New Orleans Saints at Detroit Lions
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FINAL · DET 31–30·Sunday 2026-09-13·Ford Field·closed DET -7 · O/U 49.5
Ball:
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-10-12D: Base 4-3 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 5
Field
dome · fieldturf
Weather
indoors — n/a
Rest
NO 7d · DET 7d
Referee
Alan Eck · 10.88 flags/gm · 48% overs
NO form
1-4PF 118 · PA 151Home 0-3Away 1-1
QB Tyler Shough 6–8 as starter · last 10: 5–5 · since 2025
DET form
3-2PF 164 · PA 148Home 2-0Away 1-2
QB Jared Goff 93–62–1 as starter · playoffs 4–5 · last 10: 5–5 · since 2016
| NO | Season efficiency | DET |
|---|---|---|
| -0.054 | Off EPA / play | 0.18 |
| 43.1 | Off success % | 49.1 |
| 6.3 | Off explosive % | 10.6 |
| 45.8 | 3rd-down conv % | 37.3 |
| 0.094 | Def EPA / play allowed | 0.152 |
| 50.5 | Def success % allowed | 47.6 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken out
Coaching Intel
NO staff
HCKellen Moore0–1 vs CampbellOCDoug Nussmeier0–1 vs SheppardDCBrandon Staley0–2 vs Petzing
4th-down go 27.9% · PROE -2.4 · no-huddle 21.1%
DET staff
HCDan Campbell1–0 vs MooreOCDrew Petzing2–0 vs StaleyDCKelvin Sheppard1–0 vs Nussmeier
4th-down go 29.7% · PROE -3.4 · no-huddle 5.2%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
Kellen Moore0–1Dan CampbellCampbell leadsboth as head coaches, any team, 1999–
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Yards | Winning coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-13 | NO @ DET | 30–31 | 469–369 | Dan Campbell |
NO offense vs DET defense
Doug Nussmeier(OC)0–1Kelvin Sheppard(DC)Sheppard leads1 true OC-vs-DC game — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-13 | NO | DET | 30–31 | 469 | -1 | L |
DET offense vs NO defense
Drew Petzing(OC)2–0Brandon Staley(DC)Petzing leads2 true OC-vs-DC games — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-13 | DET | NO | 31–30 | 369 | +1 | W |
| 2025-09-07 | ARI | NO | 20–13 | 276 | +7 | W |
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Winner | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-13 | NO @ DET | 30–31 | DET | Kellen Moore / Dan Campbell |
| 2023-12-03 | DET @ NO | 33–28 | DET | Dan Campbell / Dennis Allen |
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded