Week 16, 1979

played in Denver, CO

31 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Detroit Lions	0	7	7	0	-	14
Denver Broncos	7	3	3	8	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:14 DEN - George Franklin 1 run (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
2Q: 13:35 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 39 field goal
2Q: 01:06 DET - Jim Robinson 1 pass from Bill Demory (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
3Q: 09:58 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 46 field goal
3Q: 04:49 DET - Carlos Spencer 2 run (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
4Q: 05:34 DEN - Ed Beckman 5 pass from Pat Ryan (Pat Ryan pass to Duriel Harris for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:14 DEN - George Franklin 1 run (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
2Q: 13:35 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 39 field goal
2Q: 01:06 DET - Jim Robinson 1 pass from Bill Demory (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
3Q: 09:58 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 46 field goal
3Q: 04:49 DET - Carlos Spencer 2 run (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
4Q: 05:34 DEN - Ed Beckman 5 pass from Pat Ryan (Pat Ryan pass to Duriel Harris for conversion)

Team Statistics DET DEN
Record 4-11 6-8-1
First Downs 19 17
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 15 7
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 299 287
- Offensive Plays 66 62
- Yards per Play 4.53 4.63
Net Rushing Yards 50 153
- Rushing Attempts 18 39
- Yards per Rush 2.78 3.92
Net Passing Yards 249 134
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 30 - 2 23 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 278 134
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/29 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.19 5.83
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/26 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/19 2/14
Kick Returns/Yards 2/34 1/36
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/10
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 41
Time of Possession 30:41 29:19

Team Statistics	DET	DEN
Record	4-11	6-8-1
First Downs	19	17
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	15	7
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	299	287
- Offensive Plays	66	62
- Yards per Play	4.53	4.63
Net Rushing Yards	50	153
- Rushing Attempts	18	39
- Yards per Rush	2.78	3.92
Net Passing Yards	249	134
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 30 - 2	23 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	278	134
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/29	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.19	5.83
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/26	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/19	2/14
Kick Returns/Yards	2/34	1/36
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/10
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 41
Time of Possession	30:41	29:19

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:40	OWN 26	6	6	Fumble
1	10:07	1:27	OWN 20	3	1	Interception
1	7:42	3:01	OWN 5	7	30	Punt
2	13:29	4:33	OWN 20	8	18	Punt
2	7:15	2:31	OWN 30	7	26	Punt
2	1:43	0:48	OWN 48	3	52	Touchdown
3	9:53	5:13	OWN 29	8	71	Touchdown
3	2:33	1:57	OWN 3	3	6	Punt
4	14:17	5:12	OWN 20	11	57	Missed FG
4	5:25	3:21	OWN 20	8	31	Downs
4	1:26	0:20	OWN 18	2	0	Interception

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:20	2:13	OPP 32	5	32	Touchdown
1	8:40	0:58	OPP 28	3	2	Interception
1	4:41	6:12	OWN 35	9	43	Field Goal
2	8:56	1:41	OWN 22	3	8	Punt
2	4:44	3:01	OWN 20	8	39	Missed FG
2	0:55	0:55	OWN 20	3	22	Half
3	15:00	5:07	OWN 20	11	51	Field Goal
3	4:40	2:07	OWN 42	3	7	Punt
3	0:36	1:19	50	3	5	Punt
4	9:05	3:40	OWN 30	10	70	Touchdown
4	2:04	0:38	OWN 49	3	3	Punt
4	1:06	1:06	OPP 35	3	0	Game

Game MVP: Ernie Dodge, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Carlos Spencer	12	33	2.75	12	1	1
Dexter Bussey	5	16	3.20	7	0	0
Bill Demory	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Cullen Bryant	21	74	3.52	13	1	0
George Franklin	15	77	5.13	18	2	1
Pat Ryan	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0
Duriel Harris	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Demory	43	30	278	5/29	1	48	2	75.5

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Pat Ryan	23	17	134	0/0	1	28	1	84.3

