2026 Week 1 · Final
DET 31, NO 30
NO at DET: every skill player's line next to our pre-game projection.
Recap
DET edged NO 31–30. Jahmyr Gibbs led everyone with 34 PPR points: 29 carries for 156 yards and 5 catches, 2 touchdowns. Also worth a look: Amon-Ra St. Brown (DET, 28.7), Chris Olave (NO, 28.2), Tyler Shough (NO, 23.2). DET's defense made its mark: 5 sacks, 3 takeaways against NO.
NO
Team comparison
DET
| 30 | Points | 31 |
|---|---|---|
| 86 | Plays | 73 |
| 410 | Passing yards | 206 |
| 91 | Rushing yards | 165 |
| 62 · 73% | Dropbacks · pass rate | 41 · 56% |
| 23 | Designed runs | 32 |
| 5 | Sacks taken | 1 |
| 465 | Air yards | 207 |
| 12 | Red-zone plays | 17 |
| 14 | Drives | 14 |
From play-by-play. Yards: quarterbacks, running backs, receivers and tight ends who played.
NO
| Player | Cmp/Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Shough | 35/56 | 410 | 3 | 2 |
| Player | Pts | Proj | Pos | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Olave | 28.223.218.2 | ——— | WR | 13 | 10 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Shough | 23.223.223.2 | ——— | QB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Devaughn Vele | 19.916.412.9 | ——— | WR | 9 | 7 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Etienne | 14.811.37.8 | ——— | RB | 9 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 9 | 46 | 0 |
| Juwan Johnson | 14.412.911.4 | ——— | TE | 7 | 3 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Fant | 13.311.39.3 | ——— | TE | 8 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendre Miller | 9.09.09.0 | ——— | RB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 30 | 1 |
| Bryce Lance | 7.25.74.2 | ——— | WR | 4 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJ Donaldson | 1.20.70.2 | ——— | RB | 2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Barion Brown | 0.30.30.3 | ——— | WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Kevin Austin Jr. | 0.00.00.0 | ——— | WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Treyton Welch | 0.00.00.0 | ——— | TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DET
| Player | Cmp/Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Goff | 26/39 | 206 | 2 | 0 |
| Player | Pts | Proj | Pos | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahmyr Gibbs | 33.631.128.6 | ——— | RB | 5 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 29 | 156 | 2 |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown | 28.723.718.7 | ——— | WR | 14 | 10 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Goff | 16.416.416.4 | ——— | QB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sam LaPorta | 9.87.34.8 | ——— | TE | 8 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jameson Williams | 8.56.54.5 | ——— | WR | 9 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sione Vaki | 2.82.31.8 | ——— | RB | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Brock Wright | 1.51.00.5 | ——— | TE | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Conklin | 0.00.00.0 | ——— | TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac TeSlaa | 0.00.00.0 | ——— | WR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Car = official carries (QB scrambles included). Pts = scored points. Scored points use the official stats, including 2-point conversions and return touchdowns. Projections leave those two out: they are rare and not modeled.