Week 4, 1990

played in New Orleans, LA

63 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Detroit Lions	0	7	0	6	-	13
New Orleans Saints	10	0	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:15 NOS - Bill Johnson 8 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
1Q: 00:43 NOS - Morten Andersen 47 field goal
2Q: 01:17 DET - Quinn Early 1 pass from Doug Flutie (Matt Stover extra point)
4Q: 05:16 DET - Matt Stover 46 field goal
4Q: 00:37 DET - Matt Stover 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:15 NOS - Bill Johnson 8 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
1Q: 00:43 NOS - Morten Andersen 47 field goal
2Q: 01:17 DET - Quinn Early 1 pass from Doug Flutie (Matt Stover extra point)
4Q: 05:16 DET - Matt Stover 46 field goal
4Q: 00:37 DET - Matt Stover 35 field goal

Team Statistics DET NOS
Record 2-2 2-2
First Downs 22 18
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 14 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 393 297
- Offensive Plays 76 60
- Yards per Play 5.17 4.95
Net Rushing Yards 162 104
- Rushing Attempts 34 24
- Yards per Rush 4.76 4.33
Net Passing Yards 231 193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 28 - 1 35 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 253 198
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/22 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.50 5.36
Fumbles/Lost 6/3 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/17 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.0 8.2
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/30 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 3/34 1/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/45 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 30
Time of Possession 31:49 28:11

Team Statistics	DET	NOS
Record	2-2	2-2
First Downs	22	18
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	14	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	393	297
- Offensive Plays	76	60
- Yards per Play	5.17	4.95
Net Rushing Yards	162	104
- Rushing Attempts	34	24
- Yards per Rush	4.76	4.33
Net Passing Yards	231	193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 28 - 1	35 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	253	198
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/22	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.50	5.36
Fumbles/Lost	6/3	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/17	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.0	8.2
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/30	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	3/34	1/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/45	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 30
Time of Possession	31:49	28:11

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:05	5:05	OWN 18	11	34	Fumble
1	0:36	5:12	OWN 14	9	43	Interception
2	9:34	4:39	OWN 16	11	41	Punt
2	3:19	2:10	OWN 38	9	62	Touchdown
3	15:00	6:46	OWN 20	12	69	Missed FG
3	3:56	0:39	OWN 20	2	11	Fumble
3	1:58	0:44	OWN 31	3	24	Fumble
3	0:32	1:14	OWN 49	3	-2	Punt
4	11:32	3:33	OWN 20	6	27	Punt
4	6:08	1:00	OPP 35	3	6	Field Goal
4	2:26	1:56	OWN 29	7	53	Field Goal

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:55	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
1	4:00	3:24	OPP 43	6	13	Field Goal
2	10:24	0:50	OWN 32	3	-2	Punt
2	4:55	1:36	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	1:09	1:09	OWN 20	2	16	Half
3	8:14	4:18	OWN 20	7	44	Punt
3	3:17	1:19	OPP 31	3	7	Missed FG
3	1:14	0:42	OWN 45	2	6	Fumble
4	14:18	2:46	OWN 20	6	30	Punt
4	7:59	1:51	OWN 8	3	1	Punt
4	5:08	2:42	OWN 20	9	58	Missed FG
4	0:30	0:30	OWN 30	4	25	Game

Game MVP: Crash Davis, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Crash Davis	19	85	4.47	15	4
Marion Butts	12	42	3.50	11	1
Doug Flutie	3	35	11.67	19	2

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chris Warren	11	26	2.36	6	0	0
Bill Johnson	10	62	6.20	16	2	1
Randall Cunningham	2	15	7.50	13	1	0
Craig Heyward	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Flutie	39	28	253	3/22	1	35	1	86.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	35	19	198	1/5	0	21	0	70.9

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Carlos Carson	6	8	90	15.00	23	35	0
WR Quinn Early	5	5	28	5.60	2	10	1
TE Wesley Walls	5	6	50	10.00	0	17	0
FB Tim Spencer	3	3	9	3.00	1	9	0
WR Don Beebe	3	5	26	8.67	2	11	0
TE Mike Mularkey	2	4	19	9.50	0	10	0
RB Crash Davis	2	3	13	6.50	0	7	0
WR Greg McMurtry	2	3	18	9.00	0	13	0
RB Marion Butts	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ernest Givins	6	12	65	10.83	13	21
RB Chris Warren	4	5	49	12.25	14	17
RB Bill Johnson	2	2	23	11.50	5	15
TE Ethan Horton	2	3	17	8.50	4	12
WR Buster Rhymes	2	5	11	5.50	4	7
WR Odessa Turner	2	3	32	16.00	0	18
TE Jimmie Johnson	1	2	1	1.00	0	1
WR Rick Parros	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Mike Alexander	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Gill Byrd	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Carlos Carson	2	1	0
Doug Flutie	2	1	0
Don Beebe	1	0	0
Marion Butts	1	0	0
James Brooks	0	1	0
Chris Spielman	0	1	0
Duane Bickett	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Buster Rhymes	1	0	0
Carl Lews	0	1	1
Andrew Provence	0	1	0
Clarence Goodburn	0	1	0
Cliff Odom	0	0	2
Kevin Fagan	0	0	1
Kurt Gouveia	0	0	1
Mike Alexander	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell Erxleben	3	141	47.0	33.7	53	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	5	233	46.6	31.8	58	1

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Stover	2/3	1/1	0/0	46	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	1/3	1/2	0/0	47	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil McConkey	3	34	11.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Warren	1	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Campbell	2	27	13.5	0
Don Beebe	1	18	18.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gill Byrd	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ronnie Lott	9	4	0.0	20	33
ILB Chris Spielman	8	2	0.0	17	29
OLB Duane Bickett	4	2	0.0	19	34
DE Keith Ferguson	3	1	1.0	19	28
CB Le-Lo Lang	3	2	0.0	19	31
S Fred Marion	2	4	0.0	18	30
ILB Niko Noga	2	1	0.0	7	7
S John Baylor	2	0	0.0	9	11
OLB Kurt Cobain	2	0	0.0	11	11
CB Bobby Butler	1	1	0.0	20	24
DE Bruce Clark	1	0	0.0	6	15
DT Emanuel Weaver	1	0	0.0	14	22
DT Brian Sochia	1	0	0.0	17	17
S Tom Flynn	1	0	0.0	15	23
G Guy McIntyre	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jason Buck	1	0	0.0	18	25
CB Ron Francis	1	0	0.0	15	27
WR Don Beebe	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jerome Sally	0	1	0.0	14	18

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Cliff Odom	13	3	0.0	32	38
CB Lorenzo Lynch	7	0	0.0	24	30
OLB Chip Banks	6	1	0.0	24	36
CB Gill Byrd	5	1	0.0	24	30
DE Kevin Fagan	4	2	1.5	27	35
DE Pierce Holt	4	1	1.5	33	32
OLB Wes Pritchett	4	1	0.0	9	4
OLB Lawrence Taylor	3	0	0.0	14	18
CB Lee Davis	3	0	0.0	5	10
S Carl Lews	3	0	0.0	9	8
CB Issiac Holt	2	3	0.0	22	23
DT Andrew Provence	2	2	0.0	20	32
S Bob Orlando	2	1	0.0	14	14
S Marcus Paul	2	0	0.0	26	34
DE Clarence Goodburn	1	1	0.0	29	32
S Greg Jackson	1	0	0.0	22	29
OLB Emanuel King	0	1	0.0	4	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Keith Ferguson	1.0	1	1	1	28
DE Jason Buck	0.0	0	3	0	25
DT Emanuel Weaver	0.0	0	2	0	22
DT Jerome Sally	0.0	0	1	0	18
ILB Chris Spielman	0.0	0	1	0	29

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Kevin Fagan	1.5	0	1	35
DE Pierce Holt	1.5	0	0	32
DE Darryl Sims	0.0	1	0	15
DT Andrew Provence	0.0	0	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Duane Bickett	4	1	34
CB Le-Lo Lang	3	1	31
ILB Chris Spielman	3	0	29
S Ronnie Lott	2	1	33
S John Baylor	2	0	11
S Tom Flynn	1	1	23
CB Bobby Butler	1	0	24
S Fred Marion	1	0	30
DT Brian Sochia	1	0	17
CB Ron Francis	1	0	27

