2012 · Week 16
Atlanta Falcons at Detroit Lions
Dec 22, 2012 · Ford Field · dome · fieldturf
Recap
Atlanta Falcons beat Detroit Lions 31–18. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Falcons (75%). Falcons improve to 13-2; Lions fall to 4-11. Matt Ryan led the way with 279 passing yards and 4 TDs; 25 rushing yards. Lions out-gained the opponent 522–352 in total yards. Lions turned it over 3 times to Falcons's 0.
Team stats
| ATL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | First downs | 25 |
| 352 | Total yards | 522 |
| 279 | Passing yards | 443 |
| 73 | Rushing yards | 79 |
| 25/32 | Comp / Att | 37/56 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 25/32 | 279 | 4 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 2 | 25 | 0 |
| Julio Jones | 1 | -7 | 0 |
| Michael Turner | 13 | 41 | 0 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 6 | 14 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roddy White | 8 | 10 | 153 | 2 |
| Julio Jones | 7 | 11 | 71 | 1 |
| Michael Turner | 4 | 4 | 16 | 0 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Jason Snelling | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Harry Douglas | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Michael Palmer | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
DET
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 37/56 | 443 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Joique Bell | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| Mikel Leshoure | 15 | 46 | 1 |
| Stefan Logan | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Mike Thomas | 1 | 8 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Johnson | 11 | 16 | 225 | 0 |
| Joique Bell | 9 | 12 | 73 | 0 |
| Mikel Leshoure | 3 | 4 | 20 | 0 |
| Tony Scheffler | 4 | 6 | 41 | 0 |
| Will Heller | 4 | 7 | 34 | 0 |
| Kris Durham | 2 | 5 | 32 | 0 |
| Stefan Logan | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Mike Thomas | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Brian Robiskie | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Kevin Smith | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Shaun Chapas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |