Week 8, 2068

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	7	6	7	3	-	23
Atlanta Falcons	0	3	3	3	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:43 DET - Jessie Dodge 41 run (Carpet Tack Schneider extra point)
2Q: 14:47 ATL - Gavin Hicks 34 field goal
2Q: 09:36 DET - Carpet Tack Schneider 41 field goal
2Q: 04:46 DET - Carpet Tack Schneider 51 field goal
3Q: 07:02 DET - Wesley Burnett 7 run (Carpet Tack Schneider extra point)
3Q: 03:07 ATL - Gavin Hicks 50 field goal
4Q: 13:12 ATL - Gavin Hicks 39 field goal
4Q: 02:18 DET - Carpet Tack Schneider 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:43 DET - Jessie Dodge 41 run (Carpet Tack Schneider extra point)
2Q: 14:47 ATL - Gavin Hicks 34 field goal
2Q: 09:36 DET - Carpet Tack Schneider 41 field goal
2Q: 04:46 DET - Carpet Tack Schneider 51 field goal
3Q: 07:02 DET - Wesley Burnett 7 run (Carpet Tack Schneider extra point)
3Q: 03:07 ATL - Gavin Hicks 50 field goal
4Q: 13:12 ATL - Gavin Hicks 39 field goal
4Q: 02:18 DET - Carpet Tack Schneider 40 field goal

Team Statistics DET ATL
Record 4-3 6-2
First Downs 13 15
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 8 9
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 329 226
- Offensive Plays 54 65
- Yards per Play 6.09 3.48
Net Rushing Yards 127 81
- Rushing Attempts 31 21
- Yards per Rush 4.10 3.86
Net Passing Yards 202 145
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 19 - 0 39 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 202 179
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 5/34
- Yards per Pass Play 8.78 3.30
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/11 4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 5/48 5/42
Punt Returns/Yards 2/14 3/12
Kick Returns/Yards 3/56 3/77
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 28
Time of Possession 29:15 30:45

Team Statistics	DET	ATL
Record	4-3	6-2
First Downs	13	15
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	8	9
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	329	226
- Offensive Plays	54	65
- Yards per Play	6.09	3.48
Net Rushing Yards	127	81
- Rushing Attempts	31	21
- Yards per Rush	4.10	3.86
Net Passing Yards	202	145
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 19 - 0	39 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	202	179
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	5/34
- Yards per Pass Play	8.78	3.30
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/11	4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	5/48	5/42
Punt Returns/Yards	2/14	3/12
Kick Returns/Yards	3/56	3/77
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 28
Time of Possession	29:15	30:45

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:50	3:24	OWN 26	7	74	Touchdown
1	4:58	2:14	OWN 5	4	24	Punt
2	14:42	5:12	OWN 20	8	56	Field Goal
2	8:09	3:28	OWN 32	6	34	Field Goal
2	0:51	0:51	OWN 22	2	7	Half
3	15:00	2:12	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	11:18	1:56	OWN 21	3	6	Punt
3	8:39	1:45	OWN 41	4	59	Touchdown
3	3:01	1:01	OWN 35	2	18	Fumble
4	13:05	3:13	OWN 20	6	28	Punt
4	8:53	1:21	OWN 31	3	4	Punt
4	3:24	1:13	OPP 27	3	4	Field Goal
4	1:10	1:10	OPP 38	3	-4	Punt

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:10	OWN 46	3	2	Punt
1	9:26	4:28	OWN 8	8	40	Punt
1	2:44	3:02	OWN 33	8	50	Field Goal
2	9:30	1:21	OWN 38	3	4	Punt
2	4:41	3:50	OWN 25	7	6	Punt
3	12:48	1:30	OWN 29	3	5	Punt
3	9:22	0:43	OWN 32	3	0	Interception
3	6:54	3:53	OWN 25	6	42	Field Goal
3	2:00	3:55	OWN 47	7	31	Field Goal
4	9:52	0:59	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
4	7:32	4:08	OWN 6	9	21	Downs
4	2:11	1:01	OWN 32	5	6	Downs

Game MVP: Van Rau, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jessie Dodge	22	107	4.86	41	2	1
RB Darryl Keaton	6	0	0.00	1	0	0
QB Wesley Burnett	3	20	6.67	14	1	1

