The Denver Broncos got the win against the Detroit Lions, 27 to 21, on October 11, 1981.

Final

Lions

2-4-0

21

Broncos

5-1-0

27

Team

DET

DEN

1

7

10

2

14

7

3

0

3

4

0

7

Total

21

27

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

DET

DEN

Steve Watson 95-yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick)

0

7

Fred Steinfort 24-yard field goal

0

10

Billy Sims 48-yard run (Eddie Murray kick)

7

10

2nd quarter

DET

DEN

Billy Sims 1-yard run (Eddie Murray kick)

14

10

Steve Watson 40-yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick)

14

17

Alvin Hall 60-yard interception return (Eddie Murray kick)

21

17

3rd quarter

DET

DEN

Fred Steinfort 24-yard field goal

21

20

4th quarter

DET

DEN

Rick Parros 15-yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick)

21

27

Lions

Broncos

1st Downs

18

20

Passing 1st Downs

5

11

Rushing 1st Downs

12

5

1st downs from penalties

1

4

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

66

57

Total Yards

325

401

Yards per play

4.9

7.0

Passing

63

266

Comp - Att

7 - 16

13 - 18

Yards per pass

3.7

13.3

Interceptions thrown

1

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 9

2 - 17

Rushing

262

135

Rushing Attempts

49

37

Yards per rush

5.3

3.6

Penalties

8

4

Turnovers

1

3

Fumbles lost

0

2

Interceptions

1

Possession

Lions

Broncos

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Jeff Komlo	7	16	72	4.5	0	1	1	31.3
Team	7	16	63	4.5	0	1	1	31.3

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Billy Sims	28	185	6.6	2
Dexter Bussey	12	49	4.1	0
Mark Nichols	1	13	13.0	0
Rick Kane	3	6	2.0	0
Horace King	1	5	5.0	0
Jeff Komlo	4	4	1.0	0
Team	49	262	5.3	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Mark Nichols	2	26	13.0
Freddie Scott	2	22	11.0
Horace King	1	12	12.0
Dexter Bussey	1	7	7.0
Rick Kane	1	5	5.0
Team	7	72	4.5	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	0	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Eddie Murray	0	0		3	3
Team	0	0		3	3

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Tom Skladany	6	299	49.8
Team	6	299	49.8

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Robbie Martin	3	61	20.3	0
Team	3	61	20.3	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Robbie Martin	2	15	7.5	0
Team	2	15	7.5	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Craig Morton	13	18	283	15.7	3	1	2	130.8
Team	13	18	266	15.7	3	1	2	130.8

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Rick Parros	20	77	3.9
Dave Preston	9	41	4.6
Rob Lytle	2	20	10.0
Craig Morton	2	1	0.5
Tony Reed	4	-4	-1.0
Team	37	135	3.6

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Steve Watson	5	182	36.4	2
Haven Moses	4	56	14.0	0
Riley Odoms	1	21	21.0	0
Rick Parros	2	12	6.0	1
Tony Reed	1	12	12.0	0
Team	13	283	15.7	3	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	2	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Fred Steinfort	2	2		3	9
Team	2	2		3	9

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Luke Prestridge	3	165	55.0
Team	3	165	55.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Wade Manning	1	31	31.0
Mike Harden	1	20	20.0
Team	2	51	25.5

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Wade Manning	3	31	10.3	0
Team	3	31	10.3	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

3,070

Wilson

RUSH

774

Williams

REC

772

Sutton

Team Rankings

PPG

21.0

19th

OPP PPG

24.3

27th

RUSH YDS/G

106.5

18th

PASS YDS/G

209.8

24th

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	11	6	.647
Broncos	8	9	.471
Raiders	8	9	.471
Chargers	5	12	.294

Last Game

Raiders

8-9-0

27

Final

14

Broncos

8-9-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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The Denver Broncos got the win against the Detroit Lions, 27 to 21, on October 11, 1981.

Final

Lions

21

Broncos

27

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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3,070

774

772

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

NFL 2023 Rankings

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NFL 2023 Division Standings

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