Week 16, 2023

played in Denver, CO

14 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Detroit MoCats	7	14	13	3	-	37
Denver Drovers	3	3	0	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:03 DET - Hardy Bell 3 run (Malik Gallagher extra point)
1Q: 04:56 DEN - Gino Clements 22 field goal
2Q: 13:24 DET - Jeffery Leisure 3 run (Malik Gallagher extra point)
2Q: 06:44 DET - Zachary Witt 16 pass from Jackie Strickland (Malik Gallagher extra point)
2Q: 03:22 DEN - Gino Clements 25 field goal
3Q: 11:00 DET - Wayne Nye 39 pass from Jackie Strickland (Malik Gallagher extra point)
3Q: 02:37 DET - Jeffery Leisure 1 run (Malik Gallagher extra point failed)
4Q: 14:28 DEN - Cesar Bernard 4 pass from Donte Midget (Gino Clements extra point)
4Q: 02:00 DET - Malik Gallagher 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:03 DET - Hardy Bell 3 run (Malik Gallagher extra point)
1Q: 04:56 DEN - Gino Clements 22 field goal
2Q: 13:24 DET - Jeffery Leisure 3 run (Malik Gallagher extra point)
2Q: 06:44 DET - Zachary Witt 16 pass from Jackie Strickland (Malik Gallagher extra point)
2Q: 03:22 DEN - Gino Clements 25 field goal
3Q: 11:00 DET - Wayne Nye 39 pass from Jackie Strickland (Malik Gallagher extra point)
3Q: 02:37 DET - Jeffery Leisure 1 run (Malik Gallagher extra point failed)
4Q: 14:28 DEN - Cesar Bernard 4 pass from Donte Midget (Gino Clements extra point)
4Q: 02:00 DET - Malik Gallagher 38 field goal

Team Statistics DET DEN
Record 10-5 5-10
First Downs 22 15
- by Rushing 8 2
- by Passing 13 11
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 371 297
- Offensive Plays 64 67
- Yards per Play 5.80 4.43
Net Rushing Yards 110 54
- Rushing Attempts 35 19
- Yards per Rush 3.14 2.84
Net Passing Yards 261 243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 19 - 0 46 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 277 255
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 9.00 5.06
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/13 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.8 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 5/35 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 5/49 3/7
Kick Returns/Yards 4/77 3/58
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 27
Time of Possession 32:49 27:11

Team Statistics	DET	DEN
Record	10-5	5-10
First Downs	22	15
- by Rushing	8	2
- by Passing	13	11
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	371	297
- Offensive Plays	64	67
- Yards per Play	5.80	4.43
Net Rushing Yards	110	54
- Rushing Attempts	35	19
- Yards per Rush	3.14	2.84
Net Passing Yards	261	243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 19 - 0	46 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	277	255
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	9.00	5.06
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/13	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.8	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	5/35	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	5/49	3/7
Kick Returns/Yards	4/77	3/58
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 27
Time of Possession	32:49	27:11

Drive Charts

Detroit MoCats
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:07	OWN 24	10	76	Touchdown
1	4:48	2:19	OWN 25	5	29	Punt
1	1:25	3:08	OWN 35	6	65	Touchdown
2	10:39	4:03	OWN 42	8	58	Touchdown
2	3:15	1:33	OWN 21	3	-3	Punt
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 22	2	5	Half
3	11:44	1:00	OPP 47	3	47	Touchdown
3	9:24	6:56	OWN 37	12	63	Touchdown
3	0:59	0:26	OWN 38	2	-5	Fumble
4	14:19	2:13	OWN 27	3	-1	Punt
4	8:13	4:22	OWN 34	6	16	Punt
4	2:34	0:40	OPP 37	4	16	Field Goal

Denver Drovers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:53	4:05	OWN 31	7	64	Field Goal
1	2:29	1:04	OWN 11	3	9	Punt
2	13:17	2:38	OWN 19	5	4	Punt
2	6:36	3:21	OWN 25	11	67	Field Goal
2	1:42	1:17	OWN 31	6	10	Punt
3	15:00	3:16	OWN 17	5	8	Punt
3	10:44	1:20	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
3	2:28	1:29	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
3	0:33	1:14	OPP 33	4	33	Touchdown
4	12:06	3:53	OWN 35	9	31	Downs
4	3:51	1:17	OWN 20	6	17	Downs
4	1:54	1:54	OWN 27	6	68	Game

