| Denver Broncos at Los Angeles Rams Game Statistics |
| Date: September 8, 1985 Location: Anaheim, CA |
| Venue: Anaheim Stadium Attendance: 52522 |
| Weather: More Than Half Cloudy Temp: 82 F Humidty: 47% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | LARM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Mike Lansford 37 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rich Karlis 24 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | David Hill 2 pass from Dieter Brock (Mike Lansford kick) | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Butch Johnson 28 pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick failed) | 9 | 10 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Clint Sampson 25 pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick) | 16 | 10 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Mike Lansford 33 FG | 16 | 13 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Charles White 8 run (Mike Lansford kick) | 16 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 87 | TE | Jim Wright |
| 7 | QB | John Elway |
| 23 | RB | Sammy Winder |
| Defense | ||
| 61 | LDE | Andre Townsend |
| 68 | NT | Rubin Carter |
| 75 | RDE | Rulon Jones |
| 50 | LOLB | Jim Ryan |
| 55 | LILB | Rick Dennison |
| 58 | RILB | Steve Busick |
| 52 | ROLB | Ken Woodard |
| 45 | LCB | Steve Wilson |
| 49 | SS | Dennis Smith |
| 43 | FS | Steve Foley |
| 31 | RCB | Mike Harden |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Ron Brown |
| 80 | WR | Henry Ellard |
| 62 | LOT | Bill Bain |
| 72 | LOG | Kent Hill |
| 56 | C | Doug Smith |
| 60 | ROG | Dennis Harrah |
| 78 | ROT | Jackie Slater |
| 81 | TE | David Hill |
| 5 | QB | Dieter Brock |
| 30 | RB | Barry Redden |
| 86 | UBK | Mike Barber |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Doug Reed |
| 70 | NT | Charles DeJurnett |
| 71 | RDE | Reggie Doss |
| 58 | LOLB | Mel Owens |
| 55 | LILB | Carl Ekern |
| 50 | RILB | Jim Collins |
| 54 | ROLB | Mike Wilcher |
| 27 | LCB | Gary Green |
| 21 | SS | Nolan Cromwell |
| 20 | FS | Johnnie Johnson |
| 47 | RCB | LeRoy Irvin |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Sammy Winder | 13 | 55 | 4.2 | 20 | 0 |
| John Elway | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Gerald Willhite | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Gene Lang | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Charles White | 18 | 83 | 4.6 | 20 | 1 |
| Barry Redden | 13 | 46 | 3.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Mike Guman | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dieter Brock | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John Elway | 38 | 18 | 47.4 | 1 | 229 | 6.0 | 28t | 2 | 2 | 15 | 73.2 |
| Gerald Willhite | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Dieter Brock | 29 | 16 | 55.2 | 2 | 174 | 6.0 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 55.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Steve Watson | 7 | 84 | 12.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Butch Johnson | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 28t | 1 |
| Gerald Willhite | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Sammy Winder | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Clint Sampson | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25t | 1 |
| Jim Wright | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Gene Lang | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Steve Sewell | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Tony Hunter | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 26 | 0 |
| David Hill | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 22 | 1 |
| Henry Ellard | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Mike Guman | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Charles White | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Barry Redden | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Lynn Cain | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Steve Foley | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Gary Green | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Chris Norman | 7 | 290 | 41.4 | 60 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Dale Hatcher | 5 | 198 | 39.6 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Vance Johnson | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 4 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Henry Ellard | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Gene Lang | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 24 | 0 | |
| Vance Johnson | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Charles White | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |
| Rulon Jones | 2.0 |
| Greg Kragen | 1.0 |
| Karl Mecklenburg | 1.0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |
| Gary Green | 1.0 |
| Vince Newsome | 1.0 |
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