Week 16, 2055

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Broncos	3	7	0	6	-	16
Detroit Lions	10	17	7	7	-	41

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:14 DET - Clyde Mills 45 field goal
1Q: 07:55 DEN - Isaiah Tucker 35 field goal
1Q: 00:26 DET - Salvador Poston 4 run (Clyde Mills extra point)
2Q: 06:30 DET - Erik Coyne 6 pass from Darius England (Clyde Mills extra point)
2Q: 06:23 DEN - A.J. George 94 kickoff return (Isaiah Tucker extra point)
2Q: 02:00 DET - Ashton Doss 4 pass from Darius England (Clyde Mills extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DET - Clyde Mills 40 field goal
3Q: 04:01 DET - Salvador Walsh 11 pass from Darius England (Clyde Mills extra point)
4Q: 13:43 DET - Erik Coyne 5 pass from Darius England (Clyde Mills extra point)
4Q: 04:18 DEN - Oscar Sanders 80 pass from Kenny Hickman (Kenny Hickman pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:14 DET - Clyde Mills 45 field goal
1Q: 07:55 DEN - Isaiah Tucker 35 field goal
1Q: 00:26 DET - Salvador Poston 4 run (Clyde Mills extra point)
2Q: 06:30 DET - Erik Coyne 6 pass from Darius England (Clyde Mills extra point)
2Q: 06:23 DEN - A.J. George 94 kickoff return (Isaiah Tucker extra point)
2Q: 02:00 DET - Ashton Doss 4 pass from Darius England (Clyde Mills extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DET - Clyde Mills 40 field goal
3Q: 04:01 DET - Salvador Walsh 11 pass from Darius England (Clyde Mills extra point)
4Q: 13:43 DET - Erik Coyne 5 pass from Darius England (Clyde Mills extra point)
4Q: 04:18 DEN - Oscar Sanders 80 pass from Kenny Hickman (Kenny Hickman pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics DEN DET
Record 7-8 7-8
First Downs 7 27
- by Rushing 2 5
- by Passing 5 22
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 212 501
- Offensive Plays 41 82
- Yards per Play 5.17 6.11
Net Rushing Yards 35 126
- Rushing Attempts 12 42
- Yards per Rush 2.92 3.00
Net Passing Yards 177 375
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 9 - 2 37 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 197 387
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/20 3/12
- Yards per Pass Play 6.10 9.38
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 0/9 9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 12.4 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/35 10/56
Punt Returns/Yards 2/8 1/15
Kick Returns/Yards 6/210 1/41
Interception Ret./Yards 1/4 2/20
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 5/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 31
Time of Possession 16:09 43:51

Team Statistics	DEN	DET
Record	7-8	7-8
First Downs	7	27
- by Rushing	2	5
- by Passing	5	22
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	212	501
- Offensive Plays	41	82
- Yards per Play	5.17	6.11
Net Rushing Yards	35	126
- Rushing Attempts	12	42
- Yards per Rush	2.92	3.00
Net Passing Yards	177	375
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 9 - 2	37 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	197	387
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/20	3/12
- Yards per Pass Play	6.10	9.38
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	0/9	9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	12.4	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/35	10/56
Punt Returns/Yards	2/8	1/15
Kick Returns/Yards	6/210	1/41
Interception Ret./Yards	1/4	2/20
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	5/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 31
Time of Possession	16:09	43:51

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:08	3:19	OWN 34	7	48	Field Goal
1	6:23	0:46	OPP 36	3	5	Missed FG
1	3:41	0:43	OWN 38	2	2	Interception
1	0:19	1:47	OWN 37	3	-2	Punt
2	11:07	1:31	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	1:52	1:05	OWN 34	4	10	Interception
3	15:00	2:12	OWN 29	3	8	Punt
3	11:09	1:35	OPP 42	3	-13	Punt
3	3:50	1:31	OWN 25	4	30	Punt
4	13:35	2:07	OWN 27	4	27	Punt
4	4:28	0:29	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
4	2:18	0:41	OWN 16	3	-4	Punt

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:52	OWN 42	7	30	Field Goal
1	7:49	1:26	OWN 25	3	2	Interception
1	5:37	1:56	OWN 38	4	31	Missed FG
1	2:58	2:39	OPP 43	5	43	Touchdown
2	13:32	0:59	OWN 31	3	-4	Punt
2	12:33	1:26	OPP 33	3	-2	Punt
2	9:36	3:13	OWN 40	6	60	Touchdown
2	6:08	4:16	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
2	0:47	0:47	OPP 40	5	17	Field Goal
3	12:48	1:39	OWN 2	3	-1	Punt
3	9:34	5:44	OWN 1	10	99	Touchdown
3	2:19	3:44	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	11:28	7:00	OWN 20	10	47	Punt
4	3:59	1:41	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
4	1:37	1:37	OWN 26	3	-4	Game

