STADIUM: Ford Field
REFEREE: John Hussey
DATE: Saturday, December 16, 2023
GAME TIME: 8:15 PM ET
NFLN: Kevin Harlan, Trent Green, Melanie Collins
Westwood One: J.P. Shadrick, Mike Golic
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) DEN: 82 or 226 DET: 83 or 225 National: 88
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY REG. SEASON: DEN leads series, 9-5 (won past 3. THE LAST TIME: REG. SEASON: 12/12/21: DET 10 at DEN 38.
HEAD COACHES NOTES: Sean Payton vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 6-3 Reg. Season: 159-95 (.626) Postseason: 9-8 (.529). Dan Campbell vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 0-1 Reg. Season: 26-32-1 (.449) Postseason: 0-0.
DENVER BRONCOS NOTES:
• QB RUSSELL WILSON completed 21 of 33 atts. (63.6 pct.) for 224 yards & 2 TDs vs. INT with 91 rating last week, 10th game this season with 90+ rating, tied-most in NFL. Has 90+ rating in 6 of past 7. Is 3-1 with 10 TDs vs. INT & 130.1 rating in 4 career starts vs. Det., highest passer rating vs. any opponent (min. 4 starts). Aims for his 3rd in row in primetime with 0 INTs & 105+ rating.
• RB JAVONTE WILLIAMS led team with 91 scrimmage yards (66 rush, 25 rec.) & had 1st rush TD of season last week. Has 70+ scrimmage yards in 6 of past 7. Has TD in 2 of past 3 on road.
• WR COURTLAND SUTTON had 62 rec. yards & TD catch in Week 14. Aims for 6th in row with 50+ rec. yards & has TD catch in 7 of past 8. Has rec. TD in each of 6 road games this season. Ranks tied-2nd in NFL with 10 rec. TDs in 2023, most by Den. player since 2014.
• WR JERRY JEUDY had 5 catches in last meeting. Has 500+ rec. yards (507) for 3rd-career season.
• WR ADAM TRAUTMAN had career-high 3rd rec. TD of season in Week 14. Has TD catch in 2 of past 3.
• LB ALEX SINGLETON aims for 6th in row with 10+ tackles & 3rd in row with sack. Has PD in 2 of past 3. Ranks 4th in NFL with 134 tackles in 2023.
• LB JOSEY JEWELL had 9 tackles, sack, FR & PD last week. Has sack in 2 of past 3.
• LB JONATHON COOPER had 1st-career INT last week.
• CB JA’QUAN MCMILLIAN had 5 tackles, 2 TFL, sack & PD in Week 14. Aims for 3rd in row with sack. Has FF in 2 of past 3 on road.
• S JUSTIN SIMMONS had 1st sack & 2nd FF of season last week. Has 5+ tackles & PD in 3 of his 4 road games this season.
• S P.J. LOCKE has sack in 3 straight games, longest active streak among DBs. Has FF & PD in 2 of past 3.
DETROIT LIONS NOTES:
• QB JARED GOFF has 3,449 pass yards in 2023 & is only player with 3,000+ pass yards in each of past 7 seasons. Has 14 TDs (12 pass, 2 rush) in 6 home starts this season. Has 35 career games with 300+ pass yards & can surpass Matt Ryan & HOFer Kurt Warner for 3rd-most by QB in 1st 8 seasons all-time.
• RB JAHMYR GIBBS had 6th rush TD of season last week, 2ndmost among rookies. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in each of his 1st 11 career games. Ranks 2nd among rookies in rush yards (692) & 3rd among rookies in scrimmage yards (980).
• RB DAVID MONTGOMERY aims for his 5th in row at home with rush TD & ranks tied-4th in NFL with career-high 10 rush TDs this season. Had rush TD in his only career game vs. Den. (9/15/19 w/ Chi.). Needs 124 scrimmage yards for 5th-straight 1,000-yard season.
• WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN has 87 catches for 1,063 rec. yards in 2023 & can become 3rd player ever (Odell Beckham Jr. & Michael Thomas) with 90+ catches & 900+ rec. yards in each of 1st 3 career seasons. Has 5 rec. TDs in 7 road games this season.
• TE SAM LAPORTA (rookie) ranks 4th among TEs with 66 receptions in 2023. Has 4th-most catches by rookie TE in NFL history & can join Keith Jackson (81 in 1988) & Jeremy Shockey (74 in 2002) as only rookie TEs ever with 70+ catches.
• DL AIDAN HUTCHINSON had sack last week. Aims for his 4th in row with TFL.
• LB ALEX ANZALONE has 5+ tackles in 29 straight games, tied 2nd-longest active streak in NFL. Needs 4 tackles for 2nd-straight 100+ tackle season.
• DB BRIAN BRANCH (rookie) is 1 of 2 DBs (Kyle Hamilton) with 7+ TFL (7) & 7+ PD (7) in 2023.
• S KERBY JOSEPH aims for 3rd in row with PD.