Game MVP: Jackie Strickland, Detroit MoCats

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jeffery Leisure	22	62	2.82	12	5	2
RB Hardy Bell	9	36	4.00	9	0	1
QB Jackie Strickland	2	11	5.50	8	0	0
TE Warren Farley	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
WR Zachary Witt	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Van Kerby	10	25	2.50	29	1
RB Burt Aiello	5	5	1.00	5	0
QB Jared Henry	3	17	5.67	7	0
QB Donte Midget	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jackie Strickland	26	19	277	3/16	2	46	0	133.0

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jared Henry	25	14	126	2/12	0	31	0	69.8
Donte Midget	21	12	129	0/0	1	42	0	91.2

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jeffrey McGregor	5	6	81	16.20	55	46	0
WR Wayne Nye	5	7	76	15.20	55	39	1
WR Kris Hitchcock	2	3	13	6.50	0	9	0
TE Warren Farley	2	3	34	17.00	20	20	0
WR Claude Mills	2	3	37	18.50	29	19	0
WR Zachary Witt	2	3	23	11.50	8	16	1
RB Jeffery Leisure	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Benjamin Hill	6	15	71	11.83	31	31	0
RB Burt Aiello	6	8	31	5.17	4	6	0
WR Cesar Bernard	5	7	41	8.20	0	18	1
RB Van Kerby	4	4	33	8.25	22	22	0
WR Myron Clements	3	5	69	23.00	31	42	0
TE Jamie Thurgood	2	3	10	5.00	0	8	0
TE Leo Campbell	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Shaun Blackburn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Hayden Huntley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Force
QB Jackie Strickland	1	0
OLB Hardy Harriman	0	1
CB Andres Baltuskonis	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Jared Henry	1	0	0
RB Burt Aiello	1	0	0
T Moe Barrett	0	1	0
OLB Casey Fusco	0	1	0
TE Jamie Thurgood	0	1	0
DT Jesse Hanson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shannon Leon	4	182	45.5	38.8	51	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Drew Austin	6	252	42.0	33.8	48	1

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Malik Gallagher	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	4/5

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gino Clements	2/2	0/0	0/0	25	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Claude Mills	5	49	9.8	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hayden Huntley	3	7	2.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cary Raymond	3	57	19.0	0
Zachary Witt	1	20	20.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Van Kerby	2	45	22.5	0
Edwin Fleming	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Louis Shelton	7	1	0.0	16	27
CB Don Linquist	7	0	0.0	11	40
CB Andres Baltuskonis	5	2	0.0	19	48
OLB Hardy Harriman	4	2	0.0	13	35
CB Donny Frist	4	1	0.0	18	46
S Graham Watson	4	0	0.0	18	33
DT Drake Wiltz	4	0	0.0	14	26
S Malcolm Montgomery	3	2	1.0	19	48
ILB Herman Sizemore	2	0	1.0	16	36
OLB Howie Joyner	2	0	0.0	3	12
OLB Connor Wahle	2	0	0.0	3	3
CB Cary Raymond	1	1	0.0	2	23
DT Zachery Reed	0	1	0.0	13	32

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Clayton Webb	8	1	0.0	20	23
DT Jesse Hanson	6	0	1.5	24	20
OLB Dana Koehler	5	1	0.0	31	21
CB Kaleb Lucas	5	0	0.0	32	22
DT Erick Griffin	4	1	1.5	28	18
S Rick Dickey	4	2	0.0	32	28
CB Graham Sweeney	4	0	0.0	32	27
DE Bert Sellers	3	3	0.0	33	26
S Clay Glenn	3	1	0.0	19	21
DE Mercury Hozan	2	4	0.0	16	8
DT Anthony Mayfield	2	1	0.0	11	9
OLB Nick Mitchell	2	0	0.0	15	6
OLB Gregory Frederick	1	3	0.0	18	18
OLB Troy Stanton	1	0	0.0	17	8
CB Clyde Jackson	1	0	0.0	6	10
DE Tom Nelson	1	0	0.0	6	11
OLB Casey Fusco	0	1	0.0	6	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Herman Sizemore	1.0	0	2	1	36
S Malcolm Montgomery	1.0	0	0	0	48
DT Zachery Reed	0.0	1	1	0	32
DT Drake Wiltz	0.0	1	0	0	26
DE T.J. Montemayor	0.0	0	5	2	43
DE K.C. Cortez	0.0	0	1	1	26
DT Karl Fisk	0.0	0	1	0	2
DE Howard Bell	0.0	0	1	0	12

