Atlanta 35 Detroit 17

Don Majkoswki

Detroit comes out with Majkowski at QB, surprising the Falcons who zone in on Barry Sanders. Majik prooves he still has an arm going 6 for 6 on opening drive finishing with a crisp 22 yard TD to Perriman.  Atlanta drive themselves but George panics on a blitz and tosses an INT.  The Atlanta D then begin to figure out Majkowski and hold Detroit to 3 and out.  George on the other side begins to use all his weapons and twice convert 4th downs, the final a goal line dive from Heyward to tie game. The game basically swings on the following 2 possessions for each team. Detroit is forced to punt both times, and both times Atlanta gets TD passes from George to Mathis (10+16 yards). Detroit bring in Mitchell and with only 35 seconds left in the half he throws deep but is picked off and returned to the 28. Just 2 plays later George throws a 23 yard strike to Bert Emmanual and Atlanta goes into the locker room up 28-7.
Atlanta gets the ball to start 2nd half but have to punt. Detroit then goes on a nice 9 minute drive but stall on the Atlanta 7 and get the FG to cut lead to 28-10. After both teams punt, Atlanta drive one more time slowly using up game clock and early in the 4th Heyward rumbles in from 7. Detroit comes right back and Mitchell hits Moore from 7 yards out . Detroit onside kick fails, and Atlanta is able to run off the final 7:30 minutes; getting to the Detroit 8 at the 2 minute mark.  George then takes 3 kneels to run out the clock.
next week Atlanta travels to the deep North to face Buffalo...Atlanta is already fearing the COLD , while Detroit goes home to host Tampa Bay.