Detroit Lions vs Atlanta Falcons

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December 20th, 1998

1998 Week 16

Regular Season

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Final

Falcons Away

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Offensive Starters

QB F. Reich

RB B. Sanders

FB T. Vardell

WR H. Moore

WR J. Morton

TE W. Rasby

T R. Roberts

G M. Compton

C J. Pyne

G J. Hartings

T T. Ramirez

Defensive Starters

DE R. Porcher

DT M. Spindler

DT L. Elliss

DE T. Scroggins

LB R. Fredrickson

LB R. Jordan

LB A. Aldridge

CB B. Westbrook

CB T. Fair

S R. Rice

S M. Carrier

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Lions	7	7	3	0	17
Falcons	7	3	0	14	24

	Lions	Falcons
Q1	7	7
Q2	7	3
Q3	3	0
Q4	0	14
FINAL	17	24

Key Performers

Lions

PassingF. Reich

15/26, 148 YDS, 2 TD

RushingB. Sanders

25, 95 YDS

ReceivingT. Boyd

2, 37 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesR. Jordan

SacksR. Porcher

2.5

InterceptionsN/A

Falcons

PassingC. Chandler

11/19, 146 YDS, 2 TD

RushingJ. Anderson

30, 147 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingT. Martin

4, 42 YDS

TacklesE. Robinson

SacksJ. Tuggle

1.0

InterceptionsE. Robinson

Team Comparison

Lions

Stat

Falcons

First Downs

258

Total Yards

268

Rushes

117

Rush YDS

145

Rush TD

57.7%

PASS %

57.9%

141

NET PASS YDS

123

PASS TD

Takeaways

28:33

Time of Possession

31:27

Offensive Starters

C. Chandler QB

J. Anderson RB

G. Downs RB

T. Mathis WR

T. Martin WR

O. Santiago TE

B. Whitfield T

C. Collins G

R. Tobeck C

G. Williams G

E. Salaam T

Defensive Starters

L. Archambeau DE

T. Hall DT

S. Dronett DT

C. Smith DE

C. Bennett LB

J. Tuggle LB

H. Crockett LB

R. Buchanan CB

R. Bradford CB

W. White S

E. Robinson S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1998 Week 16 match up between the Detroit Lions and the Atlanta Falcons featuring 95 rushing yards by Barry Sanders.

Legend

Moment: Lions

Moment: Falcons

Lions Momentum

Falcons Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • DET TD DET TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Frank Reich pass complete to Tommie Boyd for 18 yards touchdown - PAT good

Lions opens scoring → 7-0

< Q1 > • ATL TD ATL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Chris Chandler pass complete to Jamal Anderson for 8 yards touchdown - PAT good

Falcons ties it up → 7-7

< Q2 > • ATL FG ATL FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Morten Andersen 34 yard field goal good

Falcons takes the lead → 10-7

< Q2 > • DET TD DET TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Frank Reich pass complete to Herman Moore for 2 yards touchdown - PAT good

Lions takes the lead → 14-10

< Q3 > • DET FG DET FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jason Hanson 30 yard field goal good

Lions extends lead → 17-10

< Q4 > • ATL TD ATL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Chris Chandler pass complete to Terance Mathis for 27 yards touchdown - PAT good

Falcons ties it up → 17-17

< Q4 > • ATL TD ATL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Jamal Anderson for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Falcons takes the lead → 24-17

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Frank Reich	26	15	57.7	148	2	2	21	1	67.5
Team Totals	26	15	57.7	148	2	2	21	1

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Barry Sanders	25	95	3.8	20
Frank Reich	2	2	1.0	2
Ron Rivers	1	15	15.0	15
Tommy Vardell	1	3	3.0	3
Cory Schlesinger	1	2	2.0	2
Team Totals	30	117	3.9	20

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Walter Rasby	4	4	34	8.5	0	11
Herman Moore	8	3	34	11.3	1	21
Tommie Boyd	4	2	37	18.5	1	19
Brian Stablein	2	2	22	11.0	0	15
David Sloan	3	2	12	6.0	0	7
Barry Sanders	2	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1
Johnnie Morton	3	1	10	10.0	0	10
Team Totals	26	15	148	9.9	2	21

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Richard Jordan	13	7	6	0
Ron Rice	9	4	5	1.5
Rob Fredrickson	6	2	4	0
Allen Aldridge	5	2	3	0
Robert Porcher	4	2	2	2.5
Kevin Abrams	4	4	0	0
Terry Fair	3	1	2	0
Mark Carrier	3	2	1	0
Greg Jeffries	3	1	2	0
Luther Elliss	2	1	1	0
Don Sasa	2	0	2	0
Marc Spindler	2	0	2	0
Robert Bailey	1	0	1	0
Tracy Scroggins	1	0	1	0
Bryant Westbrook	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	59	27	32	4

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Terry Fair	1	24	24
Tommie Boyd	4	89	22.3
Team Totals	5	113	22.6

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Terry Fair	1	3	3	0
Team Totals	1	3	3.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Jason Hanson	1	1	2	2
Team Totals	1	1	2	2

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
John Jett	5	204	40.8
Team Totals	5	204	40.8

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Chris Chandler	19	11	57.9	146	2	0	28	4	117.4
Team Totals	19	11	57.9	146	2	0	28	4

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Jamal Anderson	30	147	4.9	1	26
Chris Chandler	5	-2	-0.4	0	2
Team Totals	35	145	4.1	1	26

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Tony Martin	10	4	42	10.5	0	14
Terance Mathis	3	2	41	20.5	1	27
Brian Kozlowski	2	2	12	6.0	0	6
Jamal Anderson	1	1	8	8.0	1	8
Harold Green	1	1	28	28.0	0	28
O.J. Santiago	1	1	15	15.0	0	15
Ronnie Harris	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	19	11	146	13.3	2	28

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Eugene Robinson	7	4	3	0	1
Jessie Tuggle	7	4	3	1	0
William White	6	2	4	0	1
Cornelius Bennett	6	3	3	0	0
Henri Crockett	5	4	1	0	0
Ronnie Bradford	3	3	0	0	0
Shane Dronett	3	2	1	0	0
Travis Hall	3	3	0	0	0
Chuck Smith	3	3	0	0	0
Keith Brooking	2	2	0	0	0
Ray Buchanan	2	2	0	0	0
John Burrough	2	0	2	0	0
Michael Booker	1	1	0	0	0
Devin Bush Sr.	1	0	1	0	0
Team Totals	51	33	18	1	2