What was the final score of Saints vs Lions?

New Orleans Saints 30, Detroit Lions 31 — a combined 31 + 30 = 61 points.

Who led Saints vs Lions in passing, rushing and receiving?

Tyler Shough (Saints) had the most passing yards with 410; Jahmyr Gibbs (Lions) had the most rushing yards with 156; Chris Olave (Saints) had the most receiving yards with 182. Every player's line is in the box score.

New Orleans Saints vs Detroit Lions Player Stats, Sep 13 2026: Box Score

The Detroit Lions beat the New Orleans Saints 31–30 in Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season on September 13, 2026 at Ford Field.

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Score by quarter
Team	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
New Orleans Saints	0	0	14	10	6	30
Detroit Lions	7	0	14	3	7	31

New Orleans Saints passing
Player	CMP	ATT	YDS	Y/A	TD	INT	SCK	SYL	QBR	RTG
Tyler Shough	35	56	410	7.3	3	2	5	32	45.3	87.6

New Orleans Saints rushing
Player	ATT	YDS	Y/A	TD	LNG
Travis Etienne Jr.	9	46	5.1	0	18
Kendre Miller	9	30	3.3	1	8
Tyler Shough	4	8	2	0	4
CJ Donaldson	2	4	2	0	3
Barion Brown	1	3	3	0	3

New Orleans Saints receiving
Player	REC	TGT	YDS	Y/R	TD	LNG
Chris Olave	10	13	182	18.2	0	47
Devaughn Vele	7	9	69	9.9	1	31
Juwan Johnson	3	7	54	18	1	27
Bryce Lance	3	4	42	14	0	19
Noah Fant	4	8	33	8.3	1	10
Travis Etienne Jr.	7	9	32	4.6	0	16
CJ Donaldson	1	2	-2	-2	0	-2

New Orleans Saints defense
Player	TCK	SOLO	SCK	TFL	PD	QBH	INT	INTY	TD
Jonas Sanker	10	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kaden Elliss	9	3	0	0	1	3	0	0	0
Justin Reid	8	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kool-Aid McKinstry	7	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Pete Werner	7	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Danny Stutsman	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Julian Blackmon	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Davon Godchaux	5	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Stalbird	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nathan Shepherd	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Quincy Riley	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Vernon Broughton	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Carl Granderson	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
Colby Wooden	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan Howden	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Martin Emerson Jr.	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tyree Wilson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Anfernee Jennings	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Rumph II	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Decamerion Richardson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Noah Fant	1	1	0	0	0	0
Treyton Welch	1	1	0	0	0	0
Zach Wood	1	0	0	0	0	0
Chase Young	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0

New Orleans Saints kicking
Player	FGA	FGM	FG%	LNG	XPM	PTS
Daniel Carlson	2	1	50	28	3	6

New Orleans Saints punting
Player	PUNT	YDS	AVG	TB	IN20	LNG
Ryan Wright	5	238	47.6	0	2	57

New Orleans Saints kick returns
Player	KR	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
Barion Brown	3	55	18.3	21	0
Kendre Miller	1	19	19	19	0

New Orleans Saints punt returns
Player	PR	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
Barion Brown	4	21	5.3	16	0

Detroit Lions passing
Player	CMP	ATT	YDS	Y/A	TD	INT	SCK	SYL	QBR	RTG
Jared Goff	26	39	206	5.3	2	0	1	2	49.7	96.7

Detroit Lions rushing
Player	ATT	YDS	Y/A	TD	LNG
Jahmyr Gibbs	29	156	5.4	2	21
Sione Vaki	2	7	3.5	0	4
Jared Goff	2	2	1	0	2

Detroit Lions receiving
Player	REC	TGT	YDS	Y/R	TD	LNG
Amon-Ra St. Brown	10	14	67	6.7	2	19
Sam LaPorta	5	8	48	9.6	0	19
Jameson Williams	4	9	45	11.3	0	22
Jahmyr Gibbs	5	5	30	6	0	11
Sione Vaki	1	1	11	11	0	11
Brock Wright	1	1	5	5	0	5
Isaac TeSlaa	0	1	0	0	0	0

Detroit Lions defense
Player	TCK	SOLO	SCK	TFL	PD	QBH	INT	INTY	TD
D.J. Reed	10	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Avonte Maddox	7	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Jack Campbell	7	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rock Ya-Sin	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Derrick Barnes	6	3	1	1	2	1	1	3	0
Aidan Hutchinson	5	4	2	2	0	4	0	0	0
Malcolm Rodriguez	4	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Roger McCreary	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
Chuck Clark	3	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	0
DJ Wonnum	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Devin White	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eric O'Neill	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Skyler Gill-Howard	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tay Martin	3	3	0	0	0	0
Thomas Harper	3	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Tyleik Williams	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Keith Abney II	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Khalil Dorsey	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alim McNeill	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
Derrick Moore	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jacob Saylors	1	0	0	0	0	0
Trevor Nowaske	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler Lacy	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Lions kicking
Player	FGA	FGM	FG%	LNG	XPM	PTS
Jake Bates	1	1	100	23	4	7

Detroit Lions punting
Player	PUNT	YDS	AVG	TB	IN20	LNG
Jack Fox	7	336	48	1	3	56

Detroit Lions kick returns
Player	KR	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
Tom Kennedy	2	59	29.5	33	0
Jacob Saylors	2	25	12.5	25	0

Detroit Lions punt returns
Player	PR	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
Tom Kennedy	3	35	11.7	17	0

New Orleans Saints vs Detroit Lions Player Stats, Sep 13 2026: Box Score

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