The Detroit Lions easily beat the Atlanta Falcons, 31 to 6, on October 1, 1973.

Final

Falcons

1-2-0

6

Lions

1-1-1

31

Team

ATL

DET

1

3

7

2

0

14

3

4

0

7

Total

6

31

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

ATL

DET

Nick Mike-Mayer 48-yard field goal

3

0

Larry Walton 57-yard run (Errol Mann kick)

3

7

2nd quarter

ATL

DET

Altie Taylor 10-yard run (Errol Mann kick)

3

14

Mel Farr 32-yard run (Errol Mann kick)

3

21

3rd quarter

ATL

DET

Nick Mike-Mayer 27-yard field goal

6

21

Errol Mann 20-yard field goal

6

24

4th quarter

ATL

DET

Ron Jessie 9-yard run (Errol Mann kick)

6

31

Falcons

Lions

1st Downs

15

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

59

62

Total Yards

188

297

Yards per play

3.2

4.8

Passing

70

39

Comp - Att

15 - 30

6 - 12

Yards per pass

1.9

2.6

Interceptions thrown

2

0

Sacks - Yards lost

6 - 54

3 - 28

Rushing

118

258

Rushing Attempts

23

47

Yards per rush

5.1

5.5

Penalties

4

2

Turnovers

5

1

Fumbles lost

3

1

Interceptions

2

0

Possession

Falcons

Lions

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Dick Shiner	15	30	124	4.1	0	2		33.2
Team	15	30	70	4.1	0	2	6	33.2

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Dave Hampton	14	62	4.4
Art Malone	8	43	5.4
Jim Mitchell	1	13	13.0
Team	23	118	5.1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Dave Hampton	6	66	11.0
Art Malone	4	24	6.0
Ken Burrow	2	23	11.5
Al Dodd	1	12	12.0
Jim Mitchell	2	-1	-0.5
Team	15	124	4.1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	5	3	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			3.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Nick Mike-Mayer	2	2		0	6
Team	2	2		0	6

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
John James	6	252	42.0
Team	6	252	42.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Dave Hampton	3	82	27.3
Tony Plummer	1	16	16.0
Duane Benson	2	12	6.0
Team	6	110	18.3

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Ray Brown	3	24	8.0
Al Dodd	1	4	4.0
Team	4	28	7.0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Greg Landry	6	12	67	5.6	0	0		67.0
Team	6	12	39	5.6	0	0	3	67.0

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Mel Farr	16	90	5.6	1
Larry Walton	1	57	57.0	1
Altie Taylor	16	48	3.0	1
Greg Landry	4	25	6.3	0
Leon Crosswhite	4	16	4.0	0
Mickey Zofko	5	13	2.6	0
Ron Jessie	1	9	9.0	1
Team	47	258	5.5	4

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Mel Farr	4	37	9.3
Larry Walton	2	30	15.0
Team	6	67	5.6	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	1	3

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			6.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Errol Mann	1	1		4	7
Team	1	1		4	7

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Herman Weaver	8	337	42.1
Team	8	337	42.1

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Dick Jauron	3	84	28.0	0
Team	3	84	28.0	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Lem Barney	2	12	6.0
Jim Teal	1	0	0.0
Team	3	12	4.0

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Team Leaders

PASS

4,575

Goff

RUSH

1,015

Montgomery

REC

1,515

Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

27.1

5th

OPP PPG

23.2

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

135.9

5th

PASS YDS/G

270.9

4th

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Lions	12	5	.706
Packers	9	8	.529
Bears	7	10	.412
Vikings	7	10	.412

Last Game

49ers

2-0-0

34

Final

31

Lions

2-1-0

Sun 28 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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The Detroit Lions easily beat the Atlanta Falcons, 31 to 6, on October 1, 1973.

Final

Falcons

6

Lions

31

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

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Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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4,575

1,015

1,515

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

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