| Detroit Lions at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: September 8, 1985 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 37785 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 88 F Humidty: 50% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 14 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Gerald Riggs 1 run (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Charlie Brown 12 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Rick Bryan pass from David Archer) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | James Jones 8 pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Jeff Chadwick 15 pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Billy Johnson 35 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Jeff Chadwick 9 pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick) | 21 | 21 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | James Jones 21 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 28 | 21 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 46 FG | 28 | 24 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 31 FG | 28 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Mark Nichols |
| 36 | WR | Leonard Thompson |
| 75 | LOT | Lomas Brown |
| 72 | LOG | Chris Dieterich |
| 52 | C | Steve Mott |
| 67 | ROG | Don Greco |
| 70 | ROT | Keith Dorney |
| 87 | TE | David Lewis |
| 17 | QB | Eric Hipple |
| 28 | RB | Wilbert Montgomery |
| 30 | FB | James Jones |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Eric Williams |
| 78 | NT | Doug English |
| 79 | RDE | William Gay |
| 59 | LOLB | Jimmy Williams |
| 57 | LILB | Ken Fantetti |
| 50 | RILB | August Curley |
| 55 | ROLB | Mike Cofer |
| 27 | LCB | Bobby Watkins |
| 21 | SS | Demetrious Johnson |
| 33 | FS | Bill Graham |
| 29 | RCB | Bruce McNorton |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Stacey Bailey |
| 89 | WR | Charlie Brown |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 61 | LOG | John Scully |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 63 | ROG | Jeff Kiewel |
| 62 | ROT | Brett Miller |
| 88 | TE | Arthur Cox |
| 10 | QB | Steve Bartkowski |
| 42 | RB | Gerald Riggs |
| 87 | HBK | Cliff Benson |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Rick Bryan |
| 74 | LDT | Mike Pitts |
| 69 | RDT | Dan Benish |
| 76 | RDE | Mike Gann |
| 59 | LLB | John Rade |
| 50 | MLB | Buddy Curry |
| 58 | RLB | Dave Frye |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Butler |
| 27 | SS | Kenny Johnson |
| 25 | WS | Scott Case |
| 26 | RCB | James Britt |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| James Jones | 10 | 75 | 7.5 | 21t | 1 |
| Wilbert Montgomery | 19 | 54 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Alvin Moore | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Eric Hipple | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Gerald Riggs | 31 | 131 | 4.2 | 15 | 1 |
| Cliff Austin | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Joe Washington | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Billy Johnson | 2 | -8 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Eric Hipple | 23 | 9 | 39.1 | 2 | 188 | 8.2 | 56 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 72.1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 23 | 16 | 69.6 | 0 | 179 | 7.8 | 35t | 2 | 5 | 39 | 121.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jeff Chadwick | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 56 | 2 |
| James Jones | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 36 | 1 |
| Leonard Thompson | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 16 | 0 |
| David Lewis | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Joe Washington | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Charlie Brown | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 16 | 1 |
| Gerald Riggs | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Billy Johnson | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35t | 1 |
| Stacey Bailey | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Arthur Cox | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Cliff Benson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| James Britt | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Scott Case | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mike Black | 5 | 226 | 45.2 | 57 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Rick Donnelly | 6 | 243 | 40.5 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Pete Mandley | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 12 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Billy Johnson | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 18 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Alvin Moore | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Pete Mandley | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Alvin Hall | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Anthony Allen | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Cliff Austin | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Angelo King | 2.0 |
| Demetrious Johnson | 1.0 |
| Eric Williams | 1.0 |
| Jimmy Williams | 1.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Mike Pitts | 2.0 |
| Mike Gann | 1.0 |
| Al Richardson | 0.5 |
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