Week 3, 2027

played in Atlanta, GA

82 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Detroit Lions721012-40
Atlanta Falcons1401014-38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:49 DET - Benjamin Franz 10 pass from Lawrence Villa (Malcolm Beavers extra point)
1Q: 08:14 ATL - Thomas Tate 9 run (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
1Q: 04:16 ATL - Eli Snyder 39 pass from Derek Office (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
2Q: 14:15 DET - Keith Hanson 2 pass from Lawrence Villa (Malcolm Beavers extra point)
2Q: 09:51 DET - Benjamin Franz 50 pass from Lawrence Villa (Malcolm Beavers extra point)
2Q: 00:46 DET - Calvin Smithson 27 pass from Lawrence Villa (Malcolm Beavers extra point)
3Q: 11:12 ATL - Broderick Cole 37 pass from Derek Office (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
3Q: 04:26 ATL - Ernie Fletcher 45 field goal
4Q: 15:00 ATL - Skip Lockwood 2 run (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
4Q: 08:48 DET - Malcolm Beavers 46 field goal
4Q: 02:36 ATL - Derek Office 8 run (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
4Q: 01:02 DET - Calvin Smithson 45 pass from Lawrence Villa (Malcolm Beavers extra point failed)
4Q: 00:03 DET - Malcolm Beavers 37 field goal

Team StatisticsDETATL
Record2-12-1
First Downs2127
- by Rushing113
- by Passing1914
- by Penalty10
Total Net Yards480503
- Offensive Plays6666
- Yards per Play7.277.62
Net Rushing Yards55203
- Rushing Attempts1432
- Yards per Rush3.936.34
Net Passing Yards425300
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt48 - 28 - 034 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards442300
- Sacks/Yards Lost4/170/0
- Yards per Pass Play8.178.82
Fumbles/Lost1/12/2
3rd Down Conversions7/166/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.86.8
4th Down Conversions1/12/2
Penalties/Yards2/154/30
Punt Returns/Yards2/183/45
Kick Returns/Yards4/904/118
Interception Ret./Yards2/260/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits23
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/03/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 36OWN 28
Time of Possession28:5831:02

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:48OWN 25620Punt
110:391:00OPP 19319Touchdown
18:081:44OWN 25414Punt
13:594:53OWN 13887Touchdown
210:240:51OWN 20280Touchdown
29:231:03OPP 4230Punt
26:593:38OWN 12944Punt
21:491:1350550Touchdown
310:543:11OWN 32521Punt
35:520:21OWN 2912Fumble
34:211:05OWN 2530Punt
414:533:24OWN 27625Punt
410:051:25OPP 3536Field Goal
42:271:56OWN 31769Touchdown
40:270:27OWN 47133Field Goal
Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:121:33OWN 16321Interception
19:391:31OWN 25475Touchdown
16:242:25OWN 20480Touchdown
214:063:42OWN 36527Punt
28:201:21OWN 34328Interception
23:211:32OWN 2031Punt
20:360:36OWN 33315Half
315:004:06OWN 36764Touchdown
37:431:51OWN 2617Punt
35:311:10OPP 3133Field Goal
33:163:23OWN 40960Touchdown
411:291:24OWN 20422Fumble
48:406:13OWN 251275Touchdown

Game MVP: Lawrence Villa, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

DetroitAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
D.J. McDaniel6122.00500
Lawrence Villa4358.751710
Hardy Kemp263.00900
Melvin Flowers188.00800
Keith Hanson1-6-6.00-600
AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Thomas Tate211386.571761
Joseph Weese420.50900
Derek Office4348.501111
Skip Lockwood3299.672411

Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Lawrence Villa48284424/175500123.7
AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Derek Office34223000/0250287.9

Receiving Statistics

DetroitCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Calvin Smithson91415417.1186452
WR Benjamin Franz5712825.6067502
WR Hunter Caldwell496015.0024300
RB D.J. McDaniel334414.6729200
WR Keith Hanson22105.00181
FB Marlon Saddler1344.00040
RB Melvin Flowers1299.00090
TE Drew Tetreault131212.0012120
RB Hardy Kemp1366.00060
WR Logan Levine111515.000150
TE J.C. Lester0100.00000
AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Broderick Cole557014.0033371
WR Luke Richardson57397.806130
TE Eli Snyder51314128.2067501
WR Cesar Wasiak2342.001080
FB Raymond Woods22199.509100
WR Antonio VandenBelt111010.000100
RB Zack Dolliver1100.00000
TE Josh Howard111717.0011170
WR Kristopher Conway0100.00000

Interception Statistics

DetroitIntsYardsAvgTD
S Brant Jamison12626.000
CB DeAndre Samuels100.000
AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

DetroitFumbRecovForceTD
Lawrence Villa1000
Darrin Giles0100
Marcus Castleberry0100
Dwight Henson0010
Keith Hanson0010
AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
Skip Lockwood1000
Joseph Weese1000
Amir Jeffries0100
Tom Terrell0010

Punting Statistics

DetroitPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Nick Pilgrim728640.931.6515
AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Walter Segura313645.332.7590

Kicking Statistics

DetroitFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Malcolm Beavers2/21/10/0464/5
AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ernie Fletcher1/11/10/0455/5

Punt Return Statistics

DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Calvin Smithson2189.00
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Skip Lockwood34515.00

Kick Return Statistics

DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Dan Moss49022.50
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Skip Lockwood411829.50

Defensive Statistics

DetroitTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Chris Loomis740.03234
CB Dwight Henson630.03234
S Brant Jamison610.03028
CB Jackie Rayburn500.01719
CB DeAndre Samuels420.03234
S Maxwell Grolsko400.02531
OLB Donny George330.02426
OLB Al Foltz300.02022
DE Randy Preston300.02625
S Darrin Giles200.089
DT Marcus Castleberry200.02726
DT Josiah Beechler120.02828
DE Winston Dodge100.01617
DE Dylan Shannon100.01819
DT Dale Gallop100.067
OLB Wyatt Shelton010.031
AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Zach Manning610.01342
CB Gabe Holliday610.01351
CB Ralph Helbig510.0537
DE Tom Terrell412.01244
S Salvador Scouten330.01345
S Derek Vertelney310.0435
ILB Leslie Churchill310.01011
S Kaleb Shapiro210.01124
CB Rick Branch200.01452
DT Amir Jeffries200.01344
DE Clay Greene200.01340
TE Eli Snyder20---------
DE Ron Norton111.0213
OLB Shannon Floyd130.51342
OLB Roger Newton120.51448
RB Joseph Weese10---------

Pass Rush Statistics

DetroitSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Randy Preston0.002025
ILB Chris Loomis0.001034
AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Tom Terrell2.000144
DE Ron Norton1.000013
OLB Roger Newton0.511048
OLB Shannon Floyd0.510042
DT Amir Jeffries0.013044

Pass Defense Statistics

DetroitCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Brant Jamison70128
CB Jackie Rayburn40019
OLB Al Foltz32022
ILB Chris Loomis21034
CB DeAndre Samuels20134
CB Dwight Henson11034
S Maxwell Grolsko10031
OLB Donny George10026
DT Marcus Castleberry10026
S Darrin Giles0109
AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Ralph Helbig61037
CB Rick Branch32052
ILB Zach Manning31042
CB Gabe Holliday31051
S Derek Vertelney30035
S Salvador Scouten30045
S Kaleb Shapiro21024
OLB Shannon Floyd20042
DT Amir Jeffries10044
ILB Marcos Preston10011
ILB Leslie Churchill10011
OLB Roger Newton01048

Blocking Statistics

DetroitKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Brayden Luce13014052
Collin Franklin13014052
Maurice Hakeem12014252
Caleb Douglas02014152
Jace Pearl01014052
D.J. McDaniel0007120
AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Mason Galloway58232034
Gus Barnes26132034
Deion Marschalk26032034
Clay Kiselak15032034
Harrison Ford12032034
Raymond Woods11011014

Special Teams Tackles

DetroitTacklesSTPlays
Keith Hanson325
Al Shea124
Tom McIntyre120
Brayden Luce116
Maurice Hakeem19
AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Marcos Preston225
Thomas Tate225
Vince Austin125
Kristopher Conway113