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Cliff Odom	5	1	0	38
CB Lorenzo Lynch	5	0	0	30
CB Gill Byrd	3	1	1	30
OLB Chip Banks	3	1	0	36
OLB Lawrence Taylor	2	0	0	18
CB Lee Davis	2	0	0	10
CB Issiac Holt	2	0	0	23
S Carl Lews	2	0	0	8
S Greg Jackson	1	1	0	29
S Bob Orlando	1	1	0	14
ILB Kurt Gouveia	1	0	0	4
S Marcus Paul	1	0	0	34
OLB Emanuel King	0	1	0	5
CB John Mangum	0	1	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Grimes	4	7	29	0	37
Anthony Munoz	3	6	28	1	40
Guy McIntyre	2	5	31	1	40
Paul Jetton	1	3	28	0	37
Kirk Scrafford	1	1	31	1	37
Tim Spencer	0	4	17	0	23
Tom Newberry	0	3	22	0	19
Ken Lanier	0	1	1	0	0
Wesley Walls	0	1	27	0	34

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Dellenbach	3	8	21	0	29
Keith Slough	2	2	19	0	33
Rick Donnalley	1	5	21	1	35
Tony Jones	1	5	22	0	24
Ed Simmons	1	2	21	0	32

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Kurt Cobain	1	19
Mike Mularkey	1	10

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Alexander	2	15
Lee Davis	2	13
Jimmie Johnson	1	14
Buster Rhymes	1	7

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Flutie	34	42	---	---	---	76
Kirk Scrafford	31	37	---	---	6	74
Anthony Munoz	28	40	---	---	4	72
Randy Grimes	29	37	---	---	6	72
Guy McIntyre	31	40	---	---	---	71
Le-Lo Lang	---	---	19	31	20	70
Paul Jetton	28	37	---	---	2	67
Wesley Walls	27	34	---	---	5	66
Duane Bickett	---	---	19	34	6	59
Ronnie Lott	---	---	20	33	4	57
Chris Spielman	---	---	17	29	9	55
Fred Marion	---	---	18	30	3	51
Carlos Carson	22	27	---	---	1	50
Tom Flynn	---	---	15	23	12	50
Keith Ferguson	---	---	19	28	2	49
Tom Newberry	22	19	---	---	6	47
Jason Buck	---	---	18	25	3	46
Bobby Butler	---	---	20	24	1	45
Mike Mularkey	19	15	---	---	10	44
Tim Spencer	17	23	---	---	3	43
Ron Francis	---	---	15	27	1	43
Kurt Cobain	---	---	11	11	19	41
Emanuel Weaver	---	---	14	22	2	38
Crash Davis	20	18	---	---	---	38
Marion Butts	14	24	---	---	---	38
Brian Sochia	---	---	17	17	3	37
Quinn Early	9	21	---	---	6	36
Ozzie Newsome	16	6	---	---	13	35
Jerome Sally	---	---	14	18	3	35
Don Beebe	9	17	---	---	3	29
Greg McMurtry	9	16	---	---	---	25
Jacob Green	---	---	6	11	7	24
Bruce Clark	---	---	6	15	2	23
Phil McConkey	3	3	---	---	15	21
John Baylor	---	---	9	11	1	21
James Brooks	0	0	---	---	18	18
Niko Noga	---	---	7	7	1	15
Jeff Campbell	2	4	---	---	8	14
Larry Kubin	---	---	0	0	7	7
Ken Lanier	1	0	---	---	6	7
Ron Hall	3	2	---	---	---	5
Uwe Von Schamann	0	0	---	---	4	4
Russell Erxleben	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mike Loyd	0	0	---	---	3	3
Matt Stover	0	0	---	---	3	3
Vinny Testaverde	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cliff Odom	---	---	32	38	5	75
Pierce Holt	---	---	33	32	3	68
Clarence Goodburn	---	---	29	32	6	67
Kevin Fagan	---	---	27	35	3	65
Chip Banks	---	---	24	36	3	63
Gill Byrd	---	---	24	30	8	62
Marcus Paul	---	---	26	34	2	62
Randall Cunningham	24	36	---	---	---	60
Rick Donnalley	21	35	---	---	1	57
Jeff Dellenbach	21	29	---	---	7	57
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	24	30	3	57
Ernest Givins	22	33	---	---	---	55
Andrew Provence	---	---	20	32	2	54
Keith Slough	19	33	---	---	2	54
Ethan Horton	18	31	---	---	4	53
Ed Simmons	21	32	---	---	---	53
Greg Jackson	---	---	22	29	---	51
Issiac Holt	---	---	22	23	4	49
Tony Jones	22	24	---	---	---	46
Craig Heyward	13	17	---	---	14	44
Chris Warren	14	25	---	---	4	43
Bill Johnson	11	12	---	---	18	41
Craig Veasley	---	---	16	21	2	39
Buster Rhymes	12	19	---	---	7	38
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	14	18	4	36
Odessa Turner	11	20	---	---	---	31
Bob Orlando	---	---	14	14	3	31
Rick Parros	10	10	---	---	10	30
Jimmie Johnson	5	11	---	---	14	30
Lee Davis	---	---	5	10	13	28
John Mangum	---	---	10	12	4	26
Carl Lews	---	---	9	8	8	25
Dan Fike	8	8	---	---	8	24
David Jones	2	14	---	---	8	24
Darryl Sims	---	---	8	15	---	23
Mike Alexander	4	2	---	---	15	21
Wes Pritchett	---	---	9	4	6	19
Emanuel King	---	---	4	5	6	15
Mike Brennan	3	4	---	---	6	13
Todd Kalis	3	1	---	---	8	12
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	2	4	3	9
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	5	5
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	3	3
John Galvin	---	---	0	0	3	3
Mike Elkins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	52	5.8
Middle	11	63	5.7
Right	14	47	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	28	4.0
Middle	13	57	4.4
Right	4	19	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Flutie	39	28	2	0	0	7	2	0	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	35	19	1	1	2	4	8	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	3	0.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	53	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	15	176	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	21	10.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	11	91	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	89	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	18	4.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carlos Carson	8	6	90	2	27
TE Wesley Walls	6	5	50	0	34
WR Quinn Early	5	5	28	0	21
WR Don Beebe	5	3	26	0	17
TE Mike Mularkey	4	2	19	0	15
FB Tim Spencer	3	3	9	0	23
RB Crash Davis	3	2	13	0	18
WR Greg McMurtry	3	2	18	0	16
RB Marion Butts	2	0	0	0	24

