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NEW ORLEANS -- Matthew Staffords powerful arm and fourth-quarter poise delivered Detroit its most comfortable victory yet in a campaign that now looks destined to culminate in a playoff berth.Maybe a first division crown in two decades, too.Stafford passed for 341 yards and two touchdowns, Detroit became the first team in 60 Saints home games to stop Drew Brees from throwing a touchdown pass, and the Lions pulled away from mistake-prone New Orleans, 28-13 on Sunday.It feels good to come in here and play a little bit closer to a 60-minute game, Stafford said. Our defense played unbelievable.Stafford was at his best when the Saints were on the brink of seizing momentum early in the fourth quarter and locking the Lions into yet another high-stress affair.The Superdome crowd was deafening after Staffords second-down pass had been batted and nearly intercepted by Cameron Jordan in Detroit territory. New Orleans had scored on its previous drive to pull to 19-13, needed a stop on third-and-10 to set up Brees and Co. with a chance to drive for a go-ahead score.Stafford said he sensed the Saints were about to blitz, adding, We had a different play call and I checked to one I thought would be good.He thought right.Golden Tate broke into the clear behind cornerback B.W. Webb, with safety Vonn Bell too far away to help out. Stafford rifled a long, accurate pass Tate caught, then cut across the field for a 66-yard touchdown .Mentally, we stayed locked in and ready, and I think we kept our foot on the pedal, Tate said. Were rolling right now.The Lions (8-4), 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 Tates big play. This time, in sharp contrast to seven previous victories by between one and seven points, Detroit cruised.Brees finished 31 of 44 for 326 yards, but was intercepted three times, by Glover Quin , Tavon Wilson and Miles Killebrew .Brees called the first half, abysmal. Saints coach Sean Payton said his team looked, sluggish, like we came off a short week or something.We missed some throws, Payton continued, and called his offense sloppy in general and awful in third-and-short situations.Tate finished with eight catches for 145 yards . Staffords other touchdown went to running back Theo Riddick from the 1.John Kuhn scored New Orleans only touchdown on a 1-yard run.STATISTICAL DOMINANCEDetroit was outgaining the Saints 422 yards to 294 before New Orleans final drive. The Lions also controlled time of possession, 36:52 to 23:08 while running 67 plays to New Orleans 57.It could have been a rout if five drives hadnt ended with Prater field goals: two from 27 yards, and one each from 29, 32 and 52 yards.We kind of kept them around with how inefficient we were in the red zone -- something were going to have to do better at and look at and find ways to get the ball in the end zone because we moved the ball great today, Stafford said.It was Detroits first triumph in a road game directly following Thanksgiving since 1974, snapping a streak of 22 losses.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.We would have had momentum from the get-go, said Moore. He said his first mistake was not going up to get the ball and instead letting it drop through his hands. It would have been a different story.In the final seconds of the second quarter, Brees hit Coby 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 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 while tackling Willie Snead. ... Saints tight end Josh Hill 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 linebacker Craig Robertson went down in the fourth quarter. 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LOUIS -- Theres no telling how these wacky World Series games will end.Barry Hearn has labelled West Hams Olympic Stadium deal as outrageous for the taxpayer.Details of the full deal between West Ham and the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) have now been published, showing the Hammers will pay £2.5m a season to play 25 games at the Olympic Stadium.The contract, published after a tribunal ruled earlier this week that it should be made public, also reveals that the club will not be billed for heating, policing, stadium and pitch maintenance, and even corner flags. My dog could have negotiated a better deal than this. Barry Hearn You welcome this coming into the public domain, said former Leyton Orient chairman Hearn, who wanted Orient to be allowed to share the Olympic Stadium with West Ham.Speaking to Sky Sports News HQ, Hearn said: The LLDC have fought tooth and nail not to release these details and when you read them, you can understand why, because its obviously a huge embarrassment to them. The Olympic Stadium, pictured during the Rugby World Cup He added: Good luck to West Ham. Theyve done the best job that they could do for themselves. Theyre free from criticism.The people negotiating on behalf of the Government really need to take a look in the mirror.This is an outrageous deal for the taxpayer - £728m of stadium, £272m to convert it specifically to a football venue, West Ham paying £2.5m a year - doesnt sound too bad... but then you realise that the stewarding, the turnstile operators, the police, the cleaners, the ground maintenance - all are being paid for by the stadium. Hearn says West Ham are free from criticism but the Government need to take a look in the mirror Does this give West Ham an unfair advantage over their rivals? Is it anti-competitive under European law? These are questions that will be asked over the next few weeks.As far as Im concerned, my dog could have negotiated a better deal than this.Its put West Ham into the major league. Its added hundreds of millions of pounds to the worth of West Ham - an iconic venue, essentially rent-free, subsidised, £15m of capital and theyre allowed to sell theiir own ground for residential purposes.dddddddddddd Sky Sports News HQ reporter Anton Toloui investigates the cost of West Hams deal to play at Londons Olympic Stadium TaxPayers Alliance chief executive Jonathan Isaby said the contract was ludicrously generous and the deal of the century.He added: Those of us footing the bills deserve a proper explanation.West Ham, who have a 99-year tenancy on the 60,000 capacity Olympic Stadium and will start playing there next season, paid £15m to help convert the stadium - work which cost £272m in total. The Boleyn Ground could now be sold for housing development An LLDC spokesperson said: We are disappointed by the tribunals decision.Our motivation in bringing this case has been to protect millions of pounds of taxpayers money. The stadium needs to be a profitable and successful commercial operation, otherwise it will rely on public subsidy.A West Ham statement read: It is a stadium that the nation can be proud of and we believe it will become one of the greatest football stadiums in the world.West Ham United were named anchor concessionaire of the stadium after a fair, transparent and robust process open to any organisation in the world.We were unanimously chosen. We offered the best deal and the only option for a true and lasting legacy for Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.Also See:West Hams rent revealedWest Ham fixturesHammers striker shortlist?WATCH: West Ham surprise ' ' '