Conference Semifinals, 2059

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	0	16	0	0	-	16
New Orleans Saints	7	3	0	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:07 NOS - J.J. Gregoire 8 run (Kelly Bolerjack extra point)
2Q: 11:37 DET - Bruce Shannon 25 field goal
2Q: 09:06 DET - Bruce Shannon 32 field goal
2Q: 04:01 DET - Howie Brock 18 pass from O.J. Baxter (Bruce Shannon extra point)
2Q: 00:48 NOS - Kelly Bolerjack 23 field goal
2Q: 00:03 DET - Bruce Shannon 32 field goal
4Q: 12:58 NOS - Jessie Patterson 33 run (Kelly Bolerjack extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:07 NOS - J.J. Gregoire 8 run (Kelly Bolerjack extra point)
2Q: 11:37 DET - Bruce Shannon 25 field goal
2Q: 09:06 DET - Bruce Shannon 32 field goal
2Q: 04:01 DET - Howie Brock 18 pass from O.J. Baxter (Bruce Shannon extra point)
2Q: 00:48 NOS - Kelly Bolerjack 23 field goal
2Q: 00:03 DET - Bruce Shannon 32 field goal
4Q: 12:58 NOS - Jessie Patterson 33 run (Kelly Bolerjack extra point)

Team Statistics DET NOS
Record 11-7 15-2
First Downs 12 23
- by Rushing 1 15
- by Passing 11 8
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 345 442
- Offensive Plays 50 65
- Yards per Play 6.90 6.80
Net Rushing Yards 82 270
- Rushing Attempts 18 40
- Yards per Rush 4.56 6.75
Net Passing Yards 263 172
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 20 - 0 22 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 277 186
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/14 3/14
- Yards per Pass Play 8.22 6.88
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.8 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 4/31
Kick Returns/Yards 2/32 3/82
Interception Ret./Yards 1/42 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 29
Time of Possession 27:07 32:53

Team Statistics	DET	NOS
Record	11-7	15-2
First Downs	12	23
- by Rushing	1	15
- by Passing	11	8
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	345	442
- Offensive Plays	50	65
- Yards per Play	6.90	6.80
Net Rushing Yards	82	270
- Rushing Attempts	18	40
- Yards per Rush	4.56	6.75
Net Passing Yards	263	172
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 20 - 0	22 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	277	186
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/14	3/14
- Yards per Pass Play	8.22	6.88
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.8	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	4/31
Kick Returns/Yards	2/32	3/82
Interception Ret./Yards	1/42	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 29
Time of Possession	27:07	32:53

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:56	3:21	OWN 25	6	11	Punt
1	4:32	1:55	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
1	2:28	2:22	OWN 41	3	-1	Punt
2	14:05	2:35	OWN 22	5	70	Field Goal
2	10:14	1:15	OPP 15	3	0	Field Goal
2	4:38	0:46	OWN 31	2	69	Touchdown
2	0:42	0:42	OWN 25	3	60	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:24	OWN 16	3	6	Punt
3	8:42	1:50	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	4:02	3:27	OWN 20	6	6	Punt
4	12:43	3:27	OWN 24	7	45	Downs
4	6:20	2:29	OWN 22	5	40	Punt
4	0:07	0:07	OWN 20	1	0	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:04	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
1	8:35	4:03	OWN 19	6	46	Punt
1	2:37	0:09	OWN 49	1	10	Fumble
1	0:06	1:01	OWN 19	3	3	Punt
2	11:30	1:16	OWN 41	3	-4	Interception
2	8:59	4:21	OWN 21	8	55	Missed FG
2	3:52	3:10	OWN 25	9	69	Field Goal
3	12:36	3:54	OWN 27	7	39	Punt
3	6:52	2:50	OWN 37	5	25	Punt
3	0:35	2:52	OWN 36	6	64	Touchdown
4	9:16	2:56	OWN 31	4	11	Punt
4	3:51	3:44	OWN 20	8	34	Punt

