Detroit Lions vs. New Orleans Saints - Box Score - January 07, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for Jan 7, 2012

Final

Lions 28

(10-6, 5-3 away)

Saints 45

(13-3, 8-0 home)

Alerts

Coverage: NBC

8:00 PM ET, January 7, 2012

Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA

	1	2	3	4	T
DET	7	7	7	7	28
NO	0	10	14	21	45

Top Performers

Passing: D. Brees (NO) - 466 YDS, 3 TD

Rushing: P. Thomas (NO) - 8 CAR, 66 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving: C. Johnson (DET) - 12 REC, 211 YDS, 2 TD

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				DET	NO
	TD	10:58	Will Heller 10 Yd Pass From Matthew Stafford (Jason Hanson Kick)	7	0
SECOND QUARTER				DET	NO
	TD	14:01	Darren Sproles 2 Yd Run (John Kasay Kick)	7	7
	TD	09:11	Calvin Johnson 13 Yd Pass From Matthew Stafford (Jason Hanson Kick)	14	7
	FG	00:00	John Kasay 24 Yd	14	10
THIRD QUARTER				DET	NO
	TD	13:09	Devery Henderson 41 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (John Kasay Kick)	14	17
	TD	04:03	Jimmy Graham 3 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (John Kasay Kick)	14	24
	TD	01:08	Matthew Stafford 1 Yd Run (Jason Hanson Kick)	21	24
FOURTH QUARTER				DET	NO
	TD	09:53	Darren Sproles 17 Yd Run (John Kasay Kick)	21	31
	TD	07:29	Robert Meachem 56 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (John Kasay Kick)	21	38
	TD	04:40	Calvin Johnson 12 Yd Pass From Matthew Stafford (Jason Hanson Kick)	28	38
	TD	03:36	Pierre Thomas 1 Yd Run (John Kasay Kick)	28	45

Team Stat Comparison

	DET	NO
1st Downs	22	34
Passing 1st downs	20	20
Rushing 1st downs	2	12
1st downs from Penalties	0	2
3rd down efficiency	7-10	7-11
4th down efficiency	0-0	3-4
Total Plays	53	81
Total Yards	412	626
Yards per play	7.8	7.7
Total Drives	9	11
Passing	380	459
Comp - Att	28-43	33-43
Yards per pass	8.8	10.7
Interceptions thrown	2	0
Sacks - Yards Lost	0-0	2-7
Rushing	32	167
Rushing Attempts	10	36
Yards per rush	3.2	4.6
Red Zone (Made-Att)	4-4	4-6
Penalties	7-64	3-18
Turnovers	2	2
Fumbles lost	0	2
Interceptions thrown	2	0
Defensive / Special Teams TDs	0	0
Possession	22:24	37:36

Detroit Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
M. Stafford	28/43	380	8.8	3	2	0-0	90.9	97.0
Team	28/43	380	8.8	3	2	0-0	--	--

New Orleans Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
D. Brees	33/43	466	10.8	3	0	2-7	89.7	134.4
Team	33/43	459	10.7	3	0	2-7	--	--

Detroit Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
K. Smith	6	21	3.5	0	9
T. Young	1	8	8.0	0	8
N. Burleson	1	2	2.0	0	2
M. Stafford	2	1	0.5	1	1
Team	10	32	3.2	1	9

New Orleans Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
P. Thomas	8	66	8.3	1	31
D. Sproles	10	51	5.1	2	17
C. Ivory	13	47	3.6	0	19
D. Henderson	1	4	4.0	0	4
D. Brees	4	-1	-0.3	0	2
Team	36	167	4.6	3	31

Detroit Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG	TGTS
C. Johnson	12	211	17.6	2	42	15
N. Burleson	4	50	12.5	0	21	5
B. Pettigrew	4	49	12.3	0	22	5
T. Young	4	33	8.3	0	15	10
K. Smith	2	20	10.0	0	13	4
W. Heller	1	10	10.0	1	10	1
T. Scheffler	1	7	7.0	0	7	3
Team	28	380	13.6	3	42	43

New Orleans Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG	TGTS
M. Colston	7	120	17.1	0	40	7
R. Meachem	4	111	27.8	1	56	8
D. Henderson	2	64	32.0	1	41	2
J. Graham	7	55	7.9	1	14	11
P. Thomas	6	55	9.2	0	14	6
D. Sproles	4	34	8.5	0	12	5
J. Collins	2	20	10.0	0	15	3
A. Arrington	1	7	7.0	0	7	1
Team	33	466	14.1	3	56	43

Detroit Fumbles
	FUM	LOST	REC
J. Durant	0	0	2
Team	0	0	2

New Orleans Fumbles
	FUM	LOST	REC
M. Colston	1	1	0
D. Brees	1	1	0
Team	2	2	0

Detroit Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
Team	0	0	0

New Orleans Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
J. Greer	2	17	0
Team	2	17	0

Detroit Defensive
	TACKLES				MISC
	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
S. Tulloch	15	8	0	1	2	0	0
L. Delmas	10	7	0	0	0	0	0
J. Durant	9	6	0	0	0	0	0
A. Berry	7	5	0	1	3	0	0
A. Spievey	7	5	0	0	0	0	0
E. Wright	7	5	0	0	1	0	0
C. Williams	3	3	0	1	0	0	0
N. Suh	3	0	.5	0	0	2	0
D. Levy	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
C. Houston	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
N. Fairley	2	2	0	0	0	1	0
W. Young	2	1	1	0	0	0	0
C. Avril	2	1	.5	0	0	1	0
L. Jackson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. Vanden Bosch	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
T. Young	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
R. Silva	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
A. Smith	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
N. Burleson	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
D. Carey	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
S. Logan	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
J. Wendling	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
S. Hill	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	83	55	2	3	6	4	0

New Orleans Defensive
	TACKLES				MISC
	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
T. Porter	7	7	0	0	0	0	0
J. Greer	7	4	0	0	4	0	0
R. Harper	6	5	0	1	1	0	0
M. Jenkins	5	4	0	0	0	0	0
J. Vilma	5	4	0	0	0	1	0
I. Abdul-Quddus	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
M. Higgins	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
P. Robinson	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
S. Ellis	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
J. Amaya	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
S. Shanle	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
R. Humber	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
W. Smith	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
C. Jordan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
A. Franklin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. Galette	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
S. Rogers	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Team	41	33	0	1	7	5	0

Detroit Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
S. Logan	2	41	20.5	24	0
Team	2	41	20.5	24	0

New Orleans Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
D. Sproles	2	54	27.0	28	0
Team	2	54	27.0	28	0

Detroit Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Team	0	0	0.0	0	0

New Orleans Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
D. Sproles	2	4	2.0	4	0
Team	2	4	2.0	4	0

Detroit Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
J. Hanson	0/0	0.0	--	4/4	4
Team	0/0	0.0	--	4/4	4

New Orleans Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
J. Kasay	1/1	100.0	24	6/6	9
Team	1/1	100.0	24	6/6	9

Detroit Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
B. Graham	3	127	42.3	0	3	48
Team	3	127	42.3	0	3	48

New Orleans Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
Team	0	0	0.0	0	0	0

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