Detroit Lions vs New Orleans Saints

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January 7th, 2012

2011 Week WC

Wild Card Playoffs

Lions Away

Final

Saints Home

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Offensive Starters

QB M. Stafford

RB K. Smith

WR N. Burleson

WR C. Johnson

TE W. Heller

TE T. Scheffler

T J. Backus

G R. Sims

C D. Raiola

G S. Peterman

T G. Cherilus

Defensive Starters

DE C. Avril

DT N. Suh

DT C. Williams

DE K. Vanden Bosch

LB D. Levy

LB J. Durant

LB S. Tulloch

CB C. Houston

CB E. Wright

S A. Spievey

S L. Delmas

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Lions	7	7	7	7	28
Saints	0	10	14	21	45

	Lions	Saints
Q1	7	0
Q2	7	10
Q3	7	14
Q4	7	21
FINAL	28	45

Key Performers

Lions

PassingM. Stafford

28/43, 380 YDS, 3 TD

RushingK. Smith

6, 21 YDS

ReceivingC. Johnson

12, 211 YDS, 2 TD

TacklesS. Tulloch

SacksW. Young

1.0

InterceptionsN/A

Saints

PassingD. Brees

33/43, 466 YDS, 3 TD

RushingP. Thomas

8, 66 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingM. Colston

7, 120 YDS

TacklesJ. Greer

SacksN/A

0.0

InterceptionsJ. Greer

Team Comparison

Lions

Stat

Saints

First Downs

412

Total Yards

626

Rushes

Rush YDS

167

Rush TD

65.1%

PASS %

76.7%

380

NET PASS YDS

459

PASS TD

Takeaways

22:24

Time of Possession

37:36

Offensive Starters

P. Robinson NB

D. Brees QB

P. Thomas RB

D. Sproles RB

M. Colston WR

D. Henderson WR

J. Graham TE

J. Bushrod T

C. Nicks G

B. De La Puente C

J. Evans G

Defensive Starters

Z. Strief T

M. Wilson DE

S. Ellis DT

J. Galette DT

W. Smith DE

J. Vilma LB

S. Shanle LB

J. Greer CB

T. Porter CB

R. Harper S

M. Jenkins S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 2011 Wild Card match up between the Detroit Lions and the New Orleans Saints featuring 380 passing yards by Matthew Stafford.

Legend

Moment: Lions

Moment: Saints

Lions Momentum

Saints Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • DET TD DET TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Matthew Stafford pass complete short middle to Will Heller for 10 yards touchdown - PAT good

Lions opens scoring → 7-0

< Q2 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Darren Sproles left end for 2 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints ties it up → 7-7

< Q2 > • DET TD DET TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Matthew Stafford pass complete short left to Calvin Johnson for 13 yards touchdown - PAT good

Lions takes the lead → 14-7

< Q2 > • NOR FG NOR FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

John Kasay 24 yard field goal good

Saints cuts lead → 14-10

< Q3 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Brees pass complete deep middle to Devery Henderson for 41 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints takes the lead → 17-14

< Q3 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Brees pass complete short right to Jimmy Graham for 3 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints extends lead → 24-14

< Q3 > • DET TD DET TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Matthew Stafford right end for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Lions cuts lead → 24-21

< Q4 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Darren Sproles left tackle for 17 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints extends lead → 31-21

< Q4 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Brees pass complete deep left to Robert Meachem for 56 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints extends lead → 38-21

< Q4 > • DET TD DET TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Matthew Stafford pass complete short left to Calvin Johnson for 12 yards touchdown - PAT good

Lions cuts lead → 38-28

< Q4 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Pierre Thomas right guard for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Saints extends lead → 45-28

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Matthew Stafford	43	28	65.1	380	3	2	42	0	97
Team Totals	43	28	65.1	380	3	2	42	0

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Kevin Smith	6	21	3.5	0	9
Matthew Stafford	2	1	0.5	1	1
Titus Young	1	8	8.0	0	8
Nate Burleson	1	2	2.0	0	2
Team Totals	10	32	3.2	1	9

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Calvin Johnson	15	12	211	17.6	2	42
Titus Young	10	4	33	8.3	0	15
Nate Burleson	5	4	50	12.5	0	21
Brandon Pettigrew	5	4	49	12.3	0	22
Kevin Smith	4	2	20	10.0	0	13
Will Heller	1	1	10	10.0	1	10
Tony Scheffler	3	1	7	7.0	0	7
Team Totals	43	28	380	13.6	3	42

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Stephen Tulloch	15	8	7	0
Louis Delmas	10	7	3	0
Justin Durant	9	6	3	0
Aaron Berry	7	5	2	0
Amari Spievey	7	5	2	0
Eric Wright	7	5	2	0
Ndamukong Suh	3	0	3	0.5
Corey Williams	3	3	0	0
Willie Young	2	1	1	1
Cliff Avril	2	1	1	0.5
Nick Fairley	2	2	0	0
Chris Houston	2	2	0	0
Lawrence Jackson	2	0	2	0
DeAndre Levy	2	2	0	0
Kyle Vanden Bosch	2	0	2	0
Don Carey	1	1	0	0
Sammie Lee Hill	1	1	0	0
Stefan Logan	1	1	0	0
Ricardo Silva	1	1	0	0
Alphonso Smith	1	1	0	0
John Wendling	1	1	0	0
Titus Young	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	82	54	28	2

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Stefan Logan	2	41	20.5	0
Team Totals	2	41	20.5	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Jason Hanson	0	0	4	4
Team Totals	0	0	4	4

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Ben Graham	3	127	42.3
Team Totals	3	127	42.3

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Drew Brees	43	33	76.7	466	3	0	56	2	134.4
Team Totals	43	33	76.7	466	3	0	56	2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Chris Ivory	13	47	3.6	0	19
Darren Sproles	10	51	5.1	2	17
Pierre Thomas	8	66	8.3	1	31
Drew Brees	4	-1	-0.3	0	2
Devery Henderson	1	4	4.0	0	4
Team Totals	36	167	4.6	3	31

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Marques Colston	7	7	120	17.1	0	40
Jimmy Graham	11	7	55	7.9	1	14
Pierre Thomas	6	6	55	9.2	0	14
Darren Sproles	5	4	34	8.5	0	12
Robert Meachem	8	4	111	27.8	1	56
Devery Henderson	2	2	64	32.0	1	41
Jed Collins	3	2	20	10.0	0	15
Adrian Arrington	1	1	7	7.0	0	7
Team Totals	43	33	466	14.1	3	56

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Int
Jabari Greer	7	4	3	2
Tracy Porter	7	7	0	0
Roman Harper	6	5	1	0
Malcolm Jenkins	5	4	1	0
Jonathan Vilma	5	4	1	0
Isa Abdul-Quddus	2	2	0	0
Jonathon Amaya	1	1	0	0
Sedrick Ellis	1	1	0	0
Aubrayo Franklin	1	0	1	0
Michael Higgins	1	1	0	0
Ramon Humber	1	1	0	0
Cameron Jordan	1	0	1	0
Patrick Robinson	1	1	0	0
Scott Shanle	1	1	0	0
Will Smith	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	41	33	8	2

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Darren Sproles	2	54	27	0
Team Totals	2	54	27.0	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Darren Sproles	2	4	2	0
Team Totals	2	4	2.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
John Kasay	1	1	6	6
Team Totals	1	1	6	6

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