Week 8, 2023

played in Atlanta, GA

59 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	7	6	0	0	-	13
Atlanta Falcons	14	6	3	3	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:38 ATL - Alec Daily 34 interception return (Justics Riley extra point)
1Q: 05:02 DET - Cody Meyer 21 pass from Mike Kafka (Vinny Fishman extra point)
1Q: 00:31 ATL - Malik Jammer 8 run (Justics Riley extra point)
2Q: 10:16 DET - Vinny Fishman 34 field goal
2Q: 06:58 DET - Vinny Fishman 19 field goal
2Q: 02:15 ATL - Justics Riley 46 field goal
2Q: 00:22 ATL - Justics Riley 25 field goal
3Q: 05:34 ATL - Justics Riley 30 field goal
4Q: 00:09 ATL - Justics Riley 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:38 ATL - Alec Daily 34 interception return (Justics Riley extra point)
1Q: 05:02 DET - Cody Meyer 21 pass from Mike Kafka (Vinny Fishman extra point)
1Q: 00:31 ATL - Malik Jammer 8 run (Justics Riley extra point)
2Q: 10:16 DET - Vinny Fishman 34 field goal
2Q: 06:58 DET - Vinny Fishman 19 field goal
2Q: 02:15 ATL - Justics Riley 46 field goal
2Q: 00:22 ATL - Justics Riley 25 field goal
3Q: 05:34 ATL - Justics Riley 30 field goal
4Q: 00:09 ATL - Justics Riley 29 field goal

Team Statistics DET ATL
Record 1-6 5-3
First Downs 10 20
- by Rushing 2 9
- by Passing 8 9
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 201 365
- Offensive Plays 55 77
- Yards per Play 3.65 4.74
Net Rushing Yards 39 165
- Rushing Attempts 19 44
- Yards per Rush 2.05 3.75
Net Passing Yards 162 200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 17 - 2 33 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 188 200
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/26 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.50 6.06
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/13 10/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.8 5.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/60 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 3/16 4/26
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/35
Interception Ret./Yards 1/36 2/34
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 38
Time of Possession 24:44 35:16

Team Statistics	DET	ATL
Record	1-6	5-3
First Downs	10	20
- by Rushing	2	9
- by Passing	8	9
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	201	365
- Offensive Plays	55	77
- Yards per Play	3.65	4.74
Net Rushing Yards	39	165
- Rushing Attempts	19	44
- Yards per Rush	2.05	3.75
Net Passing Yards	162	200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 17 - 2	33 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	188	200
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/26	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.50	6.06
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/13	10/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.8	5.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/60	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	3/16	4/26
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/35
Interception Ret./Yards	1/36	2/34
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 38
Time of Possession	24:44	35:16

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:52	OWN 25	7	31	Punt
1	8:25	0:55	OWN 15	3	3	Interception
1	7:30	2:42	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
1	0:21	1:21	OWN 25	3	-16	Punt
2	12:41	2:30	OPP 44	4	27	Field Goal
2	8:43	1:51	OPP 9	3	7	Field Goal
2	2:08	1:15	OWN 25	5	16	Interception
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 25	1	-1	Half
3	10:59	1:29	OWN 20	3	-13	Punt
3	5:28	1:27	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
3	0:46	1:32	OWN 6	4	29	Fumble
4	12:17	2:22	OWN 14	5	12	Punt
4	8:47	1:12	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
4	2:27	1:11	OWN 20	4	-1	Downs
4	0:01	0:01	OWN 25	1	0	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:08	2:43	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
1	4:48	4:27	OWN 16	8	84	Touchdown
2	14:00	1:19	OWN 45	3	20	Interception
2	10:11	1:28	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
2	6:52	4:44	OWN 25	12	46	Field Goal
2	0:53	0:38	OPP 44	4	36	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:01	OWN 29	8	27	Punt
3	9:30	4:02	OWN 38	9	49	Field Goal
3	4:01	3:15	OWN 29	5	21	Punt
4	14:14	1:57	OPP 16	4	13	Missed FG
4	9:55	1:08	OWN 31	3	1	Punt
4	7:35	5:08	OWN 19	9	44	Punt
4	1:16	1:15	OPP 19	3	7	Field Goal

Game MVP: Lorenzo Hitchcock, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jose McKnight	8	19	2.38	15	1
RB Stan Hambly	5	7	1.40	2	0
FB Otis Bensen	3	3	1.00	3	0
WR John Ross	2	11	5.50	8	0
QB Mike Kafka	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
QB Malik Jammer	17	50	2.94	14	2	1
RB Wayne McMillen	16	79	4.94	16	2	0
RB Saquon Barkley	11	36	3.27	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Kafka	30	17	188	6/26	1	27	2	58.7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Malik Jammer	33	17	200	0/0	0	35	1	57.6

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Lester Meerdink	7	10	94	13.43	34	27	0
TE Noah Fant	3	5	23	7.67	2	13	0
WR Alvin Evans	3	6	20	6.67	1	15	0
WR Roman Daniels	2	3	26	13.00	18	23	0
WR John Ross	1	3	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Cody Meyer	1	1	21	21.00	20	21	1
FB Otis Bensen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Les Jones	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Terry McLaurin	4	5	42	10.50	37	32
WR Samuel Gomez	3	10	23	7.67	26	24
RB Saquon Barkley	3	4	43	14.33	17	29
TE Lionel Jackson	3	4	54	18.00	38	35
WR Jordan Matthews	1	4	8	8.00	0	8
WR Ryan Switzer	1	2	12	12.00	4	12
RB Wayne McMillen	1	3	4	4.00	0	4
WR Kim Newman	1	1	14	14.00	0	14

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Greedy Williams	1	36	36.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Al Woodard	1	0	0.00	0
CB Alec Daily	1	34	34.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
TE Lester Meerdink	2	0	0
RB Stan Hambly	1	0	0
FB Otis Bensen	0	1	0
DE Colby Fletcher	0	1	0
DE Carl Plechaty	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Saquon Barkley	1	0	0
ILB Terry Nalen	0	1	1
ILB T.J. Quinn	0	1	0
RB Kenyan Drake	0	0	1
ILB Al Woodard	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cedric Isola	6	310	51.7	44.0	60	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
J. K. Scott	6	198	33.0	27.0	49	3

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Vinny Fishman	2/2	0/0	0/0	34	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Justics Riley	4/5	1/1	0/0	46	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stan Hambly	3	16	5.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Saquon Barkley	4	26	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wayne McMillen	2	35	17.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kyle Van Noy	11	1	0.0	43	28
OLB T. J. Watt	7	2	0.0	33	23
S Oliver Compton	7	1	0.0	44	33
S Kirk Warren	6	2	0.0	14	23
CB Greedy Williams	6	1	0.0	26	27
CB Conner Castillo	5	2	0.0	44	33
DE Colby Fletcher	4	1	0.0	32	27
DT Jeffery Dawkins	3	2	0.0	29	16
DT Xavier Cooper	2	2	0.0	29	26
OLB Blair Brown	2	1	0.0	21	7
DE Carl Plechaty	2	1	0.0	27	21
DE Trey Hendrickson	2	0	0.0	25	27
TE Lester Meerdink	1	0	---	---	---
CB Darrell Krank	1	0	0.0	9	10
S Herb Rivero	1	0	0.0	29	11
WR Alvin Evans	1	0	---	---	---
DE Rico Osborne	0	2	0.0	24	9

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Al Woodard	7	3	0.0	19	33
ILB Terry Nalen	6	1	0.0	19	33
DE Lorenzo Hitchcock	5	1	2.0	19	31
S Donnell Paltrow	4	1	0.0	19	33
CB Alec Daily	4	1	0.0	19	35
S Cary Groza	3	0	0.0	10	28
DE Montravius Adams	2	2	2.0	18	18
CB Marshon Lattimore	2	0	1.0	19	36
DT P. J. Hall	2	1	0.5	16	18
S Miles Killebrew	2	1	0.0	19	20
OLB Wesley Grogg	1	1	0.0	19	36
OLB Donny Duckett	1	0	0.0	8	9
TE Lionel Jackson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jace Dole	0	1	0.5	1	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Trey Hendrickson	1	3	27
DT Xavier Cooper	0	2	26
DE Carl Plechaty	0	1	21

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lorenzo Hitchcock	2.0	0	1	0	31
DE Montravius Adams	2.0	0	0	1	18
CB Marshon Lattimore	1.0	1	0	0	36
DE Jace Dole	0.5	1	0	0	23
DT P. J. Hall	0.5	0	0	0	18
DT Eddie Vanderdoes	0.0	0	1	0	6
DT Maxwell Stills	0.0	0	1	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Kirk Warren	4	1	0	23
S Oliver Compton	4	0	0	33
CB Greedy Williams	3	1	1	27
ILB Kyle Van Noy	3	0	0	28
OLB T. J. Watt	2	1	0	23
CB Conner Castillo	1	0	0	33
CB Darrell Krank	0	1	0	10
S Herb Rivero	0	1	0	11

