Week 16, 2035

played in Denver, CO

39 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Detroit Lions	0	7	0	0	-	7
Denver Broncos	10	24	0	7	-	41

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:00 DEN - Michael Lowe 75 pass from Ernie Cary (Denzel McDonald extra point)
1Q: 07:28 DEN - Denzel McDonald 25 field goal
2Q: 13:39 DEN - Denzel McDonald 31 field goal
2Q: 10:06 DEN - Brendan Denton 54 interception return (Denzel McDonald extra point)
2Q: 08:09 DET - Peyton Peterson 33 pass from Cory Prosser (Desmond Beede extra point)
2Q: 05:02 DEN - Michael Lowe 19 pass from Ernie Cary (Denzel McDonald extra point)
2Q: 01:12 DEN - Michael Lowe 22 pass from Ernie Cary (Denzel McDonald extra point)
4Q: 13:24 DEN - Wendell Weaver 16 pass from Brendan Manning (Denzel McDonald extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:00 DEN - Michael Lowe 75 pass from Ernie Cary (Denzel McDonald extra point)
1Q: 07:28 DEN - Denzel McDonald 25 field goal
2Q: 13:39 DEN - Denzel McDonald 31 field goal
2Q: 10:06 DEN - Brendan Denton 54 interception return (Denzel McDonald extra point)
2Q: 08:09 DET - Peyton Peterson 33 pass from Cory Prosser (Desmond Beede extra point)
2Q: 05:02 DEN - Michael Lowe 19 pass from Ernie Cary (Denzel McDonald extra point)
2Q: 01:12 DEN - Michael Lowe 22 pass from Ernie Cary (Denzel McDonald extra point)
4Q: 13:24 DEN - Wendell Weaver 16 pass from Brendan Manning (Denzel McDonald extra point)

Team Statistics DET DEN
Record 4-11 12-3
First Downs 12 22
- by Rushing 3 0
- by Passing 7 20
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 260 470
- Offensive Plays 55 69
- Yards per Play 4.73 6.81
Net Rushing Yards 48 60
- Rushing Attempts 20 31
- Yards per Rush 2.40 1.94
Net Passing Yards 212 410
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 19 - 1 37 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 227 414
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 6.06 10.79
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.1 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/50 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/4 4/19
Kick Returns/Yards 5/134 1/29
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/54
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 25
Time of Possession 26:20 33:40

Team Statistics	DET	DEN
Record	4-11	12-3
First Downs	12	22
- by Rushing	3	0
- by Passing	7	20
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	260	470
- Offensive Plays	55	69
- Yards per Play	4.73	6.81
Net Rushing Yards	48	60
- Rushing Attempts	20	31
- Yards per Rush	2.40	1.94
Net Passing Yards	212	410
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 19 - 1	37 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	227	414
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	6.06	10.79
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.1	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/50	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/4	4/19
Kick Returns/Yards	5/134	1/29
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/54
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 25
Time of Possession	26:20	33:40

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:41	4:06	OWN 27	6	41	Missed FG
1	7:21	3:01	OWN 22	5	19	Punt
2	13:33	3:36	OWN 25	7	22	Interception
2	9:57	2:02	OWN 24	5	76	Touchdown
2	4:52	1:05	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
2	0:59	0:59	OWN 25	5	20	Half
3	15:00	3:52	OWN 37	6	25	Punt
3	7:29	2:01	OWN 36	3	-1	Punt
3	4:21	1:35	OWN 41	3	2	Punt
4	13:14	2:17	OWN 38	3	7	Punt
4	7:23	0:40	OWN 16	3	4	Punt
4	4:24	2:32	OWN 1	6	18	Punt

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:19	OWN 25	2	75	Touchdown
1	9:35	2:14	OPP 30	4	22	Field Goal
1	4:20	5:47	OWN 26	13	60	Field Goal
2	7:55	3:03	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	3:47	2:48	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	11:08	3:39	OWN 20	7	44	Downs
3	5:28	1:07	OWN 15	3	4	Punt
3	2:46	4:32	OWN 17	11	83	Touchdown
4	10:57	3:34	OWN 16	7	25	Punt
4	6:43	2:19	OWN 34	3	7	Punt
4	1:52	1:52	OWN 17	3	0	Punt

Game MVP: Ernie Cary, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Jessie Sweeney	7	12	1.71	5
RB Asher Burrows	4	-14	-3.50	-2
RB Peyton Peterson	3	15	5.00	7
QB Zachary O'Donnell	3	14	4.67	8
QB Cory Prosser	2	12	6.00	8
WR Damien Emerson	1	9	9.00	9

