Week 8, 2044

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	3	10	0	7	-	20
Atlanta Falcons	7	0	10	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:56 ATL - Peter Horn 16 run (Julio Harding extra point)
1Q: 03:53 DET - Amos Flinn 24 field goal
2Q: 11:31 DET - Richard Heffner 4 pass from Jon Clough (Amos Flinn extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DET - Amos Flinn 30 field goal
3Q: 08:47 ATL - Julio Harding 47 field goal
3Q: 06:16 ATL - Johnnie Hanson 33 pass from Al Bardon (Julio Harding extra point)
4Q: 01:25 DET - Tracy Schrader 30 pass from Jon Clough (Amos Flinn extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:56 ATL - Peter Horn 16 run (Julio Harding extra point)
1Q: 03:53 DET - Amos Flinn 24 field goal
2Q: 11:31 DET - Richard Heffner 4 pass from Jon Clough (Amos Flinn extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DET - Amos Flinn 30 field goal
3Q: 08:47 ATL - Julio Harding 47 field goal
3Q: 06:16 ATL - Johnnie Hanson 33 pass from Al Bardon (Julio Harding extra point)
4Q: 01:25 DET - Tracy Schrader 30 pass from Jon Clough (Amos Flinn extra point)

Team Statistics DET ATL
Record 6-1 2-6
First Downs 21 21
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 15 12
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 356 365
- Offensive Plays 68 65
- Yards per Play 5.24 5.62
Net Rushing Yards 97 142
- Rushing Attempts 20 28
- Yards per Rush 4.85 5.07
Net Passing Yards 259 223
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 26 - 0 32 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 261 257
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/2 5/34
- Yards per Pass Play 5.40 6.03
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 6/45 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/1 3/33
Kick Returns/Yards 2/35 2/45
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 33
Time of Possession 27:07 32:53

Team Statistics	DET	ATL
Record	6-1	2-6
First Downs	21	21
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	15	12
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	356	365
- Offensive Plays	68	65
- Yards per Play	5.24	5.62
Net Rushing Yards	97	142
- Rushing Attempts	20	28
- Yards per Rush	4.85	5.07
Net Passing Yards	259	223
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 26 - 0	32 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	261	257
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/2	5/34
- Yards per Pass Play	5.40	6.03
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	6/45	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/1	3/33
Kick Returns/Yards	2/35	2/45
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 33
Time of Possession	27:07	32:53

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:19	OWN 16	3	9	Punt
1	10:42	1:18	OWN 21	2	4	Fumble
1	8:35	4:47	OWN 31	10	62	Field Goal
1	2:07	5:47	OWN 15	13	85	Touchdown
2	6:45	1:50	OWN 28	3	5	Punt
2	3:12	3:12	OWN 21	12	66	Field Goal
3	8:42	0:54	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	6:04	2:08	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
3	2:22	1:12	OWN 26	5	29	Punt
4	11:23	1:37	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
4	3:03	1:53	OWN 29	8	71	Touchdown

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:41	1:59	50	5	50	Touchdown
1	9:24	0:49	OPP 25	2	-6	Fumble
1	3:48	1:41	OWN 38	4	30	Interception
2	11:20	4:35	OWN 20	8	28	Punt
2	4:55	1:43	OWN 19	4	9	Punt
3	15:00	6:18	OWN 20	10	50	Field Goal
3	7:48	1:44	OWN 42	4	58	Touchdown
3	3:56	1:34	OWN 23	3	-1	Punt
3	1:10	4:47	OWN 20	7	33	Punt
4	9:46	6:43	OWN 42	11	38	Fumble
4	1:10	1:10	OWN 20	7	76	Game

Game MVP: Luis Sampson, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Dusty Coleman	13	79	6.08	13	3
Bennett Neil	5	8	1.60	3	0
Jon Clough	1	6	6.00	6	0
Vinny Hartman	1	4	4.00	4	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Maurice Culbertson	17	103	6.06	18	3	0
Peter Horn	9	33	3.67	16	1	1
Al Bardon	2	6	3.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jon Clough	47	26	261	1/2	2	30	0	85.5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Al Bardon	32	24	257	5/34	1	42	1	95.4

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Renaldo Jones	5	11	51	10.20	5	14	0
WR Tracy Schrader	4	7	36	9.00	8	30	1
TE Clive Walford	4	7	71	17.75	35	29	0
TE Richard Heffner	3	3	21	7.00	13	10	1
WR Grant Musterer	3	8	15	5.00	0	6	0
WR Tyrell James	2	3	33	16.50	15	26	0
RB Dusty Coleman	2	5	16	8.00	7	17	0
RB Bennett Neil	1	1	7	7.00	7	7	0
WR Jimmy Birch	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE David Farley	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Maurice Culbertson	7	9	69	9.86	54	22	0
TE Maxx Williams	4	4	38	9.50	0	14	0
RB Peter Horn	3	3	10	3.33	0	7	0
FB Skip Monk	3	3	0	0.00	6	4	0
WR Vince Wand	3	3	78	26.00	31	42	0
WR Quinn Rubio	2	6	23	11.50	3	12	0
TE Clyde Bluske	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Johnnie Hanson	1	1	33	33.00	33	33	1
TE Chase Zachery	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Luke Lindsay	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jon Clough	1	0	0
Arnold Thompson	0	1	0
Curtis Gall	0	1	0
Luis Sampson	0	0	1
Roosevelt Katzman	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Peter Horn	1	0	0
Al Bardon	1	0	0
Charles Baruffi	0	1	0
Earnest Schwartz	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richard Dorsey	6	264	44.0	35.2	51	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Carlos Gilmore	4	176	44.0	38.8	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Amos Flinn	2/2	0/0	0/0	30	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Julio Harding	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jimmy Birch	1	1	1.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tanner Tripplehorn	3	33	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vinny Hartman	2	35	17.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerry Serwanga	2	45	22.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Griffin Stevens	9	0	0.0	26	35
OLB Luis Sampson	7	2	3.0	24	31
ILB Arnold Thompson	6	4	0.0	25	34
CB Dale Garrett	5	2	0.0	26	35
OLB Claude Reske	5	0	0.0	17	16
CB Kelly Connell	5	0	0.0	26	34
DE Cody Snyder	4	1	1.0	20	26
DT Brant Booker	3	1	0.0	15	8
S Roosevelt Katzman	3	0	0.0	9	16
ILB Seth Covington	2	1	0.0	15	17
ILB Neal Sullivan	2	0	0.0	3	3
DE Curtis Gall	1	1	1.0	17	25
DE Mitch Norris	1	1	0.0	19	23
S Luke Lindsay	1	1	0.0	24	36
CB Hardy Hoover	1	0	0.0	11	18

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tanner Tripplehorn	6	3	0.0	19	43
S Jaquiski Tartt	6	2	0.0	16	48
DE Kennedy Woodard	5	0	0.0	9	25
ILB Jake Humphries	4	0	0.0	10	21
CB Bryson Stolowitz	4	0	0.0	16	44
OLB Neil Hancock	4	0	0.0	11	31
OLB Earnest Schwartz	2	2	1.0	16	40
ILB Randall Vijitakula	2	1	0.0	9	8
S Kevin Hindman	2	0	0.0	5	22
S Fernando Shapiro	2	0	0.0	13	40
DT Maxwell Knauls	2	0	0.0	10	21
CB Charles Baruffi	2	0	0.0	12	36
DT Aaron Donald	1	2	0.0	16	34
DE Conrad Boyd	1	2	0.0	11	34
CB Jerry Serwanga	1	1	0.0	11	12
RB Peter Horn	1	0	---	---	---
WR Quinn Rubio	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Kurt McElroy	1	0	0.0	8	8
DE Damon Prior	0	1	0.0	15	30

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Luis Sampson	3.0	0	0	31
DE Cody Snyder	1.0	0	0	26
DE Curtis Gall	1.0	0	0	25
OLB Ricky Lyon	0.0	1	1	6
DE Mitch Norris	0.0	1	0	23

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Earnest Schwartz	1.0	0	3	4	40
DE Conrad Boyd	0.0	1	0	0	34
DE Damon Prior	0.0	0	3	0	30
DT Aaron Donald	0.0	0	2	1	34
DE Kennedy Woodard	0.0	0	1	0	25
DT Maxwell Knauls	0.0	0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dale Garrett	5	1	0	35
S Griffin Stevens	4	1	0	35
ILB Arnold Thompson	4	0	0	34
OLB Claude Reske	4	0	0	16
CB Kelly Connell	4	0	0	34
ILB Seth Covington	1	0	0	17
OLB Luis Sampson	1	0	0	31
ILB Neal Sullivan	1	0	0	3
S Luke Lindsay	0	1	1	36

