Week 16, 2063

played in Denver, CO

25 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Detroit Lions	3	14	0	0	-	17
Denver Broncos	3	7	14	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:25 DEN - Roger Libero 19 field goal
1Q: 05:06 DET - Shannon Hansen 40 field goal
2Q: 06:03 DET - Bernie Pallansch 7 run (Shannon Hansen extra point)
2Q: 00:53 DET - Antonio Fuller 23 pass from Bernie Pallansch (Shannon Hansen extra point)
2Q: 00:01 DEN - Jimmie Khan 42 pass from Wade Riley (Roger Libero extra point)
3Q: 10:37 DEN - Cornelius Vespignani 6 run (Roger Libero extra point)
3Q: 09:30 DEN - Antoine Collado 45 fumble return (Roger Libero extra point)
4Q: 02:27 DEN - Neil Sinclair 47 run (Roger Libero extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:25 DEN - Roger Libero 19 field goal
1Q: 05:06 DET - Shannon Hansen 40 field goal
2Q: 06:03 DET - Bernie Pallansch 7 run (Shannon Hansen extra point)
2Q: 00:53 DET - Antonio Fuller 23 pass from Bernie Pallansch (Shannon Hansen extra point)
2Q: 00:01 DEN - Jimmie Khan 42 pass from Wade Riley (Roger Libero extra point)
3Q: 10:37 DEN - Cornelius Vespignani 6 run (Roger Libero extra point)
3Q: 09:30 DEN - Antoine Collado 45 fumble return (Roger Libero extra point)
4Q: 02:27 DEN - Neil Sinclair 47 run (Roger Libero extra point)

Team Statistics DET DEN
Record 8-7 7-8
First Downs 20 19
- by Rushing 7 9
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 343 345
- Offensive Plays 65 59
- Yards per Play 5.28 5.85
Net Rushing Yards 133 158
- Rushing Attempts 32 29
- Yards per Rush 4.16 5.45
Net Passing Yards 210 187
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 19 - 1 27 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 210 202
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/15
- Yards per Pass Play 6.36 6.23
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 7/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/39 2/-2
Kick Returns/Yards 4/118 1/25
Interception Ret./Yards 1/42 1/22
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 37
Time of Possession 27:41 32:19

Team Statistics	DET	DEN
Record	8-7	7-8
First Downs	20	19
- by Rushing	7	9
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	343	345
- Offensive Plays	65	59
- Yards per Play	5.28	5.85
Net Rushing Yards	133	158
- Rushing Attempts	32	29
- Yards per Rush	4.16	5.45
Net Passing Yards	210	187
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 19 - 1	27 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	210	202
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/15
- Yards per Pass Play	6.36	6.23
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	7/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/39	2/-2
Kick Returns/Yards	4/118	1/25
Interception Ret./Yards	1/42	1/22
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 37
Time of Possession	27:41	32:19

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:13	OWN 36	4	12	Punt
1	9:18	4:20	OWN 30	8	47	Field Goal
1	2:38	1:22	OWN 48	3	8	Punt
2	9:59	0:57	OPP 47	4	-16	Punt
2	7:18	1:27	OWN 36	3	64	Touchdown
2	2:38	1:57	OWN 34	7	66	Touchdown
3	11:30	0:53	OWN 20	2	1	Interception
3	10:30	1:08	OWN 35	2	10	Fumble
3	9:22	2:48	OWN 25	5	46	Missed FG
3	4:35	1:33	OWN 21	3	2	Punt
4	14:52	5:23	OWN 3	12	54	Punt
4	5:46	3:00	OWN 19	6	28	Downs
4	2:09	1:28	OWN 31	7	16	Downs

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:47	2:29	OPP 37	6	35	Field Goal
1	4:58	2:20	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
1	1:16	6:17	OWN 20	11	69	Interception
2	9:02	1:44	OWN 18	3	0	Punt
2	5:51	3:13	OWN 25	5	12	Punt
2	0:41	0:41	OWN 38	5	62	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:30	OWN 25	6	38	Punt
3	10:37	0:07	OPP 6	1	6	Touchdown
3	6:34	1:59	OWN 36	4	10	Punt
3	3:02	3:10	OWN 26	5	27	Punt
4	9:29	3:43	OWN 5	6	30	Punt
4	2:46	0:37	OPP 47	3	47	Touchdown
4	0:41	0:41	OPP 47	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Neil Sinclair, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jessie Dodge	16	82	5.13	32	2	0
QB Bernie Pallansch	7	24	3.43	7	0	1
RB Al Frederick	5	17	3.40	21	1	0
WR Barry Tucker	2	-2	-1.00	1	0	0
WR Kelly Pierce	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
WR Antonio Fuller	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Neil Sinclair	15	138	9.20	47	6	1
QB Wade Riley	5	13	2.60	8	0	0
RB Cornelius Vespignani	4	16	4.00	6	0	1
RB Ezra McKenzie	3	2	0.67	2	0	0
FB Gerald England	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0
WR Francisco Strickland	1	-7	-7.00	-7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Pallansch	33	19	210	0/0	1	32	1	74.0

