Detroit Lions @ New Orleans Saints - 12/21/2015
Week 15
Monday - 8:30 pm EST
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| NO | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 27 |
The Detroit Lions committed 10 penalties for 92 yards. They were flagged a total of 13 times.
The New Orleans Saints committed 6 penalties for 28 yards. They were flagged a total of 7 times.
Together there were 16 penalties for 120 yards. There were 20 total flags in this game.
Head Referee/Crew: Pete Morelli
Penalty Log
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Play By Play
| Possession | Time | Down | Distance | Yardline | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | Q1 - 15:00 | 0 | 0 | DET 35 | S.Martin kicks 65 yards from DET 35 to end zone, Touchback. |
| NO | Q1 - 15:00 | 1 | 10 | NO 20 | (15:00) T.Hightower right tackle to NO 23 for 3 yards (D.Slay). |
| NO | Q1 - 14:27 | 2 | 7 | NO 23 | (14:27) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short right to C.Spiller to NO 25 for 2 yards (S.Tulloch). Pass 2, YAC 0 |
| NO | Q1 - 13:43 | 3 | 5 | NO 25 | (13:43) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass incomplete deep left to B.Cooks. |
| NO | Q1 - 13:38 | 4 | 5 | NO 25 | (13:38) T.Morstead punts 46 yards to DET 29, Center-J.Drescher. G.Tate to DET 43 for 14 yards (O.Gwacham). |
| Possession | Time | Down | Distance | Yardline | Play |
| DET | Q1 - 13:27 | 1 | 10 | DET 43 | (13:27) (Shotgun) A.Abdullah left tackle to DET 44 for 1 yard (S.Anthony; D.Ellerbe). |
| DET | Q1 - 12:47 | 2 | 9 | DET 44 | (12:47) (Shotgun) M.Stafford sacked at DET 44 for 0 yards (K.Edebali). |
| DET | Q1 - 12:06 | 3 | 9 | DET 44 | (12:06) (Shotgun) M.Stafford scrambles left tackle to DET 45 for 1 yard (K.Edebali; C.Jordan). |
| DET | Q1 - 11:25 | 4 | 8 | DET 45 | (11:25) S.Martin punts 49 yards to NO 6, Center-D.Muhlbach, downed by DET-D.Carey. |
| Possession | Time | Down | Distance | Yardline | Play |
| NO | Q1 - 11:14 | 1 | 10 | NO 6 | (11:14) (Shotgun) K.Hunter right guard to NO 8 for 2 yards (S.Tulloch). |
| NO | Q1 - 10:42 | 2 | 8 | NO 8 | (10:42) D.Brees pass incomplete short left to B.Watson (H.Ngata). |
| NO | Q1 - 10:37 | 3 | 8 | NO 8 | (10:37) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass incomplete short middle to W.Snead (I.Abdul-Quddus). |
| NO | Q1 - 10:32 | 4 | 8 | NO 8 | (10:32) T.Morstead punts 32 yards to NO 40, Center-J.Drescher, out of bounds. |
| Possession | Time | Down | Distance | Yardline | Play |
| DET | Q1 - 10:25 | 1 | 10 | NO 40 | (10:25) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short left to G.Tate pushed ob at NO 33 for 7 yards (K.Vaccaro). Pass -3, YAC 10 |
| DET | Q1 - 09:46 | 2 | 3 | NO 33 | (9:46) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short middle to M.Burton to NO 27 for 6 yards (J.Anderson). Pass 6, YAC 0 |
| DET | Q1 - 09:01 | 1 | 10 | NO 27 | (9:01) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass deep middle to C.Johnson to NO 8 for 19 yards (B.Browner). PENALTY on NO-B.Browner, Unnecessary Roughness, 4 yards, enforced at NO 8. Pass 18, YAC 1 |
| DET | Q1 - 08:33 | 1 | 4 | NO 4 | (8:33) (Shotgun) T.Riddick left guard to NO 1 for 3 yards (K.Edebali). |
| DET | Q1 - 08:00 | 0 | 0 | Timeout #1 by NO at 08:00. | |
| DET | Q1 - 07:56 | 2 | 1 | NO 1 | (7:56) M.Stafford pass incomplete short right to T.Wright. |
| DET | Q1 - 07:56 | 3 | 1 | NO 1 | (7:56) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short right to G.Tate for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. Pass 0, YAC 1 |
| DET | Q1 - 07:51 | 0 | 0 | NO 15 | M.Prater extra point is GOOD, Center-D.Muhlbach, Holder-S.Martin. |
| Possession | Time | Down | Distance | Yardline | Play |
| NO | Q1 - 07:51 | 0 | 0 | DET 35 | S.Martin kicks 72 yards from DET 35 to NO -7. C.Spiller to NO 17 for 24 yards (J.Bynes). |
| NO | Q1 - 07:46 | 1 | 10 | NO 17 | (7:46) D.Brees pass short left to T.Hightower pushed ob at NO 27 for 10 yards (N.Lawson). Pass 0, YAC 10 |
| NO | Q1 - 07:14 | 1 | 10 | NO 27 | (7:14) D.Brees pass short middle to T.Hightower to NO 30 for 3 yards (S.Tulloch). Pass 2, YAC 1 |
| NO | Q1 - 06:33 | 2 | 7 | NO 30 | (6:33) (Shotgun) D.Brees scrambles left end to NO 41 for 11 yards (I.Abdul-Quddus). |
| NO | Q1 - 05:49 | 1 | 10 | NO 41 | (5:49) T.Hightower right guard to NO 41 for no gain (I.Abdul-Quddus; S.Tulloch). |
| NO | Q1 - 05:16 | 2 | 10 | NO 41 | (5:16) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short right to W.Snead to NO 49 for 8 yards (N.Lawson). Pass 7, YAC 1 |
| NO | Q1 - 04:37 | 3 | 2 | NO 49 | (4:37) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short right to W.Snead to DET 48 for 3 yards (N.Lawson). Pass 2, YAC 1 |
| NO | Q1 - 03:58 | 1 | 10 | DET 48 | (3:58) D.Brees pass short right to T.Hightower to DET 46 for 2 yards (D.Taylor). PENALTY on DET-K.Thornton, Illegal Use of Hands, 5 yards, enforced at DET 48 - No Play. The pass would have been 2 yards thrown, 0 YAC, but accepting the penalty nullified the play. |
| NO | Q1 - 03:36 | 1 | 10 | DET 43 | (3:36) (Shotgun) PENALTY on NO-B.Watson, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at DET 43 - No Play. |
| NO | Q1 - 03:08 | 1 | 15 | DET 48 | (3:08) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short left to W.Snead to DET 40 for 8 yards (N.Lawson). Pass 8, YAC 0 |
| NO | Q1 - 02:35 | 2 | 7 | DET 40 | (2:35) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short left to W.Snead pushed ob at DET 29 for 11 yards (N.Lawson). Pass 5, YAC 6 |
| NO | Q1 - 02:04 | 1 | 10 | DET 29 | (2:04) T.Hightower left tackle to DET 27 for 2 yards (E.Ansah). |
| NO | Q1 - 01:24 | 2 | 8 | DET 27 | (1:24) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass incomplete deep left to M.Colston. |
| NO | Q1 - 01:17 | 3 | 8 | DET 27 | (1:17) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass incomplete deep left to B.Cooks (D.Slay). |
| NO | Q1 - 01:06 | 4 | 8 | DET 27 | (1:06) K.Forbath 45 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-J.Drescher, Holder-T.Morstead. |
| Possession | Time | Down | Distance | Yardline | Play |
| DET | Q1 - 01:06 | 0 | 0 | NO 35 | K.Forbath kicks 63 yards from NO 35 to DET 2. A.Abdullah to DET 35 for 33 yards (C.Owens). |
| DET | Q1 - 00:59 | 1 | 10 | DET 35 | (:59) A.Abdullah right tackle to DET 41 for 6 yards (S.Anthony). |
| DET | Q1 - 00:18 | 2 | 4 | DET 41 | (:18) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short right to E.Ebron to NO 14 for 45 yards (K.Vaccaro). Pass 4, YAC 42 |
| DET | Q1 - | 0 | 0 | END QUARTER 1 | |
| DET | Q2 - 15:00 | 1 | 10 | NO 14 | (15:00) J.Bell left tackle to NO 4 for 10 yards (D.Ellerbe). |
| DET | Q2 - 14:18 | 1 | 4 | NO 4 | (14:18) M.Stafford pass short right to M.Burton for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Pass 1, YAC 3 |
| DET | Q2 - 14:12 | 0 | 0 | NO 15 | M.Prater extra point is GOOD, Center-D.Muhlbach, Holder-S.Martin. |
| Possession | Time | Down | Distance | Yardline | Play |
| NO | Q2 - 14:12 | 0 | 0 | DET 35 | S.Martin kicks 65 yards from DET 35 to end zone, Touchback. |
| NO | Q2 - 14:12 | 1 | 10 | NO 20 | (14:12) D.Brees pass short right to W.Snead to NO 26 for 6 yards (D.Slay). Pass 4, YAC 2 |
| NO | Q2 - 13:33 | 2 | 4 | NO 26 | (13:33) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass incomplete short middle to C.Spiller. |
| NO | Q2 - 13:28 | 3 | 4 | NO 26 | (13:28) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short left to B.Cooks to NO 31 for 5 yards (D.Slay). Penalty on DET-G.Quin, Defensive Offside, declined. Pass 4, YAC 1 |
| NO | Q2 - 13:05 | 1 | 10 | NO 31 | (13:05) C.Spiller right guard to NO 33 for 2 yards (J.Jones; T.Whitehead). |
| NO | Q2 - 12:20 | 2 | 8 | NO 33 | (12:20) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass incomplete short right to C.Spiller (Q.Diggs). PENALTY on NO-J.Evans, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at NO 33 - No Play. |
| NO | Q2 - 12:10 | 2 | 18 | NO 23 | (12:10) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short middle to A.Johnson to NO 29 for 6 yards (T.Whitehead). Pass 2, YAC 4 |
| NO | Q2 - 11:25 | 3 | 12 | NO 29 | (11:25) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass incomplete deep left to B.Coleman. DET-E.Ansah was injured during the play. His return is Probable. |
| NO | Q2 - 11:15 | 4 | 12 | NO 29 | (11:15) T.Morstead punts 47 yards to DET 24, Center-J.Drescher. G.Tate to DET 31 for 7 yards (M.Mauti). |
| Possession | Time | Down | Distance | Yardline | Play |
| DET | Q2 - 11:05 | 1 | 10 | DET 31 | (11:05) (Shotgun) A.Abdullah right guard to DET 37 for 6 yards (S.Anthony). |
| DET | Q2 - 10:26 | 2 | 4 | DET 37 | (10:26) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short right to A.Abdullah pushed ob at DET 44 for 7 yards (D.Ellerbe). Pass -7, YAC 14 |
| DET | Q2 - 09:48 | 1 | 10 | DET 44 | (9:48) (Shotgun) M.Stafford scrambles right guard to DET 47 for 3 yards (C.Jordan). |
| DET | Q2 - 09:05 | 2 | 7 | DET 47 | (9:05) (Shotgun) C.Lucas reported in as eligible. J.Bell left guard to DET 47 for no gain (D.Ellerbe). |
| DET | Q2 - 08:20 | 3 | 7 | DET 47 | (8:20) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short right to G.Tate to NO 43 for 10 yards (K.Edebali). Pass -6, YAC 16 |
| DET | Q2 - 07:33 | 1 | 10 | NO 43 | (7:33) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short left to G.Tate to NO 31 for 12 yards (B.Browner). Pass -2, YAC 14. A flag was thrown, but no penalty for offensive pass interference was assessed. |
| DET | Q2 - 07:11 | 1 | 10 | NO 31 | (7:11) A.Abdullah left end to NO 31 for no gain (B.Browner). PENALTY on DET-L.Warford, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at NO 31 - No Play. |
| DET | Q2 - 06:42 | 1 | 20 | NO 41 | (6:42) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short middle to T.Riddick to NO 20 for 21 yards (B.Browner; J.Byrd). Pass 1, YAC 20 |
| DET | Q2 - 05:53 | 1 | 10 | NO 20 | (5:53) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short right to A.Abdullah pushed ob at NO 15 for 5 yards (D.Breaux). Pass 0, YAC 5 |
| DET | Q2 - 05:15 | 2 | 5 | NO 15 | (5:15) (Shotgun) A.Abdullah left guard to NO 5 for 10 yards (K.Edebali). |
| DET | Q2 - 04:32 | 1 | 5 | NO 5 | (4:32) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short left to G.Tate for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Penalty on NO-B.Browner, Illegal Use of Hands, declined. Pass 5, YAC 0 |
| DET | Q2 - 04:27 | 0 | 0 | NO 15 | M.Prater extra point is GOOD, Center-D.Muhlbach, Holder-S.Martin. |
| Possession | Time | Down | Distance | Yardline | Play |
| NO | Q2 - 04:27 | 0 | 0 | DET 35 | S.Martin kicks 54 yards from DET 35 to NO 11. M.Hoomanawanui to NO 27 for 16 yards (I.Johnson). |
