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Johnny Tapia, boxing champ, dead at 45

| Sunday, September 27, 2009 | |||||
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score |
| New Orleans | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 27 |
| Buffalo | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Wrap | |||||
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
| New Orleans Touchdown - 1-yard run by Lynell Hamilton. (John Carney extra point is good). |
| Second Quarter |
| Buffalo Touchdown - 25-yard pass from Brian Moorman to Ryan Denney. (Rian Lindell extra point is good). |
| New Orleans Field Goal - 27-yarder by John Carney. |
| Third Quarter |
| New Orleans Touchdown - 34-yard run by Pierre Thomas. (John Carney extra point is good). |
| New Orleans Field Goal - 35-yarder by John Carney. |
| Fourth Quarter |
| Final Team Statistics | ||
| Statistics | New Orleans | Buffalo |
| First Downs | 21 | 13 |
| Rushes-yards | 38-222 | 21-89 |
| Passing yards | 172 | 181 |
| Return yards | 156 | 154 |
| Passing (Att-Comp-Int) | 29-16-0 | 36-21-1 |
| Punts-Average | 5-42.6 | 9-46.6 |
| Penalties-Yards | 9-97 | 12-116 |
| Time of Possession | 33:34 | 26:26 |
| Individual Statistics | |
| Rushing | |
| New Orleans | Pierre Thomas 14-126, Reggie Bush 13-64, Lynell Hamilton 5-24, Drew Brees 6-8 |
| Buffalo | Fred Jackson 18-71, Trent Edwards 2-13, Xavier Omon 1-5 |
| Passing | |
| New Orleans | Drew Brees (16-29), Yards: 172, Sacked: 2, TD: 0 |
| Buffalo | Trent Edwards (20-35), Yards: 156, Sacked: 4, TD: 0, Brian Moorman (1-1), Yards: 25, Sacked: 0, TD: 1 |
| Receiving | |
| New Orleans | Jeremy Shockey 6-48, Marques Colston 4-67, Devery Henderson 3-40, Reggie Bush 3-17 |
| Buffalo | Josh Reed 6-60, Derek Fine 5-34, Lee Evans 4-31, Fred Jackson 4-26, Ryan Denney 1-25, Roscoe Parrish 1-5 |
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