New Orleans Saints vs Buffalo Bills

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September 27th, 2009

2009 Week 3

Regular Season

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Offensive Starters

QB D. Brees

RB L. Hamilton

FB H. Evans

WR R. Bush

WR M. Colston

TE J. Shockey

T J. Bushrod

G C. Nicks

C J. Goodwin

G J. Evans

T J. Stinchcomb

Defensive Starters

DE C. Grant

DT S. Ellis

DE W. Smith

LB S. Fujita

LB J. Vilma

LB S. Shanle

CB J. Greer

CB T. Porter

S R. Harper

S D. Sharper

DB R. Gay

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Saints	7	3	0	17	27
Bills	0	7	0	0	7

	Saints	Bills
Q1	7	0
Q2	3	7
Q3	0	0
Q4	17	0
FINAL	27	7

Key Performers

Saints

PassingD. Brees

16/29, 172 YDS

RushingP. Thomas

14, 126 YDS, 2 TD

ReceivingM. Colston

4, 67 YDS

TacklesR. Harper

SacksC. Grant

2.0

InterceptionsW. Smith

Bills

PassingT. Edwards

20/35, 156 YDS

RushingF. Jackson

18, 71 YDS

ReceivingJ. Reed

6, 60 YDS

TacklesK. Ellison

SacksC. Kelsay

1.0

InterceptionsN/A

Team Comparison

Saints

Stat

Bills

First Downs

378

Total Yards

243

Rushes

222

Rush YDS

Rush TD

55.2%

PASS %

58.3%

156

NET PASS YDS

154

PASS TD

Takeaways

33:34

Time of Possession

26:26

Offensive Starters

T. Edwards QB

F. Jackson RB

J. Reed WR

T. Owens WR

L. Evans WR

D. Fine TE

D. Bell T

A. Levitre G

G. Hangartner C

E. Wood G

J. Scott T

Defensive Starters

C. Kelsay DE

M. Stroud DT

K. Williams DT

A. Schobel DE

K. Mitchell LB

K. Ellison LB

T. McGee CB

L. McKelvin CB

B. Scott S

D. Whitner S

J. Byrd DB

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 2009 Week 3 match up between the New Orleans Saints and the Buffalo Bills featuring 126 rushing yards by Pierre Thomas.

Legend

Moment: Saints

Moment: Bills

Saints Momentum

Bills Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Lynell Hamilton middle for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Saints opens scoring → 7-0

< Q2 > • BUF TD BUF TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Brian Moorman pass complete deep left to Ryan Denney for 25 yards touchdown - PAT good

Bills ties it up → 7-7

< Q2 > • NOR FG NOR FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

John Carney 27 yard field goal good

Saints takes the lead → 10-7

< Q4 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Pierre Thomas left tackle for 34 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints extends lead → 17-7

< Q4 > • NOR FG NOR FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

John Carney 35 yard field goal good

Saints extends lead → 20-7

< Q4 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Pierre Thomas right tackle for 19 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints extends lead → 27-7

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Drew Brees	29	16	55.2	172	0	0	32	2	72.8
Team Totals	29	16	55.2	172	0	0	32	2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Pierre Thomas	14	126	9.0	2	34
Reggie Bush	13	64	4.9	0	17
Drew Brees	6	8	1.3	0	10
Lynell Hamilton	5	24	4.8	1	16
Team Totals	38	222	5.8	3	34

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	Lng
Jeremy Shockey	8	6	48	8.0	21
Marques Colston	7	4	67	16.8	32
Reggie Bush	7	3	17	5.7	12
Devery Henderson	5	3	40	13.3	20
Robert Meachem	1	0	0	0.0	0
Heath Evans	1	0	0	0.0	0
Team Totals	29	16	172	10.8	32

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Roman Harper	10	6	4	0	0
Scott Fujita	9	5	4	0	0
Jabari Greer	6	6	0	0	0
Marvin Mitchell	6	3	3	0	0
Scott Shanle	6	3	3	0	0
Will Smith	5	4	1	1	1
Sedrick Ellis	5	2	3	1	0
Jonathan Vilma	5	4	1	0	0
Anthony Hargrove	4	1	3	0	0
Charles Grant	3	2	1	2	0
Jonathan Casillas	2	1	1	0	0
Jeff Charleston	2	1	1	0	0
Troy Evans	2	2	0	0	0
Randall Gay	2	0	2	0	0
Malcolm Jenkins	2	2	0	0	0
Tracy Porter	2	2	0	0	0
Darren Sharper	2	1	1	0	0
Lynell Hamilton	1	1	0	0	0
Bobby McCray	1	1	0	0	0
Pierre Thomas	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	76	48	28	4	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Jeff Charleston	1	0	0
Courtney Roby	1	16	16
Team Totals	2	16	8.0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Reggie Bush	4	17	4.3	0
Team Totals	4	17	4.3	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
John Carney	2	2	3	3
Team Totals	2	2	3	3

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Thomas Morstead	5	213	42.6
Team Totals	5	213	42.6

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Trent Edwards	35	20	57.1	156	0	1	18	4	56.4
Brian Moorman	1	1	100.0	25	1	0	25	0	158.3
Team Totals	36	21	58.3	181	1	1	25	4

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Fred Jackson	18	71	3.9	12
Trent Edwards	2	13	6.5	11
Xavier Omon	1	5	5.0	5
Team Totals	21	89	4.2	12

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Josh Reed	6	6	60	10.0	0	18
Derek Fine	9	5	34	6.8	0	11
Fred Jackson	5	4	26	6.5	0	12
Lee Evans	6	4	31	7.8	0	11
Ryan Denney	1	1	25	25.0	1	25
Roscoe Parrish	1	1	5	5.0	0	5
Terrell Owens	5	0	0	0.0	0	0
Jonathan Stupar	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	34	21	181	8.6	1	25

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Keith Ellison	9	4	5	0
Chris Kelsay	8	6	2	1
Bryan Scott	8	5	3	0
Kyle Williams	7	4	3	0
Spencer Johnson	6	3	3	0
Jairus Byrd	5	3	2	0
Terrence McGee	5	4	1	0
Kawika Mitchell	5	3	2	0
Marcus Stroud	5	4	1	0
Donte Whitner	5	3	2	0
Marcus Buggs	3	1	2	0
John Wendling	3	2	1	0
Aaron Schobel	2	2	0	1
Reggie Corner	2	0	2	0
Leodis McKelvin	2	1	1	0
Drayton Florence	1	0	1	0
Ashlee Palmer	1	1	0	0
Roscoe Parrish	1	1	0	0
George Wilson	1	0	1	0
Team Totals	79	47	32	2