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New Orleans Saints at Detroit Lions, Week 1 2026

New Orleans Saints 30
Week 1 · 2026
Score by quarter
Team 1234OT T
NO 0014106 30
DET 701437 31
31 Detroit Lions

How It Was Won

NO's chance to win FGTDTurnoverBig swing
NO DET TD Q1 3:41 3 J.Gibbs 1-yd run 13 plays · 94 yds · 6:23 · J.Bates kick NO 0 – 7 DET Open drive 3 FUM Q2 7:46 9 V.Broughton forces a fumble V.Broughton recovers Open drive 9 INT Q2 5:31 10 C.Clark intercepts T.Shough 1-yd return Open drive 10 INT Q3 15:00 14 D.Barnes intercepts T.Shough 3-yd return Open drive 14 TD Q3 11:18 15 J.Gibbs 1-yd run 7 plays · 41 yds · 3:33 · J.Bates kick NO 0 – 14 DET Open drive 15 FUM Q3 9:54 16 R.McCreary strip sack D.Wonnum recovers Open drive 16 TD Q3 8:59 17 J.Goff 19-yd pass to A.St. Brown 3 plays · 25 yds · 0:46 · J.Bates kick NO 0 – 21 DET Open drive 17 TD Q3 4:32 18 K.Miller 8-yd run 9 plays · 79 yds · 4:17 · D.Carlson kick NO 7 – 21 DET Open drive 18 TD Q3 0:34 20 T.Shough 1-yd pass to D.Vele 7 plays · 33 yds · 2:46 · D.Carlson kick NO 14 – 21 DET Open drive 20 FG Q4 7:45 22 D.Carlson 28-yd field goal 11 plays · 71 yds · 5:18 NO 17 – 21 DET Open drive 22 FG Q4 2:35 23 J.Bates 23-yd field goal 8 plays · 40 yds · 4:59 NO 17 – 24 DET Open drive 23 TD Q4 1:13 24 T.Shough 9-yd pass to J.Johnson 8 plays · 75 yds · 1:14 · D.Carlson kick NO 24 – 24 DET Open drive 24 TD OT 5:07 27 J.Goff 4-yd pass to A.St. Brown 10 plays · 70 yds · 4:48 · J.Bates kick NO 24 – 31 DET Open drive 27 SWING OT 5:04 27 39-J.Bates extra point is GOOD, Center-49-H.Hatten, Holder-3-J.Fox. NO 15 NO 16% → 42% Open drive 27 SWING OT 3:13 28 T.Shough 20-yd pass to C.Olave 4&3 at NO 27 NO 22% → 55% Open drive 28 TD OT 1:38 28 T.Shough 8-yd pass to N.Fant 11 plays · 74 yds · 3:23 · 2-pt failed NO 30 – 31 DET DET 13% → 70% Open drive 28 SWING OT 1:34 28 TWO-POINT CONVERSION ATTEMPT. 6-T.Shough pass to 18-B.Lance is incomplete. ATTEMPT FAILS. DET 2 DET 70% → 100% Open drive 28
Q1 NO 0 – 7 DET
  1. TD Q1 3:41 3 J.Gibbs 1-yd run 13 plays · 94 yds · 6:23 · J.Bates kick NO 0 – 7 DET
Q2 NO 0 – 7 DET
  1. FUM Q2 7:46 9 V.Broughton forces a fumble V.Broughton recovers
  2. INT Q2 5:31 10 C.Clark intercepts T.Shough 1-yd return
Q3 NO 14 – 21 DET
  1. INT Q3 15:00 14 D.Barnes intercepts T.Shough 3-yd return
  2. TD Q3 11:18 15 J.Gibbs 1-yd run 7 plays · 41 yds · 3:33 · J.Bates kick NO 0 – 14 DET
  3. FUM Q3 9:54 16 R.McCreary strip sack D.Wonnum recovers
  4. TD Q3 8:59 17 J.Goff 19-yd pass to A.St. Brown 3 plays · 25 yds · 0:46 · J.Bates kick NO 0 – 21 DET
  5. TD Q3 4:32 18 K.Miller 8-yd run 9 plays · 79 yds · 4:17 · D.Carlson kick NO 7 – 21 DET
  6. TD Q3 0:34 20 T.Shough 1-yd pass to D.Vele 7 plays · 33 yds · 2:46 · D.Carlson kick NO 14 – 21 DET
Q4 NO 24 – 24 DET
  1. FG Q4 7:45 22 D.Carlson 28-yd field goal 11 plays · 71 yds · 5:18 NO 17 – 21 DET
  2. FG Q4 2:35 23 J.Bates 23-yd field goal 8 plays · 40 yds · 4:59 NO 17 – 24 DET
  3. TD Q4 1:13 24 T.Shough 9-yd pass to J.Johnson 8 plays · 75 yds · 1:14 · D.Carlson kick NO 24 – 24 DET
OT NO 30 – 31 DET
  1. TD OT 5:07 27 J.Goff 4-yd pass to A.St. Brown 10 plays · 70 yds · 4:48 · J.Bates kick NO 24 – 31 DET
  2. SWING OT 5:04 27 39-J.Bates extra point is GOOD, Center-49-H.Hatten, Holder-3-J.Fox. NO 15 NO 16% → 42%
  3. SWING OT 3:13 28 T.Shough 20-yd pass to C.Olave 4&3 at NO 27 NO 22% → 55%
  4. TD OT 1:38 28 T.Shough 8-yd pass to N.Fant 11 plays · 74 yds · 3:23 · 2-pt failed NO 30 – 31 DET DET 13% → 70%
  5. SWING OT 1:34 28 TWO-POINT CONVERSION ATTEMPT. 6-T.Shough pass to 18-B.Lance is incomplete. ATTEMPT FAILS. DET 2 DET 70% → 100%

Defense, Head to Head

NO

Defense

DET
1 Takeaways 3
1 Sacks 5
3 Tackles for loss 1
  • V.Broughton Forced fumble · fumble recovery 9
  • C.Granderson Sack 23
  • J.Reid Tackle for loss 11
  • J.Sanker Tackle for loss 27
  • P.Werner Tackle for loss 1
  • A.Hutchinson 2 sacks 12 24
  • D.Barnes Interception · sack 14 16
  • R.McCreary Sack · forced fumble 16
  • A.McNeill Sack 28
  • C.Clark Interception 10
  • D.Wonnum Fumble recovery 16
  • J.Campbell Tackle for loss 18

Longest Plays

47 Yards · Q3 8:49 T.Shough 47-yd pass to C.Olave 42 Yards · Q4 1:23 T.Shough 42-yd pass to C.Olave 31 Yards · Q4 10:03 T.Shough 31-yd pass to D.Vele 27 Yards · OT 1:53 T.Shough 27-yd pass to J.Johnson 22 Yards · Q2 13:16 T.Shough 22-yd pass to C.Olave