Seattle rebounded from 10-0 and 17-7 first half deficits to eventually stake out a 24-20 halftime lead and defeat the Saints 41-36 to end their season. The Saints got off to a quick 10-0 start on a 26-yard field goal by K Garrett Hartley and a one-yard touchdown pass from QB Drew Brees to FB Heath Evans. The Seahawks would outscore the Saints 24-10 in the rest of the first half, powered by three TD passes by QB Matt Hasselbeck. The Saints got within four with 9:13 left on a 21-yard field goal by Hartley, but a 67-yard touchdown run by RB Marshawn Lynch gave Seattle an 11-point lead with 3:22 left.
New Orleans Saints 10 10 0 16 36
Seattle Seahawks 7 17 10 7 41
NO SEA
Total First Downs 32 19
Total Net yards 474 415
Rushes-yards 22-77 24-150
Net yards Passing 397 265
Passing (A-C-I) 60-39-0 35-22-1
Sacked-yards 1-7 2-7
Punts-Average 4-47.8 4-38.8
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0
Penalties-yards Lost 7-39 6-39
Time of Possession 32:01 27:59
RUSHING
NO: Jones 15-59, 2 TDs; Bush 5-12; Brees 2-6
SEA: Lynch 19-131, 1 TD; Forsett 4-20; Hasselbeck 1- (-1)
PASSING
NO: Brees 60-39-0, 404 yards, 2 TDs
SEA: Hasselbeck 35-22-1, 272 yards, 4 TDs
RECEIVING
NO: Henderson 7-77, 1 TD; Jones 6-61; Bush 5-37; Colston 4-66; Moore 4-49; D. Thomas 4-38; Evans 4-23, 1TD; Meachem 3-29, Shockey 2-24
SEA: Williams 5-68, 1 TD; Obamanu 5-43; Stokley 4-73, 1 TD; Carlson 3-17, 2 TDs; Forsett 2-12; Morrah 1-39; Martin 1-15; Tate 1-5
