1987 Denver Broncos (NFL) |
| 1st place • American Football Conference • Western Division • 10-4-1 .700 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/10/1988 | H | Houston Oilers | 34-10 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 75968 | |
| AFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/17/1988 | H | Cleveland Browns | 38-33 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 75993 | |
| Super Bowl XXII | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/31/1988 | H | Washington Redskins | 10-42 | L | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 73302 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Mitch Andrews | 86 | TE | 6-2 | 239 | 23 | Louisiana State | 2 | 0 |
| Ken Bell | 35 | RB | 5-10 | 190 | 23 | Boston College | 3 | 0 |
| Keith Bishop | 54 | LOG | 6-3 | 265 | 30 | Nebraska; Baylor | 3 | 3 |
| Tony Boddie | 24 | RB | 5-11 | 198 | 27 | Montana State | 3 | 0 |
| Walt Bowyer | 65 | DE | 6-4 | 260 | 27 | Arizona State | 3 | 0 |
| Tyrone Braxton | 34 | S | 5-11 | 187 | 23 | North Dakota State | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Brooks | 56 | LB | 6-1 | 235 | 23 | Louisiana State | 3 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Castille | 28 | S | 5-10 | 175 | 26 | Alabama | 3 | 0 |
| Kevin Clark | 27 | CB | 5-10 | 185 | 23 | San Jose State | 3 | 0 |
| Rick Dennison | 55 | LB | 6-3 | 220 | 29 | Colorado State | 3 | 0 |
| John Elway | 7 | QB | 6-3 | 214 | 27 | Stanford | 3 | 3 |
| Simon Fletcher | 73 | LOLB | 6-6 | 240 | 25 | Houston | 3 | 3 |
| Mike Freeman | 62 | C | 6-3 | 256 | 26 | Arizona | 3 | 3 |
| Freddie Gilbert | 90 | DE | 6-4 | 275 | 25 | Georgia | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Harden | 31 | SS | 6-1 | 192 | 28 | Michigan | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Haynes | 36 | LCB | 5-11 | 193 | 29 | Colorado | 3 | 3 |
| Mike Horan | 2 | P | 5-11 | 191 | 28 | Fullerton JC; Long Beach State | 3 | 0 |
| Stefan Humphries | 79 | ROG | 6-3 | 263 | 25 | Michigan | 3 | 3 |
| Ricky Hunley | 98 | RILB | 6-2 | 244 | 26 | Arizona | 3 | 3 |
| Mark Jackson | 80 | WR | 5-10 | 178 | 24 | Purdue | 3 | 3 |
| Vance Johnson | 82 | WR | 5-11 | 181 | 24 | Arizona | 2 | 1 |
| Rulon Jones | 75 | RDE | 6-6 | 260 | 29 | Utah State | 3 | 3 |
| Rich Karlis | 3 | K | 6-0 | 180 | 28 | Cincinnati | 3 | 0 |
| Keith Kartz | 60 | OT | 6-4 | 270 | 24 | California | 3 | 0 |
| Clarence Kay | 88 | TE | 6-2 | 237 | 26 | Georgia | 3 | 3 |
| Bruce Klostermann | 97 | LB | 6-4 | 228 | 24 | Waldorf JC; Iowa; South Dakota State | 3 | 0 |
| Greg Kragen | 71 | NT | 6-3 | 265 | 25 | Utah State | 3 | 3 |
| Gary Kubiak | 8 | QB | 6-0 | 192 | 26 | Texas A&M | 3 | 0 |
| Gene Lang | 33 | RB | 5-10 | 196 | 25 | Louisiana State | 3 | 2 |
| Ken Lanier | 76 | ROT | 6-3 | 273 | 28 | Florida State | 3 | 3 |
| Larry Lee | 68 | C | 6-2 | 263 | 28 | UCLA | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Lilly | 22 | FS | 6-0 | 199 | 25 | Florida | 3 | 3 |
| Tim Lucas | 58 | LB | 6-3 | 230 | 26 | California | 3 | 0 |
| Karl Mecklenburg | 77 | LILB | 6-3 | 232 | 27 | Augustana (South Dakota); Minnesota | 3 | 3 |
| Bobby Micho | 46 | TE | 6-3 | 236 | 25 | Texas | 3 | 0 |
| Orson Mobley | 89 | TE-FB | 6-5 | 257 | 24 | Florida State; Salem International | 3 | 1 |
| Ricky Nattiel | 84 | WR | 5-9 | 180 | 21 | Florida | 3 | 2 |
| Bruce Plummer | 38 | CB | 6-1 | 203 | 23 | Mississippi State | 3 | 0 |
| Randy Robbins | 48 | S | 6-2 | 189 | 25 | Arizona | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Ryan | 50 | ROLB | 6-1 | 218 | 30 | William & Mary | 3 | 3 |
| Steve Sewell | 30 | RB | 6-3 | 210 | 24 | Oklahoma | 3 | 1 |
| Dennis Smith | 49 | SS | 6-3 | 200 | 28 | Southern California | 2 | 2 |
| Dave Studdard | 70 | LOT | 6-4 | 260 | 32 | Texas | 3 | 3 |
| Andre Townsend | 61 | LDE | 6-3 | 265 | 25 | Mississippi | 3 | 3 |
| Steve Watson | 81 | WR | 6-4 | 195 | 30 | Temple | 3 | 0 |
| Steve Wilson | 45 | RCB | 5-10 | 195 | 30 | Howard | 3 | 3 |
| Sammy Winder | 23 | RB | 5-11 | 203 | 28 | Southern Mississippi | 3 | 2 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 38 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 82 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 41 | 21 | 23 | 85 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 26:52 | 61 | 25 | 30 | 6 | 13/35 37.1% | 1/2 50.0% | 4 | 35 |
| Opponents Totals | 33:08 | 70 | 26 | 40 | 4 | 25/45 55.6% | 3/5 60.0% | 23 | 197 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Karlis | 0 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 0 | 22 |
