Week 15, 2015

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	7	10	3	9	-	29
New Orleans Saints	0	14	7	7	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:09 DET - Eric Ebron 8 pass from Matthew Stafford (Dennis Mandarich extra point)
2Q: 12:17 NOS - T.J. Graham 7 pass from Drew Brees (Kai Forbath extra point)
2Q: 07:44 DET - Timothy Wright 15 pass from Matthew Stafford (Dennis Mandarich extra point)
2Q: 04:44 NOS - C.J. Spiller 13 run (Kai Forbath extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DET - Dennis Mandarich 55 field goal
3Q: 07:55 DET - Dennis Mandarich 33 field goal
3Q: 03:43 NOS - Mark Ingram 6 run (Kai Forbath extra point)
4Q: 12:03 NOS - Mark Ingram 23 run (Kai Forbath extra point)
4Q: 08:43 DET - Dennis Mandarich 33 field goal
4Q: 00:43 DET - Chase Reynolds 3 pass from Matthew Stafford (Matthew Stafford pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:09 DET - Eric Ebron 8 pass from Matthew Stafford (Dennis Mandarich extra point)
2Q: 12:17 NOS - T.J. Graham 7 pass from Drew Brees (Kai Forbath extra point)
2Q: 07:44 DET - Timothy Wright 15 pass from Matthew Stafford (Dennis Mandarich extra point)
2Q: 04:44 NOS - C.J. Spiller 13 run (Kai Forbath extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DET - Dennis Mandarich 55 field goal
3Q: 07:55 DET - Dennis Mandarich 33 field goal
3Q: 03:43 NOS - Mark Ingram 6 run (Kai Forbath extra point)
4Q: 12:03 NOS - Mark Ingram 23 run (Kai Forbath extra point)
4Q: 08:43 DET - Dennis Mandarich 33 field goal
4Q: 00:43 DET - Chase Reynolds 3 pass from Matthew Stafford (Matthew Stafford pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics DET NOS
Record 9-5 8-6
First Downs 25 26
- by Rushing 1 7
- by Passing 24 17
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 440 465
- Offensive Plays 66 62
- Yards per Play 6.67 7.50
Net Rushing Yards 49 164
- Rushing Attempts 12 25
- Yards per Rush 4.08 6.56
Net Passing Yards 391 301
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 51 - 34 - 0 36 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 410 306
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 7.24 8.14
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/13 5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 9/60 3/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/11 2/42
Kick Returns/Yards 2/54 3/70
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 25
Time of Possession 29:16 30:44

Team Statistics	DET	NOS
Record	9-5	8-6
First Downs	25	26
- by Rushing	1	7
- by Passing	24	17
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	440	465
- Offensive Plays	66	62
- Yards per Play	6.67	7.50
Net Rushing Yards	49	164
- Rushing Attempts	12	25
- Yards per Rush	4.08	6.56
Net Passing Yards	391	301
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	51 - 34 - 0	36 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	410	306
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	7.24	8.14
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/13	5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	9/60	3/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/11	2/42
Kick Returns/Yards	2/54	3/70
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 25
Time of Possession	29:16	30:44

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:00	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
1	10:14	1:12	OWN 26	3	-3	Punt
1	7:55	2:06	OWN 23	6	1	Punt
1	4:46	1:58	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	12:07	4:34	OWN 42	10	58	Touchdown
2	4:36	1:54	OWN 20	5	44	Punt
2	0:29	0:29	OPP 43	2	5	Field Goal
3	11:48	4:00	OWN 49	9	35	Field Goal
3	3:34	4:25	OWN 20	8	64	Fumble
4	11:51	3:15	OWN 45	6	39	Field Goal
4	2:28	1:51	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:00	1:46	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	9:02	1:07	OWN 16	3	6	Punt
1	5:49	1:03	OPP 40	3	5	Punt
1	2:48	5:41	OWN 28	12	72	Touchdown
2	7:33	2:57	OWN 30	6	70	Touchdown
2	2:42	2:13	OWN 20	6	39	Fumble
3	15:00	3:12	OWN 22	6	29	Downs
3	7:48	4:14	OWN 32	7	68	Touchdown
4	14:09	2:18	OWN 16	4	84	Touchdown
4	8:36	6:08	OWN 20	9	47	Punt
4	0:37	0:37	OWN 20	3	27	Game

Game MVP: Matthew Stafford, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chase Reynolds	5	21	4.20	13	1
Bobby Rainey	4	6	1.50	4	0
Matthew Stafford	2	16	8.00	9	0
Joique Bell	1	6	6.00	6	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mark Ingram	17	126	7.41	42	4	2
C.J. Spiller	5	31	6.20	13	2	1
Drew Brees	2	5	2.50	6	0	0
Toben Opurum	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matthew Stafford	51	34	410	3/19	3	39	0	110.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	36	27	306	1/5	1	34	0	109.2

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Calvin Johnson	12	16	163	13.58	58	39	0
WR Corey Fuller	9	14	91	10.11	8	17	0
WR Golden Tate	4	6	67	16.75	30	24	0
RB Chase Reynolds	3	4	16	5.33	13	11	1
TE Eric Ebron	3	3	44	14.67	21	27	1
TE Timothy Wright	2	2	21	10.50	9	15	1
WR T.J. Jones	1	5	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Bobby Rainey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Josh Hill	6	7	62	10.33	38	29	0
WR T.J. Graham	5	9	58	11.60	22	32	1
WR Brandin Cooks	4	5	52	13.00	14	20	0
WR Les Starks	4	6	65	16.25	33	34	0
RB Mark Ingram	3	4	35	11.67	23	17	0
TE Benjamin Watson	2	2	20	10.00	14	10	0
RB C.J. Spiller	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Seantavius Jones	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Toben Opurum	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bobby Rainey	1	1	0
Matthew Stafford	1	0	0
C.J. Wilson	0	1	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Drew Brees	1	0	0
Damian Swann	0	1	0
Jairus Byrd	0	0	1
Bobby Richardson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Martin	4	200	50.0	34.5	66	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	4	170	42.5	29.8	57	1

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dennis Mandarich	3/3	1/1	1/1	55	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kai Forbath	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darius Slay	1	11	11.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Les Starks	2	42	21.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Johnson	2	54	27.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Les Starks	2	44	22.0	0
Brandon Coleman	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Stephen Tulloch	7	2	0.0	25	37
S Robbie Brock	6	2	0.0	23	37
OLB Tahir Whitehead	6	0	0.0	14	28
OLB Josh Bynes	5	1	0.0	14	10
CB Darius Slay	4	2	0.0	25	37
CB Nevin Lawson	4	0	0.0	25	37
DT C.J. Wilson	3	2	1.0	16	22
DE Jason Jones	3	1	0.0	20	33
S Glover Quin	2	6	0.0	25	37
S James Ihedigbo	2	2	0.0	3	11
DT Haloti Ngata	2	0	0.0	19	19
ILB Steven Johnson	2	0	0.0	11	9
DE Devin Taylor	1	0	0.0	16	13
DT Caraun Reid	1	0	0.0	7	7
DT Gabe Wright	1	0	0.0	9	15

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Kristopher Cooley	6	3	0.0	9	42
S Kenny Vaccaro	5	3	0.0	12	54
CB Damian Swann	5	3	0.0	10	49
S Jairus Byrd	5	2	0.0	12	54
ILB Stephone Anthony	5	1	0.0	12	54
DE Bobby Richardson	4	0	3.0	11	42
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	4	2	0.0	9	46
CB Keenan Lewis	4	1	0.0	12	54
DT Kevin Williams	3	0	0.0	8	47
DE Andre Shepard	2	1	0.0	10	33
OLB Dannell Ellerbe	1	0	0.0	5	15
RB Mark Ingram	1	0	---	---	---
DE Tavaris Barnes	1	0	0.0	4	27
S Taurean Nixon	1	0	0.0	3	15
DT John Jenkins	0	1	0.0	7	29
OLB Davis Tull	0	1	0.0	2	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT C.J. Wilson	1.0	0	0	0	22
DE Ezekiel Ansah	0.0	1	0	1	28
DE Devin Taylor	0.0	1	0	0	13
DE Jason Jones	0.0	0	1	0	33

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Bobby Richardson	3.0	0	3	42
DT John Jenkins	0.0	1	0	29
ILB Stephone Anthony	0.0	0	1	54
DE Tavaris Barnes	0.0	0	1	27
DE Andre Shepard	0.0	0	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Tahir Whitehead	6	1	28
CB Darius Slay	4	1	37
CB Nevin Lawson	4	0	37
S Robbie Brock	4	0	37
ILB Stephen Tulloch	3	0	37
DE Jason Jones	2	0	33
S Glover Quin	1	1	37
OLB Josh Bynes	1	0	10
ILB Steven Johnson	1	0	9
DE Devin Taylor	1	0	13
CB Quandre Diggs	0	1	25

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Damian Swann	6	0	49
CB Keenan Lewis	5	1	54
S Kenny Vaccaro	5	1	54
ILB Stephone Anthony	5	0	54
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	3	1	46
CB Kristopher Cooley	3	0	42
S Jairus Byrd	2	1	54
OLB Dannell Ellerbe	1	1	15
S Taurean Nixon	1	1	15
DT Kevin Williams	1	0	47
DE Bobby Richardson	1	0	42
DE Andre Shepard	1	0	33

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Riley Reiff	1	3	12	2	54
Larry Warford	1	1	12	0	54
Everett Buckner	1	1	7	0	32
Rusty Morris	0	4	12	0	54
Laken Tomlinson	0	1	5	0	22
Cornelius Lucas	0	0	12	1	54

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Max Unger	3	8	2	25	0	37
Tim Lelito	2	5	0	25	0	37
Daquan Wooden	2	4	0	25	0	37
Zach Strief	1	3	0	25	1	37
Tony Hills	1	2	0	25	0	37
Benjamin Watson	0	2	0	10	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Steven Johnson	1	22
Joique Bell	1	21
Golden Tate	1	18
Desmond Stevens	1	15
James Ihedigbo	1	11

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Kristopher Cooley	1	21
Brandon Coleman	1	15
Michael Hoomanawanui	1	13

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Larry Warford	12	54	---	---	7	73
Darius Slay	---	---	25	37	9	71
Calvin Johnson	11	53	---	---	5	69
Matthew Stafford	12	54	---	---	---	66
Riley Reiff	12	54	---	---	---	66
Cornelius Lucas	12	54	---	---	---	66
Rusty Morris	12	54	---	---	---	66
Stephen Tulloch	---	---	25	37	2	64
Glover Quin	---	---	25	37	---	62
Nevin Lawson	---	---	25	37	---	62
Robbie Brock	---	---	23	37	1	61
Golden Tate	7	31	---	---	18	56
Corey Fuller	12	43	---	---	---	55
Jason Jones	---	---	20	33	1	54
Eric Ebron	10	29	---	---	7	46
Quandre Diggs	---	---	11	25	8	44
Steven Johnson	---	---	11	9	22	42
Tahir Whitehead	---	---	14	28	---	42
Ezekiel Ansah	---	---	12	28	---	40
C.J. Wilson	---	---	16	22	1	39
Everett Buckner	7	32	---	---	---	39
Haloti Ngata	---	---	19	19	---	38
Nicolas Alexander	5	20	---	---	12	37
Chase Reynolds	8	28	---	---	---	36
Josh Bynes	---	---	14	10	10	34
Joique Bell	2	10	---	---	21	33
Devin Taylor	---	---	16	13	4	33
Timothy Wright	0	15	---	---	15	30
T.J. Jones	1	16	---	---	11	28
Bobby Rainey	4	16	---	---	7	27
Laken Tomlinson	5	22	---	---	---	27
Gabe Wright	---	---	9	15	2	26
James Ihedigbo	---	---	3	11	11	25
Desmond Stevens	0	1	---	---	15	16
Caraun Reid	---	---	7	7	---	14
Alex Carter	---	---	0	2	9	11
Dennis Mandarich	0	0	---	---	9	9
Zach Zenner	0	8	---	---	---	8
Don Muhlbach	0	0	---	---	7	7
Manny Ramirez	0	0	---	---	7	7
LaAdrian Waddle	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kenyon Roberson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Sam Martin	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dan Orlovsky	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ricky Stanzi	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ross Beyer	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kristopher Cooley	---	---	9	42	21	72
Stephone Anthony	---	---	12	54	4	70
Jairus Byrd	---	---	12	54	3	69
Keenan Lewis	---	---	12	54	3	69
Kenny Vaccaro	---	---	12	54	3	69
Daquan Wooden	25	37	---	---	4	66
Les Starks	21	35	---	---	9	65
Damian Swann	---	---	10	49	5	64
Drew Brees	25	37	---	---	---	62
Kevin Williams	---	---	8	47	7	62
Zach Strief	25	37	---	---	---	62
Tony Hills	25	37	---	---	---	62
Max Unger	25	37	---	---	---	62
Tim Lelito	25	37	---	---	---	62
T.J. Graham	21	36	---	---	2	59
Hau'oli Kikaha	---	---	9	46	4	59
Bobby Richardson	---	---	11	42	2	55
Josh Hill	20	22	---	---	4	46
Andre Shepard	---	---	10	33	3	46
Mark Ingram	19	26	---	---	---	45
Brandin Cooks	10	18	---	---	15	43
John Jenkins	---	---	7	29	4	40
Tavaris Barnes	---	---	4	27	1	32
Toben Opurum	13	13	---	---	6	32
Dannell Ellerbe	---	---	5	15	11	31
Benjamin Watson	10	11	---	---	9	30
Akeem Spence	---	---	5	23	2	30
C.J. Spiller	6	8	---	---	15	29
Seantavius Jones	2	12	---	---	9	23
Taurean Nixon	---	---	3	15	1	19
Brandon Coleman	0	3	---	---	15	18
Jamarca Sanford	---	---	1	5	11	17
Michael Hoomanawanui	3	1	---	---	13	17
Davis Tull	---	---	2	5	10	17
Rickey Krueger	0	0	---	---	15	15
Tyrus Whitt	---	---	0	0	6	6
Kai Forbath	0	0	---	---	5	5
Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	4	4
Justin Drescher	0	0	---	---	4	4
Andrus Peat	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tommy Beyer	0	0	---	---	4	4
Darrell Ford	0	0	---	---	4	4
Luke McCown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Garrett Grayson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marcus Murphy	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gustavo Walters	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	3	1.0
Middle	6	40	6.7
Right	3	6	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	36	12.0
Middle	15	97	6.5
Right	7	31	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matthew Stafford	51	34	5	0	4	6	6	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	36	27	4	2	0	4	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	43	8.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	16	166	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	12	159	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	42	8.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	29	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	17	190	9.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	87	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Calvin Johnson	16	12	0	163	2	53
WR Corey Fuller	14	9	2	91	0	43
WR Golden Tate	6	4	2	67	2	31
WR T.J. Jones	5	1	0	8	0	16
RB Chase Reynolds	4	3	0	16	0	28
TE Eric Ebron	3	3	0	44	1	29
TE Timothy Wright	2	2	0	21	0	15
RB Bobby Rainey	1	0	0	0	0	16

