Detroit Lions at Atlanta Falcons
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Sunday 2026-12-06 · 13:00 ET·Mercedes-Benz Stadium·No line yet
Ball:
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-11-10D: Base 3-4 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 9
✚ Cade Mays (C) — Out
Field
roof n/a · fieldturf
Weather
no forecast yet
Rest
DET 10d · ATL 7d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
DET form
6-2PF 222 · PA 189Home 4-0Away 2-2
QB Jared Goff 96–62–1 as starter · playoffs 4–5 · last 10: 7–3 · since 2016
ATL form
3-6PF 188 · PA 223Home 1-4Away 2-2
QB Michael Penix Jr. 7–12 as starter · last 10: 3–7 · since 2024
| DET | Season efficiency | ATL |
|---|---|---|
| 0.102 | Off EPA / play | -0.073 |
| 48.7 | Off success % | 43.4 |
| 10.8 | Off explosive % | 9.5 |
| 37.2 | 3rd-down conv % | 35.2 |
| 0.08 | Def EPA / play allowed | 0.002 |
| 43.9 | Def success % allowed | 44.7 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken out
Coaching Intel
DET staff
HCDan Campbell1–1 vs StefanskiOCDrew Petzing0–1 vs UlbrichDCKelvin Sheppard1–0 vs Rees
4th-down go 29.7% · PROE -3.7 · no-huddle 5.1%
ATL staff
HCKevin Stefanski1–1 vs CampbellOCTommy Rees0–1 vs SheppardDCJeff Ulbrich1–0 vs Petzing
4th-down go 23.2% · PROE -2.8 · no-huddle 10.7%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
Dan Campbell1–1Kevin Stefanskidead evenboth as head coaches, any team, 1999–
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Yards | Winning coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-28 | CLE @ DET | 10–34 | 250–279 | Dan Campbell |
| 2021-11-21 | DET @ CLE | 10–13 | 245–351 | Kevin Stefanski |
DET offense vs ATL defense
Drew Petzing(OC)0–1Jeff Ulbrich(DC)Ulbrich leads1 true OC-vs-DC game — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-21 | ARI | ATL | 19–26 | 320 | -7 | L |
ATL offense vs DET defense
Tommy Rees(OC)0–1Kelvin Sheppard(DC)Sheppard leads1 true OC-vs-DC game — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-28 | CLE | DET | 10–34 | 250 | -24 | L |
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Winner | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-24 | ATL @ DET | 6–20 | DET | Arthur Smith / Dan Campbell |
| 2021-12-26 | DET @ ATL | 16–20 | ATL | Dan Campbell / Arthur Smith |
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded