| Super Bowl XXI - Denver Broncos at New York Giants Game Statistics |
| Date: January 25, 1987 Location: Pasadena, CA |
| Venue: Rose Bowl Attendance: 101063 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 76 F Humidty: 16% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 7 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 39 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rich Karlis 48 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Zeke Mowatt 6 pass from Phil Simms (Raul Allegre kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | John Elway 4 run (Rich Karlis kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Safety, John Elway tackled in end zone by George Martin | 10 | 9 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Mark Bavaro 13 pass from Phil Simms (Raul Allegre kick) | 10 | 16 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Raul Allegre 21 FG | 10 | 19 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Joe Morris 1 run (Raul Allegre kick) | 10 | 26 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Phil McConkey 6 pass from Phil Simms (Raul Allegre kick) | 10 | 33 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rich Karlis 28 FG | 13 | 33 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Ottis Anderson 2 run (Raul Allegre kick failed) | 13 | 39 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Vance Johnson 47 pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick) | 20 | 39 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Vance Johnson |
| 81 | WR | Steve Watson |
| 70 | LOT | Dave Studdard |
| 54 | LOG | Keith Bishop |
| 64 | C | Billy Bryan |
| 63 | ROG | Mark Cooper |
| 76 | ROT | Ken Lanier |
| 88 | TE | Clarence Kay |
| 7 | QB | John Elway |
| 47 | RB | Gerald Willhite |
| 23 | RB | Sammy Winder |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Rulon Jones |
| 71 | NT | Greg Kragen |
| 61 | RDE | Andre Townsend |
| 50 | LOLB | Jim Ryan |
| 77 | LILB | Karl Mecklenburg |
| 98 | RILB | Ricky Hunley |
| 57 | ROLB | Tom Jackson |
| 20 | LCB | Louis Wright |
| 49 | SS | Dennis Smith |
| 43 | FS | Steve Foley |
| 31 | RCB | Mike Harden |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Lionel Manuel |
| 81 | WR | Stacy Robinson |
| 60 | LOT | Brad Benson |
| 67 | LOG | Billy Ard |
| 65 | C | Bart Oates |
| 61 | ROG | Chris Godfrey |
| 63 | ROT | Karl Nelson |
| 89 | TE | Mark Bavaro |
| 11 | QB | Phil Simms |
| 44 | RB | Maurice Carthon |
| 20 | RB | Joe Morris |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | George Martin |
| 64 | NT | Jim Burt |
| 70 | RDE | Leonard Marshall |
| 58 | LOLB | Carl Banks |
| 55 | LILB | Gary Reasons |
| 53 | RILB | Harry Carson |
| 56 | ROLB | Lawrence Taylor |
| 34 | LCB | Elvis Patterson |
| 48 | SS | Kenny Hill |
| 27 | FS | Herb Welch |
| 23 | RCB | Perry Williams |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| John Elway | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 10 | 1 |
| Gerald Willhite | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Steve Sewell | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Gene Lang | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Sammy Winder | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Joe Morris | 20 | 67 | 3.4 | 11 | 1 |
| Phil Simms | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Lee Rouson | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Maurice Carthon | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Ottis Anderson | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2t | 1 |
| Jeff Rutledge | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John Elway | 37 | 22 | 59.5 | 1 | 304 | 8.2 | 54 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 83.6 |
| Gary Kubiak | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 48 | 12.0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 116.7 |
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Phil Simms | 25 | 22 | 88.0 | 0 | 268 | 10.7 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 150.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Vance Johnson | 5 | 121 | 24.2 | 54 | 1 |
| Gerald Willhite | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Sammy Winder | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Mark Jackson | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Steve Watson | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Clint Sampson | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Orson Mobley | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Steve Sewell | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Gene Lang | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Mark Bavaro | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 17 | 1 |
| Joe Morris | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Maurice Carthon | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Stacy Robinson | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 36 | 0 |
| Lionel Manuel | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Phil McConkey | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 44 | 1 |
| Lee Rouson | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Zeke Mowatt | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| New York Giants | |||||
| Elvis Patterson | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Mike Horan | 2 | 82 | 41.0 | 42 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Sean Landeta | 3 | 138 | 46.0 | 59 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Gerald Willhite | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Phil McConkey | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Ken Bell | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Gene Lang | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Lee Rouson | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 22 | 0 | |
| Tom Flynn | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Freddie Gilbert | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| Ken Woodard | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| New York Giants | ||
| Leonard Marshall | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| George Martin | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| Eric Dorsey | 1.0 | 6.0 |
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