| Detroit Lions at Denver Broncos |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 11, 1981 Location: Denver, CO Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 74509 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 79 F Humidty: 15% Wind: 25 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Steve Watson 95 pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Fred Steinfort 24 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Billy Sims 48 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Billy Sims 1 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Steve Watson 40 pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Alvin Hall 60 interception return (Eddie Murray kick) | 21 | 17 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Fred Steinfort 24 FG | 21 | 20 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rick Parros 15 pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick) | 21 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Freddie Scott |
| 39 | WR | Leonard Thompson |
| 76 | LOT | Karl Baldischwiler |
| 61 | LOG | Homer Elias |
| 65 | C | Amos Fowler |
| 73 | ROG | Russ Bolinger |
| 70 | ROT | Keith Dorney |
| 81 | TE | David Hill |
| 19 | QB | Jeff Komlo |
| 20 | HB | Billy Sims |
| 24 | FB | Dexter Bussey |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Dave Pureifory |
| 79 | LDT | William Gay |
| 78 | RDT | Doug English |
| 60 | RDE | Bubba Baker |
| 53 | LLB | Garry Cobb |
| 57 | MLB | Ken Fantetti |
| 52 | RLB | Stan White |
| 44 | LCB | Wayne Smith |
| 23 | SS | Ray Oldham |
| 40 | FS | Jimmy Allen |
| 28 | RCB | James Hunter |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Haven Moses |
| 70 | LOT | Dave Studdard |
| 62 | LOG | Tom Glassic |
| 64 | C | Billy Bryan |
| 60 | ROG | Paul Howard |
| 71 | ROT | Claudie Minor |
| 85 | TE | Ron Egloff |
| 88 | TE | Riley Odoms |
| 7 | QB | Craig Morton |
| 46 | RB | Dave Preston |
| 24 | FB | Rick Parros |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Barney Chavous |
| 68 | NT | Rubin Carter |
| 73 | RDE | Rulon Jones |
| 51 | LOLB | Bob Swenson |
| 56 | LILB | Larry Evans |
| 53 | RILB | Randy Gradishar |
| 57 | ROLB | Tom Jackson |
| 20 | LCB | Louis Wright |
| 36 | SS | Billy Thompson |
| 43 | FS | Steve Foley |
| 22 | RCB | Aaron Kyle |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 33:08 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 5/17 | / | 8 | 121 | 1 | 0 |
| DEN | 26:52 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4/11 | / | 4 | 26 | 2 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Billy Sims | 28 | 185 | 6.6 | 48t | 2 |
| Dexter Bussey | 12 | 49 | 4.1 | 8 | 0 |
| Mark Nichols | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Rick Kane | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Horace King | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jeff Komlo | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 49 | 262 | 5.3 | 2 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Rick Parros | 20 | 77 | 3.9 | 19 | 0 |
| Dave Preston | 9 | 41 | 4.6 | 10 | 0 |
| Rob Lytle | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Craig Morton | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Reed | 4 | -4 | -1.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 135 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Jeff Komlo | 16 | 7 | 43.8 | 1 | 72 | 4.5 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 31.2 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 7 | 43.8 | 1 | 72 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 31.3 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Craig Morton | 18 | 13 | 72.2 | 1 | 283 | 15.7 | 95t | 3 | 2 | 17 | 130.8 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 13 | 72.2 | 1 | 283 | 15.7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 130.8 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mark Nichols | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Freddie Scott | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Horace King | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Dexter Bussey | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Rick Kane | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 72 | 10.3 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Steve Watson | 5 | 182 | 36.4 | 95t | 2 |
| Haven Moses | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Rick Parros | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 15t | 1 |
| Riley Odoms | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Tony Reed | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 283 | 21.8 | 3 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Alvin Hall | 1 | 60 | 60.0 | 60t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | |||
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bob Swenson | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||
| Tom Skladany | 6 | 299 | 49.8 | 64 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 6 | 299 | 49.8 | ||||
| Denver Broncos | |||||||
| Luke Prestridge | 3 | 165 | 55.0 | 65 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 165 | 55.0 | ||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Robbie Martin | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 12 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | ||
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Wade Manning | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 18 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Robbie Martin | 3 | 0 | 61 | 20.3 | 28 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 61 | 20.3 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Wade Manning | 1 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Mike Harden | 1 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Bubba Baker | 2.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| Denver Broncos | |
| Bob Swenson | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |