New Orleans Saints vs Detroit Lions

New Orleans Saints defeat Detroit Lions 45-28

New Orleans Saints offense & defense & special teams are keys to Victory

The New Orleans Saints 12th man is huge as Who Dat fans storm the Superdome & make some NOISE!

January 7, 2012 - NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana. The New Orleans Saints in the dome for the wildcard round of the NFL play-offs! New Orleans Saints dominated the second half for a 45-28 NFC wild-card victory over the Detroit Lions. New Orleans Saints Quarterback Drew Brees led the unstoppable offense, passing for 466 yards & 3 touchdowns.

New Orleans Saints Quarterback Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints continue to rewriting the record books and put skins on the wall, winning & scoring numerous points every time they play football. New Orleans Saints Quarterback Drew Brees said: "We were pulling out all the stops. We play aggressive. We're not going to apologize for that. That gives guys in the huddle a lot of confidence. We're not going to pull the reins back. It's pedal to the metal." New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton said: "We just focus on winning. We're not focused on yards and records. I'm serious when I say that."

New Orleans Saints broke the record set 49 years ago for total yards in a postseason game with 626 yards. New Orleans Saints Quarterback Drew Brees completed 33 of 43 passes while passing for the most yards in a regulation NFL playoff game. New Orleans Saints Quarterback Drew Brees had three completions of at least 40 yards each.

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Jan 7, 2012 1 2 3 4 Final Lions 7 7 7 7 28 Saints 0 10 14 21 45

New Orleans Saints defeat Detroit Lions 31-17

New Orleans Saints defense & special teams are keys to a New Orleans Saints victory

The New Orleans Saints 12th man is huge as Who Dat fans storm the Superdome & make some NOISE!

December 4, 2011 - NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana. The New Orleans Saints in the dome for Sunday Night Football! Tonight, the New Orleans Saints had a great opportunity to improve their record as the Atlanta Falcons (7-5) lost today to the Houston Texans 17-10. LB Jonathan Vilma was active for the game and the New Orleans Saints take charge of the NFC South Division.

The New Orleans Saints look good throughout the first half against the Detroit Lions. The New Orleans Saints defense & special teams play well. The New Orleans Saints 12th man is alive and well as Who Dat fans fortify the Superdome & make some NOISE!

In the second half, the New Orleans Saints maintained composure and won their fourth straight game in a row, defeating the Detroit Lions 31-17. The New Orleans Saints are 9-3 on the season and 6-0 at home.

New Orleans Saints Quarterback Drew Brees makes NFL passing history

In the winning effort, QB Drew Brees passed for 342 yards and three touchdowns: 67 yards to WR Robert Meachem, 20 yards to WR Lance Moore and 6 yards to RB Darren Sproles. Drew Brees also completed eight passes to TE Jimmy Graham for 89 yards. Drew Brees' outstanding performance gave him 4,031 yards on the season, making Drew the first quarterback in NFL history to get 4,000-yards passing in the first 12 games of a season.

Dec 4, 2011 1 2 3 4 Final Lions 0 7 10 0 17 Saints 3 21 0 7 31

New Orleans Saints defeat Detroit Lions 42 - 7

New Orleans Saints offense, defense & special teams come up BIG!

New Orleans Saint's defense, running game & passing attack all well vs a poor Detroit Lions team

Dec 21, 2008 - Detroit, Michigan - The New Orleans Saints beat the Detroit Lions by a score of 42 - 7. New Orleans Saints Quarterback, Drew Brees, still has a shot at breaking Dan Marino’s all-time single-season record for passing yards set in 1984. In order to break Dan Marino's record, Drew Brees needs 402 passing yards in the last game of the season against the Carolina Panthers on Dec 28, 2008. Dan Marino’s average passing yardage per game was 317 yards in 1984.