Saints vs Lions box score: Week 1, 2026

The final score, scoring by quarter and every player's stats

Final (OT)

New Orleans Saints0-130
Detroit Lions1-031

Sun, Sep 13, 05:00 PM UTC · Ford Field · Week 1, 2026

The Lions beat the Saints 31-30.

Score by quarter

Points by quarter, Saints and Lions
Team	1	2	3	4	OT	T
Saints	0	0	14	10	6	30
Lions	7	0	14	3	7	31

Team stats

Team stats, Saints and Lions
Stat	Saints	Lions
First downs	29	26
Total plays	87	73
Total yards	469	369
Yards per play	5.4	5.1
Completions/attempts	35/56	26/39
Passing yards (net)	378	204
Sacked (yards lost)	5-32	1-2
Rushing attempts	25	33
Rushing yards	91	165
Yards per rush	3.6	5.0
Third downs converted	8/17	5/13
Fourth downs converted	2/2	0/0
Turnovers	3	1

Passing

Saints passing
Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Lng
Tyler ShoughQB	35/56	410	7.3	3	2	5-32	47

Lions passing
Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Lng
Jared GoffQB	26/39	206	5.3	2	0	1-2	22

Rushing

Saints rushing
Player	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Travis EtienneRB	9	46	5.1	0	18
Kendre MillerRB	9	30	3.3	1	8
Tyler ShoughQB	4	8	2.0	0	4
CJ DonaldsonRB	2	4	2.0	0	3
Barion BrownWR	1	3	3.0	0	3

Lions rushing
Player	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Jahmyr GibbsRB	29	156	5.4	2	21
Sione VakiRB	2	7	3.5	0	4
Jared GoffQB	2	2	1.0	0	2

Receiving

Saints receiving
Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Chris OlaveWR	10	13	182	18.2	0	47
Devaughn VeleWR	7	9	69	9.9	1	31
Juwan JohnsonTE	3	7	54	18.0	1	27
Bryce LanceWR	3	5	42	14.0	0	19
Noah FantTE	4	8	33	8.3	1	10
Travis EtienneRB	7	9	32	4.6	0	16
CJ DonaldsonRB	1	2	-2	-2.0	0	-2

Lions receiving
Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Amon-Ra St. BrownWR	10	14	67	6.7	2	19
Sam LaPortaTE	5	8	48	9.6	0	19
Jameson WilliamsWR	4	9	45	11.3	0	22
Jahmyr GibbsRB	5	5	30	6.0	0	11
Sione VakiRB	1	1	11	11.0	0	11
Brock WrightTE	1	1	5	5.0	0	5
Isaac TeSlaaWR	0	1	0	-	0	-

Defense

Saints defense
Player	Tkl	Solo	Sck	TFL	PD
Jonas Sanker	10	7	0	1	0
Kaden EllissLB	9	3	0	0	1
Justin ReidS	8	5	0	1	0
Kool-Aid McKinstryCB	7	4	0	0	1
Pete WernerLB	7	3	0	1	1
Danny StutsmanLB	6	3	0	0	0
Julian Blackmon	6	2	0	0	0
Davon GodchauxDT	4	2	0	1	0
Isaiah StalbirdLB	3	2	0	0	0
Nathan ShepherdDE	3	1	0	0	0
Quincy RileyCB	3	2	0	0	1
Vernon BroughtonDT	3	1	0	0	0
Carl GrandersonDE	2	2	1	1	0
Colby WoodenDE	2	1	0	0	0
Jordan Howden	2	1	0	0	0
Martin EmersonCB	2	1	0	0	0
Tyree WilsonDE	2	0	0	0	0
Anfernee JenningsLB	1	0	0	0	0
Chris Rumph IILB	1	0	0	0	0
Decamerion RichardsonCB	1	0	0	0	0
Noah FantTE	1	1	0	0	0
Treyton WelchTE	1	1	0	0	0
Chase YoungDE	0	0	0	0	1

Lions defense
Player	Tkl	Solo	Sck	TFL	Int	PD
D.J. ReedCB	10	7	0	0	0	1
Avonte MaddoxFS	7	4	0	0	0	2
Jack CampbellLB	7	5	0	1	0	0
Rock Ya-SinCB	7	7	0	0	0	0
Derrick BarnesLB	6	3	1	1	1	2
Aidan HutchinsonDE	5	4	2	2	0	0
Roger McCrearyCB	4	4	1	1	0	0
Malcolm RodriguezLB	4	2	0	0	0	0
Chuck Clark	3	2	0	0	1	1
Devin WhiteLB	3	1	0	0	0	0
DJ WonnumDE	3	1	0	0	0	1
Eric O'NeillDE	3	2	0	0	0	0
Skyler Gill-HowardDT	3	1	0	0	0	0
Tay MartinWR	3	3	0	0	0	0
Thomas Harper	3	3	0	0	0	1
Tyleik WilliamsDT	3	1	0	0	0	0
Keith Abney IICB	2	2	0	1	0	0
Khalil DorseyCB	2	1	0	0	0	0
Alim McNeillDT	1	1	1	1	0	0
Jacob SaylorsRB	1	0	0	0	0	0
Trevor NowaskeLB	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler LacyDE	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kicking and punting

Saints kicking
Player	FG	XP	Pts
Daniel CarlsonK	1/2	3/3	6

Saints punting
Player	Punts	Yds	Avg	In 20
Ryan WrightP	5	238	47.6	2

Lions kicking
Player	FG	XP	Pts
Jake BatesK	1/1	4/4	7

Lions punting
Player	Punts	Yds	Avg	In 20
Jack FoxP	7	336	48.0	3

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