Week 3, 2015

played in New Orleans, LA

67 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	0	6	10	15	6	-	37
New Orleans Saints	3	14	0	14	0	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:56 NOS - Oscar Gossett 43 field goal
2Q: 12:40 NOS - Roderick Pilcher 5 run (Oscar Gossett extra point)
2Q: 05:15 NOS - Reggie Saperstein 6 run (Oscar Gossett extra point)
2Q: 00:57 DET - Dana Grabovez 14 run (Renaldo Curtis extra point failed)
3Q: 08:27 DET - Charles Rogers 14 pass from Joey Harrington (Renaldo Curtis extra point)
3Q: 00:16 DET - Renaldo Curtis 31 field goal
4Q: 08:01 NOS - Reggie Saperstein 11 run (Oscar Gossett extra point)
4Q: 04:46 DET - Jon Poole 9 pass from Joey Harrington (Dana Grabovez run for conversion)
4Q: 02:14 DET - K.C. Bratcher 6 pass from Joey Harrington (Renaldo Curtis extra point)
4Q: 01:32 NOS - Willie Nickell 42 pass from Brodie Croyle (Oscar Gossett extra point)
OT: 08:59 DET - Dana Grabovez 1 run

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:56 NOS - Oscar Gossett 43 field goal
2Q: 12:40 NOS - Roderick Pilcher 5 run (Oscar Gossett extra point)
2Q: 05:15 NOS - Reggie Saperstein 6 run (Oscar Gossett extra point)
2Q: 00:57 DET - Dana Grabovez 14 run (Renaldo Curtis extra point failed)
3Q: 08:27 DET - Charles Rogers 14 pass from Joey Harrington (Renaldo Curtis extra point)
3Q: 00:16 DET - Renaldo Curtis 31 field goal
4Q: 08:01 NOS - Reggie Saperstein 11 run (Oscar Gossett extra point)
4Q: 04:46 DET - Jon Poole 9 pass from Joey Harrington (Dana Grabovez run for conversion)
4Q: 02:14 DET - K.C. Bratcher 6 pass from Joey Harrington (Renaldo Curtis extra point)
4Q: 01:32 NOS - Willie Nickell 42 pass from Brodie Croyle (Oscar Gossett extra point)
OT: 08:59 DET - Dana Grabovez 1 run

Team Statistics DET NOS
Record 1-2 2-1
First Downs 30 26
- by Rushing 13 10
- by Passing 16 15
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 504 501
- Offensive Plays 76 71
- Yards per Play 6.63 7.06
Net Rushing Yards 132 134
- Rushing Attempts 37 22
- Yards per Rush 3.57 6.09
Net Passing Yards 372 367
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 28 - 0 48 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 377 373
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 9.54 7.49
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/75 7/47
Punt Returns/Yards 3/23 4/12
Kick Returns/Yards 5/145 5/101
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 5/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 26
Time of Possession 36:10 29:57

Team Statistics	DET	NOS
Record	1-2	2-1
First Downs	30	26
- by Rushing	13	10
- by Passing	16	15
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	504	501
- Offensive Plays	76	71
- Yards per Play	6.63	7.06
Net Rushing Yards	132	134
- Rushing Attempts	37	22
- Yards per Rush	3.57	6.09
Net Passing Yards	372	367
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 28 - 0	48 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	377	373
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	9.54	7.49
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/75	7/47
Punt Returns/Yards	3/23	4/12
Kick Returns/Yards	5/145	5/101
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	5/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 26
Time of Possession	36:10	29:57

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:12	OWN 22	3	9	Punt
1	10:46	1:58	OWN 32	5	29	Punt
1	3:50	1:35	OWN 33	3	-5	Punt
2	12:30	2:00	OWN 26	6	-10	Punt
2	9:40	3:16	OWN 12	5	19	Punt
2	5:05	2:16	OWN 20	7	16	Punt
2	1:48	1:00	OWN 46	3	54	Touchdown
3	12:28	4:10	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	6:25	6:17	OWN 16	11	70	Field Goal
4	14:00	2:03	OWN 24	4	25	Punt
4	7:55	3:16	OWN 44	6	56	Touchdown
4	3:04	0:58	OWN 46	4	54	Touchdown
4	1:17	0:44	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
OT1	14:09	5:16	OWN 38	11	62	Touchdown

