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Saints' scoop-and-score negated after controversial forward-pass call bails out Lions

The Detroit Lions held off the New Orleans Saints for a dramatic 31-30 overtime victory in their Week 1 matchup. After Detroit established a 21-0 advantage, New Orleans launched a massive second-half fightback, sparked by Kendre Miller scoring the franchise's opening touchdown of the 2026 campaign.

Despite wiping out the 21-point deficit to force extra time, the Saints were thwarted when an unsuccessful two-point conversion attempt sealed a painful one-point defeat.

A contentious officiating decision loomed large over the outcome after replay officials negated a New Orleans defensive touchdown. The booth overturned a sack and fumble by Detroit quarterback Jared Goff, ruling that his intention to deliver a forward pass negated the turnover.

Saints head coach Kellen Moore later addressed the disputed reversal, which erased a potential game-shifting score in an eventual one-point heartbreak.