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ATLANTA FALCONS<br />

FALCONS 2012 SCHEDULE<br />

Sep. 9 at Kansas City Chiefs<br />

Sep. 17 Denver Broncos (Mon)<br />

Sep. 23 at San Diego Chargers<br />

Sep. 30 Carolina Pan<strong>the</strong>rs<br />

Oct. 7 at Washington Redskins<br />

Oct. 14 Oakland Raiders<br />

Oct. 21 BYE<br />

Oct. 28 at Philadelphia Eagles<br />

Nov. 4 Dallas Cowboys<br />

Nov. 11 at New Orleans Saints<br />

Nov. 18 Arizona Cardinals<br />

Nov. 25 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers<br />

Nov. 29 New Orleans Saints (Thurs)<br />

Dec. 9 at Carolina Pan<strong>the</strong>rs<br />

Dec. 16 New York Giants<br />

Dec. 22 at Detroit Lions (Sat)<br />

Dec. 30 Tampa Bay Buccaneers<br />

2011 Results: 10-6<br />

LIONS SERIES RECORDS<br />

Rushing Attempts<br />

1 Rick Kane 30 11/13/77<br />

2 Barry Sanders 27 9/4/94<br />

3 Kevin Jones 26 11/5/06<br />

Rushing Yards<br />

1 Barry Sanders 158 12/24/89<br />

2 Billy Sims 140 9/9/84<br />

3 Barry Sanders 120 9/4/94<br />

Rushing Touchdowns<br />

1 Barry Sanders 3 12/24/89<br />

Pass Attempts<br />

1 Scott Mitchell 50 11/5/95<br />

Pass Completions<br />

1 Jon Kitna 24 9/7/08<br />

2t Gary Danielson 23 10/5/80<br />

2t Scott Mitchell 23 11/5/95<br />

Passing Yards<br />

1 Gary Danielson 348 10/5/80<br />

2t Scott Mitchell 321 11/5/95<br />

2t Jon Kitna 321 11/5/06<br />

Passes Intercepted<br />

1t Greg Landry 3 10/8/72<br />

1t Mike McMahon 3 12/22/02<br />

Touchdown Passes<br />

1t Bill Munson 3 12/8/68<br />

1t Gary Danielson 3 10/5/80<br />

1t Eric Hipple 3 9/8/85<br />

1t Scott Mitchell 3 9/4/94<br />

1t Scott Mitchell 3 10/6/96<br />

Receptions<br />

1 Herman Moore 9 11/5/95<br />

2t Richard Johnson 7 12/24/89<br />

2t Calvin Johnson 7 9/7/08<br />

Receiving Yards<br />

1 Herman Moore 176 11/5/95<br />

2 Roy Williams 138 11/5/06<br />

3 Richard Johnson 135 12/24/89<br />

Receiving Touchdowns<br />

1t MR: Herman Moore 2 8/31/97<br />

Interceptions<br />

1t MR: Duane Galloway 2 9/13/87<br />

Points<br />

1t Bill Gambrell 18 12/8/68<br />

1t Barry Sanders 18 12/24/89<br />

Touchdowns<br />

1t Bill Gambrell 3 12/8/68<br />

1t Barry Sanders 3 12/24/89<br />

Field Goals<br />

1t Jason Hanson 3 9/5/93<br />

1t Jason Hanson 3 11/5/06<br />

1t Jason Hanson 3 10/23/11<br />

Punts<br />

1 John Jett 10 11/12/00<br />

2t MR: John Jett 8 8/31/97<br />

Punt Returns<br />

1t Mel Gray 6 9/16/90<br />

1t Mel Gray 6 9/5/93<br />

Punt Return Yards<br />

1 Pete Mandley 109 12/21/86<br />

Kickoff Returns<br />

1 John Arnold 7 10/5/80<br />

2 Eddie Drummond 6 12/22/02<br />

Kickoff Return Yards<br />

1 Eddie Drummond 178 12/22/02<br />

Longe<strong>st</strong> Plays<br />

Rush: Larry Walton 57 10/1/73<br />

Pass: Landry-to-Jessie 82 10/8/72<br />

Punt: Greg Montgomery 64 9/4/94<br />

PR: Pete Mandley 81 12/21/86<br />

KR: Ron Jessie 97 10/3/71<br />

Int: Lem Barney 45 10/22/67<br />

FG: Ed Murray 48 9/9/84<br />

MR: several players, mo<strong>st</strong> recent<br />

RECORDS & RESULTS<br />

Overall ................................. 23-11-0<br />

Home...............................................14-5-0<br />

Road .................................................. 9-6-0<br />

Ford Field......................................... 1-2-0<br />

Georgia Dome ................................. 1-3-0<br />

Date Site Result<br />

9-25-66 DET W, 28-10<br />

10-22-67 DET W, 24- 3<br />

12- 8-68 Atl W, 24- 7<br />

11- 9-69 DET W, 27-21<br />

10- 3-71 DET W, 41-38<br />

10- 8-72 Atl W, 26-23<br />

10- 1-73 DET W, 31- 6<br />

9-28-75 Atl W, 17-14<br />

9-19-76 DET W, 24-10<br />

11-13-77 Atl L, 6-17<br />

10-15-78 Atl L, 0-14<br />

9-23-79 DET W, 24-23<br />

10- 5-80 Atl L, 28-43<br />

9-18-83 DET L, 14-30<br />

9- 9-84 Atl W, 27-24ot<br />

9- 8-85 Atl W, 28-27<br />

12-21-86 DET L, 6-20<br />

12-27-87 Atl W, 30-13<br />

9- 4-88 DET W, 31-17<br />

12-24-89 Atl W, 31-24<br />

9-16-90 Atl W, 21-14<br />

9- 5-93 DET W, 30-13<br />

9-4-94 DET W, 31-28ot<br />

11-5-95 Atl L, 22-34<br />

10-6-96 DET W, 28-24<br />

8-31-97 DET W, 28-17<br />

12-20-98 DET L, 17-24<br />

11-12-00 DET W, 13-10<br />

12-22-02 Atl L, 15-36<br />

10-10-04 Atl W, 17-10<br />

11-24-05 DET L, 7-27<br />

11-5-06 DET W, 30-14<br />

9-7-08 Atl L, 21-34<br />

10-23-11 DET L, 16-23<br />

SERIES NOTES<br />

The Lions have dominated <strong>the</strong> series<br />

again<strong>st</strong> <strong>the</strong> Falcons, amassing a 23-11<br />

record. The initial meeting took place<br />

at Tiger Stadium September 25, 1966,<br />

Atlanta’s inaugural <strong>season</strong>, with <strong>the</strong><br />

Lions running away with a 28-10 win.<br />

The Lions are 14-5 at home (5-0 in Tiger<br />

Stadium; 8-3 in <strong>the</strong> Silverdome, 1-2 at<br />

Ford Field). Detroit has won 10 of <strong>the</strong><br />

la<strong>st</strong> 16 games in <strong>the</strong> series.<br />

The Lions and Falcons met in <strong>the</strong><br />

regular <strong>season</strong> opener or closer seven<br />

times between 1985-94. The two teams<br />

opened or closed <strong>the</strong> <strong>season</strong> every year<br />

from 1985-89, and met in <strong>the</strong> regular<br />

<strong>season</strong> opener again in 1997.<br />

Detroit was victorious 13-10 over<br />

<strong>the</strong> Falcons November 12, 2000 at<br />

<strong>the</strong> Pontiac Silverdome. The conte<strong>st</strong><br />

marked <strong>the</strong> fi r<strong>st</strong> game and victory by<br />

Gary Moeller, who replaced Bobby Ross<br />

as head coach six days earlier.<br />

The Lions’ 17-10 victory October 10,<br />

2004, marked <strong>the</strong> fi r<strong>st</strong> time <strong>the</strong> Lions<br />

won back-to-back road games since<br />

<strong>the</strong> 2000 <strong>season</strong>.<br />

The Lions winning-percentage again<strong>st</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> Falcons (.676) is <strong>the</strong>ir highe<strong>st</strong><br />

among all NFC opponents and <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

second highe<strong>st</strong> among all NFL<br />

opponents (Cleveland, .778).<br />

PUBLIC RELATIONS<br />

Reggie Roberts/Frank Kleha<br />

4400 Falcon Parkway<br />

Flowery Branch, Ga. 30542<br />

(770) 965-3115<br />

COACHING & SERIES RECORDS<br />

Detroit<<strong>st</strong>rong>lions</<strong>st</strong>rong>.com<br />

Media.Detroit<<strong>st</strong>rong>lions</<strong>st</strong>rong>.com<br />

CAROLINA PANTHERS<br />

PANTHERS 2012 SCHEDULE<br />

Sep. 9 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers<br />

Sep. 16 New Orleans Saints<br />

Sep. 20 New York Giants (Thurs)<br />

Sep. 30 at Atlanta Falcons<br />

Oct. 7 Seattle Seahawks<br />

Oct. 14 BYE<br />

Oct. 21 Dallas Cowboys<br />

Oct. 28 at Chicago Bears<br />

Nov. 4 at Washington Redskins<br />

Nov. 11 Denver Broncos<br />

Nov. 18 Tampa Bay Buccaneers<br />

Nov. 26 at Philadelphia Eagles (Mon)<br />

Dec. 2 at Kansas City Chiefs<br />

Dec. 9 Atlanta Falcons<br />

Dec. 16 at San Diego Chargers<br />

Dec. 23 Oakland Raiders<br />

Dec. 30 at New Orleans Saints<br />

2011 Results: 6-10<br />

LIONS SERIES RECORDS<br />

Rushing Attempts<br />

1 Kevin Smith 24 11/16/08<br />

2t Greg Hill 16 10/24/99<br />

2t Kevin Smith 16 11/20/11<br />

Rushing Yards<br />

1 Kevin Smith 140 11/20/11<br />

2 Kevin Smith 112 11/16/08<br />

3 Greg Hill 70 10/24/99<br />

Rushing Touchdowns<br />

1 Kevin Smith 2 11/20/11<br />

Passing Attempts<br />

1 Mat<strong>the</strong>w Staff ord 36 11/20/11<br />

2 Daunte Culpepper 35 11/16/08<br />

3 Joey Harrington 28 10/16/05<br />

Passing Completions<br />

1 Mat<strong>the</strong>w Staff ord 28 11/20/11<br />

2 Daunte Culpepper 20 11/16/08<br />

3 Joey Harrington 17 10/16/05<br />

Passing Yards<br />

1 Mat<strong>the</strong>w Staff ord 335 11/20/11<br />

2 Charlie Batch 210 10/24/99<br />

Passes Intercepted<br />

1t Daunte Culpepper 2 11/16/08<br />

1t Mat<strong>the</strong>w Staff ord 2 11/20/11<br />

Touchdown Passes<br />

1 Mat<strong>the</strong>w Staff ord 5 11/20/11<br />

2 Charlie Batch 2 12/12/93<br />

Receptions<br />

1 Nate Burleson 7 11/20/11<br />

2 Calvin Johnson 6 11/16/08<br />

Receiving Yards<br />

1 Marcus Pollard 105 10/16/05<br />

2 Calvin Johnson 89 11/20/11<br />

Receiving Touchdowns<br />

1t Kevin Smith 1 11/20/11<br />

1t Nate Burleson 1 11/20/11<br />

1t Brandon Pettigrew 1 11/20/11<br />

1t Tony Scheffl er 1 11/20/11<br />

1t Titus Young 1 11/20/11<br />

1t Brian Stablein 1 10/24/99<br />

1t Calvin Johnson 1 11/16/08<br />

Interceptions<br />

1t Chris Harris 1 11/20/11<br />

1t Stephen Tulloch 1 11/20/11<br />

1t Eric Wright 1 11/20/11<br />

1t DeAndre Levy 1 11/20/11<br />

1t Mark Carrier 1 10/24/99<br />

1t Kennoy Kennedy 1 10/16/05<br />

1t Boss Bailey 1 10/16/05<br />

1t Dre Bly 1 10/16/05<br />

Points<br />

1 Kevin Smith 18 11/20/11<br />

2 Jason Hanson 10 11/16/08<br />

Touchdowns<br />

1 Kevin Smith 3 11/20/11<br />

Field Goals<br />

1 Jason Hanson 3 11/16/08<br />

Punts<br />

1 John Jett 11 9/15/02<br />

Punt Returns<br />

1 Desmond Howard 3 9/15/02<br />

Punt Return Yards<br />

1 Reggie Swinton 89 12/21/03<br />

Kickoff Returns<br />

1t Terry Fair 4 10/24/99<br />

1t Reggie Swinton 4 12/21/03<br />

Kickoff Return Yards<br />

1 Terry Fair 130 10/24/99<br />

Longe<strong>st</strong> Plays<br />

Rush: Kevin Smith 43 11/20/11<br />

Pass: Harrington-to-Pollard<br />

86 10/16/05<br />

KR: Terry Fair 57 10/24/99<br />

Punt: Nick Harris 50 10/16/05<br />

PR: Reggie Swinton 89 12/21/03<br />

Int: Kennoy Kennedy 64 10/16/05<br />

FG: Jason Hanson 56* 11/16/08<br />

RECORDS & RESULTS<br />

Overall ..................................... 2-4-0<br />

Home................................................ 1-1-0<br />

Road .................................................. 1-3-0<br />

Ford Field......................................... 1-1-0<br />

Ericsson Stadium ........................... 1-3-0<br />

Date Site Result<br />

10-24-99 Car W, 24-9<br />

9-15-02 Car L, 7-31<br />

12-21-03 Car L, 14-21<br />

10-16-05 DET L, 20-21<br />

10-16-08 Car L, 22-31<br />

11-20-11 DET W, 49-35<br />

SERIES NOTES<br />

The Lions and Pan<strong>the</strong>rs faced off in<br />

<strong>the</strong>ir inaugural conte<strong>st</strong> October 24,<br />

1999. Detroit visited Carolina’s Ericsson<br />

Stadium and handed <strong>the</strong> Pan<strong>the</strong>rs a<br />

24-9 loss. The Pan<strong>the</strong>rs’ made fi ve trips<br />

inside <strong>the</strong> Lions’ fi ve-yard line, and <strong>the</strong><br />

Detroit defense forced two turnovers<br />

and yielded only three fi eld goals.<br />

The conte<strong>st</strong> was also <strong>the</strong> fi r<strong>st</strong> of two<br />

<strong>st</strong>raight games in 1999 where Detroit’s<br />

defense did not yield a touchdown. That<br />

accomplishment marked <strong>the</strong> fi r<strong>st</strong> time<br />

since 1983 that <strong>the</strong> Lions have kept<br />

opponents out of <strong>the</strong> end zone in backto-back<br />

games (45-3 win <<strong>st</strong>rong>vs</<strong>st</strong>rong>. Pittsburgh<br />

November 24, 1983 and 13-2 win <<strong>st</strong>rong>vs</<strong>st</strong>rong>.<br />

Minnesota December 5, 1983).<br />

The Pan<strong>the</strong>rs evened <strong>the</strong> series record<br />

at 1-1 with a 31-7 victory at Ericsson<br />

Stadium September 15, 2002.<br />

Despite having both a fumble return<br />

and a punt return go for touchdowns,<br />

<strong>the</strong> Lions fell short at <strong>the</strong> eventual<br />

NFC Champion Pan<strong>the</strong>rs, 21-14, on<br />

December 14, 2003.<br />

LB Boss Bailey (34 yards) and S Kenoy<br />

Kennedy (64 yards) each returned<br />

interceptions back for touchdowns<br />

in <strong>the</strong> Lions la<strong>st</strong>-minute 21-20 loss<br />

again<strong>st</strong> Carolina at Ford Field October<br />

16, 2005. The la<strong>st</strong> time <strong>the</strong> Lions had<br />

two interceptions for touchdowns in<br />

a game was at Seattle October 24,<br />

1976 when Levi Johnson and Lem<br />

Barney both returned interceptions for<br />

touchdowns.<br />

QB Mat<strong>the</strong>w Stafford tossed 5<br />

touchdown passes and Kevin Smith<br />

scored 3 times (2 rush, 1 rec) to lead <strong>the</strong><br />

Lions pa<strong>st</strong> rookie QB Cam Newton and<br />

<strong>the</strong> Pan<strong>the</strong>rs, 49-35, on Nov. 20, 2011.<br />

A er a sluggish <strong>st</strong>art again<strong>st</strong> Carolina,<br />

November 20, 2011, <strong>the</strong> Lions overcame<br />

a 17-point defi cit to defeat <strong>the</strong> Pan<strong>the</strong>rs<br />

49-35 behind QB Mat<strong>the</strong>w Staff ord’s 5<br />

touchdown passes, all to fi ve diff erent<br />

receivers. Ju<strong>st</strong> recently re-acquired, RB<br />

Kevin Smith rushed for a career-high<br />

140 yards (201 total yards), along with<br />

2 rushing and 1 receiving touchdowns.<br />

PUBLIC RELATIONS<br />

Charlie Dayton<br />

800 S. Mint Street<br />

Charlotte, NC 28202<br />

(704) 358-7000

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