Lions 31, Saints 30

NO30DET31Final

Week 1 SUN SEP 13 Ford Field

Every drive of New Orleans Saints 30 at Detroit Lions 31, drawn on the fieldSaintsLions101020203030404050504040303020201010

Saints, left to rightLions, right to leftGo-ahead: Amon-Ra St. Brown 4 yd pass from Jared Goff, OT 5:071 of 7,393 NFL games since 1999

DETLongest drive13plays89yards6:25timeTouchdown1ST 10:04
  1. 1st & 10Gibbs run+3
  2. 2nd & 7Gibbs run+2
  3. 3rd & 5Goff to LaPorta+8
  4. 1st & 10Goff to Gibbs+11
  5. 1st & 10Goff incomplete to TeSlaa0
  6. 2nd & 10False start, DET−5
  7. 2nd & 15Goff to LaPorta+19
  8. 1st & 10Gibbs run+6
  9. 2nd & 4Gibbs run+21
  10. 1st & 10Gibbs run+11
  11. 1st & 10Gibbs run+2
  12. 2nd & 8Goff incomplete to St. Brown0
  13. 3rd & 8Goff to Williams+10
  14. 1st & 1Gibbs run, touchdown+1
RunCompletionIncompleteSackFlagLine to gainBall spots from the play-by-play. Pass arcs are drawn, not tracked.

21–0

DET run

1ST 3:41 to 3RD 8:59 · 3 scores

DET aheadNO ahead

Goff to St. Brown, touchdown, 19 yds+2.81 expected points · 3RD 8:59

Shough intercepted−5.67 expected points · 3RD 15:00

Each bar is one snap, sized by the expected points it added, pointing at the team it helped.
  1. Half0–7Detroit up 7
  2. 3RD 11:180–14Gibbs 1 yd run
  3. 3RD 8:590–21Amon-Ra St. Brown 19 yd pass from Jared Goff
  4. 3RD 4:327–21Miller 8 yd run
  5. 3RD 0:3414–21Vele 1 yd pass
  6. 4TH 7:4517–21Carlson 28 yd field goal
  7. 4TH 2:3517–24Bates 23 yd field goal
  8. 4TH 1:1324–24Johnson 9 yd pass

New Orleans

Detroit

  • 469Total yards369
  • 378Passing yards204
  • 91Rushing yards165
  • 29First downs26
  • 8/17Third downs5/13
  • 5Sacks taken1
  • 53Penalty yards61
  • 3Turnovers1
  • 31:35Possession36:51

Passing yards

410Tyler ShoughNO, 35/56, 3 TD, 2 INT4th-most passing yards in a 2026 game

206Jared GoffDET, 26/39, 2 TD

Rushing yards

46Travis EtienneNO, 9 car, long 18

156Jahmyr GibbsDET, 29 car, 2 TD, long 216th-most rushing yards in a 2026 game

Receiving yards

182Chris OlaveNO, 10 rec, long 475th-most receiving yards in a 2026 game

67Amon-Ra St. BrownDET, 10 rec, 2 TD, long 19

Tackles

10Jonas SankerNO, 7 solo

10D.J. ReedDET, 7 solo, 1 PD

Touchdown

New Orleans's last drive

Shough incomplete to Lance, 0 yards. OT 1:34.

  1. 1st & 10Shough sacked−2
  2. 2nd & 12Shough to Lance+8
  3. 3rd & 4Shough run0
  4. 4th & 3Shough to Olave+20
  5. 1st & 10Etienne run+1
  6. 2nd & 9Shough to Fant+10
  7. 1st & 10Miller run+2
  8. 2nd & 8Illegal use of hands, DET+5
  9. 1st & 10Shough to Johnson+27
  10. 1st & 8Shough incomplete to Johnson0
  11. 2nd & 8Shough to Fant, touchdown+8
  12. Shough incomplete to Lance0
Arrows to navigate · Enter to open · Or press Enter on any question to ask Downfield