Detroit Lions vs New Orleans Saints:All-Time Matchup History

Matchup Overview

The Detroit Lions and New Orleans Saints have met 28 times in NFL regular-season and playoff games since 1968. The all-time series is remarkably tight, with Detroit Lions holding a slim lead at 14–13, with 1 draw. Detroit Lions have had the upper hand recently, going 3–2 in their last 5 meetings. Their most recent matchup ended 31–30 in favor of Detroit Lions on September 13, 2026.

Next Meeting

No upcoming game scheduled between these teams this season.

All-Time Head-to-Head

Showing 28 games from available historical data. Preseason games are not included.

Date	Season	Away	Score	Home
Sep 13, 26	2026 W1	NO	30–31	DET
Dec 3, 23	2023 W13	DET	33–28	NO
Oct 4, 20	2020	NO	35–29	DET
Oct 15, 17	2017	DET	38–52	NO
Dec 4, 16	2016	DET	28–13	NO
Dec 21, 15	2015	DET	35–27	NO
Oct 19, 14	2014	NO	23–24	DET
Dec 4, 11	2011	DET	17–31	NO
Sep 12, 09	2009	DET	27–45	NO
Dec 20, 08	2008	NO	42–7	DET
Dec 23, 05	2005	NO	12–13	DET
Sep 28, 02	2002	NO	21–26	DET
Sep 2, 00	2000	DET	14–10	NO
Sep 20, 97	1997	DET	17–35	NO
Sep 18, 93	1993	DET	3–14	NO
Oct 3, 92	1992	NO	13–7	DET
Oct 27, 90	1990	DET	27–10	NO
Dec 2, 89	1989	NO	14–21	DET
Sep 17, 88	1988	NO	22–14	DET
Oct 11, 80	1980	NO	13–24	DET
Oct 20, 79	1979	DET	7–17	NO
Sep 24, 77	1977	NO	19–23	DET
Nov 13, 76	1976	DET	16–17	NO
Nov 2, 74	1974	NO	14–19	DET
Oct 13, 73	1973	DET	13–20	NO
Nov 18, 72	1972	NO	14–27	DET
Nov 7, 70	1970	DET	17–19	NO
Nov 23, 68	1968	NO	20–20	DET

Games before the 2010 season: Data from FiveThirtyEight, used under the MIT License and limited to today's franchises.