2016 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 11, 2016 · Lucas Oil Stadium
Detroit LionsWinner
39
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Indianapolis Colts
35
IND -2.5 upsetO 51.5 ✓
Detroit Lions 39–35.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · IND
31/47, 385 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT
17.4 expected points added · +7.3% completion over expected
Passing · DET
31/39, 340 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
21.6 expected points added · +14.3% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 31/39 | 340 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameer Abdullah | 12 | 63 | 5.3 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Theo Riddick | 7 | 45 | 6.4 | 1 | 1.9 |
| Matthew Stafford | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Golden Tate | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Dwayne Washington | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Jones | 4 | 10 | 85 | 0 | 27% | 0.9 |
| Theo Riddick | 5 | 5 | 63 | 1 | 14% | 5.6 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 5 | 5 | 57 | 1 | 14% | 6.6 |
| Eric Ebron | 5 | 5 | 46 | 1 | 14% | 6.5 |
| Golden Tate | 7 | 7 | 41 | 0 | 19% | 0.2 |
| Anquan Boldin | 3 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 8% | 3.3 |
| Andre Roberts | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | 0.4 |
| Cole Wick | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | -0.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tahir Whitehead | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Devin Taylor | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quandre Diggs | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tavon Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Slay | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nevin Lawson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeAndre Levy | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tyrunn Walker | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry Hyder | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glover Quin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Indianapolis Colts
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Luck | 31/47 | 385 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Gore | 14 | 59 | 4.2 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Andrew Luck | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 2.3 |
| Robert Turbin | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Josh Ferguson | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip Dorsett | 4 | 6 | 94 | 0 | 13% | 4.0 |
| T.Y. Hilton | 6 | 12 | 79 | 0 | 27% | 0.5 |
| Donte Moncrief | 6 | 7 | 64 | 1 | 16% | 4.2 |
| Dwayne Allen | 4 | 6 | 53 | 1 | 13% | 3.8 |
| Jack Doyle | 3 | 4 | 35 | 2 | 9% | 5.8 |
| Josh Ferguson | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 4% | 2.4 |
| Frank Gore | 4 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 13% | -1.7 |
| Robert Turbin | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 4% | 0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sio Moore | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Adams | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Morris | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Robinson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Winston Guy | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Walden | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Green | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashaan Melvin | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh McNary | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Mathis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- IND -2.5
- Closing total
- 51.5
- DET moneyline
- +131
- IND moneyline
- -145
Colts closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 51.5; the game landed 74 — over by 22.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Lucas Oil Stadium
- Roof / surface
- open · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- —
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- DET 7 days · IND 7 days
- Coaches
- Jim Caldwell vs Chuck Pagano