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Johnny Tapia, boxing champ, dead at 45

| Sunday, December 14, 2008 | |||||
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score |
| Detroit | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 21 |
| Indianapolis | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
| Wrap | |||||
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
| Indianapolis Touchdown - 1-yard run by Dominic Rhodes. (Adam Vinatieri extra point is good). |
| Detroit Field Goal - 51-yarder by Jason Hanson. |
| Second Quarter |
| Indianapolis Touchdown - 2-yard run by Chad Simpson. (Adam Vinatieri extra point is good). |
| Detroit Touchdown - 33-yard pass from Dan Orlovsky to Calvin Johnson. (Jason Hanson extra point is good). |
| Third Quarter |
| Detroit Field Goal - 30-yarder by Jason Hanson. |
| Fourth Quarter |
| Detroit Touchdown - 1-yard run by Kevin Smith. (Dan Orlovsky pass to Casey FitzSimmons for the two-point conversion). |
| Indianapolis Touchdown - 1-yard run by Dominic Rhodes. (Adam Vinatieri extra point is good). |
| Final Team Statistics | ||
| Statistics | Detroit | Indianapolis |
| First Downs | 18 | 28 |
| Rushes-yards | 22-90 | 29-106 |
| Passing yards | 233 | 318 |
| Return yards | 233 | 315 |
| Passing (Att-Comp-Int) | 34-23-0 | 37-28-0 |
| Punts-Average | 4-48.3 | 3-46.3 |
| Penalties-Yards | 6-48 | 5-31 |
| Time of Possession | 27:19 | 32:41 |
| Individual Statistics | |
| Rushing | |
| Detroit | Kevin Smith 20-88, Rudi Johnson 2-2 |
| Indianapolis | Dominic Rhodes 20-86, Chad Simpson 7-17, Peyton Manning 2-3 |
| Passing | |
| Detroit | Dan Orlovsky (23-34), Yards: 233, Sacked: 0, TD: 1 |
| Indianapolis | Peyton Manning (28-37), Yards: 318, Sacked: 1, TD: 1 |
| Receiving | |
| Detroit | Calvin Johnson 9-110, Kevin Smith 6-31, John Standeford 4-36, Michael Gaines 2-39, Keary Colbert 1-9, Casey FitzSimmons 1-8 |
| Indianapolis | Dallas Clark 12-142, Reggie Wayne 7-104, Dominic Rhodes 4-30, Marvin Harrison 2-22, Gijon Robinson 1-8, Chad Simpson 1-6, Anthony Gonzalez 1-6 |
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