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Speedy Thomas	7	10	103	14.71	38	46	0
WR Lamont Marrow	4	6	75	18.75	45	48	0
WR Jack Dolbin	4	6	21	5.25	2	11	0
WR Jim Robinson	4	9	17	4.25	0	7	1
TE Walter White	3	3	18	6.00	0	9	0
TE Bob Adams	2	2	13	6.50	10	10	0
TE Ozzie Newsome	2	2	14	7.00	0	10	0
FB Mosi Tatupu	2	2	4	2.00	0	6	0
WR Van Harmon	1	2	10	10.00	2	10	0
RB Carlos Spencer	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Duriel Harris	4	5	61	15.25	21	28	0
WR Danny Buggs	3	3	21	7.00	0	13	0
FB Ted Brown	3	3	1	0.33	2	2	0
WR Charlie Wade	2	3	5	2.50	0	5	0
TE Ed Beckman	2	3	10	5.00	0	5	1
RB Cullen Bryant	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Rick Upchurch	1	4	21	21.00	6	21	0
WR Johnny Perkins	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Ed O'Neil	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ernie Jackson	1	10	10.00	0
S Bob Jury	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bill Demory	2	0	0
Dexter Bussey	1	0	0
Charley Hannah	0	1	0
Ozzie Newsome	0	1	0
Dale Lucas	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Cullen Bryant	1	0	0
Ernie Dodge	0	1	1
Rick Upchurch	0	1	0
Mario Nakamura	0	0	1
Judson Flint	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell Erxleben	4	169	42.3	33.8	44	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Chapple	4	182	45.5	35.8	50	2

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Uwe Von Schamann	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tim Mazzetti	2/3	1/2	0/1	46	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dexter Bussey	2	19	9.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	2	14	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dexter Bussey	2	34	17.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cullen Bryant	1	36	36.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ed O'Neil	6	4	0.0	38	21
DT Carl Barzilauskas	4	0	0.0	32	11
DT Donnell Erofeev	4	0	0.0	27	16
CB Ron Mabra	4	0	0.0	22	12
CB Ricky Wesson	4	0	0.0	27	16
S Johnnie Gray	3	5	0.0	36	14
ILB Shane Nelson	3	2	0.0	33	21
CB Dale Lucas	3	1	0.0	16	15
S Edddie Brown	3	0	0.0	32	19
OLB Randy Coffield	3	0	0.0	6	2
S Scott Perry	3	0	0.0	14	15
DE Dennis Boyd	3	0	0.0	34	16
DE Barry Bennett	2	1	0.0	23	15
CB Maurice Spencer	2	0	0.0	31	19
OLB Bob Horn	2	0	0.0	1	1
ILB Steve Neils	1	1	0.0	20	7
DT Gary Dunn	1	1	0.0	15	16
DE Cory Joyner	1	0	0.0	16	8
WR Lamont Marrow	1	0	---	---	---
TE Ozzie Newsome	1	0	---	---	---
DE Tim Rossovich	0	1	0.0	5	7

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Randy Gradishar	10	3	1.0	18	45
DE Ernie Dodge	5	0	2.0	10	25
S Billy Thompson	4	2	0.0	10	32
CB Ernie Jackson	4	1	0.0	16	37
CB Terrell Overstreet	4	1	0.0	10	25
CB Ray Easterling	4	0	0.0	17	41
CB Graham Spreen	4	0	0.0	11	35
DE Mario Nakamura	3	0	1.0	11	25
S Bob Jury	3	0	0.0	10	39
DT Jermaine Perkins	2	1	1.0	9	26
DE Karl Lorch	2	0	0.0	14	42
OLB Rusty Rebowe	2	0	0.0	8	23
S William Semple	1	2	0.0	8	19
OLB Guy Brown	1	1	0.0	5	10
CB Judson Flint	1	1	0.0	1	3
WR Charlie Wade	1	0	---	---	---
DT Josh Lane	1	0	0.0	6	15
OLB Bruce Huther	0	2	0.0	13	30

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Tim Rossovich	1	0	7
DE Cory Joyner	0	1	8
DT Donnell Erofeev	0	1	16
DE Dennis Boyd	0	1	16

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Ernie Dodge	2.0	0	1	25
DE Mario Nakamura	1.0	0	1	25
ILB Randy Gradishar	1.0	0	0	45
DT Jermaine Perkins	1.0	0	0	26
DE Karl Lorch	0.0	1	0	42
OLB Rusty Rebowe	0.0	0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Ed O'Neil	3	0	1	21
CB Maurice Spencer	2	0	0	19
CB Dale Lucas	2	0	0	15
S Johnnie Gray	2	0	0	14
CB Ron Mabra	2	0	0	12
ILB Shane Nelson	2	0	0	21
S Edddie Brown	1	0	0	19
ILB Steve Neils	1	0	0	7
OLB Bob Horn	1	0	0	1
DE Dennis Boyd	1	0	0	16
CB Ricky Wesson	0	1	0	16

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Randy Gradishar	6	1	0	45
CB Ernie Jackson	4	0	1	37
CB Graham Spreen	4	0	0	35
S Bob Jury	3	0	1	39
CB Ray Easterling	3	0	0	41
DE Ernie Dodge	2	0	0	25
CB Terrell Overstreet	2	0	0	25
S Billy Thompson	1	1	0	32
S William Semple	1	1	0	19
OLB Guy Brown	1	0	0	10
OLB Bruce Huther	1	0	0	30
OLB Rusty Rebowe	1	0	0	23
CB Judson Flint	1	0	0	3

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Neal	2	5	17	1	39
Paul Howard	2	3	16	0	43
Cody Risien	1	3	14	0	40
Burt Prince	1	2	6	0	10
Mosi Tatupu	0	2	13	0	23
Steve August	0	1	16	3	41
Charley Hannah	0	1	14	1	37

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Jim Copeland	5	10	37	21
Daryl White	3	10	33	20
John Giesler	2	7	36	20
Dave Scott	2	2	27	17
Tom Glassic	1	2	15	9
Bob Lingenfelter	0	2	19	10
Jean Barrett	0	1	24	16
Willie Parker	0	1	3	2
Leotis Harris	0	1	1	0
Victor Hicks	0	1	20	12

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Mosi Tatupu	1	14
Bob Adams	1	13
Paul Howard	1	3

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Johnny Perkins	2	15
Judson Flint	2	12

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bill Demory	18	48	---	---	---	66
Paul Howard	16	43	---	---	3	62
Ozzie Newsome	18	37	---	---	7	62
Ed O'Neil	---	---	38	21	2	61
Steve August	16	41	---	---	2	59
Dan Neal	17	39	---	---	1	57
Speedy Thomas	10	35	---	---	12	57
Shane Nelson	---	---	33	21	3	57
Edddie Brown	---	---	32	19	3	54
Cody Risien	14	40	---	---	---	54
Maurice Spencer	---	---	31	19	3	53
Johnnie Gray	---	---	36	14	3	53
Charley Hannah	14	37	---	---	1	52
Dennis Boyd	---	---	34	16	1	51
Mosi Tatupu	13	23	---	---	14	50
Ricky Wesson	---	---	27	16	6	49
Carl Barzilauskas	---	---	32	11	2	45
Carlos Spencer	13	31	---	---	1	45
Donnell Erofeev	---	---	27	16	2	45
Ron Mabra	---	---	22	12	9	43
Dexter Bussey	5	17	---	---	17	39
Scott Perry	---	---	14	15	10	39
Jim Robinson	12	26	---	---	---	38
Barry Bennett	---	---	23	15	---	38
Lamont Marrow	11	25	---	---	---	36
Gary Dunn	---	---	15	16	4	35
Dale Lucas	---	---	16	15	3	34
Cory Joyner	---	---	16	8	8	32
Jack Dolbin	5	26	---	---	---	31
Ken Long	5	18	---	---	5	28
Steve Neils	---	---	20	7	---	27
Bob Adams	1	7	---	---	13	21
Burt Prince	6	10	---	---	5	21
Walter White	2	7	---	---	12	21
Jesse Burgess	2	12	---	---	4	18
Larry Ball	---	---	1	2	14	17
Van Harmon	0	6	---	---	10	16
Tim Rossovich	---	---	5	7	2	14
Tom Sullivan	0	0	---	---	13	13
Randy Coffield	---	---	6	2	4	12
Doug Allen	---	---	0	0	8	8
Bob Horn	---	---	1	1	4	6
Russell Erxleben	0	0	---	---	5	5
Uwe Von Schamann	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bobby Scott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Nott	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jim Copeland	37	21	---	---	7	65
Randy Gradishar	---	---	18	45	2	65
Ray Easterling	---	---	17	41	5	63
Ed Beckman	37	18	---	---	7	62
Pat Ryan	39	23	---	---	---	62
Karl Lorch	---	---	14	42	1	57
John Giesler	36	20	---	---	---	56
Ernie Jackson	---	---	16	37	1	54
Daryl White	33	20	---	---	1	54
Cullen Bryant	23	9	---	---	19	51
Dave Scott	27	17	---	---	6	50
Bob Jury	---	---	10	39	1	50
Graham Spreen	---	---	11	35	1	47
Rick Upchurch	26	14	---	---	6	46
Ted Brown	22	9	---	---	14	45
Victor Hicks	20	12	---	---	13	45
Bruce Huther	---	---	13	30	1	44
Billy Thompson	---	---	10	32	1	43
Charlie Wade	16	15	---	---	12	43
Terrell Overstreet	---	---	10	25	7	42
Jean Barrett	24	16	---	---	---	40
William Semple	---	---	8	19	11	38
Ernie Dodge	---	---	10	25	3	38
Mario Nakamura	---	---	11	25	2	38
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	9	26	2	37
Jerry Wilkinson	---	---	8	23	6	37
Bob Lingenfelter	19	10	---	---	7	36
George Franklin	17	15	---	---	3	35
Duriel Harris	22	12	---	---	---	34
Rusty Rebowe	---	---	8	23	3	34
Tom Glassic	15	9	---	---	7	31
Zack Lang	---	---	7	21	---	28
Danny Buggs	12	9	---	---	6	27
Josh Lane	---	---	6	15	1	22
Guy Brown	---	---	5	10	7	22
Johnny Perkins	0	2	---	---	15	17
Deron DeLorraine	---	---	6	9	1	16
Judson Flint	---	---	1	3	12	16
Leotis Harris	1	0	---	---	7	8
Tim Mazzetti	0	0	---	---	8	8
Larry Polowski	---	---	0	3	3	6
Willie Parker	3	2	---	---	---	5
Lyle Alzado	---	---	0	0	4	4
Dave Chapple	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tim Gray	0	0	---	---	3	3
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	16	4.0
Middle	12	30	2.5
Right	2	4	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	21	96	4.6
Middle	6	21	3.5
Right	10	38	3.8
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Demory	43	30	3	2	2	3	3	0	2

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Pat Ryan	23	17	3	0	0	1	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	21	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	16	113	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	123	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	21	3.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	-1	-0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	28	2.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	82	13.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	25	8.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Speedy Thomas	10	7	0	103	2	35
WR Jim Robinson	9	4	1	17	0	26
WR Lamont Marrow	6	4	0	75	1	25
WR Jack Dolbin	6	4	1	21	0	26
TE Walter White	3	3	0	18	0	7
TE Bob Adams	2	2	0	13	0	7
WR Van Harmon	2	1	0	10	0	6
TE Ozzie Newsome	2	2	0	14	0	37
FB Mosi Tatupu	2	2	0	4	0	23
RB Carlos Spencer	1	1	0	3	0	31

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Duriel Harris	5	4	61	2	12
WR Rick Upchurch	4	1	21	1	14
WR Charlie Wade	3	2	5	0	15
WR Danny Buggs	3	3	21	0	9
TE Ed Beckman	3	2	10	0	18
FB Ted Brown	3	3	1	0	9
RB Cullen Bryant	1	1	6	0	9
WR Johnny Perkins	1	1	9	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Carlos Spencer	3	0	0.00	2.75

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cullen Bryant	2	10	5.00	3.52
George Franklin	2	2	1.00	5.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Demory	3	3	14	4.67	6.47

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Pat Ryan	1	1	5	5.00	5.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Speedy Thomas	2	2	13	6.50	10.30
WR Jim Robinson	1	1	1	1.00	1.89

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ed Beckman	1	1	5	5.00	3.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Cullen Bryant	2	0
George Franklin	1	1
Pat Ryan	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Demory	12	9	6

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Pat Ryan	10	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Speedy Thomas	3	2	2
WR Jack Dolbin	3	2	1
WR Jim Robinson	3	2	1
WR Van Harmon	1	1	1
WR Lamont Marrow	1	1	1
TE Ozzie Newsome	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Danny Buggs	3	3	2
WR Charlie Wade	2	1	0
WR Duriel Harris	2	2	1
TE Ed Beckman	1	0	0
WR Johnny Perkins	1	1	1
FB Ted Brown	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (21,400)
End Zone 14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (21,400)
End Zone	14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)