The official source of the latest lions headlines, news, videos, photos, tickets, rosters, and gameday information. Team results s lionsvikings series history 1966present. There are so many factors why the lions should lose to the saints. The new orleans saints receiver might break marvin harrisons nfl record of 143 catches in a season by the end of week 16. The detroit lions and the new orleans saints are set to go head to head on sunday in a big game taking place at the mercedesbenz superdome in louisiana. The saints were born in 1967, mainly as a quid pro quo to get congress approval for the nflafl merger. Tom dempsey stayed in nfl record books for 43 years, but. After wrapping up the 2011 season on sunday with a 4517 win over the carolina panthers at the mercedesbenz superdome, the new orleans saints 3 will host the upstart detroit lions in the nfc. The lionsvikings rivalry is an american football rivalry between the detroit lions and minnesota vikings the lions and vikings have played twice annually since the vikings entered the leagues western conference in 1961. A tough playoff loss to the saints will be the last time these lions will be graded on a curve. Books featuring lions anthropomorphic or otherwise. With a teamhigh 29 catches for 267 yards, tate is the lions goto receiver. The lions are a test side and generally select international players, but they can pick uncapped players available to any one of the four unions.
Dennis lyman, bryant bush, and glenn rawson originally began working together as part of the joseph smith papers and have continued their efforts to make early church history as accurate, understandable and accessible to a general audience as possible. Slay had his worst game of the season last week against kelvin. The lions clawed their way to a 283 lead, but a strong second half effort from the saints made it a close one before detroit held on for a 3527 win on monday night football. Detroit lionsh 121 against new orleans saintsa streaks. The five touchdown passes gave jones three games this season with four or more touchdown passes, tying deshaun watson and fran tarkenton for. A closer look at the great moments and the lowlights from one of the nfls most historic teams written by lomas brown, the former detroit lions offensive tackle who paved the way for barry sanders, and mike isenberg, this work is an insiders account of the last 20 years of the teams history. View the box score boxscore for the nfl game between the detroit lions and the new orleans saints on january 7, 2012. Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for. Broadway book of mormondancing with the stars tourdear evan.
James hawkins of the detroit news breaks down sundays lionssaints game at mercedesbenz superdome 1 p. James hawkins breaks down sundays lions saints game at the mercedesbenz superdome 1 p. The lions got blanked on four straight tries from the saints 5yard line. How saints michael thomas is rewriting record books new. Et in new orleans, and can be watched on tv on the fox network. New orleans saints game james jahnke, detroit free press published 12. Seatgeek is the largest ticket hub on the web which means your chances are increased at finding the right tickets at the right price lets go. That is the predominant line for the game across most sports books, though bovada and 5dimes both have the lions favored by a full 7 points. The two teams moved to the nfc central after the aflnfl merger in 1970, which became the nfc north after the nfls 2002 realignment. With his 7th td, he ties the record for most td passes in a game. The detroit lions are also the only team in nfl history to not earn a super bowl appearance since the super bowl was created. The detroit lions face off against the new orleans saints in week 6 of the 2017 nfl season.
Opening against the new york jets makes the lions one of the biggest favorites for the opening weekend of nfl games. The nfl playbook crew discusses why the new orleans saints defense has improved over the last couple weeks and why the detroit lions are struggling against the tight end. The tie was the first game in which they faced each other in 1968. Complete watch guide to the detroit lions vs new orleans saints game, including when and where to watch, series history, matchups, injury updates, prediction, and pick to win. Detroit lions at new orleans saints october 15th, 2017. But the lions have beaten the saints three times in a row with the past two meetings taking place in the mercedesbenz superdome. Saints, blesseds, and heroes of the catholic faith.
Matthew staffords health is a wild card for sundays game. History of the saints is a private nonprofit entity dedicated to the research and teaching of latterday saint history. Another key to the lions covering the spread or winning outright could come down to turnovers. The first meeting between these two teams took place on november 24, 1968 in detroit. See also other dates, venues, and schedules for the lions vs.
The lions have allowed 65 receptions for 710 yards and 10 touchdowns this season to opposing tight ends. Detroit lions 38 at new orleans saints 52 on october 15th, 2017 full team and player stats and box score. Lets open the history books and take a looksee, shall we. Lions of the faith and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. When the saints get into the red zone, watson should be the man to watch for. Saints betting line detroit at new orleans betting. The lions, up nine with less than 12 minutes left in the game, seemed to have forced a green bay punt with a big sack from kevin strong.
The two teams have met each other 26 times including 1 postseason game, with the detroit lions winning 12 games and the new orleans saints winning games. View results for regular season and postseason games between the detroit lions and new orleans saints. The new orleans saints are through to the next round after a 4528 win over the detroit lions. Drew brees ties an nfl record with 7 touchdown passes. Brees is 41 versus detroit, including playoffs, and has thrown for at least 342 yards and two tds in each meeting. Watchlive detroit lions vs new orleans saints live streamnfl season 2017how to watch nfl online sunday 15102017 zjmlpnog1 how to watch the new orleans saints vs detroit lions tune in on fox wwl or stream live with nfl game pass next four at the mercedesbenz superdome hosting the detroit lions for week 6 detroit lions vs new orleans saints. Giants daniel jones has etched his name into nfl history. He stamped his place in the nfl history books and gave saints fans a reason to stick. The new york giants take on the new orleans saints this sunday, and we have to look long and hard to find any real history between these two teams. Saints highlights this will be the seventh game overall for payton vs. The expansion team started with a bang, when john gilliam returned the opening kickoff on the very first play in team history for a touchdown. This will be the fifth game overall for head coach sean payton vs. Lions of the faith tells the story of the struggle between the worlds of.
Drew brees and the new orleans were able to outlast calvin johnson and the detroit lions during this 2011 wild card matchup. The lions betting lines look like the public views this game as the saints offense vs the lions defense, without much consideration for the lions offense. Lionsvikings rivalry news newspapers books scholar. This was the basic material for his book paper lion, later made into a movie starring alan alda plus a. The team currently tours every four years, with these rotating among australia. This all started back in november of 1968 when bill munson led the lions to a 2020 tie against billy kilmer and. This game really comes down to the lions ability to keep pace with the saints. The saints currently hold the series lead with a 12111 record against the lions. Lions were on pace to show they were ready to make the next leap in this league but that carolina game was a massive step backwards.
This will be the 26th meeting between the saints and lions, with the series currently tied at 12121. Retraces the glory days of any nfl team you select through reprinted newspaper pages and offer optional personalization on the cover. The history of the detroit lions, a professional american football franchise based in detroit. The saints became an inspiration to stormweary new orleans back then, similar to how the lions have boosted morale in michigan, a state synonymous with economic hardship in recent years. Regular tickets, vip tickets, and detroit lionss schedule for the 2020 nfl season. The saints head to head record with the lions is 11111. New orleans the detroit lions will try to snap a twogame losing streak when they. At some point, the lions losing in the fourth quarter of literally every single game is going to catch up with them. Detroit lions vs new orleans saints live stream fox tv. Definitely the phone has been blowing up this week, said lions tight end.
The destination for all national football leaguerelated video on the web. Check out a recap of drew brees 7 td game vs the new york giants in week 8 of the 2015 nfl season. Dempsey of the new orleans saints kicked what was then the longest field goal in nfl history. The following is a list of all regular season and postseason games played between the detroit lions and new orleans saints. The lions have been a premier team in the red zone in the last few years. The lionsvikings rivalry is an american football rivalry between the detroit lions and. Thomas is 10 back after catching a total of 23 passes the past two weeks. Check out highlights from the week 6 matchup between the detroit lions and new orleans saints. The lions vikings rivalry is an american football rivalry between the detroit lions and minnesota vikings the lions and vikings have played twice annually since the vikings entered the leagues western conference in 1961.
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