Week 3, 1986

played in Detroit, MI

70 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New Orleans Saints033210-27
Detroit Lions713706-33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:26 DET - Albert Bentley 50 run (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
2Q: 14:56 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 26 field goal
2Q: 07:08 DET - Doug Flutie 5 run (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
2Q: 01:54 NOS - Morten Andersen 45 field goal
2Q: 00:15 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 49 field goal
3Q: 14:07 NOS - Morten Andersen 21 field goal
3Q: 03:23 DET - Phil McConkey 30 pass from Doug Flutie (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
4Q: 14:30 NOS - Ethan Horton 9 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 03:29 NOS - Randall Cunningham 6 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 01:07 NOS - Issiac Holt 62 punt return (Morten Andersen extra point)
OT: 10:04 DET - Craig James 4 run

Team StatisticsNOSDET
Record0-32-1
First Downs1729
- by Rushing613
- by Passing1015
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards273507
- Offensive Plays5985
- Yards per Play4.635.96
Net Rushing Yards93251
- Rushing Attempts2043
- Yards per Rush4.655.84
Net Passing Yards180256
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt36 - 20 - 140 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards197267
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/172/11
- Yards per Pass Play4.626.10
Fumbles/Lost0/02/2
3rd Down Conversions3/1212/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.46.2
4th Down Conversions1/10/0
Penalties/Yards6/375/36
Punt Returns/Yards4/872/12
Kick Returns/Yards2/394/83
Interception Ret./Yards1/201/27
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits34
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/12/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 33OWN 28
Time of Possession24:3840:25

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:30OWN 20625Punt
111:072:08OWN 20511Punt
214:512:58OWN 13522Punt
26:581:59OWN 2934Punt
24:022:14OWN 28744Field Goal
21:280:08OPP 2615Interception
20:080:08OWN 201-2Half
314:270:26OPP 430Field Goal
310:451:24OWN 213-3Punt
37:232:06OWN 738Punt
33:093:49OWN 27873Touchdown
47:163:58OWN 261274Touchdown
40:220:22OPP 47323Half
Detroit Lions
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:301:23OWN 20380Touchdown
18:599:08OWN 171674Field Goal
211:534:55OWN 241176Touchdown
24:590:57OWN 2935Punt
21:480:20OWN 311-5Fumble
21:201:12OWN 32436Field Goal
315:000:33OWN 2710Interception
314:013:16OWN 41538Fumble
39:211:58OWN 3937Punt
35:172:08OPP 49549Touchdown
414:207:04OWN 161465Missed FG
43:182:22OWN 2062Punt
40:560:34OWN 2030Punt
OT115:005:03OWN 201080Touchdown

Game MVP: Albert Bentley, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Willie McClendon7213.00600
Larry Heater7415.861210
Randall Cunningham6315.171311
DetroitAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Albert Bentley161388.635051
Craig James12504.171211
Billy Sims5255.001010
Tim Spencer4153.75600
Doug Flutie3155.00701
Ron Wolfley382.67600

Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Randall Cunningham36201973/17127168.8
DetroitAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Doug Flutie40252672/11130179.9

Receiving Statistics

New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Kris Haines475413.5013230
TE Ethan Horton45307.504131
RB Willie McClendon22199.501140
RB Larry Heater2200.00040
WR Rick Parros25126.00090
FB Hubert Oliver233618.0019250
WR Ernest Givins26115.50060
WR Danny Pittman1488.00480
TE Joe Rose112727.004270
WR John Floyd0100.00000
DetroitCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Ozzie Newsome57367.2011160
WR Kelvin Edwards47256.25280
WR Steve Largent384715.670230
WR Phil McConkey345819.3310301
RB Billy Sims222010.000150
TE Mike Mularkey242010.008100
FB Ron Wolfley22157.50380
WR Ken Margerum121515.001150
WR Jeff Chadwick112424.008240
RB Craig James1122.00020
RB Albert Bentley1255.00450

Interception Statistics

New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Chip Banks12020.000
DetroitIntsYardsAvgTD
S Ronnie Lott12727.000

Fumble Statistics

New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
Greg Bright0100
Elvis Franks0100
Lawrence Taylor0020
DetroitFumbRecovForceTD
Doug Flutie1000
Kelvin Edwards1000

Punting Statistics

New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Mike Saxon627545.840.5561
DetroitPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Russell Erxleben417744.328.0502

Kicking Statistics

New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Morten Andersen2/21/10/0453/3
DetroitFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Uwe Von Schamann2/31/10/0493/3

Punt Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Issiac Holt48721.81
DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Phil McConkey2126.00

Kick Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Larry Heater23919.50
DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Billy Sims48320.80

Defensive Statistics

New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Lawrence Taylor1441.04141
S Greg Bright1100.03635
OLB Chip Banks640.03732
DE Kevin Fagan400.52524
CB Don Griffin410.03034
S Mike Jolly330.01919
S Carl Lews320.02928
DT John Woodcock300.03732
CB Gill Byrd300.03129
S Bob Glazebrook210.01317
OLB Emanuel King210.02818
ILB Kurt Gouveia210.0610
DE Elvis Franks200.03232
OLB Fred Robinson200.021
CB Issiac Holt200.02524
DE Doug McDougald130.52021
DE Tony Colorito110.02018
WR Ernest Givins10---------
DE Sylvester Hicks010.03535
DetroitTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Bobby Butler620.01727
S Fred Marion510.01834
OLB Craig Bingham500.0919
DE Jacob Green301.01623
DT Brian Sochia301.0925
S Ronnie Lott340.52034
CB Herb Williams300.01526
S Tom Flynn300.0717
CB Wyatt Henderson210.01430
CB Duane Galloway210.01433
DE Jerry Wilkinson200.0621
DT Jerome Sally120.51830
ILB Matt Millen130.01322
ILB Otis Wilson100.0717
FB Ron Wolfley10---------
DE Dennis Boyd010.01327

Pass Rush Statistics

New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Lawrence Taylor1.001041
DE Kevin Fagan0.501024
DE Doug McDougald0.500021
DT John Woodcock0.010032
DE Sylvester Hicks0.001035
DE Elvis Franks0.001032
OLB Chip Banks0.001032
DE Tony Colorito0.001018
DetroitSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Brian Sochia1.011025
DE Jacob Green1.000023
DT Jerome Sally0.501030
S Ronnie Lott0.500034
DT Emanuel Weaver0.001119
DE Dennis Boyd0.001027

Pass Defense Statistics

New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Lawrence Taylor70041
CB Don Griffin33034
S Greg Bright30035
S Carl Lews21028
CB Gill Byrd20029
DE Doug McDougald11021
OLB Emanuel King11018
OLB Chip Banks10132
S Bob Glazebrook10017
DE Elvis Franks10032
S Mike Jolly10019
OLB Fred Robinson1001
CB Issiac Holt10024
DetroitCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Bobby Butler50027
CB Herb Williams42026
OLB Craig Bingham20019
S Fred Marion20034
CB Duane Galloway13033
DE Jerry Wilkinson10021
DE Jacob Green10023
ILB Matt Millen10022
ILB Otis Wilson10017
CB Wyatt Henderson10030
DT Jerome Sally10030
OLB Duane Bickett01020
S Ronnie Lott00134

Blocking Statistics

New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jeff Dellenbach24014030
Dan Fike13015132
Ron McNair12016131
Tremain Rogers12017033
Edwin Bailey11011130
Steve Wilson0206010
DetroitKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Rich Umphrey47042142
Todd Watkins39041140
Guy McIntyre27041040
Randy Grimes26035032
Ron Wolfley23026027
Mike Mularkey22018016
Cody Risien14034027
Ozzie Newsome01032034
Anthony Munoz01013017
Tom Newberry0109010

Special Teams Tackles

New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
John Floyd321
Danny Pittman217
Larry Heater116
DetroitTacklesSTPlays
Billy Sims125
Ken Margerum119
Tom Flynn119
Phil McConkey119
Randy Grimes17

