Week 8, 1993

played in Atlanta, GA

66 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions0000-0
Atlanta Falcons140310-27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:42 ATL - Thurman Thomas 5 run (John Kasay extra point)
1Q: 01:18 ATL - Dave Groh 4 pass from Scott Mitchell (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 01:59 ATL - John Kasay 18 field goal
4Q: 14:19 ATL - John Kasay 18 field goal
4Q: 07:40 ATL - Derrick Fenner 22 run (John Kasay extra point)

Team StatisticsDETATL
Record2-55-3
First Downs1020
- by Rushing313
- by Passing56
- by Penalty21
Total Net Yards176321
- Offensive Plays5671
- Yards per Play3.144.52
Net Rushing Yards103206
- Rushing Attempts2244
- Yards per Rush4.684.68
Net Passing Yards73115
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt31 - 16 - 027 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards92115
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/190/0
- Yards per Pass Play2.154.26
Fumbles/Lost5/40/0
3rd Down Conversions3/136/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.25.7
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards2/204/45
Punt Returns/Yards2/204/14
Kick Returns/Yards4/740/0
Interception Ret./Yards1/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits04
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/02/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 20OWN 42
Time of Possession24:0135:59

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:12OWN 203-3Punt
110:362:47OWN 25420Punt
16:040:07OPP 3513Fumble
11:093:15OWN 24844Fumble
210:224:41OWN 19838Punt
21:460:55OWN 1421Punt
20:220:22OWN 91-2Half
311:382:06OWN 431Punt
38:082:07OWN 20513Fumble
31:530:08OWN 2014Fumble
414:111:08OWN 2631Punt
411:051:30OWN 203-18Punt
48:140:34OWN 1745Downs
47:242:24OWN 2735Punt
42:352:35OWN 7769Game
Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:483:12OWN 24876Touchdown
17:491:45OWN 2034Interception
15:574:48OWN 32968Touchdown
212:542:32OWN 32518Punt
25:413:55OWN 20927Punt
20:510:29OWN 4038Punt
315:003:22OWN 20738Punt
39:321:24OPP 4133Punt
36:014:08OPP 33932Field Goal
31:452:34OPP 17516Field Goal
413:031:58OWN 37420Punt
49:351:21OPP 443-1Punt
47:400:16OPP 22122Touchdown
45:002:25OWN 2930Punt

Game MVP: Thurman Thomas, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

DetroitAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
John Settle15593.931320
Ickey Woods34314.334210
Don Majkowski231.50500
Crash Davis2-2-1.00-100
AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Thurman Thomas341293.792641
Ostell Miles471.75600
Derrick Fenner34916.332221
Nick Bell22010.001020
Bill Jones111.00100

Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Don Majkowski3116923/19016057.6
AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Scott Mitchell27151150/0122163.0

Receiving Statistics

DetroitCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB John Settle55357.0030130
WR Michael Jackson46194.750100
WR Bobby Howard2284.001150
WR Willie Mays Hayes26178.5017160
TE Rob Awalt12-1-1.000-10
WR Don Beebe151010.004100
TE Wesley Walls1244.00040
WR Ed McCaffrey0300.00000
AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Thurman Thomas34186.00990
WR Robb Thomas3651.67030
FB Derrick Fenner363712.3323220
WR Rob Moore232110.500130
TE Brian Kinchen1133.00030
RB Ostell Miles111313.003130
WR Chris Walsh141414.000140
WR Dave Groh1144.00041
TE Roger Patrick0100.00000

Interception Statistics

DetroitIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Chris Spielman100.000
AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

DetroitFumbRecovForceTD
Don Majkowski2000
John Settle2000
Don Beebe1000
Jay Hilgenberg0100
AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
Robert Van Winkle0210
Michael Strahan0110
Dennis Byrd0100
Hardy Nickerson0010
Bubba McDowell0010
Santana Dotson0010

Punting Statistics

DetroitPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Chris Gardocki835244.037.3550
AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Shawn McCarthy835744.637.1646

Kicking Statistics

DetroitFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
John Kasay2/20/00/0183/3

