| Played in Atlanta, GA, weather: 54 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind. |
| Atlanta won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Mercury Tchaikovski kicked off 74 yards from the DET30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (1Q: 15:00) Reuben Fields pass completed to TE Len Garrett for 3 yards. Tackled by S Charlie West. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-7-ATL23 (1Q: 14:24) Reuben Fields pass completed to TE Russ Francis for 9 yards. Tackled by S Mel Phillips. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-ATL32 (1Q: 13:55) Mack Herron ran outside the right tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. Key block delivered by Travis Roach. |
| 1-10-ATL43 (1Q: 13:16) Mack Herron ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Sherman White. |
| 2-9-ATL44 (1Q: 12:50) Reuben Fields pass completed to TE Russ Francis for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. |
| 3-2-DET49 (1Q: 12:24) Mack Herron ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Herb Orvis, assisted by S Charlie West. Key block delivered by Russ Francis. |
| 1-10-DET45 (1Q: 11:56) Reuben Fields pass completed to WR Ken Grandberry for 16 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Doug Wyatt. Grandberry gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET29 (1Q: 11:34) Reuben Fields pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lionel Summers. CB Skip Thomas defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DET29 (1Q: 11:25) Mack Herron ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil, assisted by S Mel Phillips. |
| 3-8-DET27 (1Q: 10:39) Reuben Fields pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Russ Francis. CB Skip Thomas defended the pass. |
| 4-8-DET27 (1Q: 10:31) Ricky Fisher attempted a 44 yard field goal and succeeded. Atlanta 3, Detroit 0 |
| (1Q: 10:24) Ricky Fisher kicked off 48 yards from the ATL30. Wally Francis returned the ball 15 yards to the DET37. Tackled by Jim Robinson. |
| 1-10-DET37 (1Q: 09:55) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Jack Dolbin for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Rolland Lawrence. |
| 2-6-DET41 (1Q: 09:20) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE John Zook, assisted by ILB Tom MacLeod. Key block delivered by John Didion. |
| 1-10-DET47 (1Q: 08:53) Jess Phillips ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Rowe, assisted by ILB Steve Shull. Key block delivered by Paul Fersen. |
| 2-4-ATL47 (1Q: 08:28) Jess Phillips ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod, assisted by OLB Richie Minter. |
| 3-1-ATL44 (1Q: 07:41) Bill Demory pass completed to RB Jess Phillips for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB John Pergine, assisted by CB Ernie McGee. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-ATL43 (1Q: 07:21) Bill Demory pass was dropped by WR Lamont Marrow. |
| 2-10-ATL43 (1Q: 07:15) Carlos Spencer ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod. |
| 3-6-ATL39 (1Q: 06:50) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Frank Lewis. DT Randy Crowder hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-ATL39 (1Q: 06:46) Jeff West punted 39 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (1Q: 06:40) Reuben Fields pass completed to TE Len Garrett for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Ball. |
| 2-5-ATL25 (1Q: 06:10) Reuben Fields pass completed to FB Mark Van Eeghen for 3 yards. Tackled by S Chuck Crist. |
| 3-2-ATL28 (1Q: 05:29) Vince Wilkerson ran a draw inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Herb Orvis, assisted by OLB Ed O'Neil. |
| 4-1-ATL29 (1Q: 04:51) Tom Wittum punted 43 yards. Lem Barney returned the kick 2 yards to the DET30. Tackled by Willie Frazier. |
| 1-10-DET30 (1Q: 04:44) Bill Demory pass completed to FB Horace King for 0 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Ernie McGee. |
| 2-10-DET30 (1Q: 03:56) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 12 yards. Tackled by S Ralph McGill. Francis gained 4 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-DET42 (1Q: 03:47) Bill Demory pass completed to RB Carlos Spencer for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod. |
| 2-8-DET44 (1Q: 03:13) Carlos Spencer ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by S Ralph McGill, assisted by S Bernie Jackson. |
| 3-1-ATL49 (1Q: 02:26) Carlos Spencer ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Randy Logan, assisted by CB Rolland Lawrence. Key block delivered by Tom Luken. |
| 1-10-ATL47 (1Q: 01:56) Carlos Spencer ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Ralph McGill, assisted by DE Coy Bacon. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Earl Thomas to the ATL48. |
| 2-11-ATL48 (1Q: 01:26) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod. Key block delivered by Charlie Sanders. |
| 3-1-ATL38 (1Q: 01:01) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB John Pergine. Francis gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL26 (1Q: 00:17) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Pear. Key block delivered by Sam Adams. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-5-ATL21 (2Q: 15:00) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 2-10-ATL26 (2Q: 14:52) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Lamont Marrow for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Van Terry. Marrow gained 1 yard after the catch. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-ATL36 (2Q: 14:42) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lamont Marrow. CB Allan Ellis defended the pass. |
| 3-20-ATL36 (2Q: 14:32) Bill Demory pass was intended for WR Jack Dolbin and was intercepted by CB Rolland Lawrence at the ATL22. The interception was returned 6 yards. Tackled by Horace King. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-ATL28 (2Q: 14:24) Vince Wilkerson ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Lem Barney. |
| 2-7-ATL31 (2Q: 13:55) Vince Wilkerson ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Tilleman, assisted by CB Skip Thomas. |
| 3-8-ATL30 (2Q: 13:19) Reuben Fields pass was dropped by TE Russ Francis. |
| 4-8-ATL30 (2Q: 13:09) Tom Wittum punted 55 yards. The ball was downed at the DET15. |
| 1-10-DET15 (2Q: 12:58) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Earl Thomas. DE Coy Bacon drove right through Ronnie Carroll to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-10-DET15 (2Q: 12:53) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 21 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Richie Minter, assisted by CB Allan Ellis. Francis gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET36 (2Q: 12:12) Bill Demory pass completed to RB Jess Phillips for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Allan Ellis. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-ATL38 (2Q: 12:06) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Lamont Marrow for 2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Richie Minter, assisted by S Ralph McGill. |
| 2-8-ATL36 (2Q: 11:22) Carlos Spencer ran inside the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by DT Randy Crowder, assisted by OLB John Pergine. |
| 3-11-ATL39 (2Q: 10:41) Bill Demory pass completed to RB Jess Phillips for 23 yards. Tackled by S Ralph McGill. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-ATL16 (2Q: 09:55) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod, assisted by DE Carl Wafer. |
| 2-8-ATL14 (2Q: 09:22) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Jack Dolbin for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Carl Wafer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-4-ATL10 (2Q: 08:59) Bill Demory pass completed to TE Charlie Sanders for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Detroit 6, Atlanta 3 |
| (2Q: 08:59) Extra point by Mercury Tchaikovski was good. Detroit 7, Atlanta 3 |
| (2Q: 08:53) Mercury Tchaikovski kicked off 67 yards from the DET30. Ken Grandberry returned the ball 27 yards to the ATL30. Tackled by Horace King. |
| 1-10-ATL30 (2Q: 08:19) Mack Herron ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Tilleman. |
| 2-6-ATL34 (2Q: 07:33) Mack Herron ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Herb Orvis, assisted by CB Lem Barney. |
| 3-5-ATL35 (2Q: 07:03) Reuben Fields pass completed to FB Mark Van Eeghen for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Skip Thomas. |
| 4-6-ATL34 (2Q: 06:40) Tom Wittum punted 36 yards. Lem Barney returned the kick 2 yards to the DET32. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-DET21 (2Q: 06:29) Bill Demory pass was dropped by TE Charlie Sanders. |
| 2-10-DET21 (2Q: 06:23) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jorge Ballard, assisted by DE John Zook. |
| 3-7-DET24 (2Q: 05:37) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Frank Lewis for 14 yards. Tackled by S Bernie Jackson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Lewis gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by ATL Bernie Jackson for 15 yards to the DET23. |
| 1-10-DET23 (2Q: 05:29) Reuben Fields pass completed to WR Lionel Summers for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-DET33 (2Q: 05:23) Mack Herron ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Skip Thomas, assisted by DT Mike Tilleman. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET S Mel Phillips to the DET30. |
| 1-10-DET30 (2Q: 05:16) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Frank Lewis for 16 yards. Tackled by S Bernie Jackson. Lewis gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET46 (2Q: 04:54) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Lamont Marrow for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Richie Minter. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-5-ATL49 (2Q: 04:09) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Earl Thomas. DE Coy Bacon hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-5-ATL49 (2Q: 04:05) Bill Demory pass completed to RB Jess Phillips for 7 yards. Tackled by S Bernie Jackson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-ATL42 (2Q: 03:32) Bill Demory pass completed to TE Charlie Sanders for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Ernie McGee. |
| 2-1-ATL33 (2Q: 03:11) Carlos Spencer ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Carl Wafer. Key block delivered by Charlie Sanders. |
| 1-10-ATL29 (2Q: 02:49) Bill Demory sacked by DE Carl Wafer and DT Randy Crowder for a loss of 3 yards. Sack allowed by Ronnie Carroll. |
| 2-13-ATL32 (2Q: 02:33) Carlos Spencer ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod, assisted by DT Dave Pear. |
| 3-7-ATL26 (2Q: 02:12) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Frank Lewis for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Allan Ellis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Lewis gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-3-ATL22 (2Q: 02:00) Mercury Tchaikovski attempted a 39 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-ATL29 (2Q: 01:53) Mack Herron ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Doug Wyatt, assisted by DT Herb Orvis. Key block delivered by Jon Morris. Morris ran over Ed O'Neil to set up the play. |
| 2-4-ATL35 (2Q: 01:36) Reuben Fields pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Robert Miller. DE Tim Rossovich hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-4-ATL35 (2Q: 01:27) Reuben Fields pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Robert Miller. DT Herb Orvis drove right through Travis Roach to hurry the quarterback. |
| 4-4-ATL35 (2Q: 01:21) Tom Wittum punted 62 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the DET03. |
| 1-10-DET03 (2Q: 01:14) Jess Phillips ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB John Pergine. |
| 2-8-DET05 (2Q: 00:44) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Randy Logan, assisted by DE Coy Bacon. |
| Atlanta called a time out. |
| 3-3-DET10 (2Q: 00:33) Bill Demory pass completed to TE Earl Thomas for 10 yards. Tackled by S Ralph McGill, assisted by S Bernie Jackson. Thomas gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Ricky Fisher kicked off 53 yards from the ATL30. Charlie West returned the ball 17 yards to the DET34. Tackled by Bernie Jackson. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-DET16 (3Q: 14:28) Bill Demory pass completed to RB Carlos Spencer for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB John Pergine. |
| 2-5-DET21 (3Q: 13:47) Carlos Spencer ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Carl Wafer, assisted by DE Coy Bacon. Key block delivered by Don Morrison. |
| 1-10-DET29 (3Q: 13:07) Jess Phillips ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Randy Logan. |
| 2-12-DET27 (3Q: 12:36) Bill Demory pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Bruce Coslet. DT Dave Pear blocked the pass. |
| 3-12-DET27 (3Q: 12:30) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Frank Lewis for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Allan Ellis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-DET36 (3Q: 12:01) Jeff West punted 35 yards. Mack Herron called for a fair catch at the ATL29. |
| 1-10-ATL29 (3Q: 11:54) Reuben Fields pass completed to TE Len Garrett for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Varty, assisted by CB Lem Barney. |
| 2-4-ATL35 (3Q: 11:11) Reuben Fields pass completed to WR Jim Robinson for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. |
| 1-10-ATL40 (3Q: 10:38) Mack Herron ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Doug Wyatt. |
| 2-8-ATL42 (3Q: 09:54) Reuben Fields sacked by DT Herb Orvis and DE Sherman White for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Dave Burk. |
| 3-13-ATL37 (3Q: 09:17) Reuben Fields pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Jim Robinson. DE Tim Rossovich blocked the pass. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-13-ATL37 (3Q: 09:11) Tom Wittum punted 58 yards. The ball was downed at the DET05. |
| 1-10-DET05 (3Q: 09:03) Carlos Spencer ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Randy Logan, assisted by DE Coy Bacon. |
| 2-8-DET07 (3Q: 08:20) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jack Dolbin. CB Allan Ellis knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 3-8-DET07 (3Q: 08:10) Bill Demory pass completed to RB Jess Phillips for 7 yards. Tackled by S Bernie Jackson, assisted by CB Rolland Lawrence. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-DET14 (3Q: 07:25) Jeff West punted 47 yards. Mack Herron returned the kick 16 yards to the DET45. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Clipping on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-ATL37 (3Q: 07:16) Vince Wilkerson ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Charlie Weaver, assisted by DT Greg Wojcik. |
| 2-11-ATL36 (3Q: 06:32) Vince Wilkerson ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Doug Wyatt. |
