Week 8, 1981

played in Atlanta, GA

67 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	0	7	0	7	-	14
Atlanta Falcons	3	3	10	3	-	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)

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 Statistics DET ATL
Record 1-6 4-4
First Downs 19 21
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 15 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 323 372
- Offensive Plays 52 66
- Yards per Play 6.21 5.64
Net Rushing Yards 59 169
- Rushing Attempts 17 39
- Yards per Rush 3.47 4.33
Net Passing Yards 264 203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 26 - 0 26 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 279 208
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 7.54 7.52
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/11 11/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 5.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/26 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 2/5
Kick Returns/Yards 3/58 1/16
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 25
Time of Possession 24:09 35:51

Team Statistics	DET	ATL
Record	1-6	4-4
First Downs	19	21
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	15	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	323	372
- Offensive Plays	52	66
- Yards per Play	6.21	5.64
Net Rushing Yards	59	169
- Rushing Attempts	17	39
- Yards per Rush	3.47	4.33
Net Passing Yards	264	203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 26 - 0	26 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	279	208
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	7.54	7.52
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/11	11/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	5.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/26	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	2/5
Kick Returns/Yards	3/58	1/16
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 25
Time of Possession	24:09	35:51

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:34	OWN 20	9	28	Punt
1	2:53	3:45	OWN 22	6	78	Touchdown
2	10:35	1:40	OWN 2	3	4	Punt
2	4:17	2:53	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
2	0:30	0:30	OWN 35	3	14	Half
3	9:54	5:14	OWN 20	8	50	Missed FG
3	1:02	2:41	OWN 27	6	12	Punt
4	2:35	1:53	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
4	0:34	0:34	OWN 40	3	29	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:26	6:33	OWN 20	13	71	Field Goal
2	14:08	3:33	OWN 20	7	40	Punt
2	8:55	4:38	OPP 42	7	40	Field Goal
2	1:24	0:54	OWN 17	3	7	Punt
3	15:00	5:06	OWN 15	9	65	Field Goal
3	4:40	3:38	OWN 40	8	60	Touchdown
4	13:21	10:46	OWN 5	19	90	Field Goal

Game MVP: Eric Hipple, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Terdell Middleton	6	21	3.50	9	0
Mike Franckowiak	5	21	4.20	11	1
Lawrence Gaines	5	15	3.00	5	0
Ken Margerum	1	2	2.00	2	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Eddie Lee Ivery	20	109	5.45	23	3
Bill Ring	15	42	2.80	8	0
Mark Van Eeghen	3	9	3.00	5	0
Charles Alexander	1	9	9.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eric Hipple	33	26	279	2/15	2	44	0	122.1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	26	18	208	1/5	1	30	0	105.9

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Preston Dennard	6	6	125	20.83	38	44	0
WR Jim Robinson	5	6	63	12.60	11	39	0
RB Lawrence Gaines	3	3	1	0.33	0	3	0
TE Ozzie Newsome	3	4	10	3.33	0	5	1
RB Terdell Middleton	2	2	9	4.50	10	10	0
WR Jim Jensen	2	2	21	10.50	0	11	0
WR Ken Margerum	2	4	27	13.50	2	18	0
TE J.T. Galles	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	1
RB Mike Franckowiak	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Leo Lewis	1	1	12	12.00	7	12	0
TE Jerome Moriarty	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Robert Miller	6	10	50	8.33	1	23	0
TE Kellen Winslow	5	5	66	13.20	25	26	0
WR Jerry Butler	3	4	61	20.33	7	30	0
WR John Jefferson	2	2	22	11.00	0	15	0
FB Mark Van Eeghen	1	3	6	6.00	3	6	1
RB Bill Ring	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Charles Alexander	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell Erxleben	4	194	48.5	42.3	56	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Swider	2	86	43.0	39.5	48	1

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Uwe Von Schamann	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Bahr	4/4	0/0	0/0	37	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Norm Thompson	1	7	7.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Miller	2	5	2.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Norm Thompson	2	42	21.0	0
Mike Franckowiak	1	16	16.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Miller	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ronnie Lott	13	3	0.0	36	25
ILB Matt Millen	8	1	0.0	25	18
OLB Ed O'Neil	5	6	0.0	35	25
ILB Jeff Siemon	5	0	0.0	23	16
OLB Mike McGraw	5	0	0.0	14	6
CB Wyatt Henderson	4	0	0.0	28	21
DE Mike St. Clair	3	0	0.0	27	11
DE Dennis Boyd	3	0	0.0	25	19
DE Jacob Green	2	2	0.0	23	15
DT Herb Orvis	2	1	0.0	21	11
S Billy Thompson	2	1	0.0	20	14
CB Bobby Butler	2	0	0.0	28	24
DT Dino Mangiero	1	0	1.0	19	16
CB Norm Thompson	1	1	0.0	13	13
DE Barry Bennett	1	0	0.0	16	12
CB Maurice Spencer	0	2	0.0	26	15
S Ralph McGill	0	1	0.0	29	20

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Darrol Ray	8	3	0.0	17	33
CB Henry Monroe	5	0	0.0	15	31
CB Tim Fox	4	1	0.5	11	23
CB William Judson	4	1	0.0	11	25
CB Rolland Lawrence	3	1	0.0	10	22
DT Charlie Johnson	3	0	0.0	13	24
OLB Mike Singletary	3	0	0.0	13	23
CB Randy Logan	2	0	0.0	3	11
DE Rulon Jones	2	0	0.0	11	25
OLB Al Richardson	2	0	0.0	5	12
OLB Hugh Green	1	1	1.0	8	12
S Jeff Severson	1	1	0.5	14	24
DT Dominic Winstead	1	2	0.0	7	13
DT Pete Kugler	1	2	0.0	11	26
DE Lawrence Pillers	1	1	0.0	13	25
ILB Dirt Winston	1	0	0.0	4	10
S Scott Burk	1	0	0.0	4	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Dino Mangiero	1.0	0	0	16
DT Herb Orvis	0.0	1	0	11
DE Gary Hrivnak	0.0	0	3	16

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
OLB Hugh Green	1.0	0	0	12
S Jeff Severson	0.5	0	0	24
CB Tim Fox	0.5	0	0	23
OLB Mike Singletary	0.0	1	0	23
DT Joe Klecko	0.0	0	1	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Ronnie Lott	5	1	25
CB Wyatt Henderson	4	0	21
ILB Jeff Siemon	3	0	16
ILB Matt Millen	1	1	18
OLB Ed O'Neil	1	0	25
DT Herb Orvis	1	0	11
CB Maurice Spencer	1	0	15
CB Norm Thompson	1	0	13
OLB Mike McGraw	1	0	6
CB Bobby Butler	0	2	24

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Henry Monroe	5	0	31
S Darrol Ray	4	0	33
CB William Judson	4	0	25
CB Rolland Lawrence	3	0	22
CB Tim Fox	3	0	23
CB Randy Logan	2	0	11
OLB Al Richardson	2	0	12
ILB Dirt Winston	1	1	10
S Scott Burk	1	0	16
OLB Mike Singletary	1	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ken Long	2	4	0	13	0	26
Anthony Munoz	1	3	1	16	0	31
Cody Risien	1	3	0	16	0	35
Ken Mendenhall	1	2	0	3	1	4
Steve Young	1	1	1	4	0	9
Jesse Burgess	0	1	0	14	0	31
Kent Uribe	0	1	0	2	0	4
Mosi Tatupu	0	1	0	10	0	16
Ron Wooten	0	1	0	4	0	13
Rufus Mayes	0	0	0	13	1	22

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Derrel Gofourth	3	7	1	31	0	23
Dan Alexander	3	6	0	35	1	20
Jeff Van Note	2	4	0	35	0	25
Mark Van Eeghen	2	3	0	20	0	18
Kellen Winslow	1	4	1	37	0	23
Karl Baldischwiler	1	2	0	7	0	10
Fred Dean	1	2	0	29	0	23
Jim Thaxton	1	1	0	14	0	13
Andre Hines	0	4	0	32	0	17
Blake Moore	0	4	0	14	0	6
Curt Marsh	0	2	0	12	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Lawrence Gaines	1	16
Mike Franckowiak	1	11
Jim Jensen	1	10

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Dirt Winston	1	12
Charles Alexander	1	12
Henry Monroe	1	9
Mark Van Eeghen	1	4

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ronnie Lott	---	---	36	25	10	71
Bobby Butler	---	---	28	24	13	65
Ed O'Neil	---	---	35	25	4	64
Ralph McGill	---	---	29	20	3	52
Eric Hipple	17	35	---	---	---	52
Wyatt Henderson	---	---	28	21	3	52
Cody Risien	16	35	---	---	---	51
Matt Millen	---	---	25	18	6	49
Maurice Spencer	---	---	26	15	6	47
Jesse Burgess	14	31	---	---	2	47
Dennis Boyd	---	---	25	19	3	47
Anthony Munoz	16	31	---	---	---	47
Ken Long	13	26	---	---	5	44
Jeff Siemon	---	---	23	16	4	43
Norm Thompson	---	---	13	13	16	42
Lawrence Gaines	7	18	---	---	16	41
Ozzie Newsome	15	24	---	---	2	41
Gary Hrivnak	---	---	21	16	3	40
Mike St. Clair	---	---	27	11	2	40
Jacob Green	---	---	23	15	2	40
Dino Mangiero	---	---	19	16	3	38
Preston Dennard	11	25	---	---	1	37
Rufus Mayes	13	22	---	---	1	36
Herb Orvis	---	---	21	11	3	35
Billy Thompson	---	---	20	14	1	35
Ken Margerum	9	24	---	---	---	33
Barry Bennett	---	---	16	12	4	32
Mosi Tatupu	10	16	---	---	6	32
Jim Robinson	10	19	---	---	---	29
Jim Jensen	7	11	---	---	10	28
Terdell Middleton	6	15	---	---	5	26
Mike McGraw	---	---	14	6	5	25
Jerome Moriarty	3	9	---	---	10	22
Mike Franckowiak	5	6	---	---	11	22
Ron Wooten	4	13	---	---	5	22
J.T. Galles	1	5	---	---	14	20
Steve Young	4	9	---	---	5	18
Leo Lewis	1	3	---	---	12	16
Ken Mendenhall	3	4	---	---	5	12
Curtis Townsend	---	---	0	0	9	9
Kent Uribe	2	4	---	---	---	6
Russell Erxleben	0	0	---	---	5	5
Uwe Von Schamann	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tom MacLeod	---	---	0	0	1	1
Bill Demory	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Nott	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tommy Kramer	39	27	---	---	---	66
Kellen Winslow	37	23	---	---	5	65
Jeff Van Note	35	25	---	---	2	62
Dan Alexander	35	20	---	---	6	61
Eddie Lee Ivery	23	17	---	---	18	58
Derrel Gofourth	31	23	---	---	3	57
Henry Monroe	---	---	15	31	9	55
Robert Miller	23	16	---	---	14	53
Fred Dean	29	23	---	---	---	52
Darrol Ray	---	---	17	33	1	51
Jerry Butler	26	15	---	---	8	49
Andre Hines	32	17	---	---	---	49
Tim Fox	---	---	11	23	14	48
Jim Thaxton	14	13	---	---	15	42
Mark Van Eeghen	20	18	---	---	4	42
John Jefferson	15	14	---	---	13	42
Rulon Jones	---	---	11	25	6	42
Jeff Severson	---	---	14	24	1	39
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	13	25	1	39
Charlie Johnson	---	---	13	24	2	39
Pete Kugler	---	---	11	26	1	38
William Judson	---	---	11	25	1	37
Mike Singletary	---	---	13	23	1	37
Rolland Lawrence	---	---	10	22	---	32
Curt Marsh	12	11	---	---	6	29
Charles Alexander	13	3	---	---	12	28
Dirt Winston	---	---	4	10	12	26
Blake Moore	14	6	---	---	6	26
Bill Ring	16	10	---	---	---	26
Hugh Green	---	---	8	12	5	25
Scott Burk	---	---	4	16	4	24
Al Richardson	---	---	5	12	7	24
Karl Baldischwiler	7	10	---	---	6	23
Joe Klecko	---	---	9	12	1	22
Mel Owens	---	---	7	14	1	22
Dominic Winstead	---	---	7	13	---	20
Randy Logan	---	---	3	11	---	14
Tony Galloway	8	6	---	---	---	14
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	10	10
Tom Cousineau	---	---	0	0	9	9
Vagas Ferguson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Gary Cobb	---	---	1	4	---	5
Ed Luther	0	0	---	---	4	4
Terry Rennaker	---	---	0	0	4	4
Larry Swider	0	0	---	---	2	2
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	5	2.5
Middle	7	21	3.0
Right	8	33	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	63	4.8
Middle	16	66	4.1
Right	10	40	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eric Hipple	33	26	3	2	2	1	0	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	26	18	3	0	0	4	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	18	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	66	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	112	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	83	20.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	12	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	56	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	87	12.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	53	17.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jim Robinson	6	5	0	63	1	19
WR Preston Dennard	6	6	0	125	2	25
TE Ozzie Newsome	4	3	0	10	0	24
WR Ken Margerum	4	2	1	27	0	24
RB Lawrence Gaines	3	3	0	1	0	18
TE J.T. Galles	2	1	0	4	0	5
RB Terdell Middleton	2	2	0	9	0	15
WR Jim Jensen	2	2	0	21	0	11
TE Jerome Moriarty	1	0	1	0	0	9
RB Mike Franckowiak	1	1	0	7	0	6
WR Leo Lewis	1	1	0	12	0	3

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Robert Miller	10	6	50	1	16
TE Kellen Winslow	5	5	66	1	23
WR Jerry Butler	4	3	61	1	15
FB Mark Van Eeghen	3	1	6	0	18
WR John Jefferson	2	2	22	0	14
FB Charles Alexander	1	0	0	0	3
RB Bill Ring	1	1	3	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lawrence Gaines	1	4	4.00	3.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eddie Lee Ivery	5	5	1.00	5.45
Bill Ring	2	3	1.50	2.80
Mark Van Eeghen	1	0	0.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eric Hipple	6	5	30	5.00	8.45

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	6	3	13	2.17	8.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jerome Moriarty	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE J.T. Galles	1	1	4	4.00	2.00
RB Terdell Middleton	1	1	-1	-1.00	4.50
WR Preston Dennard	1	1	13	13.00	20.83
TE Ozzie Newsome	1	1	2	2.00	2.50
WR Leo Lewis	1	1	12	12.00	12.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Robert Miller	2	0	0	0.00	5.00
FB Mark Van Eeghen	1	1	6	6.00	2.00
FB Charles Alexander	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Kellen Winslow	1	1	4	4.00	13.20
RB Bill Ring	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Franckowiak	2	1
Lawrence Gaines	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Eddie Lee Ivery	8	5
Charles Alexander	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eric Hipple	8	7	5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	7	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ken Margerum	3	2	2
WR Jim Robinson	1	1	0
RB Lawrence Gaines	1	1	1
RB Terdell Middleton	1	1	0
WR Preston Dennard	1	1	1
TE Ozzie Newsome	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Robert Miller	4	3	2
FB Mark Van Eeghen	1	1	1
WR John Jefferson	1	1	1
TE Kellen Winslow	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,200 (17,100)
End Zone 11,700 (12,400)
Mezzanine 6,700 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 10,300 (10,900)
Club Seats 14,200 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,100 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,200 (17,100)
End Zone	11,700 (12,400)
Mezzanine	6,700 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	10,300 (10,900)
Club Seats	14,200 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,100 (7,500)