| Played in Detroit, MI, weather: 52 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind. |
| New Orleans won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Justin Lucas kicked off 51 yards from the DET30. Jessie Malchow returned the ball 7 yards to the NO26. Tackled by Clifton Martin. |
| 1-10- NO26 (1Q: 14:40) Jimmy Tarver pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Claude Hutson. CB Dave Newhart defended the pass. |
| 2-10- NO26 (1Q: 14:34) Jimmy Tarver pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Jessie Malchow. DT Mack Long blocked the pass. |
| 3-10- NO26 (1Q: 14:24) Jimmy Tarver pass completed to WR Matt Strickland for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Wally Matthews. Strickland gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10- NO39 (1Q: 13:50) Jimmy Tarver pass completed to WR Dustin Bahr for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Juan Schultz. |
| 2-11- NO38 (1Q: 13:10) Jimmy Tarver pass completed to WR Jessie Malchow for 11 yards. Tackled by S Deion Hoffman. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-21- NO28 (1Q: 13:01) Levon Morrison ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Deion Hoffman, assisted by ILB William Hutchins. |
| 3-20- NO29 (1Q: 12:35) Jimmy Tarver pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dustin Bahr. DE Eddie Heurtin simply tossed Roy Vaughn aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-20- NO29 (1Q: 12:25) Wes Copeland punted 34 yards. Clifton Martin returned the kick 18 yards to the NO45. Tackled by Spencer Stevenson. |
| 1-10- NO45 (1Q: 12:17) Sammy Barker pass completed to FB Glen Dodge for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Teddy Campbell, assisted by OLB Lenny Walton. Dodge gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-7- NO42 (1Q: 11:39) Sammy Barker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lester Bernardi. S Ethan Randle defended the pass. |
| 3-7- NO42 (1Q: 11:26) Sammy Barker sacked by S Ethan Randle for a loss of 2 yards. Sack allowed by Daniel Mason. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NO Teddy Campbell on the NO44. |
| 1-10- NO44 (1Q: 11:14) Levon Morrison ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Mack Long. |
| 2-10- NO44 (1Q: 10:32) Erik Rose ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Deion Hoffman, assisted by S Glen Heath. |
| 3-5- NO49 (1Q: 10:04) Jimmy Tarver pass completed to WR Claude Hutson for 6 yards. Tackled by S Deion Hoffman. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Illegal Motion. |
| 3-10- NO44 (1Q: 09:58) Jimmy Tarver pass completed to RB Erik Rose for 2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Juan Schultz. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-8- NO46 (1Q: 09:20) Wes Copeland punted 39 yards. Clifton Martin returned the kick 13 yards to the DET28. Tackled by Mercury Milloy. |
| 1-10-DET28 (1Q: 09:10) Kris Rivera ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Brent Huh, assisted by OLB Isaac Howard. |
| 2-9-DET29 (1Q: 08:38) Sammy Barker pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Ellis Wheeler. DT Clay Schwartz hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-9-DET29 (1Q: 08:28) Sammy Barker pass completed to WR Lester Bernardi for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Ernie Crawford. |
| 4-3-DET35 (1Q: 08:04) Anthony Eyer punted 45 yards. Mercury Milloy called for a fair catch at the NO20. |
| 1-10- NO20 (1Q: 07:57) Jimmy Tarver pass completed to TE Richie Gardner for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Myron Gunn. |
| 1-10- NO31 (1Q: 07:33) Erik Rose ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Myron Gunn. Key block delivered by Doug Corey. |
| 2-5- NO36 (1Q: 06:58) Erik Rose ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Dave Ring. |
| 3-3- NO38 (1Q: 06:24) Jimmy Tarver pass completed to WR Dustin Bahr for 12 yards. Tackled by S Deion Hoffman, assisted by CB Dave Newhart. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET50 (1Q: 05:41) Jimmy Tarver sacked by OLB Ricardo Givens and DE Ike Coles for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Adam Wyse. |
| 2-14- NO46 (1Q: 05:16) Jimmy Tarver pass was intended for WR Dustin Bahr and was intercepted by OLB Juan Schultz at the DET35. Tackled by Levon Morrison. |
| 1-10-DET35 (1Q: 05:04) Sammy Barker pass completed to WR Randal Ellison for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Lenny Walton. |
| 2-7-DET38 (1Q: 04:20) Sammy Barker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wesley Owens. CB Sammy Metzler defended the pass. |
| 3-7-DET38 (1Q: 04:12) Sammy Barker pass completed to RB Winston Gunn for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Lenny Walton. |
| 4-5-DET40 (1Q: 03:46) Anthony Eyer punted 58 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NO02. |
| 1-10- NO02 (1Q: 03:39) Levon Morrison ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Mack Long, assisted by ILB William Hutchins. |
| 2-11- NO01 (1Q: 03:10) Erik Rose ran inside the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Dave Newhart. Key block delivered by Adam Wyse. |
| 3-2- NO10 (1Q: 02:40) Erik Rose ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Deion Hoffman, assisted by ILB William Hutchins. |
| 4-1- NO11 (1Q: 01:55) Wes Copeland punted 34 yards. The ball was downed at the NO45. |
| 1-10- NO45 (1Q: 01:48) Sammy Barker pass completed to WR Wesley Owens for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Gabe Riley. Owens gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-6- NO41 (1Q: 01:10) Kris Rivera ran around left end for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Gabe Riley, assisted by CB Mercury Milloy. Key block delivered by Antoine Barber. |
| 1-10- NO26 (1Q: 00:45) Kris Rivera ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Teddy Campbell. |
| 2-6- NO22 (1Q: 00:08) Winston Gunn ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Donald Maxwell, assisted by S Gilbert Lane. Key block delivered by Antoine Barber. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10- NO15 (2Q: 15:00) Kris Rivera ran around left end for -4 yards. Tackled by DT Donald Maxwell. |
| 2-14- NO19 (2Q: 14:35) Sammy Barker pass completed to RB Kris Rivera for 14 yards. Tackled by S Gilbert Lane. Rivera gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-5- NO05 (2Q: 13:51) Kris Rivera ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Isaac Howard. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-15- NO15 (2Q: 13:42) Winston Gunn ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Donald Maxwell, assisted by DT Pete Maxwell. Key block delivered by Marco Mathes. |
| 2-10- NO10 (2Q: 13:17) Kris Rivera ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Ernie Crawford. |
| 3-7- NO07 (2Q: 12:49) Sammy Barker pass completed to RB Winston Gunn for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. Detroit 6, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 12:49) Extra point by Justin Lucas was good. Detroit 7, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 12:39) Justin Lucas kicked off 65 yards from the DET30. James Murray returned the ball 14 yards to the NO19. Tackled by Clifton Martin. |
| 1-10- NO19 (2Q: 12:09) Levon Morrison ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Ricardo Givens. |
| 2-10- NO19 (2Q: 11:31) Jimmy Tarver pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Levon Morrison. |
| 3-10- NO19 (2Q: 11:24) Jimmy Tarver pass completed to WR Jessie Malchow for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Dave Newhart, assisted by S Dave Ring. |
| 1-10- NO36 (2Q: 10:41) Jimmy Tarver pass completed to TE Richie Gardner for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Juan Schultz. |
| 2-4- NO42 (2Q: 10:01) Jimmy Tarver pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Roman Ciervo. |
| 3-4- NO42 (2Q: 09:55) Jimmy Tarver pass completed to FB Artie Hassell for 5 yards. Tackled by S Dave Ring, assisted by ILB William Hutchins. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hassell gained 2 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-DET38 (2Q: 09:49) Levon Morrison ran inside the left guard for 9 yards. Tackled by S Deion Hoffman. Key block delivered by Doug Corey. |
| 2-1-DET29 (2Q: 09:15) Erik Rose ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Eddie Heurtin. Key block delivered by Ralph Wright. |
| 1-10-DET27 (2Q: 08:48) Erik Rose ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Ike Coles, assisted by S Deion Hoffman. |
| 2-8-DET25 (2Q: 08:08) Jimmy Tarver pass completed to RB Levon Morrison for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Wally Matthews. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-DET20 (2Q: 08:01) Jimmy Tarver pass was dropped by RB Erik Rose. |
| 2-10-DET20 (2Q: 07:56) Jimmy Tarver pass completed to TE Richie Gardner for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Myron Gunn. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DET10 (2Q: 07:19) Levon Morrison ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Mack Long, assisted by S Deion Hoffman. |
| 2-8-DET08 (2Q: 06:39) Jimmy Tarver pass completed to WR Courtney Newhart for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Detroit 7, New Orleans 6 |
| (2Q: 06:39) Extra point by Mo Bellais was good. Detroit 7, New Orleans 7 |
| (2Q: 06:32) Mo Bellais kicked off 54 yards from the NO30. Jim McIntyre returned the ball 24 yards to the DET40. Tackled by Spencer Stevenson. |
| 1-10-DET40 (2Q: 06:02) Kris Rivera ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Brent Huh, assisted by DT Craig Harkless. |
| 2-9-DET41 (2Q: 05:24) Kris Rivera ran a trap outside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Clay Schwartz. |
| 3-3-DET47 (2Q: 04:46) Sammy Barker pass completed to WR Lester Bernardi for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Mercury Milloy. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10- NO46 (2Q: 04:17) Sammy Barker pass completed to FB Glen Dodge for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Lenny Walton. Dodge gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10- NO34 (2Q: 03:49) Sammy Barker pass completed to WR Randal Ellison for 18 yards. Tackled by S Brent Huh. |
| 1-10- NO16 (2Q: 03:31) Sammy Barker pass completed to RB Kris Rivera for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Lenny Walton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Rivera gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-4- NO04 (2Q: 03:14) Kris Rivera ran around the left tackle for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Antoine Barber. Detroit 13, New Orleans 7 |
| (2Q: 03:14) Extra point by Justin Lucas was good. Detroit 14, New Orleans 7 |
| (2Q: 03:06) Justin Lucas kicked off 77 yards from the DET30. Touchback. |
| 1-10- NO20 (2Q: 03:06) Levon Morrison ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by S Dave Ring, assisted by S Glen Heath. Key block delivered by Mack McIntyre. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5- NO25 (2Q: 03:00) Jimmy Tarver pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dustin Bahr. DE Eddie Heurtin hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5- NO25 (2Q: 02:52) Jimmy Tarver pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jessie Malchow. OLB Juan Schultz defended the pass. |
| 3-5- NO25 (2Q: 02:41) Jimmy Tarver pass completed to WR Courtney Newhart for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Dave Newhart. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10- NO31 (2Q: 02:21) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15- NO26 (2Q: 02:21) Jimmy Tarver pass completed to TE Richie Gardner for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Wally Matthews, assisted by S Glen Heath. Gardner gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-11- NO30 (2Q: 02:05) Jimmy Tarver pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Courtney Newhart. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-26- NO15 (2Q: 01:59) Jimmy Tarver pass completed to WR Jessie Malchow for 13 yards. Tackled by S Deion Hoffman. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-13- NO28 (2Q: 01:16) Wes Copeland punted 48 yards. Clifton Martin called for a fair catch at the DET24. |
| 1-10-DET24 (2Q: 01:06) Sammy Barker pass completed to WR Lester Bernardi for 13 yards. Tackled by S Ethan Randle. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET37 (2Q: 00:40) Kris Rivera ran inside the right guard for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Ernie Crawford. Key block delivered by Bobby Cerda. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Mo Bellais kicked off 50 yards from the NO30. Dave Newhart returned the ball 30 yards to the DET50. Tackled by Brent Huh. |
