Week 3, 2016

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	0	14	3	0	3	-	20
Detroit Lions	7	0	0	10	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:07 DET - Ameer Abdullah 7 run (Matt Prater extra point)
2Q: 09:23 NOS - Mark Ingram 1 pass from Drew Brees (Stephen Flowers extra point)
2Q: 02:54 NOS - Brandin Cooks 18 pass from Drew Brees (Stephen Flowers extra point)
3Q: 01:36 NOS - Stephen Flowers 44 field goal
4Q: 10:55 DET - Tyler Gibbons 21 pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater extra point)
4Q: 04:37 DET - Matt Prater 49 field goal
OT: 12:28 NOS - Stephen Flowers 45 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:07 DET - Ameer Abdullah 7 run (Matt Prater extra point)
2Q: 09:23 NOS - Mark Ingram 1 pass from Drew Brees (Stephen Flowers extra point)
2Q: 02:54 NOS - Brandin Cooks 18 pass from Drew Brees (Stephen Flowers extra point)
3Q: 01:36 NOS - Stephen Flowers 44 field goal
4Q: 10:55 DET - Tyler Gibbons 21 pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater extra point)
4Q: 04:37 DET - Matt Prater 49 field goal
OT: 12:28 NOS - Stephen Flowers 45 field goal

Team Statistics NOS DET
Record 2-1 1-2
First Downs 19 16
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 15 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 296 322
- Offensive Plays 67 69
- Yards per Play 4.42 4.67
Net Rushing Yards 81 75
- Rushing Attempts 26 22
- Yards per Rush 3.12 3.41
Net Passing Yards 215 247
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 28 - 0 45 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 239 261
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/24 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 5.24 5.26
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/17 8/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/23 8/52
Punt Returns/Yards 6/66 3/30
Kick Returns/Yards 1/18 2/48
Interception Ret./Yards 1/1 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 20
Time of Possession 30:55 31:42

Team Statistics	NOS	DET
Record	2-1	1-2
First Downs	19	16
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	15	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	296	322
- Offensive Plays	67	69
- Yards per Play	4.42	4.67
Net Rushing Yards	81	75
- Rushing Attempts	26	22
- Yards per Rush	3.12	3.41
Net Passing Yards	215	247
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 28 - 0	45 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	239	261
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/24	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	5.24	5.26
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/17	8/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/23	8/52
Punt Returns/Yards	6/66	3/30
Kick Returns/Yards	1/18	2/48
Interception Ret./Yards	1/1	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 20
Time of Possession	30:55	31:42

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:06	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
1	7:57	1:43	OWN 23	3	4	Punt
1	3:52	3:18	OWN 20	9	40	Punt
2	14:13	4:59	OWN 49	9	51	Touchdown
2	7:38	4:55	OWN 14	10	86	Touchdown
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	13:41	1:32	OWN 49	3	2	Punt
3	9:59	1:42	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
3	4:51	3:22	OWN 38	6	35	Field Goal
4	10:42	1:06	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	4:32	2:48	OWN 9	7	26	Punt
4	0:49	0:49	OWN 20	5	27	Half
OT1	13:51	1:28	OPP 36	3	8	Field Goal

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:54	3:57	OWN 15	9	85	Touchdown
1	6:14	1:33	OWN 7	3	6	Punt
1	4:41	0:49	OWN 39	3	8	Punt
1	0:34	1:21	OWN 7	3	-5	Punt
2	9:14	1:36	OWN 34	3	6	Punt
2	2:43	2:35	OWN 20	9	29	Punt
3	15:00	1:19	OWN 20	3	-11	Punt
3	12:09	2:10	OWN 20	4	18	Punt
3	8:17	3:26	OWN 5	6	18	Punt
3	1:29	5:47	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	9:36	5:04	OWN 21	9	47	Field Goal
4	1:44	0:55	OWN 33	4	20	Punt
OT1	15:00	1:09	OWN 25	3	1	Interception

Game MVP: Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mark Ingram	12	40	3.33	14	1
Ryan Mathews	11	39	3.55	15	1
Drew Brees	3	2	0.67	2	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ameer Abdullah	14	39	2.79	12	1	1
Matthew Stafford	5	31	6.20	10	1	0
Tyler Gibbons	3	5	1.67	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	38	28	239	3/24	2	24	0	107.2

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matthew Stafford	45	27	261	2/14	1	33	1	74.4

