1997 Detroit Lions

The Detroit Lions beat the Atlanta Falcons, 28 to 17, on August 31, 1997.

Final

ATL

Falcons

0-1-0

17

DET

Lions

1-0-0

28

1

3

0

2

7

14

3

0

0

4

7

14

Total

17

28

1st quarter

ATL

DET

Falcons

Morten Andersen 30-yard field goal

3

0

2nd quarter

ATL

DET

Lions

Herman Moore 43-yard pass from Scott Mitchell (Jason Hanson kick)

3

7

Falcons

Michael Haynes 24-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Morten Andersen kick)

10

7

Lions

Stephen Boyd 42-yard fumble return (Jason Hanson kick)

10

14

4th quarter

ATL

DET

Falcons

Jamal Anderson 1-yard run (Morten Andersen kick)

17

14

Lions

Herman Moore 25-yard pass from Scott Mitchell (Jason Hanson kick)

17

21

Lions

Reggie Brown 38-yard interception return (Jason Hanson kick)

17

28

Falcons

Lions

1st Downs

13

10

Passing 1st Downs

9

7

Rushing 1st Downs

4

3

1st downs from penalties

0

0

3rd down efficiency

3 - 17

3 - 15

4th down efficiency

2 - 2

0 - 0

Total Plays

70

57

Total Yards

323

221

Yards per play

4.6

3.9

Passing

268

175

Comp - Att

20 - 37

12 - 30

Yards per pass

6.5

5.1

Interceptions thrown

3

1

Sacks - Yards lost

4 - 22

4 - 30

Rushing

55

46

Rushing Attempts

29

23

Yards per rush

1.9

2.0

Penalties

13

5

Turnovers

4

3

Fumbles lost

1

2

Interceptions

3

1

Possession

35:40

24:20

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
C. Chandler
20
36
290
8.1
1
3
4
56.5
J. Anderson
0
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
39.6
Team
20
37
268
7.8
1
3
4
55.0

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
J. Anderson
20
33
1.7
1
C. Chandler
4
20
5.0
0
H. Green
2
1
0.5
0
B. Hanspard
3
1
0.3
0
Team
29
55
1.9
1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
B. Emanuel
4
88
22.0
0
H. Green
5
55
11.0
0
O.J. Santiago
2
47
23.5
0
M. Haynes
2
34
17.0
1
J. Anderson
2
26
13.0
0
B. Christian
3
23
7.7
0
T. Mathis
2
17
8.5
0
Team
20
290
7.8
1
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
5
1
2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
L. Archambeau
2.0
J. Burrough
1.0
C. Smith
1.0
Team
4.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
M. Andersen
1
2
2
5
Team
1
2
2
5

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
D. Stryzinski
8
327
40.9
Team
8
327
40.9

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
B. Hanspard
2
39
19.5
0
T. Kinchen
1
18
18.0
0
Team
3
57
19.0
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
T. Kinchen
5
34
6.8
0
Team
5
34
6.8
0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
S. Mitchell
12
30
205
6.8
2
1
4
72.2
Team
12
30
175
6.8
2
1
4
72.2

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
B. Sanders
15
33
2.2
0
S. Mitchell
7
13
1.9
0
T. Vardell
1
0
0.0
0
Team
23
46
2.0
0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
H. Moore
7
115
16.4
2
G. Milburn
1
43
43.0
0
B. Sanders
2
26
13.0
0
T. Vardell
1
14
14.0
0
J. Morton
1
7
7.0
0
Team
12
205
6.8
2
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
6
2
1

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
J. Hanson
0
0
4
4
Team
0
0
4
4

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
J. Jett
8
355
44.4
Team
9
355
39.4

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
G. Milburn
4
103
25.8
0
Team
4
103
25.8
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
G. Milburn
3
8
2.7
0
Team
3
8
2.7
0

More Lions Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

32.3

1st

OPP PPG

18.5

5th

RUSH YDS/G

152.6

6th

PASS YDS/G

236.5

15th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
7
1
0
.875
Vikings Vikings
6
2
0
.750
Packers Packers
6
3
0
.667
Bears Bears
4
4
0
.500
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
11/10
DET DET
@
HOU HOU
8:20 PM
Sun
11/17
JAX JAX
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
11/24
DET DET
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Thu
11/28
CHI CHI
@
DET DET
12:30 PM
Thu
12/5
GB GB
@
DET DET
8:15 PM
Last Game
GB Packers

6-3-0

14

Final

24

DET Lions

7-1-0

Sun 3 Nov 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
7
2
0
.778
Jets Jets
3
6
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
6
2
0
.750
Ravens Ravens
6
3
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
6
3
0
.667
Colts Colts
4
5
0
.444
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
8
0
0
1.000
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC East W L T PCT
Commanders Commanders
7
2
0
.778
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
7
1
0
.875
Vikings Vikings
6
2
0
.750
NFC South W L T PCT
Falcons Falcons
6
3
0
.667
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
5
0
.444
NFC West W L T PCT
Cardinals Cardinals
5
4
0
.556
Rams Rams
4
4
0
.500

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
11/3
TB TB
@
KC KC
24-30
Sat
11/2
IND IND
@
MIN MIN
13-21
Sat
11/2
LAR LAR
@
SEA SEA
26-20
Sat
11/2
DET DET
@
GB GB
24-14
Sat
11/2
JAX JAX
@
PHI PHI
23-28

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
11/7
CIN CIN
@
BAL BAL
8:15 PM
Sun
11/10
NYG NYG
@
CAR CAR
9:30 AM
Sun
11/10
SF SF
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/10
ATL ATL
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
11/10
DEN DEN
@
KC KC
1:00 PM