Game MVP: Jessie Patterson, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Don Recker	14	76	5.43	51	2
RB Timothy Gutowski	2	-5	-2.50	-1	0
QB O.J. Baxter	1	7	7.00	7	0
RB Steven Blanchard	1	4	4.00	4	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jessie Patterson	27	194	7.19	33	9	1
QB J.J. Gregoire	9	64	7.11	12	4	1
RB Silas Gilman	4	12	3.00	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
O.J. Baxter	29	20	277	3/14	1	53	0	110.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.J. Gregoire	22	14	186	3/14	0	46	1	71.4

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Anthony Patton	7	9	93	13.29	25	27	0
WR Erik Coyne	5	8	44	8.80	11	21	0
WR Howie Brock	5	9	47	9.40	7	20	1
RB Timothy Gutowski	2	2	80	40.00	84	53	0
FB Alfredo Blair	1	1	13	13.00	9	13	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tony Meeber	4	6	54	13.50	11	20
WR Noah Janzen	2	2	39	19.50	10	27
WR Trey Shannon	2	4	23	11.50	21	24
TE Brian Lonier	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
RB Jessie Patterson	1	1	2	2.00	3	2
TE Marquis Fenno	1	3	46	46.00	31	46
WR DeAndre Mills	1	1	4	4.00	1	4
RB Silas Gilman	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
TE Parker Monds	1	1	10	10.00	3	10
WR Raymond Benson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Harold Holliday	1	42	42.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DT Alex Dircks	0	1	0	0
ILB Ryan Hendon	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB J.J. Gregoire	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ernie White	7	319	45.6	38.3	59	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joseph Dixon	6	253	42.2	27.5	64	1

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Shannon	3/3	0/0	0/0	32	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kelly Bolerjack	1/2	0/1	0/0	23	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Morris Hatteberg	1	8	8.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Raymond Benson	4	31	7.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erik Coyne	2	32	16.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Raymond Benson	3	82	27.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Sherman Cote	7	1	0.0	40	25
ILB Ryan Hendon	7	0	0.0	16	11
S Harold Holliday	6	2	0.0	40	25
OLB Trent Compton	6	1	0.0	23	13
OLB Miguel Lindsay	5	4	1.0	38	24
DT Alex Dircks	5	0	0.0	16	10
CB Darryl Malamala	3	2	0.0	40	25
CB Josue German	3	1	0.0	31	17
DE Brady Bradford	2	0	1.0	33	24
DE Mario Beede	2	0	1.0	11	6
DE Daniel Turner	2	2	0.0	35	20
DT Braxton Bishop	2	1	0.0	24	15
CB Andrew Bishop	2	0	0.0	14	11
S Leland Fisk	1	4	0.0	40	25
OLB Jared Kipp	0	2	0.0	18	16

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ernie Brown	5	0	0.0	14	31
CB Trey Dircks	5	0	0.0	18	32
CB Zach Schafer	5	0	0.0	18	32
S Justin Rhodes	4	2	0.0	17	25
ILB Grant Cote	4	0	0.0	5	11
OLB Trenton Garmon	3	1	0.0	14	19
DE Edwin Cobb	3	0	0.0	16	19
OLB Ed Sutton	3	0	0.0	12	12
OLB Butch Triplett	2	0	2.0	2	21
ILB Marco Nichols	2	1	0.0	5	12
CB Dillon Akiyama	2	0	0.0	17	21
DE Stan Shepherd	1	0	1.0	5	19
DE Devan Jeffries	1	2	0.0	13	24
TE Brian Lonier	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brady Bradford	1.0	1	1	24
OLB Miguel Lindsay	1.0	0	1	24
DE Mario Beede	1.0	0	0	6
ILB Sherman Cote	0.0	2	0	25
DT Braxton Bishop	0.0	1	0	15

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Butch Triplett	2.0	0	0	1	21
DE Stan Shepherd	1.0	1	1	2	19
DE Edwin Cobb	0.0	1	1	1	19
CB Zach Schafer	0.0	1	0	0	32
DE Devan Jeffries	0.0	0	1	2	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Josue German	3	0	0	17
S Harold Holliday	2	0	1	25
CB Andrew Bishop	2	0	0	11
OLB Miguel Lindsay	2	0	0	24
OLB Trent Compton	2	0	0	13
S Leland Fisk	1	0	0	25
ILB Ryan Hendon	1	0	0	11
ILB Sherman Cote	1	0	0	25
CB Darryl Malamala	0	1	0	25

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Trey Dircks	6	0	32
CB Dillon Akiyama	2	1	21
ILB Marco Nichols	2	0	12
ILB Ernie Brown	2	0	31
CB Zach Schafer	2	0	32
ILB Grant Cote	2	0	11
OLB Trenton Garmon	1	1	19
S Justin Rhodes	1	1	25
DE Edwin Cobb	1	0	19
OLB Ed Sutton	1	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Philip Bradford	1	5	18	0	32
T Zane Foley	1	4	18	0	32
T Johnnie Bumpers	1	1	18	3	32
G Jack Phillips	0	4	18	0	32
C Jeremy Roundy	0	3	18	0	32

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Roman Sawyer	4	8	40	1	25
T Philip Berry	4	7	40	0	25
C DeAndre Becker	2	9	40	0	25
G Alejandro Sapolu	2	4	40	2	25
T Ed McBriar	1	4	40	0	25
TE Marquis Fenno	1	1	29	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Sherman Cote	2	22
Alfredo Blair	1	24
Anthony Patton	1	24
Josue German	1	14
Isaiah Henderson	1	10
Philip Bradford	1	10

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Buddy Bumgarner	2	18
Philip Berry	1	8

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Sherman Cote	---	---	40	25	22	87
S Harold Holliday	---	---	40	25	16	81
CB Darryl Malamala	---	---	40	25	8	73
TE Anthony Patton	14	32	---	---	24	70
WR Howie Brock	14	32	---	---	24	70
S Leland Fisk	---	---	40	25	1	66
DE Brady Bradford	---	---	33	24	8	65
OLB Miguel Lindsay	---	---	38	24	2	64
CB Josue German	---	---	31	17	14	62
G Philip Bradford	18	32	---	---	10	60
T Zane Foley	18	32	---	---	10	60
OLB Trent Compton	---	---	23	13	22	58
DE Daniel Turner	---	---	35	20	1	56
WR Erik Coyne	17	30	---	---	8	55
QB O.J. Baxter	18	32	---	---	3	53
G Jack Phillips	18	32	---	---	---	50
T Johnnie Bumpers	18	32	---	---	---	50
C Jeremy Roundy	18	32	---	---	---	50
DT Braxton Bishop	---	---	24	15	2	41
FB Alfredo Blair	2	12	---	---	24	38
OLB Jared Kipp	---	---	18	16	2	36
WR Gabriel McGregor	16	10	---	---	8	34
DT Alex Dircks	---	---	16	10	6	32
RB Timothy Gutowski	3	25	---	---	---	28
CB Brayden Givens	---	---	20	8	---	28
CB Andrew Bishop	---	---	14	11	2	27
ILB Ryan Hendon	---	---	16	11	---	27
TE J.R. Connell	1	14	---	---	4	19
RB Don Recker	14	4	---	---	---	18
DE Mario Beede	---	---	11	6	1	18
T Desmond Belichick	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Isaiah Henderson	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Tucker Buljina	0	0	---	---	10	10
RB Morris Hatteberg	4	0	---	---	6	10
RB Steven Blanchard	1	1	---	---	7	9
WR Chester Hampton	4	0	---	---	4	8
K Bruce Shannon	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Ernie White	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Kendall Howe	---	---	0	0	1	1
ILB Aidan Lampkin	---	---	0	0	1	1
DE Peter Cobb	---	---	1	0	---	1
ILB Abraham Kipp	---	---	0	0	1	1
QB Darius England	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Justin Pefley	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Dexter Nichols	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Orlando Riordan	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Alejandro Sapolu	40	25	---	---	8	73
T Philip Berry	40	25	---	---	8	73
WR Trey Shannon	40	25	---	---	4	69
G Roman Sawyer	40	25	---	---	---	65
C DeAndre Becker	40	25	---	---	---	65
T Ed McBriar	40	25	---	---	---	65
QB J.J. Gregoire	40	25	---	---	---	65
CB Zach Schafer	---	---	18	32	13	63
CB Trey Dircks	---	---	18	32	12	62
ILB Ernie Brown	---	---	14	31	3	48
WR Tony Meeber	30	16	---	---	1	47
OLB Ed Sutton	---	---	12	12	22	46
DT Buddy Bumgarner	---	---	13	14	18	45
TE Marquis Fenno	29	16	---	---	---	45
RB Jessie Patterson	32	12	---	---	---	44
S Justin Rhodes	---	---	17	25	2	44
DE Edwin Cobb	---	---	16	19	8	43
RB Silas Gilman	6	12	---	---	23	41
TE Parker Monds	7	11	---	---	23	41
CB Dillon Akiyama	---	---	17	21	2	40
DE Devan Jeffries	---	---	13	24	3	40
S Kelvin Yockey	---	---	13	21	2	36
OLB Trenton Garmon	---	---	14	19	2	35
WR Noah Janzen	22	9	---	---	---	31
ILB Grant Cote	---	---	5	11	12	28
DT Arnold Dorf	---	---	6	19	2	27
DE Stan Shepherd	---	---	5	19	2	26
OLB Butch Triplett	---	---	2	21	2	25
WR DeAndre Mills	11	7	---	---	7	25
CB Claude Clancy	---	---	1	10	14	25
TE Brian Lonier	13	11	---	---	---	24
WR Raymond Benson	7	6	---	---	11	24
ILB Marco Nichols	---	---	5	12	1	18
WR Jimmie Huntley	0	0	---	---	17	17
CB Nick Sanders	---	---	0	0	15	15
CB Cory Ethridge	---	---	5	8	1	14
RB Gavin Finch	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Emmett Barber	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Donnell Causey	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Butch Branch	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Joseph Dixon	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Kelly Bolerjack	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Amos Stimson	---	---	4	1	---	5
RB Tevin Kirby	3	0	---	---	---	3
DE Deron Midget	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Jonathan Rackers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	5	1.3
Middle	12	66	5.5
Right	2	11	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	28	4.0
Middle	18	118	6.6
Right	14	125	8.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
O.J. Baxter	29	20	7	0	0	3	3	6	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.J. Gregoire	22	14	4	1	1	1	4	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	91	22.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	57	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	89	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	40	8.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	68	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	96	13.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	20	4.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Anthony Patton	9	7	93	3	32
WR Howie Brock	9	5	47	1	32
WR Erik Coyne	8	5	44	1	30
RB Timothy Gutowski	2	2	80	2	25
FB Alfredo Blair	1	1	13	0	12

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tony Meeber	6	4	0	54	1	16
WR Trey Shannon	4	2	0	23	1	25
TE Marquis Fenno	3	1	1	46	1	16
WR Noah Janzen	2	2	0	39	1	9
WR Raymond Benson	2	0	0	0	0	6
TE Brian Lonier	1	1	0	3	0	11
RB Jessie Patterson	1	1	0	2	0	12
WR DeAndre Mills	1	1	0	4	0	7
RB Silas Gilman	1	1	0	5	0	12
TE Parker Monds	1	1	0	10	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Don Recker	2	9	4.50	5.43

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jessie Patterson	1	9	9.00	7.19
QB J.J. Gregoire	1	8	8.00	7.11

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
O.J. Baxter	4	1	18	4.50	9.55

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.J. Gregoire	3	2	3	1.00	8.45

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Howie Brock	3	1	18	6.00	5.22
TE Anthony Patton	1	0	0	0.00	10.33

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tony Meeber	1	0	0	0.00	9.00
WR Trey Shannon	1	1	-1	-1.00	5.75
WR DeAndre Mills	1	1	4	4.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
QB O.J. Baxter	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Silas Gilman	2	1
QB J.J. Gregoire	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
O.J. Baxter	11	6	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.J. Gregoire	6	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Howie Brock	5	2	1
WR Erik Coyne	3	2	1
TE Anthony Patton	3	2	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Marquis Fenno	2	1	1
WR Raymond Benson	1	0	0
WR Trey Shannon	1	0	0
WR DeAndre Mills	1	1	0
RB Silas Gilman	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)