| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| New Orleans Touchdown - 9-yard pass from Drew Brees to Marques Colston. (John Carney extra point is good). 12:11 Time Remaining. (5 plays, 54 yards. Time of Drive: 2:49). |
| New Orleans Touchdown - 39-yard pass from Drew Brees to Robert Meachem. (John Carney extra point is good). 9:34 Time Remaining. (3 plays, 53 yards. Time of Drive: 1:09). |
| Detroit Field Goal - 47-yarder by Jason Hanson. 5:12 Time Remaining. (9 plays, 51 yards. Time of Drive: 4:22). |
| 2nd Quarter |
| Detroit Touchdown - 4-yard run by Kevin Smith. (Jason Hanson extra point is good). 14:06 Time Remaining. (4 plays, 13 yards. Time of Drive: 2:05). |
| New Orleans Touchdown - 1-yard pass from Drew Brees to Jeremy Shockey. (John Carney extra point is good). 3:45 Time Remaining. (10 plays, 65 yards. Time of Drive: 5:04). |
| New Orleans Touchdown - 15-yard pass from Drew Brees to Jeremy Shockey. (John Carney extra point is good). 1:10 Time Remaining. (4 plays, 59 yards. Time of Drive: 1:11). |
| 3rd Quarter |
| Detroit Touchdown - 1-yard run by Matthew Stafford. (Jason Hanson extra point is good). 11:47 Time Remaining. (8 plays, 71 yards. Time of Drive: 3:13). |
| New Orleans Field Goal - 39-yarder by John Carney. 6:11 Time Remaining. (10 plays, 64 yards. Time of Drive: 5:36). |
| Detroit Field Goal - 24-yarder by Jason Hanson. 3:22 Time Remaining. (6 plays, 6 yards. Time of Drive: 2:49). |
| New Orleans Touchdown - 58-yard pass from Drew Brees to Devery Henderson. (John Carney extra point is good). 3:03 Time Remaining. (1 plays, 58 yards. Time of Drive: 0:19). |
| Detroit Touchdown - 65-yard fumble return by Louis Delmas. (Jason Hanson extra point is good). 1:29 Time Remaining. |
| 4th Quarter |
| New Orleans Touchdown - 13-yard pass from Drew Brees to Heath Evans. (John Carney extra point is good). 8:29 Time Remaining. (13 plays, 78 yards. Time of Drive: 8:00). |
| Final Team Statistics |
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| | Detroit | New Orleans |
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| TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 14 | 28 |
| By Rushing | 5 | 10 |
| By Passing | 7 | 16 |
| By Penalty | 2 | 2 |
| THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 3-14-21 | 9-13-69 |
| FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY | 2-2-100 | 0-0-0 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 231 | 515 |
| Total Off. Plays (inc. times thrown passing) | 58 | 69 |
| Avg. gain per offensive play | 4.0 | 7.5 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 33 | 157 |
| Total Rushing Plays | 20 | 35 |
| Avg. gain per rushing play | 1.7 | 4.5 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 198 | 358 |
| Times Thrown - yards lost attempting to pass | 1-7 | 0-0 |
| Gross yards passing | 205 | 358 |
| PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED | 37-16-3 | 34-26-1 |
| Avg. gain per pass play (inc. # thrown passing) | 5.2 | 10.5 |
| PUNTS Number and average | 5-41.6 | 2-48.0 |
| Net Punting Average | 39.4 | 20.5 |
| TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) | 81 | 103 |
| No. and Yards Punt Returns | 2-55 | 3-11 |
| No. and Yards Kickoff Returns | 5-180 | 6-148 |
| No. and Yards Interception Returns | 1-26 | 3-92 |
| PENALTIES No. and Yards | 8-80 | 7-36 |
| FUMBLES No. and Lost | 0-0 | 3-2 |
| TOUCHDOWNS | 3 | 6 |
| Rushing | 2 | 0 |
| Passing | 0 | 6 |
| EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts | 3-3 | 6-6 |
| FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts | 2-2 | 1-2 |
| SAFETIES | 0 | 0 |
| FINAL SCORE | 27 | 45 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 23:30 | 36:30 |
| Final Individual Statistics |
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| Detroit | New Orleans |
| | RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
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| M.Bell | 28 | 143 | 5.1 | 22 | 0 | | R.Bush | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 10 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 35 | 157 | 4.5 | 22 | 0 |
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| PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK/YD | TD | LG | IN |
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| M.Stafford | 37 | 16 | 205 | 1/7 | 0 | 64 | 3 | | Total | 37 | 16 | 205 | 1/7 | 0 | 64 | 3 |
| | PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK/YD | TD | LG | IN |
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| D.Brees | 34 | 26 | 358 | 0/0 | 6 | 58 | 1 | | Total | 34 | 26 | 358 | 0/0 | 6 | 58 | 1 |
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| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| A.Henry | 1 | 26 | 26 | 0 | | | | | | | | Total | 1 | 26 | 26 | 0 |
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| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | IN20 | LG |
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| N.Harris | 5 | 208 | 41.6 | 0 | 2 | 55 | | Total | 5 | 208 | 41.6 | 0 | 2 | 55 |
| | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | IN20 | LG |
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| T.Morstead | 2 | 96 | 48.0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | | Total | 2 | 96 | 48.0 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
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| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | LG | TD |
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| D.Northcutt | 2 | 0 | 55 | 43 | 0 | | | | | | | | | Total | 2 | 0 | 55 | 43 | 0 |
| | PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | LG | TD |
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| R.Bush | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | | OUT OF BOUNDS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
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| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | LG | TD |
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| A.Brown | 5 | 0 | 180 | 87 | 0 | | TOUCHBACK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 8 | 0 | 180 | 87 | 0 |
| | KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | LG | TD |
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| R.Meachem | 6 | 0 | 148 | 42 | 0 | | | | | | | | | Total | 6 | 0 | 148 | 42 | 0 |
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| KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| J.Hanson | 2/2 | 100.0 | 45 | 3/3 | 9 | | Total | 2/2 | 100.0 | 47 | 3/3 | 9 |
| | KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| | | | | | | | Total | 1/2 | 50.0 | 39 | 6/6 | 9 |
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