Week 1
Final
ATL
DET1Q
3 - 0
G. Davis 19-yard field goal.
FG Made
2Q
3 - 7
P. Mandley 7-yard TD catch from C. Long.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
3 - 10
E. Murray 37-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
3 - 17
G. James 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
3Q
3 - 24
G. Jamison 4-yard TD fumble return.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
10 - 24
A. Higdon 9-yard TD catch from C. Miller.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
10 - 31
M. Lewis 1-yard TD catch from C. Long.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
17 - 31
J. Settle 2-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
205
Miller
ATL
Rush Yds
98
Riggs
ATL
Rec Yds
51
Riggs
ATL
Scrim TD
1
Settle
ATL
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1988 NFC West
ATL DET
49ers 
Rams 
Saints 
Falcons | Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bears | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 |
 Vikings | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 |
 Buccaneers | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 |
 Lions | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 |
 Packers | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 |
Game Summary
The Detroit Lions decisively defeated the Atlanta Falcons, 31 to 17, on September 4, 1988.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Miller #12 | 24/36 | 205 | 5.7 | 1 | 1 | 2-22 | 79.1 |
S. Dils #8 | 1/2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 56.3 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Long | 13/19 | 107 | 5.6 | 2 | 1 | 3-19 | 95.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Riggs #42 | 16 | 98 | 6.1 | 0 | 20 |
C. Miller #12 | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | 29 |
J. Settle #44 | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 1 | 8 |
S. Stamps #29 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. James #33 | 24 | 96 | 4.0 | 1 | 16 |
T. Paige #49 | 9 | 42 | 4.7 | 0 | 7 |
B. Woolfolk #25 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Riggs #42 | 0/0 | 51 | 6.4 | 0 | 12 |
S. Bailey #82 | 0/0 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 17 |
F. Dixon #86 | 0/0 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | 15 |
A. Matthews #83 | 0/0 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 11 |
S. Stamps #29 | 0/0 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 7 |
J. Settle #44 | 0/0 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 9 |
A. Higdon #88 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 1 | 9 |
K. Whisenhunt #45 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Paige #49 | 0/0 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 |
G. Lee #83 | 0/0 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 18 |
G. James #33 | 0/0 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 18 |
C. Bland #80 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
P. Mandley #82 | 0/0 | 10 | 5.0 | 1 | 7 |
M. Lewis #89 | 0/0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Moore #34 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
A. Bruce #99 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Bryan #77 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Cotton #51 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Williams #76 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Cofer #55 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Holmes #47 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Davis #5 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Murray #3 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Donnelly #3 | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Arnold #6 | 5 | 193 | 38.6 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Stamps #29 | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 0 | 0 |
T. Gordon #41 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Painter #26 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Woolfolk #25 | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Matthews #83 | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Miller #12 | 24/36 | 205 | 5.7 | 1 | 1 | 2-22 | 79.1 |
S. Dils #8 | 1/2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 56.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Riggs #42 | 16 | 98 | 6.1 | 0 | 20 |
C. Miller #12 | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | 29 |
J. Settle #44 | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 1 | 8 |
S. Stamps #29 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Riggs #42 | 0/0 | 51 | 6.4 | 0 | 12 |
S. Bailey #82 | 0/0 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 17 |
F. Dixon #86 | 0/0 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | 15 |
A. Matthews #83 | 0/0 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 11 |
S. Stamps #29 | 0/0 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 7 |
J. Settle #44 | 0/0 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 9 |
A. Higdon #88 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 1 | 9 |
K. Whisenhunt #45 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Moore #34 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
A. Bruce #99 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Bryan #77 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Cotton #51 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Davis #5 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Donnelly #3 | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Stamps #29 | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 0 | 0 |
T. Gordon #41 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Matthews #83 | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Long | 13/19 | 107 | 5.6 | 2 | 1 | 3-19 | 95.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. James #33 | 24 | 96 | 4.0 | 1 | 16 |
T. Paige #49 | 9 | 42 | 4.7 | 0 | 7 |
B. Woolfolk #25 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Paige #49 | 0/0 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 |
G. Lee #83 | 0/0 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 18 |
G. James #33 | 0/0 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 18 |
C. Bland #80 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
P. Mandley #82 | 0/0 | 10 | 5.0 | 1 | 7 |
M. Lewis #89 | 0/0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Williams #76 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Cofer #55 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Holmes #47 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Murray #3 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Arnold #6 | 5 | 193 | 38.6 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Painter #26 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Woolfolk #25 | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
359
Total Yds
230
187
Pass Yds
88
172
Rush Yds
142
69
Total Plays
56
5.2
Yards Per Play
4.1
4.7
Yards Per Pass
4
5.9
Yards Per Rush
4.2
26
1st Downs
19
10
Passing 1st Downs
7
11
Rushing 1st Downs
9
5
1st Downs from Penalties
3
4
Punts
5
4
Turnovers
1
1
Interceptions Thrown
1
3
Fumbles Lost
0
7
Penalties
9
3.0
Sacks
2.0
0
D/ST TD
0
