Week 16, 1991

played in Denver, CO

15 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	3	20	0	0	-	23
Denver Broncos	0	3	7	14	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:48 DET - Matt Stover 48 field goal
2Q: 09:12 DET - Matt Stover 40 field goal
2Q: 08:05 DET - Don Beebe 11 pass from Doug Flutie (Matt Stover extra point)
2Q: 04:02 DET - Doug Flutie 3 run (Matt Stover extra point)
2Q: 00:56 DET - Matt Stover 37 field goal
2Q: 00:01 DEN - Hank Ilesic 48 field goal
3Q: 09:32 DEN - Emmitt Smith 55 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
4Q: 15:00 DEN - Frank Thomas 2 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
4Q: 02:00 DEN - Emmitt Smith 6 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:48 DET - Matt Stover 48 field goal
2Q: 09:12 DET - Matt Stover 40 field goal
2Q: 08:05 DET - Don Beebe 11 pass from Doug Flutie (Matt Stover extra point)
2Q: 04:02 DET - Doug Flutie 3 run (Matt Stover extra point)
2Q: 00:56 DET - Matt Stover 37 field goal
2Q: 00:01 DEN - Hank Ilesic 48 field goal
3Q: 09:32 DEN - Emmitt Smith 55 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
4Q: 15:00 DEN - Frank Thomas 2 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
4Q: 02:00 DEN - Emmitt Smith 6 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)

Team Statistics DET DEN
Record 6-9 12-3
First Downs 24 17
- by Rushing 9 4
- by Passing 13 13
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 391 314
- Offensive Plays 79 55
- Yards per Play 4.95 5.71
Net Rushing Yards 169 85
- Rushing Attempts 40 21
- Yards per Rush 4.23 4.05
Net Passing Yards 222 229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 23 - 3 33 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 222 234
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.69 6.74
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 4/33
Punt Returns/Yards 3/13 1/12
Kick Returns/Yards 4/80 4/84
Interception Ret./Yards 2/42 3/27
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 30
Time of Possession 38:03 21:57

Team Statistics	DET	DEN
Record	6-9	12-3
First Downs	24	17
- by Rushing	9	4
- by Passing	13	13
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	391	314
- Offensive Plays	79	55
- Yards per Play	4.95	5.71
Net Rushing Yards	169	85
- Rushing Attempts	40	21
- Yards per Rush	4.23	4.05
Net Passing Yards	222	229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 23 - 3	33 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	222	234
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.69	6.74
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	4/33
Punt Returns/Yards	3/13	1/12
Kick Returns/Yards	4/80	4/84
Interception Ret./Yards	2/42	3/27
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 30
Time of Possession	38:03	21:57

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:51	4:03	OWN 2	9	30	Punt
1	7:19	5:39	OWN 19	12	50	Field Goal
2	14:42	5:36	OWN 23	9	54	Field Goal
2	8:34	0:39	OPP 13	2	13	Touchdown
2	6:04	2:12	OWN 45	10	55	Touchdown
2	2:18	1:29	50	5	30	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:24	OWN 32	5	21	Punt
3	9:16	2:42	OWN 21	5	42	Interception
3	5:29	2:36	OWN 41	5	11	Interception
3	1:37	0:09	OWN 19	1	17	Fumble
4	14:50	8:33	OWN 23	13	56	Missed FG
4	1:49	0:51	OWN 29	4	0	Interception

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:09	OWN 24	4	21	Punt
1	8:48	1:29	OWN 36	3	5	Punt
1	1:40	1:58	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
2	9:06	0:32	OWN 22	1	0	Interception
2	7:55	1:51	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
2	3:52	1:34	OWN 20	6	27	Interception
2	0:49	0:49	OWN 31	4	38	Field Goal
3	11:36	2:20	OWN 15	5	85	Touchdown
3	6:34	1:05	OPP 49	4	15	Missed FG
3	2:53	1:16	OWN 26	3	1	Punt
3	1:28	1:38	OPP 36	4	36	Touchdown
4	6:17	4:28	OWN 28	11	72	Touchdown
4	0:58	0:58	OWN 40	4	7	Game

Game MVP: Emmitt Smith, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Crash Davis	20	103	5.15	10	3	0
Marion Butts	13	21	1.62	7	0	0
Tom Rathman	3	13	4.33	9	0	0
Doug Flutie	2	27	13.50	24	1	1
Don Beebe	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
Bob Christian	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Emmitt Smith	13	62	4.77	19	3
Kelvin Bryant	5	22	4.40	10	1
John Elway	3	1	0.33	4	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Flutie	39	23	222	0/0	1	26	3	51.4

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Elway	33	18	234	1/5	3	55	2	82.1

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Greg McMurtry	5	7	59	11.80	5	26	0
RB Crash Davis	4	5	31	7.75	8	17	0
WR Don Beebe	4	8	52	13.00	10	18	1
TE Wesley Walls	3	5	35	11.67	4	15	0
WR Bobby Howard	2	5	7	3.50	0	6	0
FB Tom Rathman	2	3	13	6.50	1	7	0
TE Mike Mularkey	1	2	7	7.00	2	7	0
WR Phil McConkey	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Marion Butts	1	1	17	17.00	10	17	0
WR Darren Flutie	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Emmitt Smith	6	6	109	18.17	73	55	2
TE Frank Thomas	3	5	34	11.33	7	21	1
FB Steve Smith	2	2	-3	-1.50	2	1	0
WR Jeff Query	2	4	26	13.00	0	17	0
WR Johnny Johnson	2	5	24	12.00	0	13	0
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	5	21	21.00	0	21	0
C Walter Reeves	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Anderson Cooper	1	2	16	16.00	9	16	0
RB Kelvin Bryant	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Junior Tautalatasi	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Chris Spielman	1	42	42.00	0
CB D.J. Johnson	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Alvin Walton	1	1	1.00
CB Darryl Henley	1	26	26.00
CB Tim Taylor	1	0	0.00

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Crash Davis	1	0	0
Marion Butts	1	0	0
Anthony Munoz	0	1	0
Kirk Scrafford	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Steve Tasker	1	0	0
Winston Moss	0	1	0
Steve Smith	0	1	0
Thomas Everett	0	0	1
Darryl Henley	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Louie Aguiar	2	76	38.0	32.0	44	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Gardocki	5	251	50.2	47.6	56	4

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Stover	3/4	2/2	0/0	48	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hank Ilesic	1/2	1/2	0/1	48	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil McConkey	3	13	4.3	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Tasker	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil McConkey	3	63	21.0	0
Crash Davis	1	17	17.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelvin Bryant	3	64	21.3	0
Steve Tasker	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chris Spielman	6	1	0.0	18	29
CB Duane Galloway	4	2	0.0	10	26
CB Anthony Parker	4	0	0.0	15	23
S Ronnie Lott	3	2	0.0	18	30
DT Tom Magee	2	1	0.0	13	17
OLB Kurt Cobain	2	1	0.0	11	4
OLB Duane Bickett	2	0	0.0	18	26
CB D.J. Johnson	2	0	0.0	8	14
CB James Williams	2	0	0.0	16	30
DE Chuck Klingbeil	2	0	0.0	8	5
DE James Jones	1	0	0.5	14	23
ILB Bryan Cox	1	1	0.0	6	12
CB Bobby Butler	1	0	0.0	1	3
S Larry Griffin	1	0	0.0	5	7
WR Bobby Howard	1	0	---	---	---
S John Baylor	1	0	0.0	13	30
WR Don Beebe	1	0	---	---	---
WR Greg McMurtry	1	0	---	---	---
DT Raion Brundige	1	0	0.0	11	18
DE Keith Willis	0	1	0.5	12	21
DT Brian Sochia	0	1	0.0	14	28

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Sam Mills	13	2	0.0	39	38
OLB Johnny Meads	10	0	0.0	35	30
S Alvin Walton	7	8	0.0	35	35
S Thomas Everett	5	0	0.0	34	37
CB David Hollis	4	1	0.0	26	28
OLB Winston Moss	4	1	0.0	27	28
CB Darryl Henley	3	1	0.0	26	24
OLB Bret Michaels	3	0	0.0	14	11
DE Glenn Jacobs	2	2	0.0	26	22
S Odie Harris	2	1	0.0	6	9
ILB Kevin McArthur	2	0	0.0	17	15
DE Reggie White	1	3	0.0	32	35
CB Tim Taylor	1	1	0.0	26	29
G Ellis Gardner	1	0	---	---	---
DE Markus Koch	1	0	0.0	14	17
OLB John McClane	1	0	0.0	5	6
WR Johnny Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
S Joe Poole	1	0	0.0	8	5
DE Robert Young	0	2	0.0	28	30
ILB David Bavaro	0	1	0.0	4	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Keith Willis	0.5	0	2	0	21
DE James Jones	0.5	0	1	0	23
DT Raion Brundige	0.0	1	0	0	18
DT Brian Sochia	0.0	0	0	1	28

