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Johnny Tapia, boxing champ, dead at 45
| Sunday, September 7, 2008 | |||||
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score |
| Detroit | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Atlanta | 21 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 34 |
| Wrap | |||||
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
| Atlanta Touchdown - 62-yard pass from Matt Ryan to Michael Jenkins. (Jason Elam extra point is good). |
| Atlanta Touchdown - 66-yard run by Michael Turner. (Jason Elam extra point is good). |
| Second Quarter |
| Detroit Touchdown - 3-yard run by Kevin Smith. (Jason Hanson extra point is good). |
| Detroit Touchdown - 21-yard pass from Jon Kitna to Roy Williams. (Jason Hanson extra point is good). |
| Third Quarter |
| Atlanta Field Goal - 50-yarder by Jason Elam. |
| Atlanta Touchdown - 10-yard run by Jerious Norwood. (Jason Elam extra point is good). |
| Fourth Quarter |
| Atlanta Field Goal - 25-yarder by Jason Elam. |
| Final Team Statistics | ||
| Statistics | Detroit | Atlanta |
| First Downs | 21 | 23 |
| Rushes-yards | 21-62 | 42-318 |
| Passing yards | 262 | 161 |
| Return yards | 246 | 156 |
| Passing (Att-Comp-Int) | 33-24-1 | 13-9-0 |
| Punts-Average | 6-42.5 | 3-38.3 |
| Penalties-Yards | 5-30 | 7-68 |
| Time of Possession | 30:53 | 29:07 |
| Individual Statistics | |
| Rushing | |
| Detroit | Kevin Smith 16-48, Rudi Johnson 3-14, Jon Kitna 2-0 |
| Atlanta | Michael Turner 22-220, Jerious Norwood 14-93, Harry Douglas 1-7, Matt Ryan 5--2 |
| Passing | |
| Detroit | Jon Kitna (24-33), Yards: 262, Sacked: 3, TD: 2 |
| Atlanta | Matt Ryan (9-13), Yards: 161, Sacked: 1, TD: 1 |
| Receiving | |
| Detroit | Calvin Johnson 7-107, Kevin Smith 4-32, Shaun McDonald 4-29, Roy Williams 3-47, Mike Furrey 2-14, Michael Gaines 2-11, Dan Campbell 1-21, Casey FitzSimmons 1-1 |
| Atlanta | Roddy White 2-54, Jerious Norwood 2-6, Michael Jenkins 1-62, Ben Hartsock 1-17, Justin Peelle 1-13, Michael Turner 1-6, Ovie Mughelli 1-3 |
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