Saints vs Lions

Historical record, recent meetings, scoring profile and performance versus model expectation.

Record since the 1970 season
14-13
Saints lead the series by 1 wins.
@ Saints
10-6
@ Lions
4-7
Playoffs
1-0
VS EXPECTED
Saints -0.5
Avg Points
23.1-20.5
Most Recent Winner
Lions 28-33

Head-To-Head Margin (Max Last 150 Matches)

New Orleans Saints vs Detroit Lions Results

All completed meetings between these teams.
Date Matchup Result Winner Model Projection Stage
Dec 3, 2023 33–28 Detroit Lions +5 New Orleans Saints +0.4 Regular
Oct 4, 2020 35–29 New Orleans Saints +6 New Orleans Saints +4.8 Regular
Oct 15, 2017 38–52 New Orleans Saints +14 New Orleans Saints +2.7 Regular
Dec 4, 2016 28–13 Detroit Lions +15 New Orleans Saints +2.0 Regular
Dec 21, 2015 35–27 Detroit Lions +8 New Orleans Saints +2.7 Regular
Oct 19, 2014 23–24 Detroit Lions +1 Detroit Lions +2.3 Regular
Jan 7, 2012 28–45 New Orleans Saints +17 New Orleans Saints +10.1 Playoffs
Dec 4, 2011 17–31 New Orleans Saints +14 New Orleans Saints +8.8 Regular
Sep 13, 2009 27–45 New Orleans Saints +18 New Orleans Saints +10.7 Regular
Dec 21, 2008 42–7 New Orleans Saints +35 New Orleans Saints +6.6 Regular
Dec 24, 2005 13–12 Detroit Lions +1 New Orleans Saints +3.4 Regular
Sep 29, 2002 21–26 Detroit Lions +5 New Orleans Saints +4.2 Regular
Sep 3, 2000 14–10 Detroit Lions +4 Detroit Lions +0.4 Regular
Sep 21, 1997 17–35 New Orleans Saints +18 Detroit Lions +2.2 Regular
Sep 19, 1993 3–14 New Orleans Saints +11 New Orleans Saints +8.0 Regular
Oct 4, 1992 13–7 New Orleans Saints +6 Detroit Lions +2.4 Regular
Oct 28, 1990 27–10 Detroit Lions +17 New Orleans Saints +8.1 Regular
Dec 3, 1989 14–21 Detroit Lions +7 New Orleans Saints +6.5 Regular
Sep 18, 1988 22–14 New Orleans Saints +8 New Orleans Saints +4.4 Regular
Oct 12, 1980 13–24 Detroit Lions +11 Detroit Lions +5.0 Regular
Oct 21, 1979 7–17 New Orleans Saints +10 New Orleans Saints +4.9 Regular
Sep 25, 1977 19–23 Detroit Lions +4 Detroit Lions +7.6 Regular
Nov 14, 1976 16–17 New Orleans Saints +1 Detroit Lions +4.1 Regular
Nov 3, 1974 14–19 Detroit Lions +5 Detroit Lions +8.1 Regular
Oct 14, 1973 13–20 New Orleans Saints +7 Detroit Lions +5.3 Regular
Nov 19, 1972 14–27 Detroit Lions +13 Detroit Lions +12.2 Regular
Nov 8, 1970 17–19 New Orleans Saints +2 Detroit Lions +2.3 Regular