| Detroit Lions at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: December 27, 1987 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 13906 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 63 F Humidty: 97% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Gary Ellerson 8 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 50 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 45 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Floyd Dixon 51 pass from Chris Miller (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 28 FG | 10 | 13 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Gary Ellerson 2 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 17 | 13 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 23 FG | 20 | 13 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 46 FG | 23 | 13 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Ricky Smith 34 interception return (Eddie Murray kick) | 30 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Gary Lee |
| 82 | WR | Pete Mandley |
| 75 | LOT | Lomas Brown |
| 61 | LOG | Scott Barrows |
| 52 | C | Steve Mott |
| 53 | ROG | Kevin Glover |
| 73 | ROT | Harvey Salem |
| 87 | TE | Vyto Kab |
| 16 | QB | Chuck Long |
| 32 | RB | Garry James |
| 30 | FB | James Jones |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Eric Williams |
| 93 | NT | Jerry Ball |
| 77 | RDE | Keith Ferguson |
| 59 | LOLB | Jimmy Williams |
| 51 | LILB | Shelton Robinson |
| 98 | RILB | Dennis Gibson |
| 55 | ROLB | Mike Cofer |
| 27 | LCB | Bobby Watkins |
| 34 | SS | James Griffin |
| 45 | FS | Raphel Cherry |
| 29 | RCB | Bruce McNorton |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Floyd Dixon |
| 83 | WR | Aubrey Matthews |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 61 | LOG | John Scully |
| 55 | C | Wayne Radloff |
| 79 | ROG | Bill Fralic |
| 73 | ROT | Leonard Mitchell |
| 88 | TE | Arthur Cox |
| 12 | QB | Chris Miller |
| 48 | RB | Kenny Flowers |
| 42 | RB | Gerald Riggs |
| Defense | ||
| 68 | LDE | Dennis Harrison |
| 76 | LDT | Mike Gann |
| 98 | RDT | Greg Brown |
| 77 | RDE | Rick Bryan |
| 96 | LLB | Rich Kraynak |
| 56 | MLB | Joe Costello |
| 54 | RLB | Joel Williams |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Butler |
| 34 | SS | Robert Moore |
| 41 | FS | Tim Gordon |
| 25 | RCB | Scott Case |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Gary Ellerson | 17 | 73 | 4.3 | 16 | 2 |
| James Jones | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Butch Woolfolk | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Garry James | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Chuck Long | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tony Paige | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Pete Mandley | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Gerald Riggs | 15 | 64 | 4.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Kenny Flowers | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Chris Miller | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Rick Donnelly | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Chuck Long | 24 | 11 | 45.8 | 2 | 157 | 6.5 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 32.8 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Chris Miller | 36 | 16 | 44.4 | 4 | 196 | 5.4 | 51t | 1 | 2 | 16 | 31.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Gary Lee | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 53 | 0 |
| James Jones | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Gary Ellerson | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Garry James | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Butch Woolfolk | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Pete Mandley | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Tony Paige | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Floyd Dixon | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 51t | 1 |
| Arthur Cox | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Kenny Flowers | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Aubrey Matthews | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Sylvester Stamps | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Stacey Bailey | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Billy Johnson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Gerald Riggs | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| John Settle | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Ricky Smith | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34t | 1 |
| James Griffin | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jimmy Williams | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Raphel Cherry | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Tim Gordon | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| David Croudip | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Britt | 0 | -5 | -5L | 0 | |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jim Arnold | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Eddie Murray | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Rick Donnelly | 4 | 178 | 44.5 | 51 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Pete Mandley | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Billy Johnson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Gary Lee | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 50 | 0 | |
| Butch Woolfolk | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 41 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| John Settle | 6 | 101 | 16.8 | 22 | 0 | |
| Arthur Cox | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Curtis Green | 1.0 |
| Jimmy Williams | 1.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Rick Bryan | 1.0 |
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