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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > Detroit Lions at Atlanta Falcons - December 27th, 1987
Detroit Lions 30 at Atlanta Falcons 13
Sunday, December 27, 1987
Detroit Lions 30, Atlanta Falcons 13| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions (4-11-0) | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Atlanta Falcons (3-12-0) | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Scoring
| DET | ATL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | DET | Gary Ellerson 8 yard rush (Eddie Murray kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2nd | ATL | Mick Luckhurst 50 yard field goal | 7 | 3 |
| DET | Eddie Murray 45 yard field goal | 10 | 3 | |
| ATL | Floyd Dixon 51 yard pass from Chris Miller (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 10 | 10 | |
| ATL | Mick Luckhurst 28 yard field goal | 10 | 13 | |
| 3rd | DET | Gary Ellerson 2 yard rush (Eddie Murray kick) | 17 | 13 |
| DET | Eddie Murray 23 yard field goal | 20 | 13 | |
| 4th | DET | Eddie Murray 46 yard field goal | 23 | 13 |
| DET | Ricky Smith 34 yard interception return (Eddie Murray kick) | 30 | 13 |
Team Stats
| DET | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 19 | 14 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 43-173-2 | 22-98-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 11-24-157-0-2 | 16-36-196-1-4 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-7 | 2-16 |
| Net pass yards | 150 | 180 |
| Total yards | 323 | 278 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 5 |
| Penalties-yards | 4-30 | 6-70 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Gary Ellerson | DET | 17 | 73 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | ||||||
| Chuck Long | DET | 11 | 24 | 157 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Gary Lee | DET | 3 | 72 | 0 | 53 | ||||||||||
| James R. Jones | DET | 11 | 49 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| Garry James | DET | 6 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | ||||||
| Butch Woolfolk | DET | 5 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | ||||||
| Pete Mandley | DET | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| Tony Paige | DET | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Chris Miller | ATL | 16 | 36 | 196 | 1 | 4 | 51 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Floyd Dixon | ATL | 4 | 87 | 1 | 51 | ||||||||||
| Gerald Riggs | ATL | 15 | 64 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Kenny Flowers | ATL | 5 | 35 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Arthur Cox | ATL | 3 | 27 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Aubrey Matthews | ATL | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Sylvester Stamps | ATL | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Stacey Bailey | ATL | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Billy Johnson | ATL | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| John Settle | ATL | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Rick Donnelly | ATL | 1 | -6 | 0 | -6 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Raphel Cherry | DET | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Curtis Green | DET | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| James Griffin | DET | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Gary Lee | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Pete Mandley | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ricky Smith | DET | 1 | 34 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Jimmy Williams | DET | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Butch Woolfolk | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Rick Bryan | ATL | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Arthur Cox | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| David Croudip | ATL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tim Gordon | ATL | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Billy Johnson | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| John Settle | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 101 | 16.8 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||