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Elliot Grice	17	67	3.94	12	4
QB John Volmert	3	8	2.67	4	0
RB Frank McCormick	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wesley Burnett	23	19	202	0/0	0	32	0	103.3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Riddick Ballard	22	12	115	3/20	0	29	1	50.4
John Volmert	17	8	64	2/14	0	17	0	57.0

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Barry Tucker	7	9	82	11.71	24	28
TE Mark Nelson	6	6	57	9.50	17	26
TE Don Raymond	2	2	2	1.00	0	6
WR Conner Williamson	2	4	25	12.50	6	22
RB Darryl Keaton	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
WR Jessie Abercrombie	1	1	32	32.00	1	32

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Mo Heintz	9	14	123	13.67	54	29
WR J.J. Dineen	4	6	24	6.00	0	16
RB Elliot Grice	3	4	7	2.33	2	3
RB Howie Geller	2	2	11	5.50	3	8
WR Christian Flynn	1	1	11	11.00	8	11
TE Vinny McDaniel	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
WR Gabe Farrell	0	9	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Rusty Gonzales	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Wesley Burnett	1	0	0	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Grady Stemke	0	1	1	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tony Williams	6	286	47.7	39.0	59	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alonzo Johnson	6	255	42.5	40.2	50	2

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carpet Tack Schneider	3/3	3/3	1/1	51	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gavin Hicks	3/3	1/1	1/1	50	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Garrard	2	14	7.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Christian Flynn	3	12	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jessie Abercrombie	2	40	20.0	0
Edgar Wells	1	16	16.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Christian Flynn	3	77	25.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kai Ward	11	2	0.0	21	44
ILB Rusty Gonzales	10	2	0.5	21	44
DE Van Rau	5	2	2.0	20	41
ILB Donny Garrett	4	1	0.0	17	28
DE Marc Barbee	3	0	1.0	12	26
DE Travis Auyeung	2	2	1.5	10	20
CB Edgar Wells	2	2	0.0	20	39
CB Cory Woodbury	2	1	0.0	21	44
S Gabe Maese	2	0	0.0	16	27
OLB Barry Rinaldi	1	1	0.0	21	44
DT Colton Oxby	1	0	0.0	12	31
ILB Jeffery Foley	1	0	0.0	6	10
CB Xavier Nader	1	0	0.0	13	33
S Ronnie Wayne	1	0	0.0	4	16
DT Rico Blackwell	0	2	0.0	9	13

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Weston Banks	9	1	0.0	16	15
ILB Reginald Jamison	9	0	0.0	30	18
S Corbin Poon	5	1	0.0	29	23
DE Gilbert Shannon	4	2	0.0	29	22
DE Ethan Burgess	3	0	0.0	30	22
DE Harry Walters	2	1	0.0	26	19
CB Elijah Hernandez	2	1	0.0	20	16
OLB Evan Renfrow	2	1	0.0	11	7
CB Edward Losman	2	1	0.0	28	20
ILB Emmitt Lane	2	1	0.0	8	3
S Grady Stemke	1	3	0.0	31	23
OLB Connor Horton	1	2	0.0	11	11
CB Mo Patterson	1	0	0.0	8	12
DT Ricky Wallace	1	0	0.0	7	5
CB D.J. Mason	1	0	0.0	26	14
WR Mo Heintz	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jerry Cortez	1	0	0.0	10	7
DE Chandler Wyche	0	2	0.0	18	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Van Rau	2.0	2	0	41
DE Travis Auyeung	1.5	1	0	20
DE Marc Barbee	1.0	0	0	26
ILB Rusty Gonzales	0.5	0	0	44
DT Colton Oxby	0.0	2	0	31
DE Amari Yardley	0.0	1	0	7
CB Xavier Nader	0.0	1	0	33
CB Cory Woodbury	0.0	1	0	44
DT Rico Blackwell	0.0	0	1	13

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Gilbert Shannon	0.0	0	1	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Rusty Gonzales	8	0	1	44
S Kai Ward	4	0	0	44
CB Edgar Wells	2	0	0	39
DE Van Rau	1	1	0	41
S Gabe Maese	1	1	0	27
DT Colton Oxby	1	0	0	31
ILB Jeffery Foley	1	0	0	10
DE Marc Barbee	1	0	0	26
CB Cory Woodbury	1	0	0	44
CB Xavier Nader	0	1	0	33

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Corbin Poon	4	0	23
OLB Weston Banks	4	0	15
ILB Reginald Jamison	2	1	18
CB Elijah Hernandez	2	0	16
ILB Emmitt Lane	1	1	3
CB Mo Patterson	1	0	12
DE Gilbert Shannon	1	0	22
OLB Connor Horton	1	0	11
OLB Evan Renfrow	1	0	7
CB D.J. Mason	1	0	14
CB Edward Losman	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
C Elijah Reid	3	7	0	31	23
T Troy Auerbach	2	7	0	31	23
G Kendrick Simonsen	2	7	0	31	23
G Brayden Rodrigues	1	5	1	31	23
T Isaac Fulton	0	2	0	31	23

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Fernando Cooley	2	4	21	1	44
G Levon Logan	2	3	21	2	44
T Henry Wanat	1	4	21	1	44
FB Damien Bush	1	1	2	0	7
T Ross Cooley	0	4	21	1	44
T Archie Barlow	0	3	21	0	44
TE Tom Hodges	0	1	17	0	29

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Ronnie Wayne	2	24
Don Raymond	2	19
Jessie Dodge	1	19
Barry Tucker	1	19

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Damien Bush	3	25
Emmitt Lane	1	22
Howie Geller	1	19

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Rusty Gonzales	---	---	21	44	25	90
OLB Barry Rinaldi	---	---	21	44	13	78
DE Van Rau	---	---	20	41	9	70
S Kai Ward	---	---	21	44	3	68
CB Cory Woodbury	---	---	21	44	3	68
WR Barry Tucker	28	20	---	---	19	67
CB Edgar Wells	---	---	20	39	7	66
CB Xavier Nader	---	---	13	33	18	64
G Brayden Rodrigues	31	23	---	---	9	63
RB Jessie Dodge	25	16	---	---	19	60
S Gabe Maese	---	---	16	27	13	56
C Elijah Reid	31	23	---	---	---	54
QB Wesley Burnett	31	23	---	---	---	54
T Troy Auerbach	31	23	---	---	---	54
T Isaac Fulton	31	23	---	---	---	54
G Kendrick Simonsen	31	23	---	---	---	54
TE Mark Nelson	30	23	---	---	---	53
WR Conner Williamson	27	21	---	---	---	48
ILB Donny Garrett	---	---	17	28	1	46
DT Colton Oxby	---	---	12	31	2	45
S Ronnie Wayne	---	---	4	16	24	44
DE Marc Barbee	---	---	12	26	1	39
DE Travis Auyeung	---	---	10	20	8	38
TE Don Raymond	6	8	---	---	19	33
WR Jessie Abercrombie	17	11	---	---	4	32
FB Mario Behne	7	3	---	---	19	29
TE Glenn Campbell	2	1	---	---	25	28
DT Rico Blackwell	---	---	9	13	1	23
RB Darryl Keaton	6	7	---	---	6	19
ILB Jeffery Foley	---	---	6	10	1	17
ILB Shawn Fields	---	---	2	10	2	14
WR Will Lane	7	5	---	---	---	12
DE Amari Yardley	---	---	2	7	---	9
C Caden Swift	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Owen Doucette	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Jimmy Flowers	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Carpet Tack Schneider	0	0	---	---	9	9
OLB Geoff Connell	---	---	2	6	---	8
P Tony Williams	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Ken Garrard	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Erik Gomez	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Ethan Goldwater	0	0	---	---	3	3
S Devan Cochrane	---	---	1	1	---	2
ILB Gage Foley	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Rodolfo Love	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Lionel Urbina	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Archie Barlow	21	44	---	---	9	74
T Ross Cooley	21	44	---	---	9	74
G Levon Logan	21	44	---	---	9	74
C Fernando Cooley	21	44	---	---	---	65
T Henry Wanat	21	44	---	---	---	65
WR Mo Heintz	18	43	---	---	---	61
WR Gabe Farrell	18	41	---	---	---	59
WR J.J. Dineen	15	27	---	---	16	58
S Grady Stemke	---	---	31	23	3	57
DE Ethan Burgess	---	---	30	22	3	55
S Corbin Poon	---	---	29	23	3	55
DE Gilbert Shannon	---	---	29	22	3	54
CB Edward Losman	---	---	28	20	3	51
ILB Reginald Jamison	---	---	30	18	2	50
DE Harry Walters	---	---	26	19	3	48
TE Tom Hodges	17	29	---	---	---	46
RB Elliot Grice	18	26	---	---	---	44
TE Vinny McDaniel	5	14	---	---	25	44
CB D.J. Mason	---	---	26	14	1	41
CB Elijah Hernandez	---	---	20	16	3	39
CB Mo Patterson	---	---	8	12	18	38
DE Chandler Wyche	---	---	18	16	2	36
QB Riddick Ballard	10	25	---	---	---	35
FB Damien Bush	2	7	---	---	25	34
OLB Weston Banks	---	---	16	15	2	33
ILB Emmitt Lane	---	---	8	3	22	33
QB John Volmert	11	19	---	---	---	30
OLB Connor Horton	---	---	11	11	3	25
RB Howie Geller	1	4	---	---	19	24
WR Christian Flynn	2	3	---	---	19	24
OLB Cesar Burks	---	---	1	0	22	23
DE Jerry Cortez	---	---	10	7	6	23
RB Frank McCormick	2	15	---	---	4	21
OLB Evan Renfrow	---	---	11	7	1	19
DT Ricky Wallace	---	---	7	5	6	18
S Karl Runyan	---	---	2	0	16	18
TE Eric Valdez	7	9	---	---	---	16
CB Irv Goguen	---	---	0	0	11	11
C Louis Andersen	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Juan Bernard	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Alonzo Johnson	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Alfredo Drake	0	2	---	---	6	8
K Gavin Hicks	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Colby Whitfield	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Dwight Herndon	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Luis Browning	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	9	1.5
Middle	20	74	3.7
Right	4	45	11.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	20	5.0
Middle	12	29	2.4
Right	5	32	6.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wesley Burnett	23	19	4	0	1	2	1	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Riddick Ballard	22	12	1	2	1	3	3	1	1
John Volmert	17	8	0	1	3	0	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	20	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	58	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	64	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	60	30.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	27	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	69	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	83	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Barry Tucker	9	7	1	82	1	20
TE Mark Nelson	6	6	0	57	1	23
WR Conner Williamson	4	2	0	25	1	21
TE Don Raymond	2	2	0	2	0	8
RB Darryl Keaton	1	1	0	4	0	7
WR Jessie Abercrombie	1	1	0	32	1	11

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mo Heintz	14	9	1	123	1	43
WR Gabe Farrell	9	0	1	0	0	41
WR J.J. Dineen	6	4	1	24	0	27
RB Elliot Grice	4	3	0	7	0	26
TE Vinny McDaniel	3	1	1	3	0	14
RB Howie Geller	2	2	0	11	0	4
WR Christian Flynn	1	1	0	11	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jessie Dodge	2	-3	-1.50	4.86
QB Wesley Burnett	1	7	7.00	6.67

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Riddick Ballard	3	1	16	5.33	5.23

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gabe Farrell	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR J.J. Dineen	1	1	16	16.00	4.00
WR Mo Heintz	1	0	0	0.00	8.79

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jessie Dodge	2	0
QB Wesley Burnett	1	0
RB Darryl Keaton	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB John Volmert	1	0
RB Elliot Grice	1	0
RB Frank McCormick	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wesley Burnett	7	6	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Riddick Ballard	7	2	2
John Volmert	5	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Barry Tucker	4	3	1
TE Mark Nelson	2	2	1
TE Don Raymond	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mo Heintz	6	3	3
WR Gabe Farrell	4	0	0
RB Howie Geller	1	1	1
TE Vinny McDaniel	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,000 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,300 (22,200)
End Zone 15,500 (16,000)
Mezzanine 9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (14,100)
Club Seats 4,500 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,000 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,300 (22,200)
End Zone	15,500 (16,000)
Mezzanine	9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (14,100)
Club Seats	4,500 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)