After another Broncos punt, the Lions marched down the field for another score just before the half.

Matthew Stafford hit Calvin Johnson on a screen pass, and the receiver was hit hard by D.J. Williams and fell backwards to the 1-yard line. The play was reviewed, as it looked like Johnson might have fallen on Robert Ayers’ foot, keeping him off the ground as he reached the ball toward the end zone.

But Johnson was ruled down, and the Lions handed off to Maurice Morris for a leaping, 1-yard touchdown run on the next play.

That makes it 24 consecutive points for the Lions to close out the first half. They lead 24-3.

Denver received the ensuing kickoff with 29 seconds left, and the Broncos ran four plays — the second of which was a quarterback sack — to bring the game to halftime.

After a three-and-out from the Broncos offense, the Detroit Lions again took advantage, driving down the field for a 1-yard touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford to Tony Scheffler.

It was a big drive for Scheffler, who also hauled in a 28-yard pass, catching it after essentially two tips from a leaping Chris Harris, who nearly broke up the pass.

Detroit now leads 17-3 with less than 5 minutes remaining in the first half.

After the Lions’ touchdown, the Broncos quickly punted the ball back after a three-and-out. Detroit wasn’t much more successful, grabbing a quick first down on their ensuing possession before being forced to punt back to Denver.

The Lions did capitalize off the Broncos’ next punt, however, driving 42 yards down the field in seven plays, finishing off the drive with a 50-yard Jason Hanson field goal.

The drive was spurred on by a 21-yard scramble by Matthew Stafford, with 15 yards tacked on due to an unnecessary roughness penalty on the Broncos.

Brian Dawkins had tight coverage on the third-down pass that fell incomplete, setting up the long field goal.

Detroit now leads 10-3 with 14:44 remaining in the second quarter.