Week 3, 2004

played in Detroit, MI

75 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	0	7	7	-	21
Detroit Lions	0	14	0	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:35 ATL - Quentin Griffin 26 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 12:02 DET - Nigea Carter 26 pass from Bill Musgrave (Doug Brien extra point)
2Q: 03:04 DET - Andre' Davis 11 pass from Bill Musgrave (Doug Brien extra point)
3Q: 06:07 ATL - Charles Johnson 38 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
4Q: 05:11 ATL - Quentin Griffin 3 run (Derek Whaley extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:35 ATL - Quentin Griffin 26 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 12:02 DET - Nigea Carter 26 pass from Bill Musgrave (Doug Brien extra point)
2Q: 03:04 DET - Andre' Davis 11 pass from Bill Musgrave (Doug Brien extra point)
3Q: 06:07 ATL - Charles Johnson 38 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
4Q: 05:11 ATL - Quentin Griffin 3 run (Derek Whaley extra point)

Team Statistics ATL DET
Record 2-1 1-2
First Downs 15 19
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 10 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 315 358
- Offensive Plays 58 68
- Yards per Play 5.43 5.26
Net Rushing Yards 135 103
- Rushing Attempts 29 30
- Yards per Rush 4.66 3.43
Net Passing Yards 180 255
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 16 - 1 37 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 201 259
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 6.21 6.71
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/20 2/13
Punt Returns/Yards 2/9 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 2/65 3/76
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/8
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 28
Time of Possession 29:15 30:45

Team Statistics	ATL	DET
Record	2-1	1-2
First Downs	15	19
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	10	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	315	358
- Offensive Plays	58	68
- Yards per Play	5.43	5.26
Net Rushing Yards	135	103
- Rushing Attempts	29	30
- Yards per Rush	4.66	3.43
Net Passing Yards	180	255
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 16 - 1	37 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	201	259
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	6.21	6.71
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/20	2/13
Punt Returns/Yards	2/9	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	2/65	3/76
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/8
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 28
Time of Possession	29:15	30:45

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:35	0:17	OPP 26	1	26	Touchdown
1	11:11	3:06	OWN 31	5	28	Punt
1	1:35	1:08	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	11:52	1:43	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	8:27	2:11	OWN 17	3	9	Punt
2	3:58	0:12	OWN 33	1	0	Interception
2	2:54	1:36	OWN 49	3	3	Punt
3	15:00	1:43	OWN 35	3	-2	Punt
3	12:27	4:50	OWN 17	10	47	Missed FG
3	6:07	0:16	OPP 38	1	38	Touchdown
3	2:39	3:57	OWN 2	8	48	Punt
4	11:02	5:57	OWN 24	11	76	Touchdown
4	2:31	2:16	OWN 4	6	18	Punt

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:25	OWN 18	3	-2	Interception
1	13:18	2:07	OWN 24	5	15	Punt
1	8:05	6:30	OWN 1	12	60	Punt
1	0:27	3:35	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown
2	10:09	1:42	OWN 46	3	-4	Punt
2	6:16	2:18	OWN 8	4	12	Punt
2	3:46	0:52	OPP 41	3	41	Touchdown
2	1:18	1:18	OWN 20	5	74	Half
3	13:17	0:50	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
3	7:37	1:30	OWN 43	3	0	Punt
3	5:51	3:12	OWN 20	6	30	Punt
4	13:42	2:40	OWN 4	6	14	Punt
4	5:05	2:34	OWN 44	6	52	Downs
4	0:15	0:15	OWN 46	2	0	Game

Game MVP: Quentin Griffin, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Quentin Griffin	24	129	5.38	26	3	2
Spencer George	4	7	1.75	5	0	0
Drew Brees	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Michael Bennett	17	39	2.29	23	1
Damian Holleran	7	15	2.14	10	1
Howard Osborne	6	49	8.17	13	3

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	26	16	201	3/21	1	38	1	82.4

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Musgrave	37	20	259	1/4	2	44	1	83.0

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charles Johnson	6	9	96	16.00	25	38	1
WR Chad Johnson	5	9	77	15.40	34	19	0
WR Peter Warrick	2	4	3	1.50	0	3	0
RB Spencer George	1	1	11	11.00	3	11	0
WR Marcus Robinson	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Quentin Griffin	1	1	10	10.00	9	10	0
TE Chris Baker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eddie Kennison	7	15	142	20.29	62	44	0
WR Nigea Carter	4	7	54	13.50	13	26	1
WR Andre' Davis	4	6	37	9.25	16	15	1
TE Sheldon Jackson	3	4	18	6.00	0	9	0
RB Michael Bennett	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Jamar Martin	1	1	5	5.00	3	5	0
TE Jay Riemersma	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Howard Osborne	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Quincy Monk	1	0	0.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Keyaron Fox	1	8	8.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	8	334	41.8	38.1	58	3

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Donny Jones	8	318	39.8	36.1	57	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	3/3

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Doug Brien	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Mathis	2	9	4.5	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Kennison	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Woodson	2	65	32.5	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Cash	2	57	28.5	0
Nigea Carter	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Matt Bowmen	11	2	0.0	30	36
OLB Ian Gold	6	3	0.0	25	35
OLB Ty Myers	5	2	0.0	19	25
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	5	0	0.0	25	36
DE Derrick Burgess	3	0	1.0	23	28
S Shaunard Harts	3	2	0.0	26	28
DT Trevor Pryce	3	1	0.0	24	29
DE Brandon Green	3	0	0.0	25	30
CB Charles Woodson	2	3	0.0	27	34
S Tyrone Carter	2	0	0.0	5	15
DT Ryan Pickett	2	0	0.0	14	21
DT Craig Terrill	2	0	0.0	18	23
WR Charles Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
CB Donnie Abraham	1	0	0.0	29	37
ILB Tom Blackwell	1	0	0.0	5	2
DE Gavin Schneider	0	2	0.0	7	10

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Omar Stoutmire	8	1	0.0	29	29
ILB Keyaron Fox	5	2	1.0	29	29
OLB Marcus Bell	5	2	0.0	26	23
CB Samari Rolle	5	1	0.0	29	29
CB Miles Hitchcock	4	1	0.0	12	17
DE Julius Peppers	4	0	0.0	28	27
DT Anthony Adams	3	3	0.5	20	18
OLB Rocky Boiman	3	2	0.0	16	10
S Jermaine Phillips	3	1	0.0	28	29
DT Corey Simon	2	1	1.0	21	21
DE Reggie Hayward	1	0	0.5	8	4
DE Patrick Kerney	1	0	0.0	25	28
RB Howard Osborne	1	0	---	---	---
S Cameron Dvorsky	1	0	0.0	3	7
CB Chris Cash	0	3	0.0	29	29
ILB Anthony Denman	0	1	0.0	4	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Derrick Burgess	1.0	2	0	28
DT Ryan Pickett	0.0	1	0	21
DE Brandon Green	0.0	1	0	30
DT Craig Terrill	0.0	1	0	23
OLB Ian Gold	0.0	0	1	35

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Corey Simon	1.0	0	0	2	21
ILB Keyaron Fox	1.0	0	0	0	29
DE Reggie Hayward	0.5	1	0	0	4
DT Anthony Adams	0.5	0	0	0	18
DE Julius Peppers	0.0	1	2	0	27
S Jermaine Phillips	0.0	1	0	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Matt Bowmen	4	2	0	36
OLB Ian Gold	3	1	0	35
S Shaunard Harts	3	0	0	28
CB Charles Woodson	2	1	0	34
CB Donnie Abraham	2	0	0	37
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	2	0	0	36
OLB Ty Myers	2	0	0	25
S Tyrone Carter	1	1	0	15
ILB Tom Blackwell	1	0	0	2
ILB Quincy Monk	0	0	1	8

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Samari Rolle	4	0	0	29
OLB Rocky Boiman	3	0	0	10
CB Miles Hitchcock	3	0	0	17
S Jermaine Phillips	2	1	0	29
ILB Keyaron Fox	1	1	1	29
S Omar Stoutmire	1	0	0	29
CB Chris Cash	1	0	0	29
S Cameron Dvorsky	1	0	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Travis Claridge	5	7	29	0	29
Chris Samuels	3	5	29	0	29
Cooper Carlisle	1	7	29	0	29
Leander Jordan	1	4	16	2	25
Marcus Spriggs	1	1	16	1	25
Damian Vaughn	1	1	12	0	1
Darnell Alford	0	3	13	0	4

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Drew Caylor	2	6	30	0	38
Tyson Clabo	1	8	30	1	38
Nathan Shannon	1	7	30	0	38
Kip Vickers	1	4	30	0	38
Van Hensley	1	3	30	0	38
Jay Riemersma	0	2	28	0	30

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Tyrone Carter	2	11
Kevin Mathis	1	28
Benjamin Gerhardt	1	14

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Andre' Davis	1	20
Damian Holleran	1	15
Jay Riemersma	1	14
Kassim Osgood	1	12

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cooper Carlisle	29	29	---	---	9	67
Donnie Abraham	---	---	29	37	---	66
Matt Bowmen	---	---	30	36	---	66
Charles Woodson	---	---	27	34	4	65
Ty Myers	---	---	19	25	20	64
Ian Gold	---	---	25	35	2	62
Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	25	36	---	61
Chris Samuels	29	29	---	---	1	59
Travis Claridge	29	29	---	---	---	58
Drew Brees	29	29	---	---	---	58
Trevor Pryce	---	---	24	29	3	56
Derrick Burgess	---	---	23	28	4	55
Brandon Green	---	---	25	30	---	55
Charles Johnson	26	28	---	---	---	54
Shaunard Harts	---	---	26	28	---	54
George Irwin	20	14	---	---	19	53
Quentin Griffin	25	22	---	---	3	50
Marcus Spriggs	16	25	---	---	8	49
Chad Johnson	21	26	---	---	---	47
Kevin Mathis	---	---	5	12	28	45
Leander Jordan	16	25	---	---	---	41
Ryan Pickett	---	---	14	21	6	41
Craig Terrill	---	---	18	23	---	41
Peter Warrick	16	24	---	---	---	40
Tyrone Carter	---	---	5	15	11	31
Chris Baker	6	6	---	---	18	30
Damian Vaughn	12	1	---	---	16	29
Spencer George	4	7	---	---	16	27
Quincy Monk	---	---	13	8	6	27
L.J. Shelton	13	4	---	---	9	26
Darnell Alford	13	4	---	---	9	26
Erron Kinney	13	12	---	---	---	25
Gavin Schneider	---	---	7	10	4	21
Antonio Nicas	0	3	---	---	14	17
Benjamin Gerhardt	---	---	2	1	14	17
Lance Perea	---	---	6	8	---	14
Marcus Robinson	2	2	---	---	9	13
Lonnie Paxton	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tom Blackwell	---	---	5	2	2	9
Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	8	8
Andra Davis	---	---	0	0	6	6
Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	5	5
Chris Cooper	---	---	2	0	---	2
Kerry Collins	0	0	---	---	1	1
Adam Dunn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Terrence Kiel	---	---	0	0	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Nathan Shannon	30	38	---	---	8	76
Jay Riemersma	28	30	---	---	14	72
Bill Musgrave	30	38	---	---	---	68
Kip Vickers	30	38	---	---	---	68
Van Hensley	30	38	---	---	---	68
Drew Caylor	30	38	---	---	---	68
Tyson Clabo	30	38	---	---	---	68
Eddie Kennison	27	30	---	---	8	65
Julius Peppers	---	---	28	27	8	63
Chris Cash	---	---	29	29	4	62
Patrick Kerney	---	---	25	28	7	60
Omar Stoutmire	---	---	29	29	1	59
Samari Rolle	---	---	29	29	1	59
Keyaron Fox	---	---	29	29	1	59
Nigea Carter	23	33	---	---	2	58
Jermaine Phillips	---	---	28	29	1	58
Marcus Bell	---	---	26	23	1	50
Howard Osborne	11	14	---	---	22	47
Jamar Martin	16	22	---	---	8	46
Corey Simon	---	---	21	21	1	43
Andre' Davis	8	14	---	---	20	42
Michael Bennett	17	20	---	---	3	40
Anthony Adams	---	---	20	18	2	40
Damian Holleran	9	13	---	---	15	37
Anthony Denman	---	---	4	6	25	35
Rocky Boiman	---	---	16	10	6	32
Miles Hitchcock	---	---	12	17	2	31
Sheldon Jackson	9	11	---	---	9	29
Montique Sharpe	---	---	12	11	---	23
Cameron Dvorsky	---	---	3	7	10	20
Reggie Hayward	---	---	8	4	1	13
Kassim Osgood	0	0	---	---	12	12
Kevin Garrett	---	---	0	0	11	11
Cornelius Giannino	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jerome Strickland	---	---	0	2	6	8
Jeffery Liljegren	0	0	---	---	8	8
Austin King	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jordan Black	0	0	---	---	8	8
Shaun Riley	2	3	---	---	3	8
Donny Jones	0	0	---	---	8	8
Robert Griffith	---	---	0	0	6	6
Doug Brien	0	0	---	---	3	3
Kendyll Pope	---	---	0	0	3	3
Gus Frerotte	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cornelius McCreery	0	0	---	---	---	0
Scott Wells	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	27	13.5
Middle	22	83	3.8
Right	5	25	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	16	3.2
Middle	17	43	2.5
Right	8	44	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	26	16	2	1	1	2	2	2	1