Punt Return Statistics

DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Don Beebe22010.00
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
John Booty4143.50

Kick Return Statistics

DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Don Beebe35016.70
Bobby Howard12424.00
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD

Defensive Statistics

DetroitTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Ken Norton Jr.1260.04127
S George Rogers820.04125
S Zack de la Rocha720.04327
DE James Jones520.03820
DT Rickey Hagood410.03217
CB Terrell Buckley410.04427
CB Terry McDaniel400.04327
ILB Chris Spielman350.03425
ILB Bryan Cox310.02112
CB James Williams210.02315
DE Sean Jones120.02819
OLB Duane Bickett110.0102
OLB Kurt Cobain100.040
WR Michael Jackson10---------
DE Chuck Klingbeil100.02717
DT Tom Magee010.02517
DT Raion Brundige010.02317
AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Derrick Thomas610.01629
CB Robert Van Winkle510.02133
ILB Hardy Nickerson500.01829
DT Cortez Kennedy301.01624
S Bubba McDowell310.02232
DE Michael Strahan251.51629
DE Dennis Byrd210.01322
S John Booty200.01126
S Dave Whitmore200.01926
DT Santana Dotson100.5912
DT Keith Hamilton110.0910
ILB Walter Johnson100.034
DE Curtis Maxie100.065
DT Israel Miller100.067
S Marcus Robertson100.01229
WR Chris Walsh10---------
DT Dan Footman100.048
ILB Chuck Powell100.065
ILB Ray Bentley010.0107

Pass Rush Statistics

DetroitSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE James Jones0.012020
DT Rickey Hagood0.001017
DT Raion Brundige0.001017
ILB Ken Norton Jr.0.000127
AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Michael Strahan1.501029
DT Cortez Kennedy1.000024
DT Santana Dotson0.501012
DE Dennis Byrd0.002022
DT Keith Hamilton0.001010
DT Dan Footman0.00108

Pass Defense Statistics

DetroitCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Terry McDaniel31027
ILB Chris Spielman21125
ILB Bryan Cox21012
S Zack de la Rocha21027
S George Rogers20025
DT Rickey Hagood10017
DE Sean Jones10019
ILB Ken Norton Jr.10027
CB Terrell Buckley10027
CB James Williams01015
AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Robert Van Winkle42033
OLB Derrick Thomas30029
ILB Hardy Nickerson21029
S Bubba McDowell11032
ILB Walter Johnson1004
S John Booty10026
DE Curtis Maxie1005
S Dave Whitmore10026
S Marcus Robertson10029
ILB Chuck Powell1005
CB Quintin Jones02032

Blocking Statistics

DetroitKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Paul Jetton34019031
Jay Hilgenberg27020032
Lomas Brown06022133
Kirk Scrafford01019231
Guy McIntyre010405
Ickey Woods01017014
AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Doug Widell39144027
Dermontti Dawson36043027
Randy Shughart35041027
Keith Slough29042027
Richard Cooper26044027
Brian Kinchen11031017
Mark Stepnoski030300
Derrick Fenner02029015
Roger Patrick02019010
Nick Bell0101106

Special Teams Tackles

DetroitTacklesSTPlays
Mitch Lyons215
George Rogers29
AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Walter Johnson315
Bill Jones223
Nick Bell117

Participation

DetroitRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Terrell Buckley------4427879
Zack de la Rocha------4327575
George Rogers------4125975
Terry McDaniel------4327272
Ken Norton Jr.------4127371
Chris Spielman------3425261
James Jones------3820361
Mike Compton2133------761
Rickey Hagood------3217756
Lomas Brown2233------156
Don Majkowski2234---------56
James Williams------23151755
Ickey Woods1714------2354
Chuck Klingbeil------27171054
Jay Hilgenberg2032---------52
Paul Jetton1931------151
Kirk Scrafford1931---------50
Sean Jones------2819148
John Settle1829------148
Wesley Walls1823------748
Tom Magee------2517345
Willie Mays Hayes930------645
Raion Brundige------2317242
Bryan Cox------2112639
Don Beebe619------1338
Duane Bickett------1022335
Michael Jackson1321---------34
Anthony Parker------731626
Rob Awalt1111---------22
Mitch Lyons33------1521
Ed McCaffrey712---------19
Randy Grimes45------817
Guy McIntyre45------817
Mark Seay10------1516
Bobby Howard33------814
Bob Christian22------913
Crash Davis23------611
Kurt Cobain------4059
Marcus Brown00------88
Chris Gardocki00------88
Chuck Johnson10------78
Matt Stover00------11
Tom Homco------0011
Johnny Utah00---------0
Alex Van Pelt00---------0
Todd Jones------00---0
AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Doug Widell4427------1081
Keith Slough4227------1079
Scott Mitchell4427---------71
Richard Cooper4427---------71
John Booty------11263370
Dermontti Dawson4327---------70
Randy Shughart4127---------68
Thurman Thomas3919------159
Brian Kinchen3117------856
Quintin Jones------2132255
Robert Van Winkle------2133155
Bubba McDowell------2232---54
Derrick Fenner2915------852
Rob Moore3318---------51
Dave Whitmore------1926651
Marcus Robertson------1229849
Hardy Nickerson------1829---47
Roger Patrick1910------1746
Michael Strahan------1629146
Robb Thomas2221------245
Derrick Thomas------1629---45
Cortez Kennedy------1624141
Chris Walsh1414------1341
Dennis Byrd------1322237
Nick Bell116------1734
Keith Hamilton------910726
Ray Bentley------107724
Bill Jones10------2324
Chuck Powell------651324
Dave Groh167---------23
Walter Johnson------341522
Santana Dotson------912122
Ostell Miles48------517
Dan Footman------48416
Curtis Maxie------65314
Mark Stepnoski30------1013
Paul Bingham30------1013
Israel Miller------67---13
Shawn McCarthy00------1010
Todd Kinchen10------910
Eric Moore00------1010
John Kasay00------88
Greg Jeffries------35---8
Brett Faryniarz------10---1
Sean Salisbury00---------0
Jordan Moore00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5234.6
Middle11706.4
Right5122.4
None1-2-2.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left13745.7
Middle14584.1
Right17744.4
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Don Majkowski31160126600
AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Scott Mitchell27151015411

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen139443.4
Short (0-8 Yds)74263.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)63223.7
Long (19+ Yds)5000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen43215.3
Short (0-8 Yds)159593.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)83354.4
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Willie Mays Hayes62117030
WR Michael Jackson64019021
RB John Settle55035029
WR Don Beebe51110019
WR Ed McCaffrey3000012
WR Bobby Howard220803
TE Rob Awalt210-1011
TE Wesley Walls2104023
AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Robb Thomas6315021
FB Derrick Fenner63037115
RB Thurman Thomas43018019
WR Chris Walsh41014014
WR Rob Moore32021018
TE Brian Kinchen1103017
RB Ostell Miles1101308
WR Dave Groh110407
TE Roger Patrick1000010

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

DetroitAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Thurman Thomas6162.673.79
Derrick Fenner199.0016.33
Ostell Miles122.001.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Scott Mitchell85384.754.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Thurman Thomas2194.504.50
WR Robb Thomas2131.500.83
FB Derrick Fenner1199.006.17
WR Rob Moore111313.007.00
WR Dave Groh1144.004.00
TE Roger Patrick1000.000.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

DetroitRushesConversions
John Settle10
AtlantaRushesConversions
Thurman Thomas84
Ostell Miles10

Third Down Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompConversions
Don Majkowski1263
AtlantaAttCompConversions
Scott Mitchell842

Third Down Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargCatchConversions
WR Don Beebe410
WR Michael Jackson321
TE Rob Awalt210
WR Willie Mays Hayes211
WR Bobby Howard111
AtlantaTargCatchConversions
WR Chris Walsh311
WR Robb Thomas210
WR Rob Moore211
TE Brian Kinchen110

SectionAttendance
Stadium64,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck14,500 (17,100)
End Zone11,400 (12,400)
Mezzanine6,400 (7,100)
Sideline Seats10,100 (10,900)
Club Seats14,500 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes7,200 (7,500)