| AFC Divisional Playoff - Houston Oilers at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: January 10, 1988 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 75968 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 46 F Humidty: 37% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Gene Lang 1 run (Rich Karlis kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Clarence Kay 27 pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rich Karlis 43 FG | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Tony Zendejas 46 FG | 3 | 17 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Clarence Kay 1 pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick) | 3 | 24 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rich Karlis 23 FG | 3 | 27 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Ernest Givins 19 pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick) | 10 | 27 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | John Elway 3 run (Rich Karlis kick) | 10 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Ernest Givins |
| 85 | WR | Drew Hill |
| 77 | LOT | Bruce Davis |
| 63 | LOG | Mike Munchak |
| 52 | C | Jay Pennison |
| 74 | ROG | Bruce Matthews |
| 70 | ROT | Dean Steinkuhler |
| 87 | TE | Jamie Williams |
| 1 | QB | Warren Moon |
| 30 | RB | Mike Rozier |
| 32 | FB | Alonzo Highsmith |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Ray Childress |
| 99 | NT | Doug Smith |
| 91 | RDE | Richard Byrd |
| 93 | LOLB | Robert Lyles |
| 59 | LILB | John Grimsley |
| 54 | RILB | Al Smith |
| 91 | ROLB | Johnny Meads |
| 24 | LCB | Steve Brown |
| 25 | SS | Keith Bostic |
| 31 | FS | Jeff Donaldson |
| 29 | RCB | Patrick Allen |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Mark Jackson |
| 82 | WR | Vance Johnson |
| 70 | LOT | Dave Studdard |
| 54 | LOG | Keith Bishop |
| 62 | C | Mike Freeman |
| 79 | ROG | Stefan Humphries |
| 76 | ROT | Ken Lanier |
| 88 | TE | Clarence Kay |
| 7 | QB | John Elway |
| 30 | RB | Steve Sewell |
| 89 | FB | Orson Mobley |
| Defense | ||
| 61 | LDE | Andre Townsend |
| 71 | NT | Greg Kragen |
| 75 | RDE | Rulon Jones |
| 73 | LOLB | Simon Fletcher |
| 77 | LILB | Karl Mecklenburg |
| 98 | RILB | Ricky Hunley |
| 50 | ROLB | Jim Ryan |
| 36 | LCB | Mark Haynes |
| 31 | SS | Mike Harden |
| 22 | FS | Tony Lilly |
| 45 | RCB | Steve Wilson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Mike Rozier | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Allen Pinkett | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Warren Moon | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Ernest Givins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Sammy Winder | 13 | 46 | 3.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Steve Sewell | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 5 | 0 |
| John Elway | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 4 | 1 |
| Ken Bell | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Gary Kubiak | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | -1 | 0 |
| Gene Lang | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | 1t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Warren Moon | 43 | 24 | 55.8 | 2 | 264 | 6.1 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62.5 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John Elway | 25 | 14 | 56.0 | 1 | 259 | 10.4 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 101.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Ernest Givins | 6 | 84 | 14.0 | 19t | 1 |
| Drew Hill | 5 | 93 | 18.6 | 24 | 0 |
| Curtis Duncan | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Willie Drewrey | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Jamie Williams | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Mike Rozier | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Allen Pinkett | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Vance Johnson | 4 | 105 | 26.3 | 55 | 0 |
| Clarence Kay | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 29 | 2 |
| Steve Sewell | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 25 | 0 |
| Gene Lang | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Tony Boddie | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Orson Mobley | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ricky Nattiel | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Patrick Allen | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Mark Haynes | 1 | 57 | 57.0 | 57 | 0 |
| Karl Mecklenburg | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Jeff Gossett | 3 | 134 | 44.7 | 57 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Mike Horan | 2 | 92 | 46.0 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Kevin Clark | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7.5 | 12 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Allen Pinkett | 3 | 0 | 62 | 20.7 | 21 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Ken Bell | 1 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Kevin Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Charles Martin | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||
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