Lions 28-27 Falcons (Sep 8, 1985)

DET

ATL

1

0

14

2

14

7

3

14

0

4

0

6

28

27

1Q

0 - 7

G. Riggs 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

1Q

0 - 14

C. Brown 12-yard TD catch from S. Bartkowski.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

7 - 14

J. Jones 8-yard TD catch from E. Hipple.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

14 - 14

J. Chadwick 15-yard TD catch from E. Hipple.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

14 - 21

B. Johnson 35-yard TD catch from S. Bartkowski.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

21 - 21

J. Chadwick 9-yard TD catch from E. Hipple.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

28 - 21

J. Jones 21-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

28 - 24

M. Luckhurst 46-yard field goal.

FG Made

4Q

28 - 27

M. Luckhurst 31-yard field goal.

FG Made

Top Performers

Pass Yds

188

Hipple

DET

Rush Yds

131

Riggs

ATL

Rec Yds

80

Chadwick

DET

Scrim TD

2

Jones

DET

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Eric Hipple

DET QB #17

Steve Bartkowski

ATL QB #10

188

Pass Yds

179

3

Pass TD

2

Int

0

DET

Team Stats

ATL

286

Total Yds

300

16

1st Downs

21

2

Turnovers

1

1985 NFC Central

DET ATL

Team	W	L	PCT
Bears	15	1	.938
Packers	8	8	.500
Vikings	7	9	.438
Lions	7	9	.438
Buccaneers	2	14	.125

Team	W	L	PCT
Rams	11	5	.688
49ers	10	6	.625
Saints	5	11	.313
Falcons	4	12	.250

Game Summary

The Atlanta Falcons couldn't pull it off against the Detroit Lions, 28 to 27, on September 8, 1985.

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Eric Hipple E. Hipple #17	9/23	188	8.2	3	2	4-32	72.1

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Steve Bartkowski S. Bartkowski #10	16/23	179	7.8	2	0	5-39	121.5

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
James Jones J. Jones #30	10	75	7.5	1	21
Wilbert Montgomery W. Montgomery #31	19	54	2.8	0	5
Alvin Moore A. Moore #24	1	5	5.0	0	5
Eric Hipple E. Hipple #17	3	-4	-1.3	0	0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Gerald Riggs G. Riggs #42	31	131	4.2	1	15
Cliff Austin C. Austin #39	2	21	10.5	0	12
Joe Washington J. Washington #20	2	12	6.0	0	14
Steve Bartkowski S. Bartkowski #10	3	4	1.3	0	0
Billy Johnson B. Johnson #84	2	-8	-4.0	0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Jeff Chadwick J. Chadwick #89	0/0	80	26.7	2	56
James Jones J. Jones #30	0/0	50	16.7	1	36
David Lewis D. Lewis #87	0/0	34	34.0	0	34
Leonard Thompson L. Thompson #39	0/0	24	12.0	0	16

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Charlie Brown C. Brown #89	0/0	48	12.0	1	16
Joe Washington J. Washington #20	0/0	39	7.8	0	11
Billy Johnson B. Johnson #84	0/0	35	35.0	1	35
Gerald Riggs G. Riggs #42	0/0	27	9.0	0	12
Stacey Bailey S. Bailey #82	0/0	22	22.0	0	22
Arthur Cox A. Cox #88	0/0	7	7.0	0	7
Cliff Benson C. Benson #87	0/0	1	1.0	0	1

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks
Demetrious Johnson D. Johnson #21	0-0	1.0
Angelo King A. King #92	0-0	2.0
Eric Williams E. Williams #76	0-0	1.0
Jimmy Williams J. Williams #59	0-0	1.0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Lawrence Pillers L. Pillers #65	0-0	0.5	0
Mike Pitts M. Pitts #74	0-0	2.0	0
Al Richardson A. Richardson #56	0-0	0.5	0
Jim Britt J. Britt #26	0-0	0.0	1
Scott Case S. Case #25	0-0	0.0	1
Mike Gann M. Gann #76	0-0	1.0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Eddie Murray E. Murray #3	0/0	4/4	4	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Mick Luckhurst M. Luckhurst #18	2/2	2/2	8	0
Rick Bryan R. Bryan #77	0/0	1/1	1	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Mike Black M. Black #11	5	226	45.2	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Rick Donnelly R. Donnelly #3	6	243	40.5	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Pete Mandley P. Mandley #82	1	21	21.0
Alvin Moore A. Moore #24	3	45	15.0
Alvin Hall A. Hall #35	1	11	11.0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Anthony Allen A. Allen #85	2	32	16.0	0	0
Cliff Austin C. Austin #39	1	23	23.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Pete Mandley P. Mandley #82	3	28	9.3	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Billy Johnson B. Johnson #84	5	58	11.6	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Eric Hipple E. Hipple #17	9/23	188	8.2	3	2	4-32	72.1

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
James Jones J. Jones #30	10	75	7.5	1	21
Wilbert Montgomery W. Montgomery #31	19	54	2.8	0	5
Alvin Moore A. Moore #24	1	5	5.0	0	5
Eric Hipple E. Hipple #17	3	-4	-1.3	0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Jeff Chadwick J. Chadwick #89	0/0	80	26.7	2	56
James Jones J. Jones #30	0/0	50	16.7	1	36
David Lewis D. Lewis #87	0/0	34	34.0	0	34
Leonard Thompson L. Thompson #39	0/0	24	12.0	0	16

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks
Demetrious Johnson D. Johnson #21	0-0	1.0
Angelo King A. King #92	0-0	2.0
Eric Williams E. Williams #76	0-0	1.0
Jimmy Williams J. Williams #59	0-0	1.0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Eddie Murray E. Murray #3	0/0	4/4	4	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Mike Black M. Black #11	5	226	45.2	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Pete Mandley P. Mandley #82	1	21	21.0
Alvin Moore A. Moore #24	3	45	15.0
Alvin Hall A. Hall #35	1	11	11.0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Pete Mandley P. Mandley #82	3	28	9.3	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Steve Bartkowski S. Bartkowski #10	16/23	179	7.8	2	0	5-39	121.5

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Gerald Riggs G. Riggs #42	31	131	4.2	1	15
Cliff Austin C. Austin #39	2	21	10.5	0	12
Joe Washington J. Washington #20	2	12	6.0	0	14
Steve Bartkowski S. Bartkowski #10	3	4	1.3	0	0
Billy Johnson B. Johnson #84	2	-8	-4.0	0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Charlie Brown C. Brown #89	0/0	48	12.0	1	16
Joe Washington J. Washington #20	0/0	39	7.8	0	11
Billy Johnson B. Johnson #84	0/0	35	35.0	1	35
Gerald Riggs G. Riggs #42	0/0	27	9.0	0	12
Stacey Bailey S. Bailey #82	0/0	22	22.0	0	22
Arthur Cox A. Cox #88	0/0	7	7.0	0	7
Cliff Benson C. Benson #87	0/0	1	1.0	0	1

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Lawrence Pillers L. Pillers #65	0-0	0.5	0
Mike Pitts M. Pitts #74	0-0	2.0	0
Al Richardson A. Richardson #56	0-0	0.5	0
Jim Britt J. Britt #26	0-0	0.0	1
Scott Case S. Case #25	0-0	0.0	1
Mike Gann M. Gann #76	0-0	1.0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Mick Luckhurst M. Luckhurst #18	2/2	2/2	8	0
Rick Bryan R. Bryan #77	0/0	1/1	1	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Rick Donnelly R. Donnelly #3	6	243	40.5	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Anthony Allen A. Allen #85	2	32	16.0	0	0
Cliff Austin C. Austin #39	1	23	23.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Billy Johnson B. Johnson #84	5	58	11.6	0	0

DET

ATL

1

0

14

2

14

7

3

14

0

4

0

6

28

27

DET

Team Stats

ATL

286

Total Yds

300

156

Pass Yds

140

130

Rush Yds

160

60

Total Plays

68

4.8

Yards Per Play

4.4

5.8

Yards Per Pass

5

3.9

Yards Per Rush

4

16

1st Downs

21

7

Passing 1st Downs

8

6

Rushing 1st Downs

12

3

1st Downs from Penalties

1

5

Punts

6

2

Turnovers

1

2

Interceptions Thrown

0

Fumbles Lost

1

11

Penalties

8

5.0

Sacks

4.0

0

D/ST TD

0

1-0 DET

ATL 0-1

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1985 NFC Central

Game Summary

Team Stats