Week 17, 2026

played in Iowa, IA

45 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Demolition	3	7	0	3	-	13
Iowa Bulls	3	7	3	13	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:02 DET - Josh MacMillan 39 field goal
1Q: 07:51 IOW - Joe Luttrell 40 field goal
2Q: 09:49 IOW - Stan Mueller 2 run (Joe Luttrell extra point)
2Q: 05:07 DET - Karl Springer 20 pass from Leslie Gizzi (Josh MacMillan extra point)
3Q: 06:47 IOW - Joe Luttrell 25 field goal
4Q: 13:21 IOW - Joe Luttrell 49 field goal
4Q: 10:02 DET - Josh MacMillan 37 field goal
4Q: 03:53 IOW - Stan Mueller 11 run (Joe Luttrell extra point)
4Q: 02:14 IOW - Joe Luttrell 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:02 DET - Josh MacMillan 39 field goal
1Q: 07:51 IOW - Joe Luttrell 40 field goal
2Q: 09:49 IOW - Stan Mueller 2 run (Joe Luttrell extra point)
2Q: 05:07 DET - Karl Springer 20 pass from Leslie Gizzi (Josh MacMillan extra point)
3Q: 06:47 IOW - Joe Luttrell 25 field goal
4Q: 13:21 IOW - Joe Luttrell 49 field goal
4Q: 10:02 DET - Josh MacMillan 37 field goal
4Q: 03:53 IOW - Stan Mueller 11 run (Joe Luttrell extra point)
4Q: 02:14 IOW - Joe Luttrell 34 field goal

Team Statistics DET IOW
Record 7-9 8-8
First Downs 17 17
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 327 261
- Offensive Plays 64 61
- Yards per Play 5.11 4.28
Net Rushing Yards 132 95
- Rushing Attempts 28 27
- Yards per Rush 4.71 3.52
Net Passing Yards 195 166
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 24 - 4 33 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 203 172
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 5.42 4.88
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 7.5
4th Down Conversions 1/2 1/1
Penalties/Yards 2/18 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 2/2 2/34
Kick Returns/Yards 7/115 4/111
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 4/44
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 45
Time of Possession 30:49 29:11

Team Statistics	DET	IOW
Record	7-9	8-8
First Downs	17	17
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	327	261
- Offensive Plays	64	61
- Yards per Play	5.11	4.28
Net Rushing Yards	132	95
- Rushing Attempts	28	27
- Yards per Rush	4.71	3.52
Net Passing Yards	195	166
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 24 - 4	33 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	203	172
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	5.42	4.88
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	7.5
4th Down Conversions	1/2	1/1
Penalties/Yards	2/18	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	2/2	2/34
Kick Returns/Yards	7/115	4/111
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	4/44
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 45
Time of Possession	30:49	29:11

Drive Charts

Detroit Demolition
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:32	1:37	OPP 25	3	3	Field Goal
1	9:47	0:48	OWN 28	2	1	Interception
1	7:44	4:57	OWN 17	8	47	Punt
2	9:40	4:45	OWN 32	8	68	Touchdown
2	1:01	1:01	OWN 20	3	13	Half
3	15:00	4:15	OWN 36	8	57	Interception
3	9:49	0:35	OWN 15	2	11	Fumble
3	6:41	3:31	OWN 33	6	16	Downs
3	2:40	2:02	OWN 15	3	-1	Punt
4	13:16	3:22	OWN 30	6	50	Field Goal
4	8:57	2:01	OWN 5	3	0	Punt
4	3:47	0:25	OWN 19	2	0	Interception
4	2:06	2:06	OWN 25	10	59	Interception

Iowa Bulls
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:28	OWN 25	1	0	Fumble
1	12:55	3:08	OWN 30	5	26	Interception
1	8:59	1:15	OWN 44	5	33	Field Goal
1	2:47	8:07	OWN 20	16	80	Touchdown
2	4:55	3:54	OWN 37	7	56	Interception
3	10:45	0:56	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	9:14	2:33	OPP 26	6	18	Field Goal
3	3:10	0:30	OPP 49	3	0	Punt
3	0:38	2:22	OWN 45	5	23	Field Goal
4	9:54	0:57	OWN 45	3	0	Punt
4	6:56	3:09	OPP 30	5	30	Touchdown
4	3:22	1:16	OPP 19	3	2	Field Goal

Game MVP: Melvin Morton, Iowa Bulls

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tyrell Garcia	23	114	4.96	28	3
Kurt Asmus	4	13	3.25	4	0
Robert Talamaivao	1	5	5.00	5	0

Iowa	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Stan Mueller	14	40	2.86	12	2	2
Roger Wilcox	12	47	3.92	13	2	0
Gus Domsten	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Leslie Gizzi	35	24	203	1/8	1	26	4	53.3

