Player Rankings and Projections
New Orleans Saints Rank  Player Projections QB 7 Drew Brees Pass: 310, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 RB 20 Pierre Thomas Rush: 25, 0 TD Rec: 6-40, 0 RB 35 Mark Ingram Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-5, 0 RB 41 Khiry Robinson Rush: 35, 0 TD Rec: 1-5, 0 WR 13 Marques Colston Rec: 7-80, 1 TD WR 30 Brandin Cooks Rec: 5-65, 1 TD WR 61 Kenny Stills Rec: 3-35, 0 TD TE 23 Ben Watson Rec: 3-30, 0 TD  TE 28 Jimmy Graham Rec: 2-20, 0 TD K 22 Shayne Graham FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 DEF 16 Defense / ST		Detroit Lions Rank  Player Projections QB 21 Matthew Stafford Pass: 280, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0  RB 11 Reggie Bush Rush: 55, 1 TD Rec: 3-25, 0 RB 27 Joique Bell Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 WR 12 Golden Tate Rec: 5-80, 1 TD WR 67 Corey Fuller Rec: 2-35, 0 TD WR 74 Jeremy Ross Rec: 2-30, 0 TD  TE 24 Brandon Pettigrew Rec: 3-30, 0 TD K 18 Matt Prater FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2 DEF 17 Defense / ST

Saints QB Drew Brees is 4-0 vs. Det. (incl. playoffs), completing 115 of 153 (75.2 pct.) for 1,517 yards with 14 TDs vs. 1 INT for 133.8 rating. In 9/13/09 meeting, passed for 358 yards & 6 TDs. Since joining NO in 2006, leads NFL with 40,307 pass yards & 292 TD passes... RB Pierre Thomas had 112 scrimmage yards (77 rec., 35 rush) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) in Week 5. In WC meeting, had 121 scrimmage yards (66 rush, 55 rec.) & TD. RB Mark Ingram had 14-yard TD run in last meeting... TE Jimmy Graham had TD catch in WC meeting. Since 2011, leads NFL TEs with 304 catches, 3,883 yards & 39 TDs. WR Marques Colston had 7 catches for 120 yards in WC game vs. Det. In only game at Det., had 9 catches for 99 yards & 2 TDs. Incl. playoffs, WR ROBERT MEACHEM aims for 4th in row vs. Det. with TD & 3rd meeting in row with 100+ yards. WR Brandin Cooks leads NFL rookies with 32 catches... LB Junior Galette had sack & safety in Week 5. Had sack in last meeting. LB Curtis Lofton had 10 tackles in his last game at Det. (10/23/11 with Atl.). DE Cameron Jordan has 13.5 sacks in past 20.

Lions QB Matthew Stafford has 788 pass yards (394 per game) in past 2 meetings (incl. WC). Since 2011, ranks 2nd in NFL with 16,247 pass yards... RB Reggie Bush was No. 2 pick by NO in 2006. Played 5 years in NO (2006-10) & had 33 TDs (17 rush, 12 rec., 4 PR). RBs Joique Bell (rush) & Theo Riddick (rec.) each had TD last week... In WC meeting, WR Calvin Johnson had 12 catches for 211 yards & 2 TDs. In past 16 at home, has 109 catches for 1,926 yards (120.4 per game) & 10 TDs. Since 2011, leads NFL with 5,485 rec. yards & 107.5 rec. yards per game. WR Golden Tate leads team in rec. (38) & rec. yards (495)... Total defense (270.7) & pass defense (197.2) lead NFL. Rush defense (73.5) ranks 2nd. LB DeAndre Levy leads team with 58 tackles. Has 7 INTs since 2013, most by LB. LB Tahir Whitehead had career-high 2 INTs last week. Lions had 8 sacks last week, incl. 2.5 by DE EZEKIEL ANSAH & 2 by DT Ndamukong Suh.