Week 8, 2062

played in Atlanta, GA

43 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

Detroit Lions	0	13	3	3	-	19
Atlanta Falcons	0	0	7	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:50 DET - Albert McNulty 29 field goal
2Q: 09:41 DET - Albert McNulty 23 field goal
2Q: 00:14 DET - Marc Willis 16 interception return (Albert McNulty extra point)
3Q: 11:38 ATL - Harry Kennedy 41 run (Josiah Montgomery extra point)
3Q: 06:24 DET - Albert McNulty 36 field goal
4Q: 03:29 DET - Albert McNulty 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:50 DET - Albert McNulty 29 field goal
2Q: 09:41 DET - Albert McNulty 23 field goal
2Q: 00:14 DET - Marc Willis 16 interception return (Albert McNulty extra point)
3Q: 11:38 ATL - Harry Kennedy 41 run (Josiah Montgomery extra point)
3Q: 06:24 DET - Albert McNulty 36 field goal
4Q: 03:29 DET - Albert McNulty 29 field goal

Team Statistics DET ATL
Record 3-4 4-4
First Downs 14 11
- by Rushing 4 2
- by Passing 9 9
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 245 247
- Offensive Plays 64 61
- Yards per Play 3.83 4.05
Net Rushing Yards 90 100
- Rushing Attempts 33 25
- Yards per Rush 2.73 4.00
Net Passing Yards 155 147
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 19 - 1 34 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 155 154
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/7
- Yards per Pass Play 5.00 4.08
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/15 5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 5/37 9/81
Punt Returns/Yards 2/27 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 1/22 1/25
Interception Ret./Yards 2/16 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/4 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 21
Time of Possession 32:51 27:09

Team Statistics	DET	ATL
Record	3-4	4-4
First Downs	14	11
- by Rushing	4	2
- by Passing	9	9
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	245	247
- Offensive Plays	64	61
- Yards per Play	3.83	4.05
Net Rushing Yards	90	100
- Rushing Attempts	33	25
- Yards per Rush	2.73	4.00
Net Passing Yards	155	147
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 19 - 1	34 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	155	154
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/7
- Yards per Pass Play	5.00	4.08
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/15	5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	5/37	9/81
Punt Returns/Yards	2/27	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	1/22	1/25
Interception Ret./Yards	2/16	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/4	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 21
Time of Possession	32:51	27:09

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:52	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
1	11:37	2:10	OWN 26	3	8	Punt
1	6:52	1:29	OWN 25	4	4	Interception
1	3:39	4:57	OWN 20	11	68	Field Goal
2	12:16	2:41	OPP 33	4	27	Field Goal
2	7:44	3:12	OWN 27	7	29	Punt
2	2:00	0:59	OWN 46	3	0	Punt
3	11:22	5:06	OWN 35	11	46	Field Goal
3	4:29	4:08	OWN 7	8	52	Punt
4	9:02	2:01	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	5:54	2:31	OPP 12	3	0	Field Goal
4	1:55	0:35	OWN 46	3	4	Punt
4	0:59	0:59	OPP 5	2	-3	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:08	1:31	OWN 28	3	4	Punt
1	9:27	2:35	OWN 18	4	20	Punt
1	5:23	1:44	OWN 45	3	6	Punt
2	13:42	1:26	OWN 25	3	-3	Interception
2	9:35	1:51	OWN 32	3	6	Punt
2	4:32	2:32	OWN 1	6	14	Punt
2	1:01	0:59	OWN 11	3	2	Interception
3	15:00	3:38	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
3	6:16	1:47	OWN 25	5	8	Punt
3	0:21	6:19	OWN 2	12	53	Punt
4	7:01	1:07	OWN 32	3	-7	Punt
4	3:23	1:28	OWN 25	6	29	Downs
4	1:20	0:21	OWN 5	4	0	Downs

Game MVP: Albert McNulty, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Tracy Houghtlin	14	34	2.43	10	1
RB K.C. Castillo	11	35	3.18	9	0
QB Oliver Heekin	5	11	2.20	6	0
WR Monty Linquist	2	10	5.00	11	1
RB D.J. Allegretti	1	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Harry Kennedy	13	70	5.38	41	1	1
RB Willie Holliday	9	15	1.67	9	0	0
QB Brent Cerf	1	9	9.00	9	0	0
RB Jesse Henderson	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
RB Bucky Irving	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Oliver Heekin	31	19	155	0/0	0	28	1	60.6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brent Cerf	34	15	154	2/7	0	20	2	33.2

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Victor Eiermann	5	6	52	10.40	14	26
WR Jerald Benton	3	4	20	6.67	2	11
TE Christian Thompson	2	5	19	9.50	7	15
TE Jalen Drudge	2	3	16	8.00	3	13
FB Hugh Buss	2	4	2	1.00	2	2
RB Tracy Houghtlin	2	3	29	14.50	18	28
WR Monty Linquist	2	5	6	3.00	0	3
RB D.J. Allegretti	1	1	11	11.00	6	11

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Hugh Blackwell	6	14	69	11.50	9	19
WR Arnold Goetz	5	9	50	10.00	24	20
WR Christopher Ivy	2	2	19	9.50	15	13
TE Brenden Dulaney	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
RB Willie Holliday	1	1	8	8.00	8	8
TE Randal Berryman	0	6	0	0.00	0	0
RB Harry Kennedy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Toby Kobdish	1	0	0.00	0
CB Marc Willis	1	16	16.00	1

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Connor Lowe	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Jessie Griffin	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Harry Kennedy	1	0	0	0
WR Christopher Ivy	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alfredo Capriglione	7	308	44.0	43.3	48	5

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Avery Bologna	8	330	41.3	32.9	60	3

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Albert McNulty	4/4	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Josiah Montgomery	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Victor Eiermann	2	27	13.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edwin Sprinkle	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Monty Linquist	1	22	22.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edwin Sprinkle	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kelly Fulton	6	4	0.0	25	36
CB Emmett Finch	5	1	0.0	22	35
DT Tyrell Mason	4	2	0.5	21	33
OLB Buddy Clanton	4	2	0.0	22	20
CB Jessie Griffin	4	2	0.0	22	36
ILB Emmett Plichta	3	0	0.0	25	36
CB Marc Willis	3	0	0.0	15	31
DE Shannon Ferrell	2	1	1.0	5	15
DT Bo Stenerud	2	1	0.5	13	21
DE Braden Cash	2	1	0.0	18	30
S Lucas Sherp	2	1	0.0	19	20
OLB Toby Kobdish	2	0	0.0	13	17
DT Caleb OBrien	2	0	0.0	16	18
WR Trent Kaplan	1	0	---	---	---
DE Renaldo Milons	0	1	0.0	6	9

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Marty Kell	8	1	0.0	27	22
ILB Cesar Saffran	6	3	0.0	27	23
S Tyrus Mascorella	5	4	0.0	33	31
ILB Harold Marshall	5	2	0.0	22	16
S Howard Spencer	4	3	0.0	27	21
OLB Nicky Ena	3	1	0.0	33	29
CB Wade Hackett	3	1	0.0	32	31
DE Tanner Etaton	3	0	0.0	15	21
S Connor Lowe	3	0	0.0	18	24
DE Percy Arbuckley	2	1	0.0	33	29
ILB Irving Keith	2	0	0.0	6	7
DE Dan Badgro	2	0	0.0	14	7
DT Leonardo Pedroza	2	0	0.0	17	11
TE Randal Berryman	1	0	---	---	---
S Kenny Wilcox	1	0	0.0	6	8
CB Gary Whiting	0	1	0.0	28	23
CB Kelvin Carpenter	0	1	0.0	5	9
DT Alex Greene	0	1	0.0	14	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Shannon Ferrell	1.0	0	0	0	15
DT Bo Stenerud	0.5	0	2	0	21
DT Tyrell Mason	0.5	0	1	0	33
DE Braden Cash	0.0	1	3	0	30
DT Caleb OBrien	0.0	1	1	0	18
ILB Emmett Plichta	0.0	0	0	1	36

Atlanta	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Casey Montgomery	1	1	10
DE Percy Arbuckley	1	1	29
DT Leonardo Pedroza	1	0	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Emmett Finch	4	0	0	35
CB Marc Willis	3	0	1	31
OLB Toby Kobdish	2	1	1	17
S Kelly Fulton	2	0	0	36
CB Jessie Griffin	1	3	0	36
ILB Emmett Plichta	1	2	0	36
DT Bo Stenerud	1	0	0	21
S Lucas Sherp	1	0	0	20

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Marty Kell	5	0	0	22
S Howard Spencer	3	1	0	21
S Connor Lowe	3	0	1	24
ILB Harold Marshall	3	0	0	16
CB Wade Hackett	2	1	0	31
ILB Irving Keith	1	0	0	7
S Tyrus Mascorella	1	0	0	31
OLB Nicky Ena	1	0	0	29
CB Gary Whiting	0	1	0	23
S Kenny Wilcox	0	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Arnold Ashford	2	10	0	33	31
C Seth Durham	2	7	0	33	31
T Quinn Aguilar	2	5	1	33	31
TE Jalen Drudge	1	2	0	14	6
FB Hugh Buss	1	1	0	14	10
T Frank Mulder	0	3	0	33	31

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jorge LaRiche	1	10	0	25	0	36
G Brad Connell	1	5	0	25	0	36
C Ted Arnold	1	4	1	25	0	36
T Bruce Blackburn	1	3	0	25	1	36
FB Vince Giles	1	1	0	9	0	3
T Frankie Fernyhough	0	1	0	25	1	36

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Herb Lowe	1	16
D.J. Allegretti	1	13

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Arnold Goetz	1	17
Willie Holliday	1	16
Mark Stephenson	1	8

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Quinn Aguilar	33	31	---	---	11	75
T Frank Mulder	33	31	---	---	11	75
G Drew Parker	33	31	---	---	11	75
G Arnold Ashford	33	31	---	---	11	75
QB Oliver Heekin	33	31	---	---	---	64
C Seth Durham	33	31	---	---	---	64
ILB Emmett Plichta	---	---	25	36	1	62
WR Victor Eiermann	27	25	---	---	10	62
S Kelly Fulton	---	---	25	36	---	61
RB Tracy Houghtlin	20	20	---	---	19	59
WR Jerald Benton	31	27	---	---	---	58
CB Jessie Griffin	---	---	22	36	---	58
CB Emmett Finch	---	---	22	35	---	57
CB Marc Willis	---	---	15	31	8	54
DT Tyrell Mason	---	---	21	33	---	54
TE Christian Thompson	23	26	---	---	1	50
DE Braden Cash	---	---	18	30	---	48
DE Randy Tate	---	---	21	18	8	47
WR Tracy Buchman	7	10	---	---	27	44
OLB Buddy Clanton	---	---	22	20	2	44
FB Hugh Buss	14	10	---	---	20	44
DT Bo Stenerud	---	---	13	21	8	42
WR Monty Linquist	14	18	---	---	8	40
S Lucas Sherp	---	---	19	20	---	39
S Herb Lowe	---	---	6	16	16	38
DT Caleb OBrien	---	---	16	18	---	34
OLB Toby Kobdish	---	---	13	17	---	30
TE Kris Godfrey	1	2	---	---	26	29
CB Brent Satchwell	---	---	6	5	16	27
OLB Jack Raymond	---	---	0	0	21	21
DE Shannon Ferrell	---	---	5	15	---	20
TE Jalen Drudge	14	6	---	---	---	20
RB K.C. Castillo	12	8	---	---	---	20
RB D.J. Allegretti	1	2	---	---	13	16
DE Renaldo Milons	---	---	6	9	---	15
C Cesar Colbert	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Alfredo Capriglione	0	0	---	---	11	11
WR Trent Kaplan	1	1	---	---	8	10
K Albert McNulty	0	0	---	---	10	10
ILB Rob Wharry	---	---	0	0	9	9
QB Brant Sapello	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Kenyon Borders	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Carter Carlisle	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Vinny Reed	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Harold Tunnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Ashton Fruth	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Arnold Goetz	24	35	---	---	17	76
T Bruce Blackburn	25	36	---	---	10	71
TE Randal Berryman	14	33	---	---	23	70
G Jorge LaRiche	25	36	---	---	8	69
S Tyrus Mascorella	---	---	33	31	4	68
CB Wade Hackett	---	---	32	31	4	67
CB Gary Whiting	---	---	28	23	15	66
OLB Nicky Ena	---	---	33	29	4	66
DE Percy Arbuckley	---	---	33	29	4	66
G Brad Connell	25	36	---	---	---	61
C Ted Arnold	25	36	---	---	---	61
WR Hugh Blackwell	19	36	---	---	6	61
T Frankie Fernyhough	25	36	---	---	---	61
S Connor Lowe	---	---	18	24	19	61
QB Brent Cerf	25	36	---	---	---	61
S Howard Spencer	---	---	27	21	7	55
ILB Cesar Saffran	---	---	27	23	---	50
OLB Marty Kell	---	---	27	22	---	49
RB Willie Holliday	10	22	---	---	16	48
DE Tanner Etaton	---	---	15	21	9	45
DE Casey Montgomery	---	---	6	10	27	43
ILB Harold Marshall	---	---	22	16	4	42
ILB Irving Keith	---	---	6	7	27	40
WR Christopher Ivy	13	24	---	---	---	37
DT Alex Greene	---	---	14	15	2	31
DT Leonardo Pedroza	---	---	17	11	---	28
FB Vince Giles	9	3	---	---	15	27
RB Harry Kennedy	13	14	---	---	---	27
TE Brenden Dulaney	13	13	---	---	---	26
CB Kelvin Carpenter	---	---	5	9	10	24
DE Dan Badgro	---	---	14	7	---	21
S Kenny Wilcox	---	---	6	8	4	18
CB Edwin Sprinkle	---	---	0	2	14	16
WR Brent Nelson	1	0	---	---	14	15
C Mark Stephenson	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Dave Stephenson	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Avery Bologna	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Renaldo Hanson	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Buddy Chapman	5	0	---	---	---	5
OLB Patrick Roque	---	---	0	2	---	2
TE Charlie Manning	2	0	---	---	---	2
K Josiah Montgomery	0	0	---	---	2	2
RB Jesse Henderson	1	0	---	---	---	1
RB Bucky Irving	1	0	---	---	---	1
QB Leroy Vance	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Cooper Elkon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	18	2.6
Middle	13	52	4.0
Right	11	23	2.1
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	41	41.0
Middle	15	38	2.5
Right	9	21	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Oliver Heekin	31	19	2	1	3	4	3	2	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brent Cerf	34	15	1	0	2	6	7	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	4	8	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	99	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	22	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	26	6.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	14	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	11	107	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	2	33	3.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Victor Eiermann	6	5	1	52	1	25
TE Christian Thompson	5	2	0	19	0	26
WR Monty Linquist	5	2	0	6	0	18
FB Hugh Buss	4	2	1	2	0	10
WR Jerald Benton	4	3	0	20	0	27
TE Jalen Drudge	3	2	1	16	0	6
RB Tracy Houghtlin	3	2	0	29	1	20
RB D.J. Allegretti	1	1	0	11	0	2

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Hugh Blackwell	14	6	1	69	0	36
WR Arnold Goetz	9	5	0	50	1	35
TE Randal Berryman	6	0	1	0	0	33
WR Christopher Ivy	2	2	0	19	0	24
TE Brenden Dulaney	1	1	0	8	0	13
RB Willie Holliday	1	1	0	8	0	22
RB Harry Kennedy	1	0	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Tracy Houghtlin	4	3	0.75	2.43
QB Oliver Heekin	2	-3	-1.50	2.20
RB K.C. Castillo	1	4	4.00	3.18

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Oliver Heekin	3	2	5	1.67	5.00

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jalen Drudge	1	1	3	3.00	5.33
FB Hugh Buss	1	1	2	2.00	0.50
RB Tracy Houghtlin	1	0	0	0.00	9.67

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
QB Oliver Heekin	3	1
RB Tracy Houghtlin	3	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Willie Holliday	2	0
RB Jesse Henderson	1	1
RB Harry Kennedy	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Oliver Heekin	9	5	1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brent Cerf	12	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Christian Thompson	2	0	0
WR Monty Linquist	2	1	0
TE Jalen Drudge	1	1	0
FB Hugh Buss	1	1	0
WR Jerald Benton	1	1	1
RB Tracy Houghtlin	1	0	0
WR Victor Eiermann	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Hugh Blackwell	6	3	2
WR Arnold Goetz	3	1	0
TE Brenden Dulaney	1	1	1
TE Randal Berryman	1	0	0
WR Christopher Ivy	1	1	1

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)