| Atlanta Falcons at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: August 31, 1997 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 61244 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Morten Andersen 30 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Herman Moore 43 pass from Scott Mitchell (Jason Hanson kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Michael Haynes 24 pass from Chris Chandler (Morten Andersen kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Stephen Boyd 42 opponents fumble recovery (Jason Hanson kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Jamal Anderson 1 run (Morten Andersen kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Herman Moore 25 pass from Scott Mitchell (Jason Hanson kick) | 17 | 21 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Reggie Brown 38 interception return (Jason Hanson kick) | 17 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Bert Emanuel |
| 81 | WR | Terance Mathis |
| 70 | LOT | Bob Whitfield |
| 72 | LOG | Scott Davis |
| 65 | C | Roman Fortin |
| 69 | ROG | Gene Williams |
| 76 | ROT | Antone Davis |
| 88 | TE | O.J. Santiago |
| 83 | TE | Ed West |
| 12 | QB | Chris Chandler |
| 32 | RB | Jamal Anderson |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Lester Archambeau |
| 98 | LDT | Travis Hall |
| 93 | RDT | Dan Owens |
| 90 | RDE | Chuck Smith |
| 97 | LLB | Cornelius Bennett |
| 58 | MLB | Jessie Tuggle |
| 51 | RLB | David Brandon |
| 34 | LCB | Ray Buchanan |
| 35 | SS | William White |
| 25 | FS | Devin Bush |
| 23 | RCB | Ronnie Bradford |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Herman Moore |
| 87 | WR | Johnnie Morton |
| 72 | LOT | Ray Roberts |
| 77 | LOG | Mike Compton |
| 53 | C | Kevin Glover |
| 64 | ROG | Jeff Hartings |
| 71 | ROT | Larry Tharpe |
| 89 | TE | Pete Metzelaars |
| 86 | TE | David Sloan |
| 19 | QB | Scott Mitchell |
| 20 | HB | Barry Sanders |
| Defense | ||
| 91 | LDE | Robert Porcher |
| 95 | NT | Mike Wells |
| 94 | UT | Luther Elliss |
| 93 | RDE | Kerwin Waldroup |
| 55 | SLB | Antonio London |
| 57 | MLB | Stephen Boyd |
| 59 | WLB | Reggie Brown |
| 25 | LCB | Greg Jeffries |
| 39 | SS | Van Malone |
| 27 | FS | Mark Carrier |
| 1 | RCB | Corey Raymond |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Jamal Anderson | 20 | 33 | 1.7 | 13 | 1 |
| Chris Chandler | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Byron Hanspard | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Harold Green | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Barry Sanders | 15 | 33 | 2.2 | 12 | 0 |
| Scott Mitchell | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 8 | 0 |
| Tommy Vardell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Chris Chandler | 36 | 20 | 55.6 | 3 | 290 | 8.1 | 56 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 56.5 |
| Jamal Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Scott Mitchell | 30 | 12 | 40.0 | 1 | 205 | 6.8 | 43t | 2 | 4 | 30 | 72.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Harold Green | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Bert Emanuel | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 56 | 0 |
| Bob Christian | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 11 | 0 |
| O.J. Santiago | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 30 | 0 |
| Michael Haynes | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 24t | 1 |
| Jamal Anderson | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Terance Mathis | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Herman Moore | 7 | 115 | 16.4 | 43t | 2 |
| Barry Sanders | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Glyn Milburn | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Tommy Vardell | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Johnnie Morton | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Ronnie Bradford | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Reggie Brown | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38t | 1 |
| Stephen Boyd | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Greg Jeffries | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Dan Stryzinski | 8 | 327 | 40.9 | 52 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| John Jett | 8 | 355 | 44.4 | 54 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Todd Kinchen | 5 | 1 | 34 | 6.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Glyn Milburn | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 9 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||
| Morten Andersen | 4 | 281 | 70.3 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||
| Jason Hanson | 5 | 367 | 73.4 | 2 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Byron Hanspard | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| Todd Kinchen | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Glyn Milburn | 4 | 103 | 25.8 | 42 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Lester Archambeau | 2.0 |
| John Burrough | 1.0 |
| Chuck Smith | 1.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Shane Bonham | 1.0 |
| Luther Elliss | 1.0 |
| Robert Porcher | 1.0 |
| Antonio London | 0.5 |
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