Week 3, 2010

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	10	13	0	11	-	34
Detroit Lions	0	3	7	14	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:59 NOS - Donald Logan 31 field goal
1Q: 08:33 NOS - Deuce McAllister 14 pass from Drew Brees (Donald Logan extra point)
2Q: 10:35 DET - Ed Sigrest 47 field goal
2Q: 06:22 NOS - Dennis Northcutt 18 pass from Drew Brees (Donald Logan extra point)
2Q: 02:14 NOS - Donald Logan 46 field goal
2Q: 00:40 NOS - Donald Logan 53 field goal
3Q: 09:17 DET - Brian Calhoun 9 pass from Troy Smith (Ed Sigrest extra point)
4Q: 12:36 DET - Roy Williams 7 pass from Troy Smith (Ed Sigrest extra point)
4Q: 08:21 DET - Warren Ross 3 pass from Troy Smith (Ed Sigrest extra point)
4Q: 04:48 NOS - Marques Colston 55 pass from Drew Brees (Deuce McAllister run for conversion)
4Q: 01:56 NOS - Donald Logan 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:59 NOS - Donald Logan 31 field goal
1Q: 08:33 NOS - Deuce McAllister 14 pass from Drew Brees (Donald Logan extra point)
2Q: 10:35 DET - Ed Sigrest 47 field goal
2Q: 06:22 NOS - Dennis Northcutt 18 pass from Drew Brees (Donald Logan extra point)
2Q: 02:14 NOS - Donald Logan 46 field goal
2Q: 00:40 NOS - Donald Logan 53 field goal
3Q: 09:17 DET - Brian Calhoun 9 pass from Troy Smith (Ed Sigrest extra point)
4Q: 12:36 DET - Roy Williams 7 pass from Troy Smith (Ed Sigrest extra point)
4Q: 08:21 DET - Warren Ross 3 pass from Troy Smith (Ed Sigrest extra point)
4Q: 04:48 NOS - Marques Colston 55 pass from Drew Brees (Deuce McAllister run for conversion)
4Q: 01:56 NOS - Donald Logan 47 field goal

Team Statistics NOS DET
Record 1-2 1-2
First Downs 13 25
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 10 18
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 322 386
- Offensive Plays 49 70
- Yards per Play 6.57 5.51
Net Rushing Yards 129 138
- Rushing Attempts 28 26
- Yards per Rush 4.61 5.31
Net Passing Yards 193 248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 20 - 14 - 0 42 - 25 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 204 262
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/11 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 9.19 5.64
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 0/9 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 5/35 5/39
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 5/133 6/70
Interception Ret./Yards 4/13 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 47 OWN 18
Time of Possession 25:04 34:56

Team Statistics	NOS	DET
Record	1-2	1-2
First Downs	13	25
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	10	18
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	322	386
- Offensive Plays	49	70
- Yards per Play	6.57	5.51
Net Rushing Yards	129	138
- Rushing Attempts	28	26
- Yards per Rush	4.61	5.31
Net Passing Yards	193	248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	20 - 14 - 0	42 - 25 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	204	262
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/11	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	9.19	5.64
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	0/9	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	5/35	5/39
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	5/133	6/70
Interception Ret./Yards	4/13	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 47	OWN 18
Time of Possession	25:04	34:56

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:33	1:39	OPP 23	3	9	Field Goal
1	10:22	1:57	OWN 21	4	79	Touchdown
1	5:19	2:31	OWN 23	4	21	Punt
2	10:30	4:14	OWN 37	8	63	Touchdown
2	4:38	2:31	OWN 34	6	37	Field Goal
2	1:02	0:29	OPP 40	3	4	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:02	OWN 46	3	1	Punt
3	9:08	2:37	OWN 40	3	9	Punt
4	12:27	2:05	OWN 40	3	8	Punt
4	8:11	2:20	OWN 38	4	19	Punt
4	5:21	0:50	OPP 44	2	44	Touchdown
4	2:34	0:46	OPP 24	3	-6	Field Goal
4	1:13	1:13	OPP 35	3	9	Game

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:27	OWN 15	1	0	Interception
1	12:54	2:32	OWN 17	4	27	Punt
1	8:25	3:06	OWN 20	6	14	Punt
1	2:48	7:18	OWN 10	13	60	Field Goal
2	6:16	1:38	OWN 28	3	-2	Punt
2	2:07	1:05	OWN 21	3	6	Interception
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	12:58	3:50	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	6:31	9:04	OWN 12	16	88	Touchdown
4	10:22	2:11	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
4	5:51	0:30	OWN 20	3	0	Interception
4	4:31	1:57	OWN 15	5	9	Downs
4	1:48	0:35	OWN 17	2	10	Interception

Game MVP: Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Deuce McAllister	19	53	2.79	9	0
Amos Marroso	8	77	9.63	45	2
Drew Brees	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Brian Calhoun	14	108	7.71	64	2
Kevin Jones	9	25	2.78	5	0
Troy Smith	3	5	1.67	3	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	20	14	204	1/11	3	55	0	142.5

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Troy Smith	30	19	203	2/14	3	31	3	76.8
Cris Davison	12	6	59	0/0	0	18	1	29.5

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marques Colston	6	11	119	19.83	60	55	1
RB Deuce McAllister	4	5	34	8.50	1	14	1
WR Jeff Samardzija	2	2	28	14.00	9	17	0
WR Dennis Northcutt	1	1	18	18.00	0	18	1
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roy Williams	7	13	77	11.00	5	19	1
RB Kevin Jones	3	3	27	9.00	3	11	0
WR Tyrus Ihler	3	5	53	17.67	0	31	0
WR Craig Hamlin	3	8	38	12.67	0	16	0
RB Brian Calhoun	2	2	13	6.50	2	9	1
WR Andre Caldwell	2	3	22	11.00	0	17	0
TE Edward Benson	2	2	12	6.00	4	6	0
FB Warren Ross	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	1
TE Fred Cote	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Stanley Forrest	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Dexter Bushon	2	1	0.50
CB George Heatherly	1	9	9.00
CB Irving Ballard	1	3	3.00

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Keith Bulluck	0	0	1	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Roy Williams	1	0	0	0
Kevin Jones	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	5	236	47.2	34.6	53	2

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
J.B. Mitkov	3	130	43.3	39.3	48	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donald Logan	4/4	3/3	1/1	53	2/2

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ed Sigrest	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dennis Northcutt	2	12	6.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Justin Ramthun	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnnie Lee Higgins	5	133	26.6	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Jones	3	26	8.7	0
Lester Joyner	3	44	14.7	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Andra Davis	8	2	0.0	24	41
OLB Keith Bulluck	7	3	0.0	26	41
DE Lawrence Jackson	6	1	2.0	23	39
CB George Heatherly	6	0	0.0	21	35
CB Dexter Bushon	5	1	0.0	24	42
S Bryan Scott	5	0	0.0	26	44
CB Irving Ballard	4	3	0.0	20	40
S Dawan Landry	3	1	0.0	25	39
DT Rodney Leisle	2	1	0.0	20	40
ILB Jonathan Vilma	1	0	0.0	2	1
DE Leland Bullock	1	0	0.0	3	5
DE Pete Garrison	1	0	0.0	21	42
DT Leo Moen	0	1	0.0	22	30
S Rob Sutton	0	1	0.0	3	11

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ernie Sims	8	1	1.0	25	21
S Ken Hamlin	6	1	0.0	16	17
S Daniel Bullocks	5	1	0.0	28	21
DT Shaun Cody	4	1	0.0	25	20
OLB Wendell Hruby	3	1	0.0	19	4
CB Nolan Huggins	3	0	0.0	28	21
DE Kalimba Edwards	2	1	0.0	23	19
DT Shaun Rogers	2	0	0.0	26	16
WR Roy Williams	2	0	---	---	---
DE James Hall	1	4	0.0	24	20
ILB Reggie Gust	1	2	0.0	26	20
CB Lonnie Proehl	1	1	0.0	13	15
CB Justin Ramthun	1	1	0.0	23	21
DT John Thornton	1	0	0.0	12	2
DE Anthony Weaver	1	0	0.0	5	2
WR Craig Hamlin	1	0	---	---	---
TE Stanley Forrest	1	0	---	---	---
S Lester Joyner	0	1	0.0	4	7

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lawrence Jackson	2.0	0	0	3	39
OLB Keith Bulluck	0.0	1	0	1	41
DT Rodney Leisle	0.0	0	2	3	40
DE Pete Garrison	0.0	0	1	0	42
DE Jarret Johnson	0.0	0	0	1	4

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ernie Sims	1.0	0	0	0	21
DE James Hall	0.0	0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Bryan Scott	5	1	0	44
ILB Andra Davis	5	0	0	41
CB George Heatherly	4	0	1	35
OLB Keith Bulluck	4	0	0	41
CB Dexter Bushon	3	4	2	42
CB Irving Ballard	3	3	1	40
OLB Damon Longworth	1	0	0	10

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Ernie Sims	4	0	21
S Ken Hamlin	3	0	17
S Daniel Bullocks	2	1	21
CB Justin Ramthun	2	1	21
CB Nolan Huggins	2	0	21
ILB Reggie Gust	1	1	20

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tito Atkins	2	5	20	0	21
Jammal Brown	2	4	17	1	17
Montrae Holland	2	4	24	0	18
Thomas Tapeh	1	1	15	0	9
Lamar Tatum	1	1	11	0	4
Jahri Evans	0	5	27	0	19
J.T. Turnbull	0	3	26	0	21
Bart Henderson	0	2	21	0	14
Mike Bihl	0	1	8	0	0
Wade McGregor	0	1	19	0	9

