Lions 14–10 Saints: Score, Stats & Recap | Week 1, 2000

Q: Who was FantasyHQ's player of the game in Detroit Lions vs New Orleans Saints?

J. Reed (New Orleans Saints) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +2.70 total EPA on Receiving plays. across 5 snaps.

Quick answer

Winner: Detroit Lions
Final score: Detroit Lions 14–10 New Orleans Saints
Halftime: Detroit Lions 6–7 New Orleans Saints at halftime
FantasyHQ MVP: Joe Reed
Top passer: J. Blake
Biggest EPA play: (4:20) (Shotgun) J.Blake pass intended for K.Poole INTERCEPTED by K.Schulz at NO 38. K.Sch…
Game date: 2000-09-03

Game summary

The Detroit Lions beat the New Orleans Saints 14–10 on 2000-09-03, overcoming New Orleans Saints's 7–6 halftime lead. Joe Reed posted a game-high +2.70 total EPA in the receiving.

The highest-scoring period was Q3 with 8 combined points.

Line score

Final score and points by quarter.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	—	T
Detroit Lions	0	6	8	0	0	14
New Orleans Saints	7	0	0	3	0	10

Scoring Map

Each pin marks where a score occurred on the field — yard line from play-by-play.

DETDetroit Lions

NO 64

+1DET 2

+3NO 6

+3NO 11

DET 63

+2NO 1

+3DET 31

NONew Orleans Saints

FantasyHQ Analytics

Scoring timeline

7 scores

Chronological scoring plays — scroll to follow the game.

NONew Orleans Saints
Q1 9:46TD
Points+6
Yard line
NO 64
Score
0-6
(9:46) S.Case pass intended for D.Sloan INTERCEPTED by S.Knight at DET 37. S.Knight for 37 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
NONew Orleans Saints
Q1 9:38XP
Points+1
Yard line
DET 2
Score
0-7
D.Brien extra point is GOOD, Center-K.Houser, Holder-T.Gowin.
DETDetroit Lions
Q2 5:43FG
Points+3
Yard line
NO 6
Score
3-7
(5:43) J.Hanson 24 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-M.Compton, Holder-J.Jett.
DETDetroit Lions
Q2 1:56FG
Points+3
Yard line
NO 11
Score
6-7
(1:56) J.Hanson 30 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-M.Compton, Holder-J.Jett.
DETDetroit Lions
Q3 2:28TD
Points+6
Yard line
DET 63
Score
12-7
(2:28) T.Gowin punts 58 yards to DET 5, Center-K.Houser. D.Howard for 95 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Penalty on NO-C.Oldham, Illegal Block Above the Waist, declined.
DETDetroit Lions
Q3 2:06Safety
Points+2
Yard line
NO 1
Score
14-7
TWO-POINT CONVERSION ATTEMPT. J.Stewart rushes right end. ATTEMPT SUCCEEDS.
NONew Orleans Saints
Q4 14:01FG
Points+3
Yard line
DET 31
Score
14-10
(14:01) D.Brien 48 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-K.Houser, Holder-T.Gowin.

Stars of the game

Top performers by total expected points added (EPA).

1Joe Reed · New Orleans Saints · Receiving · +2.70 total EPA · 5 snaps · +0.54 EPA/play
2S. Irvin · Detroit Lions · Receiving · +2.02 total EPA · 2 snaps · +1.01 EPA/play
3J. Morton · Detroit Lions · Receiving · +2.01 total EPA · 7 snaps · +0.29 EPA/play
4Jimmy Horn Jr. · New Orleans Saints · Receiving · +0.77 total EPA · 7 snaps · +0.11 EPA/play
5C. Schlesinger · Detroit Lions · Receiving · +0.27 total EPA · 1 snaps · +0.27 EPA/play
6S. Case · Detroit Lions · Rushing · -0.13 total EPA · 1 snaps · -0.13 EPA/play
7Josaiah Stewart · Detroit Lions · Receiving · -0.35 total EPA · 1 snaps · -0.35 EPA/play
8W. Rasby · Detroit Lions · Receiving · -0.59 total EPA · 1 snaps · -0.59 EPA/play

FantasyHQ Game MVP

Highest total EPA with the player's top snap and the game's biggest single play when different.

FantasyHQ Game MVP

Joe Reed — NO · Receiving

Joe Reed posted the highest total EPA (+2.70) in the game, the strongest overall impact for New Orleans Saints. Across 5 counted snaps, they averaged +0.54 EPA per play.

Biggest single play (-8.58 EPA): Another player — (4:20) (Shotgun) J.Blake pass intended for K.Poole INTERCEPTED by K.Schulz at NO 38. K.Schulz to NO 32 for 6 yards (R.Williams). PENALTY on NO, Personal Foul, 15 yards, enforced at NO 32.

