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Saints at Lions: September 13, 2026

The Detroit Lions beat the New Orleans Saints 31-30 at Ford Field on September 13, 2026 (2026 regular season).

Final · Played September 13, 2026 · Updated October 16, 2026 at 10:55 PM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most passing yards: Tyler Shough (Saints, 410); Jared Goff (Lions, 206). Most rushing yards: Travis Etienne Jr. (Saints, 46); Jahmyr Gibbs (Lions, 156). Most receiving yards: Chris Olave (Saints, 182); Amon-Ra St. Brown (Lions, 67).

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTFinal
New Orleans Saints001410630
Detroit Lions70143731

Team comparison

Team statsNODET
Total yards469369
Passing yards378204
Rushing yards91165
First downs2926
Yards per play5.55.1
Turnovers31
Penalty yards5361
Red zone (scores/trips)4/54/5

What stood out

  • The Saints out-gained the Lions 469 to 369 total yards, but the Lions won.
  • Turnovers: Saints 3, Lions 1.
  • The Lions' biggest scoring edge came in the 1st quarter (7-0).
  • The Lions ran for 165 yards to the Saints' 91.

Featured player lines

  • Tyler Shough (NO QB): 35 CMP, 56 ATT, 410 PASS YDS, 3 PASS TD, 2 INT, 4 CAR, 8 RUSH YDS
  • CJ Donaldson (NO RB): 2 CAR, 4 RUSH YDS, 0 RUSH TD, 2 TGT, 1 REC, -2 REC YDS
  • Kendre Miller (NO RB): 9 CAR, 30 RUSH YDS, 1 RUSH TD, 0 TGT, 0 REC, 0 REC YDS
  • Travis Etienne Jr. (NO RB): 9 CAR, 46 RUSH YDS, 0 RUSH TD, 9 TGT, 7 REC, 32 REC YDS
  • Barion Brown (NO WR): 0 TGT, 0 REC, 0 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Bryce Lance (NO WR): 4 TGT, 3 REC, 42 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Chris Olave (NO WR): 13 TGT, 10 REC, 182 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Devaughn Vele (NO WR): 9 TGT, 7 REC, 69 REC YDS, 1 REC TD
  • Juwan Johnson (NO TE): 7 TGT, 3 REC, 54 REC YDS, 1 REC TD
  • Noah Fant (NO TE): 8 TGT, 4 REC, 33 REC YDS, 1 REC TD
  • Jared Goff (DET QB): 26 CMP, 39 ATT, 206 PASS YDS, 2 PASS TD, 0 INT, 2 CAR, 2 RUSH YDS
  • Jahmyr Gibbs (DET RB): 29 CAR, 156 RUSH YDS, 2 RUSH TD, 5 TGT, 5 REC, 30 REC YDS
  • Sione Vaki (DET RB): 2 CAR, 7 RUSH YDS, 0 RUSH TD, 1 TGT, 1 REC, 11 REC YDS
  • Amon-Ra St. Brown (DET WR): 14 TGT, 10 REC, 67 REC YDS, 2 REC TD
  • Isaac TeSlaa (DET WR): 1 TGT, 0 REC, 0 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Jameson Williams (DET WR): 9 TGT, 4 REC, 45 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Brock Wright (DET TE): 1 TGT, 1 REC, 5 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Sam LaPorta (DET TE): 8 TGT, 5 REC, 48 REC YDS, 0 REC TD

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Head-to-head

Earlier meetings stored in StatsNext, most recent first
DateResult
December 3, 2023DET 33, NO 28 (at New Orleans)

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