Week 16, 2009

played in Miami, FL

62 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New Orleans Saints101033-26
Miami Dolphins3703-13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:44 NOS - Deion Branch 83 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Nick Novak extra point)
1Q: 06:35 MIA - Mason Crosby 35 field goal
1Q: 03:12 NOS - Nick Novak 42 field goal
2Q: 09:08 NOS - LeSean McCoy 3 run (Nick Novak extra point)
2Q: 05:29 MIA - Roydell Williams 36 pass from Matt Leinart (Mason Crosby extra point)
2Q: 01:10 NOS - Nick Novak 18 field goal
3Q: 09:09 NOS - Nick Novak 36 field goal
4Q: 10:58 MIA - Mason Crosby 39 field goal
4Q: 01:30 NOS - Nick Novak 30 field goal

Team StatisticsNOSMIA
Record9-64-11
First Downs1513
- by Rushing44
- by Passing119
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards362364
- Offensive Plays6767
- Yards per Play5.405.43
Net Rushing Yards7080
- Rushing Attempts2825
- Yards per Rush2.503.20
Net Passing Yards292284
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt39 - 25 - 140 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards292293
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/02/9
- Yards per Pass Play7.496.76
Fumbles/Lost1/00/0
3rd Down Conversions5/161/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.79.0
4th Down Conversions0/01/3
Penalties/Yards2/158/52
Punt Returns/Yards4/920/0
Kick Returns/Yards3/991/20
Interception Ret./Yards1/221/9
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits41
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/30/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 42OWN 25
Time of Possession29:4530:15

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:112:43OWN 7593Touchdown
16:283:22OWN 47428Field Goal
11:371:12OPP 273-1Missed FG
213:482:03OWN 12531Punt
210:271:27OPP 12312Touchdown
27:140:42OWN 4637Punt
25:184:15OWN 251074Field Goal
20:210:21OWN 26321Half
315:005:56OWN 351146Field Goal
37:022:07OPP 47419Missed FG
33:050:35OWN 422-4Interception
30:120:33OWN 223-2Punt
410:503:01OWN 3758Punt
45:342:255039Punt
41:560:34OPP 2138Field Goal
Miami Dolphins
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:49OWN 25628Punt
110:284:00OWN 25857Field Goal
13:061:29OWN 253-2Punt
10:251:37OWN 3536Punt
211:451:18OWN 2432Interception
29:001:46OWN 2535Punt
26:321:14OWN 7493Touchdown
21:030:42OWN 2534Punt
39:042:02OWN 2336Punt
34:551:50OWN 3530Punt
32:302:18OWN 3732Punt
414:393:49OWN 38940Field Goal
47:492:15OWN 19531Downs
43:091:13OWN 2041Downs
41:221:22OWN 25741Game

Game MVP: Matt Hasselbeck, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB LeSean McCoy19512.68901
RB Quinton Ganther8151.88500
WR Deion Branch144.00400
MiamiAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Larry Johnson9232.561210
QB Matt Leinart8324.00900
RB Chauncey Washington8253.131610

Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Matt Hasselbeck39252920/0183184.5
MiamiAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Matt Leinart40212932/9146174.3

Receiving Statistics

New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Deion Branch6810517.5074831
WR Nate Washington5117014.0034220
RB LeSean McCoy57285.606110
RB Quinton Ganther44112.751150
TE Daniel Graham356321.0038470
FB Gabe Majerus121414.006140
WR Demetrius Williams1211.00010
MiamiCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Roydell Williams454210.5022361
TE Fred Davis456917.2539410
TE Jared Cook4115814.5034260
WR Dont'e Stallworth358528.3317460
WR Eddie Royal37289.333160
RB Larry Johnson1288.00080
WR Tyrone Harrison1144.00040
FB Quinn Johnson12-1-1.000-10
WR Brandon Gibson0100.00000

Interception Statistics

New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Antonio Cromartie12222.000
MiamiIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Corey Graham199.000

Fumble Statistics

New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
WR Kevin Ogletree1100
MiamiFumbRecovForceTD
TE Jared Cook0010

Punting Statistics

New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Earnest Simmons519238.434.4422
MiamiPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Skip Ingram833241.530.0473

Kicking Statistics

New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Nick Novak4/61/30/0422/2
MiamiFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mason Crosby2/20/00/0391/1

Punt Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Kevin Ogletree49223.00
MiamiRetYardsAvgTD

