The Detroit Lions lost to the Atlanta Falcons, 20 to 6, on December 21, 1986.

Falcons

Lions

The Detroit Lions lost to the Atlanta Falcons, 20 to 6, on December 21, 1986.

Falcons

Lions

20

6

20

6

Final

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

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

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Final

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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More Lions Stats

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

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

7-8-1

5-11-0

Team

ATL

DET

1

7

0

2

7

0

3

0

4

3

6

Total

20

6

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

ATL

DET

Floyd Dixon 21-yard pass from Turk Schonert (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick)

7

0

2nd quarter

ATL

DET

Gerald Riggs 1-yard run (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick)

14

0

3rd quarter

ATL

DET

Ali Haji-Sheikh 25-yard field goal

17

0

4th quarter

ATL

DET

Pete Mandley 84-yard punt return (kick failed)

17

6

Ali Haji-Sheikh 21-yard field goal

20

6

Falcons

Lions

1st Downs

17

12

Passing 1st Downs

9

6

Rushing 1st Downs

8

6

1st downs from penalties

0

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

64

56

Total Yards

238

193

Yards per play

3.7

3.4

Passing

119

73

Comp - Att

17 - 24

11 - 28

Yards per pass

4.4

2.4

Interceptions thrown

1

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 33

3 - 13

Rushing

119

120

Rushing Attempts

37

25

Yards per rush

3.2

4.8

Penalties

1

2

Turnovers

1

4

Fumbles lost

0

3

Interceptions

1

Possession

Falcons

Lions

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Turk Schonert	17	24	152	6.3	1	1	3	84.0
Team	17	24	119	6.3	1	1	3	84.0

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
William Andrews	18	76	4.2	0
Gerald Riggs	11	25	2.3	1
Floyd Dixon	2	9	4.5	0
Cliff Austin	3	6	2.0	0
Keith Williams	1	3	3.0	0
Turk Schonert	2	0	0.0	0
Team	37	119	3.2	1

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Floyd Dixon	4	39	9.8	1
Ken Whisenhunt	4	39	9.8	0
Charlie Brown	3	35	11.7	0
Gerald Riggs	2	16	8.0	0
Cliff Austin	1	9	9.0	0
Ron Middleton	1	8	8.0	0
William Andrews	1	4	4.0	0
Arthur Cox	1	2	2.0	0
Team	17	152	6.3	1	0

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	0	3

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Ali Haji-Sheikh	2	3		2	8
Team	2	3		2	8

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Rick Donnelly	5	243	48.6
Team	5	243	48.6

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Keith Williams	1	22	22.0	0
Team	1	22	22.0	0

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Billy Johnson	3	18	6.0	0
Team	3	18	6.0	0

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	SCK	RATE
Chuck Long	8	15	46	3.1	1	2	31.5
Joe Ferguson	3	13	40	3.1	0	1	39.9
Team	11	28	73	3.1	1	3	32.7

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
James Jones	11	67	6.1
Garry James	11	35	3.2
Herman Hunter	1	18	18.0
Chuck Long	2	0	0.0
Team	25	120	4.8

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Leonard Thompson	3	39	13.0
Herman Hunter	2	15	7.5
James Jones	3	12	4.0
Garry James	2	11	5.5
Pete Mandley	1	9	9.0
Team	11	86	3.1	0

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	3	0

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Team	0	0		0	0

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG
Jim Arnold	4	187	46.8
Eddie Murray	1	37	37.0
Team	5	224	44.8

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Herman Hunter	4	97	24.3
Donnie Elder	1	10	10.0
Team	5	107	21.4

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Pete Mandley	4	109	27.3	1
Team	4	109	27.3	1

Team Leaders

PASS

Goff

RUSH

Montgomery

REC

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

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

Mahomes

Goff

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

Pacheco

McCaffrey

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

Kelce

Brown

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

Mayfield

Mahomes

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

McCaffrey

Gibbs

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

Ferguson

Kelce

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

Stafford

Stroud

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

Hutchinson

Karlaftis

Hinish

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

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

	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

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

Tony Casillas

Dennis Harrison

Mike Pitts