2009 New Orleans Saints Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 13-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's South Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 3-0 Won Super Bowl
Coach: Sean Payton (13-3)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana

2009 New Orleans Saints Roster
2009 New Orleans Saints Results

The New Orleans Saints of the National Football League ended the 2009 season with a record of 13 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the NFL's South Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-0.

Offensively, the Saints led the league with 510 points. On the other side of the ball, the defense allowed 341 points. Drew Brees directed the offense, slinging for 4,388 yards. Marques Colston topped pass catchers, grabbing 70 passes for 1,074 yards.

Pierre Thomas carried the pigskin for a team-leading 793 yards, while Mike Bell additionally contributed to the rushing attack.

The larcenous defense created 39 turnovers. Darren Sharper intercepted 9 opponent throws. Will Smith paced the defensive unit with 13 quarterback sacks.

Sean Payton coached the team. The 2009 New Orleans Saints won the Super Bowl.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Drew Brees	514	363	70.6	4388	8.5	34	6.6	11	2.1	75	20	135	109.6
Mark Brunell	30	15	50.0	102	3.4	0	0.0	1	3.3	18	0	0	44.0
Totals	544	378	69.5	4490	8.3	34	6.2	12	2.2	75	20	135

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Pierre Thomas	147	793	5.4	34	6
Mike Bell	172	654	3.8	35	5
Reggie Bush	70	390	5.6	55	5
Lynell Hamilton	35	125	3.6	19	2
Robert Meachem	6	82	13.7	41	0
Drew Brees	22	33	1.5	10	2
Heath Evans	5	16	3.2	6	1
Devery Henderson	4	13	3.2	13	0
Marques Colston	1	6	6.0	6	0
Kyle Eckel	2	6	3.0	7	0
Mark Brunell	4	-12	-3.0	-1	0
Totals	468	2106	4.5	55	21

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Marques Colston	70	1074	15.3	68	9
Devery Henderson	51	804	15.8	75	2
Jeremy Shockey	48	569	11.9	66	3
Reggie Bush	47	335	7.1	29	3
Robert Meachem	45	722	16.0	54	9
Pierre Thomas	39	302	7.7	36	2
David Thomas	35	356	10.2	37	1
Lance Moore	14	153	10.9	22	2
Heath Evans	10	70	7.0	13	2
Lynell Hamilton	5	48	9.6	16	0
Darnell Dinkins	5	22	4.4	8	1
Mike Bell	4	12	3.0	9	0
Kyle Eckel	2	14	7.0	8	0
Tory Humphrey	1	7	7.0	7	0
Courtney Roby	1	6	6.0	6	0
Drew Brees	1	-4	-4.0	-4	0
Totals	378	4490	11.9	75	34

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
John Carney	52	50	96.2	17	13	76.5	89
Garrett Hartley	11	10	90.9	11	9	81.8	37
Totals	63	60	95.2	28	22	78.6	126

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Thomas Morstead	58	2528	43.6	60
Totals	58	2528	43.6	60

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Reggie Bush	27	130	4.8	23
Devery Henderson	4	16	4.0	11
Darren Sharper	1	6	6.0	6
Lance Moore	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	33	152	4.6	23

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Courtney Roby	42	1154	27.5	97	1
Robert Meachem	6	148	24.7	42	0
Mike Bell	2	45	22.5	28	0
Pierre Thomas	1	19	19.0	19	0
Lynell Hamilton	3	15	5.0	15	0
Jeff Charleston	2	11	5.5	11	0
Darnell Dinkins	1	1	1.0	1	0
Totals	57	1393	24.4	97	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Darren Sharper	9	376	41.8	99	3
Tracy Porter	4	72	18.0	54	1
Jonathan Vilma	3	25	8.3	11	0
Jabari Greer	2	59	29.5	48	1
Scott Shanle	2	16	8.0	13	0
Chris Reis	1	33	33.0	33	0
Randall Gay	1	25	25.0	25	0
Usama Young	1	24	24.0	24	0
Malcolm Jenkins	1	14	14.0	14	0
Mike McKenzie	1	8	8.0	8	0
Will Smith	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	26	652	25.1	99	5

