AP Photo Detroit’s Kenny Golladay dives in for a touchdown against the Denver Broncos during the second half Sunday.

DENVER (AP) — By his own critique, Drew Lock’s celebratory shuffle dance was shaky at best.

His fancy footwork on the field, though, was anything but jittery. The rookie quarterback stood out even above those hard-to-miss, all-orange uniforms worn by the Denver Broncos.

Lock threw a sh ovel pass to DaeSean Hamilton to put Denver ahead, Phillip Lindsay sealed the game with a late TD scamper and the Broncos extended the Detroit Lions’ skid to eight straight with a 27-17 win Sunday.

Lock was under the weather, too. He had a sore throat, achy chest and a headache all week. This performance provided the perfect remedy.

“It was a blast,” Lock said. “I loved it.”

Trading the snow for much balmier conditions, Lock efficiently led the offense to a comeback win. He finished 25 of 33 for 192 yards in improving to 3-1 as the Broncos starter. His only loss was last weekend in Kansas City when the field was covered in snow.

No need to worry about blizzard-like conditions this time.

It was a mild 67 degrees at kickoff, the second-warmest December home game on record. The Broncos (6-9) improved to 9-2 all-time in December home games when the temperature is 60 or above.

Denver had to rely on a patch-work offensive line with Dalton Riser leaving due to the flu and Elijah Wilkinson hurting his ankle. They already were without Ron Leary and Ja’Wuan James.

The new cast didn’t miss a beat.

“We’re not proud of our record. But we are proud of this team,” Broncos coach Vic Fangio said. “A one-for-all, all-for-one mentality.”

The Lions (3-11-1) got a punt return for a score from Jamal Agnew along with sporadic play from rookie QB David Blough, who was under constant pressure and sacked four times. Detroit hasn’t won in two months.

“Go back and watch the tape and try to learn and improve and capitalize on the mistakes that you made that could have swung the game the other way,” Blough explained. “We’ve just got to make those plays when it matters.”

Lions host Green Bay in the season finale on Sunday.