Week 13, 2040

played in Detroit, MI

34 degrees, rain, 5 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	14	7	0	3	-	24
Detroit Lions	3	3	3	3	-	12

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:00 DET - Elliot Fitzgerald 48 field goal
1Q: 10:59 NOS - Joe Howard 33 pass from Jon Smith (Dexter Winslett extra point)
1Q: 00:51 NOS - Dashawn Nixon 35 pass from Jon Smith (Dexter Winslett extra point)
2Q: 11:02 NOS - Leonard Lang 9 run (Dexter Winslett extra point)
2Q: 06:12 DET - Elliot Fitzgerald 23 field goal
3Q: 07:54 DET - Elliot Fitzgerald 26 field goal
4Q: 14:15 NOS - Dexter Winslett 26 field goal
4Q: 07:45 DET - Elliot Fitzgerald 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:00 DET - Elliot Fitzgerald 48 field goal
1Q: 10:59 NOS - Joe Howard 33 pass from Jon Smith (Dexter Winslett extra point)
1Q: 00:51 NOS - Dashawn Nixon 35 pass from Jon Smith (Dexter Winslett extra point)
2Q: 11:02 NOS - Leonard Lang 9 run (Dexter Winslett extra point)
2Q: 06:12 DET - Elliot Fitzgerald 23 field goal
3Q: 07:54 DET - Elliot Fitzgerald 26 field goal
4Q: 14:15 NOS - Dexter Winslett 26 field goal
4Q: 07:45 DET - Elliot Fitzgerald 19 field goal

Team Statistics NOS DET
Record 3-9 7-5
First Downs 18 17
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 334 365
- Offensive Plays 64 65
- Yards per Play 5.22 5.62
Net Rushing Yards 112 95
- Rushing Attempts 31 24
- Yards per Rush 3.61 3.96
Net Passing Yards 222 270
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 19 - 3 39 - 21 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 222 278
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 6.73 6.59
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/40 6/41
Punt Returns/Yards 1/19 3/7
Kick Returns/Yards 1/35 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 4/30 3/39
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 32
Time of Possession 31:53 28:07

Team Statistics	NOS	DET
Record	3-9	7-5
First Downs	18	17
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	334	365
- Offensive Plays	64	65
- Yards per Play	5.22	5.62
Net Rushing Yards	112	95
- Rushing Attempts	31	24
- Yards per Rush	3.61	3.96
Net Passing Yards	222	270
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 19 - 3	39 - 21 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	222	278
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	6.73	6.59
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/40	6/41
Punt Returns/Yards	1/19	3/7
Kick Returns/Yards	1/35	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	4/30	3/39
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 32
Time of Possession	31:53	28:07

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:52	2:03	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown
1	8:01	2:54	OPP 44	4	1	Punt
1	3:10	2:31	OWN 42	5	58	Touchdown
2	12:46	1:31	OWN 22	3	0	Punt
2	11:02	0:09	OPP 9	1	9	Touchdown
2	8:42	0:26	OWN 1	3	0	Punt
2	7:48	0:32	OWN 20	2	1	Interception
2	6:05	5:28	OWN 25	12	62	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:01	OWN 46	3	7	Interception
3	7:48	2:10	OWN 25	4	4	Punt
3	4:03	4:55	OWN 45	10	46	Field Goal
4	7:38	1:01	OWN 25	3	5	Interception
4	5:50	5:50	OWN 26	11	59	Game

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:08	OWN 25	4	44	Field Goal
1	10:49	2:48	OWN 9	5	24	Interception
1	5:07	1:57	OWN 19	4	28	Interception
1	0:39	2:53	OWN 5	6	55	Interception
2	11:15	0:13	OWN 32	1	0	Interception
2	10:53	2:11	OWN 25	5	17	Punt
2	8:16	0:28	OPP 44	3	0	Punt
2	7:16	1:11	OPP 27	4	21	Field Goal
2	0:37	0:37	OWN 20	4	46	Half
3	12:59	5:11	OPP 47	9	38	Field Goal
3	5:38	1:35	OWN 21	3	9	Punt
4	14:08	6:30	OWN 19	13	79	Field Goal
4	6:37	0:47	OPP 30	4	4	Downs

Game MVP: Dashawn Nixon, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Leonard Lang	16	62	3.88	9	0	1
RB Lenny Cobb	11	36	3.27	22	1	0
QB Jon Smith	4	14	3.50	17	1	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Andy Burks	24	95	3.96	18	3	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jon Smith	33	19	222	0/0	2	35	3	60.4

