New Orleans Defeat Lions In Wild Card, Plays 49ers Next

APEX Sports Newswires

The New Orleans Saints defeated the Detroit Lions, 45-28, in the NFC Wild Card round. The Saints set the postseason record for total yards with 626.

Saints quarterback Drew Brees passed for 466 yards and 3 touchdowns. Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford had 380 passing yards. He also had 3 touchdowns.

Detroit's wide reciever Calvin Johnson caught 12 passes for 211 yards and 2 touchdowns.