Week 8, 2032

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	0	21	3	0	-	24
Atlanta Cardinals	7	7	0	14	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:56 ATL - Vick Ballard 7 run (Claude Hopkins extra point)
2Q: 13:48 DET - Travis Payton 3 run (Justin Branch extra point)
2Q: 03:23 DET - Geoff Zimmerman 15 pass from J.J. Sutton (Justin Branch extra point)
2Q: 02:17 ATL - Vince Ussery 24 fumble return (Claude Hopkins extra point)
2Q: 01:02 DET - Travis Payton 18 pass from J.J. Sutton (Justin Branch extra point)
3Q: 00:58 DET - Justin Branch 40 field goal
4Q: 12:24 ATL - Vick Ballard 11 run (Claude Hopkins extra point)
4Q: 01:42 ATL - Vince Ussery 5 run (Claude Hopkins extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:56 ATL - Vick Ballard 7 run (Claude Hopkins extra point)
2Q: 13:48 DET - Travis Payton 3 run (Justin Branch extra point)
2Q: 03:23 DET - Geoff Zimmerman 15 pass from J.J. Sutton (Justin Branch extra point)
2Q: 02:17 ATL - Vince Ussery 24 fumble return (Claude Hopkins extra point)
2Q: 01:02 DET - Travis Payton 18 pass from J.J. Sutton (Justin Branch extra point)
3Q: 00:58 DET - Justin Branch 40 field goal
4Q: 12:24 ATL - Vick Ballard 11 run (Claude Hopkins extra point)
4Q: 01:42 ATL - Vince Ussery 5 run (Claude Hopkins extra point)

Team Statistics DET ATL
Record 2-5 4-4
First Downs 21 22
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 14 13
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 314 383
- Offensive Plays 59 62
- Yards per Play 5.32 6.18
Net Rushing Yards 43 97
- Rushing Attempts 19 33
- Yards per Rush 2.26 2.94
Net Passing Yards 271 286
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 26 - 0 28 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 287 292
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.78 9.86
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/13 11/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 3/35 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 5/107 3/61
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 27
Time of Possession 28:06 31:54

Team Statistics	DET	ATL
Record	2-5	4-4
First Downs	21	22
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	14	13
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	314	383
- Offensive Plays	59	62
- Yards per Play	5.32	6.18
Net Rushing Yards	43	97
- Rushing Attempts	19	33
- Yards per Rush	2.26	2.94
Net Passing Yards	271	286
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 26 - 0	28 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	287	292
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.78	9.86
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/13	11/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	3/35	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	5/107	3/61
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 27
Time of Possession	28:06	31:54

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:45	1:54	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	5:48	7:09	OWN 31	14	69	Touchdown
2	9:26	2:42	OWN 25	6	17	Punt
2	5:07	1:50	OWN 39	5	61	Touchdown
2	2:00	1:06	OWN 47	4	53	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:18	OWN 20	7	36	Punt
3	2:59	2:06	OPP 47	5	24	Field Goal
4	12:14	5:21	OWN 23	9	34	Punt
4	1:33	1:22	OWN 36	7	25	Downs

Atlanta Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:15	OWN 16	9	32	Punt
1	7:51	2:03	OWN 48	4	52	Touchdown
2	13:39	4:13	OWN 27	6	34	Punt
2	6:44	1:37	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	3:17	1:17	OWN 39	2	61	Touchdown
2	0:54	0:54	OWN 20	4	12	Punt
3	10:42	7:43	OWN 20	13	52	Missed FG
3	0:53	3:39	OWN 37	6	63	Touchdown
4	6:53	5:20	OWN 7	14	93	Touchdown
4	0:11	0:11	OWN 39	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: J.J. Sutton, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Travis Payton	9	23	2.56	9	1
Ray Rasmussen	9	20	2.22	8	0
Dwayne George	1	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Vick Ballard	15	47	3.13	14	2	2
Vince Ussery	14	34	2.43	11	1	1
Myron Herrlich	4	16	4.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.J. Sutton	37	26	287	3/16	2	35	0	110.9

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Myron Herrlich	28	20	292	1/6	0	44	0	105.0

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Travis Payton	7	8	59	8.43	2	18	1
WR AJ Green	5	9	80	16.00	36	35	0
TE Bruce Brizzolara	4	6	64	16.00	11	24	0
FB Dwayne George	3	4	10	3.33	0	6	0
WR Cedric Allison	3	5	45	15.00	11	19	0
WR Claude McNeil	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Damon Sim	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Geoff Zimmerman	1	2	15	15.00	0	15	1
WR Roger Losman	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Alvin Glover	5	6	69	13.80	37	44
WR Henry Hume	4	6	54	13.50	1	20
WR Jamie Marx	3	3	45	15.00	14	28
WR Jonathan Snyder	3	3	46	15.33	10	27
WR Stephen Hill	2	4	30	15.00	14	15
WR Dez Bryant	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
RB Vince Ussery	1	2	32	32.00	23	32
TE Kennedy Pitman	1	1	12	12.00	4	12
FB Darrin Strickland	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
Junior Harden	0	0	1	0
Robert Blanton	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	TD
Myron Herrlich	1	0	0
Jonathan Snyder	1	0	0
Vince Ussery	0	1	1
Vick Ballard	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
R.J. Lyons	4	170	42.5	32.5	58	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tony McGarrahan	4	162	40.5	31.8	49	2

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Justin Branch	1/1	1/1	0/0	40	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Claude Hopkins	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Galasinski	3	35	11.7	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Galasinski	4	95	23.8	0
Claude McNeil	1	12	12.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Johns	3	61	20.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kevin Delgado	6	0	0.0	33	29
ILB Kurt Walsh	4	1	0.0	15	8
OLB Lavonte David	4	1	0.0	19	11
DE Austin Tomei	4	0	0.0	22	16
ILB Moe Mason	4	0	0.0	11	9
OLB William Backstrom	4	0	0.0	32	25
DE Junior Harden	3	0	0.5	21	23
CB Charlie Galasinski	3	2	0.0	32	28
CB Bryant McNeil	3	1	0.0	25	24
S Robert Blanton	3	0	0.0	27	22
S Vincent Schwartz	3	0	0.0	21	24
ILB Ross Donohue	2	2	0.0	22	20
DT Kent Vaughn	2	1	0.0	19	15
CB Lonnie Denyer	2	0	0.0	17	22
DT Percy Press	1	3	0.5	14	14
DT Antoine Sellers	1	0	0.0	12	6
ILB Juan May	1	0	0.0	4	2
ILB Sean Spence	1	0	0.0	1	4

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dwight Landgrebe	6	1	0.0	12	23
CB Nicky Maness	4	2	0.0	11	33
ILB James-Michael Johnson	4	1	0.0	13	26
CB Jerry Cassidy	4	0	0.0	11	27
S Butch Dawson	4	0	0.0	16	30
ILB Lamar Riley	4	0	0.0	9	7
OLB Albert Nagi	3	0	0.0	14	26
S Roger Trammell	3	0	0.0	10	29
DE Joey Sweeney	2	1	1.0	9	26
DT Tyrus Stuart	2	2	0.5	14	36
CB Stephon Gilmore	2	1	0.0	12	27
DE Lamar Sepulveda	2	1	0.0	11	28
CB Kendrick Rison	2	0	0.0	10	24
DE Nick Perry	1	3	1.5	13	21
DT Luke Bernstein	1	1	0.0	10	21
OLB Tim Rawls	1	0	0.0	2	14
DT Devon Still	0	2	0.0	9	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Junior Harden	0.5	1	23
DT Percy Press	0.5	0	14
DT Kent Vaughn	0.0	1	15
OLB Lavonte David	0.0	1	11

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Nick Perry	1.5	0	21
DE Joey Sweeney	1.0	1	26
DT Tyrus Stuart	0.5	2	36
OLB Tim Rawls	0.0	1	14
DT Devon Still	0.0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Kevin Delgado	3	1	29
ILB Moe Mason	3	0	9
OLB William Backstrom	2	1	25
S Vincent Schwartz	2	1	24
CB Bryant McNeil	2	0	24
OLB Lavonte David	2	0	11
S Robert Blanton	2	0	22
CB Charlie Galasinski	1	0	28
DT Antoine Sellers	1	0	6
DE Austin Tomei	1	0	16
ILB Sean Spence	1	0	4
ILB Ross Donohue	0	1	20

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Dwight Landgrebe	6	0	23
CB Jerry Cassidy	4	0	27
ILB James-Michael Johnson	3	1	26
S Butch Dawson	3	0	30
ILB Lamar Riley	3	0	7
CB Stephon Gilmore	3	0	27
CB Nicky Maness	2	0	33
CB Kendrick Rison	1	2	24
OLB Tim Rawls	1	0	14
S Roger Trammell	0	1	29

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ricky Carpenter	3	5	0	17	0	29
Mike Iupati	1	3	1	15	0	31
Dwayne George	1	2	0	18	0	35
Jason Slowey	1	1	0	4	0	6
Travis Corbett	0	4	0	15	1	34
Julio Koepke	0	2	0	18	1	38
Zachary Williams	0	1	0	2	0	15
Wendell Gaylor	0	1	0	4	0	9
Shannon Weinke	0	0	0	19	1	36

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Adam Gettis	2	7	28	1	27
Jason Pinkston	2	4	21	0	20
Ricardo Meadows	2	3	25	0	25
Eddie Di Pardo	2	3	25	0	26
Dennis Kelly	1	3	18	0	11
Donnell Staples	1	2	11	0	5
Chuck Crapo	1	1	14	0	14
Eddie Tyler	0	4	23	0	17
Darrin Strickland	0	1	20	0	16
Alvin Glover	0	1	17	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Sean Spence	2	9
Charlie Galasinski	1	15

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Jerry Cassidy	3	15
Darrin Strickland	1	14
Nicky Maness	1	14
Vick Ballard	1	14
Stephen Hill	1	14
Roger Trammell	1	1

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Charlie Galasinski	---	---	32	28	15	75
Kevin Delgado	---	---	33	29	12	74
Bruce Brizzolara	19	38	---	---	6	63
Dwayne George	18	35	---	---	10	63
J.J. Sutton	19	40	---	---	---	59
William Backstrom	---	---	32	25	1	58
Shannon Weinke	19	36	---	---	1	56
Julio Koepke	18	38	---	---	---	56
Bryant McNeil	---	---	25	24	6	55
Ricky Carpenter	17	29	---	---	4	50
Robert Blanton	---	---	27	22	1	50
Travis Corbett	15	34	---	---	---	49
Lonnie Denyer	---	---	17	22	9	48
Vincent Schwartz	---	---	21	24	2	47
Mike Iupati	15	31	---	---	---	46
Junior Harden	---	---	21	23	1	45
Ross Donohue	---	---	22	20	2	44
AJ Green	12	29	---	---	---	41
Ray Rasmussen	10	14	---	---	17	41
Austin Tomei	---	---	22	16	2	40
Travis Payton	9	28	---	---	1	38
Kent Vaughn	---	---	19	15	2	36
Cedric Allison	12	21	---	---	---	33
Percy Press	---	---	14	14	2	30
Lavonte David	---	---	19	11	---	30
Moe Mason	---	---	11	9	5	25
Kurt Walsh	---	---	15	8	2	25
Roger Losman	1	11	---	---	13	25
Claude McNeil	4	6	---	---	14	24
Bruce Delgado	---	---	11	13	---	24
Antoine Sellers	---	---	12	6	4	22
Zachary Williams	2	15	---	---	5	22
Geoff Zimmerman	6	10	---	---	4	20
Wendell Gaylor	4	9	---	---	5	18
Renaldo Sims	---	---	5	4	8	17
Juan May	---	---	4	2	10	16
Jason Slowey	4	6	---	---	5	15
Rickey Johnstone	0	0	---	---	15	15
Sean Spence	---	---	1	4	9	14
Otis Sims	0	1	---	---	11	12
Damon Sim	4	7	---	---	---	11
Sedrick Blake	1	2	---	---	5	8
Justin Branch	0	0	---	---	6	6
R.J. Lyons	0	0	---	---	4	4
Gene Chandler	0	0	---	---	1	1
Dwayne Hogenmiller	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Myron Herrlich	33	29	---	---	---	62
Nicky Maness	---	---	11	33	14	58
Ricardo Meadows	25	25	---	---	5	55
Adam Gettis	28	27	---	---	---	55
Jerry Cassidy	---	---	11	27	15	53
Eddie Di Pardo	25	26	---	---	---	51
Tyrus Stuart	---	---	14	36	1	51
Henry Hume	28	23	---	---	---	51
Darrin Strickland	20	16	---	---	14	50
Alvin Glover	17	19	---	---	14	50
Jamie Marx	19	19	---	---	11	49
Butch Dawson	---	---	16	30	1	47
Albert Nagi	---	---	14	26	6	46
Eddie Tyler	23	17	---	---	5	45
Stephen Hill	16	13	---	---	14	43
Lamar Sepulveda	---	---	11	28	4	43
Dwight Landgrebe	---	---	12	23	7	42
Jason Pinkston	21	20	---	---	---	41
James-Michael Johnson	---	---	13	26	2	41
Roger Trammell	---	---	10	29	1	40
Vince Ussery	17	22	---	---	1	40
Stephon Gilmore	---	---	12	27	---	39
Kennedy Pitman	12	12	---	---	13	37
Vick Ballard	16	7	---	---	14	37
Nick Perry	---	---	13	21	3	37
Kendrick Rison	---	---	10	24	2	36
Joey Sweeney	---	---	9	26	1	36
Dennis Kelly	18	11	---	---	5	34
Chuck Crapo	14	14	---	---	5	33
Luke Bernstein	---	---	10	21	2	33
Jonathan Snyder	17	10	---	---	---	27
Devon Still	---	---	9	17	---	26
Akeem Dent	---	---	8	13	3	24
Donnell Staples	11	5	---	---	5	21
Tim Rawls	---	---	2	14	4	20
Lamar Riley	---	---	9	7	4	20
Dez Bryant	3	4	---	---	9	16
Wayne Maher	---	---	7	5	3	15
Larry Meadows	---	---	5	4	2	11
Thurman Chukwuma	---	---	0	0	10	10
Tony McGarrahan	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kerry Johns	0	0	---	---	9	9
Daniel Molden	---	---	3	3	---	6
Claude Hopkins	0	0	---	---	1	1
Nolan Greer	0	0	---	---	1	1
Omar Seto	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	4	1.0
Middle	9	23	2.6
Right	6	16	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	26	3.3
Middle	13	30	2.3
Right	11	42	3.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.J. Sutton	37	26	3	1	1	4	5	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Myron Herrlich	28	20	5	1	0	4	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	8	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	114	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	10	141	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	24	8.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	119	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	126	18.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	47	11.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR AJ Green	9	5	1	80	1	29
RB Travis Payton	8	7	0	59	0	28
TE Bruce Brizzolara	6	4	0	64	2	38
WR Cedric Allison	5	3	0	45	0	21
FB Dwayne George	4	3	0	10	0	35
TE Geoff Zimmerman	2	1	0	15	0	10
WR Claude McNeil	1	1	0	10	0	6
RB Damon Sim	1	1	0	0	0	7
WR Roger Losman	1	1	0	4	0	11

