The New Orleans Saints defeated the Arizona Cardinals 45-14 as part of the NFL Divisional Weekend on Saturday, January 16, 2010. The game, which began at 4:30 p.m. EST, aired on FOX live from the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The New Orleans Saints went on to host the NFC Championship Game on January 24, 2010, against the Minnesota Vikings. The Vikings vs Saints game began at 6:40 p.m. EST on FOX, with the Saints defeating the Vikings 31-28 in overtime.

• First Quarter
• 14:52: Arizona - Tim Hightower 70-yard run for a touchdown, PAT by Neil Rackers good
• 9:22: New Orleans - Lynell Hamilton one-yard run for a touchdown, PAT by Garrett Hartley good
• 7:10: New Orleans - Drew Brees 17-yard pass to Jeremy Shockey for a touchdown, PAT by Garrett Hartley good
• 2:43: New Orleans - Reggie Bush 54-yard run for a touchdown, PAT by Garrett Hartley good

• Second Quarter
• 9:45: Arizona - Beanie Wells four-yard run for a touchdown, PAT by Neil Rackers good
• 6:48: New Orleans - Drew Brees 44-yard pass to Devery Henderson for a touchdown, PAT by Garrett Hartley good
• 1:15: New Orleans - Drew Brees two-yard pass to Marques Colston for the touchdown, PAT by Garrett Hartley good

• Third Quarter
• 8:30: New Orleans - Garrett Hartley 43-yard field goal good
• 7:01: New Orleans - Reggie Bush 83-yard punt return for a touchdown, PAT by Garrett Hartley good

• Fourth Quarter
• No scoring

The New Orleans Saints finished the 2009 season atop the National Football Conference, earning a first-round bye in the NFL playoffs as well as home-field advantage. Similar to the Indianapolis Colts, the Saints began their season with a perfect 13-0 record. They however dropped their final three games, losing to the Dallas Cowboys, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Carolina Panthers.http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/teams/schedule?team=nor

Winning the NFC West, the Arizona Cardinals and veteran quarterback Kurt Warner notched a 10-6 regular-season record in 2009. Their first loss came in their home opener as they were upset by the San Francisco 49ers, but the Cardinals bounced back, defeating the Jacksonville Jaguars the following weekend. Other losses on the season came via the Indianapolis Colts, Carolina Panthers, Tennessee Titans and Green Bay Packers. Arizona however rebounded to defeat the Packers 51-45 in overtime in their wild card game.http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/teams/schedule?team=ari