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:48	2:02	OWN 24	6	51	Missed FG
1	8:48	4:58	OWN 20	11	54	Field Goal
1	2:15	4:45	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	10:30	0:50	OWN 43	3	5	Punt
2	6:24	1:19	OWN 32	6	68	Touchdown
2	2:49	1:01	OWN 19	3	5	Punt
2	0:48	0:48	OWN 37	2	21	Half
3	15:00	2:32	OWN 25	5	32	Punt
3	8:18	1:53	OWN 29	3	8	Punt
3	0:08	1:08	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	11:57	4:02	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	4:39	1:35	OWN 26	2	-10	Punt
4	2:06	0:49	OWN 43	3	57	Touchdown
4	0:33	0:33	OWN 19	3	22	Half
OT1	15:00	0:51	OWN 20	3	5	Punt

Game MVP: Joey Harrington, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dana Grabovez	22	91	4.14	14	2	2
Casey Lancaster	11	28	2.55	7	0	0
Brent Norris	4	13	3.25	7	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Reggie Saperstein	18	121	6.72	26	5	2
Roderick Pilcher	3	8	2.67	5	0	1
Brodie Croyle	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joey Harrington	38	28	377	1/5	3	29	0	131.1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brodie Croyle	48	28	373	1/6	1	42	0	90.0

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jon Poole	12	15	174	14.50	31	29	1
WR Archie Altman	5	6	77	15.40	27	25	0
WR Benjamin Freeland	5	9	69	13.80	12	23	0
WR Charles Rogers	4	4	48	12.00	1	20	1
TE K.C. Bratcher	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	1
TE Jerome Shea	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Casey Lancaster	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charlie Cooley	5	7	101	20.20	41	34	0
WR Willie Nickell	5	8	94	18.80	4	42	1
WR Hardy Redmond	4	8	63	15.75	18	23	0
RB Reggie Saperstein	4	5	27	6.75	4	8	0
TE Everett Hitchcock	3	6	44	14.67	4	22	0
RB Gerald Bandhauer	3	3	15	5.00	5	9	0
WR Jumbo Carr	2	6	17	8.50	1	14	0
FB Travis Sherman	1	1	3	3.00	1	3	0
RB Roderick Pilcher	1	4	9	9.00	1	9	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Roy Baxter	1	0	0
Archie Altman	0	1	0
K.C. Bratcher	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jumbo Carr	1	0	0
Willie Nickell	0	1	0
Roderick Pilcher	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
C.J. Stevenson	8	394	49.3	40.3	72	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dwight Wallace	7	308	44.0	37.9	61	3

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Renaldo Curtis	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	2/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Oscar Gossett	1/2	1/2	0/0	43	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roy Baxter	3	23	7.7	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hardy Redmond	4	12	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Quinn Cobb	5	145	29.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jumbo Carr	5	101	20.2	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Eric Smith	5	2	0.0	21	48
CB Kelly Graham	5	1	0.0	22	46
DT Robbie Crassweller	5	1	0.0	21	43
CB Bennie Holbrook	5	1	0.0	13	40
S Karl Gardner	5	0	0.0	22	46
OLB Eric Chance	4	1	0.0	21	46
DT Keith Singleton	3	2	0.5	22	44
OLB Trent McCord	3	1	0.0	12	41
ILB Corwin Finch	3	0	0.0	10	12
DE Kenechi Udeze	2	1	0.0	18	40
DT Vince Wilfork	2	1	0.0	22	46
CB Oliver Conley	2	1	0.0	14	38
ILB Wally Metzger	2	0	0.0	3	6
DE Tommie Vance	0	1	0.5	0	7

