Week 16, 2027

played in Denver, CO

56 degrees, rain, 14 mph wind

Detroit Lions	0	13	0	3	-	16
Denver Broncos	7	10	0	6	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:00 DEN - Mitchell Malek 7 pass from Jamie Larry (Antonio Hudson extra point)
2Q: 15:00 DET - George Price 23 field goal
2Q: 11:29 DET - Lionel Chmielewski 1 run (George Price extra point)
2Q: 07:53 DEN - Antonio Hudson 28 field goal
2Q: 03:02 DET - George Price 24 field goal
2Q: 00:30 DEN - Grady Roberson 1 pass from Jamie Larry (Antonio Hudson extra point)
4Q: 14:53 DET - George Price 32 field goal
4Q: 11:29 DEN - Antonio Hudson 18 field goal
4Q: 02:33 DEN - Antonio Hudson 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:00 DEN - Mitchell Malek 7 pass from Jamie Larry (Antonio Hudson extra point)
2Q: 15:00 DET - George Price 23 field goal
2Q: 11:29 DET - Lionel Chmielewski 1 run (George Price extra point)
2Q: 07:53 DEN - Antonio Hudson 28 field goal
2Q: 03:02 DET - George Price 24 field goal
2Q: 00:30 DEN - Grady Roberson 1 pass from Jamie Larry (Antonio Hudson extra point)
4Q: 14:53 DET - George Price 32 field goal
4Q: 11:29 DEN - Antonio Hudson 18 field goal
4Q: 02:33 DEN - Antonio Hudson 47 field goal

Team Statistics DET DEN
Record 9-6 14-1
First Downs 21 15
- by Rushing 10 1
- by Passing 9 14
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 311 309
- Offensive Plays 69 47
- Yards per Play 4.51 6.57
Net Rushing Yards 167 30
- Rushing Attempts 42 21
- Yards per Rush 3.98 1.43
Net Passing Yards 144 279
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 16 - 0 26 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 144 279
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.33 10.73
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.9 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 1/5 7/52
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 5/68 4/149
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 41
Time of Possession 34:20 25:40

Team Statistics	DET	DEN
Record	9-6	14-1
First Downs	21	15
- by Rushing	10	1
- by Passing	9	14
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	311	309
- Offensive Plays	69	47
- Yards per Play	4.51	6.57
Net Rushing Yards	167	30
- Rushing Attempts	42	21
- Yards per Rush	3.98	1.43
Net Passing Yards	144	279
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 16 - 0	26 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	144	279
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.33	10.73
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.9	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	1/5	7/52
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	5/68	4/149
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 41
Time of Possession	34:20	25:40

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:50	3:10	OWN 14	5	14	Punt
1	6:58	7:04	OWN 30	12	64	Field Goal
2	14:48	3:25	OPP 32	8	32	Touchdown
2	7:46	4:51	OWN 31	10	62	Field Goal
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:31	OWN 19	5	24	Fumble
3	10:36	1:40	OWN 39	3	-2	Punt
3	4:47	5:01	OWN 27	10	58	Field Goal
4	11:23	5:09	OWN 15	8	17	Punt
4	2:27	1:56	OWN 14	8	50	Downs

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:10	OPP 46	7	46	Touchdown
1	7:40	0:42	OWN 36	2	7	Interception
2	11:23	3:37	OWN 47	6	42	Field Goal
2	2:55	2:36	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	12:29	1:53	OPP 37	3	5	Missed FG
3	8:56	4:09	OWN 12	8	34	Interception
4	14:46	3:23	OPP 46	7	45	Field Goal
4	6:14	3:47	OWN 49	5	21	Field Goal
4	0:31	0:31	OWN 36	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Mitchell Malek, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lionel Chmielewski	21	99	4.71	26	4	1
Teddy Hastings	17	58	3.41	14	1	0
Dexter Dodge	3	6	2.00	4	0	0
Lewis Blakey	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Kennedy Sherman	11	1	0.09	3	0
Marshall Sieh	9	30	3.33	10	1
Jamie Larry	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dexter Dodge	27	16	144	0/0	0	26	0	73.7

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jamie Larry	26	19	279	0/0	2	38	2	101.3

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Chris McCullough	3	4	34	11.33	5	14
WR Isaac Briggs	3	3	17	5.67	4	13
WR Richard Porter	2	5	21	10.50	13	13
FB Alvin Ellis	2	2	7	3.50	0	6
TE Chester Mariotti	2	4	25	12.50	15	26
TE Mitch Perkins	2	2	14	7.00	5	7
TE Sherman Crane	1	3	10	10.00	1	10
WR Victor Hayes	1	2	16	16.00	8	16
RB Teddy Hastings	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mitchell Malek	7	11	118	16.86	42	33	1
WR Tyrus Stevenson	5	5	86	17.20	40	38	0
FB Brian Thompson	2	2	9	4.50	0	6	0
TE Aaron Webb	2	3	38	19.00	3	27	0
RB Kennedy Sherman	2	2	27	13.50	3	23	0
WR Grady Roberson	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	1
WR Vincent Wiggins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Louis Hall	1	0	0.00	0
CB Grant Prescott	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Chris McCullough	1	0	0
Bob Holmes	0	1	0
Adrian Cotchery	0	0	1
Bo Farmer	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
J.T. Parrella	1	0	0
Marshall Sieh	1	0	0
Brian Thompson	0	1	0
Lance Garrison	0	1	0
Joe Wooden	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrell Shepherd	3	111	37.0	33.3	45	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
George Price	3/3	0/0	0/0	32	1/1

