Week 16, 2023

played in Denver, CO

40 degrees, fair, 13 mph wind

Detroit Lions	3	0	10	14	-	27
Denver Broncos	0	17	0	6	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:41 DET - Wes Kozak 20 field goal
2Q: 13:11 DEN - Kennedy Sherman 9 run (Danny Whitfield extra point)
2Q: 07:48 DEN - Danny Whitfield 23 field goal
2Q: 02:19 DEN - Jamie Blair 5 fumble return (Danny Whitfield extra point)
3Q: 11:10 DET - Wes Kozak 37 field goal
3Q: 04:57 DET - Bo Sheldon 15 pass from Dexter Dodge (Wes Kozak extra point)
4Q: 14:39 DEN - Danny Whitfield 26 field goal
4Q: 09:03 DET - Claude Moulton 23 pass from Dexter Dodge (Wes Kozak extra point)
4Q: 04:08 DEN - Danny Whitfield 41 field goal
4Q: 00:27 DET - Frankie Levenson 59 pass from Dexter Dodge (Wes Kozak extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:41 DET - Wes Kozak 20 field goal
2Q: 13:11 DEN - Kennedy Sherman 9 run (Danny Whitfield extra point)
2Q: 07:48 DEN - Danny Whitfield 23 field goal
2Q: 02:19 DEN - Jamie Blair 5 fumble return (Danny Whitfield extra point)
3Q: 11:10 DET - Wes Kozak 37 field goal
3Q: 04:57 DET - Bo Sheldon 15 pass from Dexter Dodge (Wes Kozak extra point)
4Q: 14:39 DEN - Danny Whitfield 26 field goal
4Q: 09:03 DET - Claude Moulton 23 pass from Dexter Dodge (Wes Kozak extra point)
4Q: 04:08 DEN - Danny Whitfield 41 field goal
4Q: 00:27 DET - Frankie Levenson 59 pass from Dexter Dodge (Wes Kozak extra point)

Team Statistics DET DEN
Record 5-10 9-6
First Downs 23 16
- by Rushing 7 8
- by Passing 14 6
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 443 314
- Offensive Plays 66 59
- Yards per Play 6.71 5.32
Net Rushing Yards 102 184
- Rushing Attempts 32 36
- Yards per Rush 3.19 5.11
Net Passing Yards 341 130
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 24 - 0 23 - 11 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 348 130
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 10.03 5.65
Fumbles/Lost 4/2 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/62 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/2 2/31
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 4/110
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 17 OWN 38
Time of Possession 32:09 27:51

Team Statistics	DET	DEN
Record	5-10	9-6
First Downs	23	16
- by Rushing	7	8
- by Passing	14	6
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	443	314
- Offensive Plays	66	59
- Yards per Play	6.71	5.32
Net Rushing Yards	102	184
- Rushing Attempts	32	36
- Yards per Rush	3.19	5.11
Net Passing Yards	341	130
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 24 - 0	23 - 11 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	348	130
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	10.03	5.65
Fumbles/Lost	4/2	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/62	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/2	2/31
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	4/110
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 17	OWN 38
Time of Possession	32:09	27:51

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:13	0:08	OWN 6	1	1	Fumble
1	10:32	6:56	OWN 14	13	83	Field Goal
2	13:02	1:17	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	7:43	1:32	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	2:19	0:10	OWN 4	1	1	Fumble
2	2:09	0:51	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	15:00	3:57	OWN 20	7	60	Field Goal
3	9:41	4:53	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
3	4:42	2:28	OPP 49	5	18	Missed FG
4	14:34	5:42	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	4:03	2:17	OWN 5	6	14	Punt
4	1:17	1:05	OWN 6	5	94	Touchdown

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:47	OWN 20	5	26	Punt
1	12:05	1:33	OPP 7	3	4	Missed FG
1	3:36	5:34	OWN 37	10	63	Touchdown
2	11:45	4:02	OWN 49	9	45	Field Goal
2	6:11	3:52	OWN 19	8	25	Punt
2	1:18	1:18	OWN 6	2	56	Half
3	11:03	1:22	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	2:14	2:40	OWN 38	9	53	Field Goal
4	8:52	4:49	OWN 47	8	29	Field Goal
4	1:46	0:29	OPP 48	3	7	Punt
4	0:12	0:12	OWN 44	1	15	Game

