Week 8, 2032

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	7	17	0	0	-	24
Atlanta Falcons	0	17	7	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:41 DET - Sammy Brewer 9 pass from Billy Andrews (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 15:00 DET - Earnest Cox 23 pass from Billy Andrews (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 09:56 ATL - Desmond Poston 9 pass from Mitchell Turnbull (Preston Burks extra point)
2Q: 05:12 DET - Sammy Brewer 31 pass from Billy Andrews (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 03:09 ATL - Mitchell Turnbull 2 run (Preston Burks extra point)
2Q: 02:28 ATL - Preston Burks 29 field goal
2Q: 00:16 DET - Kevin Matthews 26 field goal
3Q: 13:07 ATL - Desmond Poston 43 pass from Mitchell Turnbull (Preston Burks extra point)
4Q: 11:27 ATL - Desmond Poston 35 pass from Mitchell Turnbull (Preston Burks extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:41 DET - Sammy Brewer 9 pass from Billy Andrews (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 15:00 DET - Earnest Cox 23 pass from Billy Andrews (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 09:56 ATL - Desmond Poston 9 pass from Mitchell Turnbull (Preston Burks extra point)
2Q: 05:12 DET - Sammy Brewer 31 pass from Billy Andrews (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 03:09 ATL - Mitchell Turnbull 2 run (Preston Burks extra point)
2Q: 02:28 ATL - Preston Burks 29 field goal
2Q: 00:16 DET - Kevin Matthews 26 field goal
3Q: 13:07 ATL - Desmond Poston 43 pass from Mitchell Turnbull (Preston Burks extra point)
4Q: 11:27 ATL - Desmond Poston 35 pass from Mitchell Turnbull (Preston Burks extra point)

Team Statistics DET ATL
Record 1-6 3-5
First Downs 20 18
- by Rushing 3 3
- by Passing 15 15
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 369 358
- Offensive Plays 61 66
- Yards per Play 6.05 5.42
Net Rushing Yards 56 64
- Rushing Attempts 17 24
- Yards per Rush 3.29 2.67
Net Passing Yards 313 294
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 30 - 1 42 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 318 294
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.11 7.00
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.6 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 13/75
Punt Returns/Yards 3/14 6/41
Kick Returns/Yards 5/87 4/108
Interception Ret./Yards 2/31 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 37
Time of Possession 30:12 29:48

Team Statistics	DET	ATL
Record	1-6	3-5
First Downs	20	18
- by Rushing	3	3
- by Passing	15	15
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	369	358
- Offensive Plays	61	66
- Yards per Play	6.05	5.42
Net Rushing Yards	56	64
- Rushing Attempts	17	24
- Yards per Rush	3.29	2.67
Net Passing Yards	313	294
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 30 - 1	42 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	318	294
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.11	7.00
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.6	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	13/75
Punt Returns/Yards	3/14	6/41
Kick Returns/Yards	5/87	4/108
Interception Ret./Yards	2/31	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 37
Time of Possession	30:12	29:48

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:29	OWN 21	3	3	Punt
1	12:26	4:53	OWN 17	9	83	Touchdown
1	4:14	3:05	OWN 5	6	42	Punt
2	15:00	0:13	OPP 23	1	23	Touchdown
2	9:46	2:10	OWN 5	3	6	Punt
2	5:45	0:45	OPP 32	2	32	Touchdown
2	2:20	2:10	OWN 24	6	67	Field Goal
3	12:50	4:35	OWN 30	7	48	Missed FG
3	5:38	2:01	OWN 7	3	9	Punt
3	2:04	3:08	OWN 6	6	18	Punt
4	11:16	2:07	OWN 15	3	13	Punt
4	5:42	1:41	OWN 15	3	0	Punt
4	2:20	0:49	OWN 22	4	22	Interception
4	0:55	0:55	OWN 20	5	18	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:31	1:05	OWN 40	3	-1	Punt
1	7:33	3:19	OWN 27	6	26	Punt
1	1:09	1:09	OWN 17	3	1	Interception
2	14:47	5:01	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
2	7:36	1:51	OWN 42	5	12	Interception
2	5:00	1:59	OWN 40	6	60	Touchdown
2	2:51	0:31	OPP 12	3	0	Field Goal
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 5	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	2:10	OWN 44	3	56	Touchdown
3	8:15	2:37	OWN 29	6	29	Punt
3	3:37	1:33	OPP 46	3	5	Punt
4	13:56	2:40	OWN 37	6	63	Touchdown
4	9:09	3:27	OWN 29	6	14	Punt
4	4:01	1:41	OPP 43	3	-16	Punt
4	1:31	0:36	OWN 29	3	7	Punt

Game MVP: Billy Andrews, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Korey Spencer	13	48	3.69	17	1
Duane Carvalho	3	5	1.67	5	0
Earnest Cox	1	3	3.00	3	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Toby Livesay	11	23	2.09	14	1	0
Andy Alston	8	26	3.25	6	0	0
Mitchell Turnbull	3	4	1.33	4	0	1
Bernie Garner	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
Louis Everett	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Billy Andrews	43	30	318	1/5	3	31	1	104.6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitchell Turnbull	42	22	294	0/0	3	43	2	78.9

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Earnest Cox	7	8	91	13.00	14	25	1
TE Wally Erbs	6	8	65	10.83	30	26	0
WR Stephen Houle	5	6	50	10.00	0	13	0
WR Sammy Brewer	5	8	54	10.80	33	31	2
RB Duane Carvalho	2	2	14	7.00	7	8	0
TE J.J. Burton	2	2	22	11.00	5	11	0
TE Lenny Shields	1	1	7	7.00	8	7	0
WR Jay Aneigh	1	4	9	9.00	2	9	0
WR Amos Lehmann	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB B.J. Sunia	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Desmond Poston	8	12	131	16.38	12	43	3
WR Stephen Granberry	5	8	68	13.60	25	35	0
TE Jamal Small	3	4	52	17.33	0	33	0
WR Bernie Garner	2	5	17	8.50	0	11	0
RB Andy Alston	1	1	13	13.00	5	13	0
RB Louis Everett	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Wes Witt	1	3	9	9.00	0	9	0
FB Max Pritchett	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Dwight Becker	0	5	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Toby Livesay	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Ricky Duffy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Grant Prescott	1	4	4.00	0
CB Quinn Orlando	1	27	27.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Charlie Sims	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Frank Fullerton	1	0	0	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Louis Everett	0	1	0	0
Desmond Poston	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gerald Strong	7	300	42.9	37.0	47	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
T.J. Flannery	7	313	44.7	39.9	64	6

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin Matthews	1/2	0/0	0/0	26	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Preston Burks	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jay Aneigh	3	14	4.7	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darnell Tubbs	6	41	6.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Fullerton	5	87	17.4	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marc Stanton	2	52	26.0	0
Darnell Tubbs	2	56	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Billy Joe Shawver	8	1	0.0	22	41
ILB Jumbo Starks	7	1	0.0	23	42
S Matt Iwuoma	5	2	0.0	19	33
S J.C. Ford	5	0	0.0	19	36
DE Roman Conway	3	2	0.0	15	22
CB Quinn Orlando	3	1	0.0	15	33
S Paul Webber	2	2	0.0	5	13
DT Wendell Fletcher	2	0	0.0	13	25
CB J.C. Pintsak	2	0	0.0	17	30
CB Grant Prescott	1	1	0.0	19	35
DE Erik Conwell	1	0	0.0	8	19
CB Ian Kindred	1	0	0.0	14	25
WR Jay Aneigh	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Dean Chesser	1	0	0.0	18	27
ILB Todd Daughtry	0	1	0.0	12	9
DE Justin Clayton	0	1	0.0	16	23

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Charlie Sims	8	1	0.0	14	34
OLB Mo Gardner	7	4	0.0	16	34
OLB Trent Crabtree	3	2	0.0	10	25
S Marc Stanton	3	0	0.0	6	21
DT Britt Langley	3	0	0.0	12	17
ILB Al McConnell	3	0	0.0	3	9
CB Byron Valenta	3	0	0.0	13	29
CB Lance Graham	3	0	0.0	9	18
S Tito Justice	2	1	0.0	15	30
S Spencer Way	2	1	0.0	8	33
DT Dusty Kim	2	0	0.0	11	36
CB Robert Boatright	2	0	0.0	4	19
DE Tyrus Flannery	1	1	0.5	15	38
DE Mike Garner	1	0	0.5	5	25
S Ed Hinman	1	0	0.0	13	28
DT Mickey Parker	1	0	0.0	12	32
WR Dwight Becker	1	0	---	---	---
TE Jamal Small	1	0	---	---	---
DE Clarence Holdgate	0	1	0.0	12	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Billy Joe Shawver	1	0	0	41
DE Roman Conway	0	2	1	22
DT Wendell Fletcher	0	1	1	25
DE Erik Conwell	0	1	0	19
DE Justin Clayton	0	1	0	23
S J.C. Ford	0	1	0	36
DE Jermaine Gumphrey	0	1	0	20

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tyrus Flannery	0.5	1	2	1	38
DE Mike Garner	0.5	0	0	1	25
DT Dusty Kim	0.0	0	2	1	36
DT Mickey Parker	0.0	0	0	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S J.C. Ford	4	1	0	36
S Matt Iwuoma	4	1	0	33
OLB Billy Joe Shawver	4	0	0	41
ILB Jumbo Starks	3	0	0	42
CB J.C. Pintsak	2	1	0	30
S Paul Webber	2	0	0	13
CB Grant Prescott	1	2	1	35
CB Quinn Orlando	1	2	1	33
CB Ian Kindred	1	0	0	25

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Mo Gardner	5	0	0	34
S Spencer Way	3	1	0	33
ILB Charlie Sims	3	0	1	34
S Tito Justice	3	0	0	30
S Marc Stanton	3	0	0	21
CB Robert Boatright	3	0	0	19
OLB Trent Crabtree	2	1	0	25
CB Byron Valenta	2	1	0	29
ILB Al McConnell	2	0	0	9
CB Lance Graham	1	1	0	18
S Ed Hinman	1	0	0	28
DT Mickey Parker	1	0	0	32
DT Britt Langley	1	0	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lance Salter	4	6	1	17	0	44
Billy Eliot	1	2	0	12	1	33
Matt Andrews	1	1	0	16	0	37
Artie Farmer	0	5	0	17	0	44
Derrick Alstott	0	2	0	5	0	11
Tyrell Kaplan	0	1	0	16	0	35

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Preston Peters	2	4	20	32
Max Pritchett	1	1	14	15
Justin Wolfe	0	8	21	35
Tyrus Tate	0	4	24	42
Fernando Reeves	0	2	24	42
Graham Brewer	0	1	3	8
Oscar Flannery	0	1	21	34

Special Teams Statistics

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Jay Aneigh	5	23
J.J. Burton	2	20
Ian Kindred	1	28
Grant Prescott	1	11
Matt Andrews	1	8
Duane Carvalho	0	27
Conrad Meier	0	20
Frank Fullerton	0	19
Wally Erbs	0	18
Amos Lehmann	0	15
B.J. Sunia	0	11
Billy Eliot	0	9
Tyrell Kaplan	0	9
Gerald Strong	0	9
Derrick Alstott	0	9
Rod Watkins	0	9
Kevin Matthews	0	7
Gary Frederick	0	7
Matt Iwuoma	0	7
Erik Conwell	0	6
Korey Spencer	0	5
Rick Whiting	0	5
Trent Marcuson	0	5
Justin Clayton	0	4
Lenny Shields	0	3
Wendell Fletcher	0	3
Jumbo Starks	0	2
J.C. Ford	0	2
Jermaine Gumphrey	0	2
Roman Conway	0	1
Chester Clawson	0	1
Billy Joe Shawver	0	1
Quinn Orlando	0	1
J.C. Pintsak	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Max Pritchett	4	25
Wes Witt	2	18
Marc Stanton	1	16
Desmond Poston	1	15
Trent Crabtree	0	25
Andy Alston	0	20
Bernie Garner	0	17
Lance Graham	0	16
Jamal Small	0	14
Ed Hinman	0	13
Darnell Tubbs	0	12
Clarence Holdgate	0	9
Louis Everett	0	9
Roger Thornton	0	8
Graham Brewer	0	8
Kenneth Virola	0	8
Butch Wolfstone	0	8
Charlie Sims	0	7
T.J. Flannery	0	7
Preston Burks	0	7
Justin Wolfe	0	6
Britt Langley	0	6
Spencer Way	0	5
Al McConnell	0	4
Byron Valenta	0	4
Ricky Duffy	0	3
Stephen Granberry	0	2
Mo Gardner	0	2
Mickey Parker	0	2
Tito Justice	0	2
Lenny Clemons	0	2
Tyrus Flannery	0	2
Xavier Buxton	0	2
Andy Burton	0	1
Dusty Kim	0	1
Toby Livesay	0	1
Mike Garner	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	24	4.8
Middle	8	27	3.4
Right	4	5	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	22	3.1
Middle	8	22	2.8
Right	8	22	2.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Billy Andrews	43	30	4	1	0	4	4	4	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitchell Turnbull	42	22	4	2	1	7	7	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	46	6.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	19	167	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	80	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	25	5.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	2	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	13	96	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	85	12.1
Long (19+ Yds)	12	3	111	9.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sammy Brewer	8	5	54	1	26
TE Wally Erbs	8	6	65	1	34
WR Earnest Cox	8	7	91	2	30
WR Stephen Houle	6	5	50	0	22
WR Jay Aneigh	4	1	9	0	23
RB Duane Carvalho	2	2	14	0	24
TE J.J. Burton	2	2	22	0	14
FB B.J. Sunia	1	0	0	0	19
TE Lenny Shields	1	1	7	0	2
WR Amos Lehmann	1	1	6	0	6

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Desmond Poston	12	8	1	131	2	30
WR Stephen Granberry	8	5	0	68	1	28
WR Bernie Garner	5	2	0	17	0	17
WR Dwight Becker	5	0	0	0	0	25
TE Jamal Small	4	3	0	52	1	17
TE Wes Witt	3	1	0	9	0	23
RB Andy Alston	1	1	0	13	0	18
RB Louis Everett	1	1	0	3	0	9
RB Toby Livesay	1	0	0	0	0	16
FB Max Pritchett	1	1	0	1	0	15
WR Ricky Duffy	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Toby Livesay	1	1	1.00	2.09
Mitchell Turnbull	1	2	2.00	1.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Billy Andrews	3	3	22	7.33	7.40

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mitchell Turnbull	6	3	21	3.50	7.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Lenny Shields	1	1	7	7.00	7.00
WR Sammy Brewer	1	1	9	9.00	6.75
TE Wally Erbs	1	1	6	6.00	8.13

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dwight Becker	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Wes Witt	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Desmond Poston	1	1	9	9.00	10.92
TE Jamal Small	1	1	11	11.00	13.00
FB Max Pritchett	1	1	1	1.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Korey Spencer	2	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Bernie Garner	1	0
Louis Everett	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Billy Andrews	11	7	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitchell Turnbull	13	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Earnest Cox	4	3	0
WR Stephen Houle	2	2	2
WR Sammy Brewer	2	1	1
TE Wally Erbs	2	1	1
WR Jay Aneigh	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Desmond Poston	4	2	2
WR Stephen Granberry	3	2	1
TE Jamal Small	2	1	1
WR Bernie Garner	1	0	0
WR Dwight Becker	1	0	0
RB Louis Everett	1	1	1
WR Ricky Duffy	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 41,000 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,600 (22,200)
End Zone 9,200 (16,000)
Mezzanine 5,500 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 8,100 (14,100)
Club Seats 2,300 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 1,300 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	41,000 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,600 (22,200)
End Zone	9,200 (16,000)
Mezzanine	5,500 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	8,100 (14,100)
Club Seats	2,300 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	1,300 (5,000)