| NO | Q2 - 04:21 | 1 | 10 | NO 27 | (4:21) (Shotgun) T.Hightower right tackle to NO 36 for 9 yards (I.Abdul-Quddus; J.Bynes). |
| NO | Q2 - 03:49 | 2 | 1 | NO 36 | (3:49) T.Hightower left tackle to NO 34 for -2 yards (D.Taylor). |
| NO | Q2 - 03:12 | 3 | 3 | NO 34 | (3:12) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short right to B.Cooks to NO 40 for 6 yards (Q.Diggs). Pass 6, YAC 0 |
| NO | Q2 - 03:12 | 1 | 10 | NO 40 | (3:12) (Shotgun) PENALTY on DET, Defensive 12 On-field, 5 yards, enforced at NO 40 - No Play. |
| NO | Q2 - 02:32 | 1 | 5 | NO 45 | (2:32) (Shotgun) C.Spiller right tackle to NO 45 for no gain (S.Tulloch). |
| NO | Q2 - 02:00 | 0 | 0 | Two-Minute Warning | |
| NO | Q2 - 02:00 | 2 | 5 | NO 45 | (2:00) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short middle to C.Spiller to DET 41 for 14 yards (J.Bynes). Pass 3, YAC 11 |
| NO | Q2 - 01:31 | 1 | 10 | DET 41 | (1:31) (No Huddle, Shotgun) D.Brees pass incomplete short middle to C.Spiller. |
| NO | Q2 - 01:27 | 2 | 10 | DET 41 | (1:27) (Shotgun) T.Hightower left tackle to DET 24 for 17 yards (G.Quin). DET-G.Quin was injured during the play. His return is Questionable. |
| NO | Q2 - 01:12 | 0 | 0 | Timeout #1 by DET at 01:12. The timeout was owing to the injury to DET-27 G.Quin. | |
| NO | Q2 - 01:12 | 1 | 10 | DET 24 | (1:12) (Shotgun) PENALTY on NO-T.Armstead, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at DET 24 - No Play. |
| NO | Q2 - 01:12 | 1 | 15 | DET 29 | (1:12) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass deep right to B.Cooks for 29 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Pass 28, YAC 1 The Replay Official reviewed the runner was down by contact ruling, and the play was REVERSED. (Shotgun) D.Brees pass deep right to B.Cooks to DET 1 for 28 yards (D.Slay). Pass 28, YAC 0 |
| NO | Q2 - 00:57 | 1 | 1 | DET 1 | (:57) M.Hoomanawanui right guard to DET 1 for no gain (H.Ngata; D.Tapp). |
| NO | Q2 - 00:52 | 0 | 0 | Timeout #2 by DET at 00:52. | |
| NO | Q2 - 00:52 | 2 | 1 | DET 1 | (:52) T.Hightower right tackle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN NULLIFIED by Penalty. PENALTY on NO-S.Kelemete, Illegal Formation, 4 yards, enforced at DET 1 - No Play. Kelemete was lined up on the line of scrimmage, but failed to report as an eligible receiver. |
| NO | Q2 - 00:45 | 2 | 5 | DET 5 | (:45) T.Hightower right guard to DET 1 for 4 yards (I.Abdul-Quddus; J.Jones). |
| NO | Q2 - 00:43 | 0 | 0 | Timeout #3 by DET at 00:43. | |
| NO | Q2 - 00:43 | 3 | 1 | DET 1 | (:43) (Shotgun) T.Hightower left guard to DET 1 for no gain (Q.Diggs). |
| NO | Q2 - 00:03 | 0 | 0 | Timeout #2 by NO at 00:03. | |
| NO | Q2 - 00:03 | 4 | 1 | DET 1 | (:03) Detroit attempted to call timeout before the play was run, but was out of timeouts. The referee said the down would be replayed, and no timeout granted. (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short middle to M.Colston to DET 1 for no gain. PENALTY on NO-J.Evans, Ineligible Downfield Pass, 0 yards, enforced at DET 1 - No Play. On the play, Colston caught the ball and appeared to be in the endzone, but the referee ruled that after the ineligible downfield on pass penalty, the half was over. |
| NO | Q2 - | 0 | 0 | END QUARTER 2 | |
| Possession | Time | Down | Distance | Yardline | Play |
| DET | Q3 - 15:00 | 0 | 0 | NO 35 | K.Forbath kicks 71 yards from NO 35 to DET -6. A.Abdullah MUFFS catch, and recovers at DET 2. A.Abdullah to DET 32 for 30 yards (M.Mauti). PENALTY on DET-J.Ihedigbo, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at DET 32. |
