New Orleans Saints vs Detroit Lions

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September 3rd, 2000

2000 Week 1

Regular Season

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Saints Home

Final

Lions Away

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Offensive Starters

QB J. Blake

RB R. Williams

FB T. Smith

WR J. Reed

WR J. Horn

TE A. Glover

T W. Roaf

G W. Williams

C J. Fontenot

G C. Naeole

T K. Turley

Defensive Starters

DE D. Howard

DT N. Hand

DT L. Glover

DE J. Johnson

LB K. Mitchell

LB M. Fields

CB K. Mathis

CB C. Harris

CB F. Weary

S S. Knight

S D. Perry

Score by Quarter

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

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

Key Performers

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

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

Team Comparison

Saints

Stat

Lions

First Downs

252

Total Yards

187

Rushes

106

Rush YDS

Rush TD

52.9%

PASS %

52.0%

146

NET PASS YDS

PASS TD

Takeaways

29:11

Time of Possession

30:49

Offensive Starters

S. Case QB

J. Stewart RB

G. Crowell WR

B. Stablein WR

J. Morton WR

D. Sloan TE

R. Roberts T

T. Semple G

M. Compton C

J. Hartings G

A. Gibson T

Defensive Starters

R. Porcher DE

L. Elliss DT

J. Jones DT

T. Scroggins DE

A. Aldridge LB

S. Boyd LB

C. Claiborne LB

B. Westbrook CB

T. Fair CB

R. Rice S

K. Schulz S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 2000 Week 1 match up between the New Orleans Saints and the Detroit Lions featuring 84 rushing yards by Ricky Williams.

Legend

Moment: Saints

Moment: Lions

Saints Momentum

Lions 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
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

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Chad Morton	4	105	26.3	0
Team Totals	4	105	26.3	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Chad Morton	6	36	6	0
Team Totals	6	36	6.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Doug Brien	2	1	1	1
Team Totals	2	1	1	1

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Toby Gowin	7	340	48.6
Team Totals	7	340	48.6

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