Week 16, 2015

played in Denver, CO

47 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Detroit Lions	0	13	3	0	-	16
Denver Broncos	0	7	0	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:15 DET - Sammy Watkins 11 pass from Cedric Hancock (Charlie Dalgliesh extra point)
2Q: 08:52 DEN - Bernard Pierce 4 run (Micah Posante extra point)
2Q: 03:02 DET - James Jones 14 pass from Cedric Hancock (Charlie Dalgliesh extra point failed)
3Q: 09:38 DET - Charlie Dalgliesh 39 field goal
4Q: 05:11 DEN - Giovani Bernard 1 run (Micah Posante extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:15 DET - Sammy Watkins 11 pass from Cedric Hancock (Charlie Dalgliesh extra point)
2Q: 08:52 DEN - Bernard Pierce 4 run (Micah Posante extra point)
2Q: 03:02 DET - James Jones 14 pass from Cedric Hancock (Charlie Dalgliesh extra point failed)
3Q: 09:38 DET - Charlie Dalgliesh 39 field goal
4Q: 05:11 DEN - Giovani Bernard 1 run (Micah Posante extra point)

Team Statistics DET DEN
Record 5-10 9-6
First Downs 18 20
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 10 13
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 312 369
- Offensive Plays 63 73
- Yards per Play 4.95 5.05
Net Rushing Yards 104 137
- Rushing Attempts 28 31
- Yards per Rush 3.71 4.42
Net Passing Yards 208 232
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 20 - 1 41 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 214 239
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 5.94 5.52
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 9/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/30 11/94
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-1 3/43
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/9 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 24
Time of Possession 28:35 31:25

Team Statistics	DET	DEN
Record	5-10	9-6
First Downs	18	20
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	10	13
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	312	369
- Offensive Plays	63	73
- Yards per Play	4.95	5.05
Net Rushing Yards	104	137
- Rushing Attempts	28	31
- Yards per Rush	3.71	4.42
Net Passing Yards	208	232
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 20 - 1	41 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	214	239
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	5.94	5.52
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	9/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/30	11/94
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-1	3/43
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/9	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 24
Time of Possession	28:35	31:25

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:55	1:54	OWN 6	4	8	Punt
1	7:52	2:15	OWN 20	5	11	Punt
1	4:08	0:37	OWN 29	2	10	Interception
1	1:22	2:15	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	8:46	5:50	OWN 25	15	75	Touchdown
2	1:03	1:03	OWN 20	2	10	Half
3	15:00	1:06	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
3	12:57	3:26	OWN 20	8	58	Field Goal
3	6:21	2:26	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
3	2:48	1:13	OWN 38	3	8	Punt
4	15:00	2:09	OWN 44	3	-1	Punt
4	5:04	2:20	OWN 25	4	22	Punt
4	1:22	1:10	OWN 45	3	2	Punt

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:05	OWN 25	5	21	Punt
1	11:01	3:09	OWN 41	6	23	Punt
1	5:37	1:29	OWN 33	3	-8	Punt
1	3:31	2:09	50	3	0	Punt
2	14:07	5:21	OWN 22	10	78	Touchdown
2	2:56	1:53	OWN 25	6	29	Punt
3	13:54	0:57	OWN 31	3	7	Punt
3	9:31	3:10	OWN 10	6	44	Punt
3	3:55	1:07	OWN 3	3	1	Punt
3	1:35	1:35	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	12:51	7:47	OWN 29	18	71	Touchdown
4	2:44	1:22	OWN 10	6	41	Interception
4	0:12	0:12	OWN 24	1	8	Game

Game MVP: Cedric Hancock, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Doug Martin	23	80	3.48	11	3
RB Chris Ogbonnaya	4	18	4.50	11	1
QB Cedric Hancock	1	6	6.00	6	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Giovani Bernard	21	84	4.00	15	4	1
RB Bernard Pierce	6	20	3.33	8	0	1
QB Wayne Robinson	3	26	8.67	12	1	0
RB Emmitt Smith	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cedric Hancock	34	20	214	1/6	2	35	1	84.7

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wayne Robinson	41	21	239	1/7	0	27	1	58.9

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR James Jones	4	8	65	16.25	19	27	1
WR Sammy Watkins	4	8	41	10.25	17	26	1
WR Tyler Lockett	4	5	30	7.50	24	35	0
RB Doug Martin	3	5	26	8.67	19	16	0
WR Ryan Broyles	2	3	12	6.00	1	8	0
TE Maxx Williams	2	4	22	11.00	5	19	0
WR Conner Forguson	1	1	18	18.00	0	18	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Justin Blackmon	6	12	60	10.00	16	24
WR Samuel Gomez	5	11	62	12.40	18	25
WR Julio Jones	4	9	65	16.25	44	27
TE Jack Doyle	2	3	25	12.50	5	14
RB Emmitt Smith	2	2	20	10.00	8	16
RB Giovani Bernard	1	1	4	4.00	6	4
WR Shaq Evans	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
RB Bernard Pierce	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Hugh Foreman	1	9	9.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Dontay Moch	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
Jackson McElroy	8	380	47.5	39.6	60	4

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brody Beasley	9	428	47.6	36.6	62	1

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Dalgliesh	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	1/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Micah Posante	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ryan Broyles	1	-1	-1.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernard Pierce	3	43	14.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kenny Vaccaro	8	6	0.0	31	42
OLB Jon Bostic	5	2	0.0	31	42
CB Brandon McDonald	5	0	0.0	7	18
OLB Johnny Sanderson	4	3	0.0	12	33
S Reggie Nelson	4	0	0.0	30	42
ILB Kyle Van Noy	3	2	0.0	29	29
DT Winston Howard	3	1	0.0	12	25
OLB Hugh Foreman	3	0	0.0	20	22
CB Jamar Taylor	3	0	0.0	11	23
DE Ezekiel Ansah	2	0	0.5	27	36
ILB David Vobora	2	1	0.0	19	11
CB Tyvon Branch	2	0	0.0	8	19
S Morgan Burnett	2	0	0.0	21	19
DT Xavier Cooper	1	1	0.5	15	10
DE Cassius Marsh	1	1	0.0	12	29
DE Jeremy Mincy	1	0	0.0	6	7
CB Patrick Peterson	1	0	0.0	29	36
DE Mike Martin	1	0	0.0	21	16
WR Tyler Lockett	1	0	---	---	---

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Eric Reid	7	0	0.0	28	35
OLB Dontay Moch	6	0	0.0	27	22
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	5	2	0.0	28	27
CB Marcus Gilchrist	4	0	0.0	26	29
DT Vaughn Martin	3	4	1.0	20	23
DT Fletcher Cox	3	2	0.0	26	29
DE Anthony Spencer	3	1	0.0	27	25
S D. J. Swearinger	3	1	0.0	10	20
S Marcus Maxey	2	1	0.0	18	29
OLB Eli Thomas	2	1	0.0	9	13
DE Tyson Alualu	2	0	0.0	10	19
CB Justin Gilbert	2	0	0.0	17	26
DE Da'Quan Bowers	1	1	0.0	5	8
DE Bruce Carter	1	1	0.0	24	23
CB Aiden Gehrig	1	1	0.0	5	12
CB Rico Banks	1	0	0.0	26	25
WR Samuel Gomez	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Brandon Spikes	0	1	0.0	1	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ezekiel Ansah	0.5	0	1	1	36
DT Xavier Cooper	0.5	0	0	0	10
DT Winston Howard	0.0	1	2	2	25
DE Mike Martin	0.0	0	2	2	16
OLB Johnny Sanderson	0.0	0	1	0	33

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Vaughn Martin	1.0	0	1	23
DE Bruce Carter	0.0	2	0	23
DE Anthony Spencer	0.0	1	0	25
DE Da'Quan Bowers	0.0	1	0	8
DT Fletcher Cox	0.0	1	0	29
DE Tyson Alualu	0.0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Brandon McDonald	5	1	0	18
OLB Johnny Sanderson	3	0	0	33
S Kenny Vaccaro	2	3	0	42
CB Tyvon Branch	2	2	0	19
S Reggie Nelson	2	1	0	42
OLB Jon Bostic	2	0	0	42
CB Jamar Taylor	2	0	0	23
S Morgan Burnett	1	1	0	19
ILB Kyle Van Noy	1	1	0	29
ILB David Vobora	1	0	0	11
OLB Hugh Foreman	0	0	1	22

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Marcus Gilchrist	3	2	0	29
S Marcus Maxey	2	1	0	29
OLB Eli Thomas	2	1	0	13
OLB Dontay Moch	2	0	1	22
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	2	0	0	27
S D. J. Swearinger	2	0	0	20
S Eric Reid	2	0	0	35
CB Justin Gilbert	2	0	0	26
CB Rico Banks	1	0	0	25
DT Fletcher Cox	1	0	0	29
CB Aiden Gehrig	1	0	0	12
DE Bruce Carter	0	1	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Fernando Velasco	3	9	28	0	35
C Josh Beekman	3	7	28	0	35
G Kevin Zeitler	2	6	28	0	35
T Tyson Clabo	2	3	28	1	35
T D'Brickashaw Ferguson	1	2	28	0	35

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Anthony Hammond	3	7	1	31	0	42
G Shawn Lauvao	3	5	0	31	0	42
T Orlando Franklin	1	5	0	31	1	42
G Zach Browning	1	5	0	31	0	42
T Eric Winston	1	4	0	31	0	42
FB Norman Manning	1	1	0	7	0	14
TE Nate Kleedtke	1	1	0	13	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Hugh Foreman	1	24
Tyler Lockett	1	12
Tyson Clabo	1	9

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Bernard Pierce	1	24

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Reggie Nelson	---	---	30	42	12	84
RB Doug Martin	25	28	---	---	24	77
OLB Jon Bostic	---	---	31	42	---	73
S Kenny Vaccaro	---	---	31	42	---	73
T Tyson Clabo	28	35	---	---	9	72
T D'Brickashaw Ferguson	28	35	---	---	9	72
G Fernando Velasco	28	35	---	---	9	72
G Kevin Zeitler	28	35	---	---	9	72
WR Tyler Lockett	26	32	---	---	12	70
OLB Hugh Foreman	---	---	20	22	24	66
CB Patrick Peterson	---	---	29	36	---	65
WR James Jones	19	28	---	---	17	64
C Josh Beekman	28	35	---	---	---	63
DE Ezekiel Ansah	---	---	27	36	---	63
QB Cedric Hancock	28	35	---	---	---	63
WR Sammy Watkins	28	35	---	---	---	63
ILB Kyle Van Noy	---	---	29	29	---	58
TE Maxx Williams	28	28	---	---	2	58
S Morgan Burnett	---	---	21	19	16	56
DE Mike Martin	---	---	21	16	9	46
OLB Johnny Sanderson	---	---	12	33	---	45
ILB David Vobora	---	---	19	11	12	42
CB Tyvon Branch	---	---	8	19	15	42
DE Cassius Marsh	---	---	12	29	---	41
CB Brandon McDonald	---	---	7	18	13	38
DT Winston Howard	---	---	12	25	---	37
CB Jamar Taylor	---	---	11	23	---	34
TE Alfred Pritchett	4	7	---	---	23	34
WR Ryan Broyles	1	12	---	---	16	29
DT Xavier Cooper	---	---	15	10	---	25
DE Jeremy Mincy	---	---	6	7	9	22
RB Chris Ogbonnaya	4	0	---	---	9	13
C J.C. Hill	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Jackson McElroy	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Conner Forguson	0	5	---	---	3	8
K Charlie Dalgliesh	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Edwin Woodard	5	0	---	---	---	5
DT John Jenkins	---	---	0	3	---	3
ILB Kelvin Sheppard	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Gino Gradkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Ricky Rayman	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Joe Sutter	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Brett Hundley	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Donnie Flannery	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Britt Patton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Eric Winston	31	42	---	---	9	82
G Shawn Lauvao	31	42	---	---	9	82
QB Wayne Robinson	31	42	---	---	---	73
G Zach Browning	31	42	---	---	---	73
G Anthony Hammond	31	42	---	---	---	73
T Orlando Franklin	31	42	---	---	---	73
OLB Dontay Moch	---	---	27	22	24	73
WR Samuel Gomez	30	42	---	---	---	72
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	---	---	28	27	13	68
TE Jack Doyle	27	33	---	---	4	64
S Eric Reid	---	---	28	35	1	64
WR Julio Jones	28	35	---	---	---	63
WR Justin Blackmon	18	37	---	---	7	62
CB Marcus Gilchrist	---	---	26	29	---	55
DT Fletcher Cox	---	---	26	29	---	55
DE Anthony Spencer	---	---	27	25	---	52
CB Rico Banks	---	---	26	25	1	52
S Marcus Maxey	---	---	18	29	1	48
DE Bruce Carter	---	---	24	23	1	48
OLB Eli Thomas	---	---	9	13	25	47
CB Justin Gilbert	---	---	17	26	1	44
DT Vaughn Martin	---	---	20	23	---	43
RB Giovani Bernard	22	21	---	---	---	43
RB Bernard Pierce	6	7	---	---	24	37
RB Emmitt Smith	3	14	---	---	15	32
S D. J. Swearinger	---	---	10	20	1	31
DE Tyson Alualu	---	---	10	19	1	30
CB Aiden Gehrig	---	---	5	12	12	29
TE DeAndre Goodson	1	0	---	---	24	25
WR Ryne Robinson	0	0	---	---	24	24
OLB Brandon Spikes	---	---	1	8	15	24
FB Norman Manning	7	14	---	---	3	24
DE Da'Quan Bowers	---	---	5	8	9	22
TE Nate Kleedtke	13	5	---	---	---	18
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	0	11	1	12
OLB Gerald McRath	---	---	0	0	11	11
T Russell Okung	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Brody Beasley	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Harris Tirman	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Jamil Douglas	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Micah Posante	0	0	---	---	3	3
OLB Stanley Arnoux	---	---	1	1	---	2
WR Shaq Evans	0	2	---	---	---	2
QB Matt Barkley	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Khaled Holmes	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Russell Bodine	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	36	4.5
Middle	18	58	3.2
Right	2	10	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	36	5.1
Middle	19	97	5.1
Right	5	4	0.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cedric Hancock	34	20	3	1	2	5	5	2	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wayne Robinson	41	21	3	0	3	9	6	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	8	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	7	62	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	126	15.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	18	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	35	8.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	15	149	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	31	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	24	3.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR James Jones	8	4	0	65	1	28
WR Sammy Watkins	8	4	0	41	1	35
RB Doug Martin	5	3	1	26	0	28
WR Tyler Lockett	5	4	0	30	1	32
TE Maxx Williams	4	2	1	22	0	28
WR Ryan Broyles	3	2	0	12	0	12
WR Conner Forguson	1	1	0	18	0	5

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Justin Blackmon	12	6	1	60	1	37
WR Samuel Gomez	11	5	0	62	1	42
WR Julio Jones	9	4	1	65	1	35
TE Jack Doyle	3	2	0	25	0	33
RB Bernard Pierce	2	0	1	0	0	7
RB Emmitt Smith	2	2	0	20	0	14
RB Giovani Bernard	1	1	0	4	0	21
WR Shaq Evans	1	1	0	3	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Doug Martin	1	2	2.00	3.48

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Giovani Bernard	5	5	1.00	4.00
RB Bernard Pierce	2	9	4.50	3.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cedric Hancock	3	2	25	8.33	6.29

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wayne Robinson	4	3	22	5.50	5.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR James Jones	2	1	14	7.00	8.13
WR Sammy Watkins	1	1	11	11.00	5.13

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Julio Jones	1	1	15	15.00	7.22
RB Bernard Pierce	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Justin Blackmon	1	1	4	4.00	5.00
WR Shaq Evans	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
RB Doug Martin	2	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
QB Wayne Robinson	2	1
RB Giovani Bernard	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cedric Hancock	12	9	5

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wayne Robinson	16	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ryan Broyles	3	2	0
WR James Jones	2	1	1
RB Doug Martin	2	2	1
WR Tyler Lockett	2	2	1
WR Conner Forguson	1	1	1
WR Sammy Watkins	1	0	0
TE Maxx Williams	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Justin Blackmon	5	3	3
WR Julio Jones	4	1	1
TE Jack Doyle	3	2	2
RB Emmitt Smith	2	2	0
WR Samuel Gomez	1	0	0
WR Shaq Evans	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)