New Orleans Saints
Detroit Lions
Stadium
Capacity: 65,000
Inaugurated: 01/01/1912
Broadcast
Announcers
Jack Buck, Tom Brookshier, Jim Thacker
Summary
NO and DET combined for 457 passing yards and 4 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Bob Gresham led NO with 25 rushing yards while Altie Taylor paced DET with 53. Through the air, Danny Abramowicz topped NO with 99 receiving yards while Larry Walton led DET with 53.
Expected Points Summary
Team Stats
Stat
NO
DET
First Downs
17
21
Rush-Yds-TDs
22-77-0
34-123-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
20-30-250-2-2
17-26-207-2-0
Sacked-Yards
2-8
0-0
Net Pass Yards
242
207
Total Yards
319
330
Fumbles-Lost
2-1
2-0
Turnovers
3
0
Penalties-Yards
5-35
7-45
Expected Points Detail
Officials
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Boxscore Team Stats
Stat
NO
DET
First Downs
17
21
Rush-Yds-TDs
22-77-0
34-123-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
20-30-250-2-2
17-26-207-2-0
Sacked-Yards
2-8
0-0
Net Pass Yards
242
207
Total Yards
319
330
Fumbles-Lost
2-1
2-0
Turnovers
3
0
Penalties-Yards
5-35
7-45
Scoring Summary
Q
Team
Detail
Score
1
Lions
Altie Taylor 13 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick)
0-7
2
Lions
Larry Walton 14 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick)
0-14
3
Lions
Errol Mann 35 yard field goal
0-17
4
Lions
Errol Mann 33 yard field goal
0-20
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Saints
Danny Abramowicz 13 yard pass from Archie Manning (Happy Feller kick)
7-20
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Lions
Mel Farr 1 yard rush (Errol Mann kick)
7-27
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Saints
Danny Abramowicz 48 yard pass from Archie Manning (Happy Feller kick)
14-27