| Denver Broncos at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: November 22, 1990 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 73896 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 21 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 40 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Richard Johnson 11 pass from Bob Gagliano (Eddie Murray kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Mel Bratton 1 run (David Treadwell kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Barry Sanders 7 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Richard Johnson 43 pass from Bob Gagliano (Eddie Murray kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 24 FG | 7 | 24 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | David Treadwell 24 FG | 10 | 24 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Wymon Henderson 49 interception return (David Treadwell kick) | 17 | 24 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 32 FG | 17 | 27 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | David Treadwell 32 FG | 20 | 27 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Barry Sanders 35 pass from Bob Gagliano (Eddie Murray kick) | 20 | 34 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Mel Bratton 1 run (David Treadwell kick) | 27 | 34 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 43 FG | 27 | 37 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 45 FG | 27 | 40 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Mark Jackson |
| 82 | WR | Vance Johnson |
| 69 | LOT | Darrell Hamilton |
| 66 | LOG | Jim Juriga |
| 72 | C | Keith Kartz |
| 67 | ROG | Doug Widell |
| 76 | ROT | Ken Lanier |
| 88 | TE | Clarence Kay |
| 7 | QB | John Elway |
| 26 | RB | Bobby Humphrey |
| 32 | FB | Mel Bratton |
| Defense | ||
| 91 | LDE | Warren Powers |
| 71 | NT | Greg Kragen |
| 90 | RDE | Ron Holmes |
| 73 | LOLB | Simon Fletcher |
| 51 | LILB | Marc Munford |
| 56 | RILB | Mike Brooks |
| 77 | ROLB | Karl Mecklenburg |
| 48 | LCB | Randy Robbins |
| 49 | SS | Dennis Smith |
| 27 | FS | Steve Atwater |
| 24 | RCB | Wymon Henderson |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Jeff Campbell |
| 82 | WR | Robert Clark |
| 81 | WR | Mike Farr |
| 84 | WR | Richard Johnson |
| 75 | LOT | Lomas Brown |
| 65 | LOG | Eric Andolsek |
| 53 | C | Kevin Glover |
| 67 | ROG | Ken Dallafior |
| 73 | ROT | Harvey Salem |
| 14 | QB | Bob Gagliano |
| 20 | RB | Barry Sanders |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Keith Ferguson |
| 93 | NT | Jerry Ball |
| 70 | RDE | Dan Owens |
| 59 | LOLB | Jimmy Williams |
| 54 | LILB | Chris Spielman |
| 98 | RILB | Dennis Gibson |
| 55 | ROLB | Mike Cofer |
| 39 | LCB | Ray Crockett |
| 66 | SS | William White |
| 36 | FS | Bennie Blades |
| 47 | RCB | LeRoy Irvin |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bobby Humphrey | 16 | 53 | 3.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Mark Jackson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Mel Bratton | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 4 | 2 |
| John Elway | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Blake Ezor | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Barry Sanders | 23 | 147 | 6.4 | 23 | 1 |
| Bob Gagliano | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 9 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John Elway | 36 | 24 | 66.7 | 1 | 243 | 6.8 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 74.2 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Bob Gagliano | 30 | 18 | 60.0 | 1 | 248 | 8.3 | 43t | 3 | 0 | 0 | 106.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Mel Bratton | 7 | 43 | 6.1 | 9 | 0 |
| Bobby Humphrey | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ricky Nattiel | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Mark Jackson | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Mike Young | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Shannon Sharpe | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Clarence Kay | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Sammy Winder | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Chris Verhulst | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Richard Johnson | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 43t | 2 |
| Robert Clark | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Barry Sanders | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 35t | 1 |
| Mike Farr | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Jeff Campbell | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Aubrey Matthews | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Terry Greer | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Wymon Henderson | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 49t | 1 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Ray Crockett | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Mike Horan | 3 | 127 | 42.3 | 48 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jim Arnold | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Mel Gray | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Alton Montgomery | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Blake Ezor | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 19 | 0 | |
| Kevin Clark | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 14 | 0 | |
| Clarence Kay | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Mel Gray | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 40 | 0 | |
| Jeff Campbell | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| Chris Oldham | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Jerry Ball | 1.0 |
| Mike Cofer | 1.0 |
| Jeff Hunter | 1.0 |
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