DL 2709 then DL 8844 at Atlanta
Houston → Atlanta → Detroit
Timetable, Atlanta time
11:04DL 2709 from Houston at the gate
09:28DL 8844 to Detroit leaves the gate
22 h 24 apart on the timetable, overnight
DL 8844 leaves 22 h 24 after DL 2709 arrives on the timetable: more than half a day, so not a connection we count.