2008 · Week 16
New Orleans Saints at Detroit Lions
Dec 21, 2008 · Ford Field · dome · fieldturf
Recap
New Orleans Saints routed Detroit Lions 42–7. ScoutIndex had favored Saints (75%) going in. Saints improve to 8-7; Lions fall to 0-15. Drew Brees led the way with 351 passing yards and 2 TDs. Saints out-gained the opponent 532–266 in total yards.
Team stats
| NO | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | First downs | 14 |
| 532 | Total yards | 266 |
| 351 | Passing yards | 137 |
| 181 | Rushing yards | 129 |
| 30/40 | Comp / Att | 11/26 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
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Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 30/40 | 351 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| Pierre Thomas | 13 | 77 | 1 |
| Deuce McAllister | 9 | 61 | 1 |
| Mike Bell | 4 | 26 | 1 |
| Robert Meachem | 1 | 20 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Thomas | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Deuce McAllister | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mike Bell | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
DET
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Orlovsky | 10/23 | 125 | 0 | 2 |
| Drew Stanton | 1/3 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Smith | 24 | 111 | 1 |
| Drew Stanton | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Aveion Cason | 1 | 2 | 0 |