Denver	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Glenn Jacobs	2	1	22
DE Robert Young	2	0	30
OLB Winston Moss	1	0	28
OLB Bret Michaels	1	0	11
DT Kent Wells	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB James Williams	4	1	0	30
CB Duane Galloway	3	0	0	26
CB D.J. Johnson	2	1	1	14
ILB Chris Spielman	2	0	1	29
S Ronnie Lott	2	0	0	30
OLB Kurt Cobain	2	0	0	4
S John Baylor	1	1	0	30
OLB Duane Bickett	1	0	0	26
CB Anthony Parker	1	0	0	23
S Larry Griffin	0	1	0	7

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Sam Mills	5	1	0	38
OLB Johnny Meads	4	1	0	30
S Thomas Everett	4	0	0	37
CB Darryl Henley	3	0	1	24
S Alvin Walton	2	2	1	35
S Odie Harris	1	1	0	9
CB Tim Taylor	1	0	1	29
CB David Hollis	1	0	0	28
DE Glenn Jacobs	1	0	0	22
S Joe Poole	1	0	0	5
OLB Bret Michaels	0	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Guy McIntyre	3	8	0	38	38
Paul Jetton	3	6	0	28	32
Kirk Scrafford	2	7	1	32	32
Tom Newberry	2	5	0	18	13
Randy Grimes	1	3	0	34	32
Anthony Munoz	1	2	0	13	10
Tom Rathman	1	2	0	22	20
Mike Mularkey	1	1	0	14	14
Lomas Brown	0	4	0	37	38
Wesley Walls	0	1	0	36	27

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ken Ruettgers	3	7	1	20	0	31
Doug Riesenberg	1	4	0	19	0	31
Ellison Onizuka	1	1	0	16	0	31
Steve Smith	1	1	0	13	0	24
Bill Fralic	0	2	0	19	1	29
Dan Rosado	0	2	0	10	0	10
Frank Thomas	0	1	0	18	0	24

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Ronnie Lott	2	12
Kurt Cobain	1	13
James Williams	1	10
Kirk Scrafford	1	6

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Junior Tautalatasi	2	14
Jeff Query	2	8
Kelvin Bryant	1	19
David Hollis	1	13
Bret Michaels	1	10

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Flutie	40	39	---	---	---	79
Guy McIntyre	38	38	---	---	1	77
Lomas Brown	37	38	---	---	---	75
Wesley Walls	36	27	---	---	11	74
Randy Grimes	34	32	---	---	6	72
Kirk Scrafford	32	32	---	---	6	70
Paul Jetton	28	32	---	---	6	66
Greg McMurtry	29	27	---	---	8	64
Ronnie Lott	---	---	18	30	12	60
James Williams	---	---	16	30	10	56
Tom Rathman	22	20	---	---	11	53
Crash Davis	26	23	---	---	4	53
Chris Spielman	---	---	18	29	4	51
Anthony Parker	---	---	15	23	12	50
Duane Bickett	---	---	18	26	2	46
Brian Sochia	---	---	14	28	3	45
John Baylor	---	---	13	30	2	45
Mike Mularkey	14	14	---	---	16	44
Don Beebe	16	24	---	---	---	40
James Jones	---	---	14	23	2	39
Keith Willis	---	---	12	21	5	38
Duane Galloway	---	---	10	26	2	38
Bob Christian	14	7	---	---	16	37
Bobby Howard	16	20	---	---	---	36
Tom Newberry	18	13	---	---	5	36
Jerome Sally	---	---	11	22	2	35
Tom Magee	---	---	13	17	4	34
Marion Butts	14	16	---	---	4	34
Raion Brundige	---	---	11	18	1	30
Anthony Munoz	13	10	---	---	6	29
Kurt Cobain	---	---	11	4	13	28
D.J. Johnson	---	---	8	14	5	27
Bryan Cox	---	---	6	12	9	27
Phil McConkey	1	2	---	---	19	22
Quinn Early	4	4	---	---	11	19
Darren Flutie	8	11	---	---	---	19
Fred Marion	---	---	8	3	4	15
Cliff Odom	---	---	1	3	10	14
Chuck Klingbeil	---	---	8	5	1	14
Larry Griffin	---	---	5	7	---	12
Matt Stover	0	0	---	---	10	10
Bobby Butler	---	---	1	3	---	4
Jackie Walker	---	---	0	0	4	4
Johnny Utah	0	0	---	---	4	4
Louie Aguiar	0	0	---	---	2	2
Vinny Testaverde	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sam Mills	---	---	39	38	3	80
Alvin Walton	---	---	35	35	5	75
Thomas Everett	---	---	34	37	4	75
Reggie White	---	---	32	35	4	71
Johnny Meads	---	---	35	30	4	69
David Hollis	---	---	26	28	13	67
Robert Young	---	---	28	30	6	64
Winston Moss	---	---	27	28	4	59
Tim Taylor	---	---	26	29	3	58
Frank Thomas	18	24	---	---	14	56
John Elway	21	34	---	---	---	55
Darryl Henley	---	---	26	24	3	53
Ken Ruettgers	20	31	---	---	---	51
Ellison Onizuka	16	31	---	---	4	51
Glenn Jacobs	---	---	26	22	3	51
Ellis Gardner	16	27	---	---	7	50
Doug Riesenberg	19	31	---	---	---	50
Bill Fralic	19	29	---	---	---	48
Steve Smith	13	24	---	---	8	45
Emmitt Smith	16	27	---	---	---	43
Walter Reeves	5	17	---	---	17	39
Jeff Query	8	23	---	---	8	39
Don Odegard	---	---	17	15	5	37
Kevin McArthur	---	---	17	15	3	35
Bret Michaels	---	---	14	11	10	35
Kent Wells	---	---	21	13	---	34
Ronnie Harmon	16	16	---	---	1	33
Markus Koch	---	---	14	17	1	32
Kelvin Bryant	5	7	---	---	19	31
Johnny Johnson	11	17	---	---	---	28
Junior Tautalatasi	4	6	---	---	14	24
Joe Poole	---	---	8	5	11	24
Dan Rosado	10	10	---	---	3	23
Anderson Cooper	6	9	---	---	7	22
Steve Tasker	3	0	---	---	15	18
Odie Harris	---	---	6	9	2	17
John McClane	---	---	5	6	6	17
Kelly Thomas	3	6	---	---	7	16
Jeff Pahukoa	2	5	---	---	7	14
David Bavaro	---	---	4	2	6	12
Tim Barnett	0	0	---	---	12	12
Chris Gardocki	0	0	---	---	7	7
Hank Ilesic	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mickey Sutton	---	---	0	0	1	1
Dean Floyd	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cary Conklin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	19	77	4.1
Middle	14	65	4.6
Right	7	27	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	48	6.0
Middle	3	15	5.0
Right	8	25	3.1
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Flutie	39	23	1	0	0	6	7	1	3

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Elway	33	18	3	2	3	4	3	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	7	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	87	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	102	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	26	5.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	10	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	124	10.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	79	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	21	4.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Don Beebe	8	4	52	0	24
WR Greg McMurtry	7	5	59	1	27
WR Bobby Howard	5	2	7	0	20
RB Crash Davis	5	4	31	0	23
TE Wesley Walls	5	3	35	0	27
FB Tom Rathman	3	2	13	0	20
TE Mike Mularkey	2	1	7	0	14
WR Darren Flutie	2	0	0	0	11
WR Phil McConkey	1	1	1	0	2
RB Marion Butts	1	1	17	0	16

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Emmitt Smith	6	6	0	109	1	27
WR Ronnie Harmon	5	1	0	21	1	16
TE Frank Thomas	5	3	2	34	1	24
WR Johnny Johnson	5	2	0	24	0	17
WR Jeff Query	4	2	0	26	0	23
FB Steve Smith	2	2	0	-3	0	24
C Walter Reeves	2	1	1	7	0	17
WR Anderson Cooper	2	1	0	16	0	9
RB Kelvin Bryant	1	0	0	0	0	7
RB Junior Tautalatasi	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Crash Davis	2	6	3.00	5.15
Doug Flutie	1	3	3.00	13.50

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Emmitt Smith	1	2	2.00	4.77

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Flutie	5	2	17	3.40	5.69

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Elway	3	3	21	7.00	7.09

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bobby Howard	2	0	0	0.00	1.40
WR Don Beebe	2	2	17	8.50	6.50
TE Wesley Walls	1	0	0	0.00	7.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Emmitt Smith	2	2	19	9.50	18.17
TE Frank Thomas	1	1	2	2.00	6.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Marion Butts	2	2

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Kelvin Bryant	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Flutie	14	9	6

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Elway	9	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bobby Howard	4	2	0
WR Greg McMurtry	4	3	2
WR Don Beebe	3	1	1
TE Mike Mularkey	1	1	1
FB Tom Rathman	1	1	1
RB Crash Davis	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Johnny Johnson	3	1	1
WR Ronnie Harmon	2	0	0
TE Frank Thomas	2	1	1
FB Steve Smith	1	1	1
RB Emmitt Smith	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (21,400)
End Zone 12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (21,400)
End Zone	12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,700 (3,300)