| Atlanta Falcons at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: September 4, 1988 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 31075 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Greg Davis 19 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Pete Mandley 7 pass from Chuck Long (Eddie Murray kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 37 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Garry James 1 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | George Jamison 4 opponents fumble recovery (Eddie Murray kick) | 3 | 24 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Alex Higdon 9 pass from Chris Miller (Greg Davis kick) | 10 | 24 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Mark Lewis 1 pass from Chuck Long (Eddie Murray kick) | 10 | 31 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | John Settle 2 run (Greg Davis kick) | 17 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Stacey Bailey |
| 86 | WR | Floyd Dixon |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 61 | LOG | John Scully |
| 55 | C | Wayne Radloff |
| 79 | ROG | Bill Fralic |
| 62 | ROT | Brett Miller |
| 45 | TE | Ken Whisenhunt |
| 12 | QB | Chris Miller |
| 42 | RB | Gerald Riggs |
| 44 | RB | John Settle |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Mike Gann |
| 75 | NT | Tony Casillas |
| 98 | RDE | Greg Brown |
| 93 | LOLB | Aundray Bruce |
| 59 | LILB | John Rade |
| 54 | RILB | Joel Williams |
| 51 | ROLB | Marcus Cotton |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Butler |
| 34 | SS | Robert Moore |
| 28 | FS | Bret Clark |
| 22 | RCB | Charles Dimry |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Pete Mandley |
| 75 | LOT | Lomas Brown |
| 53 | LOG | Kevin Glover |
| 52 | C | Steve Mott |
| 74 | ROG | Joe Milinichik |
| 73 | ROT | Harvey Salem |
| 87 | TE | Pat Carter |
| 81 | TE | Mark Lewis |
| 16 | QB | Chuck Long |
| 33 | RB | Garry James |
| 49 | FB | Tony Paige |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Eric Williams |
| 93 | NT | Jerry Ball |
| 77 | RDE | Keith Ferguson |
| 59 | LOLB | Jimmy Williams |
| 54 | LILB | Chris Spielman |
| 98 | RILB | Dennis Gibson |
| 55 | ROLB | Mike Cofer |
| 43 | LCB | Jerry Holmes |
| 36 | SS | Bennie Blades |
| 45 | FS | Raphel Cherry |
| 29 | RCB | Bruce McNorton |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Gerald Riggs | 16 | 98 | 6.1 | 20 | 0 |
| Chris Miller | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 29 | 0 |
| John Settle | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 8 | 1 |
| Sylvester Stamps | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Garry James | 24 | 96 | 4.0 | 16 | 1 |
| Tony Paige | 9 | 42 | 4.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Butch Woolfolk | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Chris Miller | 36 | 24 | 66.7 | 1 | 205 | 5.7 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 79.1 |
| Steve Dils | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.2 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Chuck Long | 19 | 13 | 68.4 | 1 | 107 | 5.6 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 95.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Gerald Riggs | 8 | 51 | 6.4 | 12 | 0 |
| Floyd Dixon | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Sylvester Stamps | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Stacey Bailey | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Aubrey Matthews | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 11 | 0 |
| John Settle | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Alex Higdon | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9t | 1 |
| Ken Whisenhunt | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Tony Paige | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Gary Lee | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Garry James | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Pete Mandley | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 7t | 1 |
| Carl Bland | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Mark Lewis | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Robert Moore | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jerry Holmes | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Rick Donnelly | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | 52 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jim Arnold | 5 | 193 | 38.6 | 48 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Aubrey Matthews | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 10 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Sylvester Stamps | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 20 | 0 | |
| Tim Gordon | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Butch Woolfolk | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Carl Painter | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Aundray Bruce | 1.0 |
| Rick Bryan | 1.0 |
| Marcus Cotton | 1.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Mike Cofer | 1.0 |
| Eric Williams | 1.0 |
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