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Detroit Lions 27 at Atlanta Falcons 24

Sunday, September 9, 1984

Detroit Lions 27, Atlanta Falcons 24 (OT)

1234OTFinal
Detroit Lions (1-1-0)10770327
Atlanta Falcons (1-1-0)01077024

Scoring

DETATL
1stDETBilly Sims 9 yard rush (Eddie Murray kick)70
DETEddie Murray 46 yard field goal100
2ndDETDavid Lewis 11 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Eddie Murray kick)170
ATLGerald Riggs 1 yard rush (Mick Luckhurst kick)177
ATLMick Luckhurst 51 yard field goal1710
3rdATLBilly Johnson 45 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick)1717
DETLeonard Thompson 11 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Eddie Murray kick)2417
4thATLStacey Bailey 29 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick)2424
OTDETEddie Murray 48 yard field goal2724

Team Stats

DETATL
First downs2822
Rush-yards-TDs42-208-125-91-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT21-32-250-2-024-28-299-2-0
Sacked-yards1-91-10
Net pass yards241289
Total yards449380
Fumbles-lost1-00-0
Turnovers00
Penalties-yards10-7410-71

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Billy Sims DET 23 140 1 42 1 5 0 5
Gary Danielson DET 21 32 250 2 0 30
James R. Jones DET 15 50 0 13 5 44 0 16
David Lewis DET 4 68 1 30
Mark Nichols DET 1 7 0 7 3 51 0 23
Leonard Thompson DET 3 35 1 19
Jeff Chadwick DET 3 35 0 13
Ken Jenkins DET 3 11 0 5 1 6 0 6
Rob Rubick DET 1 6 0 6
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Steve Bartkowski ATL 24 28 299 2 0 45 1 -2 0 -2
Billy Johnson ATL 8 116 1 45
Gerald Riggs ATL 19 78 1 17 1 11 0 11
Alfred Jackson ATL 6 63 0 22
Arthur Cox ATL 5 58 0 21
Stacey Bailey ATL 3 43 1 29
Lynn Cain ATL 5 15 0 4
Cliff Benson ATL 1 8 0 8

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
William Gay DET 1.0 0 0 0 0
Ken Jenkins DET 0 0 0 0 2 56 28.0 0 0
Robbie Martin DET 0 0 0 0 2 11 5.5 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
William Curran ATL 0 0 0 0 5 98 19.6 0 0
David Frye ATL 1.0 0 0 0 0
Billy Johnson ATL 0 0 0 0 1 2 2.0 0 0