| Played in New England, MA, weather: 56 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind. |
| Detroit won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Richard Burgess kicked off 67 yards from the NED30. Bryant McNeil returned the ball 21 yards to the DET24. Tackled by Jonas Mouton. |
| 1-10-DET24 (1Q: 14:41) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Travis Payton. OLB Jonas Mouton drove right through Shannon Weinke to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-10-DET24 (1Q: 14:37) J.J. Sutton pass was dropped by WR AJ Green. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-DET24 (1Q: 14:33) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Roger Losman for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Tito Peeler. Losman gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET37 (1Q: 13:58) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Cedric Allison for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Tito Peeler. Allison gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED48 (1Q: 13:16) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Thomas Montgomery. DE Mitch Harper hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED48 (1Q: 13:10) Travis Payton ran a trap outside the left tackle for 0 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Jonas Mouton. OLB Eugene Duran knocked down Mike Cochrane to break up the play. Detroit's J.J. Sutton was hurt on the play. |
| 3-10-NED48 (1Q: 12:33) J.J. Sutton pass was dropped by WR AJ Green. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-NED48 (1Q: 12:24) R.J. Lyons punted 48 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (1Q: 12:18) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Tim Givens for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB William Backstrom. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED33 (1Q: 11:44) R.J. Austin ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Austin Tomei, assisted by ILB Ross Donohue. |
| 2-11-NED32 (1Q: 11:04) Jimmie Matock pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Howie Fleming. S Zach May defended the pass. |
| 3-11-NED32 (1Q: 10:52) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Tim Givens for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Dustin Blake. |
| 1-10-DET47 (1Q: 10:15) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Tim Givens for 23 yards. Tackled by CB Lonnie Denyer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DET24 (1Q: 09:42) A.J. Griffith ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Austin Tomei, assisted by CB Lonnie Denyer. |
| 2-7-DET21 (1Q: 09:06) Jimmie Matock pass was dropped by WR Rodney Lyons. |
| 3-7-DET21 (1Q: 09:00) R.J. Austin ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Lavonte David. |
| 4-8-DET22 (1Q: 08:25) Richard Burgess attempted a 39 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 3, Detroit 0 |
| (1Q: 08:18) Richard Burgess kicked off 79 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (1Q: 08:18) J.J. Sutton scrambled for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Bucky Melnick. |
| 1-10-DET30 (1Q: 07:48) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR AJ Green for 12 yards. Tackled by S Luther Riazi. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DET42 (1Q: 07:17) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR AJ Green. CB Kris Schwantes defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET42 (1Q: 07:07) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Cedric Allison for 13 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Willie Hayes. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED45 (1Q: 06:31) J.J. Sutton pass was dropped by TE Bruce Brizzolara. |
| 2-10-NED45 (1Q: 06:26) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR AJ Green for 15 yards. Tackled by S Earl Thomas. Green gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED30 (1Q: 05:54) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bruce Brizzolara. DE Jake Bequette drove right through Wendell Gaylor to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-10-NED30 (1Q: 05:48) Travis Payton ran around left end for 6 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Josh Robinson. |
| 3-4-NED24 (1Q: 05:25) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roger Losman. S Josh Robinson defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-4-NED24 (1Q: 05:18) Justin Branch attempted a 41 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 3, Detroit 3 |
| (1Q: 05:13) Justin Branch kicked off 56 yards from the DET30. Howie Fleming returned the ball 19 yards to the NED33. Tackled by Cedric Allison. |
| 1-10-NED33 (1Q: 04:38) A.J. Griffith ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Austin Tomei, assisted by OLB William Backstrom. |
| 2-10-NED33 (1Q: 04:10) Jimmie Matock sacked by OLB William Backstrom for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Lee Ziemba. |
