Week 3, 2012

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Atlanta Falcons	0	14	7	7	-	28
Detroit Lions	7	0	0	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:24 DET - Justin Gage 6 pass from Gerald Meeber (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
2Q: 13:20 ATL - Michael Vick 2 run (Wade Richey extra point)
2Q: 03:36 ATL - Michael Vick 1 run (Wade Richey extra point)
3Q: 00:56 ATL - Howie Isaacs 1 pass from Michael Vick (Wade Richey extra point)
4Q: 01:48 ATL - Carl Davis 1 run (Wade Richey extra point)
4Q: 00:46 DET - Chris Wisne 39 pass from Gerald Meeber (A.J. Neiderer extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:24 DET - Justin Gage 6 pass from Gerald Meeber (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
2Q: 13:20 ATL - Michael Vick 2 run (Wade Richey extra point)
2Q: 03:36 ATL - Michael Vick 1 run (Wade Richey extra point)
3Q: 00:56 ATL - Howie Isaacs 1 pass from Michael Vick (Wade Richey extra point)
4Q: 01:48 ATL - Carl Davis 1 run (Wade Richey extra point)
4Q: 00:46 DET - Chris Wisne 39 pass from Gerald Meeber (A.J. Neiderer extra point)

Team Statistics ATL DET
Record 1-2 1-2
First Downs 25 18
- by Rushing 10 4
- by Passing 14 12
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 309 292
- Offensive Plays 67 57
- Yards per Play 4.61 5.12
Net Rushing Yards 122 88
- Rushing Attempts 39 17
- Yards per Rush 3.13 5.18
Net Passing Yards 187 204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 19 - 0 38 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 194 215
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 6.68 5.10
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/13 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 10.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 4/20 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/13 1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards 1/24 4/101
Interception Ret./Yards 1/7 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 24
Time of Possession 33:33 26:27

Team Statistics	ATL	DET
Record	1-2	1-2
First Downs	25	18
- by Rushing	10	4
- by Passing	14	12
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	309	292
- Offensive Plays	67	57
- Yards per Play	4.61	5.12
Net Rushing Yards	122	88
- Rushing Attempts	39	17
- Yards per Rush	3.13	5.18
Net Passing Yards	187	204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 19 - 0	38 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	194	215
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	6.68	5.10
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/13	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	10.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	4/20	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/13	1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards	1/24	4/101
Interception Ret./Yards	1/7	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 24
Time of Possession	33:33	26:27

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:16	2:53	OWN 22	5	14	Punt
1	5:12	1:10	OWN 47	3	-4	Punt
1	2:30	4:18	OWN 41	8	59	Touchdown
2	9:09	5:46	OWN 34	11	66	Touchdown
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 32	1	1	Half
3	15:00	2:52	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
3	10:00	9:09	OWN 2	18	98	Touchdown
4	10:58	1:28	OWN 27	4	12	Punt
4	7:04	2:26	OWN 31	3	6	Punt
4	3:48	2:08	OPP 38	6	38	Touchdown
4	0:30	0:30	OPP 42	2	-3	Game

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:44	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
1	8:23	3:11	OWN 7	6	18	Punt
1	4:02	1:32	OWN 18	4	-5	Punt
2	13:12	4:03	OWN 31	7	42	Missed FG
2	3:23	3:09	OWN 20	9	22	Punt
3	12:08	2:08	OWN 23	4	25	Punt
3	0:51	4:53	OWN 21	7	26	Punt
4	9:30	2:26	OWN 12	4	25	Punt
4	4:38	0:50	OWN 38	4	-5	Interception
4	1:40	1:10	OWN 47	5	53	Touchdown

Game MVP: Michael Vick, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Carl Davis	18	50	2.78	9	0	1
Kim Helfrich	15	62	4.13	20	2	0
Michael Vick	4	0	0.00	2	0	2
Tommy McAninch	2	10	5.00	7	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Stan Finks	14	89	6.36	23	4
Kevin Jones	2	-4	-2.00	-1	0
Gerald Meeber	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Michael Vick	27	19	194	1/7	1	22	0	103.0

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gerald Meeber	38	23	215	2/11	2	39	1	82.6

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alex Stuart	7	8	98	14.00	3	22	0
TE Mike Wheeler	3	4	21	7.00	13	15	0
WR Jimmie Horton	3	6	27	9.00	0	15	0
WR Michael Jenkins	1	2	20	20.00	0	20	0
WR Vince Jeffries	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Carl Davis	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Willie Hardy	1	1	15	15.00	2	15	0
RB Kim Helfrich	1	1	3	3.00	2	3	0
TE Howie Isaacs	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	1
FB Justin Griffith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Stan Finks	5	7	26	5.20	4	7	0
TE Brant Armstrong	5	7	42	8.40	8	16	0
WR Justin Gage	4	9	30	7.50	0	9	1
WR Chris Wisne	3	5	58	19.33	1	39	1
WR Jimmie Madison	3	5	43	14.33	0	19	0
RB Kevin Jones	1	1	0	0.00	1	0	0
WR Ronald Howard	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
FB Glenn Bellando	1	1	7	7.00	8	7	0
WR Benjamin Gotchy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Roman Lindros	1	7	7.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Leon Matheny	0	0	1	0
R.J. Myers	0	0	1	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov
Stan Finks	1	1
Glenn Bellando	1	0
Kevin Jones	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Andy Lee	5	208	41.6	42.0	57	3

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ronald Fleming	6	221	36.8	34.7	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wade Richey	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
A.J. Neiderer	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Jeffries	2	13	6.5	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jimmie Madison	1	-2	-2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryce Drake	1	24	24.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronald Howard	3	71	23.7	0
Jimmie Madison	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB DeAngelo Hall	6	2	0.0	16	35
S Greg Wesley	5	3	0.0	16	39
DT Dwan Edwards	4	2	0.0	13	27
S Mel Mitchell	4	2	0.0	17	38
OLB R.J. Myers	4	2	0.0	16	40
DE Dusty Bronson	3	0	2.0	17	40
CB Roman Lindros	3	1	0.0	16	40
ILB Keith Brooking	2	0	0.0	16	37
DE Leon Matheny	2	0	0.0	17	38
DT Korey Sinclair	2	0	0.0	17	39
OLB Neal Kelleher	2	0	0.0	2	6
CB Ike Benson	1	2	0.0	15	34
OLB Will Overstreet	1	0	0.0	1	2
S Quinn Crum	1	0	0.0	4	12
CB Dean Hancock	1	0	0.0	2	6

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lonnie Albright	9	1	0.0	36	28
OLB Charles Sawyer	7	2	0.0	34	27
ILB Boss Bailey	6	5	0.0	32	22
DE Winfred Torretta	5	1	0.5	33	26
DT Igor Olshansky	3	3	0.0	28	21
OLB Daryl Smith	3	1	0.0	18	10
DE Jake Holdgate	2	1	0.5	33	24
DT Broderick Carter	2	2	0.0	29	23
S Barry Cousino	2	2	0.0	28	23
CB Michael Stone	2	1	0.0	12	5
CB Darryl Troy	2	1	0.0	37	26
DT Brenden Fletcher	2	1	0.0	10	5
S Terrence Holt	2	0	0.0	17	17
DT Jamie Linquist	2	0	0.0	14	8
CB Willie Netter	2	0	0.0	33	26
WR Justin Gage	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Harvey Bradley	1	0	0.0	9	6
CB Desmond Murphy	1	0	0.0	9	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Dusty Bronson	2.0	1	0	40
DE Leon Matheny	0.0	1	2	38
DT Dwan Edwards	0.0	1	0	27
DT Korey Sinclair	0.0	0	1	39

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Winfred Torretta	0.5	0	0	26
DE Jake Holdgate	0.5	0	0	24
CB Darryl Troy	0.0	1	0	26
DT Igor Olshansky	0.0	0	1	21
DT Broderick Carter	0.0	0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB DeAngelo Hall	5	1	0	35
OLB R.J. Myers	4	1	0	40
S Mel Mitchell	3	1	0	38
CB Roman Lindros	2	0	1	40
DT Dwan Edwards	2	0	0	27
DE Leon Matheny	2	0	0	38
S Greg Wesley	1	2	0	39
ILB Keith Brooking	1	1	0	37
OLB Will Overstreet	1	0	0	2
S Quinn Crum	1	0	0	12
CB Dean Hancock	1	0	0	6
CB Ike Benson	0	1	0	34

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Lonnie Albright	3	1	28
OLB Daryl Smith	3	0	10
OLB Charles Sawyer	3	0	27
S Terrence Holt	2	3	17
CB Willie Netter	2	0	26
S Barry Cousino	2	0	23
CB Michael Stone	1	0	5
ILB Boss Bailey	1	0	22
CB Darryl Troy	1	0	26
ILB Harvey Bradley	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Clay Wallenbrock	4	10	39	1	28
Isaac Whalen	3	5	35	0	25
Wes Hamilton	2	10	39	0	27
Harvey Soltis	1	3	27	0	25
Dwayne Robertson	1	3	33	0	19
Justin Griffith	1	1	14	0	10
Shane Phillips	1	1	9	0	11
Jerry McElroy	0	2	13	0	4

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Herman Humphrey	3	4	0	10	0	19
Brad Blades	1	4	0	14	0	40
Kurt Peterson	1	1	0	13	0	26
Daniel Ruskowski	1	1	0	4	0	10
Larry Turner	0	3	0	10	0	27
Brant Armstrong	0	2	1	13	0	25
Amos Karsten	0	1	0	14	1	35
Neil McElroy	0	0	0	5	1	18

Special Teams Statistics

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Corey Tatum	2	13
Dusty Sampson	1	12
Bryce Drake	1	9
Howie Isaacs	1	7
Tommy McAninch	0	17
Michael Jenkins	0	14
Will Overstreet	0	14
Ike Benson	0	14
Quinn Crum	0	12
Willie Hardy	0	12
Justin Griffith	0	11
Vince Jeffries	0	8
Frankie Lake	0	8
Dean Hancock	0	7
Raymond Osuchowski	0	6
Wade Richey	0	5
Dwan Edwards	0	5
Andy Lee	0	5
Shane Phillips	0	5
Clay Wallenbrock	0	5
Jerry McElroy	0	5
James Newman	0	5
Harvey Soltis	0	3
Jimmie Horton	0	2
Carl Davis	0	2
Wes Hamilton	0	2
Kim Helfrich	0	2
Keith Brooking	0	1
DeAngelo Hall	0	1
Greg Wesley	0	1
Mel Mitchell	0	1
Leon Matheny	0	1
Mike Wheeler	0	1
Korey Sinclair	0	1
Roman Lindros	0	1
Dusty Bronson	0	1
R.J. Myers	0	1

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Marco Norris	2	9
Desmond Murphy	1	13
Kevin Jones	0	20
Michael Stone	0	18
Glenn Bellando	0	14
Todd Gauthier	0	14
Chris Wisne	0	11
Raymond Underwood	0	11
Brant Armstrong	0	11
Jimmie Madison	0	10
Benjamin Gotchy	0	9
Daryl Smith	0	8
Terrence Holt	0	7
Amos Karsten	0	7
Brad Blades	0	7
Ronald Fleming	0	7
Neil McElroy	0	6
Larry Turner	0	5
Billy Joe Stine	0	5
Brenden Fletcher	0	5
Herman Humphrey	0	4
A.J. Neiderer	0	4
Ronald Howard	0	4
Clay Szymanski	0	4
Willie Netter	0	3
Justin Gage	0	2
Daniel Ruskowski	0	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	16	4.0
Middle	24	64	2.7
Right	9	45	5.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	21	4.2
Middle	8	26	3.3
Right	4	41	10.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Michael Vick	27	19	2	3	0	4	1	2	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gerald Meeber	38	23	1	0	1	7	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	3	0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	29	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	103	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	59	14.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	16	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	37	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	9	88	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	74	9.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alex Stuart	8	7	98	1	25
WR Jimmie Horton	6	3	27	0	19
TE Mike Wheeler	4	3	21	0	19
WR Michael Jenkins	2	1	20	1	13
RB Carl Davis	2	1	0	0	11
FB Justin Griffith	1	0	0	0	10
WR Vince Jeffries	1	1	9	0	8
TE Willie Hardy	1	1	15	0	3
RB Kim Helfrich	1	1	3	0	12
TE Howie Isaacs	1	1	1	0	9

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Justin Gage	9	4	1	30	0	26
RB Stan Finks	7	5	0	26	0	26
TE Brant Armstrong	7	5	0	42	0	25
WR Chris Wisne	5	3	0	58	1	30
WR Jimmie Madison	5	3	0	43	0	21
WR Ronald Howard	2	1	0	9	0	27
RB Kevin Jones	1	1	0	0	0	8
FB Glenn Bellando	1	1	0	7	0	9
WR Benjamin Gotchy	1	0	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Carl Davis	8	23	2.88	2.78
Michael Vick	2	3	1.50	0.00
Kim Helfrich	2	2	1.00	4.13
Tommy McAninch	1	7	7.00	5.00

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stan Finks	1	4	4.00	6.36

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Michael Vick	2	2	16	8.00	7.19

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gerald Meeber	2	2	14	7.00	5.66

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mike Wheeler	1	1	15	15.00	5.25
TE Howie Isaacs	1	1	1	1.00	1.00

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Justin Gage	1	1	6	6.00	3.33
WR Jimmie Madison	1	1	8	8.00	8.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Tommy McAninch	2	1
Michael Vick	1	1
Carl Davis	1	1
Kim Helfrich	1	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Stan Finks	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Michael Vick	8	4	4

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gerald Meeber	11	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alex Stuart	3	3	3
TE Mike Wheeler	2	1	1
FB Justin Griffith	1	0	0
WR Michael Jenkins	1	0	0
WR Jimmie Horton	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Stan Finks	3	3	1
WR Justin Gage	2	2	1
WR Jimmie Madison	2	0	0
WR Chris Wisne	1	0	0
TE Brant Armstrong	1	1	0
WR Ronald Howard	1	1	1
WR Benjamin Gotchy	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,800 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,500 (19,600)
End Zone 10,600 (14,200)
Mezzanine 6,100 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 9,600 (12,500)
Club Seats 5,300 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,800 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,500 (19,600)
End Zone	10,600 (14,200)
Mezzanine	6,100 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	9,600 (12,500)
Club Seats	5,300 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,500)