Atlanta Falcons
Detroit Lions
Stadium
Capacity: 65,000
Inaugurated: 01/01/1912
Broadcast
Announcers
Ed Thilenius, Johnny Sauer / Van Patrick, Sonny Grandelius
Summary
ATL and DET combined for 299 passing yards and 2 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Junior Coffey led ATL with 82 rushing yards while Amos Marsh paced DET with 49. Through the air, Junior Coffey topped ATL with 58 receiving yards while Gail Cogdill led DET with 74.
Expected Points Summary
Team Stats
Stat
ATL
DET
First Downs
13
18
Rush-Yds-TDs
33-155-1
30-136-2
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
9-24-116-0-0
19-27-230-2-2
Sacked-Yards
1-12
2-22
Net Pass Yards
104
208
Total Yards
259
344
Fumbles-Lost
5-3
2-1
Turnovers
3
3
Penalties-Yards
7-44
8-88
Expected Points Detail
Officials
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Boxscore Team Stats
Stat
ATL
DET
First Downs
13
18
Rush-Yds-TDs
33-155-1
30-136-2
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
9-24-116-0-0
19-27-230-2-2
Sacked-Yards
1-12
2-22
Net Pass Yards
104
208
Total Yards
259
344
Fumbles-Lost
5-3
2-1
Turnovers
3
3
Penalties-Yards
7-44
8-88
Scoring Summary
Q
Team
Detail
Score
1
Lions
Gail Cogdill 13 yard pass from Milt Plum (Wayne Walker kick)
0-7
2
Lions
Joe Don Looney 24 yard rush (Wayne Walker kick)
0-14
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Lions
Tom Nowatzke 2 yard rush (Wayne Walker kick)
0-21
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Falcons
Ernie Wheelwright 1 yard rush (Lou Kirouac kick)
7-21
3
Falcons
Lou Kirouac 40 yard field goal
10-21
4
Lions
Tom Nowatzke 7 yard pass from Milt Plum (Wayne Walker kick)
10-28