| 3-10-ATL37 (3Q: 06:00) Reuben Fields sacked by DE Tim Rossovich for a loss of 13 yards. Sack allowed by Jeff Van Note. |
| 4-23-ATL24 (3Q: 05:34) Tom Wittum punted 42 yards. Lem Barney returned the kick 8 yards to the DET42. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-DET30 (3Q: 05:23) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jack Dolbin. DE John Zook hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DET30 (3Q: 05:19) Jess Phillips ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Ken Mitchell, assisted by OLB Jorge Ballard. |
| 3-11-DET29 (3Q: 04:46) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Lamont Marrow for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Ernie McGee. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET40 (3Q: 04:10) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Ernie McGee, assisted by OLB John Pergine. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-DET30 (3Q: 04:02) Jess Phillips ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod. |
| 2-17-DET33 (3Q: 03:36) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wally Francis. DE John Zook hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-17-DET33 (3Q: 03:33) Bill Demory sacked by DE John Zook for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Ronnie Carroll. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET John Didion on the DET28. |
| 4-22-DET28 (3Q: 03:10) Jeff West punted 42 yards. Mack Herron returned the kick -8 yards to the ATL22. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (3Q: 03:03) Mack Herron ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Lem Barney, assisted by DE Tim Rossovich. |
| 2-9-ATL21 (3Q: 02:23) Reuben Fields pass was dropped by TE Len Garrett. |
| 3-9-ATL21 (3Q: 02:19) Reuben Fields pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Russ Francis. S Doug Wyatt defended the pass. |
| 4-9-ATL21 (3Q: 02:10) Tom Wittum punted 27 yards. Lem Barney called for a fair catch at the ATL48. |
| 1-10-ATL48 (3Q: 02:02) Carlos Spencer ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB John Pergine, assisted by DT Dave Pear. Key block delivered by Paul Howard. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Illegal Motion. |
| 1-15-DET47 (3Q: 01:54) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Randy Logan. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-7-ATL45 (3Q: 01:19) Bill Demory pass completed to RB Jess Phillips for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB John Pergine. |
| 1-10-ATL37 (3Q: 00:44) Bill Demory pass completed to RB Jess Phillips for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod. Phillips gained 4 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-ATL32 (3Q: 00:39) Jess Phillips ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Dave Pear. |
| 2-4-ATL31 (3Q: 00:13) Bill Demory pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Charlie Sanders. |
| 3-4-ATL31 (3Q: 00:09) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Lamont Marrow for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB John Pergine. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 4-1-ATL28 (4Q: 15:00) Mercury Tchaikovski attempted a 45 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 10, Atlanta 3 |
| (4Q: 14:54) Mercury Tchaikovski kicked off 57 yards from the DET30. Ken Grandberry returned the ball 28 yards to the ATL41. Tackled by Wally Francis. |
| 1-10-ATL41 (4Q: 14:24) Reuben Fields pass completed to TE Russ Francis for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Charlie Weaver. Francis gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-5-ATL46 (4Q: 13:43) Reuben Fields pass completed to FB Mark Van Eeghen for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. |
| 3-3-ATL48 (4Q: 13:16) Reuben Fields pass completed to TE Len Garrett for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Ball. Garrett gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET37 (4Q: 12:42) Reuben Fields sacked by DT Herb Orvis for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Jon Morris. |
| 2-19-DET46 (4Q: 12:09) Reuben Fields pass completed to FB Mark Van Eeghen for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-10-DET37 (4Q: 11:27) Reuben Fields pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jim Robinson. CB Skip Thomas defended the pass. |
| 4-10-DET37 (4Q: 11:18) Tom Wittum punted 37 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (4Q: 11:12) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Ernie McGee. |
| 2-4-DET26 (4Q: 10:27) Carlos Spencer ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE John Zook, assisted by OLB John Pergine. |
| 3-3-DET27 (4Q: 10:03) Carlos Spencer ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Randy Crowder, assisted by ILB Tom MacLeod. Key block delivered by John Didion. |
| 1-10-DET31 (4Q: 09:29) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Horace King. CB Ernie McGee defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DET31 (4Q: 09:26) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Randy Logan, assisted by DT Dave Rowe. PENALTY: Detroit was called for an Illegal Formation. |
