Week 1
Final
ATL
DET1Q
3 - 0
M. Andersen 30-yard field goal.
FG Made
2Q
3 - 7
H. Moore 43-yard TD catch from S. Mitchell.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
10 - 7
M. Haynes 24-yard TD catch from C. Chandler.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
10 - 14
S. Boyd 42-yard TD fumble return.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
17 - 14
J. Anderson 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
17 - 21
H. Moore 25-yard TD catch from S. Mitchell.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
17 - 28
R. Brown 38-yard TD interception return.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
290
Chandler
ATL
Rush Yds
33
Anderson
ATL
Rec Yds
115
Moore
DET
Scrim TD
2
Moore
DET
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1997 NFC West
ATL DET
49ers 
Panthers 
Falcons 
Saints 
Rams | Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Packers | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 |
 Buccaneers | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 |
 Lions | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 |
 Vikings | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 |
 Bears | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 |
Game Summary
The Detroit Lions decisively defeated the Atlanta Falcons, 28 to 17, on August 31, 1997.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Chandler #12 | 20/36 | 290 | 8.1 | 1 | 3 | 4-22 | 56.5 |
J. Anderson #32 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Mitchell #19 | 12/30 | 205 | 6.8 | 2 | 1 | 4-30 | 72.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Anderson #32 | 20 | 33 | 1.7 | 1 | 13 |
C. Chandler #12 | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 11 |
H. Green #28 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 |
B. Hanspard #24 | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Sanders #20 | 15 | 33 | 2.2 | 0 | 12 |
S. Mitchell #19 | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 0 | 8 |
T. Vardell #44 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Emanuel #87 | 0/0 | 88 | 22.0 | 0 | 56 |
H. Green #28 | 0/0 | 55 | 11.0 | 0 | 28 |
O.J. Santiago #88 | 0/0 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 30 |
M. Haynes #82 | 0/0 | 34 | 17.0 | 1 | 24 |
J. Anderson #32 | 0/0 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 15 |
B. Christian #44 | 0/0 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 11 |
T. Mathis #81 | 0/0 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 9 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Moore #84 | 0/0 | 115 | 16.4 | 2 | 43 |
G. Milburn #24 | 0/0 | 43 | 43.0 | 0 | 43 |
B. Sanders #20 | 0/0 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 14 |
T. Vardell #44 | 0/0 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
J. Morton #87 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Smith #90 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Bradford #23 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Burrough #91 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Archambeau #92 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Jeffries #25 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
A. London #55 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Porcher #91 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Bonham #96 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Boyd #57 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Brown #59 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
L. Elliss #94 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Andersen #7 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hanson #4 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Stryzinski #4 | 8 | 327 | 40.9 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jett #19 | 8 | 355 | 44.4 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Kinchen #81 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Hanspard #24 | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Milburn #24 | 4 | 103 | 25.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Kinchen #81 | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Milburn #24 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Chandler #12 | 20/36 | 290 | 8.1 | 1 | 3 | 4-22 | 56.5 |
J. Anderson #32 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Anderson #32 | 20 | 33 | 1.7 | 1 | 13 |
C. Chandler #12 | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 11 |
H. Green #28 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 |
B. Hanspard #24 | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Emanuel #87 | 0/0 | 88 | 22.0 | 0 | 56 |
H. Green #28 | 0/0 | 55 | 11.0 | 0 | 28 |
O.J. Santiago #88 | 0/0 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 30 |
M. Haynes #82 | 0/0 | 34 | 17.0 | 1 | 24 |
J. Anderson #32 | 0/0 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 15 |
B. Christian #44 | 0/0 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 11 |
T. Mathis #81 | 0/0 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 9 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Smith #90 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Bradford #23 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Burrough #91 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Archambeau #92 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Andersen #7 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Stryzinski #4 | 8 | 327 | 40.9 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Kinchen #81 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Hanspard #24 | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Kinchen #81 | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Mitchell #19 | 12/30 | 205 | 6.8 | 2 | 1 | 4-30 | 72.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Sanders #20 | 15 | 33 | 2.2 | 0 | 12 |
S. Mitchell #19 | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 0 | 8 |
T. Vardell #44 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Moore #84 | 0/0 | 115 | 16.4 | 2 | 43 |
G. Milburn #24 | 0/0 | 43 | 43.0 | 0 | 43 |
B. Sanders #20 | 0/0 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 14 |
T. Vardell #44 | 0/0 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
J. Morton #87 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Jeffries #25 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
A. London #55 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Porcher #91 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Bonham #96 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Boyd #57 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Brown #59 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
L. Elliss #94 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hanson #4 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jett #19 | 8 | 355 | 44.4 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Milburn #24 | 4 | 103 | 25.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Milburn #24 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 |
323
Total Yds
221
268
Pass Yds
175
55
Rush Yds
46
70
Total Plays
57
4.6
Yards Per Play
3.9
6.5
Yards Per Pass
5.1
1.9
Yards Per Rush
2
35:40
Possession
24:20
13
1st Downs
10
9
Passing 1st Downs
7
4
Rushing 1st Downs
3
0
1st Downs from Penalties
0
3/17
3rd Down
3/15
2/2
4th Down
0/0
8
Punts
9
4
Turnovers
3
3
Interceptions Thrown
1
1
Fumbles Lost
2
13
Penalties
5
4.0
Sacks
4.0
0
D/ST TD
0
