Week 3, 2063

played in Atlanta, GA

79 degrees, fair, 13 mph wind

Detroit Lions	3	7	0	14	-	24
Atlanta Falcons	10	0	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:56 ATL - Josiah Montgomery 43 field goal
1Q: 06:07 DET - Albert McNulty 35 field goal
1Q: 02:21 ATL - Arnold Goetz 14 pass from Brent Cerf (Josiah Montgomery extra point)
2Q: 01:57 DET - K.C. Castillo 1 run (Albert McNulty extra point)
4Q: 02:01 DET - Jalen Drudge 8 pass from Earnest Upshaw (Albert McNulty extra point)
4Q: 01:46 DET - Emmett Finch 31 interception return (Albert McNulty extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:56 ATL - Josiah Montgomery 43 field goal
1Q: 06:07 DET - Albert McNulty 35 field goal
1Q: 02:21 ATL - Arnold Goetz 14 pass from Brent Cerf (Josiah Montgomery extra point)
2Q: 01:57 DET - K.C. Castillo 1 run (Albert McNulty extra point)
4Q: 02:01 DET - Jalen Drudge 8 pass from Earnest Upshaw (Albert McNulty extra point)
4Q: 01:46 DET - Emmett Finch 31 interception return (Albert McNulty extra point)

Team Statistics DET ATL
Record 2-1 1-2
First Downs 24 18
- by Rushing 10 9
- by Passing 14 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 314 342
- Offensive Plays 71 63
- Yards per Play 4.42 5.43
Net Rushing Yards 113 166
- Rushing Attempts 28 27
- Yards per Rush 4.04 6.15
Net Passing Yards 201 176
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 24 - 0 35 - 19 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 233 186
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/32 1/10
- Yards per Pass Play 4.67 4.89
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/16 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 2/14 9/58
Punt Returns/Yards 3/82 1/-1
Kick Returns/Yards 1/20 2/51
Interception Ret./Yards 3/42 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 18
Time of Possession 29:57 30:03

Team Statistics	DET	ATL
Record	2-1	1-2
First Downs	24	18
- by Rushing	10	9
- by Passing	14	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	314	342
- Offensive Plays	71	63
- Yards per Play	4.42	5.43
Net Rushing Yards	113	166
- Rushing Attempts	28	27
- Yards per Rush	4.04	6.15
Net Passing Yards	201	176
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 24 - 0	35 - 19 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	233	186
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/32	1/10
- Yards per Pass Play	4.67	4.89
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/16	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	2/14	9/58
Punt Returns/Yards	3/82	1/-1
Kick Returns/Yards	1/20	2/51
Interception Ret./Yards	3/42	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 18
Time of Possession	29:57	30:03

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:48	4:46	OWN 30	9	52	Field Goal
1	2:10	2:20	OWN 25	5	12	Punt
2	6:40	4:52	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:13	OWN 10	6	21	Punt
3	8:24	1:57	OWN 31	5	20	Punt
3	3:23	4:03	OWN 5	9	44	Punt
4	13:11	4:46	OWN 32	8	14	Punt
4	4:53	3:01	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	0:47	0:47	OPP 36	3	-4	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:12	OWN 30	7	44	Field Goal
1	6:02	1:42	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
1	4:20	2:10	OWN 23	4	77	Touchdown
2	14:50	8:10	OWN 21	16	69	Interception
2	1:48	1:48	OWN 9	6	4	Half
3	11:47	3:23	OWN 27	6	15	Punt
3	6:27	3:04	OWN 2	5	47	Punt
4	14:20	1:09	OWN 7	3	8	Punt
4	8:25	3:32	OWN 19	8	38	Punt
4	1:52	0:16	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
4	1:36	0:49	OWN 12	4	6	Interception

Game MVP: Earnest Upshaw, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
QB Earnest Upshaw	12	59	4.92	12	2	0
RB Tracy Houghtlin	8	28	3.50	9	0	0
RB K.C. Castillo	8	26	3.25	10	1	1

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Harry Kennedy	18	86	4.78	19	3
RB Willie Holliday	8	73	9.13	25	3
QB Brent Cerf	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Earnest Upshaw	39	24	233	4/32	1	24	0	86.8

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brent Cerf	35	19	186	1/10	1	47	3	43.2

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Christian Thompson	5	8	84	16.80	18	24	0
WR Victor Eiermann	5	6	50	10.00	19	15	0
FB Hugh Buss	3	4	1	0.33	0	3	0
WR Monty Linquist	3	6	21	7.00	1	8	0
TE Jalen Drudge	2	5	18	9.00	0	10	1
RB Tracy Houghtlin	2	3	10	5.00	1	9	0
WR Jerald Benton	1	2	14	14.00	9	14	0
RB D.J. Allegretti	1	2	14	14.00	5	14	0
RB K.C. Castillo	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Daquan Willow	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Arnold Goetz	6	12	44	7.33	2	14	1
WR Hugh Blackwell	4	4	82	20.50	59	47	0
TE Levon Francis	2	3	15	7.50	0	9	0
WR Mackenzie Benton	2	7	6	3.00	5	3	0
WR Nate Thornton	2	3	8	4.00	3	5	0
TE Randal Berryman	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Willie Holliday	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Billy Bueno	1	4	14	14.00	0	14	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Brent Satchwell	1	11	11.00	0
OLB Toby Kobdish	1	0	0.00	0
CB Emmett Finch	1	31	31.00	1

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Victor Eiermann	1	0	0	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Casey Montgomery	0	1	0	0
T Bruce Blackburn	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alfredo Capriglione	5	209	41.8	42.0	47	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rob Van Pelt	5	240	48.0	29.8	63	2

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Albert McNulty	1/1	0/0	0/0	35	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Josiah Montgomery	1/1	1/1	0/0	43	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Victor Eiermann	3	82	27.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jay Tjandranegara	1	-1	-1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Monty Linquist	1	20	20.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edwin Sprinkle	1	26	26.0	0
Jay Tjandranegara	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Emmett Plichta	9	0	0.0	23	29
CB Emmett Finch	8	1	0.0	26	32
OLB Toby Kobdish	5	2	0.0	23	27
S Lucas Sherp	4	1	0.0	27	34
DT Tyrell Mason	3	1	1.0	25	26
CB Marc Willis	3	0	0.0	16	33
CB Jessie Griffin	3	0	0.0	27	35
CB Brent Satchwell	2	0	0.0	5	12
OLB Jackie Wiggs	2	0	0.0	21	19
S Kelly Fulton	1	3	0.0	27	36
DE Braden Cash	1	1	0.0	26	31
OLB Jack Raymond	1	1	0.0	4	9
OLB Russell Gibson	1	1	0.0	6	16
S Herb Lowe	1	0	0.0	0	2
ILB Rob Wharry	1	0	0.0	11	2
DE Randy Tate	1	0	0.0	21	20

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Nicky Ena	6	2	1.0	25	43
ILB Raul Russell	6	0	0.0	22	33
S Connor Lowe	5	4	0.0	28	43
CB Jonathan Brooks	4	0	0.0	28	43
CB Edwin Sprinkle	4	0	0.0	16	13
DE Casey Montgomery	3	0	1.0	23	33
DE Percy Arbuckley	3	1	0.5	28	43
CB Wade Hackett	3	0	0.0	6	12
OLB Mike Gerken	3	0	0.0	10	20
CB Jay Tjandranegara	3	0	0.0	10	21
S Tyrus Mascorella	2	2	0.0	28	43
ILB Harold Marshall	2	2	0.0	19	31
CB Gary Whiting	2	1	0.0	15	18
OLB Dillon Shon	2	0	0.0	14	21
DE Earl Kimball	1	0	1.0	4	9
DT Leonardo Pedroza	1	1	0.5	19	28
WR Nate Thornton	1	0	---	---	---
QB Brent Cerf	1	0	---	---	---
DT Edgar Cooper	1	0	0.0	4	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Tyrell Mason	1.0	0	0	0	26
DE Randy Tate	0.0	1	0	0	20
OLB Toby Kobdish	0.0	0	1	1	27
DE Renaldo Milons	0.0	0	1	0	21
DT Bo Stenerud	0.0	0	1	0	2
DE Braden Cash	0.0	0	1	0	31
OLB Jackie Wiggs	0.0	0	1	0	19

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Nicky Ena	1.0	0	1	0	43
DE Casey Montgomery	1.0	0	1	0	33
DE Earl Kimball	1.0	0	0	1	9
DT Leonardo Pedroza	0.5	0	1	0	28
DE Percy Arbuckley	0.5	0	0	2	43
DT Alex Greene	0.0	1	0	0	8
OLB Mike Gerken	0.0	0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Emmett Finch	3	1	1	32
CB Marc Willis	3	0	0	33
CB Brent Satchwell	2	1	1	12
ILB Emmett Plichta	2	1	0	29
S Kelly Fulton	2	1	0	36
OLB Toby Kobdish	2	0	1	27
CB Jessie Griffin	2	0	0	35
S Herb Lowe	1	0	0	2
OLB Jackie Wiggs	1	0	0	19
OLB Russell Gibson	1	0	0	16

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Connor Lowe	5	0	43
OLB Nicky Ena	4	1	43
CB Jonathan Brooks	4	0	43
CB Jay Tjandranegara	2	3	21
CB Wade Hackett	2	0	12
DE Percy Arbuckley	1	1	43
ILB Raul Russell	1	1	33
CB Edwin Sprinkle	1	1	13
S Tyrus Mascorella	1	0	43
ILB Harold Marshall	1	0	31
DT Edgar Cooper	1	0	7
OLB Mike Gerken	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Arnold Ashford	3	4	28	1	43
T Quinn Aguilar	2	3	28	1	43
G Scottie Sutter	1	4	28	0	43
T Frank Mulder	1	3	28	1	43
C Seth Durham	1	2	28	0	43
TE Jalen Drudge	1	1	7	0	20
FB Hugh Buss	1	1	8	0	18
RB Tracy Houghtlin	0	0	13	1	28

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Gustavo Jenson	6	9	27	0	36
T Bruce Blackburn	3	6	27	0	36
G Maurice Earthman	1	5	27	0	36
G Jorge LaRiche	1	3	27	1	36
C Ted Arnold	1	2	27	0	36
TE Santiago Webster	0	1	6	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Kelly Fulton	2	11
Herb Lowe	1	18

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Casey Montgomery	3	13
Bruce Blackburn	1	6

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Quinn Aguilar	28	43	---	---	6	77
G Scottie Sutter	28	43	---	---	6	77
T Frank Mulder	28	43	---	---	6	77
G Arnold Ashford	28	43	---	---	6	77
S Kelly Fulton	---	---	27	36	11	74
QB Earnest Upshaw	28	43	---	---	---	71
C Seth Durham	28	43	---	---	---	71
S Lucas Sherp	---	---	27	34	6	67
CB Jessie Griffin	---	---	27	35	1	63
TE Christian Thompson	21	36	---	---	2	59
CB Emmett Finch	---	---	26	32	1	59
DE Braden Cash	---	---	26	31	1	58
WR Jerald Benton	21	31	---	---	4	56
CB Marc Willis	---	---	16	33	6	55
RB Tracy Houghtlin	13	28	---	---	14	55
WR Monty Linquist	21	30	---	---	3	54
ILB Emmett Plichta	---	---	23	29	1	53
OLB Toby Kobdish	---	---	23	27	2	52
DT Tyrell Mason	---	---	25	26	---	51
DE Randy Tate	---	---	21	20	5	46
WR Victor Eiermann	18	20	---	---	7	45
TE Jalen Drudge	7	20	---	---	17	44
FB Hugh Buss	8	18	---	---	14	40
OLB Jackie Wiggs	---	---	21	19	---	40
CB Brent Satchwell	---	---	5	12	13	30
OLB Jack Raymond	---	---	4	9	17	30
DE Renaldo Milons	---	---	7	21	1	29
WR Josue Berchin	8	3	---	---	13	24
OLB Russell Gibson	---	---	6	16	1	23
ILB Rob Wharry	---	---	11	2	8	21
RB K.C. Castillo	13	8	---	---	---	21
S Herb Lowe	---	---	0	2	18	20
WR Daquan Willow	6	4	---	---	6	16
TE Damon Coffin	3	12	---	---	---	15
DT Caleb OBrien	---	---	2	8	1	11
DT Bo Stenerud	---	---	0	2	5	7
C Cesar Colbert	0	0	---	---	6	6
RB D.J. Allegretti	1	5	---	---	---	6
P Alfredo Capriglione	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Albert McNulty	0	0	---	---	6	6
ILB Vinny Reed	---	---	0	2	---	2
C Walt Moore	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Drew Parker	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Kenyon Borders	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Sawyer Drake	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Floyd Uerkwitz	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Connor Lowe	---	---	28	43	14	85
S Tyrus Mascorella	---	---	28	43	1	72
CB Jonathan Brooks	---	---	28	43	1	72
DE Percy Arbuckley	---	---	28	43	1	72
G Jorge LaRiche	27	36	---	---	6	69
OLB Nicky Ena	---	---	25	43	1	69
G Gustavo Jenson	27	36	---	---	6	69
T Bruce Blackburn	27	36	---	---	6	69
DE Casey Montgomery	---	---	23	33	13	69
G Maurice Earthman	27	36	---	---	6	69
C Ted Arnold	27	36	---	---	---	63
QB Brent Cerf	27	36	---	---	---	63
WR Arnold Goetz	23	34	---	---	3	60
ILB Raul Russell	---	---	22	33	---	55
OLB Dillon Shon	---	---	14	21	18	53
TE Randal Berryman	9	24	---	---	19	52
ILB Harold Marshall	---	---	19	31	1	51
DT Leonardo Pedroza	---	---	19	28	---	47
WR Mackenzie Benton	19	27	---	---	---	46
WR Billy Bueno	15	24	---	---	7	46
CB Gary Whiting	---	---	15	18	12	45
CB Jay Tjandranegara	---	---	10	21	12	43
RB Harry Kennedy	18	23	---	---	---	41
CB Edwin Sprinkle	---	---	16	13	10	39
RB Willie Holliday	9	13	---	---	14	36
OLB Mike Gerken	---	---	10	20	1	31
WR Nate Thornton	8	7	---	---	14	29
TE Levon Francis	13	9	---	---	---	22
WR Hugh Blackwell	8	13	---	---	---	21
DE Earl Kimball	---	---	4	9	8	21
CB Wade Hackett	---	---	6	12	1	19
OLB Corey Bell	---	---	1	1	12	14
FB Vince Giles	0	0	---	---	14	14
DT Alex Greene	---	---	5	8	---	13
DT Edgar Cooper	---	---	4	7	1	12
TE Santiago Webster	6	4	---	---	---	10
TE Braden Givens	7	2	---	---	---	9
C Mark Stephenson	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Rob Van Pelt	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Dan Badgro	---	---	2	2	2	6
K Josiah Montgomery	0	0	---	---	4	4
S Howard Spencer	---	---	1	1	---	2
C Renaldo Hanson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Mitchell Urbina	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Philip Swift	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Byron Downs	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	4	1.0
Middle	15	78	5.2
Right	6	35	5.8
None	3	-4	-1.3

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	83	11.9
Middle	10	23	2.3
Right	10	60	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Earnest Upshaw	39	24	2	2	1	7	4	3	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brent Cerf	35	19	1	0	3	4	5	1	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	97	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	10	135	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	61	7.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	47	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	64	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	14	2.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Christian Thompson	8	5	0	84	2	36
WR Victor Eiermann	6	5	0	50	0	20
WR Monty Linquist	6	3	0	21	0	30
TE Jalen Drudge	5	2	0	18	0	20
FB Hugh Buss	4	3	0	1	0	18
RB Tracy Houghtlin	3	2	1	10	0	28
WR Jerald Benton	2	1	0	14	0	31
RB D.J. Allegretti	2	1	0	14	0	5
RB K.C. Castillo	2	1	0	8	0	8
WR Daquan Willow	1	1	0	13	0	4

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Arnold Goetz	12	6	0	44	0	34
WR Mackenzie Benton	7	2	1	6	0	27
WR Hugh Blackwell	4	4	0	82	1	13
WR Billy Bueno	4	1	2	14	0	24
TE Levon Francis	3	2	0	15	0	9
WR Nate Thornton	3	2	0	8	0	7
TE Randal Berryman	1	1	0	7	0	24
RB Willie Holliday	1	1	0	10	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB K.C. Castillo	1	1	1.00	3.25

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Brent Cerf	1	7	7.00	7.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Earnest Upshaw	9	5	38	4.22	5.97

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brent Cerf	5	3	22	4.40	5.31

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Christian Thompson	2	1	11	5.50	10.50
WR Jerald Benton	2	1	14	7.00	7.00
TE Jalen Drudge	1	1	8	8.00	3.60
FB Hugh Buss	1	1	3	3.00	0.25
WR Victor Eiermann	1	1	2	2.00	8.33
WR Monty Linquist	1	0	0	0.00	3.50
RB K.C. Castillo	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Arnold Goetz	4	2	19	4.75	3.67
WR Mackenzie Benton	1	1	3	3.00	0.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
QB Earnest Upshaw	3	2
RB K.C. Castillo	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Willie Holliday	2	0
QB Brent Cerf	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Earnest Upshaw	10	8	6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brent Cerf	11	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Christian Thompson	3	3	3
WR Monty Linquist	2	1	0
TE Jalen Drudge	1	1	1
RB Tracy Houghtlin	1	0	0
RB D.J. Allegretti	1	1	1
WR Victor Eiermann	1	1	1
WR Daquan Willow	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Arnold Goetz	4	2	1
TE Levon Francis	3	2	2
WR Mackenzie Benton	2	0	0
WR Hugh Blackwell	1	1	1
RB Willie Holliday	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)