Game MVP: Dexter Dodge, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bo Sheldon	20	58	2.90	18	3
Teddy Hastings	10	34	3.40	7	0
Alvin Ellis	1	3	3.00	3	0
Dexter Dodge	1	7	7.00	7	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kennedy Sherman	19	63	3.32	9	0	1
Karl Eichler	5	20	4.00	9	0	0
Brock Boyle	5	37	7.40	13	1	0
Kirk Stephenson	5	62	12.40	54	1	0
Clifton Baxter	2	2	1.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dexter Dodge	33	24	348	1/7	3	59	0	136.9

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brock Boyle	23	11	130	0/0	0	35	0	65.5

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Chester Mariotti	5	6	46	9.20	9	23	0
WR Cary Bielby	4	7	40	10.00	0	16	0
WR Billy Joe Maxwell	3	3	93	31.00	61	42	0
TE Frankie Levenson	3	3	77	25.67	50	59	1
WR Chris McCullough	2	5	19	9.50	0	11	0
RB Teddy Hastings	2	2	6	3.00	0	4	0
WR B.J. Brand	2	3	24	12.00	11	25	0
RB Bo Sheldon	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	1
WR Claude Moulton	1	1	23	23.00	10	23	1
FB Alvin Ellis	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Omar Money	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Vincent Wiggins	4	5	93	23.25	46	35
WR Tyrus Stevenson	4	7	16	4.00	6	11
RB Kennedy Sherman	2	3	6	3.00	6	4
TE Clay Anderson	1	1	15	15.00	0	15
RB Karl Eichler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Clifton Baxter	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Martin Adams	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
TE Aaron Webb	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bo Sheldon	3	0	0
Dexter Dodge	1	1	0
Donny Cavazos	0	1	0
Frankie Levenson	0	1	0
Luke Bickford	0	0	1
Lamont Buchanan	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Vincent Wiggins	1	0	0	0
Martin Adams	1	0	0	0
Jamie Blair	0	1	0	1
Kirk Stephenson	0	1	0	0
Sam Clements	0	1	0	0
Sammie Horn	0	0	2	0
Rick Zamora	0	0	1	0
Perry Atkins	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eugene Johnson	4	216	54.0	46.3	71	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Andre Chelius	4	181	45.3	44.8	52	3

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wes Kozak	2/3	0/1	0/0	37	3/3

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Danny Whitfield	3/4	1/1	0/0	41	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Christian Crane	1	2	2.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrus Stevenson	2	31	15.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Martin Adams	4	110	27.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
DT Randy Murray	9	4	32	21
S Adrian Cotchery	5	2	33	18
ILB John Lynch	5	1	25	20
CB Lamont Buchanan	5	1	11	11
S Ray Bilek	4	3	27	18
CB Calvin Liening	4	0	26	17
ILB Jumbo Starks	3	3	35	21
CB Luke Bickford	2	2	29	20
OLB Daniel Lewis	2	1	12	4
DE Vinny Pritchett	1	2	29	20
DT Claude Hodges	1	1	7	6
DE Dana Newhart	1	1	25	14
S Sherman Ferguson	1	1	17	15
CB Ricardo Altuna	1	1	28	19
DT Renaldo Walsh	1	0	29	15
DE Roman Conway	1	0	18	10
OLB Peter Peters	0	1	2	1

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Sammie Horn	8	5	0.0	30	31
ILB Chuck Densmore	7	0	0.0	31	31
OLB Charles Fullerton	7	0	0.0	27	10
CB Dennis Brock	6	2	0.0	23	30
ILB Bryan Derubeis	4	1	0.0	24	13
OLB Alvin Swann	4	0	0.0	9	26
CB Howie Knapp	3	0	0.0	10	18
DT Perry Atkins	2	3	0.5	22	20
DT Rick Zamora	2	2	0.5	24	14
OLB William Cote	2	0	0.0	2	3
DT O.J. Rosenkoetter	2	0	0.0	5	3
CB Sam Clements	2	0	0.0	16	20
DE Erik Conwell	1	1	0.0	16	18
CB Norbert Dawson	1	1	0.0	18	24
S J.T. Parrella	1	1	0.0	5	15
DT Jamie Blair	1	0	0.0	10	14
DE Lester Kappers	1	0	0.0	16	16
DE Jeff Schultz	0	1	0.0	13	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Vinny Pritchett	2	2	1	20
DT Randy Murray	0	1	0	21
DE Dana Newhart	0	1	0	14
ILB Jumbo Starks	0	1	0	21

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Rick Zamora	0.5	0	1	1	14
DT Perry Atkins	0.5	0	0	1	20
DE Jeff Schultz	0.0	1	0	0	10
DT Jamie Blair	0.0	0	1	1	14
ILB Chuck Densmore	0.0	0	1	0	31
DE Erik Conwell	0.0	0	0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Lamont Buchanan	3	0	11
ILB John Lynch	2	1	20
CB Ricardo Altuna	1	1	19
ILB Jumbo Starks	1	1	21
S Adrian Cotchery	1	0	18
DE Vinny Pritchett	1	0	20
CB Luke Bickford	1	0	20
CB Calvin Liening	1	0	17
OLB Peter Peters	0	1	1

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Dennis Brock	6	0	30
OLB Alvin Swann	4	0	26
ILB Chuck Densmore	3	0	31
CB Howie Knapp	3	0	18
ILB Bryan Derubeis	2	0	13
CB Norbert Dawson	1	2	24
S Sammie Horn	1	0	31
OLB William Cote	1	0	3
OLB Charles Fullerton	1	0	10
DE Erik Conwell	1	0	18
S J.T. Parrella	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Jagger	2	8	30	0	33
Randy Quimby	2	6	32	1	33
Terrell Forbes	1	5	27	0	29
Donny Cavazos	1	3	25	0	27
Eric Lester	1	2	12	0	11
Frankie Levenson	1	2	23	0	18
Chester Mariotti	1	1	25	0	25
Rico Schleinat	1	1	14	0	12
Dean Dresslar	0	2	20	0	23
Alvin Ellis	0	1	21	0	19

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Jesse Brusca	4	6	1	32	18
Van Kelly	3	7	0	32	23
Billy Lewis	2	5	0	29	22
Albert Emerson	2	4	1	36	23
Dexter Harrison	2	2	0	7	9
Brent Baldridge	1	4	0	33	17
Clifton Baxter	1	2	0	18	7
Aaron Webb	1	1	0	34	22

Special Teams Statistics

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Luke Bickford	3	28
Frankie Levenson	1	19
Mo Garrett	1	19
B.J. Brand	1	5
Teddy Hastings	0	20
Clyde Erickson	0	19
John Lynch	0	18
Sherman Ferguson	0	18
Chris McCullough	0	14
Peter Peters	0	12
Wes Kozak	0	9
Adrian Cotchery	0	9
Lamont Buchanan	0	9
Billy Joe Maxwell	0	8
Randy Murray	0	7
Eugene Johnson	0	7
Grant Porter	0	7
Rico Schleinat	0	7
Dean Dresslar	0	7
Dana Newhart	0	6
Alvin Ellis	0	5
Omar Money	0	5
Donny Cavazos	0	4
Vinny Pritchett	0	4
Chester Mariotti	0	4
Renaldo Walsh	0	4
Christian Crane	0	4
Jumbo Starks	0	4
Terrell Forbes	0	3
Ricardo Altuna	0	3
Calvin Liening	0	2
Ray Bilek	0	2
Roman Conway	0	2
Claude Hodges	0	1
Cary Bielby	0	1
Louis Hall	0	1

