Week 16, 2023

played in Denver, CO

51 degrees, fair, 15 mph wind

Detroit Lions71376-33
Denver Broncos76103-26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:48 DET - Timothy Downs 19 pass from Scottie Neff (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
1Q: 04:41 DEN - Cedric Rodriguez 3 pass from Ricardo Kerr (Grant Buchanon extra point)
2Q: 14:34 DEN - Grant Buchanon 47 field goal
2Q: 10:44 DET - Ernie Fletcher 26 field goal
2Q: 09:00 DET - Alan Upshaw 6 run (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
2Q: 02:43 DEN - Grant Buchanon 30 field goal
2Q: 00:03 DET - Ernie Fletcher 49 field goal
3Q: 10:21 DEN - Grant Buchanon 49 field goal
3Q: 09:05 DEN - Denzel Adams 6 run (Grant Buchanon extra point)
3Q: 04:15 DET - Calvin Smithson 9 pass from Scottie Neff (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
4Q: 11:50 DET - Ernie Fletcher 49 field goal
4Q: 08:06 DEN - Grant Buchanon 32 field goal
4Q: 02:13 DET - Ernie Fletcher 37 field goal

Team StatisticsDETDEN
Record11-47-8
First Downs1820
- by Rushing68
- by Passing119
- by Penalty13
Total Net Yards316341
- Offensive Plays6170
- Yards per Play5.184.87
Net Rushing Yards145149
- Rushing Attempts3027
- Yards per Rush4.835.52
Net Passing Yards171192
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt25 - 16 - 042 - 21 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards208198
- Sacks/Yards Lost6/371/6
- Yards per Pass Play5.524.47
Fumbles/Lost2/11/0
3rd Down Conversions2/114/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.76.8
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards6/473/28
Punt Returns/Yards1/103/3
Kick Returns/Yards3/562/49
Interception Ret./Yards3/320/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits43
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/11/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 32OWN 33
Time of Possession28:5731:03

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:190:54OWN 4132Punt
111:001:23OWN 44456Touchdown
14:351:33OWN 338Punt
214:293:53OWN 25866Field Goal
210:211:32OPP 33333Touchdown
26:000:57OWN 113-1Punt
22:381:25OWN 1637Punt
20:410:41OWN 32436Field Goal
315:001:30OWN 2534Punt
310:151:10OWN 162-10Fumble
38:594:51OWN 25875Touchdown
32:055:22OWN 40928Field Goal
48:002:52OWN 233-1Punt
42:390:34OPP 2535Field Goal
41:241:24OWN 3923Game
Denver Broncos
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:41OWN 2538Punt
112:251:25OWN 1834Interception
19:375:02OWN 271173Touchdown
13:023:33OWN 42828Field Goal
210:360:15OWN 2520Interception
28:492:49OWN 25617Punt
25:032:25OWN 43744Field Goal
21:130:32OWN 3530Punt
313:303:15OWN 23745Field Goal
39:050:06OPP 616Touchdown
34:082:03OWN 25442Missed FG
411:433:43OWN 48637Field Goal
45:082:29OWN 9616Downs
42:050:41OWN 25426Interception

Game MVP: Ernie Fletcher, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

DetroitAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Tom Bono10474.701820
Alan Upshaw10616.101911
Irv Tejeda5224.402310
Scottie Neff4102.50500
Dusty Szalay155.00500
DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Denzel Adams11817.362521
Lonnie Horie11343.091010
Ricardo Kerr2147.00700
Melvin Flowers2189.00900
Leslie Donovan122.00200

Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Scottie Neff25162086/372270116.8
DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ricardo Kerr42211981/6134341.6

Receiving Statistics

DetroitCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Calvin Smithson8911414.2523271
WR Timothy Downs354013.3314191
RB Tom Bono24178.5010140
WR Benjamin Franz111414.0014140
FB Tom McIntyre1166.00060
TE Eddie Bulger121717.000170
RB Irv Tejeda0100.00000
RB Alan Upshaw0100.00000
WR Dusty Szalay0100.00000
DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Donald Clemons585110.200290
TE Ron Kennedy577615.2028240
WR Cedric Rodriguez513448.8020341
WR Britt Lake33186.00280
WR Hunter Marshak2863.00070
TE Johnny Osman1133.00030
RB Denzel Adams0100.00000
RB Melvin Flowers0100.00000

Interception Statistics

DetroitIntsYardsAvgTD
S Maxwell Grolsko284.000
CB Roberto Gilman12424.000
DenverIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

