Final Score Prediction
Lions 27, Falcons 26
Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
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Detroit Lions |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 4 |
Matthew Stafford |
Pass: 310, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
RB 25 |
Maurice Morris |
Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0 |
RB 42 |
Keiland Williams |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
WR 1 |
Calvin Johnson |
Rec: 9-120, 2 TD |
WR 38 |
Nate Burleson |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
WR 48 |
Titus Young |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
TE 5 |
Brandon Pettigrew |
Rec: 6-60, 1 TD |
K 6 |
Jason Hanson |
FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3 |
DEF 19 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
Falcons QB Matt Ryan made NFL debut vs. Det. (9/7/08), leading club to win & posting 137 rating. Falcons are 17-0 when Ryan has 100+ rating. Has 25-6 (.806) record in games played indoors... In last meeting, RB Michael Turner rushed for franchise-record 220 yards & 2 TDs. Has 2 highest rushing games in team history (220 & 208 yards). When Turner has 21+ att., his teams are 24-1 (.960). Since joining Atl. in 2008, has 45 rush TDs, 2nd most in NFL... Since start of 2007, WR Roddy White has 405 rec., 2nd most in NFC. TE Tony Gonzalez has 1,099 catches & needs 4 to move into 2nd all-time. In 3 career meetings, has 23 catches for 302 yards (100.7 per game) & 3 TDs. WR Julio Jones ranks 2nd among NFL rookies with 25 receptions & 358 rec. yards... DE John Abraham has 104.5 sacks, 2nd most among active players. Had 3 sacks in last meeting. Has recorded 3+ sacks in game 6 times. DE Ray Edwards has 8.5 sacks, 3 FFs & 2 FRs (9-yard TD) in 10 career games vs. Det.
Lions Are 5-1 for 1st time since 1991. Team is outscoring opp. 118-36 after halftime. QB Matthew Stafford has 1,729 passing yards & 15 TDs, most by any Lions QB through 1st six games of season. In 2nd half/OT, Stafford leads NFL with 116.1 rating, completing 70 of 109 (64.2 pct.) for 862 yards with 9 TDs vs. 0 INTs... RB Jahvid Best is 1 of 2 players in NFL with 350+ rush yards (390), 250+ rec. yards (287), 2 rush TDs (2) & rec. TD (1)... Last week, WR Calvin Johnson (306 rec.) recorded his 300th career catch in 66th career game, fastest of any player in club history (HERMAN MOORE, 70 games). Since start of '08, has 38 rec. TDs, most in NFL. Had 7 catches for 107 yards in last meeting. TE Brandon Pettigrew ranks 2nd among NFL TEs with 34 receptions. WR Titus Young is 3rd among NFC rookies with 209 rec. yards (15 catches, 13.9 avg.)... .Defense leads NFC allowing 4.80 yards per 1st down play. DE Cliff Avril has 7.5 sacks in past 9 at home. LB Stephen Tulloch recorded 2nd sack of season last week vs. SF, tying his career high (2009).
Results and Schedule
Atlanta Falcons |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2011-09-11 |
CHI |
A |
L 12-30 |
-18 |
2 |
2011-09-18 |
PHI |
H |
W 35-31 |
+4 |
3 |
2011-09-25 |
TB |
A |
L 13-16 |
-3 |
4 |
2011-10-02 |
SEA |
A |
W 30-28 |
+2 |
5 |
2011-10-09 |
GB |
H |
L 14-25 |
-11 |
6 |
2011-10-16 |
CAR |
H |
W 31-17 |
+14 |
7 |
2011-10-23 |
DET |
A |
W 23-16 |
+7 |
8 |
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Bye |
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9 |
2011-11-06 |
IND |
A |
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10 |
2011-11-13 |
NO |
H |
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11 |
2011-11-20 |
TEN |
H |
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12 |
2011-11-27 |
MIN |
H |
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13 |
2011-12-04 |
HOU |
A |
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14 |
2011-12-11 |
CAR |
A |
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15 |
2011-12-15 |
JAC |
H |
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16 |
2011-12-26 |
NO |
A |
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17 |
2012-01-01 |
TB |
H |
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Detroit Lions |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2011-09-11 |
TB |
A |
W 27-20 |
+7 |
2 |
2011-09-18 |
KC |
H |
W 48-3 |
+45 |
3 |
2011-09-25 |
MIN |
A |
W 26-23 |
+3 |
4 |
2011-10-02 |
DAL |
A |
W 34-30 |
+4 |
5 |
2011-10-10 |
CHI |
H |
W 24-13 |
+11 |
6 |
2011-10-16 |
SF |
H |
L 19-25 |
-6 |
7 |
2011-10-23 |
ATL |
H |
L 16-23 |
-7 |
8 |
2011-10-30 |
DEN |
A |
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9 |
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Bye |
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10 |
2011-11-13 |
CHI |
A |
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11 |
2011-11-20 |
CAR |
H |
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12 |
2011-11-24 |
GB |
H |
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13 |
2011-12-04 |
NO |
A |
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14 |
2011-12-11 |
MIN |
H |
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15 |
2011-12-18 |
OAK |
A |
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16 |
2011-12-24 |
SD |
H |
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17 |
2012-01-01 |
GB |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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ATL Offense |
DET Offense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points for |
22.0 |
27.8 |
22.7 |
DET |
Rushing yards |
116.0 |
86.0 |
111.9 |
ATL |
Rushing yards per attempt |
4.37 |
3.92 |
4.25 |
ATL |
Completion % |
61.5% |
62.2% |
60.8% |
DET |
Passing yards |
226.5 |
277.8 |
242.9 |
DET |
Passing yards per completion |
10.13 |
11.24 |
11.44 |
DET |
Passing yards per attempt |
6.22 |
6.99 |
6.95 |
DET |
Interceptions |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
DET |
Fumbles lost |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
DET |
Sacks allowed |
2.5 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
DET |
3rd down conversions |
46.8% |
30.5% |
38.8% |
ATL |
4th down conversions |
0.0% |
80.0% |
46.4% |
DET |
Time of possession |
28:20 |
30:09 |
30:01 |
DET |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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ATL Defense |
DET Defense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points against |
25.0 |
20.3 |
22.7 |
DET |
Rushing yards |
98.3 |
129.5 |
111.9 |
ATL |
Rushing yards per attempt |
3.80 |
5.21 |
4.25 |
ATL |
Completion % |
66.7% |
65.3% |
60.8% |
DET |
Passing yards |
287.8 |
199.8 |
242.9 |
DET |
Passing yards per completion |
11.97 |
8.49 |
11.44 |
DET |
Passing yards per attempt |
7.98 |
5.55 |
6.95 |
DET |
INT return |
1.5 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
ATL |
Fumble recoveries |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
DET |
Sacks |
1.3 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
DET |
3rd down conversions |
49.4% |
29.1% |
38.8% |
DET |
4th down conversions |
66.7% |
28.6% |
46.4% |
DET |
Time of possession |
31:40 |
30:20 |
30:01 |
DET |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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ATL |
DET |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Yards per punt return |
8.0 |
8.7 |
10.1 |
DET |
Yards per kick return |
21.6 |
21.4 |
24.4 |
ATL |
Yards allowed per punt return |
8.5 |
13.8 |
10.1 |
ATL |
Yards allowed per kick return |
22.0 |
29.5 |
24.4 |
ATL |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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ATL |
DET |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Penalties |
5.8 |
7.8 |
6.4 |
ATL |
Penalty yards |
52.0 |
65.5 |
53.8 |
ATL |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 1 to 6 of the 2011 season after deducting the best
and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per
pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on
totals through Weeks 1 to 6 with no adjustment.
Weather
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Team vs. Team History
Atlanta Falcons vs. Detroit Lions |
Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
2000 |
11 |
2000-11-12 |
ATL |
DET |
10-13 |
DET |
2002 |
16 |
2002-12-22 |
DET |
ATL |
15-36 |
ATL |
2004 |
5 |
2004-10-10 |
DET |
ATL |
17-10 |
DET |
2005 |
12 |
2005-11-24 |
ATL |
DET |
27-7 |
ATL |
2006 |
9 |
2006-11-05 |
ATL |
DET |
14-30 |
DET |
2008 |
1 |
2008-09-07 |
DET |
ATL |
21-34 |
ATL |
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Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.
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