Participation

DetroitRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Brayden Luce1452------1682
Calvin Smithson1452------1177
Chris Loomis------32341177
Caleb Douglas1452------975
Maurice Hakeem1452------975
Jace Pearl1452------975
DeAndre Samuels------3234571
Dwight Henson------3234167
Lawrence Villa1452---------66
Collin Franklin1452---------66
Brant Jamison------3028159
Drew Tetreault1346---------59
Maxwell Grolsko------2531258
Benjamin Franz1343------157
Josiah Beechler------2828157
Marcus Castleberry------2726154
Randy Preston------2625152
Jackie Rayburn------17191652
Donny George------2426151
Al Foltz------2022143
Melvin Flowers311------2640
Hardy Kemp321------1640
Dylan Shannon------1819138
Winston Dodge------1617336
Keith Hanson29------2536
Hunter Caldwell432---------36
D.J. McDaniel720------734
Darrin Giles------891633
Al Shea------002424
J.C. Lester711------624
Tom McIntyre02------2022
Logan Levine12------1316
Marlon Saddler311---------14
Jaylen Ashworth------47314
Dale Gallop------67---13
Edgar Roberts------47---11
J.T. Colton00------99
Nick Pilgrim00------99
Malcolm Beavers00------99
Luis Garrett00------77
Dan Moss00------77
Wyatt Shelton------31---4
Deron Heimulu00---------0
Earl Walton00---------0
Fernando Hetke------00---0
Edgar Thornton------00---0
AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Rick Branch------14522389
Eli Snyder2731------2583
Broderick Cole2928------1875
Harrison Ford3234------470
Gus Barnes3234------167
Salvador Scouten------1345967
Mason Galloway3234---------66
Derek Office3234---------66
Gabe Holliday------1351266
Deion Marschalk3234---------66
Clay Kiselak3234---------66
Tom Terrell------1244864
Roger Newton------1448264
Luke Richardson2121------2163
Cesar Wasiak2727------862
Derek Vertelney------4352261
Thomas Tate2313------2561
Amir Jeffries------1344158
Zach Manning------1342156
Shannon Floyd------1342156
Clay Greene------1340154
Ralph Helbig------537244
Vince Austin------1142540
Marcos Preston------0112536
Kaleb Shapiro------1124136
Raymond Woods1114---------25
Ron Norton------213823
Skip Lockwood43------1421
Leslie Churchill------1011---21
Kristopher Conway42------1319
Zack Dolliver117---------18
Antonio VandenBelt66---------12
Ben Lackey00------1111
Everett Rapp------19111
Josh Howard28---------10
Donnie Thompson------1719
Ernie Fletcher00------88
Nick Weiss00------44
Dwayne Lyon00------44
Joseph Weese40---------4
Grady Campbell00------44
Alejandro Ward------13---4
Walter Segura00------33
Emmanuel Kummerfeldt10---------1
Edgar Strickland00------11
C.J. Johnson00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4133.3
Middle8394.9
Right231.5
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6406.7
Middle14765.4
Right12877.3
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Lawrence Villa48288247410
AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Derek Office34225115302

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen868811.0
Short (0-8 Yds)17101368.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)1491228.7
Long (19+ Yds)939610.7
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen65122.0
Short (0-8 Yds)116474.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)131021316.4
Long (19+ Yds)41287.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Calvin Smithson1490154352
WR Hunter Caldwell94160132
WR Benjamin Franz750128343
RB D.J. McDaniel33044120
FB Marlon Saddler3114011
TE Drew Tetreault31112046
RB Hardy Kemp3116021
RB Melvin Flowers2109011
WR Keith Hanson2201009
TE J.C. Lester1000011
WR Logan Levine1101502
AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Eli Snyder1351141331
WR Luke Richardson75039021
WR Broderick Cole55070228
WR Cesar Wasiak3204027
FB Raymond Woods22019014
WR Antonio VandenBelt1101006
RB Zack Dolliver1100017
TE Josh Howard1101708
WR Kristopher Conway100002

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

DetroitAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Hardy Kemp199.003.00
AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Thomas Tate4133.256.57
Skip Lockwood122.009.67
Derek Office188.008.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Lawrence Villa43256.259.21
AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Derek Office21105.008.82

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
FB Marlon Saddler1000.001.33
WR Calvin Smithson111313.0011.00
WR Benjamin Franz111010.0018.29
WR Keith Hanson1122.005.00
AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Antonio VandenBelt111010.0010.00
WR Cesar Wasiak1000.001.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

DetroitRushesConversions
Lawrence Villa21
Melvin Flowers10
AtlantaRushesConversions
Thomas Tate11

Third Down Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompConversions
Lawrence Villa1266
AtlantaAttCompConversions
Derek Office1175

Third Down Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargCatchConversions
WR Calvin Smithson411
RB Melvin Flowers211
WR Hunter Caldwell211
RB D.J. McDaniel111
WR Benjamin Franz111
TE Drew Tetreault100
WR Logan Levine111
AtlantaTargCatchConversions
WR Luke Richardson432
TE Eli Snyder200
WR Antonio VandenBelt111
WR Cesar Wasiak111
RB Zack Dolliver110
FB Raymond Woods111
WR Kristopher Conway100

SectionAttendance
Stadium69,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck14,600 (14,600)
End Zone10,200 (10,400)
Mezzanine6,000 (6,000)
Sideline Seats9,200 (9,200)
Club Seats19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes9,900 (9,900)