Week 4, 1987

played in New Orleans, LA

74 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Detroit Lions	0	3	3	0	-	6
New Orleans Saints	3	10	0	6	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:54 NOS - Morten Andersen 38 field goal
2Q: 12:51 NOS - Ernest Givins 15 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 06:05 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 20 field goal
2Q: 00:17 NOS - Morten Andersen 31 field goal
3Q: 02:29 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 22 field goal
4Q: 05:53 NOS - Morten Andersen 21 field goal
4Q: 02:48 NOS - Morten Andersen 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:54 NOS - Morten Andersen 38 field goal
2Q: 12:51 NOS - Ernest Givins 15 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 06:05 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 20 field goal
2Q: 00:17 NOS - Morten Andersen 31 field goal
3Q: 02:29 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 22 field goal
4Q: 05:53 NOS - Morten Andersen 21 field goal
4Q: 02:48 NOS - Morten Andersen 33 field goal

Team Statistics DET NOS
Record 0-4 2-2
First Downs 12 16
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 7 7
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 195 277
- Offensive Plays 61 75
- Yards per Play 3.20 3.69
Net Rushing Yards 77 141
- Rushing Attempts 22 47
- Yards per Rush 3.50 3.00
Net Passing Yards 118 136
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 11 - 3 26 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 135 155
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 2/19
- Yards per Pass Play 3.03 4.86
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 7/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/2 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/25 6/50
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 4/20
Kick Returns/Yards 4/61 1/22
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/41
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 36
Time of Possession 23:34 36:26

Team Statistics	DET	NOS
Record	0-4	2-2
First Downs	12	16
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	7	7
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	195	277
- Offensive Plays	61	75
- Yards per Play	3.20	3.69
Net Rushing Yards	77	141
- Rushing Attempts	22	47
- Yards per Rush	3.50	3.00
Net Passing Yards	118	136
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 11 - 3	26 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	135	155
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	2/19
- Yards per Pass Play	3.03	4.86
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	7/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/2	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/25	6/50
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	4/20
Kick Returns/Yards	4/61	1/22
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/41
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 36
Time of Possession	23:34	36:26

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	6:48	4:00	OWN 20	6	31	Punt
2	14:49	1:27	OWN 31	3	-5	Interception
2	12:44	2:37	OWN 15	5	10	Punt
2	9:34	3:37	OWN 28	10	69	Field Goal
2	1:45	0:29	OWN 41	3	0	Interception
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 9	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:42	OWN 28	3	-8	Punt
3	10:17	1:15	OWN 20	5	28	Punt
3	5:59	2:19	OWN 22	5	18	Punt
3	3:20	0:56	OPP 9	3	4	Field Goal
3	0:44	1:23	OWN 34	3	3	Punt
4	12:04	1:31	OWN 25	4	9	Downs
4	5:46	0:41	OWN 20	4	3	Downs
4	2:40	1:53	OWN 17	7	39	Interception

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	8:12	OWN 30	14	49	Field Goal
1	2:48	2:59	OWN 2	6	23	Punt
2	13:22	0:38	OPP 22	2	22	Touchdown
2	10:07	0:33	OWN 35	3	1	Punt
2	5:57	4:12	OWN 20	10	48	Missed FG
2	1:16	1:05	OPP 30	5	16	Field Goal
3	13:18	3:01	OWN 30	5	28	Punt
3	9:02	3:03	OWN 5	5	27	Punt
3	3:40	0:20	OWN 21	2	-12	Fumble
3	2:24	1:40	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	14:21	2:17	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
4	10:33	4:47	OPP 34	8	30	Field Goal
4	5:05	2:25	OPP 23	3	7	Field Goal
4	0:47	0:47	OWN 31	3	-5	Game

Game MVP: Bill Johnson, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Billy Sims	11	38	3.45	10	1
Timmy Smith	6	21	3.50	6	0
Doug Flutie	5	18	3.60	10	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bill Johnson	36	104	2.89	11	3
Larry Heater	8	42	5.25	12	1
Randall Cunningham	3	-5	-1.67	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Flutie	36	11	135	3/17	0	32	3	8.4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	26	16	155	2/19	1	17	0	91.0

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Phil McConkey	3	10	28	9.33	5	10
WR Steve Largent	2	8	32	16.00	24	32
WR Ken Margerum	2	5	40	20.00	6	22
WR Kelvin Edwards	2	5	22	11.00	4	18
RB Timmy Smith	2	2	13	6.50	5	10
TE Ozzie Newsome	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Billy Sims	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Mike Mularkey	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
FB Tim Spencer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Danny Pittman	4	6	37	9.25	2	12	0
WR Ernest Givins	3	5	31	10.33	8	15	1
WR Odessa Turner	3	6	22	7.33	3	13	0
WR Rick Parros	2	2	22	11.00	7	17	0
RB Bill Johnson	2	5	20	10.00	13	17	0
TE Ethan Horton	2	2	23	11.50	11	16	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Greg Bright	1	0	0.00
OLB Lawrence Taylor	1	13	13.00
CB Don Griffin	1	28	28.00

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Doug Flutie	1	0	0
Randy Edwards	0	1	0
Guy McIntyre	0	1	0
Tim Cofield	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Randall Cunningham	1	0	0	0
Kevin Fagan	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell Erxleben	6	286	47.7	44.3	50	4

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	6	250	41.7	37.7	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Uwe Von Schamann	2/2	0/0	0/0	22	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	4/5	0/1	0/0	38	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil McConkey	1	4	4.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Glazebrook	4	20	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Sims	3	41	13.7	0
Tony Collins	1	20	20.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Glazebrook	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Matt Millen	7	5	0.0	34	11
S Tom Flynn	5	3	0.0	26	13
S Ronnie Lott	5	2	0.0	30	21
CB Duane Galloway	5	1	0.0	29	20
DT Jerome Sally	4	2	1.0	27	16
DT Emanuel Weaver	4	4	0.0	22	16
DE Jacob Green	4	1	0.0	27	17
OLB Tim Cofield	3	0	1.0	12	7
OLB Craig Bingham	3	2	0.0	30	12
S Fred Marion	3	2	0.0	27	17
DT Brian Sochia	3	2	0.0	34	18
CB Bobby Butler	3	1	0.0	27	15
DE Dennis Boyd	3	0	0.0	40	20
CB Wyatt Henderson	2	1	0.0	27	17
CB Ron Francis	2	1	0.0	25	13
DE Randy Edwards	2	0	0.0	31	21
TE Ozzie Newsome	1	0	---	---	---
RB Billy Sims	1	0	---	---	---
WR Phil McConkey	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Niko Noga	1	0	0.0	13	17
OLB Duane Bickett	1	0	0.0	17	16
CB Reyna Thompson	1	0	0.0	28	18
ILB Johnny Taylor	0	1	0.0	11	3

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Greg Bright	6	0	0.0	17	30
ILB Cliff Odom	4	3	0.5	19	37
OLB Lawrence Taylor	4	1	0.0	19	34
S Bob Glazebrook	4	0	0.0	8	27
CB Lorenzo Lynch	3	1	0.0	17	28
CB Issiac Holt	2	1	0.0	11	34
CB Gill Byrd	2	0	0.0	17	28
CB Don Griffin	2	0	0.0	10	22
DT John Woodcock	1	0	1.0	13	16
DE Kevin Fagan	1	0	1.0	19	27
DE Sylvester Hicks	1	1	0.5	9	13
DT Curt Jarvis	1	1	0.0	15	21
DE Cleveland Elam	1	0	0.0	6	14
DE Doug McDougald	1	0	0.0	16	25
DE Tony Colorito	1	0	0.0	9	24
OLB Chip Banks	0	3	0.0	8	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jerome Sally	1.0	1	0	16
OLB Tim Cofield	1.0	0	0	7
DT Emanuel Weaver	0.0	3	1	16
DE Jacob Green	0.0	2	1	17
DT Brian Sochia	0.0	1	0	18
DE Randy Edwards	0.0	1	0	21

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kevin Fagan	1.0	0	1	1	27
DT John Woodcock	1.0	0	0	0	16
DE Sylvester Hicks	0.5	0	1	0	13
ILB Cliff Odom	0.5	0	0	0	37
DE Doug McDougald	0.0	2	3	0	25
DT Curt Jarvis	0.0	1	0	0	21
DE Cleveland Elam	0.0	0	1	0	14
DE Tony Colorito	0.0	0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Tom Flynn	2	1	13
ILB Matt Millen	2	0	11
CB Wyatt Henderson	2	0	17
CB Duane Galloway	2	0	20
CB Ron Francis	2	0	13
DE Jacob Green	1	0	17
CB Bobby Butler	1	0	15
S Ronnie Lott	1	0	21
S Fred Marion	1	0	17
ILB Niko Noga	1	0	17
ILB Johnny Taylor	1	0	3
DE Randy Edwards	0	1	21

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Bob Glazebrook	2	1	0	27
CB Gill Byrd	2	1	0	28
CB Lorenzo Lynch	2	1	0	28
S Greg Bright	1	1	1	30
OLB Lawrence Taylor	1	0	1	34
ILB Cliff Odom	1	0	0	37
OLB Chip Banks	1	0	0	6
CB Issiac Holt	1	0	0	34
DE Kevin Fagan	0	1	0	27
CB Don Griffin	0	0	1	22

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Anthony Munoz	2	4	1	17	1	33
Guy McIntyre	1	2	1	18	0	25
Tim Spencer	1	2	0	11	0	16
Rich Umphrey	0	4	0	16	1	22
Cody Risien	0	2	0	9	0	20
Tom Baugh	0	2	0	18	0	25
Tom Newberry	0	2	0	13	0	28
Mike Mularkey	0	1	0	11	0	17
Paul Fairchild	0	0	0	13	1	25

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Fike	2	8	36	1	24
Jeff Dellenbach	2	8	39	0	22
Ed Simmons	2	6	38	0	23
Ron Baker	2	2	19	0	13
Ron McNair	1	9	42	0	23
Hubert Oliver	1	3	25	0	14
John Tautolo	0	6	43	0	24
Joe Rose	0	1	16	0	5
Ethan Horton	0	1	39	0	19
Tremain Rogers	0	0	9	1	5

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Tom Flynn	2	15
Phil McConkey	1	20
Tony Collins	1	16
Kelvin Edwards	1	9

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Heater	1	26
Hubert Oliver	1	18
Dropkick Murphy	1	15
John Floyd	1	14
Emanuel King	1	14

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dennis Boyd	---	---	40	20	11	71
Reyna Thompson	---	---	28	18	19	65
Craig Bingham	---	---	30	12	22	64
Doug Flutie	22	39	---	---	---	61
Phil McConkey	13	27	---	---	20	60
Brian Sochia	---	---	34	18	7	59
Duane Galloway	---	---	29	20	10	59
Randy Edwards	---	---	31	21	5	57
Matt Millen	---	---	34	11	9	54
Ronnie Lott	---	---	30	21	3	54
Tom Flynn	---	---	26	13	15	54
Anthony Munoz	17	33	---	---	1	51
Tom Baugh	18	25	---	---	8	51
Wyatt Henderson	---	---	27	17	6	50
Billy Sims	14	27	---	---	7	48
Jerome Sally	---	---	27	16	5	48
Bobby Butler	---	---	27	15	4	46
Paul Fairchild	13	25	---	---	8	46
Guy McIntyre	18	25	---	---	3	46
Jacob Green	---	---	27	17	1	45
Fred Marion	---	---	27	17	1	45
Tom Newberry	13	28	---	---	4	45
Ron Francis	---	---	25	13	4	42
Emanuel Weaver	---	---	22	16	2	40
Kelvin Edwards	13	18	---	---	9	40
Duane Bickett	---	---	17	16	6	39
Steve Largent	15	22	---	---	1	38
Rich Umphrey	16	22	---	---	---	38
Cody Risien	9	20	---	---	8	37
Ozzie Newsome	13	17	---	---	6	36
Niko Noga	---	---	13	17	6	36
Tim Spencer	11	16	---	---	8	35
Mike Mularkey	11	17	---	---	6	34
Ron Wolfley	7	16	---	---	9	32
Ken Margerum	3	20	---	---	8	31
Randy Grimes	6	17	---	---	8	31
Timmy Smith	8	11	---	---	6	25
Ron Hall	2	3	---	---	17	22
Johnny Taylor	---	---	11	3	6	20
Tim Cofield	---	---	12	7	---	19
Tony Collins	0	1	---	---	16	17
Russell Erxleben	0	0	---	---	8	8
Uwe Von Schamann	0	0	---	---	5	5
Vince Evans	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Tautolo	43	24	---	---	11	78
Randall Cunningham	47	28	---	---	---	75
Ethan Horton	39	19	---	---	12	70
Jeff Dellenbach	39	22	---	---	5	66
Ron McNair	42	23	---	---	---	65
Bill Johnson	38	25	---	---	---	63
Dan Fike	36	24	---	---	2	62
Ed Simmons	38	23	---	---	---	61
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	19	34	5	58
Cliff Odom	---	---	19	37	1	57
Hubert Oliver	25	14	---	---	18	57
Issiac Holt	---	---	11	34	9	54
Bob Glazebrook	---	---	8	27	17	52
Odessa Turner	32	20	---	---	---	52
Greg Bright	---	---	17	30	3	50
Kevin Fagan	---	---	19	27	4	50
Gill Byrd	---	---	17	28	2	47
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	17	28	2	47
Don Griffin	---	---	10	22	12	44
Ron Baker	19	13	---	---	11	43
Dropkick Murphy	21	7	---	---	15	43
Doug McDougald	---	---	16	25	1	42
Carl Lews	---	---	16	25	1	42
Joe Rose	16	5	---	---	18	39
Larry Heater	9	3	---	---	26	38
Curt Jarvis	---	---	15	21	2	38
Tony Colorito	---	---	9	24	4	37
Rick Parros	22	12	---	---	1	35
Danny Pittman	15	17	---	---	2	34
John Woodcock	---	---	13	16	2	31
Cleveland Elam	---	---	6	14	7	27
John Floyd	5	7	---	---	14	26
Fred Robinson	---	---	3	5	18	26
Tremain Rogers	9	5	---	---	11	25
Sylvester Hicks	---	---	9	13	2	24
Mike Kelley	9	6	---	---	9	24
Ernest Givins	13	11	---	---	---	24
Emanuel King	---	---	3	1	14	18
Chip Banks	---	---	8	6	3	17
Eric Wilson	---	---	5	10	2	17
Kris Haines	0	0	---	---	15	15
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	11	11
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	2	2	5	9
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	6	6
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	5	5
Warren Moon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	2	0.4
Middle	10	46	4.6
Right	6	30	5.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	18	66	3.7
Middle	16	51	3.2
Right	10	29	2.9
None	3	-5	-1.7

