Week 8, 2014

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	3	3	0	0	-	6
Atlanta Falcons	3	7	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:53 DET - A.J. Neiderer 46 field goal
1Q: 02:54 ATL - Irv Terry 21 field goal
2Q: 08:57 ATL - Alex Stuart 26 pass from Joey Harrington (Irv Terry extra point)
2Q: 02:14 DET - A.J. Neiderer 25 field goal
3Q: 05:42 ATL - Irv Terry 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:53 DET - A.J. Neiderer 46 field goal
1Q: 02:54 ATL - Irv Terry 21 field goal
2Q: 08:57 ATL - Alex Stuart 26 pass from Joey Harrington (Irv Terry extra point)
2Q: 02:14 DET - A.J. Neiderer 25 field goal
3Q: 05:42 ATL - Irv Terry 43 field goal

Team Statistics DET ATL
Record 0-7 6-2
First Downs 13 16
- by Rushing 2 5
- by Passing 10 9
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 213 302
- Offensive Plays 63 57
- Yards per Play 3.38 5.30
Net Rushing Yards 86 88
- Rushing Attempts 22 23
- Yards per Rush 3.91 3.83
Net Passing Yards 127 214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 18 - 0 34 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 154 214
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/27 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.10 6.29
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/17 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/59 4/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/9 3/17
Kick Returns/Yards 4/94 3/49
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 25
Time of Possession 29:54 30:06

Team Statistics	DET	ATL
Record	0-7	6-2
First Downs	13	16
- by Rushing	2	5
- by Passing	10	9
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	213	302
- Offensive Plays	63	57
- Yards per Play	3.38	5.30
Net Rushing Yards	86	88
- Rushing Attempts	22	23
- Yards per Rush	3.91	3.83
Net Passing Yards	127	214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 18 - 0	34 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	154	214
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/27	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.10	6.29
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/17	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	5.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/59	4/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/9	3/17
Kick Returns/Yards	4/94	3/49
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 25
Time of Possession	29:54	30:06

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:13	OWN 38	6	33	Field Goal
1	8:51	1:06	OWN 19	3	2	Punt
1	2:48	3:03	OWN 38	6	23	Punt
2	12:50	1:44	OWN 26	3	9	Punt
2	8:44	6:38	OWN 35	12	57	Field Goal
3	12:54	2:15	OWN 5	4	9	Punt
3	5:36	1:49	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	0:16	0:43	OWN 43	3	-1	Punt
4	11:36	1:35	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	8:07	5:55	OWN 13	10	40	Punt
4	1:35	1:35	OWN 20	11	25	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:47	1:56	OWN 30	3	3	Punt
1	7:45	4:57	OWN 38	10	58	Field Goal
2	14:45	1:55	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	11:06	2:22	OWN 27	4	73	Touchdown
2	2:06	2:06	OWN 16	4	27	Half
3	15:00	2:06	OWN 30	3	9	Punt
3	10:39	5:03	OWN 39	9	35	Field Goal
3	3:47	3:31	OWN 40	5	24	Missed FG
4	14:33	2:57	OWN 16	6	27	Punt
4	10:01	1:54	OWN 16	7	23	Punt
4	2:12	0:37	OWN 8	4	30	Punt

Game MVP: Joey Harrington, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Stan Finks	14	55	3.93	17	1
Jerald Meseck	7	27	3.86	12	1
Gerald Meeber	1	4	4.00	4	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kim Helfrich	12	42	3.50	28	1	0
Tyrus Riviere	11	46	4.18	16	1	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gerald Meeber	37	18	154	4/27	0	16	0	60.0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joey Harrington	34	27	214	0/0	1	26	0	102.7

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Brant Armstrong	4	5	28	7.00	0	10
RB Stan Finks	3	3	26	8.67	11	12
WR Donald Cole	3	6	31	10.33	3	16
RB Jerald Meseck	2	3	10	5.00	6	6
WR Jimmie Madison	1	6	14	14.00	1	14
FB Kelly Fitzgerald	1	1	8	8.00	1	8
FB Glenn Bellando	1	3	9	9.00	2	9
WR J.T. Wielechowski	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
TE Howard Downs	1	1	10	10.00	0	10
WR Tyrus Humphrey	1	6	11	11.00	7	11

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alex Stuart	6	8	74	12.33	7	26	1
RB Kim Helfrich	4	5	21	5.25	1	13	0
RB Tyrus Riviere	4	4	22	5.50	7	13	0
TE Mike Wheeler	3	4	34	11.33	7	21	0
TE Daniel Baker	3	3	24	8.00	2	12	0
WR Jimmie Horton	2	2	19	9.50	0	11	0
FB Jerry Curry	2	2	10	5.00	0	10	0
WR Vince Jeffries	2	4	8	4.00	10	8	0
FB John Reeves	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ronald Fleming	8	351	43.9	39.3	54	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	6	321	53.5	45.3	62	3

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
A.J. Neiderer	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	0/0

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Irv Terry	2/3	1/2	0/1	43	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jimmie Madison	3	9	3.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Jeffries	3	17	5.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
R.J. Wheeler	2	52	26.0	0
Tyrus Humphrey	2	42	21.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrus Riviere	2	29	14.5	0
Brant Shaw	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Charles Sawyer	9	0	23	34
S Alfred Perrigo	7	1	22	34
CB Darryl Troy	6	1	22	34
OLB Daryl Smith	5	3	22	33
CB Gabe Duncan	5	3	20	31
S Lonnie Albright	5	2	23	34
DT Broderick Carter	3	3	19	32
DT Brenden Fletcher	3	2	18	21
DE Jake Holdgate	2	2	21	29
CB Willie Netter	2	0	19	29
ILB Melvin Light	1	0	1	2
DT Igor Olshansky	0	1	5	6

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Damon Nash	8	2	0.0	21	41
OLB Vernon Douglas	7	1	0.0	20	35
DT Korey Sinclair	6	1	1.0	17	37
DE Kendall Hape	4	2	1.0	19	41
OLB R.J. Myers	4	0	0.5	19	41
CB Riddick Gordon	2	0	1.0	14	33
OLB Neal Kelleher	2	2	0.0	9	8
DE Dusty Bronson	2	1	0.0	22	41
DT Dwan Edwards	2	0	0.0	16	33
S Quinn Crum	2	0	0.0	19	36
CB Jumbo Clayton	2	0	0.0	4	8
CB Ike Benson	1	0	0.0	20	41
OLB Chester Vermeil	1	0	0.0	3	0
ILB Dusty Sampson	1	0	0.0	2	3
S Fred Clancy	0	5	0.5	21	41
DT Raymond Osuchowski	0	1	0.0	5	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jake Holdgate	0.0	0	2	0	29

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kendall Hape	1.0	8	5	41
DT Korey Sinclair	1.0	1	0	37
CB Riddick Gordon	1.0	0	0	33
S Fred Clancy	0.5	0	0	41
OLB R.J. Myers	0.5	0	0	41
DE Dusty Bronson	0.0	4	0	41
DT Dwan Edwards	0.0	1	0	33
CB Ike Benson	0.0	1	0	41

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Darryl Troy	5	2	34
S Alfred Perrigo	5	0	34
OLB Charles Sawyer	5	0	34
CB Gabe Duncan	5	0	31
DE Jake Holdgate	2	0	29
CB Willie Netter	2	0	29
OLB Daryl Smith	1	0	33
DT Broderick Carter	1	0	32
ILB Melvin Light	1	0	2

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Damon Nash	5	0	41
OLB Vernon Douglas	4	0	35
S Quinn Crum	1	1	36
OLB R.J. Myers	1	1	41
CB Ike Benson	1	0	41
OLB Neal Kelleher	1	0	8
ILB Dusty Sampson	1	0	3
DE Dusty Bronson	1	0	41
DE Kendall Hape	1	0	41
CB Riddick Gordon	1	0	33
CB Jumbo Clayton	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Carlos Joseph	1	5	19	1	33
Sean Moss	1	2	9	0	10
Larry Jagger	1	2	22	0	41
Daniel Ruskowski	1	1	2	0	7
Kurt Peterson	0	3	17	1	34
Mickey Flynn	0	2	20	1	34
Brad Blades	0	2	16	1	38
Luke Ayers	0	2	5	0	7
Brant Armstrong	0	1	14	0	21
Howard Downs	0	1	14	0	24

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Clay Wallenbrock	1	5	22	34
Isaac Whalen	1	5	20	32
Wes Hamilton	1	4	22	30
Harvey Soltis	1	3	23	32
Mike Wheeler	1	1	14	16
Kwame Harris	0	3	22	32
Daniel Baker	0	1	9	6
John Reeves	0	1	12	12

Special Teams Statistics

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Howard Downs	2	18
Barry Cousino	2	17
Brant Armstrong	1	16
Luke Ayers	1	10
Duane Chandler	0	23
R.J. Wheeler	0	17
Gabe Duncan	0	14
Jimmie Madison	0	13
Donald Cole	0	13
Glenn Bellando	0	12
Melvin Light	0	12
Larry Turner	0	10
Sean Moss	0	10
Ronald Fleming	0	10
Mickey Flynn	0	8
Clay Szymanski	0	7
Kelly Fitzgerald	0	6
Lorenzo Meier	0	6
Dana Owens	0	6
J.T. Buchans	0	6
Daryl Smith	0	5
Alfred Perrigo	0	5
A.J. Neiderer	0	5
Willie Netter	0	5
Brenden Fletcher	0	4
Charles Sawyer	0	4
Tyrus Humphrey	0	4
Jake Holdgate	0	3
Darryl Troy	0	3
Lonnie Albright	0	3
Broderick Carter	0	3
Larry Jagger	0	3
Larry Buckner	0	3
Daniel Ruskowski	0	2

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Dusty Sampson	3	13
Riddick Gordon	2	12
Brant Shaw	1	15
Jerry McElroy	1	9
Ike Benson	0	25
Tyrus Riviere	0	24
Daniel Baker	0	14
Mike Wheeler	0	11
Vince Jeffries	0	11
John Reeves	0	11
Jerry Curry	0	10
Hugh Nevarez	0	10
Neal Kelleher	0	9
Wes Hamilton	0	9
Raymond Matos	0	9
Jumbo Clayton	0	8
Harvey Soltis	0	7
Irv Terry	0	7
Chester Vermeil	0	7
Donovan Ricker	0	7
Jamie Lincoln	0	7
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	6
Jim Abrams	0	6
Clay Wallenbrock	0	5
Frankie Lake	0	5
Dwan Edwards	0	4
Quinn Crum	0	4
Korey Sinclair	0	3
Duane Boswell	0	3
Isaac Whalen	0	3
Fred Clancy	0	2
Dusty Bronson	0	2
R.J. Myers	0	2
Kendall Hape	0	2
Vernon Douglas	0	2
Damon Nash	0	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	14	3.5
Middle	7	21	3.0
Right	11	51	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	23	3.3
Middle	10	23	2.3
Right	6	42	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gerald Meeber	37	18	0	0	1	2	15	5	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joey Harrington	34	27	2	0	3	2	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	110	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	38	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	8	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	24	2.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	60	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	104	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	26	13.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Jimmie Madison	6	1	0	14	16
WR Donald Cole	6	3	0	31	26
WR Tyrus Humphrey	6	1	1	11	24
TE Brant Armstrong	5	4	0	28	21
RB Stan Finks	3	3	0	26	19
FB Glenn Bellando	3	1	0	9	13
RB Jerald Meseck	3	2	0	10	20
WR J.T. Wielechowski	2	1	0	7	27
FB Kelly Fitzgerald	1	1	0	8	13
TE Howard Downs	1	1	0	10	24

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alex Stuart	8	6	2	74	1	31
RB Kim Helfrich	5	4	0	21	0	21
TE Mike Wheeler	4	3	0	34	1	16
WR Vince Jeffries	4	2	1	8	0	19
RB Tyrus Riviere	4	4	0	22	0	7
TE Daniel Baker	3	3	0	24	0	6
WR Jimmie Horton	2	2	0	19	0	23
FB Jerry Curry	2	2	0	10	0	4
FB John Reeves	2	1	0	2	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kim Helfrich	2	-2	-1.00	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gerald Meeber	2	1	9	4.50	4.16

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joey Harrington	4	3	14	3.50	6.29

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Donald Cole	1	1	9	9.00	5.17
FB Glenn Bellando	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alex Stuart	2	1	4	2.00	9.25
WR Jimmie Horton	1	1	8	8.00	9.50
RB Kim Helfrich	1	1	2	2.00	4.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Stan Finks	2	1
Jerald Meseck	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Kim Helfrich	2	1
Tyrus Riviere	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gerald Meeber	13	7	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joey Harrington	10	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Donald Cole	4	3	2
WR Jimmie Madison	3	1	1
WR Tyrus Humphrey	2	0	0
TE Brant Armstrong	1	1	0
FB Glenn Bellando	1	1	1
WR J.T. Wielechowski	1	0	0
RB Jerald Meseck	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Mike Wheeler	2	1	0
WR Alex Stuart	2	0	0
WR Vince Jeffries	2	1	0
RB Tyrus Riviere	2	2	1
WR Jimmie Horton	1	1	1
RB Kim Helfrich	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,900 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,000 (22,200)
End Zone 12,300 (16,000)
Mezzanine 6,900 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 10,100 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,500 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,900 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,000 (22,200)
End Zone	12,300 (16,000)
Mezzanine	6,900 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	10,100 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,500 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (5,000)