Week 16, 2007

played in Detroit, MI

39 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Denver Broncos621103-40
Detroit Lions7007-14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:57 DET - Kevin Curtis 2 pass from Brodie Croyle (Dave Raymer extra point)
1Q: 01:03 DEN - Josh Reed 8 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Edward Hepburn extra point failed)
2Q: 06:55 DEN - Musa Smith 27 run (Edward Hepburn extra point)
2Q: 05:25 DEN - Marques Colston 75 punt return (Edward Hepburn extra point)
2Q: 01:13 DEN - Marques Colston 9 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Edward Hepburn extra point)
3Q: 09:11 DEN - Edward Hepburn 26 field goal
3Q: 05:18 DEN - Wendell Gatski 24 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Edward Hepburn extra point)
4Q: 12:06 DET - Ben Obomanu 21 pass from Cedric Rohde (Dave Raymer extra point)
4Q: 01:59 DEN - Edward Hepburn 46 field goal

Team StatisticsDENDET
Record12-38-7
First Downs2115
- by Rushing133
- by Passing812
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards423303
- Offensive Plays6072
- Yards per Play7.054.21
Net Rushing Yards25377
- Rushing Attempts4022
- Yards per Rush6.333.50
Net Passing Yards170226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt20 - 15 - 048 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards170236
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/02/10
- Yards per Pass Play8.504.52
Fumbles/Lost1/01/0
3rd Down Conversions5/1210/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.07.9
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards8/507/47
Punt Returns/Yards5/1062/29
Kick Returns/Yards1/434/78
Interception Ret./Yards1/440/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits31
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/11/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 34OWN 24
Time of Possession32:5427:06

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:03OWN 2537Punt
17:512:01OWN 2536Punt
14:223:29OWN 43757Touchdown
214:083:03OWN 5628Punt
210:253:46OWN 16884Touchdown
21:130:09OPP 919Touchdown
314:145:10OWN 28863Field Goal
36:501:46OPP 45445Touchdown
33:253:32OWN 25641Missed FG
411:542:02OWN 4939Punt
46:214:30OWN 31940Field Goal
41:151:15OWN 2224Game
Detroit Lions
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:576:06OWN 291271Touchdown
15:501:28OWN 333-4Punt
10:531:45OWN 25618Punt
211:050:40OWN 363-4Punt
26:391:25OWN 2135Punt
25:144:01OWN 71143Interception
21:041:04OWN 1527Half
315:000:46OWN 2535Punt
39:042:14OWN 213-1Punt
35:041:39OWN 2537Punt
414:532:59OWN 41659Touchdown
49:523:31OWN 51464Downs
41:510:36OWN 3333Punt

Game MVP: Ben Roethlisberger, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Elias Marchant211477.002480
RB Musa Smith12715.922711
QB Nick Mundy2-4-2.00-100
WR Josh Reed284.00500
FB Thomas Tapeh22211.001710
QB Ben Roethlisberger199.00900
DetroitAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Kolby Smith15463.07900
FB Ciatrick Fason430.75300
QB Cedric Rohde22010.001610
QB Brodie Croyle188.00800

Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ben Roethlisberger17121290/03240132.1
Nick Mundy33410/00330118.8
DetroitAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Brodie Croyle29121301/6128152.4
Cedric Rohde1981061/4135077.9

Receiving Statistics

DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Josh Reed687212.0012331
FB Thomas Tapeh222914.502150
TE Alge Crumpler122222.006220
RB Musa Smith1122.00020
TE LeBron James111212.002120
WR LeRon McCoy1244.00040
WR Marques Colston1199.00091
TE Kevin Boss12-4-4.000-40
WR Wendell Gatski112424.0018241
DetroitCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Kevin Curtis101611311.3039351
RB Kolby Smith34248.0019200
WR James Jones311299.670180
TE Tony Sheffler232110.500150
FB Ciatrick Fason122828.0019280
WR Ben Obomanu132121.0010211
WR Shaun Riley0300.00000
TE Charles Davis0100.00000
WR Jeff Webb0500.00000

Interception Statistics

DenverIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Tully Banta-Cain14444.000
DetroitIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

DenverFumbRecovForceTD
RB Elias Marchant1000
T Will Whittcker0100
OLB Broderick Siplon0010
DetroitFumbRecovForceTD
QB Brodie Croyle1000
C Josh Beekman0100
ILB Barrett Ruud0010

Punting Statistics

DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Josh Miller417243.035.8502
DetroitPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Donny Jones835644.534.5592

