Week 4, 2017

played in New Orleans, LA

72 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Detroit Lions	7	10	3	7	-	27
New Orleans Saints	3	17	0	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:12 NOS - Martin Gaines 36 field goal
1Q: 02:33 DET - Ted Crotti 21 pass from Micah McConnell (Nathan Massicott extra point)
2Q: 13:51 NOS - Donnell Sipes 11 pass from Jessie Foley (Martin Gaines extra point)
2Q: 09:46 NOS - Robbie Dole 74 pass from Jessie Foley (Martin Gaines extra point)
2Q: 04:21 DET - Ezekiel Mostizky 11 pass from Micah McConnell (Nathan Massicott extra point)
2Q: 02:16 NOS - Martin Gaines 47 field goal
2Q: 00:03 DET - Nathan Massicott 24 field goal
3Q: 00:25 DET - Nathan Massicott 34 field goal
4Q: 07:03 DET - Marcus Sutter 62 pass from Micah McConnell (Nathan Massicott extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:12 NOS - Martin Gaines 36 field goal
1Q: 02:33 DET - Ted Crotti 21 pass from Micah McConnell (Nathan Massicott extra point)
2Q: 13:51 NOS - Donnell Sipes 11 pass from Jessie Foley (Martin Gaines extra point)
2Q: 09:46 NOS - Robbie Dole 74 pass from Jessie Foley (Martin Gaines extra point)
2Q: 04:21 DET - Ezekiel Mostizky 11 pass from Micah McConnell (Nathan Massicott extra point)
2Q: 02:16 NOS - Martin Gaines 47 field goal
2Q: 00:03 DET - Nathan Massicott 24 field goal
3Q: 00:25 DET - Nathan Massicott 34 field goal
4Q: 07:03 DET - Marcus Sutter 62 pass from Micah McConnell (Nathan Massicott extra point)

Team Statistics DET NOS
Record 3-1 0-4
First Downs 26 16
- by Rushing 10 4
- by Passing 15 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 451 334
- Offensive Plays 68 54
- Yards per Play 6.63 6.19
Net Rushing Yards 180 54
- Rushing Attempts 36 21
- Yards per Rush 5.00 2.57
Net Passing Yards 271 280
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 23 - 0 30 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 292 314
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/21 3/34
- Yards per Pass Play 8.47 8.48
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/11 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/45 3/21
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 2/11
Kick Returns/Yards 2/39 2/62
Interception Ret./Yards 1/15 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 27
Time of Possession 33:07 26:53

Team Statistics	DET	NOS
Record	3-1	0-4
First Downs	26	16
- by Rushing	10	4
- by Passing	15	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	451	334
- Offensive Plays	68	54
- Yards per Play	6.63	6.19
Net Rushing Yards	180	54
- Rushing Attempts	36	21
- Yards per Rush	5.00	2.57
Net Passing Yards	271	280
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 23 - 0	30 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	292	314
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/21	3/34
- Yards per Pass Play	8.47	8.48
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/11	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/45	3/21
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	2/11
Kick Returns/Yards	2/39	2/62
Interception Ret./Yards	1/15	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 27
Time of Possession	33:07	26:53

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:43	OWN 20	6	7	Punt
1	5:07	2:44	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
2	13:44	2:00	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
2	9:29	5:14	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
2	2:11	2:11	OWN 32	8	61	Field Goal
3	11:23	2:46	OWN 11	5	16	Punt
3	6:26	6:09	OWN 3	13	80	Field Goal
4	10:34	3:49	OWN 7	7	93	Touchdown
4	3:41	1:51	OWN 7	5	11	Punt
4	1:24	1:24	OPP 45	2	-4	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:17	5:10	OWN 31	10	50	Field Goal
1	2:23	3:39	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
2	11:44	2:15	OWN 12	4	88	Touchdown
2	4:15	2:04	OWN 39	4	31	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:37	OWN 25	8	32	Punt
3	8:37	2:11	OWN 21	4	14	Punt
3	0:17	4:43	OWN 25	9	30	Punt
4	6:45	3:04	OWN 31	5	19	Punt
4	1:50	0:26	OWN 34	3	0	Interception

Game MVP: Micah McConnell, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Derrick Duff	16	77	4.81	17	4
Carlos Zastudil	7	50	7.14	29	2
Micah McConnell	6	32	5.33	11	1
Hector Wonders	4	20	5.00	10	1
Lester Gibson	3	1	0.33	4	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Donnell Sipes	21	54	2.57	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Micah McConnell	30	23	292	2/21	3	62	0	139.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jessie Foley	30	21	314	3/34	2	74	1	112.3

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vincent Sanderson	8	9	85	10.63	28	19	0
WR Marcus Sutter	3	4	109	36.33	8	62	1
WR Ezekiel Mostizky	2	5	23	11.50	0	12	1
WR Donte Molden	2	2	21	10.50	17	16	0
TE Ted Crotti	2	3	32	16.00	16	21	1
RB Derrick Duff	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Carlos Zastudil	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Kim Dawkins	1	1	10	10.00	2	10	0
FB Lester Gibson	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Buddy Sanderson	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Luis Fassnacht	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Leonardo Powell	7	10	93	13.29	46	30	0
TE Daniel Snyder	5	7	42	8.40	6	16	0
RB Phil Bradley	2	2	15	7.50	1	8	0
RB Donnell Sipes	2	3	16	8.00	0	11	1
WR Robbie Dole	2	2	113	56.50	75	74	1
TE Vernon Peterson	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Abel Corbett	1	2	15	15.00	0	15	0
WR Randal Clements	1	3	15	15.00	0	15	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Diego Collier	1	15	15.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Micah McConnell	1	0	0
Rusty Green	0	1	0
Ian Bradley	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jessie Foley	1	0	0
Daquan Russell	0	1	0
Thomas Grijalva	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Irving Eatherton	4	198	49.5	46.8	52	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie Tate	4	185	46.3	43.8	62	4

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nathan Massicott	2/2	0/0	0/0	34	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Martin Gaines	2/2	1/1	0/0	47	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Fridlund	1	10	10.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ray Schuster	2	11	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ezekiel Mostizky	2	39	19.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donnell Sipes	2	62	31.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Al Foltz	9	0	1.0	21	33
OLB Ian Bradley	7	1	1.0	19	20
ILB Herman Olin	6	2	0.0	21	29
S Nate Palm	5	1	0.0	21	29
S Dalton Murphy	4	1	0.0	21	33
DE Sergio George	3	1	1.0	21	29
CB Sebastian Everett	3	0	0.0	18	22
S Stephen Schwant	2	0	0.0	2	13
DT Neal Barlow	1	4	0.0	16	22
CB Cornell Coleman	1	0	0.0	19	21
CB Erik Sciacca	1	0	0.0	2	8
CB Roberto Gilman	1	0	0.0	1	11
DE Danny Farley	0	1	0.0	11	21

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Johnny Barnes	11	3	0.0	36	32
DE Oliver Wilcox	6	0	0.0	35	31
CB Chuck Horton	5	1	1.0	21	19
S Braxton Small	5	3	0.0	36	32
OLB Chad Bush	5	1	0.0	36	32
OLB Toby Roiger	4	2	0.0	18	18
OLB Barry Lane	4	0	0.0	34	28
OLB Trent Sluiter	4	0	0.0	16	13
DT Devin Perot	3	1	1.0	17	18
CB Thomas Grijalva	3	3	0.0	34	29
ILB Sammy Shea	3	1	0.0	16	12
DT Sawyer Boone	2	3	0.0	36	32
CB Gus Betancourt	1	2	0.0	35	32
OLB Gustavo Richmond	1	1	0.0	1	2
WR Randal Clements	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Taylor Epperson	0	3	0.0	16	13
S Ray Schuster	0	1	0.0	2	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sergio George	1.0	1	1	29
OLB Ian Bradley	1.0	0	0	20
OLB Al Foltz	1.0	0	0	33
DE Danny Farley	0.0	2	1	21
DT Ellis Donnelly	0.0	1	0	26
DT Christopher Humphries	0.0	1	0	15

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Devin Perot	1.0	0	1	0	18
CB Chuck Horton	1.0	0	0	0	19
DE Oliver Wilcox	0.0	2	1	0	31
OLB Chad Bush	0.0	0	0	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Al Foltz	5	1	0	33
OLB Ian Bradley	3	0	0	20
S Nate Palm	3	0	0	29
CB Cornell Coleman	2	0	0	21
S Stephen Schwant	2	0	0	13
S Dalton Murphy	2	0	0	33
ILB Herman Olin	1	0	0	29
CB Sebastian Everett	1	0	0	22
CB Erik Sciacca	1	0	0	8
CB Roberto Gilman	1	0	0	11
CB Curtis Culjat	0	1	0	8
ILB Diego Collier	0	0	1	4

