Week 8, 1990

played in Atlanta, GA

67 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	3	0	7	0	-	10
Atlanta Falcons	0	10	0	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:10 DET - Matt Stover 20 field goal
2Q: 08:27 ATL - Thurman Thomas 6 run (Steve De Line extra point)
2Q: 01:56 ATL - Steve De Line 23 field goal
3Q: 00:33 DET - Don Beebe 15 pass from Doug Flutie (Matt Stover extra point)
4Q: 07:44 ATL - Steve De Line 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:10 DET - Matt Stover 20 field goal
2Q: 08:27 ATL - Thurman Thomas 6 run (Steve De Line extra point)
2Q: 01:56 ATL - Steve De Line 23 field goal
3Q: 00:33 DET - Don Beebe 15 pass from Doug Flutie (Matt Stover extra point)
4Q: 07:44 ATL - Steve De Line 19 field goal

Team Statistics DET ATL
Record 2-5 3-5
First Downs 15 17
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 9 13
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 266 325
- Offensive Plays 62 60
- Yards per Play 4.29 5.42
Net Rushing Yards 115 88
- Rushing Attempts 26 33
- Yards per Rush 4.42 2.67
Net Passing Yards 151 237
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 15 - 1 26 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 179 242
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/28 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.19 8.78
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 6.8
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 2/11
Kick Returns/Yards 1/16 2/44
Interception Ret./Yards 1/1 1/34
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 34
Time of Possession 29:07 30:53

Team Statistics	DET	ATL
Record	2-5	3-5
First Downs	15	17
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	9	13
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	266	325
- Offensive Plays	62	60
- Yards per Play	4.29	5.42
Net Rushing Yards	115	88
- Rushing Attempts	26	33
- Yards per Rush	4.42	2.67
Net Passing Yards	151	237
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 15 - 1	26 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	179	242
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/28	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.19	8.78
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	6.8
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	2/11
Kick Returns/Yards	1/16	2/44
Interception Ret./Yards	1/1	1/34
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 34
Time of Possession	29:07	30:53

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:56	OWN 20	16	77	Field Goal
1	6:09	3:23	OWN 23	6	24	Interception
1	1:20	2:41	OWN 27	6	24	Punt
2	8:20	1:04	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	1:49	1:49	OWN 20	3	-12	Punt
3	13:18	1:16	OWN 37	3	-8	Punt
3	6:17	5:53	OWN 14	11	86	Touchdown
4	13:19	1:08	OWN 14	3	0	Punt
4	7:36	1:30	OWN 33	3	0	Punt
4	3:19	1:03	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	1:39	1:01	OWN 20	5	39	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:04	0:55	OWN 20	2	68	Fumble
1	2:46	1:26	OWN 40	3	1	Punt
2	13:39	5:19	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	7:16	5:27	OWN 39	11	55	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:42	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
3	12:02	5:45	OWN 33	9	27	Interception
3	0:24	2:05	OWN 36	3	5	Punt
4	12:11	4:35	OPP 46	8	44	Field Goal
4	6:06	2:47	OWN 22	5	17	Punt
4	2:16	0:37	OWN 47	3	7	Punt
4	0:38	0:38	OWN 41	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Thurman Thomas, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Crash Davis	14	57	4.07	22	1
Marion Butts	8	33	4.13	13	1
Doug Flutie	4	25	6.25	10	1

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thurman Thomas	23	61	2.65	11	2	1
Patrick Egu	7	25	3.57	11	1	0
Chris Chandler	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0
Ickey Woods	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Flutie	31	15	179	5/28	1	30	1	63.8

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chris Chandler	26	17	242	1/5	0	42	1	79.3

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Don Beebe	5	10	63	12.60	11	19	1
TE Wesley Walls	3	5	19	6.33	0	12	0
WR Quinn Early	2	5	22	11.00	0	12	0
WR Greg McMurtry	2	5	31	15.50	7	23	0
TE Ozzie Newsome	1	2	30	30.00	0	30	0
RB Crash Davis	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Jeff Campbell	1	1	14	14.00	1	14	0
WR Phil McConkey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Tim Spencer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Rob Moore	4	5	87	21.75	41	42
WR Webster Slaughter	3	5	42	14.00	2	18
TE Brian Kinchen	3	4	29	9.67	4	13
TE Jonathan Hayes	2	3	20	10.00	3	12
RB Thurman Thomas	2	3	40	20.00	26	34
TE Paul Green	2	2	14	7.00	0	10
WR Stephone Paige	1	4	10	10.00	4	10

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB James Williams	1	1	1.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Dave Whitmore	1	34	34.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Marion Butts	1	0	0
Anthony Munoz	0	1	0
Le-Lo Lang	0	1	0
Ozzie Newsome	0	0	1
Brian Sochia	0	0	1
Kurt Cobain	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jarvis Williams	1	0	0
Patrick Egu	1	0	0
Rob Moore	1	0	0
Curtis Maxie	0	1	0
Ickey Woods	0	1	0
Hardy Nickerson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell Erxleben	7	260	37.1	35.6	45	0

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	5	210	42.0	36.8	50	2

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Stover	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve De Line	2/2	0/0	0/0	23	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil McConkey	1	6	6.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jarvis Williams	2	11	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Don Beebe	1	16	16.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Van Winkle	2	44	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chris Spielman	9	2	0.0	24	25
DT Brian Sochia	6	2	0.0	32	21
S Ronnie Lott	5	3	0.0	33	22
OLB Kurt Cobain	5	0	0.0	17	9
OLB Duane Bickett	4	2	0.0	28	27
S Tom Flynn	4	1	0.0	10	10
DE Keith Ferguson	3	0	1.0	23	19
CB Le-Lo Lang	2	1	0.0	22	24
DE Jacob Green	2	0	0.0	27	21
S Fred Marion	2	0	0.0	27	25
ILB Niko Noga	1	1	0.0	14	4
DT Jerome Sally	1	0	0.0	12	12
DT Emanuel Weaver	1	0	0.0	11	12
DE Jason Buck	1	0	0.0	18	16
WR Greg McMurtry	1	0	---	---	---
S John Baylor	0	2	0.0	2	7
CB Duane Galloway	0	1	0.0	25	19

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bubba McDowell	7	2	1.0	25	32
OLB Derrick Thomas	4	4	1.0	23	27
DT Cortez Kennedy	4	0	1.0	21	31
ILB Rob McGovern	4	0	0.0	21	27
DE Marvin Washington	3	1	1.0	16	25
ILB Hardy Nickerson	3	1	0.0	12	11
OLB Brett Faryniarz	3	1	0.0	21	25
S Dave Whitmore	3	1	0.0	19	28
DE Curtis Maxie	3	0	0.0	15	16
DE Dennis Byrd	2	0	1.0	15	21
CB Jarvis Williams	2	1	0.0	16	24
ILB Richard Newbill	2	0	0.0	5	9
CB Robert Van Winkle	1	4	0.0	15	22
CB Stan Petry	1	2	0.0	17	25
S Robert Blackmon	1	2	0.0	8	9
OLB Tom Klever	1	1	0.0	4	4
WR Webster Slaughter	1	0	---	---	---
G Houston Hoover	1	0	---	---	---
CB Quintin Jones	1	0	0.0	14	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Keith Ferguson	1.0	0	1	19
DE Jacob Green	0.0	2	0	21
DT Emanuel Weaver	0.0	1	0	12
OLB Duane Bickett	0.0	0	1	27

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Cortez Kennedy	1.0	1	1	1	31
OLB Derrick Thomas	1.0	0	2	2	27
DE Marvin Washington	1.0	0	2	1	25
DE Dennis Byrd	1.0	0	0	0	21
S Bubba McDowell	1.0	0	0	0	32
DE Curtis Maxie	0.0	1	0	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Chris Spielman	4	0	0	25
S Ronnie Lott	3	0	0	22
DE Jacob Green	2	0	0	21
OLB Duane Bickett	2	0	0	27
OLB Kurt Cobain	2	0	0	9
CB Le-Lo Lang	2	0	0	24
DT Brian Sochia	1	0	0	21
S Tom Flynn	1	0	0	10
CB Duane Galloway	0	1	0	19
CB James Williams	0	0	1	19

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Bubba McDowell	3	2	0	32
CB Jarvis Williams	3	1	0	24
OLB Brett Faryniarz	2	0	0	25
ILB Hardy Nickerson	1	1	0	11
S Dave Whitmore	1	0	1	28
OLB Tom Klever	1	0	0	4
ILB Rob McGovern	1	0	0	27
OLB Derrick Thomas	1	0	0	27
ILB Richard Newbill	1	0	0	9
CB Robert Van Winkle	1	0	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kirk Scrafford	2	4	0	23	2	36
Guy McIntyre	1	6	0	25	1	33
Paul Jetton	1	4	1	24	1	34
Tom Newberry	1	4	0	15	0	16
Randy Grimes	1	3	0	20	0	29
Anthony Munoz	1	2	0	20	0	30
Ken Lanier	0	0	0	3	1	2

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dermontti Dawson	2	7	32	0	21
Tony Mayberry	2	7	20	0	18
Houston Hoover	2	5	27	1	24
Jeff Criswell	1	2	22	0	22
Doug Widell	1	2	19	0	12
Lenny Robinson	0	4	26	0	21
Jonathan Hayes	0	1	20	0	16
Ickey Woods	0	1	19	0	12
Derrick Fenner	0	1	4	0	3
Richard Cooper	0	1	18	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Kurt Cobain	2	11
James Brooks	1	19
Ozzie Newsome	1	14

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Hardy Nickerson	1	7
Dermontti Dawson	1	7

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Duane Bickett	---	---	28	27	16	71
Kirk Scrafford	23	36	---	---	8	67
Paul Jetton	24	34	---	---	7	65
Le-Lo Lang	---	---	22	24	19	65
Doug Flutie	26	36	---	---	---	62
Chris Spielman	---	---	24	25	12	61
Ronnie Lott	---	---	33	22	4	59
Guy McIntyre	25	33	---	---	---	58
Randy Grimes	20	29	---	---	8	57
Jacob Green	---	---	27	21	7	55
Brian Sochia	---	---	32	21	2	55
Fred Marion	---	---	27	25	2	54
Wesley Walls	20	24	---	---	10	54
Anthony Munoz	20	30	---	---	2	52
Greg McMurtry	18	30	---	---	1	49
Duane Galloway	---	---	25	19	2	46
James Williams	---	---	26	19	1	46
Keith Ferguson	---	---	23	19	2	44
Crash Davis	18	22	---	---	1	41
Tom Newberry	15	16	---	---	8	39
Don Beebe	13	21	---	---	4	38
Kurt Cobain	---	---	17	9	11	37
Ozzie Newsome	10	11	---	---	14	35
Tim Spencer	12	17	---	---	5	34
Jason Buck	---	---	18	16	---	34
Quinn Early	12	21	---	---	1	34
Jerome Sally	---	---	12	12	4	28
Tom Flynn	---	---	10	10	8	28
Emanuel Weaver	---	---	11	12	3	26
Ron Hall	11	6	---	---	5	22
Marion Butts	8	14	---	---	---	22
Carlos Carson	6	5	---	---	8	19
James Brooks	0	0	---	---	19	19
Niko Noga	---	---	14	4	1	19
Jeff Campbell	2	7	---	---	7	16
Phil McConkey	0	2	---	---	13	15
Bruce Clark	---	---	8	5	---	13
Ken Lanier	3	2	---	---	7	12
Larry Kubin	---	---	3	0	7	10
John Baylor	---	---	2	7	1	10
Russell Erxleben	0	0	---	---	7	7
Uwe Von Schamann	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mike Loyd	0	0	---	---	1	1
Bobby Butler	---	---	1	0	---	1
Matt Stover	0	0	---	---	1	1
Vinny Testaverde	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Chandler	33	27	---	---	---	60
Dermontti Dawson	32	21	---	---	7	60
Bubba McDowell	---	---	25	32	2	59
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	15	22	17	54
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	21	31	1	53
Brian Kinchen	26	19	---	---	7	52
Derrick Thomas	---	---	23	27	2	52
Houston Hoover	27	24	---	---	---	51
Rob McGovern	---	---	21	27	2	50
Marvin Washington	---	---	16	25	8	49
Jarvis Williams	---	---	16	24	8	48
Dave Whitmore	---	---	19	28	1	48
Jeff Criswell	22	22	---	---	3	47
Thurman Thomas	25	20	---	---	2	47
Lenny Robinson	26	21	---	---	---	47
Brett Faryniarz	---	---	21	25	---	46
Jonathan Hayes	20	16	---	---	7	43
Stan Petry	---	---	17	25	1	43
Webster Slaughter	15	13	---	---	14	42
Tony Mayberry	20	18	---	---	4	42
Ickey Woods	19	12	---	---	9	40
Curtis Maxie	---	---	15	16	7	38
Doug Widell	19	12	---	---	7	38
Quintin Jones	---	---	14	21	2	37
Dennis Byrd	---	---	15	21	---	36
Rob Moore	21	15	---	---	---	36
Richard Cooper	18	11	---	---	7	36
Rickey Dixon	---	---	5	15	12	32
Stephone Paige	11	10	---	---	9	30
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	12	11	7	30
Robb Thomas	12	12	---	---	3	27
Ray Agnew	---	---	11	15	1	27
Tom Klever	---	---	4	4	18	26
Paul Green	4	7	---	---	14	25
Patrick Egu	8	7	---	---	8	23
Robert Blackmon	---	---	8	9	6	23
Richard Newbill	---	---	5	9	6	20
Tyler Houston	1	6	---	---	7	14
Craig Ogletree	---	---	3	9	2	14
A.B. Brown	0	0	---	---	13	13
Derrick Fenner	4	3	---	---	5	12
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	7	7
Steve De Line	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bobby Howard	0	1	---	---	---	1
Vince Evans	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	30	4.3
Middle	14	51	3.6
Right	5	34	6.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	22	4.4
Middle	17	39	2.3
Right	9	30	3.3
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Flutie	31	15	2	0	4	4	5	4	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chris Chandler	26	17	3	0	2	1	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	-1	-0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	4	22	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	109	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	11	2	49	4.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	147	9.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	69	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	26	13.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Don Beebe	10	5	1	63	0	21
WR Quinn Early	5	2	0	22	0	21
TE Wesley Walls	5	3	0	19	0	24
WR Greg McMurtry	5	2	0	31	1	30
TE Ozzie Newsome	2	1	1	30	1	11
WR Phil McConkey	1	0	1	0	0	2
FB Tim Spencer	1	0	1	0	0	17
RB Crash Davis	1	1	0	0	0	22
WR Jeff Campbell	1	1	0	14	0	7

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Webster Slaughter	5	3	0	42	0	13
WR Rob Moore	5	4	1	87	2	15
WR Stephone Paige	4	1	0	10	0	10
TE Brian Kinchen	4	3	0	29	0	19
TE Jonathan Hayes	3	2	1	20	0	16
RB Thurman Thomas	3	2	0	40	1	20
TE Paul Green	2	2	0	14	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Crash Davis	1	2	2.00	4.07
Marion Butts	1	0	0.00	4.13

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Thomas	5	10	2.00	2.65
Patrick Egu	3	8	2.67	3.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Flutie	3	1	15	5.00	5.77

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chris Chandler	2	1	12	6.00	9.31

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Wesley Walls	2	0	0	0.00	3.80
WR Don Beebe	1	1	15	15.00	6.30

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stephone Paige	1	0	0	0.00	2.50
TE Jonathan Hayes	1	1	12	12.00	6.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Doug Flutie	2	0
Crash Davis	1	1
Marion Butts	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	3	0
Patrick Egu	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Flutie	11	5	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chris Chandler	7	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Don Beebe	5	2	1
WR Quinn Early	4	2	2
TE Wesley Walls	1	0	0
WR Greg McMurtry	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stephone Paige	3	1	1
WR Webster Slaughter	1	0	0
TE Brian Kinchen	1	1	1
TE Paul Green	1	1	0
WR Rob Moore	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,500 (17,100)
End Zone 12,000 (12,400)
Mezzanine 6,800 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 10,500 (10,900)
Club Seats 14,500 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,100 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,500 (17,100)
End Zone	12,000 (12,400)
Mezzanine	6,800 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	10,500 (10,900)
Club Seats	14,500 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,100 (7,500)