2009 Week 15 · Sat, Dec 19, 2009 · Louisiana Superdome

Dallas CowboysWinner

New Orleans Saints

NO -7.5 upsetU 53.5 ✓DomeSaints closed -7.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Dallas Cowboys 24–17.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · DAL

Tony RomoQB

22/34, 312 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

13.5 expected points added · +0.2% completion over expected

Passing · NO

Drew BreesQB

29/45, 298 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

-2.5 expected points added · -2.7% completion over expected

Rushing · DAL

Marion BarberRB

17 att, 62 yds, 2 TD

1.5 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · DAL

Felix JonesRB

14 att, 58 yds, 0 TD

-1.7 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · DAL

Miles AustinWR

7/13 for 139 yds, 1 TD

38% of team targets · 9.5 expected points added

Receiving · NO

Marques ColstonWR

5/8 for 86 yds, 0 TD

18% of team targets · 4.9 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Dallas Cowboys

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Tony Romo	22/34	312	1	0	3	13.5

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Marion Barber	17	62	3.6	2	1.5
Felix Jones	14	58	4.1	0	-1.7
Tony Romo	4	21	5.3	0	1.9
Tashard Choice	1	4	4.0	0	1.3

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Miles Austin	7	13	139	1	38%	9.5
Jason Witten	5	8	44	0	24%	0.6
John Phillips	3	3	40	0	9%	2.5
Patrick Crayton	1	1	25	0	3%	2.7
Kevin Ogletree	2	2	23	0	6%	1.8
Roy Williams	1	3	14	0	9%	-1.2
Marion Barber	1	1	11	0	3%	1.2
Felix Jones	1	2	10	0	6%	0.7
Sam Hurd	1	1	6	0	3%	0.3

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Keith Brooking	5	3	0.0	0	0
Orlando Scandrick	8	0	0.0	0	0
Anthony Spencer	4	1	2.0	0	0
Ken Hamlin	4	0	0.0	0	0
Mike Jenkins	4	0	0.0	1	3
Terence Newman	3	0	0.0	0	1
Bradie James	3	0	0.0	0	1
Gerald Sensabaugh	1	1	0.0	0	0
Bobby Carpenter	2	0	0.0	0	1
Jason Williams	2	0	0.0	0	0

New Orleans Saints

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Drew Brees	29/45	298	1	1	4	-2.5

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Reggie Bush	1	29	29.0	0	1.8
Pierre Thomas	6	20	3.3	0	-1.6
Drew Brees	2	8	4.0	0	0.9
Mike Bell	4	8	2.0	1	0.4

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Marques Colston	5	8	86	0	18%	4.9
David Thomas	8	10	77	0	23%	2.2
Pierre Thomas	5	6	50	0	14%	1.3
Robert Meachem	5	6	43	0	14%	1.4
Devery Henderson	2	8	22	0	18%	-4.9
Reggie Bush	2	3	17	0	7%	-0.7
Lance Moore	1	2	7	1	5%	1.4
Drew Brees	1	1	-4	0	2%	-0.8

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Jonathan Vilma	8	4	1.0	1
Darren Sharper	5	2	0.0	0
Scott Fujita	6	1	0.0	0
Malcolm Jenkins	4	2	0.0	0
Tracy Porter	3	2	0.0	2
Roman Harper	4	0	0.0	1
Scott Shanle	3	1	0.0	0
Will Smith	4	0	2.0	0
Jahri Evans	2	0	0.0	0
Devery Henderson	1	0	0.0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: NO -7.5
Closing total: 53.5
DAL moneyline: +285
NO moneyline: -325

Saints closed -7.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 53.5; the game landed 41 — under by 12.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Louisiana Superdome
Roof / surface: dome · fieldturf
Kickoff weather: Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee: Terry McAulay
Rest: DAL 6 days · NO 6 days
Coaches: Wade Phillips vs Sean Payton