Week 8, 2017

played in Atlanta, GA

52 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Detroit Lions	7	3	3	3	-	16
Atlanta Falcons	0	3	0	10	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:25 DET - Carlos Zastudil 2 pass from Micah McConnell (Nathan Massicott extra point)
2Q: 06:34 DET - Nathan Massicott 34 field goal
2Q: 03:11 ATL - Jackson Carter 27 field goal
3Q: 00:50 DET - Nathan Massicott 54 field goal
4Q: 12:04 ATL - Jackson Carter 37 field goal
4Q: 07:31 ATL - Alec Hanks 1 run (Jackson Carter extra point)
4Q: 02:32 DET - Nathan Massicott 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:25 DET - Carlos Zastudil 2 pass from Micah McConnell (Nathan Massicott extra point)
2Q: 06:34 DET - Nathan Massicott 34 field goal
2Q: 03:11 ATL - Jackson Carter 27 field goal
3Q: 00:50 DET - Nathan Massicott 54 field goal
4Q: 12:04 ATL - Jackson Carter 37 field goal
4Q: 07:31 ATL - Alec Hanks 1 run (Jackson Carter extra point)
4Q: 02:32 DET - Nathan Massicott 24 field goal

Team Statistics DET ATL
Record 6-1 7-1
First Downs 16 19
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 9 11
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 280 296
- Offensive Plays 63 69
- Yards per Play 4.44 4.29
Net Rushing Yards 72 92
- Rushing Attempts 30 26
- Yards per Rush 2.40 3.54
Net Passing Yards 208 204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 21 - 1 39 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 212 229
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 4/25
- Yards per Pass Play 6.30 4.74
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 6/40 7/80
Punt Returns/Yards 2/23 1/10
Kick Returns/Yards 2/39 3/99
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 35
Time of Possession 28:59 31:01

Team Statistics	DET	ATL
Record	6-1	7-1
First Downs	16	19
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	9	11
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	280	296
- Offensive Plays	63	69
- Yards per Play	4.44	4.29
Net Rushing Yards	72	92
- Rushing Attempts	30	26
- Yards per Rush	2.40	3.54
Net Passing Yards	208	204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 21 - 1	39 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	212	229
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	4/25
- Yards per Pass Play	6.30	4.74
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	6/40	7/80
Punt Returns/Yards	2/23	1/10
Kick Returns/Yards	2/39	3/99
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 35
Time of Possession	28:59	31:01

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:55	OWN 16	6	27	Punt
1	5:00	3:43	OWN 29	7	71	Touchdown
2	11:01	4:35	OWN 40	9	43	Field Goal
2	3:04	1:53	OWN 25	5	25	Punt
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 23	1	6	Half
3	12:16	1:19	OWN 39	3	1	Punt
3	8:39	1:23	OPP 38	4	2	Missed FG
3	4:40	3:58	OWN 20	8	43	Field Goal
4	13:53	0:49	OWN 3	3	15	Fumble
4	11:57	1:00	OWN 25	2	-9	Interception
4	7:22	4:55	OWN 23	12	70	Field Goal
4	0:50	0:50	OWN 36	6	6	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:05	6:05	OWN 8	12	39	Punt
1	1:17	5:16	OWN 25	10	35	Fumble
2	6:26	3:22	OWN 38	7	52	Field Goal
2	1:11	0:55	OWN 19	5	34	Punt
3	15:00	2:44	OWN 26	3	3	Punt
3	10:57	2:18	OWN 20	6	18	Downs
3	7:16	2:36	OWN 43	7	21	Punt
3	0:42	1:49	OWN 38	4	19	Punt
4	13:04	1:07	OPP 18	3	-2	Field Goal
4	10:57	3:35	OPP 33	6	33	Touchdown
4	2:27	1:37	OWN 25	6	39	Downs

Game MVP: Sergio George, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Derrick Duff	14	38	2.71	22	1
Carlos Zastudil	6	24	4.00	8	0
Micah McConnell	5	4	0.80	6	0
Hector Wonders	3	4	1.33	4	0
Lester Gibson	2	2	1.00	6	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Eddie Starks	9	19	2.11	12	1	0
Toby Apple	8	34	4.25	15	1	0
Chase Daniels	7	41	5.86	14	1	0
Alec Hanks	2	-2	-1.00	1	0	1

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Micah McConnell	32	21	212	1/4	1	44	1	81.8

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chase Daniels	39	22	229	4/25	0	35	0	73.5

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vincent Sanderson	8	10	95	11.88	18	28	0
WR Ezekiel Mostizky	4	9	38	9.50	3	15	0
WR Marcus Sutter	2	3	51	25.50	0	44	0
RB Derrick Duff	2	2	-1	-0.50	1	3	0
RB Carlos Zastudil	2	2	9	4.50	0	7	1
TE Ted Crotti	2	2	16	8.00	4	9	0
TE Buddy Sanderson	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Kim Dawkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Hector Wonders	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Sedrick Taijeron	14	20	99	7.07	9	18
WR Broderick Cole	4	11	53	13.25	13	19
TE Horace Whitehorn	1	1	22	22.00	3	22
TE John Aycock	1	3	35	35.00	25	35
RB Toby Apple	1	1	8	8.00	9	8
WR Kurt Lafrance	1	3	12	12.00	0	12

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Darius Flannery	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Vincent Sanderson	1	0	0
Sergio George	0	1	0
Herman Olin	0	0	1
Danny Farley	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Chase Daniels	1	0	0
Toby Apple	1	0	0
Caleb Page	0	1	1
Sedrick Taijeron	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Irving Eatherton	3	150	50.0	40.0	60	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cesar Bierce	5	194	38.8	30.2	40	3

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nathan Massicott	3/4	1/2	1/2	54	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jackson Carter	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Fridlund	2	23	11.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Myles Alston	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ezekiel Mostizky	2	39	19.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Myles Alston	2	67	33.5	0
Kurt Lafrance	1	32	32.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dalton Murphy	8	3	0.0	26	43
S Nate Palm	7	2	0.0	25	37
ILB Herman Olin	6	3	0.5	23	43
OLB Al Foltz	4	3	0.0	26	43
CB Cornell Coleman	4	0	0.0	18	32
OLB Ian Bradley	4	0	0.0	10	21
DE Sergio George	3	2	1.5	21	30
DT Ellis Donnelly	3	0	0.5	24	29
CB Sebastian Everett	3	2	0.0	18	17
CB Erik Sciacca	3	0	0.0	16	20
DE Danny Farley	2	1	1.5	17	38
CB Marco Choi	1	1	0.0	16	34
DT Neal Barlow	1	0	0.0	13	14
WR Kim Dawkins	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Diego Collier	1	0	0.0	1	6
CB Roberto Gilman	1	0	0.0	14	16

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Darius Flannery	8	1	0.0	27	21
CB Rick Branch	5	1	0.0	30	33
OLB Freddie Kelly	4	1	0.0	12	17
S Al Wesley	4	1	0.0	10	5
CB Ian Tubbs	4	0	0.0	22	25
DT Kenyon Turner	3	0	1.0	24	28
S Don Blades	3	2	0.0	30	33
DE Elliot Schneider	3	1	0.0	26	24
CB Dylan Rodriguez	3	0	0.0	30	33
OLB Logan Halverson	2	3	0.0	20	21
OLB Ivan Randle	2	1	0.0	17	14
CB Bradley Rubin	2	1	0.0	7	16
DE Ivan Daniels	1	0	0.0	26	26
DT Leo Kloosterman	1	0	0.0	14	16
DE Clarence Fairfield	1	0	0.0	2	9
DT Bryce Erickson	0	1	0.0	27	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Danny Farley	1.5	0	4	2	38
DE Sergio George	1.5	0	2	0	30
DT Ellis Donnelly	0.5	0	0	0	29
ILB Herman Olin	0.5	0	0	0	43
DT Christopher Humphries	0.0	1	1	1	35
S Dalton Murphy	0.0	0	1	0	43

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Kenyon Turner	1.0	0	1	28
DT Leo Kloosterman	0.0	1	0	16
OLB Freddie Kelly	0.0	0	1	17
OLB Logan Halverson	0.0	0	1	21
DE Elliot Schneider	0.0	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Nate Palm	5	0	37
ILB Herman Olin	2	1	43
S Dalton Murphy	2	1	43
CB Cornell Coleman	2	0	32
OLB Ian Bradley	2	0	21
CB Sebastian Everett	2	0	17
OLB Al Foltz	2	0	43
ILB Diego Collier	1	1	6
CB Marco Choi	1	0	34
DE Sergio George	1	0	30
CB Erik Sciacca	1	0	20
CB Roberto Gilman	1	0	16

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Rick Branch	5	1	0	33
ILB Darius Flannery	3	0	1	21
OLB Freddie Kelly	2	0	0	17
CB Ian Tubbs	2	0	0	25
S Al Wesley	2	0	0	5
S Don Blades	2	0	0	33
DE Clarence Fairfield	2	0	0	9
CB Dylan Rodriguez	1	1	0	33
ILB Caleb Page	1	0	0	8
OLB Ivan Randle	1	0	0	14
OLB Logan Halverson	0	1	0	21
S Bob Greer	0	1	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
K.C. Palmer	3	13	60	1	66
Rusty Green	2	4	30	0	33
Myron Ridge	1	4	30	0	33
Lester Gibson	1	1	13	0	7
Walt Dukes	0	3	30	0	33

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jordan Cox	3	3	26	1	43
Kurt Boyer	2	7	26	1	43
Walt Raymond	1	3	26	2	43
Mo Manning	1	2	26	0	43
Jerald Logan	0	2	13	0	14
John Aycock	0	1	13	0	37
Otis Branch	0	1	13	0	29

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Buddy Sanderson	1	21
Herman Olin	1	19
Diego Collier	1	8
Rusty Green	1	7

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Mercury Ciarleglio	3	10
Mo Manning	1	7

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
K.C. Palmer	60	66	---	---	7	133
Herman Olin	---	---	23	43	19	85
Nate Palm	---	---	25	37	16	78
Dalton Murphy	---	---	26	43	2	71
Al Foltz	---	---	26	43	2	71
Rusty Green	30	33	---	---	7	70
Myron Ridge	30	33	---	---	7	70
Marco Choi	---	---	16	34	15	65
Walt Dukes	30	33	---	---	---	63
Micah McConnell	30	33	---	---	---	63
Danny Farley	---	---	17	38	7	62
Vincent Sanderson	26	29	---	---	---	55
Ted Crotti	23	32	---	---	---	55
Ellis Donnelly	---	---	24	29	---	53
Christopher Humphries	---	---	10	35	7	52
Sergio George	---	---	21	30	1	52
Cornell Coleman	---	---	18	32	1	51
Ezekiel Mostizky	20	26	---	---	4	50
Ian Bradley	---	---	10	21	18	49
Marcus Sutter	12	17	---	---	18	47
Derrick Duff	19	21	---	---	---	40
Sebastian Everett	---	---	18	17	3	38
Lester Gibson	13	7	---	---	18	38
Erik Sciacca	---	---	16	20	---	36
Buddy Sanderson	5	6	---	---	21	32
Roberto Gilman	---	---	14	16	1	31
Neal Barlow	---	---	13	14	1	28
Donte Molden	13	8	---	---	---	21
Carlos Zastudil	10	6	---	---	4	20
Hector Wonders	3	1	---	---	16	20
Diego Collier	---	---	1	6	8	15
Tony Fridlund	6	4	---	---	5	15
Kim Dawkins	0	5	---	---	9	14
Logan Godfrey	---	---	4	7	1	12
Nathan Massicott	0	0	---	---	9	9
Xavier Arntson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jack Sallee	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ronnie Smith	---	---	4	3	---	7
Curtis Culjat	---	---	0	0	5	5
Johnnie Hutson	---	---	0	5	---	5
Myron Schultz	0	0	---	---	4	4
Irving Eatherton	0	0	---	---	3	3
Luis Fassnacht	0	3	---	---	---	3
Larry Sutton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jonah Long	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dylan Hutton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Don Blades	---	---	30	33	16	79
Walt Raymond	26	43	---	---	7	76
Kurt Boyer	26	43	---	---	7	76
Mo Manning	26	43	---	---	7	76
Broderick Cole	17	43	---	---	13	73
Chase Daniels	26	43	---	---	2	71
Jordan Cox	26	43	---	---	---	69
Dylan Rodriguez	---	---	30	33	5	68
Rick Branch	---	---	30	33	4	67
Sedrick Taijeron	14	39	---	---	8	61
Elliot Schneider	---	---	26	24	10	60
Toby Apple	13	30	---	---	16	59
Kurt Lafrance	21	28	---	---	6	55
Ivan Daniels	---	---	26	26	2	54
Kenyon Turner	---	---	24	28	2	54
Ian Tubbs	---	---	22	25	7	54
Logan Halverson	---	---	20	21	12	53
John Aycock	13	37	---	---	---	50
Darius Flannery	---	---	27	21	1	49
Bryce Erickson	---	---	27	22	---	49
Freddie Kelly	---	---	12	17	19	48
Otis Branch	13	29	---	---	6	48
Bradley Rubin	---	---	7	16	13	36
Leo Kloosterman	---	---	14	16	4	34
Ivan Randle	---	---	17	14	1	32
Alec Hanks	14	11	---	---	5	30
Myles Alston	12	10	---	---	8	30
Nicholas Whitfield	3	8	---	---	19	30
Jerald Logan	13	14	---	---	1	28
Mercury Ciarleglio	10	2	---	---	10	22
Clarence Fairfield	---	---	2	9	6	17
Bubba Twitty	1	6	---	---	9	16
Al Wesley	---	---	10	5	---	15
Tom Bearden	---	---	3	7	3	13
Caleb Page	---	---	1	8	1	10
Bob Greer	---	---	2	5	2	9
Eddie Starks	9	0	---	---	---	9
Xavier Herndon	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jackson Carter	0	0	---	---	6	6
Cesar Bierce	0	0	---	---	5	5
Horace Whitehorn	3	1	---	---	---	4
Amir Jeffries	---	---	0	0	3	3
Lamont Summers	0	0	---	---	---	0
Blaine Markley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brian Maxwell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Luther Floyd	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	3	0.5
Middle	15	42	2.8
Right	6	32	5.3
None	3	-5	-1.7

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	11	3.7
Middle	19	55	2.9
Right	4	26	6.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Micah McConnell	32	21	2	1	0	4	4	0	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chase Daniels	39	22	2	1	4	3	8	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	45	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	94	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	72	14.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	14	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	34	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	11	140	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	41	5.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vincent Sanderson	10	8	95	1	29
WR Ezekiel Mostizky	9	4	38	0	26
WR Marcus Sutter	3	2	51	1	17
RB Derrick Duff	2	2	-1	0	21
RB Carlos Zastudil	2	2	9	0	6
TE Buddy Sanderson	2	1	4	0	6
TE Ted Crotti	2	2	16	0	32
WR Kim Dawkins	1	0	0	0	5
RB Hector Wonders	1	0	0	0	1

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sedrick Taijeron	20	14	2	99	0	39
WR Broderick Cole	11	4	2	53	0	43
TE John Aycock	3	1	0	35	1	37
WR Kurt Lafrance	3	1	0	12	0	28
TE Horace Whitehorn	1	1	0	22	1	1
RB Toby Apple	1	1	0	8	0	30

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Derrick Duff	3	-4	-1.33	2.71
Carlos Zastudil	1	0	0.00	4.00
Hector Wonders	1	-1	-1.00	1.33

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alec Hanks	2	-2	-1.00	-1.00
Chase Daniels	1	4	4.00	5.86
Eddie Starks	1	-2	-2.00	2.11

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Micah McConnell	6	3	23	3.83	6.63

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chase Daniels	4	1	7	1.75	5.87

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Carlos Zastudil	2	2	9	4.50	4.50
WR Ezekiel Mostizky	2	0	0	0.00	4.22
WR Marcus Sutter	1	0	0	0.00	17.00
WR Vincent Sanderson	1	1	14	14.00	9.50

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sedrick Taijeron	3	1	7	2.33	4.95
TE John Aycock	1	0	0	0.00	11.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Micah McConnell	2	0
Derrick Duff	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Chase Daniels	3	2
Alec Hanks	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Micah McConnell	11	7	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chase Daniels	9	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vincent Sanderson	5	4	1
WR Ezekiel Mostizky	3	1	1
WR Marcus Sutter	1	0	0
TE Buddy Sanderson	1	1	0
TE Ted Crotti	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sedrick Taijeron	3	1	1
WR Broderick Cole	2	1	1
WR Kurt Lafrance	2	1	0
TE John Aycock	1	0	0
RB Toby Apple	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)