2015 · Week 15
Detroit Lions at New Orleans Saints
Dec 21, 2015 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · sportturf
Recap
Detroit Lions topped New Orleans Saints 35–27. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Lions had just a 44% chance going in. Lions improve to 5-9; Saints fall to 5-9. Matthew Stafford was the story of the game with 254 passing yards and 3 TDs.
Team stats
| DET | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | First downs | 24 |
| 404 | Total yards | 410 |
| 254 | Passing yards | 341 |
| 150 | Rushing yards | 69 |
| 22/25 | Comp / Att | 34/52 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
Play-by-play not loaded for this game.
Box score
DET
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 22/25 | 254 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 9 | 77 | 1 |
| Joique Bell | 8 | 71 | 1 |
| Theo Riddick | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Ebron | 4 | 5 | 79 | 0 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Joique Bell | 2 | 3 | 30 | 0 |
| Golden Tate | 6 | 6 | 45 | 2 |
| Theo Riddick | 2 | 2 | 27 | 0 |
| T.J. Jones | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Calvin Johnson | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| Lance Moore | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Michael Burton | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| Timothy Wright | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 34/52 | 341 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Tim Hightower | 13 | 54 | 0 |
| C.J. Spiller | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Kendall Hunter | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael Hoomanawanui | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandin Cooks | 10 | 13 | 124 | 1 |
| Willie Snead | 10 | 12 | 76 | 0 |
| Tim Hightower | 3 | 4 | 31 | 0 |
| Benjamin Watson | 6 | 12 | 49 | 1 |
| Marques Colston | 2 | 4 | 39 | 1 |
| C.J. Spiller | 2 | 5 | 16 | 0 |
| Austin Johnson | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Brandon Coleman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |