The Atlanta Falcons decisively defeated the Detroit Lions, 34 to 21, on September 7, 2008.

Final

Lions

0-1-0

21

Falcons

1-0-0

34

Team

DET

ATL

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

DET

ATL

Michael Jenkins 62-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Jason Elam kick)

Michael Turner 66-yard run (Jason Elam kick)

Michael Turner 5-yard run (Jason Elam kick)

2nd quarter

DET

ATL

Kevin Smith 3-yard run (Jason Hanson kick)

Roy Williams 21-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Jason Hanson kick)

3rd quarter

DET

ATL

Jason Elam 50-yard field goal

Jerious Norwood 10-yard run (Jason Elam kick)

Casey Fitzsimmons 1-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Jason Hanson kick)

4th quarter

DET

ATL

Jason Elam 25-yard field goal

Lions

Falcons

1st Downs

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

2 - 9

3 - 9

4th down efficiency

0 - 0

Total Plays

Total Yards

316

474

Yards per play

5.5

8.5

Passing

246

156

Comp - Att

24 - 33

9 - 13

Yards per pass

6.8

11.1

Interceptions thrown

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 16

1 - 5

Rushing

318

Rushing Attempts

Yards per rush

3.3

7.6

Penalties

Turnovers

Fumbles lost

Interceptions

Possession

30:53

29:07

Lions

Falcons

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Jon Kitna J. Kitna	24	33	262	7.9	2	1	3	103.3
Team	24	33	246	7.9	2	1	3	103.3

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Kevin Smith K. Smith	16	48	3.0	1
Rudi Johnson R. Johnson	3	14	4.7	0
Jon Kitna J. Kitna	2	8	4.0	0
Team	21	70	3.3	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Calvin Johnson C. Johnson	7	107	15.3	0	10
Roy Williams R. Williams	3	47	15.7	1	5
Kevin Smith K. Smith	4	32	8.0	0	4
Shaun McDonald S. McDonald	4	29	7.3	0	6
Dan Campbell D. Campbell	1	21	21.0	0	1
Mike Furrey M. Furrey	2	14	7.0	0	2
Michael Gaines M. Gaines	2	11	5.5	0	3
Casey Fitzsimmons C. Fitzsimmons	1	1	1.0	1	1
Team	24	262	7.9	2	32

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Jon Kitna J. Kitna	1	0	1
Team	1	0	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Dwight Smith D. Smith	8	6	0.0	0	1	0
Ernie Sims E. Sims	6	5	0.0	1	0	0
Gerald Alexander G. Alexander	4	4	0.0	0	0	0
Jordon Dizon J. Dizon	5	4	0.0	0	0	0
Kalvin Pearson K. Pearson	4	4	0.0	0	0	0
Leigh Bodden L. Bodden	4	3	0.0	0	0	0
Jared DeVries J. DeVries	3	3	0.0	0	0	1
Paris Lenon P. Lenon	4	3	0.0	0	1	0
Alex Lewis A. Lewis	3	3	0.0	0	0	0
Cory Redding C. Redding	3	3	0.0	0	0	1
Shaun Cody S. Cody	2	2	0.0	0	0	0
Chartric Darby C. Darby	2	2	0.0	1	0	0
Travis Fisher T. Fisher	2	2	0.0	0	0	0
Ryan Nece R. Nece	2	2	0.0	0	0	0
Daniel Bullocks D. Bullocks	1	1	0.0	0	0	0
Rudi Johnson R. Johnson	1	1	0.0	0	0	0
Brian Kelly B. Kelly	1	1	0.0	0	0	0
Dewayne White D. White	3	1	1.0	1	0	1
Team	58	50	1.0	3	2	3

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Jason Hanson J. Hanson	0	0		3	3
Team	0	0		3	3

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Nick Harris N. Harris	6	255	42.5
Team	6	255	42.5

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Marcus Thomas M. Thomas	4	93	23.3
Mike Furrey M. Furrey	2	30	15.0
Team	6	123	20.5

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Team	0	0		0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Matt Ryan M. Ryan	9	13	161	12.4	1	0	1	137.0
Team	9	13	156	12.4	1	0	1	137.0

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Michael Turner M. Turner	22	220	10.0	2
Jerious Norwood J. Norwood	14	93	6.6	1
Harry Douglas H. Douglas	1	7	7.0	0
Matt Ryan M. Ryan	5	-2	-0.4	0
Team	42	318	7.6	3

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Michael Jenkins M. Jenkins	1	62	62.0	1	2
Roddy White R. White	2	54	27.0	0	2
Ben Hartsock B. Hartsock	1	17	17.0	0	1
Justin Peelle J. Peelle	1	13	13.0	0	2
Jerious Norwood J. Norwood	2	6	3.0	0	4
Michael Turner M. Turner	1	6	6.0	0	1
Ovie Mughelli O. Mughelli	1	3	3.0	0	1
Team	9	161	12.4	1	13

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Michael Boley M. Boley	7	6	0.0	1	1	0
Erik Coleman E. Coleman	6	6	0.0	0	0	0
Brent Grimes B. Grimes	6	6	0.0	1	0	0
Lawyer Milloy L. Milloy	5	5	0.0	0	1	0
John Abraham J. Abraham	4	4	3.0	3	0	3
Jonathan Babineaux J. Babineaux	3	3	0.0	1	0	0
Chris Houston C. Houston	3	3	0.0	0	0	0
Grady Jackson G. Jackson	4	3	0.0	2	0	0
Keith Brooking K. Brooking	3	2	0.0	0	0	0
Chevis Jackson C. Jackson	2	2	0.0	0	0	0
Curtis Lofton C. Lofton	4	2	0.0	0	0	0
Jerious Norwood J. Norwood	3	2	0.0	0	0	0
Chauncey Davis C. Davis	2	1	0.0	1	0	0
Adam Jennings A. Jennings	1	1	0.0	0	0	0
Kindal Moorehead K. Moorehead	1	1	0.0	0	0	0
Ovie Mughelli O. Mughelli	1	1	0.0	0	0	0
Stephen Nicholas S. Nicholas	1	1	0.0	0	0	0
Coy Wire C. Wire	1	1	0.0	0	0	0
Team	57	50	3.0	9	2	3

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Jason Elam J. Elam	2	2		4	10
Team	2	2		4	10

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Michael Koenen M. Koenen	3	115	38.3
Team	3	115	38.3

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Jerious Norwood J. Norwood	2	65	32.5
Ben Wilkerson B. Wilkerson	1	10	10.0
Team	3	75	25.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Adam Jennings A. Jennings	5	15	3.0	0
Team	5	15	3.0	0

More Falcons Stats

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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/8	PIT	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Mon 9/16	ATL	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Sun 9/22	KC	@	ATL	8:20 PM
Sun 9/29	NO	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Thu 10/3	TB	@	ATL	8:15 PM

Last Game

Saints

9-8-0

Final

Falcons

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,624

Tagovailoa

4,575

Goff

4,516

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

1,459

McCaffrey

1,167

Henry

1,144

Williams

Rec Yards Leaders

1,799

Hill

1,749

Lamb

1,515

St. Brown

Pass TD Leaders

36

Prescott

32

Love

31

Purdy

Rush TD Leaders

18

Mostert

15

Hurts

15

Allen

Rec TD Leaders

13

Hill

13

Evans

12

Lamb

QB Rating Leaders

113.0

Purdy

105.9

Prescott

103.8

Cousins

Sack Leaders

19.0

Watt

17.5

Hines-Allen

17.5

Hendrickson

NFL 2023 Rankings

PPG Rankings

29.9

29.2

28.9

28.4

27.1

26.5

Opp PPG Rankings

16.5

17.3

17.5

18.3

18.5

19.1

Total Yards Rankings

401.3

398.4

394.8

374.5

371.6

370.4

Rush Yards Rankings

156.5

141.1

140.5

139.1

135.9

135.8

Pass Yards Rankings

276.5

276.4

274.1

270.9

269.3

269.2

Sack Leaders

60.0

57.0

56.0

54.0

51.0

49.0

NFL Fantasy 2023

Fantasy RB Rankings

324.3

McCaffrey

242.7

Mostert

224.4

Etienne

Fantasy WR Rankings

268.2

Lamb

257.4

Hill

211.9

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

153.3

LaPorta

138.2

Kittle

126.4

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

181

Aubrey

160

Tucker

158

Myers

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

6-11

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	11	6	0	.647
Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	13	4	0	.765
Browns	11	6	0	.647
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Texans	10	7	0	.588
Jaguars	9	8	0	.529
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
Raiders	8	9	0	.471

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
Eagles	11	6	0	.647
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Lions	12	5	0	.706
Packers	9	8	0	.529
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
Saints	9	8	0	.529
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	12	5	0	.706
Rams	10	7	0	.588

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)
Thu 9/5	BAL	@	KC	8:20 PM
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Sun 9/8	CAR	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 9/8	TEN	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 9/8	JAX	@	MIA	1:00 PM

The Atlanta Falcons decisively defeated the Detroit Lions, 34 to 21, on September 7, 2008.

Final

Lions

21

Falcons

34

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

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Kick Return

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2,836

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NFL 2023 Leaders

4,624

4,575

4,516

1,459

1,167

1,144

1,799

1,749

1,515

36

32

31

18

15

15

13

13

12

113.0

105.9

103.8

19.0

17.5

17.5

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2023

324.3

242.7

224.4

268.2

257.4

211.9

153.3

138.2

126.4

181

160

158

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