Week 8, 1984

played in Atlanta, GA

62 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	3	0	0	0	-	3
Atlanta Falcons	7	10	6	14	-	37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:04 ATL - Clarence Williams 2 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
1Q: 02:38 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 28 field goal
2Q: 09:53 ATL - Chris Bahr 27 field goal
2Q: 05:30 ATL - Marcus Allen 21 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 08:40 ATL - Chris Bahr 38 field goal
3Q: 00:55 ATL - Chris Bahr 32 field goal
4Q: 12:08 ATL - Jerry Butler 13 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
4Q: 00:28 ATL - Clarence Williams 4 run (Chris Bahr extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:04 ATL - Clarence Williams 2 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
1Q: 02:38 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 28 field goal
2Q: 09:53 ATL - Chris Bahr 27 field goal
2Q: 05:30 ATL - Marcus Allen 21 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 08:40 ATL - Chris Bahr 38 field goal
3Q: 00:55 ATL - Chris Bahr 32 field goal
4Q: 12:08 ATL - Jerry Butler 13 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
4Q: 00:28 ATL - Clarence Williams 4 run (Chris Bahr extra point)

Team Statistics DET ATL
Record 4-3 7-1
First Downs 9 26
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 4 17
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 180 482
- Offensive Plays 49 71
- Yards per Play 3.67 6.79
Net Rushing Yards 97 138
- Rushing Attempts 23 38
- Yards per Rush 4.22 3.63
Net Passing Yards 83 344
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 10 - 1 33 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 88 344
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.19 10.42
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 9/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.0 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/23 4/28
Punt Returns/Yards 2/17 2/25
Kick Returns/Yards 7/161 2/18
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 29
Time of Possession 21:21 38:39

Team Statistics	DET	ATL
Record	4-3	7-1
First Downs	9	26
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	4	17
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	180	482
- Offensive Plays	49	71
- Yards per Play	3.67	6.79
Net Rushing Yards	97	138
- Rushing Attempts	23	38
- Yards per Rush	4.22	3.63
Net Passing Yards	83	344
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 10 - 1	33 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	88	344
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.19	10.42
Fumbles/Lost	3/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	9/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.0	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/23	4/28
Punt Returns/Yards	2/17	2/25
Kick Returns/Yards	7/161	2/18
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 29
Time of Possession	21:21	38:39

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:49	OWN 31	3	9	Punt
1	8:54	6:22	OWN 20	14	69	Field Goal
2	9:47	1:16	OWN 28	3	6	Punt
2	5:14	3:40	OWN 22	10	46	Missed FG
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	8:34	2:14	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	4:35	0:15	OWN 27	2	0	Interception
3	0:50	1:33	OWN 29	3	-1	Punt
4	12:02	2:41	OWN 33	3	8	Punt
4	7:41	2:41	OWN 44	6	21	Downs
4	0:22	0:22	OWN 29	1	8	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:11	4:17	OWN 18	7	82	Touchdown
1	2:32	7:45	OWN 12	14	78	Field Goal
2	8:31	3:17	OWN 24	8	76	Touchdown
2	1:34	1:17	OWN 39	5	19	Punt
3	15:00	6:26	OWN 19	11	60	Field Goal
3	6:20	1:45	OWN 30	3	9	Punt
3	4:20	3:30	OPP 30	6	15	Field Goal
4	14:17	2:15	OWN 32	7	68	Touchdown
4	9:21	1:40	OWN 17	3	-5	Punt
4	5:00	4:38	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown

Game MVP: Tommy Kramer, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Albert Bentley	11	56	5.09	12	1
Craig James	5	18	3.60	9	0
Vince Evans	3	9	3.00	8	0
Mosi Tatupu	3	5	1.67	2	0
Rick Moser	1	9	9.00	9	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marcus Allen	29	118	4.07	21	5	1
Clarence Williams	7	16	2.29	5	0	2
Tommy Kramer	2	4	2.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Vince Evans	25	10	88	1/5	0	23	1	33.4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	33	21	344	0/0	1	40	0	108.6

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Preston Dennard	2	5	14	7.00	2	10
RB Craig James	2	3	28	14.00	19	23
TE Mike Mularkey	2	2	25	12.50	2	17
RB Albert Bentley	2	2	6	3.00	1	3
TE Ozzie Newsome	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
WR Phil McConkey	1	5	8	8.00	0	8
TE Jim Obradovich	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Leo Lewis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Ken Margerum	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Jeff Chadwick	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Jefferson	8	12	151	18.88	58	40	0
RB Marcus Allen	4	6	44	11.00	10	15	0
TE Kellen Winslow	3	4	42	14.00	27	18	0
RB Eddie Lee Ivery	2	2	32	16.00	8	19	0
WR Jerry Butler	2	2	49	24.50	18	36	1
WR Stan Rome	1	5	21	21.00	4	21	0
RB Bill Ring	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Harry Holt	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DE Lawrence Pillers	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov
Albert Bentley	2	0
Vince Evans	1	0
Seth Hallen	0	1
Jeff Chadwick	0	1
Gerald McNeil	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dwight Hicks	0	0	1	0
Hugh Green	0	0	1	0
William Judson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell Erxleben	5	233	46.6	41.6	58	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Swider	3	137	45.7	33.3	51	1

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Uwe Von Schamann	1/2	0/1	0/0	28	0/0

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Bahr	3/3	0/0	0/0	38	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil McConkey	1	10	10.0	0
Gerald McNeil	1	7	7.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lionel James	2	25	12.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald McNeil	4	88	22.0	0
Phil McConkey	3	73	24.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim Fox	2	18	9.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Fred Marion	8	3	0.0	33	28
S Ronnie Lott	8	1	0.0	37	29
ILB Matt Millen	5	3	0.0	30	20
OLB Ed O'Neil	5	0	0.0	29	23
OLB Craig Bingham	4	3	0.0	14	9
DT Jerome Sally	4	1	0.0	33	31
DT Brian Sochia	3	1	0.0	25	24
CB Bobby Butler	3	0	0.0	24	21
CB Wyatt Henderson	2	2	0.0	25	25
OLB Greg Bracelin	2	0	0.0	6	5
ILB Craig Shaffer	2	0	0.0	8	13
CB Preston Davis	2	0	0.0	16	14
S Dwayne Crump	1	2	0.0	19	22
DE Dennis Boyd	1	1	0.0	27	22
S Marvin Switzer	1	1	0.0	8	8
DT Emanuel Weaver	1	1	0.0	32	25
WR Preston Dennard	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jacob Green	1	0	0.0	17	15
CB Herb Williams	1	0	0.0	22	19
DE Rick Bryan	1	0	0.0	13	10

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mike Singletary	7	2	0.0	20	24
CB William Judson	5	0	0.0	17	20
DE Lawrence Pillers	3	0	1.0	20	24
CB Rolland Lawrence	2	1	0.0	11	15
DT Charlie Johnson	2	1	0.0	16	17
S Vern Roberson	2	1	0.0	5	7
OLB Gary Cobb	2	0	0.0	16	14
CB Dwight Hicks	2	0	0.0	17	20
S Rick Sanford	2	0	0.0	19	15
S Darrol Ray	1	3	0.0	22	25
CB Tim Fox	1	1	0.0	11	10
DT Joe Klecko	1	1	0.0	21	15
DE Lionel Collier	1	0	0.0	13	13
OLB Terry Rennaker	1	0	0.0	11	10
OLB Hugh Green	1	0	0.0	5	8
DT Keith Guthrie	1	0	0.0	10	15
CB Henry Monroe	0	1	0.0	3	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jacob Green	1	1	0	15
DE Dennis Boyd	0	3	1	22
DT Brian Sochia	0	1	0	24

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Lawrence Pillers	1.0	0	1	24
DT Keith Guthrie	0.0	1	2	15
DT Joe Klecko	0.0	1	0	15
DT Pete Kugler	0.0	0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Ed O'Neil	3	1	23
S Ronnie Lott	3	1	29
CB Bobby Butler	2	1	21
CB Herb Williams	2	0	19
OLB Craig Bingham	2	0	9
S Fred Marion	2	0	28
ILB Craig Shaffer	2	0	13
S Dwayne Crump	1	0	22
S Marvin Switzer	1	0	8
ILB Matt Millen	1	0	20
DT Jerome Sally	1	0	31
CB Preston Davis	1	0	14

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB William Judson	2	1	0	20
CB Rolland Lawrence	2	0	0	15
CB Dwight Hicks	2	0	0	20
DE Lionel Collier	1	0	0	13
S Vern Roberson	1	0	0	7
OLB Gary Cobb	1	0	0	14
S Rick Sanford	1	0	0	15
OLB Mel Owens	0	2	0	7
CB Henry Monroe	0	1	0	11
S Darrol Ray	0	1	0	25
OLB Terry Rennaker	0	1	0	10
DE Lawrence Pillers	0	0	1	24

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Anthony Munoz	2	5	22	0	25
Seth Hallen	2	3	21	0	23
Cody Risien	1	2	20	1	21
Rich Umphrey	1	2	5	0	14
Guy McIntyre	1	2	23	0	25
Randy Grimes	0	4	22	0	19
Jim Obradovich	0	1	6	0	5
Mosi Tatupu	0	1	15	0	14

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Curt Marsh	3	8	0	32	27
Hardy Dillon	3	6	0	35	30
Billy Lindstrom	2	4	1	21	24
Derrel Gofourth	1	7	0	35	30
Don Bailey	1	4	0	22	16
Dan Alexander	1	2	0	38	33
Kellen Winslow	1	2	0	36	26
Charles Alexander	1	1	1	18	12
Harry Holt	1	1	0	17	7
Dean Steinkuhler	0	1	0	7	5

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Jim Obradovich	1	17
Mosi Tatupu	1	16
Leo Lewis	1	14
Jeff Chadwick	1	4

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Eddie Lee Ivery	4	19
Charles Alexander	2	17
Sam Seale	2	16
Bill Ring	1	12

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ronnie Lott	---	---	37	29	8	74
Jerome Sally	---	---	33	31	5	69
Fred Marion	---	---	33	28	3	64
Emanuel Weaver	---	---	32	25	2	59
Wyatt Henderson	---	---	25	25	8	58
Dwayne Crump	---	---	19	22	15	56
Matt Millen	---	---	30	20	5	55
Ed O'Neil	---	---	29	23	2	54
Seth Hallen	21	23	---	---	7	51
Dennis Boyd	---	---	27	22	2	51
Brian Sochia	---	---	25	24	2	51
Vince Evans	23	26	---	---	---	49
Cody Risien	20	21	---	---	7	48
Bobby Butler	---	---	24	21	3	48
Randy Grimes	22	19	---	---	7	48
Guy McIntyre	23	25	---	---	---	48
Anthony Munoz	22	25	---	---	---	47
Mosi Tatupu	15	14	---	---	16	45
Herb Williams	---	---	22	19	2	43
Preston Davis	---	---	16	14	11	41
Phil McConkey	12	16	---	---	12	40
Preston Dennard	10	15	---	---	9	34
Ozzie Newsome	16	18	---	---	---	34
Jacob Green	---	---	17	15	2	34
Mike Mularkey	18	9	---	---	3	30
Albert Bentley	16	13	---	---	---	29
Jim Obradovich	6	5	---	---	17	28
Rich Umphrey	5	14	---	---	7	26
Craig James	12	13	---	---	1	26
Rick Bryan	---	---	13	10	2	25
Rick Moser	1	2	---	---	20	23
Craig Bingham	---	---	14	9	---	23
Craig Shaffer	---	---	8	13	2	23
Greg Bracelin	---	---	6	5	10	21
Jeff Chadwick	6	10	---	---	4	20
Marvin Switzer	---	---	8	8	1	17
Leo Lewis	1	1	---	---	14	16
Ken Margerum	2	11	---	---	3	16
Gerald McNeil	0	3	---	---	13	16
Brad Benson	2	3	---	---	7	12
Rick Razzano	---	---	0	0	7	7
Russell Erxleben	0	0	---	---	5	5
Uwe Von Schamann	0	0	---	---	4	4
Derland Moore	---	---	0	0	3	3
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	2	2
Steve Grogan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dan Alexander	38	33	---	---	5	76
Derrel Gofourth	35	30	---	---	6	71
Tommy Kramer	38	33	---	---	---	71
John Jefferson	29	27	---	---	11	67
Hardy Dillon	35	30	---	---	1	66
Kellen Winslow	36	26	---	---	3	65
Curt Marsh	32	27	---	---	---	59
Marcus Allen	30	27	---	---	---	57
Eddie Lee Ivery	15	20	---	---	19	54
Billy Lindstrom	21	24	---	---	6	51
Darrol Ray	---	---	22	25	3	50
Charles Alexander	18	12	---	---	17	47
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	20	24	2	46
Mike Singletary	---	---	20	24	2	46
Don Bailey	22	16	---	---	6	44
Joe Klecko	---	---	21	15	6	42
Harry Holt	17	7	---	---	16	40
Dwight Hicks	---	---	17	20	2	39
William Judson	---	---	17	20	2	39
Jerry Butler	15	19	---	---	4	38
Rick Sanford	---	---	19	15	3	37
Tim Fox	---	---	11	10	15	36
Charlie Johnson	---	---	16	17	2	35
Gary Cobb	---	---	16	14	2	32
Rolland Lawrence	---	---	11	15	4	30
Bill Ring	9	6	---	---	12	27
Keith Guthrie	---	---	10	15	2	27
Lionel Collier	---	---	13	13	---	26
Lionel James	3	5	---	---	18	26
Pete Kugler	---	---	9	15	1	25
Vern Roberson	---	---	5	7	12	24
Stan Rome	10	14	---	---	---	24
Terry Rennaker	---	---	11	10	2	23
Henry Monroe	---	---	3	11	4	18
Hugh Green	---	---	5	8	5	18
Dean Steinkuhler	7	5	---	---	6	18
Sam Seale	---	---	0	0	16	16
Dirt Winston	---	---	3	1	10	14
Mel Owens	---	---	4	7	3	14
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	11	11
Clarence Williams	8	2	---	---	1	11
Clayton Weishuhn	---	---	0	0	4	4
Larry Swider	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ed Luther	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bobby Humphrey	---	---	0	0	3	3
Bradyn Pyle	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	33	4.7
Middle	10	35	3.5
Right	5	30	6.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	72	6.0
Middle	20	42	2.1
Right	6	24	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Vince Evans	25	10	1	1	1	6	4	0	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	33	21	5	1	2	3	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	29	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	5	34	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	2	25	3.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	54	18.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	105	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	123	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	62	15.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Preston Dennard	5	2	0	14	0	15
WR Phil McConkey	5	1	1	8	0	16
RB Craig James	3	2	0	28	1	13
TE Ozzie Newsome	2	1	0	7	0	18
WR Ken Margerum	2	0	0	0	0	11
WR Jeff Chadwick	2	0	0	0	0	10
TE Mike Mularkey	2	2	0	25	0	9
RB Albert Bentley	2	2	0	6	0	13
TE Jim Obradovich	1	0	0	0	0	5
WR Leo Lewis	1	0	0	0	0	1

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Jefferson	12	8	1	151	3	27
RB Marcus Allen	6	4	0	44	0	27
WR Stan Rome	5	1	0	21	1	14
TE Kellen Winslow	4	3	1	42	0	26
RB Eddie Lee Ivery	2	2	0	32	0	20
WR Jerry Butler	2	2	0	49	1	19
RB Bill Ring	1	1	0	5	0	6
TE Harry Holt	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mosi Tatupu	1	2	2.00	1.67
Albert Bentley	1	3	3.00	5.09

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Clarence Williams	4	7	1.75	2.29
Marcus Allen	2	1	0.50	4.07
Tommy Kramer	1	3	3.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Vince Evans	2	0	0	0.00	3.52

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	6	3	20	3.33	10.42

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Preston Dennard	1	0	0	0.00	2.80
WR Ken Margerum	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Marcus Allen	3	1	4	1.33	7.33
WR John Jefferson	1	1	3	3.00	12.58
WR Jerry Butler	1	1	13	13.00	24.50
WR Stan Rome	1	0	0	0.00	4.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Craig James	1	1
Albert Bentley	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	2	0
Clarence Williams	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Vince Evans	9	4	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	11	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Preston Dennard	2	1	0
RB Albert Bentley	2	2	1
TE Ozzie Newsome	1	0	0
WR Leo Lewis	1	0	0
WR Ken Margerum	1	0	0
RB Craig James	1	1	1
WR Phil McConkey	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Jefferson	4	4	4
WR Stan Rome	3	1	1
TE Kellen Winslow	2	1	1
WR Jerry Butler	1	1	1
RB Marcus Allen	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (17,100)
End Zone 12,400 (12,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 10,900 (10,900)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,500 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (17,100)
End Zone	12,400 (12,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	10,900 (10,900)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,500 (7,500)