2026 · Week 1
New Orleans Saints at Detroit Lions
Sep 13, 2026 · Ford Field · dome · fieldturf
Recap
Detroit Lions escaped with a 31–30 win over New Orleans Saints, in overtime. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Lions (71%). Lions improve to 1-0; Saints fall to 0-1. Jahmyr Gibbs was the story of the game with 156 rushing yards and 2 rushing TDs; 5 catches for 30 yards. Saints out-gained the opponent 501–371 in total yards.
Team stats
| NO | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | First downs | 24 |
| 501 | Total yards | 371 |
| 410 | Passing yards | 206 |
| 91 | Rushing yards | 165 |
| 35/56 | Comp / Att | 26/39 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 5 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(3:41) 79-L.Borom reported in as eligible. 0-J.Gibbs up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q139-J.Bates extra point is GOOD, Center-49-H.Hatten, Holder-3-J.Fox.
- Q2(9:34) (Shotgun) 16-J.Goff sacked at DET 23 for -9 yards (99-C.Young). FUMBLES (99-C.Young) [99-C.Young], touched at DET 12, RECOVERED by NO-7-J.Sanker at DET 7. 7-J.Sanker for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN. The Replay Official reviewed the fumble ruling, and the play was REVERSED. (Shotgun) 16-J.Goff pass incomplete short right to 87-S.LaPorta [99-C.Young].
- Q3(11:18) 0-J.Gibbs left guard for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q339-J.Bates extra point is GOOD, Center-49-H.Hatten, Holder-3-J.Fox.
- Q3(8:59) (Shotgun) 16-J.Goff pass deep right to 14-A.St. Brown for 19 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q339-J.Bates extra point is GOOD, Center-49-H.Hatten, Holder-3-J.Fox.
- Q3(4:32) (Shotgun) 5-K.Miller up the middle for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q310-D.Carlson extra point is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-17-R.Wright.
- Q3(:34) 6-T.Shough pass short left to 14-D.Vele for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q310-D.Carlson extra point is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-17-R.Wright.
- Q4(7:45) 10-D.Carlson 28 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-17-R.Wright.
- Q4(2:35) 39-J.Bates 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-H.Hatten, Holder-3-J.Fox.
- Q4(1:13) (Shotgun) 6-T.Shough pass short right to 83-J.Johnson for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q410-D.Carlson extra point is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-17-R.Wright.
- Q4(:02) 10-D.Carlson 62 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-17-R.Wright.
- Q5(5:07) (Shotgun) 16-J.Goff pass short left to 14-A.St. Brown for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q539-J.Bates extra point is GOOD, Center-49-H.Hatten, Holder-3-J.Fox.
- Q5(1:38) (Shotgun) 6-T.Shough pass short right to 87-N.Fant for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Box score
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Shough | 35/56 | 410 | 3 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Shough | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Travis Etienne | 9 | 46 | 0 |
| Kendre Miller | 9 | 30 | 1 |
| CJ Donaldson | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Barion Brown | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Olave | 10 | 13 | 182 | 0 |
| Devaughn Vele | 7 | 9 | 69 | 1 |
| Juwan Johnson | 3 | 7 | 54 | 1 |
| Travis Etienne | 7 | 9 | 32 | 0 |
| Bryce Lance | 3 | 4 | 42 | 0 |
| Noah Fant | 4 | 8 | 33 | 1 |
| CJ Donaldson | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
DET
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Goff | 26/39 | 206 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Goff | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jahmyr Gibbs | 29 | 156 | 2 |
| Sione Vaki | 2 | 7 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahmyr Gibbs | 5 | 5 | 30 | 0 |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown | 10 | 14 | 67 | 2 |
| Sam LaPorta | 5 | 8 | 48 | 0 |
| Jameson Williams | 4 | 9 | 45 | 0 |
| Sione Vaki | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Brock Wright | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Isaac TeSlaa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |