Week 8, 2002

played in Atlanta, GA

73 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	7	0	0	3	-	10
Atlanta Falcons	17	21	14	0	-	52

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:57 ATL - Drew Brees 6 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
1Q: 07:50 ATL - Chris Cooper 61 fumble return (Derek Whaley extra point)
1Q: 05:38 DET - Damian Holleran 57 run (Doug Brien extra point)
1Q: 01:51 ATL - Derek Whaley 30 field goal
2Q: 10:23 ATL - Antonio Nicas 27 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 06:54 ATL - Rudi Johnson 3 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 01:30 ATL - Charles Johnson 32 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 04:26 ATL - Charles Johnson 14 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 02:04 ATL - Chad Johnson 68 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
4Q: 06:12 DET - Doug Brien 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:57 ATL - Drew Brees 6 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
1Q: 07:50 ATL - Chris Cooper 61 fumble return (Derek Whaley extra point)
1Q: 05:38 DET - Damian Holleran 57 run (Doug Brien extra point)
1Q: 01:51 ATL - Derek Whaley 30 field goal
2Q: 10:23 ATL - Antonio Nicas 27 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 06:54 ATL - Rudi Johnson 3 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 01:30 ATL - Charles Johnson 32 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 04:26 ATL - Charles Johnson 14 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 02:04 ATL - Chad Johnson 68 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
4Q: 06:12 DET - Doug Brien 44 field goal

Team Statistics DET ATL
Record 3-4 5-3
First Downs 22 17
- by Rushing 8 4
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 389 494
- Offensive Plays 71 52
- Yards per Play 5.48 9.50
Net Rushing Yards 186 127
- Rushing Attempts 31 30
- Yards per Rush 6.00 4.23
Net Passing Yards 203 367
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 27 - 3 22 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 222 367
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/19 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.08 16.68
Fumbles/Lost 4/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 5.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/41 7/60
Punt Returns/Yards 1/22 4/31
Kick Returns/Yards 6/134 1/23
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/4
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 30
Time of Possession 33:11 26:49

Team Statistics	DET	ATL
Record	3-4	5-3
First Downs	22	17
- by Rushing	8	4
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	389	494
- Offensive Plays	71	52
- Yards per Play	5.48	9.50
Net Rushing Yards	186	127
- Rushing Attempts	31	30
- Yards per Rush	6.00	4.23
Net Passing Yards	203	367
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 27 - 3	22 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	222	367
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/19	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.08	16.68
Fumbles/Lost	4/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	5.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/41	7/60
Punt Returns/Yards	1/22	4/31
Kick Returns/Yards	6/134	1/23
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/4
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 30
Time of Possession	33:11	26:49

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:44	4:09	OWN 29	9	32	Fumble
1	7:35	2:13	OWN 23	3	77	Touchdown
1	1:46	1:45	OWN 21	3	-10	Punt
2	13:44	2:04	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	10:13	1:21	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	6:47	2:53	OWN 20	9	44	Interception
2	1:16	1:04	OWN 25	4	17	Punt
3	15:00	4:24	OWN 24	7	41	Punt
3	8:52	2:16	OWN 39	5	19	Interception
3	4:59	0:07	OWN 32	1	-1	Fumble
3	4:16	2:12	OWN 6	4	12	Punt
3	1:49	2:57	OWN 36	5	11	Punt
4	11:57	1:45	OWN 48	4	16	Interception
4	8:34	2:28	OWN 25	4	48	Field Goal
4	4:09	4:09	OWN 17	9	81	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:16	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
1	5:22	3:36	OWN 20	8	67	Field Goal
1	0:01	1:17	OPP 46	3	7	Punt
2	11:40	1:27	OWN 41	3	59	Touchdown
2	8:52	2:05	OWN 46	6	54	Touchdown
2	3:54	2:38	OWN 2	7	98	Touchdown
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 6	1	-1	Half
3	10:36	1:44	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	6:36	1:37	OWN 43	3	4	Punt
3	4:52	0:36	OPP 21	2	21	Touchdown
3	2:04	0:15	OWN 32	1	68	Touchdown
4	13:52	1:55	OWN 2	3	6	Punt
4	10:12	1:38	OWN 32	3	5	Punt
4	6:06	1:57	OWN 33	3	3	Punt

Game MVP: Drew Brees, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Michael Bennett	16	79	4.94	17	3	0
Damian Holleran	12	100	8.33	57	3	1
Doug Chapman	3	7	2.33	4	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rudi Johnson	24	105	4.38	43	2	0
Spencer George	3	13	4.33	16	1	0
Drew Brees	3	9	3.00	6	0	1

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Timm Rosenbach	38	27	222	2/19	0	41	3	52.7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	22	18	367	0/0	5	68	0	158.3

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Nigea Carter	11	12	135	12.27	38	41
WR Eddie Kennison	4	5	20	5.00	3	9
WR Andre' Davis	4	8	33	8.25	5	12
RB Michael Bennett	3	3	-6	-2.00	0	0
WR Michael Jackson	2	4	33	16.50	18	26
TE Jay Riemersma	2	4	11	5.50	0	12
FB Jamar Martin	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charles Johnson	6	7	116	19.33	63	39	2
WR Chad Johnson	5	6	103	20.60	47	68	1
WR Antonio Nicas	3	5	70	23.33	20	28	1
WR Mike Pritchard	2	2	36	18.00	22	31	0
TE Erron Kinney	1	1	39	39.00	32	39	0
RB Rudi Johnson	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	1

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Donnie Abraham	1	0	0.00
CB Todd Largent	1	0	0.00
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	1	4	4.00

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov
Michael Bennett	2	0
Timm Rosenbach	1	0
Chris Cash	1	0
Nigea Carter	0	1
Andre' Davis	0	1

Atlanta	Recov	Force	TD
Chris Cooper	1	0	1
Donnie Abraham	1	0	0
Ian Gold	0	2	0
Tom Blackwell	0	1	0
Todd Largent	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Travis Dorch	7	315	45.0	37.7	52	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	6	244	40.7	33.7	47	2

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Doug Brien	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	7/7

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Kennison	1	22	22.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Mathis	3	29	9.7	0
Craig Yeast	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Cash	6	134	22.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Woodson	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Marquis Smith	7	1	0.0	16	3
CB Chris Cash	4	3	0.0	24	20
S Omar Stoutmire	4	2	0.0	17	20
ILB Mark D'Onofrio	4	0	0.0	14	19
OLB Terry Killens	4	0	0.0	22	16
DE Grant Wistrom	3	1	0.0	19	6
ILB Antonio Wilson	3	0	0.0	16	3
DE Patrick Kerney	2	2	0.0	30	18
ILB Barrett Green	2	0	0.0	10	3
OLB Marcus Bell	2	0	0.0	6	7
OLB Darren Hambrick	1	2	0.0	8	6
DT Corey Simon	1	2	0.0	25	16
WR Michael Jackson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Bobby Hamilton	1	0	0.0	17	7
TE Jay Riemersma	1	0	---	---	---
CB Korey Ellington	1	0	0.0	20	14
RB Michael Bennett	1	0	---	---	---
WR Andre' Davis	1	0	---	---	---
DE Julius Peppers	1	0	0.0	11	16
S Jermaine Phillips	1	0	0.0	14	19
DT John Randle	0	1	0.0	9	17
CB Samari Rolle	0	1	0.0	17	20
CB Jerome Strickland	0	1	0.0	16	2

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Zeke Moreno	7	2	0.0	18	29
S Matt Bowmen	6	1	0.0	23	30
OLB Ian Gold	4	2	1.5	30	40
CB Charles Woodson	4	3	0.0	29	36
CB Donnie Abraham	4	2	0.0	29	31
ILB Shannon Taylor	4	0	0.0	13	9
CB Kevin Mathis	3	1	0.0	12	17
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	3	1	0.0	14	21
S Willie Clay	3	0	0.0	8	13
DT Trevor Pryce	3	0	0.0	16	18
ILB Tom Blackwell	3	0	0.0	8	8
DE Lance Perea	2	1	0.5	20	31
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	2	5	0.0	26	30
DT Jerry Drake	2	0	0.0	9	12
DE Orpheus Roye	2	0	0.0	18	23
S Shaunard Harts	2	0	0.0	24	31
CB Todd Largent	2	0	0.0	4	9
S Tyrone Carter	1	1	0.0	10	16
DT Chris Cooper	1	1	0.0	15	22
DE Derrick Burgess	0	1	0.0	15	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Patrick Kerney	1	1	18
DT John Randle	0	1	17
DT Corey Simon	0	1	16