| DET | Q3 - 14:53 | 1 | 10 | DET 22 | (14:53) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass incomplete short middle to E.Ebron (K.Wilson). |
| DET | Q3 - 14:49 | 2 | 10 | DET 22 | (14:49) A.Abdullah left end pushed ob at DET 32 for 10 yards (B.Browner). |
| DET | Q3 - 14:08 | 1 | 10 | DET 32 | (14:08) M.Stafford pass short right to J.Bell to NO 45 for 23 yards (K.Williams). Pass -2, YAC 25 |
| DET | Q3 - 13:24 | 1 | 10 | NO 45 | (13:24) (Shotgun) J.Bell left guard to NO 35 for 10 yards (K.Wilson). |
| DET | Q3 - 12:40 | 1 | 10 | NO 35 | (12:40) M.Stafford pass short middle to T.Jones to NO 15 for 20 yards (B.Browner). Pass 14, YAC 6 |
| DET | Q3 - 11:58 | 1 | 10 | NO 15 | (11:58) (Shotgun) A.Abdullah left end for 15 yards, TOUCHDOWN. |
| DET | Q3 - 11:50 | 0 | 0 | NO 15 | M.Prater extra point is GOOD, Center-D.Muhlbach, Holder-S.Martin. |
| Possession | Time | Down | Distance | Yardline | Play |
| NO | Q3 - 11:50 | 0 | 0 | DET 35 | S.Martin kicks 65 yards from DET 35 to end zone, Touchback. |
| NO | Q3 - 11:50 | 1 | 10 | NO 20 | (11:50) D.Brees sacked at NO 9 for -11 yards (J.Jones). |
| NO | Q3 - 11:05 | 2 | 21 | NO 9 | (11:05) (Shotgun) T.Hightower right tackle to NO 19 for 10 yards (J.Ihedigbo; J.Bynes). |
| NO | Q3 - 10:26 | 3 | 11 | NO 19 | (10:26) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass incomplete short left to W.Snead [J.Bynes]. |
| NO | Q3 - 10:20 | 4 | 11 | NO 19 | (10:20) T.Morstead punts 47 yards to DET 34, Center-J.Drescher, fair catch by G.Tate. |
| Possession | Time | Down | Distance | Yardline | Play |
| DET | Q3 - 10:13 | 1 | 10 | DET 34 | (10:13) (Shotgun) A.Abdullah right guard to DET 34 for no gain (S.Anthony). PENALTY on DET-T.Swanson, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at DET 34 - No Play. |
| DET | Q3 - 09:45 | 1 | 20 | DET 24 | (9:45) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short right to E.Ebron to DET 31 for 7 yards (K.Wilson). Pass 1, YAC 6 |
| DET | Q3 - 09:04 | 2 | 13 | DET 31 | (9:04) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short left to T.Jones to DET 33 for 2 yards (T.Davison). Pass -2, YAC 4 |
| DET | Q3 - 08:19 | 3 | 11 | DET 33 | (8:19) (Shotgun) M.Stafford sacked at DET 32 for -1 yards (K.Edebali). |
| DET | Q3 - 07:42 | 4 | 12 | DET 32 | (7:42) S.Martin punts 43 yards to NO 25, Center-D.Muhlbach. B.Cooks ran ob at NO 31 for 6 yards (B.Copeland). |
| Possession | Time | Down | Distance | Yardline | Play |
| NO | Q3 - 07:31 | 1 | 10 | NO 31 | (7:31) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short right to W.Snead to NO 36 for 5 yards (I.Abdul-Quddus). Pass -3, YAC 8 |
| NO | Q3 - 06:55 | 2 | 5 | NO 36 | (6:55) (No Huddle, Shotgun) D.Brees pass deep right to M.Colston to DET 36 for 28 yards (J.Ihedigbo). Pass 24, YAC 4 |
| NO | Q3 - 06:23 | 1 | 10 | DET 36 | (6:23) (No Huddle, Shotgun) D.Brees pass short left to B.Cooks to DET 35 for 1 yard (D.Slay). Pass 0, YAC 1 |
| NO | Q3 - 05:55 | 2 | 9 | DET 35 | (5:55) (No Huddle, Shotgun) D.Brees pass short left to B.Watson to DET 27 for 8 yards (T.Whitehead; S.Tulloch). Pass 5, YAC 3 |
| NO | Q3 - 05:10 | 3 | 1 | DET 27 | (5:10) D.Brees pass deep left to B.Cooks for 27 yards, TOUCHDOWN [E.Ansah]. Penalty on DET-J.Ihedigbo, Defensive Holding, declined. PENALTY on DET-E.Ansah, Roughing the Passer, 15 yards, enforced between downs. Pass 25, YAC 2. The roughing the passer penalty was assessed on the kickoff. |
| NO | Q3 - 05:03 | 0 | 0 | DET 15 | K.Forbath extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Drescher, Holder-T.Morstead. |
