2020 · Week 4
New Orleans Saints at Detroit Lions
Oct 4, 2020 · Ford Field · dome · fieldturf
Recap
New Orleans Saints defeated Detroit Lions 35–29. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Saints (62%). Saints improve to 2-2; Lions fall to 1-3. Drew Brees paced the offense with 246 passing yards and 2 TDs.
Team stats
| NO | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | First downs | 15 |
| 410 | Total yards | 296 |
| 246 | Passing yards | 206 |
| 164 | Rushing yards | 90 |
| 19/25 | Comp / Att | 17/31 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(12:02) (Shotgun) 9-M.Stafford pass short middle to 32-D.Swift for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q15-M.Prater extra point is GOOD, Center-48-D.Muhlbach, Holder-3-J.Fox.
- Q1(10:29) (Shotgun) 9-M.Stafford pass short left to 19-K.Golladay for 15 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q15-M.Prater extra point is GOOD, Center-48-D.Muhlbach, Holder-3-J.Fox.
- Q1(3:13) (Shotgun) 28-L.Murray up the middle for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q13-W.Lutz extra point is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-6-T.Morstead.
- Q2(10:13) 68-D.Kelly reported in as eligible. 41-A.Kamara right end for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q23-W.Lutz extra point is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-6-T.Morstead.
- Q2(3:08) 9-D.Brees pass short right to 10-T.Smith for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q23-W.Lutz extra point is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-6-T.Morstead.
- Q2(:50) 9-D.Brees pass deep right to 10-T.Smith for 20 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q23-W.Lutz extra point is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-6-T.Morstead.
- Q3(8:58) (Shotgun) 28-L.Murray up the middle for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q33-W.Lutz extra point is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-6-T.Morstead.
- Q3(4:24) 9-M.Stafford pass short left to 88-T.Hockenson for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q35-M.Prater extra point is GOOD, Center-48-D.Muhlbach, Holder-3-J.Fox.
- Q4(3:44) 67-M.Nelson reported in as eligible. 28-A.Peterson left tackle for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Box score
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 19/25 | 246 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| Alvin Kamara | 19 | 83 | 1 |
| Latavius Murray | 14 | 64 | 2 |
| Deonte Harty | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Taysom Hill | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Michael Burton | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Sanders | 6 | 9 | 93 | 0 |
| Alvin Kamara | 3 | 4 | 36 | 0 |
| Latavius Murray | 1 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| Tre'Quan Smith | 4 | 4 | 54 | 2 |
| Marquez Callaway | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Deonte Harty | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Taysom Hill | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Josh Hill | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Michael Burton | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
DET
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 17/31 | 206 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 3 | 21 | 0 |
| Adrian Peterson | 11 | 36 | 1 |
| D'Andre Swift | 4 | 22 | 0 |
| Kerryon Johnson | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Jamal Agnew | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Golladay | 4 | 8 | 62 | 1 |
| Danny Amendola | 2 | 3 | 57 | 0 |
| Adrian Peterson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesse James | 1 | 2 | 31 | 0 |
| D'Andre Swift | 4 | 4 | 30 | 1 |
| T.J. Hockenson | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| Kerryon Johnson | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Marvin Jones | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Jason Cabinda | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Jamal Agnew | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Marvin Hall | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |