Regular Season Week 16: Patriots at Detroit Lions
December 20, 2015 70° Pontiac Silverdome
Attendance: 65,725 (88%)
Patriots 7 0 0 17 - 24
Detroit Lions 14 3 3 0 - 20
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Detroit Lions: 1-10-Bos 25 (15:00) (Hot Read) 10-Thomas Gingrich sacked at Bos 16 for -9 yards (97-Steve Piscitelli) 10-Thomas Gingrich FUMBLES (97-Steve Piscitelli) recovered by DET-97-Steve Piscitelli for 15 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Gerald Tackett. DET 7 Bos 0
(Qtr 1) Detroit Lions: 2-3-Bos 13 (7:38) 1-Young Kanter pass complete to 86-Guy Wilkerson for 13 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Gerald Tackett. DET 14 Bos 0
(Qtr 1) Patriots: (7:34) 7-Gerald Tackett kicks 74 yards from DET 35 to Bos -9. 36-David Schild for 110yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Robert Michael. DET 14 Bos 7
(Qtr 2) Detroit Lions: 3-3-Bos 28 (0:05) 7-Gerald Tackett 45 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 17 Bos 7
(Qtr 3) Detroit Lions: 4-5-Bos 14 (6:34) 7-Gerald Tackett 31 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 20 Bos 7
(Qtr 4) Patriots: 4-8-DET 37 (13:39) 7-Robert Michael 55 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 20 Bos 10
(Qtr 4) Patriots: 2-12-DET 18 (4:55) 10-Thomas Gingrich pass complete to 17-Vernon Beck for 18 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Robert Michael. DET 20 Bos 17
(Qtr 4) Patriots: 1-10-Bos 31 (2:42) (Hot Read) 10-Thomas Gingrich pass complete to 37-Gino Cappelletti for 69 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Robert Michael. DET 20 Bos 24
Team Statistics
Detroit Lions Patriots
First Downs 17 7
- Rushing 8 0
- Passing 8 7
- Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 390 189
- Offensive Plays 72 47
- Yards Per Play 5.42 4.02
Net Rushing Yards 199 -8
- Rushing Attempts 44 19
- Yards Per Rush 4.52 -0.42
Net Passing Yards 191 197
- Att/Comp/Int 27 / 20 / 1 26 / 14 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 201 210
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 10 2 / 13
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.82 7.04
- Yards Per Completion 10.05 15.00
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 2 3 / 2
3rd Down Conversions 7 / 17 2 / 12
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 5.1 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 5 / 25 1 / 6
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 3 6 / 42
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 17 1 / 110
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 1 1 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 29
Time of Possession 34:06 25:35
Drive Charts
Detroit Lions
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:54 0:17 OPP 25 3 0 Punt
1 14:38 0:51 OWN 30 3 2 Punt
1 12:18 3:58 OWN 19 6 18 Punt
1 0:19 3:44 OWN 27 7 61 Fumble
2 10:15 3:41 OWN 46 6 11 Punt
2 2:42 2:40 OWN 15 9 57 Field Goal
3 15:00 2:11 OWN 25 3 15 Punt
3 10:54 4:23 OWN 33 7 53 Field Goal
3 5:04 3:30 OWN 28 5 17 Punt
4 13:34 3:28 OWN 25 5 9 Punt
4 9:06 1:27 OWN 25 3 16 Fumble
4 4:51 2:10 OWN 19 3 4 Punt
4 2:27 1:46 OWN 25 4 18 Downs
Patriots
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 0:06 OWN 25 1 0 Punt
1 13:46 1:29 OWN 30 3 4 Punt
1 8:20 0:47 OWN 20 2 -21 Touchdown
1 7:16 4:48 OPP 25 9 -70 Interception
1 2:28 2:09 OWN 3 4 26 Punt
2 11:35 1:19 OWN 7 3 -5 Punt
2 6:34 3:52 OWN 8 6 26 Punt
2 0:01 0:01 OWN 25 1 0 Half
3 12:49 1:55 OWN 19 3 2 Punt
3 6:31 1:27 OWN 25 3 -5 Punt
3 1:34 2:59 OWN 19 6 44 Field Goal
4 10:06 1:00 OWN 31 3 -2 Punt
4 7:39 2:48 OPP 48 7 48 Touchdown
4 2:41 0:15 OWN 31 1 69 Touchdown
4 0:41 0:40 OPP 32 3 -1 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Detroit Lions
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#48 John Cooper 19 89 4.68 10 1 0
#37 Don Moore 15 66 4.40 11 2 0
#22 Thomas Burgess 10 44 4.40 11 1 0
Patriots
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#14 James Holloman 1 1 1.00 1 0 0
#10 Thomas Gingrich 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
#37 Gino Cappelletti 17 -9 -0.53 4 0 0
Passing Stats
Detroit Lions
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#1 Young Kanter 27 20 201 1 / 10 1 31 1 91.74
Patriots
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#10 Thomas Gingrich 26 14 210 2 / 13 2 69 0 106.25
Receiving Stats
Detroit Lions
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#86 Guy Wilkerson 7 83 11.86 30 1
#14 Luis Johnson 3 57 19.00 31 0