Quarterback report card

J. Blake led all passers in efficiency for New Orleans Saints, setting the tone in the passing game according to FantasyHQ analytics.

J. Blake (New Orleans Saints) · 45 dropbacks · 40.0% completion · -0.38 EPA/play · -16.92 total EPA
S. Case (Detroit Lions) · 32 dropbacks · 40.6% completion · -0.33 EPA/play · -10.61 total EPA

Team stats comparison

Side-by-side offensive and defensive efficiency.

Stat	Detroit Lions	New Orleans Saints
Offensive EPA/play	-0.343	-0.361
Offensive success rate	26.8%	30.1%
Pass EPA/play	-0.332	-0.381
Rush EPA/play	-0.512	-0.378
Defensive EPA/play	+0.361	+0.343
Defensive success rate	69.9%	73.2%

Drive & efficiency notes

Both offenses finished within striking distance on EPA per play (Detroit Lions -0.34, New Orleans Saints -0.36) — a true toss-up on the analytics sheet.

Season benchmark context (offensive EPA per play):

Detroit Lions: -0.34 EPA/play (2nd percentile vs. 2000 team-game averages)
New Orleans Saints: -0.36 EPA/play (2nd percentile vs. 2000 team-game averages)

Detroit Lions: 14 drives, -28.11 total EPA, 3 scoring drives
New Orleans Saints: 14 drives, -33.61 total EPA, 1 scoring drives

Who scored touchdowns and field goals

Every touchdown and field goal from official play-by-play.

Touchdowns

New Orleans Saints — unlisted player (Q1 9:46)
Detroit Lions — unlisted player (Q3 2:28)

Field goals

Detroit Lions — unlisted player (Q2 5:43)
Detroit Lions — unlisted player (Q2 1:56)
New Orleans Saints — unlisted player (Q4 14:01)

Quarter by quarter

Quarter-by-quarter recap from live scoring plays.

The opening quarter: New Orleans Saints won the period 7–0. New Orleans Saints found the end zone from the NO 64 (Q1 9:46) — (9:46) S.Case pass intended for D.Sloan INTERCEPTED by S.Knight at DET 37. S.Knight for 37 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; New Orleans Saints added 1 points from the DET 2 (Q1 9:38) — D.Brien extra point is GOOD, Center-K.Houser, Holder-T.Gowin..

The second quarter: Detroit Lions won the period 6–0. Detroit Lions connected on a field goal from the NO 6 (Q2 5:43) — (5:43) J.Hanson 24 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-M.Compton, Holder-J.Jett.; Detroit Lions connected on a field goal from the NO 11 (Q2 1:56) — (1:56) J.Hanson 30 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-M.Compton, Holder-J.Jett..

The third quarter: Detroit Lions won the period 8–0. Detroit Lions found the end zone from the DET 63 (Q3 2:28); Detroit Lions registered a safety from the NO 1 (Q3 2:06) — TWO-POINT CONVERSION ATTEMPT. J.Stewart rushes right end. ATTEMPT SUCCEEDS..

The fourth quarter: New Orleans Saints won the period 3–0. New Orleans Saints connected on a field goal from the DET 31 (Q4 14:01) — (14:01) D.Brien 48 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-K.Houser, Holder-T.Gowin..

Turning points

Plays that moved win probability the most.

Detroit Lions (Q1 15:00) — T.Gowin kicks 59 yards from NO 30 to DET 11. D.Howard to DET 29 for 18 yards (R.Wilson). [WPA +43.5% · EPA +0.60]
New Orleans Saints (Q4 0:48) — (:48) (Shotgun) J.Blake pass incomplete to R.Williams (S.Boyd). [WPA -34.5% · EPA -2.42]
New Orleans Saints (Q3 2:28) — (2:28) T.Gowin punts 58 yards to DET 5, Center-K.Houser. D.Howard for 95 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Penalty on NO-C.Oldham, Illegal Block Above the Waist, declined. [WPA -29.1% · EPA -6.42]
Detroit Lions (Q4 8:35) — (8:35) S.Irvin left guard to NO 39 for 1 yard (D.Howard). FUMBLES (D.Howard), RECOVERED by NO-C.Oldham at NO 39. C.Oldham to NO 40 for 1 yard. [WPA -16.4% · EPA -3.70]
Detroit Lions (Q1 9:46) — (9:46) S.Case pass intended for D.Sloan INTERCEPTED by S.Knight at DET 37. S.Knight for 37 yards, TOUCHDOWN. [WPA -16.0% · EPA -7.03]

Impact plays

Highest EPA snaps that flipped field position.

