Week 8, 2023

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	3	7	3	0	-	13
Atlanta Falcons	0	10	0	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:40 DET - Wes Kozak 38 field goal
2Q: 13:57 DET - Teddy Hastings 6 run (Wes Kozak extra point)
2Q: 09:58 ATL - Ike Perez 15 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 01:53 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 18 field goal
3Q: 02:34 DET - Wes Kozak 23 field goal
4Q: 10:15 ATL - Shawn Rehberg 1 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:40 DET - Wes Kozak 38 field goal
2Q: 13:57 DET - Teddy Hastings 6 run (Wes Kozak extra point)
2Q: 09:58 ATL - Ike Perez 15 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 01:53 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 18 field goal
3Q: 02:34 DET - Wes Kozak 23 field goal
4Q: 10:15 ATL - Shawn Rehberg 1 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)

Team Statistics DET ATL
Record 2-5 4-4
First Downs 20 22
- by Rushing 9 11
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 338 328
- Offensive Plays 58 60
- Yards per Play 5.83 5.47
Net Rushing Yards 176 168
- Rushing Attempts 29 35
- Yards per Rush 6.07 4.80
Net Passing Yards 162 160
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 18 - 0 24 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 170 167
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 5.59 6.40
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/13 4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 4.2
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/60 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/27
Kick Returns/Yards 2/73 3/47
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 24
Time of Possession 27:22 32:38

Team Statistics	DET	ATL
Record	2-5	4-4
First Downs	20	22
- by Rushing	9	11
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	338	328
- Offensive Plays	58	60
- Yards per Play	5.83	5.47
Net Rushing Yards	176	168
- Rushing Attempts	29	35
- Yards per Rush	6.07	4.80
Net Passing Yards	162	160
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 18 - 0	24 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	170	167
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	5.59	6.40
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/13	4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	4.2
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/60	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/27
Kick Returns/Yards	2/73	3/47
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 24
Time of Possession	27:22	32:38

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:28	OPP 49	8	28	Field Goal
1	6:43	2:23	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	3:01	4:14	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	9:49	2:59	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
2	1:46	1:46	OWN 34	6	46	Half
3	9:10	6:44	OWN 36	12	58	Field Goal
4	10:06	1:54	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	2:11	2:11	OWN 20	10	57	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:32	3:49	OWN 26	6	31	Punt
1	4:20	1:19	OWN 24	3	5	Punt
2	13:47	3:58	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
2	6:50	5:04	OWN 26	11	73	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:50	OWN 27	10	37	Fumble
3	2:26	7:20	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
4	8:12	6:01	OWN 20	11	42	Punt

Game MVP: Shawn Rehberg, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Sheldon	14	54	3.86	10	1	0
Teddy Hastings	11	100	9.09	40	3	1
Dexter Dodge	3	22	7.33	15	1	0
Alvin Ellis	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Shawn Rehberg	21	112	5.33	22	4	1
Broderick Darquea	9	29	3.22	8	0	0
Frankie Blincoe	5	27	5.40	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dexter Dodge	28	18	170	1/8	0	29	0	80.9

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blincoe	24	18	167	1/7	1	28	0	107.4

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Frankie Levenson	6	6	59	9.83	16	23
TE Chester Mariotti	4	5	53	13.25	19	29
WR Chris McCullough	2	2	16	8.00	0	9
WR Billy Joe Maxwell	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
WR Cary Bielby	1	3	9	9.00	0	9
RB Bo Sheldon	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
TE Clyde Erickson	1	1	12	12.00	4	12
TE Omar Money	1	2	11	11.00	0	11
RB Teddy Hastings	1	2	1	1.00	0	1
WR B.J. Brand	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bryan Dennis	9	12	106	11.78	26	28	0
WR Claude Adams	2	3	12	6.00	0	11	0
FB Ike Perez	2	3	25	12.50	19	15	1
WR Will Tanner	2	2	14	7.00	0	9	0
WR Gerald Buchanan	2	3	6	3.00	0	3	0
TE Edgar Owens	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Claude Hodges	0	1	0	0
Louis Hall	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Frankie Blincoe	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eugene Johnson	3	168	56.0	47.0	58	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	3	132	44.0	30.7	51	0

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wes Kozak	2/2	0/0	0/0	38	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Mattingly	1/1	0/0	0/0	18	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Grant Morton	1	16	16.0	0
Amos Hawkins	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Joe Maxwell	1	35	35.0	0
Adrian Cotchery	1	38	38.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kendrick Robak	3	47	15.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Adrian Cotchery	9	4	0.0	30	24
ILB Louis Hall	8	3	0.5	29	18
CB Calvin Liening	6	1	0.0	26	13
DT Claude Hodges	5	3	0.0	29	17
DT Randy Murray	4	3	0.5	23	15
DE Roman Conway	3	1	0.0	28	18
CB Luke Bickford	3	0	0.0	26	20
OLB Daniel Lewis	3	0	0.0	11	10
CB Mack Elling	2	2	0.0	14	9
DE Vinny Pritchett	2	1	0.0	23	15
ILB John Lynch	2	1	0.0	30	18
DT Renaldo Walsh	2	0	0.0	13	15
CB Ricardo Altuna	2	0	0.0	32	24
S Sherman Ferguson	1	1	0.0	19	16
OLB Peter Peters	0	1	0.0	7	7
DE Dana Newhart	0	1	0.0	20	15
S Ray Bilek	0	1	0.0	20	14

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Grant Morton	8	3	0.0	22	23
ILB Brett Cobb	6	1	0.0	24	22
DT Malcolm Bartholomew	5	1	0.5	22	23
CB Gus Barrett	4	2	0.0	23	24
OLB Oliver Hanson	4	1	0.0	16	11
DT Winston Ansara	2	3	0.5	16	7
CB Max Midget	2	3	0.0	24	24
DE Juan Norried	2	1	0.0	25	22
S Winfred Dillon	2	1	0.0	10	17
CB Norman Henry	2	1	0.0	11	13
CB Winfred Cooley	2	1	0.0	14	19
ILB Norm Sapia	2	0	0.0	15	9
OLB Craig Lyon	2	0	0.0	17	21
S Marlon Paswater	1	1	0.0	25	25
DE Jamie Lincoln	1	0	0.0	14	18
S Nate Accimus	1	0	0.0	7	8
DE Kris Mathis	1	0	0.0	18	15
DT Louis Nieves	0	1	0.0	8	8
DT Omar Blackburn	0	1	0.0	7	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Randy Murray	0.5	2	0	15
ILB Louis Hall	0.5	0	0	18
DE Vinny Pritchett	0.0	1	1	15

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Malcolm Bartholomew	0.5	0	0	0	23
DT Winston Ansara	0.5	0	0	0	7
ILB Norm Sapia	0.0	1	0	0	9
DE Juan Norried	0.0	0	1	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Calvin Liening	4	1	13
OLB Daniel Lewis	3	1	10
ILB Louis Hall	3	0	18
CB Mack Elling	2	0	9
CB Ricardo Altuna	2	0	24
DT Randy Murray	1	0	15
S Adrian Cotchery	1	0	24
CB Luke Bickford	1	0	20
S Sherman Ferguson	1	0	16

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Gus Barrett	3	0	24
OLB Craig Lyon	2	1	21
ILB Norm Sapia	2	0	9
S Winfred Dillon	2	0	17
S Grant Morton	2	0	23
CB Winfred Cooley	2	0	19
ILB Brett Cobb	1	1	22
S Marlon Paswater	1	1	25
DE Jamie Lincoln	1	0	18
S Nate Accimus	1	0	8
OLB Oliver Hanson	1	0	11
DE Kris Mathis	0	1	15
CB Max Midget	0	1	24

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Quimby	4	7	1	29	1	27
Terrell Forbes	3	7	0	27	0	26
Alvin Ellis	2	2	1	23	0	18
Larry Jagger	1	3	0	29	0	28
Chester Mariotti	1	1	0	18	0	19
Clifton Cote	0	4	0	28	0	29
Eric Lester	0	1	0	23	0	21
Grant Porter	0	1	0	2	0	4

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Johnnie Hogrefe	3	7	0	32	1	24
Mario Sanford	3	7	0	33	0	23
Ike Perez	2	4	1	28	0	17
Leroy Keith	2	3	0	29	0	20
Phil Tikaran	2	3	0	33	0	19
Kirk Chapman	1	3	0	8	0	7
Roger Thornton	1	2	0	29	0	22
Kirk Gardner	0	1	0	22	0	13
Danny McClendon	0	1	0	11	0	10

Special Teams Statistics

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Luke Bickford	1	16
Teddy Hastings	1	16
Omar Money	1	12
Cary Bielby	1	8
Dean Dresslar	1	5
Peter Peters	0	15
Mo Garrett	0	13
Billy Joe Maxwell	0	11
Mack Elling	0	8
Christian Crane	0	7
Wes Kozak	0	6
Eugene Johnson	0	5
Larry Jagger	0	5
Adrian Cotchery	0	5
Clifton Cote	0	5
Sherman Ferguson	0	5
Grant Porter	0	5
Clyde Erickson	0	5
Rico Schleinat	0	5
Alvin Ellis	0	4
Dana Newhart	0	4
Frankie Levenson	0	4
Calvin Liening	0	4
Claude Hodges	0	3
Daniel Lewis	0	3
John Lynch	0	2
Randy Murray	0	1
Vinny Pritchett	0	1
Renaldo Walsh	0	1
Louis Hall	0	1
Ricardo Altuna	0	1
Roman Conway	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Norman Henry	1	11
Amos Hawkins	1	9
Broderick Darquea	0	15
Norm Sapia	0	13
Oliver Hanson	0	13
Edgar Owens	0	12
Claude Adams	0	11
Ike Perez	0	9
Winfred Dillon	0	9
Casey Fairbairn	0	9
Kendrick Robak	0	7
Charlie Mattingly	0	5
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	4
Troy Branch	0	4
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	4
Danny McClendon	0	4
Kirk Chapman	0	4
Kris Mathis	0	4
Winfred Cooley	0	4
Jamie Lincoln	0	3
Kirk Gardner	0	3
Grant Morton	0	3
Randall Osborne	0	3
Louie Podbevsek	0	3
Marlon Paswater	0	3
Leroy Keith	0	2
Malcolm Bartholomew	0	2
Brett Cobb	0	2
Winston Ansara	0	2
Phil Tikaran	0	2
Louis Nieves	0	2
Gus Barrett	0	2
Max Midget	0	2
Juan Norried	0	1
Nate Accimus	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	62	5.6
Middle	8	38	4.8
Right	10	76	7.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	25	3.6
Middle	16	79	4.9
Right	12	64	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dexter Dodge	28	18	2	0	1	5	1	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Blincoe	24	18	1	0	1	2	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	67	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	103	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	15	15.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	110	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	42	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Frankie Levenson	6	6	0	59	1	17
TE Chester Mariotti	5	4	0	53	1	19
WR Cary Bielby	3	1	0	9	0	17
WR Billy Joe Maxwell	2	1	0	6	0	8
TE Omar Money	2	1	0	11	0	10
WR Chris McCullough	2	2	0	16	0	10
RB Teddy Hastings	2	1	1	1	0	16
WR B.J. Brand	2	0	0	0	0	15
RB Bo Sheldon	1	1	0	3	0	13
TE Clyde Erickson	1	1	0	12	0	1

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryan Dennis	12	9	1	106	1	24
WR Claude Adams	3	2	0	12	0	5
FB Ike Perez	3	2	0	25	0	17
WR Gerald Buchanan	3	2	0	6	0	19
WR Will Tanner	2	2	0	14	0	8
TE Edgar Owens	1	1	0	4	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Sheldon	3	-2	-0.67	3.86
Teddy Hastings	2	12	6.00	9.09

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Shawn Rehberg	3	10	3.33	5.33
Frankie Blincoe	1	6	6.00	5.40
Broderick Darquea	1	0	0.00	3.22

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dexter Dodge	3	1	7	2.33	6.07

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Blincoe	5	4	34	6.80	6.96

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Billy Joe Maxwell	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
TE Frankie Levenson	1	1	7	7.00	9.83

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Ike Perez	2	1	15	7.50	8.33
TE Edgar Owens	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
WR Claude Adams	1	1	11	11.00	4.00
WR Bryan Dennis	1	1	4	4.00	8.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Dexter Dodge	2	1
Teddy Hastings	2	2

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Shawn Rehberg	3	2
Broderick Darquea	2	0
Frankie Blincoe	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dexter Dodge	9	5	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	3	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Frankie Levenson	3	3	3
WR Billy Joe Maxwell	2	1	0
TE Chester Mariotti	1	1	1
RB Teddy Hastings	1	0	0
WR B.J. Brand	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryan Dennis	3	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,000 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (22,200)
End Zone 11,200 (16,000)
Mezzanine 6,500 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 9,800 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,300 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,000 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (22,200)
End Zone	11,200 (16,000)
Mezzanine	6,500 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	9,800 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,300 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (5,000)