Week 4: Saints at Lions GameDay Live Blog & Thread

New Orleans Saints vs. Detroit Lions GameDay live blog and thread by the Saints News Network.

New Orleans Saints vs. Detroit Lions GameDay live blog and thread by the Saints News Network.

New Orleans Saints Late Night COVID-19 Scare

10:44pm CT: Pro Football Talk Reports a Saints player has tested positive for COVID-19.

11:08pm CT: Saints vs. Lions game in jeopardy of being postponed

11:15pm CT: Four Saints were re-tested, including star Running Back Alvin Kamara

6:00am CT: Saints Fullback Michael Burton records a false-positive COVID-19 test 

6:34am CT: Saints vs. Lions will be played as scheduled.

SAINTS NEWS NETWORK PREGAME SHOW: WITH JOHN HENDRIX AND BRENDAN BOYLAN

Watch the Pre-Game Show Here.

Saints News Network's John Hendrix will be reporting from Ford Field. His Twitter handle is @johnjhendrix.

Saints Inactives

• WR Michael Thomas
• TE Jared Cook
• OL Andrus Peat
• CB Marshon Lattimore
• CB Janoris Jenkins
• DE Marcus Davenport
• DT Shy Tuttle

Lions Inactives

• CB Chris Jones
• S C.J Moore
• LB Elijah Lee
• OL Logan Stenburg
• TE Hunter Bryant

Pre-Game Huddle

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— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) October 4, 2020

SCORE

Saints won the toss and elected to defer

1st Quarter

Lions Ball

• Drive Start: Detroit 23 (14:54 1st Quarter)
• 3rd Down: Stafford scrambles gain of 12-yards. 1st Down
• 3rd and 9: Stafford to Amendola 50-yard catch and run. 1st Down. Lions in Redzone
• Stafford to Swift 8-yard Touchdown pass
• Saints: 0 - Lions: 7

Saints Ball

• Drive Start: New Orleans 19 (11:51 1st Quarter)
• Brees pass deflected at the line INTERCEPTION

Lions Ball

• Drive Start: New Orleans 18 (11:10 1st Quarter)
• Stafford to Golladay 15-yard Touchdown Pass
• Saints: 0 - Lions: 14

Saints Ball

• Drive Start: New Orleans 25 (10:23 1st Quarter)
• Brees to Callaway 16-yards. 1st Down
• 3rd and 1: Murray run middle 2-yards. 1st down
• 3rd and 3: Kamara run middle 4-yards. 1st down
• Brees to Sanders 18-yards. 1st down. Saints in Redzone
• Kamara run middle 8-yards. 1st and Goal
• New Orleans Timeout
• 3rd and Goal: Murray 3-yard run. TOUCHDOWN
• Saints: 7 - Lions: 14

Lions Ball

• Drive Start: Detroit 23 (3:03 1st Quarter)
• Stafford to Swift 14 yards. 1st Down
• 3rd and 3: Stafford SACKED by Cameron Jordan
• Fox Punt to Harris return of 9

Saints Ball

• Drive Start: New Orleans 20 (0:53 1st Quarter)
• Murray runs left 5-yards. 1st down.

END OF 1st QUARTER: Saints: 7 - Lions: 14

Saints Ball (Cont.)

• Brees to Sanders over middle 19-yards. 1st down
• Brees SACKED loss of 11. Detroit challenges that Brees was not down by contact and fumbled. Ruling on field stands. Detroit charged a timeout
• 3rd and 12: Brees to Hill gain of 8. 4th Down
• 4th Down and 4: Brees to Kamara gain of 29-yards. Saints in redzone.
• Terron Armstead injured on the play
• Taysom Hill fumbles snap. Recovered by Kamara
• Brees to Murray gain of 19. Down to Lions 1
• Tre'Quan Smith injured on play. Timeout
• Kamara 1-yard run TOUCHDOWN
• Saints: 14 - Lions: 14 

Lions Ball

• Drive Start: Detroit 25 (10:10 2nd Quarter)
• Stafford to James 31-yards. 1st Down
• Marcus Williams defensive pass interference. Lions 1st down.
• Stafford pass to endzone. INTERCEPTION Patrick Robinson. Touchback

Saints Ball

• Drive Start: New Orleans 20 (8:29 2nd Quarter)
• Brees to Sanders 25-yard gain. 1st down
• Brees to Harris: WR Screen 10-yards. 1st down.
• Kamara run middle 12-yards. 1st down.
• Kamara run left 10-yards. 1st down.
• Brees to Smith 2-yard TOUCHDOWN
• Saints: 21 - Lions: 14

Lions Ball

• Drive Start: Detroit 25 (3:03 2nd Quarter)
• 2 Minute Warning
• 3rd and 6: Stafford throws incomplete
• Unsportsmanlike penalty on Lions. Half the distance penalty
• 4th and 20: Fox punts to Harris 22-yard return

Saints Ball

• Drive Start: Detroit 49 (1:43 2nd Quarter)
• 3rd and 9: Brees to Smith 1st down. Detroit penalty: Roughing the passer. 15-yard penalty.
• Saints in Redzone. 1st and 10 from Detroit 20
• Brees to Smith 20-yards TOUCHDOWN
• Saints: 28 - Lions: 14

Lions Ball

• Drive Start: Detroit 25 (0:44 2nd Quarter)
• Stafford to Golladay 16-yards. 1st down.
• Stafford SACKED by Trey Hendrickson. 
• 3rd and 12: Stafford deep pass INCOMPLETE
• Fox punts to Harris. Downed at Saints 4.

HALFTIME: Saints: 28 - Lions: 14

Saints Ball

• Drive Start: New Orleans 25 (15:00 3rd Quarter)
• Brees to Sanders over middle 16-yards. 1st down.
• Murray run right for 9-yards. 1st down.
• Brees to Hill. FUMBLE recovered by Tre'Quan Smith. Ball at Detroit 25
• 3rd and 6: Brees to Sanders. 1st and Goal.
• Ryan Ramczyk injured on play
• 3rd and Goal: Murray 6-yard run. TOUCHDOWN
• Saints: 35 - Lions: 14

Lions Ball

• Drive Start: Detroit 25 (8:52 3rd Quarter)
• Stafford to Jones Jr. 9-yards. 1st down.
• Penalty Holding Offense. 10-yard penalty. 1st and 20
• P.J Williams injured on the play. Timeout
• 3rd and 3: Stafford to Hockenson. 1st down.
• 3rd and 2: Angew 2-yard run. 1st down.
• Penalty Defensive Pass Interference. Lions 1st and goal
• Penalty: Offside Defense
• Stafford to Hockenson 1-yard TOUCHDOWN
• Saints: 35 - Lions: 21

Saints Ball

• Drive Start: New Orleans 25 (4:19 3rd Quarter)
• Brees to Kamara 10-yard gain. 1st down
• Ryan Ramcyzk has been ruled OUT with a concussion 
• Michael Burton runs middle for 4-yards. 1st down.
• Murray 11-yard run. 1st down

END OF 3rd QUARTER: Saints: 35 - Lions: 21

Saints Ball (Cont.)

• 1st and 10 at Detroit 37
• 3rd and 13: Brees incomplete over middle
• Morstead punts to Amendola. Downed by Saints Folwer III at Detroit 2

Lions Ball

• Drive Start: Detroit 2 (13:30 4th Quarter)
• Stafford to Golladay 14-yards. 1st down
• 3rd and 4: Stafford SACKED by David Onyemota
• Fox Punts to Kamara no gain.

Saints Ball

• Drive Start: New Orleans 24 (9:34 4th Quarter)
• 3rd and 12: Brees SACKED
• Morstead punts out of bounds.

Lions Ball

• Drive Start: New Orleans 43 (8:01 4th Quarter)
• 3rd and 7: Johnson runs middle for 6.
• 4th and 1: Stafford to Johnson gain of 3-yards. 1st down.
• 3rd and 11: Stafford throws deep Incomplete
• 4th and 11: Stafford to Golladay gain of 14. 1st down.
• Stafford throws to endzone INTERCEPTION Marcus Williams. Penalty on the play Anzalone illegal contact. interception negated. 1st down Lions.
• 4th and 1: Peterson run left. TOUCHDOWN. 
• 2-pt Conversion Stafford to Hockenson. Conversion is good.
• Saints: 35 - Lions: 29

Saints Ball

• Drive Start: New Orleans 22 (3:36 4th Quarter)
• 3rd and 5: Brees to Tre'Quan Smith for 19-yards. 1st down.
• 2 Minute Warning
• 3rd and 3: Toss right, Kamara gains 5. 1st down.
• Brees Kneels

END OF GAME: Saints: 35 - Lions: 29