Week 8, 2065

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	10	0	0	7	-	17
Atlanta Falcons	0	16	14	6	-	36

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:59 DET - Anthony Patton 2 pass from John Benoit (Dominic Plackemeier extra point)
1Q: 03:36 DET - Dominic Plackemeier 32 field goal
2Q: 14:10 ATL - Camden Bradford 24 field goal
2Q: 12:01 ATL - Camden Bradford 32 field goal
2Q: 05:18 ATL - Deion Mayes 15 pass from Gregory Eppright (Camden Bradford extra point)
2Q: 03:05 ATL - Camden Bradford 20 field goal
3Q: 07:39 ATL - Lionel Branston 1 pass from Gregory Eppright (Camden Bradford extra point)
3Q: 02:46 ATL - Micah Lightfoot 10 run (Camden Bradford extra point)
4Q: 13:28 DET - Anthony Patton 16 pass from John Benoit (Dominic Plackemeier extra point)
4Q: 09:31 ATL - Camden Bradford 30 field goal
4Q: 01:04 ATL - Camden Bradford 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:59 DET - Anthony Patton 2 pass from John Benoit (Dominic Plackemeier extra point)
1Q: 03:36 DET - Dominic Plackemeier 32 field goal
2Q: 14:10 ATL - Camden Bradford 24 field goal
2Q: 12:01 ATL - Camden Bradford 32 field goal
2Q: 05:18 ATL - Deion Mayes 15 pass from Gregory Eppright (Camden Bradford extra point)
2Q: 03:05 ATL - Camden Bradford 20 field goal
3Q: 07:39 ATL - Lionel Branston 1 pass from Gregory Eppright (Camden Bradford extra point)
3Q: 02:46 ATL - Micah Lightfoot 10 run (Camden Bradford extra point)
4Q: 13:28 DET - Anthony Patton 16 pass from John Benoit (Dominic Plackemeier extra point)
4Q: 09:31 ATL - Camden Bradford 30 field goal
4Q: 01:04 ATL - Camden Bradford 36 field goal

Team Statistics DET ATL
Record 4-3 6-2
First Downs 19 22
- by Rushing 2 9
- by Passing 14 12
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 285 440
- Offensive Plays 52 74
- Yards per Play 5.48 5.95
Net Rushing Yards 36 202
- Rushing Attempts 7 41
- Yards per Rush 5.14 4.93
Net Passing Yards 249 238
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 25 - 1 31 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 288 253
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/39 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 5.53 7.21
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 1/8 11/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 7.7
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/33 8/71
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 1/16
Kick Returns/Yards 6/113 3/79
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/25
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 8
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/5
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 38
Time of Possession 22:17 37:43

Team Statistics	DET	ATL
Record	4-3	6-2
First Downs	19	22
- by Rushing	2	9
- by Passing	14	12
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	285	440
- Offensive Plays	52	74
- Yards per Play	5.48	5.95
Net Rushing Yards	36	202
- Rushing Attempts	7	41
- Yards per Rush	5.14	4.93
Net Passing Yards	249	238
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 25 - 1	31 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	288	253
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/39	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	5.53	7.21
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	1/8	11/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	7.7
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/33	8/71
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	1/16
Kick Returns/Yards	6/113	3/79
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/25
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	8
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/5
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 38
Time of Possession	22:17	37:43

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:10	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	9:27	5:56	OWN 33	11	52	Field Goal
2	11:53	1:37	OWN 25	4	36	Punt
2	5:07	0:46	OWN 32	1	0	Interception
2	2:57	1:34	OWN 26	5	23	Punt
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 15	1	-2	Half
3	7:29	1:31	OWN 19	3	5	Punt
3	2:39	1:55	OWN 25	5	29	Punt
4	15:00	1:40	OPP 32	4	32	Touchdown
4	9:26	3:59	OWN 29	8	28	Downs
4	0:58	0:58	OWN 27	4	23	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:50	2:23	OWN 18	3	5	Punt
1	3:31	4:28	OWN 42	9	51	Field Goal
2	13:55	2:02	OPP 24	3	9	Field Goal
2	10:16	5:09	OWN 4	10	96	Touchdown
2	4:21	1:24	OPP 12	3	9	Field Goal
2	1:23	1:16	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
3	15:00	7:31	OWN 41	13	59	Touchdown
3	5:58	3:19	OWN 41	9	59	Touchdown
3	0:44	0:44	OWN 20	3	12	Fumble
4	13:20	3:54	OWN 25	8	62	Field Goal
4	5:27	4:29	OWN 43	9	38	Field Goal

Game MVP: Gregory Eppright, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Nicky Castillo	3	20	6.67	9	0
QB John Benoit	2	12	6.00	14	1
RB Marvin Negron	2	4	2.00	5	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Micah Lightfoot	28	98	3.50	22	3	1
RB O.J. Stiltner	13	104	8.00	36	4	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Benoit	40	25	288	5/39	2	40	1	90.4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gregory Eppright	31	23	253	2/15	2	30	0	119.4

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Anthony Connell	7	12	79	11.29	13	16	0
WR Christian Kemp	4	11	65	16.25	42	40	0
TE Anthony Patton	3	6	18	6.00	2	16	2
RB Marvin Negron	3	3	18	6.00	16	9	0
WR Brady Schenk	3	3	46	15.33	31	23	0
WR Reginald Spencer	2	2	39	19.50	11	27	0
RB Nicky Castillo	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Ross Wagner	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Ezra Gunn	1	1	15	15.00	15	15	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dixon Hamner	8	9	107	13.38	9	30	0
RB O.J. Stiltner	4	8	33	8.25	4	14	0
WR Clifton Blackwell	3	4	50	16.67	28	25	0
WR Deion Mayes	3	4	40	13.33	7	22	1
WR Cory Atkins	2	3	13	6.50	3	12	0
WR Lionel Branston	2	2	2	1.00	0	1	1
TE Santiago Stoops	1	1	8	8.00	6	8	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Alexis Tanner	1	25	25.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Anthony Connell	1	0	0
WR Reginald Spencer	1	0	0
OLB Floyd Tubbs	0	1	0
CB Aaron Galles	0	1	0
TE Mickey Godfrey	0	0	1
S Aidan Edwards	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
CB Allen Lane	1	0	1
WR Dixon Hamner	1	0	0
ILB Jeff Cavazos	0	1	0
CB Darrell Bernard	0	1	0
TE Santiago Stoops	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Javier Bronson	4	183	45.8	31.8	51	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edwin Wayne	2	96	48.0	45.5	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dominic Plackemeier	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Camden Bradford	5/5	0/0	0/0	36	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Anthony Connell	1	5	5.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Allen Lane	1	16	16.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reginald Spencer	6	113	18.8	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Austin Cote	2	61	30.5	0
Alexis Tanner	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jerald Harada	11	3	0.0	41	33
ILB Sherman Cote	7	2	0.0	33	21
DE Daniel Turner	7	0	0.0	36	24
S Everett Calvert	5	2	0.0	27	23
CB Aaron Galles	5	1	0.0	23	21
S Aidan Edwards	4	5	0.0	41	33
ILB Abraham Kipp	4	0	0.0	25	19
S Douglas Westbrook	4	0	0.0	17	13
DE Marc Minter	3	0	1.0	30	21
OLB Branden Ellison	3	2	0.0	23	22
CB Bernie Saavedra	3	0	0.0	25	22
CB Brett Mojica	2	2	0.0	32	23
DT Jared Erickson	1	1	1.0	16	20
DT Brenden Schneider	1	2	0.0	30	24
CB Marco Sawyer	1	1	0.0	24	20
WR Brady Schenk	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Floyd Tubbs	0	3	0.0	17	14
DE Dominic Galloway	0	1	0.0	11	10

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Nate LaBorde	5	1	2.5	7	44
CB Christian Linquist	5	0	0.0	5	40
CB Dean Gaines	4	1	0.0	6	44
S Tyrus Perez	3	0	0.0	7	45
DE J.C. Caldwell	2	0	1.5	4	39
OLB Thomas Hutchins	2	0	1.0	5	34
OLB Craig Stone	2	2	0.0	3	18
S Mo Reed	2	1	0.0	7	44
ILB Sebastian Goodwin	2	0	0.0	4	24
OLB Alexander Robbins	1	0	0.0	0	7
ILB Jeff Cavazos	1	0	0.0	3	21
CB Darrell Bernard	1	0	0.0	5	25
S Alexis Tanner	1	0	0.0	3	10
DT Britt Shuger	1	0	0.0	5	27

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Marc Minter	1.0	0	0	21
DT Jared Erickson	1.0	0	0	20
DT Brenden Schneider	0.0	1	0	24
DE Daniel Turner	0.0	0	1	24

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Nate LaBorde	2.5	1	0	44
DE J.C. Caldwell	1.5	0	1	39
OLB Thomas Hutchins	1.0	0	0	34
DE Courtney Becker	0.0	1	0	6
OLB Craig Stone	0.0	0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Aaron Galles	5	1	21
OLB Jerald Harada	3	2	33
S Aidan Edwards	3	0	33
ILB Sherman Cote	2	0	21
CB Marco Sawyer	2	0	20
CB Brett Mojica	2	0	23
ILB Abraham Kipp	2	0	19
DE Daniel Turner	1	0	24
CB Bernie Saavedra	1	0	22
S Everett Calvert	1	0	23
S Douglas Westbrook	1	0	13
DT Jared Erickson	0	1	20

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dean Gaines	4	1	0	44
CB Christian Linquist	4	0	0	40
S Tyrus Perez	3	1	0	45
OLB Craig Stone	3	0	0	18
S Mo Reed	2	1	0	44
DE Nate LaBorde	2	0	0	44
ILB Jeff Cavazos	2	0	0	21
OLB Thomas Hutchins	1	1	0	34
OLB Alexander Robbins	1	0	0	7
CB Darrell Bernard	1	0	0	25
DT Britt Shuger	1	0	0	27
ILB Sebastian Goodwin	1	0	0	24
OLB Lester McKissick	0	1	0	2
S Alexis Tanner	0	0	1	10

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Ike Perkins	1	2	7	2	45
G Mo Baptiste	1	1	7	1	45
T Victor Clayton	0	1	7	1	45
TE Anthony Patton	0	1	5	0	41
C Dominique Gower	0	0	7	1	45

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Elias Newhart	3	13	0	41	2	33
G Mercury Waddell	3	7	0	41	0	33
G Mason Klaff	3	6	1	41	0	33
C Melvin Lowrey	2	11	0	41	0	33
T Harold Grooms	1	4	1	41	0	33

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Mickey Godfrey	3	20
Sherman Cote	1	23
Everett Calvert	1	20

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Jeff Cavazos	2	20
Lester McKissick	2	19
Santiago Stoops	1	24
Allen Lane	1	17
Lionel Branston	1	12

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Jerald Harada	---	---	41	33	5	79
S Aidan Edwards	---	---	41	33	5	79
ILB Sherman Cote	---	---	33	21	23	77
S Everett Calvert	---	---	27	23	20	70
CB Brett Mojica	---	---	32	23	11	66
DE Daniel Turner	---	---	36	24	5	65
DT Brenden Schneider	---	---	30	24	7	61
WR Anthony Connell	6	39	---	---	15	60
T Ike Perkins	7	45	---	---	5	57
G Mo Baptiste	7	45	---	---	5	57
T Victor Clayton	7	45	---	---	5	57
G Skip Spencer	7	45	---	---	5	57
CB Marco Sawyer	---	---	24	20	12	56
CB Aaron Galles	---	---	23	21	11	55
DE Marc Minter	---	---	30	21	2	53
QB John Benoit	7	45	---	---	---	52
C Dominique Gower	7	45	---	---	---	52
OLB Floyd Tubbs	---	---	17	14	20	51
CB Bernie Saavedra	---	---	25	22	3	50
OLB Branden Ellison	---	---	23	22	4	49
ILB Abraham Kipp	---	---	25	19	4	48
TE Anthony Patton	5	41	---	---	---	46
WR Brady Schenk	4	35	---	---	---	39
DT Jared Erickson	---	---	16	20	1	37
WR Christian Kemp	5	23	---	---	9	37
FB Shaun Stone	2	14	---	---	16	32
RB Marvin Negron	3	29	---	---	---	32
S Douglas Westbrook	---	---	17	13	1	31
WR Reginald Spencer	4	8	---	---	15	27
TE Ross Wagner	0	16	---	---	9	25
DE Dominic Galloway	---	---	11	10	2	23
TE Mickey Godfrey	0	1	---	---	20	21
RB Ezra Gunn	0	2	---	---	17	19
RB Nicky Castillo	4	12	---	---	1	17
WR Dustin Huskey	2	5	---	---	---	7
C Pete Woodard	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Dominic Plackemeier	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Javier Bronson	0	0	---	---	4	4
DE Dean Upshaw	---	---	0	0	2	2
QB Asher Sanders	0	0	---	---	1	1
QB Darius England	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Wes Yaros	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Karl Knight	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Edwin Richardson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Sammy Alcott	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Arnie Mills	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Santiago Stoops	39	29	---	---	24	92
G Mason Klaff	41	33	---	---	7	81
G Mercury Waddell	41	33	---	---	5	79
QB Gregory Eppright	41	33	---	---	---	74
T Elias Newhart	41	33	---	---	---	74
T Harold Grooms	41	33	---	---	---	74
C Melvin Lowrey	41	33	---	---	---	74
WR Deion Mayes	40	31	---	---	---	71
S Tyrus Perez	---	---	7	45	1	53
DE Nate LaBorde	---	---	7	44	1	52
S Mo Reed	---	---	7	44	1	52
CB Dean Gaines	---	---	6	44	1	51
DE J.C. Caldwell	---	---	4	39	5	48
WR Dixon Hamner	25	22	---	---	---	47
CB Christian Linquist	---	---	5	40	1	46
ILB Jeff Cavazos	---	---	3	21	20	44
ILB Sebastian Goodwin	---	---	4	24	15	43
WR Clifton Blackwell	23	19	---	---	---	42
RB Micah Lightfoot	28	14	---	---	---	42
DT Tracy Sivigny	---	---	5	36	---	41
TE Arturo Barker	12	4	---	---	24	40
CB Darrell Bernard	---	---	5	25	9	39
WR Cory Atkins	19	15	---	---	5	39
OLB Thomas Hutchins	---	---	5	34	---	39
DT Britt Shuger	---	---	5	27	5	37
TE Rob Franz	5	8	---	---	20	33
RB O.J. Stiltner	13	19	---	---	---	32
S Alexis Tanner	---	---	3	10	17	30
DT Alejandro Ballard	---	---	3	26	1	30
WR Austin Cote	0	0	---	---	22	22
OLB Lester McKissick	---	---	1	2	19	22
OLB Craig Stone	---	---	3	18	---	21
CB Allen Lane	---	---	1	1	17	19
WR Lionel Branston	1	4	---	---	12	17
K Camden Bradford	0	0	---	---	14	14
OLB Alexander Robbins	---	---	0	7	1	8
DE Courtney Becker	---	---	2	6	---	8
T Elias Kelley	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Edwin Wayne	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Erick Hanson	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Demetrius Strait	0	0	---	---	7	7
DT Conner McCormick	---	---	1	2	---	3
QB Otis Zimmerman	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Steven Coles	---	---	0	0	---	0
TE Wes Huggins	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Trevor Andersen	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	3	3.0
Middle	1	14	14.0
Right	4	21	5.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	59	5.9
Middle	20	84	4.2
Right	11	59	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Benoit	40	25	4	2	3	5	2	0	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gregory Eppright	31	23	5	0	2	4	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	92	11.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	66	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	8	103	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	27	13.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	116	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	58	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	79	26.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anthony Connell	12	7	0	79	0	39
WR Christian Kemp	11	4	2	65	2	23
TE Anthony Patton	6	3	1	18	0	41
RB Marvin Negron	3	3	0	18	0	29
WR Brady Schenk	3	3	0	46	1	35
WR Reginald Spencer	2	2	0	39	1	8
RB Nicky Castillo	1	1	0	6	0	12
TE Ross Wagner	1	1	0	2	0	16
RB Ezra Gunn	1	1	0	15	0	2

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dixon Hamner	9	8	0	107	2	22
RB O.J. Stiltner	8	4	0	33	0	19
WR Clifton Blackwell	4	3	0	50	2	19
WR Deion Mayes	4	3	1	40	1	31
WR Cory Atkins	3	2	1	13	0	15
WR Lionel Branston	2	2	0	2	0	4
TE Santiago Stoops	1	1	0	8	0	29

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Micah Lightfoot	6	21	3.50	3.50
RB O.J. Stiltner	4	9	2.25	8.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Benoit	7	5	28	4.00	7.20

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gregory Eppright	11	7	49	4.45	8.16

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Anthony Patton	3	3	18	6.00	3.00
WR Anthony Connell	2	1	10	5.00	6.58
RB Marvin Negron	1	1	0	0.00	6.00
WR Christian Kemp	1	0	0	0.00	5.91

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB O.J. Stiltner	5	2	11	2.20	4.13
WR Dixon Hamner	2	2	21	10.50	11.89
WR Deion Mayes	2	1	15	7.50	10.00
WR Cory Atkins	1	1	1	1.00	4.33
WR Lionel Branston	1	1	1	1.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
RB Marvin Negron	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB O.J. Stiltner	8	4
RB Micah Lightfoot	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Benoit	6	2	1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gregory Eppright	9	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Christian Kemp	3	0	0
TE Anthony Patton	2	1	1
WR Anthony Connell	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dixon Hamner	5	5	3
WR Deion Mayes	2	2	2
RB O.J. Stiltner	2	2	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,500 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,000 (22,200)
End Zone 13,600 (16,000)
Mezzanine 8,000 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (14,100)
Club Seats 4,300 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,500 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,000 (22,200)
End Zone	13,600 (16,000)
Mezzanine	8,000 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (14,100)
Club Seats	4,300 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)