| Denver Broncos at Cleveland Browns |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 1, 1989 Location: Cleveland, OH Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 78637 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 69 F Humidty: 73% Wind: 20 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Webster Slaughter 9 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | David Treadwell 21 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Matt Bahr 36 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Matt Bahr 48 FG | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | David Treadwell 26 FG | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Vance Johnson 7 pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick) | 13 | 13 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Matt Bahr 48 FG | 13 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Mark Jackson |
| 82 | WR | Vance Johnson |
| 60 | LOT | Gerald Perry |
| 54 | LOG | Keith Bishop |
| 72 | C | Keith Kartz |
| 66 | ROG | Jim Juriga |
| 76 | ROT | Ken Lanier |
| 88 | TE | Clarence Kay |
| 7 | QB | John Elway |
| 30 | RB | Steve Sewell |
| 40 | FB | Jeff Alexander |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Alphonso Carreker |
| 71 | NT | Greg Kragen |
| 96 | RDE | Andre Townsend |
| 56 | LOLB | Mike Brooks |
| 55 | LILB | Rick Dennison |
| 77 | RILB | Karl Mecklenburg |
| 73 | ROLB | Simon Fletcher |
| 34 | LCB | Tyrone Braxton |
| 49 | SS | Dennis Smith |
| 27 | FS | Steve Atwater |
| 24 | RCB | Wymon Henderson |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Reggie Langhorne |
| 84 | WR | Webster Slaughter |
| 74 | LOT | Paul Farren |
| 68 | LOG | Ted Banker |
| 73 | C | Gregg Rakoczy |
| 69 | ROG | Dan Fike |
| 63 | ROT | Cody Risien |
| 82 | TE | Ozzie Newsome |
| 19 | QB | Bernie Kosar |
| 21 | RB | Eric Metcalf |
| 42 | FB | Tim Manoa |
| Defense | ||
| 60 | LDE | Bubba Baker |
| 78 | LDT | Carl Hairston |
| 92 | RDT | Michael Dean Perry |
| 97 | RDE | Robert Banks |
| 57 | LLB | Clay Matthews |
| 59 | MLB | Mike Johnson |
| 56 | RLB | David Grayson |
| 31 | LCB | Frank Minnifield |
| 22 | SS | Felix Wright |
| 30 | FS | Thane Gash |
| 29 | RCB | Hanford Dixon |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bobby Humphrey | 10 | 44 | 4.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Jeff Alexander | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Sammy Winder | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 |
| John Elway | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Jackson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Bernie Kosar | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Eric Metcalf | 9 | 26 | 2.9 | 7 | 0 |
| Keith Jones | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Tim Manoa | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Barry Redden | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Reggie Langhorne | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John Elway | 19 | 6 | 31.6 | 1 | 198 | 10.4 | 68 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 67.4 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Bernie Kosar | 38 | 25 | 65.8 | 1 | 216 | 5.7 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 78.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Vance Johnson | 5 | 145 | 29.0 | 68 | 1 |
| Steve Sewell | 1 | 53 | 53.0 | 53 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Reggie Langhorne | 7 | 67 | 9.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Webster Slaughter | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 20 | 1 |
| Eric Metcalf | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Ozzie Newsome | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Brian Brennan | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Tim Manoa | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Keith Jones | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Lawyer Tillman | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Marc Munford | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| David Grayson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Mike Horan | 6 | 245 | 40.8 | 49 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Bryan Wagner | 6 | 164 | 27.3 | 40 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Ken Bell | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Gerald McNeil | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 49 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Ken Bell | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 33 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Eric Metcalf | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Vernon Joines | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |
| Simon Fletcher | 2.5 |
| Andre Townsend | 0.5 |
| Cleveland Browns | |
| David Grayson | 1.0 |
| Clay Matthews | 1.0 |
| Michael Dean Perry | 1.0 |
| Bubba Baker | 0.5 |
| Carl Hairston | 0.5 |
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