New Orleans Saints vs. Detroit Lions - Box Score - December 21, 2008 - ESPN

Scores for Dec 21, 2008

Final

Saints 42

(8-7, 2-6 away)

Lions 7

(0-15, 0-8 home)

Alerts

Coverage: FOX

1:00 PM ET, December 21, 2008

Ford Field, Detroit, MI

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	14	14	14	0	42
DET	0	7	0	0	7

Top Performers

Passing: D. Brees (NO) - 351 YDS, 2 TD

Rushing: K. Smith (DET) - 24 CAR, 111 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving: M. Colston (NO) - 9 REC, 99 YDS, 2 TD

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				NO	DET
	TD	12:23	Robert Meachem 20 Yd Run (Garrett Hartley Kick)	7	0
	TD	01:07	Deuce Mcallister 2 Yd Run (Garrett Hartley Kick)	14	0
SECOND QUARTER				NO	DET
	TD	09:45	Kevin Smith 1 Yd Run (Jason Hanson Kick)	14	7
	TD	04:40	Mike Bell 1 Yd Run (Garrett Hartley Kick)	21	7
	TD	00:47	Pierre Thomas 2 Yd Run (Garrett Hartley Kick)	28	7
THIRD QUARTER				NO	DET
	TD	09:33	Marques Colston 6 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley Kick)	35	7
	TD	03:04	Marques Colston 3 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley Kick)	42	7

Team Stat Comparison

	New Orleans	Detroit
1st Downs	32	15
3rd down efficiency	11-12	5-12
4th down efficiency	0-0	0-1
Total Yards	532	255
Yards per play	7.6	4.6
Total Drives	5	1
Passing	351	126
Comp-Att	30-40	11-26
Yards per pass	8.8	4.8
Interceptions thrown	0	2
Sacks-Yards Lost	0-0	2-11
Rushing	181	129
Rushing Attempts	30	27
Yards per rush	6.0	4.8
Penalties	3-12	6-35
Turnovers	1	2
Fumbles lost	1	0
Interceptions thrown	0	2
Possession	34:29	25:31

NO Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR
D. Brees	30/40	351	8.8	2	0	0-0	88.6
Team	30/40	351	8.8	2	0	0-0	--

DET Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR
D. Orlovsky	10/23	125	5.4	0	2	1-9	47.7
D. Stanton	1/3	12	4.0	0	0	1-2	10.0
Team	11/26	126	4.8	0	2	2-11	--

New Orleans Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
P. Thomas	13	77	5.9	1	29
D. McAllister	9	61	6.8	1	19
M. Bell	4	26	6.5	1	15
R. Meachem	1	20	20.0	1	20
D. Brees	3	-3	-1.0	0	0
Team	30	181	6.0	4	29

Detroit Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
K. Smith	24	111	4.6	1	19
D. Stanton	2	16	8.0	0	15
A. Cason	1	2	2.0	0	2
Team	27	129	4.8	1	19

New Orleans Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
M. Colston	9	99	11.0	2	30
D. Henderson	2	96	48.0	0	64
B. Miller	4	38	9.5	0	21
J. Shockey	5	37	7.4	0	10
L. Moore	4	36	9.0	0	17
P. Thomas	3	26	8.7	0	11
M. Bell	1	14	14.0	0	14
D. McAllister	1	6	6.0	0	6
M. Karney	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Team	30	351	11.7	2	64

Detroit Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
C. Johnson	4	64	16.0	0	28
J. Standeford	3	46	15.3	0	20
K. Colbert	1	12	12.0	0	12
J. Owens	1	7	7.0	0	7
J. Felton	1	5	5.0	0	5
M. Norris	1	3	3.0	0	3
Team	11	137	12.5	0	28

New Orleans Fumbles
	FUM	LOST	REC
P. Thomas	1	1	0
L. Moore	1	0	0
Team	2	1	0

Detroit Fumbles
	FUM	LOST	REC
K. Smith	1	0	0
L. Bodden	0	0	1
Team	1	0	1

New Orleans Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
U. Young	1	0	0
J. David	1	0	0
Team	2	0	0

Detroit Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
Team	0	0	0

New Orleans Tackles
	TOT	SACKS	SOLO
J. Bullocks	11	0	9
J. Vilma	8	0	4
S. Fujita	7	0	6
R. Harper	4	0	3
S. Shanle	4	0	1
S. Ellis	3	1	2
U. Young	3	0	2
H. Thomas	2	0	2
J. Charleston	1	1	1
A. Lake	1	0	1
R. Meachem	1	0	1
M. Mitchell	1	0	1
J. David	1	0	1
W. Smith	1	0	1
L. Torrence	1	0	0
T. Holt	1	0	0
R. Gay	1	0	0
Team	51	2	35

Detroit Tackles
	TOT	SACKS	SOLO
E. Sims	9	0	6
P. Lenon	9	0	6
D. Bullocks	7	0	4
L. Bodden	6	0	4
K. Pearson	5	0	5
R. Nece	5	0	3
J. Dizon	4	0	2
C. Darby	3	0	3
T. Fisher	3	0	2
R. Robinson	3	0	2
I. Alama-Francis	3	0	2
C. Avril	2	0	1
A. Cannon	2	0	1
L. Cohen	2	0	0
S. Schweigert	1	0	1
J. Standeford	1	0	1
D. Wynn	1	0	0
C. Smith	1	0	0
J. Hanson	1	0	0
Team	68	0	43

New Orleans Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
S. Green	1	60	60.0	60
Team	1	60	60.0	60

Detroit Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
A. Cason	3	72	24.0	29
Team	3	72	24.0	29

New Orleans Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
L. Moore	2	6	3.0	6
Team	2	6	3.0	6

Detroit Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
Team	0	0	0.0	0

New Orleans Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
G. Hartley	0/0	0.0	--	6/6	6
Team	0/0	0.0	--	6/6	6

Detroit Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
J. Hanson	0/0	0.0	--	1/1	1
Team	0/0	0.0	--	1/1	1

New Orleans Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
Team	0	0	0.0	0	0	0

Detroit Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
N. Harris	4	146	36.5	0	0	46
Team	4	146	36.5	0	0	46

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