Week 16, 2027

played in Denver, CO

53 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Detroit Lions0700-7
Denver Broncos310136-32

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:25 DEN - Lee Peel 41 field goal
2Q: 13:44 DEN - Alonzo Fulton 53 run (Lee Peel extra point)
2Q: 05:34 DET - Warren Frysinger 2 pass from J.J. Sutton (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
2Q: 00:17 DEN - Lee Peel 29 field goal
3Q: 10:04 DEN - Lee Peel 42 field goal
3Q: 05:12 DEN - Lee Peel 50 field goal
3Q: 02:11 DEN - Rob Benton 17 pass from Brian Brohm (Lee Peel extra point)
4Q: 02:33 DEN - Lee Peel 50 field goal
4Q: 00:05 DEN - Lee Peel 32 field goal

Team StatisticsDETDEN
Record6-913-2
First Downs1118
- by Rushing38
- by Passing810
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards223401
- Offensive Plays6877
- Yards per Play3.285.21
Net Rushing Yards43182
- Rushing Attempts1738
- Yards per Rush2.534.79
Net Passing Yards180219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt49 - 17 - 038 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards188225
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/81/6
- Yards per Pass Play3.535.62
Fumbles/Lost4/21/1
3rd Down Conversions3/177/21
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.87.6
4th Down Conversions0/40/0
Penalties/Yards3/252/15
Punt Returns/Yards0/06/75
Kick Returns/Yards5/1182/42
Interception Ret./Yards0/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits13
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/01/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 29OWN 42
Time of Possession21:4738:13

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:07OWN 2336Punt
111:251:25OPP 4431Punt
16:061:02OWN 4132Punt
10:201:13OWN 2038Punt
213:273:17OWN 20736Fumble
28:560:46OWN 20320Fumble
26:461:19OWN 41759Touchdown
22:200:38OWN 1733Punt
20:110:11OWN 261-1Half
39:562:44OWN 1854Punt
35:071:17OWN 403-5Punt
32:042:58OWN 36616Punt
410:211:56OWN 251055Downs
45:590:31OWN 2540Downs
43:430:44OWN 3646Downs
42:280:46OWN 203-7Downs
Denver Broncos
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:531:28OWN 24320Fumble
110:003:54OWN 17749Missed FG
15:044:44OWN 21855Field Goal
214:070:40OWN 41259Touchdown
210:101:14OWN 4438Punt
28:101:24OPP 4036Missed FG
25:273:07OWN 31614Punt
21:421:31OWN 46842Field Goal
315:005:04OWN 39936Field Goal
37:122:05OWN 41526Field Goal
33:501:46OPP 48448Touchdown
414:063:45OWN 20718Punt
48:252:26OWN 2037Punt
45:281:45OPP 253-4Missed FG
42:590:31OPP 4239Field Goal
41:421:42OPP 133-2Field Goal

Game MVP: Lee Peel, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

DetroitAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Dean Stickney9273.00700
Ricky Johnstone5112.20400
J.J. Sutton242.00500
Jeremy Brakke111.00100
DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Alonzo Fulton221235.595341
Dexter McCluster12463.831420
Brian Brohm4133.25500

Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
J.J. Sutton35151761/5129068.2
Dominic Gilbreath142121/309039.6
DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Brian Brohm38242251/6128088.1

Receiving Statistics

DetroitCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Bruce Brizzolara485413.5020290
FB Jeremy Brakke34144.671280
WR Damian Williams3104113.673170
WR Broderick DuBois242010.000110
WR AJ Green2152010.001130
WR Golden Tate111010.000100
WR Warren Frysinger1222.00021
TE Lee Smith152727.001270
DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Austin Miller575010.009280
RB Dexter McCluster44369.0027270
WR Ricky Burroughs344013.336180
TE Rob Benton344113.6725171
RB Alonzo Fulton34227.336140
WR Donnell Richmond35206.670100
FB Dusty Bellis1133.00030
WR Derek Stokes11-1-1.000-10
WR Edmond Gates171414.001140
TE J.J. Caldwell0100.00000

Interception Statistics

DetroitIntsYardsAvgTD
DenverIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

DetroitFumbRecovForceTD
Dean Stickney2000
Damian Williams1000
Shane Bannon1000
Duane Brown0100
Nolan Carroll0100
Broderick DuBois0100
Jerome Bumpers0010
DenverFumbRecovForceTD
Austin Miller1000
Rico Hill0100
David Howard0100
Trevor Petry0010
Patrick Angerer0010
Ethan Losman0010
Donnell Richmond0010