Iowa	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Grady Merrell	33	17	172	1/6	0	20	2	41.5

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Robert Talamaivao	6	9	26	4.33	7	15	0
WR Louis Royal	6	9	63	10.50	19	19	0
RB Tyrell Garcia	5	5	28	5.60	22	13	0
WR Justin Dellenbach	5	7	60	12.00	0	26	0
WR Hardy Fountaine	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Karl Springer	1	2	20	20.00	2	20	1

Iowa	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Earl Jordan	7	13	83	11.86	13	20
RB Stan Mueller	4	5	19	4.75	12	12
TE Paul Prior	3	4	37	12.33	14	19
TE J.C. Watson	1	3	10	10.00	0	10
WR Brent Ellard	1	1	13	13.00	0	13
WR Howie Crane	1	4	10	10.00	3	10
FB Charles Mahoney	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Floyd Horton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Roger Wilcox	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ray Davison	1	0	0.00	0
S Brant Stokes	1	0	0.00	0

Iowa	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Melvin Morton	3	44	14.67	0
S Tom Ogden	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tyrell Garcia	2	1	0
Brant Stokes	0	1	0
Jim Joseph	0	0	1

Iowa	Fumb	Recov	Force
Stan Mueller	1	0	0
Jerry Wolfe	0	1	1
Buddy McElroy	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Xavier Fagelman	3	136	45.3	27.3	54	0

Iowa	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rodney Brown	3	148	49.3	48.7	63	3

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Josh MacMillan	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	1/1

Iowa	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Luttrell	4/4	2/2	0/0	49	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Talamaivao	2	2	1.0	0

Iowa	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Floyd Horton	1	21	21.0	0
Steve Ward	1	13	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jason Schroeder	6	104	17.3	0
J.R. Peters	1	11	11.0	0

Iowa	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gus Domsten	2	52	26.0	0
Tyrone Watkins	2	59	29.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rodney Boyle	7	3	0.0	24	28
ILB Jim Joseph	7	1	0.0	16	22
ILB Rickey Feldman	5	1	0.0	12	18
DT Perry Pinto	4	1	1.0	27	31
CB Archie Diaz	3	0	0.0	20	24
S Antonio Laudenback	2	1	0.0	6	12
CB J.R. Peters	2	1	0.0	15	19
S Wendell Barnes	2	0	0.0	18	20
CB Ray Davison	2	0	0.0	12	15
DT Norbert Griffith	1	3	0.0	10	14
DT Cornelius Thigpen	1	2	0.0	24	30
DE Zach Ringo	1	1	0.0	10	13
CB Bryan Singer	1	1	0.0	5	6
CB Vincent Humphries	1	0	0.0	19	28
RB Tyrell Garcia	1	0	---	---	---
WR Robert Talamaivao	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Kenyon Zellner	1	0	0.0	22	27
TE Karl Springer	1	0	---	---	---
DT Sherman Korr	1	0	0.0	16	23
OLB Ken Woods	1	0	0.0	8	4
QB Leslie Gizzi	1	0	---	---	---
S Brant Stokes	1	0	0.0	11	15

Iowa	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Steven Finley	9	3	1.0	25	33
ILB Jerry Wolfe	8	2	0.0	27	31
CB Jimmie Fuller	5	1	0.0	22	28
CB Steve Ward	4	2	0.0	21	30
CB Josh Lyons	4	1	0.0	22	28
S Bob Musser	4	0	0.0	13	18
OLB Duane Henson	4	0	0.0	15	17
DE Buddy McElroy	3	1	0.0	21	29
S Riddick Chiang	2	1	0.0	25	32
DE Albert Richmond	2	0	0.0	17	23
ILB Dennis Barton	2	0	0.0	11	7
DT Ty Stover	2	0	0.0	4	7
ILB Terrance Michaelson	1	1	0.0	9	7
S Melvin Morton	1	0	0.0	15	22
S Tom Ogden	1	0	0.0	16	27
QB Grady Merrell	1	0	---	---	---
WR Howie Crane	1	0	---	---	---
DE Dustin Castillo	0	1	0.0	7	7
OLB Marty Stephens	0	1	0.0	3	8
DT Ross Hartman	0	1	0.0	24	29

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Perry Pinto	1.0	0	0	0	31
DT Sherman Korr	0.0	2	0	0	23
DT Cornelius Thigpen	0.0	1	2	1	30
DE Alvin Roberts	0.0	1	0	0	17
DT Norbert Griffith	0.0	0	1	0	14
ILB Jim Joseph	0.0	0	1	0	22
DE Zach Ringo	0.0	0	1	0	13
OLB Kenyon Zellner	0.0	0	0	1	27

