Falcons 34-21 Lions (7 Sep, 2008) Box Score

Detroit Lions

0-1, 0-1 away

	1	2	3	4	T
DET	0	14	7	0	21
ATL	21	0	10	3	34

Atlanta Falcons

1-0, 1-0 home

Detroit Passing


Jon Kitna
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
24/33	262	7.9	2	1	3-16	67.6	103.3
24/33	246	7.9	2	1	3-16	--	103.3

Atlanta Passing


Matt Ryan
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
9/13	161	12.4	1	0	1-5	82.2	137.0
9/13	156	12.4	1	0	1-5	--	137.0

Detroit Rushing


Kevin Smith
Rudi Johnson
Jon Kitna
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
16	48	3.0	1	10
3	14	4.7	0	12
2	8	4.0	0	8
21	70	3.3	1	12

Atlanta Rushing


Michael Turner
Jerious Norwood
Harry Douglas
Matt Ryan
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
22	220	10.0	2	66
14	93	6.6	1	17
1	7	7.0	0	7
5	-2	-0.4	0	2
42	318	7.6	3	66

Detroit Receiving


Calvin Johnson
Roy Williams
Kevin Smith
Shaun McDonald
Dan Campbell
Mike Furrey
Michael Gaines
Casey Fitzsimmons
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
7	107	15.3	0	38
3	47	15.7	1	21
4	32	8.0	0	12
4	29	7.3	0	11
1	21	21.0	0	21
2	14	7.0	0	12
2	11	5.5	0	6
1	1	1.0	1	1
24	262	10.9	2	38

Atlanta Receiving


Michael Jenkins
Roddy White
Ben Hartsock
Justin Peelle
Michael Turner
Jerious Norwood
Ovie Mughelli
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
1	62	62.0	1	62
2	54	27.0	0	46
1	17	17.0	0	17
1	13	13.0	0	13
1	6	6.0	0	6
2	6	3.0	0	3
1	3	3.0	0	3
9	161	17.9	1	62

Detroit Fumbles


Jon Kitna
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	0	0
1	0	0

Atlanta Fumbles

	FUM	LOST	REC
No Atlanta Fumbles

Detroit Defense



Dwight Smith
Ernie Sims
Jordon Dizon
Kalvin Pearson
Gerald Alexander
Leigh Bodden
Jared DeVries
Paris Lenon
Cory Redding
Alex Lewis
Chartric Darby
Travis Fisher
Ryan Nece
Shaun Cody
Dewayne White
Brian Kelly
Rudi Johnson
Daniel Bullocks
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
8	6	0	0	1	0	0
6	5	0	0	0	0	0
6	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	1	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	1	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
58	50	1	0	2	0	0

Atlanta Defense



Michael Boley
Erik Coleman
Brent Grimes
Lawyer Milloy
John Abraham
Grady Jackson
Curtis Lofton
Jonathan Babineaux
Chris Houston
Keith Brooking
Jerious Norwood
Chevis Jackson
Chauncey Davis
Coy Wire
Ovie Mughelli
Kindal Moorehead
Adam Jennings
Stephen Nicholas
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
7	6	0	0	1	0	0
6	6	0	0	0	0	0
6	6	0	0	0	0	0
5	5	0	0	1	0	0
4	4	3	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
57	50	3	0	2	0	0

Detroit Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No Detroit Interceptions

Atlanta Interceptions


Lawyer Milloy
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	38	0
1	38	0

Detroit Kick Returns


Marcus Thomas
Mike Furrey
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
4	93	23.3	27
2	30	15.0	16
6	123	20.5	27

Atlanta Kick Returns


Jerious Norwood
Ben Wilkerson
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
2	65	32.5	34
1	10	10.0	10
3	75	25.0	34

Detroit Punt Returns

	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
No Detroit Punt Returns

Atlanta Punt Returns


Adam Jennings
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
5	15	3.0	10	0
5	15	3.0	10	0

Detroit Kicking


Jason Hanson
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
0/0	0.0	0	3/3	3
0/0	0.0	0	3/3	3

Atlanta Kicking


Jason Elam
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
2/2	100.0	50	4/4	10
2/2	100.0	50	4/4	10

Detroit Punting


Nick Harris
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
6	255	42.5	0	2	52
6	255	42.5	0	2	52

Atlanta Punting


Michael Koenen
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
3	115	38.3	0	0	51
3	115	38.3	0	0	51

Georgia Dome

6:00 PM, 7 September 2008

Atlanta, GA

Attendance: 62,310

Referees:
Ron Winter

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Detroit	10	1	.909	360	183
Minnesota	9	2	.818	274	197
Green Bay	8	3	.727	288	223
Chicago	4	7	.364	221	217

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Atlanta	6	5	.545	244	274
Tampa Bay	5	6	.455	309	273
New Orleans	4	7	.364	262	260
Carolina	3	8	.273	194	340

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