Week 16, 2015

played in Denver, CO

29 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Detroit Lions	0	10	0	7	-	17
Denver Broncos	3	7	7	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:58 DEN - Josh Brown 46 field goal
2Q: 05:53 DET - Johnny Clemens 3 run (Vincent York extra point)
2Q: 01:41 DEN - Leon Charbonneau 2 run (Josh Brown extra point)
2Q: 00:15 DET - Vincent York 25 field goal
3Q: 08:30 DEN - Demetrius Williams 3 pass from Brian Brohm (Josh Brown extra point)
4Q: 10:14 DET - Jordy Nelson 10 pass from John McGregor (Vincent York extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:58 DEN - Josh Brown 46 field goal
2Q: 05:53 DET - Johnny Clemens 3 run (Vincent York extra point)
2Q: 01:41 DEN - Leon Charbonneau 2 run (Josh Brown extra point)
2Q: 00:15 DET - Vincent York 25 field goal
3Q: 08:30 DEN - Demetrius Williams 3 pass from Brian Brohm (Josh Brown extra point)
4Q: 10:14 DET - Jordy Nelson 10 pass from John McGregor (Vincent York extra point)

Team Statistics DET DEN
Record 5-9-1 6-8-1
First Downs 28 22
- by Rushing 8 6
- by Passing 18 15
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 473 325
- Offensive Plays 86 79
- Yards per Play 5.50 4.11
Net Rushing Yards 138 95
- Rushing Attempts 33 29
- Yards per Rush 4.18 3.28
Net Passing Yards 335 230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 51 - 35 - 2 47 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 346 247
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 6.32 4.60
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 7/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.1 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/29 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/7 2/2
Kick Returns/Yards 4/72 5/138
Interception Ret./Yards 1/15 2/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 34
Time of Possession 42:10 32:50

Team Statistics	DET	DEN
Record	5-9-1	6-8-1
First Downs	28	22
- by Rushing	8	6
- by Passing	18	15
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	473	325
- Offensive Plays	86	79
- Yards per Play	5.50	4.11
Net Rushing Yards	138	95
- Rushing Attempts	33	29
- Yards per Rush	4.18	3.28
Net Passing Yards	335	230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	51 - 35 - 2	47 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	346	247
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	6.32	4.60
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	7/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.1	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/29	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/7	2/2
Kick Returns/Yards	4/72	5/138
Interception Ret./Yards	1/15	2/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 34
Time of Possession	42:10	32:50

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:53	2:31	OWN 20	4	28	Punt
1	6:51	4:32	OWN 23	7	41	Punt
1	0:06	9:23	OWN 7	20	93	Touchdown
2	1:41	1:34	OWN 24	6	68	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:42	OWN 31	7	36	Missed FG
3	9:50	0:54	OWN 7	2	7	Interception
3	8:24	2:22	OWN 14	3	6	Punt
3	2:36	1:44	OWN 35	3	5	Punt
4	13:36	3:31	OPP 44	7	44	Touchdown
4	7:55	2:47	OWN 20	7	32	Interception
4	3:41	1:09	OWN 13	4	12	Punt
4	0:18	0:18	OWN 10	2	11	Half
OT1	13:46	2:58	OWN 8	7	54	Punt
OT1	6:22	2:36	OWN 33	6	21	Punt
OT1	1:00	1:00	OWN 20	3	16	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:07	OWN 27	3	9	Punt
1	10:22	3:31	OWN 18	8	53	Field Goal
1	2:19	2:13	OWN 20	6	35	Punt
2	5:43	4:02	OWN 37	9	63	Touchdown
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 19	1	-2	Half
3	10:18	0:28	OWN 40	3	0	Punt
3	8:56	0:32	OPP 15	2	15	Touchdown
3	6:02	3:26	OWN 46	7	26	Missed FG
3	0:52	2:16	OWN 17	5	16	Interception
4	10:05	2:10	OWN 47	3	16	Punt
4	5:08	1:27	OWN 26	3	9	Punt
4	2:32	2:14	OWN 27	9	32	Punt
OT1	15:00	1:14	OWN 48	3	-4	Punt
OT1	10:48	4:26	OWN 2	8	27	Punt
OT1	3:46	2:46	OWN 6	9	35	Punt

Game MVP: John McGregor, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Johnny Clemens	21	93	4.43	12	2	1
LenDale White	10	38	3.80	15	1	0
John McGregor	2	7	3.50	5	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Leon Charbonneau	19	50	2.63	13	1	1
Brian Brohm	5	19	3.80	8	0	0
Steve Slaton	5	26	5.20	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John McGregor	51	35	346	2/11	1	33	2	77.7

