| New England Patriots at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: December 6, 1987 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 75794 |
| Weather: Temp: 58 F Humidty: 29% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Reggie Dupard 10 run (Tony Franklin kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rich Karlis 24 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Collins 4 pass from Tom Ramsey (Tony Franklin kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Franklin 36 FG | 17 | 3 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Tony Boddie 1 run (Rich Karlis kick) | 17 | 10 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rick Massie 7 pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick) | 17 | 17 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Franklin 27 FG | 20 | 17 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Mark Jackson 2 pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick) | 20 | 24 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Mark Haynes 14 interception return (Rich Karlis kick) | 20 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Irving Fryar |
| 83 | WR | Cedric Jones |
| 81 | WR | Stephen Starring |
| 73 | LOT | Danny Villa |
| 66 | LOG | Paul Fairchild |
| 64 | C | Trevor Matich |
| 61 | ROG | Ron Wooten |
| 78 | ROT | Bruce Armstrong |
| 87 | TE | Lin Dawson |
| 12 | QB | Tom Ramsey |
| 33 | RB | Tony Collins |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Kenneth Sims |
| 90 | NT | Toby Williams |
| 60 | RDE | Garin Veris |
| 56 | LOLB | Andre Tippett |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 50 | RILB | Larry McGrew |
| 54 | ROLB | Ed Williams |
| 42 | LCB | Ronnie Lippett |
| 28 | SS | Jim Bowman |
| 31 | FS | Fred Marion |
| 43 | RCB | Ernest Gibson |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Mark Jackson |
| 84 | WR | Ricky Nattiel |
| 70 | LOT | Dave Studdard |
| 54 | LOG | Keith Bishop |
| 62 | C | Mike Freeman |
| 79 | ROG | Stefan Humphries |
| 76 | ROT | Ken Lanier |
| 88 | TE | Clarence Kay |
| 89 | TE | Orson Mobley |
| 7 | QB | John Elway |
| 23 | RB | Sammy Winder |
| Defense | ||
| 61 | LDE | Andre Townsend |
| 71 | NT | Greg Kragen |
| 75 | RDE | Rulon Jones |
| 73 | LOLB | Simon Fletcher |
| 77 | LILB | Karl Mecklenburg |
| 98 | RILB | Ricky Hunley |
| 50 | ROLB | Jim Ryan |
| 36 | LCB | Mark Haynes |
| 48 | SS | Randy Robbins |
| 31 | FS | Mike Harden |
| 45 | RCB | Steve Wilson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Reggie Dupard | 11 | 91 | 8.3 | 49 | 1 |
| Tony Collins | 15 | 64 | 4.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Tom Ramsey | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Irving Fryar | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Rich Camarillo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Sammy Winder | 20 | 89 | 4.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Gene Lang | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| John Elway | 7 | 8 | 1.1 | 7 | 0 |
| Tony Boddie | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Tom Ramsey | 39 | 17 | 43.6 | 4 | 177 | 4.5 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 26.3 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John Elway | 37 | 17 | 45.9 | 1 | 265 | 7.2 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 77.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tony Collins | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 9 | 1 |
| Cedric Jones | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 27 | 0 |
| Irving Fryar | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Stephen Starring | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Derwin Williams | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Lin Dawson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Reggie Dupard | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Mark Jackson | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 25 | 1 |
| Tony Boddie | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Ricky Nattiel | 3 | 81 | 27.0 | 48 | 0 |
| Rick Massie | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 29 | 1 |
| Orson Mobley | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Clarence Kay | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Sammy Winder | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Gene Lang | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Rod McSwain | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Karl Mecklenburg | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Mark Haynes | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14t | 1 |
| Randy Robbins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Rich Camarillo | 5 | 241 | 48.2 | 62 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Mike Horan | 4 | 143 | 35.8 | 40 | 0 |
| John Elway | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Irving Fryar | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Kevin Clark | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Reggie Dupard | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Ken Bell | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 30 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Johnny Rembert | 1.0 |
| Brent Williams | 1.0 |
| Denver Broncos | |
| Rulon Jones | 2.0 |
| Jim Ryan | 1.0 |
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