| Possession | Time | Down | Distance | Yardline | Play |
| DET | Q3 - 05:03 | 0 | 0 | NO 50 | K.Forbath kicks 41 yards from NO 50 to DET 9. J.Bell pushed ob at DET 20 for 11 yards (J.Sanford). |
| DET | Q3 - 05:00 | 1 | 10 | DET 20 | (5:00) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short middle to J.Bell to DET 27 for 7 yards (D.Ellerbe; B.Richardson). Pass 7, YAC 0 |
| DET | Q3 - 04:17 | 2 | 3 | DET 27 | (4:17) M.Stafford pass short right to L.Moore to DET 37 for 10 yards (K.Wilson). Pass 10, YAC 0 |
| DET | Q3 - 03:35 | 1 | 10 | DET 37 | (3:35) A.Abdullah left guard to DET 35 for -2 yards (K.Vaccaro). |
| DET | Q3 - 02:54 | 2 | 12 | DET 35 | (2:54) (Shotgun) C.Lucas reported in as eligible. J.Bell left tackle to DET 45 for 10 yards (B.Richardson; S.Anthony). |
| DET | Q3 - 02:10 | 3 | 2 | DET 45 | (2:10) (Shotgun) M.Stafford sacked at DET 38 for -7 yards (C.Jordan). |
| DET | Q3 - 01:33 | 4 | 9 | DET 38 | (1:33) S.Martin punts 41 yards to NO 21, Center-D.Muhlbach. B.Cooks to NO 27 for 6 yards (T.Riddick). |
| Possession | Time | Down | Distance | Yardline | Play |
| NO | Q3 - 01:20 | 1 | 10 | NO 27 | (1:20) D.Brees pass deep left to B.Cooks pushed ob at 50 for 23 yards (D.Slay). Pass 24, YAC -1 |
| NO | Q3 - 00:31 | 1 | 10 | 50 | (:31) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short left to W.Snead to DET 35 for 15 yards (S.Tulloch). PENALTY on DET-S.Tulloch, Horse Collar Tackle, 15 yards, enforced at DET 35. Pass 3, YAC 12 |
| NO | Q3 - 00:07 | 1 | 10 | DET 20 | (:07) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short left to B.Cooks to DET 18 for 2 yards (Q.Diggs). Pass -2, 4 |
| NO | Q3 - | 0 | 0 | END QUARTER 3 | |
| NO | Q4 - 15:00 | 2 | 8 | DET 18 | (15:00) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short left to B.Watson to DET 8 for 10 yards (I.Abdul-Quddus). Pass 6, YAC 4 |
| NO | Q4 - 14:28 | 1 | 8 | DET 8 | (14:28) T.Hightower left guard to DET 11 for -3 yards (C.Reid). |
| NO | Q4 - 13:46 | 2 | 11 | DET 11 | (13:46) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short right to W.Snead to DET 4 for 7 yards (S.Tulloch). FUMBLES (S.Tulloch), and recovers at DET 4. W.Snead to DET 4 for no gain (S.Tulloch). Pass 3, YAC 4 Detroit challenged the pass completion ruling, and the play was Upheld. The ruling on the field stands. (Timeout #1.) |
| NO | Q4 - 13:10 | 3 | 4 | DET 4 | (13:10) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass incomplete short middle to B.Watson (T.Whitehead). |
| NO | Q4 - 13:06 | 4 | 4 | DET 4 | (13:06) K.Forbath 22 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-J.Drescher, Holder-T.Morstead. |
| Possession | Time | Down | Distance | Yardline | Play |
| DET | Q4 - 13:01 | 0 | 0 | NO 35 | K.Forbath kicks 67 yards from NO 35 to DET -2. A.Abdullah to DET 28 for 30 yards (C.Owens). |
| DET | Q4 - 12:53 | 1 | 10 | DET 28 | (12:53) A.Abdullah right tackle to DET 32 for 4 yards (S.Anthony; H.Kikaha). New Orleans challenged the runner was down by contact ruling, and the play was REVERSED. A.Abdullah right tackle to DET 32 for 4 yards (H.Kikaha; S.Anthony). FUMBLES (H.Kikaha), RECOVERED by NO-H.Kikaha at DET 38. Penalty on DET-L.Tomlinson, Offensive Holding, declined. |
| Possession | Time | Down | Distance | Yardline | Play |
| NO | Q4 - 12:47 | 1 | 10 | DET 38 | (12:47) T.Hightower right end to DET 36 for 2 yards (K.Van Noy). |
| NO | Q4 - 12:04 | 2 | 8 | DET 36 | (12:04) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short left to B.Cooks pushed ob at DET 23 for 13 yards (Q.Diggs; D.Slay). Pass 7, YAC 6 |
| NO | Q4 - 11:29 | 1 | 10 | DET 23 | (11:29) T.Hightower left tackle to DET 14 for 9 yards (T.Whitehead; E.Ansah). |
| NO | Q4 - 10:52 | 2 | 1 | DET 14 | (10:52) T.Hightower left tackle to DET 11 for 3 yards (J.Bynes). |
| NO | Q4 - 10:11 | 1 | 10 | DET 11 | (10:11) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short middle to M.Colston for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Pass 6, YAC 5 |
| NO | Q4 - 10:06 | 0 | 0 | DET 15 | K.Forbath extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Drescher, Holder-T.Morstead. |
| Possession | Time | Down | Distance | Yardline | Play |
| DET | Q4 - 10:06 | 0 | 0 | NO 35 | K.Forbath kicks 71 yards from NO 35 to DET -6. A.Abdullah to DET 24 for 30 yards (B.Dixon). |
| DET | Q4 - 09:59 | 1 | 10 | DET 24 | (9:59) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short middle to T.Riddick to DET 30 for 6 yards (K.Vaccaro). Pass 4, YAC 2 |
| DET | Q4 - 09:18 | 2 | 4 | DET 30 | (9:18) T.Riddick left end to DET 30 for no gain (K.Vaccaro). |
| DET | Q4 - 08:31 | 0 | 0 | Timeout #2 by DET at 08:31. | |
| DET | Q4 - 08:31 | 3 | 4 | DET 30 | (8:31) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short middle to G.Tate to DET 40 for 10 yards (D.Breaux). Pass 9, YAC 1 |
| DET | Q4 - 07:46 | 1 | 10 | DET 40 | (7:46) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass incomplete short left to J.Bell. |
| DET | Q4 - 07:42 | 2 | 10 | DET 40 | (7:42) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short middle to E.Ebron to DET 49 for 9 yards (K.Vaccaro). Pass 7, YAC 2 |
| DET | Q4 - 07:01 | 3 | 1 | DET 49 | (7:01) A.Abdullah right end to NO 24 for 27 yards (J.Byrd). |
| DET | Q4 - 06:41 | 0 | 0 | Timeout #1 by NO at 06:41. | |
| DET | Q4 - 06:41 | 1 | 10 | NO 24 | (6:41) (Shotgun) J.Bell right guard to NO 19 for 5 yards (S.Anthony). FUMBLES (S.Anthony), recovered by DET-M.Ola at NO 19. M.Ola to NO 19 for no gain (K.Wilson). |
| DET | Q4 - 06:12 | 2 | 5 | NO 19 | (6:12) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass deep middle to E.Ebron to NO 1 for 18 yards (K.Vaccaro). Pass 16, YAC 2 |
| DET | Q4 - 05:28 | 1 | 1 | NO 1 | (5:28) C.Lucas reported in as eligible. J.Bell left guard for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. |
| DET | Q4 - 05:24 | 0 | 0 | NO 15 | M.Prater extra point is GOOD, Center-D.Muhlbach, Holder-S.Martin. |
| Possession | Time | Down | Distance | Yardline | Play |
| NO | Q4 - 05:24 | 0 | 0 | DET 35 | S.Martin kicks 65 yards from DET 35 to end zone, Touchback. |
| NO | Q4 - 05:24 | 1 | 10 | NO 20 | (5:24) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short right to B.Cooks ran ob at NO 23 for 3 yards (I.Abdul-Quddus). |
| NO | Q4 - 05:10 | 2 | 7 | NO 23 | (5:10) (No Huddle, Shotgun) D.Brees pass incomplete short left to C.Spiller (J.Bynes). |
| NO | Q4 - 05:06 | 3 | 7 | NO 23 | (5:06) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short middle to W.Snead to NO 24 for 1 yard (Q.Diggs). Pass 2, YAC -1 |
| NO | Q4 - 04:29 | 4 | 6 | NO 24 | (4:29) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short left to B.Watson pushed ob at NO 33 for 9 yards (T.Whitehead). NO-B.Watson was injured during the play. His return is Probable. Pass 9, YAC 0 Detroit challenged the pass completion ruling, and the play was Upheld. The ruling on the field stands. (Timeout #3.) |
| NO | Q4 - 04:22 | 1 | 10 | NO 33 | (4:22) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass deep middle to B.Cooks to NO 49 for 16 yards (J.Ihedigbo). Pass 17, YAC -1 |
