Week 4, 1984

played in New Orleans, LA

80 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Detroit Lions71730-27
New Orleans Saints31706-26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:41 DET - Craig James 2 run (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
1Q: 02:39 NOS - Morten Andersen 39 field goal
2Q: 15:00 DET - Ken Margerum 9 pass from Vince Evans (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
2Q: 10:22 NOS - Morten Andersen 56 field goal
2Q: 03:45 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 53 field goal
2Q: 01:34 NOS - Art Monk 18 pass from Warren Moon (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 01:07 NOS - Carl Roaches 23 pass from Warren Moon (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 00:13 DET - Phil McConkey 52 pass from Vince Evans (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
3Q: 09:44 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 32 field goal
4Q: 08:49 NOS - Morten Andersen 40 field goal
4Q: 03:11 NOS - Morten Andersen 43 field goal

Team StatisticsDETNOS
Record3-10-4
First Downs1916
- by Rushing73
- by Passing1011
- by Penalty22
Total Net Yards320273
- Offensive Plays6468
- Yards per Play5.004.01
Net Rushing Yards10287
- Rushing Attempts3223
- Yards per Rush3.193.78
Net Passing Yards218186
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt31 - 20 - 141 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards222205
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/44/19
- Yards per Pass Play6.814.13
Fumbles/Lost2/21/1
3rd Down Conversions6/159/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.38.0
4th Down Conversions1/10/0
Penalties/Yards7/622/25
Punt Returns/Yards3/253/26
Kick Returns/Yards6/1014/66
Interception Ret./Yards1/301/45
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits31
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/11/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 32OWN 35
Time of Possession31:5028:10

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:007:25OWN 231677Touchdown
14:501:05OWN 141Punt
12:331:03OWN 2330Punt
10:420:50OPP 838Touchdown
213:230:12OWN 32126Fumble
210:166:36OWN 201144Field Goal
20:510:51OWN 20380Touchdown
312:312:53OPP 31516Field Goal
36:203:18OWN 40610Punt
31:511:41OWN 3134Punt
48:444:41OWN 15743Interception
43:050:47OWN 2235Punt
40:170:17OWN 351-1Game
New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
17:352:45OWN 20731Punt
13:451:12OPP 2836Field Goal
11:300:48OWN 3124Interception
214:521:29OWN 2430Punt
213:112:55OWN 42619Field Goal
23:242:00OWN 281072Touchdown
21:140:23OPP 29229Touchdown
315:002:29OWN 16415Fumble
39:383:18OWN 12522Punt
33:021:11OWN 2032Punt
30:106:26OWN 201257Field Goal
44:030:58OPP 3034Field Goal
42:182:01OWN 35937Missed FG

Game MVP: Vince Evans, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

DetroitAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Craig James21713.381011
Albert Bentley6193.171010
Vince Evans231.50400
Mosi Tatupu284.00800
Phil McConkey111.00100
New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Larry Heater11403.642010
Bill Johnson10414.101510
Warren Moon144.00400
Billy Jackson122.00200

Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Vince Evans31202221/4252193.8
New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Warren Moon41192054/19223167.6

Receiving Statistics

DetroitCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Phil McConkey598116.2014521
WR Preston Dennard35165.330180
TE Ozzie Newsome33134.33060
TE Jim Obradovich222814.005210
WR Ken Margerum232211.007131
WR Jeff Chadwick244020.0026260
TE Mike Mularkey23147.002110
FB Mosi Tatupu1288.00080
New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Art Monk5106513.003181
WR Carl Roaches496015.001231
WR Otis Grant464110.2514230
RB Bill Johnson36103.33980
FB Matt Suhey222311.5010190
WR Kris Haines1166.00060
WR John Floyd0300.00000
TE Walt Arnold0200.00000

Interception Statistics

DetroitIntsYardsAvgTD
S Ronnie Lott13030.000
New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Chip Banks14545.000

Fumble Statistics

DetroitFumbRecovForceTD
Jeff Chadwick1000
Phil McConkey1000
Jerome Sally0100
Jacob Green0010
New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
Warren Moon1000
Kris Haines0100
Chip Banks0100
Kirk Collins0010
Cliff Odom0010

Punting Statistics

DetroitPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Russell Erxleben523146.237.0501
New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Mike Saxon419047.541.3541

