The Atlanta Falcons beat the Detroit Lions 20-16 on Dec 26, 2021 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Final · Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Top performers
- Jamaal Williams ran for 77 yards on 19 carries.
- Matt Ryan threw for 215 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions for the Falcons.
- Cordarrelle Patterson ran for 14 yards on 7 carries.
Detroit Lions box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaal Williams | 19 | 77 | 0 | 14 |
| Craig Reynolds | 11 | 29 | 0 | 5 |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown | 2 | 19 | 0 | 12 |
| Kalif Raymond | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 33 | 130 | 0 | 14 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amon-Ra St. Brown | 9 | 11 | 91 | 1 | 24 |
| Craig Reynolds | 3 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 14 |
| KhaDarel Hodge | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| Tom Kennedy | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 8 |
| Kalif Raymond | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 6 |
| Brock Wright | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 21 | 26 | 166 | 1 | 24 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ifeatu Melifonwu | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Brockers | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Barnes | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Levi Onwuzurike | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alim McNeill | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 15 | 11 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Atlanta Falcons box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 7 | 14 | 1 | 6 |
| Matt Ryan | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Team | 11 | 19 | 1 | 6 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Pitts Sr. | 6 | 6 | 102 | 0 | 35 |
| Olamide Zaccheaus | 2 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 17 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
| Team | 9 | 12 | 133 | 0 | 35 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foyesade Oluokun | 14 | 8 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Deion Jones | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Duron Harmon | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Terrell Jr. | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylinn Hawkins | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dante Fowler Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Bullard | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grady Jarrett | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fabian Moreau | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brandon Copeland | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Pennel | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Means | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 60 | 31 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Before and after
- Lions · 2021 season · Previous Dec 19, 2021: ARI 12, DET 30 · Next Jan 2, 2022: DET 29, SEA 51
- Falcons · 2021 season · Previous Dec 19, 2021: ATL 13, SF 31 · Next Jan 2, 2022: ATL 15, BUF 29