Week 8, 2026

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions171707-41
Atlanta Falcons0077-14

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)

Team StatisticsDETATL
Record4-34-4
First Downs2016
- by Rushing117
- by Passing99
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards305312
- Offensive Plays6359
- Yards per Play4.845.29
Net Rushing Yards157183
- Rushing Attempts3732
- Yards per Rush4.245.72
Net Passing Yards148129
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt25 - 17 - 025 - 14 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards154140
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/62/11
- Yards per Pass Play5.694.78
Fumbles/Lost0/05/3
3rd Down Conversions9/1410/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down4.96.9
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards4/326/43
Punt Returns/Yards0/02/-4
Kick Returns/Yards3/1026/126
Interception Ret./Yards2/140/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits52
- Red Zone TDs/FGs4/12/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 46OWN 28
Time of Possession33:2226:38

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:21OPP 45645Touchdown
110:292:19OPP 15610Field Goal
16:191:47OPP 27427Touchdown
12:166:35OWN 201380Touchdown
27:513:12OWN 12729Punt
22:480:48OPP 36336Touchdown
20:190:19OPP 2713Field Goal
39:523:22OWN 39616Punt
32:221:21OWN 2132Punt
414:531:35OWN 184-5Punt
410:327:20OPP 471147Touchdown
Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:391:10OWN 926Fumble
18:101:51OWN 3335Interception
14:322:16OWN 46417Punt
210:412:50OWN 21615Punt
24:391:51OWN 12410Interception
22:001:41OWN 28619Fumble
315:005:08OWN 131048Fumble
36:304:08OWN 20780Touchdown
31:011:08OWN 3134Punt
413:182:46OPP 43643Touchdown
43:123:12OWN 48835Game

Game MVP: Dexter Dodge, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

DetroitAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Teddy Hastings19854.471211
Quentin Wilkinson16593.691420
Cary Bielby144.00400
Dexter Dodge199.00901
AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Andy Alston201266.305711
Gerald Yantis7152.14700
Frankie Blincoe5428.402310

Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Dexter Dodge25171541/63280124.0
AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Frankie Blincoe25141402/11129252.1

Receiving Statistics

DetroitCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Teddy Hastings66498.1714171
TE Chester Mariotti464210.5010180
WR Cary Bielby3582.67170
WR Chris McCullough223718.5018281
WR Sam Arce1433.00030
WR Bob Holmes111515.005151
WR Isaac Briggs0100.00000
AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Bryan Dennis610528.678141
WR Martin Lofton233015.008200
WR Gerald Buchanan264321.503290
TE Kirk Gardner1277.00070
WR Quentin Neufeldt1222.00020
RB Andy Alston11-1-1.000-10
TE Johnnie Haus1177.00070

Interception Statistics

DetroitIntsYardsAvgTD
S Sherman Ferguson11414.000
CB Grant Prescott100.000
AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

DetroitFumbRecovForceTD
Vinny Pritchett0110
Louis Hall0100
Grant Prescott0100
Devin Page0020
Adrian Cotchery0010
Sherman Crane0010
AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
Frankie Blincoe3100
Marlon Paswater1000
Gerald Yantis1000
Winfred Cooley0100

Punting Statistics

DetroitPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Darrell Shepherd416441.037.0451
AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Marc Joyner312541.735.0471

Kicking Statistics

DetroitFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
George Price2/21/10/0415/5
AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Charlie Mattingly0/00/00/002/2

Punt Return Statistics

DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Quentin Neufeldt1-1-1.00
Grant Morton1-3-3.00

Kick Return Statistics

DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Adrian Cotchery28844.00
Wes Huntley11414.00
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Marlon Paswater49323.30
Casey Fairbairn23316.50

Defensive Statistics

DetroitTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Adrian Cotchery600.02918
CB Ricardo Altuna600.03122
CB Wes Huntley410.02327
OLB Daniel Lewis410.03225
ILB Jumbo Starks410.02927
DE Vinny Pritchett311.02515
S Sherman Ferguson300.02221
DE Devin Page201.02726
ILB Louis Hall210.0129
CB Raymond Blanton210.088
ILB John Lynch200.060
CB Ian Kindred200.01216
DT Vince Cash130.01812
S Lamont Buchanan120.01014
DT Kenneth Wallace110.01515
DE Dana Newhart110.01213
OLB Thomas Shepherd100.081
CB Grant Prescott010.02523
AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Grant Morton1220.03421
ILB Earl Noll540.0158
OLB Mo Gardner510.02824
CB Arnie Cooley510.03224
DE Juan Norried420.53122
CB Max Midget410.02920
DT Winston Ansara400.02213
DE Kris Mathis200.52917
DT Dusty Kim220.02818
WR Bryan Dennis20---------
CB Gus Barrett200.087
CB Darrell Apold120.01614
OLB Oliver Hanson110.03220
ILB Chris Torrez110.045
S Tito Justice110.0510
QB Frankie Blincoe10---------
DT Norm Fulcher100.0108
DE Donny Weadock010.01413
CB Winfred Cooley010.02524

Pass Rush Statistics

DetroitSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Vinny Pritchett1.001015
DE Devin Page1.000026
OLB Daniel Lewis0.001225
DT Kenneth Wallace0.001015
AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Kris Mathis0.500117
DE Juan Norried0.500022
DE Donny Weadock0.020013

Pass Defense Statistics

DetroitCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Ricardo Altuna42022
S Adrian Cotchery30018
CB Wes Huntley20027
OLB Daniel Lewis20025
ILB Jumbo Starks11027
S Sherman Ferguson10121
ILB Louis Hall1009
CB Grant Prescott01123
AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Arnie Cooley41024
CB Gus Barrett3007
S Grant Morton20021
OLB Oliver Hanson20020
OLB Mo Gardner12024
CB Darrell Apold11014
CB Max Midget10020
ILB Earl Noll1008
DT Dusty Kim10018
ILB Chris Torrez1005
S Tito Justice01010

Blocking Statistics

DetroitKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Lance Salter49237026
Mike Worzella25029022
Randy Quimby24033125
Rico Schleinat16031020
Jesse Brusca15028021
Alvin Ellis12117011
Rich Paschke1201806
Chester Mariotti12026019
Brent Kingsblood0102309
AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Danny McClendon35023118
Ike Perez22019013
Mitchell Maloney19028021
Joseph Wooden14024121
Jamie Hoffman130406
Orlando Walker12020016
Justin Wolfe11021020
Johnnie Haus1101708
Kirk Gardner01019019
Mario Sanford01026022

Special Teams Statistics

DetroitTacklesSTPlays
Harold McBeal320
Chris McCullough213
Christian Crane118
Quentin Wilkinson113
Sherman Crane19
Wes Huntley013
Gus Strickland013
Bob Holmes012
John Lynch010
Alvin Ellis09
George Price09
Raymond Blanton08
Rich Paschke06
Randy Quimby06
Tracy Durham06
Chester Mariotti05
Lance Salter05
Adrian Cotchery04
Dana Newhart04
Darrell Shepherd04
Jesse Brusca03
Billy Frysinger02
Louis Hall02
Teddy Hastings02
Thomas Shepherd02
Mike Worzella02
Ian Kindred02
Cary Bielby01
Kenneth Wallace01
Vinny Pritchett01
Rico Schleinat01
Ricardo Altuna01
Dean Dresslar01
Sam Arce01
AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Gerald Yantis26
Ike Perez113
Byron Aiken017
Bobby Clark014
Marlon Paswater012
Johnnie Haus012
Kirk Gardner011
Gus Barrett011
Casey Fairbairn010
Oliver Hanson010
Darrell Apold010
Winfred Cooley09
Earl Noll09
Wendell Holmes07
Martin Lofton06
Grant Morton05
Juan Norried04
Quentin Neufeldt03
Jamie Hoffman03
Grant Porter03
Charlie Mattingly03
Mitchell Maloney03
Orlando Walker03
Marc Joyner03
Mickey Parker03
Kris Mathis02
Donny Weadock02
Norm Fulcher02
Mo Gardner02
Herb Lee02
Dusty Kim02
Arnie Cooley02
Winston Ansara01
Max Midget01
Justin Wolfe01
Chris Torrez01
Tito Justice01

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10494.9
Middle14543.9
Right13544.2
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left151046.9
Middle14664.7
Right3134.3
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Dexter Dodge25171015010
AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Frankie Blincoe25142024322

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)19131146.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)64406.7
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen2210.5
Short (0-8 Yds)75304.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)116807.3
Long (19+ Yds)51295.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Chester Mariotti64042019
RB Teddy Hastings66049016
WR Cary Bielby5308023
WR Sam Arce4103014
WR Chris McCullough22037110
WR Isaac Briggs101008
WR Bob Holmes1101503
AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Bryan Dennis106052026
WR Gerald Buchanan62043118
WR Martin Lofton3203017
TE Kirk Gardner2117019
WR Quentin Neufeldt2112014
RB Andy Alston110-1017
TE Johnnie Haus110708

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

DetroitAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Teddy Hastings6294.834.47
Quentin Wilkinson331.003.69
Cary Bielby144.004.00
Dexter Dodge199.009.00
AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Andy Alston284.006.30
Gerald Yantis122.002.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Dexter Dodge85334.136.16
AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Frankie Blincoe111010.005.60

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Cary Bielby21-1-0.501.60
TE Chester Mariotti2142.007.00
RB Teddy Hastings22157.508.17
WR Sam Arce1000.000.75
WR Bob Holmes111515.0015.00
AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Bryan Dennis111010.005.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

DetroitRushesConversions
Teddy Hastings33
Quentin Wilkinson32
AtlantaRushesConversions
Andy Alston33
Frankie Blincoe21

Third Down Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompConversions
Dexter Dodge744
AtlantaAttCompConversions
Frankie Blincoe1066

Third Down Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargCatchConversions
WR Cary Bielby211
TE Chester Mariotti100
WR Chris McCullough111
RB Teddy Hastings111
WR Isaac Briggs100
WR Bob Holmes111
AtlantaTargCatchConversions
WR Martin Lofton322
WR Gerald Buchanan322
WR Bryan Dennis322
WR Quentin Neufeldt100

SectionAttendance
Stadium53,300 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck17,900 (22,200)
End Zone11,800 (16,000)
Mezzanine6,800 (9,200)
Sideline Seats10,200 (14,100)
Club Seats3,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes3,000 (5,000)