Kicking Statistics

DetroitFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Uwe Von Schamann2/21/11/1533/3
New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Morten Andersen4/53/41/1562/2

Punt Return Statistics

DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Phil McConkey3258.30
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Doug Jones3268.70

Kick Return Statistics

DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Phil McConkey58917.80
Dwayne Crump11212.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Doug Jones34615.30
John Floyd12020.00

Defensive Statistics

DetroitTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Ed O'Neil610.01732
DT Jerome Sally401.02145
S Ronnie Lott400.02039
DT Emanuel Weaver311.01637
CB Bobby Butler310.01330
OLB Chris Martin310.01127
OLB Greg Bracelin300.067
DE Jacob Green201.02029
ILB Matt Millen230.01525
S Dwayne Crump200.0924
S Marvin Switzer200.0114
OLB Craig Bingham200.0105
S Fred Marion200.01739
CB Preston Davis200.0615
DT Brian Sochia101.01320
DE Dennis Boyd100.01928
WR Preston Dennard10---------
CB Wyatt Henderson100.01738
CB Herb Williams010.02136
New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Lawrence Taylor940.02830
ILB Cliff Odom820.03030
S Greg Bright410.02528
DT Ray Yakavonis410.02123
CB Gill Byrd410.02725
OLB Chip Banks310.02012
DE Mike Calhoun300.01718
CB Kirk Collins210.01624
DE Doug McDougald210.02217
DE Bob Kohrs200.01015
DE Elvis Franks101.02828
S Doug Jones120.01910
CB Jo Jo Heath110.02122
DT Stafford Mays110.01914
ILB Brian Kelley100.022
TE Walt Arnold10---------
S Rod Kush100.01014
OLB Bobby Leopold100.0812
S Jimmy Turner010.0810
OLB Fred Robinson010.043

Pass Rush Statistics

DetroitSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Jerome Sally1.013045
DE Jacob Green1.011129
DT Emanuel Weaver1.001137
DT Brian Sochia1.000120
DE Dennis Boyd0.002028
DE Rick Bryan0.00104
New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Elvis Franks1.010028
DE Bob Kohrs0.001015
DE Doug McDougald0.001017
DT Ray Yakavonis0.001023

Pass Defense Statistics

DetroitCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Ed O'Neil30032
CB Bobby Butler30030
S Marvin Switzer20014
DT Jerome Sally20045
OLB Chris Martin20027
S Fred Marion12039
S Ronnie Lott11139
S Dwayne Crump10024
OLB Greg Bracelin1007
ILB Matt Millen10025
CB Wyatt Henderson10038
OLB Craig Bingham1005
CB Herb Williams02036
New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Cliff Odom51030
CB Gill Byrd40025
S Greg Bright30028
OLB Lawrence Taylor21030
DE Mike Calhoun20018
CB Kirk Collins20024
DT Ray Yakavonis20023
S Rod Kush01014
OLB Chip Banks00112

Blocking Statistics

DetroitKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Guy McIntyre49129030
Cody Risien25030028
Anthony Munoz15029131
Ken Dallafior13026027
Mike Mularkey11026020
Randy Grimes05026027
Brad Benson010505
Ozzie Newsome01027019
Rich Umphrey0101209
New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Don Greco23021040
Mike Freeman1208012
Walt Arnold11015020
Karl Swanke1107015
Steve Wilson04019037
Edwin Bailey03019041
Michael Obrovac02017434
Rich Strenger02018035
Tremain Rogers0206011
Walt Easley01012019
Billy Jackson01010023

Special Teams Tackles

DetroitTacklesSTPlays
Leo Lewis218
Jeff Chadwick29
Jim Obradovich119
Greg Bracelin114
Randy Grimes17
New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Brian Kelley316
Rod Kush215
Kirk Collins123
Matt Suhey119
Tony Woodruff117
Karl Swanke19

