| Detroit Lions at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: September 7, 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Georgia Dome Attendance: 62310 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 21 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Michael Jenkins 62 pass from Matt Ryan (Jason Elam kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Michael Turner 66 run (Jason Elam kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Michael Turner 5 run (Jason Elam kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Kevin Smith 3 run (Jason Hanson kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Roy Williams 21 pass from Jon Kitna (Jason Hanson kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Jason Elam 50 FG | 14 | 24 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Jerious Norwood 10 run (Jason Elam kick) | 14 | 31 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Casey FitzSimmons 1 pass from Jon Kitna (Jason Hanson kick) | 21 | 31 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Jason Elam 25 FG | 21 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Calvin Johnson |
| 11 | WR | Roy Williams |
| 76 | LOT | Jeff Backus |
| 64 | LOG | Edwin Mulitalo |
| 51 | C | Dominic Raiola |
| 66 | ROG | Stephen Peterman |
| 72 | ROT | George Foster |
| 86 | TE | Michael Gaines |
| 8 | QB | Jon Kitna |
| 34 | RB | Kevin Smith |
| 45 | FB | Jerome Felton |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | Jared DeVries |
| 91 | NT | Chartric Darby |
| 78 | UT | Cory Redding |
| 99 | RDE | Dewayne White |
| 59 | SLB | Alex Lewis |
| 53 | MLB | Paris Lenon |
| 50 | WLB | Ernie Sims |
| 25 | LCB | Brian Kelly |
| 26 | SS | Dwight Smith |
| 42 | FS | Gerald Alexander |
| 21 | RCB | Travis Fisher |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 12 | WR | Michael Jenkins |
| 84 | WR | Roddy White |
| 72 | LOT | Sam Baker |
| 63 | LOG | Justin Blalock |
| 62 | C | Todd McClure |
| 73 | ROG | Harvey Dahl |
| 77 | ROT | Tyson Clabo |
| 89 | TE | Ben Hartsock |
| 2 | QB | Matt Ryan |
| 33 | RB | Michael Turner |
| 34 | FB | Ovie Mughelli |
| Defense | ||
| 98 | LDE | Jamaal Anderson |
| 95 | LDT | Jonathan Babineaux |
| 90 | RDT | Grady Jackson |
| 55 | RDE | John Abraham |
| 56 | LLB | Keith Brooking |
| 50 | MLB | Curtis Lofton |
| 59 | RLB | Michael Boley |
| 20 | LCB | Brent Grimes |
| 36 | SS | Lawyer Milloy |
| 26 | FS | Erik Coleman |
| 23 | RCB | Chris Houston |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Kevin Smith | 16 | 48 | 3.0 | 10 | 1 |
| Rudi Johnson | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Jon Kitna | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Michael Turner | 22 | 220 | 10.0 | 66t | 2 |
| Jerious Norwood | 14 | 93 | 6.6 | 17 | 1 |
| Harry Douglas | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Matt Ryan | 5 | -2 | -0.4 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Jon Kitna | 33 | 24 | 72.7 | 1 | 262 | 7.9 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 103.3 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Matt Ryan | 13 | 9 | 69.2 | 0 | 161 | 12.4 | 62t | 1 | 1 | 5 | 137.0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Calvin Johnson | 10 | 7 | 107 | 15.3 | 38 | 0 |
| Kevin Smith | 4 | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Shaun McDonald | 6 | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Roy Williams | 5 | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 21t | 1 |
| Mike Furrey | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Michael Gaines | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Dan Campbell | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Casey Fitzsimmons | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Roddy White | 2 | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Jerious Norwood | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Michael Jenkins | 2 | 1 | 62 | 62.0 | 62t | 1 |
| Ben Hartsock | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Justin Peelle | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Michael Turner | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Ovie Mughelli | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Lawyer Milloy | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Nick Harris | 6 | 255 | 42.5 | 52 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Michael Koenen | 3 | 115 | 38.3 | 51 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Mike Furrey | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Adam Jennings | 5 | 1 | 15 | 3.0 | 10 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||
| Jason Hanson | 4 | 257 | 64.3 | 1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||
| Michael Koenen | 7 | 476 | 68.0 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Marcus Thomas | 4 | 93 | 23.3 | 27 | 0 | |
| Mike Furrey | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Jerious Norwood | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 34 | 0 | |
| Ben Wilkerson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Dewayne White | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| John Abraham | 3.0 | 16.0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | TFL | QH | PD | FF | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Dwight Smith | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Sims | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordon Dizon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Alexander | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kalvin Pearson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paris Lenon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Leigh Bodden | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared DeVries | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory Redding | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Lewis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dewayne White | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chartric Darby | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Cody | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Fisher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Nece | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Bullocks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rudi Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Michael Boley | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Grimes | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Coleman | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Abraham | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grady Jackson | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Lofton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Babineaux | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Houston | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Brooking | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerious Norwood | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chevis Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chauncey Davis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kindal Moorehead | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Jennings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ovie Mughelli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Nicholas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coy Wire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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