| Played in Atlanta, GA, weather: 74 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind. |
| Atlanta won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Kris Stevenson kicked off 47 yards from the DET30. Dick Gordon returned the ball 29 yards to the DET48. Tackled by Lem Barney. |
| 1-10-DET48 (1Q: 14:41) Wayne England pass completed to TE Willie Frazier for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Skip Thomas. |
| 2-6-DET44 (1Q: 14:01) Wayne England pass completed to WR Ken Grandberry for 10 yards. Tackled by S Doug Wyatt, assisted by OLB Charlie Weaver. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DET34 (1Q: 13:28) Wayne England pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Mark Van Eeghen. OLB Charlie Weaver defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DET34 (1Q: 13:25) Mack Herron ran outside the right tackle for 32 yards. Tackled by CB Lem Barney. Key block delivered by George Kunz. |
| 1-2-DET02 (1Q: 12:40) Wayne England pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Willie Frazier. DE Tim Rossovich hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for an Illegal Formation. |
| 1-7-DET07 (1Q: 12:34) Wayne England pass completed to WR Lionel Summers for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Bob Pollard. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-3-DET03 (1Q: 12:04) Wayne England pass completed to TE Willie Frazier for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Atlanta 6, Detroit 0 |
| (1Q: 12:04) Extra point by Ricky Fisher was good. Atlanta 7, Detroit 0 |
| (1Q: 11:55) Ricky Fisher kicked off 66 yards from the ATL30. Wally Francis returned the ball 21 yards to the DET25. Tackled by Charlie Ford. |
| 1-10-DET25 (1Q: 11:36) Carlos Spencer ran inside the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod, assisted by DE John Zook. Key block delivered by Ronnie Carroll. |
| 1-10-DET36 (1Q: 11:02) Carlos Spencer ran inside the left tackle for 8 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Nate Crane, assisted by ILB Tom MacLeod. Key block delivered by Emmanuel Zanders. |
| 2-2-DET44 (1Q: 10:32) Carlos Spencer ran a draw inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bernie Jackson. Key block delivered by Eddie Ray. |
| 1-10-DET47 (1Q: 10:00) Carlos Spencer ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Carl Wafer. |
| 2-6-ATL49 (1Q: 09:18) Bill Demory pass completed to FB Eddie Ray for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod, assisted by DE Carl Wafer. Ray gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL42 (1Q: 08:40) Bill Demory pass completed to FB Eddie Ray for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Allan Ellis. Ray gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-7-ATL39 (1Q: 08:10) Carlos Spencer ran a draw inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Ralph McGill. |
| 3-5-ATL37 (1Q: 07:32) Bill Demory sacked by DE John Zook for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Emmanuel Zanders. |
| 4-11-ATL43 (1Q: 06:58) Duane Carrell punted 37 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the ATL06. Atlanta's Ernie McGee was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-ATL06 (1Q: 06:48) Wayne England pass completed to WR Charley Young for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Charlie Weaver. |
| 2-5-ATL11 (1Q: 06:01) Mack Herron ran around left end for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Mel Phillips. |
| 3-2-ATL14 (1Q: 05:29) Wayne England pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Willie Frazier. CB Skip Thomas defended the pass. |
| 4-2-ATL14 (1Q: 05:26) Tom Wittum punted 39 yards. Charlie West returned the kick -2 yards to the DET45. Tackled by Charlie Ford. |
| 1-10-DET45 (1Q: 05:17) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Tyrell Fleming for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Rolland Lawrence. |
| 2-11-DET44 (1Q: 04:35) Tyrone Hall ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Randy Logan. Key block delivered by Emmanuel Zanders. |
| 3-3-ATL48 (1Q: 04:07) Carlos Spencer ran a draw inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Richie Minter, assisted by OLB Clyde Werner. |
| 4-4-ATL49 (1Q: 03:37) Duane Carrell punted 49 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (1Q: 03:31) Wayne England sacked by DT Greg Wojcik for a loss of 3 yards. Sack allowed by Matt Atkins. The ball was fumbled and recovered by ATL Jeff Van Note on the ATL17. |
| 2-13-ATL17 (1Q: 02:54) Wayne England pass completed to WR Lionel Summers for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Charlie Weaver. |
| 3-5-ATL25 (1Q: 02:25) Wayne England pass completed to RB Mack Herron for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Ball. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Herron gained 4 yards after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by ATL Charley Young for 8 yards to the ATL44. Atlanta's Charley Young was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-ATL44 (1Q: 01:48) Vince Wilkerson ran around left end for -3 yards. Tackled by DE Sherman White, assisted by OLB Larry Ball. |
| 2-13-ATL41 (1Q: 01:23) Wayne England pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Willie Frazier. |
| 3-13-ATL41 (1Q: 01:19) Wayne England pass was intended for WR Ken Grandberry and was intercepted by S Doug Wyatt at the ATL50. The interception was returned 8 yards. Tackled by Ken Grandberry. |
| 1-10-ATL42 (1Q: 01:09) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right guard for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Clyde Werner, assisted by ILB Tom MacLeod. Key block delivered by Eddie Ray. Ray ran over Ralph McGill to set up the play. |
| 1-10-ATL32 (1Q: 00:31) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Frank Lewis. OLB Clyde Werner hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-ATL32 (1Q: 00:25) Carlos Spencer ran inside the left tackle for 8 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Earl Edwards, assisted by OLB Clyde Werner. Key block delivered by Ronnie Carroll. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-2-ATL24 (2Q: 15:00) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB John Pergine. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (2Q: 14:23) Carlos Spencer ran inside the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB John Pergine. Key block delivered by John Didion. Didion ran over Randy Crowder to set up the play. |
| 1-10-ATL10 (2Q: 13:55) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Tyrell Fleming for 0 yards. Tackled by DE John Zook. |
| 2-10-ATL10 (2Q: 13:19) Bill Demory pass completed to TE Charlie Sanders for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Sanders gained 1 yard after the catch. Atlanta 7, Detroit 6 |
| (2Q: 13:19) Extra point by Kris Stevenson was good. Atlanta 7, Detroit 7 |
| (2Q: 13:14) Kris Stevenson kicked off 61 yards from the DET30. Ken Grandberry returned the ball 22 yards to the ATL31. Tackled by Tom Hayes. |
| 1-10-ATL31 (2Q: 12:50) Vince Wilkerson ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Charlie Weaver, assisted by S Charlie West. |
| 2-7-ATL34 (2Q: 12:08) Wayne England sacked by DE Tim Rossovich for a loss of 14 yards. Sack allowed by Ted Fritsch. |
| 3-21-ATL20 (2Q: 11:29) Wayne England pass completed to WR Bo Rather for 8 yards. Tackled by S Charlie West. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-13-ATL28 (2Q: 10:52) Tom Wittum punted 33 yards. Charlie West called for a fair catch at the DET39. |
| 1-10-DET39 (2Q: 10:42) Bill Demory pass was dropped by RB Carlos Spencer. |
| 2-10-DET39 (2Q: 10:35) Tyrone Hall ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Bernie Jackson. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Unnecessary Roughness. Atlanta's John Zook was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-ATL47 (2Q: 10:26) Bill Demory sacked by ILB Tom MacLeod for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Paul Howard. |
| 2-16-DET47 (2Q: 09:55) Tyrone Hall ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Randy Logan, assisted by OLB John Pergine. |
| 3-14-DET49 (2Q: 09:09) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Tyrone Hall. DT Randy Crowder hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-14-DET49 (2Q: 09:05) Duane Carrell punted 48 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the ATL03. |
| 1-10-ATL03 (2Q: 08:57) Wayne England pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Bo Rather. DT Greg Wojcik blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-ATL03 (2Q: 08:47) Mack Herron ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by S Doug Wyatt. |
| 3-4-ATL09 (2Q: 08:08) Wayne England pass completed to RB Mack Herron for 3 yards. Tackled by S Doug Wyatt. Herron gained 4 yards after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by ATL Willie Frazier on the ATL12. |
| 4-1-ATL12 (2Q: 07:26) Tom Wittum punted 51 yards. Tyrell Fleming returned the kick 7 yards to the DET44. PENALTY: Detroit was called for an Illegal Use of Hands on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-DET33 (2Q: 07:18) Bill Demory pass completed to TE Charlie Sanders for 19 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod. Sanders gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL48 (2Q: 06:46) Tyrone Hall ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by S Bernie Jackson. Key block delivered by John Didion. |
| 2-1-ATL39 (2Q: 06:15) Bill Demory pass completed to FB Eddie Ray for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jorge Ballard. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-ATL37 (2Q: 05:50) Tyrone Hall ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Randy Logan, assisted by DT Randy Crowder. |
| 2-7-ATL34 (2Q: 05:21) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Ken Mitchell. |
| 3-2-ATL29 (2Q: 04:35) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Tyrell Fleming for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Ken Mitchell. |
| 1-10-ATL27 (2Q: 04:10) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Frank Lewis for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Ken Mitchell, assisted by ILB Tom MacLeod. |
| 2-3-ATL20 (2Q: 03:30) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod. |
| 1-10-ATL14 (2Q: 02:48) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Allan Ellis. Key block delivered by Don Morrison. |
| 2-1-ATL05 (2Q: 02:28) Tyrone Hall ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Eddie Ray. Detroit 13, Atlanta 7 |
| (2Q: 02:28) Extra point by Kris Stevenson was good. Detroit 14, Atlanta 7 |
| (2Q: 02:21) Kris Stevenson kicked off 65 yards from the DET30. Ken Grandberry returned the ball 32 yards to the ATL37. Tackled by Tom Hayes. |
| 1-10-ATL37 (2Q: 02:02) Wayne England pass completed to RB Mack Herron for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Ball. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Illegal Contact. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-ATL42 (2Q: 01:55) Wayne England pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ken Grandberry. S Mel Phillips defended the pass. |
| 2-10-ATL42 (2Q: 01:44) Wayne England pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dick Gordon. S Chuck Crist defended the pass. |
| 3-10-ATL42 (2Q: 01:36) Wayne England pass completed to WR Ken Grandberry for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Lem Barney. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-3-ATL49 (2Q: 01:29) Tom Wittum punted 42 yards. The ball was downed at the DET09. |
| 1-10-DET09 (2Q: 01:21) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Frank Lewis for 7 yards. Tackled by S Bernie Jackson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-3-DET16 (2Q: 00:51) Carlos Spencer ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Randy Logan. Key block delivered by Ronnie Carroll. |
| 1-10-DET25 (2Q: 00:24) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Charlie Sanders. CB Rolland Lawrence knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET25 (2Q: 00:18) Bill Demory pass was dropped by WR Lamont Marrow. |
| 3-10-DET25 (2Q: 00:12) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Lamont Marrow for 11 yards. Tackled by S Bernie Jackson. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-20-DET15 (2Q: 00:06) Bill Demory sacked by OLB John Pergine for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Emmanuel Zanders. The ball was fumbled and recovered by ATL Carl Wafer on the DET10. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Ricky Fisher kicked off 46 yards from the ATL30. Charlie West returned the ball 25 yards to the DET49. Tackled by Zach Muirbrook. |
| 1-10-DET49 (3Q: 14:26) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Frank Lewis for 15 yards. Tackled by DE Carl Wafer. Lewis gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-ATL36 (3Q: 14:00) Tyrone Hall ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Clyde Werner. |
| 2-9-ATL35 (3Q: 13:35) Carlos Spencer ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod, assisted by CB Randy Logan. |
| 3-3-ATL29 (3Q: 12:56) Tyrone Hall ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Earl Edwards, assisted by ILB Tom MacLeod. |
| 4-1-ATL27 (3Q: 12:10) Kris Stevenson attempted a 44 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-ATL34 (3Q: 12:03) Wayne England pass completed to WR Lionel Summers for 11 yards. Tackled by S Charlie West. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Summers gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL45 (3Q: 11:23) Mack Herron ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Mel Phillips. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET CB Skip Thomas to the ATL48. |
| 1-10-ATL48 (3Q: 11:14) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Carlos Spencer. CB Allan Ellis knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 2-10-ATL48 (3Q: 11:11) Carlos Spencer ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Richie Minter. |
| 3-7-ATL45 (3Q: 10:27) Bill Demory pass was intended for WR Wally Francis and was intercepted by CB Randy Logan at the ATL31. The interception was returned 10 yards. Tackled by Eddie Ray. |
| 1-10-ATL41 (3Q: 10:18) Wayne England pass completed to TE Willie Frazier for 7 yards. Tackled by S Charlie West. |
| 2-3-ATL48 (3Q: 09:51) Wayne England kept the ball, running inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Bob Pollard, assisted by OLB Larry Ball. S Mel Phillips knocked down Jeff Van Note to break up the play. |
| 3-3-ATL48 (3Q: 09:14) Wayne England pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dick Gordon. S Doug Wyatt defended the pass. |
| 4-3-ATL48 (3Q: 09:11) Tom Wittum punted 46 yards. The ball was downed at the DET06. |
| 1-10-DET06 (3Q: 09:02) Carlos Spencer ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Bennie Tapeh. |
| 2-9-DET07 (3Q: 08:28) Bill Demory pass completed to RB Tyrone Hall for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Rolland Lawrence, assisted by OLB John Pergine. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Tyrell Fleming on the DET09. |
| 3-7-DET09 (3Q: 07:43) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB John Pergine. |
| 4-2-DET14 (3Q: 07:12) Duane Carrell punted 46 yards. Mack Herron returned the kick 4 yards to the ATL44. Tackled by Tyrone Hall. |
| 1-10-ATL44 (3Q: 07:04) Wayne England pass completed to WR Bo Rather for 5 yards. Tackled by S Doug Wyatt. |
| 2-5-ATL49 (3Q: 06:40) Vince Wilkerson ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Mel Phillips, assisted by DE Tim Rossovich. Key block delivered by George Kunz. |
| 1-10-DET45 (3Q: 06:07) Wayne England pass completed to WR Dick Gordon for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Charlie Weaver, assisted by DE Tim Rossovich. |
| 2-7-DET42 (3Q: 05:29) Wayne England pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dick Gordon. DE Tim Rossovich drove right through George Kunz to hurry the quarterback. |
| 3-7-DET42 (3Q: 05:23) Wayne England pass completed to WR Bo Rather for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Skip Thomas. |
| 4-3-DET38 (3Q: 04:42) Tom Wittum punted 38 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (3Q: 04:35) Bill Demory pass was intended for WR Wally Francis and was intercepted by CB Allan Ellis at the DET31. The interception was returned 1 yard. Tackled by Wally Francis. |
| 1-10-DET30 (3Q: 04:23) Vince Wilkerson ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Herb Orvis, assisted by S Doug Wyatt. |
| 2-9-DET29 (3Q: 03:48) Vince Wilkerson ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Ball. |
| 3-10-DET30 (3Q: 03:07) Wayne England pass completed to WR Dick Gordon for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Lem Barney. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DET18 (3Q: 02:30) Wayne England pass completed to WR Ken Grandberry for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. Detroit's Bob Pollard was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ankle injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-8-DET08 (3Q: 02:04) Wayne England pass completed to WR Ken Grandberry for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Ball. |
| 2-3-DET03 (3Q: 01:29) Wayne England sacked by DE Sherman White and DE Tim Rossovich for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Matt Atkins. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-8-DET08 (3Q: 00:55) Wayne England pass completed to TE Willie Frazier for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! PENALTY: Detroit was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. The penalty was declined. Detroit 14, Atlanta 13 |
| (3Q: 00:55) Extra point by Ricky Fisher was good. Atlanta 14, Detroit 14 |
| (3Q: 00:45) Ricky Fisher kicked off 70 yards from the ATL30. Charlie West returned the ball 32 yards to the DET32. Tackled by Mickey Gmerek. |
| 1-10-DET32 (3Q: 00:10) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by S Bernie Jackson. Key block delivered by Don Morrison. Atlanta's Randy Logan was hurt on the play. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-3-DET39 (4Q: 15:00) Tyrone Hall ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Randy Crowder. The ball was fumbled and recovered by ATL DT Randy Crowder for 21 yards to the DET19. Tackled by Tyrone Hall. |
| 1-10-DET19 (4Q: 14:50) Wayne England pass completed to WR Lionel Summers for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Charlie Weaver, assisted by OLB Ed O'Neil. Summers gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-2-DET11 (4Q: 14:12) Mack Herron ran a draw inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Mel Phillips. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-2-DET11 (4Q: 13:38) Mack Herron ran inside the right guard for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil, assisted by OLB Charlie Weaver. Key block delivered by Jon Morris. |
| 1-2-DET02 (4Q: 13:14) Mack Herron ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Ball. CB Lem Barney crushed Wally Watson to wreck the play. |
| 2-4-DET04 (4Q: 12:34) Mack Herron ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Herb Orvis, assisted by S Doug Wyatt. |
| 3-1-DET01 (4Q: 12:11) Mack Herron ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Tim Rossovich, assisted by DT Greg Wojcik. S Mel Phillips knocked down Ted Fritsch to break up the play. |
| 4-2-DET02 (4Q: 11:30) Ricky Fisher attempted a 19 yard field goal and succeeded. Atlanta 17, Detroit 14 |
| (4Q: 11:24) Ricky Fisher kicked off 51 yards from the ATL30. Charlie West returned the ball 21 yards to the DET40. Tackled by Charlie Ford. |
| 1-10-DET40 (4Q: 11:01) Bill Demory sacked by OLB Clyde Werner and DE Carl Wafer for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Don Morrison. |
| 2-15-DET35 (4Q: 10:14) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod, assisted by S Nate Crane. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-11-DET39 (4Q: 09:33) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tyrell Fleming. CB Allan Ellis defended the pass. |
| 4-11-DET39 (4Q: 09:25) Duane Carrell punted 33 yards. Bernie Jackson called for a fair catch at the ATL28. |
| 1-10-ATL28 (4Q: 09:17) Mack Herron ran a draw inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Charlie Weaver. |
| 2-9-ATL29 (4Q: 08:35) Wayne England sacked by DE Tim Rossovich for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by George Kunz. |
| 3-17-ATL21 (4Q: 08:10) Wayne England pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bo Rather. S Charlie West defended the pass. |
| 4-17-ATL21 (4Q: 08:01) Tom Wittum punted 34 yards. Charlie West called for a fair catch at the DET45. |
| 1-10-DET45 (4Q: 07:51) Carlos Spencer ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Randy Crowder, assisted by DE Carl Wafer. |
| 2-9-DET46 (4Q: 07:25) Bill Demory pass was intended for TE Charlie Sanders and was intercepted by S Nate Crane at the ATL47. The interception was returned 11 yards. Tackled by Charlie Sanders. |
| 1-10-DET42 (4Q: 07:15) Wayne England pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lionel Summers. OLB Ed O'Neil defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-DET42 (4Q: 07:06) Wayne England pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lionel Summers. DE Tim Rossovich hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-DET42 (4Q: 07:03) Wayne England pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bo Rather. DE Bill Gergory defended the pass. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-10-DET42 (4Q: 06:55) Tom Wittum punted 42 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (4Q: 06:48) Tyrone Hall ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Charlie Ford, assisted by DE Bennie Tapeh. |
| 2-7-DET23 (4Q: 06:04) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tyrell Fleming. S Nate Crane defended the pass. |
| 3-7-DET23 (4Q: 06:01) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Tyrell Fleming for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod. |
| 4-1-DET29 (4Q: 05:20) Duane Carrell punted 49 yards. Mack Herron returned the kick 17 yards to the ATL39. Tackled by Tom Hayes. |
| 1-10-ATL39 (4Q: 05:10) Mack Herron ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Mel Phillips. |
| 2-6-ATL43 (4Q: 04:26) Mack Herron ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Mel Phillips, assisted by S Doug Wyatt. |
| 3-4-ATL45 (4Q: 03:40) Wayne England pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lionel Summers. S Mel Phillips defended the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 4-4-ATL45 (4Q: 03:36) Tom Wittum punted 49 yards. The ball was downed at the DET06. |
| 1-10-DET06 (4Q: 03:26) Tyrone Hall ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by S Nate Crane. OLB John Pergine knocked down Sam Adams to break up the play. |
| 2-11-DET05 (4Q: 02:49) Bill Demory pass completed to RB Tyrone Hall for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-8-DET08 (4Q: 02:19) Bill Demory pass was dropped by WR Wally Francis. |
| 4-8-DET08 (4Q: 02:09) Duane Carrell punted 40 yards. Mack Herron called for a fair catch at the DET48. |
| 1-10-DET48 (4Q: 02:02) Vince Wilkerson ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Mel Phillips. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-6-DET44 (4Q: 01:54) Vince Wilkerson ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Charlie Weaver. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offsides. |
| 2-1-DET39 (4Q: 01:54) Mack Herron ran inside the right guard for 30 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. Key block delivered by George Kunz. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 1-9-DET09 (4Q: 01:45) Mack Herron ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Charlie Weaver. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 2-8-DET08 (4Q: 01:35) Mack Herron ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Greg Wojcik, assisted by DE Sherman White. DE Tim Rossovich knocked down Jeff Van Note to break up the play. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 3-6-DET06 (4Q: 01:25) Mack Herron ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Gergory. |
| 4-6-DET06 (4Q: 00:38) Ricky Fisher attempted a 23 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. A bad snap from center appeared to cause the miscue. |
| 1-10-DET20 (4Q: 00:31) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Lamont Marrow for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Charlie Ford. |
| 2-5-DET25 (4Q: 00:15) Bill Demory spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 3-5-DET25 (4Q: 00:10) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 3 yards. Tackled by S Nate Crane. |
| Final Score: Atlanta Falcons 17, Detroit Lions 14 |