NFL game summary for 11/28/1974:

Trailing 17-10 at halftime, the Broncos used the recovery of an onside kick at the start of the second half as the springboard to a 21-point third period that provided victory amid snow flurries on Thanksgiving Day. Denver's Otis Armstrong ran for 144 yards and became the season's first 1,000-yard rusher with a total of 1,082.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Denver Broncos	OFFENSE	136.5  (14)	175.0  (5)	311.5  (10)	22
	DEFENSE	130.5  (12)	189.3  (23)	319.8  (22)	27
Detroit Lions	OFFENSE	95.0  (25)	168.1  (7)	263.1  (19)	18
	DEFENSE	148.0  (21)	167.3  (17)	315.3  (19)	24

Line: Lions by 3

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Denver Broncos (6-5-1)	0	10	21	0	31
Detroit Lions (6-6-0)	3	14	3	7	27

( 0- 3) DET Errol Mann 21 yard field goal
( 3- 3) DEN Jim Turner 21 yard field goal
(10- 3) DEN Jon Keyworth 1 yard rush (Jim Turner kick)
(10-10) DET Altie Taylor 23 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick)
(10-17) DET Levi Johnson 55 yard interception return (Errol Mann kick)
(17-17) DEN Jon Keyworth 1 yard rush (Jim Turner kick)
(17-20) DET Errol Mann 36 yard field goal
(24-20) DEN Otis Armstrong 1 yard rush (Jim Turner kick)
(31-20) DEN Riley Odoms 1 yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick)
(31-27) DET Leon Crosswhite 1 yard rush (Errol Mann kick)

                     DEN             DET
First Downs:         23              16
Rushes-yards:        44-240          31-121
Yards/rush:          5.5             3.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-22-129-2     14-20-157-0
Sacked-yards:        1-8             4-26
Net pass yards:      121             131
Net yards/pass:      5.3             5.5
Total net yards:     361             252
Total plays:         67 (65% run)    55 (56% run)  
Yards/play:          5.4             4.6
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             3-2
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     7-45            5-45

Attendance: 51,157

Passing:
DEN: Charley Johnson, 11 of 22 for 129 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
DET: Greg Landry, 14 of 20 for 157 yards and 1 TD

Rushing:
DEN: Otis Armstrong, 24 for 144 yards and 1 TD; Jon Keyworth, 17 for 61 yards and 2 TDs; Floyd Little, 2 for 4 yards; Riley Odoms, 1 for 31 yards
DET: Altie Taylor, 13 for 38 yards; Greg Landry, 8 for 10 yards; Leon Crosswhite, 5 for 15 yards and 1 TD; Steve Owens, 4 for 46 yards; Ron Jessie, 1 for 12 yards

Receiving:
DEN: Otis Armstrong, 4 for 32 yards; Billy Van Heusen, 2 for 44 yards; Jon Keyworth, 2 for 19 yards; Haven Moses, 1 for 20 yards; Jerry Simmons, 1 for 13 yards; Riley Odoms, 1 for 1 yard and 1 TD
DET: Ron Jessie, 5 for 47 yards; Charlie Sanders, 4 for 49 yards; Altie Taylor, 3 for 36 yards and 1 TD; Larry Walton, 1 for 19 yards; Leon Crosswhite, 1 for 6 yards

Kick returns:
DEN: Boyd Brown, 2 for 41 yards; Floyd Little, 2 for 33 yards; Otis Armstrong, 1 for 22 yards; Jon Keyworth, 1 for 15 yards
DET: Jimmie Jones, 3 for 87 yards; Ray Jarvis, 1 for 20 yards; Dexter Bussey, 1 for 11 yards

Punt returns:
DEN: Bill Thompson, 1 for 9 yards

Interceptions:
DET: Levi Johnson, 2 for 56 yards and 1 TD

Punting:
DEN: Billy Van Heusen, 2 for 74 yards
DET: Herman Weaver, 3 for 140 yards

Field Goals:
DEN: Jim Turner, 1/3
DET: Errol Mann, 2/2

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