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Brohm	47	25	247	3/17	1	27	1	66.5

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jordy Nelson	11	15	112	10.18	12	14	1
WR Howie Hutton	8	10	85	10.63	24	25	0
TE Cornelius Newnam	7	12	106	15.14	24	33	0
TE Roman Ensey	4	5	26	6.50	23	11	0
RB LenDale White	3	4	0	0.00	0	2	0
RB Johnny Clemens	2	3	17	8.50	11	16	0
FB Deon Griffith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Mario Manningham	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Demetrius Williams	5	6	28	5.60	0	11	1
WR William Franklin	5	11	76	15.20	23	27	0
TE Tony Scheffler	3	5	36	12.00	0	15	0
WR Michael Robinson	3	10	35	11.67	6	16	0
FB Kendall Malchow	3	4	27	9.00	9	11	0
WR Troy Williamson	2	3	9	4.50	0	5	0
RB Steve Slaton	2	4	29	14.50	25	26	0
RB Leon Charbonneau	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Matt Sherry	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Madieu Williams	1	15	15.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Alton "Dee" McCann	1	4	4.00	0
OLB Ben Capstick	1	8	8.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jordy Nelson	1	0	0	0
Deon Griffith	0	1	0	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Craig Steltz	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Durant Brooks	7	273	39.0	35.9	48	4

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Phillip Strong	9	427	47.4	40.0	64	5

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Vincent York	1/2	0/1	0/1	25	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Josh Brown	1/2	1/2	0/0	46	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Howie Hutton	2	7	3.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Robinson	2	2	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erik Coleman	4	72	18.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Robinson	3	96	32.0	0
Demetrius Williams	2	42	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Erik Coleman	10	1	0.0	27	47
OLB Horace Mohring	7	1	0.0	26	39
ILB George McDade	7	0	0.0	29	50
CB Jerald Madison	5	3	0.0	27	48
DT Ike Whittenburg	4	1	1.0	26	47
DE Phillip Merling	3	1	1.0	21	47
S Madieu Williams	3	2	0.0	22	46
OLB Stephen Nicholas	3	0	0.0	17	19
CB Frank Mix	3	0	0.0	16	40
DE Bill Swancutt	2	3	0.0	12	6
DT Jesse Mahelona	2	1	0.0	21	40
DT Rod Coffey	1	0	1.0	3	3
DT C.J. Mosley	1	0	0.0	7	4
TE Cornelius Newnam	1	0	---	---	---
CB Marc McLean	1	0	0.0	2	3
S Albert Brumfield	1	0	0.0	4	7
WR Jordy Nelson	1	0	---	---	---
CB Jack Ikegwuonu	1	0	0.0	27	47

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Benjamin Kramer	12	2	0.0	33	51
ILB Patrick Willis	7	8	0.0	32	28
CB Alton "Dee" McCann	6	1	0.0	29	49
OLB Ben Capstick	6	1	0.0	18	30
CB Richard Marshall	6	0	0.0	18	33
OLB Dale Kitchens	5	4	0.0	26	39
S Craig Steltz	4	2	0.0	24	38
ILB Dan Pihos	4	1	0.0	4	28
CB Ashton Youboty	4	0	0.0	31	52
DT Hugh Manning	4	0	0.0	28	49
DT Dennis Parrish	3	1	1.0	25	38
DE Chris Canty	3	1	0.0	30	51
DE Vernon Gholston	2	2	1.0	31	51
ILB Lincoln Dennis	1	1	0.0	3	2
DE Courtney DePree	1	0	0.0	3	2
WR Michael Robinson	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Phillip Merling	1.0	1	1	0	47
DT Ike Whittenburg	1.0	0	1	1	47
DT Rod Coffey	1.0	0	0	0	3
DE Kennedy Sampson	0.0	0	4	1	43
S Erik Coleman	0.0	0	1	0	47
OLB Horace Mohring	0.0	0	0	1	39

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dennis Parrish	1.0	0	1	0	38
DE Vernon Gholston	1.0	0	0	0	51
ILB Dan Pihos	0.0	1	1	0	28
ILB Patrick Willis	0.0	0	0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Erik Coleman	5	4	0	47
CB Jerald Madison	5	0	0	48
OLB Horace Mohring	4	1	0	39
ILB George McDade	3	0	0	50
S Madieu Williams	2	1	1	46
CB Frank Mix	2	1	0	40
OLB Stephen Nicholas	1	0	0	19
CB Marc McLean	1	0	0	3
S Albert Brumfield	1	0	0	7
DE Phillip Merling	1	0	0	47

