Falcons 24-17 Lions (20 Dec, 1998) Box Score

Atlanta Falcons

13-2, 6-2 away

	1	2	3	4	T
ATL					24
DET					17

Detroit Lions

5-10, 4-4 home

Atlanta Passing


Chris Chandler
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
11/19	146	7.7	2	0	4-23	117.4
11/19	123	7.7	2	0	4-23	117.4

Detroit Passing


Frank Reich
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
15/26	148	5.7	2	2	1-7	67.5
15/26	141	5.7	2	2	1-7	67.5

Atlanta Rushing


Jamal Anderson
Chris Chandler
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
30	147	4.9	1	26
5	-2	-0.4	0	2
35	145	4.1	1	26

Detroit Rushing


Barry Sanders
Ron Rivers
Tommy Vardell
Cory Schlesinger
Frank Reich
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
25	95	3.8	20
1	15	15.0	15
1	3	3.0	3
1	2	2.0	2
2	2	1.0	2
30	117	3.9	20

Atlanta Receiving


Tony Martin
Terance Mathis
Harold Green
O.J. Santiago
Brian Kozlowski
Jamal Anderson
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
4	42	10.5	0	14
2	41	20.5	1	27
1	28	28.0	0	28
1	15	15.0	0	15
2	12	6.0	0	6
1	8	8.0	1	8
11	146	13.3	2	28

Detroit Receiving


Tommie Boyd
Herman Moore
Walter Rasby
Brian Stablein
David Sloan
Johnnie Morton
Barry Sanders
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
2	37	18.5	1	19
3	34	11.3	1	21
4	34	8.5	0	11
2	22	11.0	0	15
2	12	6.0	0	7
1	10	10.0	0	10
1	-1	-1.0	0	-1
15	148	9.9	2	21

Atlanta Fumbles


Chuck Smith
team

FUM	LOST	REC
0	0	1
0	0	1

Detroit Fumbles


Barry Sanders
Frank Reich
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	1	0
1	0	0
2	1	0

Atlanta Defense



Jessie Tuggle
Eugene Robinson
Cornelius Bennett
William White
Henri Crockett
Chuck Smith
Ronnie Bradford
Travis Hall
Shane Dronett
Ray Buchanan
Keith Brooking
John Burrough
Michael Booker
Devin Bush
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
7	4	1	0	0	0	0
7	4	0	0	2	0	0
6	3	0	0	0	0	0
6	2	0	0	1	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	3	0	0
3	3	0	0	1	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
50	32	1	0	7	0	0

Detroit Defense



Richard Jordan
Ron Rice
Rob Fredrickson
Allen Aldridge
Kevin Abrams
Robert Porcher
Mark Anthony Carrier III
Greg Jeffries
Terry Fair
Luther Elliss
Marc Spindler
Don Sasa
Bryant Westbrook
Robert Bailey
Tracy Scroggins
George Jamison
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
13	7	0	0	0	0	0
9	4	1.5	0	0	0	0
6	2	0	0	0	0	0
5	2	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	2	2.5	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	2	0	0
3	1	0	0	0	0	0
3	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	1	0	0
2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	1	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0
59	27	4	0	5	0	0

Atlanta Interceptions


Eugene Robinson
William White
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	11	0
1	0	0
2	11	0

Detroit Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No Detroit Interceptions

Atlanta Kick Returns


Tim Dwight
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	67	33.5	38	0
2	67	33.5	38	0

Detroit Kick Returns


Tommie Boyd
Terry Fair
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
4	89	22.3	26
1	24	24.0	24
5	113	22.6	26

Atlanta Punt Returns


Tim Dwight
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	11	5.5	8	0
2	11	5.5	8	0

Detroit Punt Returns


Terry Fair
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
1	3	3.0	3	0
1	3	3.0	3	0

Atlanta Kicking


Morten Andersen
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/1	100.0	34	3/3	6
1/1	100.0	34	3/3	6

Detroit Kicking


Jason Hanson
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/1	100.0	30	2/2	5
1/1	100.0	30	2/2	5

Atlanta Punting


Dan Stryzinski
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
6	234	39.0	1	4	48
6	234	39.0	1	4	48

Detroit Punting


John Jett
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
5	204	40.8	0	1	48
5	204	40.8	0	1	48

5:00 AM, 20 December 1998

Attendance: 67,143

Referees:
Walt Coleman

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Arizona	6	4	.600	238	220
Los Angeles	5	5	.500	213	239
Seattle	5	5	.500	230	238
San Francisco	5	5	.500	250	222

Team	W	L

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