Week 16, 1975

played in Denver, CO

49 degrees, fair, 20 mph wind

Detroit Lions	14	0	3	6	-	23
Denver Broncos	0	0	3	3	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:33 DET - Carlos Spencer 4 run (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
1Q: 01:13 DET - Carlos Spencer 25 run (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
3Q: 08:02 DEN - David Ray 27 field goal
3Q: 02:51 DET - Mercury Tchaikovski 35 field goal
4Q: 12:29 DEN - David Ray 29 field goal
4Q: 04:34 DET - Mercury Tchaikovski 35 field goal
4Q: 02:35 DET - Mercury Tchaikovski 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:33 DET - Carlos Spencer 4 run (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
1Q: 01:13 DET - Carlos Spencer 25 run (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
3Q: 08:02 DEN - David Ray 27 field goal
3Q: 02:51 DET - Mercury Tchaikovski 35 field goal
4Q: 12:29 DEN - David Ray 29 field goal
4Q: 04:34 DET - Mercury Tchaikovski 35 field goal
4Q: 02:35 DET - Mercury Tchaikovski 41 field goal

Team Statistics DET DEN
Record 11-4 8-7
First Downs 20 10
- by Rushing 9 6
- by Passing 9 4
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 310 164
- Offensive Plays 67 58
- Yards per Play 4.63 2.83
Net Rushing Yards 156 94
- Rushing Attempts 39 20
- Yards per Rush 4.00 4.70
Net Passing Yards 154 70
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 19 - 1 33 - 11 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 163 107
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 5/37
- Yards per Pass Play 5.50 1.84
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 5/30 6/48
Punt Returns/Yards 2/4 4/34
Kick Returns/Yards 2/64 5/143
Interception Ret./Yards 1/22 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 30
Time of Possession 36:01 23:59

Team Statistics	DET	DEN
Record	11-4	8-7
First Downs	20	10
- by Rushing	9	6
- by Passing	9	4
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	310	164
- Offensive Plays	67	58
- Yards per Play	4.63	2.83
Net Rushing Yards	156	94
- Rushing Attempts	39	20
- Yards per Rush	4.00	4.70
Net Passing Yards	154	70
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 19 - 1	33 - 11 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	163	107
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	5/37
- Yards per Pass Play	5.50	1.84
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	5/30	6/48
Punt Returns/Yards	2/4	4/34
Kick Returns/Yards	2/64	5/143
Interception Ret./Yards	1/22	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 30
Time of Possession	36:01	23:59

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:32	OWN 33	4	22	Punt
1	10:57	2:32	OWN 44	9	56	Touchdown
1	5:44	4:43	OWN 4	9	96	Touchdown
2	14:44	3:33	OWN 20	6	31	Punt
2	9:11	4:10	OWN 28	9	43	Missed FG
2	3:51	1:02	OWN 16	3	-5	Punt
2	2:15	2:15	OWN 20	6	34	Interception
3	7:56	5:13	OPP 42	8	24	Field Goal
4	12:23	1:09	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	9:35	2:28	OWN 30	3	4	Punt
4	6:52	2:26	OPP 21	3	3	Field Goal
4	3:41	1:13	OPP 30	3	6	Field Goal
4	1:28	1:28	OWN 49	3	8	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:28	1:31	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
1	8:25	2:41	OWN 43	5	17	Punt
1	1:01	1:17	OWN 43	3	2	Punt
2	11:11	2:00	OWN 17	3	9	Punt
2	5:01	1:10	OWN 36	3	-7	Punt
2	2:49	0:34	OWN 48	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	7:04	OWN 12	12	78	Field Goal
3	2:43	5:20	OWN 30	10	58	Field Goal
4	11:14	1:39	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
4	7:07	0:15	OWN 29	2	0	Interception
4	4:26	0:45	OWN 30	4	0	Downs
4	2:28	1:00	OWN 35	7	16	Downs

Game MVP: Sherman White, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Carlos Spencer	22	98	4.45	25	3	2
Jess Phillips	16	60	3.75	24	2	0
Charles Swift	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Floyd Little	15	72	4.80	15	3	0
Ed Podolak	5	22	4.40	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Demory	26	19	163	2/9	0	29	1	73.1

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Billy Kilmer	33	11	107	5/37	0	20	1	30.7

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Jess Phillips	4	4	14	3.50	5	8
TE Earl Thomas	4	4	49	12.25	8	29
TE Charlie Sanders	3	3	24	8.00	15	15
WR Wally Francis	2	3	21	10.50	0	12
WR Tyrell Fleming	2	2	28	14.00	1	21
FB Horace King	2	4	10	5.00	3	9
WR Frank Lewis	1	2	7	7.00	6	7
WR Jack Dolbin	1	4	10	10.00	2	10

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Howard Twilley	3	7	41	13.67	0	20
RB Floyd Little	2	3	7	3.50	2	4
TE Riley Odoms	2	4	33	16.50	14	20
WR Jack Snow	2	4	9	4.50	6	5
RB Ed Podolak	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
WR Ron Shanklin	1	6	9	9.00	3	9
WR Dick Drake	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
WR John Barnes	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
FB Buddy Hudson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Jack Novak	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Lem Barney	1	22	22.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jimmy Warren	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mike Tilleman	0	0	1	0
Charlie West	0	0	1	0
Doug Wyatt	0	0	1	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov
Billy Kilmer	1	1
Ed Podolak	1	1
Floyd Little	1	0
Milt Sunde	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff West	5	243	48.6	37.8	61	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Chapple	7	333	47.6	41.3	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mercury Tchaikovski	3/4	1/2	0/0	41	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Ray	2/2	0/0	0/0	29	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie West	2	4	2.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Thompson	3	19	6.3	0
Floyd Little	1	15	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie West	2	64	32.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Floyd Little	5	143	28.6	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mel Phillips	6	1	0.0	20	36
OLB Charlie Weaver	5	0	1.0	19	37
DE Sherman White	4	0	2.0	19	36
S Charlie West	4	3	1.0	17	37
CB Eugene Johnstone	3	1	0.0	12	29
ILB Merv Krakau	3	0	0.0	17	33
DE Tim Rossovich	3	0	0.0	20	29
CB Skip Thomas	3	0	0.0	19	35
DT Mike Tilleman	2	1	1.0	14	16
CB Lem Barney	1	3	0.0	16	37
S Doug Wyatt	1	0	0.0	2	19
WR Jack Dolbin	1	0	---	---	---
DE Roger Stillwell	1	0	0.0	1	4
DT Herb Orvis	0	2	0.0	19	34
S Chuck Crist	0	1	0.0	1	4
DE Bill Gergory	0	1	0.0	1	2
OLB Ed O'Neil	0	1	0.0	3	3

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Josh Lane	6	1	1.0	30	27
ILB Randy Gradishar	6	2	0.0	39	27
OLB Tom Jackson	5	2	1.0	27	22
CB Joe Beauchamp	5	0	0.0	33	27
S Billy Thompson	5	0	0.0	34	26
OLB George Webster	4	1	0.0	34	20
DE Orlando Matsui	4	0	0.0	15	7
CB Leslie Drake	3	2	0.0	22	19
S Al Randolph	3	0	0.0	22	9
DT Paul Smith	3	0	0.0	20	18
DE Stan Lewis	3	0	0.0	34	23
S Garry Lyle	2	1	0.0	22	19
CB Jimmy Warren	2	1	0.0	33	24
DE Lyle Alzado	2	0	0.0	35	26
DE Craig Hanneman	1	1	0.0	8	4
WR Ron Shanklin	1	0	---	---	---
CB Blake Gaylor	1	0	0.0	9	2
OLB Guy Roberts	0	1	0.0	1	0
DE Brison Manor	0	1	0.0	5	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sherman White	2.0	0	2	0	36
DT Mike Tilleman	1.0	1	0	0	16
OLB Charlie Weaver	1.0	0	0	1	37
S Charlie West	1.0	0	0	0	37
DE Tim Rossovich	0.0	1	4	1	29
DT Herb Orvis	0.0	0	2	0	34
DT Greg Wojcik	0.0	0	1	0	10

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Josh Lane	1.0	2	0	27
OLB Tom Jackson	1.0	0	0	22
DE Rolf Krueger	0.0	0	1	2

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Skip Thomas	2	2	0	35
S Mel Phillips	2	1	0	36
OLB Charlie Weaver	2	0	0	37
S Charlie West	2	0	0	37
CB Lem Barney	1	2	1	37
ILB Merv Krakau	1	0	0	33
CB Eugene Johnstone	1	0	0	29

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Joe Beauchamp	4	0	0	27
S Billy Thompson	3	1	0	26
CB Jimmy Warren	2	0	1	24
ILB Randy Gradishar	2	0	0	27
CB Leslie Drake	2	0	0	19
OLB Tom Jackson	1	1	0	22
S Garry Lyle	1	1	0	19
DE Lyle Alzado	1	0	0	26
S Al Randolph	1	0	0	9
DT Josh Lane	1	0	0	27
CB Blake Gaylor	1	0	0	2
OLB George Webster	0	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Didion	3	9	38	0	26
Sam Adams	2	6	29	0	22
Horace King	2	5	19	0	15
Don Morrison	1	7	32	1	25
Ronnie Carroll	1	3	33	0	23
Dan Neal	1	2	26	0	15
Paul Howard	1	1	14	1	15
Tom Neville	1	1	13	0	8
Earl Thomas	1	1	10	0	14
Tom Luken	0	2	10	0	6
Charlie Sanders	0	1	34	0	25

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bruce Van Dyke	3	6	18	1	36
John Schmitt	1	5	19	0	38
Milt Sunde	1	3	16	0	31
Steve Knutson	1	3	11	0	15
Buddy Hudson	1	1	4	0	6
Francis Peay	0	2	15	1	33
Darryl Carlton	0	0	17	3	33

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Chuck Crist	4	14
Horace King	2	22
Ron Hornsby	2	20
Frank Lewis	1	13

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Jack Novak	2	17
Al Randolph	2	13

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Didion	38	26	---	---	9	73
Charlie Sanders	34	25	---	---	6	65
Charlie West	---	---	17	37	11	65
Bill Demory	36	28	---	---	---	64
Lem Barney	---	---	16	37	5	58
Mel Phillips	---	---	20	36	2	58
Charlie Weaver	---	---	19	37	2	58
Don Morrison	32	25	---	---	---	57
Jess Phillips	18	14	---	---	25	57
Sherman White	---	---	19	36	2	57
Ronnie Carroll	33	23	---	---	---	56
Skip Thomas	---	---	19	35	2	56
Horace King	19	15	---	---	22	56
Frank Lewis	29	13	---	---	13	55
Herb Orvis	---	---	19	34	2	55
Merv Krakau	---	---	17	33	3	53
Wally Francis	30	19	---	---	3	52
Sam Adams	29	22	---	---	---	51
Tim Rossovich	---	---	20	29	2	51
Eugene Johnstone	---	---	12	29	10	51
Dan Neal	26	15	---	---	9	50
Jack Dolbin	23	20	---	---	---	43
Earl Thomas	10	14	---	---	15	39
Carlos Spencer	22	14	---	---	---	36
Mike Tilleman	---	---	14	16	3	33
Tyrell Fleming	10	6	---	---	16	32
Tom Neville	13	8	---	---	9	30
Larry Ball	---	---	4	2	23	29
Paul Howard	14	15	---	---	---	29
Tom Luken	10	6	---	---	9	25
Tom Hayes	---	---	7	7	10	24
Ron Hornsby	---	---	0	2	20	22
Doug Wyatt	---	---	2	19	1	22
Chuck Crist	---	---	1	4	14	19
Greg Wojcik	---	---	3	10	6	19
Ed O'Neil	---	---	3	3	5	11
Roger Stillwell	---	---	1	4	6	11
Mercury Tchaikovski	0	0	---	---	10	10
Paul Fersen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Varty	---	---	2	3	3	8
Bob Pollard	---	---	4	3	---	7
Jeff West	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bill Gergory	---	---	1	2	1	4
Gary Marangi	0	0	---	---	4	4
Charles Swift	3	0	---	---	---	3

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Billy Thompson	---	---	34	26	13	73
Joe Beauchamp	---	---	33	27	12	72
Randy Gradishar	---	---	39	27	5	71
Lyle Alzado	---	---	35	26	4	65
John Schmitt	19	38	---	---	6	63
Bruce Van Dyke	18	36	---	---	9	63
Tom Jackson	---	---	27	22	12	61
Jimmy Warren	---	---	33	24	4	61
Josh Lane	---	---	30	27	4	61
Stan Lewis	---	---	34	23	4	61
Billy Kilmer	20	38	---	---	---	58
George Webster	---	---	34	20	2	56
Darryl Carlton	17	33	---	---	---	50
Floyd Little	15	27	---	---	7	49
Francis Peay	15	33	---	---	1	49
Milt Sunde	16	31	---	---	---	47
Garry Lyle	---	---	22	19	5	46
Howard Twilley	13	33	---	---	---	46
Al Randolph	---	---	22	9	13	44
Jack Snow	12	19	---	---	12	43
Leslie Drake	---	---	22	19	2	43
Riley Odoms	11	23	---	---	7	41
Paul Smith	---	---	20	18	2	40
Ron Shanklin	12	22	---	---	2	36
Steve Knutson	11	15	---	---	9	35
Roosevelt Leaks	9	13	---	---	12	34
Blake Gaylor	---	---	9	2	21	32
Dick Drake	11	20	---	---	---	31
Jack Novak	4	10	---	---	17	31
Ed Podolak	5	11	---	---	8	24
Orlando Matsui	---	---	15	7	2	24
Buddy Hudson	4	6	---	---	12	22
John Barnes	4	6	---	---	11	21
Brison Manor	---	---	5	5	9	19
Cullen Bryant	0	0	---	---	18	18
Glenn Resslet	3	4	---	---	9	16
Craig Hanneman	---	---	8	4	2	14
Rolf Krueger	---	---	4	2	4	10
Zach Waite	1	0	---	---	9	10
Dave Chapple	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rick Kingrea	---	---	0	1	6	7
Guy Roberts	---	---	1	0	5	6
David Ray	0	0	---	---	5	5
Drew Mahalic	---	---	2	0	3	5
Terry Hanratty	0	0	---	---	2	2
Joe Ferguson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	46	5.8
Middle	24	91	3.8
Right	6	21	3.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	8	4.0
Middle	13	53	4.1
Right	5	33	6.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Demory	26	19	2	0	0	4	2	1	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Billy Kilmer	33	11	2	1	4	5	9	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	22	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	61	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	30	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	50	25.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	8	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	51	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	2	28	2.0
Long (19+ Yds)	9	1	20	2.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Jess Phillips	4	4	14	0	14
TE Earl Thomas	4	4	49	1	14
WR Jack Dolbin	4	1	10	0	20
FB Horace King	4	2	10	0	15
WR Wally Francis	3	2	21	0	19
TE Charlie Sanders	3	3	24	0	25
WR Frank Lewis	2	1	7	0	13
WR Tyrell Fleming	2	2	28	1	6

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Howard Twilley	7	3	0	41	1	33
WR Ron Shanklin	6	1	0	9	0	22
TE Riley Odoms	4	2	1	33	1	23
WR Jack Snow	4	2	1	9	0	19
RB Floyd Little	3	2	0	7	0	27
WR Dick Drake	3	0	2	0	0	20
RB Ed Podolak	2	1	0	8	0	11
WR John Barnes	2	0	0	0	0	6
FB Buddy Hudson	1	0	0	0	0	6
TE Jack Novak	1	0	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jess Phillips	3	-1	-0.33	3.75
Carlos Spencer	1	4	4.00	4.45

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Floyd Little	1	3	3.00	4.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Demory	1	1	1	1.00	6.27

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Billy Kilmer	2	0	0	0.00	3.24

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Horace King	1	1	1	1.00	2.50

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dick Drake	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Jack Novak	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Jess Phillips	4	0
Carlos Spencer	2	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Floyd Little	2	1
Ed Podolak	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Demory	10	8	6

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Billy Kilmer	10	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Earl Thomas	3	3	3
WR Wally Francis	2	1	1
RB Jess Phillips	1	1	0
TE Charlie Sanders	1	1	1
WR Tyrell Fleming	1	1	1
WR Jack Dolbin	1	0	0
FB Horace King	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jack Snow	3	1	0
WR Dick Drake	2	0	0
RB Floyd Little	1	1	1
TE Riley Odoms	1	1	0
WR Ron Shanklin	1	0	0
WR Howard Twilley	1	0	0
WR John Barnes	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,400 (21,400)
End Zone 13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,400 (21,400)
End Zone	13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (3,300)