Week 4, 2023

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	7	0	6	0	-	13
New Orleans Saints	0	3	7	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:08 DET - Bo Sheldon 6 run (Wes Kozak extra point)
2Q: 13:42 NOS - J.R. Marston 20 field goal
3Q: 08:14 DET - Bo Sheldon 6 run (Wes Kozak extra point failed)
3Q: 01:42 NOS - Mitchell Emmons 1 pass from Alan Poole (J.R. Marston extra point)
4Q: 06:48 NOS - Sammie Rutter 15 interception return (J.R. Marston extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:08 DET - Bo Sheldon 6 run (Wes Kozak extra point)
2Q: 13:42 NOS - J.R. Marston 20 field goal
3Q: 08:14 DET - Bo Sheldon 6 run (Wes Kozak extra point failed)
3Q: 01:42 NOS - Mitchell Emmons 1 pass from Alan Poole (J.R. Marston extra point)
4Q: 06:48 NOS - Sammie Rutter 15 interception return (J.R. Marston extra point)

Team Statistics DET NOS
Record 1-3 2-1-1
First Downs 26 16
- by Rushing 14 5
- by Passing 12 9
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 355 273
- Offensive Plays 71 50
- Yards per Play 5.00 5.46
Net Rushing Yards 197 91
- Rushing Attempts 42 25
- Yards per Rush 4.69 3.64
Net Passing Yards 158 182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 17 - 2 23 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 172 193
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 5.45 7.28
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/35 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/13 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/46 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 1/13 2/15
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 26
Time of Possession 35:04 24:56

Team Statistics	DET	NOS
Record	1-3	2-1-1
First Downs	26	16
- by Rushing	14	5
- by Passing	12	9
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	355	273
- Offensive Plays	71	50
- Yards per Play	5.00	5.46
Net Rushing Yards	197	91
- Rushing Attempts	42	25
- Yards per Rush	4.69	3.64
Net Passing Yards	158	182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 17 - 2	23 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	172	193
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	5.45	7.28
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/35	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/13	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/46	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	1/13	2/15
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 26
Time of Possession	35:04	24:56

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:14	7:15	OWN 5	13	95	Touchdown
2	13:37	2:29	OWN 40	4	16	Punt
2	9:41	3:04	OWN 24	6	25	Punt
2	4:08	2:12	OWN 31	6	18	Interception
2	1:08	1:08	OWN 24	3	24	Half
3	15:00	6:55	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
3	1:33	5:59	OWN 23	10	31	Downs
4	8:17	1:37	OWN 6	3	0	Interception
4	6:40	2:25	OWN 20	4	21	Punt
4	2:08	2:08	OWN 1	9	30	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:46	OWN 10	8	31	Punt
1	3:59	5:22	OWN 20	11	77	Field Goal
2	11:08	1:27	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	6:37	2:29	OWN 20	5	22	Punt
2	1:56	0:48	OWN 45	3	23	Interception
3	8:05	6:32	OWN 21	12	79	Touchdown
4	10:34	2:17	OWN 46	4	10	Punt
4	4:15	2:07	OWN 27	5	26	Punt

Game MVP: Sammie Rutter, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Sheldon	27	116	4.30	13	2	2
Teddy Hastings	12	62	5.17	19	2	0
Alvin Ellis	2	16	8.00	10	1	0
Lorenzo Capoccia	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bobby Irwin	16	73	4.56	18	2
Joel Garrison	6	11	1.83	11	1
Alan Poole	1	8	8.00	8	0
Leo Sweeney	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Junior Blair	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lorenzo Capoccia	27	17	172	2/14	0	18	2	50.3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	23	13	193	2/11	1	41	1	80.5

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Frankie Levenson	6	12	58	9.67	20	14
WR Cary Bielby	3	4	37	12.33	12	18
WR Billy Joe Maxwell	2	2	21	10.50	0	11
TE Chester Mariotti	2	2	25	12.50	4	17
RB Teddy Hastings	2	2	11	5.50	4	7
FB Alvin Ellis	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
TE Clyde Erickson	1	2	15	15.00	1	15
WR Chris McCullough	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Phillip Newman	4	7	86	21.50	39	29	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	3	3	24	8.00	0	15	1
WR Nolan Walters	2	5	10	5.00	0	5	0
RB Bobby Irwin	2	3	48	24.00	32	41	0
WR Tyrus Humphrey	1	2	17	17.00	2	17	0
TE Leo Sweeney	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Shane Love	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Calvin Liening	1	13	13.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Sammie Rutter	2	15	7.50	1

