Week 16, 2043

played in Detroit, MI

41 degrees, rain, 16 mph wind

Denver Broncos	6	7	6	0	-	19
Detroit Lions	0	7	7	6	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:06 DEN - Cristian Franklin 35 field goal
1Q: 04:49 DEN - Cristian Franklin 37 field goal
2Q: 14:12 DEN - Noah Trim 10 pass from Alan Hardy (Cristian Franklin extra point)
2Q: 10:19 DET - Nickolas Hingis 8 pass from Eugene Hawkins (Jon Harp extra point)
3Q: 08:38 DEN - Cristian Franklin 37 field goal
3Q: 07:23 DET - Tony Barnes 57 run (Jon Harp extra point)
3Q: 01:26 DEN - Cristian Franklin 28 field goal
4Q: 12:24 DET - Jon Harp 43 field goal
4Q: 03:53 DET - Jon Harp 52 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:06 DEN - Cristian Franklin 35 field goal
1Q: 04:49 DEN - Cristian Franklin 37 field goal
2Q: 14:12 DEN - Noah Trim 10 pass from Alan Hardy (Cristian Franklin extra point)
2Q: 10:19 DET - Nickolas Hingis 8 pass from Eugene Hawkins (Jon Harp extra point)
3Q: 08:38 DEN - Cristian Franklin 37 field goal
3Q: 07:23 DET - Tony Barnes 57 run (Jon Harp extra point)
3Q: 01:26 DEN - Cristian Franklin 28 field goal
4Q: 12:24 DET - Jon Harp 43 field goal
4Q: 03:53 DET - Jon Harp 52 field goal

Team Statistics DEN DET
Record 7-8 4-11
First Downs 18 16
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 323 365
- Offensive Plays 70 57
- Yards per Play 4.61 6.40
Net Rushing Yards 142 117
- Rushing Attempts 26 23
- Yards per Rush 5.46 5.09
Net Passing Yards 181 248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 20 - 0 32 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 210 260
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/29 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 4.11 7.29
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 9.0
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/37 3/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/25 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 5/139 2/42
Interception Ret./Yards 1/7 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 23
Time of Possession 31:38 28:22

Team Statistics	DEN	DET
Record	7-8	4-11
First Downs	18	16
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	323	365
- Offensive Plays	70	57
- Yards per Play	4.61	6.40
Net Rushing Yards	142	117
- Rushing Attempts	26	23
- Yards per Rush	5.46	5.09
Net Passing Yards	181	248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 20 - 0	32 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	210	260
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/29	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	4.11	7.29
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	9.0
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/37	3/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/25	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	5/139	2/42
Interception Ret./Yards	1/7	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 23
Time of Possession	31:38	28:22

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:00	OWN 41	4	41	Field Goal
1	9:02	4:21	OWN 34	9	46	Field Goal
1	3:11	4:10	OWN 24	10	76	Touchdown
2	10:12	3:24	OWN 31	5	9	Punt
2	3:25	1:29	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
2	0:45	0:45	OWN 2	2	17	Half
3	14:14	5:43	OWN 39	12	41	Field Goal
3	7:03	1:53	OWN 37	3	6	Punt
3	3:13	1:55	OPP 24	5	13	Field Goal
4	12:17	3:57	OWN 39	6	16	Punt
4	3:46	1:10	OPP 41	3	6	Missed FG
4	1:55	1:55	OWN 30	7	20	Game

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:00	3:58	OWN 24	6	49	Missed FG
1	4:41	1:30	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
2	14:01	3:49	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	6:48	3:23	OWN 7	6	31	Punt
2	1:56	1:11	OWN 20	5	27	Punt
3	15:00	0:46	OWN 25	2	-14	Punt
3	8:31	1:28	OWN 25	3	75	Touchdown
3	5:10	1:57	OWN 6	4	18	Interception
3	1:18	4:01	OWN 30	8	44	Field Goal
4	8:20	4:34	OWN 20	8	45	Field Goal
4	2:36	0:41	OWN 48	3	-6	Punt

Game MVP: Robert Endzell, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Byron Holdgate	18	81	4.50	13	2
QB Alan Hardy	6	46	7.67	12	2
RB DeAndre Edmunds	2	15	7.50	14	1

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Tony Barnes	11	82	7.45	57	2	1
RB Richard Merrill	6	30	5.00	12	1	0
RB B.J. Woods	6	5	0.83	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Hardy	40	20	210	4/29	1	43	0	74.0

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eugene Hawkins	32	20	260	2/12	1	33	1	85.4

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Mickey Taylor	8	16	97	12.13	31	33	0
WR Kennedy Blanchard	3	4	21	7.00	1	10	0
WR Xavier Johnson	3	9	20	6.67	7	12	0
WR Tom Greenberg	2	3	46	23.00	43	43	0
RB DeAndre Edmunds	2	5	14	7.00	5	11	0
TE Noah Trim	1	1	10	10.00	1	10	1
WR Victor Buckley	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Nickolas Hingis	7	10	104	14.86	41	33	1
TE Dalton Sampson	5	5	101	20.20	86	33	0
RB Tony Barnes	3	5	5	1.67	0	7	0
TE Alex Cote	3	4	33	11.00	11	17	0
WR Richard Aragon	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB B.J. Woods	1	1	9	9.00	4	9	0
WR Martin Curtis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Jimmy Duffy	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Richard Merrill	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Everett Garner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Dennis DeWitt	1	7	7.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Xavier Johnson	1	0	0
WR Victor Buckley	0	1	0
OLB Jerome Krueger	0	0	1
OLB Todd Sheldon	0	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Eugene Hawkins	2	1	0
G Preston Stuart	0	1	0
S Kaden Bensen	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colin Donohue	4	212	53.0	43.0	63	2

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Samuel Dubroc	5	260	52.0	43.0	62	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cristian Franklin	4/5	0/1	0/1	37	1/1

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jon Harp	2/3	2/3	1/1	52	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tom Greenberg	2	25	12.5	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Xavier Johnson	4	108	27.0	0
Brent O'Neill	1	31	31.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Martin Curtis	1	23	23.0	0
Richard Merrill	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB J.T. Gunn	11	2	0.0	22	21
CB Francisco Swift	9	2	0.0	23	34
S Dennis DeWitt	5	1	0.0	11	19
OLB Jerome Krueger	3	1	1.0	23	34
OLB Todd Sheldon	3	0	1.0	1	14
S Albert Clements	3	0	0.0	23	34
CB Dustin Hearn	2	1	0.0	23	34
ILB Cesar Booker	1	2	0.0	11	15
DT Tyrus Pryce	1	1	0.0	20	21
DE Carlos Marvel	1	1	0.0	7	13
DT Damon Tate	1	0	0.0	19	19
DE Caleb Wesley	1	0	0.0	18	24
CB Vincent Dunn	1	0	0.0	12	20
CB Brent O'Neill	1	0	0.0	12	18

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Robert Endzell	10	1	3.0	23	39
ILB Avery Bernard	9	4	0.0	26	39
CB Hunter Clayton	6	3	0.0	22	31
S Kaden Bensen	5	4	0.0	26	44
DE Corey Bernstein	4	0	1.0	24	29
OLB Nicolas Bierce	4	2	0.0	26	32
CB Darren Clayton	4	1	0.0	23	40
CB Monty Keith	3	0	0.0	24	41
CB Riley Graham	2	0	0.0	22	24
DE Mackenzie Sedor	2	0	0.0	22	35
TE Alex Cote	1	0	---	---	---
DT Scott Fox	0	1	0.0	24	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jerome Krueger	1.0	0	0	2	34
OLB Todd Sheldon	1.0	0	0	0	14
DE Mackenzie Bradley	0.0	1	0	0	10
CB Vincent Dunn	0.0	1	0	0	20
DE Caleb Wesley	0.0	0	2	0	24
DT Elliot Schulz	0.0	0	1	0	15

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Robert Endzell	3.0	1	1	39
DE Corey Bernstein	1.0	0	0	29
OLB Nicolas Bierce	0.0	2	1	32
OLB Lester Gertz	0.0	1	0	19
OLB Deion Carder	0.0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Francisco Swift	4	1	0	34
OLB J.T. Gunn	4	0	0	21
S Dennis DeWitt	3	0	1	19
OLB Jerome Krueger	2	0	0	34
CB Vincent Dunn	2	0	0	20
OLB Todd Sheldon	2	0	0	14
CB Dustin Hearn	2	0	0	34
S Albert Clements	1	1	0	34
S Grayson Grewal	0	1	0	15

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Kaden Bensen	4	2	44
CB Darren Clayton	4	1	40
ILB Avery Bernard	4	0	39
OLB Robert Endzell	3	0	39
OLB Nicolas Bierce	2	2	32
CB Monty Keith	1	1	41
CB Riley Graham	1	0	24
CB Hunter Clayton	1	0	31
S Dusty Howard	0	1	17

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Roy Conley	4	7	26	0	44
G Herman Harmatz	2	4	26	1	44
T Dan Harris	2	4	26	0	44
G Cory Meske	2	3	26	0	44
T Johnathan Kasper	0	2	26	2	44
TE Noah Trim	0	0	2	1	12

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Gerald Willis	3	6	23	0	34
G Karl Becker	2	4	23	0	34
G Preston Stuart	0	5	23	1	34
C Jonathan Roberson	0	5	23	0	34
G Marcus Densmore	0	2	23	1	34
TE Dalton Sampson	0	1	22	0	29

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Caleb Wesley	1	18
DeAndre Edmunds	1	6

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Dalton Sampson	2	23
Tony Barnes	2	23
Richard Merrill	1	19
Martin Curtis	1	18
Alex Cote	1	10

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Xavier Johnson	26	43	---	---	21	90
OLB Jerome Krueger	---	---	23	34	23	80
CB Dustin Hearn	---	---	23	34	23	80
G Cory Meske	26	44	---	---	9	79
G Herman Harmatz	26	44	---	---	9	79
CB Francisco Swift	---	---	23	34	19	76
QB Alan Hardy	26	44	---	---	5	75
S Albert Clements	---	---	23	34	14	71
T Johnathan Kasper	26	44	---	---	---	70
C Roy Conley	26	44	---	---	---	70
T Dan Harris	26	44	---	---	---	70
TE Mickey Taylor	26	40	---	---	---	66
RB Byron Holdgate	21	18	---	---	25	64
WR Tom Greenberg	25	32	---	---	5	62
DE Caleb Wesley	---	---	18	24	18	60
WR Kennedy Blanchard	22	29	---	---	---	51
DT Tyrus Pryce	---	---	20	21	5	46
OLB J.T. Gunn	---	---	22	21	---	43
ILB Cesar Booker	---	---	11	15	13	39
DT Damon Tate	---	---	19	19	---	38
RB DeAndre Edmunds	5	26	---	---	6	37
S Grayson Grewal	---	---	22	15	---	37
CB Brent O'Neill	---	---	12	18	5	35
S Dennis DeWitt	---	---	11	19	3	33
CB Vincent Dunn	---	---	12	20	---	32
TE Kody Malone	0	0	---	---	25	25
DT Elliot Schulz	---	---	4	15	3	22
RB Don Francis	1	3	---	---	16	20
DE Carlos Marvel	---	---	7	13	---	20
TE Noah Trim	2	12	---	---	5	19
OLB Todd Sheldon	---	---	1	14	3	18
S Byron Stinemetz	---	---	1	14	3	18
WR Victor Buckley	2	13	---	---	---	15
DE Mackenzie Bradley	---	---	1	10	3	14
K Cristian Franklin	0	0	---	---	11	11
T R.J. Hicks	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Skip Easterling	0	0	---	---	9	9
C J.J. Mason	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Conner Feugill	0	3	---	---	5	8
P Colin Donohue	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE Patrick Kroeger	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Glen Stelmack	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Lukas Ackerman	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Zane Rodrigues	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Edwin Peterson	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Brenden Brehm	---	---	0	0	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Kaden Bensen	---	---	26	44	5	75
TE Dalton Sampson	22	29	---	---	23	74
ILB Avery Bernard	---	---	26	39	5	70
CB Monty Keith	---	---	24	41	5	70
CB Darren Clayton	---	---	23	40	5	68
OLB Robert Endzell	---	---	23	39	5	67
G Karl Becker	23	34	---	---	8	65
T Gerald Willis	23	34	---	---	8	65
G Preston Stuart	23	34	---	---	8	65
G Marcus Densmore	23	34	---	---	8	65
DE Mackenzie Sedor	---	---	22	35	5	62
OLB Nicolas Bierce	---	---	26	32	1	59
WR Jimmy Duffy	15	31	---	---	11	57
C Jonathan Roberson	23	34	---	---	---	57
QB Eugene Hawkins	23	34	---	---	---	57
RB Tony Barnes	12	21	---	---	23	56
DE Corey Bernstein	---	---	24	29	1	54
CB Hunter Clayton	---	---	22	31	---	53
CB Riley Graham	---	---	22	24	5	51
S Mel Thornton	---	---	6	23	20	49
DT Scott Fox	---	---	24	25	---	49
WR Nickolas Hingis	13	25	---	---	6	44
S Dusty Howard	---	---	3	17	19	39
WR Everett Garner	14	24	---	---	---	38
TE Alex Cote	11	11	---	---	10	32
DT Ike Shoemaker	---	---	2	19	9	30
RB Richard Merrill	6	4	---	---	19	29
WR Martin Curtis	2	8	---	---	18	28
RB B.J. Woods	8	8	---	---	11	27
OLB Lester Gertz	---	---	3	19	4	26
OLB Deion Carder	---	---	3	17	5	25
ILB Keith Prescott	---	---	4	5	10	19
ILB Oliver James	---	---	0	0	19	19
WR Richard Aragon	7	8	---	---	---	15
C Donnell Slusher	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Jon Harp	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Dan Elliott	---	---	3	5	---	8
TE O.J. Sikes	5	1	---	---	---	6
P Samuel Dubroc	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Tracy MacLean	---	---	0	0	4	4
CB DeAndre Mills	---	---	0	0	4	4
QB C.J. Willis	0	0	---	---	3	3
G Joey Vander Clute	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Kristopher Ciervo	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Oliver Tygart	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Ruben Matock	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	10	3.3
Middle	13	85	6.5
Right	10	47	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	13	4.3
Middle	6	18	3.0
Right	14	86	6.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Hardy	40	20	3	3	4	7	5	2	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eugene Hawkins	32	20	5	1	2	3	3	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	1	43	8.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	13	107	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	60	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	74	12.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	110	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	76	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Mickey Taylor	16	8	1	97	2	40
WR Xavier Johnson	9	3	2	20	0	43
RB DeAndre Edmunds	5	2	1	14	0	26
WR Kennedy Blanchard	4	3	0	21	0	29
WR Tom Greenberg	3	2	0	46	1	32
TE Noah Trim	1	1	0	10	0	12
WR Victor Buckley	1	1	0	2	0	13