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ian Gold	1.5	0	2	2	40
DE Lance Perea	0.5	0	0	0	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Terry Killens	3	0	16
CB Chris Cash	3	0	20
S Omar Stoutmire	2	1	20
ILB Mark D'Onofrio	2	0	19
CB Korey Ellington	2	0	14
CB Denard Walker	1	0	2
OLB Darren Hambrick	1	0	6
CB Samari Rolle	1	0	20
ILB Barrett Green	1	0	3
OLB Marcus Bell	1	0	7
S Jermaine Phillips	1	0	19

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Matt Bowmen	4	1	0	30
ILB Zeke Moreno	3	1	0	29
CB Donnie Abraham	3	0	1	31
CB Charles Woodson	3	0	0	36
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	2	0	1	21
S Willie Clay	2	0	0	13
CB Kevin Mathis	2	0	0	17
ILB Shannon Taylor	2	0	0	9
S Shaunard Harts	1	1	0	31
CB Todd Largent	1	0	1	9
DT Jerry Drake	1	0	0	12
DE Lance Perea	1	0	0	31
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	1	0	0	30
ILB Tom Blackwell	1	0	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dominic Raiola	2	5	21	0	30
Kendall Gammon	2	2	21	0	15
Antone Davis	1	6	25	0	37
Mike Rosenthal	1	5	21	1	24
Mo Collins	1	4	24	1	28
Kirk Scrafford	1	2	25	0	33
Todd Weiner	1	2	15	0	20
Jay Riemersma	1	1	26	0	32
Jamar Martin	1	1	8	0	12
Mickey Gomez	1	1	14	0	17
Wendell Lai	0	2	10	0	11

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Cooper Carlisle	3	5	28	22
Marcus Spriggs	2	6	27	21
Travis Claridge	0	6	24	21
Casey Webster	0	5	8	1
Marco Rivera	0	3	29	22
Chris Samuels	0	2	24	21

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Denard Walker	2	25
Kendall Gammon	1	20
Nigea Carter	1	16
Mike Rosenthal	1	8

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Benjamin Gerhardt	2	24
Willie Clay	2	19
Charles Johnson	1	17
Kevin Mathis	1	14
Todd Largent	1	4

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jay Riemersma	26	32	---	---	18	76
Timm Rosenbach	31	40	---	---	---	71
Nigea Carter	20	28	---	---	16	64
Antone Davis	25	37	---	---	---	62
Michael Bennett	16	21	---	---	24	61
Kirk Scrafford	25	33	---	---	---	58
Kendall Gammon	21	15	---	---	20	56
Eddie Kennison	12	27	---	---	17	56
Andre' Davis	15	25	---	---	15	55
Patrick Kerney	---	---	30	18	6	54
Dominic Raiola	21	30	---	---	3	54
Mike Rosenthal	21	24	---	---	8	53
Chris Cash	---	---	24	20	9	53
Mo Collins	24	28	---	---	---	52
Todd Weiner	15	20	---	---	8	43
Corey Simon	---	---	25	16	---	41
Terry Killens	---	---	22	16	2	40
Denard Walker	---	---	13	2	25	40
Mark D'Onofrio	---	---	14	19	6	39
Omar Stoutmire	---	---	17	20	2	39
Samari Rolle	---	---	17	20	2	39
Mickey Gomez	14	17	---	---	8	39
Darren Hambrick	---	---	8	6	24	38
Korey Ellington	---	---	20	14	4	38
Jermaine Phillips	---	---	14	19	1	34
Bobby Hamilton	---	---	17	7	8	32
Jamar Martin	8	12	---	---	10	30
Jerome Strickland	---	---	16	2	11	29
Antonio Wilson	---	---	16	3	9	28
Julius Peppers	---	---	11	16	1	28
John Randle	---	---	9	17	1	27
Wendell Lai	10	11	---	---	5	26
Grant Wistrom	---	---	19	6	---	25
Todd Yoder	11	7	---	---	7	25
Michael Jackson	11	13	---	---	---	24
Damian Holleran	12	10	---	---	2	24
Marquis Smith	---	---	16	3	---	19
Barrett Green	---	---	10	3	5	18
Marcus Bell	---	---	6	8	---	14
Doug Chapman	3	10	---	---	---	13
Marcus Bell	---	---	6	7	---	13
Marcus Brown	0	0	---	---	8	8
Travis Dorch	0	0	---	---	8	8
Doug Brien	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bill Musgrave	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brock Huard	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	26	30	15	71
Ian Gold	---	---	30	40	1	71
Charles Woodson	---	---	29	36	4	69
Donnie Abraham	---	---	29	31	1	61
Lance Perea	---	---	20	31	8	59
Benjamin Gerhardt	---	---	14	21	24	59
Charles Johnson	24	17	---	---	17	58
Cooper Carlisle	28	22	---	---	6	56
Shaunard Harts	---	---	24	31	---	55
Matt Bowmen	---	---	23	30	---	53
Rudi Johnson	25	17	---	---	11	53
Drew Brees	30	22	---	---	---	52
Marco Rivera	29	22	---	---	---	51
Marcus Spriggs	27	21	---	---	1	49
Chad Johnson	27	21	---	---	---	48
Zeke Moreno	---	---	18	29	---	47
Travis Claridge	24	21	---	---	---	45
Chris Samuels	24	21	---	---	---	45
Kevin Mathis	---	---	12	17	14	43
Orpheus Roye	---	---	18	23	---	41
Antonio Nicas	22	17	---	---	2	41
Erron Kinney	17	11	---	---	13	41
Willie Clay	---	---	8	13	19	40
Tyrone Carter	---	---	10	16	12	38
Chris Cooper	---	---	15	22	1	38
Trevor Pryce	---	---	16	18	1	35
Derrick Burgess	---	---	15	14	6	35
Damian Vaughn	11	2	---	---	19	32
Spencer George	7	9	---	---	15	31
Shannon Taylor	---	---	13	9	7	29
Tom Blackwell	---	---	8	8	11	27
George Irwin	6	7	---	---	10	23
Jerry Drake	---	---	9	12	1	22
Mike Pritchard	8	8	---	---	4	20
Craig Yeast	3	1	---	---	16	20
Todd Largent	---	---	4	9	4	17
L.J. Shelton	8	1	---	---	7	16
Casey Webster	8	1	---	---	7	16
Todd McClure	2	1	---	---	7	10
Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	10	10
Johnny Minevich	0	0	---	---	7	7
James Allen	---	---	0	0	7	7
Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	6	6
Quincy Monk	---	---	0	0	2	2
Ray Lucas	0	0	---	---	1	1
Adam Dunn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	14	2.3
Middle	21	155	7.4
Right	4	17	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	0	0.0
Middle	19	105	5.5
Right	6	23	3.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Timm Rosenbach	38	27	4	0	3	3	2	2	3

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	22	18	7	1	1	1	1	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	-4	-0.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	72	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	113	14.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	41	6.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	202	15.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	69	11.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	96	32.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nigea Carter	12	11	1	135	3	28
WR Andre' Davis	8	4	1	33	0	25
WR Eddie Kennison	5	4	0	20	0	27
WR Michael Jackson	4	2	0	33	1	13
TE Jay Riemersma	4	2	0	11	0	32
RB Michael Bennett	3	3	0	-6	0	21
FB Jamar Martin	2	1	1	-4	0	12

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charles Johnson	7	6	0	116	2	17
WR Chad Johnson	6	5	0	103	1	21
WR Antonio Nicas	5	3	1	70	2	17
WR Mike Pritchard	2	2	0	36	1	8
TE Erron Kinney	1	1	0	39	1	11
RB Rudi Johnson	1	1	0	3	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Michael Bennett	1	0	0.00	4.94

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rudi Johnson	2	11	5.50	4.38
Spencer George	1	-1	-1.00	4.33
Drew Brees	1	6	6.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Timm Rosenbach	2	2	12	6.00	5.84

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	6	3	20	3.33	16.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Michael Bennett	1	1	0	0.00	-2.00
WR Andre' Davis	1	1	12	12.00	4.13

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Antonio Nicas	2	0	0	0.00	14.00
WR Chad Johnson	2	1	3	1.50	17.17
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	14	14.00	16.57
RB Rudi Johnson	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Doug Chapman	1	0
Michael Bennett	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Rudi Johnson	4	0
Drew Brees	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Timm Rosenbach	10	7	5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	6	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nigea Carter	6	5	4
TE Jay Riemersma	2	2	1
WR Michael Jackson	1	0	0
WR Andre' Davis	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charles Johnson	3	3	2
WR Mike Pritchard	1	1	1
WR Antonio Nicas	1	0	0
RB Rudi Johnson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,500 (17,100)
End Zone 10,600 (12,400)
Mezzanine 6,400 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (10,900)
Club Seats 13,900 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,500 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,500 (17,100)
End Zone	10,600 (12,400)
Mezzanine	6,400 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (10,900)
Club Seats	13,900 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,500 (7,500)