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bo Sheldon	1	0	0	0
Terrell Forbes	0	1	0	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jose Barfield	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eugene Johnson	3	127	42.3	29.0	51	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrell Shepherd	5	226	45.2	42.6	57	4

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wes Kozak	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Marston	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Christian Crane	2	13	6.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Joe Maxwell	1	25	25.0	0
Adrian Cotchery	1	21	21.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrus Humphrey	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Adrian Cotchery	8	1	0.0	21	22
ILB Louis Hall	6	2	0.0	21	18
DE Vinny Pritchett	4	1	2.0	14	16
ILB Jumbo Starks	4	2	0.0	25	24
DE Dana Newhart	4	0	0.0	23	21
S Sherman Ferguson	4	0	0.0	14	11
DT Claude Hodges	2	1	0.0	17	19
CB Luke Bickford	2	1	0.0	18	21
OLB Peter Peters	2	0	0.0	4	8
CB Calvin Liening	2	0	0.0	18	19
CB Lamont Buchanan	1	1	0.0	10	15
TE Frankie Levenson	1	0	---	---	---
S Ray Bilek	0	1	0.0	18	18

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jose Barfield	8	0	0.0	32	16
ILB Earl Moulton	7	0	0.0	31	18
DT Junior Reeves	5	3	1.0	17	4
S Duane Sterritt	5	2	0.0	40	28
S Jorge Cloude	4	0	0.0	17	20
S Bryant Hickman	3	2	0.0	34	28
OLB Willie Rexin	3	2	0.0	25	9
ILB Cris Penberthy	3	0	0.0	11	6
CB Howie Lord	3	0	0.0	25	17
DT Johnny Rasmussen	3	0	0.0	25	25
CB Bob Heath	2	3	0.0	22	18
DE Nate Serban	2	1	0.0	32	20
CB David Evans	2	0	0.0	23	19
DE Brent Robbins	2	0	0.0	23	10
DT Oliver Coffey	1	0	1.0	7	12
CB Sammie Rutter	1	2	0.0	28	20
OLB Lamar Bailey	1	1	0.0	32	24
CB Timothy Hiller	1	1	0.0	3	4
DE Sammy Kolodzik	1	0	0.0	12	7
WR Nolan Walters	1	0	---	---	---
S Rickey Bridges	1	0	0.0	8	1
DE Cary Clinton	1	0	0.0	10	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Vinny Pritchett	2.0	1	0	1	16

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Junior Reeves	1.0	0	0	1	4
DT Oliver Coffey	1.0	0	0	0	12
DE Brent Robbins	0.0	1	0	0	10
DE Nate Serban	0.0	0	1	0	20
DT Johnny Rasmussen	0.0	0	1	0	25
DE Cary Clinton	0.0	0	1	0	9
OLB Lamar Bailey	0.0	0	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Louis Hall	4	1	0	18
OLB Peter Peters	2	0	0	8
ILB Jumbo Starks	2	0	0	24
CB Calvin Liening	1	0	1	19
S Adrian Cotchery	1	0	0	22
DE Dana Newhart	1	0	0	21
S Sherman Ferguson	1	0	0	11
CB Lamont Buchanan	1	0	0	15
CB Ricardo Altuna	0	1	0	20
S Ray Bilek	0	1	0	18

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Howie Lord	3	0	0	17
S Jorge Cloude	3	0	0	20
S Bryant Hickman	2	0	0	28
ILB Cris Penberthy	2	0	0	6
ILB Earl Moulton	2	0	0	18
CB David Evans	1	0	0	19
CB Bob Heath	1	0	0	18
S Duane Sterritt	1	0	0	28
OLB Willie Rexin	1	0	0	9
ILB Jose Barfield	1	0	0	16
OLB Lamar Bailey	0	1	0	24
OLB Otis Wallis	0	1	0	4
CB Sammie Rutter	0	0	2	20

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Terrell Forbes	6	9	40	0	29
Larry Jagger	4	10	42	0	27
Randy Quimby	4	7	39	0	23
Eric Lester	3	7	36	1	26
Clifton Cote	3	5	38	1	27
Grant Porter	1	2	10	0	9
Alvin Ellis	0	1	34	0	24

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Curtis Olivarez	3	4	25	0	21
Joseph Sherman	2	3	22	0	20
Neil Delgado	1	8	23	0	23
Cedric Flournoy	1	1	8	0	11
Larry Andersen	0	5	17	1	18
Marlon Finley	0	2	23	0	20
Junior Blair	0	1	9	0	6
D.J. Matthews	0	0	2	1	2

