2026 Week 1 · Regular season

New Orleans Saints vs. Detroit Lions: 2026 Week 1

Name: Saints vs. Lions highlights | Week 1
Uploaded: 2026-09-13
Description: New Orleans Saints vs. Detroit Lions official game highlights from NFL.com

Detroit Lions defeated the New Orleans Saints, 30–31. Review the final score, quarter-by-quarter scoring, team and player stats, key drives and highlights.

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Saints vs. Lions Game Details

Date, kickoff time, TV and streaming listing, venue and current game status.

Away team

New Orleans Saints

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Week 1 Final NO at DET

Home team

Detroit Lions

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Date: Sunday, September 13, 2026
Kickoff: 1:00 PM ET1:00 PM ET
TV / Stream: FOX
Venue: Ford FieldDetroit, MI

Postgame video

Saints vs. Lions 2026 Game Highlights

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Completed game

Saints vs. Lions Final Score and Game Result

Detroit Lions defeated the New Orleans Saints, 30–31.

Winner

Detroit Lions

30–31

NO record

New Orleans Saints

0-1

DET record

Detroit Lions

1-0

Quarter-by-quarter result

Saints vs. Lions Box Score by Quarter: 2026 Week 1

See how the scoring developed in every quarter before the 30–31 final.

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
NO New Orleans Saints	0	0	14	10	6	30
DET Detroit Lions	7	0	14	3	7	31

Top performers

Saints vs. Lions Player Stat Leaders

Compare the leading passers, rushers, receivers and defenders from the completed game.

Passing Yards

Tyler Shough

35/56, 410 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT

DET

Jared Goff

26/39, 206 YDS, 2 TD

Rushing Yards

Travis Etienne Jr.

9 CAR, 46 YDS

DET

Jahmyr Gibbs

29 CAR, 156 YDS, 2 TD

Receiving Yards

Chris Olave

10 REC, 182 YDS

DET

Amon-Ra St. Brown

10 REC, 67 YDS, 2 TD

Sacks

Carl Granderson

DET

Aidan Hutchinson

Tackles

Jonas Sanker

DET

D.J. Reed

Game statistics

Saints vs. Lions Team Stats Comparison

Compare total offense, third downs, turnovers, red-zone performance, penalties and possession.

NOStatisticDET

291st Downs26

8-173rd down efficiency5-13

2-24th down efficiency0-0

469Total Yards369

378Passing204

91Rushing165

3Turnovers1

6-53Penalties8-61

4-5Red Zone (Made-Att)4-5

31:35Possession36:51

Every scoring play

Saints vs. Lions Scoring Summary and Touchdown Timeline

Follow each touchdown and field goal in chronological order, with the score after every play.

Q13:39

DET
Jahmyr Gibbs 1 Yd Rush (Jake Bates Kick)
0–7
Q311:14

DET
Jahmyr Gibbs 1 Yd Rush (Jake Bates Kick)
0–14
Q38:54

DET
Amon-Ra St. Brown 19 Yd pass from Jared Goff (Jake Bates Kick)
0–21
Q34:27

NO
Kendre Miller 8 Yd Rush (Daniel Carlson Kick)
7–21
Q30:28

NO
Devaughn Vele 1 Yd pass from Tyler Shough (Daniel Carlson Kick)
14–21
Q47:41

NO
Daniel Carlson 28 Yd Field Goal
17–21
Q42:32

DET
Jake Bates 23 Yd Field Goal
17–24
Q41:07

NO
Juwan Johnson 9 Yd pass from Tyler Shough (Daniel Carlson Kick)
24–24
OT15:04

DET
Amon-Ra St. Brown 4 Yd pass from Jared Goff (Jake Bates Kick)
24–31
OT11:34

NO
Noah Fant 8 Yd pass from Tyler Shough (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
30–31

Individual statistics

Saints vs. Lions Player Box Score and Individual Stats

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Passing Stats

New Orleans Saints Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Tyler Shough	35/56	410	7.3	3	2	5-32	51.1	87.6

Detroit Lions Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Jared Goff	26/39	206	5.3	2	0	1-2	53.3	96.7

Rushing Stats

New Orleans Saints Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Travis Etienne Jr.	9	46	5.1	0	18
Kendre Miller	9	30	3.3	1	8
Tyler Shough	4	8	2.0	0	4
CJ Donaldson	2	4	2.0	0	3
Barion Brown	1	3	3.0	0	3

Detroit Lions Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jahmyr Gibbs	29	156	5.4	2	21
Sione Vaki	2	7	3.5	0	4
Jared Goff	2	2	1.0	0	2

Receiving Stats

New Orleans Saints Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Chris Olave	10	182	18.2	0	47	13
Devaughn Vele	7	69	9.9	1	31	9
Juwan Johnson	3	54	18.0	1	27	7
Bryce Lance	3	42	14.0	0	19	4
Noah Fant	4	33	8.3	1	10	8
Travis Etienne Jr.	7	32	4.6	0	16	9
CJ Donaldson	1	-2	-2.0	0	-2	2

Detroit Lions Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Amon-Ra St. Brown	10	67	6.7	2	19	14
Sam LaPorta	5	48	9.6	0	19	8
Jameson Williams	4	45	11.3	0	22	9
Jahmyr Gibbs	5	30	6.0	0	11	5
Sione Vaki	1	11	11.0	0	11	1
Brock Wright	1	5	5.0	0	5	1
Isaac TeSlaa	0	0	0.0	0	0	1

Defensive Stats

New Orleans Saints Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Jonas Sanker	10	7	0	1	0	0
Kaden Elliss	9	3	0	0	1	3
Justin Reid	8	5	0	1	0	0
Kool-Aid McKinstry	7	4	0	0	1	0
Pete Werner	7	3	0	1	1	0
Julian Blackmon	6	2	0	0	0	0
Danny Stutsman	6	2	0	0	0	0
Davon Godchaux	5	2	0	1	0	0
Isaiah Stalbird	3	2	0	0	0	0
Quincy Riley	3	2	0	0	1	0
Nathan Shepherd	3	1	0	0	0	1
Vernon Broughton	3	1	0	0	0	2
Carl Granderson	2	2	1	1	0	1
Jordan Howden	2	1	0	0	0	0
Martin Emerson Jr.	2	1	0	0	0	0
Colby Wooden	2	1	0	0	0	0
Tyree Wilson	2	0	0	0	0	0
Noah Fant	1	1	0	0	0	0
Treyton Welch	1	1	0	0	0	0
Anfernee Jennings	1	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Rumph II	1	0	0	0	0	0
Decamerion Richardson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Chase Young	0	0	0	0	1	1

Detroit Lions Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
D.J. Reed	10	7	0	0	1	0
Rock Ya-Sin	7	7	0	0	0	0
Jack Campbell	7	5	0	1	0	0
Avonte Maddox	7	4	0	0	2	0
Derrick Barnes	6	3	1	1	2	1
Aidan Hutchinson	5	4	2	2	0	4
Roger McCreary	4	4	1	1	0	1
Malcolm Rodriguez	4	2	0	0	0	1
Tay Martin	3	3	0	0	0	0
Thomas Harper	3	3	0	0	1	0
Chuck Clark	3	2	0	0	1	1
Eric O'Neill	3	2	0	0	0	0
Devin White	3	1	0	0	0	0
DJ Wonnum	3	1	0	0	1	0
Tyleik Williams	3	1	0	0	0	0
Skyler Gill-Howard	3	1	0	0	0	0
Keith Abney II	2	2	0	1	0	0
Khalil Dorsey	2	1	0	0	0	0
Alim McNeill	1	1	1	1	0	1
Tyler Lacy	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jacob Saylors	1	0	0	0	0	0
Trevor Nowaske	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kicking Stats

New Orleans Saints Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Daniel Carlson	1/2	50.0	28	3/3	6

Detroit Lions Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jake Bates	1/1	100.0	23	4/4	7

Game flow

Saints vs. Lions Win Probability and Momentum

The chart tracks the home team's estimated win probability from kickoff through the final play.

NO 0%Home win probabilityDET 100%

KickoffFinal

Possession by possession

Saints vs. Lions Drive Summary

Review each possession's result, plays, yards, elapsed time and field position.

Show all 28 drives

Team	Result	Plays	Yards	Time	Start	End
DET	Punt3 plays, 6 yards, 2:03	3	6	2:03	DET 18	DET 24
NO	Punt6 plays, 20 yards, 2:53	6	20	2:53	NO 23	NO 43
DET	Touchdown13 plays, 89 yards, 6:25	13	89	6:25	DET 11	NO 0
NO	Punt3 plays, 3 yards, 1:06	3	3	1:06	NO 27	NO 30
DET	Punt8 plays, 16 yards, 3:53	8	16	3:53	DET 26	DET 42
NO	Punt5 plays, 25 yards, 1:13	5	25	1:13	NO 13	NO 38
DET	Punt5 plays, 11 yards, 3:06	5	11	3:06	DET 21	DET 32
NO	Punt6 plays, -1 yard, 1:35	6	-1	1:35	NO 14	NO 13
DET	Fumble1 play, 4 yards, 0:06	1	4	0:06	NO 44	NO 44
NO	Interception5 plays, 20 yards, 2:15	5	20	2:15	NO 40	DET 40
DET	Punt3 plays, 3 yards, 2:13	3	3	2:13	DET 36	DET 39
NO	Punt9 plays, 36 yards, 2:52	9	36	2:52	NO 14	50
DET	End of Half2 plays, 11 yards, 0:20	2	11	0:20	DET 9	DET 9
NO	Interception1 play, 0 yards, 0:09	1	0	0:09	NO 40	NO 40
DET	Touchdown7 plays, 41 yards, 3:37	7	41	3:37	NO 41	NO 0
NO	Fumble3 plays, -10 yards, 1:29	3	-10	1:29	NO 35	NO 31
DET	Touchdown3 plays, 25 yards, 0:51	3	25	0:51	NO 25	NO 0
NO	Touchdown9 plays, 79 yards, 4:27	9	79	4:27	NO 21	DET 0
DET	Punt3 plays, 5 yards, 1:07	3	5	1:07	DET 20	DET 25
NO	Touchdown7 plays, 54 yards, 2:52	7	54	2:52	NO 46	DET 0
DET	Punt5 plays, 18 yards, 2:25	5	18	2:25	DET 27	DET 45
NO	Field Goal11 plays, 66 yards, 5:22	11	66	5:22	NO 24	DET 10
DET	Field Goal8 plays, 45 yards, 5:09	8	45	5:09	50	NO 5
NO	Touchdown8 plays, 75 yards, 1:25	8	75	1:25	NO 25	DET 0
DET	Punt3 plays, 9 yards, 0:40	3	9	0:40	DET 35	DET 44
NO	Missed FG5 plays, 36 yards, 0:27	5	36	0:27	NO 20	DET 44
DET	Touchdown10 plays, 70 yards, 4:56	10	70	4:56	DET 30	NO 0
NO	Touchdown10 plays, 80 yards, 3:30	10	80	3:30	NO 20	DET 0

Official game information

Saints vs. Lions Attendance, Playing Surface and Officials

Additional game-day information reported with the completed box score.

Attendance62,897

Reported crowd at Ford Field.

Playing surfaceArtificial turf

Surface listed for Ford Field.

Game officials

Greg Bradley — Line Judge
Paul King — Umpire
Dale Shaw — Side Judge
Alan Eck — Referee
David Oliver — Down Judge
Grantis Bell — Back Judge
Frederick Dimpfel VI — Field Judge

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Kickoff time

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The scheduled kickoff is 1:00 PM ET on Sunday, September 13, 2026.

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Stadium

Where Is Saints vs. Lions Being Played?

Ford Field in Detroit, MI.

Why this game matters

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When is New Orleans Saints vs. Detroit Lions?

The game is scheduled for Sunday, September 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET.

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Ford Field, Detroit, MI.

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