Participation

New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Lawrence Taylor------4141486
Don Griffin------30341983
John Woodcock------3732473
Greg Bright------3635273
Chip Banks------3732372
Sylvester Hicks------3535171
Elvis Franks------3232670
Gill Byrd------3129464
Carl Lews------2928461
Randall Cunningham2039---------59
Dan Fike1532------754
Issiac Holt------2524554
Kevin Fagan------2524453
Ernest Givins1934---------53
Tremain Rogers1733---------50
Larry Heater1023------1649
Jeff Dellenbach1430------549
Bob Glazebrook------13171747
Willie McClendon1016------2147
Danny Pittman1020------1747
Emanuel King------2818147
Ron McNair1631---------47
Edwin Bailey1130------445
Ethan Horton1628------145
Kris Haines1020------1343
Doug McDougald------2021142
Hubert Oliver921------1141
Mike Jolly------1919240
Rick Parros1326------140
Tony Colorito------2018139
John Tautolo1317------838
Ron Baker812------828
Joe Rose14------2126
John Floyd12------2124
Steve Wilson610------723
Fred Robinson------212023
Kurt Gouveia------610521
Eric Wilson------67518
Billy Jackson11------1416
Morten Andersen00------99
Rod Kush------15---6
Mike Saxon00------66
Cliff Odom------0044
Dropkick Murphy00------44
Steve Joachim00------22
Joe Dufek00---------0
DetroitRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Rich Umphrey4242------791
Doug Flutie4342---------85
Todd Watkins4140---------81
Guy McIntyre4140---------81
Randy Grimes3532------774
Wyatt Henderson------14302670
Ozzie Newsome3234------167
Cody Risien3427------566
Jerome Sally------18301260
Ron Wolfley2627------558
Ronnie Lott------2034256
Fred Marion------1834254
Mike Mularkey1816------2054
Steve Largent2429---------53
Phil McConkey1816------1953
Craig Bingham------9192452
Herb Williams------1526950
Duane Galloway------1433350
Ken Margerum1613------1948
Bobby Butler------1727246
Matt Millen------1322843
Billy Sims513------2543
Tom Flynn------7171943
Dennis Boyd------1327242
Jacob Green------1623241
Albert Bentley2219---------41
Anthony Munoz1317------737
Kelvin Edwards1819---------37
Brian Sochia------925135
Tim Spencer127------1635
Duane Bickett------1120233
Emanuel Weaver------1019130
Jerry Wilkinson------621128
Otis Wilson------717428
Jeff Chadwick44------1826
Craig James1610---------26
Tom Newberry910------221
Mark Lewis43------512
Uwe Von Schamann00------99
Guy Frazier------3519
Paul Fairchild02------79
Russell Erxleben00------77
Tony Collins00------77
Mike McCoy------0011
Vince Evans00---------0
Jeff Hostetler00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left3155.0
Middle11565.1
Right5244.8
None1-2-2.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left131229.4
Middle18905.0
Right12393.3
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Randall Cunningham36203226411
DetroitAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Doug Flutie40254016601

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen77263.7
Short (0-8 Yds)124242.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)12812010.0
Long (19+ Yds)51275.4
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen65294.8
Short (0-8 Yds)1810673.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)127978.1
Long (19+ Yds)437418.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Kris Haines74054120
WR Ernest Givins62011034
WR Rick Parros52212026
TE Ethan Horton54030028
WR Danny Pittman4108020
FB Hubert Oliver32036121
RB Willie McClendon22019016
RB Larry Heater2200023
WR John Floyd100002
TE Joe Rose1102714
DetroitTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Steve Largent83047129
TE Ozzie Newsome75036034
WR Kelvin Edwards74125019
TE Mike Mularkey42020016
WR Phil McConkey43058216
RB Billy Sims22020013
WR Ken Margerum21015013
RB Albert Bentley2105019
FB Ron Wolfley22015027
WR Jeff Chadwick1102414
RB Craig James1102010

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Willie McClendon155.003.00
Randall Cunningham166.005.17
DetroitAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Craig James2115.504.17
Albert Bentley177.008.63
Doug Flutie155.005.00
Tim Spencer133.003.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Randall Cunningham73142.005.47
DetroitAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Doug Flutie4171.756.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Ethan Horton2284.006.00
WR Ernest Givins2163.001.83
WR John Floyd1000.000.00
WR Kris Haines1000.007.71
WR Danny Pittman1000.002.00
DetroitTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Kelvin Edwards2173.503.57
WR Steve Largent1000.005.88
TE Ozzie Newsome1000.005.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New OrleansRushesConversions
Larry Heater21
Willie McClendon10
DetroitRushesConversions
Albert Bentley21
Billy Sims11
Doug Flutie11
Ron Wolfley10

Third Down Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompConversions
Randall Cunningham952
DetroitAttCompConversions
Doug Flutie13109

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargCatchConversions
TE Ethan Horton320
WR Kris Haines221
WR Ernest Givins200
RB Willie McClendon111
WR Danny Pittman100
DetroitTargCatchConversions
WR Steve Largent333
TE Ozzie Newsome311
RB Billy Sims221
WR Phil McConkey222
WR Kelvin Edwards211
FB Ron Wolfley111

SectionAttendance
Stadium60,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck17,900 (21,400)
End Zone13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,000 (3,300)