Week 8, 2050

played in Atlanta, GA

62 degrees, rain, calm

Detroit Lions	3	10	0	7	-	20
Atlanta Falcons	7	3	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:42 ATL - George Herring 3 run (Tony Assenov extra point)
1Q: 04:57 DET - Roosevelt Mason 28 field goal
2Q: 08:36 ATL - Tony Assenov 24 field goal
2Q: 02:21 DET - Roosevelt Mason 18 field goal
2Q: 01:10 DET - Kennedy Ballard 20 pass from Drew Ackerman (Roosevelt Mason extra point)
3Q: 06:13 ATL - Tony Assenov 34 field goal
4Q: 02:37 DET - Xavier Shmitz 6 run (Roosevelt Mason extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:42 ATL - George Herring 3 run (Tony Assenov extra point)
1Q: 04:57 DET - Roosevelt Mason 28 field goal
2Q: 08:36 ATL - Tony Assenov 24 field goal
2Q: 02:21 DET - Roosevelt Mason 18 field goal
2Q: 01:10 DET - Kennedy Ballard 20 pass from Drew Ackerman (Roosevelt Mason extra point)
3Q: 06:13 ATL - Tony Assenov 34 field goal
4Q: 02:37 DET - Xavier Shmitz 6 run (Roosevelt Mason extra point)

Team Statistics DET ATL
Record 4-3 4-4
First Downs 24 16
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 16 11
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 381 307
- Offensive Plays 74 70
- Yards per Play 5.15 4.39
Net Rushing Yards 65 74
- Rushing Attempts 30 17
- Yards per Rush 2.17 4.35
Net Passing Yards 316 233
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 27 - 1 50 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 316 246
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/13
- Yards per Pass Play 7.18 4.40
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 8/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/26 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 6/65 2/38
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/54
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 24
Time of Possession 33:33 26:27

Team Statistics	DET	ATL
Record	4-3	4-4
First Downs	24	16
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	16	11
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	381	307
- Offensive Plays	74	70
- Yards per Play	5.15	4.39
Net Rushing Yards	65	74
- Rushing Attempts	30	17
- Yards per Rush	2.17	4.35
Net Passing Yards	316	233
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 27 - 1	50 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	316	246
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/13
- Yards per Pass Play	7.18	4.40
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	8/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/26	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	6/65	2/38
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/54
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 24
Time of Possession	33:33	26:27

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:32	4:40	OWN 25	9	64	Field Goal
1	3:05	0:59	OWN 45	3	-7	Punt
1	1:16	3:01	OWN 45	6	22	Missed FG
2	8:30	2:52	OWN 25	7	25	Punt
2	4:27	2:12	OWN 44	7	55	Field Goal
2	1:40	0:41	OWN 48	3	52	Touchdown
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 13	2	-8	Half
3	15:00	1:57	OWN 25	4	23	Punt
3	11:59	1:21	OWN 19	3	-1	Punt
3	6:05	6:13	OWN 25	11	56	Interception
4	12:19	2:24	OWN 23	5	23	Punt
4	8:59	1:43	OWN 42	3	8	Punt
4	6:21	3:53	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
4	1:23	0:38	OPP 39	3	3	Punt

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:28	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
1	4:52	1:47	OWN 17	3	-2	Punt
1	2:06	0:50	OWN 7	3	7	Punt
2	13:15	4:45	OWN 40	10	53	Field Goal
2	5:38	1:11	OWN 20	5	5	Interception
2	2:15	0:35	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
2	0:59	0:42	OWN 38	3	0	Punt
3	13:03	1:04	OWN 42	3	4	Punt
3	10:38	4:33	OWN 34	8	49	Field Goal
4	14:52	2:33	OWN 7	6	32	Punt
4	9:55	0:56	OWN 23	3	-2	Punt
4	7:16	0:55	OWN 22	3	0	Punt
4	2:28	1:05	OWN 25	5	14	Downs
4	0:45	0:45	OWN 20	3	54	Game

Game MVP: Drew Ackerman, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Leland King	12	37	3.08	30	3	0
FB Xavier Shmitz	12	21	1.75	6	0	1
RB Lorenzo Murphy	5	-3	-0.60	2	0	0
QB Drew Ackerman	1	10	10.00	10	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB George Herring	12	48	4.00	16	1	1
RB Jackson Iafigliola	3	9	3.00	4	0	0
QB Kenneth Duffy	2	17	8.50	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Ackerman	44	27	316	0/0	1	32	1	81.2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kenneth Duffy	50	22	246	3/13	0	46	1	50.9

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Leonardo Mitchell	8	9	101	12.63	17	23	0
WR Dean Walker	4	9	55	13.75	39	25	0
TE Fernando Evans	4	6	88	22.00	32	32	0
TE Alex Cote	3	9	7	2.33	0	8	0
RB Leland King	3	4	26	8.67	9	12	0
FB Xavier Shmitz	2	2	12	6.00	10	16	0
WR Kennedy Ballard	1	1	20	20.00	16	20	1
RB Lorenzo Murphy	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Kendrick Hren	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Duane Fulcher	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Giovanni Boone	8	12	82	10.25	14	22
WR Javier Rivers	5	7	69	13.80	4	46
TE Renaldo Benton	2	4	5	2.50	3	3
WR Gabe Thomason	2	14	14	7.00	2	11
WR Doug Waller	2	4	52	26.00	29	35
RB George Herring	2	5	10	5.00	4	7
TE Julio Pescaia	1	3	14	14.00	0	14
WR Jermaine Brandon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dakota Kurtzman	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Garrett Page	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Korey Brady	7	296	42.3	31.1	55	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Erik Whiting	8	377	47.1	39.0	55	4

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roosevelt Mason	2/3	0/1	0/1	28	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tony Assenov	2/2	0/0	0/0	34	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leonardo Mitchell	6	65	10.8	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gabe Thomason	2	38	19.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jordan Carter	2	54	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Avery Bernard	7	2	0.0	17	53
S Burt Yount	7	1	0.0	16	43
OLB Scottie Offord	7	1	0.0	17	53
CB Bernie Griffin	4	1	0.0	17	53
S Kaden Bensen	3	0	0.0	17	53
CB Christian Berardi	3	0	0.0	3	23
CB Peter Hutton	2	1	0.0	13	27
CB Jermaine Garner	2	0	0.0	9	23
CB Dakota Kurtzman	2	0	0.0	3	26
DE Oliver Lincoln	1	1	1.0	16	44
DE Kenny Palmer	1	0	1.0	14	27
DT Tommy Denman	1	0	1.0	10	37
WR Leonardo Mitchell	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ted Tedone	1	0	0.0	11	26
DE Gabriel Comegys	0	1	0.0	8	37

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bryant Willis	8	0	0.0	26	37
OLB Wyatt Gargiulo	7	2	0.0	25	41
S Vincent Crenshaw	7	2	0.0	30	44
OLB Garrett Page	7	1	0.0	30	44
CB Jake Hyland	3	4	0.0	30	44
CB Les Burhart	3	1	0.0	13	13
DT Bingo Robertson	3	1	0.0	23	25
CB William Baughman	3	1	0.0	24	34
CB Troy England	3	0	0.0	8	23
S Johnny Glenn	2	1	0.0	10	24
S Darnell Sheldon	2	1	0.0	16	18
DT Lawrence Foreman	2	1	0.0	20	37
DE Dennis Buning	1	2	0.0	30	43
ILB William Baxter	1	1	0.0	11	17
WR Gabe Thomason	1	0	---	---	---
DT Devon Webster	1	0	0.0	3	2
DE Ed Wolf	1	0	0.0	14	25
OLB Frankie Agbabian	1	0	0.0	9	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Oliver Lincoln	1.0	1	1	0	44
DE Kenny Palmer	1.0	1	1	0	27
DT Tommy Denman	1.0	0	0	0	37
DE Ted Tedone	0.0	0	1	0	26
DE Gabriel Comegys	0.0	0	0	1	37

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Lawrence Foreman	1	1	0	37
DE Ed Wolf	0	3	2	25
DE Dennis Buning	0	3	0	43
DT Bingo Robertson	0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Avery Bernard	4	3	0	53
CB Bernie Griffin	4	2	0	53
S Kaden Bensen	3	2	0	53
CB Christian Berardi	3	0	0	23
CB Peter Hutton	2	0	0	27
OLB Scottie Offord	2	0	0	53
S Burt Yount	1	2	0	43
CB Jermaine Garner	1	1	0	23
CB Dakota Kurtzman	1	0	1	26
DE Ted Tedone	1	0	0	26
DT Tommy Denman	0	1	0	37
OLB Kody Hartman	0	1	0	17

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Bryant Willis	5	0	0	37
OLB Garrett Page	4	0	1	44
OLB Wyatt Gargiulo	4	0	0	41
S Vincent Crenshaw	3	0	0	44
CB Troy England	3	0	0	23
CB William Baughman	3	0	0	34
CB Jake Hyland	1	1	0	44
S Johnny Glenn	1	0	0	24
CB Les Burhart	1	0	0	13
S Darnell Sheldon	1	0	0	18
OLB Frankie Agbabian	1	0	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Mitch Beisner	2	5	30	44
T Willie Evans	2	4	30	44
G D.J. Blake	1	8	30	44
G Wally Quinn	1	8	30	44
C Kerry McKenzie	1	4	30	44

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Roger Schroeder	3	7	0	17	0	53
T Colin Sims	1	2	1	17	0	53
T Lester Poole	1	2	0	17	1	53
G Jamie Daughtry	0	3	0	17	1	53
G Mitchell Walsh	0	1	0	17	1	53

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Terry Browning	2	22
Jermaine Garner	1	17
Tracy Buchman	1	15

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Jake Hyland	2	23
Eugene Hitchcock	1	26
Parker Gutting	1	24
Jamie Daughtry	1	10
Cris Burkholder	1	10

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Kaden Bensen	---	---	17	53	18	88
WR Leonardo Mitchell	30	43	---	---	13	86
T Willie Evans	30	44	---	---	10	84
G D.J. Blake	30	44	---	---	10	84
G Wally Quinn	30	44	---	---	10	84
G Mitch Beisner	30	44	---	---	10	84
C Kerry McKenzie	30	44	---	---	---	74
QB Drew Ackerman	30	44	---	---	---	74
OLB Scottie Offord	---	---	17	53	3	73
ILB Avery Bernard	---	---	17	53	2	72
CB Bernie Griffin	---	---	17	53	2	72
DE Oliver Lincoln	---	---	16	44	10	70
TE Alex Cote	22	42	---	---	1	65
DT Terry Browning	---	---	9	33	22	64
S Burt Yount	---	---	16	43	2	61
WR Duane Fulcher	23	27	---	---	9	59
CB Jermaine Garner	---	---	9	23	17	49
WR Dean Walker	14	34	---	---	1	49
DT Tommy Denman	---	---	10	37	2	49
RB Leland King	13	22	---	---	12	47
DE Gabriel Comegys	---	---	8	37	2	47
RB Lorenzo Murphy	5	10	---	---	27	42
CB Peter Hutton	---	---	13	27	1	41
DE Kenny Palmer	---	---	14	27	---	41
TE Kendrick Hren	9	5	---	---	26	40
DE Ted Tedone	---	---	11	26	---	37
CB Christian Berardi	---	---	3	23	10	36
CB Dakota Kurtzman	---	---	3	26	2	31
WR Sedrick Harding	6	5	---	---	19	30
TE Fernando Evans	13	17	---	---	---	30
ILB Oscar Barlow	---	---	0	3	23	26
FB Xavier Shmitz	13	11	---	---	---	24
OLB Kody Hartman	---	---	6	17	---	23
ILB Tommy Irwin	---	---	1	5	12	18
WR Tracy Buchman	2	1	---	---	15	18
C Jacob Fishman	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Korey Brady	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Roosevelt Mason	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Kennedy Ballard	0	2	---	---	---	2
RB Rich Wilkins	0	1	---	---	---	1
G Marcus Densmore	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Karl Marshall	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Mel Clemons	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Mario De Jongh	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Abel Giedhill	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Hardy Levine	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Jake Hyland	---	---	30	44	23	97
S Vincent Crenshaw	---	---	30	44	15	89
OLB Garrett Page	---	---	30	44	15	89
DE Dennis Buning	---	---	30	43	10	83
G Jamie Daughtry	17	53	---	---	10	80
T Colin Sims	17	53	---	---	10	80
T Lester Poole	17	53	---	---	10	80
WR Gabe Thomason	17	45	---	---	15	77
QB Kenneth Duffy	17	53	---	---	2	72
C Roger Schroeder	17	53	---	---	---	70
G Mitchell Walsh	17	53	---	---	---	70
OLB Wyatt Gargiulo	---	---	25	41	3	69
TE Giovanni Boone	8	33	---	---	26	67
OLB Bryant Willis	---	---	26	37	2	65
WR Javier Rivers	12	31	---	---	18	61
DT Lawrence Foreman	---	---	20	37	3	60
CB William Baughman	---	---	24	34	1	59
S Darnell Sheldon	---	---	16	18	24	58
RB George Herring	14	36	---	---	6	56
WR Doug Waller	14	38	---	---	---	52
DT Bingo Robertson	---	---	23	25	1	49
DE Ed Wolf	---	---	14	25	2	41
TE Renaldo Benton	8	26	---	---	4	38
S Johnny Glenn	---	---	10	24	2	36
CB Troy England	---	---	8	23	2	33
TE Julio Pescaia	5	26	---	---	---	31
RB Eugene Hitchcock	1	3	---	---	26	30
ILB William Baxter	---	---	11	17	1	29
CB Les Burhart	---	---	13	13	2	28
OLB Parker Gutting	---	---	0	0	24	24
CB Levon Padron	---	---	4	2	15	21
RB Jackson Iafigliola	3	18	---	---	---	21
OLB Frankie Agbabian	---	---	9	9	1	19
WR Jermaine Brandon	3	9	---	---	---	12
CB Jordan Carter	---	---	4	2	5	11
C Tim Wolfe	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Cris Burkholder	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Erik Whiting	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Jace Ellison	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Tony Assenov	0	0	---	---	6	6
DT Devon Webster	---	---	3	2	---	5
FB Josiah Arnold	0	0	---	---	1	1
QB R.J. Blackwell	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Andres Reilly	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Rich Johnson	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Bob Franz	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	36	4.0
Middle	4	39	9.8
Right	17	-10	-0.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	16	8.0
Middle	12	52	4.3
Right	3	6	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Ackerman	44	27	5	1	5	1	8	2	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kenneth Duffy	50	22	3	2	8	12	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	-6	-1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	149	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	13	173	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	9	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	11	63	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	8	128	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	46	5.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Alex Cote	9	3	2	7	0	42
WR Leonardo Mitchell	9	8	0	101	1	43
WR Dean Walker	9	4	2	55	1	34
TE Fernando Evans	6	4	1	88	2	17
RB Leland King	4	3	0	26	0	22
WR Duane Fulcher	2	0	0	0	0	27
FB Xavier Shmitz	2	2	0	12	0	11
WR Kennedy Ballard	1	1	0	20	1	2
RB Lorenzo Murphy	1	1	0	4	0	10
TE Kendrick Hren	1	1	0	3	0	5

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gabe Thomason	14	2	3	14	0	45
TE Giovanni Boone	12	8	2	82	1	33
WR Javier Rivers	7	5	0	69	1	31
RB George Herring	5	2	0	10	0	36
TE Renaldo Benton	4	2	0	5	0	26
WR Doug Waller	4	2	1	52	1	38
TE Julio Pescaia	3	1	2	14	0	26
WR Jermaine Brandon	1	0	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
FB Xavier Shmitz	2	4	2.00	1.75
RB Lorenzo Murphy	1	-3	-3.00	-0.60

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB George Herring	3	4	1.33	4.00
QB Kenneth Duffy	1	11	11.00	8.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Ackerman	9	5	41	4.56	7.18

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kenneth Duffy	3	1	2	0.67	4.92

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Alex Cote	3	1	-2	-0.67	0.78
WR Leonardo Mitchell	2	1	8	4.00	11.22
WR Dean Walker	2	1	11	5.50	6.11
WR Kennedy Ballard	1	1	20	20.00	20.00
RB Lorenzo Murphy	1	1	4	4.00	4.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Javier Rivers	1	1	2	2.00	9.86
WR Doug Waller	1	0	0	0.00	13.00
TE Giovanni Boone	1	0	0	0.00	6.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
RB Lorenzo Murphy	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Kenneth Duffy	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Ackerman	12	4	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kenneth Duffy	18	10	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Alex Cote	4	0	0
WR Leonardo Mitchell	3	3	2
WR Dean Walker	3	0	0
WR Duane Fulcher	1	0	0
RB Lorenzo Murphy	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Giovanni Boone	7	4	4
WR Javier Rivers	4	4	2
WR Gabe Thomason	2	0	0
WR Doug Waller	2	1	1
RB George Herring	2	1	0
WR Jermaine Brandon	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,100 (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 9,100 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,100 (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	9,100 (9,900)