| NO | Q4 - 03:52 | 1 | 10 | NO 49 | (3:52) (No Huddle, Shotgun) D.Brees pass short middle to B.Watson to DET 40 for 11 yards (T.Whitehead). Pass 2, YAC 9 |
| NO | Q4 - 03:24 | 1 | 10 | DET 40 | (3:24) (No Huddle, Shotgun) D.Brees pass incomplete short right to T.Hightower (N.Lawson). |
| NO | Q4 - 03:19 | 2 | 10 | DET 40 | (3:19) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass incomplete short left to B.Watson. |
| NO | Q4 - 03:15 | 3 | 10 | DET 40 | (3:15) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass incomplete short right to M.Colston. PENALTY on DET-J.Jones, Defensive Offside, 5 yards, enforced at DET 40 - No Play. |
| NO | Q4 - 03:12 | 3 | 5 | DET 35 | (3:12) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass incomplete deep right to M.Colston (Q.Diggs). |
| NO | Q4 - 03:06 | 4 | 5 | DET 35 | (3:06) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short left to W.Snead to DET 23 for 12 yards (N.Lawson; J.Ihedigbo). Pass 3, YAC 9 |
| NO | Q4 - 02:34 | 1 | 10 | DET 23 | (2:34) (No Huddle, Shotgun) D.Brees pass incomplete deep right to M.Colston (I.Abdul-Quddus). PENALTY on DET-I.Abdul-Quddus, Unnecessary Roughness, 12 yards, enforced at DET 23 - No Play. |
| NO | Q4 - 02:29 | 1 | 10 | DET 11 | (2:29) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass incomplete short left to B.Watson (J.Bynes). |
| NO | Q4 - 02:24 | 2 | 10 | DET 11 | (2:24) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass incomplete short middle to B.Watson. |
| NO | Q4 - 02:21 | 3 | 10 | DET 11 | (2:21) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short middle to B.Watson to DET 1 for 10 yards (J.Ihedigbo). Pass 10, YAC 0 |
| NO | Q4 - 02:00 | 0 | 0 | Two-Minute Warning | |
| NO | Q4 - 02:00 | 1 | 1 | DET 1 | (2:00) D.Brees pass incomplete short left to B.Cooks (D.Slay). |
| NO | Q4 - 01:58 | 2 | 1 | DET 1 | (1:58) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short right to B.Watson for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. Pass 0, YAC 1 |
| NO | Q4 - 01:55 | 0 | 0 | DET 15 | K.Forbath extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Drescher, Holder-T.Morstead. |
| Possession | Time | Down | Distance | Yardline | Play |
| DET | Q4 - 01:55 | 0 | 0 | NO 35 | T.Morstead kicks onside 10 yards from NO 35 to NO 45. C.Johnson (didn't try to advance) to NO 45 for no gain (B.Cooks). |
| DET | Q4 - 01:54 | 1 | 10 | NO 45 | (1:54) J.Bell left guard to NO 9 for 36 yards (D.Breaux). |
| DET | Q4 - 01:45 | 0 | 0 | Timeout #2 by NO at 01:45. | |
| DET | Q4 - 01:45 | 1 | 9 | NO 9 | (1:45) J.Bell left guard to NO 10 for -1 yards (M.Mauti). |
| DET | Q4 - 01:42 | 0 | 0 | Timeout #3 by NO at 01:42. | |
| DET | Q4 - 01:42 | 2 | 10 | NO 10 | (1:42) M.Stafford kneels to NO 12 for -2 yards. |
| DET | Q4 - 00:59 | 3 | 12 | NO 12 | (:59) M.Stafford kneels to NO 15 for -3 yards. |
| DET | Q4 - 00:59 | 4 | 15 | NO 15 | (:59) (Run formation) PENALTY on DET, Delay of Game, 5 yards, enforced at NO 15 - No Play. |
| DET | Q4 - 00:14 | 4 | 20 | NO 20 | (:14) M.Prater 38 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-D.Muhlbach, Holder-S.Martin. |
| Possession | Time | Down | Distance | Yardline | Play |
| NO | Q4 - 00:09 | 1 | 10 | NO 28 | (:09) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass incomplete short middle to B.Watson. |
| NO | Q4 - 00:06 | 2 | 10 | NO 28 | (:06) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short left to T.Hightower to NO 46 for 18 yards (T.Whitehead). Pass -3, YAC 21 |
| NO | Q4 - 00:00 | 0 | 0 | END GAME |