| 3-14-NED29 (1Q: 03:40) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Tim Givens for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Lonnie Denyer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Givens gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED44 (1Q: 03:11) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Pat Carr for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Lonnie Denyer. |
| 1-10-DET45 (1Q: 02:35) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Lavonte David. Lyons gained 3 yards after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Ross Donohue on the DET39. |
| 1-10-DET39 (1Q: 02:24) J.J. Sutton pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Bruce Brizzolara. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET39 (1Q: 02:18) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roger Losman. S Luther Riazi defended the pass. |
| 3-10-DET39 (1Q: 02:12) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bruce Brizzolara. CB Kris Schwantes defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-DET39 (1Q: 02:04) R.J. Lyons punted 46 yards. Willie Hayes returned the kick 4 yards to the NED19. Tackled by Dwayne George. |
| 1-10-NED19 (1Q: 01:56) Jimmie Matock pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Pat Carr. ILB Sean Spence defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NED19 (1Q: 01:46) Jimmie Matock pass completed to TE Randall Monson for 12 yards. Tackled by S Sammy Foster. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NED31 (1Q: 01:00) Jimmie Matock sacked by OLB William Backstrom for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Wayne Kamego. |
| 2-15-NED26 (1Q: 00:15) Jimmie Matock pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Tim Givens. DE Bill Batchelder blocked the pass. |
| 3-15-NED26 (1Q: 00:03) A.J. Griffith ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Zach May, assisted by DE Austin Tomei. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 4-14-NED27 (2Q: 15:00) Larry Mirkovich punted 54 yards. Sammy Foster returned the kick 10 yards to the DET29. Tackled by Eugene Duran. Ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Renaldo Sims at the DET29. |
| 1-10-DET29 (2Q: 14:49) Travis Payton ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jonas Mouton. |
| 2-6-DET33 (2Q: 14:07) Bill Thomason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cedric Allison. ILB Levon Bass hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-DET33 (2Q: 13:59) Bill Thomason pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR AJ Green. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-DET33 (2Q: 13:49) R.J. Lyons punted 59 yards. Willie Hayes returned the kick 6 yards to the NED14. Tackled by Gino Collier. |
| 1-10-NED14 (2Q: 13:41) A.J. Griffith ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Austin Tomei. |
| 2-7-NED17 (2Q: 13:08) Jimmie Matock pass completed to TE Randall Monson for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Ross Donohue. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED28 (2Q: 12:31) R.J. Austin ran around right end for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Bryant McNeil. Key block delivered by Howard Wilson. |
| 1-10-NED40 (2Q: 11:49) Jimmie Matock pass completed to FB Lance Harding for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Ross Donohue. Harding gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 2-5-NED45 (2Q: 11:19) A.J. Griffith ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Sean Spence, assisted by S Robert Blanton. |
| 3-1-NED49 (2Q: 10:38) A.J. Griffith ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Batchelder. |
| 4-1-NED49 (2Q: 10:09) Larry Mirkovich punted 49 yards. The ball was downed at the DET02. |
| 1-10-DET02 (2Q: 09:58) Bill Thomason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cedric Allison. ILB Xavier Sheriff defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DET02 (2Q: 09:52) Travis Payton ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Jake Bequette, assisted by S Earl Thomas. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 3-7-DET05 (2Q: 09:45) Bill Thomason pass completed to WR AJ Green for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Smith. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET12 (2Q: 09:17) Bill Thomason sacked by DT Nicky Heffron and DE Bucky Melnick for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Shannon Weinke. New England's Willie Hayes was hurt on the play. |
| 2-16-DET06 (2Q: 08:48) AJ Green ran a draw inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Xavier Sheriff. |
| 3-15-DET07 (2Q: 08:14) Bill Thomason pass completed to WR AJ Green for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Tito Peeler. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-DET11 (2Q: 07:48) R.J. Lyons punted 34 yards. Tim Givens called for a fair catch at the DET45. Detroit's Thomas Montgomery was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-DET45 (2Q: 07:37) Jimmie Matock pass completed to TE Randall Monson for 45 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Monson gained 10 yards after the catch. New England 9, Detroit 3 |
| (2Q: 07:37) Extra point by Richard Burgess was good. New England 10, Detroit 3 |
| (2Q: 07:23) Richard Burgess kicked off 71 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (2Q: 07:23) Travis Payton ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Josh Robinson. |
| 2-10-DET20 (2Q: 06:37) Travis Payton ran inside the right tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by DT Nicky Heffron. Key block delivered by Shannon Weinke. |
| 1-10-DET33 (2Q: 06:05) Bill Thomason pass completed to TE Frank Fortune for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Devin Keung. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-DET36 (2Q: 05:30) Bill Thomason pass completed to WR Cedric Allison for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Devin Keung, assisted by CB Jimmy Smith. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-1-DET42 (2Q: 04:48) Bill Thomason pass completed to WR AJ Green for 25 yards. Tackled by OLB Eugene Duran. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Green gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED33 (2Q: 04:31) Bill Thomason pass completed to RB Travis Payton for 19 yards. Tackled by S Josh Robinson, assisted by CB Jimmy Smith. |
| 1-10-NED14 (2Q: 04:10) Bill Thomason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cedric Allison. OLB Devin Keung drove right through Wendell Gaylor to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED14 (2Q: 04:02) Bill Thomason pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Cedric Allison. S Luther Riazi blocked the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-NED14 (2Q: 03:53) Bill Thomason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR J.T. Forbes. CB Kris Schwantes defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-NED14 (2Q: 03:43) Justin Branch attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 10, Detroit 6 |
| (2Q: 03:38) Justin Branch kicked off 60 yards from the DET30. Josh Robinson returned the ball 25 yards to the NED35. Tackled by Cedric Allison. |
| 1-10-NED35 (2Q: 03:17) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Pat Carr for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Bryant McNeil, assisted by S Sammy Foster. |
| 2-4-NED41 (2Q: 02:37) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Dustin Blake. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Lyons gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-DET48 (2Q: 02:00) A.J. Griffith ran around right end for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Sean Spence. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Matt Briles to the DET36. |
| 1-10-DET36 (2Q: 01:15) Jimmie Matock pass was intended for WR Pat Carr and was intercepted by CB Bryant McNeil at the DET01. The interception was returned 10 yards. Tackled by Pat Carr. |
| 1-10-DET11 (2Q: 01:02) Bill Thomason pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Travis Payton. DE Jake Bequette drove right through Mike Cochrane to hurry the quarterback. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET11 (2Q: 00:56) Bill Thomason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cedric Allison. OLB Devin Keung drove right through Wendell Gaylor to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-DET11 (2Q: 00:49) Bill Thomason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cedric Allison. CB Jimmy Smith defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-DET11 (2Q: 00:43) R.J. Lyons punted 40 yards. Tim Givens called for a fair catch at the NED49. |
| 1-10-NED49 (2Q: 00:35) A.J. Griffith ran around right end for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB William Backstrom, assisted by CB Bryant McNeil. |
| 2-7-DET48 (2Q: 00:26) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Bryant McNeil. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 3-1-DET42 (2Q: 00:14) R.J. Austin ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB William Backstrom. Key block delivered by Howard Wilson. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 1-10-DET40 (2Q: 00:06) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 3 yards. Tackled by S Robert Blanton, assisted by S Sammy Foster. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Justin Branch kicked off 59 yards from the DET30. Josh Robinson returned the ball 25 yards to the NED36. Tackled by Robert Blanton. |
| 1-10-NED36 (3Q: 14:44) Jimmie Matock pass completed to TE Randall Monson for 9 yards. Tackled by S Sammy Foster. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-1-NED45 (3Q: 13:56) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Howie Fleming for 32 yards. Tackled by ILB Sean Spence. Fleming gained 23 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET23 (3Q: 13:26) Jimmie Matock pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rodney Lyons. DE Omar Fields hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DET23 (3Q: 13:18) Jimmie Matock pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Howie Fleming. |
| 3-10-DET23 (3Q: 13:11) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 17 yards. Tackled by ILB Ross Donohue. |
| 1-6-DET06 (3Q: 12:28) A.J. Griffith ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Batchelder. |
| 2-3-DET03 (3Q: 11:56) A.J. Griffith ran around the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB William Backstrom, assisted by ILB Sean Spence. |
| 3-6-DET06 (3Q: 11:27) Jimmie Matock pass was intended for WR Pat Carr and was intercepted by OLB Lavonte David at the DET03. Tackled by Pat Carr. |
| 1-10-DET03 (3Q: 11:18) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 1-11-DET02 (3Q: 11:13) Bill Thomason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR AJ Green. DE Bucky Melnick drove right through Wendell Gaylor to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-11-DET02 (3Q: 11:09) Bill Thomason pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR AJ Green. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 3-11-DET02 (3Q: 11:02) Bill Thomason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cedric Allison. CB Tito Peeler defended the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-DET02 (3Q: 10:53) R.J. Lyons punted 53 yards. Tim Givens returned the kick 6 yards to the DET49. Tackled by Robert Blanton. |
| 1-10-DET49 (3Q: 10:42) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Tim Givens for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Dustin Blake. Givens gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET36 (3Q: 10:11) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Pat Carr for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Kelvin Baker. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Carr gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-3-DET29 (3Q: 09:33) Jimmie Matock pass was dropped by WR Rodney Lyons. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-3-DET29 (3Q: 09:24) Jimmie Matock pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Randall Monson. OLB William Backstrom hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-3-DET29 (3Q: 09:18) Richard Burgess attempted a 46 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 13, Detroit 6 |
| (3Q: 09:13) Richard Burgess kicked off 72 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (3Q: 09:13) Bill Thomason pass completed to WR Roger Losman for 4 yards. Tackled by S Luther Riazi. |
| 2-6-DET24 (3Q: 08:36) Bill Thomason sacked by OLB Jonas Mouton for a loss of 6 yards. Mouton ran right past Wendell Gaylor and knocked down the quarterback. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 3-12-DET18 (3Q: 07:48) Bill Thomason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR AJ Green. OLB Jonas Mouton simply tossed Wendell Gaylor aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-12-DET18 (3Q: 07:39) R.J. Lyons punted 33 yards. Tim Givens called for a fair catch at the NED49. |
| 1-10-NED49 (3Q: 07:28) Jimmie Matock kept the ball, running outside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Ross Donohue, assisted by OLB Lavonte David. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Wayne Kamego to the NED45. |
| 2-14-NED45 (3Q: 06:44) R.J. Austin ran around left end for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Omar Fields. |
| 3-18-NED41 (3Q: 06:13) Jimmie Matock pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rodney Lyons. OLB Lavonte David defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-18-NED41 (3Q: 06:08) Larry Mirkovich punted 59 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (3Q: 06:02) Brock Ingraham ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Xavier Sheriff. |
| 2-9-DET21 (3Q: 05:33) Bill Thomason pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Roger Losman. DE Jake Bequette blocked the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-DET21 (3Q: 05:25) Bill Thomason pass completed to TE Bruce Brizzolara for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Smith, assisted by S Luther Riazi. Brizzolara gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET35 (3Q: 04:52) Travis Payton ran a trap outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Smith. Key block delivered by Wendell Gaylor. New England's Jimmy Smith was hurt on the play. |
| 2-5-DET40 (3Q: 04:29) Roger Losman ran a trap outside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Kris Schwantes. Key block delivered by Julio Koepke. |
| 1-10-DET45 (3Q: 03:46) AJ Green ran a reverse around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Bucky Melnick. |
| 2-11-DET44 (3Q: 03:06) Bill Thomason pass was intended for FB Dwayne George and was intercepted by S Luther Riazi at the DET47. The interception was returned 2 yards. Tackled by Bruce Brizzolara. |
| 1-10-DET45 (3Q: 02:58) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Howie Fleming for 12 yards. Tackled by S Zach May. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DET33 (3Q: 02:10) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Tim Givens for 31 yards. Tackled by OLB William Backstrom. Givens gained 14 yards after the catch. |
| 1-2-DET02 (3Q: 01:32) Jimmie Matock pass fell incomplete, intended for RB R.J. Austin. S Zach May defended the pass. |
| 2-2-DET02 (3Q: 01:27) Jimmie Matock pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tim Givens. S Robert Blanton defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-2-DET02 (3Q: 01:23) Jimmie Matock pass fell incomplete, intended for RB R.J. Austin. OLB Lavonte David defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-DET02 (3Q: 01:17) Richard Burgess attempted a 19 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 16, Detroit 6 |
| (3Q: 01:11) Richard Burgess kicked off 62 yards from the NED30. Bryant McNeil returned the ball 23 yards to the DET31. Tackled by Eugene Duran. |
| 1-10-DET31 (3Q: 00:45) Bill Thomason pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bruce Brizzolara. CB Kris Schwantes defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET31 (3Q: 00:40) Bill Thomason pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Cedric Allison. DE Mitch Harper blocked the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-DET31 (3Q: 00:33) Bill Thomason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR AJ Green. S Earl Thomas defended the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-DET31 (3Q: 00:27) R.J. Lyons punted 44 yards. Tim Givens returned the kick 3 yards to the NED28. Tackled by Dwayne George. Ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Mike Cochrane at the NED28. |
| 1-10-NED28 (3Q: 00:19) Bill Thomason pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Frank Fortune. DT Nicky Heffron hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED28 (3Q: 00:14) Bill Thomason pass completed to RB Travis Payton for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Xavier Sheriff. Payton gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-7-NED25 (4Q: 15:00) Bill Thomason pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bruce Brizzolara. DE Bucky Melnick drove right through Kennedy Cunningham to hurry the quarterback. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-NED25 (4Q: 14:53) Justin Branch attempted a 42 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 16, Detroit 9 |
| (4Q: 14:45) Justin Branch kicked off 66 yards from the DET30. Josh Robinson returned the ball 16 yards to the NED20. Tackled by Cedric Allison. |
| 1-10-NED20 (4Q: 14:16) Jimmie Matock pass completed to TE Randall Monson for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Ross Donohue. Monson gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-2-NED28 (4Q: 13:35) A.J. Griffith ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Lavonte David. Key block delivered by Howard Wilson. |
| 1-10-NED31 (4Q: 12:55) R.J. Austin ran inside the left tackle for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Dustin Blake, assisted by ILB Sean Spence. Key block delivered by Joey Daughtry. |
| 1-10-NED50 (4Q: 12:14) R.J. Austin ran inside the left tackle for 23 yards. Tackled by CB Dustin Blake. Key block delivered by Matt Briles. |
| 1-10-DET27 (4Q: 11:32) Jimmie Matock pass completed to TE Randall Monson for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Sean Spence, assisted by CB Bryant McNeil. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. New England's Lance Harding was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-5-DET22 (4Q: 11:09) Jimmie Matock pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Lance Harding. DT Lance Evans hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-DET22 (4Q: 11:05) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Lavonte David, assisted by ILB Sean Spence. |
| 4-6-DET23 (4Q: 10:29) Richard Burgess attempted a 40 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. A bad snap from center appeared to cause the miscue. |
| 1-10-DET30 (4Q: 10:23) Bill Thomason pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Bruce Brizzolara. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET30 (4Q: 10:15) Travis Payton ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Kris Schwantes. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED ILB Levon Bass for 20 yards to the DET14. Tackled by Roger Losman. |
| 1-10-DET14 (4Q: 10:05) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 14 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. New England 22, Detroit 9 |
| (4Q: 10:05) Extra point by Richard Burgess was good. New England 23, Detroit 9 |
| (4Q: 09:55) Richard Burgess kicked off 62 yards from the NED30. Brock Ingraham returned the ball 22 yards to the DET30. Tackled by Kris Schwantes. |
