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Lions vs. Saints Scoring Summary - Week 1 - Sept. 13, 2026

Lions vs. Saints Scoring Summary - Week 1 - Sept. 13, 2026

30

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31

New Orleans Saints 0-1

Detroit Lions 1-0

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1st quarter

0 NO • DET 7 Touchdown J.Gibbs 1 yd. run (J.Bates kick) (13-89, 6:25)

3rd quarter

0 NO • DET 14 Touchdown J.Gibbs 1 yd. run (J.Bates kick) (7-41, 3:37)
0 NO • DET 21 Touchdown A.St. Brown 19 yd. pass from J.Goff (J.Bates kick) (3-25, 0:51)
7 NO • DET 21 Touchdown K.Miller 8 yd. run (D.Carlson kick) (9-79, 4:27)
14 NO • DET 21 Touchdown D.Vele 1 yd. pass from T.Shough (D.Carlson kick) (7-54, 2:52)

4th quarter

17 NO • DET 21 Field Goal D.Carlson 28 yd. Field Goal (11-66, 5:22)
17 NO • DET 24 Field Goal J.Bates 23 yd. Field Goal (8-45, 5:09)
24 NO • DET 24 Touchdown J.Johnson 9 yd. pass from T.Shough (D.Carlson kick) (8-75, 1:25)

5th quarter

24 NO • DET 31 Touchdown A.St. Brown 4 yd. pass from J.Goff (J.Bates kick) (10-70, 4:56)
30 NO • DET 31 Touchdown N.Fant 8 yd. pass from T.Shough (pass failed) (10-80, 3:30)

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SCORING SUMMARY

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