2017 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 15, 2017 · Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Detroit Lions
38
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New Orleans SaintsWinner
52
NO -6 ✓O 50.5 ✓Dome
New Orleans Saints 52–38.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DET
25/52, 312 yds, 3 TD, 3 INT
-25.1 expected points added · -17.9% completion over expected
Passing · NO
20/30, 186 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
-10.3 expected points added · -3.3% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 25/52 | 312 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -25.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameer Abdullah | 14 | 54 | 3.9 | 0 | -4.0 |
| Theo Riddick | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Matthew Stafford | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Zach Zenner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Tate | 7 | 7 | 96 | 1 | 14% | 7.7 |
| Marvin Jones | 6 | 14 | 96 | 1 | 27% | -0.2 |
| Theo Riddick | 5 | 7 | 45 | 0 | 14% | -1.3 |
| T.J. Jones | 3 | 9 | 33 | 0 | 18% | -4.4 |
| Darren Fells | 2 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 8% | 0.2 |
| Eric Ebron | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 6% | -5.9 |
| Jared Abbrederis | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 8% | -1.9 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -1.4 |
| Zach Zenner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -1.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrad Davis | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| A'Shawn Robinson | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| D.J. Hayden | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tahir Whitehead | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akeem Spence | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glover Quin | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Reeves-Maybin | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tavon Wilson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nevin Lawson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Slay | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 20/30 | 186 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -10.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Ingram | 25 | 114 | 4.6 | 2 | -2.8 |
| Alvin Kamara | 10 | 75 | 7.5 | 0 | 5.1 |
| Ted Ginn | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Drew Brees | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Ginn | 4 | 4 | 66 | 1 | 13% | 6.8 |
| Mark Ingram | 5 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 17% | -1.6 |
| Michael Hoomanawanui | 2 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 10% | 1.2 |
| Brandon Coleman | 2 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 13% | -6.0 |
| Alvin Kamara | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 10% | -1.4 |
| Willie Snead | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 10% | -1.0 |
| Michael Thomas | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 20% | -8.3 |
| Coby Fleener | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.7 |
| Zach Line | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Robertson | 4 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcus Williams | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cameron Jordan | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ken Crawley | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vonn Bell | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marshon Lattimore | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kenny Vaccaro | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| A.J. Klein | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tyeler Davison | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| David Onyemata | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -6
- Closing total
- 50.5
- DET moneyline
- +205
- NO moneyline
- -230
Saints closed -6 and covered, winning by 14.
Total closed 50.5; the game landed 90 — over by 39.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Mercedes-Benz Superdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · sportturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- DET 7 days · NO 14 days
- Coaches
- Jim Caldwell vs Sean Payton