Ford Field | Referee: Alan Eck
Kickoff is scheduled for 1:00 PM ET
FOX: Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma, Megan Olivi (field reporter)
Regular Season: Series tied, 13-13-1 (NO won 2 of past 3)
Last meeting: 12/3/23: DET 33 at NO 28
Kellen Moore (NO) vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 0-0 Reg. Season: 6-11 (.353)
Dan Campbell (DET) vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 1-0 Reg. Season: 53-43-1 (.552)
SAINTS NOTES
• QB TYLER SHOUGH ranked 2nd among rookie QBs with 2,384 pass yards & 221 completions & 3rd with 10 TD passes in 2025. Had TD pass in 5 of his last 6 on road last season. • RB TRAVIS ETIENNE JR. can make NO debut after recording 5,136 scrimmage yards (3,798 rush, 1,338 rec.) & 32 TDs (25 rush, 7 rec.) in 5 seasons with Jax. Recorded 1,107 rush yards & career-high 13 TDs (7 rush, 6 rec.) in 2025, his 3rd career season with 1,000+ rush yards. • WR CHRIS OLAVE set career-highs with 100 receptions for 1,163 yards & 9 TDs in 2025. Recorded 5 receptions for 119 yards in last meeting. Had TD catch in 3 of his last 4 on road last season. • TE JUWAN JOHNSON set career-highs in 2025 with 77 receptions, 5th-most among TEs, & 889 rec. yards, 3rd-most. • EDGE CHASE YOUNG recorded career-high 10 sacks in 2025. Co-led NFL with 3 FRs last season, including FR-TD. Recorded FR in 2 of his last 3 in 2025. • EDGE CAMERON JORDAN recorded 10.5 sacks in 2025. Ranks 3rd with 175 TFL & tied-3rd with 12 FR among active players since 2011. Has 763 career tackles & is 1 of 3 (Calais Campbell & Lavonte David) with 750+ tackles & 175+ TFL since 2000. Aims for 4th in row vs. Det with TFL. • LB KADEN ELLISS recorded 107 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 10 TFL, FF, 6 PD & INT in 2025, his 3rd-consecutive season with 100+ tackles. Had 10 tackles & TFL in last game vs. Det. (9/24/23 w/ Atl.). • CB KOOL-AID MCKINSTRY had career-high 17 PD in 2025 & set career-highs with 76 tackles, 3 TFL & 3 INTs. Recorded PD in 6 of his last 7 in 2025. • CB QUINCY RILEY finished tied-4th among rookies in 2025 with 10 PD & had 34 tackles, FF & INT. • S JUSTIN REID recorded 72 tackles, 6 PD, 2 TFL & INT-TD last season. Had PD in 2 of his last 3 in 2025.
LIONS NOTES
• QB JARED GOFF finished 2nd with 4,564 pass yards & 34 TD passes in 2025, his 5th career season with 4,500+ passing yards. Has TD pass in 23 straight games, longest active streak in NFL. Became 4th player all-time with 65+ games (69) with passer rating of 100+ in his 1st 10 seasons. Ranks 1st with 39,622 pass yards & 4th with 256 TD passes since 2016. Aims for 6th in row vs. NO with 200+ pass yards & TD pass. • RB JAHMYR GIBBS finished 5th with 1,839 scrimmage yards (1,223 rush, 616 rec.) & 2nd with 18 TDs (13 rush, 5 rec.) in 2025. Became 4th RB since 2000 with 1,200+ scrimmage yards & 10 TDs in each of his 1st 3 seasons. Ranks 1st with 49 TDs (39 rush, 10 rec.) & 3rd with 5,029 scrimmage yards (3,580 rush, 1,449 rec.) since 2023. Had rec. TD in 2 of his last 3 in 2025. • WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN finished 5th with 117 catches for 1,401 rec. yards & tied-2nd with 11 TD receptions in 2025. Became 1st player ever to record 100+ receptions in 4 of his 1st 5 seasons. Had TD catch in last meeting. • WR JAMESON WILLIAMS recorded career-high 65 receptions for 1,117 rec. yards & 7 TD catches in 2025, his 2nd consecutive season with 1,000+ rec. yards. Had 70+ rec. yards in 5 of his last 6 in 2025. • TE SAM LAPORTA ranks 3rd among TEs with 20 TD catches & 5th with 2,104 rec. yards since 2023. Had 9 catches for 140 yards & TD in last meeting. • EDGE AIDAN HUTCHINSON ranked 4th with career-high 14.5 sacks in 2025 & had career-high 4 FFs. Has 43 sacks & 5 INTs since 2022 & became 1st player under age of 25 since 1982 with 35+ sacks & 5 INTs. • LB JACK CAMPBELL finished 3rd in NFL with 166 tackles in 2025 & set career highs with 5 sacks, 9 TFL, 3 FFs & 2 FRs. Recorded 8 tackles & 2 TFL in last meeting. • CB BRIAN BRANCH recorded 75 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 5 TFL, FF, FR & 9 PD in 2025. Ranks 5th since 2023 with 38 PD. Had 7 tackles & INT in last meeting. • CB D.J. REED had 46 tackles, FF, FR, 7 PD & 2 INTs in 2025.
Game Odds
New Orleans Saints 50
Detroit Lions – 7
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Saturday, September 12, 2026