| 1-10-DET50 (3Q: 14:37) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-DET45 (3Q: 14:29) Sammy Barker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wesley Owens. DT Donald Maxwell hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-15-DET45 (3Q: 14:23) Sammy Barker pass completed to TE Ellis Wheeler for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Donald Maxwell. |
| 3-8- NO48 (3Q: 13:53) Sammy Barker pass completed to WR Fred Skaggs for 24 yards. Tackled by CB Sammy Metzler, assisted by CB Gabe Riley. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Skaggs gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10- NO24 (3Q: 13:16) Kris Rivera ran inside the left guard for 24 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Ellis Wheeler. Wheeler ran over Teddy Campbell to set up the play. Detroit 20, New Orleans 7 |
| (3Q: 13:16) Extra point by Justin Lucas was good. Detroit 21, New Orleans 7 |
| (3Q: 12:58) Justin Lucas kicked off 62 yards from the DET30. Jessie Malchow returned the ball 12 yards to the NO20. Tackled by Blake Russell. |
| 1-10- NO20 (3Q: 12:24) Erik Rose ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Mack Long. |
| 2-10- NO20 (3Q: 11:50) Levon Morrison ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Dave Ring. |
| 3-6- NO24 (3Q: 11:05) Jimmy Tarver pass completed to RB Erik Rose for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Eddie Heurtin, assisted by CB Wally Matthews. Rose gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4- NO26 (3Q: 10:25) Wes Copeland punted 58 yards. Clifton Martin returned the kick 12 yards to the DET28. Tackled by Larry Jurkiewicz. |
| 1-10-DET28 (3Q: 10:18) Kris Rivera ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Teddy Campbell, assisted by OLB Joseph Mahoney. |
| 2-9-DET29 (3Q: 09:46) Winston Gunn ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Mercury Milloy, assisted by OLB Lenny Walton. |
| 3-7-DET31 (3Q: 09:18) Winston Gunn ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Teddy Campbell. |
| 4-3-DET35 (3Q: 08:54) Anthony Eyer punted 41 yards. Mercury Milloy returned the kick 4 yards to the NO28. Tackled by Dave Newhart. |
| 1-10- NO28 (3Q: 08:47) Jimmy Tarver pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dustin Bahr. DT Nolan Reilly hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10- NO28 (3Q: 08:37) Jimmy Tarver pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dustin Bahr. DE Ike Coles hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10- NO28 (3Q: 08:29) Jimmy Tarver pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Courtney Newhart. DE Eddie Heurtin hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-10- NO28 (3Q: 08:20) Wes Copeland punted 39 yards. Clifton Martin called for a fair catch at the DET33. |
| 1-10-DET33 (3Q: 08:10) Kris Rivera ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Ethan Randle. |
| 2-6-DET37 (3Q: 07:42) Sammy Barker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Randal Ellison. DE Teddy Campbell hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-DET37 (3Q: 07:36) Sammy Barker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Randal Ellison. CB Sammy Metzler defended the pass. |
| 4-6-DET37 (3Q: 07:32) Anthony Eyer punted 46 yards. Mercury Milloy called for a fair catch at the NO17. |
| 1-10- NO17 (3Q: 07:21) Jimmy Tarver pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Richie Gardner. DE Ike Coles hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10- NO17 (3Q: 07:15) Jimmy Tarver pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Courtney Newhart. DE Eddie Heurtin hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10- NO17 (3Q: 07:09) Jimmy Tarver pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Claude Hutson. S Dave Ring defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-10- NO17 (3Q: 07:03) Wes Copeland punted 36 yards. Clifton Martin returned the kick 27 yards to the NO26. Tackled by Artie Hassell. |
| 1-10- NO26 (3Q: 06:53) Sammy Barker pass completed to WR Wesley Owens for 26 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Owens gained 3 yards after the catch. Detroit 27, New Orleans 7 |
| (3Q: 06:53) Extra point by Justin Lucas was good. Detroit 28, New Orleans 7 |
