2015 · Week 3
Denver Broncos at Detroit Lions
Sep 27, 2015 · Ford Field · dome · fieldturf
Recap
Denver Broncos defeated Detroit Lions 24–12. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Broncos (60%). Broncos improve to 3-0; Lions fall to 0-3. Peyton Manning paced the offense with 324 passing yards and 2 TDs.
Team stats
| DEN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | First downs | 17 |
| 365 | Total yards | 310 |
| 324 | Passing yards | 282 |
| 41 | Rushing yards | 28 |
| 31/42 | Comp / Att | 31/45 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
DEN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 31/42 | 324 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| C.J. Anderson | 8 | 18 | 0 |
| Ronnie Hillman | 7 | 13 | 1 |
| Juwan Thompson | 3 | 11 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demaryius Thomas | 9 | 13 | 92 | 1 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 6 | 9 | 87 | 0 |
| Bennie Fowler | 4 | 4 | 50 | 0 |
| Owen Daniels | 5 | 9 | 28 | 1 |
| Jordan Norwood | 3 | 3 | 27 | 0 |
| Virgil Green | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 |
| C.J. Anderson | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Ronnie Hillman | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Andre Caldwell | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
DET
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 31/45 | 282 | 1 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 8 | 23 | 0 |
| Joique Bell | 10 | 6 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 1 | 1 | -6 | 0 |
| Calvin Johnson | 8 | 13 | 77 | 0 |
| Theo Riddick | 8 | 10 | 66 | 0 |
| Eric Ebron | 4 | 5 | 61 | 0 |
| Golden Tate | 5 | 7 | 57 | 0 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 2 | 5 | 19 | 1 |
| Lance Moore | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Joique Bell | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 |