2009 New Orleans Saints roster: 13-3

The New Orleans Saints went 13-3 in the 2009 NFL regular season, 1st of 4 in the NFC South. They won Super Bowl XLIV, 31-17.

Team stats and league rank

2009 New Orleans Saints team stats
Points31.91st of 32
Passing Yards272.24th of 32
Passing Touchdowns2.11st of 32
Interceptions Thrown0.86th of 32
Rushing Yards131.66th of 32
Rushing Touchdowns1.33rd of 32
Sacks2.213th of 32
Tackles67.716th of 32
Touchdowns4.01st of 32
Total Yards412.31st of 32
Points Allowed21.320th of 32
3rd Down Conversion %44.76th of 32

Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 32 clubs that season.

2009 Saints roster: passing

2009 New Orleans Saints passing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.RTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
Drew BreesQB153635144,3883411109.6
Mark BrunellQB1615301020144.0

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

2009 Saints roster: rushing

2009 New Orleans Saints rushing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Pierre ThomasRB141477935.46
Mike BellRB131726543.85
Reggie BushRB14703905.65
Lynell HamiltonRB9351253.62
Robert MeachemWR1668213.70
Drew BreesQB1522331.52
Heath EvansFB65163.21
Devery HendersonWR164133.30
Marques ColstonWR16166.00
Kyle EckelFB7263.00
Mark BrunellQB164-12-3.00

What the columns mean: CAR

2009 Saints roster: receiving

2009 New Orleans Saints receiving
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Marques ColstonWR16701061,07415.39
Devery HendersonWR16518380415.82
Robert MeachemWR16456472216.09
Jeremy ShockeyTE14486856911.93
David ThomasTE15354935610.21
Reggie BushRB1447683357.13
Pierre ThomasRB1439453027.72
Lance MooreWR7141915310.92
Heath EvansFB61013707.02
Lynell HamiltonRB957489.60
Darnell DinkinsTE1157224.41
Kyle EckelFB723147.00
Mike BellRB1344123.00
Tory HumphreyTE11177.00
Courtney RobyWR151166.00
Drew BreesQB1511-4-4.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

2009 Saints roster: defense

2009 New Orleans Saints defense
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
Jonathan VilmaLB16110872.0380
Roman HarperS16102841.5052
Darren SharperS1471510.59150
Scott ShanleLB1469570.0230
Scott FujitaLB1158431.0022
Tracy PorterDB1257480.04122
Malcolm JenkinsS1455490.0142
Will SmithDE16493613.0133
Jabari GreerCB944410.02130
Charles GrantDE1644315.5021
Anthony HargroveDE1642325.0031
Randall GayCB1437321.0150
Sedrick EllisDT1034262.0020
Remi AyodeleDT1530181.5000
Pierson PrioleauS1629260.0010
Troy EvansLB1629250.0010
Marvin MitchellLB1427230.0000
Jo-Lonn DunbarLB920130.0000
Jonathan CasillasLB1120110.0000
Chris ReisS1517140.0110
DeMario PressleyDT715150.0000
Courtney RobyWR1513130.0000
Bobby McCrayDE161281.5010
Mike McKenzieCB51180.0140
Jeff CharlestonDE161080.0000
Leigh TorrenceDB51090.5000
Usama YoungSS12860.0110
Chris McAlisterDB2440.0001
Lynell HamiltonRB9440.0000
Devery HendersonWR16330.0000
Jahri EvansG16330.0000
Mike BellRB13320.0000
Anthony WatersLB3220.0000
Jason KyleLS16210.0000
Kendrick ClancyDT2210.0000
Robert MeachemWR16220.0001
Zach StriefOT16110.0000
Pierre ThomasRB14110.0000
Rodney LeisleDT1110.0000
Thomas MorsteadP16110.0000
Marques ColstonWR16110.0000
Reggie BushRB14110.0000
Lance MooreWR7110.0000
Jeremy ShockeyTE14110.0000
Marcus MaileiFB2110.0000
Jermon BushrodOT15110.0000
David ThomasTE15110.0000
Tory HumphreyTE1110.0000

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Results

  1. Sep 13, 2009vs DETW 45-27
  2. Sep 20, 2009@ PHIW 48-22
  3. Sep 27, 2009@ BUFW 27-7
  4. Oct 4, 2009vs NYJW 24-10
  5. Oct 18, 2009vs NYGW 48-27
  6. Oct 25, 2009@ MIAW 46-34
  7. Nov 2, 2009vs ATLW 35-27
  8. Nov 8, 2009vs CARW 30-20
  9. Nov 15, 2009@ LARW 28-23
  10. Nov 22, 2009@ TBW 38-7
  11. Nov 30, 2009vs NEW 38-17
  12. Dec 6, 2009@ WSHW 33-30
  13. Dec 13, 2009@ ATLW 26-23
  14. Dec 19, 2009vs DALL 17-24
  15. Dec 27, 2009vs TBL 17-20
  16. Jan 3, 2010@ CARL 10-23
  17. Jan 16, 2010vs ARIW 45-14playoffs
  18. Jan 24, 2010vs MINW 31-28playoffs
  19. Feb 7, 2010@ INDW 31-17playoffs

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on December 31 of the season.