2000 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 3, 2000 · Louisiana Superdome
Detroit LionsWinner
14
at
New Orleans Saints
10
PK · DET wonU 40.5 ✓Dome
Detroit Lions 14–10.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoney Case | 13/25 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -12.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Stewart | 25 | 78 | 3.1 | 0 | -5.3 |
| Stoney Case | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Sedrick Irvin | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | -6.3 |
| John Jett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -3.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnnie Morton | 4 | 7 | 52 | 0 | 28% | 2.0 |
| Sedrick Irvin | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 8% | 2.0 |
| Brian Stablein | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 8% | -1.1 |
| David Sloan | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 24% | -8.8 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4% | 0.3 |
| Germane Crowell | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20% | -3.4 |
| James Stewart | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4% | -0.4 |
| Walter Rasby | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4% | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant Westbrook | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kurt Schulz | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Stephen Boyd | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kelvin Pritchett | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Rice | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Claiborne | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Luther Elliss | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Fair | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tracy Scroggins | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquis Walker | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Blake | 18/34 | 169 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -5.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Williams | 20 | 84 | 4.2 | 0 | -6.5 |
| Jeff Blake | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | -0.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Horn | 5 | 7 | 58 | 0 | 22% | 0.8 |
| Jake Reed | 3 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 16% | 2.7 |
| Ricky Williams | 4 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 22% | -2.7 |
| Willie Jackson | 2 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 19% | -5.3 |
| Keith Poole | 3 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 19% | -10.8 |
| Chad Morton | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3% | -1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Knight | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| La'Roi Glover | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Mathis | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Mitchell | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Perry | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Howard | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Weary | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Clarke | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Fields | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DET -0
- Closing total
- 40.5
- DET moneyline
- —
- NO moneyline
- —
Pick'em at close — Lions won by 4.
Total closed 40.5; the game landed 24 — under by 16.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Louisiana Superdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Tony Corrente
- Rest
- DET 7 days · NO 7 days
- Coaches
- Bobby Ross vs Jim Haslett