Week 4, 1975

played in New Orleans, LA

72 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Detroit Lions	0	17	7	0	-	24
New Orleans Saints	0	7	7	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
2Q: 15:00 DET - Jess Phillips 7 pass from Bill Demory (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
2Q: 07:56 DET - Jess Phillips 13 run (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
2Q: 04:24 NOS - Sam Cunningham 4 pass from Archie Manning (Ross Robertson extra point)
2Q: 01:38 DET - Mercury Tchaikovski 28 field goal
3Q: 12:40 DET - Jess Phillips 43 run (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
3Q: 03:23 NOS - Mike Strachan 1 pass from Archie Manning (Ross Robertson extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 15:00 DET - Jess Phillips 7 pass from Bill Demory (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
2Q: 07:56 DET - Jess Phillips 13 run (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
2Q: 04:24 NOS - Sam Cunningham 4 pass from Archie Manning (Ross Robertson extra point)
2Q: 01:38 DET - Mercury Tchaikovski 28 field goal
3Q: 12:40 DET - Jess Phillips 43 run (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
3Q: 03:23 NOS - Mike Strachan 1 pass from Archie Manning (Ross Robertson extra point)

Team Statistics DET NOS
Record 2-2 1-3
First Downs 18 17
- by Rushing 10 4
- by Passing 7 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 357 308
- Offensive Plays 68 68
- Yards per Play 5.25 4.53
Net Rushing Yards 259 99
- Rushing Attempts 40 20
- Yards per Rush 6.48 4.95
Net Passing Yards 98 209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 15 - 3 45 - 26 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 114 225
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 3.50 4.35
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/3
Penalties/Yards 3/28 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/31 1/1
Kick Returns/Yards 2/63 5/81
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 3/25
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 43 OWN 27
Time of Possession 35:16 24:44

Team Statistics	DET	NOS
Record	2-2	1-3
First Downs	18	17
- by Rushing	10	4
- by Passing	7	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	357	308
- Offensive Plays	68	68
- Yards per Play	5.25	4.53
Net Rushing Yards	259	99
- Rushing Attempts	40	20
- Yards per Rush	6.48	4.95
Net Passing Yards	98	209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 15 - 3	45 - 26 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	114	225
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	3.50	4.35
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/3
Penalties/Yards	3/28	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/31	1/1
Kick Returns/Yards	2/63	5/81
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	3/25
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 43	OWN 27
Time of Possession	35:16	24:44

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:41	2:18	OWN 2	4	82	Interception
1	5:33	5:38	OWN 45	12	55	Touchdown
2	11:42	3:53	OWN 15	7	85	Touchdown
2	4:14	1:10	OWN 41	3	2	Punt
2	2:15	0:45	OPP 19	2	8	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:39	OWN 44	5	56	Touchdown
3	10:00	1:24	OWN 38	3	-3	Punt
3	6:52	1:56	OWN 20	4	16	Interception
3	3:15	2:33	OWN 20	5	10	Punt
3	0:20	1:10	OPP 32	3	8	Missed FG
4	12:45	4:51	OWN 20	11	39	Interception
4	7:16	2:17	OPP 36	3	-1	Punt
4	3:53	2:09	OPP 31	5	13	Missed FG
4	0:50	0:50	OPP 25	2	-3	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:19	OWN 21	12	70	Interception
1	7:23	1:50	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	14:55	3:13	OWN 27	5	19	Punt
2	7:49	3:35	OWN 37	9	63	Touchdown
2	3:04	0:49	OWN 13	2	23	Fumble
2	1:30	1:30	OWN 26	6	32	Punt
3	12:21	2:21	OWN 19	3	7	Punt
3	8:36	1:44	OWN 23	4	30	Punt
3	4:56	1:41	OPP 39	7	39	Touchdown
3	0:42	0:22	OWN 27	2	0	Interception
4	14:10	1:25	OWN 31	3	8	Punt
4	7:54	0:38	OWN 30	4	6	Downs
4	4:59	1:06	OWN 20	5	11	Downs
4	1:44	0:54	OWN 25	4	0	Downs

Game MVP: Jess Phillips, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jess Phillips	19	116	6.11	43	4	2
Carlos Spencer	19	146	7.68	83	2	0
Bill Demory	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jim Kiick	8	51	6.38	21	2
Matt Muhammad	7	17	2.43	5	0
Archie Manning	3	27	9.00	12	1
Sam Cunningham	2	4	2.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Demory	25	15	114	3/16	1	15	3	44.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Archie Manning	45	26	225	3/16	2	29	2	67.4

