Saints 30-31 Lions Final Score – NFL Week 1 2026 Box Score

SaintsNew Orleans · 0-1

Miller Q3 Vele Q3 Johnson Q4 Fant OT

30–31

Final/OT

LionsDetroit · 1-0

Gibbs Q1 Gibbs Q3 Brown Q3 Brown OT

Win Probability

TDTDTDTDTDFGFGTDTDTD

KO Q2HTQ4OT FT

Saints Lions

Top Stats

Time of Possession

46%54%

469Total Yards369

378Passing204

91Rushing165

291st Downs26

3Turnovers1

Scoring Summary

3:39TD

Jahmyr Gibbs 1 Yd Rush (0 – 7)Rushing Touchdown · Jake Bates Kick

END Q10–7

HT0–7

11:14TD

Jahmyr Gibbs 1 Yd Rush (0 – 14)Rushing Touchdown · Jake Bates Kick

8:54TD

Amon-Ra St. Brown 19 Yd pass from Jared Goff (0 – 21)Passing Touchdown · Jake Bates Kick

Kendre Miller 8 Yd Rush (7 – 21)Rushing Touchdown · Daniel Carlson Kick

4:27TD

Devaughn Vele 1 Yd pass from Tyler Shough (14 – 21)Passing Touchdown · Daniel Carlson Kick

0:28TD

END Q314–21

Daniel Carlson 28 Yd Field Goal (17 – 21)Field Goal Good

7:41FG

2:32FG

Jake Bates 23 Yd Field Goal (17 – 24)Field Goal Good

Juwan Johnson 9 Yd pass from Tyler Shough (24 – 24)Passing Touchdown · Daniel Carlson Kick

1:07TD

END Q424–24

5:04TD

Amon-Ra St. Brown 4 Yd pass from Jared Goff (24 – 31)Passing Touchdown · Jake Bates Kick

Noah Fant 8 Yd pass from Tyler Shough (30 – 31)Passing Touchdown · Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed

1:34TD

FT30–31

Game Leaders

0-1

1-0

New Orleans Saints

Tyler ShoughPassing · QB · 35/56, 410 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT 410
Travis Etienne Jr.Rushing · RB · 9 CAR, 46 YDS 46
Chris OlaveReceiving · WR · 10 REC, 182 YDS 182
Carl GrandersonSacks · DE · 1 1
Jonas SankerTackles · S · 10 10

Detroit Lions

Jared GoffPassing · QB · 26/39, 206 YDS, 2 TD 206
Jahmyr GibbsRushing · RB · 29 CAR, 156 YDS, 2 TD 156
Amon-Ra St. BrownReceiving · WR · 10 REC, 67 YDS, 2 TD 67
Aidan HutchinsonSacks · DE · 2 2
D.J. ReedTackles · CB · 10 10

Game Info

The Detroit Lions beat the New Orleans Saints 31-30 in overtime at Ford Field in Detroit, MI.

Kickoff: Sun, Sep 13 · 1:00 PM ET
Stadium: Ford Field, Detroit, MI
TV: Fox
Attendance: 62,897
Week: 2026 Week 1 scores

Score by Quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	T
NO	0	0	14	10	6	30
DET	7	0	14	3	7	31

Team Stats

NODET

291st Downs26

19Passing 1st downs10

7Rushing 1st downs14

86Total Plays73

469Total Yards369

5.5Yards per Play5.1

378Passing204

35/56Comp/Att26/39

6.2Yards per pass5.1

91Rushing165

25Rushing Attempts33

3.6Yards per rush5.0

8-173rd down efficiency5-13

2-24th down efficiency0-0

4-5Red Zone (Made-Att)4-5

5-32Sacks-Yards Lost1-2

3Turnovers1

6-53Penalties8-61

31:35Possession36:51

Box Score

Saints

Lions

Passing
Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Tyler Shough	35/56	410	7.3	3	2	5-32	39.4	87.6