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Vernon Shepard	10	2	1.0	35	37
S Andy Meyer	7	4	0.0	31	35
OLB Donnie Wynn	6	2	0.0	32	38
OLB Brady Poppinga	5	2	0.0	28	25
ILB Renaldo Coffey	5	0	0.0	14	15
S Harry Roberts	4	4	0.0	25	27
DE Travis Laboy	4	1	0.0	28	30
S Seth O'Donnell	4	0	0.0	17	19
DE Bryce Barton	3	0	0.0	34	32
CB Don Newton	3	0	0.0	32	31
CB Chester Foss	3	0	0.0	33	35
CB Gus Brizzolara	2	3	0.0	22	23
DT Jamie Crowell	2	0	0.0	37	37
DT Robert Alfaro	1	1	0.0	10	12
CB Craig Mathews	1	0	0.0	4	4
CB Bernie Carlson	0	1	0.0	5	8
ILB Randall Burke	0	1	0.0	7	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Keith Singleton	0.5	0	1	3	44
DE Tommie Vance	0.5	0	0	0	7
DT Vince Wilfork	0.0	1	6	2	46
DE Kenechi Udeze	0.0	0	3	0	40
DT Robbie Crassweller	0.0	0	1	0	43

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Vernon Shepard	1.0	0	0	37
DT Jamie Crowell	0.0	3	0	37
OLB Brady Poppinga	0.0	2	1	25
DE Marshall Jamison	0.0	1	0	7
OLB Donnie Wynn	0.0	1	0	38

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Kelly Graham	5	0	46
S Karl Gardner	5	0	46
CB Bennie Holbrook	4	3	40
OLB Eric Chance	3	0	46
OLB Trent McCord	3	0	41
S Eric Smith	2	3	48
ILB Wally Metzger	2	0	6
DT Vince Wilfork	1	0	46
OLB Brad Richardson	1	0	9
CB Oliver Conley	1	0	38
DT Robbie Crassweller	1	0	43

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Vernon Shepard	4	0	37
S Harry Roberts	4	0	27
S Seth O'Donnell	4	0	19
OLB Donnie Wynn	3	1	38
CB Don Newton	2	1	31
CB Gus Brizzolara	2	0	23
CB Chester Foss	2	0	35
ILB Renaldo Coffey	2	0	15
S Andy Meyer	2	0	35
OLB Brady Poppinga	1	0	25
DT Robert Alfaro	1	0	12
CB Craig Mathews	1	0	4
DE Bryce Barton	0	1	32

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Korey Ramsey	6	7	2	34	0	34
Bruce Beavers	4	7	1	29	0	33
Paul Brilz	2	6	1	28	0	34
Corey Cupp	2	4	0	30	1	32
Ricardo Sante	1	5	0	16	0	13
Jerome Shea	1	1	0	14	0	12
Bryan Cote	1	1	0	8	0	10
Ross Rogers	0	3	0	29	0	30
Brent Norris	0	2	0	26	0	16
Les Helfrich	0	1	0	11	0	9

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bernard Claiborne	4	5	0	19	0	44
Adrian Clinton	3	5	0	20	0	45
Percy Gaulin	2	4	1	14	0	39
Roderick Zukowsky	1	2	1	19	0	39
Cory Horn	1	1	0	10	1	14
Damon Covington	0	4	0	22	0	48

