| Detroit Lions at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: September 9, 1984 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 49878 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 77 F Humidty: 45% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit Lions | Billy Sims 9 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Detroit Lions | Eddie Murray 46 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Detroit Lions | David Lewis 11 pass from Gary Danielson (Eddie Murray kick) | 17 | 0 |
| 2 | Atlanta Falcons | Gerald Riggs 1 run (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta Falcons | Mick Luckhurst 51 FG | 17 | 10 |
| 3 | Atlanta Falcons | Billy Johnson 45 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 17 | 17 |
| 3 | Detroit Lions | Leonard Thompson 11 pass from Gary Danielson (Eddie Murray kick) | 24 | 17 |
| 4 | Atlanta Falcons | Stacey Bailey 29 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 24 | 24 |
| 5 | Detroit Lions | Eddie Murray 48 FG | 27 | 24 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Billy Sims | 23 | 140 | 6.1 | 42 | 1 |
| James Jones | 15 | 50 | 3.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Ken Jenkins | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Mark Nichols | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Gerald Riggs | 19 | 78 | 4.1 | 17 | 1 |
| Lynn Cain | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Gary Danielson | 32 | 21 | 65.6 | 0 | 250 | 7.8 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 110.2 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 28 | 24 | 85.7 | 0 | 299 | 10.7 | 45t | 2 | 1 | 10 | 135.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| James Jones | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 16 | 0 |
| David Lewis | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 30 | 1 |
| Mark Nichols | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Leonard Thompson | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 19 | 1 |
| Jeff Chadwick | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Ken Jenkins | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Rob Rubick | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Billy Sims | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Billy Johnson | 8 | 116 | 14.5 | 45t | 1 |
| Alfred Jackson | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Arthur Cox | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 21 | 0 |
| Stacey Bailey | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 29t | 1 |
| Gerald Riggs | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Cliff Benson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mike Black | 3 | 150 | 50.0 | 63 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Ralph Giacomarro | 4 | 160 | 40.0 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Robbie Martin | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 8 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Billy Johnson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Ken Jenkins | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Willie Curran | 5 | 98 | 19.6 | 26 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| William Gay | 1.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Dave Frye | 1.0 |
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