| New Orleans Saints at Detroit Lions |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 24, 1968 Location: Detroit, MI Venue: Tiger Stadium Attendance: 46152 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 50 F Humidty: 44% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Billy Gambrell 20 pass from Bill Munson (Wayne Walker kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Charlie Durkee 31 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Danny Abramowicz 9 pass from Billy Kilmer (Charlie Durkee kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Wayne Walker 43 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Charlie Sanders 13 pass from Bill Munson (Wayne Walker kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Don McCall 2 run (Charlie Durkee kick) | 17 | 17 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Charlie Durkee 31 FG | 20 | 17 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Wayne Walker 40 FG | 20 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | SE | Dave Parks |
| 73 | LOT | Jerry Sturm |
| 50 | LOG | Jake Kupp |
| 54 | C | Joe Wendryhoski |
| 61 | ROG | Del Williams |
| 78 | ROT | Jerry Jones |
| 87 | TE | Monty Stickles |
| 14 | QB | Karl Sweetan |
| 36 | HB | Don McCall |
| 46 | FL | Danny Abramowicz |
| 34 | FB | Tony Lorick |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Mike Tilleman |
| 79 | LDT | Lou Cordileone |
| 76 | RDT | Dave Rowe |
| 81 | RDE | Doug Atkins |
| 35 | LLB | Ted Davis |
| 59 | MLB | Fred Whittingham |
| 82 | RLB | Johnny Brewer |
| 21 | LCB | John Douglas |
| 16 | LS | Bo Burris |
| 23 | RS | Dave Whitsell |
| 29 | RCB | Gene Howard |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | SE | Earl McCullouch |
| 73 | LOT | Roger Shoals |
| 63 | LOG | Chuck Walton |
| 54 | C | Ed Flanagan |
| 66 | ROG | Bob Kowalkowski |
| 79 | ROT | Charlie Bradshaw |
| 88 | TE | Charlie Sanders |
| 19 | QB | Bill Munson |
| 40 | HB | Nick Eddy |
| 3 | FL | Billy Gambrell |
| 43 | FB | Dave Kopay |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | John Baker |
| 71 | LDT | Alex Karras |
| 82 | RDT | Jerry Rush |
| 70 | RDE | Denis Moore |
| 58 | LLB | Paul Naumoff |
| 53 | MLB | Mike Lucci |
| 55 | RLB | Wayne Walker |
| 20 | LCB | Lem Barney |
| 28 | LS | Mike Weger |
| 48 | RS | Tommy Vaughn |
| 44 | RCB | Dick LeBeau |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | / | / | 4 | 32 | 0 | ||
| DET | 15 | 4 | 11 | 0 | / | / | 3 | 17 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Don McCall | 15 | 48 | 3.2 | 8 | 1 |
| Tony Lorick | 12 | 44 | 3.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Danny Abramowicz | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Ernie Wheelwright | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Tom Barrington | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Karl Sweetan | 2 | -8 | -4.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 126 | 3.5 | 18 | 1 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Nick Eddy | 15 | 56 | 3.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Dave Kopay | 9 | 26 | 2.9 | 10 | 0 |
| Tom Nowatzke | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 85 | 3.4 | 10 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Karl Sweetan | 17 | 5 | 29.4 | 3 | 83 | 4.9 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 |
| Billy Kilmer | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 0 | 53 | 4.4 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 89.9 |
| Tom Barrington | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 11 | 36.7 | 3 | 136 | 4.5 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23.1 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Bill Munson | 41 | 14 | 34.1 | 1 | 189 | 4.6 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 55.8 |
| Team Totals | 41 | 14 | 34.1 | 1 | 189 | 4.6 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 55.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Danny Abramowicz | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 27 | 1 |
| John Gilliam | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Jim Hester | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 136 | 12.4 | 27 | 1 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Charlie Sanders | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 25 | 1 |
| Nick Eddy | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Earl McCullouch | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Billy Gambrell | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 28 | 1 |
| Tom Nowatzke | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 189 | 13.5 | 28 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Dave Whitsell | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mike Weger | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Lucci | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne Walker | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Jim Fraser | 5 | 174 | 35.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 174 | 35.0 | 37 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jerry DePoyster | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | 52 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | 52 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| John Gilliam | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Gene Howard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Nick Eddy | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Lem Barney | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 1 | 2 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Gene Howard | 3 | 81 | 27.0 | 33 | 0 | |
| John Gilliam | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 102 | 25.5 | 33 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Bobby Thompson | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Lem Barney | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Tommy Vaughn | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 108 | 21.6 | 33 | 0 | |