Week 8, 1996

played in Atlanta, GA

74 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions00710-17
Atlanta Falcons0770-14

Scoring Summary
2Q: 03:17 ATL - Freddie Bradley 74 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 07:55 DET - Ken Norton Jr. 41 interception return (Matt Stover extra point)
3Q: 05:32 ATL - Tom Waddle 16 pass from Ramon Shonta (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 08:06 DET - Matt Stover 54 field goal
4Q: 02:13 DET - Michael Jackson 20 pass from Johnny Utah (Matt Stover extra point)

Team StatisticsDETATL
Record2-52-5-1
First Downs2010
- by Rushing34
- by Passing166
- by Penalty10
Total Net Yards385342
- Offensive Plays6855
- Yards per Play5.666.22
Net Rushing Yards63149
- Rushing Attempts2324
- Yards per Rush2.746.21
Net Passing Yards322193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt43 - 31 - 130 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards331199
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/91/6
- Yards per Pass Play7.166.23
Fumbles/Lost1/10/0
3rd Down Conversions5/154/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.79.3
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards6/406/35
Punt Returns/Yards5/391/7
Kick Returns/Yards2/451/29
Interception Ret./Yards1/411/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits21
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/01/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 28OWN 21
Time of Possession31:1128:49

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:42OWN 23417Punt
110:122:30OWN 30419Punt
15:283:06OWN 34543Missed FG
213:352:07OWN 2037Punt
29:565:55OWN 241469Interception
22:581:20OWN 38341Fumble
20:210:21OWN 2416Half
311:012:35OWN 20728Punt
35:211:11OWN 2038Punt
31:161:16OWN 3232Punt
412:474:49OWN 26937Field Goal
45:243:21OWN 22978Touchdown
41:210:34OPP 3830Punt
Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:182:06OWN 2436Punt
17:422:14OWN 2527Punt
12:223:47OWN 30621Punt
211:281:32OWN 3231Punt
24:011:03OWN 20280Touchdown
21:381:17OWN 2737Punt
315:003:59OWN 20737Punt
38:260:41OWN 2028Interception
37:452:24OWN 20580Touchdown
34:102:54OWN 17619Punt
415:002:13OWN 3035Punt
47:582:34OWN 2037Punt
42:030:42OWN 3840Downs
40:470:47OWN 1319Game

Game MVP: Michael Jackson, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

DetroitAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Randy Baldwin19542.84900
Don Glass331.00200
Mike Buck166.00600
AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Freddie Bradley10989.807411
Steve Broussard8313.881010
Ramon Shonta4225.50800
Junior Tautalatasi2-2-1.00000

Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Mike Buck29202272/9042177.8
Johnny Utah14111040/01200121.4
AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ramon Shonta30211991/6145185.3

Receiving Statistics

DetroitCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Randy Baldwin79273.865100
WR Michael Jackson71214320.4356421
WR Willie Mays Hayes67488.006110
WR Eddie Kennison333311.001180
WR Don Beebe223316.5014210
TE Tomur Barnes242010.008150
FB Ickey Woods1233.00030
TE Wesley Walls1288.00380
RB Derrick Lassic1133.00030
RB Don Glass111313.004130
AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Willie Gault71111917.0026450
WR Tom Waddle454411.000161
WR Titus Dixon3341.33040
WR Rob Moore35248.003130
TE Brian Kinchen11-2-2.000-20
FB Derrick Fenner1122.00020
RB Steve Broussard1155.00050
RB Freddie Bradley1133.00130
WR Scott Schwedes0100.00000

Interception Statistics

DetroitIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Ken Norton Jr.14141.001
AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD
S Jerome Woods100.000

Fumble Statistics

DetroitFumbRecovForceTD
Mike Buck1000
AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
Cortez Kennedy0100
Greg Jefferson0010

Punting Statistics

DetroitPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Chris Gardocki731344.740.9623
AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Mike Saxon941546.137.3593

Kicking Statistics

DetroitFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Matt Stover1/21/21/1542/2
AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Dale Dawson0/00/00/002/2

Punt Return Statistics

DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Eddie Kennison5397.80
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Willie Gault177.00

Kick Return Statistics

DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Don Glass24522.50
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Robert Van Winkle12929.00

Defensive Statistics

DetroitTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Bryan Cox630.52228
ILB Chris Spielman640.01723
S Greg Jackson600.02431
S Danny Copeland530.02428
CB Torey Hunter520.01524
DE Marco Coleman410.02330
S Carl Lews400.039
DT Jon Hand200.01926
DE Karl Dunbar110.51920
CB Terry McDaniel110.02329
ILB Ken Norton Jr.100.077
TE Wesley Walls10---------
QB Mike Buck10---------
CB Terrell Buckley100.02431
OLB Ray Farmer100.096
DE Simeon Rice100.0913
DT Don Davey010.01616
AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Garth Algar910.02345
OLB Howard Dinkins740.01931
OLB Derrick Thomas700.01733
CB Robert Van Winkle510.02344
DE Greg Jefferson402.01936
ILB Yev Kassem430.02345
S Jerome Woods410.02345
CB Bob Knight410.0412
DT Cortez Kennedy320.02343
DE Orpheus Roye220.02245
CB Greg Jeffries210.02043
DT Chuck Osborne200.01730
S Shaft Covington110.039
ILB Patrise Alexander100.0614
DE Michael Strahan020.0817

Pass Rush Statistics

DetroitSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Karl Dunbar0.510020
OLB Bryan Cox0.500028
DT Don Davey0.010016
AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Greg Jefferson2.012036
OLB Derrick Thomas0.010033
S Jerome Woods0.010045
DE Michael Strahan0.001017
DE Orpheus Roye0.001045
DT Cortez Kennedy0.000143

Pass Defense Statistics

DetroitCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Chris Spielman40023
S Greg Jackson40031
CB Torey Hunter40024
CB Terrell Buckley21031
S Carl Lews2009
OLB Bryan Cox20028
S Danny Copeland11028
DE Karl Dunbar10020
DE Marco Coleman10030
ILB Ken Norton Jr.0017
AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Robert Van Winkle60044
S Garth Algar51045
S Jerome Woods41145
OLB Howard Dinkins40031
OLB Derrick Thomas30033
CB Bob Knight30012
CB Greg Jeffries20043
ILB Yev Kassem20045
DE Greg Jefferson10036
ILB Patrise Alexander10014

Blocking Statistics

DetroitKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Mike Compton37023145
Kirk Scrafford13023045
Keith Miller13023045
Paul Jetton05023045
Scott Gragg03023145
Ickey Woods01013022
AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Gregg Gamble24024031
Joe Panos23024131
Randy Shughart15024031
Frank Wainright110306
Melvin Hayes05024031
Hessley Hempstead02024031

Special Teams Tackles

DetroitTacklesSTPlays
Carwell Gardner216
AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Maurice Douglass316
Titus Dixon216
Junior Tautalatasi122
Eric Kattus116

Participation

DetroitRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Paul Jetton2345------977
Danny Copeland------24282577
Scott Gragg2345------977
Kirk Scrafford2345---------68
Mike Compton2345---------68
Keith Miller2345---------68
Wesley Walls2240---------62
Marco Coleman------2330659
Willie Mays Hayes1336------857
Greg Jackson------2431---55
Randy Baldwin2034------155
Terrell Buckley------2431---55
Ickey Woods1322------1954
Michael Jackson2033---------53
Torey Hunter------15241453
Terry McDaniel------2329---52
Bryan Cox------2228---50
Chris Spielman------1723747
Jon Hand------1926---45
Mike Buck1131---------42
Eddie Kennison717------1842
Karl Dunbar------1920---39
Tomur Barnes1213------1338
Don Davey------1616537
Carwell Gardner213------1631
Johnny Utah1214---------26
Derrick Lassic02------2426
Carl Lews------391123
O.J. Brigance------231823
Simeon Rice------913---22
Jerry Ball------77721
Ken Norton Jr.------77620
Don Glass37------717
Don Beebe35------816
Ray Farmer------96---15
Randy Grimes00------99
Buddy Ferguson00------99
Chris Gardocki00------99
Billy Taylor00------99
David Fulcher------16---7
Matt Stover00------66
Ed McCaffrey03---------3
Donta Jones------0123
Kendel Shello------03---3
Lomas Brown00---------0
Leroy Wickert00---------0
AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Robert Van Winkle------2344774
Garth Algar------2345270
Yev Kassem------2345270
Orpheus Roye------2245269
Jerome Woods------2345169
Cortez Kennedy------2343268
Greg Jeffries------2043265
Randy Shughart2431------964
Hessley Hempstead2431------964
Greg Jefferson------1936863
Howard Dinkins------19311262
Willie Gault2126------1259
Gregg Gamble2431---------55
Ramon Shonta2431---------55
Joe Panos2431---------55
Melvin Hayes2431---------55
Derrick Thomas------1733252
Brian Kinchen2121------749
Chuck Osborne------1730148
Derrick Fenner1418------840
Rob Moore1624---------40
Michael Strahan------817833
Tom Waddle1117------230
Steve Broussard822---------30
Patrise Alexander------614525
Junior Tautalatasi20------2224
Eric Kattus43------1623
Titus Dixon34------1623
Freddie Bradley149---------23
Scott Schwedes35------1422
Bob Knight------412622
Frank Wainright36------918
Maurice Douglass------011617
Shaft Covington------39416
Sean Lumpkin------321015
Mike Saxon00------99
Drayton Swinton00------99
Norberto Davidds-Garrido00------99
Matt Landry00------99
Mark Montreuil------0077
Todd Jones------0066
Trevor Wilmont------0055
Gerald McBurrows------0044
Dale Dawson00------33
Scott Zolak00---------0
Craig Erickson00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10373.7
Middle11272.5
Right2-1-0.5
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left89211.5
Middle10484.8
Right691.5
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Mike Buck29203021211
Johnny Utah14112001200
AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ramon Shonta30213032001

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen87293.6
Short (0-8 Yds)18121065.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)121015613.0
Long (19+ Yds)52408.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen6640.7
Short (0-8 Yds)97364.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)105757.5
Long (19+ Yds)438421.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Michael Jackson1270143433
RB Randy Baldwin97127034
WR Willie Mays Hayes76148036
TE Tomur Barnes42020013
WR Eddie Kennison33033017
FB Ickey Woods2103022
WR Don Beebe2203315
TE Wesley Walls2108040
RB Derrick Lassic110302
RB Don Glass1101307
AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Willie Gault1172119326
WR Tom Waddle54044017
WR Rob Moore53124024
WR Titus Dixon330404
WR Scott Schwedes100005
TE Brian Kinchen110-2021
FB Derrick Fenner1102018
RB Steve Broussard1105022
RB Freddie Bradley110309

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

DetroitAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Mike Buck51132.607.83
Johnny Utah112020.007.43
AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ramon Shonta22157.506.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Michael Jackson31206.6711.92
FB Ickey Woods1000.001.50
TE Tomur Barnes1000.005.00
RB Don Glass111313.0013.00
AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Tom Waddle111616.008.80
WR Rob Moore11-1-1.004.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

DetroitRushesConversions
Randy Baldwin31
AtlantaRushesConversions
Freddie Bradley32
Steve Broussard10
Ramon Shonta10

Third Down Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompConversions
Mike Buck762
Johnny Utah552
AtlantaAttCompConversions
Ramon Shonta962

Third Down Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargCatchConversions
RB Randy Baldwin772
WR Michael Jackson211
WR Don Beebe111
RB Derrick Lassic110
WR Eddie Kennison110
AtlantaTargCatchConversions
WR Willie Gault421
WR Tom Waddle321
WR Titus Dixon110
FB Derrick Fenner110

SectionAttendance
Stadium57,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck13,500 (17,100)
End Zone10,000 (12,400)
Mezzanine5,700 (7,100)
Sideline Seats8,900 (10,900)
Club Seats12,600 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes6,600 (7,500)