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Atlanta Falcons at Detroit Lions - Week 16
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

ATL
DET		 31
 18
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TEN
GB		 7
 55
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STL
TB		 28
 13
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SD
NYJ		 27
 17
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OAK
CAR		 6
 17
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NO
DAL		 34
 31
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NE
JAC		 23
 16
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MIN
HOU		 23
 6
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IND
KC		 20
 13
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CIN
PIT		 13
 10
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BUF
MIA		 10
 24
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WAS
PHI		 27
 20
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CLE
DEN		 12
 34
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NYG
BAL		 14
 33
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CHI
ARI		 28
 13
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SF
SEA		 13
 42
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Falcons 24, Lions 23

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Atlanta Falcons
Rank  Player Projections
QB 7 Matt Ryan Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 22 Michael Turner Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 33 Jacquizz Rodgers Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 7 Julio Jones Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 16 Roddy White Rec: 7-80, 0 TD
WR 79 Harry Douglas Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 1 Tony Gonzalez Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
K 13 Matt Bryant FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 21 Defense / ST  
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Detroit Lions
Rank  Player Projections
QB 16 Matthew Stafford Pass: 270, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 23 Mikel Leshoure Rush: 50, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 35 Joique Bell Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 1 Calvin Johnson Rec: 8-110, 1 TD
WR 84 Mike Thomas Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 16 Tony Scheffler Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 10 Jason Hanson FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 22 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Falcons Can clinch home-field advantage in NFC playoffs with win... QB Matt Ryan is 2-0 in career vs. Det. Made 1st career start vs. Det. (9/7/08) & had 137 rating. In career, Falcons are 31-1 (.969) when he has 100+ rating... RB Michael Turner aims for 6th in row with TD. Had franchise-record 220 rush yards (with 2 TDs) in 9/7/08 game vs. Det. Has 342 rush yards (171 per game) & 2 TDs in past 2 meetings... WR Julio Jones had 2 TDs last week. Has 1st 1,000-yard season (1,071). WR Roddy White had TD in last meeting. Has 6 consecutive 1,000-yard seasons. Since 2007, has 550 receptions, most in NFC. TE Tony Gonzalez has 28 catches for 364 yards (91 per game) & 3 TDs in 4 career meetings... DE John Abraham has 14.5 sacks in past 17. Has 4 sacks in past 2 meetings. LB Stephen Nicholas (84) leads team in tackles & LB Sean Weatherspoon (78) is 2nd. S Thomas DeCoud is 2nd among S with 6 INTs. CB Asante Samuel had INT last week.

Lions QB Matthew Stafford has 4,252 pass yards & needs 248 to record 2nd 4,500-yard season in team history (Stafford, 5,038 in 2011). In past 7 at home, has 2,419 pass yards (345.6 per game). When he has 105+ rating, Lions are 10-0... RB Mikel Leshoure has 7 rush TDs in past 7. Has rush TD in 4 of past 5... WR Calvin Johnson is 1st player in NFL history with 1,600+ rec. yards in consecutive seasons. Has 100+ rec. yards in 7 games in row, tied for longest streak in NFL history. In past 7, has 65 catches for 1,029 yards (147 per game) & 4 TDs. Has 100+ rec. yards in both meetings vs. Atl. Since 2011, has NFL-best 3,348 rec. yards & 111.6 yards per game. Since 2008, has 50 rec. TDs, most in NFL. Since 2010, TE Brandon Pettigrew is 3rd among NFL TEs with 211 rec... DE Cliff Avril has 5 sacks & 2 FFs in past 5. Has sack in 4 of past 5. Is 1 of 2 in NFL with 20+ sacks (20.5) & 8+ FFs (8) since 2011 (VON MILLER). Avril & DT Ndamukong Suh had sack in last meeting.


Results and Schedule
Atlanta Falcons
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 KC A W 40-24 +16
2 2012-09-17 DEN H W 27-21 +6
3 2012-09-23 SD A W 27-3 +24
4 2012-09-30 CAR H W 30-28 +2
5 2012-10-07 WAS A W 24-17 +7
6 2012-10-14 OAK H W 23-20 +3
7   Bye      
8 2012-10-28 PHI A W 30-17 +13
9 2012-11-04 DAL H W 19-13 +6
10 2012-11-11 NO A L 27-31 -4
11 2012-11-18 ARI H W 23-19 +4
12 2012-11-25 TB A W 24-23 +1
13 2012-11-29 NO H W 23-13 +10
14 2012-12-09 CAR A L 20-30 -10
15 2012-12-16 NYG H W 34-0 +34
16 2012-12-22 DET A W 31-18 +13
17 2012-12-30 TB H    
   
Detroit Lions
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 STL H W 27-23 +4
2 2012-09-16 SF A L 19-27 -8
3 2012-09-23 TEN A L 41-44 -3
4 2012-09-30 MIN H L 13-20 -7
5   Bye      
6 2012-10-14 PHI A W 26-23 +3
7 2012-10-22 CHI A L 7-13 -6
8 2012-10-28 SEA H W 28-24 +4
9 2012-11-04 JAC A W 31-14 +17
10 2012-11-11 MIN A L 24-34 -10
11 2012-11-18 GB H L 20-24 -4
12 2012-11-22 HOU H L 31-34 -3
13 2012-12-02 IND H L 33-35 -2
14 2012-12-09 GB A L 20-27 -7
15 2012-12-16 ARI A L 10-38 -28
16 2012-12-22 ATL H L 18-31 -13
17 2012-12-30 CHI H    

Injury Report
Atlanta Falcons
Questionable  DT Jonathan Babineaux (ribs)
 DE Cliff Matthews (hamstring)
 SS William Moore (hamstring)
 CB Christopher Owens (hamstring)
 WR Roddy White (knee)
Probable  WR Harry Douglas (ribs)
IR  CB Brent Grimes (achilles-tendon, 9/10)
 FS Shann Schillinger (ankle, 8/31)
   
Detroit Lions
Doubtful  TE Brandon Pettigrew (ankle)
Questionable  FS Louis Delmas (knee)
Probable  CB Chris Houston (hamstring)
 WR Calvin Johnson (knee)
 RB Mikel Leshoure (calf)
 WLB DeAndre Levy (ankle)
IR  CB Dwight Bentley (shoulder, 11/1)
 RB Jahvid Best (concussion, 11/4)
 WR Ryan Broyles (knee, 12/4)
 WR Nate Burleson (leg, 10/24)
 DT Nick Fairley (shoulder, 12/19)
 CB Jacob Lacey (knee, 12/18)
 SS Amari Spievey (concussion, 11/18)
 DT Corey Williams (knee, 12/11)
 WR Titus Young (knee, 12/4)

Offense Stats Comparison
  ATL
 Offense 		 DET
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 24.3 23.8 22.8 ATL
Rushing yards 76.8 108.8 118.4 DET
Rushing yards per attempt 3.41 4.31 4.32 DET
Completion % 67.9% 54.4% 60.0% ATL
Passing yards 308.3 281.0 224.8 ATL
Passing yards per completion 11.04 11.50 10.85 DET
Passing yards per attempt 7.50 6.26 6.51 ATL
Interceptions 0.8 1.3 1.0 ATL
Fumbles lost 0.5 1.0 0.7 ATL
Sacks allowed 1.0 2.0 2.3 ATL
3rd down conversions 45.5% 41.5% 37.1% ATL
4th down conversions 25.0% 20.0% 43.8% ATL
Time of possession 30:16 33:51 30:31 DET
  Defense Stats Comparison
  ATL
 Defense 		 DET
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 21.3 32.5 22.8 ATL
Rushing yards 120.8 130.8 118.4 ATL
Rushing yards per attempt 4.79 4.97 4.32 ATL
Completion % 58.0% 60.2% 60.0% ATL
Passing yards 251.8 219.3 224.8 DET
Passing yards per completion 11.92 10.85 10.85 DET
Passing yards per attempt 6.92 6.53 6.51 DET
INT return 0.8 0.8 1.0 -
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.0 0.7 ATL
Sacks 1.3 2.0 2.3 DET
3rd down conversions 40.0% 33.3% 37.1% DET
4th down conversions 20.0% 75.0% 43.8% ATL
Time of possession 29:44 29:04 30:31 DET

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   ATL   DET  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 7.8 9.2 10.3 DET
Yards per kick return 24.6 20.2 22.9 ATL
Yards allowed per punt return 11.6 6.4 10.3 DET
Yards allowed per kick return 23.5 21.2 22.9 DET
  Misc Stats Comparison
   ATL   DET  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 4.0 6.8 6.4 ATL
Penalty yards 26.3 59.0 54.0 ATL

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 10 to 15 of the 2012 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 10 to 15 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
2011 7 2011-10-23 ATL DET 23-16 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.