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Bryson Stolowitz	4	1	44
S Jaquiski Tartt	3	2	48
S Tanner Tripplehorn	3	1	43
ILB Jake Humphries	3	0	21
OLB Neil Hancock	3	0	31
DE Kennedy Woodard	2	0	25
S Kevin Hindman	2	0	22
CB Charles Baruffi	2	0	36
CB Jerry Serwanga	1	0	12
S Fernando Shapiro	1	0	40
ILB Randall Vijitakula	1	0	8
OLB Earnest Schwartz	1	0	40
OLB Hayden Wilcox	0	1	22

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Graham Hammond	3	6	20	0	48
Burt Holmes	2	2	20	0	48
J.B. Wegert	1	5	20	0	48
Ted Klinger	0	3	20	0	48
Bill Harmon	0	2	20	1	48
Clive Walford	0	1	18	0	33

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Malachi Purnell	5	6	28	1	37
Darrell Stephens	4	6	28	1	37
Peter Kowal	1	6	28	1	37
Marco Hutton	1	3	28	0	37
Wes Hare	0	4	28	2	37
Skip Monk	0	1	18	0	22
Maxx Williams	0	1	27	0	35

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Jason Verrett	1	21
David Farley	1	16
Vinny Hartman	1	9
Matt Kalil	1	8
Dale Garrett	1	5

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Peter Horn	1	17
Clyde Bluske	1	13
Kevin Hindman	1	9

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
J.B. Wegert	20	48	---	---	8	76
Graham Hammond	20	48	---	---	8	76
Bill Harmon	20	48	---	---	---	68
Ted Klinger	20	48	---	---	---	68
Jon Clough	20	48	---	---	---	68
Burt Holmes	20	48	---	---	---	68
Tracy Schrader	18	40	---	---	8	66
Dale Garrett	---	---	26	35	5	66
Clive Walford	18	33	---	---	14	65
Luis Sampson	---	---	24	31	9	64
Renaldo Jones	16	40	---	---	8	64
Griffin Stevens	---	---	26	35	2	63
Arnold Thompson	---	---	25	34	3	62
Kelly Connell	---	---	26	34	1	61
Luke Lindsay	---	---	24	36	1	61
Dusty Coleman	14	39	---	---	4	57
Cody Snyder	---	---	20	26	5	51
Leo Holm	---	---	14	29	1	44
Mitch Norris	---	---	19	23	2	44
Curtis Gall	---	---	17	25	1	43
Vinny Hartman	11	20	---	---	9	40
David Farley	6	16	---	---	16	38
Claude Reske	---	---	17	16	4	37
Hardy Hoover	---	---	11	18	8	37
Bennett Neil	6	9	---	---	20	35
Seth Covington	---	---	15	17	2	34
Jason Verrett	---	---	5	6	21	32
Roosevelt Katzman	---	---	9	16	2	27
Dave Chorak	---	---	8	9	8	25
Richard Heffner	4	16	---	---	5	25
Brant Booker	---	---	15	8	2	25
Grant Musterer	6	18	---	---	---	24
Jimmy Birch	0	1	---	---	16	17
Ricky Lyon	---	---	4	6	---	10
Tyrell James	1	8	---	---	---	9
Matt Kalil	0	0	---	---	8	8
O.J. Hamilton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kim Morton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Richard Dorsey	0	0	---	---	6	6
Amos Flinn	0	0	---	---	6	6
Neal Sullivan	---	---	3	3	---	6
Donte Marx	0	0	---	---	2	2
Irving Strickland	0	0	---	---	---	0
Maximus Talley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rico Bosela	---	---	0	0	---	0
Damian Vance	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jaquiski Tartt	---	---	16	48	13	77
Marco Hutton	28	37	---	---	5	70
Wes Hare	28	37	---	---	5	70
Tanner Tripplehorn	---	---	19	43	8	70
Peter Kowal	28	37	---	---	---	65
Malachi Purnell	28	37	---	---	---	65
Darrell Stephens	28	37	---	---	---	65
Al Bardon	28	37	---	---	---	65
Maxx Williams	27	35	---	---	1	63
Neil Hancock	---	---	11	31	20	62
Bryson Stolowitz	---	---	16	44	1	61
Quinn Rubio	23	29	---	---	9	61
Earnest Schwartz	---	---	16	40	2	58
Fernando Shapiro	---	---	13	40	2	55
Aaron Donald	---	---	16	34	2	52
Damon Prior	---	---	15	30	7	52
Charles Baruffi	---	---	12	36	2	50
Skip Monk	18	22	---	---	9	49
Maurice Culbertson	18	28	---	---	1	47
Conrad Boyd	---	---	11	34	2	47
Maxwell Knauls	---	---	10	21	7	38
Jake Humphries	---	---	10	21	6	37
Clyde Bluske	10	13	---	---	13	36
Kevin Hindman	---	---	5	22	9	36
Chase Zachery	11	18	---	---	7	36
Kennedy Woodard	---	---	9	25	1	35
Peter Horn	10	8	---	---	17	35
Vince Wand	17	18	---	---	---	35
Hayden Wilcox	---	---	11	22	1	34
Jerry Serwanga	---	---	11	12	9	32
Randal Ballard	---	---	2	9	16	27
Kurt McElroy	---	---	8	8	5	21
Randall Vijitakula	---	---	9	8	1	18
Harry Rock	0	1	---	---	14	15
Edgar Ellis	4	5	---	---	4	13
Johnnie Hanson	2	6	---	---	---	8
Francisco Nixon	0	0	---	---	7	7
Lonnie Lorino	0	0	---	---	5	5
Laken Tomlinson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Miguel McCubbrey	0	0	---	---	5	5
Scottie Thornton	0	0	---	---	4	4
Carlos Gilmore	0	0	---	---	4	4
Greg Hibbard	0	2	---	---	---	2
Julio Harding	0	0	---	---	1	1
T.J. Murphy	0	0	---	---	1	1
Derek Carr	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	15	5.0
Middle	12	57	4.8
Right	5	25	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	76	5.4
Middle	9	25	2.8
Right	5	41	8.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jon Clough	47	26	4	3	2	5	10	5	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Al Bardon	32	24	4	0	1	3	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	14	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	10	93	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	124	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	30	3.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	55	7.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	75	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	85	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	42	21.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Renaldo Jones	11	5	1	51	0	40
WR Grant Musterer	8	3	1	15	0	18
WR Tracy Schrader	7	4	0	36	1	40
TE Clive Walford	7	4	0	71	2	33
RB Dusty Coleman	5	2	0	16	0	39
TE Richard Heffner	3	3	0	21	0	16
WR Tyrell James	3	2	0	33	1	8
RB Bennett Neil	1	1	0	7	0	9
WR Jimmy Birch	1	1	0	11	0	1
TE David Farley	1	1	0	0	0	16

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Maurice Culbertson	9	7	1	69	1	28
WR Quinn Rubio	6	2	0	23	0	29
TE Maxx Williams	4	4	0	38	0	35
RB Peter Horn	3	3	0	10	0	8
FB Skip Monk	3	3	0	0	0	22
WR Vince Wand	3	3	0	78	2	18
TE Clyde Bluske	1	1	0	6	0	13
WR Johnnie Hanson	1	1	0	33	1	6
TE Chase Zachery	1	0	0	0	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bennett Neil	3	7	2.33	1.60

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Peter Horn	3	12	4.00	3.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jon Clough	5	4	18	3.60	5.55

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Al Bardon	1	0	0	0.00	8.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Richard Heffner	1	1	4	4.00	7.00
WR Renaldo Jones	1	0	0	0.00	4.64
TE David Farley	1	1	0	0.00	0.00
TE Clive Walford	1	1	8	8.00	10.14
WR Grant Musterer	1	1	6	6.00	1.88

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Quinn Rubio	1	0	0	0.00	3.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Dusty Coleman	2	0
Jon Clough	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Maurice Culbertson	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jon Clough	12	9	7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Al Bardon	9	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Richard Heffner	3	3	2
WR Renaldo Jones	2	1	1
WR Grant Musterer	2	1	0
WR Tracy Schrader	1	0	0
RB Bennett Neil	1	1	1
WR Tyrell James	1	1	1
RB Dusty Coleman	1	1	1
TE Clive Walford	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Maurice Culbertson	4	2	1
WR Vince Wand	3	3	3
RB Peter Horn	1	1	0
WR Johnnie Hanson	1	1	1

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

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