2000 · Week 1
Detroit Lions at New Orleans Saints
Sep 3, 2000 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · astroturf
Recap
Detroit Lions topped New Orleans Saints 14–10. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Lions had just a 44% chance going in. Lions improve to 1-0; Saints fall to 0-1. Stoney Case was the story of the game with 100 passing yards; 17 rushing yards.
Team stats
| DET | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | First downs | 11 |
| 198 | Total yards | 275 |
| 100 | Passing yards | 169 |
| 98 | Rushing yards | 106 |
| 13/25 | Comp / Att | 18/34 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 5 |
Scoring & key plays
Play-by-play not loaded for this game.
Box score
DET
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoney Case | 13/25 | 100 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stoney Case | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| James Stewart | 25 | 78 | 0 |
| Sedrick Irvin | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| John Jett | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Stewart | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnnie Morton | 4 | 7 | 52 | 0 |
| Sedrick Irvin | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Brian Stablein | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| David Sloan | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Germane Crowell | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Walter Rasby | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Blake | 18/34 | 169 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Blake | 5 | 22 | 0 |
| Ricky Williams | 20 | 84 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Williams | 4 | 7 | 29 | 0 |
| Joe Horn | 5 | 7 | 58 | 0 |
| Jake Reed | 3 | 5 | 46 | 0 |
| Willie Jackson | 2 | 6 | 19 | 0 |
| Keith Poole | 3 | 6 | 14 | 0 |
| Chad Morton | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |