Week 8, 2026

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions7077-21
Atlanta Falcons710010-27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:31 ATL - Billy Duffy 3 pass from Myron Herrlich (Jack Kemnitzer extra point)
1Q: 02:57 DET - Matt Skudris 6 run (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
2Q: 13:21 ATL - Jack Kemnitzer 43 field goal
2Q: 03:24 ATL - Jamie Marx 2 run (Jack Kemnitzer extra point)
3Q: 03:46 DET - Jeremy Brakke 2 run (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
4Q: 12:57 ATL - Jonathan Snyder 25 pass from Myron Herrlich (Jack Kemnitzer extra point)
4Q: 08:29 ATL - Jack Kemnitzer 19 field goal
4Q: 04:39 DET - Chad Lusk 2 run (Rusty Sheldon extra point)

Team StatisticsDETATL
Record0-77-1
First Downs2221
- by Rushing97
- by Passing1113
- by Penalty21
Total Net Yards334374
- Offensive Plays7254
- Yards per Play4.646.93
Net Rushing Yards93160
- Rushing Attempts2828
- Yards per Rush3.325.71
Net Passing Yards241214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt43 - 25 - 125 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards248222
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/71/8
- Yards per Pass Play5.488.23
Fumbles/Lost2/01/0
3rd Down Conversions10/182/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.97.1
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards7/456/45
Punt Returns/Yards1/10/0
Kick Returns/Yards4/683/78
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits43
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/02/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 24OWN 30
Time of Possession31:5528:05

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:233:21OWN 28616Punt
16:544:07501150Touchdown
213:156:21OWN 211124Punt
23:171:14OWN 2437Punt
21:031:01OWN 133Punt
315:005:04OWN 20963Interception
37:373:58OWN 42858Touchdown
31:351:44OWN 836Punt
412:431:23OWN 20413Punt
48:213:53OWN 221178Touchdown
42:340:41OWN 3546Downs
Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:37OWN 41759Touchdown
18:021:08OWN 535Punt
12:474:32OWN 26748Field Goal
26:543:37OWN 3897Touchdown
22:031:00OWN 3330Punt
20:020:02OWN 42114Half
39:562:19OWN 2030Punt
33:392:04OWN 20424Punt
414:512:08OPP 49449Touchdown
411:202:59OWN 40658Field Goal
44:281:54OWN 3032Punt
41:531:53OPP 41511Game

Game MVP: Myron Herrlich, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

DetroitAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Ricky Johnstone11282.551010
Jeremy Brakke8293.63901
Matt Skudris5214.20701
Chad Lusk3155.00801
Dean Stickney100.00000
AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Knowshon Moreno17462.711320
Greg Arnold5163.20600
Myron Herrlich48721.754820
Jamie Marx122.00201
Darrin Strickland199.00900

Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Chad Lusk43252481/7026164.9
AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Myron Herrlich25192221/82290129.1

Receiving Statistics

DetroitCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Bruce Brizzolara7108111.5723260
FB Jeremy Brakke45348.5010130
WR Broderick DuBois48215.25080
WR Golden Tate357123.6712250
RB Ricky Johnstone33103.33480
WR Karl Burtner272713.500140
WR Cornell Upshaw13-1-1.000-10
TE Jack Richmond1155.00050
RB Dean Stickney0100.00000
AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Billy Duffy45358.755151
WR Jamie Marx335518.330290
WR Dez Bryant33268.673140
FB Darrin Strickland333411.3315170
TE Erik Bishop222412.0013220
WR Jonathan Snyder243819.0014251
RB Knowshon Moreno1155.00350
WR Marco Brock1355.00050
WR Frank Schneider0100.00000

Interception Statistics

DetroitIntsYardsAvgTD
AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD
S Ronnie White100.000

Fumble Statistics

DetroitFumbRecovForceTD
Golden Tate1000
Ricky Johnstone1000
Dean Stickney0100
Ian Wheeler0100
Norman Colon0010
AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
Knowshon Moreno1000
Darrin Strickland0100
Ronnie White0020

Punting Statistics

DetroitPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
R.J. Lyons625642.742.7542
AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Corey Seder521943.843.6662

Kicking Statistics

DetroitFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Rusty Sheldon0/00/00/003/3
AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Jack Kemnitzer2/21/10/0433/3

Punt Return Statistics

DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Matt Skudris111.00
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD

Kick Return Statistics

DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Karl Burtner23718.50
Golden Tate23115.50
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Don Owens37826.00

Defensive Statistics

DetroitTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Rodney Dunn510.01512
CB Nolan Carroll500.01718
ILB Kurt Walsh420.01114
ILB Oscar Hasselbach410.01712
S Gino Swift320.01720
DT Jermaine Lowe320.02217
S Brett Winders310.02222
OLB Harvey Ginste300.0138
DT Percy Press211.01819
OLB Norman Colon210.02219
CB Harris Friday210.01717
DE Austin Tomei210.02118
DT Dave Thibodeau110.01415
DE Kelvin Margolies100.01518
OLB Chris Spezzano100.078
QB Chad Lusk10---------
OLB Tom Ramthun100.067
OLB Tim Rawls100.0127
CB Joey Greer010.01210
AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Ronnie White1000.02342
CB Adam Potts500.02333
ILB Shaun Zeier500.02538
ILB Scott McKillop420.02336
CB Leonard Moriarty400.02341
S Butch Dawson330.02738
S Broderick Stephenson310.01830
DT Marty Reilly300.089
DE Chris Long211.01534
ILB Robert Henson210.036
DT Marcus Withers210.02541
S Desmond Hampton200.0824
DE Jason Lynch110.01923
OLB Anthony Oland110.01923
OLB Jake Givens100.024
DE Wayne Maher100.01726
CB Kennedy Jacquet100.02125
OLB Lamar Penarroya010.036
ILB Mike Stepnoski010.063

Pass Rush Statistics

DetroitSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Percy Press1.000019
DE Kelvin Margolies0.001018
DT Jermaine Lowe0.001017
DE Austin Tomei0.001018
AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Chris Long1.012134
DT Marcus Withers0.004441
OLB Jake Givens0.00204
DE Wayne Maher0.002026
OLB Anthony Oland0.001023
DE Jason Lynch0.000223

Pass Defense Statistics

DetroitCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Gino Swift30020
CB Nolan Carroll30018
OLB Norman Colon21019
CB Harris Friday20017
ILB Oscar Hasselbach20012
ILB Kurt Walsh20014
S Brett Winders10022
OLB Chris Spezzano1008
OLB Tom Ramthun1007
OLB Tim Rawls1007
S Rodney Dunn10012
CB Joey Greer01010
CB Terry Hall01015
AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Ronnie White30142
CB Leonard Moriarty30041
S Butch Dawson21038
ILB Robert Henson2006
ILB Scott McKillop20036
CB Adam Potts20033
S Broderick Stephenson20030
ILB Shaun Zeier20038
DE Chris Long10034
DT Marty Reilly1009
S Desmond Hampton10024
OLB Jake Givens1004
OLB Anthony Oland10023
DT Marcus Withers10041
CB Kennedy Jacquet10025

Blocking Statistics

DetroitKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jeremy Brakke36122026
Winfred Malone25026039
Ian Wheeler22024036
Dennis Rawls15023036
Travis Corbett13024036
Kory Lichtensteiger110205
Gilbert McNeil02027041
Jack Richmond010304
Dean Breese0009116
AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Sam Kovarik34124121
Deion Collier27123023
Eddie Di Pardo13022022
Billy Duffy11017017
Erik Bishop11020014
Zane Beadles03024019
Ronald Forbes020909
Keith DiMillo02028026
Harvey Ancheta010604
Darrin Strickland01019019

Special Teams Tackles

DetroitTacklesSTPlays
Matt Skudris220
Golden Tate115
AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Jamie Marx117
Robert Henson115
Butch Dawson114
Leonard Moriarty110
Harvey Ancheta17

Participation

DetroitRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Bruce Brizzolara2739------1177
Gilbert McNeil2741------674
Chad Lusk2844---------72
Ian Wheeler2436------666
Dennis Rawls2336------665
Broderick DuBois2035------1065
Winfred Malone2639---------65
Karl Burtner2034------660
Travis Corbett2436---------60
Jeremy Brakke2226------553
Golden Tate1224------1551
Nolan Carroll------17181247
Brett Winders------2222145
Norman Colon------2219344
Rodney Dunn------15121643
Austin Tomei------2118342
Jermaine Lowe------2217241
Kelvin Margolies------1518740
Percy Press------1819239
Gino Swift------1720138
Harris Friday------1717438
Cornell Upshaw813------1637
Matt Skudris106------2036
Dean Stickney520------1136
Terry Hall------1815---33
Kurt Walsh------1114833
Tom Ramthun------671932
Dean Breese916------631
Dave Thibodeau------1415231
Ricky Johnstone1318---------31
Oscar Hasselbach------1712231
Joey Greer------1210527
Harvey Ginste------138223
Dan Batten------1110122
Tim Rawls------127221
Chris Spezzano------78520
Jack Richmond34------1118
Richard Quinn00------1616
Arnold Schultz511---------16
Kory Lichtensteiger25---------7
R.J. Lyons00------66
Rusty Sheldon00------44
Archie Walters------1012
Damian Williams01---------1
Pat White00---------0
J.J. Sutton00---------0
AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Butch Dawson------27381479
Leonard Moriarty------23411074
Marcus Withers------2541672
Ronnie White------2342---65
Shaun Zeier------2538164
Scott McKillop------2336362
Darrin Strickland1919------2361
Adam Potts------2333---56
Myron Herrlich2826---------54
Keith DiMillo2826---------54
Deion Collier2323------753
Jamie Marx1917------1753
Kennedy Jacquet------2125652
Erik Bishop2014------1751
Chris Long------1534---49
Jason Lynch------1923648
Knowshon Moreno2120------748
Broderick Stephenson------1830---48
Zane Beadles2419------548
Sam Kovarik2421---------45
Anthony Oland------1923345
Jonathan Snyder1915------1044
Eddie Di Pardo2222---------44
Wayne Maher------1726---43
Billy Duffy1717------438
Desmond Hampton------824---32
Robert Henson------361524
Ronald Forbes99------523
Lamar Penarroya------361322
Dez Bryant912------122
Greg Arnold76------619
Marco Brock99---------18
Harvey Ancheta64------717
Marty Reilly------89---17
Don Owens00------1717
Teddy Reeve45------413
Mike Stepnoski------63413
Frank Schneider01------1011
Earnest Humphrey------02810
Renaldo Becker01------78
Jake Givens------2428
T.J. Greenberg00------66
Corey Seder00------55
Andrew Ward00------22
Jack Kemnitzer00------22
J.C. Kelly00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7213.0
Middle17583.4
Right4143.5
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8243.0
Middle77711.0
Right11615.5
None2-2-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Chad Lusk432541311171
AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Myron Herrlich25193003300

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen62122.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1312715.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)1591157.7
Long (19+ Yds)92505.6
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen2273.5
Short (0-8 Yds)1210937.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)869311.6
Long (19+ Yds)31299.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Bruce Brizzolara107081139
WR Broderick DuBois84121035
WR Karl Burtner72127034
FB Jeremy Brakke54034026
WR Golden Tate53071324
WR Cornell Upshaw310-1013
RB Ricky Johnstone33010018
TE Jack Richmond110504
RB Dean Stickney1010020
AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Billy Duffy54035017
WR Jonathan Snyder42038115
WR Jamie Marx33055117
WR Dez Bryant33026012
FB Darrin Strickland33034019
WR Marco Brock310509
TE Erik Bishop22024114
RB Knowshon Moreno1105020
WR Frank Schneider100001

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

DetroitAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Jeremy Brakke122.003.63
Chad Lusk122.005.00
Ricky Johnstone144.002.55
Matt Skudris166.004.20
AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Knowshon Moreno210.502.71
Jamie Marx122.002.00
Greg Arnold111.003.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Chad Lusk64203.335.77
AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Myron Herrlich64427.008.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Broderick DuBois3182.672.63
FB Jeremy Brakke1188.006.80
TE Jack Richmond1155.005.00
RB Ricky Johnstone11-1-1.003.33
AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Jamie Marx222613.0018.33
WR Marco Brock2000.001.67
TE Billy Duffy1133.007.00
WR Jonathan Snyder111313.009.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

DetroitRushesConversions
Jeremy Brakke33
Matt Skudris32
Chad Lusk11
AtlantaRushesConversions
Knowshon Moreno30
Myron Herrlich21
Greg Arnold10

Third Down Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompConversions
Chad Lusk1184
AtlantaAttCompConversions
Myron Herrlich421

Third Down Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargCatchConversions
TE Bruce Brizzolara422
WR Golden Tate222
WR Broderick DuBois220
WR Cornell Upshaw110
WR Karl Burtner100
FB Jeremy Brakke110
AtlantaTargCatchConversions
TE Billy Duffy111
WR Frank Schneider100
WR Jonathan Snyder100
WR Marco Brock110

SectionAttendance
Stadium65,300 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck21,700 (22,200)
End Zone15,300 (16,000)
Mezzanine8,800 (9,200)
Sideline Seats12,100 (14,100)
Club Seats3,800 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes3,600 (5,000)