Kicking Statistics

DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Edward Hepburn2/31/20/1464/5
DetroitFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Dave Raymer0/00/00/002/2

Punt Return Statistics

DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Marques Colston510621.21
DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Sean Considine22914.50

Kick Return Statistics

DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Sawyer McNeil14343.00
DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
James Jones47819.50

Defensive Statistics

DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Dexter Jackson630.02250
OLB Broderick Siplon521.02045
S Marcus Maxey520.02244
ILB Terna Nande410.01830
DE Cory Redding311.02149
CB Sawyer McNeil320.02044
CB Michael Waddell300.01540
CB Ronald Bartell300.01945
DT Shaun Rogers210.01639
OLB Tully Banta-Cain210.02250
ILB Malcolm Warfield200.058
S Madieu Williams130.0716
DE Menson Holloway110.01433
S Jeffrey Bernard110.0318
ILB James Hall100.01220
DetroitTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Barrett Ruud820.03518
OLB Julius Peppers600.03618
ILB Kendyll Pope510.0228
CB Samari Rolle410.03918
S Jermaine Phillips320.04020
CB Chris Carr320.03419
S Sean Considine320.03115
DT Anthony Adams310.03515
DE Corey Simon300.02615
CB Chris Cash300.0145
CB Brandon McDonald220.01110
S Reggie Nelson210.095
OLB Darryl Blackstock200.064
DE Davis McMillan120.0249
OLB Dixon Rossel120.03418
DE Patrick Kerney100.03719
TE Tony Sheffler10---------

Pass Rush Statistics

DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Cory Redding1.031149
OLB Broderick Siplon1.000045
OLB Tully Banta-Cain0.011050
CB Ronald Bartell0.010045
DT Shaun Rogers0.001039
DE Johnson Stamper0.001010
ILB Terna Nande0.001030
DetroitSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Corey Simon0.010015
DE Patrick Kerney0.001019

Pass Defense Statistics

DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Dexter Jackson52050
CB Ronald Bartell31045
S Marcus Maxey30044
OLB Broderick Siplon21045
CB Michael Waddell21040
CB Sawyer McNeil11044
ILB Malcolm Warfield1008
S Jeffrey Bernard10018
S Madieu Williams10016
ILB Terna Nande10030
OLB Tully Banta-Cain00150
DetroitCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Julius Peppers30018
CB Chris Carr30019
CB Samari Rolle20018
CB Chris Cash2005
S Jermaine Phillips20020
ILB Kendyll Pope1008
ILB Barrett Ruud10018
CB Brandon McDonald10010

Blocking Statistics

DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Justin Hartwig711040020
T Will Whittcker68140020
T Mathias Nkwenti27040020
T Eric Winston27040020
T Todd Wade26038020
DetroitKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Dominic Raiola24022050
T Tyson Clabo17022050
G Toniu Fonoti14021248
T D'Brickashaw Ferguson02022050
C Josh Beekman02021048

Special Teams Tackles

DenverTacklesSTPlays
Tully Banta-Cain221
Thomas Tapeh122
Marques Colston121
Michael Waddell119
Dylan Galloway17
DetroitTacklesSTPlays
Darryl Blackstock124
Charles Davis123
Ben Obomanu119
Patrick Kerney113
Dave Raymer13

Participation

DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
OLB Tully Banta-Cain------22502193
CB Michael Waddell------15401974
S Dexter Jackson------2250173
WR Marques Colston3616------2173
DE Cory Redding------2149---70
T Mathias Nkwenti4020------767
T Will Whittcker4020------767
CB Sawyer McNeil------2044367
T Eric Winston4020------767
S Marcus Maxey------2244---66
OLB Broderick Siplon------2045---65
T Todd Wade3820------765
CB Ronald Bartell------1945---64
WR Josh Reed4017------360
C Justin Hartwig4020---------60
DT Shaun Rogers------1639---55
RB Elias Marchant2610------1854
WR LeRon McCoy1811------2251
TE Alge Crumpler3216------149
TE Kevin Boss168------2549
ILB Terna Nande------1830---48
DE Menson Holloway------1433---47
QB Ben Roethlisberger2317------343
S Jeffrey Bernard------3181839
FB Thomas Tapeh88------2238
ILB James Hall------1220---32
RB Musa Smith1410---------24
S Madieu Williams------716---23
OLB Clint Session------002222
QB Nick Mundy173---------20
DE Johnson Stamper------310---13
ILB Malcolm Warfield------58---13
TE LeBron James93---------12
WR Wendell Gatski11------1012
ILB Ryan Phillips------001111
K Edward Hepburn00------1111
ILB Torrance Marshall------37---10
DE Darryl Tapp------0088
CB Chris Zappa------0088
C Dylan Galloway00------77
P Josh Miller00------44
C Alexis Prescott20---------2
DT Jalen Kennison------02---2
QB Francisco Chapman00---------0
G Adrien Clarke00---------0
T Ryan O'Callaghan00---------0
DetroitRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
T Tyson Clabo2250------880
T D'Brickashaw Ferguson2250------880
G Toniu Fonoti2148------877
C Josh Beekman2148------877
WR Ben Obomanu1540------1974
WR James Jones2045------873
C Dominic Raiola2250---------72
WR Kevin Curtis2049------271
DE Patrick Kerney------37191369
S Jermaine Phillips------4020868
S Sean Considine------31151763
CB Samari Rolle------3918259
OLB Julius Peppers------3618357
ILB Barrett Ruud------3518356
CB Chris Carr------3419356
OLB Dixon Rossel------3418254
DT Anthony Adams------3515252
TE Tony Sheffler1733---------50
DE Corey Simon------2615546
QB Brodie Croyle1630---------46
FB Ciatrick Fason517------1941
WR Shaun Riley420------1438
TE Charles Davis69------2338
RB Kolby Smith1621---------37
DE Davis McMillan------249336
CB Chris Cash------1451635
OLB Darryl Blackstock------642434
ILB Kendyll Pope------228333
CB Brandon McDonald------11101233
QB Cedric Rohde620---------26
WR Jeff Webb216------220
TE Jamar Martin40------1519
ILB David Thornton------611219
S Reggie Nelson------95---14
P Donny Jones00------88
C John Denny00------88
DT Winston Howard------1315
DT Montique Sharpe------0044
C Van Hensley12---------3
T Jordan Black12---------3
K Dave Raymer00------33
TE Jason Pociask10---------1
OLB Herman Gilmore------00---0
G Claude Roberson00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9657.2
Middle171005.9
Right13896.8
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6183.0
Middle15634.2
Right1-4-4.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ben Roethlisberger17122120100
Nick Mundy331000000
DetroitAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Brodie Croyle29123243201
Cedric Rohde1982143310

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)96717.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)64599.8
Long (19+ Yds)224221.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)25101004.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)113686.2
Long (19+ Yds)63538.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Josh Reed86072117
TE Alge Crumpler21022116
FB Thomas Tapeh2202908
WR LeRon McCoy2114011
TE Kevin Boss211-408
RB Musa Smith1102010
TE LeBron James1101203
WR Marques Colston1109016
WR Wendell Gatski1102411
DetroitTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Kevin Curtis16104113249
WR James Jones113029045
WR Jeff Webb5010016
RB Kolby Smith43024121
WR Shaun Riley3010020
TE Tony Sheffler32021033
WR Ben Obomanu31121140
FB Ciatrick Fason21028117
TE Charles Davis101009

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Elias Marchant320.677.00
RB Musa Smith111.005.92
DetroitAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Kolby Smith111.003.07

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger43194.757.59
DetroitAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Brodie Croyle42174.254.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Josh Reed1188.009.00
RB Musa Smith1122.002.00
WR LeRon McCoy1000.002.00
WR Marques Colston1199.009.00
DetroitTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR James Jones2000.002.64
WR Kevin Curtis1122.007.06
TE Tony Sheffler111515.007.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

DenverRushesConversions
RB Musa Smith31
RB Elias Marchant11
DetroitRushesConversions
QB Cedric Rohde10
QB Brodie Croyle11
RB Kolby Smith11

Third Down Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompConversions
Ben Roethlisberger652
Nick Mundy221
DetroitAttCompConversions
Brodie Croyle1044
Cedric Rohde644

Third Down Receiving Statistics

DenverTargCatchConversions
WR Josh Reed332
RB Musa Smith110
TE LeBron James110
FB Thomas Tapeh111
WR LeRon McCoy110
TE Kevin Boss100
DetroitTargCatchConversions
WR Kevin Curtis644
FB Ciatrick Fason211
TE Tony Sheffler211
WR Ben Obomanu211
WR Jeff Webb200
WR James Jones211

SectionAttendance
Stadium60,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck20,300 (21,400)
End Zone13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats5,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes1,600 (3,300)