The Detroit Lions got spanked by the New Orleans Saints, 42 to 7, on December 21, 2008.

2008 Detroit Lions

Final

NO

Saints

8-7-0

42

DET

Lions

0-15-0

7

1

14

0

2

14

7

3

14

0

4

0

0

Total

42

7

1st quarter

NO

DET

Saints

Robert Meachem 20-yard run (Garrett Hartley kick)

7

0

Saints

Deuce McAllister 2-yard run (Garrett Hartley kick)

14

0

2nd quarter

NO

DET

Lions

Kevin Smith 1-yard run (Jason Hanson kick)

14

7

Saints

Mike Bell 1-yard run (Garrett Hartley kick)

21

7

Saints

Pierre Thomas 2-yard run (Garrett Hartley kick)

28

7

3rd quarter

NO

DET

Saints

Marques Colston 6-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick)

35

7

Saints

Marques Colston 3-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick)

42

7

Saints

Lions

1st Downs

32

15

Passing 1st Downs

19

8

Rushing 1st Downs

13

6

1st downs from penalties

0

1

3rd down efficiency

11 - 12

5 - 12

4th down efficiency

0 - 0

0 - 1

Total Plays

70

55

Total Yards

532

255

Yards per play

7.6

4.6

Passing

351

126

Comp - Att

30 - 40

11 - 26

Yards per pass

8.8

4.5

Interceptions thrown

0

2

Sacks - Yards lost

0 - 0

2 - 11

Rushing

181

129

Rushing Attempts

30

27

Yards per rush

6.0

4.8

Penalties

3

6

Turnovers

1

2

Fumbles lost

1

0

Interceptions

0

2

Possession

34:29

25:31

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Drew Brees 30 40 351 8.8 2 0 0 117.8
Team 30 40 351 8.8 2 0 0 117.8

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Pierre Thomas 13 77 5.9 1
Deuce McAllister 9 61 6.8 1
Mike Bell 4 26 6.5 1
Robert Meachem 1 20 20.0 1
Drew Brees 3 -3 -1.0 0
Team 30 181 6.0 4

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Marques Colston 9 99 11.0 2 12
Devery Henderson 2 96 48.0 0 2
Billy Miller 4 38 9.5 0 6
Jeremy Shockey 5 37 7.4 0 7
Lance Moore 4 36 9.0 0 5
Pierre Thomas 3 26 8.7 0 4
Mike Bell 1 14 14.0 0 1
Deuce McAllister 1 6 6.0 0 1
Robert Meachem 0 0 0 1
Mike Karney 1 -1 -1.0 0 1
Team 30 351 8.8 2 40

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Lance Moore 1 0 0
Pierre Thomas 1 1 0
Marvin Mitchell 0 0 1
Team 2 1 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Josh Bullocks 11 9 0.0 0 0 0
Scott Fujita 7 6 0.0 0 0 0
Jonathan Vilma 8 4 0.0 0 0 0
Roman Harper 4 3 0.0 0 1 0
Sedrick Ellis 3 2 1.0 1 1 2
Hollis Thomas 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
Usama Young 3 2 0.0 0 1 0
Jeff Charleston 1 1 1.0 1 0 1
Jason David 1 1 0.0 0 1 0
Antwan Lake 1 1 0.0 1 0 0
Robert Meachem 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Marvin Mitchell 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Scott Shanle 4 1 0.0 0 0 0
Will Smith 1 1 0.0 0 0 1
Randall Gay 1 0 0.0 0 1 0
Terrence Holt 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Leigh Torrence 1 0 0.0 0 2 0
Team 51 35 2.0 3 7 4

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Garrett Hartley 0 0 6 6
Team 0 0 6 6

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Team 0 0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Skyler Green 1 60 60.0 0
Team 1 60 60.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Lance Moore 2 6 3.0 0
Team 2 6 3.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Dan Orlovsky 10 23 125 5.4 0 2 1 24.7
Drew Stanton 1 3 12 4.0 0 0 1 46.5
Team 11 26 126 5.3 0 2 2 27.2

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Kevin Smith 24 111 4.6 1
Drew Stanton 2 16 8.0 0
Aveion Cason 1 2 2.0 0
Team 27 129 4.8 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Calvin Johnson 4 64 16.0 0 8
John Standeford 3 46 15.3 0 8
Keary Colbert 1 12 12.0 0 2
John Owens 1 7 7.0 0 1
Jerome Felton 1 5 5.0 0 1
Moran Norris 1 3 3.0 0 2
Michael Gaines 0 0 0 2
Adam Jennings 0 0 0 1
Kevin Smith 0 0 0 1
Team 11 137 5.3 0 26

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Kevin Smith 1 0 0
Leigh Bodden 0 0 1
Team 1 0 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Paris Lenon 9 6 0.0 1 0 0
Ernie Sims 9 6 0.0 0 0 0
Kalvin Pearson 5 5 0.0 0 1 0
Leigh Bodden 6 4 0.0 0 1 0
Daniel Bullocks 7 4 0.0 0 0 0
Chartric Darby 3 3 0.0 0 0 0
Ryan Nece 5 3 0.0 0 1 0
Ikaika Alama-Francis 3 2 0.0 0 1 0
Jordon Dizon 4 2 0.0 1 0 0
Travis Fisher 3 2 0.0 0 1 0
Ramzee Robinson 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
Cliff Avril 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
Anthony Cannon 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
Stuart Schweigert 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
John Standeford 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Landon Cohen 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
Jason Hanson 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Langston Moore 0 0 0.0 0 0 1
Corey Smith 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Dexter Wynn 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Team 68 43 0.0 2 5 1

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Jason Hanson 0 0 1 1
Team 0 0 1 1

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Nick Harris 4 146 36.5
Team 4 146 36.5

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Aveion Cason 3 72 24.0 0
Team 3 72 24.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Team 0 0 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

4,575

Goff

Jared Goff

RUSH

1,015

Montgomery

David Montgomery

REC

1,515

Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown

Team Rankings

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PPG

27.1

5th

OPP PPG

23.2

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

135.9

5th

PASS YDS/G

270.9

4th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
Bears Bears
7 10 0 .412
Vikings Vikings
7 10 0 .412

Last Game

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SF 49ers

2-0-0

34

Final

31

DET Lions

2-1-0

Sun 28 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM