Week 4, 2026

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	7	3	0	3	-	13
New Orleans Saints	7	7	3	14	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:08 NOS - Lenny Shields 2 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
1Q: 00:47 DET - Cary Bielby 6 pass from Dexter Dodge (George Price extra point)
2Q: 12:03 NOS - Bobby Irwin 3 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 07:21 DET - George Price 32 field goal
3Q: 11:01 NOS - Burt McCalla 38 field goal
4Q: 13:45 NOS - Mack Mathews 30 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 07:06 NOS - Phillip Newman 37 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 03:07 DET - George Price 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:08 NOS - Lenny Shields 2 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
1Q: 00:47 DET - Cary Bielby 6 pass from Dexter Dodge (George Price extra point)
2Q: 12:03 NOS - Bobby Irwin 3 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 07:21 DET - George Price 32 field goal
3Q: 11:01 NOS - Burt McCalla 38 field goal
4Q: 13:45 NOS - Mack Mathews 30 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 07:06 NOS - Phillip Newman 37 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 03:07 DET - George Price 27 field goal

Team Statistics DET NOS
Record 3-1 4-0
First Downs 17 24
- by Rushing 7 11
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 295 403
- Offensive Plays 57 68
- Yards per Play 5.18 5.93
Net Rushing Yards 102 186
- Rushing Attempts 21 37
- Yards per Rush 4.86 5.03
Net Passing Yards 193 217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 19 - 1 31 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 204 217
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.36 7.00
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/2
Penalties/Yards 5/36 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/1 2/13
Kick Returns/Yards 5/79 3/99
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/4
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 32
Time of Possession 28:54 31:06

Team Statistics	DET	NOS
Record	3-1	4-0
First Downs	17	24
- by Rushing	7	11
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	295	403
- Offensive Plays	57	68
- Yards per Play	5.18	5.93
Net Rushing Yards	102	186
- Rushing Attempts	21	37
- Yards per Rush	4.86	5.03
Net Passing Yards	193	217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 19 - 1	31 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	204	217
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.36	7.00
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	5.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/2
Penalties/Yards	5/36	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/1	2/13
Kick Returns/Yards	5/79	3/99
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/4
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 32
Time of Possession	28:54	31:06

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:05	OWN 21	4	29	Punt
1	6:58	6:21	OWN 18	10	82	Touchdown
2	11:56	4:40	OWN 19	9	66	Field Goal
2	5:45	3:52	OWN 20	7	38	Punt
3	10:53	2:22	OWN 29	3	4	Punt
3	6:49	3:23	OWN 15	9	27	Punt
3	1:59	0:14	OWN 37	2	0	Interception
4	13:30	2:07	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
4	6:49	1:35	OWN 16	3	2	Punt
4	5:14	2:15	OPP 29	5	19	Field Goal

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:55	4:57	OWN 1	16	99	Touchdown
1	0:37	3:41	OWN 43	8	57	Touchdown
2	7:16	1:31	OPP 48	3	-4	Punt
2	1:53	1:53	OWN 20	5	47	Half
3	15:00	4:07	OWN 35	9	44	Field Goal
3	8:31	1:42	OWN 28	4	13	Punt
3	3:26	1:27	OWN 10	3	1	Punt
3	1:45	3:15	OPP 42	6	42	Touchdown
4	11:23	4:34	OWN 17	8	83	Touchdown
4	2:59	2:59	OPP 42	8	22	Game

Game MVP: Alan Poole, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Teddy Hastings	13	67	5.15	15	3
Quentin Wilkinson	7	26	3.71	11	1
Dexter Dodge	1	9	9.00	9	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bobby Irwin	21	85	4.05	24	3	1
Mack Mathews	12	78	6.50	30	2	1
Alan Poole	2	2	1.00	3	0	0
Nolan Walters	1	19	19.00	19	1	0
Junior Blair	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dexter Dodge	34	19	204	2/11	1	26	1	71.2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	31	19	217	0/0	2	37	0	103.8

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sam Arce	5	10	84	16.80	41	26	0
TE Sherman Crane	4	5	27	6.75	0	10	0
WR Cary Bielby	3	5	25	8.33	7	15	1
TE Chester Mariotti	2	3	20	10.00	3	13	0
WR Chris McCullough	2	4	16	8.00	0	11	0
TE Brent Kingsblood	2	2	18	9.00	0	11	0
RB Teddy Hastings	1	4	14	14.00	6	14	0
WR Isaac Briggs	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Nolan Walters	4	4	26	6.50	2	12	0
RB Bobby Irwin	4	5	38	9.50	27	15	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	3	7	12	4.00	5	5	0
TE Lenny Shields	3	3	43	14.33	23	23	1
WR Kelvin Sandage	3	4	58	19.33	12	27	0
WR Phillip Newman	2	8	40	20.00	32	37	1

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Duane Sterritt	1	4	4.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Lance Salter	0	1	0	0
Gus Strickland	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Timothy Hiller	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrell Shepherd	6	280	46.7	41.2	50	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	3	149	49.7	42.7	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
George Price	2/2	0/0	0/0	32	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Burt McCalla	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Christian Crane	1	1	1.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Hiller	1	11	11.0	0
Darnell Carr	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Holmes	4	60	15.0	0
Raymond Blanton	1	19	19.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darnell Carr	2	76	38.0	0
Bobby Irwin	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Adrian Cotchery	9	2	0.0	23	24
ILB Jumbo Starks	8	1	0.0	35	29
S Lamont Buchanan	5	0	0.0	18	16
OLB Daniel Lewis	4	1	0.0	37	28
CB Grant Prescott	4	1	0.0	27	25
ILB Louis Hall	3	1	0.0	23	23
DE Devin Page	3	0	0.0	30	27
S Sherman Ferguson	2	2	0.0	31	20
DT Vince Cash	2	1	0.0	17	14
CB Ricardo Altuna	2	1	0.0	32	25
DT Kenneth Wallace	2	0	0.0	20	17
DE Dana Newhart	2	0	0.0	19	11
CB Raymond Blanton	1	2	0.0	11	9
DE Vinny Pritchett	1	1	0.0	25	24
CB Wes Huntley	1	1	0.0	28	23
CB Ian Kindred	1	1	0.0	12	8
RB Teddy Hastings	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Harold McBeal	0	1	0.0	6	12
ILB John Lynch	0	1	0.0	5	3
OLB Thomas Shepherd	0	1	0.0	8	0

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Willie Rexin	4	2	0.0	14	32
S Rickey Bridges	4	0	0.0	13	14
ILB Jose Barfield	4	0	0.0	16	26
CB Bob Heath	3	2	0.0	15	26
S Duane Sterritt	3	2	0.0	19	33
CB Ty Covington	3	1	0.0	16	22
CB Sammie Rutter	3	0	0.0	9	18
CB Timothy Hiller	3	0	0.0	14	28
DT Johnny Rasmussen	2	1	1.0	11	23
DT Junior Reeves	2	2	0.0	15	18
OLB Lamar Bailey	2	1	0.0	4	9
DT Burt Tamaarkin	2	1	0.0	9	18
DE Max Tank	1	2	1.0	18	26
DE Cary Clinton	1	1	0.0	5	12
DT Eddie Bloomer	1	0	0.0	13	18
ILB Earl Moulton	1	0	0.0	5	10
OLB Otis Wallis	1	0	0.0	7	4
S Jorge Cloude	1	0	0.0	14	27
DE Brent Robbins	0	1	0.0	14	29

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Daniel Lewis	3	1	28
DE Vinny Pritchett	2	1	24
DT Kenneth Wallace	1	0	17
DE Dana Newhart	1	0	11
DE Devin Page	1	0	27

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Max Tank	1.0	3	1	26
DT Johnny Rasmussen	1.0	1	0	23
DE Brent Robbins	0.0	3	3	29
DE Cary Clinton	0.0	2	1	12
DT Eddie Bloomer	0.0	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Jumbo Starks	4	0	29
CB Grant Prescott	3	1	25
S Adrian Cotchery	3	0	24
CB Ricardo Altuna	2	2	25
DT Kenneth Wallace	1	0	17
CB Wes Huntley	1	0	23
S Sherman Ferguson	1	0	20
DE Devin Page	1	0	27
ILB Louis Hall	1	0	23
S Lamont Buchanan	1	0	16
CB Raymond Blanton	1	0	9

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Sammie Rutter	3	0	0	18
CB Bob Heath	3	0	0	26
ILB Jose Barfield	3	0	0	26
CB Ty Covington	3	0	0	22
S Duane Sterritt	2	0	1	33
OLB Willie Rexin	2	0	0	32
S Rickey Bridges	2	0	0	14
CB Timothy Hiller	1	1	0	28
S Jorge Cloude	0	1	0	27

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Quimby	2	4	15	0	27
Rico Schleinat	2	4	18	0	29
Lance Salter	1	3	21	2	36
Dusty Edwards	1	2	18	0	31
Rich Paschke	1	1	7	0	6
Brent Kingsblood	1	1	7	0	5
Tracy Durham	1	1	3	0	7
Jesse Brusca	0	3	15	0	31
Alvin Ellis	0	1	7	0	19
Dean Dresslar	0	1	8	0	13

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Marlon Finley	4	8	0	34	28
Cedric Flournoy	4	6	0	27	23
Curtis Olivarez	3	9	1	37	31
Mitchell Emmons	2	4	0	21	16
Joseph Sherman	1	2	0	19	23
Alex Priestley	1	1	0	10	8
Neil Delgado	0	3	0	33	27
D.J. Matthews	0	1	0	18	8
Junior Blair	0	1	0	19	18

Special Teams Statistics

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Harold McBeal	2	11
Gus Strickland	1	15
Wes Huntley	1	14
Quentin Wilkinson	1	7
Christian Crane	0	20
Sherman Crane	0	17
Chris McCullough	0	13
Bob Holmes	0	12
Alvin Ellis	0	10
John Lynch	0	10
Raymond Blanton	0	10
Thomas Shepherd	0	9
Rich Paschke	0	8
Dean Dresslar	0	8
Tracy Durham	0	8
Jesse Brusca	0	7
Brent Kingsblood	0	7
Randy Quimby	0	6
George Price	0	6
Darrell Shepherd	0	6
Ian Kindred	0	6
Dana Newhart	0	5
Isaac Briggs	0	5
Louis Hall	0	3
Lance Salter	0	3
Kenneth Wallace	0	2
Adrian Cotchery	0	2
Billy Frysinger	0	2
Cary Bielby	0	1
Vinny Pritchett	0	1
Daniel Lewis	0	1
Sherman Ferguson	0	1
Chester Mariotti	0	1
Devin Page	0	1
Lamont Buchanan	0	1
Teddy Hastings	0	1
Jumbo Starks	0	1
Grant Prescott	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Bobby Irwin	2	20
Leo Sweeney	2	14
Kelvin Sandage	1	14
Rickey Bridges	1	10
Cary Clinton	1	8
Otis Wallis	0	26
Stephen Granberry	0	14
Timothy Hiller	0	13
Earl Moulton	0	10
Lenny Shields	0	10
Mack Mathews	0	9
Sammie Rutter	0	7
Burt McCalla	0	7
Duane Sterritt	0	7
Mitchell Emmons	0	6
Darnell Carr	0	6
Duane Burgess	0	4
D.J. Matthews	0	4
Lamar Bailey	0	4
Marlon Finley	0	4
Junior Blair	0	4
Cedric Flournoy	0	4
Alex Priestley	0	4
Burt Tamaarkin	0	4
Johnny Rasmussen	0	3
Darnell Briggs	0	3
Nolan Walters	0	2
Bob Heath	0	2
Junior Reeves	0	2
Willie Rexin	0	2
Jose Barfield	0	2
Jorge Cloude	0	2
Mel Galiardo	0	2
Ty Covington	0	2
Donnell Pritchett	0	2
Max Tank	0	2
Eddie Bloomer	0	1
Billy Joe Beckett	0	1
Terrell Hicks	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	21	7.0
Middle	13	52	4.0
Right	5	29	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	63	4.2
Middle	14	80	5.7
Right	7	44	6.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dexter Dodge	34	19	3	1	1	2	10	5	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	31	19	4	0	1	3	8	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	14	122	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	82	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	32	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	115	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	45	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	25	8.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sam Arce	10	5	1	84	3	24
WR Cary Bielby	5	3	0	25	0	28
TE Sherman Crane	5	4	0	27	0	21
WR Chris McCullough	4	2	0	16	0	17
RB Teddy Hastings	4	1	0	14	0	24
TE Chester Mariotti	3	2	0	20	0	18
TE Brent Kingsblood	2	2	0	18	0	5
WR Isaac Briggs	1	0	0	0	0	10

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phillip Newman	8	2	1	40	1	29
TE Mitchell Emmons	7	3	0	12	0	16
RB Bobby Irwin	5	4	0	38	0	23
WR Nolan Walters	4	4	0	26	0	22
WR Kelvin Sandage	4	3	0	58	2	10
TE Lenny Shields	3	3	0	43	1	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Irwin	3	1	0.33	4.05
Alan Poole	1	-1	-1.00	1.00
Mack Mathews	1	3	3.00	6.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dexter Dodge	7	3	17	2.43	6.00

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	4	2	8	2.00	7.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cary Bielby	4	2	10	2.50	5.00
TE Chester Mariotti	1	0	0	0.00	6.67
TE Brent Kingsblood	1	1	7	7.00	9.00
WR Sam Arce	1	0	0	0.00	8.40

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Phillip Newman	2	0	0	0.00	5.00
TE Lenny Shields	1	1	2	2.00	14.33
WR Kelvin Sandage	1	1	6	6.00	14.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Teddy Hastings	2	2
Quentin Wilkinson	2	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bobby Irwin	2	2
Alan Poole	1	0
Nolan Walters	1	1
Mack Mathews	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dexter Dodge	8	4	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	10	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chris McCullough	3	1	0
WR Cary Bielby	2	1	0
TE Sherman Crane	1	1	1
WR Isaac Briggs	1	0	0
WR Sam Arce	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Phillip Newman	3	1	1
WR Kelvin Sandage	3	2	1
WR Nolan Walters	2	2	1
RB Bobby Irwin	1	0	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,900 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,300 (20,400)
End Zone 13,500 (14,700)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 12,400 (13,000)
Club Seats 19,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,900 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,300 (20,400)
End Zone	13,500 (14,700)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	12,400 (13,000)
Club Seats	19,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,700)