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Mark Ingram	7	8	14	2.00	9	11	1
WR Brandin Cooks	6	8	69	11.50	16	18	1
WR Jacob Jude	5	7	50	10.00	15	18	0
WR Willie Snead	4	5	40	10.00	11	13	0
TE C.J. Fiedorowicz	2	2	23	11.50	13	15	0
RB Ryan Mathews	1	3	3	3.00	2	3	0
WR Brandon Coleman	1	1	14	14.00	5	14	0
WR Tre McBride	1	3	24	24.00	3	24	0
RB Marcus Murphy	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Calvin Johnson	8	12	63	7.88	13	20	0
WR Corey Fuller	4	12	46	11.50	23	32	0
RB Ameer Abdullah	4	4	44	11.00	21	23	0
WR Desmond Stevens	3	6	35	11.67	2	33	0
WR Golden Tate	2	4	18	9.00	0	10	0
WR Kenbrell Thompkins	2	2	18	9.00	0	15	0
RB Joique Bell	1	1	8	8.00	10	8	0
TE Timothy Wright	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
FB Michael Burton	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
RB Tyler Gibbons	1	1	21	21.00	0	21	1
TE John Greene	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Darius Butler	1	1	1.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Damian Swann	1	0	0	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Robbie Brock	0	1	0	0
Larry Warford	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	7	369	52.7	45.6	68	5

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Martin	9	456	50.7	36.7	53	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Flowers	2/2	2/2	0/0	45	2/2

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Prater	1/1	1/1	0/0	49	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damian Swann	6	66	11.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenbrell Thompkins	3	30	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jacob Jude	1	18	18.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenbrell Thompkins	2	48	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Stephone Anthony	10	6	0.0	22	47
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	8	2	1.0	18	43
S Kenny Vaccaro	6	1	0.0	22	47
DE Cameron Jordan	4	0	1.0	22	45
CB Darius Butler	4	1	0.0	16	44
CB Damian Swann	4	1	0.0	18	42
S Reshad Jones	4	0	0.0	9	18
S Jairus Byrd	3	0	0.0	22	47
CB Keenan Lewis	2	1	0.0	22	47
DT Haloti Ngata	2	0	0.0	15	24
DE Kasim Edebali	1	0	0.0	16	34
DT Neal Clinton	1	0	0.0	13	32
OLB Rex Gerhardt	0	1	0.0	5	6

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ross Beyer	8	3	0.0	26	39
CB Quandre Diggs	8	2	0.0	16	32
OLB DeAndre Levy	6	1	0.0	18	33
CB Nevin Lawson	5	2	0.0	26	41
S Glover Quin	5	0	0.0	25	41
S Morgan Burnett	4	1	0.0	26	41
OLB Jelani Jenkins	4	0	0.0	8	7
DE Ezekiel Ansah	3	0	2.0	22	36
DE Devin Taylor	2	1	1.0	21	29
DT Caraun Reid	2	2	0.0	24	31
DT George Castro	2	1	0.0	19	23
WR Calvin Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
CB Darius Slay	1	0	0.0	26	41
CB Alex Carter	1	0	0.0	0	3
ILB Brian Peters	1	0	0.0	0	2
DT Gabe Wright	1	0	0.0	8	21
DE Drew Fisk	1	0	0.0	5	12
OLB Chad Greenway	0	1	0.0	6	6

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Cameron Jordan	1.0	3	45
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	1.0	0	43
DT Haloti Ngata	0.0	1	24
S Kenny Vaccaro	0.0	1	47
DE Kasim Edebali	0.0	1	34
DT Neal Clinton	0.0	1	32
DE Clyde Ingram	0.0	1	13
DT Robert Horton	0.0	1	19

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ezekiel Ansah	2.0	2	3	36
DE Devin Taylor	1.0	0	1	29
OLB DeAndre Levy	0.0	1	0	33
DT Caraun Reid	0.0	1	0	31

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Stephone Anthony	7	0	0	47
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	4	2	0	43
CB Darius Butler	4	0	1	44
S Reshad Jones	3	0	0	18
CB Keenan Lewis	2	1	0	47
S Jairus Byrd	2	0	0	47
CB Damian Swann	2	0	0	42
S Kenny Vaccaro	1	1	0	47
DE Cameron Jordan	1	0	0	45
DE Kasim Edebali	1	0	0	34