| 2-15-DET26 (4Q: 09:20) Carlos Spencer ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE John Zook. |
| 3-14-DET27 (4Q: 08:51) Bill Demory pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Charlie Sanders. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-14-DET27 (4Q: 08:45) Jeff West punted 37 yards. Mack Herron returned the kick -2 yards to the ATL34. Tackled by Tom Hayes. |
| 1-10-ATL34 (4Q: 08:36) Vince Wilkerson ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Tim Rossovich, assisted by DT Bob Pollard. Key block delivered by Travis Roach. |
| 2-3-ATL41 (4Q: 08:01) Vince Wilkerson ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Charlie West, assisted by OLB Ed O'Neil. |
| 3-3-ATL41 (4Q: 07:21) Reuben Fields pass was intended for WR Jim Robinson and was intercepted by S Mel Phillips at the ATL47. The interception was returned 18 yards. Tackled by Jim Robinson. |
| 1-10-ATL29 (4Q: 07:13) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jack Dolbin. ILB Tom MacLeod defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-ATL29 (4Q: 07:07) Carlos Spencer ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod. |
| 3-6-ATL25 (4Q: 06:22) Bill Demory pass was dropped by RB Jess Phillips. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 4-6-ATL25 (4Q: 06:17) Mercury Tchaikovski attempted a 42 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 13, Atlanta 3 |
| (4Q: 06:09) Mercury Tchaikovski kicked off 68 yards from the DET30. Ken Grandberry returned the ball 36 yards to the ATL38. Tackled by Ron Hornsby. Atlanta's Van Terry was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-ATL38 (4Q: 05:48) Mack Herron ran outside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by S Chuck Crist. |
| 2-13-ATL35 (4Q: 05:13) Reuben Fields pass completed to WR Robert Miller for 4 yards. Tackled by S Mel Phillips. |
| 3-9-ATL39 (4Q: 04:51) Reuben Fields pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ken Grandberry. S Doug Wyatt defended the pass. |
| 4-9-ATL39 (4Q: 04:47) Reuben Fields pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lionel Summers. OLB Ed O'Neil hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-ATL39 (4Q: 04:39) Carlos Spencer ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Rowe. Key block delivered by Charlie Sanders. PENALTY: Detroit was called for an Illegal Formation. |
| 1-15-ATL44 (4Q: 04:33) Jess Phillips ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE John Zook, assisted by CB Allan Ellis. Key block delivered by Paul Fersen. |
| 2-9-ATL38 (4Q: 03:48) Carlos Spencer ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE John Zook, assisted by ILB Steve Shull. |
| 3-2-ATL31 (4Q: 03:03) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Ralph McGill, assisted by DT Randy Crowder. |
| 4-1-ATL30 (4Q: 02:16) Mercury Tchaikovski attempted a 47 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-ATL37 (4Q: 02:08) Reuben Fields pass was dropped by WR Lionel Summers. |
| 2-10-ATL37 (4Q: 02:02) Reuben Fields pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Willie Frazier. CB Skip Thomas defended the pass. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-10-ATL37 (4Q: 01:53) Reuben Fields pass completed to TE Len Garrett for 13 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. Garrett gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL50 (4Q: 01:46) Reuben Fields pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Len Garrett. S Mel Phillips knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 2-10-ATL50 (4Q: 01:37) Reuben Fields pass completed to FB Mark Van Eeghen for 10 yards. Tackled by S Doug Wyatt, assisted by S Mel Phillips. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DET40 (4Q: 01:21) Reuben Fields pass completed to TE Russ Francis for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Tom Hayes. |
| 2-6-DET36 (4Q: 01:04) Reuben Fields pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Russ Francis. S Chuck Crist defended the pass. |
| 3-6-DET36 (4Q: 00:55) Reuben Fields pass completed to WR Jim Robinson for 11 yards. Tackled by S Charlie West. |
| Atlanta called a time out. |
| 1-10-DET25 (4Q: 00:47) Reuben Fields pass completed to FB Mark Van Eeghen for 2 yards. Tackled by S Chuck Crist. |
| Atlanta called a time out. |
| 2-8-DET23 (4Q: 00:36) Reuben Fields pass completed to WR Jim Robinson for 14 yards. Tackled by S Mel Phillips. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Atlanta called a time out. |
| 1-9-DET09 (4Q: 00:28) Reuben Fields pass was dropped by TE Willie Frazier. |
| 2-9-DET09 (4Q: 00:21) Reuben Fields pass completed to TE Len Garrett for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-1-DET01 (4Q: 00:05) Reuben Fields pass completed to RB Vince Wilkerson for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. |
| Final Score: Detroit Lions 13, Atlanta Falcons 3 |