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Will Smith	13.0
Charles Grant	5.5
Anthony Hargrove	5.0
Jonathan Vilma	2.0
Sedrick Ellis	2.0
Roman Harper	1.5
Remi Ayodele	1.5
Bobby McCray	1.5
Randall Gay	1.0
Scott Fujita	1.0
Leigh Torrence	0.5
Darren Sharper	0.5
Totals	35.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Jonathan Vilma	97.5	86	23	8
Roman Harper	90	81	18	5	0	0	0	0	2
Scott Shanle	62	56	12	3	0	2	12	0	0
Darren Sharper	61	51	20	15
Tracy Porter	52.5	48	9	12	0	0	0		2
Scott Fujita	50.5	43	15	2	0	0	0	0	2
Malcolm Jenkins	44	41	6	4	0	1	0	0	2
Jabari Greer	42.5	41	3	13
Will Smith	43	37	12	3	0	0	0	0	3
Randall Gay	34.5	32	5	5
Charles Grant	37.5	31	13	2	0	0	0	0	1
Anthony Hargrove	35	30	10	3	0	3	1	1	1
Sedrick Ellis	30	26	8	2	1	1	7	0	0
Remi Ayodele	24	18	12		0	1	0		0
Marvin Mitchell	18	16	4
Troy Evans	18	16	4	1
DeMario Pressley	15	15	0
Pierson Prioleau	12.5	11	3	1	0	1	0	0	0
Jonathan Casillas	12.5	8	9
Bobby McCray	10	8	4	1
Mike McKenzie	9.5	8	3	4
Jo-Lonn Dunbar	10.5	7	7
Leigh Torrence	7.5	7	1
Usama Young	6	5	2	1	0	1	0	0	0
Chris McAlister	4	4	0		0	1	0	0	1
Chris Reis	4.5	3	3	1	0	1	0	0	0
Jeff Charleston	4	3	2
Devery Henderson	3	3	0
Jahri Evans	3	3	0
Robert Meachem	2	2	0		2	1	44	1	1
Kendrick Clancy	1.5	1	1
Mike Bell	1.5	1	1		2	0	0		0
Jason Kyle	1.5	1	1
Reggie Bush	1	1	0		4	2	0		0
Jeremy Shockey	1	1	0		0	1	0		0
Marques Colston	1	1	0		2	0	0		0
Rodney Leisle	1	1	0
Zach Strief	1	1	0
Lance Moore	1	1	0
David Thomas	1	1	0
Drew Brees					10	2	0		0
Jonathan Goodwin					0	1	0	0	0
Courtney Roby					2	0	0		0
Pierre Thomas					2	0	0		0
Totals	855.5	750	211	86	25	19	64	2	15

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
John Carney									13	50	0			89
Robert Meachem	0	9		0			1		0	0	0			60
Marques Colston	0	9							0	0	0			54
Reggie Bush	5	3	0						0	0	0			48
Pierre Thomas	6	2		0					0	0	0			48
Garrett Hartley									9	10	0			37
Mike Bell	5	0		0					0	0	0			30
Heath Evans	1	2							0	0	0			18
Darren Sharper			0			3			0	0	0			18
Jeremy Shockey		3							0	0	0			18
Drew Brees	2	0							0	0	0			12
Lynell Hamilton	2	0		0					0	0	0			12
Lance Moore		2	0						0	0	0			12
Devery Henderson	0	2	0						0	0	0			12
Remi Ayodele								1	0	0	0			6
David Thomas		1							0	0	0			6
Courtney Roby		0		1					0	0	0			6
Darnell Dinkins		1		0					0	0	0			6
Jabari Greer						1			0	0	0			6
Tracy Porter						1			0	0	0			6
Anthony Hargrove							1		0	0	0			6
Totals	21	34	0	1	0	5	2	1	22	60	0	0	0	510