| Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: September 18, 1989 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 78176 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 60 F Humidty: 72% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 5 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 28 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Safety, Jamie Mueller tackled in end zone by Mike Brooks | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | David Treadwell 22 FG | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | David Treadwell 33 FG | 8 | 0 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Vance Johnson 19 pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick) | 15 | 0 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | David Treadwell 46 FG | 18 | 0 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | David Treadwell 24 FG | 21 | 0 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Larry Kinnebrew 1 run (Scott Norwood kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Ronnie Harmon 20 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick) | 21 | 14 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Bobby Humphrey 5 run (David Treadwell kick) | 28 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Mark Jackson |
| 82 | WR | Vance Johnson |
| 60 | LOT | Gerald Perry |
| 54 | LOG | Keith Bishop |
| 72 | C | Keith Kartz |
| 66 | ROG | Jim Juriga |
| 76 | ROT | Ken Lanier |
| 88 | TE | Clarence Kay |
| 7 | QB | John Elway |
| 23 | RB | Sammy Winder |
| 40 | FB | Jeff Alexander |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Alphonso Carreker |
| 71 | NT | Greg Kragen |
| 96 | RDE | Andre Townsend |
| 56 | LOLB | Mike Brooks |
| 51 | LILB | Marc Munford |
| 77 | RILB | Karl Mecklenburg |
| 73 | ROLB | Simon Fletcher |
| 34 | LCB | Tyrone Braxton |
| 49 | SS | Dennis Smith |
| 27 | FS | Steve Atwater |
| 24 | RCB | Wymon Henderson |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Chris Burkett |
| 83 | WR | Andre Reed |
| 73 | LOT | Will Wolford |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Ritcher |
| 67 | C | Kent Hull |
| 70 | ROG | Joe Devlin |
| 75 | ROT | Howard Ballard |
| 88 | TE | Pete Metzelaars |
| 12 | QB | Jim Kelly |
| 34 | RB | Thurman Thomas |
| 39 | FB | Jamie Mueller |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Art Still |
| 76 | NT | Fred Smerlas |
| 78 | RDE | Bruce Smith |
| 55 | LOLB | Cornelius Bennett |
| 58 | LILB | Shane Conlan |
| 50 | RILB | Ray Bentley |
| 56 | ROLB | Darryl Talley |
| 29 | LCB | Derrick Burroughs |
| 46 | SS | Leonard Smith |
| 38 | FS | Mark Kelso |
| 37 | RCB | Nate Odomes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bobby Humphrey | 10 | 76 | 7.6 | 33 | 1 |
| Sammy Winder | 23 | 65 | 2.8 | 8 | 0 |
| John Elway | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Mark Jackson | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jeff Alexander | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Jim Kelly | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 19 | 0 |
| Thurman Thomas | 11 | 38 | 3.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Jamie Mueller | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Larry Kinnebrew | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John Elway | 28 | 15 | 53.6 | 2 | 207 | 7.4 | 43 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 59.7 |
| Vance Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Jim Kelly | 44 | 26 | 59.1 | 3 | 298 | 6.8 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 58.7 |
| Frank Reich | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 42 | 21.0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Vance Johnson | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 25 | 1 |
| Jeff Alexander | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Steve Sewell | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Mark Jackson | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Young | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Sammy Winder | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Andre Reed | 13 | 157 | 12.1 | 23 | 0 |
| Kenneth Davis | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 23 | 1 |
| Thurman Thomas | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Flip Johnson | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Larry Kinnebrew | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Pete Metzelaars | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Chris Burkett | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Wymon Henderson | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Tyrone Braxton | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Mark Kelso | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Nate Odomes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Mike Horan | 5 | 190 | 38.0 | 53 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| John Kidd | 3 | 105 | 35.0 | 41 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Flip Johnson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Ken Bell | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 20 | 0 | |
| Bobby Humphrey | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Erroll Tucker | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 23 | 0 | |
| Ronnie Harmon | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Kenneth Davis | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |
| Warren Powers | 1.5 |
| Simon Fletcher | 1.0 |
| Andre Townsend | 0.5 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Derrick Burroughs | 1.0 |
| Cornelius Bennett | 0.5 |
| Bruce Smith | 0.5 |
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