Iowa	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Steven Finley	1.0	0	0	33
DE Albert Richmond	0.0	1	0	23
OLB Marty Stephens	0.0	1	0	8
DE Buddy McElroy	0.0	0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Jim Joseph	4	0	0	22
CB Archie Diaz	3	1	0	24
S Rodney Boyle	2	0	0	28
CB J.R. Peters	2	0	0	19
CB Ray Davison	1	0	1	15
DT Cornelius Thigpen	1	0	0	30
S Wendell Barnes	1	0	0	20
DT Perry Pinto	1	0	0	31
CB Bryan Singer	1	0	0	6
DT Sherman Korr	1	0	0	23
S Brant Stokes	0	0	1	15

Iowa	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Steven Finley	4	1	0	33
CB Jimmie Fuller	4	0	0	28
CB Josh Lyons	4	0	0	28
OLB Duane Henson	3	0	0	17
DE Albert Richmond	2	0	0	23
ILB Dennis Barton	2	0	0	7
CB Steve Ward	2	0	0	30
S Tom Ogden	1	1	1	27
S Melvin Morton	1	0	3	22
ILB Jerry Wolfe	1	0	0	31

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lewis Stepp	3	7	1	26	0	28
Shane Greer	2	7	0	28	0	29
Reggie Boling	1	4	0	23	0	31
Brock Mankey	1	3	0	21	0	30
Cornell Forsyth	1	2	0	24	1	31
Terrell Bates	1	1	0	11	0	10
Jose Kern	1	1	0	2	0	13
Trent Verma	1	1	0	10	0	10
Don Evans	0	1	0	19	0	20
Karl Springer	0	1	0	18	0	26

Iowa	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Charlie Conaty	2	8	25	0	28
Darren Jefferson	2	6	19	0	29
Trevor Ayala	2	2	22	0	25
Richard Russell	1	2	17	0	17
Amos Hutton	1	1	10	0	17
Rich Ortiz	0	3	24	1	25
Charles Mahoney	0	3	18	0	15
Mickey Cote	0	1	15	0	20
J.C. Watson	0	1	22	0	22

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Jack Marchant	4	7
Don Evans	1	16
Vincent Humphries	1	14

Iowa	Tackles	STPlays
Roger Wilcox	2	20
Melvin Morton	2	15
Stan Mueller	2	11
Tyrone Watkins	1	18
Steve Ward	1	13
J.C. Watson	1	12

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Leslie Gizzi	28	36	---	---	2	66
Shane Greer	28	29	---	---	5	62
Perry Pinto	---	---	27	31	4	62
Cornelius Thigpen	---	---	24	30	7	61
Vincent Humphries	---	---	19	28	14	61
Louis Royal	18	29	---	---	14	61
Lewis Stepp	26	28	---	---	5	59
Tyrell Garcia	23	35	---	---	---	58
Robert Talamaivao	25	30	---	---	3	58
Cornell Forsyth	24	31	---	---	2	57
Rodney Boyle	---	---	24	28	4	56
Don Evans	19	20	---	---	16	55
Reggie Boling	23	31	---	---	---	54
Kenyon Zellner	---	---	22	27	4	53
Brock Mankey	21	30	---	---	---	51
Archie Diaz	---	---	20	24	3	47
Karl Springer	18	26	---	---	3	47
J.R. Peters	---	---	15	19	12	46
Sherman Korr	---	---	16	23	5	44
Jim Joseph	---	---	16	22	4	42
Wendell Barnes	---	---	18	20	3	41
Alvin Roberts	---	---	16	17	3	36
Trent Verma	10	10	---	---	15	35
Rickey Feldman	---	---	12	18	3	33
Ray Davison	---	---	12	15	5	32
Justin Dellenbach	10	13	---	---	7	30
Renaldo Janis	---	---	6	8	16	30
Antonio Laudenback	---	---	6	12	11	29
Norbert Griffith	---	---	10	14	3	27
Brant Stokes	---	---	11	15	1	27
Zach Ringo	---	---	10	13	---	23
Kurt Asmus	5	1	---	---	16	22
Dale Mason	5	7	---	---	10	22
Terrell Bates	11	10	---	---	---	21
Ken Woods	---	---	8	4	9	21
Jose Kern	2	13	---	---	3	18
Jason Schroeder	2	1	---	---	14	17
Kris Powell	5	5	---	---	5	15
Hardy Fountaine	5	8	---	---	---	13
Bryan Singer	---	---	5	6	1	12
Ted Perry	0	3	---	---	5	8
Jack Marchant	0	0	---	---	7	7
Josh MacMillan	0	0	---	---	6	6
Xavier Fagelman	0	0	---	---	3	3
Doug Kenderdine	0	0	---	---	---	0
Burt Quiroz	0	0	---	---	---	0