Kick Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Reynaldo Hill39933.00
MiamiRetYardsAvgTD
Corey Graham12020.00

Defensive Statistics

New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB James Anderson610.02029
CB Antonio Cromartie600.01931
ILB Larry Atkins500.02132
DT Anthony Mebane410.52140
CB Dwight Lowery450.02442
DE Kindal Moorehead300.52136
S Dwight Smith310.02433
CB Reynaldo Hill300.02033
CB Marcus McCauley300.01420
DE Kenny Iwebema211.01026
CB Les Cole210.0613
DE Ronald Fields200.01920
OLB Zeke Moreno130.099
S Tanard Jackson120.01020
ILB Angelo Crowell100.0413
WR Nate Washington10---------
CB Justin King100.014
DE Mark Anderson020.02331
MiamiTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Brad Jones1120.02337
CB Brandon Browner710.02737
OLB Teddy Reid410.01518
DE Chris Long410.02839
S Nick Collins320.0917
S Ladarius Webb320.02130
CB Maxwell Pool310.01414
DT Pat Sims310.02020
OLB Reuben Binette300.02127
S Gerald Alexander230.02230
DE Anthony Weaver220.02231
OLB John Dennis210.01722
CB Corey Graham200.01629
ILB Bruce Davis130.01523
OLB Salvador Gilliard120.0712
TE Jared Cook10---------

Pass Rush Statistics

New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Kenny Iwebema1.011026
DE Kindal Moorehead0.503536
DT Anthony Mebane0.501040
DT Sammie Lee Hill0.011015
OLB James Anderson0.001129
OLB Zeke Moreno0.00109
DE Mark Anderson0.001031
MiamiSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Rashad Moore0.001013
OLB Teddy Reid0.001018

Pass Defense Statistics

New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Antonio Cromartie41131
CB Reynaldo Hill30033
ILB Larry Atkins21032
OLB James Anderson20029
DT Anthony Mebane20040
CB Marcus McCauley11020
OLB Zeke Moreno1009
S Dwight Smith10033
DE Kindal Moorehead10036
ILB Angelo Crowell10013
CB Les Cole10013
S Tanard Jackson10020
CB Justin King1004
MiamiCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Brad Jones50037
CB Brandon Browner42037
OLB John Dennis25022
OLB Teddy Reid21018
CB Corey Graham20129
CB Maxwell Pool20014
S Ladarius Webb20030
ILB Bruce Davis11023
OLB Reuben Binette10027
S Nick Collins10017
OLB Salvador Gilliard10012
S Gerald Alexander10030
DE Chris Long10039

Blocking Statistics

New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Levi Brown37028039
G Ben Claxton35028039
C Dominic Raiola28128039
FB Gabe Majerus1102011
G Jason Peters03028039
TE Daniel Graham02024039
T Matt Hill01028039
TE Ledley King010401
MiamiKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Aaron Gibson15025042
G Kris Dielman15025042
T Travelle Wharton13025142
G T.J. Holko13025142
C Edward Ta'amu13025042

Special Teams Tackles

New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Tashard Choice112
MiamiTacklesSTPlays
John Dennis326
Jared Cook212
Fred Davis126
Brad Jones116

