| Played in Detroit, MI, weather: 68 degrees, fair, calm. |
| New England won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Justin Branch kicked off 56 yards from the DET30. Harris Bruce returned the ball 23 yards to the NED37. Tackled by Jeremy Brakke. |
| 1-10-NED37 (1Q: 14:35) A.J. Griffith ran around left end for -6 yards. Tackled by OLB William Backstrom. |
| 2-16-NED31 (1Q: 14:12) Joe Flacco scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by S Rodney Dunn. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offsides. |
| 2-11-NED36 (1Q: 14:03) Joe Flacco pass completed to TE Donnell Elmore for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB William Backstrom, assisted by OLB Renaldo Sims. |
| 3-4-NED43 (1Q: 13:17) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Mike Smith for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Ross Donohue. Smith gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET48 (1Q: 12:50) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rodney Lyons. S Kevin Delgado defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET48 (1Q: 12:43) A.J. Griffith ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Daniel Molden, assisted by ILB Ross Donohue. |
| 3-12-DET50 (1Q: 12:19) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 23 yards. Tackled by ILB Ross Donohue, assisted by S Kevin Delgado. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET27 (1Q: 11:47) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Mike Smith for 14 yards. Tackled by S Gino Swift. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET13 (1Q: 11:06) A.J. Griffith ran around right end for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Austin Tomei. Key block delivered by Lorenzo McDaniel. McDaniel flattened Daniel Molden to ensure the play's success. |
| 1-2-DET02 (1Q: 10:45) Joe Flacco pass completed to TE Dixon Pasquarella for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 6, Detroit 0 |
| (1Q: 10:45) Extra point by Richard Burgess was good. New England 7, Detroit 0 |
| (1Q: 10:38) Richard Burgess kicked off 73 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (1Q: 10:38) Travis Payton ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Warren Hargett. |
| 2-6-DET24 (1Q: 09:53) J.J. Sutton pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR AJ Green. DT Darrin Middleton blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: New England was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-DET29 (1Q: 09:45) J.J. Sutton sacked by OLB Eugene Duran for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Travis Corbett. |
| 2-15-DET24 (1Q: 09:04) J.J. Sutton pass was intended for FB Jeremy Brakke and was intercepted by CB Willie Hayes at the DET34. The interception was returned 18 yards. Tackled by Jeremy Brakke. |
| 1-10-DET16 (1Q: 08:51) Joe Flacco pass completed to TE Donnell Elmore for 16 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New England 13, Detroit 0 |
| (1Q: 08:51) Extra point by Richard Burgess was good. New England 14, Detroit 0 |
| (1Q: 08:41) Richard Burgess kicked off 71 yards from the NED30. Golden Tate returned the ball 33 yards to the DET32. Tackled by Alonzo Stephenson. |
| 1-10-DET32 (1Q: 08:17) Travis Payton ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. Key block delivered by Julio Koepke. Koepke ran over Devin Keung to set up the play. |
| 2-4-DET38 (1Q: 07:50) Travis Payton ran a trap outside the left tackle for 9 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. Key block delivered by Julio Koepke. |
| 1-10-DET47 (1Q: 07:28) Terrance Kremers ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Eugene Duran, assisted by DE Moe Daugherty. |
| 2-9-DET48 (1Q: 06:42) Travis Payton ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Eugene Duran. |
| 3-4-NED47 (1Q: 06:12) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Raymond Stephenson. S D.J. O'Neal knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 4-4-NED47 (1Q: 06:06) R.J. Lyons punted 40 yards. Willie Hayes returned the kick 12 yards to the NED19. PENALTY: New England was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-NED08 (1Q: 05:55) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Ross Donohue, assisted by ILB Kurt Walsh. Lyons gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED08 (1Q: 05:19) A.J. Griffith ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Bruce Delgado. |
| 3-7-NED11 (1Q: 04:37) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Kelvin Vance. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED22 (1Q: 04:03) A.J. Griffith ran around left end for 11 yards. Tackled by S Kevin Delgado. Key block delivered by Archie Dudley. |
| 1-10-NED33 (1Q: 03:21) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Kurt Walsh. Lyons gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED44 (1Q: 02:50) A.J. Griffith ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Brett Honigstein. |
| 2-8-NED46 (1Q: 02:23) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Marvin Gillette. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET45 (1Q: 01:55) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Smith. S Gino Swift defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET45 (1Q: 01:45) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Mike Smith for 20 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Rodney Dunn. Detroit's Kelvin Vance was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-DET25 (1Q: 01:14) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rodney Lyons. OLB Renaldo Sims defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET25 (1Q: 01:06) A.J. Griffith ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by S Rodney Dunn. Key block delivered by Archie Dudley. |
| 1-10-DET15 (1Q: 00:30) Al Givens ran a draw inside the left guard for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Brett Honigstein, assisted by DT Percy Press. |
| 2-14-DET19 (1Q: 00:05) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 19 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 20, Detroit 0 |
| (1Q: 00:05) Extra point by Richard Burgess was good. New England 21, Detroit 0 |
| Start of second quarter. |
| (2Q: 15:00) Richard Burgess kicked off 71 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (2Q: 15:00) Travis Payton ran inside the left guard for -2 yards. Tackled by S D.J. O'Neal, assisted by CB Alonzo Stephenson. |
| 2-12-DET18 (2Q: 14:27) Travis Payton ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Eugene Duran, assisted by OLB Jonas Mouton. |
| 3-12-DET18 (2Q: 13:44) J.J. Sutton pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Bruce Brizzolara. DE Moe Daugherty blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-12-DET18 (2Q: 13:34) R.J. Lyons punted 29 yards. Mike Smith returned the kick 10 yards to the DET37. Tackled by Sammy Foster. |
| 1-10-DET37 (2Q: 13:27) Joe Flacco pass was intended for WR Brian Downs and was intercepted by CB Harris Friday at the DET31. The interception was returned 5 yards. Tackled by Brian Downs. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET36 (2Q: 13:18) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR AJ Green for 11 yards. Tackled by S Luther Riazi. |
| 1-10-DET47 (2Q: 13:01) J.J. Sutton scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Smith. |
| 2-5-NED48 (2Q: 12:41) J.J. Sutton pass completed to TE Bruce Brizzolara for 18 yards. Tackled by S D.J. O'Neal. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED30 (2Q: 12:21) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Golden Tate for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Smith. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NED18 (2Q: 12:01) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bruce Brizzolara. CB Jimmy Smith knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 2-10-NED18 (2Q: 11:51) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR AJ Green. OLB Jonas Mouton drove right through Julio Koepke to hurry the quarterback. |
| 3-10-NED18 (2Q: 11:41) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Raymond Stephenson. OLB Eugene Duran defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-NED18 (2Q: 11:31) Justin Branch attempted a 35 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 21, Detroit 3 |
| (2Q: 11:25) Justin Branch kicked off 57 yards from the DET30. Harris Bruce returned the ball 13 yards to the NED26. Tackled by Jeremy Brakke. PENALTY: New England was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-NED09 (2Q: 11:06) Joe Flacco pass was dropped by WR Marcus Young. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED09 (2Q: 10:59) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Renaldo Sims, assisted by S Glover Quin. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NED19 (2Q: 10:30) Joe Flacco scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Harris Friday and assisted by ILB Ross Donohue. |
| 2-7-NED22 (2Q: 10:01) A.J. Griffith ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Harris Friday, assisted by S Kevin Delgado. |
| 3-6-NED23 (2Q: 09:20) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB Renaldo Sims. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Lyons gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED40 (2Q: 08:32) Rodney Lyons ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Kurt Walsh. |
| 2-6-NED44 (2Q: 08:03) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Marcus Young for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Ross Donohue. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-NED48 (2Q: 07:28) Joe Flacco pass completed to TE Dixon Pasquarella for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Kurt Walsh. |
| 1-10-DET41 (2Q: 06:57) Al Givens ran outside the right tackle for 15 yards. Tackled by S Rodney Dunn, assisted by ILB Ross Donohue. Key block delivered by Winston Hirneisen. |
| 1-10-DET26 (2Q: 06:22) Joe Flacco pass completed to TE Donnell Elmore for 17 yards. Tackled by DT Percy Press, assisted by CB Lonnie Denyer. Elmore gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-9-DET09 (2Q: 05:55) A.J. Griffith ran a draw inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Renaldo Sims, assisted by S Rodney Dunn. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET DE Brett Honigstein to the DET10. |
| 1-10-DET10 (2Q: 05:45) Travis Payton ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. Key block delivered by Ricky Carpenter. |
| 2-4-DET16 (2Q: 05:13) Jeremy Brakke ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Lewis Sonneman. OLB Eugene Duran knocked down Lester Schokora to break up the play. |
| 3-1-DET19 (2Q: 04:29) Jeremy Brakke ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Eugene Duran. |
| 4-1-DET19 (2Q: 03:43) R.J. Lyons punted 54 yards. Willie Hayes returned the kick 12 yards to the NED39. Tackled by Sammy Foster. |
| 1-10-NED39 (2Q: 03:32) Al Givens ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Austin Tomei, assisted by S Kevin Delgado. |
| 2-11-NED38 (2Q: 02:50) Joe Flacco pass completed to TE Donnell Elmore for 4 yards. Tackled by S Kevin Delgado. |
| 3-7-NED42 (2Q: 02:18) Al Givens ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Glover Quin. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-6-NED43 (2Q: 02:00) Larry Mirkovich punted 54 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the DET03. |
| 1-10-DET03 (2Q: 01:50) Travis Payton ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Eugene Duran. |
| 2-6-DET07 (2Q: 01:09) Travis Payton ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. |
| 3-4-DET09 (2Q: 00:40) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Raymond Stephenson. CB Jimmy Smith simply crushed the receiver as the ball arrived. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-DET09 (2Q: 00:32) R.J. Lyons punted 46 yards. Mike Smith returned the kick 10 yards to the DET45. PENALTY: New England was called for Offsides. |
| 1-10-DET14 (2Q: 00:24) Travis Payton ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jonas Mouton. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Richard Burgess kicked off 63 yards from the NED30. AJ Green returned the ball 25 yards to the DET32. Tackled by Steven Ravas. Ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Mike Smith on the DET32. |
| 1-10-DET32 (3Q: 14:51) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Mike Smith for 32 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 27, Detroit 3 |
| (3Q: 14:51) Extra point by Richard Burgess was good. New England 28, Detroit 3 |
| (3Q: 14:40) Richard Burgess kicked off 72 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (3Q: 14:40) Travis Payton ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Moe Daugherty, assisted by OLB Jonas Mouton. |
| 2-8-DET22 (3Q: 13:56) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR AJ Green. DT Darrin Middleton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-8-DET22 (3Q: 13:51) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR AJ Green. OLB Jonas Mouton defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-DET22 (3Q: 13:46) R.J. Lyons punted 55 yards. Willie Hayes returned the kick 11 yards to the NED34. Tackled by Todd Evans. |
| 1-10-NED34 (3Q: 13:35) Al Givens ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Brett Honigstein. Key block delivered by Dixon Pasquarella. |
| 2-1-NED43 (3Q: 13:02) A.J. Griffith ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Percy Press. Key block delivered by Archie Dudley. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-11-NED33 (3Q: 12:54) A.J. Griffith ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Austin Tomei. Key block delivered by Joey Daughtry. |
| 3-1-NED43 (3Q: 12:28) Joe Flacco pass completed to TE Donnell Elmore for 8 yards. Tackled by S Kevin Delgado, assisted by ILB Ross Donohue. Elmore gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET49 (3Q: 11:50) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Smith. S Glover Quin defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET49 (3Q: 11:40) Joe Flacco pass was blocked at the line, intended for FB Lorenzo McDaniel. DT Percy Press blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-DET49 (3Q: 11:36) Joe Flacco scrambled for 10 yards. Tackled by S Gino Swift. |
| 1-10-DET39 (3Q: 11:09) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Smith. DT Myron Maupin hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New England's Joey Daughtry was hurt on the play. |
| 2-10-DET39 (3Q: 10:59) Joe Flacco sacked by OLB Daniel Molden for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Wayne Kamego. |
| 3-15-DET44 (3Q: 10:11) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Smith. OLB Daniel Molden hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offsides. |
| 3-10-DET39 (3Q: 10:02) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Daniel Molden. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-4-DET33 (3Q: 09:27) Richard Burgess attempted a 50 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 31, Detroit 3 |
| (3Q: 09:22) Richard Burgess kicked off 72 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (3Q: 09:22) Travis Payton ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Eugene Duran, assisted by DT Darrin Middleton. |
| 2-6-DET24 (3Q: 08:55) J.J. Sutton pass completed to RB Travis Payton for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi, assisted by S Luther Riazi. Payton gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET34 (3Q: 08:13) J.J. Sutton pass completed to FB Dwayne George for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Devin Keung. George gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-2-DET42 (3Q: 07:29) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Golden Tate for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Jonas Mouton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Tate gained 12 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED45 (3Q: 06:44) Dwayne George ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Brant Bryant. |
| 2-9-NED44 (3Q: 06:19) J.J. Sutton pass completed to RB Travis Payton for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Brant Bryant. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-NED38 (3Q: 05:51) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Jeremy Brakke. OLB Jonas Mouton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-NED38 (3Q: 05:44) R.J. Lyons punted 38 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (3Q: 05:37) A.J. Griffith ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Rodney Dunn, assisted by S Kevin Delgado. |
| 2-7-NED23 (3Q: 05:03) A.J. Griffith ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Ross Donohue. Key block delivered by Marvin Flowers. |
| 1-10-NED30 (3Q: 04:32) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Ray Karau for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Lonnie Denyer. |
| 1-10-NED41 (3Q: 04:06) A.J. Griffith ran outside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Daniel Molden. Key block delivered by Winston Hirneisen. |
| 2-1-DET50 (3Q: 03:41) A.J. Griffith ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Austin Tomei, assisted by S Rodney Dunn. Key block delivered by Ricardo Meadows. |
| 1-10-DET47 (3Q: 03:09) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 19 yards. Tackled by S Glover Quin. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Lyons gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET28 (3Q: 02:25) Joe Flacco pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Rodney Lyons. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET28 (3Q: 02:14) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Dixon Pasquarella. DE Brett Honigstein hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-DET28 (3Q: 02:10) A.J. Griffith ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Drake Nevis, assisted by CB Lonnie Denyer. |
| 4-4-DET22 (3Q: 01:34) Richard Burgess attempted a 39 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 34, Detroit 3 |
| (3Q: 01:26) Richard Burgess kicked off 69 yards from the NED30. Golden Tate returned the ball 28 yards to the DET29. Tackled by Devin Keung. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-DET15 (3Q: 00:54) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Dwayne George. DE Warren Hargett hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DET15 (3Q: 00:48) J.J. Sutton pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Travis Payton. DE Moe Daugherty blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-DET15 (3Q: 00:42) J.J. Sutton pass was dropped by WR AJ Green. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-DET15 (3Q: 00:38) R.J. Lyons punted 47 yards. Mike Smith returned the kick 11 yards to the NED49. Tackled by Jeremy Brakke. |
| 1-10-NED49 (3Q: 00:28) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Smith. CB Harris Friday defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NED49 (3Q: 00:19) A.J. Griffith ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Daniel Molden, assisted by S Glover Quin. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-12-NED47 (4Q: 15:00) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Ray Karau for 21 yards. Tackled by S Rodney Dunn, assisted by ILB Marvin Gillette. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Karau gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET32 (4Q: 14:13) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rodney Lyons. CB Harris Friday defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET32 (4Q: 14:08) Al Givens ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Rodney Dunn, assisted by ILB Ross Donohue. |
| 3-11-DET33 (4Q: 13:30) Al Givens ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Kevin Delgado. |
| 4-11-DET33 (4Q: 13:04) Richard Burgess attempted a 50 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 37, Detroit 3 |
| (4Q: 12:56) Richard Burgess kicked off 56 yards from the NED30. Golden Tate returned the ball 26 yards to the DET40. Tackled by Charlie Gerbasi. |
| 1-10-DET40 (4Q: 12:20) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Jason Donovan for 18 yards. Tackled by OLB Jonas Mouton. Donovan gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED42 (4Q: 11:47) J.J. Sutton sacked by ILB Lewis Sonneman for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Julio Koepke. |
| 2-15-NED47 (4Q: 10:59) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jason Donovan. CB Steven Ravas defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-15-NED47 (4Q: 10:52) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR AJ Green for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Hayes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-10-NED42 (4Q: 10:08) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Jason Donovan for 15 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Willie Hayes. |
| 1-10-NED27 (4Q: 09:21) J.J. Sutton pass completed to TE Bruce Brizzolara for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Steven Ravas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New England was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-NED22 (4Q: 09:15) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR AJ Green for 15 yards. Tackled by S Luther Riazi. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-7-NED07 (4Q: 08:32) J.J. Sutton pass completed to TE Bruce Brizzolara for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 37, Detroit 9 |
| (4Q: 08:32) Extra point by Justin Branch was good. New England 37, Detroit 10 |
| (4Q: 08:26) Justin Branch kicked off 74 yards from the DET30. Harris Bruce returned the ball 17 yards to the NED13. Tackled by Jeremy Brakke. PENALTY: New England was called for an Illegal Block on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-NED03 (4Q: 07:55) Al Givens ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Ross Donohue. |
| 2-11-NED02 (4Q: 07:07) A.J. Griffith ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Percy Press. |
| 3-9-NED04 (4Q: 06:19) Al Givens ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Kurt Walsh. |
| 4-7-NED06 (4Q: 05:31) Larry Mirkovich punted 56 yards. Sammy Foster returned the kick 6 yards to the DET44. Tackled by Bobby Banks. |
| 1-10-DET44 (4Q: 05:20) Terrance Kremers ran a trap outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Lewis Sonneman. |
| 2-8-DET46 (4Q: 04:37) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Dwayne George. OLB Jonas Mouton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-DET46 (4Q: 04:31) J.J. Sutton sacked by DE Warren Hargett for a loss of 6 yards. Hargett simply blew through Ricky Carpenter to reach the quarterback and knock him down. |
| 4-14-DET40 (4Q: 04:02) R.J. Lyons punted 48 yards. Mike Smith called for a fair catch at the NED12. |
| 1-10-NED12 (4Q: 03:54) Al Givens ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Sammy Foster, assisted by OLB Daniel Molden. |
| 2-6-NED16 (4Q: 03:08) A.J. Griffith ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Jerry Parker. |
| 3-6-NED16 (4Q: 02:20) Al Givens ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Kurt Walsh. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-7-NED15 (4Q: 02:00) Larry Mirkovich punted 56 yards. Sammy Foster returned the kick 24 yards to the NED47. Tackled by Devin Keung. |
| 1-10-NED47 (4Q: 01:51) J.J. Sutton pass completed to TE Bruce Brizzolara for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DT Darrin Middleton. Brizzolara gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-2-NED39 (4Q: 01:41) J.J. Sutton pass was dropped by TE Lester Hillson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-NED39 (4Q: 01:32) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Travis Payton. DE Moe Daugherty hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-2-NED39 (4Q: 01:27) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR AJ Green for 19 yards. Tackled by S D.J. O'Neal, assisted by S Luther Riazi. Green gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED20 (4Q: 00:52) J.J. Sutton pass completed to FB Dwayne George for 20 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! George gained 19 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New England 37, Detroit 16 |
| (4Q: 00:52) Extra point by Justin Branch was good. New England 37, Detroit 17 |
| (4Q: 00:39) Justin Branch kicked off 72 yards from the DET30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (4Q: 00:39) Al Givens ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Ross Donohue. New England's Mike Smith was hurt on the play. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 2-11-NED19 (4Q: 00:28) A.J. Griffith ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Kurt Walsh. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 3-9-NED21 (4Q: 00:17) A.J. Griffith ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by S Rodney Dunn, assisted by DE Bruce Delgado. Key block delivered by Ricardo Meadows. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 4-1-NED29 (4Q: 00:10) Larry Mirkovich punted 64 yards. Sammy Foster returned the kick 4 yards to the DET11. Tackled by Steven Ravas. |
| 1-10-DET11 (4Q: 00:02) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jason Donovan. S D.J. O'Neal defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Detroit's Ricky Carpenter was hurt on the play. |
| Final Score: New England Patriots 37, Detroit Lions 17 |