Week 8, 2053

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	3	10	0	0	-	13
Atlanta Falcons	7	0	3	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:52 DET - Clyde Mills 23 field goal
1Q: 02:41 ATL - Ashton Barrett 7 pass from Larry Tatum (Nick Heimburger extra point)
2Q: 12:36 DET - Zane Revel 12 pass from Darius England (Clyde Mills extra point)
2Q: 01:21 DET - Clyde Mills 22 field goal
3Q: 03:10 ATL - Nick Heimburger 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:52 DET - Clyde Mills 23 field goal
1Q: 02:41 ATL - Ashton Barrett 7 pass from Larry Tatum (Nick Heimburger extra point)
2Q: 12:36 DET - Zane Revel 12 pass from Darius England (Clyde Mills extra point)
2Q: 01:21 DET - Clyde Mills 22 field goal
3Q: 03:10 ATL - Nick Heimburger 26 field goal

Team Statistics DET ATL
Record 4-2-1 4-4
First Downs 16 18
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 9 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 310 349
- Offensive Plays 56 65
- Yards per Play 5.54 5.37
Net Rushing Yards 130 139
- Rushing Attempts 28 20
- Yards per Rush 4.64 6.95
Net Passing Yards 180 210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 17 - 1 42 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 188 221
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 3/11
- Yards per Pass Play 6.43 4.67
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.7 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 14/94 11/120
Punt Returns/Yards 4/50 3/14
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 2/32
Interception Ret./Yards 1/12 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 21
Time of Possession 29:32 30:28

Team Statistics	DET	ATL
Record	4-2-1	4-4
First Downs	16	18
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	9	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	310	349
- Offensive Plays	56	65
- Yards per Play	5.54	5.37
Net Rushing Yards	130	139
- Rushing Attempts	28	20
- Yards per Rush	4.64	6.95
Net Passing Yards	180	210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 17 - 1	42 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	188	221
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	3/11
- Yards per Pass Play	6.43	4.67
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.7	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	14/94	11/120
Punt Returns/Yards	4/50	3/14
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	2/32
Interception Ret./Yards	1/12	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 21
Time of Possession	29:32	30:28

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:14	OWN 32	7	62	Field Goal
1	2:30	2:37	OWN 25	5	22	Punt
2	13:22	0:52	OWN 25	2	75	Touchdown
2	9:40	2:27	OWN 4	5	2	Punt
2	5:56	1:53	OWN 18	4	3	Punt
2	3:07	1:54	OPP 38	5	33	Field Goal
3	10:57	3:15	OWN 47	7	28	Interception
3	3:05	2:59	OWN 25	5	14	Punt
4	10:55	5:16	OWN 5	11	55	Punt
4	4:49	1:17	OWN 38	3	1	Punt
4	1:33	0:55	OWN 48	3	-10	Punt

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:46	7:16	OWN 13	13	87	Touchdown
2	14:53	1:31	OWN 18	3	7	Punt
2	12:30	2:50	OWN 21	5	25	Punt
2	7:13	1:17	OWN 47	3	-13	Punt
2	4:03	0:56	OWN 41	2	-8	Interception
2	1:13	1:13	OWN 25	5	18	Punt
3	15:00	4:03	OWN 10	6	13	Punt
3	7:42	4:37	OWN 14	9	77	Field Goal
3	0:06	4:11	OWN 15	7	31	Punt
4	5:39	0:50	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	3:32	1:59	OWN 13	7	39	Downs
4	0:38	0:38	OWN 25	2	22	Game

Game MVP: Francisco Kelly, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Don Recker	21	116	5.52	38	4
RB Kristopher Hawkins	6	1	0.17	3	0
QB Darius England	1	13	13.00	13	1

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Tevin Basham	9	47	5.22	12	2
RB Dalton Fultz	6	57	9.50	27	2
QB Larry Tatum	4	26	6.50	8	0
WR Gabe Boyer	1	9	9.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Darius England	27	17	188	1/8	1	29	1	80.5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Larry Tatum	42	26	221	3/11	1	36	1	73.6

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ray Foreman	5	8	48	9.60	11	22	0
TE J.R. Connell	4	4	45	11.25	4	14	0
TE Henry Fay	3	5	50	16.67	27	29	0
WR Zane Revel	3	6	25	8.33	9	12	1
RB Kristopher Hawkins	1	1	2	2.00	2	2	0
WR Griffin Earhart	1	3	18	18.00	7	18	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Billy Beale	7	15	83	11.86	43	36	0
RB Tevin Basham	6	6	33	5.50	10	11	0
WR Gabe Boyer	4	6	28	7.00	0	9	0
TE Winston Lofton	3	4	14	4.67	0	12	0
WR Ashton Barrett	3	5	19	6.33	7	9	1
WR Lewis Chance	2	3	17	8.50	0	10	0
RB Dalton Fultz	1	2	27	27.00	23	27	0
TE Bryce Bullock	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Luke Levy	1	12	12.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Josue German	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Don Recker	1	0	0	0
WR Ray Foreman	0	1	0	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Sean Oksenberg	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Junior Grunow	7	305	43.6	38.7	52	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Carlos Gabberty	7	346	49.4	42.3	56	4

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Clyde Mills	2/2	0/0	0/0	23	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Heimburger	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zane Revel	4	50	12.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ashton Barrett	3	14	4.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donald Castellanos	1	19	19.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnold Barnhart	2	32	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Francisco Kelly	8	1	2.0	20	42
CB Dashawn Whalen	7	2	0.0	20	45
OLB Renaldo Hines	7	2	0.0	16	33
ILB Joel Berry	7	2	0.0	17	33
CB Ferdinand Cook	3	2	0.0	20	45
S Luke Levy	3	1	0.0	20	45
CB Don Dockett	2	1	0.0	16	38
S Phillip Merkerson	2	1	0.0	16	36
DT Ian Heath	2	0	0.0	8	13
DE Damione Blanchard	1	0	1.0	13	31
DE Corbin Ramirez	1	2	0.0	18	41
ILB Thomas Patterson	1	1	0.0	8	19
S Sammy Seal	1	1	0.0	4	12
DT Rex O'Donnell	1	0	0.0	10	23
DE Jeremiah Petkovich	1	0	0.0	6	11
OLB Nathan Tarplin	1	0	0.0	3	11
WR Ray Foreman	1	0	---	---	---

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Arnold Barnhart	8	3	0.0	28	28
ILB Mason Sturgell	6	1	0.0	20	27
DE Jacob Butler	4	2	0.5	27	25
CB Roy Rodgers	4	1	0.0	13	25
S Jack Finley	4	0	0.0	9	26
OLB Eugene Riley	3	2	0.0	22	27
OLB Lewis Riley	3	1	0.0	22	7
DE Tony Schwartz	3	0	0.0	27	27
DT Conrad Young	3	0	0.0	20	23
S Pierre Thornton	2	1	0.5	27	27
S Sean Oksenberg	2	0	0.0	19	3
ILB Lamar Jacome	1	2	0.0	7	22
WR Lewis Chance	1	0	---	---	---
CB Josue German	1	0	0.0	20	24
DT Kaleb Dixon	0	1	0.0	9	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Francisco Kelly	2.0	1	0	42
DE Damione Blanchard	1.0	2	1	31
DE Braxton Moss	0.0	2	1	8
DT Ian Heath	0.0	1	1	13
DT Rex O'Donnell	0.0	1	0	23
DT Mike Stoltman	0.0	1	0	9
DE Corbin Ramirez	0.0	0	1	41

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jacob Butler	0.5	0	0	0	25
S Pierre Thornton	0.5	0	0	0	27
DE Tony Schwartz	0.0	1	1	0	27
ILB D.J. Harden	0.0	0	1	1	1

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Renaldo Hines	6	0	0	33
CB Dashawn Whalen	4	0	0	45
ILB Joel Berry	4	0	0	33
S Phillip Merkerson	2	2	0	36
CB Don Dockett	2	1	0	38
S Luke Levy	2	0	1	45
CB Ferdinand Cook	1	1	0	45
ILB Thomas Patterson	1	0	0	19
DE Jeremiah Petkovich	1	0	0	11
OLB Francisco Kelly	1	0	0	42
OLB Nathan Tarplin	1	0	0	11
S Sammy Seal	1	0	0	12

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Mason Sturgell	5	2	0	27
CB Arnold Barnhart	4	1	0	28
OLB Eugene Riley	2	1	0	27
S Jack Finley	2	0	0	26
CB Roy Rodgers	2	0	0	25
CB Josue German	1	0	1	24
DE Jacob Butler	1	0	0	25

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Arnie Monaghan	2	3	28	0	28
G Philip Bradford	1	9	28	0	28
C Evan Dunn	1	7	28	0	28
T Zane Foley	1	6	28	0	28
G Jack Phillips	1	2	28	1	28

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Earl Sinclair	4	5	1	20	1	45
T Rodney Dunlap	2	3	0	20	0	45
C A.J. Garrett	1	3	0	20	1	45
T Lewis Rives	1	2	0	20	1	45
G Aaron Meyer	1	2	0	20	0	45
TE Bryce Bullock	1	1	0	10	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Ferdinand Cook	2	19
Zane Foley	2	13
Henry Fay	1	23

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Gabe Boyer	2	14
Dexter Powell	1	21
Dalton Fultz	1	10
Earl Sinclair	1	8

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Ferdinand Cook	---	---	20	45	19	84
CB Dashawn Whalen	---	---	20	45	15	80
CB Don Dockett	---	---	16	38	15	69
T Zane Foley	28	28	---	---	13	69
S Luke Levy	---	---	20	45	1	66
T Arnie Monaghan	28	28	---	---	9	65
G Philip Bradford	28	28	---	---	9	65
G Jack Phillips	28	28	---	---	9	65
WR Ray Foreman	28	21	---	---	16	65
OLB Francisco Kelly	---	---	20	42	1	63
RB Don Recker	21	18	---	---	23	62
DE Corbin Ramirez	---	---	18	41	1	60
WR Zane Revel	28	23	---	---	7	58
QB Darius England	28	28	---	---	---	56
C Evan Dunn	28	28	---	---	---	56
S Phillip Merkerson	---	---	16	36	---	52
TE Henry Fay	6	21	---	---	23	50
ILB Joel Berry	---	---	17	33	---	50
TE J.R. Connell	20	28	---	---	2	50
OLB Renaldo Hines	---	---	16	33	---	49
DE Damione Blanchard	---	---	13	31	---	44
OLB Nathan Tarplin	---	---	3	11	22	36
DT Rex O'Donnell	---	---	10	23	---	33
WR Donald Castellanos	22	5	---	---	3	30
DT Ian Heath	---	---	8	13	8	29
ILB Thomas Patterson	---	---	8	19	1	28
DE Braxton Moss	---	---	3	8	7	18
DE Jeremiah Petkovich	---	---	6	11	1	18
RB Kristopher Hawkins	7	11	---	---	---	18
S Sammy Seal	---	---	4	12	1	17
TE Carlos Galloway	0	6	---	---	9	15
WR Griffin Earhart	8	7	---	---	---	15
DT Mike Stoltman	---	---	2	9	---	11
T Johnnie Bumpers	0	0	---	---	11	11
ILB Drake Christen	---	---	0	0	10	10
P Junior Grunow	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Terrell Bullock	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Clyde Mills	0	0	---	---	6	6
RB Salvador Poston	0	0	---	---	3	3
WR Christian Mandzuk	0	0	---	---	1	1
QB Frank Schonberger	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Ralph Banks	---	---	0	0	---	0
WR Floyd Bannan	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Jackson George	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Brady Bradford	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Weston Pucillo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Aaron Meyer	20	45	---	---	8	73
T Rodney Dunlap	20	45	---	---	8	73
G Earl Sinclair	20	45	---	---	8	73
T Lewis Rives	20	45	---	---	8	73
CB Arnold Barnhart	---	---	28	28	14	70
S Pierre Thornton	---	---	27	27	16	70
WR Billy Beale	19	43	---	---	7	69
QB Larry Tatum	20	45	---	---	---	65
C A.J. Garrett	20	45	---	---	---	65
WR Ashton Barrett	19	38	---	---	7	64
WR Gabe Boyer	14	35	---	---	14	63
DE Tony Schwartz	---	---	27	27	2	56
DE Jacob Butler	---	---	27	25	2	54
OLB Eugene Riley	---	---	22	27	2	51
ILB Mason Sturgell	---	---	20	27	2	49
RB Dalton Fultz	11	27	---	---	10	48
TE Bryce Bullock	10	15	---	---	22	47
TE Winston Lofton	14	32	---	---	---	46
CB Josue German	---	---	20	24	1	45
DT Conrad Young	---	---	20	23	1	44
RB Tevin Basham	12	28	---	---	2	42
CB Roy Rodgers	---	---	13	25	2	40
OLB Lewis Riley	---	---	22	7	11	40
S Jack Finley	---	---	9	26	2	37
ILB Lamar Jacome	---	---	7	22	2	31
CB Andrew Middleton	---	---	22	3	---	25
CB Drake Russell	---	---	7	2	14	23
RB Lukas Lyons	0	0	---	---	22	22
S Sean Oksenberg	---	---	19	3	---	22
OLB Dexter Powell	---	---	0	0	21	21
DE Fred Prior	---	---	7	4	7	18
DT Kaleb Dixon	---	---	9	6	1	16
WR Alexis Engler	0	0	---	---	15	15
RB Norbert Gourdine	0	3	---	---	6	9
DT Donald Fitzgerald	---	---	1	1	7	9
C Antoine Campbell	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Carlos Gabberty	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Lewis Chance	1	4	---	---	---	5
K Nick Heimburger	0	0	---	---	4	4
ILB D.J. Harden	---	---	1	1	---	2
QB A.J. Sanford	0	0	---	---	1	1
C Denzel Grieb	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Marty Kreklow	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Griffin Gilmore	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Alvin Fulton	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Joshua Hadden	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	-6	-1.0
Middle	19	127	6.7
Right	3	9	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	15	7.5
Middle	14	65	4.6
Right	4	59	14.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Darius England	27	17	2	2	0	4	2	1	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Larry Tatum	42	26	2	2	1	4	8	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	4	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	80	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	104	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	55	13.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	16	106	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	60	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ray Foreman	8	5	48	1	21
WR Zane Revel	6	3	25	0	23
TE Henry Fay	5	3	50	1	21
TE J.R. Connell	4	4	45	0	28
WR Griffin Earhart	3	1	18	0	7
RB Kristopher Hawkins	1	1	2	0	11

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Billy Beale	15	7	0	83	1	43
WR Gabe Boyer	6	4	1	28	0	35
RB Tevin Basham	6	6	0	33	0	28
WR Ashton Barrett	5	3	0	19	0	38
TE Winston Lofton	4	3	0	14	0	32
WR Lewis Chance	3	2	0	17	0	4
RB Dalton Fultz	2	1	0	27	1	27
TE Bryce Bullock	1	0	0	0	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Kristopher Hawkins	1	0	0.00	0.17
RB Don Recker	1	-2	-2.00	5.52

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Darius England	5	3	28	5.60	6.96

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Larry Tatum	4	3	17	4.25	5.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Henry Fay	2	1	14	7.00	10.00
WR Zane Revel	2	1	12	6.00	4.17
RB Kristopher Hawkins	1	1	2	2.00	2.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Billy Beale	1	1	4	4.00	5.53
WR Ashton Barrett	1	1	7	7.00	3.80
RB Tevin Basham	1	1	6	6.00	5.50
RB Dalton Fultz	1	0	0	0.00	13.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
RB Don Recker	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Larry Tatum	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Darius England	12	7	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Larry Tatum	11	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ray Foreman	4	2	1
WR Zane Revel	2	1	1
WR Griffin Earhart	2	0	0
TE J.R. Connell	2	2	1
TE Henry Fay	1	1	1
RB Kristopher Hawkins	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Billy Beale	3	1	1
WR Lewis Chance	2	2	1
WR Gabe Boyer	2	1	1
TE Winston Lofton	2	1	0
TE Bryce Bullock	1	0	0
RB Dalton Fultz	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,500 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,700 (22,200)
End Zone 15,600 (16,000)
Mezzanine 9,000 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (14,100)
Club Seats 4,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,500 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,700 (22,200)
End Zone	15,600 (16,000)
Mezzanine	9,000 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (14,100)
Club Seats	4,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)