| (3Q: 06:36) Justin Lucas kicked off 65 yards from the DET30. Jessie Malchow returned the ball 24 yards to the NO29. Tackled by Cory Turnbull. |
| 1-10- NO29 (3Q: 06:12) Jimmy Tarver pass completed to RB Levon Morrison for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Dave Newhart. Morrison gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5- NO34 (3Q: 05:24) Levon Morrison ran a draw inside the left guard for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Dave Newhart, assisted by DT Mack Long. Key block delivered by Jeff Money. |
| 1-10- NO44 (3Q: 04:42) Jimmy Tarver pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dustin Bahr. DT Nolan Reilly drove right through Adam Wyse to hurry the quarterback. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10- NO44 (3Q: 04:34) Jimmy Tarver pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jessie Malchow. DE Eddie Heurtin simply tossed Doug Corey aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10- NO44 (3Q: 04:26) Jimmy Tarver pass completed to RB Levon Morrison for 2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Juan Schultz. Morrison gained 4 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10- NO49 (3Q: 04:17) Jimmy Tarver pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Claude Hutson. DT Nolan Reilly drove right through Doug Corey to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-10- NO49 (3Q: 04:06) Jimmy Tarver pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Claude Hutson. DT Mack Long drove right through Adam Wyse to hurry the quarterback. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10- NO49 (3Q: 04:00) Jimmy Tarver sacked by DE Eddie Heurtin for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Ralph Wright. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 4-16- NO43 (3Q: 03:32) Wes Copeland punted 38 yards. Clifton Martin returned the kick 11 yards to the DET30. Tackled by Larry Jurkiewicz. |
| 1-10-DET30 (3Q: 03:25) Winston Gunn ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Gilbert Lane, assisted by S Brent Huh. Key block delivered by Daniel Mason. |
| 2-5-DET35 (3Q: 02:53) Kris Rivera ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Gilbert Lane, assisted by OLB Lenny Walton. |
| 3-5-DET35 (3Q: 02:25) Winston Gunn ran inside the left guard for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Sammy Metzler. Key block delivered by Antoine Barber. |
| 1-10-DET44 (3Q: 01:58) Sammy Barker pass completed to WR Randal Ellison for 3 yards. Tackled by S Gilbert Lane. Ellison gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 2-7-DET47 (3Q: 01:33) Kris Rivera ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Donald Maxwell. |
| 3-1- NO47 (3Q: 01:02) Kris Rivera ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Teddy Campbell, assisted by DT Donald Maxwell. Key block delivered by Thurman Gomez. |
| 1-10- NO42 (3Q: 00:37) Sammy Barker pass was dropped by TE Butch Wolfe. |
| 2-10- NO42 (3Q: 00:26) Kris Rivera ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Gilbert Lane, assisted by ILB Ernie Crawford. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-5- NO37 (4Q: 15:00) Winston Gunn ran inside the left guard for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Ernie Crawford, assisted by DT Donald Maxwell. Key block delivered by Thurman Gomez. |
| 1-10- NO25 (4Q: 14:27) Kris Rivera ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Ernie Crawford. Key block delivered by Antoine Barber. |
| 1-10- NO15 (4Q: 13:50) Kris Rivera ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Donald Maxwell, assisted by OLB Lenny Walton. |
| 2-11- NO16 (4Q: 13:04) Kris Rivera ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Jurkiewicz, assisted by DE Dave Shapiro. |
| 3-9- NO14 (4Q: 12:26) Sammy Barker pass completed to RB Winston Gunn for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Mercury Milloy. Gunn gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-6- NO11 (4Q: 12:19) Justin Lucas attempted a 28 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 31, New Orleans 7 |
| (4Q: 12:13) Justin Lucas kicked off 79 yards from the DET30. Touchback. |
| 1-10- NO20 (4Q: 12:13) Levon Morrison ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Eddie Heurtin. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20- NO10 (4Q: 12:07) Jimmy Tarver sacked by DT Nolan Reilly and DE Eddie Heurtin for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Robbie Garrison. |
