Week 16, 2051

played in Denver, CO

52 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Detroit Lions	0	3	3	0	-	6
Denver Broncos	3	7	7	6	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:30 DEN - Zane Killian 42 field goal
2Q: 11:42 DET - Ivan Pietraszak 23 field goal
2Q: 00:38 DEN - Herman Erickson 2 pass from Irving Solymos (Zane Killian extra point)
3Q: 11:10 DEN - Norman Maloney 4 pass from Irving Solymos (Zane Killian extra point)
3Q: 06:34 DET - Ivan Pietraszak 24 field goal
4Q: 12:48 DEN - Zane Killian 20 field goal
4Q: 03:09 DEN - Zane Killian 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:30 DEN - Zane Killian 42 field goal
2Q: 11:42 DET - Ivan Pietraszak 23 field goal
2Q: 00:38 DEN - Herman Erickson 2 pass from Irving Solymos (Zane Killian extra point)
3Q: 11:10 DEN - Norman Maloney 4 pass from Irving Solymos (Zane Killian extra point)
3Q: 06:34 DET - Ivan Pietraszak 24 field goal
4Q: 12:48 DEN - Zane Killian 20 field goal
4Q: 03:09 DEN - Zane Killian 31 field goal

Team Statistics DET DEN
Record 7-8 14-1
First Downs 19 27
- by Rushing 7 12
- by Passing 11 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 330 418
- Offensive Plays 61 66
- Yards per Play 5.41 6.33
Net Rushing Yards 149 179
- Rushing Attempts 21 29
- Yards per Rush 7.10 6.17
Net Passing Yards 181 239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 21 - 1 35 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 194 248
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/13 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 4.53 6.46
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/24 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 2/18 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 3/49 1/16
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 27
Time of Possession 27:09 32:51

Team Statistics	DET	DEN
Record	7-8	14-1
First Downs	19	27
- by Rushing	7	12
- by Passing	11	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	330	418
- Offensive Plays	61	66
- Yards per Play	5.41	6.33
Net Rushing Yards	149	179
- Rushing Attempts	21	29
- Yards per Rush	7.10	6.17
Net Passing Yards	181	239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 21 - 1	35 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	194	248
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/13	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	4.53	6.46
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/24	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	2/18	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	3/49	1/16
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 27
Time of Possession	27:09	32:51

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:47	OWN 10	4	15	Punt
1	9:22	5:09	OWN 21	9	46	Downs
1	0:35	4:00	OWN 39	9	55	Field Goal
2	8:31	3:39	OWN 39	8	51	Fumble
2	3:51	1:38	OWN 34	3	8	Punt
2	0:29	0:29	OWN 25	1	4	Half
3	11:03	4:35	OWN 20	7	73	Field Goal
3	6:15	1:04	OPP 39	3	-3	Punt
3	2:41	1:01	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
4	12:42	3:23	OWN 22	6	19	Interception
4	3:03	1:49	OWN 25	8	64	Downs

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:13	3:51	OWN 47	6	28	Field Goal
1	4:13	3:38	OWN 33	6	35	Missed FG
2	11:35	3:04	OWN 31	5	37	Missed FG
2	4:52	1:01	OWN 18	3	5	Punt
2	2:13	1:44	OWN 13	7	87	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:57	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
3	6:28	0:13	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
3	5:11	2:30	OWN 20	6	24	Punt
3	1:40	3:58	OWN 41	8	56	Field Goal
4	9:19	6:16	OWN 40	9	46	Field Goal
4	1:14	1:14	OWN 11	4	30	Game

Game MVP: Irving Solymos, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Don Recker	16	126	7.88	28	6
RB Derrick Hill	3	25	8.33	23	1
WR Casey Blackburn	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0
RB Bill Ramthun	1	1	1.00	1	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Norman Maloney	17	95	5.59	20	4
RB Jalen Carlson	6	47	7.83	19	2
QB Irving Solymos	4	19	4.75	14	1
WR Herman Erickson	2	18	9.00	21	1

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Arturo Brees	29	16	130	3/13	0	28	1	52.4
Frank Schonberger	8	5	64	0/0	0	32	0	87.5

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Irving Solymos	35	23	248	2/9	2	34	1	93.5

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Zane Revel	6	11	83	13.83	27	32
WR Casey Blackburn	3	3	22	7.33	0	11
WR Floyd Bannan	3	7	35	11.67	0	21
RB Don Recker	3	4	0	0.00	1	1
TE Damien Bates	2	4	14	7.00	2	10
WR Donnell Akroyd	2	2	30	15.00	18	28
TE Wes Barnes	1	1	3	3.00	1	3
RB Steven Blanchard	1	2	7	7.00	5	7
RB Bill Ramthun	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Nickolas Gardner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Herman Erickson	7	8	74	10.57	15	23	1
RB Jalen Carlson	3	4	23	7.67	3	9	0
WR Bill Stevens	3	7	24	8.00	20	18	0
WR Francisco Dotson	3	5	28	9.33	5	12	0
TE Devan Barkshadt	2	3	37	18.50	23	34	0
RB Norman Maloney	2	3	12	6.00	5	8	1
WR Lorenzo Chuang	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
TE Hector Moreland	1	2	21	21.00	21	21	0
WR R.J. Hoying	1	2	15	15.00	4	15	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Don Dockett	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Cedric O'Neill	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Don Recker	1	0	0	0
OLB Thomas Patterson	0	0	1	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
CB Derrick Buckley	1	0	0
OLB Nolan Norris	0	1	0
OLB Earnest Grant	0	1	0
CB Gustavo Beck	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Junior Grunow	4	150	37.5	31.5	49	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rodney Parrott	2	92	46.0	37.0	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ivan Pietraszak	2/2	0/0	0/0	24	0/0

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Zane Killian	3/5	1/3	0/0	42	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zane Revel	2	18	9.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bill Stevens	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derrick Hill	3	49	16.3	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derrick Buckley	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Don Dockett	8	1	0.0	29	37
OLB Thomas Patterson	7	1	0.0	27	29
ILB Joel Berry	6	2	0.0	28	35
OLB Quinn Arbogast	5	0	0.0	23	26
OLB Renaldo Hines	4	1	1.0	13	24
CB Bo Gladden	4	2	0.0	29	37
DE Jeremiah Petkovich	3	0	0.5	24	34
S Edwin Kolodzik	3	0	0.0	29	37
DT Damione Blanchard	3	0	0.0	23	25
CB Ferdinand Cook	3	0	0.0	21	20
DT Corbin Ramirez	2	0	0.0	4	8
DE Pete Hayward	1	3	0.5	28	28
DT Emmett Bayer	1	0	0.0	25	30
TE Damien Bates	1	0	---	---	---
T Zane Foley	1	0	---	---	---

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Enrique Barton	10	2	0.0	17	30
CB Kenneth Bell	7	0	0.0	21	40
S Tony Greenlee	3	1	1.5	21	40
S Renaldo Hampton	3	2	0.0	17	31
OLB Nolan Norris	3	1	0.0	17	38
CB Derrick Buckley	3	0	0.0	17	34
ILB Bill Dawkins	3	0	0.0	4	10
DE Grady Laing	2	1	0.5	21	34
S Cedric O'Neill	2	1	0.0	10	25
OLB Earnest Grant	2	1	0.0	10	22
ILB Jason Mara	2	0	0.0	7	18
CB Gustavo Beck	2	0	0.0	14	22
DE Wes Banks	1	2	1.0	20	32
DT Juan Callis	1	0	0.0	21	36
TE Devan Barkshadt	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Renaldo Hines	1.0	0	0	0	24
DE Jeremiah Petkovich	0.5	1	1	2	34
DE Pete Hayward	0.5	0	2	0	28
DT Corbin Ramirez	0.0	2	0	0	8
DT Orlando Tate	0.0	1	0	0	13
DT Damione Blanchard	0.0	0	2	0	25
DE Glen Petrafassi	0.0	0	1	0	13
DT Emmett Bayer	0.0	0	0	1	30

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Tony Greenlee	1.5	0	0	0	40
DE Wes Banks	1.0	0	0	1	32
DE Grady Laing	0.5	0	4	2	34
OLB Earnest Grant	0.0	1	0	0	22
DE Leland Clemmons	0.0	0	1	1	16
DT Juan Callis	0.0	0	0	1	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Don Dockett	7	1	37
ILB Joel Berry	4	0	35
S Edwin Kolodzik	3	0	37
CB Bo Gladden	3	0	37
CB Ferdinand Cook	3	0	20
OLB Quinn Arbogast	2	0	26
DE Pete Hayward	1	0	28

