Detroit Lions at Atlanta Falcons - December 27th, 1987
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Scoring
| Quarter | Time | Tm | Detail | DET | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lions | Gary Ellerson 8 yard rush (Eddie Murray kick) | 7 | 0 | |
| 2 | Falcons | Mick Luckhurst 50 yard field goal | 7 | 3 | |
| Lions | Eddie Murray 45 yard field goal | 10 | 3 | ||
| Falcons | Floyd Dixon 51 yard pass from Chris Miller (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 10 | 10 | ||
| Falcons | Mick Luckhurst 28 yard field goal | 10 | 13 | ||
| 3 | Lions | Gary Ellerson 2 yard rush (Eddie Murray kick) | 17 | 13 | |
| Lions | Eddie Murray 23 yard field goal | 20 | 13 | ||
| 4 | Lions | Eddie Murray 46 yard field goal | 23 | 13 | |
| Lions | Ricky Smith 34 yard interception return (Eddie Murray kick) | 30 | 13 |
Game Info
Expected Points Summary
Team Stats
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Sk | Yds | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Fmb | FL | |
| Chuck Long | DET | 11 | 24 | 157 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 53 | 32.8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| James Jones | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 49 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Gary Ellerson | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 73 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||||
| Butch Woolfolk | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||||
| Garry James | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||||
| Tony Paige | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Pete Mandley | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||||
| Gary Lee | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 72 | 0 | 53 | 0 | ||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Sk | Yds | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Fmb | FL | |
| Chris Miller | ATL | 16 | 36 | 196 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 51 | 31.5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Gerald Riggs | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 64 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Kenny Flowers | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||||
| Floyd Dixon | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 87 | 1 | 51 | 0 | ||||||
| Arthur Cox | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||||||
| Aubrey Matthews | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||||||
| Sylvester Stamps | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||||||
| Stacey Bailey | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| Billy Johnson | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| John Settle | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| Rick Donnelly | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Charlie Brown | ATL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Defense
Kick/Punt Returns
Kicking & Punting
Falcons Starters
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