2009 Divisional Round · Sat, Jan 16, 2010 · Louisiana Superdome
Arizona Cardinals
14
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New Orleans SaintsWinner
45
NO -7 ✓O 57 ✓Dome
New Orleans Saints 45–14 — 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
23/32, 247 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
14.2 expected points added · +9.3% completion over expected
Passing · ARI
17/26, 205 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-2.9 expected points added · +1.1% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Arizona Cardinals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Warner | 17/26 | 205 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2.9 |
| Matt Leinart | 7/10 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Hightower | 6 | 87 | 14.5 | 1 | 4.6 |
| Beanie Wells | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 1 | -1.4 |
| LaRod Stephens-Howling | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Jason Wright | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Kurt Warner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Fitzgerald | 6 | 9 | 77 | 0 | 26% | 1.2 |
| Early Doucet | 8 | 11 | 68 | 0 | 32% | 1.8 |
| Steve Breaston | 4 | 7 | 52 | 0 | 21% | -2.7 |
| Jerheme Urban | 2 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 6% | -3.4 |
| Tim Hightower | 3 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 12% | 0.3 |
| Anthony Becht | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | 0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Wilson | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Karlos Dansby | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant McFadden | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Toler | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Monty Beisel | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antrel Rolle | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calais Campbell | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chike Okeafor | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bertrand Berry | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Branch | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 23/32 | 247 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Bush | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 1 | 6.8 |
| Pierre Thomas | 13 | 52 | 4.0 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Lynell Hamilton | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Mike Bell | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 | -2.5 |
| Robert Meachem | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| David Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -3.9 |
| Drew Brees | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Colston | 6 | 9 | 83 | 1 | 28% | 8.2 |
| Devery Henderson | 4 | 5 | 80 | 1 | 16% | 5.9 |
| Jeremy Shockey | 3 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 9% | 3.8 |
| Reggie Bush | 4 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 16% | 0.6 |
| Pierre Thomas | 4 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 16% | -0.7 |
| Lance Moore | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9% | -2.1 |
| Lynell Hamilton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.8 |
| Robert Meachem | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Shanle | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Randall Gay | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracy Porter | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Courtney Roby | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvin Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabari Greer | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darren Sharper | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Fujita | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Harper | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierson Prioleau | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -7
- Closing total
- 57
- ARI moneyline
- +280
- NO moneyline
- -320
Saints closed -7 and covered, winning by 31.
Total closed 57; the game landed 59 — over by 2.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Louisiana Superdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Ron Winter
- Rest
- ARI 6 days · NO 13 days
- Coaches
- Ken Whisenhunt vs Sean Payton