Week 16, 2063

played in Denver, CO

24 degrees, fair, 18 mph wind

Detroit Lions	10	0	7	3	-	20
Denver Broncos	7	6	0	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:06 DET - Tracy Houghtlin 3 pass from Earnest Upshaw (Albert McNulty extra point)
1Q: 04:14 DET - Albert McNulty 57 field goal
1Q: 00:01 DEN - Jonathan Stewart 7 run (Marquis Cole extra point)
2Q: 07:12 DEN - Marquis Cole 29 field goal
2Q: 01:11 DEN - Marquis Cole 25 field goal
3Q: 09:54 DET - Tracy Houghtlin 6 run (Albert McNulty extra point)
4Q: 02:29 DET - Albert McNulty 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:06 DET - Tracy Houghtlin 3 pass from Earnest Upshaw (Albert McNulty extra point)
1Q: 04:14 DET - Albert McNulty 57 field goal
1Q: 00:01 DEN - Jonathan Stewart 7 run (Marquis Cole extra point)
2Q: 07:12 DEN - Marquis Cole 29 field goal
2Q: 01:11 DEN - Marquis Cole 25 field goal
3Q: 09:54 DET - Tracy Houghtlin 6 run (Albert McNulty extra point)
4Q: 02:29 DET - Albert McNulty 37 field goal

Team Statistics DET DEN
Record 8-7 7-8
First Downs 17 15
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 8 11
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 260 265
- Offensive Plays 64 67
- Yards per Play 4.06 3.96
Net Rushing Yards 157 63
- Rushing Attempts 34 24
- Yards per Rush 4.62 2.63
Net Passing Yards 103 202
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 15 - 1 43 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 123 202
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/20 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.43 4.70
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 6/45 5/28
Punt Returns/Yards 3/20 4/49
Kick Returns/Yards 3/82 3/134
Interception Ret./Yards 1/12 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 34
Time of Possession 33:41 26:19

Team Statistics	DET	DEN
Record	8-7	7-8
First Downs	17	15
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	8	11
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	260	265
- Offensive Plays	64	67
- Yards per Play	4.06	3.96
Net Rushing Yards	157	63
- Rushing Attempts	34	24
- Yards per Rush	4.62	2.63
Net Passing Yards	103	202
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 15 - 1	43 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	123	202
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/20	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.43	4.70
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	6/45	5/28
Punt Returns/Yards	3/20	4/49
Kick Returns/Yards	3/82	3/134
Interception Ret./Yards	1/12	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 34
Time of Possession	33:41	26:19

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:00	OWN 34	10	66	Touchdown
1	7:20	1:16	OWN 19	3	-7	Punt
1	5:08	1:01	OPP 43	3	3	Field Goal
2	15:00	1:43	50	3	4	Punt
2	7:04	2:43	OWN 16	5	18	Punt
2	3:49	0:12	OWN 24	1	0	Interception
2	1:06	1:04	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	13:31	3:43	OWN 22	8	78	Touchdown
3	9:06	1:24	OWN 40	3	9	Punt
3	6:39	4:48	OWN 13	8	39	Punt
4	15:00	1:35	OWN 12	3	-5	Punt
4	11:41	3:40	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
4	7:03	4:40	OPP 33	6	13	Field Goal
4	1:43	0:16	OPP 37	2	16	Fumble

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:00	1:40	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
1	6:04	0:56	OWN 43	2	8	Fumble
1	4:07	4:07	OWN 47	8	53	Touchdown
2	13:17	6:13	OWN 7	13	81	Field Goal
2	4:21	0:32	OWN 35	3	0	Punt
2	3:37	2:31	OPP 35	7	27	Field Goal
2	0:02	0:02	OWN 35	1	27	Half
3	15:00	1:29	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
3	9:48	0:42	OPP 38	1	-5	Interception
3	7:42	1:03	OWN 39	3	-2	Punt
3	1:51	1:51	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
4	13:25	1:44	OPP 42	3	-5	Punt
4	8:01	0:58	OWN 5	3	-2	Punt
4	2:23	0:40	OWN 37	4	0	Downs
4	1:27	1:27	OWN 21	8	35	Downs

Game MVP: K.C. Castillo, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB K.C. Castillo	14	37	2.64	10	1	0
RB Tracy Houghtlin	13	79	6.08	22	3	1
QB Earnest Upshaw	6	45	7.50	20	2	0
WR Monty Linquist	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Horace Ballard	15	28	1.87	7	0	0
RB Jonathan Stewart	7	23	3.29	7	0	1
QB Damien McElroy	2	12	6.00	12	1	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Earnest Upshaw	26	15	123	4/20	1	23	1	66.7

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Damien McElroy	43	16	202	0/0	0	27	1	43.0

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB K.C. Castillo	4	4	39	9.75	19	23	0
TE Christian Thompson	3	5	32	10.67	0	12	0
RB Tracy Houghtlin	3	4	3	1.00	3	3	1
WR Jerald Benton	2	5	26	13.00	1	23	0
WR Monty Linquist	2	2	16	8.00	5	11	0
WR Victor Eiermann	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
FB Hugh Buss	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Josue Berchin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Damon Coffin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Myles Barber	5	8	55	11.00	14	27
WR Eduardo Sutter	4	13	66	16.50	18	27
TE Pete Ziskind	3	10	31	10.33	13	19
WR Mitchell Kania	2	5	22	11.00	0	12
WR Harold Lane	1	2	17	17.00	19	17
TE Sammy Rodgers	1	1	11	11.00	4	11
RB Horace Ballard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Frank Parker	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Marc Willis	1	12	12.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Lee Benson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Tracy Houghtlin	1	0	0
S Kelly Fulton	0	1	0
DE Braden Cash	0	0	1
DE Randy Tate	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Horace Ballard	2	0	0
WR Frank Parker	0	1	0
S Casey Ford	0	1	0
DE Nate Francis	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alfredo Capriglione	8	333	41.6	35.5	60	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
C.J. Peterson	7	313	44.7	39.0	50	3

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Albert McNulty	2/2	1/1	1/1	57	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Marquis Cole	2/2	0/0	0/0	29	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Victor Eiermann	3	20	6.7	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Bennett	4	49	12.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Monty Linquist	2	67	33.5	0
Josue Berchin	1	15	15.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Bennett	3	134	44.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kelly Fulton	9	1	0.0	24	43
S Emmett Finch	5	0	0.0	23	42
ILB Rob Wharry	4	3	0.0	19	21
OLB Emmett Plichta	4	1	0.0	13	18
CB Jessie Griffin	3	3	0.0	24	43
CB Marc Willis	3	0	0.0	13	35
OLB Toby Kobdish	2	2	0.0	20	30
DT Tyrell Mason	2	2	0.0	23	35
S Lucas Sherp	2	1	0.0	24	42
DE Randy Tate	2	1	0.0	18	21
DE Braden Cash	2	0	0.0	23	39
WR Jerald Benton	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Jackie Wiggs	1	0	0.0	19	21
OLB Russell Gibson	1	0	0.0	5	22

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Cody Rhodes	8	3	1.0	32	29
ILB Courtney Wilson	6	0	0.0	32	29
DE Nate Francis	5	1	0.5	29	20
CB Lee Benson	5	0	0.0	32	30
CB Kyle Bennett	4	2	0.0	27	20
S Bill Gilmore	4	1	0.0	34	30
DE Karl Dewacht	3	1	1.0	29	26
S Dana Fortin	3	1	0.0	22	24
OLB Blaine Coleman	2	2	1.5	8	6
DE Ezra Urbina	2	2	0.0	17	12
DT Tyrell Aschbacher	2	2	0.0	18	12
CB Peter Shaner	2	1	0.0	7	14
DT Leon Weir	2	1	0.0	16	14
WR Harold Lane	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Perry Roark	1	0	0.0	2	1
TE Myles Barber	1	0	---	---	---
DT Terrance Tackett	1	0	0.0	16	21
DE Jerald Turpin	1	0	0.0	4	9
CB Mackenzie Tibbetts	0	1	0.0	3	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Tyrell Mason	2	3	3	35
DE Braden Cash	2	3	1	39
DE Renaldo Milons	0	2	0	26
OLB Jack Raymond	0	1	0	13
DE Randy Tate	0	1	0	21

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Blaine Coleman	1.5	0	0	0	6
DE Karl Dewacht	1.0	0	1	2	26
OLB Cody Rhodes	1.0	0	0	0	29
DE Nate Francis	0.5	1	2	0	20
DT Terrance Tackett	0.0	0	2	0	21
DE Ezra Urbina	0.0	0	0	1	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Emmett Finch	4	3	0	42
OLB Toby Kobdish	2	1	0	30
ILB Rob Wharry	2	1	0	21
S Lucas Sherp	2	1	0	42
CB Jessie Griffin	2	1	0	43
CB Marc Willis	2	0	1	35
S Kelly Fulton	1	0	0	43
DE Randy Tate	1	0	0	21

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Lee Benson	3	0	1	30
OLB Cody Rhodes	3	0	0	29
CB Kyle Bennett	2	1	0	20
ILB Courtney Wilson	2	1	0	29
DE Ezra Urbina	1	0	0	12
S Bill Gilmore	1	0	0	30
S Dana Fortin	1	0	0	24
ILB Perry Roark	1	0	0	1
CB Peter Shaner	1	0	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Frank Mulder	4	7	34	2	30
G Arnold Ashford	2	5	34	1	30
G Kenyon Borders	2	4	34	0	30
T Quinn Aguilar	1	8	34	1	30
TE Jalen Drudge	1	1	9	0	6
C Seth Durham	0	6	34	0	30
FB Hugh Buss	0	1	9	0	9

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Ted Ellis	1	7	24	43
C Evan McLemore	1	4	24	43
G Trenton Farrell	1	4	24	43
C Tyrone Lake	1	2	24	43
FB Ivan Emmons	1	1	4	0
T Cesar Barton	0	2	24	43
TE Pete Ziskind	0	2	17	30

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Randy Tate	3	20
Kelly Fulton	2	15
Herb Lowe	1	17
Kenyon Borders	1	10

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Kyle Bennett	3	25
Nate Francis	1	19
Casey Ford	1	17
Eduardo Sutter	1	9

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Kelly Fulton	---	---	24	43	15	82
T Quinn Aguilar	34	30	---	---	10	74
T Frank Mulder	34	30	---	---	10	74
G Kenyon Borders	34	30	---	---	10	74
G Arnold Ashford	34	30	---	---	10	74
S Emmett Finch	---	---	23	42	8	73
CB Jessie Griffin	---	---	24	43	2	69
S Lucas Sherp	---	---	24	42	2	68
QB Earnest Upshaw	34	30	---	---	---	64
DE Braden Cash	---	---	23	39	2	64
C Seth Durham	34	30	---	---	---	64
CB Marc Willis	---	---	13	35	15	63
TE Christian Thompson	31	29	---	---	1	61
WR Monty Linquist	29	28	---	---	4	61
DT Tyrell Mason	---	---	23	35	1	59
DE Randy Tate	---	---	18	21	20	59
WR Jerald Benton	25	26	---	---	4	55
RB Tracy Houghtlin	19	16	---	---	19	54
OLB Toby Kobdish	---	---	20	30	3	53
WR Victor Eiermann	22	18	---	---	8	48
TE Jalen Drudge	9	6	---	---	25	40
OLB Jack Raymond	---	---	4	13	23	40
ILB Rob Wharry	---	---	19	21	---	40
OLB Jackie Wiggs	---	---	19	21	---	40
FB Hugh Buss	9	9	---	---	18	36
DE Renaldo Milons	---	---	7	26	2	35
OLB Emmett Plichta	---	---	13	18	2	33
S Herb Lowe	---	---	3	12	17	32
OLB Russell Gibson	---	---	5	22	2	29
RB K.C. Castillo	15	13	---	---	---	28
WR Josue Berchin	5	2	---	---	18	25
OLB Vinny Reed	---	---	0	1	10	11
WR Daquan Willow	3	0	---	---	8	11
C Cesar Colbert	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Alfredo Capriglione	0	0	---	---	10	10
DE Caleb OBrien	---	---	1	7	1	9
DT Bo Stenerud	---	---	0	1	7	8
K Albert McNulty	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Brent Satchwell	---	---	1	1	4	6
TE Damon Coffin	3	2	---	---	---	5
RB D.J. Allegretti	0	1	---	---	---	1
G Bert Cook	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Walt Moore	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Drew Parker	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Sawyer Drake	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Floyd Uerkwitz	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Lee Benson	---	---	32	30	19	81
T Cesar Barton	24	43	---	---	11	78
C Evan McLemore	24	43	---	---	9	76
G Trenton Farrell	24	43	---	---	9	76
C Ted Ellis	24	43	---	---	9	76
RB Horace Ballard	16	34	---	---	26	76
CB Kyle Bennett	---	---	27	20	25	72
WR Eduardo Sutter	20	43	---	---	9	72
DE Nate Francis	---	---	29	20	19	68
QB Damien McElroy	24	43	---	---	---	67
C Tyrone Lake	24	43	---	---	---	67
S Bill Gilmore	---	---	34	30	2	66
DE Karl Dewacht	---	---	29	26	10	65
OLB Cody Rhodes	---	---	32	29	2	63
ILB Courtney Wilson	---	---	32	29	2	63
WR Mitchell Kania	6	22	---	---	26	54
WR Frank Parker	10	21	---	---	19	50
S Dana Fortin	---	---	22	24	2	48
TE Pete Ziskind	17	30	---	---	1	48
TE Myles Barber	18	28	---	---	---	46
DT Terrance Tackett	---	---	16	21	2	39
WR Harold Lane	13	24	---	---	---	37
S Casey Ford	---	---	12	6	17	35
DT Tyrell Aschbacher	---	---	18	12	1	31
DT Leon Weir	---	---	16	14	1	31
CB Thomas Herrera	---	---	19	11	---	30
DE Ezra Urbina	---	---	17	12	---	29
OLB Rob Linstrom	---	---	2	1	24	27
CB Peter Shaner	---	---	7	14	2	23
DE Jerald Turpin	---	---	4	9	10	23
TE Sammy Rodgers	8	7	---	---	4	19
OLB Paul Pearson	---	---	12	6	---	18
ILB Perry Roark	---	---	2	1	13	16
RB Jonathan Stewart	8	6	---	---	---	14
OLB Blaine Coleman	---	---	8	6	---	14
CB Mackenzie Tibbetts	---	---	3	8	1	12
P C.J. Peterson	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Rufus Groh	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Adam Joseph	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Marquis Cole	0	0	---	---	6	6
FB Ivan Emmons	4	0	---	---	---	4
DT Camden Nelson	---	---	1	1	---	2
QB Eddie Banks	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Donny Barlow	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Winfred Brock	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Adrian Winters	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	15	3.8
Middle	17	47	2.8
Right	13	95	7.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	21	3.0
Middle	12	30	2.5
Right	5	12	2.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Earnest Upshaw	26	15	2	0	2	2	5	3	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Damien McElroy	43	16	2	3	1	7	10	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	13	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	8	64	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	23	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	23	11.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	17	17.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	7	56	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	8	129	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Christian Thompson	5	3	1	32	0	29
WR Jerald Benton	5	2	0	26	1	26
RB Tracy Houghtlin	4	3	0	3	0	16
RB K.C. Castillo	4	4	0	39	1	13
WR Victor Eiermann	3	1	0	7	0	18
WR Monty Linquist	2	2	0	16	0	28
FB Hugh Buss	1	0	0	0	0	9
WR Josue Berchin	1	0	1	0	0	2
TE Damon Coffin	1	0	0	0	0	2

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eduardo Sutter	13	4	0	66	1	43
TE Pete Ziskind	10	3	0	31	0	30
TE Myles Barber	8	5	1	55	1	28
WR Mitchell Kania	5	2	0	22	0	22
WR Harold Lane	2	1	0	17	0	24
WR Frank Parker	2	0	0	0	0	21
TE Sammy Rodgers	1	1	0	11	0	7
RB Horace Ballard	1	0	0	0	0	34

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Earnest Upshaw	1	3	3.00	7.50
RB Tracy Houghtlin	1	6	6.00	6.08

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Horace Ballard	4	17	4.25	1.87
RB Jonathan Stewart	2	8	4.00	3.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Earnest Upshaw	3	3	13	4.33	4.73

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Damien McElroy	7	1	7	1.00	4.70

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Tracy Houghtlin	1	1	3	3.00	0.75
WR Monty Linquist	1	1	5	5.00	8.00
RB K.C. Castillo	1	1	5	5.00	9.75

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Pete Ziskind	3	0	0	0.00	3.10
TE Myles Barber	2	1	7	3.50	6.88
WR Harold Lane	1	0	0	0.00	8.50
WR Eduardo Sutter	1	0	0	0.00	5.08

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
QB Earnest Upshaw	2	1
RB Tracy Houghtlin	2	0
WR Monty Linquist	1	0
RB K.C. Castillo	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jonathan Stewart	1	1
RB Horace Ballard	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Earnest Upshaw	8	5	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Damien McElroy	14	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Christian Thompson	3	2	2
WR Jerald Benton	2	1	1
RB Tracy Houghtlin	2	1	0
WR Victor Eiermann	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Pete Ziskind	4	2	2
WR Eduardo Sutter	4	0	0
WR Mitchell Kania	2	1	1
WR Harold Lane	1	0	0
TE Myles Barber	1	0	0
RB Horace Ballard	1	0	0
WR Frank Parker	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 34,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 7,700 (19,000)
End Zone 5,200 (13,700)
Mezzanine 3,300 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 5,400 (12,100)
Club Seats 3,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 9,200 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	34,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	7,700 (19,000)
End Zone	5,200 (13,700)
Mezzanine	3,300 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	5,400 (12,100)
Club Seats	3,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	9,200 (9,900)