2011 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 30, 2011 · Sports Authority Field at Mile High
Detroit LionsWinner
45
at
Denver Broncos
10
DET -3 ✓O 43.5 ✓
Detroit Lions 45–10 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DET
21/30, 267 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
11.0 expected points added · +8.5% completion over expected
Passing · DEN
18/39, 172 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-31.5 expected points added · -11.3% completion over expected
Receiving · DET
6/7 for 125 yds, 1 TD
22% of team targets · 11.9 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 21/30 | 267 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11.0 |
| Shaun Hill | 1/2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Morris | 13 | 58 | 4.5 | 1 | 2.3 |
| Keiland Williams | 11 | 25 | 2.3 | 0 | -1.4 |
| Matthew Stafford | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Nate Burleson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Stefan Logan | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Shaun Hill | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Johnson | 6 | 7 | 125 | 1 | 22% | 11.9 |
| Titus Young | 4 | 5 | 66 | 1 | 16% | 5.2 |
| Tony Scheffler | 3 | 3 | 38 | 1 | 9% | 5.2 |
| Nate Burleson | 4 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 22% | -3.1 |
| Brandon Pettigrew | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 13% | -1.6 |
| Maurice Morris | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9% | -1.6 |
| Keiland Williams | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
| Will Heller | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.7 |
| Maurice Stovall | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Tulloch | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Houston | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Amari Spievey | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Wright | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lawrence Jackson | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louis Delmas | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeAndre Levy | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Avril | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Williams | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keiland Williams | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Tebow | 18/39 | 172 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -31.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowshon Moreno | 14 | 69 | 4.9 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Tim Tebow | 10 | 63 | 6.3 | 0 | 2.6 |
| Lance Ball | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | 0 | 2.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Decker | 6 | 12 | 72 | 1 | 31% | -6.7 |
| Eddie Royal | 6 | 13 | 41 | 0 | 33% | -4.9 |
| Matt Willis | 1 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 8% | 1.4 |
| Demaryius Thomas | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 8% | -2.1 |
| Dante Rosario | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | 0.2 |
| Knowshon Moreno | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5% | -0.9 |
| Daniel Fells | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | 0.1 |
| Lance Ball | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8% | -5.7 |
| Julius Thomas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Harris | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wesley Woodyard | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brodrick Bunkley | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre' Goodman | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McBean | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Ayers | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Von Miller | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinton Carter | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Williams | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elvis Dumervil | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DET -3
- Closing total
- 43.5
- DET moneyline
- -171
- DEN moneyline
- +154
Lions closed -3 and covered, winning by 35.
Total closed 43.5; the game landed 55 — over by 11.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Sports Authority Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 56°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- DET 7 days · DEN 7 days
- Coaches
- Jim Schwartz vs John Fox