Week 8, 1993

played in Atlanta, GA

66 degrees, fair, calm

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

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 Statistics DET ATL
Record 2-5 5-3
First Downs 10 20
- by Rushing 3 13
- by Passing 5 6
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 176 321
- Offensive Plays 56 71
- Yards per Play 3.14 4.52
Net Rushing Yards 103 206
- Rushing Attempts 22 44
- Yards per Rush 4.68 4.68
Net Passing Yards 73 115
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 16 - 0 27 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 92 115
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 2.15 4.26
Fumbles/Lost 5/4 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 5.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/20 4/45
Punt Returns/Yards 2/20 4/14
Kick Returns/Yards 4/74 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 42
Time of Possession 24:01 35:59

Team Statistics	DET	ATL
Record	2-5	5-3
First Downs	10	20
- by Rushing	3	13
- by Passing	5	6
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	176	321
- Offensive Plays	56	71
- Yards per Play	3.14	4.52
Net Rushing Yards	103	206
- Rushing Attempts	22	44
- Yards per Rush	4.68	4.68
Net Passing Yards	73	115
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 16 - 0	27 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	92	115
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	2.15	4.26
Fumbles/Lost	5/4	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	5.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/20	4/45
Punt Returns/Yards	2/20	4/14
Kick Returns/Yards	4/74	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 42
Time of Possession	24:01	35:59

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:12	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
1	10:36	2:47	OWN 25	4	20	Punt
1	6:04	0:07	OPP 35	1	3	Fumble
1	1:09	3:15	OWN 24	8	44	Fumble
2	10:22	4:41	OWN 19	8	38	Punt
2	1:46	0:55	OWN 1	4	21	Punt
2	0:22	0:22	OWN 9	1	-2	Half
3	11:38	2:06	OWN 4	3	1	Punt
3	8:08	2:07	OWN 20	5	13	Fumble
3	1:53	0:08	OWN 20	1	4	Fumble
4	14:11	1:08	OWN 26	3	1	Punt
4	11:05	1:30	OWN 20	3	-18	Punt
4	8:14	0:34	OWN 17	4	5	Downs
4	7:24	2:24	OWN 27	3	5	Punt
4	2:35	2:35	OWN 7	7	69	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:48	3:12	OWN 24	8	76	Touchdown
1	7:49	1:45	OWN 20	3	4	Interception
1	5:57	4:48	OWN 32	9	68	Touchdown
2	12:54	2:32	OWN 32	5	18	Punt
2	5:41	3:55	OWN 20	9	27	Punt
2	0:51	0:29	OWN 40	3	8	Punt
3	15:00	3:22	OWN 20	7	38	Punt
3	9:32	1:24	OPP 41	3	3	Punt
3	6:01	4:08	OPP 33	9	32	Field Goal
3	1:45	2:34	OPP 17	5	16	Field Goal
4	13:03	1:58	OWN 37	4	20	Punt
4	9:35	1:21	OPP 44	3	-1	Punt
4	7:40	0:16	OPP 22	1	22	Touchdown
4	5:00	2:25	OWN 29	3	0	Punt

Game MVP: Thurman Thomas, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
John Settle	15	59	3.93	13	2
Ickey Woods	3	43	14.33	42	1
Don Majkowski	2	3	1.50	5	0
Crash Davis	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thurman Thomas	34	129	3.79	26	4	1
Ostell Miles	4	7	1.75	6	0	0
Derrick Fenner	3	49	16.33	22	2	1
Nick Bell	2	20	10.00	10	2	0
Bill Jones	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Majkowski	31	16	92	3/19	0	16	0	57.6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scott Mitchell	27	15	115	0/0	1	22	1	63.0

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB John Settle	5	5	35	7.00	30	13
WR Michael Jackson	4	6	19	4.75	0	10
WR Bobby Howard	2	2	8	4.00	11	5
WR Willie Mays Hayes	2	6	17	8.50	17	16
TE Rob Awalt	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Don Beebe	1	5	10	10.00	4	10
TE Wesley Walls	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
WR Ed McCaffrey	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Thurman Thomas	3	4	18	6.00	9	9	0
WR Robb Thomas	3	6	5	1.67	0	3	0
FB Derrick Fenner	3	6	37	12.33	23	22	0
WR Rob Moore	2	3	21	10.50	0	13	0
TE Brian Kinchen	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Ostell Miles	1	1	13	13.00	3	13	0
WR Chris Walsh	1	4	14	14.00	0	14	0
WR Dave Groh	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	1
TE Roger Patrick	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Chris Spielman	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov
Don Majkowski	2	0
John Settle	2	0
Don Beebe	1	0
Jay Hilgenberg	0	1

Atlanta	Recov	Force
Robert Van Winkle	2	1
Michael Strahan	1	1
Dennis Byrd	1	0
Hardy Nickerson	0	1
Bubba McDowell	0	1
Santana Dotson	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Gardocki	8	352	44.0	37.3	55	0

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn McCarthy	8	357	44.6	37.1	64	6

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	2/2	0/0	0/0	18	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Don Beebe	2	20	10.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Booty	4	14	3.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Don Beebe	3	50	16.7	0
Bobby Howard	1	24	24.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	12	6	0.0	41	27
S George Rogers	8	2	0.0	41	25
S Zack de la Rocha	7	2	0.0	43	27
DE James Jones	5	2	0.0	38	20
DT Rickey Hagood	4	1	0.0	32	17
CB Terrell Buckley	4	1	0.0	44	27
CB Terry McDaniel	4	0	0.0	43	27
ILB Chris Spielman	3	5	0.0	34	25
ILB Bryan Cox	3	1	0.0	21	12
CB James Williams	2	1	0.0	23	15
DE Sean Jones	1	2	0.0	28	19
OLB Duane Bickett	1	1	0.0	10	2
OLB Kurt Cobain	1	0	0.0	4	0
WR Michael Jackson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Chuck Klingbeil	1	0	0.0	27	17
DT Tom Magee	0	1	0.0	25	17
DT Raion Brundige	0	1	0.0	23	17

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Derrick Thomas	6	1	0.0	16	29
CB Robert Van Winkle	5	1	0.0	21	33
ILB Hardy Nickerson	5	0	0.0	18	29
DT Cortez Kennedy	3	0	1.0	16	24
S Bubba McDowell	3	1	0.0	22	32
DE Michael Strahan	2	5	1.5	16	29
DE Dennis Byrd	2	1	0.0	13	22
S John Booty	2	0	0.0	11	26
S Dave Whitmore	2	0	0.0	19	26
DT Santana Dotson	1	0	0.5	9	12
DT Keith Hamilton	1	1	0.0	9	10
ILB Walter Johnson	1	0	0.0	3	4
DE Curtis Maxie	1	0	0.0	6	5
DT Israel Miller	1	0	0.0	6	7
S Marcus Robertson	1	0	0.0	12	29
WR Chris Walsh	1	0	---	---	---
DT Dan Footman	1	0	0.0	4	8
ILB Chuck Powell	1	0	0.0	6	5
ILB Ray Bentley	0	1	0.0	10	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE James Jones	1	2	0	20
DT Rickey Hagood	0	1	0	17
DT Raion Brundige	0	1	0	17
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	0	0	1	27

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Michael Strahan	1.5	1	29
DT Cortez Kennedy	1.0	0	24
DT Santana Dotson	0.5	1	12
DE Dennis Byrd	0.0	2	22
DT Keith Hamilton	0.0	1	10
DT Dan Footman	0.0	1	8

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Terry McDaniel	3	1	0	27
ILB Chris Spielman	2	1	1	25
ILB Bryan Cox	2	1	0	12
S Zack de la Rocha	2	1	0	27
S George Rogers	2	0	0	25
DT Rickey Hagood	1	0	0	17
DE Sean Jones	1	0	0	19
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	1	0	0	27
CB Terrell Buckley	1	0	0	27
CB James Williams	0	1	0	15

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Robert Van Winkle	4	2	33
OLB Derrick Thomas	3	0	29
ILB Hardy Nickerson	2	1	29
S Bubba McDowell	1	1	32
ILB Walter Johnson	1	0	4
S John Booty	1	0	26
DE Curtis Maxie	1	0	5
S Dave Whitmore	1	0	26
S Marcus Robertson	1	0	29
ILB Chuck Powell	1	0	5
CB Quintin Jones	0	2	32

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Paul Jetton	3	4	19	0	31
Jay Hilgenberg	2	7	20	0	32
Lomas Brown	0	6	22	1	33
Kirk Scrafford	0	1	19	2	31
Guy McIntyre	0	1	4	0	5
Ickey Woods	0	1	17	0	14

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Doug Widell	3	9	1	44	27
Dermontti Dawson	3	6	0	43	27
Randy Shughart	3	5	0	41	27
Keith Slough	2	9	0	42	27
Richard Cooper	2	6	0	44	27
Brian Kinchen	1	1	0	31	17
Mark Stepnoski	0	3	0	3	0
Derrick Fenner	0	2	0	29	15
Roger Patrick	0	2	0	19	10
Nick Bell	0	1	0	11	6

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Mitch Lyons	2	15
George Rogers	2	9

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Walter Johnson	3	15
Bill Jones	2	23
Nick Bell	1	17

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Terrell Buckley	---	---	44	27	8	79
Zack de la Rocha	---	---	43	27	5	75
George Rogers	---	---	41	25	9	75
Terry McDaniel	---	---	43	27	2	72
Ken Norton Jr.	---	---	41	27	3	71
Chris Spielman	---	---	34	25	2	61
James Jones	---	---	38	20	3	61
Mike Compton	21	33	---	---	7	61
Rickey Hagood	---	---	32	17	7	56
Lomas Brown	22	33	---	---	1	56
Don Majkowski	22	34	---	---	---	56
James Williams	---	---	23	15	17	55
Ickey Woods	17	14	---	---	23	54
Chuck Klingbeil	---	---	27	17	10	54
Jay Hilgenberg	20	32	---	---	---	52
Paul Jetton	19	31	---	---	1	51
Kirk Scrafford	19	31	---	---	---	50
Sean Jones	---	---	28	19	1	48
John Settle	18	29	---	---	1	48
Wesley Walls	18	23	---	---	7	48
Tom Magee	---	---	25	17	3	45
Willie Mays Hayes	9	30	---	---	6	45
Raion Brundige	---	---	23	17	2	42
Bryan Cox	---	---	21	12	6	39
Don Beebe	6	19	---	---	13	38
Duane Bickett	---	---	10	2	23	35
Michael Jackson	13	21	---	---	---	34
Anthony Parker	---	---	7	3	16	26
Rob Awalt	11	11	---	---	---	22
Mitch Lyons	3	3	---	---	15	21
Ed McCaffrey	7	12	---	---	---	19
Randy Grimes	4	5	---	---	8	17
Guy McIntyre	4	5	---	---	8	17
Mark Seay	1	0	---	---	15	16
Bobby Howard	3	3	---	---	8	14
Bob Christian	2	2	---	---	9	13
Crash Davis	2	3	---	---	6	11
Kurt Cobain	---	---	4	0	5	9
Marcus Brown	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chris Gardocki	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chuck Johnson	1	0	---	---	7	8
Matt Stover	0	0	---	---	1	1
Tom Homco	---	---	0	0	1	1
Johnny Utah	0	0	---	---	---	0
Alex Van Pelt	0	0	---	---	---	0
Todd Jones	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Widell	44	27	---	---	10	81
Keith Slough	42	27	---	---	10	79
Scott Mitchell	44	27	---	---	---	71
Richard Cooper	44	27	---	---	---	71
John Booty	---	---	11	26	33	70
Dermontti Dawson	43	27	---	---	---	70
Randy Shughart	41	27	---	---	---	68
Thurman Thomas	39	19	---	---	1	59
Brian Kinchen	31	17	---	---	8	56
Quintin Jones	---	---	21	32	2	55
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	21	33	1	55
Bubba McDowell	---	---	22	32	---	54
Derrick Fenner	29	15	---	---	8	52
Rob Moore	33	18	---	---	---	51
Dave Whitmore	---	---	19	26	6	51
Marcus Robertson	---	---	12	29	8	49
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	18	29	---	47
Roger Patrick	19	10	---	---	17	46
Michael Strahan	---	---	16	29	1	46
Robb Thomas	22	21	---	---	2	45
Derrick Thomas	---	---	16	29	---	45
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	16	24	1	41
Chris Walsh	14	14	---	---	13	41
Dennis Byrd	---	---	13	22	2	37
Nick Bell	11	6	---	---	17	34
Keith Hamilton	---	---	9	10	7	26
Ray Bentley	---	---	10	7	7	24
Bill Jones	1	0	---	---	23	24
Chuck Powell	---	---	6	5	13	24
Dave Groh	16	7	---	---	---	23
Walter Johnson	---	---	3	4	15	22
Santana Dotson	---	---	9	12	1	22
Ostell Miles	4	8	---	---	5	17
Dan Footman	---	---	4	8	4	16
Curtis Maxie	---	---	6	5	3	14
Mark Stepnoski	3	0	---	---	10	13
Paul Bingham	3	0	---	---	10	13
Israel Miller	---	---	6	7	---	13
Shawn McCarthy	0	0	---	---	10	10
Todd Kinchen	1	0	---	---	9	10
Eric Moore	0	0	---	---	10	10
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	8	8
Greg Jeffries	---	---	3	5	---	8
Brett Faryniarz	---	---	1	0	---	1
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jordan Moore	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	23	4.6
Middle	11	70	6.4
Right	5	12	2.4
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	74	5.7
Middle	14	58	4.1
Right	17	74	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Majkowski	31	16	0	1	2	6	6	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scott Mitchell	27	15	1	0	1	5	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	13	9	44	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	26	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	22	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	21	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	59	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	35	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Willie Mays Hayes	6	2	1	17	30
WR Michael Jackson	6	4	0	19	21
RB John Settle	5	5	0	35	29
WR Don Beebe	5	1	1	10	19
WR Ed McCaffrey	3	0	0	0	12
WR Bobby Howard	2	2	0	8	3
TE Rob Awalt	2	1	0	-1	11
TE Wesley Walls	2	1	0	4	23

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Robb Thomas	6	3	1	5	0	21
FB Derrick Fenner	6	3	0	37	1	15
RB Thurman Thomas	4	3	0	18	0	19
WR Chris Walsh	4	1	0	14	0	14
WR Rob Moore	3	2	0	21	0	18
TE Brian Kinchen	1	1	0	3	0	17
RB Ostell Miles	1	1	0	13	0	8
WR Dave Groh	1	1	0	4	0	7
TE Roger Patrick	1	0	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Thomas	6	16	2.67	3.79
Derrick Fenner	1	9	9.00	16.33
Ostell Miles	1	2	2.00	1.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Scott Mitchell	8	5	38	4.75	4.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Thurman Thomas	2	1	9	4.50	4.50
WR Robb Thomas	2	1	3	1.50	0.83
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	9	9.00	6.17
WR Rob Moore	1	1	13	13.00	7.00
WR Dave Groh	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
TE Roger Patrick	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
John Settle	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	8	4
Ostell Miles	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Majkowski	12	6	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scott Mitchell	8	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Don Beebe	4	1	0
WR Michael Jackson	3	2	1
TE Rob Awalt	2	1	0
WR Willie Mays Hayes	2	1	1
WR Bobby Howard	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chris Walsh	3	1	1
WR Robb Thomas	2	1	0
WR Rob Moore	2	1	1
TE Brian Kinchen	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,500 (17,100)
End Zone 11,400 (12,400)
Mezzanine 6,400 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 10,100 (10,900)
Club Seats 14,500 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,200 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,500 (17,100)
End Zone	11,400 (12,400)
Mezzanine	6,400 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	10,100 (10,900)
Club Seats	14,500 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,200 (7,500)