Detroit Lions

3rdin NFC North · 1-0

YES!

Detroit Lions beat the New Orleans Saints

0-1 30 – 31

1-0

Final/OT · Sun, Sep 13

Game Details

Ford Field (Detroit) · 62,897 fans · FOX

Recap

Lions escape with 31-30 win over Saints in OT after Kellen Moore chooses to go for 2 and the win

The Detroit Lions felt fortunate to escape with a 31-30 victory in overtime over New Orleans on Sunday for at least a few reasons.

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Line Score

	1	2	3	4	5	T
NO	0	0	14	10	6	30
DET	7	0	14	3	7	31

Win Probability · Detroit Lions

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Game Leaders

New Orleans Saints

Tyler Shough · 35/56, 410 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INTPassing Yards
Travis Etienne Jr. · 9 CAR, 46 YDSRushing Yards
Chris Olave · 10 REC, 182 YDSReceiving Yards
Carl Granderson · 1Sacks
Jonas Sanker · 10Tackles

Detroit Lions

Jared Goff · 26/39, 206 YDS, 2 TDPassing Yards
Jahmyr Gibbs · 29 CAR, 156 YDS, 2 TDRushing Yards
Amon-Ra St. Brown · 10 REC, 67 YDS, 2 TDReceiving Yards
Aidan Hutchinson · 2Sacks
D.J. Reed · 10Tackles

2026 NFC South Standings

Team	W	L	PCT
Carolina	2	2	.500
Atlanta	1	2	.333
New Orleans	1	2	.333
Tampa Bay	0	4	.000

2026 NFC North Standings

Team	W	L	PCT
Minnesota	4	0	1.000
Chicago	3	1	.750
Detroit	2	2	.500
Green Bay	2	2	.500

Scoring

OT 1:34

TD Noah Fant 8 Yd pass from Tyler Shough (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)30–31

OT 5:04

TD Amon-Ra St. Brown 4 Yd pass from Jared Goff (Jake Bates Kick)24–31

Q4 1:07

TD Juwan Johnson 9 Yd pass from Tyler Shough (Daniel Carlson Kick)24–24

Q4 2:32

FG Jake Bates 23 Yd Field Goal17–24

Q4 7:41

FG Daniel Carlson 28 Yd Field Goal17–21

Q3 0:28

TD Devaughn Vele 1 Yd pass from Tyler Shough (Daniel Carlson Kick)14–21

Q3 4:27

TD Kendre Miller 8 Yd Rush (Daniel Carlson Kick)7–21

Q3 8:54

TD Amon-Ra St. Brown 19 Yd pass from Jared Goff (Jake Bates Kick)0–21

Q3 11:14

TD Jahmyr Gibbs 1 Yd Rush (Jake Bates Kick)0–14

Q1 3:39

TD Jahmyr Gibbs 1 Yd Rush (Jake Bates Kick)0–7

Team Stats

New Orleans SaintsDetroit Lions

Offense

469 Total Yards 369

378 Passing Yards 204

91 Rushing Yards 165

29 First Downs 26

5.5 Yards per Play 5.1

Efficiency

8-17 3rd Down 5-13

2-2 4th Down 0-0

4-5 Red Zone 4-5

35/56 Completions 26/39

Turnovers & Clock

3 Turnovers 1

5-32 Sacks Allowed 1-2

6-53 Penalties 8-61

31:35 Possession 36:51

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Tyler Shough	35/56	410	7.3	3	2	5-32	35.8	87.6
Team	35/56	378	7.3	3	2	5-32	--	87.6

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Travis Etienne Jr.	9	46	5.1	0	18
Kendre Miller	9	30	3.3	1	8
Tyler Shough	4	8	2.0	0	4
CJ Donaldson	2	4	2.0	0	3
Barion Brown	1	3	3.0	0	3
Team	25	91	3.6	1	18

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Chris Olave	10	182	18.2	0	47	13
Devaughn Vele	7	69	9.9	1	31	9
Juwan Johnson	3	54	18.0	1	27	7
Bryce Lance	3	42	14.0	0	19	4
Noah Fant	4	33	8.3	1	10	8
Travis Etienne Jr.	7	32	4.6	0	16	9
CJ Donaldson	1	-2	-2.0	0	-2	2
Team	35	410	11.7	3	47	52

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Tyler Shough	2	1	0
Travis Etienne Jr.	0	0	1
Vernon Broughton	0	0	1
Team	2	1	2

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Jonas Sanker	10	7	0	1	0	0
Kaden Elliss	9	3	0	0	1	3
Justin Reid	8	5	0	1	0	0
Kool-Aid McKinstry	7	4	0	0	1	0
Pete Werner	7	3	0	1	1	0
Julian Blackmon	6	2	0	0	0	0
Danny Stutsman	6	2	0	0	0	0
Davon Godchaux	5	2	0	1	0	0
Isaiah Stalbird	3	2	0	0	0	0
Quincy Riley	3	2	0	0	1	0
Nathan Shepherd	3	1	0	0	0	1
Vernon Broughton	3	1	0	0	0	2
Carl Granderson	2	2	1	1	0	1
Jordan Howden	2	1	0	0	0	0
Martin Emerson Jr.	2	1	0	0	0	0
Colby Wooden	2	1	0	0	0	0
Tyree Wilson	2	0	0	0	0	0
Noah Fant	1	1	0	0	0	0
Treyton Welch	1	1	0	0	0	0
Anfernee Jennings	1	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Rumph II	1	0	0	0	0	0
Decamerion Richardson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Chase Young	0	0	0	0	1	1
Team	85	41	1	5	5	8

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Barion Brown	3	55	18.3	21
Kendre Miller	1	19	19.0	19
Team	4	74	18.5	21

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Barion Brown	4	21	5.3	16	0
Team	4	21	5.3	16	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Daniel Carlson	1/2	50.0	28	3/3	6
Team	1/2	50.0	28	3/3	6

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Ryan Wright	5	238	47.6	0	2	57
Team	5	238	47.6	0	2	57

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Jared Goff	26/39	206	5.3	2	0	1-2	48.8	96.7
Team	26/39	204	5.3	2	0	1-2	--	96.7

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jahmyr Gibbs	29	156	5.4	2	21
Sione Vaki	2	7	3.5	0	4
Jared Goff	2	2	1.0	0	2
Team	33	165	5.0	2	21

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Amon-Ra St. Brown	10	67	6.7	2	19	14
Sam LaPorta	5	48	9.6	0	19	8
Jameson Williams	4	45	11.3	0	22	9
Jahmyr Gibbs	5	30	6.0	0	11	5
Sione Vaki	1	11	11.0	0	11	1
Brock Wright	1	5	5.0	0	5	1
Isaac TeSlaa	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Team	26	206	7.9	2	22	39

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Jahmyr Gibbs	1	1	0
Jared Goff	1	0	0
Jameson Williams	0	0	1
DJ Wonnum	0	0	1
Team	2	1	2

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
D.J. Reed	10	7	0	0	1	0
Rock Ya-Sin	7	7	0	0	0	0
Jack Campbell	7	5	0	1	0	0
Avonte Maddox	7	4	0	0	2	0
Derrick Barnes	6	3	1	1	2	1
Aidan Hutchinson	5	4	2	2	0	4
Roger McCreary	4	4	1	1	0	1
Malcolm Rodriguez	4	2	0	0	0	1
Tay Martin	3	3	0	0	0	0
Thomas Harper	3	3	0	0	1	0
Chuck Clark	3	2	0	0	1	1
Eric O'Neill	3	2	0	0	0	0
Devin White	3	1	0	0	0	0
DJ Wonnum	3	1	0	0	1	0
Tyleik Williams	3	1	0	0	0	0
Skyler Gill-Howard	3	1	0	0	0	0
Keith Abney II	2	2	0	1	0	0
Khalil Dorsey	2	1	0	0	0	0
Alim McNeill	1	1	1	1	0	1
Tyler Lacy	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jacob Saylors	1	0	0	0	0	0
Trevor Nowaske	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	82	54	5	7	8	9

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS
Derrick Barnes	1	3
Chuck Clark	1	1
Team	2	4

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Tom Kennedy	2	59	29.5	33
Jacob Saylors	2	25	12.5	25
Team	4	84	21.0	33

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Tom Kennedy	3	35	11.7	17	0
Team	3	35	11.7	17	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jake Bates	1/1	100.0	23	4/4	7
Team	1/1	100.0	23	4/4	7

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jack Fox	7	336	48.0	1	3	56
Team	7	336	48.0	1	3	56

Injury Report

Detroit Lions

Rock Ya-Sin CBQuestionable
Mekhi Wingo DTOut
Devin White LBOut
Tyler Conklin TEOut
Bishop Fitzgerald SOut

New Orleans Saints

Anfernee Jennings LBOut
Pete Werner LBQuestionable
Carl Granderson DEOut
Kaden Elliss LBOut
Noah Fant TEQuestionable

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