Week 3, 1994

played in Detroit, MI

52 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons31773-30
Detroit Lions72103-31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:26 DET - Michael Jackson 15 pass from Don Majkowski (Matt Stover extra point)
1Q: 03:12 ATL - John Kasay 20 field goal
2Q: 11:41 DET - Willie Mays Hayes 5 pass from Don Majkowski (Matt Stover extra point)
2Q: 09:46 DET - Wesley Walls 3 pass from Don Majkowski (Matt Stover extra point)
2Q: 09:37 ATL - Robb Thomas 80 pass from John Elway (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 08:29 DET - Willie Mays Hayes 60 pass from Don Majkowski (Matt Stover extra point)
2Q: 05:35 ATL - John Kasay 55 field goal
2Q: 01:48 ATL - Robb Thomas 25 pass from John Elway (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 01:25 ATL - Todd Kinchen 15 pass from John Elway (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 04:06 ATL - John Kasay 25 field goal
4Q: 00:04 DET - Matt Stover 32 field goal

Team StatisticsATLDET
Record2-13-0
First Downs1819
- by Rushing32
- by Passing1516
- by Penalty01
Total Net Yards402332
- Offensive Plays6768
- Yards per Play6.004.88
Net Rushing Yards6568
- Rushing Attempts3027
- Yards per Rush2.172.52
Net Passing Yards337264
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt35 - 21 - 040 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards345270
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/81/6
- Yards per Pass Play9.116.44
Fumbles/Lost2/23/1
3rd Down Conversions9/186/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.28.3
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards4/308/45
Punt Returns/Yards6/311/11
Kick Returns/Yards3/574/71
Interception Ret./Yards0/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits34
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/23/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 29OWN 31
Time of Possession30:4529:15

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:45OWN 19625Punt
19:206:14OWN 461251Field Goal
211:310:58OWN 212-5Fumble
29:370:15OWN 20180Touchdown
28:132:43OWN 20642Field Goal
23:522:37OWN 21979Touchdown
20:060:06OWN 3115Half
312:121:45OWN 2039Punt
37:394:49OWN 20936Punt
32:431:25OPP 19319Touchdown
413:441:42OWN 1338Punt
410:380:57OWN 2032Punt
47:543:54OWN 34658Field Goal
42:040:26OWN 403-2Punt
Detroit Lions
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:151:19OWN 530Punt
110:561:36OPP 48648Touchdown
13:066:35OWN 261274Touchdown
210:330:56OPP 626Touchdown
29:221:09OWN 35265Touchdown
25:301:38OWN 2045Punt
21:151:09OWN 1230Punt
315:002:48OWN 20824Punt
310:272:48OWN 35523Punt
32:500:07OWN 201-1Fumble
31:182:34OWN 20518Punt
412:021:24OPP 4831Punt
49:411:47OWN 2937Punt
44:001:56OWN 2062Punt
41:381:38OWN 25660Field Goal

Game MVP: Don Majkowski, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Thurman Thomas23542.351010
Ostell Miles6152.50700
Derrick Fenner1-4-4.00-400
DetroitAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
John Settle21522.48800
Brian Mitchell492.25500
Don Majkowski166.00600
Ickey Woods111.00100

Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
John Elway35213452/83800121.7
DetroitAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Don Majkowski40272701/64600119.8

Receiving Statistics

AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Robb Thomas5813727.4096802
FB Derrick Fenner44358.7511190
WR Dave Groh468020.0054310
RB Thurman Thomas35134.337130
WR Rob Moore356020.0020330
WR Todd Kinchen111515.000151
WR Chris Walsh1255.00750
TE Brian Kinchen0200.00000
TE Billy Shinners0200.00000
DetroitCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Willie Mays Hayes71010815.4372602
WR Michael Jackson610549.0017171
WR Don Beebe47246.00280
TE Wesley Walls445112.7523251
RB John Settle22126.00990
FB Ickey Woods22-2-1.00020
WR Ed McCaffrey252311.502160

Interception Statistics

AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD
DetroitIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
John Booty1000
Ostell Miles1000
Bubba McDowell0100
Hardy Nickerson0010
Derrick Thomas0010
Dan Footman0010
DetroitFumbRecovForceTD
John Settle3000
Paul Jetton0100
Ed McCaffrey0100
George Rogers0100
Keith Miller0100
Don Davey0010
Frank Hartley0010

