Week 16, 2027

played in Denver, CO

40 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	13	7	7	0	-	27
Denver Broncos	7	7	7	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:04 DET - Drew Tetreault 29 pass from Lawrence Villa (Malcolm Beavers extra point)
1Q: 06:24 DET - Malcolm Beavers 35 field goal
1Q: 00:55 DET - Malcolm Beavers 39 field goal
1Q: 00:29 DEN - Weston Austin 70 pass from Ricardo Kerr (Aaron Dinstel extra point)
2Q: 05:41 DET - Benjamin Franz 7 pass from Lawrence Villa (Malcolm Beavers extra point)
2Q: 00:34 DEN - Raymond Padgett 30 interception return (Aaron Dinstel extra point)
3Q: 08:51 DET - Calvin Smithson 23 pass from Lawrence Villa (Malcolm Beavers extra point)
3Q: 01:31 DEN - Weston Austin 6 pass from Ricardo Kerr (Aaron Dinstel extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:04 DET - Drew Tetreault 29 pass from Lawrence Villa (Malcolm Beavers extra point)
1Q: 06:24 DET - Malcolm Beavers 35 field goal
1Q: 00:55 DET - Malcolm Beavers 39 field goal
1Q: 00:29 DEN - Weston Austin 70 pass from Ricardo Kerr (Aaron Dinstel extra point)
2Q: 05:41 DET - Benjamin Franz 7 pass from Lawrence Villa (Malcolm Beavers extra point)
2Q: 00:34 DEN - Raymond Padgett 30 interception return (Aaron Dinstel extra point)
3Q: 08:51 DET - Calvin Smithson 23 pass from Lawrence Villa (Malcolm Beavers extra point)
3Q: 01:31 DEN - Weston Austin 6 pass from Ricardo Kerr (Aaron Dinstel extra point)

Team Statistics DET DEN
Record 11-4 9-6
First Downs 21 17
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 17 13
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 397 407
- Offensive Plays 77 65
- Yards per Play 5.16 6.26
Net Rushing Yards 71 127
- Rushing Attempts 20 24
- Yards per Rush 3.55 5.29
Net Passing Yards 326 280
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 53 - 29 - 2 41 - 19 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 357 280
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/31 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.72 6.83
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/15 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.7 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/32 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 4/26 4/20
Kick Returns/Yards 2/46 5/93
Interception Ret./Yards 3/1 2/30
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 27
Time of Possession 33:51 26:09

Team Statistics	DET	DEN
Record	11-4	9-6
First Downs	21	17
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	17	13
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	397	407
- Offensive Plays	77	65
- Yards per Play	5.16	6.26
Net Rushing Yards	71	127
- Rushing Attempts	20	24
- Yards per Rush	3.55	5.29
Net Passing Yards	326	280
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	53 - 29 - 2	41 - 19 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	357	280
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/31	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.72	6.83
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/15	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.7	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/32	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	4/26	4/20
Kick Returns/Yards	2/46	5/93
Interception Ret./Yards	3/1	2/30
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 27
Time of Possession	33:51	26:09

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:12	2:20	OWN 23	6	77	Touchdown
1	8:57	2:38	OWN 37	6	45	Field Goal
1	4:29	3:40	OWN 33	10	45	Field Goal
1	0:15	1:55	OWN 29	3	-11	Punt
2	10:09	4:34	OWN 6	9	94	Touchdown
2	4:40	0:35	OPP 45	2	37	Interception
2	2:56	0:47	OWN 31	3	1	Punt
2	1:21	0:55	OWN 19	3	5	Interception
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 25	4	15	Half
3	15:00	1:32	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	12:11	3:14	OWN 24	5	17	Punt
3	8:57	0:19	OPP 23	2	23	Touchdown
3	6:40	1:06	OWN 37	3	6	Punt
3	3:38	0:54	OWN 26	3	-6	Punt
3	1:21	4:30	OWN 18	8	20	Punt
4	10:50	2:20	OWN 34	5	21	Punt
4	1:18	0:46	OWN 4	3	4	Punt

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:48	OWN 25	4	14	Interception
1	10:52	1:55	OWN 31	4	19	Interception
1	6:19	1:50	OWN 28	3	-3	Punt
1	0:49	0:34	OWN 30	1	70	Touchdown
2	13:20	3:11	OWN 40	6	21	Punt
2	5:35	0:55	OWN 28	2	12	Interception
2	4:05	1:09	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	2:09	0:48	OWN 27	3	9	Punt
3	13:28	1:17	OWN 32	4	6	Punt
3	8:38	1:58	OWN 19	3	4	Punt
3	5:34	1:56	OWN 20	4	15	Punt
3	2:44	1:23	OWN 43	4	57	Touchdown
4	11:51	1:01	OWN 15	3	0	Punt
4	8:30	7:12	OWN 3	18	93	Downs
4	0:32	0:32	OWN 46	3	48	Game

Game MVP: Lawrence Villa, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
D.J. McDaniel	11	23	2.09	8	0
Hardy Kemp	6	41	6.83	21	1
Melvin Flowers	2	3	1.50	2	0
Lawrence Villa	1	4	4.00	4	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tanner Barker	15	57	3.80	11	1	0
K.C. DeNeff	9	70	7.78	40	1	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lawrence Villa	53	29	357	4/31	3	37	2	78.9

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ricardo Kerr	41	19	280	0/0	2	70	3	54.9

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Benjamin Franz	9	15	77	8.56	20	23	1
TE Drew Tetreault	5	9	74	14.80	41	37	1
RB D.J. McDaniel	4	4	34	8.50	20	21	0
WR Calvin Smithson	4	15	61	15.25	37	24	1
RB Hardy Kemp	2	2	24	12.00	12	16	0
TE J.C. Lester	2	2	34	17.00	4	20	0
RB Melvin Flowers	1	1	30	30.00	25	30	0
WR Keith Hanson	1	1	6	6.00	1	6	0
WR Hunter Caldwell	1	3	17	17.00	0	17	0
WR Logan Levine	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Weston Austin	9	15	190	21.11	67	70	2
RB Tanner Barker	3	4	17	5.67	2	10	0
TE Ron Kennedy	2	6	24	12.00	11	13	0
TE Corbin Koski	2	4	21	10.50	2	13	0
WR Cedric Rodriguez	1	3	11	11.00	2	11	0
WR Jonathan Tatum	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Leon Holliday	1	4	12	12.00	2	12	0
TE Ronald Salcedo	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB K.C. DeNeff	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Maxwell Grolsko	1	0	0.00
ILB Chris Loomis	1	0	0.00
S Brant Jamison	1	1	1.00

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Raymond Padgett	1	30	30.00	1
S Randall Farley	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Maurice Hakeem	0	1	0	0
Brayden Luce	0	0	1	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tanner Barker	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nick Pilgrim	9	404	44.9	40.4	57	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dusty Craig	8	354	44.3	41.0	54	3

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Malcolm Beavers	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	3/3

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Aaron Dinstel	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Smithson	4	26	6.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tanner Barker	4	20	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
D.J. McDaniel	2	46	23.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Caiden Meyer	5	93	18.6	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chris Loomis	6	5	0.0	24	41
S Maxwell Grolsko	5	2	0.0	24	35
S Brant Jamison	5	1	0.0	21	32
OLB Donny George	5	1	0.0	21	26
DE Sean McWilliams	4	0	0.0	23	24
DT Josiah Beechler	4	0	0.0	19	27
OLB Edgar Thornton	4	0	0.0	21	26
OLB Al Foltz	3	1	0.0	9	26
CB Dwight Henson	2	2	0.0	24	41
S Darrin Giles	2	0	0.0	3	15
QB Lawrence Villa	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Al Shea	1	0	0.0	3	14
DE Dylan Shannon	0	1	0.0	17	33

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Randall Farley	8	0	1.0	20	53
ILB Raymond Padgett	7	2	0.0	20	52
DE Skip Rahn	5	2	1.5	17	46
CB Gus Harding	5	3	0.0	20	57
CB Tyler Bailey	5	0	0.0	7	39
OLB Deon Witten	4	3	1.0	20	54
S C.J. Thompson	4	0	0.0	20	57
CB Andre DiCosimo	3	2	0.0	19	56
ILB Tyrone Hopper	3	0	0.0	13	23
DT Lincoln Bernier	2	3	0.0	19	45
DT Buddy Humphrey	2	0	0.0	10	25
DE Ben Badgro	1	0	0.5	15	39
CB Earl Gaylor	1	0	0.0	1	5
WR Cedric Rodriguez	1	0	---	---	---
WR Weston Austin	1	0	---	---	---
WR Leon Holliday	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Dylan Shannon	1	1	33
DE Winston Dodge	0	2	25
ILB Chris Loomis	0	1	41
DE Edgar Roberts	0	1	13

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Skip Rahn	1.5	0	0	0	46
S Randall Farley	1.0	0	0	0	53
OLB Deon Witten	1.0	0	0	0	54
DE Ben Badgro	0.5	0	3	0	39
DT Donnie O'Neal	0.0	3	1	1	43
DE Philip Sawyer	0.0	1	0	0	20
DE O.J. Thornburg	0.0	0	2	0	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Chris Loomis	4	0	1	41
S Brant Jamison	3	1	1	32
OLB Donny George	3	1	0	26
S Darrin Giles	2	1	0	15
CB Dwight Henson	2	0	0	41
OLB Edgar Thornton	1	2	0	26
S Maxwell Grolsko	1	1	1	35
OLB Al Foltz	1	0	0	26
DE Sean McWilliams	1	0	0	24
OLB Al Shea	1	0	0	14

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Raymond Padgett	4	3	1	52
S Randall Farley	4	2	1	53
CB Gus Harding	4	1	0	57
CB Andre DiCosimo	4	1	0	56
CB Tyler Bailey	4	0	0	39
S C.J. Thompson	3	0	0	57
OLB Deon Witten	2	0	0	54
ILB Tyrone Hopper	2	0	0	23
CB Earl Gaylor	1	0	0	5
DE Skip Rahn	1	0	0	46
DE Ben Badgro	0	1	0	39

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brayden Luce	3	5	20	1	57
Collin Franklin	1	4	20	0	57
Jace Pearl	1	3	20	1	57
Maurice Hakeem	1	2	20	1	57
Caleb Douglas	0	4	20	1	57
Drew Tetreault	0	1	19	0	49

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Rusty Ellard	3	4	0	24	41
Norm Brazil	2	7	0	24	41
Mickey Dotson	2	5	0	24	41
Keith Epstein	2	4	0	24	41
Brandon Baker	0	4	1	24	41

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Keith Hanson	3	29
Brayden Luce	3	17
Melvin Flowers	2	25
Tom McIntyre	1	29

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Kennedy	3	27
Rusty Ellard	2	12
Karl Marshall	1	26

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brayden Luce	20	57	---	---	17	94
Calvin Smithson	20	57	---	---	13	90
Caleb Douglas	20	57	---	---	11	88
Maurice Hakeem	20	57	---	---	11	88
Jace Pearl	20	57	---	---	11	88
Chris Loomis	---	---	24	41	12	77
Lawrence Villa	20	57	---	---	---	77
Collin Franklin	20	57	---	---	---	77
Drew Tetreault	19	49	---	---	---	68
Dwight Henson	---	---	24	41	---	65
Benjamin Franz	15	45	---	---	1	61
Maxwell Grolsko	---	---	24	35	1	60
Dylan Shannon	---	---	17	33	8	58
Brant Jamison	---	---	21	32	---	53
Tristan Bingenheimer	---	---	16	24	8	48
Sean McWilliams	---	---	23	24	---	47
Tom McIntyre	6	12	---	---	29	47
Hunter Caldwell	5	33	---	---	9	47
Donny George	---	---	21	26	---	47
Marcus Castleberry	---	---	23	24	---	47
Edgar Thornton	---	---	21	26	---	47
Josiah Beechler	---	---	19	27	---	46
Al Shea	---	---	3	14	26	43
D.J. McDaniel	11	25	---	---	4	40
Melvin Flowers	3	11	---	---	25	39
Keith Hanson	3	6	---	---	29	38
Al Foltz	---	---	9	26	1	36
Darrin Giles	---	---	3	15	17	35
Winston Dodge	---	---	8	25	---	33
Jaylen Ashworth	---	---	6	18	8	32
Hardy Kemp	6	21	---	---	3	30
Jackie Rayburn	---	---	2	7	18	27
J.C. Lester	10	15	---	---	---	25
Marlon Saddler	2	9	---	---	13	24
Edgar Roberts	---	---	0	13	---	13
J.T. Colton	0	0	---	---	11	11
Nick Pilgrim	0	0	---	---	11	11
Eddie Green	0	0	---	---	9	9
Malcolm Beavers	0	0	---	---	8	8
Logan Levine	0	2	---	---	5	7
Deron Heimulu	0	0	---	---	---	0
Earl Walton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Fernando Hetke	---	---	0	0	---	0
Luis Garrett	0	0	---	---	---	0
Parker Ardizzone	---	---	0	0	---	0
Doug Mathews	---	---	0	0	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ron Kennedy	21	40	---	---	27	88
Raymond Padgett	---	---	20	52	16	88
Gus Harding	---	---	20	57	3	80
C.J. Thompson	---	---	20	57	3	80
Deon Witten	---	---	20	54	3	77
Rusty Ellard	24	41	---	---	12	77
Andre DiCosimo	---	---	19	56	2	77
Randall Farley	---	---	20	53	2	75
Keith Epstein	24	41	---	---	8	73
Mickey Dotson	24	41	---	---	8	73
Norm Brazil	24	41	---	---	8	73
Weston Austin	21	38	---	---	10	69
Ricardo Kerr	24	41	---	---	---	65
Brandon Baker	24	41	---	---	---	65
Lincoln Bernier	---	---	19	45	1	65
Skip Rahn	---	---	17	46	1	64
Donnie O'Neal	---	---	11	43	10	64
Leon Holliday	23	37	---	---	1	61
Tanner Barker	15	35	---	---	10	60
Tyler Bailey	---	---	7	39	10	56
Ben Badgro	---	---	15	39	1	55
Jonathan Tatum	8	15	---	---	19	42
Tyrone Hopper	---	---	13	23	2	38
Buddy Humphrey	---	---	10	25	2	37
K.C. DeNeff	9	4	---	---	17	30
Ronald Salcedo	6	11	---	---	12	29
Cedric Rodriguez	9	13	---	---	5	27
Philip Sawyer	---	---	6	20	1	27
Karl Marshall	---	---	0	0	26	26
Earl Gaylor	---	---	1	5	18	24
Leslie Donovan	1	2	---	---	19	22
O.J. Thornburg	---	---	2	9	10	21
Emmett Olivas	---	---	0	3	18	21
Corbin Koski	7	6	---	---	---	13
Caiden Meyer	0	4	---	---	6	10
Zack Alston	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jerry Bishop	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dusty Craig	0	0	---	---	8	8
Aaron Dinstel	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mercury Klingensmith	---	---	0	1	---	1
Kurt Ricker	0	0	---	---	---	0
B.J. Romanski	0	0	---	---	---	0
Stan Heyward	---	---	0	0	---	0
Rodney Davidson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kelvin Meyer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Aiden Brown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	19	2.7
Middle	10	23	2.3
Right	3	29	9.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	38	4.2
Middle	9	24	2.7
Right	6	65	10.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lawrence Villa	53	29	9	2	2	8	6	1	2

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ricardo Kerr	41	19	3	2	5	6	5	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	33	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	117	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	24	8	135	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	72	12.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	11	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	8	131	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	53	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	10	3	85	8.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Calvin Smithson	15	4	0	61	2	57
WR Benjamin Franz	15	9	2	77	2	45
TE Drew Tetreault	9	5	0	74	2	49
RB D.J. McDaniel	4	4	0	34	1	25
WR Hunter Caldwell	3	1	0	17	0	33
RB Hardy Kemp	2	2	0	24	0	21
TE J.C. Lester	2	2	0	34	1	15
RB Melvin Flowers	1	1	0	30	1	11
WR Keith Hanson	1	1	0	6	0	6
WR Logan Levine	1	0	0	0	0	2

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Weston Austin	15	9	1	190	3	38
TE Ron Kennedy	6	2	1	24	0	40
RB Tanner Barker	4	3	0	17	0	35
TE Corbin Koski	4	2	0	21	0	6
WR Leon Holliday	4	1	1	12	0	37
WR Cedric Rodriguez	3	1	0	11	0	13
WR Jonathan Tatum	3	1	1	5	0	15
TE Ronald Salcedo	1	0	1	0	0	11
RB K.C. DeNeff	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tanner Barker	1	11	11.00	3.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lawrence Villa	5	1	7	1.40	6.74

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ricardo Kerr	6	3	19	3.17	6.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Calvin Smithson	2	0	0	0.00	4.07
WR Benjamin Franz	1	1	7	7.00	5.13
TE Drew Tetreault	1	0	0	0.00	8.22
WR Logan Levine	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jonathan Tatum	2	1	5	2.50	1.67
WR Weston Austin	2	1	6	3.00	12.67
RB Tanner Barker	1	1	8	8.00	4.25
TE Ronald Salcedo	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Melvin Flowers	2	0
Lawrence Villa	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
K.C. DeNeff	2	1
Tanner Barker	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lawrence Villa	9	3	2

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ricardo Kerr	12	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Benjamin Franz	4	1	1
WR Calvin Smithson	3	0	0
RB Melvin Flowers	1	1	1
TE Drew Tetreault	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Weston Austin	6	4	2
WR Jonathan Tatum	2	0	0
WR Leon Holliday	2	0	0
TE Ron Kennedy	1	1	1
WR Cedric Rodriguez	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)