[31] DET Lions 16-20 ATL Falcons [24] 2021-12-26 18:00
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Round: 1
Home Manager: Arthur Smith Away Manager: Dan Campbell
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| 0 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
Lineups
| DET Lions | ATL Falcons |
| Lineup | |
|---|---|
| 14 - WR - Amon-Ra St. Brown | Jaylinn Hawkins - SS - 32 |
| 38 - SAF - C.J. Moore | Darren Hall - Center back - 34 |
| 98 - DT - John Penisini | Colby Gossett - OG - 66 |
| 41 - Center back - A.J. Parker | Adetokunbo Ogundeji - DE - 92 |
| 74 - OL - Ryan McCollum | Hayden Hurst - TE - 81 |
| 6 - K - Riley Patterson | Jalen Mayfield - OT - 77 |
| 84 - TE - Shane Zylstra | Olamide Zaccheaus - WR - 17 |
| 55 - Left back - Derrick Barnes | Christian Blake - WR - 13 |
| 59 - Left back - Tavante Beckett | Russell Gage - WR - 14 |
| 78 - OL - Tommy Kraemer | Younghoe Koo - K - 7 |
| 91 - DT - Levi Onwuzurike | Fabian Moreau - Center back - 22 |
| 73 - OL - Jonah Jackson | Richie Grant - SAF - 27 |
| 54 - DT - Alim McNeill | Kendall Sheffield - DB - 20 |
| 6 - DB - Ifeatu Melifonwu | Kaleb McGary - OT - 76 |
| 89 - TE - Brock Wright | Matt Hennessy - Center - 61 |
| 15 - SAF - Brady Breeze | Ta'Quon Graham - DT - 95 |
| 40 - Center back - Mark Gilbert | Mykal Walker - Left back - 3 |
| 13 - Right back - Craig Reynolds | Anthony Rush - DT - 94 |
| 41 - Left back - Anthony Pittman | Kyle Pitts - TE - 8 |
| 12 - QB - Tim Boyle | Foyesade Oluokun - MLB - 54 |
| 47 - LS - Scott Daly | A.J. Terrell - Center back - 24 |
| 63 - Center - Evan Brown | Qadree Ollison - Right back - 30 |
| 69 - OT - Will Holden | Chris Lindstrom - OG - 63 |
| 8 - WR - Josh Reynolds | Frank Darby - WR - 88 |
| 30 - Right back - Jamaal Williams | Marvin Hall - WR - 9 |
| 42 - Left back - Jalen Reeves-Maybin | Avery Williams - Right back - 26 |
| 53 - DE - Charles Harris | James Vaughters - Left back - 93 |
| 72 - OT - Halapoulivaati Vaitai | Thomas Morstead - Pivot - 19 |
| 11 - WR - Kalif Raymond | Drew Dalman - Center - 67 |
| 31 - SAF - Dean Marlowe | Keith Smith - FB - 40 |
| 97 - DT - Nick Williams | Mike Davis - Right back - 28 |
| 27 - SAF - Bobby Price | Dante Fowler Jr. - OLB - 6 |
| 43 - TE - Rashod Berry | Grady Jarrett - DT - 97 |
| 45 - FB - Jason Cabinda | Steven Means - DE - 55 |
| 18 - WR - Khadarel Hodge | Duron Harmon - SAF - 21 |
| 68 - OT - Taylor Decker | Shawn Williams - SAF - 36 |
| 52 - DE - Jessie Lemonier | Mike Pennel - DT - 98 |
| 58 - OT - Penei Sewell | Deion Jones - MLB - 45 |
| 85 - WR - Tom Kennedy | Jason Spriggs - OL - 69 |
| 35 - SAF - Godwin Igwebuike | Jonathan Bullard - DE - 99 |
| 25 - SAF - Will Harris | Matt Ryan - QB - 2 |
| 21 - DB - Tracy Walker | Josh Harris - LS - 47 |
| 3 - Pivot - Jack Fox | Brandon Copeland - Left back - 51 |
| 2 - DE - Austin Bryant | Daren Bates - Left back - 53 |
| 49 - Left back - Curtis Bolton | Jake Matthews - OT - 70 |
| 19 - Center back - Saivion Smith | Cordarrelle Patterson - Right back - 84 |
| 91 - DT - Michael Brockers | Lee Smith - TE - 85 |
| Substitutes | |
Events
- 1st Drive - First Down - Yes #ATL Falcons #Q1#11'#226#15
- 1st Drive - Punt #ATL Falcons #Q1#11'#226#15
- 2nd Drive - First Down - Yes #DET Lions #Q1#3'#699#15
- 2nd Drive - Field Goal Attempt #DET Lions #Q1#3'#699#15
- 1st Score - Field Goal - #DET Lions #Q1#3'#699#15
- 3rd Drive - First Down - No #ATL Falcons #Q1#1'#788#15
- 3rd Drive - Punt #ATL Falcons #Q1#1'#788#15
- 4th Drive - First Down - No #DET Lions #Q1#0'#879#15
- 4th Drive - Punt #DET Lions #Q1#0'#879#15
- Score After 1st Quarter - 3-0
- 2nd Score - Touchdown - Patterson #ATL Falcons #Q2#10'#244#15
- 2nd Quarter Race to 6 - #ATL Falcons #Q2#10'#244#15
- 5th Drive - First Down - Yes #ATL Falcons #Q2#10'#244#15
- 5th Drive - Offensive Touch Down - #ATL Falcons #Q2#10'#244#15
- 1 PAT - #ATL Falcons #Q2#10'#244#15
- 3rd Score - Touchdown - St.Brown #DET Lions #Q2#3'#679#15
- 6th Drive - First Down - Yes #DET Lions #Q2#3'#679#15
- 6th Drive - Offensive Touch Down - #DET Lions #Q2#3'#679#15
- 1 PAT - #DET Lions #Q2#3'#679#15
- Race to 10 - #DET Lions #Q2#3'#679#15
- 7th Drive - First Down - Yes #ATL Falcons #Q2#1'#829#15
- 7th Drive - Field Goal Attempt #ATL Falcons #Q2#1'#829#15
- 4th Score - Field Goal - #ATL Falcons #Q2#1'#829#15
- 2nd Quarter Race to 9 - #ATL Falcons #Q2#1'#829#15
- Score After 2nd Quarter - 10-10
- 9th Drive - First Down - No #DET Lions #Q3#13'#85#15
- 9th Drive - Punt #DET Lions #Q3#13'#85#15
- 10th Drive - First Down - Yes #ATL Falcons #Q3#10'#296#15
- 10th Drive - Field Goal Attempt #ATL Falcons #Q3#10'#296#15
- 5th Score - Field Goal - #ATL Falcons #Q3#10'#296#15
- 11th Drive - First Down - Yes #DET Lions #Q3#3'#714#15
- 11th Drive - Field Goal Attempt #DET Lions #Q3#3'#714#15
- 6th Score - Field Goal - #DET Lions #Q3#3'#714#15
- Score After 3rd Quarter - 13-13
- 7th Score - Touchdown - Hurst #ATL Falcons #Q4#13'#119#15
- 4th Quarter Race to 6 - #ATL Falcons #Q4#13'#119#15
- Race to 15 - #ATL Falcons #Q4#13'#119#15
- 12th Drive - First Down - Yes #ATL Falcons #Q4#13'#119#15
- 12th Drive - Offensive Touch Down - #ATL Falcons #Q4#13'#119#15
- 1 PAT - #ATL Falcons #Q4#13'#119#15
- Race to 20 - #ATL Falcons #Q4#13'#119#15
- 13th Drive - First Down - Yes #DET Lions #Q4#2'#752#15
- 13th Drive - Field Goal Attempt #DET Lions #Q4#2'#752#15
- 8th Score - Field Goal - #DET Lions #Q4#2'#752#15
- 14th Drive - First Down - No #ATL Falcons #Q4#2'#761#15
- 14th Drive - Turnover #ATL Falcons #Q4#2'#761#15
- 15th Drive - First Down - Yes #DET Lions #Q4#2'#776#15
- 15th Drive - Turnover #DET Lions #Q4#2'#776#15