Week 8, 1975

played in Atlanta, GA

54 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:31 ATL - Ricky Fisher 44 field goal
2Q: 08:59 DET - Charlie Sanders 10 pass from Bill Demory (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
4Q: 15:00 DET - Mercury Tchaikovski 45 field goal
4Q: 06:17 DET - Mercury Tchaikovski 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:31 ATL - Ricky Fisher 44 field goal
2Q: 08:59 DET - Charlie Sanders 10 pass from Bill Demory (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
4Q: 15:00 DET - Mercury Tchaikovski 45 field goal
4Q: 06:17 DET - Mercury Tchaikovski 42 field goal

Team Statistics DET ATL
Record 5-2 3-5
First Downs 18 10
- by Rushing 5 2
- by Passing 12 8
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 312 165
- Offensive Plays 74 60
- Yards per Play 4.22 2.75
Net Rushing Yards 94 42
- Rushing Attempts 28 18
- Yards per Rush 3.36 2.33
Net Passing Yards 218 123
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 28 - 1 39 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 226 150
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/8 3/27
- Yards per Pass Play 4.74 2.93
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/20 4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 9/70 5/55
Punt Returns/Yards 1/2 1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards 1/15 3/91
Interception Ret./Yards 1/18 1/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 33
Time of Possession 34:42 25:18

Team Statistics	DET	ATL
Record	5-2	3-5
First Downs	18	10
- by Rushing	5	2
- by Passing	12	8
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	312	165
- Offensive Plays	74	60
- Yards per Play	4.22	2.75
Net Rushing Yards	94	42
- Rushing Attempts	28	18
- Yards per Rush	3.36	2.33
Net Passing Yards	218	123
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 28 - 1	39 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	226	150
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/8	3/27
- Yards per Pass Play	4.74	2.93
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/20	4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	9/70	5/55
Punt Returns/Yards	1/2	1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards	1/15	3/91
Interception Ret./Yards	1/18	1/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 33
Time of Possession	34:42	25:18

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:24	3:44	OWN 37	8	24	Punt
1	4:44	5:20	OWN 30	11	34	Interception
2	12:58	4:05	OWN 15	10	85	Touchdown
2	6:29	1:00	OWN 21	3	17	Fumble
2	5:16	3:23	OWN 30	9	48	Missed FG
2	1:14	1:14	OWN 3	3	17	Half
3	15:00	3:06	OWN 16	5	20	Punt
3	9:03	1:47	OWN 5	3	9	Punt
3	5:23	2:20	OWN 30	6	-2	Punt
3	2:02	2:08	OPP 48	5	20	Field Goal
4	11:12	2:36	OWN 20	6	7	Punt
4	7:13	1:04	OPP 29	3	4	Field Goal
4	4:39	2:31	OPP 39	3	9	Missed FG

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:36	OWN 20	10	53	Field Goal
1	6:40	1:56	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	14:24	1:26	OWN 28	3	2	Punt
2	8:53	2:24	OWN 30	3	4	Punt
2	5:29	0:13	OPP 23	1	-7	Fumble
2	1:53	0:39	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
3	11:54	2:51	OWN 29	5	8	Punt
3	7:16	1:53	OWN 37	3	-13	Punt
3	3:03	1:01	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	14:54	3:42	OWN 41	6	22	Punt
4	8:36	1:23	OWN 34	3	7	Interception
4	6:09	1:30	OWN 38	4	1	Downs
4	2:08	2:08	OWN 37	13	62	Game

Game MVP: Herb Orvis, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Carlos Spencer	20	76	3.80	10	1	0
Jess Phillips	8	18	2.25	6	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mack Herron	11	32	2.91	11	1	0
Vince Wilkerson	7	10	1.43	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Demory	44	28	226	2/8	1	23	1	74.6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Reuben Fields	39	22	150	3/27	0	16	1	54.4

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wally Francis	6	7	61	10.17	10	21	0
RB Jess Phillips	6	7	57	9.50	0	23	0
WR Frank Lewis	4	5	43	10.75	16	16	0
WR Lamont Marrow	4	6	21	5.25	0	11	0
TE Charlie Sanders	2	5	19	9.50	0	10	1
RB Carlos Spencer	2	2	7	3.50	0	5	0
WR Jack Dolbin	2	6	8	4.00	0	4	0
TE Earl Thomas	1	3	10	10.00	11	10	0
FB Horace King	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Bruce Coslet	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Len Garrett	6	8	50	8.33	14	15
FB Mark Van Eeghen	6	6	25	4.17	0	10
TE Russ Francis	4	8	25	6.25	2	9
WR Jim Robinson	3	6	30	10.00	0	14
WR Ken Grandberry	1	2	16	16.00	4	16
RB Vince Wilkerson	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Robert Miller	1	3	4	4.00	0	4
TE Willie Frazier	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Lionel Summers	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Mel Phillips	1	18	18.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Rolland Lawrence	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bill Demory	1	0	0
Frank Lewis	1	0	0
Carlos Spencer	1	0	0
John Didion	0	1	0
Mel Phillips	0	1	0
Earl Thomas	0	1	0
Skip Thomas	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mack Herron	1	0	0
Bernie Jackson	0	1	1
Ralph McGill	0	0	1
John Zook	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff West	5	200	40.0	36.4	47	0

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Wittum	8	360	45.0	42.3	62	3

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mercury Tchaikovski	2/4	2/3	0/0	45	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricky Fisher	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lem Barney	1	2	2.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Herron	1	-2	-2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wally Francis	1	15	15.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Grandberry	3	91	30.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ed O'Neil	9	2	0.0	18	39
DT Herb Orvis	5	1	1.5	15	40
S Doug Wyatt	5	0	0.0	12	36
S Mel Phillips	3	2	0.0	18	42
S Charlie West	3	1	0.0	12	39
S Chuck Crist	3	0	0.0	3	19
DE Tim Rossovich	2	1	1.0	17	40
CB Lem Barney	2	2	0.0	18	41
CB Skip Thomas	2	1	0.0	17	41
DT Mike Tilleman	2	1	0.0	11	18
OLB Larry Ball	2	0	0.0	7	5
OLB Charlie Weaver	2	0	0.0	16	42
DE Sherman White	1	1	0.5	17	41
G John Didion	1	0	---	---	---
CB Tom Hayes	1	0	0.0	0	4
OLB Mike Varty	1	0	0.0	4	2
FB Horace King	1	0	---	---	---
DT Bob Pollard	0	1	0.0	5	5
DT Greg Wojcik	0	1	0.0	4	5

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tom MacLeod	8	2	0.0	26	45
DE John Zook	6	1	1.0	23	45
OLB John Pergine	6	2	0.0	21	44
S Ralph McGill	6	1	0.0	23	38
CB Randy Logan	5	0	0.0	22	23
DE Carl Wafer	4	1	0.5	17	16
CB Ernie McGee	4	1	0.0	9	30
S Bernie Jackson	3	2	0.0	8	27
OLB Richie Minter	3	1	0.0	18	19
DT Randy Crowder	2	2	0.5	18	43
CB Allan Ellis	2	2	0.0	25	45
DT Dave Pear	2	1	0.0	17	35
CB Rolland Lawrence	1	2	0.0	23	41
OLB Jorge Ballard	1	1	0.0	6	2
OLB Ken Mitchell	1	0	0.0	7	2
DT Dave Rowe	1	0	0.0	14	5
WR Jim Robinson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Coy Bacon	0	4	0.0	26	44
ILB Steve Shull	0	2	0.0	2	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Herb Orvis	1.5	0	1	2	40
DE Tim Rossovich	1.0	1	1	5	40
DE Sherman White	0.5	0	0	0	41
OLB Ed O'Neil	0.0	0	1	0	39

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE John Zook	1.0	0	2	1	45
DT Randy Crowder	0.5	0	1	0	43
DE Carl Wafer	0.5	0	0	0	16
DT Dave Pear	0.0	1	0	0	35
DE Coy Bacon	0.0	0	2	3	44

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Ed O'Neil	7	0	0	39
S Mel Phillips	3	1	1	42
S Doug Wyatt	2	2	0	36
S Chuck Crist	2	1	0	19
OLB Larry Ball	2	0	0	5
S Charlie West	2	0	0	39
CB Skip Thomas	1	4	0	41
CB Tom Hayes	1	0	0	4
OLB Mike Varty	1	0	0	2
OLB Charlie Weaver	1	0	0	42

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB John Pergine	5	0	0	44
CB Allan Ellis	4	2	0	45
CB Ernie McGee	4	1	0	30
S Bernie Jackson	4	0	0	27
S Ralph McGill	3	0	0	38
OLB Richie Minter	3	0	0	19
ILB Tom MacLeod	2	1	0	45
CB Rolland Lawrence	1	0	1	41
CB Randy Logan	1	0	0	23
DE Carl Wafer	1	0	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Charlie Sanders	2	6	26	0	40
John Didion	2	5	25	0	38
Paul Fersen	2	4	13	0	15
Don Morrison	1	4	21	0	36
Sam Adams	1	3	16	0	27
Tom Luken	1	3	22	0	38
Ronnie Carroll	0	1	21	2	39
Paul Howard	0	1	18	0	28
Horace King	0	1	12	0	22

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Travis Roach	2	5	0	15	0	35
Jon Morris	1	4	1	18	1	40
Russ Francis	1	2	0	17	0	35
Jeff Van Note	0	3	0	15	1	40
Dave Burk	0	1	0	8	1	18
Len Garrett	0	1	0	13	0	30
Mark Van Eeghen	0	1	0	12	0	30
Matt Atkins	0	1	0	13	0	29

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Wally Francis	1	14
Horace King	1	13
Tom Hayes	1	11
Ron Hornsby	1	11

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Willie Frazier	1	15
Jim Robinson	1	8

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bill Demory	28	46	---	---	---	74
Charlie Sanders	26	40	---	---	8	74
John Didion	25	38	---	---	7	70
Lem Barney	---	---	18	41	10	69
Tom Luken	22	38	---	---	6	66
Wally Francis	20	31	---	---	14	65
Mel Phillips	---	---	18	42	1	61
Doug Wyatt	---	---	12	36	13	61
Ronnie Carroll	21	39	---	---	---	60
Skip Thomas	---	---	17	41	1	59
Charlie Weaver	---	---	16	42	1	59
Sherman White	---	---	17	41	1	59
Ed O'Neil	---	---	18	39	1	58
Tim Rossovich	---	---	17	40	1	58
Don Morrison	21	36	---	---	---	57
Herb Orvis	---	---	15	40	1	56
Paul Howard	18	28	---	---	9	55
Charlie West	---	---	12	39	4	55
Jess Phillips	8	24	---	---	15	47
Lamont Marrow	20	25	---	---	2	47
Horace King	12	22	---	---	13	47
Jack Dolbin	13	31	---	---	---	44
Sam Adams	16	27	---	---	---	43
Carlos Spencer	20	22	---	---	---	42
Frank Lewis	10	19	---	---	10	39
Paul Fersen	13	15	---	---	9	37
Earl Thomas	9	15	---	---	10	34
Larry Ball	---	---	7	5	20	32
Mike Tilleman	---	---	11	18	1	30
Chuck Crist	---	---	3	19	7	29
Dan Neal	4	9	---	---	9	22
Bruce Coslet	2	1	---	---	15	18
Greg Wojcik	---	---	4	5	7	16
Tom Hayes	---	---	0	4	11	15
Mike Varty	---	---	4	2	8	14
Roger Stillwell	---	---	3	2	7	12
Ron Hornsby	---	---	0	0	11	11
Bob Pollard	---	---	5	5	---	10
Mercury Tchaikovski	0	0	---	---	8	8
Merv Krakau	---	---	0	0	5	5
Tom Neville	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jeff West	0	0	---	---	5	5
Gary Marangi	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bill Gergory	---	---	1	1	1	3
Eugene Johnstone	---	---	0	0	3	3
Charles Swift	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tom MacLeod	---	---	26	45	6	77
Allan Ellis	---	---	25	45	5	75
Coy Bacon	---	---	26	44	4	74
John Zook	---	---	23	45	4	72
Rolland Lawrence	---	---	23	41	7	71
Randy Crowder	---	---	18	43	9	70
John Pergine	---	---	21	44	4	69
Ralph McGill	---	---	23	38	2	63
George Kunz	15	37	---	---	9	61
Jon Morris	18	40	---	---	3	61
Reuben Fields	18	42	---	---	---	60
Russ Francis	17	35	---	---	5	57
Travis Roach	15	35	---	---	6	56
Jeff Van Note	15	40	---	---	---	55
Mark Van Eeghen	12	30	---	---	12	54
Dave Pear	---	---	17	35	2	54
Bernie Jackson	---	---	8	27	17	52
Vince Wilkerson	7	24	---	---	19	50
Randy Logan	---	---	22	23	3	48
Len Garrett	13	30	---	---	3	46
Matt Atkins	13	29	---	---	---	42
Ernie McGee	---	---	9	30	3	42
Carl Wafer	---	---	17	16	7	40
Richie Minter	---	---	18	19	2	39
Jim Robinson	9	22	---	---	8	39
Willie Frazier	9	13	---	---	15	37
Dave Burk	8	18	---	---	9	35
Mack Herron	11	17	---	---	6	34
Lionel Summers	6	19	---	---	---	25
Ken Mitchell	---	---	7	2	15	24
Kyle Mathis	3	9	---	---	9	21
Dave Rowe	---	---	14	5	---	19
Van Terry	---	---	3	1	15	19
Jim Beirne	0	3	---	---	11	14
Ted Fritsch	3	2	---	---	9	14
Jorge Ballard	---	---	6	2	5	13
Ken Grandberry	1	6	---	---	4	11
Fred Willis	0	0	---	---	11	11
Robert Miller	4	7	---	---	---	11
Tom Wittum	0	0	---	---	8	8
Steve Shull	---	---	2	1	3	6
Charley Young	1	4	---	---	---	5
Ricky Fisher	0	0	---	---	3	3
John Hufnagel	0	0	---	---	1	1
Wayne England	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	15	1.9
Middle	15	58	3.9
Right	5	21	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	10	1.7
Middle	6	12	2.0
Right	6	20	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Demory	44	28	2	2	3	4	5	4	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Reuben Fields	39	22	0	0	4	8	3	7	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	12	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	31	20	132	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	38	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	44	11.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	6	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	84	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	5	60	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wally Francis	7	6	0	61	1	31
RB Jess Phillips	7	6	1	57	1	24
WR Lamont Marrow	6	4	1	21	0	25
WR Jack Dolbin	6	2	0	8	0	31
WR Frank Lewis	5	4	0	43	0	19
TE Charlie Sanders	5	2	1	19	0	40
TE Earl Thomas	3	1	0	10	0	15
RB Carlos Spencer	2	2	0	7	0	22
FB Horace King	2	1	0	0	0	22
TE Bruce Coslet	1	0	0	0	0	1

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
TE Len Garrett	8	6	1	50	30
TE Russ Francis	8	4	1	25	35
FB Mark Van Eeghen	6	6	0	25	30
WR Jim Robinson	6	3	0	30	22
WR Lionel Summers	3	0	1	0	19
WR Robert Miller	3	1	0	4	7
TE Willie Frazier	2	0	1	0	13
WR Ken Grandberry	2	1	0	16	6
RB Vince Wilkerson	1	1	0	0	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Demory	3	3	16	5.33	5.14

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Reuben Fields	3	2	8	2.67	3.85

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wally Francis	1	1	2	2.00	8.71
TE Charlie Sanders	1	1	10	10.00	3.80
WR Jack Dolbin	1	1	4	4.00	1.33

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Willie Frazier	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Len Garrett	1	1	8	8.00	6.25
RB Vince Wilkerson	1	1	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Carlos Spencer	3	2

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Mack Herron	1	1
Vince Wilkerson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Demory	16	12	7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Reuben Fields	13	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Jess Phillips	5	4	3
WR Frank Lewis	4	3	0
TE Charlie Sanders	2	1	1
WR Lamont Marrow	2	2	1
WR Wally Francis	1	1	1
TE Earl Thomas	1	1	1
WR Jack Dolbin	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jim Robinson	4	1	1
TE Russ Francis	3	0	0
TE Len Garrett	2	2	2
WR Ken Grandberry	1	0	0
FB Mark Van Eeghen	1	1	0
RB Vince Wilkerson	1	1	0
WR Robert Miller	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 42,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,600 (21,400)
End Zone 9,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	42,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,600 (21,400)
End Zone	9,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,800 (3,300)