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Charlie Sanders	4	4	42	10.50	11	13	0
RB Jess Phillips	3	4	23	7.67	13	11	1
WR Jack Dolbin	3	6	28	9.33	2	15	0
WR Wally Francis	2	3	11	5.50	0	6	0
FB Eddie Ray	2	2	2	1.00	1	3	0
WR Lamont Marrow	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Frank Lewis	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Carlos Spencer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Jim Kiick	6	6	32	5.33	10	12	0
RB Sam Cunningham	5	6	17	3.40	8	6	1
WR Ike Harris	4	10	54	13.50	11	17	0
RB Mike Strachan	3	3	33	11.00	19	29	1
TE Henry Childs	2	7	22	11.00	0	12	0
WR Richard Sims	2	2	30	15.00	6	15	0
WR Larry Wilcox	2	7	17	8.50	1	12	0
RB Matt Muhammad	1	1	8	8.00	7	8	0
WR Tony Galloway	1	3	12	12.00	0	12	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Charlie Weaver	1	0	0.00	0
S Doug Wyatt	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg
ILB Joe Federspiel	1	13	13.00
S Tommy Myers	1	12	12.00
CB Robbie Magana	1	0	0.00

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bill Demory	1	1	0
Lem Barney	0	1	0
Ed O'Neil	0	0	1
Charlie West	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jim Kiick	2	0	0
Archie Manning	0	1	0
Billy Newsome	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff West	4	167	41.8	36.5	44	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Eischeid	6	265	44.2	35.7	51	3

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mercury Tchaikovski	1/3	0/1	0/0	28	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ross Robertson	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lem Barney	3	31	10.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Wilcox	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wally Francis	1	34	34.0	0
Charlie West	1	29	29.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ike Harris	4	59	14.8	0
Jim Kiick	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Skip Thomas	7	2	0.0	18	46
OLB Ed O'Neil	6	2	0.0	20	44
S Mel Phillips	6	1	0.0	19	47
DE Sherman White	4	1	1.5	18	48
DE Tim Rossovich	4	0	1.5	20	46
DT Herb Orvis	4	2	0.0	18	43
S Charlie West	4	0	0.0	16	47
S Doug Wyatt	4	0	0.0	13	44
CB Lem Barney	2	4	0.0	20	47
OLB Charlie Weaver	2	2	0.0	19	47
DT Greg Wojcik	1	1	0.0	3	3
OLB Larry Ball	1	0	0.0	6	5
QB Bill Demory	1	0	---	---	---
RB Jess Phillips	1	0	---	---	---
DT Mike Tilleman	1	0	0.0	12	21
WR Lamont Marrow	1	0	---	---	---

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Joe Federspiel	8	4	0.0	38	27
DT Derland Moore	7	1	1.0	32	23
DE Billy Newsome	6	1	1.0	35	25
OLB Sammy Everett	6	2	0.0	32	24
S Tommy Myers	4	3	0.0	37	28
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	4	2	0.0	32	26
DT Harris Malinowski	3	1	0.0	37	17
CB Louis Wright	3	1	0.0	38	26
DE Karl Lorch	2	0	1.0	5	3
OLB Tommy Nobis	2	2	0.0	23	11
DT Ricardo Browning	2	2	0.0	8	5
CB Robbie Magana	2	1	0.0	33	28
CB Alex Kirk	2	0	0.0	27	21
S Lenny Richard	1	2	0.0	26	23
TE Henry Childs	1	0	---	---	---
WR Ike Harris	1	0	---	---	---
RB Jim Kiick	1	0	---	---	---
S Doug Plank	1	0	0.0	2	2
DE Jim White	0	1	0.0	8	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sherman White	1.5	1	3	1	48
DE Tim Rossovich	1.5	0	5	4	46
DT Herb Orvis	0.0	1	0	0	43
DT Mike Tilleman	0.0	1	0	0	21
OLB Ed O'Neil	0.0	0	1	0	44
OLB Charlie Weaver	0.0	0	0	1	47

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Billy Newsome	1.0	1	25
DE Karl Lorch	1.0	0	3
DT Derland Moore	1.0	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Skip Thomas	5	1	0	46
S Charlie West	5	1	0	47
OLB Ed O'Neil	3	0	0	44
S Mel Phillips	3	0	0	47
DE Sherman White	3	0	0	48
S Doug Wyatt	2	1	1	44
OLB Charlie Weaver	2	0	1	47
CB Lem Barney	1	1	0	47
DT Herb Orvis	1	0	0	43
DT Mike Tilleman	1	0	0	21
S Chuck Crist	0	1	0	23

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Sammy Everett	4	1	0	24
ILB Joe Federspiel	2	0	1	27
DE Billy Newsome	2	0	0	25
CB Alex Kirk	2	0	0	21
CB Louis Wright	2	0	0	26
CB Robbie Magana	1	0	1	28
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	1	0	0	26
DT Ricardo Browning	1	0	0	5
S Doug Plank	0	1	0	2
S Tommy Myers	0	0	1	28

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Don Morrison	2	8	0	35	0	27
Paul Howard	2	7	0	25	0	15
John Didion	2	5	2	33	0	18
Tom Luken	2	5	0	27	0	23
Sam Adams	2	2	0	29	1	18
Eddie Ray	1	5	1	20	0	19
Ronnie Carroll	1	4	0	33	0	23
Charlie Sanders	1	2	0	34	0	24
Paul Fersen	0	0	0	11	1	6
Dan Neal	0	0	0	7	1	10

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Demarie	2	6	1	18	0	39
Bruce Rasmussen	1	4	0	8	0	17
Randy Rasmussen	1	2	0	12	1	31
Stephen Johnstone	0	2	0	18	2	42
Henry Childs	0	1	0	13	0	27
Clarence Hironaka	0	1	0	13	0	33
Thurman Cowley	0	1	0	15	0	38

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Tom Hayes	2	12
Chuck Crist	2	10
Jack Dolbin	1	16
Eugene Johnstone	1	4

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Clarence Hironaka	2	4
Chester Kuehl	1	21
Billy Wilhide	1	13
Richard Sims	1	10

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lem Barney	---	---	20	47	7	74
Doug Wyatt	---	---	13	44	16	73
Bill Demory	40	28	---	---	---	68
Mel Phillips	---	---	19	47	---	66
Tim Rossovich	---	---	20	46	---	66
Charlie Weaver	---	---	19	47	---	66
Charlie West	---	---	16	47	3	66
Sherman White	---	---	18	48	---	66
Ed O'Neil	---	---	20	44	---	64
Skip Thomas	---	---	18	46	---	64
Don Morrison	35	27	---	---	---	62
Herb Orvis	---	---	18	43	1	62
Charlie Sanders	34	24	---	---	4	62
Jack Dolbin	25	19	---	---	16	60
John Didion	33	18	---	---	7	58
Jess Phillips	21	16	---	---	21	58
Eddie Ray	20	19	---	---	18	57
Ronnie Carroll	33	23	---	---	---	56
Wally Francis	28	20	---	---	8	56
Tom Luken	27	23	---	---	5	55
Sam Adams	29	18	---	---	---	47
Paul Howard	25	15	---	---	7	47
Chuck Crist	---	---	7	23	10	40
Frank Lewis	16	11	---	---	11	38
Lamont Marrow	23	13	---	---	---	36
Mike Tilleman	---	---	12	21	1	34
Carlos Spencer	20	13	---	---	---	33
Earl Thomas	13	5	---	---	14	32
Larry Ball	---	---	6	5	15	26
Paul Fersen	11	6	---	---	7	24
Dan Neal	7	10	---	---	7	24
Tom Hayes	---	---	0	3	12	15
Roger Stillwell	---	---	2	5	5	12
Greg Wojcik	---	---	3	3	5	11
Mike Varty	---	---	4	3	3	10
Merv Krakau	---	---	0	1	7	8
Bob Pollard	---	---	3	5	---	8
Mercury Tchaikovski	0	0	---	---	8	8
Eugene Johnstone	---	---	0	0	4	4
Jeff West	0	0	---	---	4	4
Gary Marangi	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bill Gergory	---	---	2	0	---	2
Tom Neville	0	0	---	---	2	2
Charles Swift	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tommy Myers	---	---	37	28	7	72
Joe Federspiel	---	---	38	27	4	69
Archie Manning	20	48	---	---	---	68
Louis Wright	---	---	38	26	3	67
Alex Kirk	---	---	27	21	18	66
Robbie Magana	---	---	33	28	3	64
Billy Newsome	---	---	35	25	3	63
Shawn Hollingsworth	---	---	32	26	3	61
Ike Harris	16	38	---	---	6	60
Stephen Johnstone	18	42	---	---	---	60
Derland Moore	---	---	32	23	4	59
Thurman Cowley	15	38	---	---	6	59
Sammy Everett	---	---	32	24	3	59
Lenny Richard	---	---	26	23	9	58
John Demarie	18	39	---	---	---	57
Harris Malinowski	---	---	37	17	3	57
Matt Muhammad	10	26	---	---	18	54
Cas Banaszek	14	34	---	---	2	50
Clarence Hironaka	13	33	---	---	4	50
Mike Strachan	10	33	---	---	7	50
Randy Rasmussen	12	31	---	---	6	49
Larry Wilcox	10	35	---	---	3	48
Henry Childs	13	27	---	---	7	47
Tony Galloway	9	23	---	---	12	44
Sam Cunningham	12	21	---	---	6	39
Jim Kiick	11	22	---	---	5	38
Tommy Nobis	---	---	23	11	1	35
Bruce Rasmussen	8	17	---	---	4	29
Billy Wilhide	5	9	---	---	13	27
Chester Kuehl	---	---	4	0	21	25
Mario Nakamura	---	---	7	12	---	19
Richard Sims	4	4	---	---	10	18
Jim White	---	---	8	2	7	17
Jack Mildren	---	---	11	3	---	14
J.B. Aarhus	2	6	---	---	6	14
Ricardo Browning	---	---	8	5	1	14
Carl Gersbach	---	---	2	1	8	11
Marc LaBounty	0	2	---	---	8	10
Karl Lorch	---	---	5	3	---	8
Mike Eischeid	0	0	---	---	6	6
Fulton Kuykendall	---	---	3	1	1	5
Doug Plank	---	---	2	2	---	4
Ross Robertson	0	0	---	---	3	3
John Hadl	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bobby Scott	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	87	10.9
Middle	21	156	7.4
Right	9	19	2.1
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	21	4.2
Middle	9	72	8.0
Right	6	6	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Demory	25	15	0	1	3	2	1	0	3

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Archie Manning	45	26	1	0	0	5	9	6	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	20	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	69	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	25	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	17	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	63	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	11	145	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Jack Dolbin	6	3	1	28	19
RB Jess Phillips	4	3	0	23	16
TE Charlie Sanders	4	4	0	42	24
WR Wally Francis	3	2	0	11	20
WR Lamont Marrow	3	1	0	8	13
WR Frank Lewis	2	0	1	0	11
FB Eddie Ray	2	2	0	2	19
RB Carlos Spencer	1	0	1	0	13

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ike Harris	10	4	54	0	38
TE Henry Childs	7	2	22	0	27
WR Larry Wilcox	7	2	17	0	35
RB Sam Cunningham	6	5	17	0	21
RB Jim Kiick	6	6	32	0	22
WR Tony Galloway	3	1	12	0	23
RB Mike Strachan	3	3	33	1	33
WR Richard Sims	2	2	30	0	4
RB Matt Muhammad	1	1	8	0	26

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jess Phillips	3	15	5.00	6.11
Carlos Spencer	2	8	4.00	7.68

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Matt Muhammad	3	13	4.33	2.43
Sam Cunningham	1	-1	-1.00	2.00
Archie Manning	1	8	8.00	9.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Demory	2	1	7	3.50	4.56

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Archie Manning	6	4	16	2.67	5.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Jess Phillips	2	1	7	3.50	5.75

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Henry Childs	2	0	0	0.00	3.14
RB Sam Cunningham	2	2	10	5.00	2.83
RB Jim Kiick	1	1	5	5.00	5.33
RB Mike Strachan	1	1	1	1.00	11.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Jess Phillips	4	1
Carlos Spencer	2	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Jim Kiick	1	1
Archie Manning	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Demory	10	4	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Archie Manning	13	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Jess Phillips	3	2	2
WR Jack Dolbin	3	1	1
WR Wally Francis	1	0	0
WR Frank Lewis	1	0	0
TE Charlie Sanders	1	1	1
WR Lamont Marrow	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Sam Cunningham	3	3	1
WR Tony Galloway	3	1	1
TE Henry Childs	2	0	0
WR Ike Harris	1	1	1
RB Jim Kiick	1	1	0
WR Richard Sims	1	1	0
WR Larry Wilcox	1	0	0
RB Mike Strachan	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,200 (21,400)
End Zone 12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,200 (21,400)
End Zone	12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)