| Played in Detroit, MI, weather: 68 degrees, fair, calm. |
| New England won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Phil Hosken kicked off 61 yards from the DET35. Bennett Quayle returned the ball 26 yards to the NED30. Tackled by Jeff Diano. |
| New England: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. Hergett and Cochrane are blitzing. 1-10-NED30 (1Q: 14:35) Bubba Duffy pass completed to TE Wes Witt for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Brad Cassaday. |
| New England: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. Fredrickson is blitzing. 2-4-NED36 (1Q: 14:09) Raymond Vitale ran around left end for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Devante Shelton. Key block delivered by William Coffey. |
| New England: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-NED47 (1Q: 13:48) Bubba Duffy pass completed to WR Brent Dotson for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Brady Hastings. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| New England: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-2-DET45 (1Q: 13:25) Raymond Vitale ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Deion Aschbacher, assisted by ILB Dean Chesser. Key block delivered by J.C. Chandler. |
| New England: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. Hastings is blitzing. 1-10-DET41 (1Q: 12:52) Bubba Duffy pass completed to TE Wes Witt for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Suave Fredrickson. Witt gained 2 yards after the catch. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. |
| New England: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. Hergett is blitzing. 1-20-NED49 (1Q: 12:45) Raymond Vitale ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Oscar Cochrane, assisted by S Howard Wallenbrock. Key block delivered by Fred Burns. |
| New England: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-14-DET45 (1Q: 12:00) Bubba Duffy pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Eugene Earls. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New England: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Hastings is blitzing. 3-14-DET45 (1Q: 11:53) Bubba Duffy pass completed to WR Eugene Earls for 17 yards. Tackled by S Howard Wallenbrock. Earls gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| New England: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DET28 (1Q: 11:24) Raymond Vitale ran inside the left guard for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Brad Cassaday. |
| New England: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-14-DET32 (1Q: 10:46) Bubba Duffy pass completed to WR Matthew Gonzalez for 20 yards. Tackled by S Oscar Cochrane. Gonzalez gained 21 yards after the catch. |
| New England: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-DET12 (1Q: 10:14) Bubba Duffy pass completed to WR Matthew Gonzalez for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Brady Hastings. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| New England: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. Hastings and Fredrickson are blitzing. 2-2-DET04 (1Q: 09:54) Raymond Vitale ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Warren Owen. New England 6, Detroit 0 |
| (1Q: 09:54) Extra point by Walter Dawkins was good. New England 7, Detroit 0 |
| (1Q: 09:44) Walter Dawkins kicked off 60 yards from the NED35. Jeff Diano returned the ball 17 yards to the DET22. Tackled by Brent Dotson. |
| Detroit: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DET22 (1Q: 09:19) Grady Novotny pass completed to WR Earnest Cox for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Alexander Norgard, assisted by CB Ronald Lucas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Detroit: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-5-DET27 (1Q: 08:37) Kelly Sutton ran around right end for -5 yards. Tackled by OLB Alexander Norgard, assisted by S Richie McGee. |
| Detroit: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Norgard is blitzing. 3-10-DET22 (1Q: 07:56) Grady Novotny pass completed to WR Jeff Diano for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Omar Corlett, assisted by CB Ronald Lucas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-DET27 (1Q: 07:25) Gerald Strong punted 49 yards. Lance Henderson returned the kick -2 yards to the NED22. PENALTY: New England was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| New England: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. Hastings is blitzing. 1-10-NED14 (1Q: 07:18) Bubba Duffy pass completed to TE Wes Witt for 21 yards. Tackled by S Howard Wallenbrock. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New England: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. Hergett is blitzing. 1-10-NED35 (1Q: 06:40) Bubba Duffy pass completed to WR Over Paid Gonzalez for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Rico Fredrickson. |
| New England: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 2-7-NED38 (1Q: 06:06) Barry Strong ran a trap outside the right tackle for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB Dean Chesser. Key block delivered by Fred Burns. |
| New England: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DET46 (1Q: 05:32) Bubba Duffy pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eugene Earls. ILB Dean Chesser defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New England: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-10-DET46 (1Q: 05:27) Bubba Duffy pass completed to WR Brent Dotson for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Dean Chesser, assisted by OLB Ramon Hergett. |
| New England: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Hergett and Wallenbrock are blitzing. 3-12-DET48 (1Q: 04:54) Barry Strong ran inside the left guard for 13 yards. Tackled by DT Jorge Kemp. Key block delivered by Warren Owen. Detroit's Nathan Madrid was hurt on the play. |
| New England: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. Hergett is blitzing. 1-10-DET35 (1Q: 04:18) Bubba Duffy sacked by OLB Ramon Hergett for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by J.C. Chandler. |
| New England: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Hastings is blitzing. 2-18-DET43 (1Q: 03:45) Bubba Duffy pass completed to WR Eugene Earls for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Devante Shelton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New England: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Hergett is blitzing. 3-7-DET32 (1Q: 03:14) Bubba Duffy pass completed to RB Barry Strong for 0 yards. Tackled by S Marlon Writt, assisted by CB Daryl Oliver. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-DET32 (1Q: 02:36) Walter Dawkins attempted a 49 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 10, Detroit 0 |
| (1Q: 02:31) Walter Dawkins kicked off 49 yards from the NED35. B.J. Copeland returned the ball 29 yards to the DET45. Tackled by Harry Page. |
| Detroit: Weak formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-DET45 (1Q: 01:54) Grady Novotny scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Omar Corlett. |
| Detroit: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-5-DET50 (1Q: 01:08) B.J. Copeland ran a draw inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Y-Knot Ybarra. |
| Detroit: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-5-DET50 (1Q: 00:24) Grady Novotny pass completed to RB B.J. Copeland for 6 yards. Tackled by S Richie McGee. Copeland gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Detroit: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-NED44 (1Q: 00:02) B.J. Copeland ran a draw inside the left guard for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB Tyrus Ybarra. Key block delivered by Pete Sprouse. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| Detroit: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-NED28 (2Q: 15:00) B.J. Copeland ran outside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by CB Christian Boyd, assisted by S Lewis Jones. |
| Detroit: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-14-NED32 (2Q: 14:28) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| Detroit: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-19-NED37 (2Q: 14:21) B.J. Copeland ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Jesse Campana, assisted by ILB Tyrus Ybarra. |
| Detroit: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-13-NED31 (2Q: 13:46) B.J. Copeland ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Richie McGee. |
| 4-12-NED30 (2Q: 13:13) Phil Hosken attempted a 47 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 10, Detroit 3 |
| (2Q: 13:05) Phil Hosken kicked off 65 yards from the DET35. Nicky Turnbull returned the ball 17 yards to the NED17. Tackled by Billy Joe Shawver. |
| New England: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-NED17 (2Q: 12:46) Bubba Duffy pass completed to WR Matthew Gonzalez for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Elias Couch, assisted by S Oscar Cochrane. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Gonzalez gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| New England: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-NED32 (2Q: 12:21) Bubba Duffy pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Raymond Vitale. DT Jose Miller defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New England: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-10-NED32 (2Q: 12:15) Barry Strong ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Suave Fredrickson. |
| New England: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Shelton is blitzing. 3-10-NED32 (2Q: 11:34) Bubba Duffy pass completed to WR Eugene Earls for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Elias Couch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-7-NED35 (2Q: 10:49) Cornelius Mills punted 45 yards. Jeff Diano returned the kick 0 yards to the DET20. Tackled by Kerry Perriman. |
| Detroit: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-DET20 (2Q: 10:39) Grady Novotny pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Earnest Cox. DE Jimmie Checovetes blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Detroit: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-10-DET20 (2Q: 10:31) B.J. Copeland ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Y-Knot Ybarra. |
| Detroit: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 3-11-DET19 (2Q: 09:58) B.J. Copeland ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Ricardo Cochrane, assisted by S Richie McGee. |
| 4-5-DET25 (2Q: 09:25) Gerald Strong punted 53 yards. Bennett Quayle returned the kick 4 yards to the NED26. Tackled by J.J. Burton. |
| New England: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-NED26 (2Q: 09:15) Raymond Vitale ran inside the right guard for -2 yards. Tackled by S Howard Wallenbrock. |
| New England: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-12-NED24 (2Q: 08:32) Barry Strong ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Jose Miller. |
| New England: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Hergett and Wallenbrock are blitzing. 3-13-NED23 (2Q: 08:07) Bubba Duffy pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brent Dotson. DE Brad Cassaday hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-13-NED23 (2Q: 07:59) Cornelius Mills punted 53 yards. Jeff Diano returned the kick 0 yards to the DET24. Tackled by Roy Linquist. |
| Detroit: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Norgard and Ybarra are blitzing. 1-10-DET24 (2Q: 07:49) B.J. Copeland ran a trap outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Y-Knot Ybarra. |
| Detroit: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-9-DET25 (2Q: 07:10) B.J. Copeland ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Alexander Norgard. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Gabriel Thomason to the DET27. |
| Detroit: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 3-7-DET27 (2Q: 06:26) Grady Novotny pass completed to WR Jeff Diano for 5 yards. Tackled by S Richie McGee. |
| 4-2-DET32 (2Q: 05:46) Gerald Strong punted 48 yards. Bennett Quayle returned the kick -2 yards to the NED18. Tackled by Gabriel Thomason. |
| New England: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. Chesser is blitzing. 1-10-NED18 (2Q: 05:35) Raymond Vitale ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Howard Wallenbrock, assisted by ILB Dean Chesser. Key block delivered by Caden Powell. |
| New England: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. Hergett is blitzing. 2-5-NED23 (2Q: 04:56) Raymond Vitale ran outside the right tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Ramon Hergett, assisted by S Howard Wallenbrock. Key block delivered by Warren Owen. |
| New England: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-NED34 (2Q: 04:15) Bubba Duffy pass was blocked at the line, intended for FB Barry Cooley. DT Jose Miller blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New England: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-NED34 (2Q: 04:08) Bubba Duffy pass completed to WR Over Paid Gonzalez for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Everett Cloutier, assisted by OLB Ramon Hergett. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| New England: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-6-NED38 (2Q: 03:40) Bubba Duffy pass completed to WR Matthew Gonzalez for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Ramon Hergett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| New England: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. Chesser is blitzing. 1-10-DET50 (2Q: 03:07) Bubba Duffy pass completed to FB Barry Cooley for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Rico Fredrickson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New England: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-11-NED49 (2Q: 02:26) Bubba Duffy pass completed to WR Over Paid Gonzalez for 19 yards. Tackled by ILB Dean Chesser. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Gonzalez gained 17 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| New England: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-DET32 (2Q: 02:00) Raymond Vitale ran around left end for 12 yards. Tackled by S Howard Wallenbrock. Key block delivered by William Coffey. |
| New England: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-DET20 (2Q: 01:20) Bubba Duffy pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Wes Witt. DT Jose Miller hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| New England: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-DET20 (2Q: 01:12) Bubba Duffy pass completed to FB Harry Page for 7 yards. Tackled by S Howard Wallenbrock. Page gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New England: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 3-3-DET13 (2Q: 00:35) Bubba Duffy pass completed to WR Eugene Earls for 13 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 16, Detroit 3 |
| (2Q: 00:35) Extra point by Walter Dawkins was good. New England 17, Detroit 3 |
| (2Q: 00:27) Walter Dawkins kicked off 52 yards from the NED35. B.J. Copeland returned the ball 28 yards to the DET41. Tackled by Ray Brazinski. |
| Detroit: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-DET41 (2Q: 00:22) Grady Novotny pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Pete Sprouse. DT Ricardo Cochrane hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Detroit: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-DET41 (2Q: 00:15) Grady Novotny pass completed to WR Earnest Cox for 44 yards. Tackled by S Lewis Jones. Cox gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 1-10-NED15 (2Q: 00:03) Phil Hosken attempted a 32 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 17, Detroit 6 |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Walter Dawkins kicked off 51 yards from the NED35. B.J. Copeland returned the ball 33 yards to the DET47. Tackled by Harry Page. |
| Detroit: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-DET47 (3Q: 14:26) B.J. Copeland ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Jimmie Checovetes, assisted by CB Ronald Lucas. |
| Detroit: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-9-DET48 (3Q: 13:42) B.J. Copeland ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Tyrus Ybarra. |
| Detroit: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 3-5-NED48 (3Q: 13:18) Grady Novotny pass completed to WR Jeff Diano for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Y-Knot Ybarra. |
| 4-9-DET48 (3Q: 12:54) Gerald Strong punted 52 yards. Touchback. |
