Broncos 20-16 Lions (28 Sep, 2003) Box Score

Detroit Lions

1-3, 0-2 away

	1	2	3	4	T
DET	7	3	0	6	16
DEN	7	7	3	3	20

Denver Broncos

4-0, 2-0 home

Detroit Passing


Joey Harrington
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
15/33	149	4.5	2	0	1-8	79.0
15/33	141	4.5	2	0	1-8	79.0

Denver Passing


Jake Plummer
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
25/34	277	8.1	2	0	3-24	116.9
25/34	253	8.1	2	0	3-24	116.9

Detroit Rushing


Shawn Bryson
Olandis Gary
Avon Cobourne
Joey Harrington
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
13	73	5.6	28
7	42	6.0	20
1	19	19.0	19
3	10	3.3	5
24	144	6.0	28

Denver Rushing


Jake Plummer
Mike Anderson
Quentin Griffin
Ashley Lelie
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
6	40	6.7	20
7	21	3.0	8
9	12	1.3	8
1	6	6.0	6
23	79	3.4	20

Detroit Receiving


Charles Rogers
Scotty Anderson
Casey Fitzsimmons
Az-Zahir Hakim
Cory Schlesinger
Mikhael Ricks
Shawn Bryson
Olandis Gary
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
4	62	15.5	1	33
1	43	43.0	1	43
1	15	15.0	0	15
2	9	4.5	0	5
1	8	8.0	0	8
1	7	7.0	0	7
4	7	1.8	0	10
1	-2	-2.0	0	-2
15	149	9.9	2	43

Denver Receiving


Ashley Lelie
Shannon Sharpe
Rod Smith
Mike Anderson
Chris Cole
Quentin Griffin
Ed McCaffrey
Dwayne Carswell
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
4	76	19.0	1	29
7	74	10.6	1	20
5	61	12.2	0	22
3	28	9.3	0	18
1	12	12.0	0	12
2	11	5.5	0	6
2	8	4.0	0	4
1	7	7.0	0	7
25	277	11.1	2	29

Detroit Fumbles


Az-Zahir Hakim
Jimmy Wyrick
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	0	0
0	0	1
1	0	1

Denver Fumbles


Jake Plummer
Quentin Griffin
team

FUM	LOST	REC
2	1	0
1	0	0
3	1	0

Detroit Defense



Dre' Bly
Earl Holmes
Corey Harris
Barrett Green
James Hall
Brian Walker
Otis Smith
Robert Porcher
James Davis
Boss Bailey
Shaun Rogers
Rod Babers
Alex Molden
Kalimba Edwards
Dan Wilkinson
Jimmy Wyrick
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
9	7	0	0	2	0	0
7	7	1	0	0	0	0
5	5	0	0	0	0	0
5	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	1	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	1	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	1	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0
53	48	3	0	4	0	0

Denver Defense



Ian Gold
Al Wilson
Nick Ferguson
Kelly Herndon
Trevor Pryce
Deltha O'Neal
John Mobley
Reggie Hayward
Monsanto Pope
Bertrand Berry
Ed McCaffrey
Reuben Droughns
Mike Leach
Willie Middlebrooks
Mario Fatafehi
Sam Brandon
Donnie Spragan
Jashon Sykes
Lenny Walls
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
9	9	0	0	1	0	0
8	7	0	0	0	0	0
6	4	0	0	0	0	0
5	4	0	0	2	0	0
4	4	1	0	0	0	0
4	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	0	0	0	1	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	1	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	1	0	0
53	44	1	0	6	0	0

Detroit Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No Detroit Interceptions

Denver Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No Denver Interceptions

Detroit Kick Returns


Avon Cobourne
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	57	19.0	22	0
3	57	19.0	22	0

Denver Kick Returns


Chris Cole
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
1	24	24.0	24	0
1	24	24.0	24	0

Detroit Punt Returns


Az-Zahir Hakim
Dre' Bly
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
3	23	7.7	14
1	2	2.0	2
4	25	6.3	14

Denver Punt Returns


Deltha O'Neal
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	9	3.0	9	0
3	9	3.0	9	0

Detroit Kicking


Jason Hanson
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/1	100.0	53	1/2	4
1/1	100.0	53	1/2	4

Denver Kicking


Jason Elam
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
2/2	100.0	41	2/2	8
2/2	100.0	41	2/2	8

Detroit Punting


John Jett
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
5	226	45.2	1	1	58
5	226	45.2	1	1	58

Denver Punting


Micah Knorr
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
4	182	45.5	0	0	53
4	182	45.5	0	0	53

9:15 PM, 28 September 2003

Attendance: 75,719

Referees:
Ron Blum

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Detroit	13	2	.867	493	299
Minnesota	13	2	.867	396	276
Green Bay	10	4	.714	379	287
Chicago	4	11	.267	283	342

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Kansas City	14	1	.933	356	278
Los Angeles	9	6	.600	328	274
Denver	9	6	.600	363	281
Las Vegas	3	12	.200	264	390

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