#48 John Cooper 2 29 14.50 26 0
#85 Scott Gonzalez 4 16 4.00 10 0
#84 James Richards 3 10 3.33 6 0
#22 Thomas Burgess 1 6 6.00 6 0
Patriots
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#37 Gino Cappelletti 4 80 20.00 69 1
#17 Vernon Beck 2 36 18.00 18 1
#88 Kevin Cogar 2 35 17.50 20 0
#81 Terry Glenn 3 31 10.33 12 0
#18 Wes Welker 3 28 9.33 16 0
Blocking Stats
Detroit Lions
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#66 William Dickerson 39 50 1 1
#52 Robert Morgan 0 1 0 0
#32 Joseph Horn 0 1 0 0
#70 Sam Sheffield 0 2 0 1
#94 Jeffrey Gage 0 2 0 0
#98 Arthur Griggs 0 2 0 0
#72 Paul Smith 0 1 0 0
#71 Jose Grover 11 0 0 0
#88 Frank Neal 4 5 0 0
#78 Andrew Pearson 39 49 0 0
#61 Darren Garcia 11 0 0 0
#60 Timothy McNeil 39 47 0 3
#86 Guy Wilkerson 14 25 0 0
#57 David Sykes 4 1 0 0
#64 Dale Jewell 37 50 0 13
#48 John Cooper 13 7 0 0
#77 Oscar Wimberly 25 46 0 4
#14 Luis Johnson 0 29 0 1
#85 Scott Gonzalez 0 32 0 0
#84 James Richards 0 28 0 1
#37 Don Moore 9 5 0 1
#46 Freddie McMann 4 3 0 1
#56 Juan Bogdan 0 1 0 0
#72 Oscar Smith 3 3 0 0
#65 Thomas Smith 0 1 0 0
#83 Andrew Thomas 0 12 0 0
#22 Thomas Burgess 6 6 0 0
#47 Anthony Oceguera 0 2 0 0
#97 Steve Piscitelli 0 1 0 0
#53 Raul Dee 0 1 0 0
#95 Mark Dobbins 0 1 0 0
Patriots
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#86 Carl Rogers 35 23 0 3
#14 James Holloman 19 19 0 0
#64 Joe Thuney 39 28 0 1
#61 James Olson 26 14 0 1
#37 Gino Cappelletti 21 4 0 0
#61 Nick Pulliam 31 18 0 2
#50 Fred Jhonson 26 23 0 1
#36 David Schild 6 5 0 0
#54 Matt Light 30 9 0 2
#71 Ron Davis 12 0 0 0
#69 Logan Mankins 12 1 0 0
#92 Teddy Bruschi 7 3 0 0
#88 Kevin Cogar 3 16 0 1
#77 Michael Wong 9 0 0 0
#76 Gregory Kale 0 3 0 0
#45 Ernest Beliveau 0 6 0 1
#90 Ronnie Morales 0 4 0 1
#95 Andre Tippitt 0 6 0 0
#39 Devin McCourty 0 4 0 0
#31 Willie Watson 0 6 0 1
#53 Ed Reynolds 0 4 0 0
#74 Darryl Giambrone 1 3 0 0
#47 Scott Dunkel 0 1 0 0
#44 Lawrence Perez 0 6 0 0
#68 Tony Sanders 1 2 0 0
#59 Vincent Brown 0 1 0 0
#62 Ronald Anderson 4 0 0 0
#29 Joseph Obregon 0 3 0 0
#92 Patrick Brew 1 1 0 0
#17 Vernon Beck 0 9 0 1
#57 Willie McGinist 0 1 0 0
#40 Charles Gardner 0 3 0 1
#18 Wes Welker 0 7 0 2
#81 Terry Glenn 0 6 0 0
#60 Carroll Hawkins 2 0 0 0
Interception Stats
Detroit Lions
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Patriots
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#39 Devin McCourty 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Detroit Lions
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#48 John Cooper 2 0 0 0
#97 Steve Piscitelli 0 1 1 1
#78 Andrew Pearson 0 0 1 0
#60 Timothy McNeil 0 1 0 0
#72 Paul Smith 0 0 1 0
Patriots
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#10 Thomas Gingrich 1 0 0 0
#17 Vernon Beck 1 0 0 0
#37 Gino Cappelletti 1 1 0 0
#26 Kenneth Garcia 0 2 1 0
#29 Joseph Obregon 0 0 1 0
Punting
Detroit Lions
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#17 Gregory Bush 7 312 44.57 39.71 51 3
Patriots
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#3 Troy Haslett 8 387 48.38 48.00 55 2
Kicking
Detroit Lions
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 Gerald Tackett 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 45 2 / 2
Patriots
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 Robert Michael 1 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 1 55 3 / 3
Punt Return
Detroit Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#84 James Richards 1 3 3.0 3 0
Patriots
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#36 David Schild 5 36 7.2 10 0
#17 Vernon Beck 1 6 6.0 6 0
Kick Return
Detroit Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#85 Scott Gonzalez 1 17 17.0 0
Patriots
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#36 David Schild 1 110 110.0 1
Defensive Stats
Detroit Lions
Name Tackles Sacks
#52 Robert Morgan 7 1
#72 Paul Smith 4 0
#29 Michael Smith 3 0
#98 Arthur Griggs 3 0
#32 Joseph Horn 3 0
#97 Steve Piscitelli 2 1
#64 Dale Jewell 2 0
#85 Scott Gonzalez 2 0
#46 Freddie McMann 2 0
#90 Roger Landers 2 0
#58 Bruce Forte 2 0
#86 Guy Wilkerson 2 0
#95 Mark Dobbins 1 0
#38 Justin Aubry 1 0
#70 Sam Sheffield 1 0
#37 Don Moore 1 0
#94 Jeffrey Gage 1 0
Patriots
Name Tackles Sacks
#26 Kenneth Garcia 15 0
#74 Darryl Giambrone 12 0
#44 Lawrence Perez 9 0
#92 Teddy Bruschi 7 0
#29 Joseph Obregon 5 0
#57 Willie McGinist 4 0
#39 Devin McCourty 3 0
#92 Patrick Brew 3 0
#47 Scott Dunkel 3 0
#31 Willie Watson 1 0
#45 Ernest Beliveau 1 0
#68 Tony Sanders 1 1
#90 Ronnie Morales 1 0