Participation

DetroitRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Herb Williams------21361875
Jerome Sally------2145975
Vince Evans3232---------64
Wyatt Henderson------1738964
Cody Risien3028------563
Ronnie Lott------2039463
Anthony Munoz2931------161
Fred Marion------1739561
Randy Grimes2627------760
Guy McIntyre2930---------59
Ken Dallafior2627------457
Emanuel Weaver------1637356
Ed O'Neil------1732655
Dennis Boyd------1928653
Mike Mularkey2620------652
Phil McConkey1321------1751
Ozzie Newsome2719------450
Mosi Tatupu2121------850
Jacob Green------2029150
Bobby Butler------1330548
Chris Martin------11271048
Matt Millen------1525646
Jim Obradovich169------1944
Craig James2420---------44
Dwayne Crump------9241043
Preston Dennard815------1639
Brian Sochia------1320437
Preston Davis------6151031
Greg Bracelin------671427
Jeff Chadwick810------927
Rich Umphrey129------526
Albert Bentley812------525
Rick Moser00------2323
Leo Lewis32------1823
Brad Benson55------717
Marvin Switzer------114217
Ken Margerum611---------17
Craig Bingham------105217
Seth Hallen33------612
Uwe Von Schamann00------77
Dave Ahrens------0167
Russell Erxleben00------55
Rick Bryan------14---5
Craig Shaffer------0044
Steve Fuller00------22
Steve Grogan00---------0
New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Edwin Bailey1941------969
Warren Moon2345---------68
Kirk Collins------16242363
Cliff Odom------3030363
Don Greco2140---------61
Lawrence Taylor------2830260
Elvis Franks------2828258
Steve Wilson1937------157
Greg Bright------2528154
Gill Byrd------2725153
Rich Strenger1835---------53
Billy Jackson1023------1952
Walt Arnold1520------1651
Michael Obrovac1734---------51
Matt Suhey822------1949
Larry Heater1213------2146
Ray Yakavonis------2123246
Walt Easley1219------1546
Doug McDougald------2217544
Jo Jo Heath------2122---43
Art Monk1230---------42
Doug Jones------19101140
Rod Kush------10141539
Otis Grant1227---------39
Bill Johnson1028------139
Mike Calhoun------1718---35
John Floyd1019------534
Stafford Mays------1914134
Chip Banks------2012234
Bobby Leopold------8121333
Karl Swanke715------931
Bob Kohrs------1015530
Carl Roaches1020---------30
Phil Murphy------1313329
Mike Freeman812------828
Tremain Rogers611------926
Kris Haines44------1725
Brian Kelley------221620
Jimmy Turner------810220
Mel Kaufman------421117
Tony Woodruff00------1717
Morten Andersen00------1212
Fred Robinson------43310
Steve Joachim00------55
Mike Saxon00------44
Ed Burns00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11363.3
Middle10272.7
Right10404.0
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6355.8
Middle10212.1
Right7314.4
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Vince Evans31203123301
New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Warren Moon41192135831

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1714885.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)74649.1
Long (19+ Yds)627011.7
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen64183.0
Short (0-8 Yds)75436.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)187804.4
Long (19+ Yds)83648.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Phil McConkey95081121
WR Preston Dennard53016015
WR Jeff Chadwick42140110
TE Ozzie Newsome33013019
WR Ken Margerum32022011
TE Mike Mularkey32014020
TE Jim Obradovich2202819
FB Mosi Tatupu2118021
New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Art Monk105165030
WR Carl Roaches94060120
WR Otis Grant64041127
RB Bill Johnson63110028
WR John Floyd3010019
TE Walt Arnold2000020
FB Matt Suhey22023022
WR Kris Haines110604

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

DetroitAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Craig James6223.673.38
New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Vince Evans32165.337.16
New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Warren Moon31186.005.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Jim Obradovich1177.0014.00
WR Ken Margerum1199.007.33
WR Jeff Chadwick1000.0010.00
New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Art Monk21189.006.50
RB Bill Johnson1000.001.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

DetroitRushesConversions
Craig James32
Albert Bentley10
New OrleansRushesConversions
Warren Moon10
Larry Heater11
Bill Johnson11

Third Down Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompConversions
Vince Evans1064
New OrleansAttCompConversions
Warren Moon1687

Third Down Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargCatchConversions
WR Phil McConkey410
WR Preston Dennard210
WR Ken Margerum222
TE Ozzie Newsome111
WR Jeff Chadwick111
New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Art Monk744
WR Carl Roaches521
WR Otis Grant222
WR John Floyd100

SectionAttendance
Stadium39,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck13,200 (21,400)
End Zone8,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine4,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats7,700 (13,600)
Club Seats5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes400 (3,300)