Wk 1 · 2026
New Orleans Saints at Detroit Lions — Sun, Sep 13
Sun, Sep 13 ·
Ford Field, Detroit, MI
· FOX
Weather
This one is played indoors. There is nothing to forecast.
NFC South · no games yet
at
1:00pET
DET -7 · total 48.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential DET by 5.0
NFC North · no games yet
What is at stake
An NFC game between two divisions. It decides neither division, but conference record is the tiebreaker that follows head-to-head, and both of these are chasing the same 7 NFC playoff places. Division standings.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The Gridiron King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
1.7 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two rosters that have
been through a draft and a free-agency window since.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense
Defense
Points / game
Points allowed / game
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The Gridiron King’s 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats
The box-score store these rows are built from has not been produced for this league yet, so no preview carries points and yards for and against. The form, trend and series blocks below are built from this site’s own files and are not affected.
Saints form
No completed games on record.
Lions form
No completed games on record.
Saints this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lions this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 8
| Opponent | Saints | Lions |
|---|---|---|
| Falcons NFC | vs Wk 4 · scheduled preview | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
| Vikings NFC | vs Wk 5 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview |
| Giants NFC | at Wk 6 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 16 · scheduled preview |
| Panthers NFC | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview | at Wk 4 · scheduled preview |
| Bears NFC | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| Packers NFC | vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
| Buccaneers NFC | at Wk 15 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Cardinals NFC | vs Wk 16 · scheduled preview | at Wk 5 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Saints leads 6–4 · Lions won the last one
10 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
7.5 points toward Saints
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2023-12-03 | Lions 33 — 28 Saints | at NO | Lions |
| 2020 | 2020-10-04 | Saints 35 — 29 Lions | at DET | Saints |
| 2017 | 2017-10-15 | Lions 38 — 52 Saints | at NO | Saints |
| 2016 | 2016-12-04 | Lions 28 — 13 Saints | at NO | Lions |
| 2015 | 2015-12-21 | Lions 35 — 27 Saints | at NO | Lions |
| 2014 | 2014-10-19 | Saints 23 — 24 Lions | at DET | Lions |
| 2011 | 2012-01-07 | Lions 28 — 45 Saints | at NO | Saints playoffs |
| 2011 | 2011-12-04 | Lions 17 — 31 Saints | at NO | Saints |
| 2009 | 2009-09-13 | Lions 27 — 45 Saints | at NO | Saints |
| 2008 | 2008-12-21 | Saints 42 — 7 Lions | at DET | Saints |
Saints leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Tyler Shough QB #6 | 221/327, 2384 YDS, 10 TD, 6 INT |
| Spencer Rattler QB #2 | 174/257, 1586 YDS, 8 TD, 5 INT | |
| Rushing | Alvin Kamara RB #41 | 131 CAR, 471 YDS, 1 TD |
| Devin Neal RB #24 | 57 CAR, 206 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Audric Estime RB #30 | 46 CAR, 198 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Chris Olave WR #12 | 100 REC, 1163 YDS, 9 TD |
| Juwan Johnson TE #83 | 77 REC, 889 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Rashid Shaheed WR #22 | 44 REC, 499 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Devaughn Vele WR #14 | 25 REC, 293 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Demario Davis LB #56 | 143 |
| Alontae Taylor CB #24 | 83 | |
| Pete Werner LB #20 | 81 | |
| Sacks | Cameron Jordan DE #94 | 10.5 |
| Chase Young DE #99 | 10 | |
| Carl Granderson DE #96 | 6 | |
| Interceptions | Kool-Aid McKinstry CB #1 | 3 |
| Alontae Taylor CB #24 | 2 | |
| Jonas Sanker S #7 | 2 |
Lions leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Jared Goff QB #16 | 393/578, 4564 YDS, 34 TD, 8 INT |
| David Montgomery RB #32 | 1/2, 3 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rushing | Jahmyr Gibbs RB #0 | 243 CAR, 1223 YDS, 13 TD |
| David Montgomery RB #32 | 158 CAR, 716 YDS, 8 TD | |
| Jared Goff QB #16 | 19 CAR, 45 YDS | |
| Receiving | Amon-Ra St. Brown WR #14 | 117 REC, 1401 YDS, 11 TD |
| Jameson Williams WR #1 | 65 REC, 1117 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Jahmyr Gibbs RB #0 | 77 REC, 616 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Sam LaPorta TE #87 | 40 REC, 489 YDS, 3 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Jack Campbell LB #46 | 176 |
| Alex Anzalone LB #34 | 95 | |
| Derrick Barnes LB #55 | 78 | |
| Sacks | Aidan Hutchinson DE #97 | 14.5 |
| Al-Quadin Muhammad LB #97 | 11 | |
| Jack Campbell LB #46 | 5 | |
| Interceptions | Kerby Joseph S #31 | 3 |
| D.J. Reed CB #4 | 2 | |
| Alex Anzalone LB #34 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since signed elsewhere, been traded or retired still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.