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Atlanta Falcons 17 at Detroit Lions 28

Sunday, August 31, 1997

Atlanta Falcons 17, Detroit Lions 28

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Atlanta Falcons (0-1-0)370717
Detroit Lions (1-0-0)01401428

Scoring

ATLDET
1stATLMorten Andersen 30 yard field goal30
2ndDETHerman Moore 43 yard pass from Scott Mitchell (Jason Hanson kick)37
ATLMichael Haynes 24 yard pass from Chris Chandler (Morten Andersen kick)107
DETStephen Boyd 42 yard fumble return (Jason Hanson kick)1014
4thATLJamal Anderson 1 yard rush (Morten Andersen kick)1714
DETHerman Moore 25 yard pass from Scott Mitchell (Jason Hanson kick)1721
DETReggie D. Brown 38 yard interception return (Jason Hanson kick)1728

Team Stats

ATLDET
First downs1310
Rush-yards-TDs29-55-123-46-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT20-37-290-1-312-30-205-2-1
Sacked-yards4-224-30
Net pass yards268175
Total yards323221
Fumbles-lost5-16-2
Turnovers43
Penalties-yards13-935-55

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Chris Chandler ATL 20 36 290 1 3 56 4 20 0 11
Bert Emanuel ATL 4 88 0 56
Jamal Anderson ATL 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 33 1 13 2 26 0 15
Harold Green ATL 2 1 0 2 5 55 0 28
O.J. Santiago ATL 2 47 0 30
Michael Haynes ATL 2 34 1 24
Bob Christian ATL 3 23 0 11
Terance Mathis ATL 2 17 0 9
Byron Hanspard ATL 3 1 0 3
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Scott Mitchell DET 12 30 205 2 1 43 7 13 0 8
Herman Moore DET 7 115 2 43
Barry Sanders DET 15 33 0 12 2 26 0 14
Glyn Milburn DET 1 43 0 43
Tommy Vardell DET 1 0 0 0 1 14 0 14
Johnnie Morton DET 1 7 0 7

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
Lester Archambeau ATL 2.0 0 0 0 0
Ronnie Bradford ATL 1 0 0 0
John Burrough ATL 1.0 0 0 0 0
Byron Hanspard ATL 0 0 0 0 2 39 19.5 0 0
Todd Kinchen ATL 0 0 0 0 1 18 18.0 0 0 5 34 6.8 0 0
Chuck Smith ATL 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
Shane Bonham DET 1.0 0 0 0 0
Stephen Boyd DET 1 4 0 0
Reggie D. Brown DET 1 38 1 0
Luther Elliss DET 1.5 0 0 0 0
Greg Jeffries DET 1 0 0 0
Antonio London DET 0.5 0 0 0 0
Glyn Milburn DET 0 0 0 0 4 103 25.8 0 0 3 8 2.7 0 0
Robert Porcher DET 1.0 0 0 0 0