NEW ORLEANS – Drew Brees threw for three touchdowns and 466 yards – the second-most passing yards in a postseason game in NFL history – as the New Orleans Saints defeated the Detroit Lions 45-28 on Saturday night.
The Saints 626 yards of total offense set an NFL record for most yards in a postseason game.
New Orleans will play San Francisco next Saturday in the divisional round.
Dave Sims and James Lofton called the action on the Westwood One Radio Network.
(Matthew Stafford hits Will Heller for a 7-0 Detroit lead)
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(Darren Sproles’ 2-yd TD run ties it at 7)
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(Stafford connects with Calvin Johnson for a 14-7 Lions lead)
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(Drew Brees throws a 41-yd TD to Devery Henderson to give the Saints a 17-14 edge)
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(Brees hits Jimmy Graham for a 3-yd score)
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(Stafford’s 1-yd TD run cuts the lead to 24-21 New Orleans)
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(Sproles’ 17-yd run makes it 31-21)
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(Brees finds a wide open Robert Meachem to stretch it to 38-21 Saints)
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(Stafford’s 2nd TD to Johnson makes it 38-28)
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(Pierre Thomas completes the scoring with a 1-yd plunge)
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(Robert Meachem’s postgame interview with Westwood One sideline reporter Hub Arkush)
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(Postgame recap from Dave Sims and James Lofton)
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