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Erick Griffin	1.5	1	1	0	18
DT Jesse Hanson	1.5	0	1	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Don Linquist	6	0	40
CB Donny Frist	4	1	46
CB Andres Baltuskonis	3	1	48
S Malcolm Montgomery	2	0	48
OLB Hardy Harriman	2	0	35
OLB Howie Joyner	2	0	12
OLB Louis Shelton	2	0	27
DT Drake Wiltz	2	0	26
ILB Herman Sizemore	1	1	36
S Graham Watson	1	0	33
OLB Connor Wahle	1	0	3
DE Howard Bell	0	1	12

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Kaleb Lucas	5	0	22
OLB Clayton Webb	3	0	23
S Rick Dickey	2	1	28
S Clay Glenn	2	1	21
DT Jesse Hanson	1	0	20
CB Graham Sweeney	1	0	27
OLB Casey Fusco	1	0	9
DE Mercury Hozan	1	0	8
OLB Nick Mitchell	1	0	6
CB Clyde Jackson	1	0	10
DE Tom Nelson	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jerry Wicker	4	8	1	35	0	29
T Liam Kell	3	10	0	35	1	27
C Salvador Caban	3	6	0	35	0	29
G Kerry Tate	3	5	0	35	1	29
T Bobby Sitron	1	4	0	35	0	29
T Johnny Meyer	0	0	0	0	1	2

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Brandon Kotz	1	5	19	0	48
G Hardy Nemecheck	1	2	19	0	48
T Moe Barrett	0	3	16	0	39
T Gene Cheyne	0	2	19	1	48
G Diego Small	0	2	19	0	48
FB Shaun Blackburn	0	1	3	0	7
TE Leo Campbell	0	0	9	1	28

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Jerry Wicker	3	11
Jeffery Leisure	1	22
Efrain Rice	1	21
Liam Kell	1	5

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Dana Koehler	3	10
Erick Griffin	2	10
Gregory Frederick	1	21
Cesar Bernard	1	8
Troy Guess	1	8
Diego Small	1	8

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Jerry Wicker	35	29	---	---	11	75
RB Jeffery Leisure	26	23	---	---	22	71
CB Don Linquist	---	---	11	40	19	70
S Malcolm Montgomery	---	---	19	48	2	69
CB Andres Baltuskonis	---	---	19	48	2	69
G Kerry Tate	35	29	---	---	5	69
T Liam Kell	35	27	---	---	5	67
CB Donny Frist	---	---	18	46	2	66
T Bobby Sitron	35	29	---	---	---	64
C Salvador Caban	35	29	---	---	---	64
QB Jackie Strickland	35	29	---	---	---	64
DE T.J. Montemayor	---	---	19	43	2	64
WR Wayne Nye	30	29	---	---	---	59
TE Jeffrey McGregor	29	28	---	---	---	57
ILB Herman Sizemore	---	---	16	36	2	54
S Graham Watson	---	---	18	33	---	51
OLB Hardy Harriman	---	---	13	35	2	50
DT Walt Andrew	---	---	11	36	2	49
WR Zachary Witt	23	22	---	---	4	49
DT Zachery Reed	---	---	13	32	2	47
WR Kris Hitchcock	26	19	---	---	1	46
CB Cary Raymond	---	---	2	23	19	44
OLB Louis Shelton	---	---	16	27	1	44
DT Drake Wiltz	---	---	14	26	---	40
DE K.C. Cortez	---	---	6	26	1	33
WR Claude Mills	7	8	---	---	16	31
RB Hardy Bell	10	5	---	---	16	31
TE Warren Farley	17	10	---	---	1	28
OLB Connor Wahle	---	---	3	3	21	27
OLB Howie Joyner	---	---	3	12	10	25
TE Efrain Rice	1	0	---	---	21	22
WR Levon Sinclair	2	1	---	---	18	21
DE Howard Bell	---	---	8	12	---	20
RB Maxwell Murray	4	0	---	---	7	11
ILB Alfredo Pearson	---	---	0	0	10	10
DT Karl Fisk	---	---	0	2	6	8
K Malik Gallagher	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Johnny Meyer	0	2	---	---	5	7
DE Richard Fredrickson	---	---	0	0	6	6
C Jason Humphrey	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Arnie Duran	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Shannon Leon	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Eddie Flannery	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Greg Sawyer	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Jamie Paquette	---	---	0	0	---	0
WR Victor Boesiger	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Diego Small	19	48	---	---	8	75
G Hardy Nemecheck	19	48	---	---	---	67
T Gene Cheyne	19	48	---	---	---	67
C Brandon Kotz	19	48	---	---	---	67
WR Benjamin Hill	19	48	---	---	---	67
OLB Dana Koehler	---	---	31	21	10	62
S Rick Dickey	---	---	32	28	1	61
TE Leo Campbell	9	28	---	---	23	60
CB Graham Sweeney	---	---	32	27	1	60
DE Bert Sellers	---	---	33	26	1	60
RB Burt Aiello	9	32	---	---	19	60
WR Myron Clements	15	43	---	---	1	59
OLB Gregory Frederick	---	---	18	18	21	57
S Clay Glenn	---	---	19	21	16	56
DT Erick Griffin	---	---	28	18	10	56
T Moe Barrett	16	39	---	---	---	55
OLB Clayton Webb	---	---	20	23	12	55
CB Kaleb Lucas	---	---	32	22	---	54
TE Jamie Thurgood	16	37	---	---	---	53
DT Jesse Hanson	---	---	24	20	5	49
CB Tony Buick	---	---	17	16	15	48
WR Cesar Bernard	9	23	---	---	8	40
QB Jared Henry	13	27	---	---	---	40
RB Van Kerby	10	14	---	---	7	31
QB Donte Midget	6	21	---	---	---	27
FB Shaun Blackburn	3	7	---	---	17	27
S DeAndre Rinehart	---	---	18	9	---	27
OLB Troy Stanton	---	---	17	8	---	25
DE Mercury Hozan	---	---	16	8	---	24
DE Tom Nelson	---	---	6	11	5	22
OLB Nick Mitchell	---	---	15	6	---	21
CB Clyde Jackson	---	---	6	10	5	21
DT Anthony Mayfield	---	---	11	9	---	20
T Troy Guess	3	9	---	---	8	20
WR Hayden Huntley	1	5	---	---	13	19
WR Edwin Fleming	0	0	---	---	17	17
OLB Casey Fusco	---	---	6	9	1	16
CB Mel Young	---	---	3	5	1	9
C Rufus Woodard	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Tony Phillip	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Preston Barber	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Drew Austin	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Pete Mickus	4	3	---	---	---	7
K Gino Clements	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Jalen Mikell	---	---	1	4	1	6
RB Charles Gillam	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-1	-0.3
Middle	22	67	3.0
Right	10	44	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	-1	-0.3
Middle	14	56	4.0
Right	1	-1	-1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jackie Strickland	26	19	4	0	2	2	2	1	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jared Henry	25	14	3	0	0	2	8	2	0
Donte Midget	21	12	2	1	2	2	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	53	10.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	112	12.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	112	11.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	7	27	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	97	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	88	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	43	8.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wayne Nye	7	5	1	76	2	29
TE Jeffrey McGregor	6	5	0	81	1	28
WR Kris Hitchcock	3	2	0	13	0	19
TE Warren Farley	3	2	1	34	1	10
WR Claude Mills	3	2	0	37	0	8
WR Zachary Witt	3	2	0	23	0	22
RB Jeffery Leisure	1	1	0	13	0	23

