{
  "id": 7171063,
  "title": "Lions top Saints 31-30 in overtime win in season opener",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/lions-top-saints-31-30-in-overtime-win-in-season-opener",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-13T20:49:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/lions-top-saints-31-30-204942345.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Detroit Lions secured a 31-30 overtime victory against the New Orleans Saints in their season opener. The Saints managed to score 24 unanswered points in the second half, leading to an overtime period. Lions quarterback Jared Goff led a 10-play, 70-yard drive, finding St. Brown for a touchdown, giving the Lions a 31-24 lead. Shough followed up with an 8-yard pass to Noah Fant, making the score 31-30, and the New Orleans tried a 2-point conversion but failed, ultimately losing the game 31-30.",
  "summary": "DETROIT, Mich. (WLNS) — The Detroit Lions kicked off their season with a 31-30 overtime win over the New Orleans Saints. The Saints scored 24 unanswered points in the second half of the game to send it to overtime. The Lions lead 31-24 in overtime when the Saints took over. Saints quarterback Tyler Shough delivered […]",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Lions choke away 21-0 lead, survive to beat Saints 31-30 in overtime",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/lions-choke-away-21-0-lead-survive-to-beat-saints-31-30-in-overtime",
        "published": "2026-09-13T20:49:07.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}