The Detroit Lions handily defeated the Atlanta Falcons, 28 to 17, on August 31, 1997.
1st quarter
ATL
DET
Morten Andersen 30-yard field goal
3
0
2nd quarter
ATL
DET
Herman Moore 43-yard pass from Scott Mitchell (Jason Hanson kick)
3
7
Michael Haynes 24-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Morten Andersen kick)
10
7
Stephen Boyd 42-yard fumble return (Jason Hanson kick)
10
14
4th quarter
ATL
DET
Jamal Anderson 1-yard run (Morten Andersen kick)
17
14
Herman Moore 25-yard pass from Scott Mitchell (Jason Hanson kick)
17
21
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
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 |
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 |
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 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 5 | 1 | 2 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lester Archambeau | 2.0 | |||||
John Burrough | 1.0 | |||||
Chuck Smith | 1.0 | |||||
Team | 4.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Morten Andersen | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
Team | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dan Stryzinski | 8 | 327 | 40.9 | |
Team | 8 | 327 | 40.9 |
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 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Todd Kinchen | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 0 | |
Team | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 0 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 6 | 2 | 1 |
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 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jason Hanson | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
Team | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
John Jett | 8 | 355 | 44.4 | |
Team | 9 | 355 | 39.4 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Glyn Milburn | 4 | 103 | 25.8 | 0 | |
Team | 4 | 103 | 25.8 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Glyn Milburn | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 |
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