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nickolas Hingis	10	7	0	104	2	25
TE Dalton Sampson	5	5	0	101	3	29
RB Tony Barnes	5	3	1	5	0	21
TE Alex Cote	4	3	0	33	0	11
WR Jimmy Duffy	3	0	1	0	0	31
WR Martin Curtis	1	0	0	0	0	8
RB Richard Merrill	1	0	0	0	0	4
WR Richard Aragon	1	1	0	8	0	8
RB B.J. Woods	1	1	0	9	0	8
WR Everett Garner	1	0	0	0	0	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Alan Hardy	1	3	3.00	7.67

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Tony Barnes	1	1	1.00	7.45

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Hardy	6	1	10	1.67	5.25

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eugene Hawkins	2	1	8	4.00	8.13

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mickey Taylor	2	0	0	0.00	6.06
RB DeAndre Edmunds	2	0	0	0.00	2.80
TE Noah Trim	1	1	10	10.00	10.00
WR Tom Greenberg	1	0	0	0.00	15.33

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Richard Merrill	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Nickolas Hingis	1	1	8	8.00	10.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB DeAndre Edmunds	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
RB Tony Barnes	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Hardy	14	8	5

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eugene Hawkins	12	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Mickey Taylor	7	4	3
RB DeAndre Edmunds	3	1	0
WR Kennedy Blanchard	2	2	1
WR Tom Greenberg	1	0	0
WR Xavier Johnson	1	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nickolas Hingis	5	3	2
TE Dalton Sampson	2	2	2
RB Tony Barnes	2	1	0
WR Martin Curtis	1	0	0
WR Jimmy Duffy	1	0	0
WR Richard Aragon	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 29,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 7,900 (21,400)
End Zone 6,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 4,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 6,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 2,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	29,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	7,900 (21,400)
End Zone	6,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	4,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	6,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	2,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,700 (3,300)