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR T.J. Graham	9	5	58	1	36
TE Josh Hill	7	6	62	1	22
WR Les Starks	6	4	65	1	35
WR Brandin Cooks	5	4	52	1	18
RB Mark Ingram	4	3	35	0	26
TE Benjamin Watson	2	2	20	0	11
RB C.J. Spiller	1	1	6	0	8
WR Seantavius Jones	1	1	3	0	12
FB Toben Opurum	1	1	5	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chase Reynolds	2	7	3.50	4.20
Bobby Rainey	1	1	1.00	1.50

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mark Ingram	4	15	3.75	7.41
C.J. Spiller	1	13	13.00	6.20
Toben Opurum	1	2	2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matthew Stafford	7	5	45	6.43	8.04

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	3	2	10	3.33	8.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Chase Reynolds	2	2	5	2.50	4.00
WR Corey Fuller	2	1	17	8.50	6.50
WR Golden Tate	1	0	0	0.00	11.17
TE Timothy Wright	1	1	15	15.00	10.50
TE Eric Ebron	1	1	8	8.00	14.67

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR T.J. Graham	2	1	7	3.50	6.44
RB Mark Ingram	1	1	3	3.00	8.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Drew Brees	1	0
C.J. Spiller	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matthew Stafford	13	8	7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	8	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Calvin Johnson	5	5	5
WR Corey Fuller	3	0	0
WR Golden Tate	2	1	1
TE Timothy Wright	1	1	0
TE Eric Ebron	1	1	1
WR T.J. Jones	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Mark Ingram	2	1	1
WR Brandin Cooks	2	2	1
TE Benjamin Watson	1	1	1
RB C.J. Spiller	1	1	1
TE Josh Hill	1	1	0
WR Les Starks	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,200 (73,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,500 (19,500)
End Zone 14,100 (14,100)
Mezzanine 8,100 (8,100)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (12,500)
Club Seats 15,600 (15,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,400 (3,400)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,200 (73,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,500 (19,500)
End Zone	14,100 (14,100)
Mezzanine	8,100 (8,100)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (12,500)
Club Seats	15,600 (15,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,400 (3,400)