| Detroit Lions at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: December 24, 1989 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 7092 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 29 F Humidty: 27% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Richard Johnson 34 pass from Bob Gagliano (Eddie Murray kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Greg Davis 25 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Barry Sanders 25 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Gene Lang 9 pass from Chris Miller (Greg Davis kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 39 FG | 17 | 10 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Barry Sanders 17 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 24 | 10 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Barry Sanders 18 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 31 | 10 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Keith Jones 1 run (Greg Davis kick) | 31 | 17 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Michael Haynes 6 pass from Chris Miller (Greg Davis kick) | 31 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Robert Clark |
| 84 | WR | Richard Johnson |
| 24 | WR | Jason Phillips |
| 87 | WR | Walter Stanley |
| 75 | LOT | Lomas Brown |
| 65 | LOG | Eric Andolsek |
| 53 | C | Kevin Glover |
| 67 | ROG | Ken Dallafior |
| 64 | ROT | Eric Sanders |
| 14 | QB | Bob Gagliano |
| 20 | RB | Barry Sanders |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Eric Williams |
| 93 | NT | Jerry Ball |
| 97 | RDE | Kevin Brooks |
| 59 | LOLB | Jimmy Williams |
| 54 | LILB | Chris Spielman |
| 98 | RILB | Dennis Gibson |
| 55 | ROLB | Mike Cofer |
| 32 | LCB | Bruce Alexander |
| 36 | SS | Bennie Blades |
| 35 | FS | William White |
| 43 | RCB | Jerry Holmes |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Shawn Collins |
| 81 | WR | Michael Haynes |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 74 | LOG | Stan Clayton |
| 64 | C | Jamie Dukes |
| 79 | ROG | Bill Fralic |
| 69 | ROT | Houston Hoover |
| 80 | TE | Ron Heller |
| 12 | QB | Chris Miller |
| 38 | RB | Keith Jones |
| 33 | FB | John Settle |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Mike Gann |
| 75 | NT | Tony Casillas |
| 99 | RDE | Tim Green |
| 95 | LOLB | Michael Reid |
| 59 | LILB | John Rade |
| 58 | RILB | Jessie Tuggle |
| 51 | ROLB | Marcus Cotton |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Butler |
| 20 | SS | Evan Cooper |
| 41 | FS | Tim Gordon |
| 22 | RCB | Charles Dimry |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Barry Sanders | 20 | 158 | 7.9 | 25t | 3 |
| Bob Gagliano | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Keith Jones | 7 | 37 | 5.3 | 19 | 1 |
| Greg Paterra | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 8 | 0 |
| Gene Lang | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 |
| John Settle | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Bob Gagliano | 30 | 17 | 56.7 | 1 | 213 | 7.1 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 76.1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Chris Miller | 66 | 37 | 56.1 | 1 | 334 | 5.1 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 73.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Richard Johnson | 7 | 135 | 19.3 | 35 | 1 |
| Robert Clark | 6 | 67 | 11.2 | 15 | 0 |
| John Ford | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jason Phillips | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Barry Sanders | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Walter Stanley | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Keith Jones | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Gene Lang | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 29 | 1 |
| Michael Haynes | 6 | 62 | 10.3 | 21 | 1 |
| Shawn Collins | 6 | 58 | 9.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Ron Heller | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 30 | 0 |
| Greg Paterra | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Floyd Dixon | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Stacey Bailey | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| John Settle | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Dennis Gibson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Tony Zackery | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jim Arnold | 5 | 225 | 45.0 | 57 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Scott Fulhage | 7 | 293 | 41.9 | 51 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Walter Stanley | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 32 | 0 | |
| Mel Gray | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Brian Jordan | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 15 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Mel Gray | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| James Griffin | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Greg Paterra | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 15 | 0 | |
| Brian Jordan | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Mike Cofer | 1.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Marcus Cotton | 2.0 |
| Jessie Tuggle | 1.0 |
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