Head to head
Denver Broncos v Detroit Lions — every meeting since 1999
Denver Broncos and Detroit Lions have met 8 times since 1999. DEN lead the regular-season series 5-3. Against the closing spread DEN are 5-3. The highest-scoring meeting produced 59 points in 2023; the widest margin was 37.
DEN record
5-3
regular season, 1999–2023
DEN v the spread
5-3
covered–against
Highest scoring
59
combined, 2023
Widest margin
37
2007 season
Every meeting
8 games, 1999–2023| Game | Result | Total | Line | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 WK 15 | DEN 17atDET 42 | 49 | DET +5.5 | DET by 25 |
| 2021 WK 14 | DET 10atDEN 38 | 42 | DEN +13 | DEN by 28 |
| 2019 WK 16 | DET 17atDEN 27 | 40 | DEN +9.5 | DEN by 10 |
| 2015 WK 3 | DEN 24atDET 12 | 45 | DET -3 | DEN by 12 |
| 2011 WK 8 | DET 45atDEN 10 | 43.5 | DEN -3 | DET by 35 |
| 2007 WK 9 | DEN 7atDET 44 | 46.5 | DET +3 | DET by 37 |
| 2003 WK 4 | DET 16atDEN 20 | 44 | DEN +12 | DEN by 4 |
| 1999 WK 16 | DEN 17atDET 7 | 43.5 | DET +4.5 | DEN by 10 |
DEN in the last meetings
- Last 32-1
- Last 53-2
The extremes
- Highest scoring2023 week 15 · DEN 17 at DET 4259 points
- Lowest scoring1999 week 16 · DEN 17 at DET 724 points
- Widest margin2007 week 9 · DEN 7 at DET 4437 points
By starting quarterback
regular season, 1999–2023No meeting on file names both starting quarterbacks.
8 further pairings met once each and are left out — a list where most rows read 1-0 describes single games rather than a matchup. Every one of them is in the table above.
By head coach
regular season, 1999–2023No meeting on file names both head coaches.
8 further pairings met once each and are left out — a list where most rows read 1-0 describes single games rather than a matchup. Every one of them is in the table above.
Players, since 2021
a shorter window than aboveEverything above this line covers 1999 onwards, because that is how far the schedule and the closing lines go back. Per-player box scores start at 2021, so any figure naming a player covers the 3 seasons from 2021 and no more. The two windows are kept apart rather than blended, and neither is presented as the complete history: these clubs have played each other for far longer than this database reaches, and nothing on this page covers the seasons before 1999.
Most touchdowns
since 2021 · 2 meetings
- Jared Goff QB · DET · 2g6 TD
- Sam LaPorta TE · DET · 1g3 TD
- Russell Wilson QB · DEN · 1g2 TD
- Teddy Bridgewater QB · DEN · 1g2 TD
- Melvin Gordon RB · DEN · 1g2 TD
- Javonte Williams RB · DEN · 1g2 TD
Most passing yards
since 2021 · 2 meetings
- Jared Goff QB · DET · 2g493 yds
- Russell Wilson QB · DEN · 1g223 yds
- Teddy Bridgewater QB · DEN · 1g179 yds
Most rushing yards
since 2021 · 2 meetings
- Melvin Gordon RB · DEN · 1g111 yds
- Javonte Williams RB · DEN · 2g100 yds
- Jahmyr Gibbs RB · DET · 1g100 yds
- David Montgomery RB · DET · 1g85 yds
- Craig Reynolds RB · DET · 1g83 yds
- Samaje Perine RB · DEN · 1g37 yds
Most receiving yards
since 2021 · 2 meetings
- Amon-Ra St. Brown WR · DET · 2g185 yds
- Jerry Jeudy WR · DEN · 2g121 yds
- Josh Reynolds WR · DET · 2g93 yds
- Courtland Sutton WR · DEN · 2g80 yds
- Sam LaPorta TE · DET · 1g56 yds
- Noah Fant TE · DEN · 1g51 yds
