Lions 28-24 Falcons (6 Oct, 1996) Box Score

Atlanta Falcons

0-5, 0-3 away

	1	2	3	4	T
ATL					24
DET					28

Detroit Lions

4-2, 3-0 home

Atlanta Passing


Bobby Hebert
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
18/36	180	5.0	0	1	3-15	53.0
18/36	165	5.0	0	1	3-15	53.0

Detroit Passing


Scott Mitchell
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
20/37	276	7.5	3	0	2-14	105.2
20/37	262	7.5	3	0	2-14	105.2

Atlanta Rushing


Jamal Anderson
Craig Heyward
Bobby Hebert
Eric Metcalf
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
16	103	6.4	3	14
4	9	2.3	0	4
1	3	3.0	0	3
1	1	1.0	0	1
22	116	5.3	3	14

Detroit Rushing


Barry Sanders
Scott Mitchell
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
26	86	3.3	0	11
6	9	1.5	1	7
32	95	3.0	1	11

Atlanta Receiving


Roell Preston
Terance Mathis
Tyrone Brown
Freddie Scott
Mitch Lyons
team

REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
6	74	12.3	16
5	54	10.8	17
4	28	7.0	8
2	21	10.5	12
1	3	3.0	3
18	180	10.0	17

Detroit Receiving


Herman Moore
Brett Perriman
Johnnie Morton
Pete Metzelaars
Barry Sanders
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
3	107	35.7	2	50
7	84	12.0	1	23
4	49	12.3	0	24
3	23	7.7	0	14
3	13	4.3	0	9
20	276	13.8	3	50

Atlanta Fumbles


Bobby Hebert
Devin Bush
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	0	0
0	0	1
1	0	1

Detroit Fumbles


Barry Sanders
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	1	0
1	1	0

Atlanta Defense



Jessie Tuggle
Darnell Walker
Tim McKyer
Patrick Bates
Chuck Smith
Lester Archambeau
Dan Owens
Ron George
Cornelius Bennett
Devin Bush
Brad Edwards
Travis Hall
Shane Dronett
Lenny McGill
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
10	7	0	0	0	0	0
8	6	0	0	1	0	0
7	4	0	0	1	0	0
6	3	0	0	0	0	0
5	3	0.5	0	0	0	0
5	2	0	0	0	0	0
4	2	1.5	0	1	0	0
4	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	1	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	1	0	0	1	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
63	38	2	0	5	0	0

Detroit Defense



Greg Jeffries
Corey Raymond
Ryan McNeil
Ryan Stewart
Van Malone
Robert Porcher
Kerwin Waldroup
Stephen Boyd
Bennie Blades
Shane Bonham
Henry Thomas
Richard Woodley
Reggie Brown
Ron Rivers
Jocelyn Borgella
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
6	3	0	0	1	0	0
5	5	0	0	1	0	0
5	4	0	0	1	0	0
5	3	0	0	0	0	0
5	2	0	0	0	0	0
4	2	2	0	0	0	0
4	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	1	0	0	1	0	0
2	2	1	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
51	32	3	0	4	0	0

Atlanta Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No Atlanta Interceptions

Detroit Interceptions


Ryan McNeil
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	0	0
1	0	0

Atlanta Kick Returns


Eric Metcalf
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	87	29.0	36	0
3	87	29.0	36	0

Detroit Kick Returns


Glyn Milburn
Keith Washington
Ron Rivers
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
2	42	21.0	22
1	14	14.0	14
1	8	8.0	8
4	64	16.0	22

Atlanta Punt Returns


Eric Metcalf
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
4	62	15.5	24	0
4	62	15.5	24	0

Detroit Punt Returns


Glyn Milburn
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
4	51	12.8	33	0
4	51	12.8	33	0

Atlanta Kicking


Morten Andersen
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/1	100.0	47	3/3	6
1/1	100.0	47	3/3	6

Detroit Kicking


Jason Hanson
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
0/0	0.0	0	4/4	4
0/0	0.0	0	4/4	4

Atlanta Punting


Dan Stryzinski
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
7	319	45.6	1	2	48
7	319	45.6	1	2	48

Detroit Punting


Mark Royals
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
6	247	41.2	0	1	57
6	247	41.2	0	1	57

5:00 AM, 6 October 1996

Attendance: 58,666

Referees:
Jerry Markbreit

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Seattle	6	5	.545	246	244
Arizona	6	5	.545	244	236
Los Angeles	5	6	.455	233	276
San Francisco	5	6	.455	260	260

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