Detroit Lions vs. Atlanta Falcons: game summary
Final · December 26, 2021 at 1:00 p.m.
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Summary
| Team |
|---|
Team stats
DETATL 
- 338Total yards254
- 208Passing yards207
- 25/35Completions/attempts18/24
- 5.9Yards per pass7.7
- 130Rushing yards47
- 33Rushing attempts18
- 3.9Yards per rush2.6
- 19First downs14
- 7-163rd down efficiency2-8
- 3-44th down efficiency1-1
- 0-4Red zone (made-att)2-2
- 68Total plays45
- 5.0Yards per play5.6
- 1Turnovers1
- 0Fumbles lost1
- 1Interceptions thrown0
- 0-0Sacks (yards lost)3-8
- 6-30Penalties (yards)2-15
- 38:05Time of possession21:55
Game leaders
Rushing
Jamaal WilliamsDET · RB · 19 CAR, 77 YDS
Mike DavisATL · RB · 7 CAR, 28 YDS
Receiving
Amon-Ra St. BrownDET · WR · 9 REC, 91 YDS, 1 TD
Kyle Pitts Sr.ATL · TE · 6 REC, 102 YDS
Scoring summary
1st quarter
- Field goal3:25Riley Patterson 26 Yd Field Goal 3-0
2nd quarter
- Touchdown10:53Cordarrelle Patterson 6 Yd Run (Younghoe Koo Kick)3-7
- Touchdown3:44Amon-Ra St. Brown 20 Yd pass from Tim Boyle (Riley Patterson Kick)10-7
- Field goal1:04Younghoe Koo 53 Yd Field Goal 10-10
3rd quarter
- Field goal10:11Younghoe Koo 48 Yd Field Goal 10-13
- Field goal3:06Riley Patterson 37 Yd Field Goal 13-13
4th quarter
- Touchdown13:04Hayden Hurst 12 Yd pass from Matt Ryan (Younghoe Koo Kick)13-20
- Field goal2:38Riley Patterson 26 Yd Field Goal 16-20
Player stats
Detroit Lions
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaal Williams | 19 | 77 | 4.1 | 0 | 14 |
| Craig Reynolds | 11 | 29 | 2.6 | 0 | 5 |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 12 |
| Kalif Raymond | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amon-Ra St. Brown | 9 | 91 | 10.1 | 1 | 24 | 11 |
| Josh Reynolds | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 23 | 7 |
| Craig Reynolds | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
| KhaDarel Hodge | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| Tom Kennedy | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Kalif Raymond | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| Jason Cabinda | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Brock Wright | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Reeves-Maybin | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ifeatu Melifonwu | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Harris | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Pittman | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracy Walker III | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Brockers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Barnes | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dean Marlowe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Harris | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Bryant | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Williams | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady Breeze | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Levi Onwuzurike | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AJ Parker | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alim McNeill | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Curtis Bolton III | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Penisini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashod Berry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Atlanta Falcons
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 18/24 | 215 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 115.8 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Davis | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 1 | 6 |
| Matt Ryan | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Pitts Sr. | 6 | 102 | 17.0 | 0 | 35 | 6 |
| Russell Gage Jr. | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | 15 | 5 |
| Olamide Zaccheaus | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 17 | 4 |
| Hayden Hurst | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
| Marvin Hall | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Mike Davis | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Christian Blake | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foyesade Oluokun | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Deion Jones | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Duron Harmon | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Grant | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Terrell Jr. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mykal Walker | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylinn Hawkins | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Copeland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grady Jarrett | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Hall | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fabian Moreau | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Bullard | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dante Fowler Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Anthony Rush | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Means | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Pennel | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adetokunbo Ogundeji | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avery Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ta'Quon Graham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Vaughters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Game info
- Stadium
- Mercedes-Benz Stadium · Atlanta, GA
- Surface
- Artificial turf
- Attendance
- 68,638
- TV
- Fox
- Officials
- Keith Washington (Side judge) · Ronald Torbert (Referee) · Mark Pellis (Umpire) · Kevin Codey (Down judge) · Ryan Dickson (Field judge) · Tony Josselyn (Back judge) · Thomas Eaton (Line judge)
About this game
Who won Lions vs Falcons?
Falcons won 20-16 over Lions on Sunday, December 26, 2021.
When was Lions vs Falcons played?
On Sunday, December 26, 2021, at 1:00 PM ET at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Where was Lions vs Falcons played?
At Mercedes-Benz Stadium.