Week 8, 2023

played in Atlanta, GA

50 degrees, rain, 5 mph wind

Detroit Lions	17	0	3	13	-	33
Atlanta Falcons	13	6	0	0	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 ATL - Calvin McDonald 99 kickoff return (Graham Gano extra point failed)
1Q: 10:37 DET - Ricky Jennings 27 field goal
1Q: 10:32 ATL - Calvin McDonald 94 kickoff return (Graham Gano extra point)
1Q: 06:00 DET - Raymond Gerhardt 9 run (Ricky Jennings extra point)
1Q: 00:53 DET - Raymond Gerhardt 17 run (Ricky Jennings extra point)
2Q: 13:05 ATL - Graham Gano 31 field goal
2Q: 05:49 ATL - Graham Gano 19 field goal
3Q: 10:53 DET - Ricky Jennings 22 field goal
4Q: 14:02 DET - Skip Samuels 12 pass from Clifton Mercer (Ricky Jennings extra point)
4Q: 06:45 DET - Ricky Jennings 37 field goal
4Q: 00:05 DET - Ricky Jennings 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 ATL - Calvin McDonald 99 kickoff return (Graham Gano extra point failed)
1Q: 10:37 DET - Ricky Jennings 27 field goal
1Q: 10:32 ATL - Calvin McDonald 94 kickoff return (Graham Gano extra point)
1Q: 06:00 DET - Raymond Gerhardt 9 run (Ricky Jennings extra point)
1Q: 00:53 DET - Raymond Gerhardt 17 run (Ricky Jennings extra point)
2Q: 13:05 ATL - Graham Gano 31 field goal
2Q: 05:49 ATL - Graham Gano 19 field goal
3Q: 10:53 DET - Ricky Jennings 22 field goal
4Q: 14:02 DET - Skip Samuels 12 pass from Clifton Mercer (Ricky Jennings extra point)
4Q: 06:45 DET - Ricky Jennings 37 field goal
4Q: 00:05 DET - Ricky Jennings 40 field goal

Team Statistics DET ATL
Record 5-2 6-2
First Downs 25 14
- by Rushing 9 1
- by Passing 16 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 494 299
- Offensive Plays 73 47
- Yards per Play 6.77 6.36
Net Rushing Yards 182 59
- Rushing Attempts 27 18
- Yards per Rush 6.74 3.28
Net Passing Yards 312 240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 34 - 0 28 - 18 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 329 243
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/17 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 6.78 8.28
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 6.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/60 2/14
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 2/13
Kick Returns/Yards 1/26 5/279
Interception Ret./Yards 3/4 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 26
Time of Possession 36:13 23:47

Team Statistics	DET	ATL
Record	5-2	6-2
First Downs	25	14
- by Rushing	9	1
- by Passing	16	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	494	299
- Offensive Plays	73	47
- Yards per Play	6.77	6.36
Net Rushing Yards	182	59
- Rushing Attempts	27	18
- Yards per Rush	6.74	3.28
Net Passing Yards	312	240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 34 - 0	28 - 18 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	329	243
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/17	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	6.78	8.28
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	6.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/60	2/14
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	2/13
Kick Returns/Yards	1/26	5/279
Interception Ret./Yards	3/4	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 26
Time of Possession	36:13	23:47

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:43	4:11	OWN 35	9	55	Field Goal
1	10:19	4:27	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	3:39	3:04	OWN 46	5	54	Touchdown
2	12:59	2:49	OWN 11	6	38	Punt
2	5:41	4:02	OWN 10	8	22	Punt
2	0:44	0:44	OWN 22	2	31	Half
3	15:00	1:31	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
3	13:29	2:43	OPP 43	7	38	Field Goal
3	7:50	1:17	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	4:08	5:13	OWN 33	11	67	Touchdown
4	9:48	3:11	OWN 38	6	42	Field Goal
4	2:00	2:00	OWN 41	5	36	Field Goal

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	5:52	2:13	OWN 29	5	17	Interception
1	0:35	2:36	OWN 45	4	41	Field Goal
2	10:10	4:29	OWN 20	10	78	Field Goal
2	1:39	0:55	OWN 36	3	6	Punt
3	10:46	2:56	OWN 25	6	30	Punt
3	6:33	2:25	OWN 21	5	47	Interception
4	13:55	4:07	OWN 9	7	44	Interception
4	6:37	4:37	OWN 29	7	37	Missed FG

Game MVP: Clifton Mercer, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Raymond Gerhardt	18	149	8.28	21	7	2
QB Clifton Mercer	5	16	3.20	10	1	0
RB Amir Meyer	3	16	5.33	10	1	0
WR Kyle Boone	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Ramon Luster	9	25	2.78	7
QB Brayden Abeykoon	6	30	5.00	9
RB Calvin McDonald	3	4	1.33	3

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Clifton Mercer	44	34	329	2/17	1	34	0	105.2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brayden Abeykoon	28	18	243	1/3	0	34	3	52.2

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Nickolas Kendrick	8	12	87	10.88	36	29	0
RB Raymond Gerhardt	7	7	86	12.29	49	30	0
WR Skip Samuels	6	8	42	7.00	3	16	1
WR Kyle Boone	4	5	53	13.25	14	34	0
WR Corey Fuller	3	4	35	11.67	15	15	0
FB Jackson Emmons	2	2	-1	-0.50	0	2	0
TE Mackenzie Gordon	2	4	13	6.50	2	9	0
WR Andy Wells	2	2	14	7.00	7	10	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Rickey Davison	5	11	84	16.80	12	22
WR Levi Razo	5	6	40	8.00	33	34
TE Clyde Danskin	4	5	29	7.25	5	15
WR Dean Maier	2	2	33	16.50	6	19
TE Aaron Tubbs	1	1	27	27.00	22	27
RB J.J. Politte	1	1	30	30.00	20	30
WR Clayton Czaplicki	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Marshall White	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Ramon Anastasiades	2	4	2.00	0
OLB Sawyer Hanks	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Fernando Cavka	0	1	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Wade Fellin	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn Barnes	4	186	46.5	38.3	58	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Bosher	2	85	42.5	30.5	45	1

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricky Jennings	4/4	1/1	0/0	40	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Graham Gano	2/3	0/1	0/1	31	1/2

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andy Wells	1	4	4.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wade Fellin	2	13	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Raymond Gerhardt	1	26	26.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin McDonald	5	279	55.8	2

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Conrad Stokes	5	2	0.0	15	18
OLB Sawyer Hanks	5	2	0.0	18	28
CB Devin Robbins	4	1	0.0	18	28
OLB Ramon Anastasiades	3	1	0.0	18	29
CB Monty Kinsell	3	1	0.0	10	20
OLB Hardy Ciarleglio	3	0	0.0	8	11
DE Dusty Davidson	2	1	1.0	16	20
S Rahim Moore	2	0	0.0	14	17
DT Greg Nader	2	0	0.0	15	21
DT Logan Flemister	2	0	0.0	15	24
CB Rodolfo Mahoney	2	0	0.0	2	9
DT Buddy Booth	1	1	0.0	14	26
ILB Brayden Cortez	1	0	0.0	2	3
S Adam Amis	1	0	0.0	5	12
CB Giovanni Burgess	1	0	0.0	4	13
CB Alex Carter	0	2	0.0	12	14
DE Tyrone Crane	0	1	0.0	8	15
DT Josh Clinton	0	1	0.0	3	11

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Alejandro Thornton	9	3	0.0	25	37
S Kendrick Forbes	9	2	0.0	27	46
ILB Randall Upshaw	9	1	0.0	24	31
CB Marc Cook	6	1	0.0	27	46
S Riddick Grisham	5	0	0.0	16	32
S Jameson Hanson	4	2	0.0	22	34
ILB Archie Sims	4	0	0.0	11	23
OLB Tyler Rodgers	2	1	0.0	6	11
S Aidan Slusarczyk	2	1	0.0	4	6
S Deone Bucannon	2	0	0.0	27	46
DE Vic Beasley	2	0	0.0	26	44
WR Rickey Davison	2	0	---	---	---
DE Alan Webster	1	5	1.0	25	38
DT Hector Vince	1	1	1.0	8	26
DE Rodney Summers	1	1	0.0	23	31
DE Rusty Weathers	1	1	0.0	15	31
DT Dexter Sherman	1	0	0.0	8	13
WR Levi Razo	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Dusty Davidson	1.0	0	0	20
OLB Sawyer Hanks	0.0	1	1	28
DT Greg Nader	0.0	1	0	21
DE Tyrone Crane	0.0	0	1	15
DT Buddy Booth	0.0	0	1	26

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Alan Webster	1.0	1	1	3	38
DT Hector Vince	1.0	0	0	0	26
DE Rodney Summers	0.0	0	2	0	31
DE Vic Beasley	0.0	0	1	1	44
ILB Alejandro Thornton	0.0	0	1	1	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Sawyer Hanks	3	0	1	28
CB Monty Kinsell	3	0	0	20
CB Devin Robbins	3	0	0	28
OLB Hardy Ciarleglio	2	0	0	11
S Conrad Stokes	2	0	0	18
CB Rodolfo Mahoney	2	0	0	9
OLB Ramon Anastasiades	1	0	2	29
DE Dusty Davidson	1	0	0	20
S Adam Amis	1	0	0	12
CB Alex Carter	0	1	0	14

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Randall Upshaw	5	0	31
ILB Alejandro Thornton	5	0	37
CB Marc Cook	5	0	46
S Kendrick Forbes	4	1	46
S Riddick Grisham	4	0	32
S Jameson Hanson	2	1	34
S Deone Bucannon	2	0	46
ILB Archie Sims	2	0	23
OLB Tyler Rodgers	2	0	11
DE Vic Beasley	1	0	44
DE Rodney Summers	1	0	31
S Aidan Slusarczyk	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Casey Hockenhull	6	8	27	0	46
G Fernando Robbins	2	5	27	1	46
G Cole Lyon	2	5	27	0	46
G Larry Lolicht	2	5	27	0	46
G Tommy Hopkins	1	2	27	1	46
FB Jackson Emmons	1	1	2	0	13

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Bart Cable	1	2	1	18	1	29
G Rodolfo Boss	1	2	0	18	0	29
G Earnest Nixon	0	6	0	18	0	29
T Eric Fisher	0	2	0	18	0	29
C Frankie Kemock	0	2	0	18	0	29
TE Clyde Danskin	0	1	0	17	0	24

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Nickolas Kendrick	1	22
Marco Homan	1	20
Fernando Cavka	1	16
Malachi McGregor	1	10
Cole Lyon	1	8

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Tyler Rodgers	1	19
Deone Bucannon	1	12

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Skip Samuels	27	46	---	---	16	89
TE Nickolas Kendrick	25	36	---	---	22	83
G Cole Lyon	27	46	---	---	8	81
G Larry Lolicht	27	46	---	---	8	81
G Fernando Robbins	27	46	---	---	8	81
G Tommy Hopkins	27	46	---	---	8	81
WR Kyle Boone	25	36	---	---	18	79
C Casey Hockenhull	27	46	---	---	---	73
QB Clifton Mercer	27	46	---	---	---	73
OLB Ramon Anastasiades	---	---	18	29	16	63
RB Raymond Gerhardt	20	32	---	---	5	57
OLB Sawyer Hanks	---	---	18	28	10	56
WR Corey Fuller	16	33	---	---	2	51
CB Devin Robbins	---	---	18	28	3	49
DT Buddy Booth	---	---	14	26	5	45
DT Logan Flemister	---	---	15	24	2	41
S Conrad Stokes	---	---	15	18	7	40
DE Dusty Davidson	---	---	16	20	2	38
CB Monty Kinsell	---	---	10	20	8	38
DT Greg Nader	---	---	15	21	2	38
S Rahim Moore	---	---	14	17	2	33
FB Jackson Emmons	2	13	---	---	18	33
CB Alex Carter	---	---	12	14	1	27
S Adam Amis	---	---	5	12	10	27
CB Giovanni Burgess	---	---	4	13	9	26
DE Tyrone Crane	---	---	8	15	2	25
OLB Hardy Ciarleglio	---	---	8	11	2	21
RB Marco Homan	0	0	---	---	20	20
TE Mackenzie Gordon	9	9	---	---	---	18
RB Amir Meyer	7	11	---	---	---	18
DT Josh Clinton	---	---	3	11	3	17
OLB Fernando Cavka	---	---	1	0	16	17
WR Malachi McGregor	2	5	---	---	10	17
CB Rodolfo Mahoney	---	---	2	9	3	14
K Ricky Jennings	0	0	---	---	11	11
WR Andy Wells	1	8	---	---	2	11
C Skip Schnebele	0	0	---	---	8	8
ILB Brayden Cortez	---	---	2	3	---	5
P Shawn Barnes	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Gustavo Cash	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE Wade West	1	1	---	---	---	2
QB Ruben Corriveau	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Kurt Heinrich	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Nicholas Alcott	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Alvin Hanson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Dwight Frederick	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Deone Bucannon	---	---	27	46	12	85
S Kendrick Forbes	---	---	27	46	4	77
CB Marc Cook	---	---	27	46	4	77
DE Vic Beasley	---	---	26	44	4	74
DE Alan Webster	---	---	25	38	4	67
ILB Alejandro Thornton	---	---	25	37	3	65
S Jameson Hanson	---	---	22	34	7	63
ILB Randall Upshaw	---	---	24	31	3	58
DE Rodney Summers	---	---	23	31	4	58
DE Rusty Weathers	---	---	15	31	11	57
T Eric Fisher	18	29	---	---	5	52
G Earnest Nixon	18	29	---	---	5	52
T Bart Cable	18	29	---	---	5	52
G Rodolfo Boss	18	29	---	---	5	52
ILB Archie Sims	---	---	11	23	15	49
S Riddick Grisham	---	---	16	32	1	49
QB Brayden Abeykoon	18	29	---	---	---	47
C Frankie Kemock	18	29	---	---	---	47
WR Rickey Davison	17	28	---	---	---	45
DT Hector Vince	---	---	8	26	8	42
TE Clyde Danskin	17	24	---	---	---	41
OLB Tyler Rodgers	---	---	6	11	19	36
WR Dean Maier	7	16	---	---	12	35
WR Levi Razo	11	22	---	---	---	33
RB Calvin McDonald	6	15	---	---	7	28
TE Marshall White	4	3	---	---	21	28
CB Camden Maxey	---	---	1	7	17	25
S Aidan Slusarczyk	---	---	4	6	15	25
WR Allen Robinson	1	1	---	---	19	21
DT Dexter Sherman	---	---	8	13	---	21
RB J.B. Zlotnik	0	0	---	---	21	21
TE Aaron Tubbs	10	9	---	---	---	19
RB Ramon Luster	9	10	---	---	---	19
RB J.J. Politte	5	9	---	---	---	14
WR Wade Fellin	0	0	---	---	11	11
WR Courtney Eisner	2	2	---	---	7	11
K Graham Gano	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Alan Crane	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Clayton Czaplicki	1	6	---	---	---	7
S Keith Liao	---	---	2	4	---	6
P Matt Bosher	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Kevin McDermott	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Randal Barton	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Britt Blow	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Isaac McNeil	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Bryan Meyer	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	44	8.8
Middle	9	67	7.4
Right	12	72	6.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	3	3.0
Middle	13	42	3.2
Right	4	14	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Clifton Mercer	44	34	5	2	0	2	5	5	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brayden Abeykoon	28	18	5	1	0	1	3	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	64	7.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	21	170	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	35	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	60	15.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	-3	-1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	103	9.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	121	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	22	11.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Nickolas Kendrick	12	8	87	2	36
WR Skip Samuels	8	6	42	0	46
RB Raymond Gerhardt	7	7	86	2	32
WR Kyle Boone	5	4	53	1	36
WR Corey Fuller	4	3	35	0	33
TE Mackenzie Gordon	4	2	13	0	9
FB Jackson Emmons	2	2	-1	0	13
WR Andy Wells	2	2	14	0	8

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rickey Davison	11	5	84	2	28
WR Levi Razo	6	5	40	1	22
TE Clyde Danskin	5	4	29	0	24
WR Dean Maier	2	2	33	0	16
TE Aaron Tubbs	1	1	27	1	9
RB J.J. Politte	1	1	30	1	9
WR Clayton Czaplicki	1	0	0	0	6
TE Marshall White	1	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Raymond Gerhardt	4	41	10.25	8.28
QB Clifton Mercer	1	8	8.00	3.20

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Brayden Abeykoon	1	3	3.00	5.00
RB Calvin McDonald	1	1	1.00	1.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Clifton Mercer	6	2	17	2.83	7.48

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brayden Abeykoon	2	0	0	0.00	8.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Nickolas Kendrick	3	1	5	1.67	7.25
WR Skip Samuels	2	1	12	6.00	5.25
TE Mackenzie Gordon	1	0	0	0.00	3.25

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Clyde Danskin	1	0	0	0.00	5.80
TE Marshall White	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
QB Clifton Mercer	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Brayden Abeykoon	2	1
RB Ramon Luster	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Clifton Mercer	15	11	8

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brayden Abeykoon	8	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Nickolas Kendrick	4	3	2
WR Kyle Boone	3	2	1
RB Raymond Gerhardt	3	3	3
WR Skip Samuels	2	1	1
FB Jackson Emmons	1	1	0
TE Mackenzie Gordon	1	0	0
WR Andy Wells	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rickey Davison	4	1	1
TE Clyde Danskin	3	2	2
RB J.J. Politte	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)