The Atlanta Falcons handily defeated the Detroit Lions, 34 to 21, on September 7, 2008.

Final

Lions

0-1-0

21

Falcons

1-0-0

34

Team

DET

ATL

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

DET

ATL

Michael Jenkins 62-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Jason Elam kick)

Michael Turner 66-yard run (Jason Elam kick)

Michael Turner 5-yard run (Jason Elam kick)

2nd quarter

DET

ATL

Kevin Smith 3-yard run (Jason Hanson kick)

Roy Williams 21-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Jason Hanson kick)

3rd quarter

DET

ATL

Jason Elam 50-yard field goal

Jerious Norwood 10-yard run (Jason Elam kick)

Casey Fitzsimmons 1-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Jason Hanson kick)

4th quarter

DET

ATL

Jason Elam 25-yard field goal

Lions

Falcons

1st Downs

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

2 - 9

3 - 9

4th down efficiency

0 - 0

Total Plays

Total Yards

316

474

Yards per play

5.5

8.5

Passing

246

156

Comp - Att

24 - 33

9 - 13

Yards per pass

6.8

11.1

Interceptions thrown

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 16

1 - 5

Rushing

318

Rushing Attempts

Yards per rush

3.3

7.6

Penalties

Turnovers

Fumbles lost

Interceptions

Possession

30:53

29:07

Lions

Falcons

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RTG
Jon Kitna J. Kitna	24	33	262	7.9	2	1	3	103.3
Team	24	33	246	7.9	2	1	3	103.3

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Kevin Smith K. Smith	16	48	3.0	1
Rudi Johnson R. Johnson	3	14	4.7	0
Jon Kitna J. Kitna	2	8	4.0	0
Team	21	70	3.3	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Calvin Johnson C. Johnson	7	107	15.3	0	10
Roy Williams R. Williams	3	47	15.7	1	5
Kevin Smith K. Smith	4	32	8.0	0	4
Shaun McDonald S. McDonald	4	29	7.3	0	6
Dan Campbell D. Campbell	1	21	21.0	0	1
Mike Furrey M. Furrey	2	14	7.0	0	2
Michael Gaines M. Gaines	2	11	5.5	0	3
Casey Fitzsimmons C. Fitzsimmons	1	1	1.0	1	1
Team	24	262	7.9	2	32

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Jon Kitna J. Kitna	1	0	1
Team	1	0	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Dwight Smith D. Smith	8	6	0.0	0	1	0
Ernie Sims E. Sims	6	5	0.0	1	0	0
Gerald Alexander G. Alexander	4	4	0.0	0	0	0
Jordon Dizon J. Dizon	5	4	0.0	0	0	0
Kalvin Pearson K. Pearson	4	4	0.0	0	0	0
Leigh Bodden L. Bodden	4	3	0.0	0	0	0
Jared DeVries J. DeVries	3	3	0.0	0	0	1
Paris Lenon P. Lenon	4	3	0.0	0	1	0
Alex Lewis A. Lewis	3	3	0.0	0	0	0
Cory Redding C. Redding	3	3	0.0	0	0	1
Shaun Cody S. Cody	2	2	0.0	0	0	0
Chartric Darby C. Darby	2	2	0.0	1	0	0
Travis Fisher T. Fisher	2	2	0.0	0	0	0
Ryan Nece R. Nece	2	2	0.0	0	0	0
Daniel Bullocks D. Bullocks	1	1	0.0	0	0	0
Rudi Johnson R. Johnson	1	1	0.0	0	0	0
Brian Kelly B. Kelly	1	1	0.0	0	0	0
Dewayne White D. White	3	1	1.0	1	0	1
Team	58	50	1.0	3	2	3

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Jason Hanson J. Hanson	0	0		3	3
Team	0	0		3	3

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Nick Harris N. Harris	6	255	42.5
Team	6	255	42.5

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Marcus Thomas M. Thomas	4	93	23.3
Mike Furrey M. Furrey	2	30	15.0
Team	6	123	20.5

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Team	0	0		0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RTG
Matt Ryan M. Ryan	9	13	161	12.4	1	0	1	137.0
Team	9	13	156	12.4	1	0	1	137.0

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Michael Turner M. Turner	22	220	10.0	2
Jerious Norwood J. Norwood	14	93	6.6	1
Harry Douglas H. Douglas	1	7	7.0	0
Matt Ryan M. Ryan	5	-2	-0.4	0
Team	42	318	7.6	3

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Michael Jenkins M. Jenkins	1	62	62.0	1	2
Roddy White R. White	2	54	27.0	0	2
Ben Hartsock B. Hartsock	1	17	17.0	0	1
Justin Peelle J. Peelle	1	13	13.0	0	2
Jerious Norwood J. Norwood	2	6	3.0	0	4
Michael Turner M. Turner	1	6	6.0	0	1
Ovie Mughelli O. Mughelli	1	3	3.0	0	1
Team	9	161	12.4	1	13

