Week 16, 1983

played in Detroit, MI

14 degrees, snow, 14 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	0	7	0	-	7
Detroit Lions	3	6	3	0	-	12

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:37 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 33 field goal
2Q: 10:22 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 34 field goal
2Q: 05:58 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 49 field goal
3Q: 12:00 DEN - Joe Washington 9 run (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
3Q: 07:06 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:37 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 33 field goal
2Q: 10:22 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 34 field goal
2Q: 05:58 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 49 field goal
3Q: 12:00 DEN - Joe Washington 9 run (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
3Q: 07:06 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 44 field goal

Team Statistics DEN DET
Record 6-9 8-7
First Downs 11 16
- by Rushing 3 2
- by Passing 8 12
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 182 267
- Offensive Plays 59 74
- Yards per Play 3.08 3.61
Net Rushing Yards 60 60
- Rushing Attempts 23 24
- Yards per Rush 2.61 2.50
Net Passing Yards 122 207
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 18 - 0 46 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 144 233
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/22 4/26
- Yards per Pass Play 3.39 4.14
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 6/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 10.4
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/25 8/60
Punt Returns/Yards 6/28 2/7
Kick Returns/Yards 5/50 1/31
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 29
Time of Possession 24:02 35:58

Team Statistics	DEN	DET
Record	6-9	8-7
First Downs	11	16
- by Rushing	3	2
- by Passing	8	12
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	182	267
- Offensive Plays	59	74
- Yards per Play	3.08	3.61
Net Rushing Yards	60	60
- Rushing Attempts	23	24
- Yards per Rush	2.61	2.50
Net Passing Yards	122	207
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 18 - 0	46 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	144	233
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/22	4/26
- Yards per Pass Play	3.39	4.14
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	6/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	10.4
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/25	8/60
Punt Returns/Yards	6/28	2/7
Kick Returns/Yards	5/50	1/31
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 29
Time of Possession	24:02	35:58

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:56	1:49	OWN 29	3	-1	Punt
1	6:30	1:04	OWN 15	3	0	Punt
1	2:55	2:04	OWN 20	6	8	Punt
2	10:16	1:44	OWN 21	3	3	Punt
2	5:52	1:34	OWN 26	4	17	Punt
2	2:34	1:09	OWN 40	4	17	Punt
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 14	1	1	Half
3	15:00	1:52	OWN 8	3	3	Punt
3	12:00	0:07	OPP 9	1	9	Touchdown
3	7:00	4:07	OWN 12	7	27	Punt
3	1:32	1:40	OWN 45	3	3	Punt
4	12:32	3:25	OWN 36	5	26	Punt
4	8:31	1:34	OWN 42	4	8	Downs
4	5:06	3:51	OWN 20	12	56	Downs

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:04	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
1	10:07	3:37	OWN 40	10	44	Field Goal
1	5:26	2:31	OPP 46	6	5	Punt
1	0:51	5:35	OWN 26	10	57	Field Goal
2	8:32	2:40	50	5	18	Field Goal
2	4:18	1:44	OWN 17	3	4	Punt
2	1:25	1:14	OWN 2	4	30	Punt
3	13:08	1:08	OWN 30	3	6	Punt
3	11:53	4:53	OWN 38	9	35	Field Goal
3	2:53	1:21	OWN 16	3	4	Punt
4	14:52	2:20	OWN 21	5	7	Punt
4	9:07	0:36	OWN 20	3	-15	Punt
4	6:57	1:51	50	3	-13	Punt
4	1:15	1:15	OWN 24	6	31	Game

Game MVP: Uwe Von Schamann, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Joe Washington	13	32	2.46	9	1
Charlie White	6	13	2.17	5	0
Mike Guman	2	5	2.50	5	0
Cliff Stoudt	1	7	7.00	7	0
Ted Brown	1	3	3.00	3	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Terdell Middleton	8	20	2.50	7
Rick Moser	7	28	4.00	9
Vince Evans	4	5	1.25	5
Mosi Tatupu	3	1	0.33	2
Mike Franckowiak	2	6	3.00	4

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cliff Stoudt	33	18	144	3/22	0	25	0	65.7

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Vince Evans	46	26	233	4/26	0	31	0	70.3