Rushing
Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Travis Etienne Jr.	9	46	5.1	0	18
Kendre Miller	9	30	3.3	1	8
Tyler Shough	4	8	2.0	0	4
CJ Donaldson	2	4	2.0	0	3
Barion Brown	1	3	3.0	0	3

Receiving
Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Chris Olave	10	182	18.2	0	47	13
Devaughn Vele	7	69	9.9	1	31	9
Juwan Johnson	3	54	18.0	1	27	7
Bryce Lance	3	42	14.0	0	19	4
Noah Fant	4	33	8.3	1	10	8
Travis Etienne Jr.	7	32	4.6	0	16	9
CJ Donaldson	1	-2	-2.0	0	-2	2

Defense
Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Jonas Sanker	10	7	0	1	0	0
Kaden Elliss	9	3	0	0	1	3
Justin Reid	8	5	0	1	0	0
Kool-Aid McKinstry	7	4	0	0	1	0
Pete Werner	7	3	0	1	1	0
Julian Blackmon	6	2	0	0	0	0
Danny Stutsman	6	2	0	0	0	0
Davon Godchaux	5	2	0	1	0	0
Isaiah Stalbird	3	2	0	0	0	0
Quincy Riley	3	2	0	0	1	0
Nathan Shepherd	3	1	0	0	0	1
Vernon Broughton	3	1	0	0	0	2
Carl Granderson	2	2	1	1	0	1
Jordan Howden	2	1	0	0	0	0
Martin Emerson Jr.	2	1	0	0	0	0
Colby Wooden	2	1	0	0	0	0
Tyree Wilson	2	0	0	0	0	0
Noah Fant	1	1	0	0	0	0
Treyton Welch	1	1	0	0	0	0
Anfernee Jennings	1	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Rumph II	1	0	0	0	0	0
Decamerion Richardson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Chase Young	0	0	0	0	1	1

Kicking
Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Daniel Carlson	1/2	50.0	28	3/3	6

Punting
Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Ryan Wright	5	238	47.6	0	2	57

Passing
Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Jared Goff	26/39	206	5.3	2	0	1-2	43.5	96.7

Rushing
Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jahmyr Gibbs	29	156	5.4	2	21
Sione Vaki	2	7	3.5	0	4
Jared Goff	2	2	1.0	0	2

Receiving
Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Amon-Ra St. Brown	10	67	6.7	2	19	14
Sam LaPorta	5	48	9.6	0	19	8
Jameson Williams	4	45	11.3	0	22	9
Jahmyr Gibbs	5	30	6.0	0	11	5
Sione Vaki	1	11	11.0	0	11	1
Brock Wright	1	5	5.0	0	5	1
Isaac TeSlaa	0	0	0.0	0	0	1

Defense
Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
D.J. Reed	10	7	0	0	1	0
Rock Ya-Sin	7	7	0	0	0	0
Jack Campbell	7	5	0	1	0	0
Avonte Maddox	7	4	0	0	2	0
Derrick Barnes	6	3	1	1	2	1
Aidan Hutchinson	5	4	2	2	0	4
Roger McCreary	4	4	1	1	0	1
Malcolm Rodriguez	4	2	0	0	0	1
Tay Martin	3	3	0	0	0	0
Thomas Harper	3	3	0	0	1	0
Chuck Clark	3	2	0	0	1	1
Eric O'Neill	3	2	0	0	0	0
Devin White	3	1	0	0	0	0
DJ Wonnum	3	1	0	0	1	0
Tyleik Williams	3	1	0	0	0	0
Skyler Gill-Howard	3	1	0	0	0	0
Keith Abney II	2	2	0	1	0	0
Khalil Dorsey	2	1	0	0	0	0
Alim McNeill	1	1	1	1	0	1
Tyler Lacy	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jacob Saylors	1	0	0	0	0	0
Trevor Nowaske	1	0	0	0	0	0

Interceptions
Player	INT	YDS	TD
Derrick Barnes	1	3	0
Chuck Clark	1	1	0

Kicking
Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jake Bates	1/1	100.0	23	4/4	7

Punting
Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jack Fox	7	336	48.0	1	3	56

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