Falcons 31-18 Lions (23 Dec, 2012) Box Score

Atlanta Falcons

13-2, 6-2 away

	1	2	3	4	T
ATL	7	14	0	10	31
DET	3	3	7	5	18

Detroit Lions

4-11, 2-5 home

Atlanta Passing


Matt Ryan
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
25/32	279	8.7	4	0	1-8	91.1	142.6
25/32	271	8.7	4	0	1-8	--	142.6

Detroit Passing


Matthew Stafford
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
37/56	443	7.9	0	1	0-0	62.5	82.7
37/56	443	7.9	0	1	0-0	--	82.7

Atlanta Rushing


Michael Turner
Matt Ryan
Jacquizz Rodgers
Julio Jones
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
13	41	3.2	22
2	25	12.5	16
6	14	2.3	5
1	-7	-7.0	-7
22	73	3.3	22

Detroit Rushing


Mikel Leshoure
Stefan Logan
Joique Bell
Mike Thomas
Matthew Stafford
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
15	46	3.1	1	9
1	13	13.0	0	13
4	10	2.5	0	7
1	8	8.0	0	8
1	2	2.0	0	2
22	79	3.6	1	13

Atlanta Receiving


Roddy White
Julio Jones
Michael Turner
Jason Snelling
Jacquizz Rodgers
Tony Gonzalez
Harry Douglas
Michael Palmer
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
8	153	19.1	2	44	10
7	71	10.1	1	16	11
4	16	4.0	0	12	4
1	12	12.0	0	12	1
1	11	11.0	0	11	1
1	9	9.0	0	9	2
2	6	3.0	0	5	2
1	1	1.0	1	1	1
25	279	11.2	4	44	32

Detroit Receiving


Calvin Johnson
Joique Bell
Tony Scheffler
Will Heller
Kris Durham
Mikel Leshoure
Brian Robiskie
Mike Thomas
Kevin Smith
Stefan Logan
team

REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	TGTS
11	225	20.5	49	17
9	73	8.1	16	12
4	41	10.3	18	5
4	34	8.5	16	7
2	32	16.0	18	5
3	20	6.7	11	4
1	5	5.0	5	1
1	5	5.0	5	1
1	4	4.0	4	1
1	4	4.0	4	1
37	443	12.0	49	54

Atlanta Fumbles


Peria Jerry
Robert McClain
team

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

Detroit Fumbles


Calvin Johnson
Mikel Leshoure
team

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

Atlanta Defense



Dunta Robinson
Sean Weatherspoon
Chris Hope
Thomas DeCoud
Asante Samuel
Corey Peters
Robert McClain
Stephen Nicholas
Akeem Dent
John Abraham
Robert James
Peria Jerry
Vance Walker
Jason Snelling
Travian Robertson
Jonathan Babineaux
Kroy Biermann
Dominique Franks
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
10	9	0	0	1	0	0
9	7	0	0	0	0	0
7	3	0	0	0	0	0
6	5	0	0	0	0	0
5	5	0	0	1	0	0
5	4	0	0	0	0	0
5	4	0	0	1	0	0
5	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	3	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	1	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	3	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
68	52	0	0	4	0	0

Detroit Defense



Louis Delmas
Jonte Green
Justin Durant
DeAndre Levy
Chris Houston
Don Juan Carey
Stephen Tulloch
Ndamukong Suh
Andre Fluellen
Sammie Hill
Lawrence Jackson
Kyle Vanden Bosch
Calvin Johnson
John Wendling
Gosder Cherilus
Tyrell Johnson
Matthew Stafford
Ricardo Silva
Cliff Avril
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
9	6	0	0	0	0	0
8	6	0	0	1	0	0
8	5	0	0	0	0	0
8	4	0	0	0	0	0
5	4	0	0	0	0	0
5	4	0	0	2	1	0
5	2	0	0	0	2	0
4	1	0.5	0	0	4	0
3	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	0	0.5	0	0	1	0
1	1	0	0	0	1	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
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
67	41	1	0	3	0	0

Atlanta Interceptions


Asante Samuel
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	1	0
1	1	0

Detroit Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No Detroit Interceptions

Atlanta Kick Returns


Jacquizz Rodgers
Jason Snelling
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
2	49	24.5	26
1	9	9.0	9
3	58	19.3	26

Detroit Kick Returns


Stefan Logan
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
4	67	16.8	31	0
4	67	16.8	31	0

Atlanta Punt Returns


Dominique Franks
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
1	9	9.0	9	0
1	9	9.0	9	0

Detroit Punt Returns

	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
No Detroit Punt Returns

Atlanta Kicking


Matt Bryant
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/1	100.0	20	4/4	7
1/1	100.0	20	4/4	7

Detroit Kicking


Jason Hanson
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
3/3	100.0	38	1/1	10
3/3	100.0	38	1/1	10

Atlanta Punting


Matt Bosher
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
4	167	41.8	0	2	47
4	167	41.8	0	2	47

Detroit Punting


Nick Harris
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
2	82	41.0	0	1	45
2	82	41.0	0	1	45

Ford Field

1:30 AM, 23 December 2012

Detroit, MI

Attendance: 63,849

Referees:
Gene Steratore

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Atlanta	6	5	.545	244	274
Tampa Bay	4	6	.400	279	266
New Orleans	4	7	.364	262	260
Carolina	3	7	.300	167	310

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Detroit	9	1	.900	336	177
Minnesota	8	2	.800	244	170
Green Bay	7	3	.700	250	213
Chicago	4	6	.400	194	187

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