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeremy Newberry	3	6	26	0	42
Willie Colon	2	4	24	0	41
Jeff Backus	1	2	23	1	43
Warren Ross	1	2	16	0	21
Cory Doyle	0	3	23	1	41
Curtis Knight	0	2	16	0	27
Dan Mozes	0	1	7	0	6
Gene Connell	0	1	9	0	15
Edward Benson	0	1	12	0	23
Wes Atiles	0	1	2	0	3

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Amos Marroso	3	25
Dennis Northcutt	3	23
Wade McGregor	1	21
Marquand Manuel	0	19
Rob Sutton	0	19
Bart Henderson	0	18
Isaac Reid	0	17
Todd Johnstone	0	16
Walter Hopper	0	15
Deuce McAllister	0	12
Donald Logan	0	12
Mitch Berger	0	9
Thomas Tapeh	0	9
Eddie Clancy	0	9
Arron Sears	0	9
Mike Bihl	0	8
Jahri Evans	0	7
Aaron Kampman	0	6
Johnnie Lee Higgins	0	5
Damon Longworth	0	5
Doug Gunn	0	4
Leland Bullock	0	3
Keith Bulluck	0	2
Bryan Scott	0	2
Tito Atkins	0	2
Andra Davis	0	1
Rodney Leisle	0	1
Dawan Landry	0	1
Leo Moen	0	1
Lawrence Jackson	0	1
Dexter Bushon	0	1
George Heatherly	0	1
Pete Garrison	0	1
Irving Ballard	0	1

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Lonnie Proehl	5	17
Kevin Jones	1	22
Monty Mathews	1	21
Lester Joyner	0	21
Andre Caldwell	0	18
Fred Cote	0	16
Nolan Huggins	0	16
Daniel Bullocks	0	14
Michael Eiermann	0	14
Justin Ramthun	0	14
Jason Ngata	0	13
Edward Benson	0	11
Percy Prior	0	9
Bill Swancutt	0	7
Ed Sigrest	0	6
Darrell Prior	0	5
Stanley Forrest	0	5
Shaun Rogers	0	4
Ken Hamlin	0	4
Ernie Sims	0	4
Cory Doyle	0	4
Gene Connell	0	4
Deion Edwards	0	4
Wes Atiles	0	4
James Hall	0	3
Antwan Lake	0	3
J.B. Mitkov	0	3
Curtis Knight	0	3
John Thornton	0	2
Kalimba Edwards	0	2
Anthony Weaver	0	2
Shaun Cody	0	2
Warren Ross	0	2
Wendell Hruby	0	2
Reggie Gust	0	2
Troy Smith	0	1
Dan Mozes	0	1
Tyrus Ihler	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	48	4.4
Middle	12	73	6.1
Right	4	9	2.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	80	10.0
Middle	10	35	3.5
Right	7	24	3.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	20	14	2	2	0	3	1	0	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Troy Smith	30	19	1	1	0	4	3	6	3
Cris Davison	12	6	0	0	0	4	0	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	90	12.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	8	96	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	18	4.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	19	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	9	53	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	9	104	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	11	4	86	7.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marques Colston	11	6	119	2	19
RB Deuce McAllister	5	4	34	0	15
WR Jeff Samardzija	2	2	28	0	19
WR Dennis Northcutt	1	1	18	0	5
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins	1	1	5	0	7

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roy Williams	13	7	77	0	42
WR Craig Hamlin	8	3	38	0	35
WR Tyrus Ihler	5	3	53	1	21
RB Kevin Jones	3	3	27	0	16
WR Andre Caldwell	3	2	22	0	8
RB Brian Calhoun	2	2	13	0	26
FB Warren Ross	2	1	3	0	21
TE Edward Benson	2	2	12	0	23
TE Fred Cote	2	1	6	0	8
TE Stanley Forrest	2	1	11	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Deuce McAllister	3	1	0.33	2.79

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brian Calhoun	1	5	5.00	7.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	3	3	37	12.33	10.20

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Troy Smith	5	4	27	5.40	6.77

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dennis Northcutt	1	1	18	18.00	18.00
RB Deuce McAllister	1	1	14	14.00	6.80
WR Marques Colston	1	1	5	5.00	10.82

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roy Williams	2	2	15	7.50	5.92
RB Brian Calhoun	1	1	9	9.00	6.50
FB Warren Ross	1	1	3	3.00	1.50
TE Fred Cote	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Deuce McAllister	3	0
Amos Marroso	3	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Kevin Jones	4	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	3	2	0

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Troy Smith	7	4	4
Cris Davison	4	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marques Colston	2	1	0
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins	1	1	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roy Williams	3	1	1
WR Tyrus Ihler	3	1	1
TE Edward Benson	2	2	2
RB Kevin Jones	1	1	1
WR Andre Caldwell	1	1	1
WR Craig Hamlin	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 34,100 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 10,500 (19,600)
End Zone 7,300 (14,200)
Mezzanine 4,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 6,500 (12,500)
Club Seats 3,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	34,100 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	10,500 (19,600)
End Zone	7,300 (14,200)
Mezzanine	4,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	6,500 (12,500)
Club Seats	3,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (3,500)