Atlanta Falcons 23, Detroit Lions 16

The Falcons played ball control on offense and solid defense yesterday which were the big reasons for the win.  Matt Ryan completed 20 of 34 passes for 218 yards with 1 TD pass and 2 INTs.  He also carried the ball 3 times for 2 yards (0.7 ypc) with 1 TD run in this game.  Chris Redman replaced Ryan when he dinged up his knee a little bit and he threw one incomplete pass.  Michael Turner was solid once again with 122 yards rushing on 27 carries (4.5 ypc).  TE Tony Gonzalez (5 rec, 62 yards), WR Harry Douglas (4 rec, 62 yards) and WR Roddy White (5 rec, 52 yards, TD) led the way in the passing game for the Falcons yesterday.  The Falcons finished up with 129 yards rushing on 31 carries (4.2 ypc) and they also completed 20 of 35 passes (57.1%) for 199 yards as they had possession of the ball for 34:57. The defense was very solid for the Falcons in this game.  LB Curtis Lofton led the way for the Falcons on D in this game with 10 tackles and 1 QB hit.  LBs Sean Weatherspoon (6 tackles,...