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Otis Boyd	1	19
Karl Eichler	0	24
Riddick Burtnett	0	21
Clay Anderson	0	19
Deon Brunsvold	0	16
Tyrus Stevenson	0	16
Howie Knapp	0	15
J.T. Parrella	0	15
William Cote	0	12
Alvin Swann	0	11
Danny Whitfield	0	10
Martin Adams	0	10
Dennis Brock	0	10
Casey England	0	9
Dexter Harrison	0	8
Brent Baldridge	0	8
Jesse Brusca	0	8
Rob Carhart	0	7
Clifton Baxter	0	5
Rick Zamora	0	5
Aaron Webb	0	5
Erik Conwell	0	5
Sammie Horn	0	4
Junior Clancy	0	4
Bobby Wilson	0	4
Perry Atkins	0	4
Van Kelly	0	4
Andre Chelius	0	4
Chuck Densmore	0	3
Sam Clements	0	3
Bryan Derubeis	0	2
Lester Kappers	0	2
Jerald Thornton	0	1
Jamie Blair	0	1
O.J. Rosenkoetter	0	1
Albert Emerson	0	1
Norbert Dawson	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	46	3.8
Middle	8	18	2.3
Right	12	38	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	13	1.4
Middle	19	136	7.2
Right	8	35	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dexter Dodge	33	24	6	0	3	2	3	4	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brock Boyle	23	11	2	1	0	4	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	118	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	215	14.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	15	15.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	5	35	2.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	89	12.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cary Bielby	7	4	1	40	0	23
TE Chester Mariotti	6	5	0	46	1	25
WR Chris McCullough	5	2	2	19	0	14
WR Billy Joe Maxwell	3	3	0	93	2	13
TE Frankie Levenson	3	3	0	77	1	18
WR B.J. Brand	3	2	0	24	1	12
RB Teddy Hastings	2	2	0	6	0	21
RB Bo Sheldon	1	1	0	15	0	13
WR Claude Moulton	1	1	0	23	1	1
FB Alvin Ellis	1	1	0	5	0	19
TE Omar Money	1	0	0	0	0	5

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tyrus Stevenson	7	4	16	0	15
WR Vincent Wiggins	5	4	93	2	17
WR Martin Adams	3	0	0	0	17
RB Kennedy Sherman	3	2	6	0	8
TE Aaron Webb	2	0	0	0	22
TE Clay Anderson	1	1	15	0	4
RB Karl Eichler	1	0	0	0	5
FB Clifton Baxter	1	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Sheldon	1	1	1.00	2.90

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kennedy Sherman	3	12	4.00	3.32
Kirk Stephenson	2	-1	-0.50	12.40
Brock Boyle	1	8	8.00	7.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dexter Dodge	4	1	15	3.75	10.55

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brock Boyle	4	0	0	0.00	5.65

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chris McCullough	2	0	0	0.00	3.80
RB Bo Sheldon	1	1	15	15.00	15.00
TE Omar Money	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Denver	Target	Overall Avg
TE Aaron Webb	2	0.00
WR Martin Adams	1	0.00
WR Tyrus Stevenson	1	2.29

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Dexter Dodge	1	1
Teddy Hastings	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Brock Boyle	2	1
Kennedy Sherman	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dexter Dodge	13	7	6

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brock Boyle	10	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cary Bielby	5	3	3
WR Chris McCullough	3	0	0
WR Billy Joe Maxwell	2	2	2
WR Claude Moulton	1	1	1
TE Chester Mariotti	1	1	0
WR B.J. Brand	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vincent Wiggins	3	3	3
WR Tyrus Stevenson	3	2	0
RB Karl Eichler	1	0	0
FB Clifton Baxter	1	0	0
WR Martin Adams	1	0	0
TE Aaron Webb	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,400 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,000 (23,500)
End Zone 16,500 (16,900)
Mezzanine 9,100 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 13,700 (14,900)
Club Seats 8,200 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes 1,900 (2,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,400 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,000 (23,500)
End Zone	16,500 (16,900)
Mezzanine	9,100 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	13,700 (14,900)
Club Seats	8,200 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes	1,900 (2,600)