9
- Closing total
- 46.5
- NO moneyline
- -400
- WAS moneyline
- +350
Saints closed -9, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 46.5; the game landed 63 — over by 16.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- FedExField
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 36°F, wind 9 mph
- Referee
- Carl Cheffers
- Rest
- NO 6 days · WAS 7 days
- Coaches
- Sean Payton vs Jim Zorn