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ernest Givins	12	6	0	65	1	33
WR Buster Rhymes	5	2	1	11	0	19
RB Chris Warren	5	4	0	49	0	25
TE Ethan Horton	3	2	1	17	0	31
WR Odessa Turner	3	2	0	32	0	20
WR Rick Parros	2	0	0	0	0	10
RB Bill Johnson	2	2	0	23	0	12
TE Jimmie Johnson	2	1	0	1	0	11
WR Mike Alexander	1	0	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Crash Davis	2	4	2.00	4.47
Marion Butts	1	5	5.00	3.50

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bill Johnson	1	8	8.00	6.20
Chris Warren	1	1	1.00	2.36

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Flutie	5	3	13	2.60	6.49

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Carlos Carson	1	1	8	8.00	11.25
WR Quinn Early	1	1	1	1.00	5.60
WR Don Beebe	1	1	4	4.00	5.20
RB Marion Butts	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Greg McMurtry	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Marion Butts	3	2
Doug Flutie	1	0
Crash Davis	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bill Johnson	3	1
Randall Cunningham	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Flutie	10	6	5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	7	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Don Beebe	3	1	1
WR Carlos Carson	2	2	2
WR Quinn Early	2	2	1
RB Crash Davis	2	1	1
WR Greg McMurtry	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Bill Johnson	2	2	1
WR Ernest Givins	2	1	1
WR Buster Rhymes	1	0	0
WR Odessa Turner	1	1	1
RB Chris Warren	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 44,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,300 (21,400)
End Zone 9,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	44,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,300 (21,400)
End Zone	9,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,800 (3,300)