| Atlanta Falcons at Detroit Lions |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 16, 1990 Location: Pontiac, MI Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 48961 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Terry Greer 12 pass from Rodney Peete (Eddie Murray kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Andre Rison 10 pass from Chris Miller (Greg Davis kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Richard Johnson 5 pass from Rodney Peete (Eddie Murray kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Barry Sanders 17 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Steve Broussard 3 run (Greg Davis kick) | 14 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Michael Haynes |
| 80 | WR | Andre Rison |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 61 | LOG | John Scully |
| 64 | C | Jamie Dukes |
| 79 | ROG | Bill Fralic |
| 68 | ROT | John Hunter |
| 87 | TE | Gary Wilkins |
| 12 | QB | Chris Miller |
| 34 | RB | Steve Broussard |
| 38 | FB | Keith Jones |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Mike Gann |
| 96 | LDT | Tory Epps |
| 77 | RDT | Rick Bryan |
| 99 | RDE | Tim Green |
| 58 | LILB | Jessie Tuggle |
| 59 | RILB | John Rade |
| 22 | LCB | Charles Dimry |
| 23 | SS | Bobby Butler |
| 25 | FS | Scott Case |
| 21 | RCB | Deion Sanders |
| 39 | NB | Roland Mitchell |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Robert Clark |
| 89 | WR | Terry Greer |
| 84 | WR | Richard Johnson |
| 24 | WR | Jason Phillips |
| 75 | LOT | Lomas Brown |
| 65 | LOG | Eric Andolsek |
| 53 | C | Kevin Glover |
| 67 | ROG | Ken Dallafior |
| 73 | ROT | Harvey Salem |
| 9 | QB | Rodney Peete |
| 20 | RB | Barry Sanders |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Marc Spindler |
| 93 | NT | Jerry Ball |
| 70 | RDE | Dan Owens |
| 58 | LOLB | George Jamison |
| 54 | LILB | Chris Spielman |
| 98 | RILB | Dennis Gibson |
| 55 | ROLB | Mike Cofer |
| 21 | LCB | Terry Taylor |
| 66 | SS | William White |
| 36 | FS | Bennie Blades |
| 47 | RCB | LeRoy Irvin |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 32:58 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3/13 | 1/2 | 6 | 79 | 1 | 1 |
| DET | 27:02 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 3/11 | 0/0 | 5 | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Steve Broussard | 19 | 88 | 4.6 | 14 | 1 |
| Keith Jones | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Tracy Johnson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Gene Lang | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chris Miller | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 122 | 4.5 | 14 | 1 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Barry Sanders | 18 | 55 | 3.1 | 17t | 1 |
| Bob Gagliano | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Rodney Peete | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 83 | 3.1 | 22 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Chris Miller | 31 | 18 | 58.1 | 0 | 196 | 6.3 | 60 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 87.6 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 18 | 58.1 | 0 | 196 | 6.3 | 60 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 87.6 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Rodney Peete | 26 | 13 | 50.0 | 2 | 167 | 6.4 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 64.1 |
| Bob Gagliano | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 23 | 7.7 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 61.8 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 14 | 48.3 | 2 | 190 | 6.6 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 63.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Andre Rison | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 10t | 1 |
| Steve Broussard | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Floyd Dixon | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Keith Jones | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Michael Haynes | 1 | 60 | 60.0 | 60 | 0 |
| Stacey Bailey | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Tracy Johnson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Gene Lang | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Shawn Collins | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Gary Wilkins | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 196 | 10.9 | 60 | 1 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Robert Clark | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Richard Johnson | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 13 | 1 |
| Aubrey Matthews | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Jason Phillips | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Terry Greer | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 190 | 13.6 | 29 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Bobby Butler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Dimry | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||
| Scott Fulhage | 8 | 359 | 44.9 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 359 | 44.9 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||
| Jim Arnold | 7 | 323 | 46.1 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 323 | 46.1 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Brian Jordan | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 10 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | ||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Mel Gray | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Keith Jones | 2 | 0 | 34 | 17.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Gary Wilkins | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Tracy Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 41 | 10.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jeff Campbell | 3 | 0 | 42 | 14.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 42 | 14.0 | 19 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Mike Gann | 1.0 |
| Tim Green | 1.0 |
| Jessie Tuggle | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| George Jamison | 1.0 |
| Chris Spielman | 1.0 |
| Mike Cofer | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |