| New England Patriots at Denver Broncos |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 17, 1988 Location: Denver, CO Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 70910 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 50 F Humidty: 32% Wind: 0 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | John Stephens 23 run (Jason Staurovsky kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Sammy Winder 1 run (Rich Karlis kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Tony Dorsett 5 run (Rich Karlis kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Jason Staurovsky 32 FG | 10 | 14 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Sammy Winder 4 run (Rich Karlis kick) | 10 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Cedric Jones |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 73 | LOT | Danny Villa |
| 62 | LOG | Sean Farrell |
| 68 | C | Mike Baab |
| 61 | ROG | Ron Wooten |
| 78 | ROT | Bruce Armstrong |
| 81 | TE | Russ Francis |
| 11 | QB | Tony Eason |
| 44 | HB | John Stephens |
| 34 | FB | Bob Perryman |
| Defense | ||
| 96 | LDE | Brent Williams |
| 72 | NT | Tim Goad |
| 60 | RDE | Garin Veris |
| 56 | LOLB | Andre Tippett |
| 95 | LILB | Ed Reynolds |
| 52 | RILB | Johnny Rembert |
| 50 | ROLB | Larry McGrew |
| 42 | LCB | Ronnie Lippett |
| 38 | SS | Roland James |
| 31 | FS | Fred Marion |
| 26 | RCB | Ray Clayborn |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Mark Jackson |
| 82 | WR | Vance Johnson |
| 70 | LOT | Dave Studdard |
| 54 | LOG | Keith Bishop |
| 64 | C | Billy Bryan |
| 72 | ROG | Keith Kartz |
| 76 | ROT | Ken Lanier |
| 88 | TE | Clarence Kay |
| 89 | TE | Orson Mobley |
| 7 | QB | John Elway |
| 33 | RB | Tony Dorsett |
| Defense | ||
| 65 | LDE | Walt Bowyer |
| 71 | NT | Greg Kragen |
| 61 | RDE | Andre Townsend |
| 73 | LOLB | Simon Fletcher |
| 77 | LILB | Karl Mecklenburg |
| 55 | RILB | Rick Dennison |
| 56 | ROLB | Mike Brooks |
| 45 | LCB | Steve Wilson |
| 49 | SS | Dennis Smith |
| 31 | FS | Mike Harden |
| 28 | RCB | Jeremiah Castille |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE | 32:02 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 5/16 | 2/4 | 8 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
| DEN | 27:58 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 7/15 | 0/1 | 5 | 31 | 2 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| John Stephens | 17 | 130 | 7.6 | 52 | 1 |
| Bob Perryman | 9 | 16 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 |
| Reggie Dupard | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Tony Eason | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 165 | 5.0 | 1 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 10 | 86 | 8.6 | 26 | 1 |
| Sammy Winder | 19 | 64 | 3.4 | 17 | 2 |
| Steve Sewell | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 26 | 0 |
| John Elway | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Gary Kubiak | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 188 | 5.1 | 3 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 22 | 10 | 45.5 | 1 | 109 | 5.0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 41.7 |
| Tony Eason | 16 | 12 | 75.0 | 0 | 94 | 5.9 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 89.1 |
| Doug Flutie | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Team Totals | 39 | 22 | 56.4 | 2 | 203 | 5.2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 49.4 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John Elway | 29 | 14 | 48.3 | 1 | 149 | 5.1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49.4 |
| Gary Kubiak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| Team Totals | 29 | 14 | 48.3 | 1 | 149 | 5.1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 49.4 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Stanley Morgan | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Reggie Dupard | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Cedric Jones | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 15 | 0 |
| John Stephens | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Sammy Martin | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Bob Perryman | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 203 | 9.2 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Mark Jackson | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 33 | 0 |
| Vance Johnson | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Sammy Winder | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Tony Dorsett | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Clarence Kay | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ricky Nattiel | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 149 | 10.6 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Ray Clayborn | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Randy Robbins | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Tyrone Braxton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||
| Jeff Feagles | 6 | 250 | 41.7 | 51 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 6 | 250 | 41.7 | 0 | |||
| Denver Broncos | |||||||
| Mike Horan | 6 | 262 | 43.7 | 58 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 6 | 272 | 43.7 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Ricky Nattiel | 4 | 0 | 29 | 7.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Ken Bell | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Sammy Martin | 2 | 0 | 32 | 16.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Elgin Davis | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Ken Bell | 2 | 0 | 51 | 25.5 | 30 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Brent Williams | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Denver Broncos | |
| Walt Bowyer | 1.0 |
| Andre Townsend | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |