New Orleans Saints vs Detroit Lions Match Player Stats On Oct 19, 2014

SportsDirect Inc. staff
Oct 19, 2014

Lions 24, Saints 23: Matthew Stafford threw two touchdown passes in the final 3:38 as host Detroit rallied from a 13-point, fourth-quarter deficit to stun New Orleans.

Stafford, who passed for 299 yards, connected with Corey Fuller on the decisive 5-yard scoring pass with 1:48 remaining. Golden Tate, who had 10 receptions for 154 yards, scored on a 73-yard pass play with 3:38 left to spark the comeback from a 23-10 hole for Detroit (5-2).

Drew Brees passed for 342 yards and two touchdowns and was intercepted once as visiting New Orleans (2-4) saw its road losing streak reach seven games. Marques Colston caught six passes for 111 yards and Kenny Stills had five catches for 103 yards.

Brees connected with Stills on a 46-yard scoring pass early in the third quarter to give New Orleans a 17-3 lead. Detroitกฏs Joique Bell scored on a 1-yard run with 6:19 left in the third before the Saints pushed the advantage to 13 on Shayne Grahamกฏs fourth-quarter field goals of 48 and 36 yards prior to the Lionsกฏ comeback.

After a scoreless first quarter, Keenan Lewis intercepted Stafford to set up Breesกฏ 13-yard scoring pass to Austin Johnson with 13:56 left in the half. Matt Prater got Detroit on the board with a 21-yard field goal with 5:18 left before Graham booted a 27-yard field goal as time expired to give the Saints a 10-3 halftime lead.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Lions RB Reggie Bush, who began his career with New Orleans, had just 10 yards on four carries and caught five passes for 22 yards. กญ Saints TE Jimmy Graham (shoulder) was active for the contest but did not have a catch while C Jonathan Goodwin (leg) and DT Brodrick Bunkley (concussion) left with injuries. กญ Standout Detroit receiver Calvin Johnson (ankle) missed his second consecutive game.