2002 · Week 16
Detroit Lions at Atlanta Falcons
Dec 22, 2002 · Georgia Dome · dome · astroturf
Recap
It wasn't close — Atlanta Falcons beat Detroit Lions 36–15. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Falcons (81%). Falcons improve to 9-5-1; Lions fall to 3-12. Mike Vick was the story of the game with 337 passing yards and 2 TDs; 42 rushing yards. Falcons out-gained the opponent 534–236 in total yards.
Team stats
| DET | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | First downs | 23 |
| 236 | Total yards | 534 |
| 149 | Passing yards | 337 |
| 87 | Rushing yards | 197 |
| 11/33 | Comp / Att | 20/38 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
DET
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike McMahon | 11/33 | 149 | 2 | 3 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike McMahon | 2 | 25 | 0 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| James Stewart | 12 | 34 | 0 |
| Aveion Cason | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Rafael Cooper | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Schroeder | 2 | 4 | 60 | 0 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 2 | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| James Stewart | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
| Scotty Anderson | 1 | 5 | 18 | 0 |
| Aveion Cason | 1 | 2 | 15 | 1 |
| Mikhael Ricks | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Larry Foster | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Germane Crowell | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Vick | 20/38 | 337 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Vick | 8 | 42 | 0 |
| Warrick Dunn | 30 | 132 | 1 |
| Bob Christian | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| George Layne | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quentin McCord | 7 | 9 | 182 | 1 |
| Warrick Dunn | 5 | 6 | 37 | 0 |
| Brian Finneran | 3 | 7 | 54 | 1 |
| Bob Christian | 2 | 2 | 27 | 0 |
| Reggie Kelly | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 |
| Trevor Gaylor | 2 | 10 | 16 | 0 |
| Alge Crumpler | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Kozlowski | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |