2009 Conference Championship · Sun, Jan 24, 2010 · Louisiana Superdome
Minnesota Vikings
28
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New Orleans SaintsWinner
31
NO -4 no coverO 54 ✓Dome
New Orleans Saints 31–28 — 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 · MIN
28/46, 310 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
10.8 expected points added · -1.6% completion over expected
Passing · NO
17/31, 197 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
5.6 expected points added · -8.2% completion over expected
Receiving · MIN
9/12 for 102 yds, 0 TD
26% of team targets · 2.1 expected points added
Receiving · MIN
4/6 for 83 yds, 0 TD
13% of team targets · 8.1 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Favre | 28/46 | 310 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 25 | 122 | 4.9 | 3 | 4.7 |
| Chester Taylor | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Percy Harvin | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | -3.9 |
| Brett Favre | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -5.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Berrian | 9 | 12 | 102 | 0 | 26% | 2.1 |
| Visanthe Shiancoe | 4 | 6 | 83 | 0 | 13% | 8.1 |
| Sidney Rice | 4 | 11 | 43 | 1 | 24% | -4.1 |
| Percy Harvin | 5 | 8 | 38 | 0 | 17% | -0.2 |
| Chester Taylor | 3 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 13% | -2.5 |
| Adrian Peterson | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 4% | 0.9 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2% | 1.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madieu Williams | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Greenway | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Williams | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Leber | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ray Edwards | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jasper Brinkley | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Allen | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrell Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asher Allen | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Winfield | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 17/31 | 197 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Thomas | 14 | 61 | 4.4 | 1 | 2.6 |
| Reggie Bush | 7 | 8 | 1.1 | 0 | -3.9 |
| Drew Brees | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.5 |
| Lynell Hamilton | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devery Henderson | 4 | 6 | 39 | 1 | 20% | 1.2 |
| Pierre Thomas | 2 | 3 | 38 | 1 | 10% | 2.9 |
| Reggie Bush | 2 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 13% | 3.8 |
| David Thomas | 3 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 20% | -0.5 |
| Marques Colston | 2 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 17% | -1.7 |
| Robert Meachem | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 10% | 1.1 |
| Jeremy Shockey | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7% | 0.0 |
| Lance Moore | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | 0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Sharper | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracy Porter | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Shanle | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabari Greer | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sedrick Ellis | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Fujita | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Smith | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Remi Ayodele | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Harper | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randall Gay | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -4
- Closing total
- 54
- MIN moneyline
- +181
- NO moneyline
- -201
Saints closed -4, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 54; the game landed 59 — over by 5.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Louisiana Superdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Peter Morelli
- Rest
- MIN 7 days · NO 8 days
- Coaches
- Brad Childress vs Sean Payton