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Detroit Lions 24 at Denver Broncos 20
Sunday, November 7, 1971
Stadium: Mile High Stadium, Start Time: 2:00, Surface: grass,
Weather: 32 degrees, relative humidity 57%, wind 8 mph, wind chill 25
Weather: 32 degrees, relative humidity 57%, wind 8 mph, wind chill 25
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions (5-2-1) | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 24 |
| Denver Broncos (2-5-1) | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
Scoring
| DET | DEN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Broncos | Bobby Anderson 12 yard pass from Don Horn (Jim Turner kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | Broncos | Jim Turner 21 yard field goal | 0 | 10 |
| 3rd | Lions | Altie Taylor 36 yard rush (Errol Mann kick) | 7 | 10 |
| Lions | Earl McCullouch 76 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) | 14 | 10 | |
| Broncos | Jim Turner 40 yard field goal | 14 | 13 | |
| Lions | Errol Mann 10 yard field goal | 17 | 13 | |
| 4th | Broncos | Bobby Anderson 5 yard rush (Jim Turner kick) | 17 | 20 |
| Lions | Charlie Sanders 5 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) | 24 | 20 |
Team Stats
| DET | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 19 | 20 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 37-228-1 | 43-203-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 7-16-210-2-1 | 13-20-164-1-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-20 | 1-7 |
| Net pass yards | 190 | 157 |
| Total yards | 418 | 360 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 3-2 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 4-40 | 5-65 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Steve Owens | DET | 16 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Greg Landry | DET | 7 | 16 | 210 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 48 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Earl McCullouch | DET | 1 | 76 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Altie Taylor | DET | 12 | 71 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Charlie Sanders | DET | 3 | 41 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Larry Walton | DET | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Ron Jessie | DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Bobby Anderson | DEN | 16 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Floyd Little | DEN | 22 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Don Horn | DEN | 13 | 20 | 164 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Billy Masters | DEN | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Dwight Harrison | DEN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Jerry Simmons | DEN | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Fran Lynch | DEN | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Al Clark | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ron Jessie | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Tom Vaughn | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Larry Walton | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Bobby Anderson | DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Floyd Little | DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 39.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Bill Thompson | DEN | 1 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Errol Mann | DET | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Herman Weaver | DET | 3 | 136 | 45.3 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Jim Turner | DEN | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Van Heusen | DEN | 4 | 172 | 43.0 | 0 | ||||