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.
New Orleans Saints vs Detroit Lions match player stats
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 30 |
| Detroit Lions | 7 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| Player | CMP | ATT | YDS | Y/A | TD | INT | SCK | SYL | QBR | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Shough | 35 | 56 | 410 | 7.3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 46.2 | 87.6 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Player | TCK | SOLO | SCK | TFL | PD | QBH | INT | INTY | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas Sanker | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kaden Elliss | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Justin Reid | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kool-Aid McKinstry | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pete Werner | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Danny Stutsman | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Julian Blackmon | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Davon Godchaux | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Isaiah Stalbird | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Nathan Shepherd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Quincy Riley | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Vernon Broughton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Carl Granderson | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Colby Wooden | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jordan Howden | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Martin Emerson Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tyree Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Anfernee Jennings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Chris Rumph II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Decamerion Richardson | 1 | 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 |
| Player | FGA | FGM | FG% | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Carlson | 2 | 1 | 50 | 28 | 3 | 6 |
| Player | PUNT | YDS | AVG | TB | IN20 | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Wright | 5 | 238 | 47.6 | 0 | 2 | 57 |
| Player | KR | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barion Brown | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Kendre Miller | 1 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| Player | PR | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barion Brown | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Player | CMP | ATT | YDS | Y/A | TD | INT | SCK | SYL | QBR | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Goff | 26 | 39 | 206 | 5.3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 52.2 | 96.7 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Player | TCK | SOLO | SCK | TFL | PD | QBH | INT | INTY | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.J. Reed | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Avonte Maddox | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Jack Campbell | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Rock Ya-Sin | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Derrick Barnes | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Aidan Hutchinson | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||
| Malcolm Rodriguez | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Roger McCreary | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Chuck Clark | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| DJ Wonnum | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Devin White | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Eric O'Neill | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Skyler Gill-Howard | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tay Martin | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Thomas Harper | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Tyleik Williams | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Keith Abney II | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Khalil Dorsey | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Alim McNeill | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Derrick Moore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jacob Saylors | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Trevor Nowaske | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tyler Lacy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | FGA | FGM | FG% | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Bates | 1 | 1 | 100 | 23 | 4 | 7 |
| Player | PUNT | YDS | AVG | TB | IN20 | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Fox | 7 | 336 | 48 | 1 | 3 | 56 |
| Player | KR | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Kennedy | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 33 | 0 |
| Jacob Saylors | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Player | PR | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Kennedy | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 17 | 0 |
Frequently asked questions
Who won Saints vs Lions?
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.
What was the final score of Saints vs Lions?
New Orleans Saints 30, Detroit Lions 31 — a combined 31 + 30 = 61 points.