Punting Statistics

DetroitPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
R.J. Lyons834743.431.5532
DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Doug Terry417142.837.8481

Kicking Statistics

DetroitFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Rusty Sheldon0/00/00/001/1
DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Lee Peel6/94/72/4502/2

Punt Return Statistics

DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Mercury Dotson67512.50

Kick Return Statistics

DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Shane Bannon48822.00
Golden Tate13030.00
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Dexter McCluster11818.00
Derek Stokes12424.00

Defensive Statistics

DetroitTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Kurt Walsh810.03430
CB Terry Hall800.02626
OLB Casey Matthews530.02936
S Jerome Bumpers520.03137
S Gino Swift520.02926
DT Drake Nevis301.02730
DT Jon Dupre320.02717
OLB Daniel Molden320.01313
S Rodney Dunn310.02121
CB Harris Friday300.02422
CB Joey Greer300.01617
CB Nolan Carroll210.02430
DT Percy Press210.02130
DE Dan Batten200.02119
ILB George McDade120.039
OLB Tom Ramthun110.093
OLB Tim Rawls100.074
DE Greg Romeus100.02126
DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Patrick Angerer420.01443
OLB Trevor Petry400.01542
DT Larry Meadows400.01533
DT Ethan Losman300.01038
S Paul Musterer210.0412
CB Charlie Galasinski200.01531
ILB Deon Reid200.0611
OLB Conrad Barrere200.039
S Les Young200.01547
DE Bruce Delgado101.0817
DE Bruce Pardee110.5935
DE Muhammad Wilkerson110.5920
DE Billy Joe Corbett110.0831
DT Shaun Cella110.0811
S Rico Hill100.01238
CB Morgan Burnett100.0426
S Mercury Dotson100.0322
CB Todd Power010.0833

Pass Rush Statistics

DetroitSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Drake Nevis1.000030
DE Dan Batten0.001019
DT Percy Press0.001030
DE Cameron Jordan0.001033
DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Bruce Delgado1.001017
DE Bruce Pardee0.527035
DE Muhammad Wilkerson0.500020
DT Larry Meadows0.012233
DE Billy Joe Corbett0.006531
OLB Trevor Petry0.001042

Pass Defense Statistics

DetroitCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Terry Hall41026
S Gino Swift30026
CB Harris Friday30022
CB Joey Greer30017
OLB Casey Matthews30036
ILB Kurt Walsh21030
S Jerome Bumpers20037
OLB Daniel Molden20013
CB Nolan Carroll10030
S Rodney Dunn10021
DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Trevor Petry41042
CB Charlie Galasinski30031
S Les Young21047
S Rico Hill11038
DE Billy Joe Corbett10031
ILB Patrick Angerer10043
CB Morgan Burnett10026
S Mercury Dotson10022
S Paul Musterer10012
ILB Deon Reid10011
OLB Conrad Barrere1009
CB Alphonso Smith01041
DT Larry Meadows01033

Blocking Statistics

DetroitKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Mike Iupati14016046
Norbert Crane1103010
Bruce Brizzolara11014047
Duane Brown02016144
Jack Sughroue02015045
Randal Welch02015044
Travis Corbett01014138
Jeremy Brakke01015043
Lee Smith01011014
DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
J.R. Clemons39135032
Jorge Sirmon37031133
Rondell Brady27035036
Bryan Bulaga14025032
David Arkin13035032
Eugene Monroe1105011
Russell Okung110304
Dusty Bellis01024019
Mike Johnson010807
Rob Benton01026017

Special Teams Tackles

DetroitTacklesSTPlays
Golden Tate418
Dean Stickney122
Rodney Dunn122
Virgil Green116
Bruce Brizzolara16
DenverTacklesSTPlays
Morgan Burnett126
Donnell Richmond122
Derek Stokes119
Mercury Dotson118
Bruce Carter117

