New Orleans 45, Detroit 28
Saturday, January 7, 2012 8:00 PM
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 7, 2012
Where: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Temperature:
Dome
Head Official:
Tony Corrente
Attendance:
73038
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
Recap Quick Hits
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With this win, the New Orleans Saints have a 8-0 record at home this season. The Detroit Lions have a 5-3 record on the road.
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New Orleans has a streak of 9 straight up wins. The Saints have won 9 of their last 10 games.
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Detroit has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Lions have won 5 of their last 10 games.
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The New Orleans Saints starting quarterback, Drew Brees, threw for 466 yards, 3 touchdowns and had 0 interceptions in the game. Drew Brees ran for -1 yards.
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The Detroit Lions starting quarterback, Matthew Stafford, threw for 380 yards, 3 touchdowns and had 2 interceptions in the game. Matthew Stafford ran for 1 yard and 1 touchdown.
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Following this game the New Orleans Saints average 34.2 points per game and 467.1 offensive yards per game. The Detroit Lions average 29.6 points per game and 396.1 offensive yards per game.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
| Detroit |
|
New Orleans |
|
Kevin Smith
|
Player |
Pierre Thomas
|
|
6 |
Attempts |
8 |
|
21 |
Yards |
66 |
|
3.5 |
Avg Yards |
8.2 |
|
0 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
|
9 |
Long |
31 |
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sacks |
FF |
| Detroit
|
412 |
32 |
380 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2.0 |
2 |
| New Orleans
|
626 |
167 |
459 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
0.0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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New Orleans will play their next game on the road against San Francisco. The Saints have a W/L % of .812 after a win and .812 after a loss.
