| Denver Broncos at Indianapolis Colts Game Statistics |
| Date: October 31, 1988 Location: Indianapolis, IN |
| Venue: Hoosier Dome Attendance: 60544 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 23 |
| Indianapolis ColtsIND | 21 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 55 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | IND |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Eric Dickerson 12 run (Dean Biasucci kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Eric Dickerson 11 run (Dean Biasucci kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Eric Dickerson 1 run (Dean Biasucci kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Dean Biasucci 31 FG | 0 | 24 |
| 2 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Eric Dickerson 41 run (Dean Biasucci kick) | 0 | 31 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Steve Sewell 2 pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick) | 7 | 31 |
| 2 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Bill Brooks 53 pass from Gary Hogeboom (Dean Biasucci kick) | 7 | 38 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rich Karlis 27 FG | 10 | 38 |
| 2 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Clarence Verdin 40 pass from Chris Chandler (Dean Biasucci kick) | 10 | 45 |
| 3 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Dean Biasucci 27 FG | 10 | 48 |
| 4 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Albert Bentley 4 run (Dean Biasucci kick) | 10 | 55 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Vance Johnson 7 pass from Gary Kubiak (Rich Karlis kick failed) | 16 | 55 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Steve Sewell 48 pass from Gary Kubiak (Rich Karlis kick) | 23 | 55 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 7 | QB | John Elway |
| 33 | RB | Tony Dorsett |
| 23 | FB | Sammy Winder |
| Defense | ||
| 65 | LDE | Walt Bowyer |
| 71 | NT | Greg Kragen |
| 61 | RDE | Andre Townsend |
| 73 | LOLB | Simon Fletcher |
| 97 | LILB | Bruce Klostermann |
| 55 | RILB | Rick Dennison |
| 50 | ROLB | Jim Ryan |
| 36 | LCB | Mark Haynes |
| 49 | SS | Dennis Smith |
| 31 | FS | Mike Harden |
| 28 | RCB | Jeremiah Castille |
| Indianapolis Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Bill Brooks |
| 83 | WR | Clarence Verdin |
| 75 | LOT | Chris Hinton |
| 69 | LOG | Randy Dixon |
| 53 | C | Ray Donaldson |
| 64 | ROG | Ben Utt |
| 65 | ROT | Joel Patten |
| 81 | TE | Pat Beach |
| 17 | QB | Chris Chandler |
| 29 | RB | Eric Dickerson |
| 84 | HBK | Mark Boyer |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Donnell Thompson |
| 73 | NT | Joe Klecko |
| 78 | RDE | Jon Hand |
| 97 | LOLB | O'Brien Alston |
| 56 | LILB | Fredd Young |
| 55 | RILB | Barry Krauss |
| 50 | ROLB | Duane Bickett |
| 37 | LCB | Chris Goode |
| 47 | SS | Freddie Robinson |
| 39 | FS | Mike Prior |
| 38 | RCB | Eugene Daniel |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Ricky Nattiel | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Steve Sewell | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Tony Dorsett | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Gary Kubiak | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 8 | 0 |
| John Elway | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Sammy Winder | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Eric Dickerson | 21 | 159 | 7.6 | 41t | 4 |
| Albert Bentley | 12 | 55 | 4.6 | 20 | 1 |
| George Wonsley | 7 | 11 | 1.6 | 4 | 0 |
| Chris Chandler | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Clarence Verdin | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Gary Hogeboom | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John Elway | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 0 | 158 | 5.9 | 45 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 85.1 |
| Gary Kubiak | 16 | 12 | 75.0 | 0 | 138 | 8.6 | 48t | 2 | 0 | 0 | 140.1 |
| Ricky Nattiel | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||||||||
| Chris Chandler | 13 | 10 | 76.9 | 0 | 167 | 12.8 | 40t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 143.9 |
| Gary Hogeboom | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 53 | 26.5 | 53t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 135.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Vance Johnson | 7 | 79 | 11.3 | 23 | 1 |
| Steve Sewell | 6 | 82 | 13.7 | 48t | 2 |
| Ricky Nattiel | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mark Jackson | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Sammy Winder | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Clarence Kay | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Tony Dorsett | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Pat Kelly | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Bill Brooks | 3 | 108 | 36.0 | 53t | 1 |
| Matt Bouza | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Mark Boyer | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Clarence Verdin | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40t | 1 |
| Albert Bentley | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ray Donaldson | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Mike Horan | 4 | 136 | 34.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Rohn Stark | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Indianapolis Colts | ||||||
| Bill Brooks | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Jason Johnson | 5 | 103 | 20.6 | 28 | 0 | |
| Ken Bell | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 30 | 0 | |
| Ricky Nattiel | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Indianapolis Colts | ||||||
| Albert Bentley | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 40 | 0 | |
| Pat Beach | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |
| Indianapolis Colts | |
| O'Brien Alston | 1.0 |
| Jon Hand | 1.0 |
| Craig Swoope | 1.0 |
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