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Final Score Prediction

Lions 27, Falcons 26

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Atlanta Falcons
Rank  Player Projections
 QB 14 Matt Ryan Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 6 Michael Turner Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 17 Roddy White Rec: 7-80, 0 TD
WR 43 Harry Douglas Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
TE 4 Tony Gonzalez Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
K 2 Matt Bryant FG: 4/4 XP: 2/2
DEF 20 Defense / ST  
 
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  

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   Bye      
9 2011-11-06 IND A    
10 2011-11-13 NO H    
11 2011-11-20 TEN H    
12 2011-11-27 MIN H    
13 2011-12-04 HOU A    
14 2011-12-11 CAR A    
15 2011-12-15 JAC H    
16 2011-12-26 NO A    
17 2012-01-01 TB H    
   
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    
9   Bye      
10 2011-11-13 CHI A    
11 2011-11-20 CAR H    
12 2011-11-24 GB H    
13 2011-12-04 NO A    
14 2011-12-11 MIN H    
15 2011-12-18 OAK A    
16 2011-12-24 SD H    
17 2012-01-01 GB A    

Injury Report
Atlanta Falcons
Out  CB Christopher Owens (Concussion)
Doubtful  WR Julio Jones (Hamstring)
Questionable  DE John Abraham (Groin)
 OT Sam Baker (Back)
 OC Todd McClure (Knee)
 OG Garrett Reynolds (Ankle)
Probable  DT Jonathan Babineaux (Knee)
 TE Tony Gonzalez (Elbow)
 SS James Sanders (Hamstring)
 WR Roddy White (Knee)
   
Detroit Lions
Out  RB Jahvid Best (Concussion)
Doubtful  WR Rashied Davis (Feet)
Questionable  CB Aaron Berry (Groin)
 DE Willie Young (Calf)
Probable  OT Gosder Cherilus (Knee)
 OLB Justin Durant (Concussion)
 OLB Douglas Hogue (Hamstring)
 CB Chris Houston (Back)
 TE Tony Scheffler (Concussion)
 CB Eric Wright (Illness)
IR  SS Erik Coleman (Left Ankle)
 OT Johnny Culbreath (Undisclosed)
 OLB Isaiah Ekejiuba (Shoulder)
 RB Mikel Leshoure (Torn Left Achilles)

Offense Stats Comparison
  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
  Defense Stats Comparison
  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

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   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
  Misc Stats Comparison
   ATL   DET  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 5.8 7.8 6.4 ATL
Penalty yards 52.0 65.5 53.8 ATL

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
Dome Stadium

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

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.