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wade Riley	27	19	202	3/15	1	42	1	88.8

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Malik Packer	3	5	31	10.33	8	16	0
WR Antonio Fuller	3	4	46	15.33	5	23	1
TE Mark Nelson	3	5	33	11.00	9	22	0
WR Barry Tucker	3	7	48	16.00	32	25	0
WR Stanley Palmer	2	3	33	16.50	30	32	0
WR Kelly Pierce	2	4	-1	-0.50	2	1	0
RB Al Frederick	2	3	10	5.00	7	7	0
RB Jessie Dodge	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Shane Chapman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Preston Walker	5	7	51	10.20	24	31	0
WR Jimmie Khan	3	3	57	19.00	13	42	1
TE Derrick Ginste	2	2	16	8.00	0	11	0
WR Francisco Strickland	2	2	24	12.00	3	13	0
RB Neil Sinclair	2	3	23	11.50	20	12	0
TE Shawn Dunning	2	2	17	8.50	0	9	0
WR Vincent Buckner	2	4	13	6.50	9	9	0
FB Gerald England	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Keith Geffen	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Cornelius Vespignani	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kai Ward	1	42	42.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Harold Newsome	1	22	22.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE Mark Nelson	1	0	0	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Antoine Collado	0	1	1	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tony Williams	5	176	35.2	31.6	47	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alvin Kincaid	7	301	43.0	34.6	51	3

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Shannon Hansen	1/2	1/2	0/0	40	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roger Libero	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelly Pierce	2	39	19.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Xavier Argelan	2	-2	-1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Patrick England	4	118	29.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Keith Geffen	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lukas Patton	6	2	0.0	27	20
ILB Ivan Duffy	6	1	0.0	29	30
OLB Kaleb King	5	3	0.5	29	30
DE Van Rau	5	2	0.0	23	19
DE Clifton Huxtable	4	3	1.0	27	28
S Sammie DeBoer	4	2	0.0	29	30
DE Amari Yardley	3	0	0.5	21	16
S Kai Ward	3	2	0.0	29	30
CB Edgar Wells	3	0	0.0	16	23
CB Matthew Reese	2	0	0.0	4	8
ILB Rondell Shumate	2	0	0.0	13	8
DT Ricky Wallace	1	0	1.0	1	6
CB Lionel Fierro	1	1	0.0	28	30
DT Dominic Kirsch	1	0	0.0	5	5
WR Kelly Pierce	1	0	---	---	---
DT Trenton Meagher	1	0	0.0	9	15
CB Kaden McGregor	0	1	0.0	27	22

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Roosevelt Anthony	7	1	0.0	15	20
S Charlie Ficorelli	6	2	0.0	32	33
ILB Luis Canada	4	0	0.0	19	23
ILB Butch Osborne	4	0	0.0	17	13
DT Dwayne Bryan	3	2	0.0	20	20
DT Tyrus Fowler	3	2	0.0	25	24
DT Logan Wolfe	3	0	0.0	29	30
S Harold Newsome	3	0	0.0	29	30
S Dennis Harding	2	1	0.0	23	19
CB Dale Kingsbury	2	1	0.0	7	7
S Kenny Givens	2	0	0.0	8	13
CB Antoine Collado	2	0	0.0	22	23
CB Butch Balgaroo	2	0	0.0	1	8
ILB Sean McIntyre	1	1	0.0	14	12
DT Erik Harden	1	0	0.0	11	15
ILB Zach Connell	1	0	0.0	7	7
RB Cornelius Vespignani	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Dennis Gogan	1	0	0.0	23	19
DE Dylan Bauer	0	3	0.0	18	14
CB Tito Winslet	0	3	0.0	32	33

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Ricky Wallace	1.0	1	0	6
DE Clifton Huxtable	1.0	0	0	28
DE Amari Yardley	0.5	1	3	16
OLB Kaleb King	0.5	0	1	30
OLB Lukas Patton	0.0	1	2	20

