Detroit Lions vs. Denver Broncos: game summary
Final · December 12, 2021 at 4:05 p.m.
Empower Field at Mile High
Summary
| Team |
|---|
Team stats
DETDEN 
- 316Total yards358
- 198Passing yards174
- 24/39Completions/attempts18/25
- 4.8Yards per pass6.7
- 118Rushing yards184
- 21Rushing attempts39
- 5.6Yards per rush4.7
- 17First downs25
- 5-143rd down efficiency8-12
- 3-54th down efficiency1-1
- 1-3Red zone (made-att)5-5
- 62Total plays65
- 5.1Yards per play5.5
- 2Turnovers0
- 1Fumbles lost0
- 1Interceptions thrown0
- 2-17Sacks (yards lost)1-5
- 6-53Penalties (yards)2-18
- 27:53Time of possession32:07
Game leaders
Passing
Jared GoffDET · QB · 24/39, 215 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Teddy BridgewaterDEN · QB · 18/25, 179 YDS, 2 TD
Rushing
Craig ReynoldsDET · RB · 11 CAR, 83 YDS
Melvin Gordon IIIDEN · RB · 24 CAR, 111 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving
Amon-Ra St. BrownDET · WR · 8 REC, 73 YDS
Noah FantDEN · TE · 4 REC, 51 YDS
Scoring summary
1st quarter
- Touchdown9:46Javonte Williams 5 Yd Run (Brandon McManus Kick)0-7
- Touchdown0:53Melvin Gordon III 1 Yd Run (Brandon McManus Kick)0-14
2nd quarter
- Touchdown12:31Kalif Raymond 7 Yd pass from Jared Goff (Riley Patterson Kick)7-14
- Field goal6:34Riley Patterson 36 Yd Field Goal 10-14
- Field goal0:00Brandon McManus 52 Yd Field Goal 10-17
3rd quarter
- Touchdown11:03Javonte Williams 10 Yd pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Brandon McManus Kick)10-24
- Touchdown6:34Melvin Gordon III 14 Yd Run (Brandon McManus Kick)10-31
4th quarter
- Touchdown1:51Albert Okwuegbunam 4 Yd pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Brandon McManus Kick)10-38
Player stats
Detroit Lions
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Goff | 24/39 | 215 | 5.5 | 1 | 1 | 2-17 | 74.2 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Reynolds | 11 | 83 | 7.5 | 0 | 35 |
| Godwin Igwebuike | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 0 | 6 |
| Jared Goff | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amon-Ra St. Brown | 8 | 73 | 9.1 | 0 | 19 | 12 |
| Josh Reynolds | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | 20 | 5 |
| Kalif Raymond | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
| Brock Wright | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 11 | 5 |
| Shane Zylstra | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 14 | 6 |
| Craig Reynolds | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| Tom Kennedy | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| KhaDarel Hodge | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Taylor Decker | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Woods | 13 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Will Harris | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Marlowe | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.J. Moore | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jessie Lemonier | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Elliott | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Barnes | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Brockers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nickell Robey-Coleman | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Pittman | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Levi Onwuzurike | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alim McNeill | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Charles Harris | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brock Wright | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Penisini | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KhaDarel Hodge | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amani Oruwariye | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Denver Broncos
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teddy Bridgewater | 18/25 | 179 | 7.2 | 2 | 0 | 1-5 | 118.6 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melvin Gordon III | 24 | 111 | 4.6 | 2 | 16 |
| Javonte Williams | 15 | 73 | 4.9 | 1 | 9 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Fant | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 0 | 32 | 4 |
| Jerry Jeudy | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 0 | 21 | 6 |
| Albert Okwuegbunam Jr. | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 1 | 16 | 5 |
| Tim Patrick | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 13 | 5 |
| Javonte Williams | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| Courtland Sutton | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| Diontae Spencer | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Simmons | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathon Cooper | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Surtain II | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kareem Jackson | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonas Griffith | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald Darby | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Purcell | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Weatherly | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dre'Mont Jones | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Kyle Fuller | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradley Chubb | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Caden Sterns | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baron Browning | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Young | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Ford Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Strnad | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shelby Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DeShawn Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Game info
- Stadium
- Empower Field at Mile High · Denver, CO
- Surface
- Natural grass
- Attendance
- 76,211
- TV
- Fox
- Officials
- Carl Johnson (Line judge) · John Hussey (Referee) · Allen Baynes (Side judge) · Brad Freeman (Back judge) · Sarah Thomas (Down judge) · Jabir Walker (Field judge) · Alan Eck (Umpire)
About this game
Who won Lions vs Broncos?
Broncos won 38-10 over Lions on Sunday, December 12, 2021.
When was Lions vs Broncos played?
On Sunday, December 12, 2021, at 4:05 PM ET at Empower Field at Mile High.
Where was Lions vs Broncos played?
At Empower Field at Mile High.