The New Orleans Saints eked out a victory over the Minnesota Vikings, 31 to 28, in the 2009 NFC Championship game on January 24, 2010.
1st quarter
MIN
NO
Adrian Peterson 19-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick)
7
0
Pierre Thomas 38-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick)
7
7
Sidney Rice 5-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick)
14
7
2nd quarter
MIN
NO
Devery Henderson 9-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick)
14
14
3rd quarter
MIN
NO
Pierre Thomas 9-yard run (Garrett Hartley kick)
14
21
Adrian Peterson 1-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick)
21
21
4th quarter
MIN
NO
Reggie Bush 5-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick)
21
28
Adrian Peterson 2-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick)
28
28
OT
MIN
NO
Garrett Hartley 40-yard field goal
28
31
Vikings
Saints
1st Downs
31
15
Passing 1st Downs
17
8
Rushing 1st Downs
10
4
1st downs from penalties
4
3
3rd down efficiency
7 - 12
3 - 12
4th down efficiency
0 - 0
1 - 1
Total Plays
82
55
Total Yards
475
257
Yards per play
5.8
4.7
Passing
310
189
Comp - Att
28 - 46
17 - 31
Yards per pass
6.7
5.9
Interceptions thrown
2
0
Sacks - Yards lost
0 - 0
1 - 8
Rushing
165
68
Rushing Attempts
36
23
Yards per rush
4.6
3.0
Penalties
5
9
Turnovers
5
1
Fumbles lost
3
1
Interceptions
2
0
Possession
36:49
27:56
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Favre | 28 | 46 | 310 | 6.7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 70.0 |
| Team | 28 | 46 | 310 | 6.7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 70.0 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 25 | 122 | 4.9 | 3 |
| Chester Taylor | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 |
| Percy Harvin | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 |
| Brett Favre | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Team | 36 | 165 | 4.6 | 3 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Berrian | 9 | 102 | 11.3 | 0 | 12 |
| Visanthe Shiancoe | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 0 | 6 |
| Sidney Rice | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 1 | 11 |
| Percy Harvin | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | 8 |
| Chester Taylor | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Adrian Peterson | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 28 | 310 | 6.7 | 1 | 46 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bernard Berrian | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brett Favre | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Percy Harvin | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Darius Reynaud | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenny Onatolu | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Naufahu Tahi | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Greenway | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Madieu Williams | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Leber | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Pat Williams | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Winfield | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Edwards | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Asher Allen | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Allen | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jasper Brinkley | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrell Johnson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Williams | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Husain Abdullah | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernard Berrian | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Dugan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heath Farwell | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Frampton | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Griffin | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Kennedy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Peterson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benny Sapp | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Visanthe Shiancoe | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Sullivan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 54 | 49 | 1.0 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Longwell | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| Team | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Kluwe | 4 | 156 | 39.0 | 44 |
| Team | 4 | 156 | 39.0 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percy Harvin | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 17 |
| Team | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Reynaud | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Team | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 17 | 31 | 197 | 6.4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 106.5 |
| Team | 17 | 31 | 189 | 6.4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 106.5 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Thomas | 14 | 61 | 4.4 | 1 |
| Reggie Bush | 7 | 8 | 1.1 | 0 |
| Drew Brees | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Lynell Hamilton | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Team | 23 | 68 | 3.0 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devery Henderson | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 1 | 6 |
| Pierre Thomas | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Reggie Bush | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 1 | 4 |
| David Thomas | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 6 |
| Marques Colston | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Robert Meachem | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Jeremy Shockey | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lance Moore | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 17 | 197 | 6.4 | 3 | 30 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Bush | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Remi Ayodele | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jahri Evans | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Fujita | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jonathan Vilma | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy Porter | 8 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Shanle | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabari Greer | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Darren Sharper | 11 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Roman Harper | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Smith | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Vilma | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Remi Ayodele | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Fujita | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Randall Gay | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sedrick Ellis | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby McCray | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lynell Hamilton | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Hargrove | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Marvin Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Usama Young | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Charleston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 82 | 64 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett Hartley | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Morstead | 7 | 359 | 51.3 | 63 |
| Team | 7 | 359 | 51.3 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtney Roby | 5 | 143 | 28.6 | 0 | 61 |
| Pierre Thomas | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 0 | 40 |
| Team | 6 | 183 | 30.5 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Bush | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
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