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Detroit Lions 24 at Denver Broncos 20
Sunday, November 7, 1971
Detroit Lions 24, Denver Broncos 20| 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 |
| DET | DEN | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | Bobby Anderson 12 yard pass from Don Horn (Jim Turner kick) | 0 | 7 |
| DEN | Jim Turner 21 yard field goal | 0 | 10 |
| DET | Altie Taylor 36 yard rush (Errol Mann kick) | 7 | 10 |
| DET | Earl McCullouch 76 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) | 14 | 10 |
| DEN | Jim Turner 40 yard field goal | 14 | 13 |
| DET | Errol Mann 10 yard field goal | 17 | 13 |
| DEN | Bobby Anderson 5 yard rush (Jim Turner kick) | 17 | 20 |
| DET | Charlie Sanders 5 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) | 24 | 20 |
| 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 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Steve Owens | DET | 16 | 109 | 0 | ||||||||