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Antonio Hudson	3/4	1/2	0/0	47	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Apotsos	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Holmes	5	68	13.6	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Parrella	3	108	36.0	0
Marshall Sieh	1	41	41.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jumbo Starks	5	3	0.0	20	25
CB Ricardo Altuna	5	1	0.0	17	21
S Adrian Cotchery	4	4	0.0	17	22
OLB Daniel Lewis	4	1	0.0	21	26
S Sherman Ferguson	4	1	0.0	15	18
S Winston Humphries	3	0	0.0	13	15
CB Grant Prescott	3	0	0.0	18	22
CB Raymond Blanton	2	2	0.0	8	11
DE Vinny Pritchett	2	1	0.0	15	23
CB Broderick Ohara	2	0	0.0	14	20
QB Dexter Dodge	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Louis Hall	1	0	0.0	11	19
DE Roman Conway	1	0	0.0	17	18
OLB Thomas Shepherd	1	0	0.0	5	3
ILB John Lynch	0	1	0.0	6	6

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Xavier Bensen	12	3	0.0	41	27
S Jessie Nelson	8	2	0.0	33	23
OLB Alvin Swann	5	0	0.0	31	21
DE Tony Nixon	4	3	0.0	27	15
S Tyrus Parker	4	1	0.0	30	18
S Riddick Burtnett	3	1	0.0	19	12
OLB Ty Rivers	3	0	0.0	14	9
DT Shannon Stanton	3	0	0.0	22	14
DE Lance Garrison	2	3	0.0	31	23
CB Mel Collins	2	1	0.0	31	20
DE Erik Conwell	2	0	0.0	18	13
CB Norbert Dawson	2	0	0.0	29	16
ILB Reggie Milburn	2	0	0.0	14	6
CB Joe Wooden	1	2	0.0	26	17
WR Vincent Wiggins	1	0	---	---	---
DT O.J. Rosenkoetter	1	0	0.0	22	16
DE Mickey Greenslade	1	0	0.0	11	4
WR Mitchell Malek	1	0	---	---	---
DT Perry Atkins	0	1	0.0	34	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Daniel Lewis	0.0	1	0	0	26
DE Vinny Pritchett	0.0	0	2	0	23

Denver	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Erik Conwell	1	0	0	13
DE Lance Garrison	0	2	1	23
OLB Alvin Swann	0	1	0	21
DT Perry Atkins	0	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Sherman Ferguson	4	0	0	18
CB Ricardo Altuna	3	0	0	21
CB Grant Prescott	2	0	1	22
CB Raymond Blanton	2	0	0	11
S Winston Humphries	2	0	0	15
ILB Jumbo Starks	1	1	0	25
S Adrian Cotchery	1	0	0	22
DE Vinny Pritchett	1	0	0	23
ILB John Lynch	1	0	0	6
OLB Thomas Shepherd	1	0	0	3
CB Broderick Ohara	1	0	0	20
ILB Louis Hall	0	0	1	19

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jessie Nelson	4	1	23
ILB Xavier Bensen	3	2	27
OLB Ty Rivers	2	0	9
DE Tony Nixon	1	0	15
S Riddick Burtnett	1	0	12
OLB Alvin Swann	1	0	21
CB Norbert Dawson	1	0	16
ILB Reggie Milburn	1	0	6
CB Joe Wooden	1	0	17
DE Lance Garrison	1	0	23
CB Mel Collins	0	1	20

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Adam Moss	6	7	34	21
Lance Salter	2	12	42	27
Randy Quimby	2	6	34	23
Rico Schleinat	2	4	34	22
Jesse Brusca	1	5	27	16
Rich Paschke	1	4	17	11
Sherman Crane	1	1	19	5

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Tyrell Osgood	1	7	2	18	25
Alonzo Perry	1	3	0	17	21
Van Kelly	0	3	0	18	26
Dwight George	0	3	0	18	24
Brent Baldridge	0	2	0	16	24
Aaron Webb	0	1	0	16	16
Ryan Witt	0	1	0	6	4

