2011 · Wild Card
Detroit Lions at New Orleans Saints
Jan 7, 2012 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · sportturf
Recap
New Orleans Saints beat Detroit Lions 45–28. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Saints (76%). Drew Brees led the way with 466 passing yards and 3 TDs. Saints out-gained the opponent 633–412 in total yards.
Team stats
| DET | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | First downs | 32 |
| 412 | Total yards | 633 |
| 380 | Passing yards | 466 |
| 32 | Rushing yards | 167 |
| 28/43 | Comp / Att | 33/43 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
DET
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 28/43 | 380 | 3 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Nate Burleson | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Titus Young | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Kevin Smith | 6 | 21 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Johnson | 12 | 15 | 211 | 2 |
| Nate Burleson | 4 | 5 | 50 | 0 |
| Brandon Pettigrew | 4 | 5 | 49 | 0 |
| Titus Young | 4 | 10 | 33 | 0 |
| Kevin Smith | 2 | 4 | 20 | 0 |
| Will Heller | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Tony Scheffler | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 33/43 | 466 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Pierre Thomas | 8 | 66 | 1 |
| Devery Henderson | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Darren Sproles | 10 | 51 | 2 |
| Chris Ivory | 13 | 47 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Colston | 7 | 7 | 120 | 0 |
| Robert Meachem | 4 | 8 | 111 | 1 |
| Pierre Thomas | 6 | 6 | 55 | 0 |
| Devery Henderson | 2 | 2 | 64 | 1 |
| Jimmy Graham | 7 | 11 | 55 | 1 |
| Darren Sproles | 4 | 5 | 34 | 0 |
| Jed Collins | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| Adrian Arrington | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |