Week 4, 2026

played in New Orleans, LA

67 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind

Detroit Lions100311-24
New Orleans Saints01479-30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:48 DET - D.J. McDaniel 4 pass from Deron Heimulu (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
1Q: 03:16 DET - Ernie Fletcher 35 field goal
2Q: 14:23 NOS - Martin Schoeppner 4 pass from Marty Schultz (Alejandro Hoosier extra point)
2Q: 05:34 NOS - Martin Schoeppner 48 pass from Marty Schultz (Alejandro Hoosier extra point)
3Q: 08:43 NOS - Renaldo McCarthy 3 run (Alejandro Hoosier extra point)
3Q: 02:55 DET - Ernie Fletcher 19 field goal
4Q: 13:13 NOS - Alejandro Hoosier 20 field goal
4Q: 13:08 DET - D.J. McDaniel 98 kickoff return (Deron Heimulu pass to Calvin Smithson for conversion)
4Q: 09:35 DET - Ernie Fletcher 48 field goal
4Q: 02:00 NOS - Alejandro Hoosier 29 field goal
4Q: 00:46 NOS - Alejandro Hoosier 39 field goal

Team StatisticsDETNOS
Record1-31-3
First Downs1726
- by Rushing46
- by Passing1217
- by Penalty13
Total Net Yards298468
- Offensive Plays6370
- Yards per Play4.736.69
Net Rushing Yards9681
- Rushing Attempts2626
- Yards per Rush3.693.12
Net Passing Yards202387
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt35 - 21 - 043 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards214393
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/121/6
- Yards per Pass Play5.468.80
Fumbles/Lost1/01/0
3rd Down Conversions6/154/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.38.9
4th Down Conversions0/20/0
Penalties/Yards7/5512/90
Punt Returns/Yards2/101/9
Kick Returns/Yards6/2241/44
Interception Ret./Yards0/00/0
2pt Conversions1/10/0
Red Zone Visits35
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/22/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 25OWN 33
Time of Possession28:5831:02

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:004:20OWN 21879Touchdown
19:065:57OWN 301052Field Goal
214:172:34OWN 37519Downs
210:223:17OWN 7826Punt
25:162:26OWN 273-1Punt
20:090:09OWN 141-2Half
38:375:50OWN 261272Field Goal
412:252:58OWN 39630Field Goal
46:461:47OWN 2437Punt
41:550:45OWN 254-4Downs
40:390:39OWN 3030Game
New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
110:401:34OWN 2535Punt
13:093:52OWN 25875Touchdown
211:431:21OWN 444-7Punt
27:051:49OWN 31369Touchdown
22:502:41OWN 221171Missed FG
315:006:23OWN 441556Touchdown
32:474:39OWN 25972Field Goal
412:540:29OWN 2530Punt
49:272:41OWN 25518Punt
44:593:04OWN 23965Field Goal
41:100:31OPP 213-1Field Goal

Game MVP: Marty Schultz, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

DetroitAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
D.J. McDaniel17734.291940
Melvin Flowers540.80600
Deron Heimulu4194.75900
New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Renaldo McCarthy11211.911811
Drake Poston6294.83700
Billy Crawford581.60300
Marty Schultz3227.331210
Emmitt Perreault111.00100

Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Deron Heimulu35212142/12139087.0
New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Marty Schultz43293931/62480111.8

Receiving Statistics

DetroitCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Calvin Smithson91612213.5656390
WR Benjamin Franz44287.000210
TE Chris Gordon34186.00180
RB D.J. McDaniel23178.5020131
WR Levi Anthony131111.000110
TE Drew Tetreault121212.000120
WR Hunter Caldwell1166.00060
FB Tom McIntyre0100.00000
TE J.C. Lester0100.00000
New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Martin Schoeppner111419617.8259482
WR Chance Clapp6139415.6715240
TE Mason Determann565511.0028210
RB Drake Poston34258.3314140
TE Emmitt Perreault22126.00480
FB Renaldo McCarthy11-1-1.000-10
FB Billy Crawford121212.008120
WR Alejandro Ballard0100.00000

Interception Statistics

DetroitIntsYardsAvgTD
New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

DetroitFumbRecovForceTD
Deron Heimulu1000
Bernie Wheeler0100
Salvador Terrell0010
New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
Marty Schultz1000
Chance Clapp0100
Daquan Norris0010

Punting Statistics

DetroitPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Herb Hudson313745.742.7551
New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Nickolas McGee417543.841.3562

Kicking Statistics

DetroitFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ernie Fletcher3/31/10/0481/1
New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Alejandro Hoosier3/40/00/0393/3

Punt Return Statistics

DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Calvin Smithson2105.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Russell Gunn199.00

Kick Return Statistics

DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
D.J. McDaniel520541.01
Roberto Gilman11919.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Daquan Norris14444.00

Defensive Statistics

DetroitTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Donny George830.01528
ILB Randy Preston630.02140
DT Daryl Delgado600.02540
CB Dwight Henson530.02644
OLB Al Foltz510.02542
S Brant Jamison500.02444
S Maxwell Grolsko430.52439
DT Salvador Terrell400.01314
DT Ellis Ogden300.51429
CB DeAndre Samuels210.02644
DE Winston Dodge110.02444
ILB Chris Loomis110.054
CB Roberto Gilman100.0913
S Darrin Giles100.025
CB Jim Porter100.002
New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB J.J. Dreiser1010.02637
CB Daquan Norris810.02637
OLB Tito Flynn620.02637
S Pat Fields410.01715
CB Warren Baker320.01225
DE Hector Mahnken310.02637
OLB Christian Thornton212.01224
DT Joey Van Pelt220.01719
DT Scottie Tanner210.01412
S Corwin Torres200.01716
OLB Maxwell Wolfe130.01413
CB B.J. Brooks110.01412
DE Brendan Blank100.01325
OLB Travis Lechler100.0922
CB Hayden Kinney100.0921
DE Quinn Radmore010.01413

Pass Rush Statistics

DetroitSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Ellis Ogden0.500029
S Maxwell Grolsko0.500039
DE Tyler Bajorek0.005342
DE Winston Dodge0.001044
DT Daryl Delgado0.001040
OLB Donny George0.001028
New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Christian Thornton2.001224
DT Joey Van Pelt0.010119
DE Brendan Blank0.010025
DE Brayden Lyttle0.003118
DE Zack Constant0.00102
DT Scottie Tanner0.001012
DE Hector Mahnken0.000137

Pass Defense Statistics

DetroitCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Donny George70028
S Brant Jamison50044
ILB Randy Preston41040
CB Dwight Henson40044
CB Roberto Gilman20013
S Maxwell Grolsko20039
OLB Al Foltz10042
S Gus Bauer1003
DE Winston Dodge10044
CB DeAndre Samuels10044
CB Jim Porter1002
New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Daquan Norris70037
ILB J.J. Dreiser40037
CB Warren Baker20025
OLB Travis Lechler11022
OLB Tito Flynn11037
CB Hayden Kinney11021
DE Brendan Blank10025
DE Hector Mahnken10037
DT Scottie Tanner10012
CB B.J. Brooks10012
S Pat Fields10015
S Corwin Torres01016

Blocking Statistics

DetroitKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Maurice Hakeem34126037
Bernie Wheeler27126137
Collin Franklin13026137
Drew Tetreault12125036
Caleb Douglas03026037
Brayden Luce02026037
Tom McIntyre0101308
New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Abel Lucas25026144
Robert Farley18026044
Chase Gibson16026044
Carlos Mathews11026044
Korey Jenkins03026044
C.J. Marek0106012

Special Teams Tackles

DetroitTacklesSTPlays
Daryl Delgado112
Maurice Hakeem112
New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Mason Determann223
Corwin Torres123
Christian Thornton121
Warren Baker118
Clyde Wright118
Pat Fields110

