Falcons top Lions 31-18 for home-field advantage
DETROIT - Matt Ryan matched a career high with four touchdown passes to help the Atlanta Falcons win earn home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs.
DETROIT - Matt Ryan matched a career high with four touchdown passes to help the Atlanta Falcons win earn home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs.
Ryan was 25 of 32 for 279 yards as Atlanta (13-2) led from start to finish in a 31-18 victory over Detroit on Saturday night.
Falcons 31, Lions 18
Atlanta 7 14 0 10 – 31
Detroit 3 3 7 5 – 18
First quarter
Atl–White 44 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick), 5:50.
Det–FG Hanson 34, :13.
Second quarter
Atl–White 39 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick), 9:54.
Atl–Jones 16 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick), 1:17.
Det–FG Hanson 38, :02.
Third quarter
Det–Leshoure 1 run (Hanson kick), 6:59.
Fourth quarter
Det–FG Hanson 20, 13:26.
Atl–Palmer 1 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick), 7:12.
Atl–FG Bryant 20, 3:05.
Det–Vanden Bosch safety, 1:21.
A: 63,849.
Atl Det
First downs 19 25
Total Net Yards 344 522
Rushes-yards 22-73 22-79
Passing 271 443
Punt Returns 1-9 0-0
Kickoff Returns 3-58 4-67
Interceptions Ret. 1-1 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 25-32-0 37-56-1
Sacked-Yards Lost 1-8 0-0
Punts 4-41.8 2-41.0
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-2
Penalties-Yards 3-20 2-20
Time of Possession 28:52 31:08
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: Atlanta, Turner 13-41, Ryan 2-25, Rodgers 6-14, Jones 1-(minus 7). Detroit, Leshoure 15-46, Logan 1-13, Bell 4-10, Thomas 1-8, Stafford 1-2.
Passing: Atlanta, Ryan 25-32-0-279. Detroit, Stafford 37-56-1-443.
Receiving: Atlanta, White 8-153, Jones 7-71, Turner 4-16, Douglas 2-6, Snelling 1-12, Rodgers 1-11, Gonzalez 1-9, Palmer 1-1. Detroit, C.Johnson 11-225, Bell 9-73, Scheffler 4-41, Heller 4-34, Leshoure 3-20, Durham 2-32, Robiskie 1-5, Thomas 1-5, Logan 1-4, Smith 1-4.
Missed Field Goals: None.