DETROIT — Michael Vick's arm, Alge Crumpler's hands and Warrick Dunn's legs were too much for the Detroit Lions.

Vick threw two touchdown passes to Crumpler and Dunn ran for 116 yards to lead the Atlanta Falcons to a 27-7 victory over Detroit on Thursday.

Atlanta (7-4) took advantage of playing the lowly Lions (4-7), closing the gap behind NFC South co-leaders Carolina and Tampa Bay to a half-game after losing two straight at home.

The only positive for Detroit was the result of its annual Thanksgiving game wasn't as bad as last year's, when Indianapolis beat the Lions 41-9, handing them their most lopsided loss on the holiday.