Participation

New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
C Dominic Raiola2839------1178
G Jason Peters2839------1178
CB Reynaldo Hill------20332174
CB Dwight Lowery------2442268
QB Matt Hasselbeck2839---------67
T Matt Hill2839---------67
G Ben Claxton2839---------67
T Levi Brown2839---------67
TE Daniel Graham2439---------63
WR Deion Branch2537---------62
WR Nate Washington2438---------62
DT Anthony Mebane------2140162
S Dwight Smith------2433259
DE Kindal Moorehead------2136158
DE Mark Anderson------2331256
ILB Larry Atkins------2132---53
RB LeSean McCoy2021------1253
CB Antonio Cromartie------1931252
OLB James Anderson------2029---49
DE Kenny Iwebema------10261046
RB Quinton Ganther814------2244
DE Ronald Fields------1920140
FB Gabe Majerus211------2538
CB Marcus McCauley------1420438
S Jerald Ballard------2151936
TE Ledley King41------3035
CB Les Cole------6131433
WR Demetrius Williams1515------232
S Tanard Jackson------1020232
WR Keenan Burton62------2432
ILB Angelo Crowell------4131431
DT Sammie Lee Hill------615930
TE Billy Bajema1217---------29
OLB Zach Follett------102425
OLB Zeke Moreno------99---18
WR Kevin Ogletree00------1818
K Nick Novak00------1313
RB Tashard Choice00------1212
P Earnest Simmons00------1111
C Jimmie Ballinger00------1111
C Winston Butler00------1111
C Charles Spencer00------1111
CB Justin King------14---5
FB Michael Robinson00---------0
QB Matt Flynn00---------0
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis00---------0
MiamiRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
G T.J. Holko2542------1077
ILB Brad Jones------23371676
CB Brandon Browner------27371175
S Gerald Alexander------22302173
DE Chris Long------2839673
TE Jared Cook2236------1270
T Aaron Gibson2542---------67
C Edward Ta'amu2542---------67
G Kris Dielman2542---------67
T Travelle Wharton2542---------67
QB Matt Leinart2542---------67
OLB John Dennis------17222665
WR Roydell Williams1530------1863
DE Anthony Weaver------2231558
WR Eddie Royal2031------758
CB Corey Graham------16291156
ILB Bruce Davis------15231856
S Ladarius Webb------2130455
OLB Reuben Binette------2127654
WR Dont'e Stallworth2133---------54
TE Fred Davis714------2647
DT Pat Sims------2020444
RB Larry Johnson1428---------42
CB Tye Hill------12141541
RB Chauncey Washington119------2141
OLB Teddy Reid------1518437
FB Quinn Johnson410------1832
CB Maxwell Pool------1414331
S Nick Collins------917329
WR Brandon Gibson39------1022
DT Rashad Moore------313521
DE Mathias Kiwanuka------68620
OLB Salvador Gilliard------712---19
WR Tyrone Harrison77------115
DT Matt Toeaian------56213
CB Jason Stokes------42511
C Lionel Bumgarner00------1010
T Geoff Schwartz00------1010
C Shannon Mastny00------1010
T Eben Britton00------1010
P Skip Ingram00------88
K Mason Crosby00------66
TE Jim Hardy13---------4
ILB Rod Davis------1023
QB Floyd Upton00------22
DE Darell Scott------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left000.0
Middle22512.3
Right6193.2
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4215.3
Middle16483.0
Right5112.2
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Matt Hasselbeck39254029201
MiamiAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Matt Leinart40216033961

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen128312.6
Short (0-8 Yds)1812925.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)648614.3
Long (19+ Yds)318327.7
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen212613.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1611835.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)1781388.1
Long (19+ Yds)414611.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Nate Washington115270238
WR Deion Branch860105137
RB LeSean McCoy75028021
TE Daniel Graham53063139
RB Quinton Ganther44011014
FB Gabe Majerus21014011
WR Demetrius Williams2101015
MiamiTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Jared Cook114158136
WR Eddie Royal73228031
WR Dont'e Stallworth53085233
WR Roydell Williams54042130
TE Fred Davis54069214
RB Larry Johnson2108028
FB Quinn Johnson210-1010
WR Tyrone Harrison110407
WR Brandon Gibson100009

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB LeSean McCoy362.002.68
RB Quinton Ganther133.001.88
MiamiAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Larry Johnson111.002.56
QB Matt Leinart122.004.00
RB Chauncey Washington122.003.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Matt Hasselbeck52163.207.49
MiamiAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Matt Leinart1000.007.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Deion Branch2184.0013.13
TE Daniel Graham1000.0012.60
WR Nate Washington1188.006.36
RB LeSean McCoy1000.004.00
MiamiTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Eddie Royal1000.004.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New OrleansRushesConversions
RB Quinton Ganther20
RB LeSean McCoy11
MiamiRushesConversions
QB Matt Leinart20
RB Chauncey Washington11

Third Down Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompConversions
Matt Hasselbeck13104
MiamiAttCompConversions
Matt Leinart1210

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargCatchConversions
RB Quinton Ganther441
WR Deion Branch321
WR Nate Washington310
TE Daniel Graham111
FB Gabe Majerus111
WR Demetrius Williams110
MiamiTargCatchConversions
TE Jared Cook400
WR Eddie Royal310
WR Dont'e Stallworth200
RB Larry Johnson100
WR Roydell Williams100
WR Brandon Gibson100

SectionAttendance
Stadium56,600 (60,000 capacity)
Upper Deck16,100 (17,600)
End Zone11,600 (12,700)
Mezzanine7,000 (7,300)
Sideline Seats10,700 (11,200)
Club Seats10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes1,200 (1,200)