Week 16, 1987

played in Denver, CO

43 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Detroit Lions	0	0	7	7	-	14
Denver Broncos	0	6	7	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
2Q: 05:53 DEN - Max Zendejas 37 field goal
2Q: 01:58 DEN - Max Zendejas 44 field goal
3Q: 10:54 DEN - Hassan Jones 3 pass from Vinny Testaverde (Max Zendejas extra point)
3Q: 05:29 DET - Phil McConkey 23 pass from Doug Flutie (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
4Q: 07:32 DET - Billy Sims 1 run (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 05:53 DEN - Max Zendejas 37 field goal
2Q: 01:58 DEN - Max Zendejas 44 field goal
3Q: 10:54 DEN - Hassan Jones 3 pass from Vinny Testaverde (Max Zendejas extra point)
3Q: 05:29 DET - Phil McConkey 23 pass from Doug Flutie (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
4Q: 07:32 DET - Billy Sims 1 run (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)

Team Statistics DET DEN
Record 4-11 5-10
First Downs 17 16
- by Rushing 8 1
- by Passing 8 13
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 263 259
- Offensive Plays 61 55
- Yards per Play 4.31 4.71
Net Rushing Yards 139 64
- Rushing Attempts 37 19
- Yards per Rush 3.76 3.37
Net Passing Yards 124 195
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 11 - 1 35 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 138 200
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.17 5.42
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 7.2
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/52 6/55
Punt Returns/Yards 1/1 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 4/73 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 24
Time of Possession 30:33 29:27

Team Statistics	DET	DEN
Record	4-11	5-10
First Downs	17	16
- by Rushing	8	1
- by Passing	8	13
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	263	259
- Offensive Plays	61	55
- Yards per Play	4.31	4.71
Net Rushing Yards	139	64
- Rushing Attempts	37	19
- Yards per Rush	3.76	3.37
Net Passing Yards	124	195
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 11 - 1	35 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	138	200
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.17	5.42
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	7.2
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/52	6/55
Punt Returns/Yards	1/1	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	4/73	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 24
Time of Possession	30:33	29:27

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:33	OWN 33	3	2	Punt
1	11:04	2:08	OWN 32	4	12	Punt
1	5:00	3:03	OWN 20	5	23	Punt
2	14:52	2:38	OWN 35	5	29	Interception
2	10:39	1:20	OWN 7	3	3	Punt
2	5:48	1:35	OWN 29	3	-5	Punt
2	1:51	1:51	OWN 19	3	25	Half
3	10:44	5:26	OWN 26	12	74	Touchdown
3	0:07	3:02	OWN 20	5	10	Punt
4	11:36	4:12	OWN 48	8	52	Touchdown
4	3:54	3:54	OWN 34	10	34	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:27	2:23	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	8:56	3:56	OWN 20	7	42	Punt
1	1:57	2:05	OWN 4	4	17	Punt
2	12:14	1:35	OWN 34	3	4	Punt
2	9:19	3:31	OWN 43	6	37	Field Goal
2	4:13	2:22	OWN 38	7	35	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:16	OWN 14	8	86	Touchdown
3	5:18	5:11	OWN 20	8	33	Punt
4	12:05	0:29	OWN 48	2	-10	Interception
4	7:24	3:30	OWN 8	7	15	Punt

Game MVP: Markus Koch, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tony Collins	12	42	3.50	10	1	0
Timmy Smith	11	57	5.18	22	2	0
Billy Sims	9	30	3.33	9	0	1
Doug Flutie	4	9	2.25	6	0	0
Tim Spencer	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Rod Bernstine	10	37	3.70	9
George Wonsley	6	15	2.50	7
Tom Rathman	1	2	2.00	2
Steve Smith	1	7	7.00	7
Vinny Testaverde	1	3	3.00	3

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Flutie	22	11	138	2/14	1	28	1	66.1

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Vinny Testaverde	35	25	200	1/5	1	35	1	83.0

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Steve Largent	2	4	29	14.50	0	28	0
RB Tony Collins	2	2	18	9.00	5	12	0
TE Mike Mularkey	2	2	32	16.00	14	27	0
WR Kelvin Edwards	2	5	22	11.00	2	11	0
WR Phil McConkey	1	3	23	23.00	7	23	1
FB Tim Spencer	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Timmy Smith	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Ozzie Newsome	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Ken Margerum	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Ron Wolfley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kelvin Martin	6	7	49	8.17	6	15	0
WR Ronnie Harmon	5	7	73	14.60	29	35	0
TE Jerry Bell	4	5	38	9.50	0	17	0
TE Ken Griffey	4	4	23	5.75	2	9	0
RB Rod Bernstine	3	3	12	4.00	0	5	0
WR Hassan Jones	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	1
FB Tom Rathman	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Steve Smith	1	1	-1	-1.00	1	-1	0
WR Duriel Harris	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Fred Banks	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Duane Bickett	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Larry McGrew	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell Erxleben	6	269	44.8	39.8	56	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	6	273	45.5	38.7	55	1

Kicking Statistics

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

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Max Zendejas	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil McConkey	1	1	1.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Duriel Harris	2	10	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Sims	3	54	18.0	0
Tony Collins	1	19	19.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Duriel Harris	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Fred Marion	6	2	0.0	16	30
ILB Matt Millen	5	3	0.0	15	21
OLB Duane Bickett	5	1	0.0	10	23
CB Bobby Butler	4	1	0.0	10	30
DE Dennis Boyd	3	0	1.0	14	24
CB Wyatt Henderson	3	2	0.0	12	26
DT Brian Sochia	3	2	0.0	14	33
S Ronnie Lott	3	1	0.0	16	31
OLB Craig Bingham	2	1	0.0	9	13
DE Jacob Green	2	0	0.0	9	20
ILB Johnny Taylor	2	0	0.0	7	12
DT Kevin Kellin	2	0	0.0	11	23
CB Reyna Thompson	2	0	0.0	10	17
DT Jerome Sally	1	1	0.0	10	13
ILB Niko Noga	1	1	0.0	4	15
TE Ozzie Newsome	1	0	---	---	---

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Larry McGrew	11	2	0.0	28	20
DE Markus Koch	5	0	2.0	20	17
S Thomas Everett	4	1	0.0	24	14
CB Richard Johnson	3	2	0.0	13	13
ILB Pat Swilling	3	2	0.0	29	16
S Russell Gary	3	1	0.0	22	16
DT Jon Hand	3	1	0.0	30	14
DE Earl Wilson	3	0	0.0	27	13
S Alvin Walton	2	2	0.0	30	21
DT Wilson Whitely	2	0	0.0	21	15
DE Leonard Griffin	2	0	0.0	10	11
CB Mark Lee	1	2	0.0	20	18
CB Reuben Hendeson	1	2	0.0	30	18
CB Tim McKyer	1	1	0.0	24	20
DT Rush Brown	1	0	0.0	26	17
WR Fred Banks	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Winston Moss	1	0	0.0	21	8
ILB Rick Dennison	0	1	0.0	15	4
OLB Tim Meamber	0	1	0.0	5	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dennis Boyd	1.0	0	0	24
DE Jacob Green	0.0	2	1	20
DE Randy Edwards	0.0	1	0	12
DT Chris Pike	0.0	1	0	17
S Fred Marion	0.0	0	1	30

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Markus Koch	2.0	0	1	0	17
DT Rush Brown	0.0	0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Duane Bickett	4	0	1	23
ILB Matt Millen	4	0	0	21
CB Wyatt Henderson	4	0	0	26
CB Bobby Butler	3	3	0	30
S Fred Marion	3	0	0	30
DT Brian Sochia	2	0	0	33
CB Reyna Thompson	2	0	0	17
DE Dennis Boyd	1	0	0	24
S Ronnie Lott	1	0	0	31
ILB Niko Noga	1	0	0	15
OLB Tim Cofield	0	1	0	4

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Pat Swilling	3	0	0	16
S Russell Gary	2	1	0	16
CB Reuben Hendeson	1	1	0	18
CB Richard Johnson	1	1	0	13
ILB Larry McGrew	1	0	1	20
CB Mark Lee	1	0	0	18
CB Tim McKyer	1	0	0	20
S Thomas Everett	1	0	0	14
S Alvin Walton	0	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Anthony Munoz	4	8	35	0	22
Rich Umphrey	4	5	32	0	23
Cody Risien	2	3	32	1	19
Randy Grimes	1	3	25	0	12
Paul Fairchild	1	3	24	0	18
Tom Newberry	0	5	25	1	17
Tim Spencer	0	3	17	0	10
Mike Mularkey	0	1	17	0	8
Ron Wolfley	0	1	11	0	13
Tom Baugh	0	1	12	0	9

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ellison Onizuka	2	5	12	0	26
Bill Fralic	1	4	13	0	26
Jerry Bell	1	1	7	0	11
Rick Donnalley	0	3	16	0	32
Ken Ruettgers	0	2	14	0	21
Dan Rosado	0	2	7	0	10
Brad Edelman	0	1	9	0	14
Doug Riesenberg	0	0	9	1	22

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Phil McConkey	1	15
Ron Hall	1	13
Reyna Thompson	1	12

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
George Wonsley	4	24
Fred Banks	1	11

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Anthony Munoz	35	22	---	---	6	63
Doug Flutie	37	24	---	---	---	61
Cody Risien	32	19	---	---	6	57
Rich Umphrey	32	23	---	---	2	57
Ronnie Lott	---	---	16	31	4	51
Phil McConkey	22	12	---	---	15	49
Brian Sochia	---	---	14	33	1	48
Fred Marion	---	---	16	30	1	47
Ozzie Newsome	28	12	---	---	6	46
Paul Fairchild	24	18	---	---	4	46
Wyatt Henderson	---	---	12	26	6	44
Craig Bingham	---	---	9	13	21	43
Randy Grimes	25	12	---	---	6	43
Bobby Butler	---	---	10	30	2	42
Tom Newberry	25	17	---	---	---	42
Steve Largent	19	15	---	---	6	40
Matt Millen	---	---	15	21	4	40
Dennis Boyd	---	---	14	24	1	39
Duane Galloway	---	---	13	19	7	39
Reyna Thompson	---	---	10	17	12	39
Kelvin Edwards	13	15	---	---	7	35
Kevin Kellin	---	---	11	23	1	35
Mike Mularkey	17	8	---	---	9	34
Chris Pike	---	---	10	17	7	34
Jacob Green	---	---	9	20	4	33
Duane Bickett	---	---	10	23	---	33
Billy Sims	12	7	---	---	13	32
Tim Spencer	17	10	---	---	5	32
Ron Wolfley	11	13	---	---	8	32
Tony Collins	12	11	---	---	4	27
Jerome Sally	---	---	10	13	4	27
Tom Baugh	12	9	---	---	6	27
Niko Noga	---	---	4	15	7	26
Timmy Smith	14	6	---	---	4	24
Ken Margerum	13	10	---	---	---	23
Johnny Taylor	---	---	7	12	4	23
Ron Francis	---	---	5	7	9	21
Ron Hall	7	1	---	---	13	21
Randy Edwards	---	---	5	12	2	19
Tom Flynn	---	---	6	6	1	13
Tim Cofield	---	---	3	4	4	11
Russell Erxleben	0	0	---	---	6	6
Uwe Von Schamann	0	0	---	---	3	3
Vince Evans	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alvin Walton	---	---	30	21	6	57
Vinny Testaverde	19	36	---	---	---	55
Thomas Everett	---	---	24	14	12	50
Larry McGrew	---	---	28	20	1	49
Rick Donnalley	16	32	---	---	1	49
Reuben Hendeson	---	---	30	18	---	48
Rush Brown	---	---	26	17	4	47
Ronnie Harmon	11	27	---	---	9	47
Ellison Onizuka	12	26	---	---	8	46
Mark Lee	---	---	20	18	7	45
George Wonsley	6	15	---	---	24	45
Bill Fralic	13	26	---	---	6	45
Pat Swilling	---	---	29	16	---	45
Jon Hand	---	---	30	14	---	44
Tim McKyer	---	---	24	20	---	44
Ken Griffey	12	24	---	---	6	42
Richard Johnson	---	---	13	13	15	41
Earl Wilson	---	---	27	13	---	40
Tom Rathman	11	19	---	---	10	40
Russell Gary	---	---	22	16	1	39
Wilson Whitely	---	---	21	15	2	38
Markus Koch	---	---	20	17	---	37
Kelvin Martin	15	22	---	---	---	37
Rod Bernstine	13	21	---	---	2	36
Ken Ruettgers	14	21	---	---	---	35
Jerry Bell	7	11	---	---	15	33
Duriel Harris	5	14	---	---	13	32
Brad Edelman	9	14	---	---	8	31
Doug Riesenberg	9	22	---	---	---	31
Hassan Jones	10	20	---	---	---	30
Winston Moss	---	---	21	8	---	29
Joe Milinchik	5	15	---	---	8	28
Tim Meamber	---	---	5	6	15	26
Rick Dennison	---	---	15	4	6	25
Leonard Griffin	---	---	10	11	4	25
Edwin Bailey	10	14	---	---	---	24
Steve Smith	3	4	---	---	12	19
Dan Rosado	7	10	---	---	1	18
Scott Kellar	---	---	12	3	2	17
Fred Banks	2	3	---	---	11	16
Kani Kauahi	0	0	---	---	8	8
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	8	8
Max Zendejas	0	0	---	---	6	6
Marion Barber	0	0	---	---	---	0
Joe Dufek	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jim Everett	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	58	4.8
Middle	15	61	4.1
Right	8	23	2.9
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	17	3.4
Middle	12	43	3.6
Right	2	4	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Flutie	22	11	3	3	1	4	2	0	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Vinny Testaverde	35	25	1	1	0	4	4	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	43	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	67	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	28	7.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	9	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	13	96	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	78	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	17	4.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kelvin Edwards	5	2	0	22	0	15
WR Steve Largent	4	2	0	29	1	15
WR Phil McConkey	3	1	1	23	1	12
RB Tony Collins	2	2	0	18	0	11
WR Ken Margerum	2	0	0	0	0	10
TE Mike Mularkey	2	2	0	32	1	8
TE Ozzie Newsome	1	0	0	0	0	12
FB Tim Spencer	1	1	0	8	0	10
FB Ron Wolfley	1	0	0	0	0	13
RB Timmy Smith	1	1	0	6	0	6

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronnie Harmon	7	5	73	1	27
WR Kelvin Martin	7	6	49	0	22
TE Jerry Bell	5	4	38	0	11
TE Ken Griffey	4	4	23	0	24
WR Duriel Harris	3	0	0	0	14
WR Hassan Jones	3	1	3	0	20
RB Rod Bernstine	3	3	12	0	21
WR Fred Banks	1	0	0	0	3
FB Tom Rathman	1	1	3	0	19
FB Steve Smith	1	1	-1	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Billy Sims	2	1	0.50	3.33
Timmy Smith	1	6	6.00	5.18

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
George Wonsley	1	0	0.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Vinny Testaverde	2	2	20	10.00	5.71

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jerry Bell	1	1	17	17.00	7.60
WR Hassan Jones	1	1	3	3.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Billy Sims	3	3
Doug Flutie	2	0
Tony Collins	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Rod Bernstine	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Flutie	9	5	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Vinny Testaverde	10	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Mike Mularkey	2	2	2
WR Phil McConkey	2	1	1
WR Steve Largent	1	1	1
RB Tony Collins	1	1	0
WR Ken Margerum	1	0	0
FB Ron Wolfley	1	0	0
WR Kelvin Edwards	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ronnie Harmon	4	2	1
WR Kelvin Martin	2	2	0
TE Ken Griffey	2	2	1
TE Jerry Bell	1	1	1
RB Rod Bernstine	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (21,400)
End Zone 11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (21,400)
End Zone	11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,300)