Atlanta Falcons
Detroit Lions
Stadium
Capacity: 65,000
Inaugurated: 01/01/1975
Broadcast
Announcers
Greg Gumbel, Ken Stabler
Summary
ATL and DET combined for 312 passing yards and 3 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Gerald Riggs led ATL with 98 rushing yards while Garry James paced DET with 96. Through the air, Gerald Riggs topped ATL with 51 receiving yards while Tony Paige led DET with 35.
Expected Points Summary
ATL
Total0.06
Off0.00
Def0.00
ST0.06
DET
Total14.59
Off5.56
Def0.67
ST6.84
Team Stats
Stat
ATL
DET
First Downs
26
19
Rush-Yds-TDs
29-172-1
34-142-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
25-38-209-1-1
13-19-107-2-1
Sacked-Yards
2-22
3-19
Net Pass Yards
187
88
Total Yards
359
230
Fumbles-Lost
3-3
1-0
Turnovers
4
1
Penalties-Yards
7-71
9-63
Time of Possession
26:02
33:58
Expected Points Detail
ATL
Offense
Pass: 0.00
Rush: 0.00
TO: 0.00
Defense
Pass: 0.00
Rush: 0.00
TO: 0.00
Returns
KO: 0.00
KR: 0.06
P: 0.00
PR: 0.00
FG/XP: 0.00
DET
Offense
Pass: 3.40
Rush: -1.16
TO: -1.89
Defense
Pass: 12.11
Rush: -3.63
TO: 3.62
Returns
KO: 1.49
KR: -2.52
P: 6.91
PR: -0.17
FG/XP: 1.13
Officials
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Boxscore Team Stats
Stat
ATL
DET
First Downs
26
19
Rush-Yds-TDs
29-172-1
34-142-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
25-38-209-1-1
13-19-107-2-1
Sacked-Yards
2-22
3-19
Net Pass Yards
187
88
Total Yards
359
230
Fumbles-Lost
3-3
1-0
Turnovers
4
1
Penalties-Yards
7-71
9-63
Time of Possession
26:02
33:58
Scoring Summary
Q
Team
Detail
Score
1
Falcons
Greg Davis 19 yard field goal
3-0
2
Lions
Pete Mandley 7 yard pass from Chuck Long (Eddie Murray kick)
3-7
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Lions
Eddie Murray 37 yard field goal
3-10
3
Lions
Garry James 1 yard rush (Eddie Murray kick)
3-17
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Lions
George Jamison 4 yard special teams fumble return (Eddie Murray kick)
3-24
4
Falcons
Alex Higdon 9 yard pass from Chris Miller (Greg Davis kick)
10-24
—
Lions
Mark Lewis 1 yard pass from Chuck Long (Eddie Murray kick)
10-31
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Falcons
John Settle 2 yard rush (Greg Davis kick)
17-31