Week 8, 2041

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	14	10	7	7	-	38
Atlanta Falcons	3	7	3	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:42 DET - Giovanni Larner 22 pass from Colin Hodges (J.R. Hodges extra point)
1Q: 09:05 DET - Louis Castillo 99 pass from Colin Hodges (J.R. Hodges extra point)
1Q: 04:32 ATL - Claude Sjogren 35 field goal
2Q: 14:36 DET - Ezra Vinson 1 run (J.R. Hodges extra point)
2Q: 11:27 ATL - Floyd Gaylor 6 pass from Clyde Alcott (Claude Sjogren extra point)
2Q: 02:50 DET - J.R. Hodges 44 field goal
3Q: 10:06 ATL - Claude Sjogren 22 field goal
3Q: 02:19 DET - Giovanni Larner 12 pass from Colin Hodges (J.R. Hodges extra point)
4Q: 14:34 DET - James Houari 37 fumble return (J.R. Hodges extra point)
4Q: 08:38 ATL - Leonard Godlewski 15 pass from Clyde Alcott (Claude Sjogren extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:42 DET - Giovanni Larner 22 pass from Colin Hodges (J.R. Hodges extra point)
1Q: 09:05 DET - Louis Castillo 99 pass from Colin Hodges (J.R. Hodges extra point)
1Q: 04:32 ATL - Claude Sjogren 35 field goal
2Q: 14:36 DET - Ezra Vinson 1 run (J.R. Hodges extra point)
2Q: 11:27 ATL - Floyd Gaylor 6 pass from Clyde Alcott (Claude Sjogren extra point)
2Q: 02:50 DET - J.R. Hodges 44 field goal
3Q: 10:06 ATL - Claude Sjogren 22 field goal
3Q: 02:19 DET - Giovanni Larner 12 pass from Colin Hodges (J.R. Hodges extra point)
4Q: 14:34 DET - James Houari 37 fumble return (J.R. Hodges extra point)
4Q: 08:38 ATL - Leonard Godlewski 15 pass from Clyde Alcott (Claude Sjogren extra point)

Team Statistics DET ATL
Record 2-4-1 4-4
First Downs 25 16
- by Rushing 8 2
- by Passing 14 12
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 414 257
- Offensive Plays 66 59
- Yards per Play 6.27 4.36
Net Rushing Yards 101 86
- Rushing Attempts 33 21
- Yards per Rush 3.06 4.10
Net Passing Yards 313 171
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 21 - 0 37 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 327 178
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 9.48 4.50
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/13 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 3/15 8/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/1 2/26
Kick Returns/Yards 1/22 6/140
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 33
Time of Possession 33:36 26:24

Team Statistics	DET	ATL
Record	2-4-1	4-4
First Downs	25	16
- by Rushing	8	2
- by Passing	14	12
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	414	257
- Offensive Plays	66	59
- Yards per Play	6.27	4.36
Net Rushing Yards	101	86
- Rushing Attempts	33	21
- Yards per Rush	3.06	4.10
Net Passing Yards	313	171
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 21 - 0	37 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	327	178
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	9.48	4.50
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/13	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	3/15	8/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/1	2/26
Kick Returns/Yards	1/22	6/140
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 33
Time of Possession	33:36	26:24

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:32	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	9:37	0:48	OWN 5	3	95	Touchdown
1	4:27	5:00	OWN 32	9	68	Touchdown
2	12:12	0:45	OWN 2	2	4	Fumble
2	11:16	2:16	OWN 25	6	14	Punt
2	6:09	3:27	OWN 20	8	53	Field Goal
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 7	1	3	Half
3	9:58	1:48	OWN 25	4	11	Punt
3	6:29	4:19	OWN 36	9	64	Touchdown
4	12:07	0:56	OWN 32	3	5	Punt
4	8:27	6:23	OWN 25	10	40	Punt
4	1:29	1:29	OPP 28	3	2	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:28	1:51	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
1	8:49	4:22	OWN 31	7	51	Field Goal
2	14:27	2:15	OWN 46	3	9	Punt
2	11:27	0:11	OPP 6	1	6	Touchdown
2	9:00	2:51	OWN 23	5	25	Punt
2	2:42	2:17	OWN 30	6	20	Punt
3	15:00	5:02	OWN 44	9	51	Field Goal
3	8:10	1:41	OWN 15	3	-2	Punt
3	2:10	2:43	OWN 23	5	14	Fumble
4	14:27	2:20	OWN 16	3	-3	Punt
4	11:11	2:44	OWN 32	10	68	Touchdown
4	2:04	0:35	OWN 20	4	8	Downs

Game MVP: Colin Hodges, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ezra Vinson	23	60	2.61	9	0	1
QB Colin Hodges	6	27	4.50	13	1	0
RB Shannon Hernandez	2	12	6.00	10	1	0
WR Giovanni Larner	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
FB Efrain Johnston	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Darren Zimmerman	13	35	2.69	10	1
QB Clyde Alcott	6	50	8.33	25	2
RB Dwight Tolwinski	1	4	4.00	4	0
WR Floyd Gaylor	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Colin Hodges	31	21	327	2/14	3	99	0	134.7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Clyde Alcott	37	25	178	1/7	2	21	0	96.4

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Giovanni Larner	4	4	58	14.50	0	22	2
TE Louis Castillo	4	6	124	31.00	86	99	1
WR Jeff Foster	3	5	37	12.33	19	15	0
FB Efrain Johnston	3	4	56	18.67	42	29	0
RB Shannon Hernandez	2	3	8	4.00	3	12	0
RB Ezra Vinson	2	3	3	1.50	0	3	0
TE Braxton Sipe	2	4	22	11.00	13	13	0
WR Johnathan Swaine	1	2	19	19.00	21	19	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Floyd Gaylor	11	13	64	5.82	9	11	1
TE Giovanni Dukart	3	7	20	6.67	0	15	0
TE Nickolas Prescott	3	3	19	6.33	0	8	0
RB Darren Zimmerman	3	4	30	10.00	15	21	0
WR Vincent Norris	2	3	6	3.00	1	4	0
WR Leonard Godlewski	2	5	25	12.50	1	15	1
WR Horace Galloway	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
TE Miguel Porter	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Ezra Vinson	2	0	0	0
S James Houari	0	1	0	1
WR Giovanni Larner	0	1	0	0
CB Jumbo Clawson	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Darren Zimmerman	1	0	0
OLB Jay Dixon	0	1	1
DE Stephen Cowperwood	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
T.J. Osborne	4	179	44.8	33.3	52	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edwin Bruce	6	310	51.7	48.2	65	3

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Hodges	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	5/5

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Claude Sjogren	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ezra Vinson	2	1	0.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Floyd Gaylor	2	26	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ezra Vinson	1	22	22.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darren Zimmerman	5	124	24.8	0
Leonard Godlewski	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Malachi Manning	6	0	0.0	16	25
S James Houari	5	0	0.0	11	25
DE Bryson Baker	4	0	1.0	17	33
OLB Eli Erxleben	4	2	0.0	20	31
CB Fernando Sweeney	4	0	0.0	13	28
ILB Jared Martinez	3	0	0.0	20	31
S Josiah Capoccia	3	0	0.0	20	31
S Kenny Larry	3	0	0.0	11	20
DE Hector Farrell	2	1	0.0	14	20
OLB Damon Bronson	2	1	0.0	2	12
DE Wesley Bair	2	1	0.0	9	20
ILB Antonio Armstrong	2	0	0.0	9	8
CB Javier Swift	1	1	0.0	18	36
OLB Connor Erickson	1	1	0.0	18	31
DT Lee Ellis	1	0	0.0	17	22
DT Caleb Lyon	1	0	0.0	4	16

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Derek Jordan	7	0	1.0	28	28
OLB Jay Dixon	6	3	0.0	33	33
ILB Harvey Vaughn	6	0	0.0	19	30
S Clay Gilmore	5	1	0.0	27	22
DE Stephen Cowperwood	4	2	1.0	28	29
S Colby Murray	4	3	0.0	33	33
OLB Andrew Distel	4	3	0.0	15	19
CB Terrell West	4	0	0.0	24	29
DE Jim Gonzalez	2	1	0.0	16	26
CB Carl Sabol	2	1	0.0	28	28
DT Leland Paup	2	0	0.0	17	29
CB Jamal Summers	1	2	0.0	24	15
DT Dustin Hoover	1	2	0.0	21	9
ILB Arnie Newhart	1	1	0.0	14	3
S Ivan Soria	1	0	0.0	6	11
CB Elias Whitfield	1	0	0.0	4	3
DE Nickolas Lyons	0	1	0.0	22	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bryson Baker	1.0	1	0	33
DE Hector Farrell	0.0	2	0	20
DT Lee Ellis	0.0	1	0	22
OLB Eli Erxleben	0.0	0	1	31

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Derek Jordan	1.0	0	0	1	28
DE Stephen Cowperwood	1.0	0	0	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Josiah Capoccia	4	1	31
CB Malachi Manning	3	2	25
OLB Eli Erxleben	3	1	31
CB Fernando Sweeney	3	1	28
S James Houari	2	1	25
OLB Damon Bronson	2	0	12
CB Javier Swift	1	1	36
ILB Jared Martinez	1	0	31
DT Caleb Lyon	1	0	16
DE Wesley Bair	1	0	20
OLB Connor Erickson	1	0	31
CB Jumbo Clawson	1	0	18
DE Bryson Baker	1	0	33
S Kenny Larry	1	0	20

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Harvey Vaughn	6	0	30
OLB Andrew Distel	5	1	19
S Clay Gilmore	2	0	22
CB Jamal Summers	1	2	15
CB Terrell West	1	1	29
DT Leland Paup	1	1	29
CB Carl Sabol	1	1	28
DT Dustin Hoover	1	0	9
OLB Jay Dixon	1	0	33
DE Jim Gonzalez	1	0	26
S Colby Murray	1	0	33

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Nicolas Russell	2	7	33	2	33
C Shaun Blackwell	2	4	33	0	33
G Broderick Joseph	1	6	33	0	33
T Ezekiel Foreman	0	5	33	0	33
T Roderick Urbina	0	3	33	0	33
FB Efrain Johnston	0	2	13	0	6

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Shaun Humphries	1	7	21	0	38
T Mack Sherp	1	3	21	0	38
C Pete Sherman	1	3	21	0	38
G Roberto Washington	0	2	21	1	38
T Gene Beyer	0	1	21	0	38

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Efrain Johnston	2	23
Ezekiel Caldwell	2	19
Damon Bronson	1	24
Ezra Vinson	1	22
Kenny Larry	1	18
Byron Walley	1	5

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Jim Gonzalez	2	11
Andrew Distel	1	11

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Ezekiel Foreman	33	33	---	---	5	71
G Nicolas Russell	33	33	---	---	5	71
C Shaun Blackwell	33	33	---	---	---	66
T Roderick Urbina	33	33	---	---	---	66
G Broderick Joseph	33	33	---	---	---	66
WR Giovanni Larner	33	33	---	---	---	66
QB Colin Hodges	33	33	---	---	---	66
RB Ezra Vinson	28	16	---	---	22	66
CB Javier Swift	---	---	18	36	1	55
ILB Jared Martinez	---	---	20	31	2	53
S Josiah Capoccia	---	---	20	31	2	53
OLB Eli Erxleben	---	---	20	31	1	52
WR Jeff Foster	22	17	---	---	12	51
DE Bryson Baker	---	---	17	33	---	50
OLB Connor Erickson	---	---	18	31	---	49
S Kenny Larry	---	---	11	20	18	49
WR Johnathan Swaine	23	23	---	---	---	46
TE Louis Castillo	21	23	---	---	---	44
CB Fernando Sweeney	---	---	13	28	2	43
FB Efrain Johnston	13	6	---	---	23	42
CB Malachi Manning	---	---	16	25	---	41
DT Lee Ellis	---	---	17	22	---	39
OLB Damon Bronson	---	---	2	12	24	38
S James Houari	---	---	11	25	2	38
DE Wesley Bair	---	---	9	20	8	37
DE Hector Farrell	---	---	14	20	---	34
TE Roman Booker	6	5	---	---	23	34
WR Melvin Davis	8	6	---	---	19	33
CB Jumbo Clawson	---	---	6	18	7	31
RB Shannon Hernandez	5	16	---	---	8	29
ILB Antonio Armstrong	---	---	9	8	12	29
CB Ezekiel Caldwell	---	---	2	6	19	27
TE Braxton Sipe	6	19	---	---	---	25
DT Caleb Lyon	---	---	4	16	2	22
RB Louis Mikeska	0	0	---	---	16	16
K J.R. Hodges	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Jeremiah Donohue	---	---	2	4	2	8
DT Marlon Ackerman	---	---	0	0	6	6
WR Moe Gerbasi	0	1	---	---	5	6
C Kenny Bowser	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Vinny Robles	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Byron Walley	0	0	---	---	5	5
P T.J. Osborne	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Manuel Westbrook	---	---	2	1	1	4
QB Joel Myers	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Kyle Clemons	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Jay Dixon	---	---	33	33	1	67
S Colby Murray	---	---	33	33	1	67
G Roberto Washington	21	38	---	---	8	67
WR Floyd Gaylor	21	37	---	---	6	64
RB Darren Zimmerman	19	34	---	---	7	60
CB Terrell West	---	---	24	29	6	59
G Shaun Humphries	21	38	---	---	---	59
T Mack Sherp	21	38	---	---	---	59
T Gene Beyer	21	38	---	---	---	59
QB Clyde Alcott	21	38	---	---	---	59
C Pete Sherman	21	38	---	---	---	59
DE Stephen Cowperwood	---	---	28	29	1	58
DT Derek Jordan	---	---	28	28	1	57
CB Carl Sabol	---	---	28	28	1	57
DE Jim Gonzalez	---	---	16	26	11	53
ILB Harvey Vaughn	---	---	19	30	1	50
TE Giovanni Dukart	19	31	---	---	---	50
WR Vincent Norris	19	30	---	---	---	49
S Clay Gilmore	---	---	27	22	---	49
DT Leland Paup	---	---	17	29	---	46
OLB Andrew Distel	---	---	15	19	11	45
WR Leonard Godlewski	12	23	---	---	8	43
TE Nickolas Prescott	7	11	---	---	24	42
CB Jamal Summers	---	---	24	15	1	40
DE Nickolas Lyons	---	---	22	11	5	38
DT Dustin Hoover	---	---	21	9	5	35
S Ivan Soria	---	---	6	11	17	34
OLB Cameron Carter	---	---	4	5	22	31
ILB Arnie Newhart	---	---	14	3	11	28
FB Frankie Hoover	3	7	---	---	18	28
RB Dwight Tolwinski	2	3	---	---	20	25
WR Devan Shannon	1	5	---	---	17	23
CB Elias Whitfield	---	---	4	3	15	22
WR Horace Galloway	1	7	---	---	10	18
P Edwin Bruce	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Dominic Tayoun	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Francisco Magazine	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Ryan Welles	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Tyrell King	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Claude Sjogren	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Miguel Porter	1	2	---	---	---	3
C Kennedy Hill	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Richie Dunn	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Damian Manson	---	---	0	0	---	0
RB Chandler Booker	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Jerry Poole	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	10	2.5
Middle	19	72	3.8
Right	9	19	2.1
None	1	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	4	1.0
Middle	12	65	5.4
Right	5	17	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Colin Hodges	31	21	4	2	2	6	0	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Clyde Alcott	37	25	1	0	1	7	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	72	10.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	81	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	136	27.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	38	9.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	7	1.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	16	111	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	5	60	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Louis Castillo	6	4	0	124	1	23
WR Jeff Foster	5	3	0	37	0	17
WR Giovanni Larner	4	4	0	58	1	33
FB Efrain Johnston	4	3	0	56	2	6
TE Braxton Sipe	4	2	1	22	0	19
RB Shannon Hernandez	3	2	0	8	0	16
RB Ezra Vinson	3	2	0	3	0	16
WR Johnathan Swaine	2	1	1	19	0	23

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Floyd Gaylor	13	11	0	64	0	37
TE Giovanni Dukart	7	3	1	20	0	31
WR Leonard Godlewski	5	2	0	25	0	23
RB Darren Zimmerman	4	3	0	30	1	34
WR Vincent Norris	3	2	0	6	0	30
TE Nickolas Prescott	3	3	0	19	0	11
WR Horace Galloway	1	1	0	14	0	7
TE Miguel Porter	1	0	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ezra Vinson	3	5	1.67	2.61
QB Colin Hodges	1	3	3.00	4.50

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Darren Zimmerman	3	1	0.33	2.69
QB Clyde Alcott	2	6	3.00	8.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Colin Hodges	2	1	12	6.00	10.55

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Clyde Alcott	4	3	24	6.00	4.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Giovanni Larner	1	1	12	12.00	14.50
RB Ezra Vinson	1	0	0	0.00	1.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Floyd Gaylor	2	2	9	4.50	4.92
WR Vincent Norris	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Leonard Godlewski	1	1	15	15.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ezra Vinson	3	1
QB Colin Hodges	2	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Clyde Alcott	3	0
RB Darren Zimmerman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Colin Hodges	8	6	5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Clyde Alcott	9	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeff Foster	3	1	1
WR Giovanni Larner	3	3	2
TE Louis Castillo	2	2	2

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Giovanni Dukart	3	0	0
TE Nickolas Prescott	2	2	1
WR Floyd Gaylor	2	2	2
WR Vincent Norris	1	1	0
WR Leonard Godlewski	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,000 (57,600 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,700 (15,100)
End Zone 10,700 (10,900)
Mezzanine 6,300 (6,300)
Sideline Seats 9,600 (9,600)
Club Seats 12,300 (12,300)
Luxury Boxes 3,400 (3,400)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,000 (57,600 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,700 (15,100)
End Zone	10,700 (10,900)
Mezzanine	6,300 (6,300)
Sideline Seats	9,600 (9,600)
Club Seats	12,300 (12,300)
Luxury Boxes	3,400 (3,400)