Week 3, 2024

played in Detroit, MI

46 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	10	7	14	3	-	34
Detroit Lions	7	3	14	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:12 ATL - Brandon Courage 2 run (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
1Q: 09:05 DET - Alan Upshaw 99 kickoff return (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
1Q: 03:40 ATL - T.J. Rhyne 44 field goal
2Q: 09:51 DET - Ernie Fletcher 37 field goal
2Q: 03:13 ATL - Brayden Givens 13 pass from Noah Moore (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
3Q: 11:12 ATL - Brandon Courage 2 run (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
3Q: 06:37 DET - Earnest Coles 2 pass from Deron Heimulu (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
3Q: 06:27 ATL - Skip Lockwood 91 kickoff return (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
3Q: 01:54 DET - Rondell Ayala 13 pass from Deron Heimulu (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
4Q: 01:07 DET - Rondell Ayala 18 pass from Deron Heimulu (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
4Q: 00:03 ATL - T.J. Rhyne 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:12 ATL - Brandon Courage 2 run (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
1Q: 09:05 DET - Alan Upshaw 99 kickoff return (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
1Q: 03:40 ATL - T.J. Rhyne 44 field goal
2Q: 09:51 DET - Ernie Fletcher 37 field goal
2Q: 03:13 ATL - Brayden Givens 13 pass from Noah Moore (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
3Q: 11:12 ATL - Brandon Courage 2 run (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
3Q: 06:37 DET - Earnest Coles 2 pass from Deron Heimulu (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
3Q: 06:27 ATL - Skip Lockwood 91 kickoff return (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
3Q: 01:54 DET - Rondell Ayala 13 pass from Deron Heimulu (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
4Q: 01:07 DET - Rondell Ayala 18 pass from Deron Heimulu (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
4Q: 00:03 ATL - T.J. Rhyne 38 field goal

Team Statistics ATL DET
Record 3-0 2-1
First Downs 16 20
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 10 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 268 340
- Offensive Plays 62 63
- Yards per Play 4.32 5.40
Net Rushing Yards 109 97
- Rushing Attempts 30 24
- Yards per Rush 3.63 4.04
Net Passing Yards 159 243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 14 - 0 34 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 172 278
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 5/35
- Yards per Pass Play 4.97 6.23
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/17 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 6/30 10/82
Punt Returns/Yards 4/31 4/24
Kick Returns/Yards 5/176 4/163
Interception Ret./Yards 2/22 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 28
Time of Possession 28:36 31:24

Team Statistics	ATL	DET
Record	3-0	2-1
First Downs	16	20
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	10	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	268	340
- Offensive Plays	62	63
- Yards per Play	4.32	5.40
Net Rushing Yards	109	97
- Rushing Attempts	30	24
- Yards per Rush	3.63	4.04
Net Passing Yards	159	243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 14 - 0	34 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	172	278
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	5/35
- Yards per Pass Play	4.97	6.23
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/17	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	6/30	10/82
Punt Returns/Yards	4/31	4/24
Kick Returns/Yards	5/176	4/163
Interception Ret./Yards	2/22	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 28
Time of Possession	28:36	31:24

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:20	2:15	OPP 46	6	46	Touchdown
1	8:52	5:18	OWN 19	10	54	Field Goal
1	1:17	2:15	OWN 19	3	8	Punt
2	9:43	1:24	OWN 34	3	5	Punt
2	7:25	4:20	OPP 28	9	28	Touchdown
2	1:41	1:16	OWN 16	3	5	Punt
3	15:00	3:56	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
3	1:47	2:59	OWN 25	6	18	Punt
4	10:23	1:24	OWN 35	3	0	Punt
4	5:53	0:32	OWN 17	3	-5	Punt
4	3:15	1:15	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	0:57	0:57	OWN 38	5	41	Field Goal

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:40	OWN 25	5	26	Interception
1	3:34	2:17	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
2	14:02	4:19	OWN 15	8	65	Field Goal
2	8:19	0:54	OWN 39	2	-9	Interception
2	3:05	1:24	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 40	3	8	Half
3	11:04	4:37	OWN 22	7	78	Touchdown
3	6:11	4:24	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	13:48	3:25	OWN 16	6	4	Punt
4	8:59	0:57	OWN 9	3	-4	Punt
4	8:02	2:09	OWN 48	3	-4	Punt
4	5:21	2:06	OWN 41	5	14	Punt
4	2:00	1:03	OWN 46	6	54	Touchdown

Game MVP: Vince Austin, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brandon Courage	28	102	3.64	18	2	2
Noah Moore	1	6	6.00	6	0	0
Skip Lockwood	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Alan Upshaw	22	92	4.18	29	3	0
Deron Heimulu	2	5	2.50	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Noah Moore	30	14	172	2/13	1	29	0	75.9

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Deron Heimulu	34	22	278	5/35	3	46	2	94.9

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Broderick Cole	6	14	62	10.33	3	19	0
WR Cesar Wasiak	3	4	39	13.00	24	29	0
TE Eli Snyder	3	5	34	11.33	2	22	0
FB Marty Kastilahn	1	2	24	24.00	19	24	0
TE Brayden Givens	1	2	13	13.00	3	13	1
WR Antonio VandenBelt	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Chris Gordon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Skip Lockwood	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Timothy Downs	4	5	27	6.75	2	11	0
WR Calvin Smithson	4	8	87	21.75	69	46	0
TE Earnest Coles	4	4	38	9.50	16	15	1
TE Rondell Ayala	4	7	45	11.25	12	18	2
WR Benjamin Franz	3	5	43	14.33	12	18	0
RB Alan Upshaw	2	3	13	6.50	0	8	0
FB Tom McIntyre	1	1	25	25.00	27	25	0
WR Bernard Peters	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Perry Jefferson	1	17	17.00	0
CB John Newcomb	1	5	5.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Skip Lockwood	1	0	0	0
Broderick Cole	0	0	1	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Calvin Smithson	1	0	0
Rondell Ayala	0	2	0
Brayden Luce	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie Tate	7	298	42.6	39.1	54	2

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nickolas McGee	6	301	50.2	41.7	60	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
T.J. Rhyne	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	4/4

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ernie Fletcher	1/1	0/0	0/0	37	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Skip Lockwood	4	31	7.8	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Smithson	4	24	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Skip Lockwood	5	176	35.2	1

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alan Upshaw	4	163	40.8	1

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Alfredo Logan	9	2	0.0	24	39
OLB Thomas Pollard	5	2	0.0	23	28
CB Rick Branch	5	0	0.0	24	39
S Perry Jefferson	5	0	0.0	24	38
OLB Vince Austin	4	3	2.0	24	38
ILB Malik Swindal	4	0	0.0	13	14
DE Clay Greene	3	2	2.0	23	30
CB Spencer Hickman	3	0	0.0	9	17
DE Donnie Thompson	2	0	0.5	23	28
DT Amir Jeffries	2	1	0.0	23	28
ILB Zach Manning	2	1	0.0	24	36
CB Mo Madison	2	0	0.0	1	10
DT Edwin Lyons	1	0	0.5	1	12
CB John Newcomb	1	1	0.0	24	37

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Al Foltz	8	1	0.0	29	30
ILB Chris Loomis	6	2	0.0	28	28
S Maxwell Grolsko	5	4	0.0	27	30
DE Ronnie Smith	4	1	1.0	28	23
DT Greg Torrence	4	0	0.0	22	21
CB Dwight Henson	3	0	0.0	26	29
CB Roberto Gilman	2	2	0.0	23	20
DT Salvador Terrell	2	2	0.0	17	20
OLB Maurice Kariger	2	1	0.0	13	19
DT Gerald Covington	2	0	0.0	16	10
S Brant Jamison	2	0	0.0	29	30
DT Joey Van Pelt	1	0	1.0	8	15
DE Pedro Jazynka	1	1	0.0	24	22
RB Alan Upshaw	1	0	---	---	---
TE Rondell Ayala	1	0	---	---	---
CB DeAndre Samuels	1	0	0.0	7	14
S Darrin Giles	0	1	0.0	1	2
DE Tyler Bajorek	0	1	0.0	3	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Vince Austin	2.0	0	1	1	38
DE Clay Greene	2.0	0	1	0	30
DE Donnie Thompson	0.5	1	1	0	28
DT Edwin Lyons	0.5	0	0	0	12
DT Amir Jeffries	0.0	0	1	1	28
DE Emmett Nall	0.0	0	1	0	11

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ronnie Smith	1.0	0	1	2	23
DT Joey Van Pelt	1.0	0	1	1	15
DE Pedro Jazynka	0.0	1	2	0	22
DT Salvador Terrell	0.0	0	2	0	20
ILB Chris Loomis	0.0	0	1	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Perry Jefferson	4	1	1	38
CB Rick Branch	4	0	0	39
ILB Malik Swindal	3	0	0	14
S Alfredo Logan	3	0	0	39
OLB Thomas Pollard	2	0	0	28
CB Spencer Hickman	2	0	0	17
OLB Vince Austin	1	0	0	38
DE Clay Greene	1	0	0	30
ILB Zach Manning	1	0	0	36
CB Mo Madison	1	0	0	10
CB John Newcomb	0	0	1	37

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Al Foltz	3	0	30
S Maxwell Grolsko	2	2	30
CB Roberto Gilman	2	0	20
ILB Chris Loomis	2	0	28
OLB Maurice Kariger	1	2	19
CB DeAndre Samuels	1	2	14
S Brant Jamison	1	1	30
DT Salvador Terrell	1	0	20
CB Dwight Henson	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mason Galloway	4	12	1	30	2	32
Gus Barnes	1	7	1	30	0	32
Mo Manning	1	4	0	30	0	32
Max Tiessen	1	2	0	30	0	32
Harrison Ford	0	3	0	30	0	32
Eli Snyder	0	1	0	28	0	27

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Javier Creighton	3	7	0	24	0	39
Maurice Hakeem	3	6	1	24	4	39
Caleb Douglas	1	3	1	24	0	39
Jumbo Hill	0	3	0	24	1	39
Brayden Luce	0	3	0	24	0	39

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Gordon	2	15
Brayden Givens	1	27
Bruce Becker	1	24
Broderick Cole	1	13
Neil Lyons	1	9
Cesar Wasiak	1	1

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Brayden Luce	3	13
Raul Maggard	1	20
Darrin Giles	1	18
Horace McCreary	1	14
Maurice Hakeem	1	13
Caleb Douglas	1	7

