| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| New Orleans Field Goal - 39-yarder by John Kasay. 5:45 Time Remaining. (13 plays, 41 yards. Time of Drive: 5:24). |
| 2nd Quarter |
| New Orleans Touchdown - 14-yard run by Mark Ingram. (John Kasay extra point is good). 11:44 Time Remaining. (9 plays, 97 yards. Time of Drive: 4:08). |
| New Orleans Touchdown - 67-yard pass from Drew Brees to Robert Meachem. (John Kasay extra point is good). 8:03 Time Remaining. (2 plays, 75 yards. Time of Drive: 0:48). |
| Detroit Touchdown - 2-yard run by Kevin Smith. (Jason Hanson extra point is good). 2:28 Time Remaining. (10 plays, 80 yards. Time of Drive: 5:35). |
| New Orleans Touchdown - 20-yard pass from Drew Brees to Lance Moore. (John Kasay extra point is good). 0:22 Time Remaining. (8 plays, 80 yards. Time of Drive: 2:06). |
| 3rd Quarter |
| Detroit Field Goal - 31-yarder by Jason Hanson. 9:11 Time Remaining. (10 plays, 67 yards. Time of Drive: 5:49). |
| Detroit Touchdown - 9-yard pass from Matthew Stafford to Maurice Morris. (Jason Hanson extra point is good). 0:43 Time Remaining. (9 plays, 88 yards. Time of Drive: 5:54). |
| 4th Quarter |
| New Orleans Touchdown - 6-yard pass from Drew Brees to Darren Sproles. (John Kasay extra point is good). 9:44 Time Remaining. (7 plays, 55 yards. Time of Drive: 2:54). |
| Final Team Statistics |
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| | Detroit | New Orleans |
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| TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 25 | 21 |
| By Rushing | 5 | 4 |
| By Passing | 18 | 16 |
| By Penalty | 2 | 1 |
| THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 2-11-18 | 6-12-50 |
| FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 466 | 438 |
| Total Off. Plays (inc. times thrown passing) | 69 | 61 |
| Avg. gain per offensive play | 6.8 | 7.2 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 87 | 100 |
| Total Rushing Plays | 22 | 23 |
| Avg. gain per rushing play | 4.0 | 4.3 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 379 | 338 |
| Times Thrown - yards lost attempting to pass | 3-29 | 2-4 |
| Gross yards passing | 408 | 342 |
| PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED | 44-31-1 | 36-26-0 |
| Avg. gain per pass play (inc. # thrown passing) | 8.1 | 8.9 |
| PUNTS Number and average | 4-45.8 | 4-44.8 |
| Net Punting Average | 42.5 | 41.5 |
| TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) | 13 | 6 |
| No. and Yards Punt Returns | 2-13 | 2-13 |
| No. and Yards Kickoff Returns | 3-70 | 3-74 |
| No. and Yards Interception Returns | 0-0 | 1--7 |
| PENALTIES No. and Yards | 11-107 | 3-30 |
| FUMBLES No. and Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| TOUCHDOWNS | 2 | 4 |
| Rushing | 1 | 1 |
| Passing | 1 | 3 |
| EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts | 2-2 | 4-4 |
| FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts | 1-3 | 1-1 |
| SAFETIES | 0 | 0 |
| FINAL SCORE | 17 | 31 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 35:06 | 24:54 |
| Final Individual Statistics |
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| Detroit | New Orleans |
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| PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK/YD | TD | LG | IN |
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| M.Stafford | 44 | 31 | 408 | 3/29 | 1 | 49 | 1 | | Total | 44 | 31 | 408 | 3/29 | 1 | 49 | 1 |
| | PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK/YD | TD | LG | IN |
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| D.Brees | 36 | 26 | 342 | 2/4 | 3 | 67 | 0 | | Total | 36 | 26 | 342 | 2/4 | 3 | 67 | 0 |
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| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| None | | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| T.Porter | 1 | -7 | -7 | 0 | | Total | 1 | -7 | -7 | 0 |
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| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | IN20 | LG |
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| B.Graham | 4 | 183 | 45.8 | 0 | 2 | 58 | | Total | 4 | 183 | 45.8 | 0 | 2 | 58 |
| | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | IN20 | LG |
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| T.Morstead | 4 | 179 | 44.8 | 0 | 2 | 53 | | Total | 4 | 179 | 44.8 | 0 | 2 | 53 |
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| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | LG | TD |
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| S.Logan | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 0 | | OUT OF BOUNDS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 0 |
| | PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | LG | TD |
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| D.Sproles | 2 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 0 | | DOWNED | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 3 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 0 |
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| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | LG | TD |
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| S.Logan | 2 | 0 | 52 | 28 | 0 | | R.Davis | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | | TOUCHBACK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 6 | 0 | 70 | 28 | 0 |
| | KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | LG | TD |
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| D.Sproles | 3 | 0 | 74 | 27 | 0 | | TOUCHBACK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | Total | 4 | 0 | 74 | 27 | 0 |
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| KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| J.Hanson | 1/3 | 33.3 | 31 | 2/2 | 5 | | Total | 1/3 | 33.3 | 31 | 2/2 | 5 |
| | KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| | | | | | | | Total | 1/1 | 100.0 | 39 | 4/4 | 7 |
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