2011 · Week 13
Detroit Lions at New Orleans Saints
Dec 4, 2011 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · sportturf
Recap
New Orleans Saints defeated Detroit Lions 31–17. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Saints (70%). Saints improve to 9-3; Lions fall to 7-5. Drew Brees paced the offense with 401 passing yards and 3 TDs.
Team stats
| DET | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | First downs | 23 |
| 559 | Total yards | 528 |
| 461 | Passing yards | 401 |
| 98 | Rushing yards | 127 |
| 36/51 | Comp / Att | 29/39 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
DET
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 36/51 | 461 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Smith | 8 | 42 | 2 |
| Titus Young | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Maurice Morris | 14 | 31 | 0 |
| Keiland Williams | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Stefan Logan | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Burleson | 6 | 10 | 107 | 0 |
| Calvin Johnson | 7 | 10 | 74 | 0 |
| Kevin Smith | 8 | 9 | 69 | 0 |
| Titus Young | 2 | 2 | 60 | 0 |
| Maurice Morris | 6 | 8 | 58 | 1 |
| Tony Scheffler | 2 | 4 | 41 | 0 |
| Rashied Davis | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| Keiland Williams | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Brandon Pettigrew | 2 | 5 | 13 | 0 |
| Will Heller | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 29/39 | 401 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Meachem | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Mark Ingram | 18 | 72 | 2 |
| Darren Sproles | 5 | 29 | 0 |
| Pierre Thomas | 2 | 10 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Meachem | 4 | 7 | 157 | 1 |
| Jimmy Graham | 8 | 10 | 89 | 0 |
| Marques Colston | 8 | 10 | 75 | 0 |
| Mark Ingram | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Sproles | 5 | 5 | 46 | 1 |
| Lance Moore | 2 | 4 | 23 | 1 |
| Pierre Thomas | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 |