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Broderick Cole	28	32	---	---	13	73
Rick Branch	---	---	24	39	8	71
Harrison Ford	30	32	---	---	7	69
Alfredo Logan	---	---	24	39	2	65
Vince Austin	---	---	24	38	2	64
Eli Snyder	28	27	---	---	9	64
Perry Jefferson	---	---	24	38	1	63
Mo Manning	30	32	---	---	---	62
Noah Moore	30	32	---	---	---	62
Mason Galloway	30	32	---	---	---	62
John Newcomb	---	---	24	37	1	62
Gus Barnes	30	32	---	---	---	62
Max Tiessen	30	32	---	---	---	62
Zach Manning	---	---	24	36	1	61
Clay Greene	---	---	23	30	---	53
Skip Lockwood	2	24	---	---	27	53
Amir Jeffries	---	---	23	28	1	52
Thomas Pollard	---	---	23	28	---	51
Donnie Thompson	---	---	23	28	---	51
Cesar Wasiak	25	24	---	---	1	50
Marty Kastilahn	7	14	---	---	20	41
Brayden Givens	1	13	---	---	27	41
Malik Swindal	---	---	13	14	12	39
Brandon Courage	28	7	---	---	---	35
Antonio VandenBelt	20	11	---	---	---	31
Mo Madison	---	---	1	10	18	29
Luke Richardson	5	2	---	---	20	27
Spencer Hickman	---	---	9	17	---	26
Bruce Becker	---	---	0	1	24	25
Chris Gordon	0	6	---	---	15	21
Emmett Nall	---	---	1	11	7	19
Edwin Lyons	---	---	1	12	6	19
Lewis McKinley	---	---	0	0	17	17
Weston Buhner	---	---	1	12	1	14
Donnell Bradford	2	0	---	---	11	13
Shannon Floyd	---	---	1	9	1	11
Jackie Tate	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dwayne Lyon	0	0	---	---	9	9
Sergio Bueno	0	0	---	---	9	9
Neil Lyons	0	0	---	---	9	9
T.J. Rhyne	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ross Hall	2	0	---	---	6	8
Joseph Weese	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ashton Cox	---	---	1	2	---	3
Raymond Corbett	2	0	---	---	---	2
Drew Garrett	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rondell Ayala	21	36	---	---	25	82
Brayden Luce	24	39	---	---	13	76
Maurice Hakeem	24	39	---	---	13	76
Calvin Smithson	24	39	---	---	12	75
Jumbo Hill	24	39	---	---	7	70
Caleb Douglas	24	39	---	---	7	70
Alan Upshaw	24	36	---	---	6	66
Javier Creighton	24	39	---	---	---	63
Deron Heimulu	24	39	---	---	---	63
Al Foltz	---	---	29	30	2	61
Brant Jamison	---	---	29	30	2	61
Maxwell Grolsko	---	---	27	30	3	60
Chris Loomis	---	---	28	28	3	59
Maurice Kariger	---	---	13	19	26	58
Dwight Henson	---	---	26	29	2	57
Roberto Gilman	---	---	23	20	10	53
Ronnie Smith	---	---	28	23	1	52
Pedro Jazynka	---	---	24	22	2	48
Greg Torrence	---	---	22	21	2	45
Salvador Terrell	---	---	17	20	8	45
Benjamin Franz	15	28	---	---	1	44
Tom McIntyre	10	13	---	---	20	43
Timothy Downs	15	24	---	---	---	39
DeAndre Samuels	---	---	7	14	18	39
Charles Turman	---	---	21	14	1	36
Gerald Covington	---	---	16	10	1	27
Joey Van Pelt	---	---	8	15	---	23
Bernard Peters	2	8	---	---	11	21
Darrin Giles	---	---	1	2	18	21
Raul Maggard	0	0	---	---	20	20
Earnest Coles	9	9	---	---	1	19
Tyler Bajorek	---	---	3	9	7	19
Randy Preston	---	---	2	4	12	18
Conrad Woodbury	---	---	5	9	1	15
Horace McCreary	0	0	---	---	14	14
Xavier Arntson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Nickolas McGee	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ernie Fletcher	0	0	---	---	7	7
Irv Tejeda	0	0	---	---	6	6
Daquan Sonntag	0	0	---	---	6	6
Cole Lester	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kenny Hardy	---	---	1	3	---	4
Harold Lewis	0	2	---	---	---	2
Scottie Neff	0	0	---	---	---	0
Drew Tetreault	0	0	---	---	---	0
Earl Walton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	23	3.8
Middle	15	36	2.4
Right	9	50	5.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	57	8.1
Middle	14	44	3.1
Right	3	-4	-1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Noah Moore	30	14	3	1	0	7	7	3	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Deron Heimulu	34	22	3	0	3	1	5	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	6	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	6	73	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	55	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	38	12.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	71	23.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	140	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	67	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Broderick Cole	14	6	62	0	32
TE Eli Snyder	5	3	34	1	27
WR Cesar Wasiak	4	3	39	1	24
FB Marty Kastilahn	2	1	24	1	14
TE Brayden Givens	2	1	13	0	13
WR Antonio VandenBelt	1	0	0	0	11
TE Chris Gordon	1	0	0	0	6
RB Skip Lockwood	1	0	0	0	24

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Calvin Smithson	8	4	0	87	2	39
TE Rondell Ayala	7	4	1	45	0	36
WR Timothy Downs	5	4	0	27	0	24
WR Benjamin Franz	5	3	0	43	0	28
TE Earnest Coles	4	4	0	38	0	9
RB Alan Upshaw	3	2	1	13	0	36
FB Tom McIntyre	1	1	0	25	1	13
WR Bernard Peters	1	0	1	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brandon Courage	7	10	1.43	3.64

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alan Upshaw	3	0	0.00	4.18
Deron Heimulu	1	-1	-1.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Noah Moore	3	2	24	8.00	5.73

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Deron Heimulu	5	4	38	7.60	8.18

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Broderick Cole	1	1	11	11.00	4.43
TE Brayden Givens	1	1	13	13.00	6.50
TE Eli Snyder	1	0	0	0.00	6.80

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Alan Upshaw	2	1	5	2.50	4.33
TE Rondell Ayala	2	2	31	15.50	6.43
TE Earnest Coles	1	1	2	2.00	9.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Brandon Courage	2	2
Skip Lockwood	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Deron Heimulu	2	0
Alan Upshaw	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Noah Moore	14	7	6

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Deron Heimulu	9	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Broderick Cole	8	5	4
TE Brayden Givens	2	1	1
WR Antonio VandenBelt	1	0	0
WR Cesar Wasiak	1	1	1
TE Chris Gordon	1	0	0
TE Eli Snyder	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Rondell Ayala	3	1	1
WR Timothy Downs	2	2	1
WR Benjamin Franz	2	0	0
WR Calvin Smithson	1	0	0
TE Earnest Coles	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)