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Wendell Weaver	23	45	1.96	6
RB Eugene Doesburg	5	6	1.20	3
RB Kim McConnell	3	9	3.00	5

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cory Prosser	22	13	191	1/7	1	34	1	83.7
Zachary O'Donnell	11	6	36	1/8	0	19	0	61.2

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ernie Cary	24	17	316	1/4	3	75	0	152.8
Brendan Manning	13	9	98	0/0	1	27	0	116.8

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Damien Emerson	5	6	42	8.40	0	22	0
TE T.J. Hastings	4	10	40	10.00	29	27	0
WR Jackson Carpenter	2	2	16	8.00	2	18	0
RB Peyton Peterson	2	2	42	21.00	25	33	1
FB Howie Ogden	2	2	21	10.50	2	19	0
WR Cristian Lofton	2	8	28	14.00	15	22	0
RB Jessie Sweeney	1	1	34	34.00	26	34	0
WR Ray Kurtz	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Edward Hampton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Weston Austin	7	9	70	10.00	6	17	0
WR Michael Lowe	6	7	152	25.33	85	75	3
RB Wendell Weaver	5	7	71	14.20	52	22	1
TE Daniel Shepherd	4	8	91	22.75	45	40	0
WR Elliot Sylvester	2	2	19	9.50	9	11	0
RB Monty Thomason	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Parker Middleton	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Wyatt Zuccolotto	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Brendan Denton	1	54	54.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Asher Burrows	1	0	0
QB Zachary O'Donnell	1	0	0
ILB Allen Okonski	0	1	0
TE T.J. Hastings	0	1	0
RB Jessie Sweeney	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Weston Austin	1	0	0
CB Arturo Aspell	0	1	0
RB Wendell Weaver	0	0	1
DT Moe Anderson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Irving Ashworth	8	362	45.3	40.4	57	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Desmond Cabrera	4	207	51.8	50.8	64	3

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Desmond Beede	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	1/1

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Denzel McDonald	2/2	0/0	0/0	31	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ezekiel Quill	2	4	2.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Weston Austin	4	19	4.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Asher Burrows	5	134	26.8	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Lowe	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Allen Okonski	8	3	0.0	31	36
OLB Rex Stewart	8	2	0.0	26	29
S Nolan Green	6	1	0.0	31	38
CB Dwight Henson	5	2	0.0	27	26
S Josue Duran	5	1	0.0	28	34
DT Mitch Mendenhall	4	2	0.0	31	35
CB Ezekiel Quill	4	1	0.0	25	35
CB Emmanuel Rude	3	3	0.5	19	28
DE Dexter Schwartz	2	0	0.5	19	31
DE Kenneth Wilcox	2	3	0.0	28	31
DT Jalen Lincoln	2	1	0.0	15	27
OLB Douglas Ellison	2	0	0.0	7	15
OLB Donald Bobbitt	1	0	0.0	3	8
CB Dylan Joseph	1	0	0.0	0	5
DT Clyde Kibble	1	0	0.0	16	14
DE Randy Tait	0	1	0.0	15	14
CB Dakota Fuamatu	0	1	0.0	2	1

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Earl Duran	8	1	0.0	20	35
ILB Van Lyon	6	2	0.0	20	35
OLB Gino Chatas	5	1	1.0	19	33
CB Brendan Denton	5	0	0.0	20	35
CB Devon Stackhouse	4	0	0.0	20	32
DT Moe Anderson	2	2	1.0	20	30
DT Roosevelt Roberson	2	0	0.0	14	22
S Dean Harden	1	0	0.0	3	9
CB Andre DiCosimo	1	0	0.0	8	17
DE Les Gaines	1	0	0.0	19	28
OLB Joshua Child	1	0	0.0	7	12
DE Sammy Baumhackl	1	0	0.0	7	12
DT Morris Daileader	1	0	0.0	6	14
CB Julian Wells	1	0	0.0	1	6
S Ben Sampson	1	0	0.0	17	28
DE Randy Borders	0	1	0.0	8	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Dexter Schwartz	0.5	0	31
CB Emmanuel Rude	0.5	0	28
DT Jalen Lincoln	0.0	1	27
DT Mitch Mendenhall	0.0	1	35
OLB Rex Stewart	0.0	1	29

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Moe Anderson	1.0	0	0	30
OLB Gino Chatas	1.0	0	0	33
ILB Van Lyon	0.0	1	0	35
DE Les Gaines	0.0	0	1	28
DE Randy Borders	0.0	0	1	16
OLB Bob Leong	0.0	0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Dwight Henson	5	0	26
ILB Allen Okonski	5	0	36
CB Emmanuel Rude	4	0	28
CB Ezekiel Quill	3	1	35
S Nolan Green	2	1	38
S Josue Duran	2	1	34
OLB Rex Stewart	2	0	29
DT Jalen Lincoln	1	0	27
CB Dylan Joseph	1	0	5
OLB Douglas Ellison	1	0	15
ILB Oscar Musselman	0	2	4

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Earl Duran	5	1	0	35
CB Devon Stackhouse	4	1	0	32
ILB Van Lyon	4	1	0	35
CB Brendan Denton	2	0	1	35
S Dean Harden	1	1	0	9
OLB Gino Chatas	1	1	0	33
CB Andre DiCosimo	1	0	0	17
CB Julian Wells	1	0	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Emmett Farley	2	7	20	1	35
G Edwin Makowski	1	4	20	0	35
T Gilbert Shea	1	1	20	0	35
C Alexander Douglas	0	2	18	1	28
T Richie Thornton	0	1	18	0	28

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Rusty Ellard	1	9	31	1	38
C Brandon Baker	0	6	31	0	38
G Britt Pachelbel	0	6	31	0	38
T Ashton Walters	0	5	31	0	38
G Jake Curran	0	2	23	0	38
T Dashawn Drake	0	2	8	0	0
TE Parker Middleton	0	1	3	0	3

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Jalen Lincoln	2	10
Donald Bobbitt	1	18
Jessie Sweeney	1	18
Nolan Green	1	3

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Wendell Weaver	3	12
Devon Stackhouse	2	13
Wyatt Zuccolotto	1	20
Brendan Denton	1	13

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Allen Okonski	---	---	31	36	13	80
S Nolan Green	---	---	31	38	3	72
DT Mitch Mendenhall	---	---	31	35	2	68
S Josue Duran	---	---	28	34	2	64
CB Ezekiel Quill	---	---	25	35	4	64
DE Kenneth Wilcox	---	---	28	31	2	61
OLB Rex Stewart	---	---	26	29	1	56
CB Dwight Henson	---	---	27	26	2	55
G Emmett Farley	20	35	---	---	---	55
T Gilbert Shea	20	35	---	---	---	55
G Edwin Makowski	20	35	---	---	---	55
T Richie Thornton	18	28	---	---	9	55
TE T.J. Hastings	19	30	---	---	4	53
DT Jalen Lincoln	---	---	15	27	10	52
DE Dexter Schwartz	---	---	19	31	1	51
WR Cristian Lofton	18	31	---	---	---	49
CB Emmanuel Rude	---	---	19	28	1	48
C Alexander Douglas	18	28	---	---	---	46
RB Jessie Sweeney	10	15	---	---	18	43
FB Howie Ogden	8	14	---	---	15	37
QB Cory Prosser	14	23	---	---	---	37
OLB Douglas Ellison	---	---	7	15	15	37
WR Jackson Carpenter	12	22	---	---	2	36
DT Clyde Kibble	---	---	16	14	6	36
DE Randy Tait	---	---	15	14	5	34
WR Adrian Fuller	5	13	---	---	15	33
OLB Donald Bobbitt	---	---	3	8	18	29
TE Edward Hampton	2	4	---	---	21	27
RB Asher Burrows	5	8	---	---	9	22
WR Damien Emerson	7	14	---	---	---	21
CB Dylan Joseph	---	---	0	5	15	20
RB Peyton Peterson	7	12	---	---	---	19
S Vincent Arledge	---	---	12	7	---	19
C Everett Spotwood	2	7	---	---	9	18
T Hardy Ferry	2	7	---	---	9	18
QB Zachary O'Donnell	6	12	---	---	---	18
CB Dakota Fuamatu	---	---	2	1	12	15
WR Ray Kurtz	0	6	---	---	8	14
S Andres Hollenbeck	---	---	0	0	13	13
TE Darnell Melendez	7	6	---	---	---	13
ILB Oscar Musselman	---	---	6	4	1	11
C J.T. Colton	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Bernard Lester	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Irving Ashworth	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Desmond Beede	0	0	---	---	3	3
DT Eric Tatum	---	---	0	0	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Rusty Ellard	31	38	---	---	6	75
G Britt Pachelbel	31	38	---	---	6	75
T Ashton Walters	31	38	---	---	6	75
C Brandon Baker	31	38	---	---	---	69
CB Brendan Denton	---	---	20	35	13	68
RB Wendell Weaver	25	31	---	---	12	68
G Jake Curran	23	38	---	---	6	67
WR Wyatt Zuccolotto	21	24	---	---	20	65
TE Daniel Shepherd	28	37	---	---	---	65
CB Devon Stackhouse	---	---	20	32	13	65
WR Michael Lowe	28	33	---	---	2	63
WR Weston Austin	21	31	---	---	9	61
ILB Van Lyon	---	---	20	35	2	57
S Earl Duran	---	---	20	35	1	56
OLB Gino Chatas	---	---	19	33	1	53
DT Moe Anderson	---	---	20	30	1	51
DE Les Gaines	---	---	19	28	1	48
S Ben Sampson	---	---	17	28	1	46
OLB Joshua Child	---	---	7	12	22	41
TE Jerome Konwinski	5	10	---	---	24	39
QB Ernie Cary	12	25	---	---	---	37
DT Roosevelt Roberson	---	---	14	22	---	36
RB Monty Thomason	5	6	---	---	24	35
QB Brendan Manning	19	13	---	---	---	32
S Dean Harden	---	---	3	9	18	30
DT Morris Daileader	---	---	6	14	9	29
DE Sammy Baumhackl	---	---	7	12	9	28
CB Andre DiCosimo	---	---	8	17	2	27
WR Elliot Sylvester	10	8	---	---	9	27
OLB Bob Leong	---	---	10	16	1	27
DE Randy Borders	---	---	8	16	---	24
CB Arturo Aspell	---	---	0	0	16	16
CB Julian Wells	---	---	1	6	8	15
RB Eugene Doesburg	5	6	---	---	2	13
K Denzel McDonald	0	0	---	---	10	10
ILB Cole Lazer	---	---	0	0	9	9
T Dashawn Drake	8	0	---	---	---	8
S Jameson Rayburn	---	---	1	5	---	6
TE Parker Middleton	3	3	---	---	---	6
C Kendrick Flournoy	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Desmond Cabrera	0	0	---	---	6	6
RB Kim McConnell	3	1	---	---	---	4
WR Scottie Thrasher	1	0	---	---	---	1
QB Dale Burmbaugh	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB B.J. Sutter	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Fred Burr	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	27	5.4
Middle	13	18	1.4
Right	2	3	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	1	0.2
Middle	19	44	2.3
Right	7	15	2.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cory Prosser	22	13	5	0	0	4	3	0	1
Zachary O'Donnell	11	6	0	2	2	1	0	0	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ernie Cary	24	17	4	0	3	2	2	0	0
Brendan Manning	13	9	1	0	0	3	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	21	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	123	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	61	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	22	4.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	68	9.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	78	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	219	16.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	49	16.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE T.J. Hastings	10	4	1	40	1	30
WR Cristian Lofton	8	2	1	28	1	31
WR Damien Emerson	6	5	0	42	1	14
WR Jackson Carpenter	2	2	0	16	0	22
RB Peyton Peterson	2	2	0	42	1	12
FB Howie Ogden	2	2	0	21	0	14
RB Jessie Sweeney	1	1	0	34	1	15
TE Edward Hampton	1	0	0	0	0	4
WR Ray Kurtz	1	1	0	4	0	6

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Weston Austin	9	7	0	70	0	31
TE Daniel Shepherd	8	4	2	91	1	37
RB Wendell Weaver	7	5	0	71	1	31
WR Michael Lowe	7	6	0	152	3	33
WR Elliot Sylvester	2	2	0	19	0	8
TE Parker Middleton	2	1	1	5	0	3
WR Wyatt Zuccolotto	1	0	0	0	0	24
RB Monty Thomason	1	1	0	6	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Wendell Weaver	3	2	0.67	1.96

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ernie Cary	7	2	24	3.43	13.17
Brendan Manning	1	1	16	16.00	7.54

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Michael Lowe	3	2	24	8.00	21.71
WR Weston Austin	2	0	0	0.00	7.78
TE Daniel Shepherd	2	0	0	0.00	11.38
RB Wendell Weaver	1	1	16	16.00	10.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
QB Cory Prosser	1	0
QB Zachary O'Donnell	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Wendell Weaver	4	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cory Prosser	6	4	2
Zachary O'Donnell	3	3	0

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ernie Cary	7	5	5
Brendan Manning	4	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Damien Emerson	3	3	1
RB Peyton Peterson	2	2	1
TE T.J. Hastings	2	1	0
WR Cristian Lofton	1	0	0
WR Ray Kurtz	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Lowe	4	4	3
WR Weston Austin	3	1	1
TE Daniel Shepherd	3	2	2
RB Wendell Weaver	1	1	1

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)