Week 8, 2026

played in Atlanta, GA

77 degrees, fair, 13 mph wind

Detroit Lions70140-21
Atlanta Falcons172470-48

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:02 ATL - Elliot Wolf 32 field goal
1Q: 05:53 DET - D.J. McDaniel 3 run (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
1Q: 05:42 ATL - Eli Snyder 75 pass from Noah Moore (Elliot Wolf extra point)
1Q: 02:33 ATL - Eli Snyder 20 pass from Noah Moore (Elliot Wolf extra point)
2Q: 12:40 ATL - Eli Snyder 22 pass from Noah Moore (Elliot Wolf extra point)
2Q: 10:06 ATL - Cesar Wasiak 81 pass from Noah Moore (Elliot Wolf extra point)
2Q: 07:26 ATL - Antonio VandenBelt 7 pass from Noah Moore (Elliot Wolf extra point)
2Q: 03:40 ATL - Elliot Wolf 41 field goal
3Q: 12:04 DET - Calvin Smithson 13 pass from Lawrence Villa (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
3Q: 05:04 DET - D.J. McDaniel 3 run (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
3Q: 01:12 ATL - Broderick Cole 44 pass from Derek Office (Elliot Wolf extra point)

Team StatisticsDETATL
Record3-45-3
First Downs2423
- by Rushing99
- by Passing1512
- by Penalty02
Total Net Yards405565
- Offensive Plays7162
- Yards per Play5.709.11
Net Rushing Yards138150
- Rushing Attempts2832
- Yards per Rush4.934.69
Net Passing Yards267415
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt41 - 24 - 230 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards278415
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/110/0
- Yards per Pass Play6.2113.83
Fumbles/Lost2/10/0
3rd Down Conversions6/141/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.97.2
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards6/611/10
Punt Returns/Yards1/23/48
Kick Returns/Yards3/731/43
Interception Ret./Yards0/02/17
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits32
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/01/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 24OWN 35
Time of Possession29:1730:43

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
110:545:12OWN 25975Touchdown
15:261:22OWN 2538Punt
12:182:02OWN 27527Fumble
212:272:00OWN 25422Punt
29:501:05OWN 2537Punt
27:173:03OWN 10621Interception
23:321:45OWN 25650Interception
20:280:28OWN 5116Half
315:003:05OWN 43557Touchdown
39:344:38OWN 311369Touchdown
30:532:25OWN 25617Punt
411:271:51OWN 20528Punt
47:420:52OWN 412-8Punt
42:551:06OWN 113-10Punt
Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:004:06OWN 47738Field Goal
15:420:16OWN 25175Touchdown
14:041:46OWN 34566Touchdown
10:162:49OWN 46854Touchdown
210:270:37OWN 16284Touchdown
28:451:28OWN 28472Touchdown
24:140:42OPP 3036Field Goal
21:471:19OWN 39420Punt
311:552:21OWN 25744Downs
34:564:03OWN 25775Touchdown
413:282:01OWN 20431Punt
49:361:54OWN 236Punt
46:503:55OWN 41515Punt
41:491:49OPP 233-5Game

Game MVP: Noah Moore, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

DetroitAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
D.J. McDaniel211044.951642
Melvin Flowers5285.60900
Deron Heimulu133.00300
Lawrence Villa133.00300
AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Skip Lockwood17985.762550
Thomas Tate12342.831020
Noah Moore294.50800
Derek Office199.00900

Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Lawrence Villa23141271/7131090.3
Deron Heimulu18101511/4028243.7
AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Noah Moore22163320/05810154.4
Derek Office84830/01440126.5

Receiving Statistics

DetroitCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Calvin Smithson71012217.4355311
WR Benjamin Franz474010.001220
TE Chris Gordon444511.2522280
TE Drew Tetreault49348.508120
RB D.J. McDaniel35289.3322200
WR Hunter Caldwell1166.00060
TE J.C. Lester1133.00030
WR Levi Anthony0300.00000
FB Tom McIntyre0100.00000
AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Eli Snyder7917124.43103753
WR Broderick Cole458120.2520441
WR Antonio VandenBelt37134.33271
TE Josh Howard223517.5024320
WR Luke Richardson122525.0020250
WR Cesar Wasiak118181.0081811
FB Emmanuel Kummerfeldt1277.00070
RB Skip Lockwood1222.00020

Interception Statistics

DetroitIntsYardsAvgTD
AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Rick Branch2178.500

Fumble Statistics

DetroitFumbRecovForceTD
Calvin Smithson1000
Lawrence Villa1000
Caleb Douglas0100
AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
Derek Vertelney0110
Edwin Lyons0010

Punting Statistics

DetroitPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Herb Hudson731444.935.1584
AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Walter Segura417142.837.3512

Kicking Statistics

DetroitFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ernie Fletcher0/00/00/003/3
AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Elliot Wolf2/21/10/0416/6

Punt Return Statistics

DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Calvin Smithson122.00
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Skip Lockwood34816.00

Kick Return Statistics

DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
D.J. McDaniel37324.30
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Antonio VandenBelt14343.00

Defensive Statistics

DetroitTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Chris Loomis810.02829
S Brant Jamison500.02230
OLB Al Foltz410.03029
DT Salvador Terrell400.02619
CB Roberto Gilman310.02920
CB Dwight Henson310.03129
CB DeAndre Samuels310.02329
DT Daryl Delgado300.01618
DE Tyler Bajorek300.01526
ILB Randy Preston300.094
OLB Maurice Kariger200.060
S Maxwell Grolsko130.02224
DT Josiah Beechler110.0168
S Gus Bauer100.0132
DE Winston Dodge100.02928
WR Benjamin Franz10---------
TE Drew Tetreault10---------
DT Desmond Curtis100.044
AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Zach Manning820.02838
S Salvador Scouten730.02536
S Braxton Talley630.02641
OLB Shannon Floyd620.02836
ILB Justics Noah420.01520
CB Rick Branch410.02442
CB Gabe Holliday340.02628
DT Edwin Lyons202.0616
DT Amir Jeffries210.02227
OLB Vince Austin210.02436
DE Clay Greene210.02841
CB Karl Hansen200.01629
DE Tom Terrell110.02229
S Derek Vertelney100.0616

Pass Rush Statistics

DetroitSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Tyler Bajorek0.012026
DE Winston Dodge0.010028
AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Edwin Lyons2.000116
DE Donnie Thompson0.002114
DE Clay Greene0.002041
DE Tom Terrell0.001329
DT Amir Jeffries0.001027

Pass Defense Statistics

DetroitCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Brant Jamison60030
ILB Chris Loomis40029
CB Roberto Gilman31020
CB Dwight Henson21029
DT Daryl Delgado20018
CB DeAndre Samuels11029
OLB Al Foltz10029
DE Tyler Bajorek10026
AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Zach Manning51038
S Braxton Talley41041
CB Rick Branch30242
OLB Shannon Floyd21036
S Salvador Scouten21036
CB Karl Hansen20029
CB Gabe Holliday20028
ILB Justics Noah10020
OLB Vince Austin10036
S Derek Vertelney10016
OLB Roger Newton1006

Blocking Statistics

DetroitKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Bernie Wheeler711028243
Caleb Douglas35128043
Maurice Hakeem25128043
Collin Franklin13026040
Brayden Luce01028043
Earl Walton010203
AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Mason Galloway410432030
Harrison Ford45118022
Gus Barnes25132030
Max Tiessen13032030
Deion Marschalk1301408
Neil Lyons12032030
Emmanuel Kummerfeldt0107010

Special Teams Tackles

DetroitTacklesSTPlays
Maurice Hakeem311
Melvin Flowers120
AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Karl Hansen323
Diego Collier124

Participation

DetroitRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Maurice Hakeem2843------1182
Bernie Wheeler2843------778
Brayden Luce2843------778
Caleb Douglas2843------778
Calvin Smithson2839------673
Benjamin Franz2531------1773
Drew Tetreault2742---------69
Roberto Gilman------29201968
D.J. McDaniel2334------966
Collin Franklin2640---------66
Dwight Henson------3129262
Al Foltz------3029160
Winston Dodge------2928259
Chris Loomis------2829158
Chris Gordon1021------2455
Brant Jamison------2230254
DeAndre Samuels------2329254
Salvador Terrell------2619449
Maxwell Grolsko------2224147
Daryl Delgado------16181145
Levi Anthony1120------1142
Tyler Bajorek------1526142
Deron Heimulu1819---------37
Tom McIntyre119------1737
Lawrence Villa1024---------34
Gus Bauer------1321631
Melvin Flowers56------2031
Maurice Kariger------602430
Randy Preston------941427
Josiah Beechler------168---24
Ellis Ogden------613221
Darrin Giles------154221
Jim Porter------511420
Donny George------412---16
Desmond Curtis------44210
Parker Ardizzone------3159
J.C. Lester08---------8
Xavier Arntson00------77
Herb Hudson00------77
Jace Pearl00------77
Earl Walton23---------5
Ernie Fletcher00------44
Hunter Caldwell04---------4
Dominic Whalen01---------1
Gavin Spangler00---------0
Logan Levine00---------0
AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Rick Branch------24421783
Salvador Scouten------25362081
Clay Greene------2841776
Broderick Cole2428------1769
Gus Barnes3230------668
Karl Hansen------16292368
Braxton Talley------2641---67
Zach Manning------2838---66
Max Tiessen3230------365
Shannon Floyd------2836---64
Neil Lyons3230------264
Vince Austin------2436262
Mason Galloway3230---------62
Antonio VandenBelt2921------454
Gabe Holliday------2628---54
Thomas Tate1412------2652
Luke Richardson188------2551
Tom Terrell------2229---51
Amir Jeffries------2227---49
Eli Snyder1517------1648
Harrison Ford1822------343
Deion Marschalk148------1739
Noah Moore1422------238
Justics Noah------1520---35
Cesar Wasiak1520---------35
Skip Lockwood185------1235
Bruce Becker------482234
Diego Collier------252431
Derek Office188---------26
Derek Vertelney------616---22
Edwin Lyons------616---22
Donnie Thompson------514---19
Weston Benton86------418
Emmanuel Kummerfeldt710---------17
Zack Dolliver015---------15
Elliot Wolf00------1111
Ron Norton------12710
Levi Erickson81---------9
Josh Howard07---------7
Dwayne Lyon00------66
Brayden Lytle00------66
Roger Newton------06---6
Walter Segura00------44
Orlando Watkins40---------4
Ralph Helbig------03---3
Levi Martinez------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6183.0
Middle13675.2
Right9535.9
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5255.0
Middle18724.0
Right9535.9
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Lawrence Villa23142122440
Deron Heimulu18104112212
AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Noah Moore22167003100
Derek Office842030100

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen62427.0
Short (0-8 Yds)26191887.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)52255.0
Long (19+ Yds)41235.8
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen4311328.3
Short (0-8 Yds)16111016.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)7413319.0
Long (19+ Yds)326822.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Calvin Smithson1071122339
TE Drew Tetreault94034042
WR Benjamin Franz74040131
RB D.J. McDaniel53128134
TE Chris Gordon44045121
WR Levi Anthony3010020
FB Tom McIntyre100009
WR Hunter Caldwell110604
TE J.C. Lester110308
AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Eli Snyder970171417
WR Antonio VandenBelt73113021
WR Broderick Cole54081228
WR Luke Richardson2112518
FB Emmanuel Kummerfeldt2117010
RB Skip Lockwood210205
TE Josh Howard2203517
WR Cesar Wasiak11081120

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

DetroitAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
D.J. McDaniel5112.204.95
Melvin Flowers199.005.60
AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Thomas Tate221.002.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Lawrence Villa54275.405.52
Deron Heimulu1155.008.39
AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Noah Moore32279.0015.09

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB D.J. McDaniel2131.505.60
WR Calvin Smithson111313.0012.20
WR Benjamin Franz1155.005.71
TE Chris Gordon1188.0011.25
TE J.C. Lester1133.003.00
AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Broderick Cole1000.0016.20
WR Antonio VandenBelt1177.001.86
TE Eli Snyder112020.0019.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

DetroitRushesConversions
D.J. McDaniel22
Deron Heimulu11
AtlantaRushesConversions
Skip Lockwood30
Thomas Tate11

Third Down Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompConversions
Deron Heimulu521
Lawrence Villa522
AtlantaAttCompConversions
Noah Moore410
Derek Office200

Third Down Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargCatchConversions
WR Calvin Smithson310
WR Benjamin Franz322
RB D.J. McDaniel100
WR Levi Anthony100
TE Chris Gordon111
TE Drew Tetreault100
AtlantaTargCatchConversions
WR Antonio VandenBelt300
WR Broderick Cole100
FB Emmanuel Kummerfeldt100
RB Skip Lockwood110

SectionAttendance
Stadium70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck14,600 (14,600)
End Zone10,400 (10,400)
Mezzanine6,000 (6,000)
Sideline Seats9,200 (9,200)
Club Seats19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes9,900 (9,900)