National Football League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
New Orleans 35, Atlanta 27
When: 8:30 PM ET, Monday, November 2, 2009
Where: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Jeff Triplette
Attendance: 70088
Where: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Jeff Triplette
Attendance: 70088
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Atlanta | 14 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| New Orleans | 7 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
Team Records
Recap Quick Hits
- With this win, the New Orleans Saints have a - record at home this season. The Atlanta Falcons have a - record on the road.
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- The New Orleans Saints starting quarterback, Drew Brees, threw for 308 yards, 2 touchdowns and had 1 interception in the game. Drew Brees ran for 3 yards.
- The Atlanta Falcons starting quarterback, Matt Ryan, threw for 289 yards, 1 touchdown and had 3 interceptions in the game. Matt Ryan ran for 9 yards.
- Following this game the New Orleans Saints average points per game and 0.0 offensive yards per game. The Atlanta Falcons average points per game and 0.0 offensive yards per game.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
| Atlanta | New Orleans | |
| Michael Turner | Player | Pierre Thomas |
| 20 | Attempts | 14 |
| 151 | Yards | 91 |
| 7.5 | Avg Yards | 6.5 |
| 1 | Touchdowns | 1 |
| 37 | Long | 30 |
Receiving
| Atlanta | New Orleans | |
| Roddy White | Player | Marques Colston |
| 4 | Receptions | 6 |
| 108 | Yards | 85 |
| 27.0 | Avg Yards | 14.2 |
| 1 | Touchdowns | 1 |
| 68 | Long | 29 |
Team Stats Summary
| Yards | Scoring | Defense | ||||||
| Team | Tot | Rus | Pas | TD | FG | INT | Sks | FF |
| Atlanta | 442 | 161 | 281 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 3 |
| New Orleans | 437 | 146 | 291 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
Upcoming Games
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New Orleans will play their next game at home against Carolina.
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Atlanta will play their next game at home against Washington.