The Detroit Lions handily defeated the Atlanta Falcons, 31 to 17, on September 4, 1988.

Falcons

Lions

The Detroit Lions handily defeated the Atlanta Falcons, 31 to 17, on September 4, 1988.

Falcons

Lions

17

31

17

31

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

0-1-0

1-0-0

Team

ATL

DET

1

3

0

2

0

10

3

0

14

4

14

7

Total

17

31

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

ATL

DET

Greg Davis 19-yard field goal

3

0

2nd quarter

ATL

DET

Pete Mandley 7-yard pass from Chuck Long (Eddie Murray kick)

3

7

Eddie Murray 37-yard field goal

3

10

3rd quarter

ATL

DET

Garry James 1-yard run (Eddie Murray kick)

3

17

George Jamison 4-yard fumble return (Eddie Murray kick)

3

24

4th quarter

ATL

DET

Alex Higdon 9-yard pass from Chris Miller (Greg Davis kick)

10

24

Mark Lewis 1-yard pass from Chuck Long (Eddie Murray kick)

10

31

John Settle 2-yard run (Greg Davis kick)

17

31

Falcons

Lions

1st Downs

26

19

Passing 1st Downs

10

7

Rushing 1st Downs

11

9

1st downs from penalties

5

3

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

69

56

Total Yards

359

230

Yards per play

5.2

4.1

Passing

187

88

Comp - Att

25 - 38

13 - 19

Yards per pass

4.7

4

Interceptions thrown

1

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 22

3 - 19

Rushing

172

142

Rushing Attempts

29

34

Yards per rush

5.9

4.2

Penalties

7

9

Turnovers

4

1

Fumbles lost

3

0

Interceptions

1

Possession

Falcons

Lions

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Chris Miller	24	36	205	5.7	1	1	2	79.1
Steve Dils	1	2	4	2.0	0	0	0	56.3
Team	25	38	187	5.5	1	1	2	77.6

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Gerald Riggs	16	98	6.1	0
Chris Miller	4	49	12.3	0
John Settle	7	23	3.3	1
Sylvester Stamps	2	2	1.0	0
Team	29	172	5.9	1

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Gerald Riggs	8	51	6.4	0
Stacey Bailey	3	46	15.3	0
Floyd Dixon	4	42	10.5	0
Aubrey Matthews	2	19	9.5	0
Sylvester Stamps	4	19	4.8	0
John Settle	2	16	8.0	0
Alex Higdon	1	9	9.0	1
Ken Whisenhunt	1	7	7.0	0
Team	25	209	5.5	1	0

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	3	0

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Greg Davis	1	1		2	5
Team	1	1		2	5

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Rick Donnelly	4	168	42.0
Team	4	168	42.0

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Sylvester Stamps	5	77	15.4
Tim Gordon	1	14	14.0
Team	6	91	15.2

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Aubrey Matthews	4	17	4.3	0
Team	4	17	4.3	0

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Chuck Long	13	19	107	5.6	2	1	3	95.7
Team	13	19	88	5.6	2	1	3	95.7

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Garry James	24	96	4.0	1
Tony Paige	9	42	4.7	0
Butch Woolfolk	1	4	4.0	0
Team	34	142	4.2	1

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Tony Paige	5	35	7.0	0
Gary Lee	2	28	14.0	0
Garry James	2	21	10.5	0
Carl Bland	1	12	12.0	0
Pete Mandley	2	10	5.0	1
Mark Lewis	1	1	1.0	1
Team	13	107	5.6	2	0

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	0	3

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Mike Cofer			1.0
Eric Williams			1.0
Team			2.0

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

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Jim Arnold	5	193	38.6
Team	5	193	38.6

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Butch Woolfolk	2	36	18.0
Carl Painter	1	22	22.0
Team	3	58	19.3

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Team	0	0		0

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

Aundray Bruce

Rick Bryan

Marcus Cotton