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Flutie	36	11	2	2	5	5	7	1	3

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	26	16	0	0	0	2	8	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	1	3	0.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	5	56	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	76	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	19	9.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	6	53	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	83	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phil McConkey	10	3	2	28	0	27
WR Steve Largent	8	2	2	32	1	22
WR Ken Margerum	5	2	0	40	1	20
WR Kelvin Edwards	5	2	0	22	0	18
RB Billy Sims	2	0	1	0	0	27
TE Mike Mularkey	2	0	0	0	0	17
RB Timmy Smith	2	2	0	13	0	11
TE Ozzie Newsome	1	0	0	0	0	17
FB Tim Spencer	1	0	0	0	0	16

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
WR Danny Pittman	6	4	37	17
WR Odessa Turner	6	3	22	20
RB Bill Johnson	5	2	20	25
WR Ernest Givins	5	3	31	11
WR Rick Parros	2	2	22	12
TE Ethan Horton	2	2	23	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bill Johnson	5	11	2.20	2.89
Larry Heater	1	12	12.00	5.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Flutie	6	1	4	0.67	3.75

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	3	2	20	6.67	5.96

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Phil McConkey	2	0	0	0.00	2.80
WR Kelvin Edwards	2	1	4	2.00	4.40
RB Billy Sims	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
FB Tim Spencer	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Odessa Turner	2	1	5	2.50	3.67
WR Ernest Givins	1	1	15	15.00	6.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bill Johnson	7	3
Larry Heater	3	1
Randall Cunningham	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Flutie	16	6	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	8	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Largent	5	2	1
WR Ken Margerum	4	2	2
WR Phil McConkey	3	1	0
WR Kelvin Edwards	2	1	1
RB Billy Sims	1	0	0
TE Mike Mularkey	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Danny Pittman	5	4	2
WR Rick Parros	1	1	1
TE Ethan Horton	1	1	0
WR Ernest Givins	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 36,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,900 (21,400)
End Zone 7,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 4,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 6,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	36,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,900 (21,400)
End Zone	7,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	4,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	6,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,500 (3,300)