Special Teams Statistics

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Billy Joe Maxwell	1	11
Luke Bickford	0	21
Peter Peters	0	18
Sherman Ferguson	0	13
Clyde Erickson	0	10
Teddy Hastings	0	10
Mo Garrett	0	10
Cary Bielby	0	8
Frankie Levenson	0	8
Adrian Cotchery	0	5
Chester Mariotti	0	5
Omar Money	0	5
Renaldo Walsh	0	5
Christian Crane	0	5
John Lynch	0	4
Eugene Johnson	0	3
Wes Kozak	0	3
J.B. Hock	0	3
Donny Cavazos	0	3
Alvin Ellis	0	3
Clifton Cote	0	3
Grant Porter	0	3
Lamont Buchanan	0	3
Dean Dresslar	0	3
Larry Jagger	0	2
Claude Hodges	0	2
Randy Murray	0	1
Will Garner	0	1
Dana Newhart	0	1
Calvin Liening	0	1
Ricardo Altuna	0	1
Ray Bilek	0	1
Jumbo Starks	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Rickey Bridges	2	8
Joel Garrison	1	16
Bobby Irwin	1	9
Otis Wallis	0	15
Bob Heath	0	13
Mitchell Emmons	0	11
Tyrus Humphrey	0	10
Leo Sweeney	0	9
Martin Robertson	0	8
Junior Blair	0	8
Earl Moulton	0	7
D.J. Matthews	0	6
Marlon Finley	0	6
Mitch Crutchfield	0	6
Larry Andersen	0	5
J.R. Marston	0	5
Darrell Shepherd	0	5
Mel Galiardo	0	5
Junior Reeves	0	3
Timothy Hiller	0	3
Brent Robbins	0	3
Nolan Walters	0	2
Shane Love	0	2
Cedric Flournoy	0	2
Gerald Meeber	0	1
Sammie Rutter	0	1
Sammy Kolodzik	0	1
Bryant Hickman	0	1
Cris Penberthy	0	1
David Evans	0	1
Nate Serban	0	1
Lamar Bailey	0	1
Jose Barfield	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	72	5.1
Middle	10	53	5.3
Right	18	72	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	35	3.9
Middle	11	48	4.4
Right	5	8	1.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lorenzo Capoccia	27	17	0	1	0	2	3	2	2

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	23	13	4	2	3	3	0	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	4	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	103	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	65	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	115	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	78	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
TE Frankie Levenson	12	6	58	24
WR Cary Bielby	4	3	37	21
WR Billy Joe Maxwell	2	2	21	7
TE Chester Mariotti	2	2	25	20
TE Clyde Erickson	2	1	15	9
RB Teddy Hastings	2	2	11	18
FB Alvin Ellis	1	1	5	24
WR Chris McCullough	1	0	0	9

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phillip Newman	7	4	1	86	3	22
WR Nolan Walters	5	2	2	10	0	18
RB Bobby Irwin	3	2	0	48	1	18
TE Mitchell Emmons	3	3	0	24	0	16
WR Tyrus Humphrey	2	1	0	17	0	3
TE Leo Sweeney	2	1	0	8	0	24
WR Shane Love	1	0	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Sheldon	4	17	4.25	4.30
Teddy Hastings	1	2	2.00	5.17

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Irwin	5	24	4.80	4.56
Joel Garrison	1	0	0.00	1.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lorenzo Capoccia	2	2	16	8.00	6.37

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	3	2	12	4.00	8.39

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Billy Joe Maxwell	1	1	11	11.00	10.50
FB Alvin Ellis	1	1	5	5.00	5.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nolan Walters	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Phillip Newman	1	1	11	11.00	12.29
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	1	1	1.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Teddy Hastings	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Joel Garrison	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lorenzo Capoccia	13	7	6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	5	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Frankie Levenson	7	2	2
RB Teddy Hastings	2	2	1
WR Billy Joe Maxwell	1	1	1
WR Cary Bielby	1	1	1
TE Chester Mariotti	1	1	1
WR Chris McCullough	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Phillip Newman	3	1	1
WR Tyrus Humphrey	1	0	0
TE Leo Sweeney	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,200 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (20,400)
End Zone 14,700 (14,700)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (13,000)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,200 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (20,400)
End Zone	14,700 (14,700)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (13,000)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)