Denver	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Logan Wolfe	2	2	30
DT Dwayne Bryan	1	0	20
DT Tyrus Fowler	1	0	24
DE Dylan Bauer	1	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Ivan Duffy	5	0	0	30
OLB Lukas Patton	4	0	0	20
DE Clifton Huxtable	2	0	0	28
OLB Kaleb King	2	0	0	30
CB Matthew Reese	2	0	0	8
CB Edgar Wells	2	0	0	23
S Kai Ward	1	1	1	30
S Sammie DeBoer	1	0	0	30

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Butch Osborne	3	0	0	13
CB Antoine Collado	2	1	0	23
S Harold Newsome	2	0	1	30
S Dennis Harding	2	0	0	19
CB Dale Kingsbury	2	0	0	7
OLB Roosevelt Anthony	2	0	0	20
CB Butch Balgaroo	2	0	0	8
S Kenny Givens	1	0	0	13
ILB Luis Canada	1	0	0	23
ILB Sean McIntyre	1	0	0	12
CB Tito Winslet	1	0	0	33

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Brayden Rodrigues	2	9	32	33
T Earl Boesiger	2	8	32	33
G Landon Gillespie	2	3	32	33
C Elijah Reid	1	6	32	33
T Sammy Starks	1	2	32	33

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Brent Runge	6	10	1	29	1	30
G Moe Crandall	3	7	0	29	0	30
C Myron Baze	2	2	0	29	0	30
G Derek Sutter	1	3	0	29	2	30
T Rob Spencer	0	2	0	29	0	30
FB Gerald England	0	1	0	7	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Glenn Campbell	1	22
Kaleb King	1	21
Caden Swift	1	7

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Dylan Bauer	2	19
Neil Sinclair	2	12
Keith Geffen	1	15
Brent Runge	1	8

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Kaleb King	---	---	29	30	21	80
WR Kelly Pierce	32	32	---	---	16	80
CB Lionel Fierro	---	---	28	30	16	74
TE Mark Nelson	31	31	---	---	7	69
QB Bernie Pallansch	32	33	---	---	---	65
T Earl Boesiger	32	33	---	---	---	65
C Elijah Reid	32	33	---	---	---	65
G Landon Gillespie	32	33	---	---	---	65
T Sammy Starks	32	33	---	---	---	65
G Brayden Rodrigues	32	33	---	---	---	65
WR Barry Tucker	30	32	---	---	---	62
ILB Ivan Duffy	---	---	29	30	1	60
S Sammie DeBoer	---	---	29	30	---	59
S Kai Ward	---	---	29	30	---	59
DE Clifton Huxtable	---	---	27	28	1	56
CB Kaden McGregor	---	---	27	22	6	55
CB Edgar Wells	---	---	16	23	16	55
DE Van Rau	---	---	23	19	7	49
OLB Lukas Patton	---	---	27	20	---	47
RB Jessie Dodge	24	21	---	---	---	45
ILB Rondell Shumate	---	---	13	8	21	42
DE Amari Yardley	---	---	21	16	1	38
WR Antonio Fuller	18	18	---	---	---	36
DT Trenton Meagher	---	---	9	15	8	32
WR Stanley Palmer	1	6	---	---	23	30
RB Al Frederick	8	6	---	---	16	30
TE Shane Chapman	10	9	---	---	8	27
FB Oscar Atkins	2	2	---	---	18	22
TE Glenn Campbell	0	0	---	---	22	22
DT Ricky Wallace	---	---	1	6	8	15
CB Matthew Reese	---	---	4	8	1	13
OLB Kai Pierce	---	---	2	10	1	13
WR Malik Packer	4	8	---	---	---	12
DT Dominic Kirsch	---	---	5	5	1	11
WR Patrick England	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Tony Williams	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Caden Swift	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Owen Doucette	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Justin Pearson	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Shannon Hansen	0	0	---	---	6	6
ILB Scott Kerby	---	---	0	0	1	1
S Craig Girard	---	---	0	0	1	1
QB Pedro Burchfield	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Vincent Garner	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Mitchell Bronson	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Herb Lincoln	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Moe Crandall	29	30	---	---	8	67
G Derek Sutter	29	30	---	---	8	67
T Brent Runge	29	30	---	---	8	67
S Charlie Ficorelli	---	---	32	33	2	67
T Rob Spencer	29	30	---	---	8	67
CB Tito Winslet	---	---	32	33	2	67
ILB Luis Canada	---	---	19	23	21	63
S Harold Newsome	---	---	29	30	3	62
DT Logan Wolfe	---	---	29	30	2	61
QB Wade Riley	29	30	---	---	---	59
C Myron Baze	29	30	---	---	---	59
WR Francisco Strickland	24	26	---	---	5	55
CB Antoine Collado	---	---	22	23	10	55
WR Vincent Buckner	27	27	---	---	---	54
RB Neil Sinclair	17	23	---	---	12	52
DE Dylan Bauer	---	---	18	14	19	51
DT Tyrus Fowler	---	---	25	24	1	50
S Dennis Harding	---	---	23	19	---	42
OLB Dennis Gogan	---	---	23	19	---	42
DT Dwayne Bryan	---	---	20	20	1	41
TE Shawn Dunning	8	11	---	---	20	39
ILB Butch Osborne	---	---	17	13	9	39
TE Preston Walker	19	17	---	---	2	38
S Kenny Givens	---	---	8	13	16	37
OLB Roosevelt Anthony	---	---	15	20	2	37
DT Erik Harden	---	---	11	15	7	33
WR Jimmie Khan	17	13	---	---	---	30
FB Gerald England	7	6	---	---	15	28
CB Dale Kingsbury	---	---	7	7	14	28
RB Ezra McKenzie	8	3	---	---	17	28
ILB Sean McIntyre	---	---	14	12	2	28
WR Keith Geffen	3	6	---	---	15	24
TE Derrick Ginste	10	13	---	---	---	23
WR Xavier Argelan	1	1	---	---	13	15
ILB Zach Connell	---	---	7	7	---	14
CB Butch Balgaroo	---	---	1	8	---	9
P Alvin Kincaid	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Cornelius Vespignani	4	4	---	---	---	8
C Rick Davison	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Roger Libero	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Giovanni Dunn	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Tyrone Bettencourt	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Pete Barlow	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Willie Farr	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Arnie Shaw	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Sedrick Doyle	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	28	3.5
Middle	20	49	2.5
Right	4	56	14.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	2	0.4
Middle	20	127	6.4
Right	3	30	10.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Pallansch	33	19	4	2	5	1	5	2	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wade Riley	27	19	2	1	2	1	3	6	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	8	41	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	3	59	11.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	110	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	51	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	37	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	72	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	42	21.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Barry Tucker	7	3	2	48	1	32
WR Malik Packer	5	3	1	31	0	8
TE Mark Nelson	5	3	0	33	1	31
WR Kelly Pierce	4	2	0	-1	0	32
WR Antonio Fuller	4	3	0	46	1	18
WR Stanley Palmer	3	2	1	33	1	6
RB Al Frederick	3	2	1	10	0	6
TE Shane Chapman	1	0	0	0	0	9
RB Jessie Dodge	1	1	0	10	0	21

