Week 3, 2027

played in Atlanta, GA

83 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Detroit Lions	6	10	0	0	-	16
Atlanta Falcons	14	14	0	6	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:17 ATL - Levi Razo 33 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Daniel Kingsblood extra point)
1Q: 08:13 DET - Kendall Pearson 42 field goal
1Q: 04:42 ATL - Stephen Blaine 31 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Daniel Kingsblood extra point)
1Q: 01:59 DET - Kendall Pearson 50 field goal
2Q: 13:35 ATL - Rickey Davison 1 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Daniel Kingsblood extra point)
2Q: 08:33 DET - Skip Samuels 17 pass from Caiden Heaton (Kendall Pearson extra point)
2Q: 04:03 ATL - Eduardo Wiltz 6 run (Daniel Kingsblood extra point)
2Q: 01:18 DET - Kendall Pearson 26 field goal
4Q: 11:25 ATL - Daniel Kingsblood 20 field goal
4Q: 00:16 ATL - Daniel Kingsblood 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:17 ATL - Levi Razo 33 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Daniel Kingsblood extra point)
1Q: 08:13 DET - Kendall Pearson 42 field goal
1Q: 04:42 ATL - Stephen Blaine 31 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Daniel Kingsblood extra point)
1Q: 01:59 DET - Kendall Pearson 50 field goal
2Q: 13:35 ATL - Rickey Davison 1 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Daniel Kingsblood extra point)
2Q: 08:33 DET - Skip Samuels 17 pass from Caiden Heaton (Kendall Pearson extra point)
2Q: 04:03 ATL - Eduardo Wiltz 6 run (Daniel Kingsblood extra point)
2Q: 01:18 DET - Kendall Pearson 26 field goal
4Q: 11:25 ATL - Daniel Kingsblood 20 field goal
4Q: 00:16 ATL - Daniel Kingsblood 24 field goal

Team Statistics DET ATL
Record 1-2 3-0
First Downs 20 28
- by Rushing 6 14
- by Passing 13 14
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 382 474
- Offensive Plays 69 70
- Yards per Play 5.54 6.77
Net Rushing Yards 73 198
- Rushing Attempts 24 38
- Yards per Rush 3.04 5.21
Net Passing Yards 309 276
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 24 - 1 31 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 313 279
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 6.87 8.63
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 2/23
Kick Returns/Yards 4/108 1/30
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 36
Time of Possession 26:01 33:59

Team Statistics	DET	ATL
Record	1-2	3-0
First Downs	20	28
- by Rushing	6	14
- by Passing	13	14
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	382	474
- Offensive Plays	69	70
- Yards per Play	5.54	6.77
Net Rushing Yards	73	198
- Rushing Attempts	24	38
- Yards per Rush	3.04	5.21
Net Passing Yards	309	276
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 24 - 1	31 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	313	279
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	6.87	8.63
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	2/23
Kick Returns/Yards	4/108	1/30
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 36
Time of Possession	26:01	33:59

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:04	5:56	OWN 25	12	50	Field Goal
1	4:31	2:40	OWN 25	4	42	Field Goal
2	13:28	5:04	OWN 38	10	62	Touchdown
2	3:52	2:42	OWN 29	8	62	Field Goal
3	15:00	0:48	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	12:07	0:51	OWN 30	3	1	Punt
3	6:22	3:51	OWN 20	9	25	Punt
4	11:20	2:09	OWN 38	4	31	Missed FG
4	7:00	2:24	OWN 8	11	35	Interception
4	2:02	0:43	OWN 2	4	7	Downs
4	0:11	0:11	OWN 47	1	41	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:56	OWN 25	3	75	Touchdown
1	8:08	3:37	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
1	1:51	3:23	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
2	8:24	4:32	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
2	1:10	1:10	OWN 21	3	5	Half
3	14:12	2:05	OWN 36	5	44	Fumble
3	11:16	4:54	OWN 33	11	29	Punt
3	2:31	6:11	OWN 30	14	67	Field Goal
4	9:11	2:11	OWN 42	3	9	Punt
4	4:36	2:34	OWN 46	4	13	Punt
4	1:19	1:08	OPP 9	3	2	Field Goal

Game MVP: Brayden Abeykoon, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Raymond Gerhardt	14	66	4.71	11	2
RB Abraham Leak	8	9	1.13	3	0
QB Caiden Heaton	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0
RB Billy Hock	1	2	2.00	2	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Eduardo Wiltz	26	138	5.31	15	7	1
QB Brayden Abeykoon	5	23	4.60	10	1	0
RB Gerald Stargell	5	24	4.80	9	0	0
RB Carlos Rayburn	2	13	6.50	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Caiden Heaton	44	24	313	1/4	1	41	1	75.3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brayden Abeykoon	31	19	279	1/3	3	42	0	122.9

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Skip Samuels	9	17	168	18.67	66	41	1
WR Manuel Hammond	6	9	61	10.17	35	20	0
WR Frankie Stephenson	4	6	23	5.75	0	7	0
FB Britt Norris	3	7	21	7.00	0	11	0
RB Raymond Gerhardt	2	4	40	20.00	29	37	0
TE Geoff Foreman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Levi Razo	5	7	112	22.40	49	34	1
TE Clyde Danskin	4	8	33	8.25	2	13	0
WR Rickey Davison	3	4	59	19.67	13	42	1
WR Stephen Blaine	3	7	49	16.33	32	31	1
TE Daquan Vargas	3	4	15	5.00	0	6	0
WR A.J. Whiting	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Brett Walendy	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
ILB Junior Knopf	0	1	1	0
OLB Nicky Nails	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov
QB Brayden Abeykoon	1	0
RB Gerald Stargell	1	0
WR Levi Razo	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn Barnes	3	122	40.7	33.0	47	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ron Hampton	3	124	41.3	32.7	47	2

Kicking Statistics

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

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Daniel Kingsblood	2/2	0/0	0/0	24	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Braden Ford	1	6	6.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
A.J. Whiting	2	23	11.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Skip Samuels	3	85	28.3	0
Frankie Stephenson	1	23	23.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Norman Hazelwood	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Junior Knopf	11	3	0.0	36	32
OLB Nicky Nails	7	2	1.0	36	27
S Bernie Chappell	5	0	0.0	38	30
CB Devin Robbins	4	3	0.0	36	32
OLB William Fitzgerald	4	1	0.0	27	25
S Brent Green	4	0	0.0	38	31
DT Josh Clinton	3	2	0.0	22	17
DE Alex Reid	3	0	0.0	34	29
DT Erick Newton	2	2	0.0	19	15
CB Giovanni Burgess	2	0	0.0	14	8
DE Roosevelt Jones	2	0	0.0	27	23
CB Henry Hickman	1	2	0.0	28	25
CB Rodolfo Mahoney	1	2	0.0	9	10
OLB Daryl Bravata	1	0	0.0	2	0
DT Buddy Booth	1	0	0.0	15	14
DT Greg Nader	1	0	0.0	35	30
WR Manuel Hammond	1	0	---	---	---
CB Oliver Haywood	1	0	0.0	0	2

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Marty Temes	7	4	0.0	23	45
CB Nicholas Whitfield	7	1	0.0	24	45
CB Aaron McKissick	6	1	0.0	13	31
S Kendrick Forbes	4	2	0.0	13	29
S Johnnie Leonavicius	4	0	0.0	13	31
CB Marc Cook	3	3	0.0	24	36
OLB Brett Walendy	3	2	0.0	23	39
ILB Alejandro Thornton	3	0	0.0	24	35
DE Eduardo Everett	2	0	1.0	12	26
DT Butch Stone	2	2	0.0	18	26
DE Jim Poston	2	0	0.0	11	13
DT Marco Taylor	2	0	0.0	6	19
OLB Aiden Ward	1	1	0.0	23	39
DE Alan Webster	1	0	0.0	13	32
DE Conrad Torres	1	0	0.0	24	45
C Bryson Howard	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Nicky Nails	1.0	1	0	27
DT Greg Nader	0.0	1	1	30
OLB William Fitzgerald	0.0	0	1	25

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Eduardo Everett	1.0	0	1	1	26
OLB Brett Walendy	0.0	2	0	0	39
DE Alan Webster	0.0	1	2	0	32
DE Conrad Torres	0.0	1	0	0	45
CB Nicholas Whitfield	0.0	0	1	0	45
ILB Alejandro Thornton	0.0	0	0	1	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Junior Knopf	5	1	32
S Bernie Chappell	4	0	30
OLB Nicky Nails	3	1	27
OLB William Fitzgerald	1	3	25
CB Henry Hickman	1	0	25
CB Giovanni Burgess	1	0	8
CB Rodolfo Mahoney	1	0	10
CB Devin Robbins	1	0	32
CB Oliver Haywood	1	0	2
DE Roosevelt Jones	1	0	23
DT Greg Nader	0	1	30

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Aaron McKissick	5	0	0	31
CB Nicholas Whitfield	4	2	0	45
S Kendrick Forbes	4	0	0	29
S Marty Temes	3	2	0	45
ILB Alejandro Thornton	2	1	0	35
OLB Brett Walendy	2	0	1	39
CB Marc Cook	2	0	0	36
S Johnnie Leonavicius	1	3	0	31
OLB Aiden Ward	1	0	0	39
DE Eduardo Everett	0	1	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Casey Hockenhull	3	9	24	0	45
T Darien Bronson	3	5	24	1	45
G Larry Lolicht	1	2	24	0	45
G Fernando Robbins	1	2	24	0	45
G Tommy Hopkins	1	2	11	0	12
FB Britt Norris	1	1	23	0	38
G Cedric Ellison	0	3	13	0	33

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Jake Lochtefeld	4	5	0	38	1	32
G Rodolfo Boss	3	9	0	38	0	32
C Bryson Howard	3	6	1	38	0	32
T Bart Cable	3	5	1	38	0	32
G Earnest Nixon	2	8	1	38	0	32

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Henry Hickman	1	20
Nicky Nails	1	19
Alejandro Jamison	1	7

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Don Castine	1	20
Daquan Vargas	1	20
Mackenzie Glover	1	18
Perry Bartholomew	1	17
Eduardo Wiltz	1	12

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Bernie Chappell	---	---	38	30	17	85
WR Skip Samuels	24	45	---	---	15	84
OLB Nicky Nails	---	---	36	27	19	82
ILB Junior Knopf	---	---	36	32	12	80
CB Devin Robbins	---	---	36	32	10	78
CB Henry Hickman	---	---	28	25	20	73
WR Frankie Stephenson	16	38	---	---	19	73
S Brent Green	---	---	38	31	2	71
C Casey Hockenhull	24	45	---	---	---	69
G Larry Lolicht	24	45	---	---	---	69
G Fernando Robbins	24	45	---	---	---	69
QB Caiden Heaton	24	45	---	---	---	69
T Darien Bronson	24	45	---	---	---	69
DE Alex Reid	---	---	34	29	5	68
FB Britt Norris	23	38	---	---	7	68
DT Greg Nader	---	---	35	30	2	67
RB Raymond Gerhardt	15	36	---	---	15	66
DE Roosevelt Jones	---	---	27	23	5	55
OLB William Fitzgerald	---	---	27	25	2	54
G Cedric Ellison	13	33	---	---	7	53
TE Geoff Foreman	9	17	---	---	22	48
WR Manuel Hammond	14	30	---	---	---	44
DT Josh Clinton	---	---	22	17	2	41
TE Alfredo Erickson	8	7	---	---	22	37
DT Erick Newton	---	---	19	15	---	34
DT Buddy Booth	---	---	15	14	---	29
G Tommy Hopkins	11	12	---	---	---	23
CB Giovanni Burgess	---	---	14	8	---	22
CB Rodolfo Mahoney	---	---	9	10	1	20
RB Billy Hock	2	8	---	---	4	14
RB Abraham Leak	8	3	---	---	2	13
WR Kyle Boone	1	3	---	---	7	11
K Kendall Pearson	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Johnnie Wynn	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Damien Dubin	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Alejandro Jamison	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Roman King	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Braden Ford	---	---	0	2	3	5
QB Daquan Spencer	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Shawn Barnes	0	0	---	---	3	3
OLB Daryl Bravata	---	---	2	0	---	2
ILB Rufus Hernandez	---	---	2	0	---	2
CB Oliver Haywood	---	---	0	2	---	2
T Bo D'Arms	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Dustin Woodard	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Kevin Cox	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Daquan Vargas	31	26	---	---	20	77
T Jake Lochtefeld	38	32	---	---	5	75
G Earnest Nixon	38	32	---	---	5	75
DE Conrad Torres	---	---	24	45	4	73
CB Nicholas Whitfield	---	---	24	45	4	73
S Marty Temes	---	---	23	45	4	72
QB Brayden Abeykoon	38	32	---	---	---	70
T Bart Cable	38	32	---	---	---	70
G Rodolfo Boss	38	32	---	---	---	70
C Bryson Howard	38	32	---	---	---	70
OLB Aiden Ward	---	---	23	39	4	66
OLB Brett Walendy	---	---	23	39	4	66
S Kendrick Forbes	---	---	13	29	22	64
RB Eduardo Wiltz	30	22	---	---	12	64
CB Marc Cook	---	---	24	36	3	63
ILB Alejandro Thornton	---	---	24	35	3	62
S Johnnie Leonavicius	---	---	13	31	16	60
TE Clyde Danskin	28	24	---	---	5	57
WR Levi Razo	29	28	---	---	---	57
DE Eduardo Everett	---	---	12	26	19	57
WR Stephen Blaine	29	27	---	---	---	56
DT Butch Stone	---	---	18	26	3	47
DE Alan Webster	---	---	13	32	1	46
CB Aaron McKissick	---	---	13	31	1	45
RB Don Castine	17	7	---	---	20	44
DE Jim Poston	---	---	11	13	6	30
DT Marco Taylor	---	---	6	19	4	29
WR Norman Hazelwood	3	3	---	---	17	23
RB Carlos Rayburn	3	7	---	---	12	22
OLB Mackenzie Glover	---	---	0	2	18	20
WR Rickey Davison	8	10	---	---	---	18
RB Perry Bartholomew	0	0	---	---	17	17
K Daniel Kingsblood	0	0	---	---	9	9
TE Darnell Lyons	7	2	---	---	---	9
RB Gerald Stargell	5	1	---	---	---	6
WR A.J. Whiting	0	3	---	---	3	6
C Roosevelt Fullerton	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Chase Stone	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Ron Hampton	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Collin Malfara	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Rusty Weathers	---	---	0	0	3	3
OLB Chase Walters	---	---	0	2	---	2
QB Alonzo Beardsley	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Angel Garrison	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Renaldo Pearson	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Mike Booker	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	12	3.0
Middle	14	31	2.2
Right	6	30	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	53	7.6
Middle	24	111	4.6
Right	6	35	5.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Caiden Heaton	44	24	5	0	2	9	4	2	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brayden Abeykoon	31	19	5	1	1	6	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	18	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	185	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	50	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	60	12.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	99	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	82	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	98	24.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Skip Samuels	17	9	1	168	3	45
WR Manuel Hammond	9	6	1	61	1	30
FB Britt Norris	7	3	0	21	0	38
WR Frankie Stephenson	6	4	0	23	0	38
RB Raymond Gerhardt	4	2	0	40	1	36
TE Geoff Foreman	1	0	0	0	0	17

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Clyde Danskin	8	4	0	33	0	24
WR Levi Razo	7	5	1	112	3	28
WR Stephen Blaine	7	3	0	49	1	27
WR Rickey Davison	4	3	0	59	1	10
TE Daquan Vargas	4	3	0	15	0	26
WR A.J. Whiting	1	1	0	11	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Raymond Gerhardt	1	10	10.00	4.71
RB Billy Hock	1	2	2.00	2.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Eduardo Wiltz	5	13	2.60	5.31
QB Brayden Abeykoon	1	-1	-1.00	4.60
RB Gerald Stargell	1	4	4.00	4.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Caiden Heaton	4	2	28	7.00	7.11

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brayden Abeykoon	7	5	35	5.00	9.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Skip Samuels	3	1	17	5.67	9.88
FB Britt Norris	1	1	11	11.00	3.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Clyde Danskin	4	2	20	5.00	4.13
WR Rickey Davison	1	1	1	1.00	14.75
WR Levi Razo	1	1	11	11.00	16.00
TE Daquan Vargas	1	1	3	3.00	3.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
RB Raymond Gerhardt	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Brayden Abeykoon	2	1
RB Carlos Rayburn	2	0
RB Gerald Stargell	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Caiden Heaton	14	7	6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brayden Abeykoon	7	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Skip Samuels	4	3	3
RB Raymond Gerhardt	3	1	1
FB Britt Norris	3	2	1
WR Frankie Stephenson	2	0	0
WR Manuel Hammond	2	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Clyde Danskin	4	2	2
WR Stephen Blaine	2	1	1
WR A.J. Whiting	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 90,000 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,700 (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 6,600 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	90,000 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,700 (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	6,600 (9,900)