National Football League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
New Orleans 31, Detroit 17
Sunday, December 4, 2011 8:20 PM
When: 8:20 PM ET, Sunday, December 4, 2011
Where: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Clete Blakeman
Attendance: 73042
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Detroit 0710017
New Orleans 3210731
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 5:45
New Orleans FG New Orleans 3 - Detroit 0
John Kasay 39 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 11:44
New Orleans TD New Orleans 10 - Detroit 0
Mark Ingram 14 yd. run (John Kasay kick)
2nd Quarter - 8:03
New Orleans TD New Orleans 17 - Detroit 0
Robert Meachem 67 yd. pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick)
2nd Quarter - 2:28
Detroit TD New Orleans 17 - Detroit 7
Kevin Smith 2 yd. run (Jason Hanson kick)
2nd Quarter - 0:22
New Orleans TD New Orleans 24 - Detroit 7
Lance Moore 20 yd. pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick)
3rd Quarter - 9:11
Detroit FG New Orleans 24 - Detroit 10
Jason Hanson 31 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 0:43
Detroit TD New Orleans 24 - Detroit 17
Maurice Morris 9 yd. pass from Matthew Stafford (Jason Hanson kick)
4th Quarter - 9:44
New Orleans TD New Orleans 31 - Detroit 17
Darren Sproles 6 yd. pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick)
TEAMS
Team Stats
  Detroit New Orleans
1st Downs 25 21
Rushing 5 4
Passing 18 16
Penalty 2 1
3rd Down Conversions 2-11 6-12
4th Down Conversions 0-1 0-1
Punts-Average 4-45.8 4-44.8
Return Yards 83 80
Punts-Returns 2-13 2-13
Kickoffs-Returns 3-70 3-74
Int-Returns 0-0 1--7
Penalties-Yards 11-107 3-30
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Time of Possession 35:06 24:54
Total Net Yards 466 438
Total Plays 69 61
Average Gain 6.8 7.2
Net Yards Rushing 87 100
Rushes 22 23
Average/Rush 4.0 4.3
Net Yards Passing 379 338
Comp-Att 31-44 26-36
Yards/Pass 8.1 8.9
Sacked-Yards Lost 3-29 2-4
Had Intercepted 1 0
Touchdowns 2 4
Rushing 1 1
Passing 1 3
Other 0 0
Extra Points 2-2 4-4
Field Goals 1-3 1-1
Red Zone Efficiency 2-3-67% 2-2-100%
Goal To Go Efficiency 2-2-100% 1-1-100%
Safeties 0 0
PLAYER STATS
Detroit Lions (7-5)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
M. Stafford 31/44 408 1 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
K. Smith 6 34 5.7 1 17
M. Morris 12 28 2.3 0 6
K. Williams 2 14 7.0 0 14
T. Young 1 11 11.0 0 11
S. Logan 1 0 0.0 0 0
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
N. Burleson 8 5 93 18.6 0 47
C. Johnson 8 6 69 11.5 0 22
T. Young 2 2 60 30.0 0 49
M. Morris 7 5 47 9.4 1 12
K. Smith 7 6 46 7.7 0 18
T. Scheffler 4 2 41 20.5 0 36
R. Davis 1 1 22 22.0 0 22
B. Pettigrew 5 2 13 6.5 0 8
W. Heller 1 1 10 10.0 0 10
K. Williams 1 1 7 7.0 0 7
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
N. Fairley 1.0 1.0
S. Hill 0.5 1.5
C. Williams 0.5 1.5
Tackles
  TK Ast
A. Spievey 9 1
C. Harris 7 1
A. Berry 5 2
S. Tulloch 5 5
A. Smith 3 0
J. Durant 2 0
D. Levy 2 0
C. Williams 2 1
N. Fairley 2 1
E. Wright 1 1
S. Hill 1 2
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles
New Orleans Saints (9-3)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
D. Brees 26/36 342 3 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
M. Ingram 16 54 3.4 1 14
D. Sproles 4 28 7.0 0 20
P. Thomas 2 10 5.0 0 8
R. Meachem 1 8 8.0 0 8
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
R. Meachem 6 3 119 39.7 1 67
J. Graham 10 8 89 11.1 0 16
M. Colston 8 6 54 9.0 0 18
D. Sproles 5 5 46 9.2 1 22
L. Moore 4 2 23 11.5 1 20
P. Thomas 2 2 11 5.5 0 8
M. Ingram 1 0 0 0 0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
T. Porter 1 -7 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
J. Galette 1.0 15.0
S. Shanle 1.0 7.0
R. Humber 1.0 7.0
Tackles
  TK Ast
J. Greer 6 0
M. Jenkins 6 1
J. Vilma 6 4
T. Porter 5 2
J. Casillas 4 1
S. Shanle 4 2
P. Robinson 3 0
R. Humber 3 0
R. Harper 2 2
J. Galette 2 3
A. Franklin 1 0
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles