Detroit Lions vs New Orleans Saints

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September 3rd, 2000

2000 Week 1

Regular Season

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Lions Away

Final

Saints Home

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Offensive Starters

QB S. Case

RB J. Stewart

WR G. Crowell

WR B. Stablein

WR J. Morton

TE D. Sloan

T R. Roberts

G T. Semple

C M. Compton

G J. Hartings

T A. Gibson

Defensive Starters

DE R. Porcher

DT L. Elliss

DT J. Jones

DE T. Scroggins

LB A. Aldridge

LB S. Boyd

LB C. Claiborne

CB B. Westbrook

CB T. Fair

S R. Rice

S K. Schulz

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Lions	0	6	8	0	14
Saints	7	0	0	3	10

	Lions	Saints
Q1	0	7
Q2	6	0
Q3	8	0
Q4	0	3
FINAL	14	10

Key Performers

Lions

PassingS. Case

13/25, 100 YDS

RushingJ. Stewart

25, 78 YDS

ReceivingJ. Morton

4, 52 YDS

TacklesK. Schulz

SacksK. Pritchett

2.0

InterceptionsK. Schulz

Saints

PassingJ. Blake

18/34, 169 YDS

RushingR. Williams

20, 84 YDS

ReceivingJ. Horn

5, 58 YDS

TacklesS. Knight

SacksL. Glover

1.0

InterceptionsS. Knight

Team Comparison

Lions

Stat

Saints

First Downs

187

Total Yards

252

Rushes

Rush YDS

106

Rush TD

52.0%

PASS %

52.9%

NET PASS YDS

146

PASS TD

Takeaways

30:49

Time of Possession

29:11

Offensive Starters

J. Blake QB

R. Williams RB

T. Smith FB

J. Reed WR

J. Horn WR

A. Glover TE

W. Roaf T

W. Williams G

J. Fontenot C

C. Naeole G

K. Turley T

Defensive Starters

D. Howard DE

N. Hand DT

L. Glover DT

J. Johnson DE

K. Mitchell LB

M. Fields LB

K. Mathis CB

C. Harris CB

F. Weary CB

S. Knight S

D. Perry S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 2000 Week 1 match up between the Detroit Lions and the New Orleans Saints featuring 78 rushing yards by James Stewart.

Legend

Moment: Lions

Moment: Saints

Lions Momentum

Saints Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Stoney Case pass incomplete intended for David Sloan is intercepted by Sammy Knight at DET-37 and returned for 37 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints opens scoring → 7-0

< Q2 > • DET FG DET FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jason Hanson 24 yard field goal good

Lions cuts lead → 7-3

< Q2 > • DET FG DET FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jason Hanson 30 yard field goal good

Lions cuts lead → 7-6

< Q3 > • DET TD DET TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Toby Gowin punts 58 yards returned by Desmond Howard for 95 yards touchdown. Penalty on Chris Oldham: Illegal Block Above the Waist (Declined) - 2PT conversion good

Lions takes the lead → 14-7

< Q4 > • NOR FG NOR FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Doug Brien 48 yard field goal good

Saints cuts lead → 14-10

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Stoney Case	25	13	52.0	100	0	1	19	2	45.4
Team Totals	25	13	52.0	100	0	1	19	2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
James Stewart	25	78	3.1	12
Stoney Case	3	17	5.7	14
Sedrick Irvin	3	3	1.0	1
John Jett	1	0	0.0	0
Team Totals	32	98	3.1	14

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	Lng
Johnnie Morton	7	4	52	13.0	19
David Sloan	6	2	10	5.0	7
Germane Crowell	5	2	5	2.5	7
James Stewart	1	1	1	1.0	1
Sedrick Irvin	2	1	14	14.0	14
Brian Stablein	2	1	11	11.0	11
Cory Schlesinger	1	1	6	6.0	6
Walter Rasby	1	1	1	1.0	1
Team Totals	25	13	100	7.7	19

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Kurt Schulz	7	6	1	0	1
Stephen Boyd	7	6	1	0	0
Bryant Westbrook	7	4	3	0	0
Luther Elliss	6	5	1	1	0
Terry Fair	5	5	0	0	0
Ron Rice	5	2	3	0	0
Kelvin Pritchett	4	3	1	2	0
Chris Claiborne	4	3	1	0	0
Tracy Scroggins	3	3	0	2	0
Allen Aldridge	3	3	0	0	0
James Jones	3	2	1	0	0
Marquis Walker	3	3	0	0	0
Sedrick Irvin	2	2	0	0	0
Lamar Campbell	2	1	1	0	0
Scott Kowalkowski	2	2	0	0	0
Clint Kriewaldt	2	2	0	0	0
Robert Porcher	2	2	0	0	0
Jason Hanson	1	1	0	0	0
Cory Schlesinger	1	1	0	0	0
Jared DeVries	1	1	0	0	0
Brock Olivo	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	71	58	13	5	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Desmond Howard	3	50	16.7	0
Team Totals	3	50	16.7	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Desmond Howard	4	119	29.8	1
Team Totals	4	119	29.8	1

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Jason Hanson	2	2	0	0
Team Totals	2	2	0	0

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
John Jett	7	297	42.4
Team Totals	7	297	42.4

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Jeff Blake	34	18	52.9	169	0	1	19	5	54.7
Team Totals	34	18	52.9	169	0	1	19	5

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Ricky Williams	20	84	4.2	19
Jeff Blake	5	22	4.4	11
Team Totals	25	106	4.2	19

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	Lng
Joe Horn	7	5	58	11.6	19
Ricky Williams	7	4	29	7.3	17
Jake Reed	5	3	46	15.3	17
Keith Poole	6	3	14	4.7	6
Willie Jackson	6	2	19	9.5	11
Chad Morton	1	1	3	3.0	3
Team Totals	32	18	169	9.4	19

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Sammy Knight	10	7	3	0	1
Kevin Mathis	7	5	2	0	0
LaRoi Glover	6	5	1	1	0
Phil Clarke	5	3	2	0	0
Norman Hand	5	5	0	0	0
Joe Johnson	5	3	2	0	0
Keith Mitchell	5	4	1	0	0
Mark Fields	4	3	1	0	0
Darren Howard	4	2	2	0	0
Darren Perry	4	2	2	0	0
Fred Weary	3	3	0	0	0
Robert Wilson	2	2	0	0	0
Chris Oldham	1	1	0	1	0
Martin Chase	1	1	0	0	0
Todd Franz	1	1	0	0	0
Corey Harris	1	1	0	0	0
Michael Hawthorne	1	1	0	0	0
Kevin Houser	1	1	0	0	0
Darrin Smith	1	1	0	0	0
Willie Whitehead	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	68	52	16	2	1