| Denver Broncos at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: November 28, 1974 Location: Detroit, MI |
| Venue: Tiger Stadium Attendance: 51157 |
| Weather: Light Snow Temp: 35 F Humidty: 67% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 31 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 3 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Errol Mann 21 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jim Turner 21 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jon Keyworth 1 run (Jim Turner kick) | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Altie Taylor 23 pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Levi Johnson 55 interception return (Errol Mann kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jon Keyworth 1 run (Jim Turner kick) | 17 | 17 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Errol Mann 36 FG | 17 | 20 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Otis Armstrong 1 run (Jim Turner kick) | 24 | 20 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Riley Odoms 1 pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick) | 31 | 20 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Leon Crosswhite 1 run (Errol Mann kick) | 31 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Haven Moses |
| 42 | WR | Billy Van Heusen |
| 71 | LOT | Claudie Minor |
| 61 | LOG | Tommy Lyons |
| 50 | C | Bobby Maples |
| 60 | ROG | Paul Howard |
| 74 | ROT | Mike Current |
| 88 | TE | Riley Odoms |
| 12 | QB | Charley Johnson |
| 24 | RB | Otis Armstrong |
| 32 | RB | Jon Keyworth |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Barney Chavous |
| 63 | LDT | John Grant |
| 55 | RDT | Pete Duranko |
| 77 | RDE | Lyle Alzado |
| 57 | LLB | Tom Jackson |
| 52 | MLB | Randy Gradishar |
| 66 | RLB | Jim O'Malley |
| 46 | LCB | John Rowser |
| 36 | LS | Billy Thompson |
| 48 | RS | John Pitts |
| 26 | RCB | Calvin Jones |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Ron Jessie |
| 49 | WR | Larry Walton |
| 75 | LOT | Jim Yarbrough |
| 60 | LOG | Guy Dennis |
| 54 | C | Ed Flanagan |
| 66 | ROG | Bob Kowalkowski |
| 76 | ROT | Rocky Freitas |
| 88 | TE | Charlie Sanders |
| 11 | QB | Greg Landry |
| 36 | RB | Steve Owens |
| 42 | RB | Altie Taylor |
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Ken Sanders |
| 80 | LDT | Herb Orvis |
| 83 | RDT | Jim Mitchell |
| 74 | RDE | Larry Hand |
| 50 | LLB | Paul Naumoff |
| 52 | MLB | Jim Laslavic |
| 59 | RLB | Charlie Weaver |
| 20 | LCB | Lem Barney |
| 47 | LS | Charlie West |
| 26 | RS | Dick Jauron |
| 23 | RCB | Levi Johnson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Otis Armstrong | 24 | 144 | 6.0 | 1 | |
| Jon Keyworth | 17 | 61 | 3.6 | 2 | |
| Riley Odoms | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Floyd Little | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Steve Owens | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| Altie Taylor | 13 | 38 | 2.9 | 0 | |
| Leon Crosswhite | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 1 | |
| Ron Jessie | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Greg Landry | 8 | 10 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Charley Johnson | 22 | 11 | 50.0 | 2 | 129 | 5.9 | 1 | 45.5 | |||
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Greg Landry | 20 | 14 | 70.0 | 0 | 157 | 7.9 | 1 | 109.8 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Otis Armstrong | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Billy Van Heusen | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | |
| Jon Keyworth | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Haven Moses | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Jerry Simmons | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Riley Odoms | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Ron Jessie | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 0 | |
| Charlie Sanders | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | |
| Altie Taylor | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 1 | |
| Larry Walton | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Leon Crosswhite | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Levi Johnson | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 1 | |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Billy Van Heusen | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Herman Weaver | 3 | 140 | 46.7 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Billy Thompson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Boyd Brown | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | ||
| Floyd Little | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| Otis Armstrong | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Jon Keyworth | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jimmie Lee Jones | 3 | 87 | 29.0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Jarvis | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Dexter Bussey | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |
| Detroit Lions | |
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