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jon Causey	39	21	278	2/8	0	39	4	37.0

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dashawn Nixon	8	9	128	16.00	54	35	1
WR Joe Howard	5	9	65	13.00	48	33	1
TE Ernest Morton	2	6	9	4.50	0	7	0
RB Leonard Lang	2	4	6	3.00	7	7	0
TE Taylor Edwards	2	3	14	7.00	0	9	0
WR Dan McNeil	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Jessie Ross	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Andy Burks	5	10	35	7.00	4	14
WR Ricky Stenerud	4	9	63	15.75	47	32
TE Dylan Peralta	3	4	14	4.67	3	10
WR Jermaine Farrell	3	6	57	19.00	27	33
RB Richard Merrill	3	3	31	10.33	16	24
WR Jimmy Duffy	2	3	56	28.00	28	39
WR Martin Curtis	1	3	22	22.00	22	22
TE Caleb Lyle	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg
ILB Theodore Schulz	1	22	22.00
S Lester Gilmore	1	8	8.00
ILB Junior Horner	1	0	0.00
CB Artie Rivers	1	0	0.00

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Vincent Woods	1	12	12.00
ILB Manuel Mahoney	1	15	15.00
S Randal Dominquez	1	12	12.00

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Leonard Lang	1	0	1
WR Joe Howard	1	0	0
G Roosevelt Rodrigue	0	1	0
WR Dashawn Nixon	0	1	0
CB Tim Babin	0	0	1
DE Christopher Newton	0	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
CB Braden Haygood	1	0	0
RB Andy Burks	1	0	0
RB Richard Merrill	1	0	0
WR Martin Curtis	0	1	0
RB Mercury Dollilole	0	1	0
WR Jermaine Farrell	0	1	0
OLB Dwight Beyer	0	0	1
OLB Spencer Burns	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ellis Andrews	4	170	42.5	40.8	52	1

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Britt Martinez	3	145	48.3	35.3	57	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dexter Winslett	1/2	0/0	0/0	26	3/3

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Elliot Fitzgerald	4/4	1/1	0/0	48	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edgar Salari	1	19	19.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Braden Haygood	3	7	2.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dashawn Nixon	1	35	35.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Randal Dominquez	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Theodore Schulz	7	3	0.0	20	24
OLB Glen Hanks	5	5	0.0	15	29
CB Tim Babin	5	2	0.0	24	41
DE Anthony Farrell	4	0	0.5	20	17
DE Christopher Newton	4	1	0.0	18	27
S Alonzo Dotson	4	0	0.0	15	22
CB Artie Rivers	3	1	0.0	21	41
S Edgar Salari	3	0	0.0	24	24
DT Bernie Greene	3	0	0.0	22	29
OLB Marvin Galland	2	0	0.0	10	27
TE Ernest Morton	2	0	---	---	---
CB Gus Goldblatt	2	0	0.0	10	30
DE Aidan Butler	1	2	1.5	10	34
ILB Junior Horner	1	1	0.0	21	23
CB Ryan Haines	1	0	0.0	8	25
OLB James Roberson	1	0	0.0	2	0
WR Joe Howard	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Samuel Richard	1	0	0.0	14	21
S Lester Gilmore	0	1	0.0	2	16
OLB Dustin Wonders	0	1	0.0	1	3
DT Calvin Grier	0	1	0.0	3	16

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Manuel Mahoney	9	2	0.0	27	24
S Vincent Woods	7	4	0.0	28	28
OLB Dwight Beyer	7	0	0.0	31	32
DT Connor Baliya	4	2	0.0	28	24
CB Martin Reynolds	3	3	0.0	31	33
DE Alan McCarthy	3	1	0.0	30	32
OLB Spencer Burns	3	1	0.0	19	20
CB Braden Haygood	3	0	0.0	26	23
ILB Keith Prescott	2	1	0.0	18	20
WR Jermaine Farrell	2	0	---	---	---
CB Shawn Sullivan	2	0	0.0	16	22
S Randal Dominquez	1	3	0.0	19	23
TE Dylan Peralta	1	0	---	---	---
WR Ricky Stenerud	1	0	---	---	---
DE Roger Broenkow	1	0	0.0	4	10
CB Riley Graham	1	0	0.0	16	19
OLB Robert Endzell	1	0	0.0	12	13
CB Mario Al-Rudaini	0	1	0.0	4	6

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Aidan Butler	1.5	0	2	4	34
DE Anthony Farrell	0.5	0	0	1	17
DT Calvin Grier	0.0	1	1	0	16
OLB Glen Hanks	0.0	0	1	1	29
DT Bernie Greene	0.0	0	1	1	29

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Alan McCarthy	0.0	1	1	0	32
DT Connor Baliya	0.0	0	1	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tim Babin	4	1	0	41
OLB Glen Hanks	4	0	0	29
CB Artie Rivers	3	0	1	41
ILB Theodore Schulz	2	0	1	24
OLB Marvin Galland	2	0	0	27
S Alonzo Dotson	2	0	0	22
ILB Samuel Richard	1	1	0	21
S Edgar Salari	1	0	0	24
CB Gus Goldblatt	1	0	0	30
DT Bernie Greene	1	0	0	29
ILB Junior Horner	0	2	1	23
S Lester Gilmore	0	0	1	16

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Dwight Beyer	5	1	0	32
CB Braden Haygood	3	0	0	23
CB Shawn Sullivan	3	0	0	22
S Vincent Woods	2	1	1	28
ILB Manuel Mahoney	2	1	1	24
DE Alan McCarthy	1	0	0	32
DE Roger Broenkow	1	0	0	10
OLB Spencer Burns	1	0	0	20
CB Riley Graham	1	0	0	19
CB Mario Al-Rudaini	0	1	0	6
S Randal Dominquez	0	0	1	23

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Roosevelt Rodrigue	3	7	31	33
T Amari Liakos	3	7	31	33
T Cody Leake	2	6	31	33
G Rex Stanton	2	3	31	33
G Jessie Baxter	1	5	31	33
TE Jessie Ross	1	1	11	5
TE Taylor Edwards	0	1	9	11

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Braxton Coursen	3	6	24	1	41
G Preston Stuart	2	7	24	0	41
T Gerald Willis	2	6	24	0	41
T Dusty Rodgers	1	1	24	1	41
G Maurice Ford	0	4	24	0	41

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Ernest Morton	3	19
Leonard Lang	1	19

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Lukas Glover	1	15
Braxton Coursen	1	8

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Ernest Morton	29	33	---	---	19	81
WR Dashawn Nixon	28	33	---	---	14	75
G Jessie Baxter	31	33	---	---	6	70
T Cody Leake	31	33	---	---	6	70
T Amari Liakos	31	33	---	---	6	70
CB Tim Babin	---	---	24	41	4	69
CB Artie Rivers	---	---	21	41	3	65
QB Jon Smith	31	33	---	---	---	64
G Roosevelt Rodrigue	31	33	---	---	---	64
G Rex Stanton	31	33	---	---	---	64
WR Joe Howard	30	33	---	---	---	63
RB Leonard Lang	19	23	---	---	19	61
S Edgar Salari	---	---	24	24	8	56
DT Bernie Greene	---	---	22	29	1	52
OLB Glen Hanks	---	---	15	29	6	50
DE Christopher Newton	---	---	18	27	4	49
DE Aidan Butler	---	---	10	34	4	48
CB Ryan Haines	---	---	8	25	14	47
WR Dan McNeil	12	14	---	---	19	45
ILB Theodore Schulz	---	---	20	24	---	44
ILB Junior Horner	---	---	21	23	---	44
S Alonzo Dotson	---	---	15	22	6	43
CB Gus Goldblatt	---	---	10	30	3	43
ILB Samuel Richard	---	---	14	21	7	42
OLB Marvin Galland	---	---	10	27	4	41
DE Anthony Farrell	---	---	20	17	1	38
TE Taylor Edwards	9	11	---	---	5	25
TE Jessie Ross	11	5	---	---	7	23
DT Calvin Grier	---	---	3	16	3	22
RB Lenny Cobb	12	9	---	---	1	22
S Lester Gilmore	---	---	2	16	3	21
OLB James Roberson	---	---	2	0	18	20
S Gage Thomason	---	---	2	2	14	18
WR Marlon Brewer	4	3	---	---	10	17
ILB Jace Westbrook	---	---	2	0	9	11
K Dexter Winslett	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Jeffrey Borges	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Harry Hotchkiss	0	0	---	---	6	6
RB Kelly Bronson	0	1	---	---	4	5
OLB Dustin Wonders	---	---	1	3	---	4
P Ellis Andrews	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Amari Galloway	0	0	---	---	2	2
WR Collin Sohl	1	0	---	---	---	1
DT Richard Harmon	---	---	0	0	---	0
TE Patrick Kroeger	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Tracy Aycock	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Braxton Coursen	24	41	---	---	8	73
T Gerald Willis	24	41	---	---	7	72
G Maurice Ford	24	41	---	---	7	72
G Preston Stuart	24	41	---	---	7	72
T Dusty Rodgers	24	41	---	---	7	72
OLB Dwight Beyer	---	---	31	32	4	67
CB Martin Reynolds	---	---	31	33	2	66
RB Andy Burks	24	40	---	---	1	65
WR Jermaine Farrell	18	37	---	---	10	65
QB Jon Causey	24	41	---	---	---	65
DE Alan McCarthy	---	---	30	32	2	64
S Vincent Woods	---	---	28	28	7	63
ILB Manuel Mahoney	---	---	27	24	9	60
DE Owen Bunnell	---	---	27	23	8	58
S Randal Dominquez	---	---	19	23	15	57
CB Braden Haygood	---	---	26	23	6	55
TE Dylan Peralta	18	35	---	---	1	54
WR Ricky Stenerud	18	35	---	---	---	53
DT Connor Baliya	---	---	28	24	1	53
CB Shawn Sullivan	---	---	16	22	14	52
WR Jimmy Duffy	15	28	---	---	5	48
OLB Spencer Burns	---	---	19	20	2	41
ILB Keith Prescott	---	---	18	20	2	40
CB Riley Graham	---	---	16	19	2	37
WR Martin Curtis	8	9	---	---	18	35
RB Richard Merrill	4	11	---	---	13	28
OLB Robert Endzell	---	---	12	13	---	25
TE Eugene Fields	3	1	---	---	20	24
RB Mercury Dollilole	0	0	---	---	21	21
DE Roger Broenkow	---	---	4	10	6	20
DT Alonzo Grams	---	---	3	9	5	17
OLB Lukas Glover	---	---	1	0	15	16
CB Mario Al-Rudaini	---	---	4	6	5	15
TE Caleb Lyle	9	5	---	---	---	14
K Elliot Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Melvin Austin	3	4	---	---	---	7
C Donnell Slusher	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Britt Martinez	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Steven Burke	---	---	1	2	---	3
G Jonah Lehan	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Ellis Shea	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Roger Kuennen	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Brian Samuels	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Jose Liang	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jaylen Montague	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	35	4.4
Middle	15	44	2.9
Right	7	34	4.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	5	0.8
Middle	4	28	7.0
Right	14	62	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jon Smith	33	19	3	3	1	4	2	1	3

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jon Causey	39	21	6	2	2	4	5	7	4

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	19	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	90	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	78	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	35	17.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	29	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	10	159	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	51	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	39	19.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dashawn Nixon	9	8	0	128	2	33
WR Joe Howard	9	5	0	65	1	33
TE Ernest Morton	6	2	0	9	0	33
RB Leonard Lang	4	2	0	6	0	23
TE Taylor Edwards	3	2	1	14	0	11
WR Dan McNeil	1	0	0	0	0	14
TE Jessie Ross	1	0	0	0	0	5

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Andy Burks	10	5	0	35	0	40
WR Ricky Stenerud	9	4	0	63	2	35
WR Jermaine Farrell	6	3	1	57	1	37
TE Dylan Peralta	4	3	0	14	0	35
WR Martin Curtis	3	1	0	22	1	9
WR Jimmy Duffy	3	2	1	56	1	28
RB Richard Merrill	3	3	0	31	1	11
TE Caleb Lyle	1	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Lenny Cobb	3	-6	-2.00	3.27
RB Leonard Lang	3	20	6.67	3.88
QB Jon Smith	1	-1	-1.00	3.50

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Andy Burks	6	1	0.17	3.96

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jon Smith	3	2	12	4.00	6.73

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jon Causey	4	2	7	1.75	7.13

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ernest Morton	1	1	2	2.00	1.50
WR Dashawn Nixon	1	1	10	10.00	14.22
TE Taylor Edwards	1	0	0	0.00	4.67

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Richard Merrill	2	2	7	3.50	10.33
WR Ricky Stenerud	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
RB Andy Burks	1	0	0	0.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Leonard Lang	3	2

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
RB Andy Burks	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jon Smith	11	6	3

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jon Causey	13	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joe Howard	3	1	0
TE Ernest Morton	2	2	1
WR Dashawn Nixon	2	1	1
RB Leonard Lang	2	1	1
TE Taylor Edwards	2	1	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ricky Stenerud	4	2	2
WR Jermaine Farrell	3	1	1
TE Dylan Peralta	2	2	2
RB Andy Burks	2	2	1
WR Martin Curtis	1	0	0
TE Caleb Lyle	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (21,400)
End Zone 14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (21,400)
End Zone	14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)