| Minnesota Vikings at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: November 18, 1984 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 74716 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 51 F Humidty: 20% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 42 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Gerald Willhite 13 run (Rich Karlis kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Sammy Winder 8 pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Steve Watson 26 pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ted Brown 21 pass from Tommy Kramer (Jan Stenerud kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Butch Johnson 19 pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick) | 7 | 28 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Ray Alexander 12 pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick) | 7 | 35 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Steve Watson 13 pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick) | 7 | 42 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ted Brown 1 run (Jan Stenerud kick) | 14 | 42 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Allen Rice 9 lateral from Joe Senser 6 pass from Wade Wilson (Jan Stenerud kick) | 21 | 42 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Mike Jones |
| 87 | WR | Leo Lewis |
| 78 | LOT | Steve Riley |
| 68 | LOG | Curtis Rouse |
| 64 | C | Grant Feasel |
| 66 | ROG | Terry Tausch |
| 76 | ROT | Tim Irwin |
| 83 | TE | Steve Jordan |
| 9 | QB | Tommy Kramer |
| 23 | HB | Ted Brown |
| 46 | FB | Alfred Anderson |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Doug Martin |
| 65 | NT | Charlie Johnson |
| 73 | RDE | Neil Elshire |
| 59 | LOLB | Matt Blair |
| 52 | LILB | Dennis Johnson |
| 55 | RILB | Scott Studwell |
| 54 | ROLB | Fred McNeill |
| 47 | LCB | Joey Browner |
| 45 | SS | Tom Hannon |
| 39 | FS | Carl Lee |
| 21 | RCB | Rufus Bess |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Butch Johnson |
| 81 | WR | Steve Watson |
| 70 | LOT | Dave Studdard |
| 54 | LOG | Keith Bishop |
| 64 | C | Billy Bryan |
| 60 | ROG | Paul Howard |
| 76 | ROT | Ken Lanier |
| 88 | TE | Clarence Kay |
| 7 | QB | John Elway |
| 23 | RB | Sammy Winder |
| 74 | HBK | Winford Hood |
| Defense | ||
| 65 | LDE | Walt Bowyer |
| 68 | NT | Rubin Carter |
| 75 | RDE | Rulon Jones |
| 50 | LOLB | Jim Ryan |
| 55 | LILB | Rick Dennison |
| 58 | RILB | Steve Busick |
| 57 | ROLB | Tom Jackson |
| 23 | LCB | Louis Wright |
| 49 | SS | Dennis Smith |
| 43 | FS | Steve Foley |
| 31 | RCB | Mike Harden |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Darrin Nelson | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Ted Brown | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 9 | 1 |
| Alfred Anderson | 7 | 11 | 1.6 | 5 | 0 |
| Tommy Kramer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Sammy Winder | 12 | 75 | 6.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Rick Parros | 7 | 65 | 9.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Chris Brewer | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 8 | 0 |
| Gerald Willhite | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 13t | 1 |
| Gene Lang | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jesse Myles | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 |
| John Elway | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Wade Wilson | 20 | 11 | 55.0 | 1 | 120 | 6.0 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 68.8 |
| Tommy Kramer | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 2 | 122 | 6.4 | 21t | 1 | 1 | 3 | 55.0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 32 | 16.0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 95.8 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John Elway | 19 | 16 | 84.2 | 0 | 218 | 11.5 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 154.1 |
| Gary Kubiak | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 20 | 6.7 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 85.4 |
| Gerald Willhite | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ted Brown | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 21t | 1 |
| Dwight Collins | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 32 | 0 |
| Steve Jordan | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Joe Senser | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Mike Jones | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 0 | 9 | 9Lt | 1 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Steve Watson | 5 | 123 | 24.6 | 50 | 2 |
| Butch Johnson | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 20 | 1 |
| Sammy Winder | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 8t | 1 |
| Chris Brewer | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Ray Alexander | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12t | 1 |
| Clarence Kay | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Gerald Willhite | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jim Wright | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Rick Parros | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Jim Ryan | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Mike Harden | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Robbins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 4 | 148 | 37.0 | 53 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Chris Norman | 5 | 197 | 39.4 | 43 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Darrin Nelson | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Gerald Willhite | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 13 | 0 | |
| Steve Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Alfred Anderson | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 38 | 0 | |
| Darrin Nelson | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 47 | 0 | |
| Maurice Turner | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Gene Lang | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 38 | 0 | |
| Zach Thomas | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Neil Elshire | 1.0 |
| Denver Broncos | |
| Karl Mecklenburg | 2.0 |
| Walt Bowyer | 1.0 |
| Andre Townsend | 1.0 |
| Ken Woodard | 1.0 |
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