Participation

DetroitRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Cameron Jordan------34331178
Jerome Bumpers------3137977
Casey Matthews------2936873
Kurt Walsh------3430872
Nolan Carroll------24301468
Bruce Brizzolara1447------667
Randal Welch1544------665
Drake Nevis------2730865
Jack Sughroue1545------464
Jeremy Brakke1543------664
Rodney Dunn------21212264
Gino Swift------2926863
Dean Stickney1031------2263
Duane Brown1644------262
Mike Iupati1646---------62
AJ Green1344------461
Terry Hall------2626658
Percy Press------2130657
J.J. Sutton1736---------53
Travis Corbett1438---------52
Greg Romeus------2126451
Harris Friday------2422450
Jon Dupre------2717549
Dan Batten------2119747
Joey Greer------16171043
Lee Smith1114------1843
Broderick DuBois424------1038
Daniel Molden------1313733
Dennis Rawls419------831
Damian Williams721---------28
Warren Frysinger49------1427
Golden Tate08------1826
Tom Ramthun------931325
Ricky Johnstone713------222
Norbert Crane310------720
George McDade------39719
Gilbert McNeil29------718
Virgil Green01------1617
Dominic Gilbreath015---------15
Tim Rawls------74314
Max Fields------001111
R.J. Lyons00------88
Shane Bannon00------77
Gabe Miller------1034
Rusty Sheldon00------22
Vernon Marroquin00---------0
DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Rondell Brady3536------1384
Brian Brohm3839---------77
David Arkin3532------1077
Trevor Petry------15421976
J.R. Clemons3532------976
Ricky Burroughs2533------1270
Dusty Bellis2419------2366
Jorge Sirmon3133---------64
Rob Benton2617------2164
Les Young------1547---62
Bryan Bulaga2532---------57
Patrick Angerer------1443---57
Morgan Burnett------4262656
Austin Miller2531---------56
Donnell Richmond1519------2256
Alphonso Smith------1341---54
Rico Hill------1238151
Ethan Losman------1038351
Edmond Gates1723------1050
Larry Meadows------1533149
Alonzo Fulton2522------249
Charlie Galasinski------1531147
J.J. Caldwell1611------1845
Bruce Pardee------935145
Billy Joe Corbett------831443
Mercury Dotson------3221843
Todd Power------833---41
Muhammad Wilkerson------920938
Dexter McCluster1210------1335
Bruce Carter------7111735
Derek Stokes510------1934
Sedrick Blake138------1334
Bruce Delgado------817---25
Shaun Cella------811524
Eugene Monroe511------521
Russell Okung34------1320
Deon Reid------611219
Lee Peel00------1717
Paul Musterer------412---16
Mike Johnson87---------15
Conrad Barrere------39---12
Richard Sherman------09110
Tyrod Taylor00------99
Doug Terry00------44
David Howard------11---2
Renaldo Sanchez00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left294.5
Middle12272.3
Right284.0
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left88510.6
Middle14533.8
Right15453.0
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
J.J. Sutton351521351040
Dominic Gilbreath1420210730
DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Brian Brohm38242722300

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen52112.2
Short (0-8 Yds)105202.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)2691305.0
Long (19+ Yds)81273.4
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen64132.2
Short (0-8 Yds)1913995.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)126857.1
Long (19+ Yds)112828.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR AJ Green152120044
WR Damian Williams103141021
TE Bruce Brizzolara84054147
TE Lee Smith51127114
FB Jeremy Brakke43014043
WR Broderick DuBois42020024
WR Warren Frysinger211209
WR Golden Tate1101008
DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Austin Miller75150131
WR Edmond Gates71114023
WR Donnell Richmond53020019
WR Ricky Burroughs43040033
RB Dexter McCluster44036110
TE Rob Benton43041017
RB Alonzo Fulton43022022
FB Dusty Bellis1103019
TE J.J. Caldwell1000011
WR Derek Stokes110-1010

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

DetroitAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Alonzo Fulton3-5-1.675.59
Brian Brohm1-1-1.003.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Dominic Gilbreath4000.000.86
J.J. Sutton2121.005.03
DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Brian Brohm31175.675.92

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Bruce Brizzolara2000.006.75
WR AJ Green2000.001.33
WR Damian Williams1000.004.10
WR Warren Frysinger1122.001.00
DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Edmond Gates2000.002.00
TE Rob Benton111717.0010.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

DetroitRushesConversions
Dean Stickney20
Ricky Johnstone10
J.J. Sutton11
DenverRushesConversions
Dexter McCluster63
Alonzo Fulton41
Brian Brohm30

Third Down Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompConversions
J.J. Sutton932
Dominic Gilbreath400
DenverAttCompConversions
Brian Brohm863

Third Down Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargCatchConversions
WR Damian Williams310
WR AJ Green300
TE Bruce Brizzolara211
TE Lee Smith200
FB Jeremy Brakke100
WR Golden Tate111
WR Broderick DuBois100
DenverTargCatchConversions
WR Austin Miller221
WR Edmond Gates200
WR Ricky Burroughs111
RB Dexter McCluster110
RB Alonzo Fulton111
WR Donnell Richmond110

SectionAttendance
Stadium73,500 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck22,500 (23,500)
End Zone16,500 (16,900)
Mezzanine9,600 (9,700)
Sideline Seats14,300 (14,900)
Club Seats8,300 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes2,300 (2,600)