2009 · Week 1
Detroit Lions at New Orleans Saints
Sep 13, 2009 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · fieldturf
Recap
New Orleans Saints beat Detroit Lions 45–27. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Saints (77%). Saints improve to 1-0; Lions fall to 0-1. Drew Brees led the way with 358 passing yards and 6 TDs. Saints out-gained the opponent 515–238 in total yards.
Team stats
| DET | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | First downs | 26 |
| 238 | Total yards | 515 |
| 205 | Passing yards | 358 |
| 33 | Rushing yards | 157 |
| 16/37 | Comp / Att | 26/34 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
DET
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 16/37 | 205 | 0 | 3 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Smith | 15 | 20 | 1 |
| Aaron Brown | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Jerome Felton | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Johnson | 3 | 13 | 90 | 0 |
| Kevin Smith | 7 | 9 | 52 | 0 |
| Bryant Johnson | 4 | 8 | 45 | 0 |
| Casey Fitzsimmons | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Yamon Figurs | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Will Heller | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 26/34 | 358 | 6 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Bell | 28 | 143 | 0 |
| Reggie Bush | 7 | 14 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devery Henderson | 5 | 8 | 103 | 1 |
| Reggie Bush | 5 | 6 | 55 | 0 |
| Robert Meachem | 2 | 2 | 51 | 1 |
| Lance Moore | 2 | 3 | 38 | 0 |
| Heath Evans | 4 | 4 | 35 | 1 |
| Jeremy Shockey | 4 | 4 | 31 | 2 |
| Marques Colston | 3 | 6 | 30 | 1 |
| David Thomas | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 |