Week 8, 1981

played in Atlanta, GA

67 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions0707-14
Atlanta Falcons33103-19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:00 ATL - Chris Bahr 26 field goal
2Q: 14:19 DET - J.T. Galles 4 pass from Eric Hipple (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
2Q: 04:22 ATL - Chris Bahr 19 field goal
3Q: 10:02 ATL - Chris Bahr 37 field goal
3Q: 01:09 ATL - Mark Van Eeghen 6 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
4Q: 02:41 ATL - Chris Bahr 22 field goal
4Q: 00:49 DET - Ozzie Newsome 2 pass from Eric Hipple (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)

Team StatisticsDETATL
Record1-64-4
First Downs1921
- by Rushing38
- by Passing1512
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards323372
- Offensive Plays5266
- Yards per Play6.215.64
Net Rushing Yards59169
- Rushing Attempts1739
- Yards per Rush3.474.33
Net Passing Yards264203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt33 - 26 - 026 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards279208
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/151/5
- Yards per Pass Play7.547.52
Fumbles/Lost0/00/0
3rd Down Conversions6/1111/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.25.2
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards5/262/10
Punt Returns/Yards1/72/5
Kick Returns/Yards3/581/16
Interception Ret./Yards0/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits24
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/01/3
Avg. Drive StartOWN 23OWN 25
Time of Possession24:0935:51

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:005:34OWN 20928Punt
12:533:45OWN 22678Touchdown
210:351:40OWN 234Punt
24:172:53OWN 20618Punt
20:300:30OWN 35314Half
39:545:14OWN 20850Missed FG
31:022:41OWN 27612Punt
42:351:53OWN 25875Touchdown
40:340:34OWN 40329Game
Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
19:266:33OWN 201371Field Goal
214:083:33OWN 20740Punt
28:554:38OPP 42740Field Goal
21:240:54OWN 1737Punt
315:005:06OWN 15965Field Goal
34:403:38OWN 40860Touchdown
413:2110:46OWN 51990Field Goal

Game MVP: Eric Hipple, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

DetroitAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Terdell Middleton6213.50900
Mike Franckowiak5214.201110
Lawrence Gaines5153.00500
Ken Margerum122.00200
AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Eddie Lee Ivery201095.452330
Bill Ring15422.80800
Mark Van Eeghen393.00500
Charles Alexander199.00900

Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Eric Hipple33262792/152440122.1
AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Tommy Kramer26182081/51300105.9

Receiving Statistics

DetroitCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Preston Dennard6612520.8338440
WR Jim Robinson566312.6011390
RB Lawrence Gaines3310.33030
TE Ozzie Newsome34103.33051
RB Terdell Middleton2294.5010100
WR Jim Jensen222110.500110
WR Ken Margerum242713.502180
TE J.T. Galles1244.00041
RB Mike Franckowiak1177.00070
WR Leo Lewis111212.007120
TE Jerome Moriarty0100.00000
AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Robert Miller610508.331230
TE Kellen Winslow556613.2025260
WR Jerry Butler346120.337300
WR John Jefferson222211.000150
FB Mark Van Eeghen1366.00361
RB Bill Ring1133.00030
FB Charles Alexander0100.00000

Interception Statistics

DetroitIntsYardsAvgTD
AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

DetroitFumbRecovForceTD
AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD

Punting Statistics

DetroitPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Russell Erxleben419448.542.3562
AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Larry Swider28643.039.5481

Kicking Statistics

DetroitFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Uwe Von Schamann0/10/10/002/2
AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Chris Bahr4/40/00/0371/1

Punt Return Statistics

DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Norm Thompson177.00
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Robert Miller252.50

Kick Return Statistics

DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Norm Thompson24221.00
Mike Franckowiak11616.00
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Robert Miller11616.00

Defensive Statistics

DetroitTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Ronnie Lott1330.03625
ILB Matt Millen810.02518
OLB Ed O'Neil560.03525
ILB Jeff Siemon500.02316
OLB Mike McGraw500.0146
CB Wyatt Henderson400.02821
DE Mike St. Clair300.02711
DE Dennis Boyd300.02519
DE Jacob Green220.02315
DT Herb Orvis210.02111
S Billy Thompson210.02014
CB Bobby Butler200.02824
DT Dino Mangiero101.01916
CB Norm Thompson110.01313
DE Barry Bennett100.01612
CB Maurice Spencer020.02615
S Ralph McGill010.02920
AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Darrol Ray830.01733
CB Henry Monroe500.01531
CB Tim Fox410.51123
CB William Judson410.01125
CB Rolland Lawrence310.01022
DT Charlie Johnson300.01324
OLB Mike Singletary300.01323
CB Randy Logan200.0311
DE Rulon Jones200.01125
OLB Al Richardson200.0512
OLB Hugh Green111.0812
S Jeff Severson110.51424
DT Dominic Winstead120.0713
DT Pete Kugler120.01126
DE Lawrence Pillers110.01325
ILB Dirt Winston100.0410
S Scott Burk100.0416

Pass Rush Statistics

DetroitSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Dino Mangiero1.000016
DT Herb Orvis0.010011
DE Gary Hrivnak0.003016
AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Hugh Green1.000012
S Jeff Severson0.500024
CB Tim Fox0.500023
OLB Mike Singletary0.010023
DT Joe Klecko0.000112

Pass Defense Statistics

DetroitCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Ronnie Lott51025
CB Wyatt Henderson40021
ILB Jeff Siemon30016
ILB Matt Millen11018
OLB Ed O'Neil10025
DT Herb Orvis10011
CB Maurice Spencer10015
CB Norm Thompson10013
OLB Mike McGraw1006
CB Bobby Butler02024
AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Henry Monroe50031
S Darrol Ray40033
CB William Judson40025
CB Rolland Lawrence30022
CB Tim Fox30023
CB Randy Logan20011
OLB Al Richardson20012
ILB Dirt Winston11010
S Scott Burk10016
OLB Mike Singletary10023

Blocking Statistics

DetroitKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Ken Long24013026
Anthony Munoz13116031
Cody Risien13016035
Ken Mendenhall120314
Steve Young111409
Jesse Burgess01014031
Kent Uribe010204
Mosi Tatupu01010016
Ron Wooten0104013
Rufus Mayes00013122
AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Derrel Gofourth37131023
Dan Alexander36035120
Jeff Van Note24035025
Mark Van Eeghen23020018
Kellen Winslow14137023
Karl Baldischwiler1207010
Fred Dean12029023
Jim Thaxton11014013
Andre Hines04032017
Blake Moore0401406
Curt Marsh02012011

Special Teams Tackles

DetroitTacklesSTPlays
Lawrence Gaines116
Mike Franckowiak111
Jim Jensen110
AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Dirt Winston112
Charles Alexander112
Henry Monroe19
Mark Van Eeghen14

Participation

DetroitRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Ronnie Lott------36251071
Bobby Butler------28241365
Ed O'Neil------3525464
Ralph McGill------2920352
Eric Hipple1735---------52
Wyatt Henderson------2821352
Cody Risien1635---------51
Matt Millen------2518649
Maurice Spencer------2615647
Jesse Burgess1431------247
Dennis Boyd------2519347
Anthony Munoz1631---------47
Ken Long1326------544
Jeff Siemon------2316443
Norm Thompson------13131642
Lawrence Gaines718------1641
Ozzie Newsome1524------241
Gary Hrivnak------2116340
Mike St. Clair------2711240
Jacob Green------2315240
Dino Mangiero------1916338
Preston Dennard1125------137
Rufus Mayes1322------136
Herb Orvis------2111335
Billy Thompson------2014135
Ken Margerum924---------33
Barry Bennett------1612432
Mosi Tatupu1016------632
Jim Robinson1019---------29
Jim Jensen711------1028
Terdell Middleton615------526
Mike McGraw------146525
Jerome Moriarty39------1022
Mike Franckowiak56------1122
Ron Wooten413------522
J.T. Galles15------1420
Steve Young49------518
Leo Lewis13------1216
Ken Mendenhall34------512
Curtis Townsend------0099
Kent Uribe24---------6
Russell Erxleben00------55
Uwe Von Schamann00------44
Tom MacLeod------0011
Bill Demory00---------0
Mike Nott00---------0
AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Tommy Kramer3927---------66
Kellen Winslow3723------565
Jeff Van Note3525------262
Dan Alexander3520------661
Eddie Lee Ivery2317------1858
Derrel Gofourth3123------357
Henry Monroe------1531955
Robert Miller2316------1453
Fred Dean2923---------52
Darrol Ray------1733151
Jerry Butler2615------849
Andre Hines3217---------49
Tim Fox------11231448
Jim Thaxton1413------1542
Mark Van Eeghen2018------442
John Jefferson1514------1342
Rulon Jones------1125642
Jeff Severson------1424139
Lawrence Pillers------1325139
Charlie Johnson------1324239
Pete Kugler------1126138
William Judson------1125137
Mike Singletary------1323137
Rolland Lawrence------1022---32
Curt Marsh1211------629
Charles Alexander133------1228
Dirt Winston------4101226
Blake Moore146------626
Bill Ring1610---------26
Hugh Green------812525
Scott Burk------416424
Al Richardson------512724
Karl Baldischwiler710------623
Joe Klecko------912122
Mel Owens------714122
Dominic Winstead------713---20
Randy Logan------311---14
Tony Galloway86---------14
Chris Bahr00------1010
Tom Cousineau------0099
Vagas Ferguson00------66
Gary Cobb------14---5
Ed Luther00------44
Terry Rennaker------0044
Larry Swider00------22
Unknown------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left252.5
Middle7213.0
Right8334.1
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left13634.8
Middle16664.1
Right10404.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Eric Hipple33263221010
AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Tommy Kramer26183004300

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen55183.6
Short (0-8 Yds)1211665.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)11811210.2
Long (19+ Yds)428320.8
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen22126.0
Short (0-8 Yds)149564.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)758712.4
Long (19+ Yds)325317.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Jim Robinson65063119
WR Preston Dennard660125225
TE Ozzie Newsome43010024
WR Ken Margerum42127024
RB Lawrence Gaines3301018
TE J.T. Galles210405
RB Terdell Middleton2209015
WR Jim Jensen22021011
TE Jerome Moriarty101009
RB Mike Franckowiak110706
WR Leo Lewis1101203
AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Robert Miller106050116
TE Kellen Winslow55066123
WR Jerry Butler43061115
FB Mark Van Eeghen3106018
WR John Jefferson22022014
FB Charles Alexander100003
RB Bill Ring1103010

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

DetroitAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Lawrence Gaines144.003.00
AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Eddie Lee Ivery551.005.45
Bill Ring231.502.80
Mark Van Eeghen100.003.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Eric Hipple65305.008.45
AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Tommy Kramer63132.178.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Jerome Moriarty1000.000.00
TE J.T. Galles1144.002.00
RB Terdell Middleton11-1-1.004.50
WR Preston Dennard111313.0020.83
TE Ozzie Newsome1122.002.50
WR Leo Lewis111212.0012.00
AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Robert Miller2000.005.00
FB Mark Van Eeghen1166.002.00
FB Charles Alexander1000.000.00
TE Kellen Winslow1144.0013.20
RB Bill Ring1133.003.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

DetroitRushesConversions
Mike Franckowiak21
Lawrence Gaines10
AtlantaRushesConversions
Eddie Lee Ivery85
Charles Alexander11

Third Down Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompConversions
Eric Hipple875
AtlantaAttCompConversions
Tommy Kramer765

Third Down Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargCatchConversions
WR Ken Margerum322
WR Jim Robinson110
RB Lawrence Gaines111
RB Terdell Middleton110
WR Preston Dennard111
TE Ozzie Newsome111
AtlantaTargCatchConversions
WR Robert Miller432
FB Mark Van Eeghen111
WR John Jefferson111
TE Kellen Winslow111

SectionAttendance
Stadium66,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck16,200 (17,100)
End Zone11,700 (12,400)
Mezzanine6,700 (7,100)
Sideline Seats10,300 (10,900)
Club Seats14,200 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes7,100 (7,500)