| Atlanta Falcons at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: December 20, 1998 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 67143 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Tommie Boyd 18 pass from Frank Reich (Jason Hanson kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Jamal Anderson 8 pass from Chris Chandler (Morten Andersen kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Morten Andersen 34 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Herman Moore 2 pass from Frank Reich (Jason Hanson kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Jason Hanson 30 FG | 10 | 17 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Terance Mathis 27 pass from Chris Chandler (Morten Andersen kick) | 17 | 17 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Jamal Anderson 1 run (Morten Andersen kick) | 24 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Tony Martin |
| 81 | WR | Terance Mathis |
| 70 | LOT | Bob Whitfield |
| 68 | LOG | Calvin Collins |
| 61 | C | Robbie Tobeck |
| 69 | ROG | Gene Williams |
| 74 | ROT | Ephraim Salaam |
| 88 | TE | O.J. Santiago |
| 12 | QB | Chris Chandler |
| 32 | RB | Jamal Anderson |
| 45 | FB | Gary Downs |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Lester Archambeau |
| 98 | LDT | Travis Hall |
| 75 | RDT | Shane Dronett |
| 90 | RDE | Chuck Smith |
| 97 | LLB | Cornelius Bennett |
| 58 | MLB | Jessie Tuggle |
| 94 | RLB | Henri Crockett |
| 34 | LCB | Ray Buchanan |
| 35 | SS | William White |
| 41 | FS | Eugene Robinson |
| 23 | RCB | Ronnie Bradford |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Herman Moore |
| 87 | WR | Johnnie Morton |
| 72 | LOT | Ray Roberts |
| 77 | LOG | Mike Compton |
| 61 | C | Jim Pyne |
| 64 | ROG | Jeff Hartings |
| 75 | ROT | Tony Ramirez |
| 89 | TE | Walter Rasby |
| 14 | QB | Frank Reich |
| 20 | HB | Barry Sanders |
| 44 | FB | Tommy Vardell |
| Defense | ||
| 91 | LDE | Robert Porcher |
| 92 | NT | Marc Spindler |
| 94 | UT | Luther Elliss |
| 97 | RDE | Tracy Scroggins |
| 53 | SLB | Rob Fredrickson |
| 99 | MLB | Richard Jordan |
| 55 | WLB | Allen Aldridge |
| 32 | LCB | Bryant Westbrook |
| 28 | SS | Ron Rice |
| 27 | FS | Mark Carrier |
| 23 | RCB | Terry Fair |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Jamal Anderson | 30 | 147 | 4.9 | 26 | 1 |
| Chris Chandler | 5 | -2 | -0.4 | 2 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Barry Sanders | 25 | 95 | 3.8 | 20 | 0 |
| Ron Rivers | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Tommy Vardell | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Frank Reich | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Chris Chandler | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 0 | 146 | 7.7 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 117.4 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Frank Reich | 26 | 15 | 57.7 | 2 | 148 | 5.7 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 67.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Tony Martin | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Terance Mathis | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 27t | 1 |
| Brian Kozlowski | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Harold Green | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| O.J. Santiago | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jamal Anderson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8t | 1 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Walter Rasby | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Herman Moore | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 21 | 1 |
| Tommie Boyd | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 19 | 1 |
| Brian Stablein | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 15 | 0 |
| David Sloan | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Johnnie Morton | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Barry Sanders | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Eugene Robinson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| William White | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Dan Stryzinski | 6 | 234 | 39.0 | 48 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Tim Dwight | 2 | 3 | 11 | 5.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Terry Fair | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Brian Stablein | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||
| Morten Andersen | 5 | 345 | 69.0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||
| Jason Hanson | 4 | 303 | 75.8 | 2 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Tim Dwight | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 38 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Tommie Boyd | 4 | 89 | 22.3 | 26 | 0 | |
| Terry Fair | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Jessie Tuggle | 1.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Robert Porcher | 2.5 |
| Ron Rice | 1.5 |
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