Game MVP: Darius England, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Drew Blanchard	7	15	2.14	8
RB Dusty Fitzgerald	3	11	3.67	5
QB Kenny Hickman	1	6	6.00	6
RB Corwin Spry	1	3	3.00	3

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Don Recker	24	62	2.58	14	2	0
RB Salvador Poston	16	52	3.25	14	2	1
QB Emmanuel O'Dwyer	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
QB Darius England	1	13	13.00	13	1	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kenny Hickman	25	9	197	4/20	1	80	2	44.9

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Darius England	34	22	363	2/10	4	34	1	127.4
Emmanuel O'Dwyer	3	3	24	1/2	0	16	0	100.0

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Oscar Sanders	3	6	115	38.33	85	80	1
WR Herman Erickson	2	4	26	13.00	26	21	0
TE Trey Becker	2	2	25	12.50	14	14	0
WR Trey Wiggins	1	2	23	23.00	16	23	0
FB Jack Starks	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Lorenzo Chuang	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Bill Stevens	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Drew Blanchard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Ashton Doss	7	8	118	16.86	44	28	1
WR Erik Coyne	5	10	57	11.40	33	34	2
TE J.R. Connell	3	4	43	14.33	7	24	0
FB Alfredo Blair	3	3	65	21.67	44	29	0
RB Don Recker	2	2	27	13.50	24	14	0
WR Donald Castellanos	2	3	41	20.50	6	25	0
TE Salvador Walsh	2	2	18	9.00	3	11	1
WR Griffin Earhart	1	5	18	18.00	4	18	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Max Rhodes	1	4	4.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Phillip Merkerson	2	20	10.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Enrique Hitchcock	1	0	0	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
G Weston Pucillo	0	1	0	0
OLB Glen Petrafassi	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Samuel Shaw	7	343	49.0	41.1	61	3

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Junior Grunow	5	212	42.4	32.8	63	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Isaiah Tucker	1/2	0/1	0/0	35	1/1

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Clyde Mills	2/3	2/3	0/0	45	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Enrique Hitchcock	2	8	4.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erik Coyne	1	15	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
A.J. George	6	210	35.0	1

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donald Castellanos	1	41	41.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Cedric O'Neill	10	2	0.0	31	30
DT Nicolas Hamaoka	8	2	0.5	40	32
ILB Glen Blair	7	5	0.0	34	40
CB Richard Nahstoll	7	2	0.0	42	40
S Ramon Arnold	7	0	0.0	37	37
OLB Max Rhodes	6	1	0.0	38	22
DE Wendell Ellingson	4	3	0.0	31	36
DE Grady Laing	2	1	1.5	40	37
ILB Enrique Barton	2	1	1.0	7	16
OLB Leon Yaussy	2	2	0.0	33	26
CB Ed Humphrey	2	1	0.0	38	37
S Eric Henderson	2	0	0.0	16	13
CB Alvin Spencer	2	0	0.0	32	11
CB Parker Holbert	1	1	0.0	9	10
ILB Johnnie Tyler	1	1	0.0	6	20
WR Herman Erickson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Cameron Rivera	1	0	0.0	15	10
RB Drew Blanchard	1	0	---	---	---

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jeremiah Petkovich	4	1	1.0	11	24
ILB Joel Berry	4	2	0.0	12	22
CB Ferdinand Cook	3	0	0.0	12	29
S Luke Levy	3	0	0.0	11	27
DE Corbin Ramirez	2	0	2.0	12	28
DT Alex Dircks	2	1	0.0	10	17
CB Darryl Malamala	2	0	0.0	9	21
DE Brady Bradford	1	0	1.0	12	28
S Phillip Merkerson	1	1	0.0	12	21
CB Henry Schwartz	1	1	0.0	0	7
OLB Glen Petrafassi	1	0	0.0	1	7
WR Griffin Earhart	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Grady Laing	1.5	0	1	37
ILB Enrique Barton	1.0	1	0	16
DT Nicolas Hamaoka	0.5	2	0	32
CB Ed Humphrey	0.0	1	0	37

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Corbin Ramirez	2.0	1	2	0	28
DE Brady Bradford	1.0	0	2	0	28
OLB Jeremiah Petkovich	1.0	0	1	3	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Cedric O'Neill	4	2	0	30
S Ramon Arnold	4	1	0	37
CB Richard Nahstoll	3	1	0	40
OLB Max Rhodes	3	0	1	22
DT Nicolas Hamaoka	3	0	0	32
CB Ed Humphrey	3	0	0	37
ILB Glen Blair	2	0	0	40
CB Parker Holbert	1	0	0	10
ILB Johnnie Tyler	1	0	0	20
OLB Leon Yaussy	1	0	0	26
S Eric Henderson	0	1	0	13

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Luke Levy	2	0	0	27
S Phillip Merkerson	1	1	2	21
CB Henry Schwartz	1	1	0	7
OLB Glen Petrafassi	1	0	0	7
OLB Jeremiah Petkovich	1	0	0	24
ILB Joel Berry	1	0	0	22
CB Ferdinand Cook	1	0	0	29
CB Darryl Malamala	1	0	0	21
S Al Blair	0	1	0	15
DE Corbin Ramirez	0	1	0	28
ILB Mercury Farber	0	1	0	15
DE Brady Bradford	0	1	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Noah Romanski	1	2	11	2	21
T Marcos Morris	1	1	12	1	29
C Zachery Dougan	0	4	12	1	29
T Adrian Holton	0	3	12	0	29
G Corbin Marsh	0	1	12	0	29

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Evan Dunn	3	8	40	1	37
G Jack Phillips	2	12	42	0	40
T Zane Foley	2	6	40	0	37
G Elias Kelley	1	4	32	0	34
G Philip Bradford	0	7	42	1	40
T Johnnie Bumpers	0	2	10	1	6
T Martin Trufant	0	1	2	0	3

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Max Rhodes	1	26
Eric Henderson	1	19
Alvin Spencer	1	15

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Glen Petrafassi	3	23
Dashawn Whalen	3	20
Ray Foreman	1	21

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Richard Nahstoll	---	---	42	40	9	91
ILB Glen Blair	---	---	34	40	15	89
DE Wendell Ellingson	---	---	31	36	19	86
OLB Max Rhodes	---	---	38	22	26	86
DE Grady Laing	---	---	40	37	3	80
CB Ed Humphrey	---	---	38	37	3	78
S Ramon Arnold	---	---	37	37	3	77
DT Nicolas Hamaoka	---	---	40	32	1	73
S Cedric O'Neill	---	---	31	30	---	61
OLB Leon Yaussy	---	---	33	26	---	59
CB Alvin Spencer	---	---	32	11	15	58
T Marcos Morris	12	29	---	---	9	50
T Adrian Holton	12	29	---	---	9	50
G Corbin Marsh	12	29	---	---	9	50
S Eric Henderson	---	---	16	13	19	48
WR Herman Erickson	9	17	---	---	18	44
C Zachery Dougan	12	29	---	---	---	41
QB Kenny Hickman	12	29	---	---	---	41
RB Drew Blanchard	8	7	---	---	25	40
TE Oscar Sanders	12	28	---	---	---	40
G Noah Romanski	11	21	---	---	7	39
FB Jack Starks	2	9	---	---	25	36
WR Bill Stevens	9	25	---	---	---	34
RB Dusty Fitzgerald	3	13	---	---	13	29
WR Trey Wiggins	3	5	---	---	18	26
ILB Jack Hodges	---	---	11	12	3	26
ILB Johnnie Tyler	---	---	6	20	---	26
WR Lorenzo Chuang	10	15	---	---	---	25
DE Cameron Rivera	---	---	15	10	---	25
ILB Enrique Barton	---	---	7	16	---	23
CB Parker Holbert	---	---	9	10	3	22
DT Peter Wolfe	---	---	2	11	7	20
TE Terrence Weaver	1	7	---	---	7	15
WR A.J. George	0	0	---	---	11	11
TE Trey Becker	1	10	---	---	---	11
P Samuel Shaw	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Allen Collier	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Mike Poole	1	6	---	---	---	7
RB Corwin Spry	2	5	---	---	---	7
K Isaiah Tucker	0	0	---	---	6	6
RB Enrique Hitchcock	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Kent Fisk	0	4	---	---	---	4
T Duane Gardner	0	2	---	---	2	4
T Vernon Cichanski	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Ed McKenzie	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Erik Coyne	42	39	---	---	11	92
G Philip Bradford	42	40	---	---	2	84
G Jack Phillips	42	40	---	---	---	82
C Evan Dunn	40	37	---	---	---	77
T Zane Foley	40	37	---	---	---	77
G Elias Kelley	32	34	---	---	6	72
QB Darius England	33	36	---	---	---	69
WR Donald Castellanos	36	16	---	---	11	63
TE Ashton Doss	28	26	---	---	4	58
RB Don Recker	26	32	---	---	---	58
WR Griffin Earhart	25	31	---	---	---	56
CB Dashawn Whalen	---	---	12	18	20	50
DE Brady Bradford	---	---	12	28	9	49
CB Darryl Malamala	---	---	9	21	19	49
CB Ferdinand Cook	---	---	12	29	4	45
FB Alfredo Blair	6	18	---	---	21	45
DE Corbin Ramirez	---	---	12	28	2	42
WR Ray Foreman	17	2	---	---	21	40
OLB Ron Lyle	---	---	12	26	2	40
S Luke Levy	---	---	11	27	2	40
TE Salvador Walsh	0	13	---	---	26	39
OLB Jeremiah Petkovich	---	---	11	24	2	37
ILB Joel Berry	---	---	12	22	---	34
DE Marlon Sammons	---	---	2	8	23	33
S Phillip Merkerson	---	---	12	21	---	33
OLB Glen Petrafassi	---	---	1	7	23	31
DT Alex Dircks	---	---	10	17	---	27
CB Henry Schwartz	---	---	0	7	18	25
RB Salvador Poston	16	7	---	---	---	23
ILB Mercury Farber	---	---	3	15	2	20
RB Reuben Harvey	0	0	---	---	19	19
S Al Blair	---	---	1	15	2	18
T Johnnie Bumpers	10	6	---	---	---	16
TE J.R. Connell	0	16	---	---	---	16
DT Braxton Bishop	---	---	0	6	9	15
WR Chester Hampton	14	0	---	---	---	14
QB Emmanuel O'Dwyer	9	4	---	---	---	13
T Martin Trufant	2	3	---	---	8	13
C Jackson George	2	3	---	---	8	13
K Clyde Mills	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Noah Koch	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Junior Grunow	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Weston Pucillo	0	0	---	---	8	8
QB J.J. Winslett	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Braxton Tubbs	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Aidan Lampkin	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	8	4.0
Middle	6	13	2.2
Right	4	14	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	21	1.6
Middle	23	80	3.5
Right	5	26	5.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kenny Hickman	25	9	4	2	0	6	5	3	2

