Conference Finals, 2056

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	7	10	7	7	-	31
New Orleans Saints	7	10	14	7	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:05 NOS - Marquis Fenno 11 pass from Jonathan Rackers (David Ward extra point)
1Q: 05:55 DET - Zane Revel 2 pass from Darius England (Isaiah Seals extra point)
2Q: 09:04 DET - Alfredo Blair 15 pass from Darius England (Isaiah Seals extra point)
2Q: 06:02 NOS - Norman Maloney 21 run (David Ward extra point)
2Q: 01:54 DET - Isaiah Seals 35 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NOS - David Ward 39 field goal
3Q: 11:41 DET - Erik Coyne 9 pass from Darius England (Isaiah Seals extra point)
3Q: 09:59 NOS - Marquis Fenno 45 pass from Jonathan Rackers (David Ward extra point)
3Q: 02:56 NOS - Noah Janzen 5 pass from Jonathan Rackers (David Ward extra point)
4Q: 08:18 NOS - Raymond Benson 2 pass from Jonathan Rackers (David Ward extra point)
4Q: 02:58 DET - Erik Coyne 21 pass from Darius England (Isaiah Seals extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:05 NOS - Marquis Fenno 11 pass from Jonathan Rackers (David Ward extra point)
1Q: 05:55 DET - Zane Revel 2 pass from Darius England (Isaiah Seals extra point)
2Q: 09:04 DET - Alfredo Blair 15 pass from Darius England (Isaiah Seals extra point)
2Q: 06:02 NOS - Norman Maloney 21 run (David Ward extra point)
2Q: 01:54 DET - Isaiah Seals 35 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NOS - David Ward 39 field goal
3Q: 11:41 DET - Erik Coyne 9 pass from Darius England (Isaiah Seals extra point)
3Q: 09:59 NOS - Marquis Fenno 45 pass from Jonathan Rackers (David Ward extra point)
3Q: 02:56 NOS - Noah Janzen 5 pass from Jonathan Rackers (David Ward extra point)
4Q: 08:18 NOS - Raymond Benson 2 pass from Jonathan Rackers (David Ward extra point)
4Q: 02:58 DET - Erik Coyne 21 pass from Darius England (Isaiah Seals extra point)

Team Statistics DET NOS
Record 13-6 14-4
First Downs 26 31
- by Rushing 4 16
- by Passing 20 11
- by Penalty 2 4
Total Net Yards 419 431
- Offensive Plays 68 62
- Yards per Play 6.16 6.95
Net Rushing Yards 121 256
- Rushing Attempts 22 41
- Yards per Rush 5.50 6.24
Net Passing Yards 298 175
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 29 - 0 21 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 298 175
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.48 8.33
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 5/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 7.0
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 14/98 5/33
Punt Returns/Yards 1/12 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 4/101 3/78
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 32
Time of Possession 30:29 29:31

Team Statistics	DET	NOS
Record	13-6	14-4
First Downs	26	31
- by Rushing	4	16
- by Passing	20	11
- by Penalty	2	4
Total Net Yards	419	431
- Offensive Plays	68	62
- Yards per Play	6.16	6.95
Net Rushing Yards	121	256
- Rushing Attempts	22	41
- Yards per Rush	5.50	6.24
Net Passing Yards	298	175
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 29 - 0	21 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	298	175
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.48	8.33
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	5/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	7.0
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	14/98	5/33
Punt Returns/Yards	1/12	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	4/101	3/78
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 32
Time of Possession	30:29	29:31

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:54	6:10	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
1	3:28	2:31	OWN 9	4	21	Punt
2	14:49	5:55	OWN 23	11	77	Touchdown
2	5:34	3:45	OWN 37	8	45	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:28	OWN 23	8	77	Touchdown
3	9:41	2:25	OWN 25	4	8	Punt
3	2:46	1:52	OWN 35	4	10	Punt
4	8:07	3:32	OWN 22	10	52	Downs
4	3:40	0:56	OPP 32	4	32	Touchdown
4	2:08	0:31	OWN 27	4	0	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:06	OWN 31	5	69	Touchdown
1	5:44	2:16	OWN 25	4	14	Punt
1	0:57	1:08	OWN 34	3	-2	Punt
2	8:54	3:05	OWN 28	5	72	Touchdown
2	5:42	0:08	OPP 39	1	0	Interception
2	1:49	1:49	OWN 23	6	55	Field Goal
3	11:32	1:51	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
3	7:16	4:30	OWN 19	9	81	Touchdown
3	0:54	7:47	OWN 18	17	82	Touchdown
4	4:35	0:55	OWN 26	2	6	Fumble
4	2:44	0:36	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
4	1:37	1:37	OPP 27	3	11	Game

