Detroit @ Atlanta

Network: FOX
Announcers: Steve Buckhantz, Bill Maas
Format: DVD (3 disks)
Quality: 8.85
Notes: Commercials and halftime edited out.

Game Notes

Falcons beat the Lions 34-22.

Atlanta rolls to a 27-0 lead and then withstands a comeback by Detroit to stay atop the NFC West. Jeff George hits 31-of-40 for 362 yards and 1 TD with Bert Emanuel catching 7 passes for 104 yards.

The Falcons go up 10-0 in the 1st quarter when Alton Montgomery picks off Scott Mitchell and returns it 71 yards for a TD. George then hits Eric Metcalf for a 7-yard TD pass and Craig Heyward scores the 1st of his 2 TD runs for a 27-0 lead in the 2nd quarter.

The Lions creep back into the game as Mitchell throws for 321 yards and 2 TDs with Herman Moore catching 9 passes for 176 yards.