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Detroit Lions 17 at New Orleans Saints 35

Sunday, September 21, 1997

Detroit Lions 17, New Orleans Saints 35

1234Final
Detroit Lions (2-2-0)0701017
New Orleans Saints (1-3-0)0217735

Scoring

DETNOR
2ndNORAndre Hastings 21 yard pass from Mario Bates (Doug Brien kick)07
NORMario Bates 74 yard rush (Doug Brien kick)014
NORDaryl Hobbs 20 yard pass from Heath Shuler (Doug Brien kick)021
DETBarry Sanders 17 yard pass from Scott Mitchell (Jason Hanson kick)721
3rdNORHeath Shuler 5 yard rush (Doug Brien kick)728
4thDETJason Hanson 47 yard field goal1028
NORMario Bates 2 yard rush (Doug Brien kick)1035
DETHerman Moore 5 yard pass from Scott Mitchell (Jason Hanson kick)1735

Team Stats

DETNOR
First downs2221
Rush-yards-TDs19-118-036-172-3
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT24-43-253-2-316-22-223-2-0
Sacked-yards5-162-10
Net pass yards237213
Total yards355385
Fumbles-lost5-11-0
Turnovers40
Penalties-yards5-508-62

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Barry Sanders DET 18 113 0 19 1 17 1 17
Scott Mitchell DET 24 43 253 2 3 38
Herman Moore DET 11 111 1 17
Johnnie Morton DET 5 72 0 38
Pete Chryplewicz DET 2 23 0 12
Pete Metzelaars DET 3 15 0 7
Tommie Boyd DET 1 15 0 15
Tommy Vardell DET 1 5 0 5 1 0 0 0
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Mario Bates NOR 1 1 21 1 0 21 29 162 2 74
Heath Shuler NOR 15 21 202 1 0 23 3 6 1 5
Andre Hastings NOR 5 74 1 21
Eric Guliford NOR 3 43 0 18
Randal Hill NOR 4 36 0 11
Ray Zellars NOR 2 27 0 14
John Farquhar NOR 1 23 0 23
Daryl Hobbs NOR 1 20 1 20
Troy Davis NOR 4 4 0 4

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Luther Elliss DET 1.0 0 0 0 0
Glyn Milburn DET 0 0 0 0 6 157 26.2 0 0 2 22 11.0 0 0
Robert Porcher DET 1.0 0 0 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Eric Allen NOR 1 27 0 0
La'Roi Glover NOR 1.0 0 0 0 0
Eric Guliford NOR 0 0 0 0 1 26 26.0 0 0 2 12 6.0 0 0
Wayne Martin NOR 4.0 0 0 0 0
Anthony Newman NOR 2 2 0 0