Special Teams Statistics

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Buddy Takahashi	3	22
K.C. Bratcher	3	21
Charles Rogers	1	20
Brent Norris	1	17
Quinn Cobb	1	15
Casey Lancaster	0	22
Brad Richardson	0	20
Archie Altman	0	20
K.C. Doman	0	14
Trent McCord	0	14
Jon Poole	0	13
Bennie Rayburn	0	12
Oliver Conley	0	10
Jerome Shea	0	10
Corey Cupp	0	9
Ricardo Sante	0	9
Les Helfrich	0	9
Bryan Cote	0	8
Ross Rogers	0	8
C.J. Stevenson	0	8
Renaldo Curtis	0	8
Corwin Finch	0	7
Herman Brewer	0	6
Roy Baxter	0	6
Cole Browning	0	6
Wally Metzger	0	5
Kelly Graham	0	3
Eric Smith	0	3
Eric Chance	0	3
Kenechi Udeze	0	2
Vince Wilfork	0	2
Keith Singleton	0	2
Robbie Crassweller	0	2
Bennie Holbrook	0	2
Karl Gardner	0	2
Leon Flynn	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Sedrick Borders	3	23
Everett Hitchcock	2	20
Roderick Pilcher	1	30
Shane Gutierrez	1	20
Jumbo Carr	1	16
Willie Nickell	0	18
Vernon Shepard	0	17
Hardy Redmond	0	16
Craig Mathews	0	16
Travis Sherman	0	13
K.C. Sweeney	0	12
Bernie Carlson	0	12
Dwight Wallace	0	9
Jamie Crowell	0	9
Charlie Cooley	0	9
David Domenici	0	9
Heath Wilcox	0	9
Wesley Conley	0	9
Gerald Bandhauer	0	9
Renaldo Coffey	0	9
Bernard Claiborne	0	8
Seth O'Donnell	0	8
Brady Poppinga	0	7
Roderick Zukowsky	0	7
Randall Burke	0	7
Jerry Toledo	0	6
Don Newton	0	2
Oscar Gossett	0	2
Cory Horn	0	2
Travis Laboy	0	1
Bryce Barton	0	1
Robert Alfaro	0	1
Chester Foss	0	1
Harry Roberts	0	1
Donnie Wynn	0	1
Andy Meyer	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	51	5.7
Middle	15	36	2.4
Right	13	45	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	35	5.0
Middle	14	84	6.0
Right	1	15	15.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joey Harrington	38	28	8	0	0	3	7	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brodie Croyle	48	28	7	0	2	6	11	5	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	67	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	16	210	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	94	15.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	11	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	13	124	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	10	176	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	62	15.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jon Poole	15	12	174	4	32
WR Benjamin Freeland	9	5	69	1	26
WR Archie Altman	6	5	77	2	17
WR Charles Rogers	4	4	48	1	23
TE Jerome Shea	2	1	3	0	12
TE K.C. Bratcher	1	1	6	0	22
RB Casey Lancaster	1	0	0	0	17

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Hardy Redmond	8	4	1	63	2	45
WR Willie Nickell	8	5	0	94	2	22
WR Charlie Cooley	7	5	0	101	2	29
TE Everett Hitchcock	6	3	0	44	1	38
WR Jumbo Carr	6	2	0	17	0	24
RB Reggie Saperstein	5	4	0	27	0	32
RB Roderick Pilcher	4	1	1	9	0	17
RB Gerald Bandhauer	3	3	0	15	0	12
FB Travis Sherman	1	1	0	3	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dana Grabovez	6	27	4.50	4.14
Casey Lancaster	2	7	3.50	2.55
Brent Norris	1	2	2.00	3.25

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Reggie Saperstein	2	17	8.50	6.72
Roderick Pilcher	1	5	5.00	2.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joey Harrington	6	5	48	8.00	9.92

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brodie Croyle	4	2	26	6.50	7.77

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jon Poole	2	2	18	9.00	11.60
WR Charles Rogers	1	1	14	14.00	12.00
TE K.C. Bratcher	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
TE Jerome Shea	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
WR Archie Altman	1	1	10	10.00	12.83

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Hardy Redmond	1	0	0	0.00	7.88
RB Roderick Pilcher	1	0	0	0.00	2.25
WR Jumbo Carr	1	1	14	14.00	2.83
WR Willie Nickell	1	1	12	12.00	11.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Brent Norris	4	3
Dana Grabovez	2	2
Casey Lancaster	2	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Brodie Croyle	1	0
Reggie Saperstein	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joey Harrington	5	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brodie Croyle	9	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch
WR Jon Poole	3	1
RB Casey Lancaster	1	0
WR Benjamin Freeland	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jumbo Carr	3	0	0
FB Travis Sherman	1	1	1
WR Hardy Redmond	1	0	0
RB Roderick Pilcher	1	0	0
WR Charlie Cooley	1	0	0
WR Willie Nickell	1	1	1
RB Gerald Bandhauer	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,500 (73,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 10,300 (16,500)
End Zone 8,000 (12,000)
Mezzanine 4,900 (6,900)
Sideline Seats 7,900 (10,600)
Club Seats 14,800 (19,500)
Luxury Boxes 4,600 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,500 (73,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	10,300 (16,500)
End Zone	8,000 (12,000)
Mezzanine	4,900 (6,900)
Sideline Seats	7,900 (10,600)
Club Seats	14,800 (19,500)
Luxury Boxes	4,600 (7,500)