Game MVP: Darius England, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Salvador Poston	17	105	6.18	16	3
RB Tracy Horton	3	7	2.33	4	0
QB Darius England	1	6	6.00	6	0
RB Steven Blanchard	1	3	3.00	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jessie Patterson	25	164	6.56	29	8	0
RB Norman Maloney	8	29	3.63	21	1	1
QB Jonathan Rackers	4	16	4.00	10	1	0
RB Collin Hatfield	4	47	11.75	16	3	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Darius England	46	29	298	0/0	4	21	0	110.5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jonathan Rackers	21	15	175	0/0	4	45	1	116.1

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Erik Coyne	9	16	98	10.89	25	21	2
WR Griffin Earhart	6	9	47	7.83	9	13	0
WR Zane Revel	4	8	34	8.50	3	17	1
TE J.R. Connell	4	5	59	14.75	14	21	0
RB Tracy Horton	3	3	16	5.33	17	15	0
TE Ashton Doss	2	4	29	14.50	1	21	0
FB Alfredo Blair	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	1

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Noah Janzen	5	7	51	10.20	28	22	1
TE Scottie Downs	2	3	33	16.50	2	19	0
TE Marquis Fenno	2	4	56	28.00	18	45	2
WR Trey Shannon	2	2	-2	-1.00	0	0	0
RB Norman Maloney	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Collin Hatfield	1	1	23	23.00	21	23	0
WR Raymond Benson	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	1
RB Jessie Patterson	1	1	4	4.00	6	4	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Henry Schwartz	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Salvador Poston	1	0	0
WR Erik Coyne	1	0	0
T Desmond Belichick	0	1	0
CB Darryl Malamala	0	1	0
S Luke Levy	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Jessie Patterson	1	0	0
RB Grady Thompson	0	1	0
ILB Mason Harris	0	0	1
DT Buddy Bumgarner	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Junior Grunow	3	130	43.3	40.3	48	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Norman Banks	3	154	51.3	47.3	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Isaiah Seals	1/1	0/0	0/0	35	4/4

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Ward	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erik Coyne	1	12	12.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Raymond Benson	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chester Hampton	3	69	23.0	0
Erik Coyne	1	32	32.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Raymond Benson	3	78	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mercury Farber	7	4	41	21
S Luke Levy	7	1	40	20
OLB Alexis Mow	7	0	39	16
OLB Ron Lyle	6	2	41	20
ILB Aidan Lampkin	5	0	15	10
S Henry Schwartz	4	4	38	15
DE Corbin Ramirez	3	1	38	20
CB Ben Middleton	3	0	19	17
DT Braxton Bishop	2	0	19	17
CB Al Blair	1	2	22	4
CB Ferdinand Cook	1	1	41	21
DE Daniel Turner	1	1	38	15
DT Rex O'Donnell	1	0	22	4
CB Darryl Malamala	1	0	26	10

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Dillon Akiyama	6	0	0.0	22	46
ILB Ernie Brown	6	0	0.0	5	26
OLB Joel Brockermeyer	5	1	0.0	19	42
S Tristan Sawyer	4	4	0.0	22	46
ILB Marco Nichols	4	1	0.0	14	16
ILB Lamar Bruce	3	1	0.0	5	18
CB Andre Tikaran	3	1	0.0	8	14
DT Buddy Bumgarner	3	0	0.0	17	32
S Lucas Sullivan	3	0	0.0	17	31
CB Walt Galloway	2	1	0.0	17	28
DE Edwin Cobb	2	1	0.0	14	35
DE Devan Jeffries	2	0	0.0	22	34
DE Clayton Chestnut	1	1	0.0	8	21
OLB Trenton Garmon	1	1	0.0	14	20
RB Norman Maloney	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Butch Triplett	1	0	0.0	3	16
OLB Ed Sutton	1	0	0.0	5	14
CB Justin Rhodes	0	1	0.0	15	32
S Rickey Emack	0	1	0.0	7	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Hurry	PPlay
DT Rex O'Donnell	1	4
OLB Alexis Mow	1	16
DE Daniel Turner	1	15

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Edwin Cobb	1	1	2	35
OLB Ed Sutton	1	1	1	14
DE Devan Jeffries	0	2	1	34
DE Clayton Chestnut	0	1	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Ron Lyle	4	0	0	20
S Luke Levy	2	0	0	20
ILB Aidan Lampkin	2	0	0	10
CB Darryl Malamala	2	0	0	10
CB Ben Middleton	1	1	0	17
CB Ferdinand Cook	1	1	0	21
S Henry Schwartz	1	0	1	15
OLB Gilbert Curtis	1	0	0	6
S Phillip Merkerson	1	0	0	6

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Dillon Akiyama	5	0	46
CB Walt Galloway	3	1	28
ILB Ernie Brown	3	0	26
OLB Joel Brockermeyer	3	0	42
S Tristan Sawyer	2	1	46
CB Andre Tikaran	2	1	14
S Lucas Sullivan	2	1	31
ILB Lamar Bruce	2	0	18
CB Justin Rhodes	1	1	32
ILB Brant Greer	1	0	4
OLB Butch Triplett	1	0	16
DE Clayton Chestnut	1	0	21
DE Edwin Cobb	1	0	35
ILB Marco Nichols	1	0	16
DE Devan Jeffries	1	0	34
S Rickey Emack	0	1	14

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
C Evan Dunn	2	5	0	22	46
T Zane Foley	2	4	0	22	46
G Jack Phillips	2	3	0	22	46
T Desmond Belichick	1	5	0	22	46
G Philip Bradford	1	4	1	22	46

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Roman Sawyer	5	11	0	41	21
G Reggie Oliver	5	10	1	41	21
C DeAndre Becker	3	8	0	41	21
T Warren Cothern	3	3	0	41	21
T Rick Patton	1	4	0	41	21
TE Vincent Jacobs	0	1	0	13	6

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Gilbert Curtis	2	18
Henry Schwartz	1	16
Ashton Doss	1	11

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Mason Harris	2	18
Norman Maloney	1	16
Walt Galloway	1	16
Philip Berry	1	4

