Week 8, 2026

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	17	17	0	7	-	41
Atlanta Falcons	0	0	7	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:49 DET - Bob Holmes 15 pass from Dexter Dodge (George Price extra point)
1Q: 08:18 DET - George Price 22 field goal
1Q: 04:39 DET - Teddy Hastings 7 pass from Dexter Dodge (George Price extra point)
2Q: 10:51 DET - Dexter Dodge 9 run (George Price extra point)
2Q: 02:13 DET - Chris McCullough 28 pass from Dexter Dodge (George Price extra point)
2Q: 00:08 DET - George Price 41 field goal
3Q: 02:31 ATL - Andy Alston 1 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 10:42 ATL - Bryan Dennis 10 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 03:20 DET - Teddy Hastings 4 run (George Price extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:49 DET - Bob Holmes 15 pass from Dexter Dodge (George Price extra point)
1Q: 08:18 DET - George Price 22 field goal
1Q: 04:39 DET - Teddy Hastings 7 pass from Dexter Dodge (George Price extra point)
2Q: 10:51 DET - Dexter Dodge 9 run (George Price extra point)
2Q: 02:13 DET - Chris McCullough 28 pass from Dexter Dodge (George Price extra point)
2Q: 00:08 DET - George Price 41 field goal
3Q: 02:31 ATL - Andy Alston 1 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 10:42 ATL - Bryan Dennis 10 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 03:20 DET - Teddy Hastings 4 run (George Price extra point)

Team Statistics DET ATL
Record 4-3 4-4
First Downs 20 16
- by Rushing 11 7
- by Passing 9 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 305 312
- Offensive Plays 63 59
- Yards per Play 4.84 5.29
Net Rushing Yards 157 183
- Rushing Attempts 37 32
- Yards per Rush 4.24 5.72
Net Passing Yards 148 129
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 17 - 0 25 - 14 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 154 140
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 5.69 4.78
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 5/3
3rd Down Conversions 9/14 10/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.9 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/32 6/43
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/-4
Kick Returns/Yards 3/102 6/126
Interception Ret./Yards 2/14 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 46 OWN 28
Time of Possession 33:22 26:38

Team Statistics	DET	ATL
Record	4-3	4-4
First Downs	20	16
- by Rushing	11	7
- by Passing	9	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	305	312
- Offensive Plays	63	59
- Yards per Play	4.84	5.29
Net Rushing Yards	157	183
- Rushing Attempts	37	32
- Yards per Rush	4.24	5.72
Net Passing Yards	148	129
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 17 - 0	25 - 14 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	154	140
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	5.69	4.78
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	5/3
3rd Down Conversions	9/14	10/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.9	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/32	6/43
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/-4
Kick Returns/Yards	3/102	6/126
Interception Ret./Yards	2/14	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 46	OWN 28
Time of Possession	33:22	26:38

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:21	OPP 45	6	45	Touchdown
1	10:29	2:19	OPP 15	6	10	Field Goal
1	6:19	1:47	OPP 27	4	27	Touchdown
1	2:16	6:35	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
2	7:51	3:12	OWN 12	7	29	Punt
2	2:48	0:48	OPP 36	3	36	Touchdown
2	0:19	0:19	OPP 27	1	3	Field Goal
3	9:52	3:22	OWN 39	6	16	Punt
3	2:22	1:21	OWN 21	3	2	Punt
4	14:53	1:35	OWN 18	4	-5	Punt
4	10:32	7:20	OPP 47	11	47	Touchdown

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:39	1:10	OWN 9	2	6	Fumble
1	8:10	1:51	OWN 33	3	5	Interception
1	4:32	2:16	OWN 46	4	17	Punt
2	10:41	2:50	OWN 21	6	15	Punt
2	4:39	1:51	OWN 12	4	10	Interception
2	2:00	1:41	OWN 28	6	19	Fumble
3	15:00	5:08	OWN 13	10	48	Fumble
3	6:30	4:08	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	1:01	1:08	OWN 31	3	4	Punt
4	13:18	2:46	OPP 43	6	43	Touchdown
4	3:12	3:12	OWN 48	8	35	Game

Game MVP: Dexter Dodge, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Teddy Hastings	19	85	4.47	12	1	1
Quentin Wilkinson	16	59	3.69	14	2	0
Cary Bielby	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
Dexter Dodge	1	9	9.00	9	0	1

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Andy Alston	20	126	6.30	57	1	1
Gerald Yantis	7	15	2.14	7	0	0
Frankie Blincoe	5	42	8.40	23	1	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dexter Dodge	25	17	154	1/6	3	28	0	124.0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blincoe	25	14	140	2/11	1	29	2	52.1

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Teddy Hastings	6	6	49	8.17	14	17	1
TE Chester Mariotti	4	6	42	10.50	10	18	0
WR Cary Bielby	3	5	8	2.67	1	7	0
WR Chris McCullough	2	2	37	18.50	18	28	1
WR Sam Arce	1	4	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Bob Holmes	1	1	15	15.00	5	15	1
WR Isaac Briggs	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bryan Dennis	6	10	52	8.67	8	14	1
WR Martin Lofton	2	3	30	15.00	8	20	0
WR Gerald Buchanan	2	6	43	21.50	3	29	0
TE Kirk Gardner	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Quentin Neufeldt	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Andy Alston	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Johnnie Haus	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Sherman Ferguson	1	14	14.00	0
CB Grant Prescott	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Recov	Force
Vinny Pritchett	1	1
Louis Hall	1	0
Grant Prescott	1	0
Devin Page	0	2
Adrian Cotchery	0	1
Sherman Crane	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov
Frankie Blincoe	3	1
Marlon Paswater	1	0
Gerald Yantis	1	0
Winfred Cooley	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrell Shepherd	4	164	41.0	37.0	45	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marc Joyner	3	125	41.7	35.0	47	1

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
George Price	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	5/5

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Mattingly	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Quentin Neufeldt	1	-1	-1.0	0
Grant Morton	1	-3	-3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adrian Cotchery	2	88	44.0	0
Wes Huntley	1	14	14.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marlon Paswater	4	93	23.3	0
Casey Fairbairn	2	33	16.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Adrian Cotchery	6	0	0.0	29	18
CB Ricardo Altuna	6	0	0.0	31	22
CB Wes Huntley	4	1	0.0	23	27
OLB Daniel Lewis	4	1	0.0	32	25
ILB Jumbo Starks	4	1	0.0	29	27
DE Vinny Pritchett	3	1	1.0	25	15
S Sherman Ferguson	3	0	0.0	22	21
DE Devin Page	2	0	1.0	27	26
ILB Louis Hall	2	1	0.0	12	9
CB Raymond Blanton	2	1	0.0	8	8
ILB John Lynch	2	0	0.0	6	0
CB Ian Kindred	2	0	0.0	12	16
DT Vince Cash	1	3	0.0	18	12
S Lamont Buchanan	1	2	0.0	10	14
DT Kenneth Wallace	1	1	0.0	15	15
DE Dana Newhart	1	1	0.0	12	13
OLB Thomas Shepherd	1	0	0.0	8	1
CB Grant Prescott	0	1	0.0	25	23

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Grant Morton	12	2	0.0	34	21
ILB Earl Noll	5	4	0.0	15	8
OLB Mo Gardner	5	1	0.0	28	24
CB Arnie Cooley	5	1	0.0	32	24
DE Juan Norried	4	2	0.5	31	22
CB Max Midget	4	1	0.0	29	20
DT Winston Ansara	4	0	0.0	22	13
DE Kris Mathis	2	0	0.5	29	17
DT Dusty Kim	2	2	0.0	28	18
WR Bryan Dennis	2	0	---	---	---
CB Gus Barrett	2	0	0.0	8	7
CB Darrell Apold	1	2	0.0	16	14
OLB Oliver Hanson	1	1	0.0	32	20
ILB Chris Torrez	1	1	0.0	4	5
S Tito Justice	1	1	0.0	5	10
QB Frankie Blincoe	1	0	---	---	---
DT Norm Fulcher	1	0	0.0	10	8
DE Donny Weadock	0	1	0.0	14	13
CB Winfred Cooley	0	1	0.0	25	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Vinny Pritchett	1.0	1	0	15
DE Devin Page	1.0	0	0	26
OLB Daniel Lewis	0.0	1	2	25
DT Kenneth Wallace	0.0	1	0	15

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
DE Kris Mathis	0.5	0	1	17
DE Juan Norried	0.5	0	0	22
DE Donny Weadock	0.0	2	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ricardo Altuna	4	2	0	22
S Adrian Cotchery	3	0	0	18
CB Wes Huntley	2	0	0	27
OLB Daniel Lewis	2	0	0	25
ILB Jumbo Starks	1	1	0	27
S Sherman Ferguson	1	0	1	21
ILB Louis Hall	1	0	0	9
CB Grant Prescott	0	1	1	23

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Arnie Cooley	4	1	24
CB Gus Barrett	3	0	7
S Grant Morton	2	0	21
OLB Oliver Hanson	2	0	20
OLB Mo Gardner	1	2	24
CB Darrell Apold	1	1	14
CB Max Midget	1	0	20
ILB Earl Noll	1	0	8
DT Dusty Kim	1	0	18
ILB Chris Torrez	1	0	5
S Tito Justice	0	1	10

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lance Salter	4	9	2	37	0	26
Mike Worzella	2	5	0	29	0	22
Randy Quimby	2	4	0	33	1	25
Rico Schleinat	1	6	0	31	0	20
Jesse Brusca	1	5	0	28	0	21
Alvin Ellis	1	2	1	17	0	11
Rich Paschke	1	2	0	18	0	6
Chester Mariotti	1	2	0	26	0	19
Brent Kingsblood	0	1	0	23	0	9

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Danny McClendon	3	5	23	1	18
Ike Perez	2	2	19	0	13
Mitchell Maloney	1	9	28	0	21
Joseph Wooden	1	4	24	1	21
Jamie Hoffman	1	3	4	0	6
Orlando Walker	1	2	20	0	16
Justin Wolfe	1	1	21	0	20
Johnnie Haus	1	1	17	0	8
Kirk Gardner	0	1	19	0	19
Mario Sanford	0	1	26	0	22

Special Teams Statistics

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Harold McBeal	3	20
Chris McCullough	2	13
Christian Crane	1	18
Quentin Wilkinson	1	13
Sherman Crane	1	9
Wes Huntley	0	13
Gus Strickland	0	13
Bob Holmes	0	12
John Lynch	0	10
Alvin Ellis	0	9
George Price	0	9
Raymond Blanton	0	8
Rich Paschke	0	6
Randy Quimby	0	6
Tracy Durham	0	6
Chester Mariotti	0	5
Lance Salter	0	5
Adrian Cotchery	0	4
Dana Newhart	0	4
Darrell Shepherd	0	4
Jesse Brusca	0	3
Billy Frysinger	0	2
Louis Hall	0	2
Teddy Hastings	0	2
Thomas Shepherd	0	2
Mike Worzella	0	2
Ian Kindred	0	2
Cary Bielby	0	1
Kenneth Wallace	0	1
Vinny Pritchett	0	1
Rico Schleinat	0	1
Ricardo Altuna	0	1
Dean Dresslar	0	1
Sam Arce	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Gerald Yantis	2	6
Ike Perez	1	13
Byron Aiken	0	17
Bobby Clark	0	14
Marlon Paswater	0	12
Johnnie Haus	0	12
Kirk Gardner	0	11
Gus Barrett	0	11
Casey Fairbairn	0	10
Oliver Hanson	0	10
Darrell Apold	0	10
Winfred Cooley	0	9
Earl Noll	0	9
Wendell Holmes	0	7
Martin Lofton	0	6
Grant Morton	0	5
Juan Norried	0	4
Quentin Neufeldt	0	3
Jamie Hoffman	0	3
Grant Porter	0	3
Charlie Mattingly	0	3
Mitchell Maloney	0	3
Orlando Walker	0	3
Marc Joyner	0	3
Mickey Parker	0	3
Kris Mathis	0	2
Donny Weadock	0	2
Norm Fulcher	0	2
Mo Gardner	0	2
Herb Lee	0	2
Dusty Kim	0	2
Arnie Cooley	0	2
Winston Ansara	0	1
Max Midget	0	1
Justin Wolfe	0	1
Chris Torrez	0	1
Tito Justice	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	49	4.9
Middle	14	54	3.9
Right	13	54	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	104	6.9
Middle	14	66	4.7
Right	3	13	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dexter Dodge	25	17	1	0	1	5	0	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Blincoe	25	14	2	0	2	4	3	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	114	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	40	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	1	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	30	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	80	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	29	5.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Chester Mariotti	6	4	0	42	0	19
RB Teddy Hastings	6	6	0	49	0	16
WR Cary Bielby	5	3	0	8	0	23
WR Sam Arce	4	1	0	3	0	14
WR Chris McCullough	2	2	0	37	1	10
WR Isaac Briggs	1	0	1	0	0	8
WR Bob Holmes	1	1	0	15	0	3

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryan Dennis	10	6	0	52	0	26
WR Gerald Buchanan	6	2	0	43	1	18
WR Martin Lofton	3	2	0	30	1	7
TE Kirk Gardner	2	1	1	7	0	19
WR Quentin Neufeldt	2	1	1	2	0	14
RB Andy Alston	1	1	0	-1	0	17
TE Johnnie Haus	1	1	0	7	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Teddy Hastings	6	29	4.83	4.47
Quentin Wilkinson	3	3	1.00	3.69
Cary Bielby	1	4	4.00	4.00
Dexter Dodge	1	9	9.00	9.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Andy Alston	2	8	4.00	6.30
Gerald Yantis	1	2	2.00	2.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dexter Dodge	8	5	33	4.13	6.16

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Blincoe	1	1	10	10.00	5.60

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cary Bielby	2	1	-1	-0.50	1.60
TE Chester Mariotti	2	1	4	2.00	7.00
RB Teddy Hastings	2	2	15	7.50	8.17
WR Sam Arce	1	0	0	0.00	0.75
WR Bob Holmes	1	1	15	15.00	15.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bryan Dennis	1	1	10	10.00	5.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Teddy Hastings	3	3
Quentin Wilkinson	3	2

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Andy Alston	3	3
Frankie Blincoe	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dexter Dodge	7	4	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	10	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cary Bielby	2	1	1
TE Chester Mariotti	1	0	0
WR Chris McCullough	1	1	1
RB Teddy Hastings	1	1	1
WR Isaac Briggs	1	0	0
WR Bob Holmes	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Martin Lofton	3	2	2
WR Gerald Buchanan	3	2	2
WR Bryan Dennis	3	2	2
WR Quentin Neufeldt	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,300 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (22,200)
End Zone 11,800 (16,000)
Mezzanine 6,800 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,300 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (22,200)
End Zone	11,800 (16,000)
Mezzanine	6,800 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (5,000)