The Detroit Lions beat the New Orleans Saints 31-30 on Sep 13, 2026 at Ford Field.
Final · Ford Field
Top performers
- Tyler Shough threw for 410 yards, 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions for the Saints.
- Travis Etienne Jr. ran for 46 yards on 9 carries.
- Jared Goff threw for 206 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions for the Lions.
- Jahmyr Gibbs ran for 156 yards on 29 carries.
New Orleans Saints box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Etienne Jr. | 9 | 46 | 0 | 18 |
| Kendre Miller | 9 | 30 | 1 | 8 |
| Tyler Shough | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| CJ Donaldson | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Barion Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 25 | 88 | 1 | 18 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Olave | 10 | 13 | 182 | 0 | 47 |
| Devaughn Vele | 7 | 9 | 69 | 1 | 31 |
| Juwan Johnson | 3 | 7 | 54 | 1 | 27 |
| Bryce Lance | 3 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 19 |
| Noah Fant | 4 | 8 | 33 | 1 | 10 |
| Travis Etienne Jr. | 7 | 9 | 32 | 0 | 16 |
| CJ Donaldson | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | -2 |
| Team | 35 | 52 | 410 | 3 | 47 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas Sanker | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaden Elliss | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Reid | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Werner | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kool-Aid McKinstry | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Danny Stutsman | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Blackmon | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davon Godchaux | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Shepherd | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vernon Broughton | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Isaiah Stalbird | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quincy Riley | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordan Howden | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Granderson | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Emerson Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyree Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colby Wooden | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anfernee Jennings | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Rumph II | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Decamerion Richardson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Young | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 83 | 39 | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Detroit Lions box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahmyr Gibbs | 29 | 156 | 2 | 21 |
| Sione Vaki | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Jared Goff | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 33 | 165 | 2 | 21 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amon-Ra St. Brown | 10 | 14 | 67 | 2 | 19 |
| Sam LaPorta | 5 | 8 | 48 | 0 | 19 |
| Jameson Williams | 4 | 9 | 45 | 0 | 22 |
| Jahmyr Gibbs | 5 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 11 |
| Sione Vaki | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Brock Wright | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Isaac TeSlaa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 26 | 39 | 206 | 2 | 22 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.J. Reed | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Campbell | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avonte Maddox | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rock Ya-Sin | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Barnes | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Aidan Hutchinson | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger McCreary | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Malcolm Rodriguez | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Clark | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyleik Williams | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric O'Neill | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Skyler Gill-Howard | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin White | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Wonnum | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Thomas Harper | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Khalil Dorsey | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Abney II | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alim McNeill | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Nowaske | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Lacy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 78 | 51 | 5.0 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Before and after
- Saints · 2026 season · Previous Aug 28, 2026: NO 27, DAL 24 · Next Sep 20, 2026: NO 24, BAL 17
- Lions · 2026 season · Previous Aug 29, 2026: DET 25, IND 16 · Next Sep 17, 2026: DET 31, BUF 41