DetroitFumbRecovForceTD
Scottie Neff2000
K.C. Palmer0100
Brant Jamison0010
DenverFumbRecovForceTD
Ron Kennedy1000
Silas Franz0110
Cedric Rodriguez0100
Skip Rahn0010

Punting Statistics

DetroitPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Nickolas McGee628948.247.7632
DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Cornelius Lentzner311638.735.3471

Kicking Statistics

DetroitFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ernie Fletcher4/42/20/0493/3
DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Grant Buchanon4/52/30/1492/2

Punt Return Statistics

DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Calvin Smithson11010.00
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Denzel Adams331.00

Kick Return Statistics

DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Dusty Szalay35618.70
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Denzel Adams24924.50

Defensive Statistics

DetroitTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Al Foltz1140.02739
S Maxwell Grolsko510.02732
DE Damon Hanson410.51734
CB Kurt Kincaid430.02741
DT Miles Hutchins300.52743
S Amos Matthews320.01433
DE Aidan Fitzgerald310.02438
OLB Maurice Kariger300.01510
CB Dwight Henson300.02536
ILB Chris Loomis220.02543
DT Quinn Sherman210.01318
CB Roberto Gilman210.01334
DE Ronnie Smith120.02539
S Brant Jamison100.01322
DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Raymond Padgett710.02826
DT Toby Douglas631.02830
S Randall Farley620.02928
CB Gus Harding430.53030
S C.J. Thompson420.02928
OLB Ezekiel Miller410.02928
DE Silas Franz311.52015
OLB Mercury Schultz311.0129
CB Dana Torres201.03029
DE Skip Rahn220.51923
CB Earl Gaylor200.01915
DT Ellis Baker200.01411
DE O.J. Thornburg110.51016
WR Hunter Marshak10---------
WR Donald Clemons10---------
WR Cedric Rodriguez10---------
DT Carl McKenzie100.01618
S Brody Dillon100.013
OLB Amari Roussel010.01117

Pass Rush Statistics

DetroitSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Miles Hutchins0.502143
DE Damon Hanson0.500034
DE Ronnie Smith0.003339
DE Aidan Fitzgerald0.001138
DT Quinn Sherman0.001018
DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Silas Franz1.501015
CB Dana Torres1.000029
DT Toby Douglas1.000030
OLB Mercury Schultz1.00009
DE O.J. Thornburg0.510016
DE Skip Rahn0.501023
CB Gus Harding0.500030

Pass Defense Statistics

DetroitCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Al Foltz61039
CB Kurt Kincaid50041
S Maxwell Grolsko20232
ILB Chris Loomis13043
CB Roberto Gilman11134
OLB Maurice Kariger11010
DT Quinn Sherman10018
DE Damon Hanson10034
S Amos Matthews10033
S Brant Jamison10022
CB Dwight Henson10036
DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Gus Harding30030
ILB Raymond Padgett30026
S Randall Farley21028
OLB Ezekiel Miller20028
DT Toby Douglas11030
CB Dana Torres10029
CB Earl Gaylor10015
DT Carl McKenzie10018
DE O.J. Thornburg10016
S Brody Dillon1003
OLB Amari Roussel01017

Blocking Statistics

DetroitKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
K.C. Palmer59030031
Caleb Douglas25030131
Earnest Coles22017015
Maurice Hakeem15030331
Brayden Luce13030231
Javier Creighton02030031
DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Tony Young46027043
Mickey Dotson34027043
Michael Hancock26027043
Kurt Ricker26027043
Keith Epstein13027143

Special Teams Tackles

DetroitTacklesSTPlays
Brayden Luce317
Diego Collier224
DenverTacklesSTPlays
Denzel Adams128
Johnny Osman127
Silas Franz111
Ron Kennedy111

Participation

DetroitRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Brayden Luce3031------1778
Miles Hutchins------2743575
Kurt Kincaid------2741472
Chris Loomis------2543472
K.C. Palmer3031------1071
Al Foltz------2739571
Caleb Douglas3031------1071
Maurice Hakeem3031------1071
Amos Matthews------14332067
Ronnie Smith------2539266
Aidan Fitzgerald------2438365
Calvin Smithson3031------465
Maxwell Grolsko------2732463
Dwight Henson------2536263
Javier Creighton3031---------61
Scottie Neff3031---------61
Damon Hanson------1734758
Roberto Gilman------1334653
Tim Pashos1213------2752
Timothy Downs2424---------48
Irv Tejeda610------2440
Benjamin Franz99------2139
Brant Jamison------1322439
Quinn Sherman------1318738
Tom McIntyre58------2134
Sebastian Everett------1112133
Earnest Coles1715---------32
Dusty Szalay1312------732
Tom Bono1316---------29
Maurice Kariger------1510328
Diego Collier------202426
Conrad Woodbury------202325
Eddie Bulger1013---------23
Alan Upshaw104------721
Raul Maggard00------1313
Ernie Fletcher00------1111
Xavier Arntson00------1010
Nickolas McGee00------1010
Louie Tripplehorn00------66
Bernard Peters10---------1
Earnest Sweeney------00---0
Josue Mueller00---------0
Lawrence Villa00---------0
Francisco McAllister00---------0
Darrin Giles------00---0
DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Ron Kennedy2642------1179
Keith Epstein2743------878
Michael Hancock2743------878
Kurt Ricker2743------878
Mickey Dotson2743------878
Dana Torres------30291776
Ricardo Kerr2743---------70
Tony Young2743---------70
Hunter Marshak1429------2568
Cedric Rodriguez2642---------68
Gus Harding------3030464
Donald Clemons2439------164
Denzel Adams1322------2863
C.J. Thompson------2928562
Toby Douglas------2830361
Ezekiel Miller------2928461
Randall Farley------2928461
Raymond Padgett------2826256
Amari Roussel------11172654
Silas Franz------20151146
Skip Rahn------1923244
Leslie Donovan711------2543
Johnny Osman97------2743
Carl McKenzie------1618943
Earl Gaylor------1915135
O.J. Thornburg------1016935
Sam Barber------272029
Lonnie Horie1115------127
Ellis Baker------1411126
Mercury Schultz------129223
Brody Dillon------131923
Tyler Ketteridge------151521
Britt Lake04------1317
Grant Buchanon00------1212
Melvin Flowers32------611
Cornelius Lentzner00------88
Junior Juedes00------88
Donnie O'Neal------2316
C.J. Raley21---------3
Levi Anthony01---------1
Caiden Mayes00---------0
Claude Peachey00---------0
Marty Lee00---------0
Marcos Varona------00---0
Pete Arias00---------0
Andres Henderson00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10565.6
Middle12514.3
Right7405.7
None1-2-2.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8799.9
Middle12494.1
Right7213.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Scottie Neff25162303200
DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ricardo Kerr42214146753

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen63315.2
Short (0-8 Yds)127786.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)557214.4
Long (19+ Yds)212713.5
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen53173.4
Short (0-8 Yds)2011582.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)104565.6
Long (19+ Yds)73679.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Calvin Smithson980114231
WR Timothy Downs53040024
RB Tom Bono42017016
TE Eddie Bulger21017013
RB Irv Tejeda1000010
WR Benjamin Franz1101409
RB Alan Upshaw100004
FB Tom McIntyre110608
WR Dusty Szalay1000012
DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Cedric Rodriguez135044142
WR Hunter Marshak8226029
WR Donald Clemons85151139
TE Ron Kennedy75176242
WR Britt Lake3301804
RB Denzel Adams1000022
TE Johnny Osman110307
RB Melvin Flowers100002

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

DetroitAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Alan Upshaw2157.506.10
Tom Bono177.004.70
Irv Tejeda100.004.40
DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Denzel Adams372.337.36
Lonnie Horie122.003.09

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Scottie Neff53316.208.32
DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ricardo Kerr6261.004.71

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Timothy Downs21199.508.00
WR Calvin Smithson1199.0012.67
RB Tom Bono1133.004.25
RB Alan Upshaw1000.000.00
DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Hunter Marshak2000.000.75
WR Cedric Rodriguez2131.503.38
WR Donald Clemons1000.006.38
TE Johnny Osman1133.003.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

DetroitRushesConversions
Irv Tejeda20
Scottie Neff10
DenverRushesConversions
Lonnie Horie21

Third Down Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompConversions
Scottie Neff732
DenverAttCompConversions
Ricardo Kerr1273

Third Down Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargCatchConversions
WR Calvin Smithson432
RB Irv Tejeda100
WR Dusty Szalay100
TE Eddie Bulger100
DenverTargCatchConversions
WR Hunter Marshak521
TE Ron Kennedy211
WR Cedric Rodriguez221
WR Britt Lake220
WR Donald Clemons100

SectionAttendance
Stadium70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck21,400 (21,400)
End Zone15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)