The Associated Press
DETROIT (5-2) vs. ATLANTA (2-5) at London
Sunday, 9:30 a.m. ET, FOX
OPENING LINE — Lions by 3
RECORD VS. SPREAD — Detroit 4-3, Atlanta 2-5
SERIES RECORD — Lions lead 23-21
LAST MEETING — Falcons beat Lions 31-18, Dec. 22, 2012
LAST WEEK — Lions beat Saints 24-23; Falcons lost to Ravens 29-7
AP PRO32 RANKING — Lions No. 10, Falcons No. 25 (tie)
LIONS OFFENSE — OVERALL (24), RUSH (31), PASS (13).
LIONS DEFENSE — OVERALL (1), RUSH (2), PASS (7).
FALCONS OFFENSE — OVERALL (7), RUSH (23), PASS (5).
FALCONS DEFENSE — OVERALL (30), RUSH (27), PASS (29).
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — Second of three games in 2014 International Series, game has afternoon local kickoff for first time. … Miami beat Oakland 38-14 in London in Week 4. Jacksonville will be home team against Dallas in Week 10 at Wembley. … It is first regular-season game outside North America for Atlanta and Detroit. … Matthew Stafford’s game-winning pass last week gave him 118 for career and tie with Hall of Famer Bobby Layne for Lions career record. … RB Reggie Bush has five TDs in last five games against Falcons. … Since 2011, Stafford is second in NFL with 16,546 yards passing. … In last game against Falcons, WR Calvin Johnson had 11 catches for 225 yards. In three games against Falcons, Johnson has 23 catches for 447 yards. … Falcons coach Mike Smith is 3-0 against Lions. … Falcons are 36-2 when Matt Ryan starts and has QB rating of 100 or better. Ryan has 108.5 rating in three wins over Lions. … DE Osi Umenyiora was born in London and played at Wembley with Giants against Dolphins in 2007 in first International Series game. … WR Roddy White had eight catches for 153 yards, two TDs in last meeting. White had nine catches for 100 yards with TD in loss to Ravens last week. … Falcons have four-game losing streak and are 0-4 away from Atlanta. … C Peter Konz (left knee) placed on IR on Monday, becoming team’s fourth starting offensive lineman lost to season-ending injury.
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