Week 8, 2029

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	7	3	3	0	-	13
Atlanta Falcons	0	7	3	13	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:13 DET - Robbie Bueno 17 run (Carlton Floyd extra point)
2Q: 09:55 ATL - Desmond Poston 8 pass from Shane Huffman (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 01:39 DET - Carlton Floyd 39 field goal
3Q: 07:59 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 18 field goal
3Q: 02:42 DET - Carlton Floyd 39 field goal
4Q: 09:48 ATL - Andy Alston 5 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 03:33 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 45 field goal
4Q: 01:28 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 52 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:13 DET - Robbie Bueno 17 run (Carlton Floyd extra point)
2Q: 09:55 ATL - Desmond Poston 8 pass from Shane Huffman (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 01:39 DET - Carlton Floyd 39 field goal
3Q: 07:59 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 18 field goal
3Q: 02:42 DET - Carlton Floyd 39 field goal
4Q: 09:48 ATL - Andy Alston 5 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 03:33 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 45 field goal
4Q: 01:28 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 52 field goal

Team Statistics DET ATL
Record 1-6 3-5
First Downs 15 19
- by Rushing 6 9
- by Passing 8 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 242 384
- Offensive Plays 65 69
- Yards per Play 3.72 5.57
Net Rushing Yards 104 166
- Rushing Attempts 27 36
- Yards per Rush 3.85 4.61
Net Passing Yards 138 218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 17 - 0 32 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 153 224
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 3.63 6.61
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/18 10/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 5.2
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/42 7/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/11 2/24
Kick Returns/Yards 3/52 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 32
Time of Possession 25:36 34:24

Team Statistics	DET	ATL
Record	1-6	3-5
First Downs	15	19
- by Rushing	6	9
- by Passing	8	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	242	384
- Offensive Plays	65	69
- Yards per Play	3.72	5.57
Net Rushing Yards	104	166
- Rushing Attempts	27	36
- Yards per Rush	3.85	4.61
Net Passing Yards	138	218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 17 - 0	32 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	153	224
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	3.63	6.61
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/18	10/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	5.2
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/42	7/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/11	2/24
Kick Returns/Yards	3/52	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 32
Time of Possession	25:36	34:24

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:24	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	12:45	2:24	OWN 48	5	17	Punt
1	7:42	7:42	OWN 27	15	73	Touchdown
2	9:48	2:57	OWN 9	8	43	Fumble
2	4:50	3:19	OWN 20	13	58	Field Goal
3	7:52	1:26	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	4:53	2:16	OPP 32	5	10	Field Goal
4	13:26	1:27	OWN 13	3	-2	Punt
4	9:41	1:37	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
4	3:26	1:18	OWN 28	3	12	Punt
4	1:21	0:48	OWN 27	4	5	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:36	0:51	OWN 24	3	7	Punt
1	10:21	2:39	OWN 20	6	8	Punt
2	15:00	5:12	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	6:51	2:01	OWN 48	3	4	Punt
2	1:31	1:31	OWN 26	7	43	Half
3	15:00	7:08	OWN 20	12	79	Field Goal
3	6:26	1:33	OWN 33	3	-1	Fumble
3	2:37	4:11	OWN 20	9	28	Punt
4	11:59	2:18	OWN 46	4	54	Touchdown
4	8:04	4:38	OWN 38	8	34	Field Goal
4	2:08	0:47	OWN 30	4	35	Field Goal
4	0:33	0:33	OPP 32	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Shane Huffman, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Robbie Bueno	13	53	4.08	22	2	1
Lionel Chmielewski	12	39	3.25	6	0	0
Dexter Dodge	2	12	6.00	7	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Andy Alston	24	135	5.63	33	4	1
Shane Huffman	7	24	3.43	7	0	0
Toby Livesay	5	7	1.40	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dexter Dodge	35	17	153	3/15	0	21	0	60.8

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Shane Huffman	32	20	224	1/6	1	38	0	93.7

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Daniel Booker	4	7	42	10.50	11	21
WR Dale Chinn	3	3	39	13.00	16	21
TE Mitch Perkins	2	6	8	4.00	0	5
TE Blake McMaster	2	3	16	8.00	0	11
FB Alvin Ellis	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
TE Chester Mariotti	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
WR D.J. Miklusicak	1	3	10	10.00	0	10
RB Lionel Chmielewski	1	3	12	12.00	6	12
WR Victor Hayes	1	2	9	9.00	0	9
WR Jay Aneigh	1	4	7	7.00	0	7

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bryan Dennis	8	12	129	16.13	74	38	0
WR Kelvin Sandage	4	6	18	4.50	1	12	0
WR Desmond Poston	4	8	41	10.25	11	17	1
TE Wes Witt	2	3	22	11.00	7	15	0
WR Martin Lofton	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Andy Alston	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Robbie Bueno	1	0	0
Wendell Fletcher	0	1	1
Louis Hall	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Shane Huffman	1	0	0
Andy Alston	1	0	0
Arnie Cooley	0	1	0
Andrew Nield	0	1	0
Charlie Sims	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gerald Strong	6	261	43.5	36.2	48	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marc Joyner	4	164	41.0	33.3	48	1

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carlton Floyd	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Mattingly	3/3	2/2	1/1	52	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dale Chinn	1	11	11.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Grant Morton	2	24	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Daniel Booker	3	52	17.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bart McKnight	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S J.J. Donovan	7	1	0.0	26	28
ILB Jumbo Starks	6	1	0.0	33	32
S Nate Accimus	5	1	0.0	30	25
ILB Louis Hall	5	0	0.0	16	14
OLB Bo Farmer	5	0	0.0	21	16
CB Ian Kindred	4	0	0.0	16	15
DE Roman Conway	3	1	0.0	20	24
DE Deion Aschbacher	3	1	0.0	24	21
DT Wendell Fletcher	2	2	1.0	19	17
CB Louie Podbevsek	2	2	0.0	21	28
CB Grant Prescott	2	1	0.0	29	25
CB Ricardo Altuna	2	0	0.0	29	24
DE Jermaine Gumphrey	2	0	0.0	12	12
DT Glen Washington	2	0	0.0	23	21
DE Calvin Flowers	1	2	0.0	16	9
OLB Daniel Lewis	1	1	0.0	13	12
DT Chester Clawson	1	1	0.0	23	18
S Tyrone Argot	1	1	0.0	16	11

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Charlie Sims	7	4	0.5	27	37
S Grant Morton	5	3	0.0	23	35
DE Clarence Holdgate	4	1	1.0	19	22
DE Kris Mathis	3	0	1.0	18	21
OLB Mo Gardner	3	2	0.5	17	23
OLB Wendell Holmes	3	0	0.0	10	14
OLB Adam Wright	3	0	0.0	4	7
CB Ben Haney	3	0	0.0	13	18
CB Max Midget	2	1	0.0	24	29
DT Dusty Kim	2	1	0.0	19	21
S Spencer Way	2	1	0.0	8	16
S Tito Justice	2	0	0.0	20	25
ILB Chris Torrez	1	3	0.0	10	16
DE Mike Garner	1	1	0.0	9	18
CB Bart McKnight	1	0	0.0	8	14
DT Blaine Buckner	1	0	0.0	11	24
CB Arnie Cooley	1	0	0.0	23	31
DE Zach Strickland	1	0	0.0	9	16
DT Britt Langley	1	0	0.0	3	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Wendell Fletcher	1.0	0	2	17
DE Roman Conway	0.0	2	1	24
ILB Jumbo Starks	0.0	1	0	32

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kris Mathis	1.0	1	1	2	21
DE Clarence Holdgate	1.0	0	2	1	22
OLB Mo Gardner	0.5	0	0	1	23
ILB Charlie Sims	0.5	0	0	0	37
DT Blaine Buckner	0.0	0	2	0	24
DE Mike Garner	0.0	0	2	0	18
DT Mickey Parker	0.0	0	1	0	22
DT Dusty Kim	0.0	0	1	0	21
DE Zach Strickland	0.0	0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Jumbo Starks	3	0	32
CB Ian Kindred	3	0	15
OLB Bo Farmer	3	0	16
S J.J. Donovan	2	3	28
CB Louie Podbevsek	2	1	28
OLB Daniel Lewis	1	0	12
S Nate Accimus	1	0	25
ILB Louis Hall	1	0	14
CB Ricardo Altuna	1	0	24
DT Chester Clawson	1	0	18
S Tyrone Argot	1	0	11
DT Glen Washington	1	0	21
DE Calvin Flowers	0	1	9

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Grant Morton	3	0	35
CB Ben Haney	2	1	18
OLB Mo Gardner	2	0	23
ILB Charlie Sims	2	0	37
S Spencer Way	2	0	16
CB Arnie Cooley	1	1	31
DE Clarence Holdgate	1	0	22
CB Max Midget	1	0	29
OLB Wendell Holmes	1	0	14
DE Zach Strickland	1	0	16
OLB Adam Wright	1	0	7
DT Blaine Buckner	0	1	24

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lance Salter	3	7	1	27	0	38
Dean Dresslar	3	4	0	26	1	31
Tracy Durham	2	4	1	21	1	32
Marlon May	1	3	0	20	1	31
Mike Bensen	1	1	0	5	0	7
Jesse Brusca	0	4	0	23	0	31
Rico Schleinat	0	1	0	6	0	7
Mitch Perkins	0	1	0	19	0	29

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Preston Peters	2	5	0	36	0	33
Wes Witt	2	2	0	25	0	27
Roger Thornton	1	7	0	32	0	27
Justin Wolfe	1	6	0	36	0	33
Myron Sutter	1	3	0	21	0	5
Mario Sanford	1	2	1	22	1	19
Billy Vandermause	1	2	0	19	0	17
Tyrus Tate	1	2	0	31	0	30
Andrew Nield	0	1	0	4	0	7

Special Teams Statistics

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Robbie Bueno	1	21
Tyrone Argot	1	17
Rico Schleinat	1	6
Blake McMaster	0	18
Victor Hayes	0	14
Dale Chinn	0	13
Daniel Lewis	0	12
J.J. Donovan	0	12
Bo Farmer	0	12
Ian Kindred	0	11
John Lynch	0	10
Mitch Perkins	0	10
Louie Podbevsek	0	9
Chester Mariotti	0	8
Mike Bensen	0	8
Tracy Durham	0	8
Cory Owens	0	8
Gerald Strong	0	8
Jay Aneigh	0	6
Carlton Floyd	0	6
Daniel Booker	0	6
Jesse Brusca	0	5
Dean Dresslar	0	4
Roman Conway	0	4
Calvin Flowers	0	4
Deion Aschbacher	0	4
Duane Carvalho	0	4
Glen Washington	0	4
Nate Accimus	0	3
Louis Hall	0	3
Ricardo Altuna	0	3
Jumbo Starks	0	3
Grant Prescott	0	3
Jermaine Gumphrey	0	3
Hunter Huffman	0	1
Lance Salter	0	1
Lionel Chmielewski	0	1
Wendell Fletcher	0	1
Chester Clawson	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Levon Frederick	2	20
Myron Sutter	1	8
Bryan Dennis	1	6
Bart McKnight	0	22
Warren Finch	0	17
Toby Livesay	0	16
Andrew Nield	0	15
Martin Lofton	0	14
Bobby Clark	0	13
Spencer Way	0	12
Wes Witt	0	11
Chris Torrez	0	10
Charlie Sims	0	10
Charlie Mattingly	0	9
Grant Morton	0	8
Mario Sanford	0	7
Roger Thornton	0	7
Tony Reeves	0	7
Ben Haney	0	7
Zach Strickland	0	6
Kris Mathis	0	5
Justin Wolfe	0	5
Marc Joyner	0	4
Dusty Kim	0	4
Adam Wright	0	4
Clarence Holdgate	0	3
Max Midget	0	3
Wendell Holmes	0	3
Frank Hopper	0	3
Mike Garner	0	3
Mack Mauro	0	2
Mo Gardner	0	2
Tito Justice	0	2
Preston Peters	0	2
Andy Alston	0	1
Blaine Buckner	0	1
Mickey Parker	0	1
Arnie Cooley	0	1
Britt Langley	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	25	3.1
Middle	11	47	4.3
Right	8	32	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	61	6.1
Middle	13	45	3.5
Right	12	62	5.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dexter Dodge	35	17	2	0	4	3	10	4	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Shane Huffman	32	20	3	2	2	5	3	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	11	97	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	56	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	44	22.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	118	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	35	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	27	3.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Daniel Booker	7	4	2	42	1	23
TE Mitch Perkins	6	2	0	8	0	29
WR Jay Aneigh	4	1	1	7	0	18
WR D.J. Miklusicak	3	1	0	10	0	19
RB Lionel Chmielewski	3	1	0	12	0	19
TE Blake McMaster	3	2	1	16	0	14
WR Dale Chinn	3	3	0	39	1	5
FB Alvin Ellis	2	1	0	3	0	10
TE Chester Mariotti	2	1	0	7	0	19
WR Victor Hayes	2	1	0	9	0	15

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryan Dennis	12	8	0	129	3	33
WR Desmond Poston	8	4	1	41	0	29
WR Kelvin Sandage	6	4	0	18	0	22
TE Wes Witt	3	2	0	22	0	27
RB Andy Alston	2	1	1	9	0	26
WR Martin Lofton	1	1	0	5	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lionel Chmielewski	1	-3	-3.00	3.25
Robbie Bueno	1	17	17.00	4.08

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Andy Alston	4	16	4.00	5.63
Shane Huffman	1	1	1.00	3.43
Toby Livesay	1	2	2.00	1.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dexter Dodge	1	0	0	0.00	4.37

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Shane Huffman	4	3	35	8.75	7.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jay Aneigh	1	0	0	0.00	1.75

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Desmond Poston	2	2	25	12.50	5.13
WR Bryan Dennis	1	1	10	10.00	10.75
WR Kelvin Sandage	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Robbie Bueno	5	3

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Shane Huffman	2	2
Andy Alston	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dexter Dodge	13	7	5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Shane Huffman	13	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR D.J. Miklusicak	3	1	1
WR Dale Chinn	3	3	2
WR Daniel Booker	3	2	2
TE Chester Mariotti	2	1	0
WR Jay Aneigh	2	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryan Dennis	4	3	3
WR Desmond Poston	4	2	2
WR Kelvin Sandage	2	1	0
TE Wes Witt	2	1	1
RB Andy Alston	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 45,300 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,300 (22,200)
End Zone 10,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine 5,800 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 8,700 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,300 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	45,300 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,300 (22,200)
End Zone	10,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine	5,800 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	8,700 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,300 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (5,000)