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Alvin Glover	6	5	69	1	19
WR Henry Hume	6	4	54	1	23
WR Stephen Hill	4	2	30	0	13
WR Jamie Marx	3	3	45	1	19
WR Jonathan Snyder	3	3	46	1	10
WR Dez Bryant	2	1	4	0	4
RB Vince Ussery	2	1	32	1	22
FB Darrin Strickland	1	0	0	0	16
TE Kennedy Pitman	1	1	12	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Travis Payton	3	4	1.33	2.56
Ray Rasmussen	1	0	0.00	2.22

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Vick Ballard	5	23	4.60	3.13
Vince Ussery	4	11	2.75	2.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.J. Sutton	6	4	45	7.50	7.76

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR AJ Green	2	1	8	4.00	8.89
RB Travis Payton	1	1	18	18.00	7.38
TE Geoff Zimmerman	1	1	15	15.00	7.50
WR Roger Losman	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
WR Cedric Allison	1	0	0	0.00	9.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Ray Rasmussen	2	2
Travis Payton	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Vince Ussery	3	2
Vick Ballard	2	2
Myron Herrlich	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.J. Sutton	10	6	5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Myron Herrlich	9	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Bruce Brizzolara	3	1	1
WR AJ Green	3	2	2
RB Travis Payton	2	2	1
WR Cedric Allison	2	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jamie Marx	2	2	2
WR Henry Hume	2	1	1
WR Jonathan Snyder	1	1	1
FB Darrin Strickland	1	0	0
TE Alvin Glover	1	1	1
TE Kennedy Pitman	1	1	1
WR Stephen Hill	1	0	0

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

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