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Preston Walker	7	5	1	51	1	17
WR Vincent Buckner	4	2	0	13	0	27
RB Neil Sinclair	3	2	0	23	0	23
WR Jimmie Khan	3	3	0	57	1	13
TE Derrick Ginste	2	2	0	16	0	13
WR Keith Geffen	2	0	1	0	0	6
WR Francisco Strickland	2	2	0	24	0	26
TE Shawn Dunning	2	2	0	17	0	11
FB Gerald England	1	1	0	1	0	6
RB Cornelius Vespignani	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Bernie Pallansch	1	7	7.00	3.43

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Cornelius Vespignani	2	12	6.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wade Riley	4	1	8	2.00	7.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Neil Sinclair	1	0	0	0.00	7.67
RB Cornelius Vespignani	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Shawn Dunning	1	1	8	8.00	8.50
WR Vincent Buckner	1	0	0	0.00	3.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
RB Al Frederick	5	1
QB Bernie Pallansch	2	1
WR Antonio Fuller	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
QB Wade Riley	1	0
RB Neil Sinclair	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Pallansch	5	3	2

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wade Riley	8	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Al Frederick	2	2	1
WR Kelly Pierce	1	0	0
WR Antonio Fuller	1	1	1
WR Barry Tucker	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Preston Walker	2	1	1
WR Vincent Buckner	2	1	0
TE Derrick Ginste	1	1	1
WR Keith Geffen	1	0	0
RB Neil Sinclair	1	1	1
TE Shawn Dunning	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 79,700 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,800 (25,700)
End Zone 17,100 (18,600)
Mezzanine 9,800 (10,700)
Sideline Seats 15,400 (16,400)
Club Seats 9,500 (9,500)
Luxury Boxes 5,100 (5,100)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	79,700 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,800 (25,700)
End Zone	17,100 (18,600)
Mezzanine	9,800 (10,700)
Sideline Seats	15,400 (16,400)
Club Seats	9,500 (9,500)
Luxury Boxes	5,100 (5,100)