Punting Statistics

AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Pat O'Neill625542.537.3512
DetroitPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Chris Gardocki944048.938.8652

Kicking Statistics

AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
John Kasay3/31/11/1553/3
DetroitFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Matt Stover1/10/00/0324/4

Punt Return Statistics

AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
John Booty5336.60
Quintin Jones1-2-2.00
DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Don Beebe11111.00

Kick Return Statistics

AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Robert Van Winkle24723.50
Quintin Jones11010.00
DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Willie Mays Hayes47117.80

Defensive Statistics

AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Bubba McDowell620.02740
CB Robert Van Winkle620.02641
ILB Hardy Nickerson530.02741
DE Michael Strahan410.52538
S Dave Whitmore410.02737
OLB Derrick Thomas400.02136
DT Cortez Kennedy310.51736
CB Quintin Jones320.02237
S Marcus Robertson310.0419
CB Greg Jeffries310.0417
DT Keith Hamilton220.01618
ILB Kevin Jefferson200.055
OLB Tuineau Alipate130.085
DE Dennis Byrd120.01727
OLB Chuck Powell110.01618
RB Ostell Miles10---------
DT Dan Footman100.0105
DE Rick Lyle100.01014
DetroitTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Chris Spielman930.03037
CB Terrell Buckley710.02937
DT Don Davey600.01525
DE Tony Bennett501.02017
S Vencie Glenn410.03037
S George Rogers400.02835
DT Raion Brundige321.01926
ILB Bryan Cox310.0107
ILB Ken Norton Jr.220.02430
CB Terry McDaniel210.02836
DT George Thornton120.02219
DE James Jones110.01928
OLB Kurt Cobain100.025
OLB Todd Jones100.021
DE Bernard Whittington100.01926
CB Anthony Parker020.01929
OLB Duane Bickett010.067
S Roland Mitchell010.043

Pass Rush Statistics

AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Cortez Kennedy0.502136
DE Michael Strahan0.500038
ILB Hardy Nickerson0.011041
OLB Tuineau Alipate0.00105
DetroitSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Tony Bennett1.003017
DT Raion Brundige1.000026
DE James Jones0.001128
DT Don Davey0.001025
DT George Thornton0.001019
DE Bernard Whittington0.001026

Pass Defense Statistics

AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Robert Van Winkle51041
S Bubba McDowell50040
S Dave Whitmore31037
CB Greg Jeffries30017
ILB Hardy Nickerson21041
CB Quintin Jones21037
S Marcus Robertson21019
DE Michael Strahan20038
OLB Derrick Thomas11036
ILB Kevin Jefferson1005
OLB Tuineau Alipate1005
DetroitCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Terrell Buckley70037
CB Terry McDaniel32036
ILB Chris Spielman30037
S George Rogers20035
ILB Ken Norton Jr.11030
S Vencie Glenn10037
OLB Kurt Cobain1005
DE Tony Bennett10017
ILB Bryan Cox1007
DT Don Davey10025

Blocking Statistics

AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Tony Mayberry27130037
Doug Widell13011112
Derrick Fenner12020021
Billy Shinners110907
Mark Stepnoski07019025
Dermontti Dawson04030037
Richard Cooper04026037
Randy Shughart02030137
DetroitKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Kirk Scrafford27027041
Randy Grimes17027141
Mike Compton16027041
Wesley Walls11125027
Lomas Brown11027041
Paul Jetton03027041
Bob Christian01015015

Special Teams Tackles

AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Ostell Miles130
Billy Shinners121
Chris Walsh120
Greg Jeffries118
Dave Groh111
Rick Lyle16
DetroitTacklesSTPlays
Kurt Cobain220
Mark Seay216
Dexter Carter126
Frank Hartley121
Brian Mitchell112
Guy McIntyre110
Buddy Ferguson110

Participation

AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Dermontti Dawson3037------774
Tony Mayberry3037------774
Robert Van Winkle------2641572
Hardy Nickerson------2741169
Bubba McDowell------2740168
John Elway3037---------67
Randy Shughart3037---------67
Dave Whitmore------2737165
Michael Strahan------2538164
Richard Cooper2637---------63
Quintin Jones------2237362
Derrick Fenner2021------1758
Derrick Thomas------2136158
Rob Moore2531---------56
Brian Kinchen2427------455
Cortez Kennedy------1736255
John Booty------673952
Thurman Thomas2428---------52
Dennis Byrd------1727448
Mark Stepnoski1925------448
Robb Thomas1928---------47
Ostell Miles66------3042
Marcus Robertson------4191841
Dave Groh1119------1141
Chris Walsh812------2040
Keith Hamilton------1618640
Greg Jeffries------4171839
Billy Shinners97------2137
Chuck Powell------1618---34
Rick Lyle------1014630
Tuineau Alipate------851730
Doug Widell1112------225
Todd Kinchen04------1822
Dan Footman------105722
Kevin Jefferson------551121
Darrick Hollie42------1319
Santana Dotson------76---13
Joe Panos40------711
John Kasay00------1010
Eric Moore00------99
Gary Brown00------99
John Copeland------2327
Pat O'Neill00------66
Ramon Shonta00------33
Shaft Covington------01---1
Glenn Foley00---------0
DetroitRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Vencie Glenn------30371683
Mike Compton2741------1078
George Rogers------28351477
Willie Mays Hayes2136------1774
Chris Spielman------3037370
Terrell Buckley------2937369
Randy Grimes2741---------68
Lomas Brown2741---------68
Don Majkowski2741---------68
Paul Jetton2741---------68
Kirk Scrafford2741---------68
Terry McDaniel------2836367
Michael Jackson2332------762
Wesley Walls2527------860
John Settle2236---------58
Ken Norton Jr.------2430357
Ickey Woods1623------1453
James Jones------1928451
Anthony Parker------1929250
Raion Brundige------1926247
Bernard Whittington------1926247
Tony Bennett------2017845
George Thornton------2219243
Don Davey------1525242
Don Beebe422------1339
Duane Bickett------672538
Bob Christian1515------232
Roland Mitchell------432027
Kurt Cobain------252027
Dexter Carter00------2626
Brian Mitchell55------1222
Frank Hartley00------2121
Bryan Cox------107---17
Mark Seay00------1616
Ed McCaffrey49---------13
Guy McIntyre00------1010
Buddy Ferguson00------1010
Chris Gardocki00------1010
Carl Myers00------1010
Keith Miller00------1010
Henry Ford------42410
Matt Stover00------66
Tomur Barnes00------66
Todd Jones------21---3
Johnny Utah00---------0
Jerome Oliver00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10242.4
Middle10181.8
Right10232.3
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9171.9
Middle6203.3
Right12312.6
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
John Elway35216133710
DetroitAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Don Majkowski40272206410

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen44102.5
Short (0-8 Yds)13817313.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)13916212.5
Long (19+ Yds)5000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen5571.4
Short (0-8 Yds)161518211.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)146664.7
Long (19+ Yds)51153.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Robb Thomas852137228
WR Dave Groh64080219
RB Thurman Thomas53013028
WR Rob Moore53160231
FB Derrick Fenner44035021
TE Brian Kinchen2000027
WR Chris Walsh2105012
TE Billy Shinners200007
WR Todd Kinchen1101504
DetroitTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Willie Mays Hayes1070108136
WR Michael Jackson106054032
WR Don Beebe74024022
WR Ed McCaffrey5202309
TE Wesley Walls44051127
RB John Settle22012036
FB Ickey Woods220-2023

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Thurman Thomas551.002.35
Ostell Miles144.002.50
DetroitAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
John Settle263.002.48

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
John Elway31155.009.86
DetroitAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Don Majkowski44317.756.75

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Robb Thomas1000.0017.13
WR Rob Moore1000.0012.00
WR Todd Kinchen111515.0015.00
DetroitTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Don Beebe1188.003.43
TE Wesley Walls1133.0012.75
WR Willie Mays Hayes1155.0010.80
WR Michael Jackson111515.005.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

AtlantaRushesConversions
Thurman Thomas41
Ostell Miles21
DetroitRushesConversions
Brian Mitchell11

Third Down Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompConversions
John Elway1287
DetroitAttCompConversions
Don Majkowski1485

Third Down Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargCatchConversions
WR Robb Thomas411
FB Derrick Fenner222
WR Dave Groh222
RB Thurman Thomas100
WR Rob Moore111
WR Todd Kinchen111
WR Chris Walsh110
DetroitTargCatchConversions
WR Don Beebe532
WR Willie Mays Hayes321
WR Michael Jackson211
WR Ed McCaffrey200
RB John Settle111
FB Ickey Woods110

SectionAttendance
Stadium69,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck21,400 (21,400)
End Zone15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)