| 2-29- NO01 (4Q: 11:35) Levon Morrison ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Deion Hoffman. |
| 3-26- NO04 (4Q: 11:03) Jimmy Tarver pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Artie Hassell. DT Mack Long defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-26- NO04 (4Q: 10:58) Wes Copeland punted 41 yards. Clifton Martin called for a fair catch at the NO45. |
| 1-10- NO45 (4Q: 10:47) Sammy Barker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Randal Ellison. DE Donovan Allen hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10- NO45 (4Q: 10:38) Winston Gunn ran a trap outside the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Craig Harkless, assisted by CB Gabe Riley. Key block delivered by Daniel Mason. |
| 3-1- NO36 (4Q: 09:57) Kris Rivera ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Teddy Campbell, assisted by DT Pete Maxwell. Key block delivered by Daniel Mason. |
| 1-10- NO27 (4Q: 09:23) Winston Gunn ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Ernie Crawford. Key block delivered by Thurman Gomez. |
| 2-5- NO22 (4Q: 08:52) Kris Rivera ran a trap outside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Gilbert Lane, assisted by ILB Ernie Crawford. |
| 3-3- NO20 (4Q: 08:15) Kris Rivera ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Lenny Walton, assisted by CB Mercury Milloy. Key block delivered by Thurman Gomez. |
| 1-10- NO17 (4Q: 07:28) Winston Gunn ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Lenny Walton. |
| 2-10- NO17 (4Q: 06:42) Winston Gunn ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Jurkiewicz. |
| 3-4- NO11 (4Q: 05:59) Winston Gunn ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Don Harmon, assisted by DT Pete Maxwell. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-4- NO11 (4Q: 05:14) Justin Lucas attempted a 28 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 34, New Orleans 7 |
| (4Q: 05:08) Justin Lucas kicked off 68 yards from the DET30. Jessie Malchow returned the ball 14 yards to the NO16. Tackled by Fred Skaggs. |
| 1-10- NO16 (4Q: 04:32) Levon Morrison ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Deion Hoffman. |
| 2-9- NO17 (4Q: 03:45) Levon Morrison ran inside the right guard for 15 yards. Tackled by S Deion Hoffman, assisted by S Glen Heath. Key block delivered by Ralph Wright. |
| 1-10- NO32 (4Q: 03:20) Zach Forbes sacked by DE Eddie Heurtin and DT Nolan Reilly for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Adam Wyse. |
| 2-16- NO26 (4Q: 02:45) Zach Forbes pass was dropped by WR Jessie Malchow. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-16- NO26 (4Q: 02:33) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 3-21- NO21 (4Q: 02:33) Zach Forbes pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dustin Bahr. CB Wally Matthews defended the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-21- NO21 (4Q: 02:26) Wes Copeland punted 35 yards. Clifton Martin called for a fair catch at the DET44. |
| 1-10-DET44 (4Q: 02:17) Kris Rivera ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Isaac Howard, assisted by S Gilbert Lane. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-11-DET43 (4Q: 02:00) Kris Rivera ran inside the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by S Ethan Randle, assisted by S Gilbert Lane. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NO ILB Ernie Crawford to the NO45. |
| 1-10- NO45 (4Q: 01:54) Levon Morrison ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Deion Hoffman, assisted by CB Wally Matthews. Key block delivered by Mack McIntyre. |
| 2-5-DET50 (4Q: 01:16) Levon Morrison ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Dave Newhart. |
| 3-4-DET49 (4Q: 00:40) Zach Forbes pass was intended for WR Claude Hutson and was intercepted by CB Dave Newhart at the DET43. The interception was returned 6 yards. Tackled by Claude Hutson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET49 (4Q: 00:32) Kris Rivera ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Don Harmon, assisted by OLB Isaac Howard. |
| Final Score: Detroit Silverbacks 34, New Orleans Shamans 7 |