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Benjamin Hill	15	6	1	71	2	48
RB Burt Aiello	8	6	0	31	0	32
WR Cesar Bernard	7	5	0	41	0	23
WR Myron Clements	5	3	0	69	2	43
RB Van Kerby	4	4	0	33	1	14
TE Jamie Thurgood	3	2	0	10	0	37
TE Leo Campbell	2	0	0	0	0	28
FB Shaun Blackburn	1	0	0	0	0	7
WR Hayden Huntley	1	0	1	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jeffery Leisure	5	22	4.40	2.82
RB Hardy Bell	3	6	2.00	4.00
QB Jackie Strickland	1	8	8.00	5.50

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Burt Aiello	1	-3	-3.00	1.00
QB Donte Midget	1	7	7.00	7.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jackie Strickland	2	2	23	11.50	10.65

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jared Henry	5	2	12	2.40	5.04
Donte Midget	3	2	9	3.00	6.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Zachary Witt	2	2	23	11.50	7.67

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Benjamin Hill	4	1	5	1.25	4.73
RB Burt Aiello	2	2	12	6.00	3.88
WR Cesar Bernard	1	1	4	4.00	5.86
WR Myron Clements	1	0	0	0.00	13.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jeffery Leisure	5	3
QB Jackie Strickland	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
QB Jared Henry	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jackie Strickland	7	5	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jared Henry	9	5	3
Donte Midget	5	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kris Hitchcock	2	1	1
TE Jeffrey McGregor	2	1	0
WR Wayne Nye	2	2	2
RB Jeffery Leisure	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Burt Aiello	5	3	1
WR Cesar Bernard	4	3	2
WR Benjamin Hill	3	2	2
TE Leo Campbell	1	0	0
WR Myron Clements	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,200 (21,400)
End Zone 11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,200 (21,400)
End Zone	11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)