The Detroit Lions handily defeated the Atlanta Falcons, 28 to 17, on August 31, 1997.

1997 Detroit Lions

Final

ATL

Falcons

0-1-0

17

DET

Lions

1-0-0

28

1

3

0

2

7

14

3

0

0

4

7

14

Total

17

28

1st quarter

ATL

DET

Falcons

Morten Andersen 30-yard field goal

3

0

2nd quarter

ATL

DET

Lions

Herman Moore 43-yard pass from Scott Mitchell (Jason Hanson kick)

3

7

Falcons

Michael Haynes 24-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Morten Andersen kick)

10

7

Lions

Stephen Boyd 42-yard fumble return (Jason Hanson kick)

10

14

4th quarter

ATL

DET

Falcons

Jamal Anderson 1-yard run (Morten Andersen kick)

17

14

Lions

Herman Moore 25-yard pass from Scott Mitchell (Jason Hanson kick)

17

21

Lions

Reggie Brown 38-yard interception return (Jason Hanson kick)

17

28

Falcons

Lions

1st Downs

13

10

Passing 1st Downs

9

7

Rushing 1st Downs

4

3

1st downs from penalties

0

0

3rd down efficiency

3 - 17

3 - 15

4th down efficiency

2 - 2

0 - 0

Total Plays

70

57

Total Yards

323

221

Yards per play

4.6

3.9

Passing

268

175

Comp - Att

20 - 37

12 - 30

Yards per pass

6.5

5.1

Interceptions thrown

3

1

Sacks - Yards lost

4 - 22

4 - 30

Rushing

55

46

Rushing Attempts

29

23

Yards per rush

1.9

2.0

Penalties

13

5

Turnovers

4

3

Fumbles lost

1

2

Interceptions

3

1

Possession

35:40

24:20

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Chris Chandler 20 36 290 8.1 1 3 4 56.5
Jamal Anderson 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 39.6
Team 20 37 268 7.8 1 3 4 55.0

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Jamal Anderson 20 33 1.7 1
Chris Chandler 4 20 5.0 0
Harold Green 2 1 0.5 0
Byron Hanspard 3 1 0.3 0
Team 29 55 1.9 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Bert Emanuel 4 88 22.0 0
Harold Green 5 55 11.0 0
O.J. Santiago 2 47 23.5 0
Michael Haynes 2 34 17.0 1
Jamal Anderson 2 26 13.0 0
Bob Christian 3 23 7.7 0
Terance Mathis 2 17 8.5 0
Team 20 290 7.8 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 5 1 2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Lester Archambeau 2.0
John Burrough 1.0
Chuck Smith 1.0
Team 4.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Morten Andersen 1 2 2 5
Team 1 2 2 5

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Dan Stryzinski 8 327 40.9
Team 8 327 40.9

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Byron Hanspard 2 39 19.5 0
Todd Kinchen 1 18 18.0 0
Team 3 57 19.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Todd Kinchen 5 34 6.8 0
Team 5 34 6.8 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Scott Mitchell 12 30 205 6.8 2 1 4 72.2
Team 12 30 175 6.8 2 1 4 72.2

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Barry Sanders 15 33 2.2 0
Scott Mitchell 7 13 1.9 0
Tommy Vardell 1 0 0.0 0
Team 23 46 2.0 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Herman Moore 7 115 16.4 2
Glyn Milburn 1 43 43.0 0
Barry Sanders 2 26 13.0 0
Tommy Vardell 1 14 14.0 0
Johnnie Morton 1 7 7.0 0
Team 12 205 6.8 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 6 2 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Shane Bonham 1.0
Luther Elliss 1.5
Antonio London 0.5
Robert Porcher 1.0
Team 4.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Jason Hanson 0 0 4 4
Team 0 0 4 4

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
John Jett 8 355 44.4
Team 9 355 39.4

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Glyn Milburn 4 103 25.8 0
Team 4 103 25.8 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Glyn Milburn 3 8 2.7 0
Team 3 8 2.7 0

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More Lions Stats

Team Leaders

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PASS

4,575

Goff

Jared Goff

RUSH

1,015

Montgomery

David Montgomery

REC

1,515

Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown

Team Rankings

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PPG

27.1

5th

OPP PPG

23.2

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

135.9

5th

PASS YDS/G

270.9

4th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
Bears Bears
7 10 0 .412
Vikings Vikings
7 10 0 .412

Last Game

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SF 49ers

2-0-0

34

Final

31

DET Lions

2-1-0

Sun 28 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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