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kenneth Bell	6	0	0	40
ILB Enrique Barton	3	1	0	30
OLB Nolan Norris	2	5	0	38
ILB Bill Dawkins	2	1	0	10
CB Gustavo Beck	2	0	0	22
S Renaldo Hampton	2	0	0	31
S Cedric O'Neill	1	0	1	25
S Tony Greenlee	1	0	0	40
CB Derrick Buckley	1	0	0	34
DE Grady Laing	1	0	0	34

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Robert Mitchell	4	6	21	0	40
G Philip Bradford	3	6	21	2	40
G Clyde Mullaney	1	3	21	0	40
T Johnnie Bumpers	1	3	21	0	40
T Zane Foley	0	3	21	1	40

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Adrian Holton	4	8	29	1	37
G Trent Lang	3	5	29	0	37
C Billy Heusel	3	4	29	0	37
T Marcos Morris	2	4	29	1	37
G Noah Romanski	2	4	29	0	37

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Thomas Patterson	1	18
Wes Barnes	1	17

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Devan Barkshadt	3	8
Herman Erickson	2	9

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Edwin Kolodzik	---	---	29	37	16	82
OLB Thomas Patterson	---	---	27	29	18	74
CB Don Dockett	---	---	29	37	6	72
CB Bo Gladden	---	---	29	37	5	71
T Zane Foley	21	40	---	---	9	70
ILB Joel Berry	---	---	28	35	5	68
G Philip Bradford	21	40	---	---	6	67
G Clyde Mullaney	21	40	---	---	6	67
T Johnnie Bumpers	21	40	---	---	6	67
WR Zane Revel	21	33	---	---	11	65
DE Pete Hayward	---	---	28	28	6	62
C Robert Mitchell	21	40	---	---	---	61
DE Jeremiah Petkovich	---	---	24	34	3	61
DT Emmett Bayer	---	---	25	30	4	59
WR Floyd Bannan	20	28	---	---	6	54
QB Arturo Brees	21	32	---	---	---	53
CB Ferdinand Cook	---	---	21	20	12	53
DT Damione Blanchard	---	---	23	25	3	51
OLB Quinn Arbogast	---	---	23	26	---	49
TE Damien Bates	14	30	---	---	---	44
OLB Renaldo Hines	---	---	13	24	5	42
DE Glen Petrafassi	---	---	6	13	20	39
WR Casey Blackburn	13	22	---	---	---	35
RB Don Recker	17	15	---	---	2	34
WR Donnell Akroyd	7	10	---	---	13	30
TE Wes Barnes	3	9	---	---	17	29
RB Steven Blanchard	6	16	---	---	7	29
RB Derrick Hill	3	3	---	---	17	23
DT Orlando Tate	---	---	6	13	3	22
RB Bill Ramthun	1	20	---	---	---	21
TE Nickolas Gardner	0	14	---	---	---	14
DT Corbin Ramirez	---	---	4	8	2	14
CB Zach Allen	---	---	3	6	4	13
QB Frank Schonberger	0	8	---	---	---	8
RB Kristopher Hawkins	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Junior Grunow	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Terrell Bullock	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Ivan Pietraszak	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Jack Phillips	0	0	---	---	4	4
ILB Lewis Kowalkowski	---	---	1	3	---	4
DE Gabriel Montgomery	---	---	0	2	1	3
T Leonardo Ebbitt	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Richie Linquist	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Norbert Ross	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Jackson George	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Griffin Earhart	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Noah Romanski	29	37	---	---	7	73
T Marcos Morris	29	37	---	---	7	73
G Trent Lang	29	37	---	---	7	73
T Adrian Holton	29	37	---	---	7	73
OLB Nolan Norris	---	---	17	38	17	72
WR Herman Erickson	29	31	---	---	9	69
QB Irving Solymos	29	37	---	---	---	66
C Billy Heusel	29	37	---	---	---	66
S Tony Greenlee	---	---	21	40	2	63
CB Kenneth Bell	---	---	21	40	2	63
S Renaldo Hampton	---	---	17	31	13	61
WR Bill Stevens	18	24	---	---	18	60
RB Norman Maloney	21	21	---	---	18	60
DT Juan Callis	---	---	21	36	---	57
CB Derrick Buckley	---	---	17	34	5	56
DE Grady Laing	---	---	21	34	1	56
DE Wes Banks	---	---	20	32	1	53
TE Hector Moreland	25	25	---	---	---	50
ILB Enrique Barton	---	---	17	30	---	47
RB Jalen Carlson	10	17	---	---	15	42
WR R.J. Hoying	20	19	---	---	---	39
CB Gustavo Beck	---	---	14	22	2	38
S Cedric O'Neill	---	---	10	25	2	37
OLB Earnest Grant	---	---	10	22	2	34
ILB Jason Mara	---	---	7	18	8	33
TE Devan Barkshadt	5	18	---	---	8	31
TE Kris Folk	1	9	---	---	20	30
DE Leland Clemmons	---	---	5	16	6	27
CB Zachary Palmer	---	---	6	6	12	24
WR Francisco Dotson	2	9	---	---	12	23
WR Lorenzo Chuang	10	7	---	---	3	20
ILB Bill Dawkins	---	---	4	10	2	16
K Zane Killian	0	0	---	---	11	11
RB Nick Gomez	4	5	---	---	1	10
DT Joel Margraff	---	---	0	4	6	10
CB Ed Humphrey	---	---	3	2	4	9
C Glenn Cheek	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Rodney Parrott	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Pete Winters	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Oliver Stewart	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Randal Fouts	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE B.J. Hickman	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Kirk Becker	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Erik Rigsby	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Keith Pugh	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Ernest Dawkins	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	0	0.0
Middle	13	134	10.3
Right	4	15	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	67	9.6
Middle	15	79	5.3
Right	5	37	7.4
None	2	-4	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Arturo Brees	29	16	2	0	2	4	5	5	1
Frank Schonberger	8	5	1	0	0	3	0	0	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Irving Solymos	35	23	3	0	1	0	6	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	4	22	2.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	42	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	109	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	21	5.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	49	8.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	108	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	91	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Zane Revel	11	6	1	83	1	33
WR Floyd Bannan	7	3	0	35	1	28
TE Damien Bates	4	2	0	14	0	30
RB Don Recker	4	3	0	0	0	15
WR Casey Blackburn	3	3	0	22	0	22
RB Bill Ramthun	2	0	0	0	0	20
WR Donnell Akroyd	2	2	0	30	1	10
RB Steven Blanchard	2	1	0	7	0	16
TE Wes Barnes	1	1	0	3	0	9
TE Nickolas Gardner	1	0	1	0	0	14

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Erickson	8	7	0	74	1	31
WR Bill Stevens	7	3	1	24	0	24
WR Francisco Dotson	5	3	0	28	0	9
RB Jalen Carlson	4	3	0	23	0	17
TE Devan Barkshadt	3	2	0	37	1	18
RB Norman Maloney	3	2	0	12	0	21
TE Hector Moreland	2	1	0	21	1	25
WR R.J. Hoying	2	1	0	15	0	19
WR Lorenzo Chuang	1	1	0	14	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Don Recker	3	12	4.00	7.88

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jalen Carlson	2	4	2.00	7.83
RB Norman Maloney	2	7	3.50	5.59

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Arturo Brees	4	1	1	0.25	4.48
Frank Schonberger	4	1	2	0.50	8.00

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Irving Solymos	5	3	19	3.80	7.09

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Zane Revel	2	0	0	0.00	7.55
RB Don Recker	2	1	1	0.50	0.00
RB Bill Ramthun	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Nickolas Gardner	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Donnell Akroyd	1	1	2	2.00	15.00
RB Steven Blanchard	1	0	0	0.00	3.50

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Herman Erickson	2	2	15	7.50	9.25
RB Jalen Carlson	1	0	0	0.00	5.75
WR Bill Stevens	1	0	0	0.00	3.43
RB Norman Maloney	1	1	4	4.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
RB Bill Ramthun	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Norman Maloney	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Arturo Brees	10	5	4
Frank Schonberger	1	0	0

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Irving Solymos	7	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Zane Revel	3	1	1
WR Floyd Bannan	3	1	1
WR Casey Blackburn	2	2	1
RB Bill Ramthun	1	0	0
TE Damien Bates	1	1	1
RB Steven Blanchard	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Herman Erickson	2	2	1
WR Francisco Dotson	2	1	1
RB Jalen Carlson	1	0	0
WR Bill Stevens	1	1	0
RB Norman Maloney	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,000 (22,000)
End Zone 15,800 (15,800)
Mezzanine 9,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 14,000 (14,000)
Club Seats 9,200 (9,200)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,000 (22,000)
End Zone	15,800 (15,800)
Mezzanine	9,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	14,000 (14,000)
Club Seats	9,200 (9,200)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)