Sunday Night game week 13

Tonight, the New Orleans Saints host the Detroit Lions. New Orleans opened with a 39 yard John Kasay field goal. Mark Ingram added on in the second quarter with a 14 yard rushing touchdown for the Saints, and Kasay iced it off with an extra point. New Orleans pushed onward with a 67 yard touchdown connection between Drew Brees and Robert Meachem, with Kasay adding another extra point. Detroit got on the board with a Kevin Smith touchdown run of 2 yards, and Jason Hanson supplied the extra point for a 17-7 score. Brees made it 24-7 at halftime for the Saints with a 20 yard touchdown pass to Lance Moore, and Kasay made the PAT. Hanson pulled the Lions a little closer with a 31 yard field goal. Detroit got even closer with a Matthew Stafford touchdown pass of 9 yards to Maurice Morris, and Hanson put them within 7 after the extra point. New Orleans pulled away again in the fourth quarter as Brees found Darren Sproles for a 6 yard touchdown, and Kasay kicked the extra point. The final was 31-17, and the Saints improved to 9-3 while the Lions fell to 7-5.