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Musgrave	37	20	3	3	3	5	5	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	19	19.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	52	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	92	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	38	9.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	9	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	105	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	6	76	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	69	9.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charles Johnson	9	6	0	96	2	28
WR Chad Johnson	9	5	0	77	0	26
WR Peter Warrick	4	2	0	3	0	24
RB Spencer George	1	1	0	11	0	7
WR Marcus Robinson	1	1	0	4	0	2
TE Chris Baker	1	0	1	0	0	6
RB Quentin Griffin	1	1	0	10	0	22

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Kennison	15	7	1	142	2	30
WR Nigea Carter	7	4	1	54	1	33
WR Andre' Davis	6	4	0	37	0	14
TE Sheldon Jackson	4	3	1	18	0	11
TE Jay Riemersma	2	0	0	0	0	30
RB Michael Bennett	1	1	0	3	0	20
RB Howard Osborne	1	0	0	0	0	14
FB Jamar Martin	1	1	0	5	0	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Quentin Griffin	4	17	4.25	5.38
Spencer George	1	0	0.00	1.75

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Damian Holleran	1	0	0.00	2.14
Michael Bennett	1	0	0.00	2.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Musgrave	3	2	20	6.67	7.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nigea Carter	2	1	9	4.50	7.71
WR Andre' Davis	1	1	11	11.00	6.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Quentin Griffin	3	1
Drew Brees	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Howard Osborne	3	1
Damian Holleran	1	0
Michael Bennett	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	9	7	4

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Musgrave	10	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charles Johnson	3	3	2
WR Peter Warrick	2	1	0
WR Chad Johnson	2	2	1
RB Spencer George	1	1	1
TE Chris Baker	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eddie Kennison	3	2	2
WR Nigea Carter	3	0	0
TE Sheldon Jackson	2	1	1
RB Michael Bennett	1	1	1
RB Howard Osborne	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)