Week 3, 2061

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	0	3	0	7	-	10
Atlanta Falcons	0	3	14	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
2Q: 03:50 DET - Omar Mason 26 field goal
2Q: 00:03 ATL - Phil Conley 44 field goal
3Q: 09:37 ATL - Cory Atkins 7 pass from Gregory Eppright (Phil Conley extra point)
3Q: 00:24 ATL - Rodney Mendenhall 2 pass from Gregory Eppright (Phil Conley extra point)
4Q: 09:02 DET - Chester Hampton 3 pass from Darius England (Omar Mason extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 03:50 DET - Omar Mason 26 field goal
2Q: 00:03 ATL - Phil Conley 44 field goal
3Q: 09:37 ATL - Cory Atkins 7 pass from Gregory Eppright (Phil Conley extra point)
3Q: 00:24 ATL - Rodney Mendenhall 2 pass from Gregory Eppright (Phil Conley extra point)
4Q: 09:02 DET - Chester Hampton 3 pass from Darius England (Omar Mason extra point)

Team Statistics DET ATL
Record 0-3 3-0
First Downs 12 25
- by Rushing 1 14
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 241 418
- Offensive Plays 52 71
- Yards per Play 4.63 5.89
Net Rushing Yards 50 227
- Rushing Attempts 21 37
- Yards per Rush 2.38 6.14
Net Passing Yards 191 191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 17 - 1 32 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 203 198
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 2/7
- Yards per Pass Play 6.16 5.62
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/65 9/65
Punt Returns/Yards 3/37 3/9
Kick Returns/Yards 1/41 3/53
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 19
Time of Possession 26:22 33:38

Team Statistics	DET	ATL
Record	0-3	3-0
First Downs	12	25
- by Rushing	1	14
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	241	418
- Offensive Plays	52	71
- Yards per Play	4.63	5.89
Net Rushing Yards	50	227
- Rushing Attempts	21	37
- Yards per Rush	2.38	6.14
Net Passing Yards	191	191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 17 - 1	32 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	203	198
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	2/7
- Yards per Pass Play	6.16	5.62
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/65	9/65
Punt Returns/Yards	3/37	3/9
Kick Returns/Yards	1/41	3/53
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 19
Time of Possession	26:22	33:38

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:25	OWN 25	6	31	Interception
1	7:43	1:04	OWN 1	3	8	Punt
1	6:28	0:42	OWN 41	3	0	Punt
1	2:52	3:09	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
2	12:48	1:19	OWN 29	3	8	Punt
2	9:04	5:21	OWN 20	13	71	Field Goal
3	9:29	3:12	OWN 25	6	22	Punt
3	0:18	1:49	OPP 49	3	-4	Punt
4	12:36	3:43	OWN 28	7	72	Touchdown
4	6:50	2:09	OPP 48	3	-13	Punt

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:35	4:52	OWN 4	9	41	Punt
1	6:39	0:11	OWN 46	1	0	Interception
1	5:46	2:54	OWN 20	5	37	Punt
2	14:43	1:55	OWN 18	4	20	Punt
2	11:29	2:25	OWN 29	5	22	Punt
2	3:43	3:43	OWN 24	8	49	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:31	OWN 16	10	84	Touchdown
3	6:17	5:59	OWN 11	12	89	Touchdown
4	13:29	0:53	OWN 18	3	4	Punt
4	8:53	2:03	OWN 16	3	5	Punt
4	4:41	4:41	OWN 16	11	47	Game

Game MVP: Gregory Eppright, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jeffrey Garrett	9	28	3.11	10	1
RB Lance Cencerik	8	10	1.25	4	0
QB Darius England	2	11	5.50	10	1
RB Morris Hatteberg	2	1	0.50	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Micah Lightfoot	22	146	6.64	30	6
QB Gregory Eppright	6	24	4.00	10	1
RB Peyton Nixon	5	36	7.20	13	2
FB Cedric Murray	4	21	5.25	21	1

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Darius England	29	17	203	2/12	1	40	1	77.2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gregory Eppright	32	21	198	2/7	2	31	1	90.4

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Erik Coyne	7	11	102	14.57	34	40	0
WR Chester Hampton	4	10	34	8.50	0	17	1
TE Anthony Patton	4	4	49	12.25	7	18	0
RB Morris Hatteberg	1	2	6	6.00	6	6	0
FB Shaun Stone	1	2	12	12.00	15	12	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cory Atkins	6	11	50	8.33	17	10	1
TE Rodney Mendenhall	4	4	33	8.25	10	13	1
WR Wyatt Codie	4	7	71	17.75	45	31	0
FB Cedric Murray	2	2	10	5.00	0	6	0
WR Deion Mayes	2	2	20	10.00	0	14	0
RB Peyton Nixon	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Clifton Blackwell	1	3	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Alec Sherman	1	1	4	4.00	2	4	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Sherman Cote	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Mo Reed	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ernie White	7	287	41.0	39.7	51	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edwin Wayne	6	293	48.8	36.0	58	2

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Omar Mason	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Conley	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnold Rasmussen	3	37	12.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marcus Dulaney	3	9	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chester Hampton	1	41	41.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alexis Tanner	3	53	17.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Sherman Cote	15	5	0.0	36	30
OLB Rod Rodriguez	6	0	0.0	21	12
OLB Trent Compton	6	0	0.0	20	25
S Leland Fisk	4	2	0.0	35	26
DT Deon Rood	3	1	0.5	20	25
CB Richard Nahstoll	3	1	0.0	36	33
S Jumbo Warden	3	0	0.0	2	8
DT Orlando Riordan	2	0	1.0	18	11
DT Braxton Bishop	2	0	0.5	25	19
S Harold Holliday	2	2	0.0	36	33
OLB Vince Gilmore	2	0	0.0	6	4
CB Marco Sawyer	2	0	0.0	21	13
CB Brayden Givens	2	0	0.0	16	21
OLB Miguel Lindsay	1	3	0.0	33	33
CB Darryl Malamala	1	1	0.0	24	30
ILB Abraham Kipp	1	1	0.0	13	4
WR Erik Coyne	1	0	---	---	---
DE Kerry Montgomery	1	0	0.0	12	8
DE Daniel Turner	0	1	0.0	31	32

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Nate LaBorde	9	1	1.0	18	31
OLB Alexander Robbins	5	0	0.0	10	24
CB Dean Gaines	5	0	0.0	21	31
CB Everett Cade	3	3	0.0	21	31
DT Clarence Vallery	3	2	0.0	19	30
ILB Jeff Cavazos	2	1	1.0	17	19
S Tyrus Perez	2	2	0.0	21	31
DE Alan Fields	2	0	0.0	16	19
CB James Joyner	2	0	0.0	12	8
OLB Manuel Venable	1	1	0.0	16	19
DT Carter Gougeon	1	1	0.0	17	18
OLB Ronald Mathews	1	0	0.0	1	2
S Marcus Dulaney	1	0	0.0	0	2
WR Cory Atkins	1	0	---	---	---
S Mo Reed	1	0	0.0	21	29
CB Devin Jefferson	1	0	0.0	4	9
DE Dean Upshaw	0	1	0.0	10	16
DT Tre Bohannon	0	1	0.0	3	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Orlando Riordan	1.0	0	1	0	11
DT Braxton Bishop	0.5	1	0	1	19
DT Deon Rood	0.5	0	0	0	25
DE Daniel Turner	0.0	0	2	0	32
OLB Miguel Lindsay	0.0	0	1	0	33

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Nate LaBorde	1.0	1	0	31
ILB Jeff Cavazos	1.0	0	0	19
OLB Alexander Robbins	0.0	1	0	24
DT Carter Gougeon	0.0	1	0	18
DT Clarence Vallery	0.0	1	0	30
DE Dean Upshaw	0.0	0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Leland Fisk	4	0	0	26
OLB Trent Compton	4	0	0	25
S Jumbo Warden	3	1	0	8
CB Richard Nahstoll	2	0	0	33
OLB Vince Gilmore	2	0	0	4
S Harold Holliday	1	1	0	33
ILB Sherman Cote	1	0	1	30
CB Darryl Malamala	1	0	0	30
DT Deon Rood	1	0	0	25
CB Marco Sawyer	1	0	0	13
CB Brayden Givens	1	0	0	21

