Spokesman-Review
National Football League
BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
New Orleans 31, Detroit 17
When: 8:20 PM ET, Sunday, December 4, 2011
Where: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Clete Blakeman
Attendance: 73042
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Detroit 0710017
New Orleans 3210731
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 5:45
New Orleans FG New Orleans 3 - Detroit 0
John Kasay 39 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 11:44
New Orleans TD New Orleans 10 - Detroit 0
Mark Ingram 14 yd. run (John Kasay kick)
2nd Quarter - 8:03
New Orleans TD New Orleans 17 - Detroit 0
Robert Meachem 67 yd. pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick)
2nd Quarter - 2:28
Detroit TD New Orleans 17 - Detroit 7
Kevin Smith 2 yd. run (Jason Hanson kick)
2nd Quarter - 0:22
New Orleans TD New Orleans 24 - Detroit 7
Lance Moore 20 yd. pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick)
3rd Quarter - 9:11
Detroit FG New Orleans 24 - Detroit 10
Jason Hanson 31 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 0:43
Detroit TD New Orleans 24 - Detroit 17
Maurice Morris 9 yd. pass from Matthew Stafford (Jason Hanson kick)
4th Quarter - 9:44
New Orleans TD New Orleans 31 - Detroit 17
Darren Sproles 6 yd. pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick)
TEAMS
Team Stats
  Detroit New Orleans
1st Downs 25 21
Rushing 5 4
Passing 18 16
Penalty 2 1
3rd Down Conversions 2-11 6-12
4th Down Conversions 0-1 0-1
Punts-Average 4-45.8 4-44.8
Return Yards 83 80
Punts-Returns 2-13 2-13
Kickoffs-Returns 3-70 3-74
Int-Returns 0-0 1--7
Penalties-Yards 11-107 3-30
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Time of Possession 35:06 24:54
Total Net Yards 466 438
Total Plays 69 61
Average Gain 6.8 7.2
Net Yards Rushing 87 100
Rushes 22 23
Average/Rush 4.0 4.3
Net Yards Passing 379 338
Comp-Att 31-44 26-36
Yards/Pass 8.1 8.9
Sacked-Yards Lost 3-29 2-4
Had Intercepted 1 0
Touchdowns 2 4
Rushing 1 1
Passing 1 3
Other 0 0
Extra Points 2-2 4-4
Field Goals 1-3 1-1
Red Zone Efficiency 2-3-67% 2-2-100%
Goal To Go Efficiency 2-2-100% 1-1-100%
Safeties 0 0
PLAYER STATS
Detroit Lions (7-5)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
M. Stafford 31/44 408 1 1
New Orleans Saints (9-3)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
D. Brees 26/36 342 3 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
K. Smith 6 34 5.7 1 17
M. Morris 12 28 2.3 0 6
K. Williams 2 14 7.0 0 14
T. Young 1 11 11.0 0 11
S. Logan 1 0 0.0 0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
M. Ingram 16 54 3.4 1 14
D. Sproles 4 28 7.0 0 20
P. Thomas 2 10 5.0 0 8
R. Meachem 1 8 8.0 0 8
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
N. Burleson 8 5 93 18.6 0 47
C. Johnson 8 6 69 11.5 0 22
T. Young 2 2 60 30.0 0 49
M. Morris 7 5 47 9.4 1 12
K. Smith 7 6 46 7.7 0 18
T. Scheffler 4 2 41 20.5 0 36
R. Davis 1 1 22 22.0 0 22
B. Pettigrew 5 2 13 6.5 0 8
W. Heller 1 1 10 10.0 0 10
K. Williams 1 1 7 7.0 0 7
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
R. Meachem 6 3 119 39.7 1 67
J. Graham 10 8 89 11.1 0 16
M. Colston 8 6 54 9.0 0 18
D. Sproles 5 5 46 9.2 1 22
L. Moore 4 2 23 11.5 1 20
P. Thomas 2 2 11 5.5 0 8
M. Ingram 1 0 0 0 0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
T. Porter 1 -7 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
N. Fairley 1.0 1.0
S. Hill 0.5 1.5
C. Williams 0.5 1.5
Sacks
  NO. YDS
J. Galette 1.0 15.0
S. Shanle 1.0 7.0
R. Humber 1.0 7.0
Tackles
  TK Ast
A. Spievey 9 1
C. Harris 7 1
A. Berry 5 2
S. Tulloch 5 5
A. Smith 3 0
J. Durant 2 0
D. Levy 2 0
C. Williams 2 1
N. Fairley 2 1
E. Wright 1 1
S. Hill 1 2
K. Vanden Bosch 0 1
W. Young 0 1
Tackles
  TK Ast
J. Greer 6 0
M. Jenkins 6 1
J. Vilma 6 4
T. Porter 5 2
J. Casillas 4 1
S. Shanle 4 2
P. Robinson 3 0
R. Humber 3 0
R. Harper 2 2
J. Galette 2 3
A. Franklin 1 0
W. Smith 0 1
J. Dunbar 0 1
S. Ellis 0 5
Tackles For Loss
  NO.
N. Fairley 2.0
S. Tulloch 1.0
J. Durant 1.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO.
A. Franklin 1.0
S. Shanle 1.0
J. Greer 1.0
R. Humber 1.0
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles