Detroit Lions 31 at Atlanta Falcons 24
Sunday, December 24, 1989
Detroit Lions 31, Atlanta Falcons 24
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| Detroit Lions (7-9-0) | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| Atlanta Falcons (3-13-0) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| | DET | ATL |
| DET | Richard Johnson 34 yard pass from Bob Gagliano (Eddie Murray kick) | 7 | 0 |
| ATL | Greg Davis 25 yard field goal | 7 | 3 |
| DET | Barry Sanders 25 yard rush (Eddie Murray kick) | 14 | 3 |
| ATL | Gene Lang 9 yard pass from Chris Miller (Greg Davis kick) | 14 | 10 |
| DET | Eddie Murray 39 yard field goal | 17 | 10 |
| DET | Barry Sanders 17 yard rush (Eddie Murray kick) | 24 | 10 |
| DET | Barry Sanders 18 yard rush (Eddie Murray kick) | 31 | 10 |
| ATL | Keith L. Jones 1 yard rush (Greg Davis kick) | 31 | 17 |
| ATL | Michael Haynes 6 yard pass from Chris Miller (Greg Davis kick) | 31 | 24 |
| DET | ATL |
| First downs | 17 | 27 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 26-179-3 | 21-89-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 17-30-213-1-1 | 37-66-334-2-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 3-16 | 1-10 |
| Net pass yards | 197 | 324 |
| Total yards | 376 | 413 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 1-15 | 5-45 |