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Quandre Diggs	8	0	32
S Glover Quin	3	1	41
OLB Jelani Jenkins	3	0	7
CB Nevin Lawson	3	0	41
S Morgan Burnett	2	1	41
OLB DeAndre Levy	2	0	33
ILB Ross Beyer	2	0	39
CB Darius Slay	1	2	41
DE Devin Taylor	1	0	29
DT Caraun Reid	1	0	31
CB Alex Carter	1	0	3
ILB Brian Peters	1	0	2

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jahri Evans	3	7	1	26	0	41
D'Brickashaw Ferguson	2	4	0	26	0	41
Gilbert Shillingford	1	4	0	26	1	41
Max Unger	1	4	0	26	0	41
C.J. Fiedorowicz	1	1	0	17	0	16
Zach Strief	0	1	0	26	2	41
Myron Wansley	0	1	0	14	0	24
Joseph Lloyd	0	1	0	7	0	5

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jimmie Lucas	1	4	0	22	1	47
Riley Reiff	1	3	0	16	1	38
Travis Swanson	1	3	0	22	0	47
Timothy Wright	1	2	1	15	0	21
Larry Warford	0	3	0	22	0	47
Laken Tomlinson	0	1	0	22	0	47
Kenyon Roberson	0	1	0	6	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Darius Butler	1	32
Reshad Jones	1	18
Ryan Mathews	1	18
Shaquille Harrison	1	18
Theodore Mankad	1	15

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Michael Burton	3	17
Robbie Brock	2	13
Golden Tate	1	18
Larry Warford	1	10

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Darius Butler	---	---	16	44	32	92
Gilbert Shillingford	26	41	---	---	9	76
Brandin Cooks	25	39	---	---	11	75
Damian Swann	---	---	18	42	14	74
Stephone Anthony	---	---	22	47	2	71
Jairus Byrd	---	---	22	47	1	70
Keenan Lewis	---	---	22	47	1	70
Kenny Vaccaro	---	---	22	47	1	70
Cameron Jordan	---	---	22	45	1	68
Drew Brees	26	41	---	---	---	67
Jahri Evans	26	41	---	---	---	67
D'Brickashaw Ferguson	26	41	---	---	---	67
Zach Strief	26	41	---	---	---	67
Max Unger	26	41	---	---	---	67
Hau'oli Kikaha	---	---	18	43	2	63
Myron Wansley	14	24	---	---	17	55
Kasim Edebali	---	---	16	34	3	53
Ryan Mathews	12	22	---	---	18	52
Haloti Ngata	---	---	15	24	8	47
Neal Clinton	---	---	13	32	2	47
Jacob Jude	11	23	---	---	12	46
Reshad Jones	---	---	9	18	18	45
C.J. Fiedorowicz	17	16	---	---	9	42
Tre McBride	13	20	---	---	8	41
Willie Snead	14	25	---	---	---	39
Robert Horton	---	---	10	19	1	30
Mark Ingram	13	16	---	---	---	29
Rex Gerhardt	---	---	5	6	18	29
Clyde Ingram	---	---	6	13	7	26
Shaquille Harrison	0	7	---	---	18	25
Joseph Lloyd	7	5	---	---	9	21
Theodore Mankad	---	---	0	0	15	15
Andrew Sendejo	---	---	1	3	8	12
Brandon Coleman	3	7	---	---	2	12
Davis Tull	---	---	3	1	8	12
Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tim Lelito	0	0	---	---	9	9
Matt Tobin	0	0	---	---	9	9
Gregory Bullock	0	0	---	---	9	9
Pete Hauer	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bobby Richardson	---	---	2	5	---	7
Stephen Flowers	0	0	---	---	7	7
Marcus Murphy	1	1	---	---	1	3
Nick Foles	0	0	---	---	---	0
Garrett Grayson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steven Edwards	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Larry Warford	22	47	---	---	10	79
Nevin Lawson	---	---	26	41	8	75
Calvin Johnson	22	46	---	---	1	69
Matthew Stafford	22	47	---	---	---	69
Morgan Burnett	---	---	26	41	2	69
Darius Slay	---	---	26	41	2	69
Travis Swanson	22	47	---	---	---	69
Laken Tomlinson	22	47	---	---	---	69
Jimmie Lucas	22	47	---	---	---	69
Glover Quin	---	---	25	41	2	68
Ross Beyer	---	---	26	39	2	67
Ezekiel Ansah	---	---	22	36	3	61
Caraun Reid	---	---	24	31	4	59
Quandre Diggs	---	---	16	32	11	59
Desmond Stevens	11	30	---	---	16	57
Riley Reiff	16	38	---	---	---	54
Devin Taylor	---	---	21	29	3	53
DeAndre Levy	---	---	18	33	1	52
Corey Fuller	14	37	---	---	---	51
Michael Burton	11	23	---	---	17	51
Golden Tate	8	18	---	---	18	44
Ameer Abdullah	19	25	---	---	---	44
Timothy Wright	15	21	---	---	7	43
George Castro	---	---	19	23	1	43
Jelani Jenkins	---	---	8	7	19	34
Joique Bell	4	5	---	---	23	32
Gabe Wright	---	---	8	21	2	31
John Greene	2	7	---	---	19	28
Drew Fisk	---	---	5	12	9	26
Kenbrell Thompkins	1	7	---	---	17	25
Kenyon Roberson	6	9	---	---	10	25
Tyler Gibbons	3	16	---	---	4	23
Chad Greenway	---	---	6	6	9	21
Craig Dahl	---	---	2	7	10	19
Robbie Brock	---	---	0	0	13	13
Alex Carter	---	---	0	3	8	11
Josh Bynes	---	---	4	1	5	10
Andrew DePaola	0	0	---	---	10	10
Peter Bronson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Charles Pfeiffer	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jason Jones	---	---	4	5	---	9
Sam Martin	0	0	---	---	9	9
Brian Peters	---	---	0	2	7	9
Matt Prater	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mark Sanchez	0	0	---	---	1	1
Antonio Fields	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	22	4.4
Middle	19	64	3.4
Right	1	-4	-4.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	31	4.4
Middle	14	44	3.1
Right	1	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	38	28	1	0	2	4	4	4	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matthew Stafford	45	27	5	2	2	4	9	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	23	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	93	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	99	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	24	24.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	13	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	81	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	81	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	10	3	86	8.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Mark Ingram	8	7	0	14	0	16
WR Brandin Cooks	8	6	0	69	0	39
WR Jacob Jude	7	5	1	50	0	23
WR Willie Snead	5	4	1	40	0	25
RB Ryan Mathews	3	1	0	3	0	22
WR Tre McBride	3	1	0	24	1	20
TE C.J. Fiedorowicz	2	2	0	23	0	16
WR Brandon Coleman	1	1	0	14	0	7
RB Marcus Murphy	1	1	0	2	0	1

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Calvin Johnson	12	8	0	63	1	46
WR Corey Fuller	12	4	1	46	1	37
WR Desmond Stevens	6	3	0	35	1	30
WR Golden Tate	4	2	1	18	0	18
RB Ameer Abdullah	4	4	0	44	1	25
WR Kenbrell Thompkins	2	2	0	18	0	7
RB Joique Bell	1	1	0	8	0	5
TE Timothy Wright	1	1	0	12	0	21
FB Michael Burton	1	1	0	-4	0	23
RB Tyler Gibbons	1	1	0	21	1	16
TE John Greene	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mark Ingram	2	5	2.50	3.33

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ameer Abdullah	1	7	7.00	2.79
Tyler Gibbons	1	5	5.00	1.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	3	3	31	10.33	6.29

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matthew Stafford	1	1	-4	-4.00	5.80

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brandin Cooks	2	2	30	15.00	8.63
RB Mark Ingram	1	1	1	1.00	1.75

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Michael Burton	1	1	-4	-4.00	-4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Drew Brees	1	1
Ryan Mathews	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Ameer Abdullah	1	1
Tyler Gibbons	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	14	11	7

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matthew Stafford	17	11	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Mark Ingram	3	2	1
WR Brandin Cooks	3	2	1
WR Jacob Jude	3	3	2
WR Tre McBride	2	1	1
WR Willie Snead	2	2	2
RB Ryan Mathews	1	1	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Corey Fuller	5	2	1
WR Desmond Stevens	4	2	1
WR Golden Tate	3	2	0
WR Calvin Johnson	1	1	1
RB Joique Bell	1	1	1
TE Timothy Wright	1	1	1
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	1	1
RB Tyler Gibbons	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,200 (19,200)
End Zone 13,900 (13,900)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,000)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (12,300)
Club Seats 8,600 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,200 (19,200)
End Zone	13,900 (13,900)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,000)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (12,300)
Club Seats	8,600 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,000)