2017 · Week 3
Atlanta Falcons at Detroit Lions
Sep 24, 2017 · Ford Field · dome · fieldturf
Recap
Atlanta Falcons topped Detroit Lions 30–26. ScoutIndex had favored Falcons (54%) going in. Falcons improve to 3-0; Lions fall to 2-1. Matt Ryan was the story of the game with 294 passing yards and 2 TDs.
Team stats
| ATL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | First downs | 18 |
| 445 | Total yards | 335 |
| 294 | Passing yards | 264 |
| 151 | Rushing yards | 71 |
| 24/35 | Comp / Att | 25/45 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
Play-by-play not loaded for this game.
Box score
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 24/35 | 294 | 2 | 3 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Devonta Freeman | 21 | 106 | 1 |
| Tevin Coleman | 6 | 46 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devonta Freeman | 3 | 3 | 32 | 0 |
| Julio Jones | 7 | 12 | 91 | 0 |
| Taylor Gabriel | 5 | 6 | 79 | 1 |
| Tevin Coleman | 3 | 5 | 43 | 0 |
| Mohamed Sanu | 4 | 6 | 28 | 1 |
| Andre Roberts | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Austin Hooper | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
DET
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 25/45 | 264 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 14 | 47 | 0 |
| Zach Zenner | 3 | 5 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.J. Jones | 3 | 3 | 63 | 0 |
| Golden Tate | 7 | 11 | 58 | 1 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 3 | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Theo Riddick | 4 | 9 | 38 | 0 |
| Kenny Golladay | 2 | 5 | 25 | 0 |
| Marvin Jones | 3 | 6 | 24 | 0 |
| Eric Ebron | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| Darren Fells | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |