It’s amazing that the Falcons almost won this game as they did not play well.  Matt Ryan started the game at QB and he completed 5 of 7 passes for 33 yards.  Chris Redman followed Ryan in the game and he completed 5 of 9 passes for 29 yards.  D.J. Shockley was next and he completed 3 of 8 passes for 31 yards.  John Parker Wilson finished up this game completing all three of his pass attempts for 22 yards.  Michael Turner was his usual dominating self as he rushed for 63 yards on 6 carries (10.5 ypc) with a TD.  Roddy White led the way in the passing game for the Falcons in this game with 3 grabs for 29 yards (9.7 avg).  The Falcons only had 228 yards of total offense in this game but it’s quite possible that they didn’t want to show anything.

The Falcons’ defense got shredded in this game for 454 total yards by the Lions!  The run defense was especially awful for the Falcons in this game as the Lions rushed for 191 yards on 35 carries (5.5 ypc).  Safety Eric Brock led the way on defense in this game for the Falcons with 7 tackles.  Linebacker Tony Gilbert only had 1 tackle in this game but he also returned a interception 42 yards for a TD.