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Rick Upchurch	7	9	65	9.29	9	14
WR Mark Duper	4	8	36	9.00	1	25
TE Doug Cosbie	2	3	8	4.00	0	5
FB Mike Guman	2	2	19	9.50	0	14
RB Charlie White	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
TE Earl Cooper	1	2	10	10.00	0	10
RB David Hughes	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Carlos Stevens	0	4	0	0.00	0	0
RB Joe Washington	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Leo Lewis	6	13	33	5.50	1	10
WR Preston Dennard	5	9	40	8.00	13	15
TE Ozzie Newsome	5	5	69	13.80	39	22
TE Jim Obradovich	3	4	24	8.00	9	11
WR Ken Margerum	2	6	30	15.00	9	21
WR Herkie Walls	2	3	36	18.00	22	31
RB Mike Franckowiak	1	1	2	2.00	1	2
FB Mosi Tatupu	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2
TE Mike Mularkey	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
RB Terdell Middleton	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB Rick Moser	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dave Lindstrom	0	0	1	0
Larry McGrew	0	0	1	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov
Vince Evans	1	0
Mosi Tatupu	1	0
Ron Wooten	0	1
Mike Mularkey	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Miller	10	396	39.6	36.9	59	3

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell Erxleben	9	386	42.9	35.3	63	1

Kicking Statistics

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

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Uwe Von Schamann	4/4	2/2	0/0	49	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie White	6	28	4.7	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Lott	1	4	4.0	0
Herkie Walls	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie White	4	34	8.5	0
Rick Upchurch	1	16	16.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Herkie Walls	1	31	31.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Jim Wilks	6	0	1.0	18	39
OLB Jim Ryan	6	0	0.0	8	17
CB Reuben Hendeson	6	0	0.0	18	41
S Deron Cherry	5	2	0.0	20	44
S Scott Burk	5	1	0.0	13	30
DE Greg Meisner	4	0	1.0	15	35
DE Dave Lindstrom	4	0	0.5	14	28
CB Mark Lee	4	2	0.0	19	44
OLB Ron Crosby	3	2	0.0	15	26
CB Chris Gibson	3	1	0.0	15	39
OLB Larry Keller	2	2	0.0	12	18
DE Doug Martin	1	1	1.0	10	22
DT Wilson Whitely	1	1	0.5	22	40
ILB Larry McGrew	1	3	0.0	21	31
S Craig Cassady	1	2	0.0	22	44
ILB Dave Ahrens	1	0	0.0	3	5
DT Steve Niehaus	0	1	0.0	16	28

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Fred Marion	6	0	0.0	20	29
CB Carl Allen	5	1	0.0	11	18
OLB Craig Bingham	4	0	1.0	20	29
S Ronnie Lott	4	1	0.0	22	31
CB Bobby Butler	4	0	0.0	16	26
CB Wyatt Henderson	4	0	0.0	14	23
ILB Jeff Siemon	2	0	1.0	7	8
DE Jacob Green	2	0	1.0	16	23
ILB Matt Millen	2	5	0.0	16	28
DE Lyle Alzado	2	0	0.0	15	26
S Clarence Duren	2	0	0.0	4	11
OLB Chris Martin	1	1	0.0	8	13
DT Herb Orvis	1	0	0.0	11	18
DE Dennis Boyd	1	0	0.0	11	19
S Marvin Switzer	1	0	0.0	5	14
CB Herb Williams	1	0	0.0	18	31
DT Emanuel Weaver	1	0	0.0	13	10
OLB Greg Bracelin	0	1	0.0	4	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jim Wilks	1.0	2	2	39
DE Greg Meisner	1.0	1	0	35
DE Doug Martin	1.0	0	0	22
DT Wilson Whitely	0.5	2	1	40
DE Dave Lindstrom	0.5	1	1	28
OLB Ron Crosby	0.0	0	1	26
S Deron Cherry	0.0	0	1	44

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jacob Green	1.0	0	1	23
ILB Jeff Siemon	1.0	0	0	8
OLB Craig Bingham	1.0	0	0	29
DE Dennis Boyd	0.0	3	0	19
DE Lyle Alzado	0.0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Reuben Hendeson	4	1	41
S Scott Burk	4	0	30
CB Mark Lee	4	0	44
S Deron Cherry	3	1	44
OLB Jim Ryan	3	0	17
OLB Ron Crosby	2	0	26
DE Dave Lindstrom	2	0	28
CB Chris Gibson	1	1	39
OLB Larry Keller	1	0	18
S Craig Cassady	1	0	44
DE Jim Wilks	1	0	39

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Carl Allen	4	1	18
CB Bobby Butler	3	1	26
CB Wyatt Henderson	3	1	23
CB Herb Williams	1	1	31
OLB Craig Bingham	1	1	29
S Clarence Duren	1	0	11
DT Herb Orvis	1	0	18
DE Jacob Green	1	0	23
ILB Matt Millen	1	0	28
S Fred Marion	1	0	29
OLB Chris Martin	1	0	13
S Ronnie Lott	0	3	31
S Marvin Switzer	0	1	14

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Leotis Harris	1	6	18	0	31
Blair Bush	1	3	5	1	4
Jeff Bostic	1	3	21	0	30
Joe Bostic	1	1	5	0	5
Earl Cooper	1	1	14	0	15
Joe Jacoby	0	5	20	1	32
Luis Sharpe	0	1	18	1	32
Ted Brown	0	1	2	0	4
Doug Cosbie	0	1	16	0	31

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Anthony Munoz	4	7	23	2	48
Tom Forrest	1	4	18	0	36
Ron Wooten	0	3	20	1	41
Cody Risien	0	2	17	1	49
Brad Benson	0	1	8	0	9
Mosi Tatupu	0	1	10	0	12
Rich Umphrey	0	1	11	0	27
Randy Grimes	0	1	23	0	39

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Earl Cooper	1	17
David Hughes	1	12
Ted Brown	1	9

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Martin	4	15
Rick Moser	3	13
Mike Franckowiak	2	20
Jim Obradovich	2	20

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Deron Cherry	---	---	20	44	31	95
Mark Lee	---	---	19	44	14	77
Reuben Hendeson	---	---	18	41	16	75
Craig Cassady	---	---	22	44	5	71
Jim Wilks	---	---	18	39	11	68
Wilson Whitely	---	---	22	40	3	65
Chris Gibson	---	---	15	39	10	64
Cliff Stoudt	23	36	---	---	---	59
Doug Cosbie	16	31	---	---	9	56
Larry McGrew	---	---	21	31	3	55
Scott Burk	---	---	13	30	10	53
Jim Ryan	---	---	8	17	27	52
Jeff Bostic	21	30	---	---	1	52
Edwin Bailey	18	27	---	---	7	52
Joe Jacoby	20	32	---	---	---	52
Greg Meisner	---	---	15	35	1	51
Charlie White	9	15	---	---	26	50
Luis Sharpe	18	32	---	---	---	50
Rick Upchurch	17	27	---	---	5	49
Steve Niehaus	---	---	16	28	5	49
Leotis Harris	18	31	---	---	---	49
Earl Cooper	14	15	---	---	17	46
Mike Guman	12	25	---	---	9	46
Doug Martin	---	---	10	22	13	45
Ron Crosby	---	---	15	26	1	42
Dave Lindstrom	---	---	14	28	---	42
Mark Duper	12	26	---	---	1	39
Joe Washington	17	18	---	---	---	35
Larry Keller	---	---	12	18	1	31
Carlos Stevens	14	16	---	---	---	30
Mickey Marvin	5	9	---	---	10	24
Rick Dennison	---	---	3	19	1	23
Joe Bostic	5	5	---	---	10	20
Blair Bush	5	4	---	---	10	19
David Hughes	1	3	---	---	12	16
Floyd Eddings	0	0	---	---	16	16
Ted Brown	2	4	---	---	9	15
Joel Patten	3	4	---	---	8	15
Dave Ahrens	---	---	3	5	5	13
Jim Miller	0	0	---	---	10	10
Kani Kauahi	2	6	---	---	1	9
Sammy White	1	0	---	---	7	8
Rick Donnalley	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tim Mazzetti	0	0	---	---	2	2
Turk Schonert	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brendon Bishop	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randy Grimes	23	39	---	---	13	75
Vince Evans	24	50	---	---	---	74
Cody Risien	17	49	---	---	5	71
Anthony Munoz	23	48	---	---	---	71
Herb Williams	---	---	18	31	20	69
Tom Forrest	18	36	---	---	13	67
Craig Bingham	---	---	20	29	18	67
Ozzie Newsome	21	33	---	---	10	64
Ron Wooten	20	41	---	---	---	61
Ronnie Lott	---	---	22	31	3	56
Leo Lewis	13	42	---	---	---	55
Preston Dennard	9	31	---	---	12	52
Terdell Middleton	16	35	---	---	---	51
Fred Marion	---	---	20	29	---	49
Rich Umphrey	11	27	---	---	11	49
Matt Millen	---	---	16	28	2	46
Herkie Walls	6	24	---	---	16	46
Lyle Alzado	---	---	15	26	1	42
Bobby Butler	---	---	16	26	---	42
Mike Mularkey	15	17	---	---	10	42
Mosi Tatupu	10	12	---	---	19	41
Dennis Boyd	---	---	11	19	10	40
Jacob Green	---	---	16	23	---	39
Jim Obradovich	9	9	---	---	20	38
Wyatt Henderson	---	---	14	23	---	37
Carl Allen	---	---	11	18	7	36
Chris Martin	---	---	8	13	15	36
Herb Orvis	---	---	11	18	6	35
Rick Moser	7	13	---	---	13	33
Marvin Switzer	---	---	5	14	14	33
Brian Sochia	---	---	12	18	2	32
Mike Franckowiak	5	5	---	---	20	30
Brad Benson	8	9	---	---	10	27
Jerome Sally	---	---	10	17	---	27
Ken Margerum	7	19	---	---	---	26
Emanuel Weaver	---	---	13	10	3	26
Jim Jensen	2	10	---	---	11	23
Jeff Siemon	---	---	7	8	4	19
Clarence Duren	---	---	4	11	---	15
Greg Bracelin	---	---	4	4	7	15
Ken Dallafior	0	1	---	---	13	14
Russell Erxleben	0	0	---	---	9	9
Uwe Von Schamann	0	0	---	---	9	9
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	4	4
Steve Grogan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jim Robinson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	13	3.3
Middle	12	24	2.0
Right	7	23	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	12	1.5
Middle	11	35	3.2
Right	4	15	3.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cliff Stoudt	33	18	1	0	2	9	4	1	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Vince Evans	46	26	4	2	3	3	6	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	9	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	6	31	2.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	79	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	25	6.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	13	7	43	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	59	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	110	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	9	1	21	2.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rick Upchurch	9	7	0	65	0	27
WR Mark Duper	8	4	0	36	1	26
WR Carlos Stevens	4	0	1	0	0	16
RB Joe Washington	3	0	1	0	0	18
TE Doug Cosbie	3	2	0	8	0	31
TE Earl Cooper	2	1	0	10	0	15
FB Mike Guman	2	2	0	19	0	25
RB Charlie White	1	1	0	6	0	15
RB David Hughes	1	1	0	0	0	3

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Leo Lewis	13	6	1	33	0	42
WR Preston Dennard	9	5	0	40	0	31
WR Ken Margerum	6	2	1	30	1	19
TE Ozzie Newsome	5	5	0	69	2	33
TE Jim Obradovich	4	3	0	24	0	9
WR Herkie Walls	3	2	1	36	1	24
RB Terdell Middleton	2	0	0	0	0	35
RB Mike Franckowiak	1	1	0	2	0	5
RB Rick Moser	1	0	0	0	0	13
FB Mosi Tatupu	1	1	0	-2	0	12
TE Mike Mularkey	1	1	0	1	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Washington	1	9	9.00	2.46

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Terdell Middleton	1	1	1.00	2.50
Mosi Tatupu	1	2	2.00	0.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cliff Stoudt	1	0	0	0.00	4.36

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Vince Evans	4	1	-1	-0.25	5.07

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Carlos Stevens	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Preston Dennard	1	1	-1	-1.00	4.44
RB Rick Moser	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Leo Lewis	1	0	0	0.00	2.54
WR Ken Margerum	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Cliff Stoudt	1	1
Charlie White	1	0
Mike Guman	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Franckowiak	1	1
Terdell Middleton	1	0
Rick Moser	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cliff Stoudt	10	5	2

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Vince Evans	14	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rick Upchurch	3	2	1
WR Carlos Stevens	2	0	0
TE Doug Cosbie	1	0	0
TE Earl Cooper	1	0	0
FB Mike Guman	1	1	1
RB David Hughes	1	1	0
WR Mark Duper	1	1	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Leo Lewis	5	2	1
WR Ken Margerum	3	1	1
WR Herkie Walls	3	2	1
TE Jim Obradovich	1	1	1
WR Preston Dennard	1	1	0
RB Rick Moser	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,000 (21,400)
End Zone 13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,000 (21,400)
End Zone	13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)