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Alexander Robbins	4	2	0	24
CB Dean Gaines	2	1	0	31
DE Nate LaBorde	2	0	0	31
CB Everett Cade	2	0	0	31
CB James Joyner	2	0	0	8
S Tyrus Perez	1	1	0	31
S Marcus Dulaney	1	0	0	2
DT Clarence Vallery	1	0	0	30
ILB Jeff Cavazos	1	0	0	19
CB Devin Jefferson	1	0	0	9
S Mo Reed	0	0	1	29

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
TE Anthony Patton	1	2	19	0	30
G Rick Tepper	0	4	21	1	31
G Philip Bradford	0	4	13	0	22
T Ike Perkins	0	4	21	0	31
C Julio O'Donnell	0	3	8	0	9
T Wendell Burroughs	0	1	21	1	31
C Jeremy Roundy	0	1	21	0	31

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Elias Newhart	6	10	0	37	0	34
G Mercury Waddell	5	5	0	37	0	34
G Dean Whiteford	2	8	0	37	0	34
T Harold Grooms	2	5	1	37	2	34
C Leon Whisman	0	2	0	37	0	34
TE Rodney Mendenhall	0	1	0	36	0	28

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Philip Bradford	2	7
Jermaine Norris	1	20
Rod Rodriguez	1	19
Jumbo Warden	1	11
Marcus Lee	1	9

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Peyton Nixon	1	20
Tyler Hinojosa	1	20
Marcus Dulaney	1	19
James Joyner	1	13

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Sherman Cote	---	---	36	30	10	76
CB Richard Nahstoll	---	---	36	33	1	70
S Harold Holliday	---	---	36	33	1	70
OLB Miguel Lindsay	---	---	33	33	1	67
DE Daniel Turner	---	---	31	32	1	64
S Leland Fisk	---	---	35	26	2	63
CB Darryl Malamala	---	---	24	30	8	62
G Rick Tepper	21	31	---	---	8	60
T Ike Perkins	21	31	---	---	8	60
WR Erik Coyne	21	31	---	---	6	58
QB Darius England	21	31	---	---	1	53
WR Chester Hampton	21	29	---	---	3	53
OLB Rod Rodriguez	---	---	21	12	19	52
TE Anthony Patton	19	30	---	---	3	52
T Wendell Burroughs	21	31	---	---	---	52
C Jeremy Roundy	21	31	---	---	---	52
DT Deon Rood	---	---	20	25	1	46
OLB Trent Compton	---	---	20	25	1	46
DT Braxton Bishop	---	---	25	19	1	45
CB Marco Sawyer	---	---	21	13	11	45
G Philip Bradford	13	22	---	---	7	42
DT Orlando Riordan	---	---	18	11	10	39
CB Brayden Givens	---	---	16	21	1	38
WR Austin Kaplan	12	10	---	---	13	35
DE Kerry Montgomery	---	---	12	8	6	26
C Julio O'Donnell	8	9	---	---	7	24
FB Alfredo Blair	0	3	---	---	20	23
RB Jeffrey Garrett	9	8	---	---	5	22
S Jumbo Warden	---	---	2	8	11	21
TE Jermaine Norris	0	0	---	---	20	20
RB Morris Hatteberg	3	15	---	---	---	18
FB Shaun Stone	6	9	---	---	3	18
ILB Abraham Kipp	---	---	13	4	---	17
RB Lance Cencerik	9	8	---	---	---	17
CB Arnold Rasmussen	---	---	2	6	6	14
TE J.R. Connell	1	10	---	---	---	11
FB Marcus Lee	0	2	---	---	9	11
OLB Vince Gilmore	---	---	6	4	---	10
C Isaiah Henderson	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Daniel Griggs	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Ernie White	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Omar Mason	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Francisco Pritchett	2	0	---	---	---	2
WR Camden Bernstein	2	0	---	---	---	2
DT Luke Terrell	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Angel Espinal	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Elias Newhart	37	34	---	---	7	78
WR Cory Atkins	37	34	---	---	6	77
G Dean Whiteford	37	34	---	---	---	71
QB Gregory Eppright	37	34	---	---	---	71
C Leon Whisman	37	34	---	---	---	71
G Mercury Waddell	37	34	---	---	---	71
T Harold Grooms	37	34	---	---	---	71
WR Wyatt Codie	37	33	---	---	---	70
TE Rodney Mendenhall	36	28	---	---	---	64
WR Clifton Blackwell	27	27	---	---	---	54
CB Everett Cade	---	---	21	31	1	53
S Tyrus Perez	---	---	21	31	1	53
CB Dean Gaines	---	---	21	31	1	53
S Mo Reed	---	---	21	29	1	51
DE Nate LaBorde	---	---	18	31	1	50
DT Clarence Vallery	---	---	19	30	1	50
RB Micah Lightfoot	29	17	---	---	---	46
RB Peyton Nixon	7	17	---	---	20	44
ILB Jeff Cavazos	---	---	17	19	---	36
DE Alan Fields	---	---	16	19	---	35
OLB Alexander Robbins	---	---	10	24	1	35
OLB Manuel Venable	---	---	16	19	---	35
DT Carter Gougeon	---	---	17	18	---	35
CB James Joyner	---	---	12	8	13	33
DE Dean Upshaw	---	---	10	16	1	27
WR Deion Mayes	1	6	---	---	20	27
OLB Charlie Hammond	---	---	2	12	11	25
CB Devin Jefferson	---	---	4	9	11	24
OLB Ronald Mathews	---	---	1	2	19	22
S Marcus Dulaney	---	---	0	2	19	21
TE Tyler Hinojosa	0	0	---	---	20	20
TE Alec Sherman	3	3	---	---	10	16
DT Tre Bohannon	---	---	3	10	1	14
FB Cedric Murray	8	5	---	---	---	13
S Alexis Tanner	---	---	0	0	13	13
DT Tracy Sivigny	---	---	2	0	7	9
C Ezra Walker	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Edwin Wayne	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Melvin Lowrey	0	0	---	---	7	7
DE Steven Coles	---	---	0	0	7	7
RB Otis Ramirez	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Tim Corcoleotes	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Phil Conley	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Otis Zimmerman	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Zach Caccavale	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Christian Linquist	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	4	2.0
Middle	11	41	3.7
Right	8	5	0.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	39	5.6
Middle	19	98	5.2
Right	9	92	10.2
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Darius England	29	17	1	0	3	4	4	1	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gregory Eppright	32	21	2	0	3	2	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	18	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	52	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	93	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	40	20.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	50	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	90	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	58	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Erik Coyne	11	7	3	102	1	31
WR Chester Hampton	10	4	0	34	0	29
TE Anthony Patton	4	4	0	49	0	30
RB Morris Hatteberg	2	1	0	6	0	15
FB Shaun Stone	2	1	0	12	0	9

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cory Atkins	11	6	1	50	0	34
WR Wyatt Codie	7	4	1	71	2	33
TE Rodney Mendenhall	4	4	0	33	0	28
WR Clifton Blackwell	3	1	1	4	0	27
RB Peyton Nixon	2	1	0	6	0	17
FB Cedric Murray	2	2	0	10	0	5
WR Deion Mayes	2	2	0	20	0	6
TE Alec Sherman	1	1	0	4	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jeffrey Garrett	1	5	5.00	3.11

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Gregory Eppright	2	12	6.00	4.00
RB Peyton Nixon	1	8	8.00	7.20
RB Micah Lightfoot	1	0	0.00	6.64

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Darius England	3	1	3	1.00	7.00

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gregory Eppright	2	2	9	4.50	6.19

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chester Hampton	3	1	3	1.00	3.40

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Rodney Mendenhall	1	1	2	2.00	8.25
WR Cory Atkins	1	1	7	7.00	4.55

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
RB Morris Hatteberg	2	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Peyton Nixon	2	2
FB Cedric Murray	1	1
RB Micah Lightfoot	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Darius England	12	8	6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gregory Eppright	9	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Erik Coyne	5	2	2
WR Chester Hampton	3	2	2
TE Anthony Patton	3	3	2
RB Morris Hatteberg	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wyatt Codie	3	2	1
WR Clifton Blackwell	2	0	0
WR Cory Atkins	2	0	0
TE Rodney Mendenhall	1	1	1
WR Deion Mayes	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,100 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,400 (22,200)
End Zone 12,600 (16,000)
Mezzanine 7,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,700 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,100 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,400 (22,200)
End Zone	12,600 (16,000)
Mezzanine	7,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,700 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)