Week 8, 2008

played in Atlanta, GA

58 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	0	7	7	3	-	17
Atlanta Falcons	3	3	3	3	-	12

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:33 ATL - Elijah Levine 44 field goal
2Q: 07:53 DET - Martellus Bennett 8 pass from Brodie Croyle (Dave Raymer extra point)
2Q: 00:40 ATL - Elijah Levine 40 field goal
3Q: 06:41 DET - Kevin Curtis 1 pass from Brodie Croyle (Dave Raymer extra point)
3Q: 01:52 ATL - Elijah Levine 27 field goal
4Q: 05:14 ATL - Elijah Levine 36 field goal
4Q: 00:52 DET - Dave Raymer 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:33 ATL - Elijah Levine 44 field goal
2Q: 07:53 DET - Martellus Bennett 8 pass from Brodie Croyle (Dave Raymer extra point)
2Q: 00:40 ATL - Elijah Levine 40 field goal
3Q: 06:41 DET - Kevin Curtis 1 pass from Brodie Croyle (Dave Raymer extra point)
3Q: 01:52 ATL - Elijah Levine 27 field goal
4Q: 05:14 ATL - Elijah Levine 36 field goal
4Q: 00:52 DET - Dave Raymer 44 field goal

Team Statistics DET ATL
Record 2-5 2-6
First Downs 14 14
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 238 340
- Offensive Plays 61 62
- Yards per Play 3.90 5.48
Net Rushing Yards 60 75
- Rushing Attempts 25 22
- Yards per Rush 2.40 3.41
Net Passing Yards 178 265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 23 - 0 39 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 196 268
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 4.94 6.63
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/45 9/65
Punt Returns/Yards 3/24 5/38
Kick Returns/Yards 2/53 1/39
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 31
Time of Possession 30:37 29:23

Team Statistics	DET	ATL
Record	2-5	2-6
First Downs	14	14
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	238	340
- Offensive Plays	61	62
- Yards per Play	3.90	5.48
Net Rushing Yards	60	75
- Rushing Attempts	25	22
- Yards per Rush	2.40	3.41
Net Passing Yards	178	265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 23 - 0	39 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	196	268
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	4.94	6.63
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/45	9/65
Punt Returns/Yards	3/24	5/38
Kick Returns/Yards	2/53	1/39
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 31
Time of Possession	30:37	29:23

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:49	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
1	8:27	0:43	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
1	6:03	1:58	OWN 41	3	9	Punt
1	0:40	1:27	OWN 28	6	17	Punt
2	12:57	1:18	OWN 30	3	-4	Punt
2	11:00	3:15	OWN 40	6	60	Touchdown
2	5:49	1:56	OWN 16	3	-4	Punt
2	3:01	1:15	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 6	1	-1	Half
3	12:37	6:03	OWN 36	11	64	Touchdown
3	1:46	3:14	OWN 33	6	19	Punt
4	11:02	3:10	OWN 4	5	23	Punt
4	5:09	4:22	OWN 45	8	28	Field Goal

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:11	4:44	OWN 31	8	42	Field Goal
1	7:44	1:41	OWN 31	3	-15	Punt
1	4:05	3:25	OWN 12	6	19	Punt
2	14:13	1:16	OWN 12	3	7	Punt
2	11:39	0:39	OWN 31	3	-7	Punt
2	7:45	1:56	OWN 25	4	6	Punt
2	3:53	0:52	OPP 37	3	1	Punt
2	1:46	1:14	OWN 38	5	39	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:23	OWN 25	5	39	Fumble
3	6:34	4:48	OPP 47	8	37	Field Goal
4	13:32	2:30	OWN 31	5	20	Punt
4	7:52	2:43	OWN 36	6	45	Field Goal
4	0:47	0:47	OWN 25	3	52	Game

Game MVP: Brodie Croyle, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Kolby Smith	22	71	3.23	10	1
FB Ciatrick Fason	2	-10	-5.00	-3	0
QB Brodie Croyle	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Quentin Griffin	12	28	2.33	9	0
QB Drew Brees	4	25	6.25	12	1
RB Rusty Hatcher	3	7	2.33	3	0
FB Marc Wicher	2	14	7.00	8	0
WR Chad Johnson	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brodie Croyle	33	23	196	3/18	2	40	0	105.1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	39	25	268	1/3	0	50	0	84.1

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR James Jones	7	9	64	9.14	23	14	0
WR Kevin Curtis	5	6	45	9.00	29	40	1
RB Kolby Smith	4	5	33	8.25	24	16	0
WR Plaxico Burress	2	3	7	3.50	0	4	0
WR Ben Obomanu	2	2	30	15.00	8	17	0
FB Ciatrick Fason	1	1	2	2.00	5	2	0
TE Tony Sheffler	1	2	7	7.00	7	7	0
TE Martellus Bennett	1	5	8	8.00	0	8	1

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Chad Johnson	8	11	111	13.88	37	50
TE Dante Rosario	7	12	46	6.57	10	28
WR Antonio Nicas	3	5	39	13.00	18	23
RB Quentin Griffin	2	2	31	15.50	22	31
WR Tai Streets	1	1	13	13.00	4	13
WR Ronald Curry	1	2	-2	-2.00	0	-2
FB Marc Wicher	1	1	16	16.00	19	16
TE Bryant Conway	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
RB Rusty Hatcher	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
TE Dominique Byrd	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR David Anderson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
ILB Barrett Ruud	0	1	0	0
CB Leland Hutton	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Rusty Hatcher	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Donny Jones	9	369	41.0	36.8	47	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Daniel Sepulveda	7	330	47.1	40.9	55	3

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dave Raymer	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Elijah Levine	4/4	2/2	0/0	44	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon McDonald	3	24	8.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Jones	5	38	7.6	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Jones	2	53	26.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Craig Steltz	1	39	39.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Julius Peppers	6	2	0.0	21	36
CB Chevis Jackson	6	2	0.0	9	22
S Reggie Nelson	5	5	0.0	20	34
S Jermaine Phillips	5	2	0.0	22	40
ILB Barrett Ruud	5	1	0.0	21	36
CB Brandon McDonald	3	2	0.0	20	32
DE Patrick Kerney	3	1	0.0	20	28
ILB Keyaron Fox	3	1	0.0	14	22
CB Chris Carr	2	1	0.0	21	36
ILB David Vobora	2	0	0.0	12	17
CB Tyvon Branch	2	0	0.0	2	8
DE Jeremy Mincy	1	0	1.0	5	21
DE Corey Simon	1	2	0.0	19	31
DT Anthony Adams	1	1	0.0	17	27
OLB Dixon Rossel	1	0	0.0	8	16
OLB Bo Ruud	1	0	0.0	0	3
ILB David Thornton	0	1	0.0	2	1

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB London Fletcher	7	2	0.0	23	28
ILB Reggie Hausermann	5	4	0.0	22	21
CB Michael Griffin	5	2	0.0	25	36
DE John McCargo	4	0	1.0	19	28
DE Athyba Rubin	4	3	0.0	25	32
CB Drew Coleman	4	1	0.0	25	36
DE Derrick Burgess	3	1	0.0	16	13
S Zachery Bowman	3	1	0.0	23	25
DT Ryan Pickett	2	0	1.0	2	13
DT Will Smith	2	0	1.0	17	23
S Damien Richardson	2	0	0.0	13	15
ILB Paris Lenon	2	0	0.0	2	8
CB Craig Steltz	2	0	0.0	12	23
DE Cullen Jenkins	1	1	0.0	12	23
OLB Ian Gold	1	0	0.0	10	15
DT Erik Walden	1	0	0.0	1	6
CB Jason Craft	0	1	0.0	7	18
CB David Jones	0	1	0.0	12	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jeremy Mincy	1.0	0	1	1	21
ILB Barrett Ruud	0.0	1	1	0	36
DE Corey Simon	0.0	0	1	3	31
DT Anthony Adams	0.0	0	1	1	27
OLB Dixon Rossel	0.0	0	1	0	16

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Ryan Pickett	1.0	0	0	13
DT Will Smith	1.0	0	0	23
DE John McCargo	1.0	0	0	28
DE Cullen Jenkins	0.0	3	1	23
OLB Ian Gold	0.0	1	0	15
DE Athyba Rubin	0.0	1	0	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Barrett Ruud	4	0	36
OLB Julius Peppers	3	1	36
S Jermaine Phillips	3	1	40
S Reggie Nelson	3	0	34
CB Chevis Jackson	3	0	22
CB Chris Carr	2	1	36
CB Brandon McDonald	2	1	32
ILB Keyaron Fox	2	0	22
CB Leland Hutton	1	0	14
OLB Bo Ruud	1	0	3
CB Tyvon Branch	1	0	8
DE Davis McMillan	0	1	9
ILB David Vobora	0	1	17

