The Detroit Lions eked out a victory over the Atlanta Falcons, 41 to 38, on October 3, 1971.

Final

Falcons

1-1-1

38

Lions

2-1-0

41

Team

ATL

DET

1

7

14

2

17

14

3

7

10

4

7

3

Total

38

41

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

ATL

DET

Mike Weger 52-yard fumble return (Errol Mann kick)

0

7

Steve Owens 2-yard run (Errol Mann kick)

0

14

Jim Mitchell 13-yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick)

7

14

2nd quarter

ATL

DET

Bill Bell 36-yard field goal

10

14

Ron Jessie 97-yard kickoff return (Errol Mann kick)

10

21

Ken Burrow 56-yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick)

17

21

Art Malone 1-yard run (Bill Bell kick)

24

21

Larry Walton 56-yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick)

24

28

3rd quarter

ATL

DET

Charlie Sanders 16-yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick)

24

35

Errol Mann 18-yard field goal

24

38

Ken Burrow 25-yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick)

31

38

4th quarter

ATL

DET

Errol Mann 13-yard field goal

31

41

Tom Hayes 20-yard blocked punt return (Bill Bell kick)

38

41

Falcons

Lions

1st Downs

16

23

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

46

72

Total Yards

342

318

Yards per play

7.4

4.4

Passing

295

95

Comp - Att

13 - 23

7 - 12

Yards per pass

11.8

6.3

Interceptions thrown

3

1

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 14

3 - 28

Rushing

47

223

Rushing Attempts

21

57

Yards per rush

2.2

3.9

Penalties

5

8

Turnovers

5

2

Fumbles lost

2

1

Interceptions

3

1

Possession

Falcons

Lions

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Bob Berry	13	23	309	13.4	3	3		101.3
Team	13	23	295	13.4	3	3	2	101.3

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Cannonball Butler	10	29	2.9	0
Ray Jarvis	1	13	13.0	0
Art Malone	7	5	0.7	1
Joe Profit	1	3	3.0	0
Bob Berry	2	-3	-1.5	0
Team	21	47	2.2	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Ken Burrow	6	190	31.7	2
Jim Mitchell	3	60	20.0	1
Art Malone	3	52	17.3	0
Cannonball Butler	1	7	7.0	0
Team	13	309	13.4	3	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	5	2	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			3.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Bill Bell	1	1		5	8
Team	1	1		5	8

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Bill Bell	1	37	37.0
Team	1	37	37.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Joe Profit	4	82	20.5
Willie Belton	1	25	25.0
Harmon Wages	1	21	21.0
Team	6	128	21.3

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Team	0	0		0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Greg Landry	7	12	123	10.3	2	1		98.3
Team	7	12	95	10.3	2	1	3	98.3

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Steve Owens	22	98	4.5	1
Altie Taylor	19	77	4.1	0
Greg Landry	9	30	3.3	0
Mel Farr	6	25	4.2	0
Larry Walton	1	-7	-7.0	0
Team	57	223	3.9	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Larry Walton	2	67	33.5	1
Earl McCullouch	2	36	18.0	0
Charlie Sanders	1	16	16.0	1
Steve Owens	2	4	2.0	0
Team	7	123	10.3	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	1	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Errol Mann	2	2		5	11
Team	2	2		5	11

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Herman Weaver	3	52	17.3
Team	3	52	17.3

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD
Ron Jessie	3	125	41.7	1
Ray Parson	1	15	15.0	0
Craig Cotton	1	4	4.0	0
Team	5	144	28.8	1

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Team	0	0		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 eked out a victory over the Atlanta Falcons, 41 to 38, on October 3, 1971.

Final

Falcons

38

Lions

41

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

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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NFL 2023 Betting

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NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule