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Detroit Lions vs. New Orleans Saints: Behind the stats and game tidbits

The New Orleans Saints turned in a fairly poor effort against the Detroit Lions in Week 13, which puts their season on life support. Of course, maybe that’s just the optimistic side of things, as the Saints are realistically staring at their fourth losing season in the past five years. Without question, fans are up in their feels with another year of mediocrity looming.

Here’s the Pro Football Focus grades from the top players of the game, but that seems like a contradictory statement with the team losing.

  • After a catchless Week 12, Brandin Cooks saw a team-high nine targets, tied for the most he's seen in a game this year, and caught seven of those for 73 yards.