Drew Brees Throws For 466 Yards As Saints Rout Lions .NEW ORLEANS - Drew Brees and the Saints in New Orleans pours on the point’s accumulated wins and rewriting the record books almost every time they play.
Things are Rollin 'on the river.
Brees led an unstoppable offense by throwing for 466 yards and three touchdowns, and New Orleans poured it into the second half for a 45-28 NFC wild-card victory over the Detroit Lions on Saturday night.
New Orleans topped the qualifiers in total yards with 626, breaking the record set 49 years ago.
"We were pulling all the stops," Race said. "We play aggressive. We are not going to apologize for that. This gives the guys in the huddle a lot of confidence. We are not going to take the reins. It's the pedal to the medal. "
Brees hit on 33 of 43 passes while throwing for most yards in playoff game regulations. He highlighted his night with three finishes at least 40 meters.
"We focus on winning. We are not focused on construction sites and records," Saints coach Sean Payton said. "I am serious when I say that."
As usual, the quarterback has a lot of help from an offense that set a record for NFL yards from scrimmage this season (7474). The Saints (14-3) will travel to San Francisco (13-3) next Saturday for the second round of play
Matthew Stafford threw for 380 yards and three TDs for the Lions (10-7), who simply could not keep up their playoff appearance first time since the 1999 season. They have lost seven straight playoff games.
"It's a learning experience for the whole team. We will get better. We'll be back, "Lions coach Jim Schwartz." Obviously it hurts right now. "
All-Pro receiver Calvin Johnson had 12 receptions for 211 yards and two touchdowns in his debut for Detroit in the playoffs, but that was not enough as the Saints defense responded with two fourth quarter interceptions by Jabari Greer .
The teams combined for 1,083 yards, tying an NFL playoff record set by Buffalo and Miami December 30, 1995.
Pierre Thomas rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown, while SPROLS added 51 yards and two scores and several other clutch parts.
Marques Colston overcame an early escape with seven catches for 120 yards, including one from 40 yards to set up a short TD catch Jimmy Graham.
Robert Meachem had four catches for 111 yards, including a score of 56 yards. Devery Henderson added a touchdown reception of 41 yards.
New Orleans has shown courage and got a little happiness to a decisive 14-play, 80-yard scoring in the fourth quarter . The Saints ran late SPROLS left on fourth and 40 at the Lions-2 and won three meters. Soon after, Brees pass "as he was challenged by Nick Fairley is passed through the hands of defensive back Aaron Berry.
Regret that Berry would make two plays later that SPROLS bolted 17 yards to make it 31-21.
Stafford tried to get some of that soon, throwing deep to Titus Young, but Greer ran under her and picked off. Four plays later, Brees spotted Meachem behind blown coverage for his time to score 38-21.
The Lions became only the second team visit each year to head to the break in the Superdome, where the Saints were undefeated in the regular season.
"So goes the half-time deficit, we just realized," Hey, just keep it down, one piece at a time, a record at a time, "Brees said," and I think we scored on each disk in the second half. I guess that's what you hope. "
New Orleans has won nine in a row together.
The Saints opened the second half by driving 78 yards to take their first lead over Brees '31-yard pass to Henderson. New Orleans, then widened their lead to 24-14 with a 92-yard drive that included what may have been a favorable place on the third down catch Colston to November 18. Later, Brees has converted a risky dive on the job, and the fourth one in New Orleans 38 to keep the drive before finding Colston for a 40-yard gain to the Detroit 3. Brees hit Graham for a score on the next play.
"It was fourth and inches and we felt we had a rhythm going," said Brees Obviously it was a gutsy call but we were called to do these types of calls. "
The Lions responded with a scoring drive 80 yards quickly identified by Stafford of 42 yards at the end of Johnson to November 2, setting up diving for the pylon Stafford on a bootleg that made from 24 to 21 at the end of third quarter.
Detroit may not have planned a much better start to its first playoff game since the '99 season.
Complete five of his first six throws for 70 yards, starting with a 22-yard completion to Johnson on the second play from scrimmage Stafford. A 10-yard strike to tight end Will Heller book gave the Lions a lead of 7-0.
New Orleans responded by quickly drive the territory of the Lions, but Colston was stripped by Stephen Tulloch on line 18 yards and Justin During recovered. It was a blunder often lost to the Saints, who had a low and NFL franchise record low in five during the regular season.
New Orleans found the end zone on its next drive to tie it at 7, but Stafford led the Lions back downfield, reaching Johnson in the back of the end zone for a score of 13 yards.
The Saints then searched a second time in the territory of Detroit when Brees was robbed just before started by defensive end Willie Young and the ball squirted Durant seconds for his recovery. Wanted in return, but the game has been inexplicably blown dead. What would have a hit been back instead of became a failed drive.
The Saints thought they had tied the game when the capture Colston in the back of the end zone was ruled a touchdown, but was overturned on replay and New Orleans liquidation meant to settling on John Kasay field 24 yards and a deficit of from 14 to 10 part-time.
