NEW ORLEANS -- Matthew Stafford passed for 341 yards and two touchdowns, and the Detroit Lions beat the mistake-prone New Orleans Saints, 28-13 on Sunday.Golden Tate exploited a coverage breakdown on third-and-long for a 66-yard touchdown early in the fourth quarter when Detroit (8-4) was clinging to a six-point lead. The Lions, whove won seven of eight, dominated statistically, but four opportunities inside the New Orleans 20 ended with Matt Prater field goals, allowing the Saints (5-7) to stay close until the fourth quarter.This time, however, the Lions pulled away for their most comfortable victory of the season after seven previous victory margins of one to seven points.The Lions also became the first team in 60 Saints home games to stop Drew Brees from completing a touchdown pass, although tight end Coby Fleener had a pass bounce off his hands at the goal line. Brees finished 31 of 44 for 326 yards and was intercepted three times, once each by Glover Quin, Tavon Wilson and Miles Killebrew.Tate finished with eight catches for 145 yards. Staffords other touchdown went to running back Theo Riddick from the 1.The Lions outgains the Saints 422 yards to 369, and also controlled time of possession, 36:52 to 23:08 while running 67 plays to New Orleans 57.The victory was Detroits first in a road game following Thanksgiving since 1974, snapping a streak of 22 losses in such games.COSTLY DROPSDrops by two Saints players in the first half could have altered the course of the game.In the first quarter, cornerback Sterling Moore lost the handle on a tipped pass that popped upward, giving him ample time to run under it with the potential for a significant return. In the final seconds of the second quarter, Brees hit Fleener in the hands at the goal line with a strike over the middle. With only 5 seconds on the clock, Saints coach Sean Payton sent out the field goal team.Brees also had a drop, albeit of a botched shotgun snap, which helped stall a drive in the first quarter.INJURIESLions running back Dwayne Washington limped off with a lower left ankle injury after a carry early in the third quarter. Later in the quarter, defensive back Quandre Diggs appeared to hurt his right shoulder making a tackle on Willie Snead. ... Saints tight end Josh Hill needed help off the field and was taken to the locker room after it appeared tacklers rolled awkwardly over his lower right leg following a reception in the second quarter. ... Saints starting middle linebacker Craig Robertson went down in the fourth quarter. 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Theyre far bigger than us, were a detailed team and our detail wasnt there and because of that we gave penalties away.Im disappointed with our performance. We had a chance to get back into the game in the second half and we just threw it away. We didnt give ourselves a chance to win. Highlights from the DW Stadium as Hull FC beat Wigan to move up to second in Super League We got what we deserved. I wish they had beat us by more because we were miles off.Radford was delighted with the win and pleased that his sidee reacted well to Wigans second half fightback.dddddddddddd. We knew we had to be right on our game to get anything out of tonight and thankfully we were, said Radford, In the second half we were a bit reserved in how we were playing. We went into our shell and it worked against us - it always does when you play a team like that. Hull FC head coach Lee Radford praised his players performance after they beat Wigan 30-16 at the DW Stadium Theyve [Wigan] been an unbelievably successful club over the last five or six years and you could see why. I thought John Bateman for them was absolutely outstanding tonight.We just got to make sure we dont get carried away, stay grounded and keep working hard. Thats what got us the results we have. Also See: Hull too good for Wigan Wigan 16-30 Hull FC recap Saints sink Salford Follow @SkySportsRL ' ' '