2016 · Week 1
Detroit Lions at Indianapolis Colts
Sep 11, 2016 · Lucas Oil Stadium · open · fieldturf
Recap
Detroit Lions defeated Indianapolis Colts 39–35. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Lions had just a 39% chance going in. Lions improve to 1-0; Colts fall to 0-1. Matthew Stafford paced the offense with 340 passing yards and 3 TDs; 5 rushing yards.
Team stats
| DET | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | First downs | 23 |
| 456 | Total yards | 467 |
| 340 | Passing yards | 385 |
| 116 | Rushing yards | 82 |
| 31/39 | Comp / Att | 31/47 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
DET
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 31/39 | 340 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Theo Riddick | 7 | 45 | 1 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 12 | 63 | 0 |
| Golden Tate | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Dwayne Washington | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Jones | 4 | 10 | 85 | 0 |
| Theo Riddick | 5 | 5 | 63 | 1 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 5 | 5 | 57 | 1 |
| Eric Ebron | 5 | 5 | 46 | 1 |
| Golden Tate | 7 | 7 | 41 | 0 |
| Anquan Boldin | 3 | 3 | 35 | 0 |
| Andre Roberts | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Cole Wick | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
IND
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Luck | 31/47 | 385 | 4 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Luck | 3 | 21 | 0 |
| Frank Gore | 14 | 59 | 0 |
| Josh Ferguson | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| Robert Turbin | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip Dorsett | 4 | 6 | 94 | 0 |
| T.Y. Hilton | 6 | 12 | 79 | 0 |
| Donte Moncrief | 6 | 7 | 64 | 1 |
| Frank Gore | 4 | 6 | 19 | 0 |
| Dwayne Allen | 4 | 6 | 53 | 1 |
| Jack Doyle | 3 | 4 | 35 | 2 |
| Josh Ferguson | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Robert Turbin | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 |