Things are Rollin 'on the river.
Brees led an unstoppable offense by throwing for 466 yards and three touchdowns, and New Orleans poured it into the second half for a 45-28 NFC wild-card victory over the Detroit Lions on Saturday night.
New Orleans topped the qualifiers in total yards with 626, breaking the record set 49 years ago.
"We were pulling all the stops," Race said. "We play aggressive. We are not going to apologize for that. This gives the guys in the huddle a lot of confidence. We are not going to take the reins. It's the pedal to the medal. "
Brees hit on 33 of 43 passes while throwing for most yards in playoff game regulations. He highlighted his night with three finishes at least 40 meters.
"We focus on winning. We are not focused on construction sites and records," Saints coach Sean Payton said. "I am serious when I say that."
As usual, the quarterback has a lot of help from an offense that set a record for NFL yards from scrimmage this season (7474). The Saints (14-3) will travel to San Francisco (13-3) next Saturday for the second round of play
Matthew Stafford threw for 380 yards and three TDs for the Lions (10-7), who simply could not keep up their playoff appearance first time since the 1999 season. They have lost seven straight playoff games.
"It's a learning experience for the whole team. We will get better. We'll be back, "Lions coach Jim Schwartz." Obviously it hurts right now. "
All-Pro receiver Calvin Johnson had 12 receptions for 211 yards and two touchdowns in his debut for Detroit in the playoffs, but that was not enough as the Saints defense responded with two fourth quarter interceptions by Jabari Greer .
The teams combined for 1,083 yards, tying an NFL playoff record set by Buffalo and Miami December 30, 1995.
Pierre Thomas rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown, while SPROLS added 51 yards and two scores and several other clutch parts.
Marques Colston overcame an early escape with seven catches for 120 yards, including one from 40 yards to set up a short TD catch Jimmy Graham.
Robert Meachem had four catches for 111 yards, including a score of 56 yards. Devery Henderson added a touchdown reception of 41 yards.
New Orleans has shown courage and got a little happiness to a decisive 14-play, 80-yard scoring in the fourth quarter . The Saints ran late SPROLS left on fourth and 40 at the Lions-2 and won three meters. Soon after, Brees pass "as he was challenged by Nick Fairley is passed through the hands of defensive back Aaron Berry.
Regret that Berry would make two plays later that SPROLS bolted 17 yards to make it 31-21.
Stafford tried to get some of that soon, throwing deep to Titus Young, but Greer ran under her and picked off. Four plays later, Brees spotted Meachem behind blown coverage for his time to score 38-21.
The Lions became only the second team visit each year to head to the break in the Superdome, where the Saints were undefeated in the regular season.
"So goes the half-time deficit, we just realized," Hey, just keep it down, one piece at a time, a record at a time, "Brees said," and I think we scored on each disk in the second half. I guess that's what you hope. "
New Orleans has won nine in a row together.
The Saints opened the second half by driving 78 yards to take their first lead over Brees '31-yard pass to Henderson. New Orleans, then widened their lead to 24-14 with a 92-yard drive that included what may have been a favorable place on the third down catch Colston to November 18. Later, Brees has converted a risky dive on the job, and the fourth one in New Orleans 38 to keep the drive before finding Colston for a 40-yard gain to the Detroit 3. Brees hit Graham for a score on the next play.
"It was fourth and inches and we felt we had a rhythm going," said Brees Obviously it was a gutsy call but we were called to do these types of calls. "
The Lions responded with a scoring drive 80 yards quickly identified by Stafford of 42 yards at the end of Johnson to November 2, setting up diving for the pylon Stafford on a bootleg that made from 24 to 21 at the end of third quarter.
Detroit may not have planned a much better start to its first playoff game since the '99 season.
Complete five of his first six throws for 70 yards, starting with a 22-yard completion to Johnson on the second play from scrimmage Stafford. A 10-yard strike to tight end Will Heller book gave the Lions a lead of 7-0.
New Orleans responded by quickly drive the territory of the Lions, but Colston was stripped by Stephen Tulloch on line 18 yards and Justin During recovered. It was a blunder often lost to the Saints, who had a low and NFL franchise record low in five during the regular season.
New Orleans found the end zone on its next drive to tie it at 7, but Stafford led the Lions back downfield, reaching Johnson in the back of the end zone for a score of 13 yards.
The Saints then searched a second time in the territory of Detroit when Brees was robbed just before started by defensive end Willie Young and the ball squirted Durant seconds for his recovery. Wanted in return, but the game has been inexplicably blown dead. What would have a hit been back instead of became a failed drive.
The Saints thought they had tied the game when the capture Colston in the back of the end zone was ruled a touchdown, but was overturned on replay and New Orleans liquidation meant to settling on John Kasay field 24 yards and a deficit of from 14 to 10 part-time.
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