Iowa	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Ward	---	---	21	30	13	64
Grady Merrell	27	34	---	---	---	61
Jerry Wolfe	---	---	27	31	2	60
Charlie Conaty	25	28	---	---	6	59
Riddick Chiang	---	---	25	32	2	59
Steven Finley	---	---	25	33	1	59
Earl Jordan	24	33	---	---	---	57
J.C. Watson	22	22	---	---	12	56
Rich Ortiz	24	25	---	---	7	56
Ross Hartman	---	---	24	29	2	55
Josh Lyons	---	---	22	28	3	53
Melvin Morton	---	---	15	22	15	52
Jimmie Fuller	---	---	22	28	2	52
Buddy McElroy	---	---	21	29	2	52
Tom Ogden	---	---	16	27	7	50
Darren Jefferson	19	29	---	---	2	50
Trevor Ayala	22	25	---	---	---	47
Roger Wilcox	12	14	---	---	20	46
Mickey Cote	15	20	---	---	6	41
Albert Richmond	---	---	17	23	1	41
Richard Russell	17	17	---	---	7	41
Floyd Horton	11	15	---	---	14	40
Stan Mueller	14	15	---	---	11	40
Dennis Barton	---	---	11	7	17	35
Charles Mahoney	18	15	---	---	---	33
Howie Crane	15	18	---	---	---	33
Duane Henson	---	---	15	17	1	33
Bob Musser	---	---	13	18	1	32
Amos Hutton	10	17	---	---	5	32
Lionel Bazzell	---	---	11	13	3	27
Brent Ellard	6	15	---	---	5	26
Paul Prior	10	14	---	---	---	24
Terrance Michaelson	---	---	9	7	5	21
Marlon Gracia	0	3	---	---	18	21
Cornelius Lubbers	2	1	---	---	18	21
Tyrone Watkins	0	0	---	---	18	18
Dustin Castillo	---	---	7	7	1	15
Ty Stover	---	---	4	7	4	15
Marty Stephens	---	---	3	8	1	12
Wayne Blake	3	9	---	---	---	12
Joe Luttrell	0	0	---	---	11	11
Gus Domsten	1	5	---	---	3	9
Jermaine Villalobos	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rodney Brown	0	0	---	---	3	3
Toby Bangs	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kevin Shepherd	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	27	9.0
Middle	14	32	2.3
Right	11	73	6.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	51	5.7
Middle	10	16	1.6
Right	8	28	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Leslie Gizzi	35	24	2	0	1	2	2	1	4

Iowa	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Grady Merrell	33	17	1	2	2	1	5	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	27	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	12	64	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	66	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	46	9.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	16	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	69	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	87	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Robert Talamaivao	9	6	0	26	0	30
WR Louis Royal	9	6	1	63	0	29
WR Justin Dellenbach	7	5	0	60	1	13
RB Tyrell Garcia	5	5	0	28	0	35
TE Karl Springer	2	1	0	20	1	26
WR Hardy Fountaine	1	1	0	6	0	8

Iowa	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earl Jordan	13	7	2	83	1	33
RB Stan Mueller	5	4	0	19	0	15
TE Paul Prior	4	3	0	37	0	14
WR Howie Crane	4	1	0	10	0	18
TE J.C. Watson	3	1	0	10	0	22
FB Charles Mahoney	1	0	0	0	0	15
WR Floyd Horton	1	0	0	0	0	15
WR Brent Ellard	1	1	0	13	0	15
RB Roger Wilcox	1	0	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Iowa	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stan Mueller	6	22	3.67	2.86

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Leslie Gizzi	3	1	20	6.67	5.80

Iowa	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Grady Merrell	6	2	12	2.00	5.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Robert Talamaivao	1	0	0	0.00	2.89
WR Louis Royal	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
TE Karl Springer	1	1	20	20.00	10.00

Iowa	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Earl Jordan	4	2	12	3.00	6.38
TE Paul Prior	1	0	0	0.00	9.25
RB Stan Mueller	1	0	0	0.00	3.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Tyrell Garcia	1	1

Iowa	Rushes	Conversions
Gus Domsten	1	0
Roger Wilcox	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Leslie Gizzi	10	7	2

Iowa	Att	Comp	Conversions
Grady Merrell	10	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Robert Talamaivao	6	3	0
WR Louis Royal	2	2	1
RB Tyrell Garcia	1	1	0
WR Justin Dellenbach	1	1	1

Iowa	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Earl Jordan	3	1	1
TE J.C. Watson	2	1	1
WR Howie Crane	2	1	1
WR Floyd Horton	1	0	0
WR Brent Ellard	1	1	1
RB Roger Wilcox	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 46,500 (68,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,800 (20,700)
End Zone 11,000 (14,900)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,600)
Sideline Seats 9,200 (13,200)
Club Seats 5,200 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	46,500 (68,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,800 (20,700)
End Zone	11,000 (14,900)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,600)
Sideline Seats	9,200 (13,200)
Club Seats	5,200 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,900 (3,300)