| Los Angeles Raiders at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: September 25, 1983 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 74289 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 77 F Humidty: 25% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RaidersLARI | 0 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 22 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LARI | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Los Angeles RaidersLARI | Cliff Branch 35 pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RaidersLARI | Chris Bahr 27 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RaidersLARI | Chris Bahr 29 FG | 13 | 0 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RaidersLARI | Cliff Branch 17 pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick) | 20 | 0 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Zach Thomas 70 punt return (Rich Karlis kick) | 20 | 7 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RaidersLARI | Safety, Steve DeBerg tackled in end zone by Greg Townsend | 22 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Raiders | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Malcolm Barnwell |
| 21 | WR | Cliff Branch |
| 79 | LOT | Bruce Davis |
| 73 | LOG | Charley Hannah |
| 50 | C | Dave Dalby |
| 65 | ROG | Mickey Marvin |
| 70 | ROT | Henry Lawrence |
| 46 | TE | Todd Christensen |
| 16 | QB | Jim Plunkett |
| 32 | RB | Marcus Allen |
| 33 | RB | Kenny King |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Howie Long |
| 62 | MG | Reggie Kinlaw |
| 77 | RDE | Lyle Alzado |
| 83 | LOLB | Ted Hendricks |
| 55 | LILB | Matt Millen |
| 51 | RILB | Bob Nelson |
| 53 | ROLB | Rod Martin |
| 37 | LCB | Lester Hayes |
| 36 | SS | Mike Davis |
| 26 | FS | Vann McElroy |
| 20 | RCB | Ted Watts |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Rick Upchurch |
| 81 | WR | Steve Watson |
| 70 | LOT | Dave Studdard |
| 54 | LOG | Keith Bishop |
| 64 | C | Billy Bryan |
| 60 | ROG | Paul Howard |
| 76 | ROT | Ken Lanier |
| 87 | TE | Jim Wright |
| 7 | QB | John Elway |
| 24 | RB | Rick Parros |
| 23 | RB | Sammy Winder |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Barney Chavous |
| 68 | LDT | Rubin Carter |
| 72 | RDT | Don Latimer |
| 66 | RDE | Brison Manor |
| 50 | LLB | Jim Ryan |
| 53 | MLB | Randy Gradishar |
| 57 | RLB | Tom Jackson |
| 20 | LCB | Louis Wright |
| 49 | SS | Dennis Smith |
| 43 | FS | Steve Foley |
| 31 | RCB | Mike Harden |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Raiders | |||||
| Marcus Allen | 15 | 45 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Frank Hawkins | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Kenny King | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Greg Pruitt | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Chester Willis | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Jim Plunkett | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | -1 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Sammy Winder | 20 | 119 | 6.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Rick Parros | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 6 | 0 |
| Nathan Poole | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rick Upchurch | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Wright | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | -11 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Raiders | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 24 | 13 | 54.2 | 1 | 154 | 6.4 | 35t | 2 | 3 | 22 | 84.4 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Steve DeBerg | 21 | 8 | 38.1 | 1 | 117 | 5.6 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 37.2 |
| John Elway | 11 | 6 | 54.5 | 1 | 71 | 6.5 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 36.6 |
| Rick Upchurch | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Raiders | |||||
| Marcus Allen | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Cliff Branch | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 35t | 2 |
| Kenny King | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Malcolm Barnwell | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Todd Christensen | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Steve Watson | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 16 | 0 |
| Rick Upchurch | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Nathan Poole | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Rick Parros | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Zach Thomas | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Sammy Winder | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jim Wright | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Raiders | |||||
| Vann McElroy | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Steve Foley | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Raiders | |||||
| Ray Guy | 9 | 415 | 46.1 | 67 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Luke Prestridge | 8 | 341 | 42.6 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Raiders | ||||||
| Greg Pruitt | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 26 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Zach Thomas | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 70t | 1 | |
| Louis Wright | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Raiders | ||||||
| Greg Pruitt | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Steve Wilson | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 17 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles Raiders | |
| Greg Townsend | 2.0 |
| Lyle Alzado | 1.0 |
| Ted Hendricks | 1.0 |
| Archie Reese | 1.0 |
| Denver Broncos | |
| Walt Bowyer | 1.0 |
| Brison Manor | 1.0 |
| Dennis Smith | 1.0 |
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