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Terry Nalen	4	1	0	33
S Donnell Paltrow	4	0	0	33
CB Alec Daily	3	0	1	35
ILB Al Woodard	2	1	1	33
OLB Donny Duckett	2	0	0	9
S Cary Groza	1	2	0	28
OLB Wesley Grogg	1	0	0	36

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Charlie Alston	2	4	19	1	36
G Isaac Asiata	1	4	19	2	36
T Greg Little	1	3	19	1	36
T Alan Bishop	0	4	19	0	36
G Connor McGovern	0	2	19	2	36
TE Lester Meerdink	0	1	18	0	35

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
C Pedro Janes	5	13	1	44	33
T Demetrius Caron	4	6	0	44	33
G Oscar Ignasiak	3	9	0	44	33
T Julio Cushman	3	7	0	44	33
G Scottie Justice	1	4	0	44	33
TE Drew Sample	0	1	0	5	3

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Carl Plechaty	3	19
Stan Hambly	1	19
Les Jones	1	19
Oliver Compton	1	15

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Kenyan Drake	3	28

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Oliver Compton	---	---	44	33	15	92
CB Conner Castillo	---	---	44	33	12	89
ILB Kyle Van Noy	---	---	43	28	4	75
CB Greedy Williams	---	---	26	27	20	73
DE Colby Fletcher	---	---	32	27	9	68
DE Carl Plechaty	---	---	27	21	19	67
G Isaac Asiata	19	36	---	---	8	63
T Greg Little	19	36	---	---	8	63
OLB T. J. Watt	---	---	33	23	6	62
S Jeremy Woodard	---	---	32	24	3	59
DT Xavier Cooper	---	---	29	26	3	58
DE Trey Hendrickson	---	---	25	27	5	57
S Kirk Warren	---	---	14	23	20	57
QB Mike Kafka	19	36	---	---	---	55
T Alan Bishop	19	36	---	---	---	55
G Connor McGovern	19	36	---	---	---	55
C Charlie Alston	19	36	---	---	---	55
TE Lester Meerdink	18	35	---	---	1	54
WR Alvin Evans	19	34	---	---	---	53
DT Jeffery Dawkins	---	---	29	16	4	49
TE Noah Fant	8	16	---	---	24	48
FB Otis Bensen	4	19	---	---	25	48
S Herb Rivero	---	---	29	11	2	42
WR John Ross	13	26	---	---	---	39
OLB Rondell Pemberton	---	---	9	8	22	39
DE Rico Osborne	---	---	24	9	2	35
RB Stan Hambly	8	6	---	---	19	33
WR Roman Daniels	9	16	---	---	7	32
OLB Blair Brown	---	---	21	7	2	30
CB Darrell Krank	---	---	9	10	7	26
WR Les Jones	1	4	---	---	19	24
OLB Lance Augustynowicz	---	---	1	6	14	21
RB Jose McKnight	8	12	---	---	---	20
WR Norm Kornblatt	2	3	---	---	11	16
TE Cody Meyer	5	9	---	---	---	14
OLB Joshua Perry	---	---	8	2	1	11
T Riley Reiff	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Finn Compton	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Dana Fe'esago	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Cedric Isola	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Wesley Misner	---	---	5	2	---	7
K Vinny Fishman	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Ricardo Howard	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Camden Ackerman	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Gene Mena	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Pedro Janes	44	33	---	---	11	88
T Julio Cushman	44	33	---	---	11	88
G Oscar Ignasiak	44	33	---	---	11	88
QB Malik Jammer	44	33	---	---	5	82
OLB Wesley Grogg	---	---	19	36	25	80
G Scottie Justice	44	33	---	---	---	77
T Demetrius Caron	44	33	---	---	---	77
WR Samuel Gomez	42	33	---	---	---	75
WR Terry McLaurin	17	17	---	---	28	62
WR Jordan Matthews	31	27	---	---	---	58
TE Chris Herndon	24	6	---	---	28	58
CB Marshon Lattimore	---	---	19	36	2	57
TE Lionel Jackson	35	22	---	---	---	57
RB Wayne McMillen	24	21	---	---	11	56
CB Alec Daily	---	---	19	35	2	56
RB Saquon Barkley	23	19	---	---	13	55
ILB Terry Nalen	---	---	19	33	2	54
ILB Al Woodard	---	---	19	33	2	54
S Donnell Paltrow	---	---	19	33	1	53
DE Lorenzo Hitchcock	---	---	19	31	1	51
S Miles Killebrew	---	---	19	20	1	40
RB Kenyan Drake	3	7	---	---	28	38
DE Montravius Adams	---	---	18	18	2	38
S Cary Groza	---	---	10	28	---	38
DT P. J. Hall	---	---	16	18	---	34
DE Jace Dole	---	---	1	23	7	31
CB Deandre Baker	---	---	0	12	17	29
S Bubba Starks	---	---	0	6	18	24
RB Sherman Moss	0	0	---	---	22	22
DT Maxwell Stills	---	---	0	12	7	19
OLB Donny Duckett	---	---	8	9	2	19
WR Kim Newman	6	2	---	---	11	19
WR Ryan Switzer	10	8	---	---	---	18
K Justics Riley	0	0	---	---	12	12
TE Drew Sample	5	3	---	---	4	12
CB Brayden Small	---	---	1	5	6	12
C Brett Edmunds	0	0	---	---	11	11
DT Eddie Vanderdoes	---	---	3	6	2	11
T Kelvin Wayne	0	0	---	---	11	11
ILB T.J. Quinn	---	---	0	0	10	10
P J. K. Scott	0	0	---	---	6	6
S Kris Newell	---	---	0	2	---	2
QB Dexter Prior	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Brant Jones	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Pete Rayburn	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Neal Gardner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	3	0.5
Middle	5	17	3.4
Right	7	20	2.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	38	3.8
Middle	14	51	3.6
Right	19	77	4.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Kafka	30	17	3	1	1	4	3	1	2

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Malik Jammer	33	17	4	0	3	5	6	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	24	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	109	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	55	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	8	81	7.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	3	23	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	96	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Lester Meerdink	10	7	0	94	1	35
WR Alvin Evans	6	3	1	20	0	34
TE Noah Fant	5	3	0	23	0	16
WR John Ross	3	1	0	4	0	26
WR Roman Daniels	3	2	0	26	1	16
TE Cody Meyer	1	1	0	21	1	9
FB Otis Bensen	1	0	0	0	0	19
WR Les Jones	1	0	0	0	0	4

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Samuel Gomez	10	3	2	23	1	33
WR Terry McLaurin	5	4	0	42	1	17
WR Jordan Matthews	4	1	1	8	0	27
RB Saquon Barkley	4	3	0	43	1	19
TE Lionel Jackson	4	3	0	54	1	22
RB Wayne McMillen	3	1	0	4	0	21
WR Ryan Switzer	2	1	0	12	0	8
WR Kim Newman	1	1	0	14	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jose McKnight	1	3	3.00	2.38

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Malik Jammer	4	11	2.75	2.94
RB Saquon Barkley	3	3	1.00	3.27
RB Wayne McMillen	1	0	0.00	4.94

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Kafka	3	3	12	4.00	6.27

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Malik Jammer	3	2	12	4.00	6.06

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Noah Fant	2	2	10	5.00	4.60
TE Lester Meerdink	1	1	2	2.00	9.40

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Samuel Gomez	2	1	-2	-1.00	2.30
WR Kim Newman	1	1	14	14.00	14.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
FB Otis Bensen	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Wayne McMillen	5	4
QB Malik Jammer	5	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Kafka	9	3	0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Malik Jammer	10	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch
TE Lester Meerdink	3	1
TE Noah Fant	3	2
WR John Ross	2	0
WR Alvin Evans	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Samuel Gomez	3	0	0
RB Saquon Barkley	2	1	1
TE Lionel Jackson	2	2	2
WR Ryan Switzer	1	0	0
WR Terry McLaurin	1	1	0
RB Wayne McMillen	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 91,700 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,200 (25,300)
End Zone 17,400 (18,200)
Mezzanine 9,300 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 14,000 (16,100)
Club Seats 18,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	91,700 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,200 (25,300)
End Zone	17,400 (18,200)
Mezzanine	9,300 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	14,000 (16,100)
Club Seats	18,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)