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Braxton Small	5	0	32
S Johnny Barnes	3	0	32
CB Chuck Horton	3	0	19
CB Gus Betancourt	2	0	32
ILB Sammy Shea	2	0	12
OLB Trent Sluiter	2	0	13
OLB Chad Bush	1	1	32
OLB Barry Lane	1	0	28
DE Oliver Wilcox	1	0	31
CB Thomas Grijalva	1	0	29
OLB Toby Roiger	1	0	18
OLB Gustavo Richmond	1	0	2

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brett Richardson	5	8	0	36	0	32
Myron Ridge	2	6	0	36	2	32
Walt Dukes	2	4	0	36	0	32
K.C. Palmer	1	4	1	36	0	32
Rusty Green	0	6	0	36	0	32
Buddy Sanderson	0	1	0	8	0	5
Ted Crotti	0	1	0	29	0	28

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ed Atkins	2	3	21	1	33
Willie Copeland	1	6	21	0	33
Claude Mason	1	5	21	0	33
Luther Sachs	1	3	21	1	33
Daquan Russell	0	4	21	1	33

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Herman Olin	3	12
Ian Bradley	1	4

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Zack Frenzel	2	20
Vernon Peterson	1	18

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rusty Green	36	32	---	---	6	74
Myron Ridge	36	32	---	---	6	74
Brett Richardson	36	32	---	---	6	74
K.C. Palmer	36	32	---	---	6	74
Walt Dukes	36	32	---	---	---	68
Micah McConnell	36	32	---	---	---	68
Herman Olin	---	---	21	29	12	62
Vincent Sanderson	33	25	---	---	---	58
Ted Crotti	29	28	---	---	---	57
Dalton Murphy	---	---	21	33	2	56
Al Foltz	---	---	21	33	2	56
Ezekiel Mostizky	25	25	---	---	5	55
Sergio George	---	---	21	29	2	52
Nate Palm	---	---	21	29	2	52
Ellis Donnelly	---	---	18	26	2	46
Marcus Sutter	15	14	---	---	16	45
Derrick Duff	23	21	---	---	---	44
Ian Bradley	---	---	19	20	4	43
Sebastian Everett	---	---	18	22	3	43
Lester Gibson	14	13	---	---	16	43
Cornell Coleman	---	---	19	21	1	41
Neal Barlow	---	---	16	22	2	40
Danny Farley	---	---	11	21	4	36
Ronnie Smith	---	---	15	18	2	35
Buddy Sanderson	8	5	---	---	20	33
Stephen Schwant	---	---	2	13	15	30
Donte Molden	13	10	---	---	---	23
Erik Sciacca	---	---	2	8	13	23
Christopher Humphries	---	---	3	15	4	22
Carlos Zastudil	9	7	---	---	5	21
Diego Collier	---	---	0	4	17	21
Hector Wonders	4	1	---	---	16	21
Logan Godfrey	---	---	0	1	16	17
Tony Fridlund	7	6	---	---	4	17
Curtis Culjat	---	---	2	8	4	14
Kim Dawkins	0	2	---	---	10	12
Roberto Gilman	---	---	1	11	---	12
Nathan Massicott	0	0	---	---	7	7
Xavier Arntson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Irving Eatherton	0	0	---	---	4	4
Luis Fassnacht	0	3	---	---	---	3
Myron Schultz	0	0	---	---	2	2
Larry Sutton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jonah Long	0	0	---	---	---	0
Johnnie Hutson	---	---	0	0	---	0
Erick Bracken	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gus Betancourt	---	---	35	32	12	79
Johnny Barnes	---	---	36	32	2	70
Sawyer Boone	---	---	36	32	2	70
Chad Bush	---	---	36	32	2	70
Braxton Small	---	---	36	32	2	70
Oliver Wilcox	---	---	35	31	2	68
Barry Lane	---	---	34	28	3	65
Thomas Grijalva	---	---	34	29	2	65
Ed Atkins	21	33	---	---	6	60
Luther Sachs	21	33	---	---	6	60
Willie Copeland	21	33	---	---	6	60
Daquan Russell	21	33	---	---	6	60
Donnell Sipes	21	31	---	---	6	58
Chuck Horton	---	---	21	19	15	55
Jessie Foley	21	33	---	---	---	54
Claude Mason	21	33	---	---	---	54
Leonardo Powell	19	28	---	---	---	47
Randal Clements	14	33	---	---	---	47
Daniel Snyder	17	22	---	---	2	41
Vernon Peterson	16	6	---	---	18	40
Devin Perot	---	---	17	18	5	40
Toby Roiger	---	---	18	18	2	38
Abel Corbett	3	27	---	---	1	31
Taylor Epperson	---	---	16	13	---	29
Trent Sluiter	---	---	16	13	---	29
Sammy Shea	---	---	16	12	---	28
Robbie Dole	4	13	---	---	10	27
Phil Bradley	2	4	---	---	16	22
Zack Frenzel	0	0	---	---	20	20
Gustavo Richmond	---	---	1	2	17	20
Cooper Floyd	2	1	---	---	16	19
Pete Osborne	---	---	0	0	14	14
Samuel Stiegler	---	---	5	3	5	13
Ray Schuster	---	---	2	3	4	9
Kaleb Sellers	---	---	0	0	9	9
Fernando Walters	0	0	---	---	8	8
Martin Gaines	0	0	---	---	7	7
Luis Dennis	7	0	---	---	---	7
Jackie Tate	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kaleb Reilly	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tristan Muka	---	---	2	3	---	5
Sammie McGee	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ethan Finley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Griffin Dickerson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Claude Thornton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Christian Dunlap	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	69	8.6
Middle	21	80	3.8
Right	6	33	5.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	15	3.0
Middle	12	30	2.5
Right	4	9	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Micah McConnell	30	23	3	1	1	1	2	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jessie Foley	30	21	4	1	0	2	5	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	36	5.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	83	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	56	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	117	39.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	36	5.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	80	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	9	159	14.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	39	19.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vincent Sanderson	9	8	1	85	0	25
WR Ezekiel Mostizky	5	2	0	23	0	25
WR Marcus Sutter	4	3	0	109	2	14
TE Ted Crotti	3	2	0	32	1	28
RB Carlos Zastudil	2	1	0	3	0	7
WR Donte Molden	2	2	0	21	0	10
RB Derrick Duff	1	1	0	4	0	21
WR Kim Dawkins	1	1	0	10	0	2
FB Lester Gibson	1	1	0	4	0	13
TE Buddy Sanderson	1	1	0	5	0	5
TE Luis Fassnacht	1	1	0	-4	0	3

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Leonardo Powell	10	7	93	2	28
TE Daniel Snyder	7	5	42	0	22
RB Donnell Sipes	3	2	16	0	31
WR Randal Clements	3	1	15	0	33
RB Phil Bradley	2	2	15	0	4
WR Abel Corbett	2	1	15	0	27
WR Robbie Dole	2	2	113	2	13
TE Vernon Peterson	1	1	5	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Micah McConnell	1	5	5.00	5.33
Derrick Duff	1	-1	-1.00	4.81

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Donnell Sipes	4	9	2.25	2.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Micah McConnell	3	1	11	3.67	9.73

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jessie Foley	3	3	19	6.33	10.47

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ezekiel Mostizky	2	1	11	5.50	4.60
WR Marcus Sutter	1	0	0	0.00	27.25

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Leonardo Powell	2	2	8	4.00	9.30
RB Donnell Sipes	1	1	11	11.00	5.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Derrick Duff	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Donnell Sipes	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Micah McConnell	9	7	6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jessie Foley	10	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vincent Sanderson	5	4	3
WR Marcus Sutter	2	1	1
WR Donte Molden	1	1	1
TE Ted Crotti	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Daniel Snyder	3	3	2
WR Randal Clements	2	0	0
RB Phil Bradley	1	1	0
TE Vernon Peterson	1	1	1
WR Abel Corbett	1	1	1
TE Leonardo Powell	1	0	0
WR Robbie Dole	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,400 (21,400)
End Zone 13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,400 (21,400)
End Zone	13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)