| San Francisco 49ers at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: September 23, 1973 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 51706 |
| Weather: More Than Half Cloudy Temp: 84 F Humidty: 17% Wind: 20 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 36 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 10 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jerry Simmons 18 pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jim Turner 34 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jim Turner 28 FG | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Bruce Gossett 22 FG | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Jimmy Thomas 5 run (Bruce Gossett kick) | 10 | 13 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | John Brodie 1 run (Bruce Gossett kick) | 17 | 13 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Bruce Gossett 39 FG | 20 | 13 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Bruce Gossett 14 FG | 23 | 13 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Vic Washington 1 run (Bruce Gossett kick) | 30 | 13 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Floyd Little 1 run (Jim Turner kick) | 30 | 20 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Bruce Gossett 46 FG | 33 | 20 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Gene Washington 19 pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick) | 33 | 27 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Floyd Little 1 run (Jim Turner kick) | 33 | 34 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Bruce Gossett 39 FG | 36 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 17 | WR | John Isenbarger |
| 18 | WR | Gene Washington |
| 76 | LOT | Len Rohde |
| 67 | LOG | John Watson |
| 75 | C | Forrest Blue |
| 69 | ROG | Woody Peoples |
| 79 | ROT | Cas Banaszek |
| 82 | TE | Ted Kwalick |
| 12 | QB | John Brodie |
| 35 | RB | Larry Schreiber |
| 22 | RB | Vic Washington |
| Defense | ||
| 53 | LDE | Tommy Hart |
| 70 | LDT | Charlie Krueger |
| 56 | RDT | Bob Hoskins |
| 86 | RDE | Cedrick Hardman |
| 64 | LLB | Dave Wilcox |
| 57 | MLB | Frank Nunley |
| 52 | RLB | Skip Vanderbundt |
| 37 | LCB | Jimmy Johnson |
| 32 | LS | Mel Phillips |
| 38 | RS | Mike Simpson |
| 44 | RCB | Bruce Taylor |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Haven Moses |
| 80 | WR | Jerry Simmons |
| 78 | LOT | Marv Montgomery |
| 68 | LOG | Larron Jackson |
| 50 | C | Bobby Maples |
| 61 | ROG | Tommy Lyons |
| 74 | ROT | Mike Current |
| 88 | TE | Riley Odoms |
| 12 | QB | Charley Johnson |
| 33 | RB | Joe Dawkins |
| 44 | RB | Floyd Little |
| Offense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Barney Chavous |
| 70 | LDT | Paul Smith |
| 55 | RDT | Pete Duranko |
| 77 | RDE | Lyle Alzado |
| 45 | LLB | Bill Laskey |
| 58 | MLB | Tom Graham |
| 51 | RLB | Mike Simone |
| 41 | LCB | Leroy Mitchell |
| 36 | LS | Billy Thompson |
| 48 | RS | Dale Hackbart |
| 26 | RCB | Calvin Jones |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Larry Schreiber | 12 | 46 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Vic Washington | 16 | 41 | 2.6 | 1 | |
| Jimmy Thomas | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 1 | |
| John Brodie | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 1 | |
| Doug Cunningham | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Floyd Little | 17 | 62 | 3.6 | 19 | 2 |
| Bobby Anderson | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Joe Dawkins | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Otis Armstrong | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| John Brodie | 34 | 13 | 38.2 | 1 | 164 | 4.8 | 0 | 41.8 | |||
| John Isenbarger | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 48 | 48.0 | 48 | 0 | 118.8 | ||
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Charley Johnson | 35 | 16 | 45.7 | 5 | 212 | 6.1 | 2 | 44.9 | |||
| Bobby Anderson | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | 118.8 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Larry Schreiber | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | |
| Vic Washington | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | |
| John Isenbarger | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Ted Kwalick | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 0 | |
| Gene Washington | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Thomas | 1 | 66 | 66.0 | 66 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Haven Moses | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 0 | |
| Floyd Little | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 35 | 0 |
| Gene Washington | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 1 | |
| Riley Odoms | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Jerry Simmons | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 1 | |
| Billy Masters | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Joe Dawkins | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Jimmy Johnson | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | |
| Bruce Taylor | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Skip Vanderbundt | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bill Laskey | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Tom Wittum | 6 | 276 | 46.0 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Billy Van Heusen | 4 | 143 | 35.8 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Bruce Taylor | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Ralph McGill | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Billy Thompson | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Ralph McGill | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | ||
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Otis Armstrong | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | ||
| Fred Forsberg | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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