| Super Bowl XXII - Washington Redskins at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: January 31, 1988 Location: San Diego, CA |
| Venue: Jack Murphy Stadium Attendance: 73302 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 57 F Humidty: 62% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 0 | 35 | 0 | 7 | 42 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Ricky Nattiel 56 pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rich Karlis 24 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Ricky Sanders 80 pass from Doug Williams (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Gary Clark 27 pass from Doug Williams (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Timmy Smith 58 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick) | 21 | 10 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Ricky Sanders 50 pass from Doug Williams (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick) | 28 | 10 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Clint Didier 8 pass from Doug Williams (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick) | 35 | 10 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Timmy Smith 4 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick) | 42 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Gary Clark |
| 83 | WR | Ricky Sanders |
| 66 | LOT | Joe Jacoby |
| 63 | LOG | Raleigh McKenzie |
| 53 | C | Jeff Bostic |
| 69 | ROG | R.C. Thielemann |
| 73 | ROT | Mark May |
| 86 | TE | Clint Didier |
| 85 | TE | Don Warren |
| 17 | QB | Doug Williams |
| 36 | RB | Timmy Smith |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Charles Mann |
| 65 | LDT | Dave Butz |
| 77 | RDT | Darryl Grant |
| 72 | RDE | Dexter Manley |
| 55 | LLB | Mel Kaufman |
| 52 | MLB | Neal Olkewicz |
| 51 | RLB | Monte Coleman |
| 28 | LCB | Darrell Green |
| 45 | SS | Barry Wilburn |
| 40 | FS | Alvin Walton |
| 23 | RCB | Todd Bowles |
| 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 |
| 7 | QB | John Elway |
| 33 | RB | Gene Lang |
| 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 |
| 49 | SS | Dennis Smith |
| 22 | FS | Tony Lilly |
| 45 | RCB | Steve Wilson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Timmy Smith | 22 | 204 | 9.3 | 58t | 2 |
| Kelvin Bryant | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Gary Clark | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| George Rogers | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 5 | 0 |
| Keith Griffin | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Doug Williams | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ricky Sanders | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Gene Lang | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 13 | 0 |
| John Elway | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 21 | 0 |
| Sammy Winder | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Steve Sewell | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Doug Williams | 29 | 18 | 62.1 | 1 | 340 | 11.7 | 80t | 4 | 1 | 10 | 127.9 |
| Jay Schroeder | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 39.6 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John Elway | 38 | 14 | 36.8 | 3 | 257 | 6.8 | 56t | 1 | 5 | 50 | 36.8 |
| Steve Sewell | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Ricky Sanders | 9 | 193 | 21.4 | 80t | 2 |
| Gary Clark | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 27t | 1 |
| Don Warren | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Art Monk | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Kelvin Bryant | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Timmy Smith | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Clint Didier | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8t | 1 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Mark Jackson | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Steve Sewell | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Ricky Nattiel | 2 | 69 | 34.5 | 56t | 1 |
| Clarence Kay | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Sammy Winder | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| John Elway | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Gene Lang | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Barry Wilburn | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Brian Davis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Jeremiah Castille | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Steve Cox | 4 | 150 | 37.5 | 42 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Mike Horan | 7 | 253 | 36.1 | 43 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Darrell Green | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Yarber | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Kevin Clark | 2 | 0 | 18 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Ricky Sanders | 3 | 0 | 46 | 15.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Ken Bell | 5 | 0 | 88 | 17.6 | 21 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Alvin Walton | 2.0 | 25.5 |
| Dexter Manley | 1.5 | 10.5 |
| Charles Mann | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Monte Coleman | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Rulon Jones | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Karl Mecklenburg | 1.0 | 8.0 |
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