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Stafford outduels Brees as Lions win 3rd straight 31-26

Posted on February 22, 2017 at 04:06 PM.

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New Orleans Saints at Detroit Lions
Oct 15, 2017	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
New Orleans Saints (1-5)	0	10	7	9	26
Detroit Lions (3-2)	7	3	7	14	31

Team Stats Comparison
	NOR	DET
Total Offense	367	364
Rushing Yards	58	78
Passing Yards	309	286
First Downs	20	16
Punt Return Yards	0	40
Kick Return Yards	106	102
Total Yards	473	506
Turnovers	2	2
3rd Down Converstion	10	5
4th Down Conversion	0	0
2-Point Conversion	0	0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3/1	3/1
Penalties	40	70
Posession Time	33:04	26:56

New Orleans Saints
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
D. Brees	36/49	323	2	1
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
M. Murphy	22	54	2.5	1
R. Kirby(R)	1	4	4.0	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
M. Thomas	7	88	12.6	0
B. Cooks	8	74	9.3	1
J. Hill	9	64	7.1	1
P. Harvin	3	28	9.3	0
S. Norman(R)	3	27	9.0	0
B. Derby(R)	1	14	14.0	0
M. Murphy	2	13	6.5	0
D. Gardner	1	9	9.0	0
R. Kirby(R)	2	6	3.0	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
V. Bell	8	0	0	0
K. Vaccaro	7	0	0	0
L. Gunter	4	0	1	0
C. Jordan	5	2.0	0	0
P. Kruger	4	1.0	0	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LONG
W. Lutz	2/3	2/2	8	52
PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20
T. Morstead	2	114	57.0	0
KICK RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
P. Harvin	3	76	25.3	0
B. Cooks	1	30	30.0	0

Detroit Lions
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
M. Stafford	21/30	298	2	1
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
A. Abdullah	19	72	3.8	1
M. Stafford	4	5	1.3	0
Z. Zenner	1	1	1.0	1
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
G. Tate III	4	61	15.3	0
B. Herrera(R)	5	60	12.0	0
C. Wick	2	59	29.5	0
E. Ebron	3	47	15.7	1
T. Gabriel	3	32	10.7	1
T. Jones	1	23	23.0	0
A. Abdullah	3	16	5.3	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
D. Morris	13	0	0	0
T. Wilson Sr.	9	0	0	0
D. Levy	5	0	1	0
E. Ansah	4	1.5	0	0
A. Robinson	3	0.5	0	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LONG
M. Prater	1/1	4/4	7	41
PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20
S. Martin	3	152	50.7	2
KICK RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
D. Sheffield(R)	3	73	24.3	0
T. Gabriel	1	27	27.0	0
PUNT RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
D. Sheffield	2	40	20.0	0

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Even with the Saints posting a pedestrian 1-4 record coming into Ford Field, the Lions knew they would be in for a battle against Drew Brees and the Saints.

Matthew Stafford threw two touchdowns, including a go-ahead scoring toss to Taylor Gabriel in the fourth quarter as Detroit came away with a tight 31-26 victory. The win is their third straight after dropping the season's first two games.

Involved in trade rumors throughout the week and returning from injury, Eric Ebron made a few tough catches and scored his first touchdown of the season. Meanwhile rookie Bobby Herrera continues to be a pleasant surprise as he posted 5 catches for 60 yards.

It wasn't a great day running the football for the Lions who only managed 78 yards on the ground, but Detroit did score two rushing touchdowns in the win. One of which came from Zach Zenner in a goalline situation.

The Lions take on the Baltimore Ravens (2-4) next week who have won two consecutive games after an 0-4 start, meanwhile the road only gets tougher for New Orleans as they host Green Bay (3-3).