New Orleans Saints vs Detroit Lions

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December 21st, 2015

2015 Week 15

Regular Season

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Lions Away

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Offensive Starters

QB D. Brees

RB T. Hightower

WR W. Snead

WR M. Colston

TE B. Watson

TE M. Hoomanawanui

T T. Armstead

G A. Peat

C M. Unger

G J. Evans

T Z. Strief

Defensive Starters

DE K. Edebali

DT K. Williams

DT T. Davison

DE C. Jordan

WILL D. Ellerbe

LB S. Anthony

CB D. Breaux

CB B. Browner

S K. Vaccaro

S J. Byrd

DB K. Wilson

Score by Quarter

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

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

Key Performers

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

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

Team Comparison

Saints

Stat

Lions

First Downs

399

Total Yards

396

Rushes

Rush YDS

150

Rush TD

65.4%

PASS %

88.0%

330

NET PASS YDS

246

PASS TD

Takeaways

30:24

Time of Possession

29:36

Offensive Starters

M. Stafford QB

A. Abdullah RB

G. Tate WR

C. Johnson WR

L. Moore WR

E. Ebron TE

R. Reiff T

L. Tomlinson G

T. Swanson C

L. Warford G

M. Ola T

Defensive Starters

J. Jones DE

E. Ansah DE

C. Reid DT

H. Ngata DT

T. Whitehead LB

J. Bynes LB

S. Tulloch LB

D. Slay CB

N. Lawson CB

I. Abdul-Quddus S

G. Quin S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 2015 Week 15 match up between the New Orleans Saints and the Detroit Lions featuring 341 passing yards by Drew Brees.

Legend

Moment: Saints

Moment: Lions

Saints Momentum

Lions 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
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

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Michael Hoomanawanui	1	16	16
C.J. Spiller	1	24	24
Team Totals	2	40	20.0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Brandin Cooks	2	12	6	0
Team Totals	2	12	6.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Kai Forbath	2	2	3	3
Team Totals	2	2	3	3

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Thomas Morstead	4	172	43
Team Totals	4	172	43.0

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