The Atlanta Falcons were defeated by the Detroit Lions, 31 to 24, on December 24, 1989.

Final

Lions

7-9-0

31

Falcons

3-13-0

24

Team

DET

ATL

1

7

0

2

7

10

3

10

0

4

7

14

Total

31

24

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

DET

ATL

Richard Johnson 34-yard pass from Bob Gagliano (Eddie Murray kick)

7

0

2nd quarter

DET

ATL

Greg Davis 25-yard field goal

7

3

Barry Sanders 25-yard run (Eddie Murray kick)

14

3

Gene Lang 9-yard pass from Chris Miller (Greg Davis kick)

14

10

3rd quarter

DET

ATL

Eddie Murray 39-yard field goal

17

10

Barry Sanders 17-yard run (Eddie Murray kick)

24

10

4th quarter

DET

ATL

Barry Sanders 18-yard run (Eddie Murray kick)

31

10

Keith Jones 1-yard run (Greg Davis kick)

31

17

Michael Haynes 6-yard pass from Chris Miller (Greg Davis kick)

31

24

Lions

Falcons

1st Downs

17

27

Passing 1st Downs

8

18

Rushing 1st Downs

8

1st downs from penalties

1

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

59

88

Total Yards

376

413

Yards per play

6.4

4.7

Passing

197

324

Comp - Att

17 - 30

37 - 66

Yards per pass

6

4.8

Interceptions thrown

1

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 16

1 - 10

Rushing

179

89

Rushing Attempts

26

21

Yards per rush

6.9

4.2

Penalties

1

5

Turnovers

2

1

Fumbles lost

1

0

Interceptions

1

Possession

Lions

Falcons

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Bob Gagliano	17	30	213	7.1	1	1	3	76.1
Team	17	30	197	7.1	1	1	3	76.1

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Barry Sanders	20	158	7.9	3
Bob Gagliano	6	21	3.5	0
Team	26	179	6.9	3

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Richard Johnson	7	135	19.3	1
Robert Clark	6	67	11.2	0
John Ford	1	4	4.0	0
Jason Phillips	1	3	3.0	0
Barry Sanders	1	3	3.0	0
Walter Stanley	1	1	1.0	0
Team	17	213	7.1	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	1	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Mike Cofer			1.0
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Eddie Murray	1	1		4	7
Team	1	1		4	7

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Jim Arnold	5	225	45.0
Team	5	225	45.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Mel Gray	2	38	19.0
James Griffin	1	1	1.0
Team	3	39	13.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Walter Stanley	3	35	11.7
Mel Gray	1	5	5.0
Team	4	40	10.0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Chris Miller	37	66	334	5.1	2	1	1	73.7
Team	37	66	324	5.1	2	1	1	73.7

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Keith Jones	7	37	5.3	1
Greg Paterra	8	31	3.9	0
Gene Lang	3	18	6.0	0
John Settle	3	3	1.0	0
Team	21	89	4.2	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Gene Lang	6	73	12.2	1
Michael Haynes	6	62	10.3	1
Shawn Collins	6	58	9.7	0
Ron Heller	6	53	8.8	0
Keith Jones	7	38	5.4	0
Greg Paterra	3	27	9.0	0
Floyd Dixon	1	16	16.0	0
Stacey Bailey	1	4	4.0	0
John Settle	1	3	3.0	0
Team	37	334	5.1	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	0	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Marcus Cotton			2.0
Jessie Tuggle			1.0
Team			3.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Greg Davis	1	2		3	6
Team	1	2		3	6

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Scott Fulhage	7	293	41.9
Team	7	293	41.9

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Greg Paterra	3	43	14.3
Brian Jordan	3	27	9.0
Team	6	70	11.7

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Brian Jordan	4	34	8.5	0
Team	4	34	8.5	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,836

Ridder

RUSH

976

Robinson

REC

905

London

Team Rankings

PPG

18.9

26th

OPP PPG

21.9

18th

RUSH YDS/G

127.0

9th

PASS YDS/G

222.1

22nd

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Saints	9	8	.529
Buccaneers	9	8	.529
Falcons	7	10	.412
Panthers	2	15	.118

Last Game

Saints

9-8-0

48

Final

17

Falcons

7-10-0

Sun 7 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 Atlanta Falcons were defeated by the Detroit Lions, 31 to 24, on December 24, 1989.

Final

Lions

31

Falcons

24

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 Falcons Stats

2,836

976

905

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