2009 Super Bowl · Sun, Feb 7, 2010 · Dolphin Stadium
New Orleans SaintsWinner
31
at
Indianapolis Colts
17
IND -4.5 upsetU 56.5 ✓
New Orleans Saints 31–17.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · IND
31/45, 333 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
8.2 expected points added · +4.9% completion over expected
Passing · NO
32/39, 288 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
17.5 expected points added · +16.3% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 32/39 | 288 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Thomas | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 0 | -2.6 |
| Reggie Bush | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Mike Bell | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | -1.5 |
| Drew Brees | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Devery Henderson | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | -1.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Colston | 7 | 9 | 83 | 0 | 24% | 5.1 |
| Devery Henderson | 7 | 7 | 63 | 0 | 18% | 4.5 |
| Pierre Thomas | 6 | 7 | 55 | 1 | 18% | 4.3 |
| Reggie Bush | 4 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 13% | 3.5 |
| Lance Moore | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 5% | 2.5 |
| Jeremy Shockey | 3 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 11% | 0.7 |
| David Thomas | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | 0.8 |
| Robert Meachem | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8% | -1.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Harper | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jonathan Vilma | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Shanle | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Malcolm Jenkins | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Fujita | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabari Greer | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracy Porter | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Darren Sharper | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Hargrove | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randall Gay | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Indianapolis Colts
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 31/45 | 333 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Addai | 13 | 77 | 5.9 | 1 | 2.9 |
| Donald Brown | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Mike Hart | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Clark | 7 | 9 | 86 | 0 | 20% | 7.9 |
| Pierre Garcon | 5 | 7 | 66 | 1 | 16% | 4.5 |
| Austin Collie | 6 | 9 | 66 | 0 | 20% | 1.4 |
| Joseph Addai | 7 | 7 | 58 | 0 | 16% | 4.5 |
| Reggie Wayne | 5 | 11 | 46 | 0 | 24% | -10.3 |
| Donald Brown | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 4% | 0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Brackett | 10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kelvin Hayden | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Jennings | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Lacey | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Bethea | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Melvin Bullitt | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Clint Session | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Foster | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerraud Powers | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- IND -4.5
- Closing total
- 56.5
- NO moneyline
- +181
- IND moneyline
- -201
Colts closed -4.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 56.5; the game landed 48 — under by 8.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Dolphin Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 60°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Scott Green
- Rest
- NO 14 days · IND 14 days
- Coaches
- Sean Payton vs Jim Caldwell