| Atlanta Falcons at Denver Broncos |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 16, 1988 Location: Denver, CO Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 75287 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 77 F Humidty: 21% Wind: 26 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 30 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | GB | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Mark Jackson 14 pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | John Settle 1 run (Greg Davis kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Sammy Winder 1 run (Rich Karlis kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rich Karlis 47 FG | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | John Settle 1 pass from Steve Dils (Greg Davis kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rich Karlis 41 FG | 14 | 20 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Steve Sewell 68 pass from Gary Kubiak (Rich Karlis kick) | 14 | 27 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rich Karlis 50 FG | 14 | 30 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Stacey Bailey |
| 86 | WR | Floyd Dixon |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 61 | LOG | John Scully |
| 55 | C | Wayne Radloff |
| 79 | ROG | Bill Fralic |
| 69 | ROT | Houston Hoover |
| 45 | TE | Ken Whisenhunt |
| 8 | QB | Steve Dils |
| 49 | RB | James Primus |
| 44 | RB | John Settle |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Mike Gann |
| 75 | NT | Tony Casillas |
| 77 | RDE | Rick Bryan |
| 93 | LOLB | Aundray Bruce |
| 59 | LILB | John Rade |
| 54 | RILB | Joel Williams |
| 51 | ROLB | Marcus Cotton |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Butler |
| 34 | SS | Robert Moore |
| 28 | FS | Bret Clark |
| 25 | RCB | Scott Case |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Vance Johnson |
| 84 | WR | Ricky Nattiel |
| 66 | LOT | Jim Juriga |
| 54 | LOG | Keith Bishop |
| 64 | C | Billy Bryan |
| 72 | ROG | Keith Kartz |
| 76 | ROT | Ken Lanier |
| 88 | TE | Clarence Kay |
| 89 | TE | Orson Mobley |
| 7 | QB | John Elway |
| 23 | FB | Sammy Winder |
| Defense | ||
| 65 | LDE | Walt Bowyer |
| 71 | NT | Greg Kragen |
| 61 | RDE | Andre Townsend |
| 73 | LOLB | Simon Fletcher |
| 55 | LILB | Rick Dennison |
| 77 | RILB | Karl Mecklenburg |
| 50 | ROLB | Jim Ryan |
| 36 | LCB | Mark Haynes |
| 48 | SS | Randy Robbins |
| 31 | FS | Mike Harden |
| 45 | RCB | Steve Wilson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John Settle | 25 | 125 | 5.0 | 20 | 1 |
| Gene Lang | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Floyd Dixon | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| James Primus | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 17 | 86 | 5.1 | 16 | 0 |
| Sammy Winder | 11 | 14 | 1.3 | 4 | 1 |
| John Elway | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Vance Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Kubiak | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Sewell | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Dils | 34 | 19 | 55.9 | 2 | 156 | 4.6 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 53.1 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John Elway | 26 | 16 | 61.5 | 0 | 235 | 9.0 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 103.8 |
| Gary Kubiak | 10 | 4 | 40.0 | 0 | 82 | 8.2 | 68t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 102.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John Settle | 7 | 46 | 6.6 | 17 | 1 |
| Gene Lang | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Ken Whisenhunt | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 25 | 0 |
| Floyd Dixon | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Michael Haynes | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jessie Hester | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| James Primus | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Ricky Nattiel | 6 | 83 | 13.8 | 29 | 0 |
| Tony Dorsett | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Vance Johnson | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Clarence Kay | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Orson Mobley | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Gerald Willhite | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Steve Sewell | 1 | 68 | 68.0 | 68t | 1 |
| Mark Jackson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14t | 1 |
| Sammy Winder | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Rick Dennison | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Castille | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Rick Donnelly | 7 | 317 | 45.3 | 61 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Mike Horan | 3 | 146 | 48.7 | 52 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Lew Barnes | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 15 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Gerald Willhite | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 12 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Tim Gordon | 3 | 0 | 65 | 21.7 | 32 | 0 |
| Gene Lang | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Ken Bell | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Rick Bryan | 1.0 |
| Mike Gann | 1.0 |
| Denver Broncos | |
| Simon Fletcher | 1.0 |
| Rulon Jones | 1.0 |
| Karl Mecklenburg | 1.0 |
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