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- 28 - 45
Final 1 2 3 4 T 
Detroit
Lions7 7 7 7 28 
New Orleans
Saints0 10 14 21 45 -
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Location:Mercedes-Benz Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana -
Attendance:73,038
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1st quarter
| Team | Time | Play | Det | NO |
 | 10:58 | Will Heller 10 yd pass from Matthew Stafford (Jason Hanson kick) | 7 | 0 |
2nd quarter
| Team | Time | Play | Det | NO |
 | 14:01 | Darren Sproles 2 yd run (John Kasay kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 09:11 | Calvin Johnson 13 yd pass from Matthew Stafford (Jason Hanson kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 00:00 | John Kasay 24 yd FG | 14 | 10 |
3rd quarter
| Team | Time | Play | Det | NO |
| 13:09 | Devery Henderson 41 yd pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 04:03 | Jimmy Graham 3 yd pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick) | 14 | 24 |
| 01:08 | Matthew Stafford 1 yd run (Jason Hanson kick) | 21 | 24 |
4th quarter
| Team | Time | Play | Det | NO |
| 09:53 | Darren Sproles 17 yd run (John Kasay kick) | 21 | 31 |
| 07:29 | Robert Meachem 56 yd pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick) | 21 | 38 |
| 04:40 | Calvin Johnson 12 yd pass from Matthew Stafford (Jason Hanson kick) | 28 | 38 |
| 03:36 | Pierre Thomas 1 yd run (John Kasay kick) | 28 | 45 |
Team Stats
| Detroit | New Orleans | |
| 1st Downs | 22 | 34 |
| Total Yards | 412 | 626 |
| Passing | 380 | 459 |
| Passing Completions/Attempts | 28/43 | 33/43 |
| Yards/Pass | 8.8 | 10.2 |
| Rushing | 32 | 167 |
| Rushing Attempts | 10 | 36 |
| Yards/Rush | 3.2 | 4.6 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 2 |
| Interceptions Thrown | 2 | 0 |
| Possession | 22:24 | 37:36 |
Detroit Passing
| Player | COM | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
| Matthew Stafford | 28 | 43 | 380 | 8.8 | 3 | 2 |
New Orleans Passing
| Player | COM | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
| Drew Brees | 33 | 43 | 466 | 10.8 | 3 | 0 |
Detroit Rushing
| Player | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
| Kevin Smith | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | 9 |
| Titus Young | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Nate Burleson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Matthew Stafford | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 |
New Orleans Rushing
| Player | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
| Pierre Thomas | 8 | 66 | 8.2 | 1 | 31 |
| Darren Sproles | 10 | 51 | 5.1 | 2 | 17 |
| Christopher Ivory | 13 | 47 | 3.6 | 0 | 19 |
| Devery Henderson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Drew Brees | 4 | -1 | -0.2 | 0 | 2 |
Detroit Receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
| Calvin Johnson | 12 | 211 | 17.6 | 2 | 42 |
| Titus Young | 4 | 33 | 8.2 | 0 | 15 |
| Brandon Pettigrew | 4 | 49 | 12.2 | 0 | 22 |
| Nate Burleson | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | 21 |
| Kevin Smith | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Tony Scheffler | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Will Heller | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 1 | 10 |
New Orleans Receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
| Marques Colston | 7 | 120 | 17.1 | 0 | 40 |
| Jimmy Graham | 7 | 55 | 7.9 | 1 | 14 |
| Pierre Thomas | 6 | 55 | 9.2 | 0 | 14 |
| Robert Meachem | 4 | 111 | 27.8 | 1 | 56 |
| Darren Sproles | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | 12 |
| Jed Collins | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Devery Henderson | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 1 | 41 |
| Adrian Arrington | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
Detroit Interceptions
| Player | INT | INTYDS | INTTD |
New Orleans Interceptions
| Player | INT | INTYDS | INTTD |
| Jabari Greer | 2 | 17 | 0 |
Detroit Tackles
| Player | TAK | SACKS | AST | TOT |
| Stephen Tulloch | 8 | 0.0 | 7 | 15 |
| Louis Delmas | 7 | 0.0 | 3 | 10 |
| Justin Durant | 6 | 0.0 | 3 | 9 |
| Amari Spievey | 5 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 |
| Eric Wright | 5 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 |
| Aaron Berry | 5 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 |
| Corey Williams | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nick Fairley | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Houston | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Willie Young | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alphonso Smith | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cliff Avril | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 |
| DeAndre Levy | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sammie Hill | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
New Orleans Tackles
| Player | TAK | SACKS | AST | TOT |
| Tracy Porter | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Roman Harper | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 |
| Malcolm Jenkins | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 |
| Jabari Greer | 4 | 0.0 | 3 | 7 |
| Jonathan Vilma | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 |
| Isa Abdul-Quddus | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Patrick Robinson | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sedrick Ellis | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Shanle | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Smith | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Kick Returning
| Player | KRET | KRYDS | AVG | KRTD |
| Stefan Logan | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 |
New Orleans Kick Returning
| Player | KRET | KRYDS | AVG | KRTD |
| Darren Sproles | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 0 |
Detroit Punt Returning
| Player | PRET | PRYDS | AVG | PRTD |
New Orleans Punt Returning
| Player | PRET | PRYDS | AVG | PRTD |
| Darren Sproles | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 |
Detroit Punting
| Player | PUNTS | YDS | LNG |
| Ben Graham | 3 | 127 | 48 |
New Orleans Punting
| Player | PUNTS | YDS | LNG |
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