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Alton "Dee" McCann	6	1	1	49
S Craig Steltz	4	3	0	38
OLB Ben Capstick	4	0	1	30
CB Richard Marshall	4	0	0	33
OLB Dale Kitchens	4	0	0	39
ILB Dan Pihos	3	0	0	28
CB Ashton Youboty	3	0	0	52
S Benjamin Kramer	3	0	0	51
ILB Patrick Willis	1	1	0	28
DT Hugh Manning	1	0	0	49
DT Dennis Parrish	1	0	0	38
ILB Lincoln Dennis	1	0	0	2

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kirk Cash	4	6	25	1	45
Roy England	2	4	26	0	45
Joe Thomas	1	5	29	0	45
Jermon Bushrod	1	4	32	1	49
Hugh Roundy	1	2	12	0	15
Roman Ensey	1	2	22	0	29
Cornelius Newnam	1	2	31	0	51
Darryl Coffey	0	3	25	0	44
Deon Griffith	0	2	5	0	10
Darryl Ottesen	0	1	8	0	8

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ralph Bensen	3	6	0	23	0	34
Chris Spencer	2	6	1	29	0	50
Deuce Lutui	2	5	0	25	2	40
Clyde Allen	0	3	0	24	0	44
Kendall Malchow	0	2	0	18	0	25
Glenn Taylor	0	1	0	20	1	44
Jerald Lane	0	1	0	1	0	7
Michael McGlynn	0	1	0	14	0	25

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Jack Ikegwuonu	2	14
Madieu Williams	2	10
Deon Griffith	1	17
Reuben Cash	1	14
Erik Coleman	1	7

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Dale Kitchens	2	15
Ben Capstick	2	15
Troy Williamson	1	11
Dan Pihos	1	9

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cornelius Newnam	31	51	---	---	11	93
Jack Ikegwuonu	---	---	27	47	14	88
John McGregor	33	53	---	---	---	86
Erik Coleman	---	---	27	47	7	81
Jermon Bushrod	32	49	---	---	---	81
George McDade	---	---	29	50	2	81
Madieu Williams	---	---	22	46	10	78
Darryl Coffey	25	44	---	---	8	77
Jerald Madison	---	---	27	48	2	77
Howie Hutton	26	42	---	---	9	77
Ike Whittenburg	---	---	26	47	2	75
Joe Thomas	29	45	---	---	---	74
Jordy Nelson	26	48	---	---	---	74
Roy England	26	45	---	---	1	72
Kirk Cash	25	45	---	---	---	70
Phillip Merling	---	---	21	47	2	70
Kennedy Sampson	---	---	22	43	2	67
Horace Mohring	---	---	26	39	1	66
Jesse Mahelona	---	---	21	40	2	63
Roman Ensey	22	29	---	---	11	62
Frank Mix	---	---	16	40	2	58
LenDale White	10	21	---	---	25	56
Johnny Clemens	23	32	---	---	1	56
Stephen Nicholas	---	---	17	19	9	45
Hugh Roundy	12	15	---	---	9	36
Deon Griffith	5	10	---	---	17	32
Craig Davis	7	6	---	---	18	31
Martin Weinstein	---	---	2	2	27	31
Mario Manningham	12	19	---	---	---	31
Kirk Fisk	---	---	1	5	22	28
Rodney Styblo	3	7	---	---	16	26
Darryl Ottesen	8	8	---	---	9	25
O.J. Riley	4	8	---	---	9	21
C.J. Mosley	---	---	7	4	9	20
Shane Olivea	4	6	---	---	9	19
Bill Swancutt	---	---	12	6	---	18
Rod Coffey	---	---	3	3	8	14
Conrad Singleton	---	---	7	7	---	14
Reuben Cash	0	0	---	---	14	14
Albert Brumfield	---	---	4	7	2	13
Alonzo Button	---	---	0	0	9	9
Marc McLean	---	---	2	3	4	9
Durant Brooks	0	0	---	---	9	9
Vincent York	0	0	---	---	7	7
J.P. Losman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Alex Brink	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Benjamin Kramer	---	---	33	51	2	86
Ashton Youboty	---	---	31	52	2	85
Chris Canty	---	---	30	51	2	83
Vernon Gholston	---	---	31	51	1	83
Chris Spencer	29	50	---	---	2	81
Brian Brohm	29	50	---	---	2	81
Tony Scheffler	28	45	---	---	7	80
Dale Kitchens	---	---	26	39	15	80
Alton "Dee" McCann	---	---	29	49	1	79
Hugh Manning	---	---	28	49	1	78
Michael Robinson	19	40	---	---	12	71
Deuce Lutui	25	40	---	---	4	69
Clyde Allen	24	44	---	---	---	68
Dennis Parrish	---	---	25	38	3	66
Steve Slaton	9	29	---	---	27	65
Glenn Taylor	20	44	---	---	---	64
Demetrius Williams	18	30	---	---	15	63
Patrick Willis	---	---	32	28	3	63
Ben Capstick	---	---	18	30	15	63
Craig Steltz	---	---	24	38	1	63
Ralph Bensen	23	34	---	---	5	62
Kendall Malchow	18	25	---	---	13	56
Richard Marshall	---	---	18	33	3	54
Troy Williamson	18	24	---	---	11	53
Michael McGlynn	14	25	---	---	11	50
William Franklin	11	29	---	---	6	46
Leon Charbonneau	21	22	---	---	---	43
Dan Pihos	---	---	4	28	9	41
Vincent Fuller	---	---	7	18	14	39
Marlon Walters	---	---	4	4	24	32
Tony Hills	9	6	---	---	11	26
Matt Sherry	1	4	---	---	20	25
Marcus Harrison	---	---	10	12	1	23
Jerald Lane	1	7	---	---	11	19
Earnest Briggs	---	---	2	2	13	17
Dre Moore	---	---	5	4	7	16
Donovan Lavender	2	2	---	---	7	11
Brandon Keith	0	0	---	---	11	11
Lincoln Dennis	---	---	3	2	5	10
Phillip Strong	0	0	---	---	9	9
Cliff Avril	---	---	0	0	7	7
Josh Brown	0	0	---	---	6	6
Courtney DePree	---	---	3	2	---	5
Dominque Barber	---	---	0	2	---	2
Patrick Ramsey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Max Sciullo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	45	5.6
Middle	11	50	4.5
Right	14	43	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	9	1.8
Middle	17	71	4.2
Right	6	17	2.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John McGregor	51	35	5	3	3	5	2	1	2

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Brohm	47	25	3	4	2	7	7	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	43	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	80	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	12	169	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	54	7.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	43	7.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	40	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	13	164	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	10	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jordy Nelson	15	11	2	112	0	48
TE Cornelius Newnam	12	7	0	106	2	51
WR Howie Hutton	10	8	0	85	3	42
TE Roman Ensey	5	4	0	26	0	29
RB LenDale White	4	3	1	0	0	21
RB Johnny Clemens	3	2	0	17	0	32
FB Deon Griffith	1	0	0	0	0	10
WR Mario Manningham	1	0	0	0	0	19

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR William Franklin	11	5	0	76	2	29
WR Michael Robinson	10	3	1	35	0	40
WR Demetrius Williams	6	5	0	28	0	30
TE Tony Scheffler	5	3	0	36	0	45
FB Kendall Malchow	4	3	0	27	0	25
RB Steve Slaton	4	2	1	29	1	29
WR Troy Williamson	3	2	0	9	0	24
RB Leon Charbonneau	2	1	0	6	0	22
TE Matt Sherry	2	1	0	1	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Johnny Clemens	6	23	3.83	4.43
LenDale White	2	1	0.50	3.80

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Leon Charbonneau	2	2	1.00	2.63

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John McGregor	2	2	14	7.00	6.78

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Brohm	3	3	31	10.33	5.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Howie Hutton	1	1	4	4.00	8.50
WR Jordy Nelson	1	1	10	10.00	7.47

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Demetrius Williams	1	1	3	3.00	4.67
WR Michael Robinson	1	1	16	16.00	3.50
WR William Franklin	1	1	12	12.00	6.91

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
John McGregor	2	1
LenDale White	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Leon Charbonneau	1	0
Steve Slaton	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
John McGregor	10	6	3

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Brohm	17	10	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jordy Nelson	3	3	3
RB LenDale White	2	2	0
TE Cornelius Newnam	2	0	0
RB Johnny Clemens	1	0	0
WR Howie Hutton	1	1	0
WR Mario Manningham	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Robinson	5	2	2
TE Tony Scheffler	3	1	1
FB Kendall Malchow	2	1	0
RB Steve Slaton	2	1	0
WR William Franklin	2	2	2
WR Troy Williamson	1	1	1
WR Demetrius Williams	1	1	0
TE Matt Sherry	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,900 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (23,500)
End Zone 16,000 (16,900)
Mezzanine 9,600 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,700 (14,900)
Club Seats 8,400 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (2,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,900 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (23,500)
End Zone	16,000 (16,900)
Mezzanine	9,600 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,700 (14,900)
Club Seats	8,400 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (2,600)