Exhibition Week 3, 2026

played in Denver, CO

43 degrees, fair, 13 mph wind

Detroit Lions147730-31
Denver Broncos1470106-37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:16 DEN - Bernie Gaynord 10 pass from Ricardo Kerr (Todd Davidson extra point)
1Q: 08:08 DEN - Leon Holliday 18 pass from Ricardo Kerr (Todd Davidson extra point)
1Q: 06:50 DET - Calvin Smithson 16 pass from Deron Heimulu (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
1Q: 04:36 DET - Calvin Smithson 65 punt return (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
2Q: 11:29 DET - Lamar Durbin 5 run (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
2Q: 08:11 DEN - Grayson Meier 5 run (Todd Davidson extra point)
3Q: 07:07 DET - Benjamin Franz 18 pass from Lawrence Villa (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
4Q: 14:07 DET - Ernie Fletcher 51 field goal
4Q: 06:50 DEN - Todd Davidson 34 field goal
4Q: 00:48 DEN - Warren Wynn 13 pass from Wayne Witt (Todd Davidson extra point)
OT: 06:41 DEN - Ron Kennedy 66 pass from Wayne Witt

Team StatisticsDETDEN
Record1-11-1
First Downs2022
- by Rushing69
- by Passing1312
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards399470
- Offensive Plays6769
- Yards per Play5.966.81
Net Rushing Yards123149
- Rushing Attempts2732
- Yards per Rush4.564.66
Net Passing Yards276321
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt33 - 23 - 133 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards327348
- Sacks/Yards Lost7/514/27
- Yards per Pass Play6.908.68
Fumbles/Lost1/12/1
3rd Down Conversions4/146/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down10.76.7
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards6/453/15
Punt Returns/Yards4/1012/-3
Kick Returns/Yards6/1192/35
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/6
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits25
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/04/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 30OWN 30
Time of Possession31:1032:27

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:47OWN 2136Interception
111:531:04OWN 283-3Punt
110:071:18OWN 273-4Fumble
17:570:51OWN 2533Punt
16:500:10OPP 16116Touchdown
10:574:38OWN 6994Touchdown
28:045:36OWN 18946Punt
20:120:12OWN 33219Half
313:132:25OWN 28527Punt
38:551:59OWN 41559Touchdown
34:115:09OWN 261040Field Goal
412:341:28503-15Punt
46:114:06OWN 18537Punt
40:400:40OWN 18348Half
OT110:001:10OWN 3836Punt
Denver Broncos
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:131:20OPP 3547Downs
110:490:42OWN 30270Touchdown
18:490:52OPP 23223Touchdown
17:060:16OWN 201-4Fumble
16:402:12OWN 25414Punt
14:283:31OWN 31831Punt
211:193:15OWN 35565Touchdown
22:282:16OWN 20614Punt
315:001:47OWN 2530Punt
310:481:53OWN 10423Punt
36:562:45OWN 25512Punt
414:021:28OWN 253-15Punt
411:064:22OWN 221161Field Goal
42:051:25OWN 20780Touchdown
OT18:502:27OWN 6494Touchdown

Game MVP: Lawrence Villa, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

DetroitAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
D.J. McDaniel16422.63800
Lamar Durbin5265.201111
Lawrence Villa33311.002010
Deron Heimulu11616.001610
Tom McIntyre133.00300
Melvin Flowers133.00300
DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Deron Robinson14332.361720
Grayson Meier10505.001211
Wayne Witt6457.501120
Ricardo Kerr144.00400
Nicolas Dillon11717.001710

Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Lawrence Villa26213084/291640128.8
Deron Heimulu72193/22116139.6
DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Wayne Witt23152473/232660130.1
Ricardo Kerr1051011/42600125.4

Receiving Statistics

DetroitCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Calvin Smithson111519918.0971641
WR Benjamin Franz475814.5022231
TE Drew Tetreault447117.756340
WR Ashton Daniels2252.50080
TE Alex Schmidgall12-2-2.000-20
TE Chris Gordon12-4-4.000-40
RB D.J. McDaniel0100.00000
DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Leon Holliday447017.5032421
WR Cedric Rodriguez337023.3324600
WR Warren Wynn36227.330131
WR Weston Austin356822.6733350
TE Ron Kennedy267839.0059661
RB Deron Robinson2263.00350
TE Bernie Gaynord232211.003121
TE Theodore Griffith121212.007120
WR Donald Clemons0100.00000
RB Nicolas Dillon0100.00000

Interception Statistics

DetroitIntsYardsAvgTD
DenverIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Karl Marshall166.000

Fumble Statistics

DetroitFumbRecovForceTD
Deron Heimulu1000
Tyler Bajorek0100
Randy Preston0010
Donny George0010
DenverFumbRecovForceTD
Ricardo Kerr1000
Wayne Witt1000
Earl Gaylor0100
Mickey Dotson0100
Skip Rahn0010

Punting Statistics

DetroitPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Sammy Harden730343.338.0502
DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Edwin Horowitz727739.630.7492

Kicking Statistics

DetroitFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ernie Fletcher1/11/11/1514/4
DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Todd Davidson1/10/00/0344/4

Punt Return Statistics

DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Calvin Smithson410125.31
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Warren Wynn2-3-1.50

Kick Return Statistics

DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Calvin Smithson611919.80
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Gus Harding12020.00
Clayton Wells11515.00

Defensive Statistics

DetroitTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Randy Preston601.01522
ILB Chris Loomis600.03236
S Brant Jamison520.01822
CB Dwight Henson510.02932
S Maxwell Grolsko400.02227
S Gus Bauer400.01722
DT Salvador Terrell331.01822
DE Winston Dodge321.03035
S Darrin Giles310.01515
CB Roberto Gilman300.01829
OLB Al Foltz230.03237
DT Daryl Delgado200.02228
OLB Diego Sayre200.01012
OLB Donny George101.055
DT Josiah Beechler120.0119
WR Benjamin Franz10---------
DE Tyler Bajorek100.01513
DT Ellis Ogden010.01415
CB DeAndre Samuels010.01414
DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Randall Farley1020.52740
OLB Deon Witten801.02636
CB Clayton Wells530.02128
DT Carl McKenzie431.02131
ILB Kenyon Giles400.0910
OLB Karl Marshall301.0712
S C.J. Thompson330.02740
CB Earl Gaylor300.01832
DT Donnie O'Neal211.02437
DT Ellis Baker201.043
DE Skip Rahn201.01114
DE Ben Badgro210.52538
CB Gus Harding240.02740
ILB Raymond Padgett220.02739
DE O.J. Thornburg100.01827
CB Emmanuel Edmond100.003

Pass Rush Statistics

DetroitSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Salvador Terrell1.001022
DE Winston Dodge1.001035
ILB Randy Preston1.000022
OLB Donny George1.00005
DT Daryl Delgado0.011028
DT Josiah Beechler0.00109
DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Deon Witten1.010036
DE Skip Rahn1.002014
DT Carl McKenzie1.000231
DT Ellis Baker1.00003
DT Donnie O'Neal1.000037
OLB Karl Marshall1.000012
DE Ben Badgro0.501238
S Randall Farley0.500040
DE O.J. Thornburg0.001027

Pass Defense Statistics

DetroitCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Chris Loomis52036
S Gus Bauer30022
CB Roberto Gilman21029
S Brant Jamison20022
CB Dwight Henson20032
ILB Randy Preston20022
S Maxwell Grolsko10027
S Darrin Giles10015
OLB Diego Sayre10012
OLB Donny George1005
OLB Al Foltz01037
CB DeAndre Samuels01014
DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Randall Farley51040
CB Clayton Wells51028
OLB Deon Witten30036
ILB Raymond Padgett21039
CB Earl Gaylor20032
S C.J. Thompson20040
CB Gus Harding11040
OLB Karl Marshall10112
ILB Kenyon Giles10010
CB Emmanuel Edmond1003

Blocking Statistics

DetroitKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Caleb Douglas35027040
Clifton Diaz14012221
Collin Franklin13012021
Brayden Luce05027040
Jumbo Hill02015019
Maurice Hakeem02015019
Bernie Wheeler01027340
Tom McIntyre01012013
D.J. McDaniel00020126
Lamar Durbin0005111
DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Brandon Baker47032037
Mickey Dotson24032037
Kurt Ricker15015022
Tony Young13017015
Andres Henderson11015122
Theodore Griffith110707
Keith Epstein04032337

Special Teams Tackles

DetroitTacklesSTPlays
Maurice Kariger127
Gus Bauer120
Daryl Delgado114
Brayden Luce18
DenverTacklesSTPlays
Warren Wynn220
Ron Kennedy214
Donald Clemons128
Bernie Gaynord128
Karl Marshall126
Leslie Donovan121
Deon Witten12

Participation

DetroitRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Calvin Smithson2640------1480
Bernie Wheeler2740------875
Brayden Luce2740------875
Caleb Douglas2740------875
Al Foltz------3237170
Chris Loomis------3236270
Roberto Gilman------18292168
Winston Dodge------3035166
Daryl Delgado------22281464
Dwight Henson------2932162
Benjamin Franz2337------161
Gus Bauer------17222059
Alex Schmidgall1115------2854
D.J. McDaniel2026------753
Randy Preston------15221451
Maxwell Grolsko------2227150
Lawrence Villa2030---------50
Salvador Terrell------1822848
Maurice Hakeem1519------1347
Tom McIntyre1213------2146
Brant Jamison------1822141
Clifton Diaz1221------841
Drew Tetreault1820---------38
DeAndre Samuels------1414735
Jumbo Hill1519---------34
Ashton Daniels913------1234
Collin Franklin1221---------33
Darrin Giles------1515---30
Ellis Ogden------1415---29
Maurice Kariger------102728
Tyler Bajorek------1513---28
Melvin Flowers11------2123
Diego Sayre------1012123
Jim Porter------1211---23
Logan Levine02------2123
Chris Gordon715---------22
Josiah Beechler------119---20
Deron Heimulu710---------17
Lamar Durbin511---------16
Hunter Caldwell37---------10
Donny George------55---10
Parker Ardizzone------21710
Xavier Arntson00------88
Sammy Harden00------88
Ernie Fletcher00------77
Earl Walton00---------0
DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
C.J. Thompson------27402188
Gus Harding------27401582
Ron Kennedy3036------1480
Keith Epstein3237------877
Mickey Dotson3237------877
Brandon Baker3237------877
Donnie O'Neal------2437869
Randall Farley------2740168
Raymond Padgett------2739167
Donald Clemons1521------2864
Ben Badgro------2538164
Deron Robinson2023------2164
Deon Witten------2636264
Weston Austin2629------661
Clayton Wells------2128756
Carl McKenzie------2131153
O.J. Thornburg------1827853
Earl Gaylor------1832---50
Wayne Witt2226---------48
Karl Marshall------7122645
Bernie Gaynord67------2841
Pete Arias1715------840
Leslie Donovan810------2139
Warren Wynn712------2039
Kurt Ricker1522---------37
Andres Henderson1522---------37
Kenyon Giles------9101433
Tony Young1715---------32
Cedric Rodriguez1516------132
Leon Holliday1412---------26
Skip Rahn------1114---25
Emmanuel Edmond------031922
Ricardo Kerr1011---------21
Grayson Meier117---------18
Theodore Griffith77---------14
Buddy Humphrey------59---14
Gabe Money00------88
Edwin Horowitz00------88
Todd Davidson00------88
Ellis Baker------43---7
Nicolas Dillon15---------6
Philip Sawyer------01---1
B.J. Romanski00---------0
Levi Rosa00---------0
Norm Brazil00---------0
Jaylen Ashworth------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8263.3
Middle12776.4
Right7202.9
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6162.7
Middle16754.7
Right10585.8
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Lawrence Villa26216003240
Deron Heimulu720001201
DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Wayne Witt23154203300
Ricardo Kerr1051012100

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen77253.6
Short (0-8 Yds)106787.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)96717.9
Long (19+ Yds)7415321.9
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen3251.7
Short (0-8 Yds)141016311.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)95546.0
Long (19+ Yds)7312618.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Calvin Smithson15110199340
WR Benjamin Franz74058137
TE Drew Tetreault44071220
TE Alex Schmidgall210-2015
TE Chris Gordon210-4015
WR Ashton Daniels2205013
RB D.J. McDaniel1000026
DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Ron Kennedy62178136
WR Warren Wynn63022012
WR Weston Austin53068229
WR Leon Holliday44070112
WR Cedric Rodriguez33070116
TE Bernie Gaynord3202207
RB Deron Robinson2206023
TE Theodore Griffith2101207
WR Donald Clemons1000021
RB Nicolas Dillon100005

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

DetroitAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Melvin Flowers133.003.00
Lamar Durbin155.005.20
DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Grayson Meier155.005.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Deron Heimulu111616.002.71
Lawrence Villa111818.0011.85
DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Wayne Witt41133.2510.74
Ricardo Kerr222814.0010.10

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Calvin Smithson111616.0013.27
WR Benjamin Franz111818.008.29
DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Warren Wynn31134.333.67
TE Bernie Gaynord21105.007.33
WR Leon Holliday111818.0017.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

DetroitRushesConversions
Lawrence Villa11
Tom McIntyre10
DenverRushesConversions
Deron Robinson21
Wayne Witt10
Nicolas Dillon11

Third Down Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompConversions
Lawrence Villa643
Deron Heimulu310
DenverAttCompConversions
Wayne Witt743
Ricardo Kerr321

Third Down Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargCatchConversions
WR Calvin Smithson442
WR Benjamin Franz411
TE Chris Gordon100
DenverTargCatchConversions
TE Ron Kennedy211
WR Warren Wynn200
WR Cedric Rodriguez111
RB Deron Robinson110
WR Weston Austin111
RB Nicolas Dillon100
TE Bernie Gaynord111
WR Leon Holliday110

SectionAttendance
Stadium68,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck20,300 (21,400)
End Zone14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,200 (3,300)