New Orleans Saints
Detroit Lions
Stadium
Capacity: 65,000
Inaugurated: 01/01/1975
Broadcast
Announcers
Frank Glieber/Johnny Unitas
Summary
NO and DET combined for 268 passing yards and 2 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Chuck Muncie led NO with 52 rushing yards while Dexter Bussey paced DET with 150. Through the air, Jim Thaxton topped NO with 42 receiving yards while Ray Jarvis led DET with 46.
Expected Points Summary
Team Stats
Stat
NO
DET
First Downs
9
26
Rush-Yds-TDs
17-39-1
53-306-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
10-22-85-0-1
13-28-183-2-0
Sacked-Yards
6-32
5-60
Net Pass Yards
53
123
Total Yards
92
429
Fumbles-Lost
0-0
2-1
Turnovers
1
1
Penalties-Yards
7-61
10-84
Expected Points Detail
Officials
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Boxscore Team Stats
Stat
NO
DET
First Downs
9
26
Rush-Yds-TDs
17-39-1
53-306-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
10-22-85-0-1
13-28-183-2-0
Sacked-Yards
6-32
5-60
Net Pass Yards
53
123
Total Yards
92
429
Fumbles-Lost
0-0
2-1
Turnovers
1
1
Penalties-Yards
7-61
10-84
Scoring Summary
Q
Team
Detail
Score
1
Lions
J.D. Hill 23 yard pass from Greg Landry (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)
0-7
2
Saints
Chuck Muncie 31 yard rush (Rich Szaro kick)
7-7
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Saints
Tom Myers special teams fumble recovery in end zone (Rich Szaro kick)
14-7
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Lions
Steve Mike-Mayer 43 yard field goal
14-10
3
Lions
Charlie Sanders 20 yard pass from Greg Landry (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)
14-17
—
Lions
Horace King 2 yard rush
14-23
4
Saints
Safety, punt snap centered out of end zone
16-23
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Saints
Rich Szaro 26 yard field goal
19-23