2008 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 7, 2008 · Georgia Dome
Final
Detroit Lions 21 at Atlanta Falcons 34. Final.
Atlanta Falcons 34–21.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Snap counts begin in 2013. For this season the feed gives the game-day list and who was inactive, but not how many snaps each man took.
Detroit Lions
37 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Atlanta Falcons
48 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DET
24/33, 262 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
5.2 expected points added · +8.6% completion over expected
Passing · ATL
9/13, 161 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
5.7 expected points added · +4.9% completion over expected
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 24/33 | 262 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +5.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Smith | 16 | 48 | 3.0 | 1 | −1.5 |
| Rudi Johnson | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | +0.2 |
| Jon Kitna | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Smith | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jordon Dizon | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kalvin Pearson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Sims | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chartric Darby | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared DeVries | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paris Lenon | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Leigh Bodden | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory Redding | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Lewis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 9/13 | 161 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +5.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Turner | 22 | 220 | 10.0 | 2 | +12.8 |
| Jerious Norwood | 14 | 93 | 6.6 | 1 | +4.1 |
| Harry Douglas | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Matt Ryan | 5 | -2 | -0.4 | 0 | −4.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Boley | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Erik Coleman | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Grimes | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Abraham | 4 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerious Norwood | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Babineaux | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Lofton | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grady Jackson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Brooking | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Lions -3
- Closing total
- 41
- Lions moneyline
- —
- Falcons moneyline
- —
Lions closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 41; the game landed 55 — over by 14.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Georgia Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Played indoors — no weather to report.
- Referee
- Ron Winter
- Rest
- Lions 7 days · Falcons 7 days
- Coaches
- Rod Marinelli vs Mike Smith