| 1-10-DET30 (4Q: 09:30) Bill Thomason pass completed to RB Travis Payton for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Kris Schwantes. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-11-DET29 (4Q: 09:10) Bill Thomason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roger Losman. DE Jake Bequette hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-11-DET29 (4Q: 09:04) Bill Thomason pass completed to TE Bruce Brizzolara for 11 yards. Tackled by S Luther Riazi, assisted by OLB Devin Keung. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET40 (4Q: 08:44) Bill Thomason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR AJ Green. DT Nicky Heffron defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET40 (4Q: 08:37) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-DET35 (4Q: 08:28) Bill Thomason pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR AJ Green. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-15-DET35 (4Q: 08:20) Bill Thomason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR AJ Green. DE Bucky Melnick drove right through Wendell Gaylor to hurry the quarterback. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-15-DET35 (4Q: 08:07) Bill Thomason scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by S Luther Riazi. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-DET39 (4Q: 07:55) A.J. Griffith ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Ross Donohue. |
| 2-6-DET35 (4Q: 07:10) A.J. Griffith ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Austin Tomei. |
| 3-5-DET34 (4Q: 06:22) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Howie Fleming for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Bryant McNeil. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-2-DET31 (4Q: 05:44) Richard Burgess attempted a 48 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 26, Detroit 9 |
| (4Q: 05:38) Richard Burgess kicked off 70 yards from the NED30. Brock Ingraham returned the ball 20 yards to the DET20. Tackled by Kris Schwantes. |
| 1-10-DET20 (4Q: 05:04) Bill Thomason pass completed to TE Frank Fortune for 8 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. PENALTY: New England was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-DET25 (4Q: 04:58) Bill Thomason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR J.T. Forbes. OLB Jonas Mouton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-DET25 (4Q: 04:49) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 2-10-DET20 (4Q: 04:42) Bill Thomason sacked by DE Bucky Melnick for a loss of 2 yards. Sack allowed by Mike Cochrane. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Tito Peeler on the DET18. |
| 1-10-DET18 (4Q: 04:31) Jimmie Matock pass was dropped by WR Pat Carr. PENALTY: Detroit was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-9-DET09 (4Q: 04:21) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Tim Givens for 2 yards. Tackled by S Zach May. |
| 2-7-DET07 (4Q: 03:33) R.J. Austin ran a draw inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB William Backstrom, assisted by DE Omar Fields. |
| 3-4-DET04 (4Q: 02:49) R.J. Austin ran around left end for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Matt Briles. New England 32, Detroit 9 |
| (4Q: 02:49) Extra point by Richard Burgess was good. New England 33, Detroit 9 |
| (4Q: 02:43) Richard Burgess kicked off 64 yards from the NED30. Bryant McNeil returned the ball 33 yards to the DET39. Tackled by Melvin Long. |
| 1-10-DET39 (4Q: 02:35) Bill Thomason sacked by DE Bucky Melnick and OLB Jonas Mouton for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Wendell Gaylor. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-18-DET31 (4Q: 02:00) Bill Thomason pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Frank Fortune. DE Jake Bequette hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New England was called for Too Many Men on the Field. |
| 2-13-DET36 (4Q: 02:00) Bill Thomason pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Brock Ingraham. DE Bucky Melnick drove right through Wendell Gaylor to hurry the quarterback. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-13-DET36 (4Q: 01:52) Bill Thomason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR J.T. Forbes. OLB Jonas Mouton defended the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-13-DET36 (4Q: 01:45) Bill Thomason pass completed to TE Frank Fortune for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Tito Peeler, assisted by S Josh Robinson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. PENALTY: New England was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-NED38 (4Q: 01:36) Bill Thomason pass completed to WR AJ Green for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Jonas Mouton. Green gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-NED31 (4Q: 01:10) Bill Thomason pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR AJ Green. DT Nicky Heffron blocked the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-13-NED41 (4Q: 01:04) Bill Thomason sacked by DE Jake Bequette for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Mike Cochrane. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-19-NED47 (4Q: 00:26) Bill Thomason pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR J.T. Forbes. DE Curtis LaMarche blocked the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-19-NED47 (4Q: 00:18) Bill Thomason sacked by DE Jake Bequette and DE Curtis LaMarche for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Shannon Weinke. The ball goes over on downs. |
| Final Score: New England Patriots 33, Detroit Lions 9 |