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New Orleans Saints 30–31 Detroit Lions

Week 1 · 2026-09-13 · 1:05 PM EDT · Ford Field, Detroit, MI

DET scored 21 unanswered points, taking the score from 0–0 to 0–21 (NO–DET).

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How the score changed Scoring context

DET's 21-point scoring run

DET scored 21 unanswered points, taking the score from 0–0 to 0–21 (NO–DET). This was the longest unanswered scoring run in the recorded log.

Q1 · 3:39 · NO 0, DET 7J.Gibbs 1 yd. run (J.Bates kick)Drive: 13-89, 6:25 (plays–yards, elapsed time)
Q3 · 11:14 · NO 0, DET 14J.Gibbs 1 yd. run (J.Bates kick)Drive: 7-41, 3:37 (plays–yards, elapsed time)
Q3 · 8:54 · NO 0, DET 21A.St. Brown 19 yd. pass from J.Goff (J.Bates kick)Drive: 3-25, 0:51 (plays–yards, elapsed time)

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Scoring

Q	Clock	Play	NO	DET
1	3:39	J.Gibbs 1 yd. run (J.Bates kick)	0	7
3	11:14	J.Gibbs 1 yd. run (J.Bates kick)	0	14
3	8:54	A.St. Brown 19 yd. pass from J.Goff (J.Bates kick)	0	21
3	4:27	K.Miller 8 yd. run (D.Carlson kick)	7	21
3	0:28	D.Vele 1 yd. pass from T.Shough (D.Carlson kick)	14	21
4	7:41	D.Carlson 28 yd. Field Goal	17	21
4	2:32	J.Bates 23 yd. Field Goal	17	24
4	1:07	J.Johnson 9 yd. pass from T.Shough (D.Carlson kick)	24	24
5	5:04	A.St. Brown 4 yd. pass from J.Goff (J.Bates kick)	24	31
5	1:34	N.Fant 8 yd. pass from T.Shough (pass failed)	30	31

NO passing

QB	Cmp/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Rate
T.Shough	35/56	410	3	2	87.6

DET passing

QB	Cmp/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Rate
J.Goff	26/39	206	2	0	96.7

NO rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
T.Etienne	9	46	5.1	18	0
K.Miller	9	30	3.3	8	1
T.Shough	4	8	2	4	0
C.Donaldson	2	4	2	3	0
B.Brown	1	3	3	3	0

DET rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
J.Gibbs	29	156	5.4	21	2
S.Vaki	2	7	3.5	4	0
J.Goff	2	2	1	2	0

NO receiving

Player	Rec/Tar	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
C.Olave	10/13	182	18.2	47	0
D.Vele	7/9	69	9.9	31	1
T.Etienne	7/9	32	4.6	16	0
N.Fant	4/8	33	8.3	10	1
J.Johnson	3/7	54	18	27	1
B.Lance	3/4	42	14	19	0
C.Donaldson	1/2	-2	-2	-2	0

DET receiving

Player	Rec/Tar	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
A.St. Brown	10/14	67	6.7	19	2
S.LaPorta	5/8	48	9.6	19	0
J.Gibbs	5/5	30	6	11	0
J.Williams	4/9	45	11.3	22	0
S.Vaki	1/1	11	11	11	0
B.Wright	1/1	5	5	5	0
I.TeSlaa	0/1	0	0	0	0

NO defense

Regular defensive plays - Official PDF, page 6
Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
J.Sanker	10	7	3	0
K.Elliss	9	3	6	0
J.Reid	8	5	3	0
K.McKinstry	7	4	3	0
P.Werner	7	3	4	0
D.Stutsman	6	3	3	0
J.Blackmon	6	2	4	0
D.Godchaux	4	2	2	0
Q.Riley	3	2	1	0
V.Broughton	3	1	2	0
N.Shepherd	3	1	2	0
C.Granderson	2	2	0	1
M.Emerson	2	1	1	0
C.Wooden	2	1	1	0
T.Wilson	1	0	1	0
C.Young	0	0	0	0
I.Stalbird	0	0	0	0
J.Howden	0	0	0	0
A.Jennings	0	0	0	0
D.Richardson	0	0	0	0
C.Rumph	0	0	0	0
N.Fant	0	0	0	0
T.Welch	0	0	0	0
T.Etienne	0	0	0	0
Total	73	37	36	1

DET defense

Regular defensive plays - Official PDF, page 7
Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
D.Reed	10	7	3	0
R.Ya-Sin	7	7	0	0
J.Campbell	7	5	2	0
A.Maddox	7	4	3	0
A.Hutchinson	5	4	1	2
D.Barnes	5	3	2	1
R.McCreary	4	4	0	1
M.Rodriguez	4	2	2	0
T.Harper	3	3	0	0
C.Clark	3	2	1	0
D.Wonnum	3	1	2	0
T.Williams	3	1	2	0
S.Gill-Howard	3	1	2	0
D.White	3	1	2	0
K.Abney	2	2	0	0
A.McNeill	1	1	0	1
E.O'Neill	1	0	1	0
T.Lacy	1	0	1	0
T.Martin	0	0	0	0
K.Dorsey	0	0	0	0
T.Nowaske	0	0	0	0
J.Saylors	0	0	0	0
J.Williams	0	0	0	0
Total	72	48	24	5

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Game: 2026-09-13 · Source date: 2026-09-13.

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