| Denver Broncos at Baltimore Colts |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 11, 1983 Location: Baltimore, MD Venue: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 52613 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 97 F Humidty: 35% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Raul Allegre 32 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rich Karlis 42 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Larry Anderson 41 opponents fumble recovery (Raul Allegre kick) | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Steve Watson 24 pass from Steve DeBerg (Rich Karlis kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Steve DeBerg 2 run (Rich Karlis kick) | 17 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Rick Upchurch |
| 81 | WR | Steve Watson |
| 70 | LOT | Dave Studdard |
| 54 | LOG | Keith Bishop |
| 64 | C | Billy Bryan |
| 60 | ROG | Paul Howard |
| 76 | ROT | Ken Lanier |
| 87 | TE | Jim Wright |
| 7 | QB | John Elway |
| 24 | RB | Rick Parros |
| 23 | RB | Sammy Winder |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Barney Chavous |
| 72 | NT | Don Latimer |
| 75 | RDE | Rulon Jones |
| 51 | LOLB | Bob Swenson |
| 58 | LILB | Steve Busick |
| 53 | RILB | Randy Gradishar |
| 57 | ROLB | Tom Jackson |
| 20 | LCB | Louis Wright |
| 49 | SS | Dennis Smith |
| 43 | FS | Steve Foley |
| 31 | RCB | Mike Harden |
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Matt Bouza |
| 80 | WR | Ray Butler |
| 72 | LOT | Karl Baldischwiler |
| 75 | LOG | Chris Hinton |
| 53 | C | Ray Donaldson |
| 73 | ROG | Steve Wright |
| 65 | ROT | Jim Mills |
| 83 | TE | Tim Sherwin |
| 18 | QB | Mike Pagel |
| 33 | RB | Curtis Dickey |
| 32 | FB | Randy McMillan |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Donnell Thompson |
| 69 | NT | Leo Wisniewski |
| 78 | RDE | Steve Parker |
| 52 | LOLB | Greg Bracelin |
| 98 | LILB | Johnie Cooks |
| 55 | RILB | Barry Krauss |
| 56 | ROLB | Vernon Maxwell |
| 45 | LCB | Jim Burroughs |
| 30 | SS | Larry Anderson |
| 26 | FS | Kim Anderson |
| 42 | RCB | Derrick Hatchett |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Winder | 17 | 70 | 4.1 | 26 | 0 |
| Rick Parros | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Steve DeBerg | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2t | 1 |
| John Elway | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rick Upchurch | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Steve Watson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Poole | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Randy McMillan | 15 | 84 | 5.6 | 24 | 0 |
| Curtis Dickey | 12 | 42 | 3.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Alvin Moore | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Newton Williams | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Barry Krauss | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Pagel | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John Elway | 21 | 9 | 42.9 | 0 | 106 | 5.0 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 58.8 |
| Steve DeBerg | 11 | 9 | 81.8 | 1 | 158 | 14.4 | 54 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 111.2 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Mike Pagel | 25 | 10 | 40.0 | 2 | 120 | 4.8 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 22.1 |
| Jim Bob Taylor | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 20 | 10.0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Steve Watson | 6 | 161 | 26.8 | 54 | 1 |
| Rick Upchurch | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 24 | 0 |
| Rick Parros | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Sammy Winder | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Dave Preston | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Bernard Henry | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Randy McMillan | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Curtis Dickey | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Matt Bouza | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Alvin Moore | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Tracy Porter | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Tim Sherwin | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Zachary Dixon | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Steve Foley | 0 | ||||
| Louis Wright | 0 | ||||
| Dennis Smith | 0 | ||||
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Derrick Hatchett | 0 | ||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Luke Prestridge | 10 | 428 | 42.8 | 54 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Rohn Stark | 10 | 462 | 46.2 | 65 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Zach Thomas | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 31 | 0 | |
| Rick Upchurch | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 17 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Larry Anderson | 7 | 66 | 9.4 | 19 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Steve Wilson | 2 | 0 | 47 | 23.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Mike Harden | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Alvin Moore | 1 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Larry Anderson | 1 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |
| Barney Chavous | 1.0 |
| Brison Manor | 1.0 |
| Dennis Smith | 1.0 |
| Louis Wright | 1.0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |
| Vernon Maxwell | 3.0 |
| Leo Wisniewski | 1.0 |
| Kim Anderson | 0.5 |
| Steve Parker | 0.5 |
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