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Detroit Lions 28 at Atlanta Falcons 27

Sunday, September 8, 1985

Detroit Lions 28, Atlanta Falcons 27

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Detroit Lions (1-0-0)01414028
Atlanta Falcons (0-1-0)1470627

Scoring

DETATL
1stATLGerald Riggs 1 yard rush (Mick Luckhurst kick)07
ATLCharlie Brown 12 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Rick Bryan pass from David Archer)014
2ndDETJames R. Jones 8 yard pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick)714
DETJeff Chadwick 15 yard pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick)1414
ATLBilly Johnson 35 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick)1421
3rdDETJeff Chadwick 9 yard pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick)2121
DETJames R. Jones 21 yard rush (Eddie Murray kick)2821
4thATLMick Luckhurst 46 yard field goal2824
ATLMick Luckhurst 31 yard field goal2827

Team Stats

DETATL
First downs1621
Rush-yards-TDs33-130-140-160-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT9-23-188-3-216-23-179-2-0
Sacked-yards4-325-39
Net pass yards156140
Total yards286300
Fumbles-lost0-03-1
Turnovers21
Penalties-yards11-848-44

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
James R. Jones DET 10 75 1 21 3 50 1 36
Eric Hipple DET 9 23 188 3 2 56 3 -4 0 0
Jeff Chadwick DET 3 80 2 56
Wilbert Montgomery DET 19 54 0 5
David Lewis DET 1 34 0 34
Leonard Thompson DET 2 24 0 16
Alvin Moore DET 1 5 0 5
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Gerald Riggs ATL 31 131 1 15 3 27 0 12
Steve Bartkowski ATL 16 23 179 2 0 25 3 4 0 0
Joe Washington ATL 2 12 0 14 5 39 0 11
Charlie Brown ATL 4 48 1 16
Billy Johnson ATL 2 -8 0 0 1 35 1 35
Stacey Bailey ATL 1 22 0 22
Cliff Austin ATL 2 21 0 12
Arthur Cox ATL 1 7 0 7
Cliff Benson ATL 1 1 0 1

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
Alvin Hall DET 0 0 0 0 1 11 11.0 0 0
Demetrious Johnson DET 1.0 0 0 0 0
Angelo King DET 2.0 0 0 0 0
Pete Mandley DET 0 0 0 0 1 21 21.0 0 0 3 28 9.3 0 0
Alvin Moore DET 0 0 0 0 3 45 15.0 0 0
Eric Williams DET 1.0 0 0 0 0
Jimmy Williams DET 1.0 0 0 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
Anthony Allen ATL 0 0 0 0 2 32 16.0 0 0
Cliff Austin ATL 0 0 0 0 1 23 23.0 0 0
James Britt ATL 1 8 0 0
Scott Case ATL 1 0 0 0
Mike Gann ATL 1.0 0 0 0 0
Billy Johnson ATL 0 0 0 0 5 58 11.6 0 0
Lawrence Pillers ATL 0.5 0 0 0 0
Mike Pitts ATL 2.0 0 0 0 0
Al Richardson ATL 0.5 0 0 0 0