Atlanta Falcons 17 at Detroit Lions 31
Sunday, September 4, 1988
Atlanta Falcons 17, Detroit Lions 31
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| Atlanta Falcons (0-1-0) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Detroit Lions (1-0-0) | 0 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
| | ATL | DET |
| ATL | Greg Davis 19 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| DET | Pete Mandley 7 yard pass from Chuck Long (Eddie Murray kick) | 3 | 7 |
| DET | Eddie Murray 37 yard field goal | 3 | 10 |
| DET | Garry James 1 yard rush (Eddie Murray kick) | 3 | 17 |
| DET | George Jamison 4 yard fumble return (Eddie Murray kick) | 3 | 24 |
| ATL | Alex Higdon 9 yard pass from Chris Miller (Greg Davis kick) | 10 | 24 |
| DET | Mark Lewis 1 yard pass from Chuck Long (Eddie Murray kick) | 10 | 31 |
| ATL | John Settle 2 yard rush (Greg Davis kick) | 17 | 31 |
| ATL | DET |
| First downs | 26 | 19 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 29-172-1 | 34-142-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 25-38-209-1-1 | 13-19-107-2-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-22 | 3-19 |
| Net pass yards | 187 | 88 |
| Total yards | 359 | 230 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-3 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 7-71 | 9-63 |