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Darius England	34	22	9	1	1	5	4	1	1
Emmanuel O'Dwyer	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	37	12.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	2	49	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	111	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	13	13.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	16	231	12.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	71	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	72	12.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Oscar Sanders	6	3	115	2	28
WR Lorenzo Chuang	4	0	0	0	15
WR Herman Erickson	4	2	26	1	17
WR Bill Stevens	3	0	0	0	25
FB Jack Starks	3	1	8	0	9
WR Trey Wiggins	2	1	23	1	5
TE Trey Becker	2	2	25	0	10
RB Drew Blanchard	1	0	0	0	7

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Erik Coyne	10	5	0	57	1	39
TE Ashton Doss	8	7	1	118	4	26
WR Griffin Earhart	5	1	0	18	0	31
TE J.R. Connell	4	3	0	43	1	16
WR Donald Castellanos	3	2	0	41	1	16
FB Alfredo Blair	3	3	0	65	2	18
RB Don Recker	2	2	0	27	0	32
TE Salvador Walsh	2	2	0	18	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Drew Blanchard	1	1	1.00	2.14

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Salvador Poston	6	18	3.00	3.25
RB Don Recker	4	13	3.25	2.58
QB Darius England	1	13	13.00	13.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kenny Hickman	2	0	0	0.00	7.88

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Darius England	6	5	33	5.50	10.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lorenzo Chuang	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
FB Jack Starks	1	0	0	0.00	2.67

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Erik Coyne	3	2	11	3.67	5.70
TE Salvador Walsh	2	2	18	9.00	9.00
TE Ashton Doss	1	1	4	4.00	14.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Dusty Fitzgerald	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
QB Emmanuel O'Dwyer	1	0
QB Darius England	1	1
RB Don Recker	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kenny Hickman	8	3	0

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Darius England	13	7	7
Emmanuel O'Dwyer	1	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch
WR Lorenzo Chuang	2	0
TE Oscar Sanders	2	1
FB Jack Starks	2	1
WR Herman Erickson	1	0
TE Trey Becker	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Ashton Doss	4	3	3
WR Erik Coyne	4	2	2
WR Griffin Earhart	2	0	0
RB Don Recker	2	2	2
WR Donald Castellanos	2	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (19,600)
End Zone 14,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (12,500)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,500 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (19,600)
End Zone	14,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (12,500)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,500 (3,500)