Participation

DetroitRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
DeAndre Samuels------26441585
Maxwell Grolsko------24391982
Daryl Delgado------25401277
Maurice Hakeem2637------1275
Tyler Bajorek------2442874
Dwight Henson------2644474
Winston Dodge------2444472
Brant Jamison------2444472
Al Foltz------2542471
Benjamin Franz2228------2070
Bernie Wheeler2637------669
Brayden Luce2637------669
Caleb Douglas2637------669
Deron Heimulu2637---------63
Calvin Smithson2533------563
Randy Preston------2140263
Collin Franklin2637---------63
Drew Tetreault2536---------61
D.J. McDaniel2026------753
Ellis Ogden------1429346
Chris Gordon1013------2346
Donny George------1528245
Roberto Gilman------9131941
Tom McIntyre138------2041
Levi Anthony820------1240
Salvador Terrell------1314532
Melvin Flowers67------1932
Maurice Kariger------202022
Chris Loomis------541322
J.C. Lester19---------10
Ernie Fletcher00------99
Darrin Giles------2529
Desmond Curtis------1517
Xavier Arntson00------66
Herb Hudson00------66
Gus Bauer------23---5
Hunter Caldwell05---------5
Parker Ardizzone------22---4
Jace Pearl00------33
Josiah Beechler------20---2
Jim Porter------02---2
Gavin Spangler00---------0
Lawrence Villa00---------0
Earl Walton00---------0
Dominic Whalen00---------0
Logan Levine00---------0
New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Abel Lucas2644------878
Korey Jenkins2644------878
Chase Gibson2644------878
Carlos Mathews2644------878
J.J. Dreiser------26371275
Daquan Norris------2637972
Robert Farley2644---------70
Marty Schultz2644---------70
Martin Schoeppner2542------269
Tito Flynn------2637467
Hector Mahnken------2637366
Mason Determann1132------2366
Drake Poston928------2158
Christian Thornton------12242157
Corwin Torres------17162356
Warren Baker------12251855
Chance Clapp2034---------54
Emmitt Perreault1926------247
Brendan Blank------1325442
Joey Van Pelt------1719642
Pat Fields------17151042
Hayden Kinney------921939
C.J. Marek612------2038
Renaldo McCarthy1815---------33
Travis Lechler------922132
Ty Barber------922---31
Alejandro Ballard1613---------29
Scottie Tanner------1412228
Quinn Radmore------1413128
Maxwell Wolfe------1413128
Brayden Lyttle------918---27
B.J. Brooks------1412127
Billy Crawford614---------20
Clyde Wright01------1819
Randal Clements03------1316
Alejandro Hoosier00------1111
Greg Diaz00------1010
Nickolas McGee00------88
Cornelius Thomason00------88
Zack Constant------2215
Russell Gunn00------33
Axel Perkins00---------0
Bruce Jamison00---------0
Jonah Anderle00---------0
Andre Irwin00---------0
Deion Sachtleben00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4348.5
Middle12544.5
Right9101.1
None1-2-2.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7142.0
Middle17563.3
Right2115.5
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Deron Heimulu35213114650
New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Marty Schultz43296321830

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen95283.1
Short (0-8 Yds)149644.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)74557.9
Long (19+ Yds)536713.4
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen32196.3
Short (0-8 Yds)24171687.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)1481148.1
Long (19+ Yds)229246.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Calvin Smithson1690122233
WR Benjamin Franz44028128
TE Chris Gordon43018013
RB D.J. McDaniel32017026
WR Levi Anthony31011020
TE Drew Tetreault21112036
FB Tom McIntyre100008
WR Hunter Caldwell110605
TE J.C. Lester100009
New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Martin Schoeppner14110196442
WR Chance Clapp136294134
TE Mason Determann65055132
RB Drake Poston43025028
TE Emmitt Perreault22012026
FB Billy Crawford21012014
FB Renaldo McCarthy110-1015
WR Alejandro Ballard1000013

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

DetroitAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
D.J. McDaniel3-2-0.674.29
Melvin Flowers166.000.80
New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Renaldo McCarthy5-2-0.401.91
Drake Poston393.004.83
Billy Crawford331.001.60
Marty Schultz188.007.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Deron Heimulu52193.806.11
New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Marty Schultz95273.009.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB D.J. McDaniel2142.005.67
WR Calvin Smithson21157.507.63
TE J.C. Lester1000.000.00
New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Martin Schoeppner64122.0014.00
RB Drake Poston1000.006.25
WR Alejandro Ballard1000.000.00
TE Mason Determann111515.009.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

DetroitRushesConversions
D.J. McDaniel20
New OrleansRushesConversions
Marty Schultz11
Renaldo McCarthy10
Emmitt Perreault10

Third Down Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompConversions
Deron Heimulu1186
New OrleansAttCompConversions
Marty Schultz973

Third Down Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargCatchConversions
WR Calvin Smithson443
WR Benjamin Franz221
WR Levi Anthony211
RB D.J. McDaniel111
TE Chris Gordon100
TE J.C. Lester100
New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Martin Schoeppner221
RB Drake Poston210
TE Mason Determann221
WR Chance Clapp211
TE Emmitt Perreault110

SectionAttendance
Stadium55,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck16,400 (21,400)
End Zone12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,100 (3,300)