| Clarence Kay | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Gene Lang | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Ricky Nattiel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| John Elway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mark Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Steve Sewell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Sammy Winder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 10 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 0 | 82 |
| Opponents Totals | 11 | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 1 | 85 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Karlis | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 0/1 |
| OWN | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 0/1 |
| OPP | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/3 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Winder | 41 | 148 | 3.6 | 13 | 0 |
| Gene Lang | 13 | 83 | 6.4 | 42 | 2 |
| John Elway | 18 | 76 | 4.2 | 21 | 1 |
| Tony Boddie | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Ken Bell | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Steve Sewell | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 5 | 1 |
| Gary Kubiak | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Horan | 1 | -12 | -12.0 | -12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 85 | 314 | 3.7 | 42 | 4 |
| Opponents Totals | 93 | 481 | 5.2 | 58t | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Elway | 89 | 42 | 47.2 | 42 | 797 | 9.0 | 19.0 | 80t | 6 | 6.7 | 5 | 5.6 | 8 | 79 | 718 | 77.8 |
| Steve Sewell | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 118.8 |
| Team Totals | 90 | 43 | 47.8 | 42 | 820 | 9.1 | 19.1 | 80t | 6 | 6.7 | 5 | 5.6 | 8 | 79 | 741 | 78.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 114 | 68 | 59.6 | 42 | 960 | 8.4 | 14.1 | 80t | 8 | 7.0 | 4 | 3.5 | 4 | 38 | 922 | 95.7 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Jackson | 8 | 210 | 26.3 | 80t | 1 | ||
| Ricky Nattiel | 8 | 171 | 21.4 | 56t | 2 | ||
| Steve Sewell | 8 | 92 | 11.5 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Clarence Kay | 5 | 95 | 19.0 | 29 | 2 | ||
| Vance Johnson | 4 | 105 | 26.3 | 55 | 0 | ||
| Sammy Winder | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Gene Lang | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Orson Mobley | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 1 | ||
| John Elway | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Tony Boddie | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 43 | 820 | 19.1 | 80t | 6 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 68 | 960 | 14.1 | 8 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Haynes | 1 | 57 | 57.0 | 57 | 0 |
| Karl Mecklenburg | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Castille | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Gilbert | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 57 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 13 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Horan | 11 | 428 | 38.9 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 364 | 33.1 |
| John Elway | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 446 | 37.2 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 382 | 31.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 9 | 380 | 42.2 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 334 | 37.1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Clark | 6 | 1 | 46 | 7.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 1 | 46 | 7.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 2 | 24 | 8.0 | 17 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Bell | 9 | 0 | 159 | 17.7 | 28 | 0 |
| Kevin Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 0 | 159 | 15.9 | 28 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 11 | 1 | 202 | 18.4 | 28 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Rulon Jones | 2.0 | 21.0 |
| Simon Fletcher | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Karl Mecklenburg | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 | 38.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 8.0 | 79.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Bell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Castille | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Elway | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| Randy Robbins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 |
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