| New England: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-NED20 (3Q: 12:49) Bubba Duffy pass completed to WR Eugene Earls for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Ramon Hergett. Earls gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| New England: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. Hastings and Shelton are blitzing. 1-10-NED31 (3Q: 12:16) Barry Strong ran outside the right tackle for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB Brady Hastings. Key block delivered by J.C. Chandler. |
| New England: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-NED48 (3Q: 11:37) Barry Strong ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Jorge Kemp, assisted by S Howard Wallenbrock. |
| New England: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. Hergett is blitzing. 2-10-NED48 (3Q: 11:15) Raymond Vitale ran inside the right tackle for 14 yards. Tackled by S Howard Wallenbrock. Key block delivered by Caden Powell. |
| New England: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. Hergett is blitzing. 1-10-DET38 (3Q: 10:49) Raymond Vitale ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Daryl Oliver. PENALTY: New England was called for Illegal Motion. |
| New England: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-15-DET43 (3Q: 10:42) Raymond Vitale ran around left end for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Devante Shelton. Key block delivered by William Coffey. Coffey ran over Leslie Morrison to set up the play. |
| New England: I formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DET22 (3Q: 09:58) Raymond Vitale ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Andrew Vlasak. |
| New England: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 2-7-DET19 (3Q: 09:33) Bubba Duffy sacked by DE Brad Cassaday for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by William Coffey. |
| New England: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-13-DET25 (3Q: 08:49) Bubba Duffy pass completed to WR Matthew Gonzalez for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Daryl Oliver. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-DET20 (3Q: 08:18) Walter Dawkins attempted a 37 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 20, Detroit 6 |
| (3Q: 08:12) Walter Dawkins kicked off 58 yards from the NED35. B.J. Copeland returned the ball 25 yards to the DET32. Tackled by Ray Brazinski. |
| Detroit: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-DET32 (3Q: 07:44) Grady Novotny pass completed to WR Jeff Diano for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Bernie Marshak, assisted by ILB Y-Knot Ybarra. |
| Detroit: Pro formation, with the second receiver in the slot, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-7-DET35 (3Q: 06:58) B.J. Copeland ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by CB Ronald Lucas. |
| Detroit: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-11-DET31 (3Q: 06:24) Grady Novotny pass completed to WR Jeff Diano for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Mitch Manthey. Diano gained 3 yards after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Desmond Caldwell on the DET36. |
| 4-6-DET36 (3Q: 05:39) Gerald Strong punted 47 yards. Bennett Quayle returned the kick 0 yards to the NED17. PENALTY: New England was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| New England: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-NED09 (3Q: 05:28) Barry Strong ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by DT Leslie Morrison. Key block delivered by Warren Owen. |
| New England: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-NED22 (3Q: 05:00) Bubba Duffy pass completed to WR Brent Dotson for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Devante Shelton. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| New England: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-12-NED20 (3Q: 04:23) Bubba Duffy pass completed to WR Eugene Earls for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Elias Couch, assisted by DE Deion Aschbacher. Earls gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| New England: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Hergett, Oliver and Wallenbrock are blitzing. 3-10-NED22 (3Q: 03:52) Bubba Duffy pass completed to RB Barry Strong for 13 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Marlon Writt. Strong gained 10 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Illegal Contact. The penalty was declined. Detroit's Elias Couch was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| New England: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-NED35 (3Q: 03:42) Raymond Vitale ran around the left tackle for 14 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Howard Wallenbrock, assisted by CB Elias Couch. Key block delivered by Fred Burns. |
| New England: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-NED49 (3Q: 03:10) Raymond Vitale ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Daryl Oliver, assisted by DE Deion Aschbacher. |
| New England: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 2-9-DET50 (3Q: 02:32) Barry Strong ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Howard Wallenbrock, assisted by ILB Dean Chesser. |
| New England: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Hergett is blitzing. 3-6-DET47 (3Q: 02:04) Bubba Duffy pass completed to WR Over Paid Gonzalez for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Daryl Oliver. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Gonzalez gained 13 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| New England: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. Fredrickson is blitzing. 1-10-DET25 (3Q: 01:35) Bubba Duffy pass completed to WR Over Paid Gonzalez for -1 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Ramon Hergett. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| New England: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. Hergett and Fredrickson are blitzing. 1-10-DET20 (3Q: 01:28) Raymond Vitale ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Howard Wallenbrock, assisted by S Oscar Cochrane. |
| New England: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-12-DET22 (3Q: 01:06) Raymond Vitale ran inside the right guard for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Suave Fredrickson. Key block delivered by Warren Owen. |
| New England: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. Fredrickson is blitzing. 1-9-DET09 (3Q: 00:22) Raymond Vitale ran around left end for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB Suave Fredrickson, assisted by S Howard Wallenbrock. New England's Barry Cooley was hurt on the play. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| New England: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. Hastings and Wallenbrock are blitzing. 2-12-DET12 (4Q: 15:00) Bubba Duffy pass completed to WR Matthew Gonzalez for 12 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 26, Detroit 6 |
| (4Q: 15:00) Extra point by Walter Dawkins was good. New England 27, Detroit 6 |
| (4Q: 14:53) Walter Dawkins kicked off 74 yards from the NED35. Touchback. |
| Detroit: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. Ybarra and McGee are blitzing. 1-10-DET20 (4Q: 14:53) Grady Novotny pass completed to WR Earnest Cox for 11 yards. Tackled by S Lewis Jones, assisted by CB Ronald Lucas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Detroit: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DET31 (4Q: 14:16) Grady Novotny pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Earnest Cox. DE Mitch Manthey hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Detroit: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-DET31 (4Q: 14:08) Grady Novotny pass completed to RB B.J. Copeland for 26 yards. Tackled by OLB Alexander Norgard. Copeland gained 21 yards after the catch. |
| Detroit: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-NED43 (4Q: 13:34) Kelly Sutton ran around right end for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Christian Boyd, assisted by ILB Tyrus Ybarra. Key block delivered by Carlos Bell. |
| Detroit: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-NED27 (4Q: 13:00) Grady Novotny pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Desmond Caldwell. DE Rondell Fleming hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Detroit: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-NED27 (4Q: 12:50) B.J. Copeland ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Y-Knot Ybarra, assisted by DT Ricardo Cochrane. |
| Detroit: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Norgard is blitzing. 3-5-NED22 (4Q: 12:13) Grady Novotny pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bubba Hernandez. DT Ricardo Cochrane hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: New England was called for Offsides. |
| Detroit: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-NED17 (4Q: 12:06) Grady Novotny pass was dropped by WR Desmond Caldwell. |
| Detroit: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Norgard is blitzing. 2-10-NED17 (4Q: 12:01) B.J. Copeland ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Jimmie Checovetes. |
| Detroit: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-5-NED12 (4Q: 11:25) Grady Novotny pass completed to RB B.J. Copeland for 12 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Copeland gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New England 27, Detroit 12 |
| (4Q: 11:25) Extra point by Phil Hosken was good. New England 27, Detroit 13 |
| (4Q: 11:16) Phil Hosken kicked off 70 yards from the DET35. Touchback. |
| New England: I formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-NED20 (4Q: 11:16) Raymond Vitale ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Dean Chesser, assisted by DT Jose Miller. Key block delivered by Fred Burns. |
| New England: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-5-NED25 (4Q: 10:31) Raymond Vitale ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Suave Fredrickson, assisted by DT Jorge Kemp. |
| New England: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 3-3-NED27 (4Q: 09:54) Raymond Vitale ran a trap outside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Dean Chesser. Key block delivered by William Coffey. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| New England: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-NED35 (4Q: 09:46) Bubba Duffy pass completed to TE David Ocasio for 37 yards. Tackled by CB Daryl Oliver. Ocasio gained 29 yards after the catch. |
| New England: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. Hergett is blitzing. 1-10-DET28 (4Q: 09:18) Bubba Duffy pass completed to WR Eugene Earls for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Dean Chesser, assisted by CB Devante Shelton. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| New England: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 2-4-DET22 (4Q: 08:52) Raymond Vitale ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Howard Wallenbrock, assisted by OLB Ramon Hergett. |
| New England: I formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 3-1-DET19 (4Q: 08:13) Raymond Vitale ran around right end for 19 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by J.C. Chandler. New England 33, Detroit 13 |
| (4Q: 08:13) Extra point by Walter Dawkins was good. New England 34, Detroit 13 |
| (4Q: 08:00) Walter Dawkins kicked off 74 yards from the NED35. Touchback. |
| Detroit: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DET20 (4Q: 08:00) Grady Novotny pass completed to RB B.J. Copeland for 31 yards. Tackled by ILB Lance Fitzgerald. Copeland gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| Detroit: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-NED49 (4Q: 07:31) Grady Novotny pass was dropped by WR Jeff Diano. |
| Detroit: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-NED49 (4Q: 07:22) Grady Novotny pass completed to WR Jeff Diano for 43 yards. Tackled by CB Christian Boyd. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Diano gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| Detroit: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-6-NED06 (4Q: 06:53) Grady Novotny pass fell incomplete, intended for RB B.J. Copeland. DE Jimmie Checovetes hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Detroit: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-6-NED06 (4Q: 06:46) Grady Novotny pass completed to RB B.J. Copeland for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Copeland gained 2 yards after the catch. New England 34, Detroit 19 |
| (4Q: 06:46) Extra point by Phil Hosken was good. New England 34, Detroit 20 |
| (4Q: 06:35) Phil Hosken kicked off 63 yards from the DET35. Bennett Quayle returned the ball 14 yards to the NED16. Tackled by Billy Joe Shawver. |
| New England: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-NED16 (4Q: 05:47) Bubba Duffy pass completed to RB Raymond Vitale for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Elias Couch. Vitale gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| New England: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-NED30 (4Q: 05:04) Raymond Vitale ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Deion Aschbacher, assisted by S Oscar Cochrane. Key block delivered by William Coffey. |
| New England: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-4-NED36 (4Q: 04:19) Bubba Duffy pass completed to WR Eugene Earls for 6 yards. Tackled by S Howard Wallenbrock. |
| New England: Strong formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. Hergett and Fredrickson are blitzing. 1-10-NED42 (4Q: 03:35) Raymond Vitale ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Ramon Hergett. PENALTY: New England was called for Illegal Motion. The penalty was declined. |
| New England: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. Hergett is blitzing. 2-11-NED41 (4Q: 03:29) Bubba Duffy pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Matthew Gonzalez. DT Leslie Morrison hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| New England: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Hergett is blitzing. 3-11-NED41 (4Q: 03:25) Raymond Vitale ran outside the right tackle for 24 yards. Tackled by OLB Ramon Hergett. Key block delivered by Wes Witt. Witt ran over Howard Wallenbrock to set up the play. |
| New England: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-DET35 (4Q: 02:42) Raymond Vitale ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Deion Aschbacher, assisted by S Howard Wallenbrock. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| New England: I formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. Hergett is blitzing. 2-6-DET31 (4Q: 02:31) Raymond Vitale ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Dean Chesser, assisted by S Howard Wallenbrock. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| New England: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. Hergett and Couch are blitzing. 3-4-DET29 (4Q: 02:24) Raymond Vitale ran around the left tackle for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Daryl Oliver. Key block delivered by J.C. Chandler. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| New England: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-DET13 (4Q: 02:16) Raymond Vitale ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Jorge Kemp. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| New England: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-8-DET11 (4Q: 02:00) Raymond Vitale ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Deion Aschbacher, assisted by DE Brad Cassaday. |
| New England: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 3-3-DET06 (4Q: 01:17) Raymond Vitale ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Dean Chesser, assisted by S Oscar Cochrane. |
| 4-1-DET04 (4Q: 00:34) Walter Dawkins attempted a 21 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 37, Detroit 20 |
| (4Q: 00:26) Walter Dawkins kicked off 55 yards from the NED35. B.J. Copeland returned the ball 35 yards to the DET45. Tackled by Ray Brazinski. |
| Detroit: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-DET45 (4Q: 00:20) Grady Novotny pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Abraham Peacock. DE Rondell Fleming hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Detroit: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with prevent personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-DET45 (4Q: 00:13) Grady Novotny pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Desmond Caldwell. S Luca Capshaw defended the pass. |
| Detroit: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with prevent personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Boyd and Jones are blitzing. 3-10-DET45 (4Q: 00:03) Grady Novotny pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Desmond Caldwell. DE Rondell Fleming hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Final Score: New England Patriots 37, Detroit Lions 20 |