Week 3, 2025

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	3	16	3	3	-	25
New Orleans Saints	7	7	3	6	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:10 DET - George Price 22 field goal
1Q: 00:43 NOS - Bobby Irwin 4 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 09:48 DET - Dana Newhart 8 fumble return (George Price extra point)
2Q: 08:26 NOS - Phillip Newman 18 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 04:55 DET - Sherman Ferguson 60 interception return (George Price extra point failed)
2Q: 01:04 DET - George Price 31 field goal
3Q: 04:04 DET - George Price 18 field goal
3Q: 01:30 NOS - Burt McCalla 48 field goal
4Q: 09:51 NOS - Dwight Wright 6 run (Alan Poole pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 01:13 DET - George Price 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:10 DET - George Price 22 field goal
1Q: 00:43 NOS - Bobby Irwin 4 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 09:48 DET - Dana Newhart 8 fumble return (George Price extra point)
2Q: 08:26 NOS - Phillip Newman 18 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 04:55 DET - Sherman Ferguson 60 interception return (George Price extra point failed)
2Q: 01:04 DET - George Price 31 field goal
3Q: 04:04 DET - George Price 18 field goal
3Q: 01:30 NOS - Burt McCalla 48 field goal
4Q: 09:51 NOS - Dwight Wright 6 run (Alan Poole pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 01:13 DET - George Price 47 field goal

Team Statistics DET NOS
Record 3-0 2-1
First Downs 14 13
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 10 7
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 269 255
- Offensive Plays 72 58
- Yards per Play 3.74 4.40
Net Rushing Yards 86 76
- Rushing Attempts 36 25
- Yards per Rush 2.39 3.04
Net Passing Yards 183 179
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 15 - 0 32 - 13 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 187 186
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 5.08 5.42
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 9/21 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/24 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/11 5/32
Kick Returns/Yards 4/83 7/232
Interception Ret./Yards 2/90 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 33
Time of Possession 34:03 25:57

Team Statistics	DET	NOS
Record	3-0	2-1
First Downs	14	13
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	10	7
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	269	255
- Offensive Plays	72	58
- Yards per Play	3.74	4.40
Net Rushing Yards	86	76
- Rushing Attempts	36	25
- Yards per Rush	2.39	3.04
Net Passing Yards	183	179
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 15 - 0	32 - 13 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	187	186
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	5.08	5.42
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	9/21	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/24	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/11	5/32
Kick Returns/Yards	4/83	7/232
Interception Ret./Yards	2/90	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 33
Time of Possession	34:03	25:57

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:11	OWN 22	6	13	Punt
1	6:38	2:33	OPP 25	6	20	Field Goal
1	0:34	1:42	OWN 16	4	16	Punt
2	12:49	3:01	OWN 18	6	19	Punt
2	8:19	2:26	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
2	3:19	2:23	OWN 25	10	61	Field Goal
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 47	2	1	Half
3	13:38	2:58	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
3	9:21	5:25	OWN 32	11	67	Field Goal
3	1:25	1:25	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	9:43	3:29	OWN 34	6	17	Punt
4	4:26	3:18	OWN 45	6	25	Field Goal
4	0:25	0:25	OWN 46	3	3	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:49	4:11	OWN 11	8	33	Interception
1	4:05	3:31	OWN 32	6	68	Touchdown
2	13:52	1:03	OWN 34	3	2	Punt
2	9:48	0:15	OWN 15	1	-7	Fumble
2	9:33	1:14	OPP 44	3	44	Touchdown
2	5:53	1:11	OWN 43	3	1	Interception
2	4:42	1:23	OWN 28	3	2	Punt
2	0:56	0:42	OWN 47	3	6	Fumble
3	15:00	1:22	OPP 40	3	-1	Punt
3	10:40	1:19	OWN 27	3	-3	Punt
3	3:56	2:31	OWN 33	6	36	Field Goal
4	15:00	5:17	OWN 36	10	64	Touchdown
4	6:14	1:48	OWN 6	3	1	Punt
4	1:08	0:43	OWN 46	4	8	Downs

Game MVP: George Price, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sam Hanks	17	40	2.35	10	1
Christian Crane	10	14	1.40	8	0
Teddy Hastings	6	26	4.33	8	0
Alvin Ellis	1	6	6.00	6	0
Dexter Dodge	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Brent Kingsblood	1	1	1.00	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Bobby Irwin	12	27	2.25	9	1
Dwight Wright	10	36	3.60	8	1
Alan Poole	2	11	5.50	6	0
Phillip Newman	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dexter Dodge	35	15	187	1/4	0	34	0	60.0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	32	13	186	1/7	1	40	2	44.5

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Cary Bielby	3	4	30	10.00	3	17
WR Mo Garrett	3	4	36	12.00	3	14
TE Chester Mariotti	2	6	12	6.00	3	8
WR Chris McCullough	2	4	40	20.00	18	28
RB Teddy Hastings	2	3	18	9.00	0	12
TE Frankie Levenson	1	9	34	34.00	20	34
WR Isaac Briggs	1	1	14	14.00	0	14
TE Brent Kingsblood	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
RB Christian Crane	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Bob Holmes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Phillip Newman	4	11	56	14.00	7	26	1
WR Nolan Walters	2	7	66	33.00	6	40	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	2	4	17	8.50	3	12	0
RB Dwight Wright	2	2	30	15.00	0	27	0
RB Bobby Irwin	1	1	4	4.00	4	4	0
WR Martin Robertson	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Stephen Granberry	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Junior Blair	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Terrell Hicks	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Sherman Ferguson	1	60	60.00	1
CB Ricardo Altuna	1	30	30.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Walter Castillo	1	0	0	0
Daniel Lewis	0	1	1	0
Dana Newhart	0	1	0	1
Thomas Shepherd	0	1	0	0
Vinny Pritchett	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Alan Poole	2	0	0	0
Mitchell Emmons	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrell Shepherd	7	301	43.0	38.4	53	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	5	235	47.0	40.8	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
George Price	4/4	1/1	0/0	47	1/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Burt McCalla	1/1	1/1	0/0	48	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Walter Castillo	2	10	5.0	0
Christian Crane	1	1	1.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Hiller	3	15	5.0	0
Bobby Irwin	2	17	8.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Holmes	3	67	22.3	0
Raymond Blanton	1	16	16.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Irwin	6	209	34.8	0
Howie Lord	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Roman Conway	5	0	0.0	20	22
CB Calvin Liening	4	0	0.0	15	30
OLB Daniel Lewis	3	1	0.5	24	33
S Lamont Buchanan	3	2	0.0	21	25
ILB Jumbo Starks	3	1	0.0	24	32
DT Kenneth Wallace	3	0	0.0	14	20
CB Ricardo Altuna	2	2	0.0	22	29
ILB Louis Hall	2	1	0.0	13	18
CB Raymond Blanton	2	1	0.0	15	20
ILB John Lynch	2	0	0.0	9	6
DE Dana Newhart	2	0	0.0	12	14
DE Vinny Pritchett	1	1	0.5	7	11
DT Brant Humphries	1	1	0.0	11	13
OLB Thomas Shepherd	1	1	0.0	9	7
S Sherman Ferguson	1	0	0.0	19	25
S Winston Humphries	0	1	0.0	6	9

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Duane Sterritt	10	2	0.0	34	33
ILB Jose Barfield	6	3	0.0	31	26
ILB Earl Moulton	6	1	0.0	18	18
OLB Willie Rexin	4	1	0.0	29	26
CB Bob Heath	3	1	0.0	24	26
DT Junior Reeves	3	1	0.0	22	27
CB Howie Lord	3	1	0.0	16	23
OLB Lamar Bailey	3	0	0.0	32	33
DT Johnny Rasmussen	2	0	1.0	15	9
DE Cary Clinton	2	2	0.0	28	29
OLB Duane Burgess	2	0	0.0	6	6
DE Eddie Bloomer	2	0	0.0	8	7
OLB Otis Wallis	2	0	0.0	7	10
CB Ty Covington	1	2	0.0	26	20
CB Sammie Rutter	1	1	0.0	25	21
G Curtis Olivarez	1	0	---	---	---
DE Brent Robbins	1	0	0.0	22	21
S Jorge Cloude	0	1	0.0	28	32

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Daniel Lewis	0.5	0	2	0	33
DE Vinny Pritchett	0.5	0	0	0	11
DT Kenneth Wallace	0.0	1	0	1	20
DE Bob Marischen	0.0	1	0	0	19
DE Roman Conway	0.0	0	2	1	22
DT Brant Humphries	0.0	0	2	0	13
DE Dana Newhart	0.0	0	2	0	14

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Johnny Rasmussen	1.0	0	0	0	9
OLB Lamar Bailey	0.0	1	1	1	33
DE Brent Robbins	0.0	0	2	0	21
DE Eddie Bloomer	0.0	0	1	0	7
DT Junior Reeves	0.0	0	1	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Calvin Liening	4	0	0	30
ILB Louis Hall	2	0	0	18
ILB Jumbo Starks	2	0	0	32
S Sherman Ferguson	1	1	1	25
CB Ricardo Altuna	1	1	1	29
CB Paul Talley	1	0	0	29
OLB Thomas Shepherd	1	0	0	7
CB Raymond Blanton	1	0	0	20
S Winston Humphries	0	1	0	9

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Duane Sterritt	4	2	33
ILB Earl Moulton	3	0	18
CB Howie Lord	2	1	23
OLB Otis Wallis	2	0	10
ILB Jose Barfield	1	1	26
CB Sammie Rutter	1	0	21
OLB Duane Burgess	1	0	6
CB Bob Heath	1	0	26
CB Ty Covington	0	3	20
OLB Willie Rexin	0	1	26
S Jorge Cloude	0	1	32

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lance Salter	4	9	36	0	36
Larry Jagger	2	7	34	1	34
Chester Mariotti	1	1	27	0	24
Randy Quimby	0	7	34	0	33
Scott Franz	0	6	28	0	32
Mike Worzella	0	3	26	0	26
Alvin Ellis	0	1	30	0	22
Frankie Levenson	0	1	24	0	24

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cedric Flournoy	3	4	23	0	27
Rex Dunn	2	4	13	0	12
Curtis Olivarez	1	5	25	0	33
D.J. Matthews	1	1	3	0	2
Marlon Finley	0	4	19	1	30
Neil Delgado	0	2	22	0	31
Joseph Sherman	0	2	24	0	32
Mitchell Emmons	0	1	7	0	11

Special Teams Statistics

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Mo Garrett	4	12
Frankie Levenson	3	22
Brent Kingsblood	2	22
Walter Castillo	1	22
Alvin Ellis	1	15
Calvin Liening	1	14
Teddy Hastings	0	27
Raymond Blanton	0	13
John Lynch	0	12
Isaac Briggs	0	12
George Price	0	11
Paul Talley	0	11
Rico Schleinat	0	11
Dean Dresslar	0	11
Thomas Shepherd	0	11
Norbert Wilkins	0	11
Scott Franz	0	10
Christian Crane	0	8
Chester Mariotti	0	7
Darrell Shepherd	0	7
Vinny Pritchett	0	6
Daniel Lewis	0	6
Kenneth Wallace	0	5
Ricardo Altuna	0	5
Morten Cote	0	5
Winston Humphries	0	5
Lorenzo Capoccia	0	4
Bob Holmes	0	4
Larry Jagger	0	2
Dana Newhart	0	2
Cary Bielby	0	1
Randy Quimby	0	1
Sam Hanks	0	1
Sherman Ferguson	0	1
Lamont Buchanan	0	1
Jumbo Starks	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Otis Wallis	2	29
Mitchell Emmons	2	17
Bryant Hickman	1	22
Junior Blair	1	17
Nolan Walters	1	2
Mack Mathews	0	23
Martin Robertson	0	17
Bob Heath	0	16
Timothy Hiller	0	14
Howie Lord	0	13
Stephen Granberry	0	13
Earl Moulton	0	10
Cary Clinton	0	10
Bobby Irwin	0	9
Leo Sweeney	0	8
Duane Burgess	0	6
Burt McCalla	0	6
D.J. Matthews	0	6
Marlon Finley	0	6
Mitch Crutchfield	0	6
Brent Robbins	0	6
Nate Serban	0	5
Willie Rexin	0	5
Mel Galiardo	0	5
Dwight Wright	0	5
Darnell Briggs	0	5
Sammie Rutter	0	4
Lamar Bailey	0	4
Jose Barfield	0	4
Cedric Flournoy	0	4
Ty Covington	0	4
Junior Reeves	0	3
Jorge Cloude	0	3
Alex Priestley	0	3
Duane Sterritt	0	2
Johnny Rasmussen	0	2
Rex Dunn	0	2
Eddie Bloomer	0	1
Billy Joe Beckett	0	1
Terrell Hicks	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	21	54	2.6
Middle	6	19	3.2
Right	8	14	1.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	24	3.4
Middle	11	35	3.2
Right	7	17	2.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dexter Dodge	35	15	2	1	4	9	5	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	32	13	4	2	2	3	8	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	7	62	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	8	125	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	4	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	37	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	1	8	0.6
Long (19+ Yds)	8	5	137	17.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Frankie Levenson	9	1	2	34	1	24
TE Chester Mariotti	6	2	1	12	0	24
WR Cary Bielby	4	3	0	30	0	15
WR Chris McCullough	4	2	0	40	1	17
WR Mo Garrett	4	3	0	36	0	11
RB Teddy Hastings	3	2	1	18	0	8
TE Brent Kingsblood	2	1	0	3	0	20
RB Christian Crane	1	0	0	0	0	18
WR Isaac Briggs	1	1	0	14	0	1
WR Bob Holmes	1	0	0	0	0	9

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phillip Newman	11	4	0	56	1	29
WR Nolan Walters	7	2	2	66	2	27
TE Mitchell Emmons	4	2	0	17	0	11
WR Martin Robertson	2	1	0	8	0	17
RB Dwight Wright	2	2	0	30	1	21
WR Stephen Granberry	2	1	0	5	0	2
WR Terrell Hicks	2	0	0	0	0	6
RB Bobby Irwin	1	1	0	4	0	12
FB Junior Blair	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sam Hanks	1	6	6.00	2.35
Alvin Ellis	1	6	6.00	6.00
Teddy Hastings	1	3	3.00	4.33
Christian Crane	1	0	0.00	1.40
Brent Kingsblood	1	1	1.00	1.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Irwin	1	4	4.00	2.25
Dwight Wright	1	6	6.00	3.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dexter Dodge	6	2	10	1.67	5.34

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	3	1	18	6.00	5.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Chester Mariotti	3	1	4	1.33	2.00
TE Frankie Levenson	1	0	0	0.00	3.78
RB Teddy Hastings	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
WR Bob Holmes	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nolan Walters	2	0	0	0.00	9.43
WR Phillip Newman	1	1	18	18.00	5.09

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Teddy Hastings	3	2
Dexter Dodge	1	0
Christian Crane	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Alan Poole	1	0
Dwight Wright	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dexter Dodge	15	8	7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	13	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chris McCullough	4	2	2
WR Mo Garrett	3	2	2
WR Cary Bielby	2	2	1
RB Teddy Hastings	2	1	1
TE Frankie Levenson	1	0	0
TE Chester Mariotti	1	0	0
WR Isaac Briggs	1	1	1
WR Bob Holmes	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Phillip Newman	5	2	2
TE Mitchell Emmons	3	1	1
WR Nolan Walters	1	0	0
WR Martin Robertson	1	0	0
FB Junior Blair	1	0	0
RB Dwight Wright	1	1	1
WR Stephen Granberry	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 77,300 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,500 (20,400)
End Zone 14,200 (14,700)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 12,800 (13,000)
Club Seats 19,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	77,300 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,500 (20,400)
End Zone	14,200 (14,700)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	12,800 (13,000)
Club Seats	19,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,700)