| Houston Oilers at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: October 6, 1985 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 74699 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 76 F Humidty: 13% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 10 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rich Karlis 37 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Sammy Winder 1 run (Rich Karlis kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Tony Zendejas 27 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Steve Watson 41 pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick) | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Clarence Kay 6 pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick) | 3 | 24 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Butch Woolfolk 67 pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick) | 10 | 24 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Vance Johnson 29 pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick) | 10 | 31 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Tony Zendejas 25 FG | 13 | 31 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Drew Hill 7 pass from Mike Moroski (Tony Zendejas kick) | 20 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Drew Hill |
| 83 | WR | Tim Smith |
| 73 | LOT | Harvey Salem |
| 63 | LOG | Mike Munchak |
| 55 | C | Jim Romano |
| 62 | ROG | John Schuhmacher |
| 74 | ROT | Bruce Matthews |
| 87 | TE | Jamie Williams |
| 1 | QB | Warren Moon |
| 40 | HB | Butch Woolfolk |
| 30 | FB | Larry Moriarty |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Ray Childress |
| 76 | MG | Mike Stensrud |
| 75 | RDE | Jesse Baker |
| 93 | LOLB | Robert Lyles |
| 53 | LILB | Avon Riley |
| 56 | RILB | Robert Abraham |
| 91 | ROLB | Johnny Meads |
| 24 | LCB | Steve Brown |
| 25 | SS | Keith Bostic |
| 21 | FS | Bo Eason |
| 29 | RCB | Patrick Allen |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Butch Johnson |
| 81 | WR | Steve Watson |
| 70 | LOT | Dave Studdard |
| 74 | LOG | Winford Hood |
| 64 | C | Billy Bryan |
| 60 | ROG | Paul Howard |
| 76 | ROT | Ken Lanier |
| 63 | TE | Mark Cooper |
| 88 | TE | Clarence Kay |
| 7 | QB | John Elway |
| 23 | RB | Sammy Winder |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Barney Chavous |
| 68 | NT | Rubin Carter |
| 75 | RDE | Rulon Jones |
| 50 | LOLB | Jim Ryan |
| 98 | LILB | Ricky Hunley |
| 58 | RILB | Steve Busick |
| 52 | ROLB | Ken Woodard |
| 20 | LCB | Louis Wright |
| 31 | SS | Mike Harden |
| 43 | FS | Steve Foley |
| 45 | RCB | Steve Wilson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Larry Moriarty | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Butch Woolfolk | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Mike Rozier | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Stan Edwards | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Steve Tasker | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Warren Moon | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Moroski | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Sammy Winder | 20 | 56 | 2.8 | 7 | 1 |
| Gene Lang | 10 | 25 | 2.5 | 9 | 0 |
| John Elway | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Vance Johnson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Gerald Willhite | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Warren Moon | 17 | 8 | 47.1 | 0 | 122 | 7.2 | 67t | 1 | 4 | 36 | 90.8 |
| Mike Moroski | 15 | 11 | 73.3 | 0 | 115 | 7.7 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 117.4 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John Elway | 35 | 17 | 48.6 | 3 | 256 | 7.3 | 41t | 3 | 2 | 15 | 65.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Butch Woolfolk | 8 | 124 | 15.5 | 67t | 1 |
| Jamie Williams | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Drew Hill | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 1 |
| Larry Moriarty | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Steve Tasker | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Mike Rozier | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Chris Dressel | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Gerald Willhite | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Steve Watson | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 41t | 1 |
| Clarence Kay | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 14 | 1 |
| Clint Sampson | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 35 | 0 |
| Butch Johnson | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Vance Johnson | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29t | 1 |
| Jim Wright | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Sammy Winder | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Keith Bostic | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Avon Riley | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Rod Kush | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Lee Johnson | 7 | 315 | 45.0 | 56 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Chris Norman | 2 | 94 | 47.0 | 52 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Vance Johnson | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Gerald Willhite | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Willie Drewrey | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Steve Tasker | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 30 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Gene Lang | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |
| Frank Bush | 2.0 |
| Denver Broncos | |
| Mike Harden | 1.0 |
| Rulon Jones | 1.0 |
| Dennis Smith | 1.0 |
| Ken Woodard | 1.0 |
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