Special Teams Statistics

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Bo Farmer	2	9
Ricardo Altuna	1	15
Adrian Cotchery	1	10
Alvin Ellis	1	5
Sherman Crane	0	17
Teddy Hastings	0	17
Gus Strickland	0	16
Bob Holmes	0	14
John Lynch	0	11
Maurice Compton	0	11
Raymond Blanton	0	10
George Price	0	8
Mitch Perkins	0	7
Rich Paschke	0	6
Randy Quimby	0	6
Richard Porter	0	6
Jesse Brusca	0	6
Dean Dresslar	0	6
Tracy Durham	0	6
Lewis Blakey	0	5
Roman Conway	0	4
Jumbo Starks	0	4
Broderick Ohara	0	4
Kenneth Wallace	0	3
Vinny Pritchett	0	3
Billy Frysinger	0	3
Darrell Shepherd	0	3
Winston Humphries	0	3
Grant Prescott	0	3
Daniel Lewis	0	2
Sherman Ferguson	0	2
Louis Hall	0	2
Wendell Fletcher	0	2
Dana Newhart	0	1
Thomas Shepherd	0	1

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Tyrus Stevenson	1	17
Vincent Wiggins	1	15
Lenny Walton	1	15
Xavier Bensen	1	14
Riddick Burtnett	1	12
Brian Thompson	0	15
Alvin Swann	0	13
Sam Clements	0	13
Marshall Sieh	0	12
Antonio Hudson	0	10
Aaron Webb	0	9
Joe Wooden	0	7
Ty Rivers	0	5
Kennedy Sherman	0	5
J.T. Parrella	0	5
Trent Rodgers	0	4
Erik Conwell	0	4
Perry Atkins	0	4
D.J. Castillo	0	4
Billy Lewis	0	4
Tyrell Osgood	0	4
Lance Garrison	0	4
Dwight George	0	4
Troy Andrews	0	4
Shannon Stanton	0	4
Damon Morris	0	3
Reggie Milburn	0	3
Mel Collins	0	3
Mark Apotsos	0	3
Tony Nixon	0	2
Norbert Dawson	0	2
Jessie Nelson	0	2
Mickey Greenslade	0	2
Tyrus Parker	0	2
Bryan Derubeis	0	1
Tyrone Sawyers	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	35	2.9
Middle	14	84	6.0
Right	15	49	3.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	15	1.4
Middle	5	9	1.8
Right	4	7	1.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dexter Dodge	27	16	1	1	2	4	3	2	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jamie Larry	26	19	7	0	1	1	2	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	13	116	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	28	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	14	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	93	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	55	18.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	117	16.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Richard Porter	5	2	0	21	0	11
TE Chester Mariotti	4	2	0	25	1	18
WR Chris McCullough	4	3	0	34	0	12
TE Sherman Crane	3	1	2	10	0	5
WR Isaac Briggs	3	3	0	17	0	18
FB Alvin Ellis	2	2	0	7	0	16
RB Teddy Hastings	2	0	0	0	0	16
TE Mitch Perkins	2	2	0	14	0	14
WR Victor Hayes	2	1	0	16	0	9

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mitchell Malek	11	7	0	118	3	23
WR Tyrus Stevenson	5	5	0	86	2	17
TE Aaron Webb	3	2	0	38	1	16
FB Brian Thompson	2	2	0	9	0	19
WR Grady Roberson	2	1	0	1	0	8
RB Kennedy Sherman	2	2	0	27	1	16
WR Vincent Wiggins	1	0	1	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lionel Chmielewski	5	6	1.20	4.71
Teddy Hastings	3	9	3.00	3.41

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kennedy Sherman	2	2	1.00	0.09
Marshall Sieh	2	13	6.50	3.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dexter Dodge	6	2	13	2.17	5.33

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jamie Larry	5	3	12	2.40	10.73

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Richard Porter	2	0	0	0.00	4.20
TE Chester Mariotti	1	0	0	0.00	6.25
WR Chris McCullough	1	1	14	14.00	8.50
RB Teddy Hastings	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Isaac Briggs	1	1	-1	-1.00	5.67

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Grady Roberson	2	1	1	0.50	0.50
WR Mitchell Malek	2	1	7	3.50	10.73
RB Kennedy Sherman	1	1	4	4.00	13.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Lionel Chmielewski	3	2
Dexter Dodge	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dexter Dodge	11	7	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jamie Larry	10	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chris McCullough	4	3	2
WR Isaac Briggs	2	2	1
WR Richard Porter	1	0	0
FB Alvin Ellis	1	1	0
RB Teddy Hastings	1	0	0
TE Mitch Perkins	1	1	1
WR Victor Hayes	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tyrus Stevenson	3	3	2
WR Mitchell Malek	3	2	2
FB Brian Thompson	1	1	0
TE Aaron Webb	1	1	1
WR Grady Roberson	1	0	0
RB Kennedy Sherman	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 75,400 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,500 (23,500)
End Zone 16,900 (16,900)
Mezzanine 9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,900 (14,900)
Club Seats 8,500 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes 1,900 (2,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	75,400 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,500 (23,500)
End Zone	16,900 (16,900)
Mezzanine	9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,900 (14,900)
Club Seats	8,500 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes	1,900 (2,600)