Week 8, 2053

played in Atlanta, GA

49 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Detroit Lions	3	10	0	3	-	16
Atlanta Falcons	10	0	6	17	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:12 ATL - Ronald Newman 34 pass from Darrin Diaz (Tony Assenov extra point)
1Q: 05:23 ATL - Tony Assenov 24 field goal
1Q: 01:06 DET - Austin Garrison 44 field goal
2Q: 03:14 DET - Lorenzo Murphy 8 pass from Mario De Jongh (Austin Garrison extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DET - Austin Garrison 29 field goal
3Q: 12:25 ATL - Ronald Newman 25 pass from Darrin Diaz (Tony Assenov extra point failed)
4Q: 15:00 ATL - Tony Assenov 30 field goal
4Q: 10:03 DET - Austin Garrison 30 field goal
4Q: 08:49 ATL - Cesar Saffran 37 interception return (Tony Assenov extra point)
4Q: 04:43 ATL - Eddie Atkins 2 run (Tony Assenov extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:12 ATL - Ronald Newman 34 pass from Darrin Diaz (Tony Assenov extra point)
1Q: 05:23 ATL - Tony Assenov 24 field goal
1Q: 01:06 DET - Austin Garrison 44 field goal
2Q: 03:14 DET - Lorenzo Murphy 8 pass from Mario De Jongh (Austin Garrison extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DET - Austin Garrison 29 field goal
3Q: 12:25 ATL - Ronald Newman 25 pass from Darrin Diaz (Tony Assenov extra point failed)
4Q: 15:00 ATL - Tony Assenov 30 field goal
4Q: 10:03 DET - Austin Garrison 30 field goal
4Q: 08:49 ATL - Cesar Saffran 37 interception return (Tony Assenov extra point)
4Q: 04:43 ATL - Eddie Atkins 2 run (Tony Assenov extra point)

Team Statistics DET ATL
Record 0-7 5-3
First Downs 22 19
- by Rushing 9 7
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 348 378
- Offensive Plays 74 61
- Yards per Play 4.70 6.20
Net Rushing Yards 170 117
- Rushing Attempts 29 26
- Yards per Rush 5.86 4.50
Net Passing Yards 178 261
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 25 - 1 35 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 196 261
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.96 7.46
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/1
Penalties/Yards 10/62 8/46
Punt Returns/Yards 3/11 3/35
Kick Returns/Yards 2/39 1/17
Interception Ret./Yards 1/8 1/37
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 28
Time of Possession 31:42 28:18

Team Statistics	DET	ATL
Record	0-7	5-3
First Downs	22	19
- by Rushing	9	7
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	348	378
- Offensive Plays	74	61
- Yards per Play	4.70	6.20
Net Rushing Yards	170	117
- Rushing Attempts	29	26
- Yards per Rush	5.86	4.50
Net Passing Yards	178	261
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 25 - 1	35 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	196	261
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.96	7.46
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/1
Penalties/Yards	10/62	8/46
Punt Returns/Yards	3/11	3/35
Kick Returns/Yards	2/39	1/17
Interception Ret./Yards	1/8	1/37
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 28
Time of Possession	31:42	28:18

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:04	OWN 20	4	4	Punt
1	10:58	1:27	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
1	5:18	4:17	OWN 25	8	48	Field Goal
2	11:37	2:50	OWN 32	5	16	Punt
2	6:31	3:28	OWN 34	7	66	Touchdown
2	1:44	1:44	OWN 32	7	56	Field Goal
3	12:13	1:51	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
3	8:53	3:48	OWN 36	6	15	Punt
4	14:55	3:01	OWN 25	6	10	Punt
4	11:44	1:48	OPP 25	5	12	Field Goal
4	8:49	0:12	OWN 31	1	0	Interception
4	8:37	1:42	OWN 23	4	-7	Downs
4	4:36	1:36	OWN 25	7	14	Downs
4	1:50	1:50	OWN 20	9	71	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:56	1:58	OWN 40	6	60	Touchdown
1	9:31	4:13	OWN 28	10	65	Field Goal
1	1:01	4:24	OWN 10	9	58	Downs
2	8:47	2:16	OWN 7	5	11	Punt
2	3:03	1:19	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	15:00	2:47	OWN 22	5	78	Touchdown
3	10:22	1:29	OWN 5	3	-4	Punt
3	5:05	5:10	OWN 10	9	77	Field Goal
4	11:54	0:10	OWN 22	1	0	Interception
4	9:56	1:07	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
4	6:55	2:19	OPP 16	4	16	Touchdown
4	3:00	1:10	OPP 39	3	4	Punt

Game MVP: Ronald Newman, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
QB Mario De Jongh	9	63	7.00	14	2
RB Tommy Heimburger	8	52	6.50	20	3
RB Marc Gibson	6	15	2.50	9	0
RB Lorenzo Murphy	6	40	6.67	9	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Eddie Atkins	15	72	4.80	33	1	1
RB Jackson Iafigliola	9	35	3.89	7	0	0
QB Darrin Diaz	2	10	5.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mario De Jongh	42	25	196	3/18	1	28	1	69.1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Darrin Diaz	35	20	261	0/0	2	34	1	87.9

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Leonardo Mitchell	9	11	54	6.00	28	26	0
RB Lorenzo Murphy	4	9	62	15.50	30	28	1
RB Tommy Heimburger	4	6	18	4.50	0	7	0
TE Christian Thompson	4	8	25	6.25	20	17	0
TE Fernando Evans	3	7	34	11.33	9	15	0
RB Marc Gibson	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ronald Newman	8	14	149	18.63	69	34	2
WR Marcus Sybrowski	6	9	58	9.67	20	21	0
TE Harrison Delgado	5	10	48	9.60	7	16	0
WR Gabe Thomason	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Austin Twente	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ray Richardson	1	8	8.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Cesar Saffran	1	37	37.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Tommy Heimburger	1	0	0	0
WR Terry Finch	0	1	0	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Frankie Agbabian	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Woodson	6	301	50.2	44.3	62	5

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mo Whittle	5	234	46.8	40.6	59	0

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Austin Garrison	3/3	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tony Assenov	2/2	0/0	0/0	30	3/4

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leonardo Mitchell	3	11	3.7	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronald Newman	3	35	11.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leonardo Mitchell	2	39	19.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gabe Thomason	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Jordan Moln	8	2	18	30
CB Dakota Kurtzman	4	1	25	34
S Jeremy Upshaw	4	1	10	18
DE Blaine Everett	4	1	22	29
DE Ted Tedone	4	0	26	28
OLB Devin Austin	3	1	20	30
S Ray Richardson	2	2	23	24
DE Philip Kerr	2	1	16	20
CB Geoff Rolfe	2	0	20	16
OLB Devonte Douglas	2	0	6	12
CB Neal Richardson	2	0	7	11
CB Jermaine Garner	1	1	9	22
ILB Irving Keith	1	1	16	12
OLB Trenton Ackerman	1	0	11	5
DE Kenny Palmer	1	0	8	14
OLB Tristan Cooper	1	0	4	12
OLB Dashawn Cortez	1	0	16	13
CB Cesar Henry	0	1	5	11

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Donald Thornton	10	4	0.0	29	45
OLB Frankie Agbabian	8	3	0.0	29	45
S Vincent Crenshaw	6	3	0.0	29	45
CB Kris Gargac	6	0	0.0	29	45
S Everett Diaz	4	1	0.0	9	14
CB DeAndre Banks	4	1	0.0	13	25
DE Tanner Etaton	3	2	1.5	29	45
DT Lawrence Foreman	3	1	1.5	22	40
ILB William Baxter	2	3	0.0	21	35
CB Troy England	2	1	0.0	24	40
DE Peyton Relf	2	0	0.0	12	9
CB William Baughman	2	0	0.0	6	6
DT Bingo Robertson	1	1	0.0	17	36
CB Erik Hoekstra	1	1	0.0	29	43
TE Austin Twente	1	0	---	---	---
CB Ramon Johnstone	1	0	0.0	6	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Hurry	PPlay
DE Nickolas Bishop	1	21
DE Ted Tedone	1	28
OLB Tristan Cooper	1	12
ILB Robbie Ogbogu	1	10

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tanner Etaton	1.5	0	1	5	45
DT Lawrence Foreman	1.5	0	1	0	40
DT Bingo Robertson	0.0	2	2	0	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jeremy Upshaw	4	0	0	18
CB Dakota Kurtzman	3	1	0	34
OLB Devin Austin	2	3	0	30
S Jordan Moln	2	1	0	30
S Ray Richardson	2	0	1	24
OLB Devonte Douglas	2	0	0	12
DE Ted Tedone	1	0	0	28
CB Geoff Rolfe	1	0	0	16
DE Philip Kerr	1	0	0	20
OLB Tristan Cooper	1	0	0	12
CB Neal Richardson	1	0	0	11
CB Jermaine Garner	0	1	0	22
ILB Irving Keith	0	1	0	12

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Frankie Agbabian	5	3	0	45
CB Kris Gargac	4	3	0	45
S Vincent Crenshaw	3	0	0	45
CB DeAndre Banks	3	0	0	25
CB Troy England	2	1	0	40
OLB Donald Thornton	2	0	0	45
CB Erik Hoekstra	1	2	0	43
DE Peyton Relf	1	1	0	9
S Everett Diaz	1	0	0	14
ILB William Baxter	1	0	0	35
DE Tanner Etaton	1	0	0	45
CB Ramon Johnstone	1	0	0	5
ILB Cesar Saffran	0	0	1	8

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Johnathan Schneider	4	6	0	29	1	45
G D.J. Blake	3	3	1	29	0	45
G Mitch Beisner	2	6	0	29	0	45
G Brody Hastings	1	3	0	29	2	45
C Kerry McKenzie	1	1	0	29	0	45
TE Fernando Evans	0	1	0	11	0	17

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Ted Arnold	4	8	26	35
G Jamie Daughtry	4	5	26	35
T Dave Stephenson	3	6	26	35
C Johnathan Roussel	1	4	26	35
FB Brady Montoya	0	1	7	13
G Jorge LaRiche	0	1	26	35

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Fernando Evans	1	25
Devin Austin	1	24
Jacob Fishman	1	9
D.J. Blake	1	9

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Gabe Thomason	2	24
Eugene Hitchcock	2	24
Donald Stanton	1	23

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Leonardo Mitchell	28	45	---	---	19	92
RB Lorenzo Murphy	21	42	---	---	25	88
G D.J. Blake	29	45	---	---	9	83
G Mitch Beisner	29	45	---	---	9	83
G Brody Hastings	29	45	---	---	9	83
T Johnathan Schneider	29	45	---	---	9	83
C Kerry McKenzie	29	45	---	---	---	74
OLB Devin Austin	---	---	20	30	24	74
QB Mario De Jongh	29	45	---	---	---	74
TE Christian Thompson	22	40	---	---	---	62
CB Dakota Kurtzman	---	---	25	34	2	61
DE Ted Tedone	---	---	26	28	1	55
TE Fernando Evans	11	17	---	---	25	53
DE Blaine Everett	---	---	22	29	2	53
S Jordan Moln	---	---	18	30	2	50
S Ray Richardson	---	---	23	24	2	49
CB Jermaine Garner	---	---	9	22	18	49
RB Tommy Heimburger	17	31	---	---	---	48
S Jeremy Upshaw	---	---	10	18	16	44
DE Philip Kerr	---	---	16	20	2	38
ILB Irving Keith	---	---	16	12	10	38
DE Nickolas Bishop	---	---	13	21	3	37
CB Geoff Rolfe	---	---	20	16	---	36
OLB Dashawn Cortez	---	---	16	13	7	36
WR Terry Finch	13	20	---	---	---	33
CB Cesar Henry	---	---	5	11	14	30
OLB Tristan Cooper	---	---	4	12	12	28
WR Tracy Buchman	12	7	---	---	6	25
RB Marc Gibson	10	14	---	---	---	24
DE Kenny Palmer	---	---	8	14	2	24
DE Terrence Wheeler	---	---	5	13	6	24
RB Micah Boyd	2	4	---	---	14	20
OLB Devonte Douglas	---	---	6	12	1	19
WR Wayne Washington	1	1	---	---	16	18
ILB Robbie Ogbogu	---	---	6	10	2	18
CB Neal Richardson	---	---	7	11	---	18
OLB Trenton Ackerman	---	---	11	5	1	17
C Jacob Fishman	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Vince Palmer	6	3	---	---	---	9
P Bucky Woodson	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Austin Garrison	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Aiden Dayoc	2	1	---	---	4	7
QB R.J. Blackwell	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Mel Clemons	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Clay Legg	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Gene Wiggins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Donald Thornton	---	---	29	45	25	99
CB Erik Hoekstra	---	---	29	43	20	92
S Vincent Crenshaw	---	---	29	45	3	77
OLB Frankie Agbabian	---	---	29	45	3	77
DE Tanner Etaton	---	---	29	45	3	77
CB Kris Gargac	---	---	29	45	3	77
G Jamie Daughtry	26	35	---	---	7	68
WR Ronald Newman	17	33	---	---	18	68
CB Troy England	---	---	24	40	3	67
ILB William Baxter	---	---	21	35	9	65
DT Lawrence Foreman	---	---	22	40	3	65
QB Darrin Diaz	26	35	---	---	2	63
T Dave Stephenson	26	35	---	---	2	63
DT Bingo Robertson	---	---	17	36	9	62
WR Marcus Sybrowski	25	35	---	---	1	61
C Johnathan Roussel	26	35	---	---	---	61
C Ted Arnold	26	35	---	---	---	61
G Jorge LaRiche	26	35	---	---	---	61
WR Gabe Thomason	8	17	---	---	24	49
TE Harrison Delgado	20	26	---	---	---	46
CB DeAndre Banks	---	---	13	25	8	46
TE Austin Twente	13	13	---	---	19	45
RB Eddie Atkins	16	20	---	---	---	36
ILB Cesar Saffran	---	---	7	8	17	32
TE Donald Stanton	8	0	---	---	23	31
S Everett Diaz	---	---	9	14	1	24
RB Eugene Hitchcock	0	0	---	---	24	24
WR Angel McCoy	6	6	---	---	11	23
DE Peyton Relf	---	---	12	9	---	21
FB Brady Montoya	7	13	---	---	---	20
RB Jackson Iafigliola	9	8	---	---	---	17
WR Wade Vedros	0	4	---	---	10	14
CB William Baughman	---	---	6	6	---	12
DT Camden Nelson	---	---	7	5	---	12
CB Ramon Johnstone	---	---	6	5	---	11
DE Bryan Talley	---	---	0	0	10	10
K Tony Assenov	0	0	---	---	9	9
TE Frederick Wynn	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Colin Sims	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Mark Stephenson	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Mo Whittle	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Nicky Horn	---	---	1	4	---	5
RB Rusty Sandstrom	1	0	---	---	4	5
OLB Ethan Prescott	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Weston Wagaman	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Bobby Seebaldt	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	24	3.0
Middle	11	68	6.2
Right	10	78	7.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	40	4.4
Middle	15	75	5.0
Right	2	2	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mario De Jongh	42	25	2	0	0	10	4	5	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Darrin Diaz	35	20	4	1	2	7	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	28	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	15	122	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	28	3.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	18	6.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	34	34.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	68	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	143	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	16	3.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Leonardo Mitchell	11	9	54	1	45
RB Lorenzo Murphy	9	4	62	1	42
TE Christian Thompson	8	4	25	0	40
TE Fernando Evans	7	3	34	0	17
RB Tommy Heimburger	6	4	18	0	31
RB Marc Gibson	1	1	3	0	14

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronald Newman	14	8	1	149	3	33
TE Harrison Delgado	10	5	1	48	0	26
WR Marcus Sybrowski	9	6	0	58	1	35
WR Gabe Thomason	1	1	0	6	0	17
TE Austin Twente	1	0	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Mario De Jongh	1	8	8.00	7.00
RB Marc Gibson	1	-4	-4.00	2.50

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jackson Iafigliola	3	14	4.67	3.89
RB Eddie Atkins	2	7	3.50	4.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mario De Jongh	9	3	34	3.78	4.67

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Darrin Diaz	6	2	1	0.17	7.46

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Lorenzo Murphy	6	3	34	5.67	6.89
TE Christian Thompson	3	0	0	0.00	3.13

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ronald Newman	3	1	2	0.67	10.64
WR Marcus Sybrowski	2	1	-1	-0.50	6.44
TE Harrison Delgado	1	0	0	0.00	4.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
QB Mario De Jongh	4	1
RB Tommy Heimburger	2	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Eddie Atkins	2	0
RB Jackson Iafigliola	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mario De Jongh	9	4	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Darrin Diaz	8	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Leonardo Mitchell	3	2	0
RB Tommy Heimburger	2	1	1
TE Christian Thompson	2	0	0
RB Lorenzo Murphy	1	1	1
TE Fernando Evans	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ronald Newman	4	2	1
TE Harrison Delgado	3	1	1
WR Marcus Sybrowski	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 98,600 (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 8,600 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	98,600 (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	8,600 (9,900)