Detroit Lions vs New Orleans Saints

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← Week 14

December 21st, 2015

2015 Week 15

Regular Season

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Offensive Starters

QB M. Stafford

RB A. Abdullah

WR G. Tate

WR C. Johnson

WR L. Moore

TE E. Ebron

T R. Reiff

G L. Tomlinson

C T. Swanson

G L. Warford

T M. Ola

Defensive Starters

DE J. Jones

DE E. Ansah

DT C. Reid

DT H. Ngata

LB T. Whitehead

LB J. Bynes

LB S. Tulloch

CB D. Slay

CB N. Lawson

S I. Abdul-Quddus

S G. Quin

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Lions	7	14	7	7	35
Saints	3	0	7	17	27

	Lions	Saints
Q1	7	3
Q2	14	0
Q3	7	7
Q4	7	17
FINAL	35	27

Key Performers

Lions

PassingM. Stafford

22/25, 254 YDS, 3 TD

RushingA. Abdullah

9, 77 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingE. Ebron

4, 79 YDS

TacklesS. Tulloch

SacksJ. Jones

1.0

InterceptionsN/A

Saints

PassingD. Brees

34/52, 341 YDS, 3 TD

RushingT. Hightower

13, 54 YDS

ReceivingB. Cooks

10, 124 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesK. Vaccaro

SacksK. Edebali

2.0

InterceptionsN/A

Team Comparison

Lions

Stat

Saints

First Downs

396

Total Yards

399

Rushes

150

Rush YDS

Rush TD

88.0%

PASS %

65.4%

246

NET PASS YDS

330

PASS TD

Takeaways

29:36

Time of Possession

30:24

Offensive Starters

D. Brees QB

T. Hightower RB

W. Snead WR

M. Colston WR

B. Watson TE

M. Hoomanawanui TE

T. Armstead T

A. Peat G

M. Unger C

J. Evans G

Z. Strief T

Defensive Starters

K. Edebali DE

K. Williams DT

T. Davison DT

C. Jordan DE

D. Ellerbe WILL

S. Anthony LB

D. Breaux CB

B. Browner CB

K. Vaccaro S

J. Byrd S

K. Wilson DB

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 2015 Week 15 match up between the Detroit Lions and the New Orleans Saints featuring 79 receiving yards by Eric Ebron.

Legend

Moment: Lions

Moment: Saints

Lions Momentum

Saints Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • DET TD DET TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Matthew Stafford pass complete short right to Golden Tate for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Lions opens scoring → 7-0

< Q1 > • NOR FG NOR FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Kai Forbath 45 yard field goal good

Saints cuts lead → 7-3

< Q2 > • DET TD DET TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Matthew Stafford pass complete short right to Michael Burton for 4 yards touchdown - PAT good

Lions extends lead → 14-3

< Q2 > • DET TD DET TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Matthew Stafford pass complete short left to Golden Tate for 5 yards touchdown. Penalty on Brandon Browner: Illegal Use of Hands (Declined) - PAT good

Lions extends lead → 21-3

< Q3 > • DET TD DET TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Ameer Abdullah left end for 15 yards touchdown - PAT good

Lions extends lead → 28-3

< Q3 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Brees pass complete deep left to Brandin Cooks for 27 yards touchdown. Penalty on James Ihedigbo: Defensive Holding (Declined) Penalty on Ezekiel Ansah: Roughing the Passer 15 yards - PAT good

Saints cuts lead → 28-10

< Q4 > • NOR FG NOR FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Kai Forbath 22 yard field goal good

Saints cuts lead → 28-13

< Q4 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Brees pass complete short middle to Marques Colston for 11 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints cuts lead → 28-20

< Q4 > • DET TD DET TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Joique Bell left guard for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Lions extends lead → 35-20

< Q4 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Brees pass complete short right to Ben Watson for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Saints cuts lead → 35-27

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Matthew Stafford	25	22	88.0	254	3	0	45	3	148.6
Team Totals	25	22	88.0	254	3	0	45	3

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Ameer Abdullah	9	77	8.6	1	27
Joique Bell	8	71	8.9	1	36
Matthew Stafford	4	-1	-0.3	0	3
Theo Riddick	2	3	1.5	0	3
Team Totals	23	150	6.5	2	36

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Golden Tate	6	6	45	7.5	2	12
Eric Ebron	5	4	79	19.8	0	45
Ameer Abdullah	2	2	12	6.0	0	7
Joique Bell	3	2	30	15.0	0	23
Theo Riddick	2	2	27	13.5	0	21
T.J. Jones	2	2	22	11.0	0	20
Michael Burton	2	2	10	5.0	1	6
Calvin Johnson	1	1	19	19.0	0	19
Lance Moore	1	1	10	10.0	0	10
Tim Wright	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	25	22	254	11.5	3	45

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Stephen Tulloch	9	7	2	0
Isa Abdul-Quddus	7	4	3	0
Darius Slay	7	6	1	0
Tahir Whitehead	7	4	3	0
Nevin Lawson	6	5	1	0
Josh Bynes	5	3	2	0
Quandre Diggs	5	4	1	0
James Ihedigbo	5	3	2	0
Jason Jones	3	1	2	1
Ezekiel Ansah	2	1	1	0
Don Carey	1	1	0	0
Brandon Copeland	1	1	0	0
Haloti Ngata	1	0	1	0
Glover Quin	1	1	0	0
Caraun Reid	1	1	0	0
Theo Riddick	1	1	0	0
Darryl Tapp	1	0	1	0
Devin Taylor	1	1	0	0
Kyle Van Noy	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	65	45	20	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Ameer Abdullah	4	123	30.8
Joique Bell	1	11	11
Team Totals	5	134	26.8

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Golden Tate	2	21	10.5	0
Team Totals	2	21	10.5	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Matt Prater	1	0	5	5
Team Totals	1	0	5	5

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Sam Martin	3	133	44.3
Team Totals	3	133	44.3

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Drew Brees	52	34	65.4	341	3	0	28	1	103.1
Team Totals	52	34	65.4	341	3	0	28	1

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Tim Hightower	13	54	4.2	17
C.J. Spiller	2	2	1.0	2
Drew Brees	1	11	11.0	11
Kendall Hunter	1	2	2.0	2
Michael Hoomanawanui	1	0	0.0	0
Team Totals	18	69	3.8	17

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Brandin Cooks	13	10	124	12.4	1	28
Willie Snead	12	10	76	7.6	0	15
Ben Watson	12	6	49	8.2	1	11
Tim Hightower	4	3	31	10.3	0	18
C.J. Spiller	5	2	16	8.0	0	14
Marques Colston	4	2	39	19.5	1	28
Austin Johnson	1	1	6	6.0	0	6
Brandon Coleman	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	52	34	341	10.0	3	28

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Kenny Vaccaro	7	7	0	0
Kasim Edebali	6	5	1	2
Stephone Anthony	6	3	3	0
Brandon Browner	5	4	1	0
Dannell Ellerbe	5	3	2	0
Kyle Wilson	4	4	0	0
Cameron Jordan	3	2	1	1
Delvin Breaux	3	3	0	0
Michael Mauti	3	3	0	0
Jairus Byrd	2	1	1	0
Bobby Richardson	2	0	2	0
James Anderson	1	1	0	0
Tyeler Davison	1	1	0	0
Brian Dixon	1	1	0	0
Obum Gwacham	1	1	0	0
Hauoli Kikaha	1	0	1	0
Jamarca Sanford	1	1	0	0
Kevin Williams	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	53	41	12	3