Week 8, 2026

played in Atlanta, GA

59 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Detroit Lions	14	10	3	7	-	34
Atlanta Falcons	0	3	3	10	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:56 DET - Raymond Gerhardt 31 run (Kendall Pearson extra point)
1Q: 05:03 DET - Wyatt Trim 78 interception return (Kendall Pearson extra point)
2Q: 08:44 ATL - Daniel Kingsblood 21 field goal
2Q: 02:00 DET - Kendall Pearson 53 field goal
2Q: 00:54 DET - Ramon Anastasiades 55 interception return (Kendall Pearson extra point)
3Q: 07:35 DET - Kendall Pearson 47 field goal
3Q: 04:59 ATL - Daniel Kingsblood 27 field goal
4Q: 13:25 ATL - Rickey Davison 1 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Daniel Kingsblood extra point)
4Q: 10:14 DET - Geoff Foreman 14 pass from Clifton Mercer (Kendall Pearson extra point)
4Q: 05:30 ATL - Daniel Kingsblood 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:56 DET - Raymond Gerhardt 31 run (Kendall Pearson extra point)
1Q: 05:03 DET - Wyatt Trim 78 interception return (Kendall Pearson extra point)
2Q: 08:44 ATL - Daniel Kingsblood 21 field goal
2Q: 02:00 DET - Kendall Pearson 53 field goal
2Q: 00:54 DET - Ramon Anastasiades 55 interception return (Kendall Pearson extra point)
3Q: 07:35 DET - Kendall Pearson 47 field goal
3Q: 04:59 ATL - Daniel Kingsblood 27 field goal
4Q: 13:25 ATL - Rickey Davison 1 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Daniel Kingsblood extra point)
4Q: 10:14 DET - Geoff Foreman 14 pass from Clifton Mercer (Kendall Pearson extra point)
4Q: 05:30 ATL - Daniel Kingsblood 44 field goal

Team Statistics DET ATL
Record 4-3 7-1
First Downs 12 26
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 6 18
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 274 457
- Offensive Plays 47 80
- Yards per Play 5.83 5.71
Net Rushing Yards 130 127
- Rushing Attempts 27 27
- Yards per Rush 4.81 4.70
Net Passing Yards 144 330
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 19 - 15 - 1 51 - 30 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 150 340
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 7.20 6.23
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 4.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 1/5 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 2/40 2/60
Interception Ret./Yards 2/133 1/16
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 31
Time of Possession 24:16 35:44

Team Statistics	DET	ATL
Record	4-3	7-1
First Downs	12	26
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	6	18
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	274	457
- Offensive Plays	47	80
- Yards per Play	5.83	5.71
Net Rushing Yards	130	127
- Rushing Attempts	27	27
- Yards per Rush	4.81	4.70
Net Passing Yards	144	330
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	19 - 15 - 1	51 - 30 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	150	340
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	7.20	6.23
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	4.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	1/5	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	2/40	2/60
Interception Ret./Yards	2/133	1/16
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 31
Time of Possession	24:16	35:44

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:42	4:59	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
1	2:09	2:01	OWN 33	3	8	Punt
2	13:17	1:20	OWN 1	3	5	Punt
2	8:38	1:10	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
2	3:46	1:54	OWN 16	4	48	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:54	OWN 25	5	13	Punt
3	9:10	1:42	OWN 47	4	23	Field Goal
3	4:53	1:07	OWN 35	2	10	Interception
4	13:14	3:06	OWN 31	6	69	Touchdown
4	5:23	3:20	OPP 48	5	13	Missed FG
4	0:56	0:56	OWN 31	3	-2	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:18	OWN 25	4	23	Punt
1	7:43	2:48	OWN 25	6	46	Interception
1	4:55	2:46	OWN 25	5	49	Missed FG
1	0:08	1:51	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
2	11:57	3:19	OPP 39	7	35	Field Goal
2	7:28	3:42	OWN 31	7	27	Punt
2	1:52	1:10	OWN 25	5	12	Interception
2	0:42	0:42	OWN 41	2	-14	Half
3	12:06	2:56	OWN 18	7	46	Missed FG
3	7:28	2:35	OWN 25	5	65	Field Goal
3	3:46	5:32	OWN 40	12	60	Touchdown
4	10:08	4:45	OWN 25	10	48	Field Goal
4	2:03	1:07	OWN 42	5	27	Downs

Game MVP: Ramon Anastasiades, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Raymond Gerhardt	13	100	7.69	48	2	1
QB Clifton Mercer	8	31	3.88	11	2	0
RB Amir Meyer	3	-1	-0.33	2	0	0
RB Abraham Leak	2	5	2.50	3	0	0
WR Manuel Hammond	1	-5	-5.00	-5	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Eduardo Wiltz	12	57	4.75	21	1
WR Stanley Billingsley	6	34	5.67	9	0
RB Perry Bartholomew	5	2	0.40	7	0
QB Brayden Abeykoon	4	34	8.50	10	1

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Clifton Mercer	19	15	150	1/6	1	33	1	95.2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brayden Abeykoon	51	30	340	2/10	1	38	2	69.1

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Skip Samuels	6	6	42	7.00	10	10	0
TE Geoff Foreman	3	3	22	7.33	4	14	1
WR Frankie Stephenson	2	3	33	16.50	32	33	0
RB Abraham Leak	1	1	14	14.00	9	14	0
RB Raymond Gerhardt	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Manuel Hammond	1	3	10	10.00	0	10	0
FB Britt Norris	1	1	23	23.00	12	23	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rickey Davison	11	19	140	12.73	49	38	1
TE Clyde Danskin	6	12	49	8.17	0	11	0
WR Levi Razo	6	11	89	14.83	55	31	0
WR Stephen Blaine	4	4	40	10.00	0	15	0
TE Rufus Kiser	2	2	12	6.00	0	6	0
WR Butch Huntley	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Daquan Vargas	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Ramon Anastasiades	1	55	55.00	1
S Wyatt Trim	1	78	78.00	1

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Nicholas Whitfield	1	16	16.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn Barnes	4	177	44.3	38.3	59	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ron Hampton	3	139	46.3	39.7	61	2

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kendall Pearson	2/3	2/3	1/2	53	4/4

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Daniel Kingsblood	3/5	1/3	0/1	44	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wade Fellin	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Skip Samuels	1	19	19.0	0
Frankie Stephenson	1	21	21.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rickey Davison	2	60	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Junior Knopf	9	3	0.0	22	53
OLB Ramon Anastasiades	6	1	1.0	18	39
CB Giovanni Burgess	6	0	0.0	22	34
OLB William Fitzgerald	6	0	0.0	11	37
S Brent Green	5	3	0.0	26	46
S Wyatt Trim	5	2	0.0	27	51
CB Henry Hickman	4	0	0.0	21	46
CB Ross Burton	3	0	0.0	10	12
DE Alex Reid	2	2	0.0	26	48
DT Buddy Booth	2	1	0.0	20	28
OLB Daryl Bravata	2	0	0.0	27	51
ILB Ethan Gietka	2	0	0.0	17	38
ILB Rufus Hernandez	1	0	1.0	6	2
OLB Dustin Robbins	1	0	0.0	6	0
RB Raymond Gerhardt	1	0	---	---	---
CB Rodolfo Mahoney	1	0	0.0	11	31
DT Erick Newton	1	0	0.0	14	39
DT Bob Harden	1	0	0.0	12	19
CB Oliver Haywood	1	0	0.0	1	9

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kendrick Forbes	6	2	0.0	27	20
OLB Aiden Ward	5	3	0.0	27	20
DT Hector Vince	5	2	0.0	21	13
S Johnnie Leonavicius	4	3	0.0	25	16
CB Marc Cook	4	0	0.0	10	13
ILB Alejandro Thornton	3	2	0.0	26	16
S Jerald Quinn	3	1	0.0	5	8
OLB Chase Walters	2	1	1.0	9	8
DE Conrad Torres	2	0	0.0	27	18
CB Aaron McKissick	2	0	0.0	18	12
DE Eduardo Everett	1	2	0.0	13	15
DE Alan Webster	1	1	0.0	13	16
S Marty Temes	1	0	0.0	17	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Ramon Anastasiades	1.0	0	0	39
ILB Rufus Hernandez	1.0	0	0	2
DE Alex Reid	0.0	1	2	48
DT Buddy Booth	0.0	1	0	28
DT Bob Harden	0.0	0	1	19

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
OLB Chase Walters	1.0	0	0	8
DE Conrad Torres	0.0	1	0	18
DE Rusty Weathers	0.0	0	1	7
DE Eduardo Everett	0.0	0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Junior Knopf	4	2	0	53
OLB Ramon Anastasiades	4	1	1	39
OLB William Fitzgerald	4	1	0	37
CB Henry Hickman	4	0	0	46
CB Giovanni Burgess	4	0	0	34
S Wyatt Trim	3	0	1	51
CB Ross Burton	3	0	0	12
S Brent Green	2	0	0	46
OLB Daryl Bravata	1	2	0	51
CB Oliver Haywood	1	1	0	9
CB Rodolfo Mahoney	0	1	0	31

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jerald Quinn	3	0	0	8
CB Marc Cook	3	0	0	13
CB Aaron McKissick	2	1	0	12
S Kendrick Forbes	2	0	0	20
S Johnnie Leonavicius	1	0	0	16
ILB Alejandro Thornton	1	0	0	16
OLB Aiden Ward	1	0	0	20
DE Eduardo Everett	1	0	0	15
S Marty Temes	1	0	0	12
CB Nicholas Whitfield	0	0	1	15

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Casey Hockenhull	4	8	27	0	20
G Tommy Hopkins	2	6	27	0	20
G Larry Lolicht	2	4	27	1	20
G Fernando Robbins	0	4	27	0	20
T Bo D'Arms	0	3	27	0	20

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Rodolfo Boss	3	6	1	27	0	53
G Earnest Nixon	3	5	1	27	0	53
T Bart Cable	3	5	0	27	2	53
TE Daquan Vargas	1	2	0	20	0	41
T Chase Stone	0	4	0	27	0	53
C Bryson Howard	0	1	0	27	0	53

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Ramon Anastasiades	1	24
Kyle Boone	1	12
Darien Bronson	1	7

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Maxwell Battle	1	21
Hector Vince	1	14

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Junior Knopf	---	---	22	53	20	95
CB Henry Hickman	---	---	21	46	20	87
S Wyatt Trim	---	---	27	51	5	83
OLB Daryl Bravata	---	---	27	51	4	82
DE Alex Reid	---	---	26	48	8	82
OLB Ramon Anastasiades	---	---	18	39	24	81
S Brent Green	---	---	26	46	5	77
WR Skip Samuels	26	20	---	---	22	68
CB Giovanni Burgess	---	---	22	34	6	62
WR Frankie Stephenson	24	16	---	---	22	62
TE Geoff Foreman	24	16	---	---	22	62
ILB Ethan Gietka	---	---	17	38	5	60
DT Erick Newton	---	---	14	39	3	56
G Fernando Robbins	27	20	---	---	7	54
DT Buddy Booth	---	---	20	28	6	54
OLB William Fitzgerald	---	---	11	37	4	52
C Casey Hockenhull	27	20	---	---	---	47
QB Clifton Mercer	27	20	---	---	---	47
G Larry Lolicht	27	20	---	---	---	47
G Tommy Hopkins	27	20	---	---	---	47
T Bo D'Arms	27	20	---	---	---	47
CB Rodolfo Mahoney	---	---	11	31	2	44
RB Raymond Gerhardt	22	13	---	---	6	41
DT Bob Harden	---	---	12	19	---	31
WR Manuel Hammond	17	12	---	---	---	29
OLB Dustin Robbins	---	---	6	0	19	25
CB Ross Burton	---	---	10	12	1	23
WR Kyle Boone	4	6	---	---	12	22
RB Abraham Leak	2	2	---	---	15	19
FB Britt Norris	8	8	---	---	---	16
RB Amir Meyer	6	3	---	---	1	10
K Kendall Pearson	0	0	---	---	10	10
CB Oliver Haywood	---	---	1	9	---	10
WR Andy Wells	0	1	---	---	8	9
ILB Rufus Hernandez	---	---	6	2	---	8
TE Conner Richard	2	1	---	---	5	8
P Shawn Barnes	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Eddie Crane	0	0	---	---	7	7
G David Howard	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Alejandro Jamison	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Darien Bronson	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Dustin Woodard	0	2	---	---	---	2
C Carlos Wright	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Caiden Heaton	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Billy Hock	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Dwayne Ackerman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Bart Cable	27	53	---	---	8	88
T Chase Stone	27	53	---	---	5	85
TE Daquan Vargas	20	41	---	---	24	85
WR Rickey Davison	27	50	---	---	7	84
QB Brayden Abeykoon	27	53	---	---	---	80
G Earnest Nixon	27	53	---	---	---	80
G Rodolfo Boss	27	53	---	---	---	80
C Bryson Howard	27	53	---	---	---	80
TE Clyde Danskin	24	40	---	---	---	64
WR Levi Razo	15	41	---	---	---	56
S Johnnie Leonavicius	---	---	25	16	10	51
S Kendrick Forbes	---	---	27	20	3	50
OLB Aiden Ward	---	---	27	20	3	50
DE Conrad Torres	---	---	27	18	3	48
DT Hector Vince	---	---	21	13	14	48
S Marty Temes	---	---	17	12	17	46
ILB Alejandro Thornton	---	---	26	16	3	45
CB Nicholas Whitfield	---	---	25	15	3	43
RB Eduardo Wiltz	14	25	---	---	---	39
RB Perry Bartholomew	6	6	---	---	24	36
OLB Mackenzie Glover	---	---	14	4	17	35
WR Stephen Blaine	11	22	---	---	---	33
DE Eduardo Everett	---	---	13	15	5	33
DE Alan Webster	---	---	13	16	3	32
CB Aaron McKissick	---	---	18	12	2	32
S Jerald Quinn	---	---	5	8	17	30
CB Marc Cook	---	---	10	13	6	29
TE Mickey Dennis	5	3	---	---	20	28
DE Rusty Weathers	---	---	14	7	4	25
WR Maxwell Battle	0	1	---	---	21	22
TE Rufus Kiser	3	18	---	---	---	21
OLB Chase Walters	---	---	9	8	1	18
WR Wade Fellin	0	1	---	---	16	17
WR Stanley Billingsley	7	10	---	---	---	17
WR Butch Huntley	3	5	---	---	7	15
DE Jim Poston	---	---	6	7	1	14
ILB Corbin Rafferty	---	---	0	0	11	11
K Daniel Kingsblood	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Kevin McDermott	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Ron Hampton	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Randal Davis	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Collin Malfara	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Gilbert McSorley	0	1	---	---	---	1
WR Dave Wolcott	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Alonzo Beardsley	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Brant Bishop	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	-5	-5.0
Middle	11	38	3.5
Right	13	100	7.7
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	40	8.0
Middle	17	70	4.1
Right	5	17	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Clifton Mercer	19	15	2	1	0	1	0	2	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brayden Abeykoon	51	30	5	2	4	8	3	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	53	13.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	50	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	47	15.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	85	28.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	14	94	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	10	116	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	45	9.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Skip Samuels	6	6	42	0	20
WR Frankie Stephenson	3	2	33	1	16
TE Geoff Foreman	3	3	22	0	16
WR Manuel Hammond	3	1	10	0	12
RB Raymond Gerhardt	2	1	6	0	13
RB Abraham Leak	1	1	14	0	2
FB Britt Norris	1	1	23	1	8

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rickey Davison	19	11	1	140	2	50
TE Clyde Danskin	12	6	0	49	0	40
WR Levi Razo	11	6	2	89	3	41
WR Stephen Blaine	4	4	0	40	0	22
TE Rufus Kiser	2	2	0	12	0	18
TE Daquan Vargas	2	0	1	0	0	41
WR Butch Huntley	1	1	0	10	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Eduardo Wiltz	1	-3	-3.00	4.75
RB Perry Bartholomew	1	0	0.00	0.40
WR Stanley Billingsley	1	9	9.00	5.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Clifton Mercer	2	2	20	10.00	7.89

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brayden Abeykoon	8	4	24	3.00	6.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Skip Samuels	1	1	6	6.00	7.00
TE Geoff Foreman	1	1	14	14.00	7.33

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rickey Davison	4	2	10	2.50	7.37
WR Levi Razo	3	1	8	2.67	8.09
TE Rufus Kiser	1	1	6	6.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
RB Raymond Gerhardt	2	0
QB Clifton Mercer	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Eduardo Wiltz	4	3
RB Perry Bartholomew	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Clifton Mercer	8	6	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brayden Abeykoon	10	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Frankie Stephenson	3	2	1
WR Skip Samuels	1	1	0
RB Raymond Gerhardt	1	0	0
TE Geoff Foreman	1	1	0
WR Manuel Hammond	1	1	1
FB Britt Norris	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rickey Davison	5	2	0
TE Clyde Danskin	3	1	1
TE Rufus Kiser	2	2	2

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)