| Atlanta Falcons at Denver Broncos |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 5, 1982 Location: Denver, CO Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 73984 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 45 F Humidty: 41% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 34 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 14 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | William Andrews 8 run (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Sammy Winder 3 run (Rich Karlis kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Steve Watson 6 pass from Steve DeBerg (Rich Karlis kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Junior Miller 9 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rich Karlis 31 FG | 14 | 17 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rich Karlis 26 FG | 14 | 20 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | William Andrews 86 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 21 | 20 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 51 FG | 24 | 20 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 51 FG | 27 | 20 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | William Andrews 2 run (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 34 | 20 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jim Wright 5 pass from Steve DeBerg (Rich Karlis kick) | 34 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Alfred Jackson |
| 84 | WR | Alfred Jenkins |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 64 | LOG | Pat Howell |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 68 | ROG | R.C. Thielemann |
| 66 | ROT | Warren Bryant |
| 80 | TE | Junior Miller |
| 10 | QB | Steve Bartkowski |
| 21 | HB | Lynn Cain |
| 31 | FB | William Andrews |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Jeff Yeates |
| 65 | NT | Don Smith |
| 75 | RDE | Jeff Merrow |
| 59 | LOLB | Paul Davis |
| 54 | LILB | Fulton Kuykendall |
| 50 | RILB | Buddy Curry |
| 58 | ROLB | Joel Williams |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Butler |
| 36 | SS | Bob Glazebrook |
| 27 | FS | Tom Pridemore |
| 37 | RCB | Kenny Johnson |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Rick Upchurch |
| 81 | WR | Steve Watson |
| 71 | LOT | Claudie Minor |
| 62 | LOG | Tom Glassic |
| 64 | C | Billy Bryan |
| 70 | ROG | Dave Studdard |
| 76 | ROT | Ken Lanier |
| 88 | TE | Riley Odoms |
| 17 | QB | Steve DeBerg |
| 24 | RB | Rick Parros |
| 47 | RB | Gerald Willhite |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Barney Chavous |
| 68 | NT | Rubin Carter |
| 75 | RDE | Rulon Jones |
| 50 | LOLB | Jim Ryan |
| 56 | LILB | Larry Evans |
| 53 | RILB | Randy Gradishar |
| 57 | ROLB | Tom Jackson |
| 20 | LCB | Louis Wright |
| 49 | SS | Dennis Smith |
| 31 | FS | Mike Harden |
| 22 | RCB | Aaron Kyle |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 30:32 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 5/12 | 0/1 | 7 | 40 | 1 | 1 |
| DEN | 29:28 | 23 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 6/14 | 1/1 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William Andrews | 16 | 73 | 4.6 | 19 | 2 |
| Gerald Riggs | 9 | 48 | 5.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Bo Robinson | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Lynn Cain | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 4 | -5 | -1.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 137 | 3.7 | 2 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Gerald Willhite | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 13 | 0 |
| Rick Parros | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Sammy Winder | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 6 | 1 |
| Steve DeBerg | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 101 | 3.7 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 23 | 14 | 60.9 | 1 | 229 | 10.0 | 86t | 2 | 3 | 24 | 105.2 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 14 | 60.9 | 1 | 229 | 10.0 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 105.2 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Steve DeBerg | 43 | 24 | 55.8 | 2 | 271 | 6.3 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 71.0 |
| Gerald Willhite | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 44 | 24 | 54.5 | 2 | 271 | 6.2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 69.4 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Alfred Jenkins | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 17 | 0 |
| William Andrews | 3 | 106 | 35.3 | 86t | 1 |
| Alfred Jackson | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Junior Miller | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 1 |
| Bo Robinson | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Gerald Riggs | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 229 | 16.4 | 2 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Gerald Willhite | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Steve Watson | 5 | 101 | 20.2 | 41 | 1 |
| Rick Parros | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Rick Upchurch | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Wright | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 1 |
| Wade Manning | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Riley Odoms | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Rob Lytle | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Ron Egloff | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Sammy Winder | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 271 | 11.3 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Tom Pridemore | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Buddy Curry | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Mike Harden | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||
| Dave Smigelsky | 3 | 105 | 35.0 | 50 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 105 | 35.0 | 0 | |||
| Denver Broncos | |||||||
| Luke Prestridge | 4 | 170 | 42.5 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 170 | 42.5 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Billy Johnson | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | ||
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Rick Upchurch | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Reggie Brown | 3 | 0 | 54 | 18.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Wade Manning | 3 | 0 | 80 | 26.7 | 33 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 80 | 26.7 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Buddy Curry | 1.0 |
| Doug Rogers | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| Denver Broncos | |
| Randy Gradishar | 1.0 |
| Don Latimer | 1.0 |
| Dennis Smith | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |