| Atlanta Falcons at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: December 22, 2012 Location: Detroit, MI |
| Venue: Ford Field Attendance: 63489 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Roddy White 44 pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Jason Hanson 34 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Roddy White 39 pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Julio Jones 16 pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick) | 21 | 3 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Jason Hanson 38 FG | 21 | 6 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Mikel Leshoure 1 run (Jason Hanson kick) | 21 | 13 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Jason Hanson 20 FG | 21 | 16 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Michael Palmer 1 pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick) | 28 | 16 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Matt Bryant 20 FG | 31 | 16 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Safety, Michael Turner tackled in end zone by Kyle Vanden Bosch | 31 | 18 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 11 | WR | Julio Jones |
| 84 | WR | Roddy White |
| 72 | LOT | Sam Baker |
| 63 | LOG | Justin Blalock |
| 62 | C | Todd McClure |
| 66 | ROG | Peter Konz |
| 77 | ROT | Tyson Clabo |
| 88 | TE | Tony Gonzalez |
| 2 | QB | Matt Ryan |
| 33 | RB | Michael Turner |
| 42 | FB | Mike Cox |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | Jonathan Babineaux |
| 91 | LDT | Corey Peters |
| 99 | RDT | Vance Walker |
| 55 | RDE | John Abraham |
| 54 | LLB | Stephen Nicholas |
| 52 | MLB | Akeem Dent |
| 56 | RLB | Sean Weatherspoon |
| 22 | LCB | Asante Samuel |
| 24 | SS | Chris Hope |
| 28 | FS | Thomas DeCoud |
| 23 | RCB | Dunta Robinson |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Calvin Johnson |
| 76 | LOT | Jeff Backus |
| 67 | LOG | Rob Sims |
| 51 | C | Dominic Raiola |
| 66 | ROG | Stephen Peterman |
| 77 | ROT | Gosder Cherilus |
| 89 | TE | Will Heller |
| 71 | TE | Riley Reiff |
| 9 | QB | Matthew Stafford |
| 25 | RB | Mikel Leshoure |
| 45 | FB | Shaun Chapas |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Cliff Avril |
| 91 | LDT | Sammie Lee Hill |
| 90 | RDT | Ndamukong Suh |
| 93 | RDE | Kyle Vanden Bosch |
| 52 | LLB | Justin Durant |
| 55 | MLB | Stephen Tulloch |
| 54 | RLB | DeAndre Levy |
| 23 | LCB | Chris Houston |
| 32 | SS | Don Carey |
| 26 | FS | Louis Delmas |
| 36 | RCB | Jonte Green |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Michael Turner | 13 | 41 | 3.2 | 22 | 0 |
| Matt Ryan | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Julio Jones | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mikel Leshoure | 15 | 46 | 3.1 | 9 | 1 |
| Stefan Logan | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Joique Bell | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Mike Thomas | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Matthew Stafford | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Matt Ryan | 32 | 25 | 78.1 | 0 | 279 | 8.7 | 44t | 4 | 1 | 8 | 142.6 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Matthew Stafford | 56 | 37 | 66.1 | 1 | 443 | 7.9 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82.7 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Roddy White | 10 | 8 | 153 | 19.1 | 44t | 2 |
| Julio Jones | 11 | 7 | 71 | 10.1 | 16t | 1 |
| Michael Turner | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Harry Douglas | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jason Snelling | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Michael Palmer | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Calvin Johnson | 16 | 11 | 225 | 20.5 | 49 | 0 |
| Joique Bell | 12 | 9 | 73 | 8.1 | 16 | 0 |
| Tony Scheffler | 6 | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Will Heller | 7 | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Mikel Leshoure | 4 | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Kris Durham | 5 | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Brian Robiskie | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Mike Thomas | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Stefan Logan | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Kevin Smith | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Shaun Chapas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Asante Samuel | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Matt Bosher | 4 | 167 | 41.8 | 47 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Nick Harris | 2 | 82 | 41.0 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Dominique Franks | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Stefan Logan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||
| Matt Bosher | 7 | 476 | 68.0 | 3 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||
| Jason Hanson | 5 | 303 | 60.6 | 2 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 2 | 0 | 49 | 24.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Jason Snelling | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Stefan Logan | 4 | 0 | 67 | 16.8 | 31 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Lawrence Jackson | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| Ndamukong Suh | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | TFL | QH | PD | FF | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Dunta Robinson | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Weatherspoon | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hope | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas DeCoud | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asante Samuel | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Peters | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Robert McClain | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Nicholas | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akeem Dent | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Abraham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Peria Jerry | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vance Walker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert James | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travian Robertson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Snelling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kroy Biermann | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Babineaux | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominique Franks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Louis Delmas | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonte Green | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Durant | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeAndre Levy | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Houston | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Carey | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Tulloch | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ndamukong Suh | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Fluellen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammie Lee Hill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence Jackson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Vanden Bosch | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrell Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricardo Silva | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wendling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gosder Cherilus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvin Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Stafford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Avril | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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