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GAME RECAP: Detroit Lions 17 vs Atlanta Falcons 10
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Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
FINAL |
| Falcons |
0 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
10 |
| Lions |
0 |
14 |
3 |
0 |
17 |
SCORING SUMMARY
First Quarter
none
Second Quarter
Atl - W. Dunn 2 yd run (Feely Kick), 6:26.
Det - A. Hakim 39 yd pass from Harrington (Hanson Kick), 3:06.
Det - A. Pinner 1 yd run (Hanson Kick), 1:10.
Third Quarter
Det - FG Hanson 23, 3:01.
Fourth Quarter
Atl - FG Feely 27, 11:23.
| Team Stats |
Atl |
Det |
| First Downs |
17 |
15 |
| Total Net Yards |
279 |
227 |
| Rushes - Yards |
27-185 |
33-101 |
| Passing Yards |
185 |
126 |
| Punt Returns |
4-66 |
2-2 |
| Kickoff Returns |
3-55 |
2-34 |
| Interceptions |
0 |
1 |
| Completions-Attempts |
20-31 |
16-24 |
| Sacks |
3 |
6 |
| Punts - Average |
5-45.4 |
7-44.0 |
| Fumbles - Lost |
4-3 |
0-0 |
| Penalties - Yards |
12-80 |
8-74 |
| Time of Possession |
27:05 |
32:55 |
Individual Stats
Rushing - Atlanta, Dunn 18-44, Vick 5-29, Griffith 3-21, A. Rossum 1-0.
Detroit, A. Pinner 23-68, Bryson 7-30, Harrington 3-3.
Passing - Atlanta, Vick 18-29-1-196.
Detroit, Harrington 16-24-0-146.
Receiving - Atlanta, Price 5-84, Finneran 3-45, Dunn 5-31, White 3-26, Crumpler 1-24, Blakley 1-13, Griffith 1-(minus 1), Feely 1-(minus 2).
Detroit Hakim 3-64, R. Williams, 3-18, Alexander 2-15, Bryson 1-13, A. Pinner 1-11, Trejo 1-11, C. Fitzsimmons 1-7, Streets 2-7.
GAME REVIEW
The Lions beat the unbeaten Falcons and improved to 2-0 on the road this season. The Lions, with the victory, also began to win
some respect in the NFL. Despite losing rookie-of-the-year candidate Roy Williams with an ankle injury, the Lions fought hard
throughout and earned their most impressive victory of the season.
Atlanta scored first on a strange set of events. The Falcons punted to the Lions but had a penalty and Steve Mariucci decided to
for the Falcons to punt again. This time, the Falcons turned to a fake and picked up a first down on a pass. Later in the drive the
team converted a first down. Eventually, Warrick Dunn punched it in to put the Falcons ahead.
The Lions responded positively. On their next possession the team drove down the field and on a fourth down Harrington found Hakim
who scrambled 39 yards to tie the score. On Atlanta's next possession, Vick threw an interception and the Lions capitalized by scoring
their first rushing touchdown of the year and taking a 14-7 lead into halftime.
Each team could only muster a field goal in the second half as the defenses played well. Detroit's defense forced Michael Vick into
a fumble on the last play of the game and the Lions move to 3-1. The Falcons failed in their attempt to go 5-0 for the first time in
franchise history. The Lions, after setting the NFL road losing streak record at 24 games, have won both of their road games so far
this season.
Listen to the Lion's post-game press conference.
The Lions face the Green Bay Packers at Ford Field next week.
Written by: Paul Donaghy, Staff Writer
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