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Erik Coyne	19	46	---	---	15	80
G Philip Bradford	22	46	---	---	4	72
T Desmond Belichick	22	46	---	---	3	71
OLB Ron Lyle	---	---	41	20	10	71
S Henry Schwartz	---	---	38	15	16	69
QB Darius England	22	46	---	---	---	68
C Evan Dunn	22	46	---	---	---	68
T Zane Foley	22	46	---	---	---	68
G Jack Phillips	22	46	---	---	---	68
ILB Mercury Farber	---	---	41	21	1	63
CB Ferdinand Cook	---	---	41	21	1	63
S Luke Levy	---	---	40	20	1	61
DE Corbin Ramirez	---	---	38	20	1	59
OLB Alexis Mow	---	---	39	16	1	56
DE Daniel Turner	---	---	38	15	1	54
TE Ashton Doss	18	24	---	---	11	53
WR Zane Revel	17	34	---	---	---	51
CB Ben Middleton	---	---	19	17	15	51
WR Griffin Earhart	14	29	---	---	---	43
RB Salvador Poston	17	24	---	---	---	41
DT Braxton Bishop	---	---	19	17	3	39
RB Tracy Horton	4	17	---	---	16	37
FB Alfredo Blair	4	17	---	---	16	37
CB Darryl Malamala	---	---	26	10	1	37
TE Anthony Patton	1	14	---	---	18	33
CB Al Blair	---	---	22	4	4	30
WR Ray Foreman	5	4	---	---	19	28
DT Rex O'Donnell	---	---	22	4	1	27
OLB Gilbert Curtis	---	---	1	6	18	25
ILB Aidan Lampkin	---	---	15	10	---	25
TE J.R. Connell	1	16	---	---	---	17
WR Howie Brock	3	2	---	---	12	17
DE Brady Bradford	---	---	6	7	3	16
S Phillip Merkerson	---	---	4	6	---	10
WR Chester Hampton	3	0	---	---	6	9
K Isaiah Seals	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Noah Koch	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Junior Grunow	0	0	---	---	4	4
RB Steven Blanchard	1	3	---	---	---	4
T Johnnie Bumpers	0	0	---	---	4	4
G Elias Kelley	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Gabriel McGregor	3	0	---	---	---	3
ILB Joel Berry	---	---	1	1	---	2
DT Alex Dircks	---	---	0	1	---	1
TE Jace Bruce	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Greg Gonzalez	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Dillon Akiyama	---	---	22	46	1	69
S Tristan Sawyer	---	---	22	46	1	69
WR Trey Shannon	41	20	---	---	6	67
T Rick Patton	41	21	---	---	4	66
G Reggie Oliver	41	21	---	---	4	66
QB Jonathan Rackers	41	21	---	---	---	62
T Warren Cothern	41	21	---	---	---	62
G Roman Sawyer	41	21	---	---	---	62
C DeAndre Becker	41	21	---	---	---	62
OLB Joel Brockermeyer	---	---	19	42	1	62
CB Walt Galloway	---	---	17	28	16	61
DE Devan Jeffries	---	---	22	34	---	56
DE Edwin Cobb	---	---	14	35	4	53
DT Buddy Bumgarner	---	---	17	32	3	52
S Lucas Sullivan	---	---	17	31	1	49
CB Justin Rhodes	---	---	15	32	1	48
WR Noah Janzen	30	11	---	---	---	41
RB Jessie Patterson	27	14	---	---	---	41
TE Vincent Jacobs	13	6	---	---	19	38
TE Marquis Fenno	24	14	---	---	---	38
OLB Ed Sutton	---	---	5	14	18	37
OLB Trenton Garmon	---	---	14	20	---	34
TE Scottie Downs	18	15	---	---	---	33
WR Raymond Benson	11	13	---	---	9	33
ILB Ernie Brown	---	---	5	26	1	32
RB Norman Maloney	13	2	---	---	16	31
DE Clayton Chestnut	---	---	8	21	1	30
ILB Marco Nichols	---	---	14	16	---	30
ILB Lamar Bruce	---	---	5	18	5	28
WR Earl Harmon	22	3	---	---	---	25
DT Troy Schulz	---	---	5	17	1	23
CB Andre Tikaran	---	---	8	14	---	22
S Rickey Emack	---	---	7	14	---	21
ILB Brant Greer	---	---	3	4	13	20
OLB Butch Triplett	---	---	3	16	1	20
RB Grady Thompson	0	0	---	---	19	19
WR Donte Swaine	2	0	---	---	16	18
ILB Mason Harris	---	---	0	0	18	18
RB Collin Hatfield	4	7	---	---	6	17
WR Jimmie Huntley	0	0	---	---	12	12
K David Ward	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Alejandro Sapolu	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Maurice Wiggins	0	0	---	---	4	4
T Philip Berry	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Norman Banks	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Bart Blackburn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	11	5.5
Middle	14	87	6.2
Right	6	23	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	66	7.3
Middle	16	85	5.3
Right	14	108	7.7
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Darius England	46	29	3	1	3	6	5	5	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jonathan Rackers	21	15	3	0	0	2	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	26	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	87	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	12	164	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	21	4.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	47	9.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	18	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	65	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	45	22.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Erik Coyne	16	9	3	98	1	46
WR Griffin Earhart	9	6	0	47	0	29
WR Zane Revel	8	4	0	34	0	34
TE J.R. Connell	5	4	0	59	1	16
TE Ashton Doss	4	2	0	29	1	24
RB Tracy Horton	3	3	0	16	0	17
FB Alfredo Blair	1	1	0	15	0	17

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Noah Janzen	7	5	51	1	11
TE Marquis Fenno	4	2	56	1	14
TE Scottie Downs	3	2	33	0	15
RB Norman Maloney	2	1	8	0	2
WR Trey Shannon	2	2	-2	0	20
RB Collin Hatfield	1	1	23	1	7
WR Raymond Benson	1	1	2	0	13
RB Jessie Patterson	1	1	4	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Salvador Poston	1	3	3.00	6.18

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Norman Maloney	4	4	1.00	3.63
QB Jonathan Rackers	3	7	2.33	4.00
RB Jessie Patterson	1	3	3.00	6.56

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Darius England	6	3	26	4.33	6.48

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jonathan Rackers	5	4	26	5.20	8.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Zane Revel	2	1	2	1.00	4.25
WR Erik Coyne	2	1	9	4.50	6.13
TE Ashton Doss	1	0	0	0.00	7.25
FB Alfredo Blair	1	1	15	15.00	15.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Noah Janzen	2	2	13	6.50	7.29
TE Marquis Fenno	2	1	11	5.50	14.00
WR Raymond Benson	1	1	2	2.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Jonathan Rackers	2	2
RB Jessie Patterson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Darius England	13	7	6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jonathan Rackers	5	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Erik Coyne	7	4	4
WR Griffin Earhart	3	1	0
WR Zane Revel	1	0	0
TE Ashton Doss	1	1	1
TE J.R. Connell	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Noah Janzen	2	1	1
RB Norman Maloney	1	1	1
RB Jessie Patterson	1	1	1
TE Marquis Fenno	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)