New Orleans Saints (Q2 4:20) — (4:20) (Shotgun) J.Blake pass intended for K.Poole INTERCEPTED by K.Schulz at NO 38. K.Schulz to NO 32 for 6 yards (R.Williams). PENALTY on NO, Personal Foul, 15 yards, enforced at NO 32. [WPA -13.7% · EPA -8.58]
Detroit Lions (Q1 9:46) — (9:46) S.Case pass intended for D.Sloan INTERCEPTED by S.Knight at DET 37. S.Knight for 37 yards, TOUCHDOWN. [WPA -16.0% · EPA -7.03]
New Orleans Saints (Q3 2:28) — (2:28) T.Gowin punts 58 yards to DET 5, Center-K.Houser. D.Howard for 95 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Penalty on NO-C.Oldham, Illegal Block Above the Waist, declined. [WPA -29.1% · EPA -6.42]
New Orleans Saints (Q2 10:20) — (10:20) J.Blake pass to W.Jackson to DET 37 for 8 yards (S.Boyd). FUMBLES (S.Boyd), RECOVERED by DET-M.Walker at DET 37. Pass 5, Run 3 [WPA -9.6% · EPA -4.11]

Every scoring play

Chronological scoring with play-by-play context.

New Orleans Saints TD (+6) — Q1 9:46 · NO 64 · Score 0-6
(9:46) S.Case pass intended for D.Sloan INTERCEPTED by S.Knight at DET 37. S.Knight for 37 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
New Orleans Saints XP (+1) — Q1 9:38 · DET 2 · Score 0-7
D.Brien extra point is GOOD, Center-K.Houser, Holder-T.Gowin.
Detroit Lions FG (+3) — Q2 5:43 · NO 6 · Score 3-7
(5:43) J.Hanson 24 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-M.Compton, Holder-J.Jett.
Detroit Lions FG (+3) — Q2 1:56 · NO 11 · Score 6-7
(1:56) J.Hanson 30 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-M.Compton, Holder-J.Jett.
Detroit Lions TD (+6) — Q3 2:28 · DET 63 · Score 12-7
(2:28) T.Gowin punts 58 yards to DET 5, Center-K.Houser. D.Howard for 95 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Penalty on NO-C.Oldham, Illegal Block Above the Waist, declined.
Detroit Lions Safety (+2) — Q3 2:06 · NO 1 · Score 14-7
TWO-POINT CONVERSION ATTEMPT. J.Stewart rushes right end. ATTEMPT SUCCEEDS.
New Orleans Saints FG (+3) — Q4 14:01 · DET 31 · Score 14-10
(14:01) D.Brien 48 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-K.Houser, Holder-T.Gowin.

Key takeaways

What to remember for fantasy research and follow-up box score digging.

Detroit Lions earned the result — use the box score for snap-level context.
One-score margin — verify garbage-time stats before drawing fantasy conclusions.
Joe Reed (New Orleans Saints) led total EPA — start here for highlight and prop research.

Frequently asked questions

Who won Detroit Lions vs New Orleans Saints on 2000-09-03?

The Detroit Lions beat the New Orleans Saints 14-10 in Week 1, 2000.

What was the score by quarter in Detroit Lions vs New Orleans Saints?

Q1: Detroit Lions 0, New Orleans Saints 7; Q2: Detroit Lions 6, New Orleans Saints 0; Q3: Detroit Lions 8, New Orleans Saints 0; Q4: Detroit Lions 0, New Orleans Saints 3; Final: Detroit Lions 14, New Orleans Saints 10.

Who scored touchdowns and field goals in Detroit Lions vs New Orleans Saints?

New Orleans Saints touchdown — unlisted player (Q1 9:46) Detroit Lions touchdown — unlisted player (Q3 2:28) Detroit Lions field goal — unlisted player (Q2 5:43, 3 pts) Detroit Lions field goal — unlisted player (Q2 1:56, 3 pts) New Orleans Saints field goal — unlisted player (Q4 14:01, 3 pts) Extra points followed each touchdown unless noted in the play-by-play.

How did the quarterbacks play in Detroit Lions vs New Orleans Saints?

J. Blake (New Orleans Saints), 40.0% completion, -0.38 EPA per dropback, -16.92 total passing EPA. S. Case (Detroit Lions), 40.6% completion, -0.33 EPA per dropback, -10.61 total passing EPA.

Who was FantasyHQ's player of the game in Detroit Lions vs New Orleans Saints?

Joe Reed (New Orleans Saints) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +2.70 total EPA on Receiving plays. across 5 snaps.

Was Detroit Lions vs New Orleans Saints a close game?

Yes — the margin was 4 points. Detroit Lions won 14-10 in a game that stayed within one score into the fourth quarter.

Season records after this game

Detroit Lions

Now 1-0 W

New Orleans Saints

Now 0-1 L

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