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Michael Boley M. Boley	7	6	0.0	1	1	0
Erik Coleman E. Coleman	6	6	0.0	0	0	0
Brent Grimes B. Grimes	6	6	0.0	1	0	0
Lawyer Milloy L. Milloy	5	5	0.0	0	1	0
John Abraham J. Abraham	4	4	3.0	3	0	3
Jonathan Babineaux J. Babineaux	3	3	0.0	1	0	0
Chris Houston C. Houston	3	3	0.0	0	0	0
Grady Jackson G. Jackson	4	3	0.0	2	0	0
Keith Brooking K. Brooking	3	2	0.0	0	0	0
Chevis Jackson C. Jackson	2	2	0.0	0	0	0
Curtis Lofton C. Lofton	4	2	0.0	0	0	0
Jerious Norwood J. Norwood	3	2	0.0	0	0	0
Chauncey Davis C. Davis	2	1	0.0	1	0	0
Adam Jennings A. Jennings	1	1	0.0	0	0	0
Kindal Moorehead K. Moorehead	1	1	0.0	0	0	0
Ovie Mughelli O. Mughelli	1	1	0.0	0	0	0
Stephen Nicholas S. Nicholas	1	1	0.0	0	0	0
Coy Wire C. Wire	1	1	0.0	0	0	0
Team	57	50	3.0	9	2	3

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Jason Elam J. Elam	2	2		4	10
Team	2	2		4	10

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Michael Koenen M. Koenen	3	115	38.3
Team	3	115	38.3

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Jerious Norwood J. Norwood	2	65	32.5
Ben Wilkerson B. Wilkerson	1	10	10.0
Team	3	75	25.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Adam Jennings A. Jennings	5	15	3.0	0
Team	5	15	3.0	0

More Falcons Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

2,106

Cousins

RUSH

546

Robinson

REC

525

London

Team Rankings

PPG

24.3

12th

OPP PPG

24.4

19th

RUSH YDS/G

120.8

16th

PASS YDS/G

265.0

4th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Falcons	5	3	.625
Buccaneers	4	4	.500
Saints	2	6	.250
Panthers	1	7	.125

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/3	DAL	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/10	ATL	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 11/17	ATL	@	DEN	4:05 PM
Sun 12/1	LAC	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 12/8	ATL	@	MIN	1:00 PM

Last Game

Buccaneers

4-4-0

Final

Falcons

5-3-0

Sun 27 Oct 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,197

Smith

2,189

Mayfield

2,139

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

946

Henry

766

Barkley

685

Mason

Rec Yards Leaders

674

Chase

663

Wilson

646

Jefferson

Pass TD Leaders

21

Mayfield

17

Jackson

15

Burrow

Rush TD Leaders

9

Henry

8

Williams

7

Cook

Rec TD Leaders

7

Chase

6

Kittle

6

Evans

QB Rating Leaders

115.4

Jackson

115.3

Goff

107.6

Allen

Sack Leaders

9.0

Lawrence

8.0

McDonald

7.5

Hutchinson

NFL 2024 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.4

30.3

29.5

29.4

28.8

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

13.0

14.9

15.0

17.0

17.6

18.3

Total Yards Rankings

452.1

412.4

396.3

389.5

388.0

385.1

Rush Yards Rankings

200.0

165.9

165.8

159.0

156.9

156.7

Pass Yards Rankings

279.0

273.6

271.0

265.0

262.6

262.5

Sack Leaders

35.0

31.0

30.0

29.0

24.0

NFL Fantasy 2024

Fantasy RB Rankings

167.2

Henry

127.2

Barkley

123.2

Kamara

Fantasy WR Rankings

110.5

Chase

96.8

Wilson

94.9

Jefferson

Fantasy TE Rankings

86.3

Kittle

64.4

Kraft

60.7

Bowers

Fantasy K Rankings

104

Fairbairn

102

Boswell

97

Seibert

NFL 2024 Betting

Best Record ATS

7-1

6-1

6-1-1

6-2

5-2

Worst Record ATS

1-7

1-6

2-5

2-5-1

NFL 2024 Division Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	6	2	0	.750
Jets	3	6	0	.333
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Ravens	5	3	0	.625
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Texans	6	3	0	.667
Colts	4	4	0	.500
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	7	0	0	1.000
Broncos	5	3	0	.625

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Commanders	6	2	0	.750
Eagles	5	2	0	.714
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Lions	6	1	0	.857
Packers	6	2	0	.750
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Falcons	5	3	0	.625
Buccaneers	4	4	0	.500
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Cardinals	4	4	0	.500
49ers	4	4	0	.500

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 10/30	HOU	@	NYJ	13-21
Sun 10/27	NYG	@	PIT	18-26
Sat 10/26	DAL	@	SF	24-30
Sat 10/26	CAR	@	DEN	14-28
Sat 10/26	KC	@	LV	27-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/3	WAS	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 11/3	LAC	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 11/3	MIA	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Sun 11/3	DAL	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/3	NO	@	CAR	1:00 PM

The Atlanta Falcons handily defeated the Detroit Lions, 34 to 21, on September 7, 2008.

Final

Lions

21

Falcons

34

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

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Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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NFL 2024 Rankings

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