Week 4, 2017

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	10	3	0	0	-	13
New Orleans Saints	7	7	0	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:49 DET - Cris Bates 50 field goal
1Q: 04:34 NOS - Arnie Pearson 7 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
1Q: 01:47 DET - Robert Clark 4 run (Cris Bates extra point)
2Q: 11:50 NOS - Tony Brumley 3 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 00:45 DET - Cris Bates 54 field goal
4Q: 13:12 NOS - Tony Brumley 3 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:49 DET - Cris Bates 50 field goal
1Q: 04:34 NOS - Arnie Pearson 7 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
1Q: 01:47 DET - Robert Clark 4 run (Cris Bates extra point)
2Q: 11:50 NOS - Tony Brumley 3 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 00:45 DET - Cris Bates 54 field goal
4Q: 13:12 NOS - Tony Brumley 3 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)

Team Statistics DET NOS
Record 2-2 4-0
First Downs 13 29
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 10 22
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 202 406
- Offensive Plays 51 76
- Yards per Play 3.96 5.34
Net Rushing Yards 71 98
- Rushing Attempts 22 26
- Yards per Rush 3.23 3.77
Net Passing Yards 131 308
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 17 - 0 48 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 143 319
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 4.52 6.16
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 1/11 9/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.5 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/59 4/28
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 4/48
Kick Returns/Yards 2/46 4/72
Interception Ret./Yards 1/30 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 24
Time of Possession 27:42 32:18

Team Statistics	DET	NOS
Record	2-2	4-0
First Downs	13	29
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	10	22
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	202	406
- Offensive Plays	51	76
- Yards per Play	3.96	5.34
Net Rushing Yards	71	98
- Rushing Attempts	22	26
- Yards per Rush	3.23	3.77
Net Passing Yards	131	308
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 17 - 0	48 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	143	319
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	4.52	6.16
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	1/11	9/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.5	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/59	4/28
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	4/48
Kick Returns/Yards	2/46	4/72
Interception Ret./Yards	1/30	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 24
Time of Possession	27:42	32:18

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:16	OWN 20	10	47	Field Goal
1	4:29	2:32	OWN 26	5	21	Punt
1	1:47	0:07	OPP 4	1	4	Touchdown
2	11:45	2:39	OWN 39	3	7	Punt
2	5:34	4:56	OWN 20	9	43	Field Goal
3	11:43	4:19	OWN 3	8	20	Punt
3	4:22	1:54	OWN 48	3	-1	Punt
4	13:03	1:35	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	9:29	3:03	OWN 44	5	7	Punt
4	3:29	1:47	OWN 20	4	10	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:44	6:15	OWN 22	12	78	Touchdown
1	1:57	0:10	OWN 17	1	0	Interception
1	1:40	4:55	OWN 28	10	72	Touchdown
2	9:06	3:32	OWN 27	7	24	Punt
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 13	3	10	Half
3	15:00	3:17	OWN 21	7	33	Punt
3	7:24	3:02	OWN 38	7	31	Missed FG
3	2:28	4:25	OWN 28	12	72	Touchdown
4	11:28	1:59	OWN 38	4	18	Fumble
4	6:26	2:57	OWN 9	7	48	Punt
4	1:42	1:42	OWN 24	6	19	Game

Game MVP: Philip Rivers, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Robert Clark	14	48	3.43	7	1
Tom Fox	6	13	2.17	8	0
Dwight Prior	2	10	5.00	8	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Arnie Pearson	21	89	4.24	10	2
Joel Garrison	4	10	2.50	6	0
Philip Rivers	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dwight Prior	27	17	143	2/12	0	17	0	76.6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	48	28	319	2/11	3	27	1	90.5

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Cary Bielby	4	7	31	7.75	3	15
WR Tyrus Humphrey	3	5	32	10.67	4	11
WR Jose Scott	2	3	18	9.00	7	17
TE Brant Armstrong	2	3	19	9.50	3	10
FB Graham Jaffe	1	1	9	9.00	3	9
WR J.T. Wielechowski	1	3	7	7.00	0	7
RB Robert Clark	1	2	1	1.00	0	1
WR J.T. Peterson	1	1	8	8.00	3	8
FB Otis Dukas	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
TE Steven Kerns	1	1	14	14.00	5	14

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Irving Robasky	10	17	142	14.20	30	25	0
FB Tony Brumley	4	5	12	3.00	2	3	2
TE Graham King	3	5	28	9.33	18	14	0
WR Kent Austin	3	9	48	16.00	0	21	0
RB Joel Garrison	3	3	21	7.00	11	9	0
WR Curtis Weber	2	3	39	19.50	9	27	0
RB Arnie Pearson	2	3	23	11.50	7	16	1
RB Winfred Niklos	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Deron Lyle	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Clarence Cassidy	1	30	30.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tyrus Humphrey	1	1	0
Charles Henderson	0	1	0
Claude Hodges	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Philip Rivers	1	0	0	0
Sammie Rutter	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Devin Price	7	300	42.9	36.0	52	5

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Souza	3	135	45.0	31.7	49	1

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cris Bates	2/2	2/2	2/2	54	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Farias	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Weber	4	48	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adrian Cotchery	2	46	23.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommy Cranwell	4	72	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Willie Netter	7	2	0.0	22	48
DT Claude Hodges	6	1	2.0	21	48
S Adrian Cotchery	5	3	0.0	25	50
DT Broderick Carter	5	1	0.0	23	30
CB Darryl Troy	5	0	0.0	23	49
ILB Kent O'Donnell	4	2	0.0	10	37
CB Clarence Cassidy	4	1	0.0	15	40
S Antonio Raag	4	1	0.0	22	46
OLB Charles Sawyer	3	5	0.0	26	50
CB Ty Hampton	3	1	0.0	5	17
DE Charles Henderson	2	1	0.0	24	46
OLB Geoff Brazell	2	0	0.0	17	18
OLB Van Blick	1	1	0.0	14	7
DE Johnny Gardner	1	1	0.0	18	31

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jared Ballard	9	3	1.0	20	28
CB Sammie Rutter	3	1	0.0	21	25
DE Jason Mireles	3	0	0.0	18	28
DT A.J. Coffey	3	0	0.0	21	27
S Austin Koch	3	0	0.0	6	9
S Norm Nichols	3	0	0.0	20	26
ILB Gary Thompson	3	0	0.0	20	26
OLB Norm Sapia	2	1	0.5	2	3
CB Terry Peterson	2	2	0.0	20	27
DT Oliver Coffey	2	1	0.0	16	19
CB Tommy Cranwell	2	1	0.0	14	26
OLB Donovan Mussatti	2	0	0.0	8	5
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	1	0	0.5	4	1
DE Tracy Homer	1	1	0.0	17	24
DT Tyrone Curtis	1	0	0.0	5	5
WR Kent Austin	1	0	---	---	---
S Tyrone Weber	0	1	0.0	18	27
DE Sammy Kolodzik	0	1	0.0	6	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Claude Hodges	2.0	2	48
DE Charles Henderson	0.0	3	46
DT Broderick Carter	0.0	2	30
OLB Charles Sawyer	0.0	1	50
DE Johnny Gardner	0.0	1	31

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jared Ballard	1.0	0	0	28
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	0.5	0	0	1
OLB Norm Sapia	0.5	0	0	3
DE Jason Mireles	0.0	1	0	28
DT A.J. Coffey	0.0	1	0	27
S Norm Nichols	0.0	1	0	26
ILB Gary Thompson	0.0	1	0	26
DT Oliver Coffey	0.0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Willie Netter	5	0	0	48
OLB Charles Sawyer	4	0	0	50
S Adrian Cotchery	3	2	0	50
CB Darryl Troy	3	1	0	49
ILB Kent O'Donnell	3	0	0	37
S Antonio Raag	3	0	0	46
CB Clarence Cassidy	2	1	1	40
CB Ty Hampton	2	1	0	17
OLB Geoff Brazell	2	0	0	18
DE Johnny Gardner	1	0	0	31
DT Marshall Carroll	0	1	0	9

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jared Ballard	4	0	28
S Austin Koch	3	0	9
DT A.J. Coffey	2	0	27
CB Sammie Rutter	2	0	25
CB Terry Peterson	2	0	27
S Norm Nichols	1	1	26
DE Jason Mireles	1	0	28
OLB Norm Sapia	1	0	3
CB Tommy Cranwell	1	0	26
S Tyrone Weber	0	1	27

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Quimby	2	5	20	1	27
Terrell Forbes	2	3	22	1	28
Graham Jaffe	0	3	12	0	11
Larry Jagger	0	3	22	0	29
Brad Blades	0	2	18	0	24
Donny Cavazos	0	2	18	0	27
Otis Dukas	0	1	5	0	4
Steven Kerns	0	1	13	0	15
Gerald Madison	0	1	4	0	5

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marlon Prill	2	8	20	0	31
Travis Tusch	1	6	19	0	28
Leon Schroeder	1	2	23	1	45
Graham King	1	1	19	0	24
Wesley Hickman	1	1	13	0	25
Devin Medlock	0	5	22	0	42
Larry Andersen	0	1	4	0	8
Henry Freeman	0	1	7	0	22
Donald Matthews	0	0	19	1	44

Special Teams Statistics

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Brant Armstrong	2	17
Adrian Cotchery	2	13
Kent O'Donnell	2	7
Mo Rodriguez	1	9
Clarence Cassidy	1	7
Graham Jaffe	0	17
Robert Clark	0	17
Steven Kerns	0	13
Cary Bielby	0	11
Tyrus Humphrey	0	10
Charles Sawyer	0	9
Gerald Madison	0	9
Deon Kuszewski	0	9
Donny Cavazos	0	8
Devin Price	0	7
Larry Jagger	0	7
Van Blick	0	6
Austin Hitchcock	0	6
Cris Bates	0	6
Ty Hampton	0	6
J.T. Wielechowski	0	5
Geoff Brazell	0	4
J.T. Peterson	0	4
Otis Dukas	0	4
Darryl Troy	0	3
Broderick Carter	0	3
Karl Jarvis	0	3
Leslie Chandler	0	2
Johnny Gardner	0	2
Jose Scott	0	1
Willie Netter	0	1
Jermaine Lynn	0	1
Claude Hodges	0	1
James Harden	0	1
Charles Henderson	0	1
Antonio Raag	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
George Newkirk	1	15
Tommy Cranwell	1	9
Daniel Bellas	0	25
Winfred Niklos	0	18
Tony Brumley	0	16
Norm Sapia	0	16
Nathan Wannamaker	0	10
Charles Cortez	0	9
Austin Koch	0	8
Curtis Weber	0	7
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	7
Don Blake	0	7
Sammy Kolodzik	0	7
Donovan Mussatti	0	6
Graham King	0	6
Joel Garrison	0	6
Arnie Pearson	0	5
Artie Farias	0	5
Travis Tusch	0	4
Wesley Hickman	0	4
Oliver Coffey	0	4
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	4
Henry Freeman	0	4
Devin Medlock	0	4
Artie Souza	0	3
Sammie Rutter	0	3
Jason Mireles	0	2
Tracy Homer	0	2
A.J. Coffey	0	2
Norm Nichols	0	2
Jared Ballard	0	2
Terry Peterson	0	2
Tyrone Weber	0	2
Gary Thompson	0	2
Juan Fleck	0	2
Bobby McMichael	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	19	6.3
Middle	10	35	3.5
Right	9	17	1.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	22	7.3
Middle	14	55	3.9
Right	8	22	2.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dwight Prior	27	17	0	2	2	2	4	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	48	28	4	0	4	6	9	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	1	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	76	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	66	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	28	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	79	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	11	164	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	48	5.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Cary Bielby	7	4	0	31	25
WR Tyrus Humphrey	5	3	2	32	14
WR Jose Scott	3	2	0	18	19
TE Brant Armstrong	3	2	0	19	15
WR J.T. Wielechowski	3	1	0	7	9
RB Robert Clark	2	1	0	1	19
FB Graham Jaffe	1	1	0	9	11
WR J.T. Peterson	1	1	0	8	6
FB Otis Dukas	1	1	0	4	4
TE Steven Kerns	1	1	0	14	15

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Robasky	17	10	2	142	2	44
WR Kent Austin	9	3	1	48	1	38
TE Graham King	5	3	1	28	0	24
FB Tony Brumley	5	4	0	12	0	29
WR Curtis Weber	3	2	0	39	1	34
RB Arnie Pearson	3	2	0	23	0	31
RB Joel Garrison	3	3	0	21	0	15
WR Deron Lyle	2	0	0	0	0	18
RB Winfred Niklos	1	1	0	6	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Robert Clark	1	4	4.00	3.43

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arnie Pearson	5	16	3.20	4.24
Joel Garrison	1	3	3.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	5	4	16	3.20	6.65

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Tony Brumley	4	3	9	2.25	2.40
RB Arnie Pearson	1	1	7	7.00	7.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Robert Clark	2	0
Dwight Prior	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Philip Rivers	1	0
Arnie Pearson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dwight Prior	7	3	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	12	9	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jose Scott	2	2	1
WR J.T. Wielechowski	1	0	0
RB Robert Clark	1	0	0
WR Tyrus Humphrey	1	0	0
FB Otis Dukas	1	1	0
WR Cary Bielby	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Robasky	5	3	3
WR Kent Austin	2	1	1
WR Curtis Weber	1	1	1
TE Graham King	1	1	1
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	1
RB Winfred Niklos	1	1	0
RB Joel Garrison	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,700 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (20,400)
End Zone 14,600 (14,600)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,400)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (12,900)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,700 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (20,400)
End Zone	14,600 (14,600)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,400)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (12,900)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)