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Reggie Hausermann	5	0	21
CB Drew Coleman	4	1	36
CB Michael Griffin	3	0	36
OLB London Fletcher	2	0	28
OLB Ian Gold	2	0	15
S Damien Richardson	1	0	15
ILB Paris Lenon	1	0	8
DE Derrick Burgess	1	0	13
DE Cullen Jenkins	1	0	23
DE John McCargo	1	0	28
DE Athyba Rubin	1	0	32
CB Craig Steltz	1	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Fernando Velasco	3	5	25	1	36
G Dylan Gandy	2	4	25	1	36
T D'Brickashaw Ferguson	2	3	25	0	36
T Tyson Clabo	1	9	25	1	36
C Josh Beekman	0	3	25	0	36

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Ben Grubbs	2	9	22	0	40
T George Foster	2	2	22	0	40
G Cooper Carlisle	1	1	22	0	40
C Travis Claridge	0	4	22	0	40
T Tony Moll	0	2	22	1	40

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Patrick Kerney	3	15
Dixon Rossel	2	23
Ben Obomanu	1	17

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Athyba Rubin	2	13
Jason Craft	1	19
Michael Griffin	1	13
Tai Streets	1	10

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Jermaine Phillips	---	---	22	40	9	71
T Tyson Clabo	25	36	---	---	10	71
G Dylan Gandy	25	36	---	---	10	71
T D'Brickashaw Ferguson	25	36	---	---	10	71
G Fernando Velasco	25	36	---	---	10	71
WR James Jones	25	36	---	---	5	66
DE Patrick Kerney	---	---	20	28	15	63
OLB Julius Peppers	---	---	21	36	6	63
CB Chris Carr	---	---	21	36	5	62
CB Brandon McDonald	---	---	20	32	10	62
ILB Barrett Ruud	---	---	21	36	4	61
QB Brodie Croyle	25	36	---	---	---	61
C Josh Beekman	25	36	---	---	---	61
WR Kevin Curtis	23	34	---	---	1	58
WR Ben Obomanu	15	24	---	---	17	56
S Reggie Nelson	---	---	20	34	2	56
DE Corey Simon	---	---	19	31	2	52
TE Martellus Bennett	22	27	---	---	---	49
OLB Dixon Rossel	---	---	8	16	23	47
DT Anthony Adams	---	---	17	27	---	44
ILB Keyaron Fox	---	---	14	22	4	40
CB Chevis Jackson	---	---	9	22	9	40
RB Kolby Smith	23	16	---	---	---	39
WR Plaxico Burress	4	15	---	---	17	36
CB Leland Hutton	---	---	4	14	16	34
DE Jeremy Mincy	---	---	5	21	4	30
ILB David Vobora	---	---	12	17	---	29
CB Tyvon Branch	---	---	2	8	18	28
FB Ciatrick Fason	3	13	---	---	10	26
RB K.C. Webb	0	0	---	---	26	26
TE Charles Davis	0	0	---	---	26	26
DE Davis McMillan	---	---	4	9	7	20
DT Winston Howard	---	---	1	7	11	19
ILB David Thornton	---	---	2	1	14	17
TE Tony Sheffler	8	7	---	---	---	15
WR Jeff Webb	2	8	---	---	4	14
C John Denny	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Donny Jones	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Dave Raymer	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Bo Ruud	---	---	0	3	---	3
QB Cedric Rohde	0	0	---	---	1	1
C Dominic Raiola	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Jamar Martin	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Van Hensley	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Ryan O'Callaghan	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Elijah Norris	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Michael Griffin	---	---	25	36	13	74
G Cooper Carlisle	22	40	---	---	11	73
T George Foster	22	40	---	---	11	73
T Tony Moll	22	40	---	---	11	73
G Ben Grubbs	22	40	---	---	11	73
DE Athyba Rubin	---	---	25	32	13	70
ILB Reggie Hausermann	---	---	22	21	25	68
C Travis Claridge	22	40	---	---	---	62
QB Drew Brees	22	40	---	---	---	62
CB Drew Coleman	---	---	25	36	1	62
WR Chad Johnson	21	40	---	---	---	61
TE Dante Rosario	21	37	---	---	---	58
TE Bryant Conway	10	16	---	---	29	55
OLB London Fletcher	---	---	23	28	1	52
S Zachery Bowman	---	---	23	25	4	52
RB Quentin Griffin	16	33	---	---	---	49
WR Antonio Nicas	6	21	---	---	21	48
DE John McCargo	---	---	19	28	---	47
S Damien Richardson	---	---	13	15	18	46
DE Cullen Jenkins	---	---	12	23	10	45
CB Jason Craft	---	---	7	18	19	44
WR Ronald Curry	14	27	---	---	---	41
DT Will Smith	---	---	17	23	1	41
CB David Jones	---	---	12	20	9	41
CB Craig Steltz	---	---	12	23	5	40
FB Marc Wicher	4	5	---	---	29	38
DE Derrick Burgess	---	---	16	13	---	29
OLB Ian Gold	---	---	10	15	1	26
RB Rusty Hatcher	7	6	---	---	13	26
DT Ryan Pickett	---	---	2	13	9	24
ILB Paris Lenon	---	---	2	8	13	23
S Rich Greer	---	---	1	7	10	18
WR Tai Streets	2	4	---	---	10	16
DT Brian Young	---	---	8	6	---	14
C Glen Tatum	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Daniel Sepulveda	0	0	---	---	11	11
TE Dominique Byrd	5	5	---	---	---	10
WR David Anderson	4	6	---	---	---	10
K Elijah Levine	0	0	---	---	9	9
DT Erik Walden	---	---	1	6	1	8
G Leander Jordan	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Matt Bowmen	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Zeke Moreno	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Derek Anderson	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Chris Morris	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jake Long	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	-6	-1.0
Middle	15	56	3.7
Right	3	11	3.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	19	1.9
Middle	10	51	5.1
Right	2	5	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brodie Croyle	33	23	1	1	3	1	5	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	39	25	4	0	1	6	5	5	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	46	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	97	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	53	13.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	47	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	10	93	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	50	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	78	19.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR James Jones	9	7	0	64	0	36
WR Kevin Curtis	6	5	1	45	1	34
RB Kolby Smith	5	4	0	33	0	16
TE Martellus Bennett	5	1	1	8	0	27
WR Plaxico Burress	3	2	0	7	0	15
TE Tony Sheffler	2	1	1	7	0	7
WR Ben Obomanu	2	2	0	30	0	24
FB Ciatrick Fason	1	1	0	2	0	13

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Dante Rosario	12	7	0	46	1	37
WR Chad Johnson	11	8	1	111	1	40
WR Antonio Nicas	5	3	0	39	1	21
WR Ronald Curry	2	1	0	-2	0	27
RB Quentin Griffin	2	2	0	31	1	33
WR Tai Streets	1	1	0	13	0	4
FB Marc Wicher	1	1	0	16	0	5
TE Bryant Conway	1	1	0	7	0	16
RB Rusty Hatcher	1	1	0	7	0	6
TE Dominique Byrd	1	0	0	0	0	5
WR David Anderson	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
FB Ciatrick Fason	1	-7	-7.00	-5.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
WR Chad Johnson	1	1	1.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brodie Croyle	4	4	23	5.75	5.94

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	3	1	6	2.00	6.87

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Plaxico Burress	1	1	4	4.00	2.33
WR Kevin Curtis	1	1	1	1.00	7.50
WR James Jones	1	1	10	10.00	7.11
TE Martellus Bennett	1	1	8	8.00	1.60

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Antonio Nicas	1	1	6	6.00	7.80
WR Chad Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	10.09
TE Dante Rosario	1	0	0	0.00	3.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
FB Ciatrick Fason	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Drew Brees	2	1
RB Quentin Griffin	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brodie Croyle	11	6	5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	12	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kevin Curtis	3	2	1
WR James Jones	3	2	2
WR Ben Obomanu	2	2	2
TE Martellus Bennett	2	0	0
WR Plaxico Burress	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chad Johnson	5	3	2
TE Dante Rosario	4	1	0
WR Antonio Nicas	2	1	0
TE Bryant Conway	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 92,000 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,700 (25,300)
End Zone 15,800 (18,200)
Mezzanine 9,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 14,800 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	92,000 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,700 (25,300)
End Zone	15,800 (18,200)
Mezzanine	9,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	14,800 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)