| AFC Championship |
| Cleveland Browns at Denver Broncos |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: January 14, 1990 Location: Denver, CO Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 76046 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 56 F Humidty: 21% Wind: 20 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 30 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CLE | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | David Treadwell 29 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Mike Young 70 pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Brian Brennan 27 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Orson Mobley 5 pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Sammy Winder 7 run (David Treadwell kick) | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Brian Brennan 10 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr kick) | 14 | 24 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Tim Manoa 2 run (Matt Bahr kick) | 21 | 24 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Sammy Winder 39 pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick) | 21 | 31 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | David Treadwell 34 FG | 21 | 34 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | David Treadwell 31 FG | 21 | 37 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Reggie Langhorne |
| 84 | WR | Webster Slaughter |
| 74 | LOT | Paul Farren |
| 68 | LOG | Ted Banker |
| 73 | C | Gregg Rakoczy |
| 66 | ROG | Tony Jones |
| 63 | ROT | Cody Risien |
| 82 | TE | Ozzie Newsome |
| 19 | QB | Bernie Kosar |
| 21 | RB | Eric Metcalf |
| 34 | FB | Kevin Mack |
| 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 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Mark Jackson |
| 82 | WR | Vance Johnson |
| 60 | LOT | Gerald Perry |
| 66 | LOG | Jim Juriga |
| 72 | C | Keith Kartz |
| 67 | ROG | Doug Widell |
| 76 | ROT | Ken Lanier |
| 87 | TE | Pat Kelly |
| 7 | QB | John Elway |
| 26 | RB | Bobby Humphrey |
| 32 | FB | Mel Bratton |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Alphonso Carreker |
| 71 | NT | Greg Kragen |
| 90 | RDE | Ron Holmes |
| 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 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LARM | 20:12 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3/12 | 0/0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| SF | 39:48 | 29 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 7/13 | 0/0 | 4 | 40 | 3 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Kevin Mack | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Bernie Kosar | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Tim Manoa | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 1 |
| Eric Metcalf | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Reggie Langhorne | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 26 | 2.6 | 5 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| John Elway | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Sammy Winder | 21 | 37 | 1.8 | 9 | 1 |
| Bobby Humphrey | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 9 | 0 |
| Steve Sewell | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Mel Bratton | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 44 | 179 | 4.1 | 17 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Bernie Kosar | 44 | 19 | 43.2 | 3 | 210 | 4.8 | 27t | 2 | 4 | 20 | 44.7 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 16 | 44.4 | 3 | 141 | 3.9 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 20.7 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John Elway | 36 | 20 | 55.6 | 0 | 385 | 10.7 | 70t | 3 | 1 | 8 | 120.7 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 27 | 87.1 | 0 | 268 | 8.6 | 20t | 2 | 1 | 5 | 124.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Reggie Langhorne | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | 27 | 0 | |
| Brian Brennan | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 27t | 2 | |
| Webster Slaughter | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Kevin Mack | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Eric Metcalf | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 | |
| Lawyer Tillman | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Tim Manoa | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 16 | 141 | 8.8 | 18 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Vance Johnson | 7 | 91 | 13.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Steve Sewell | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 43 | 0 | |
| Mike Young | 2 | 123 | 61.5 | 70t | 1 | |
| Sammy Winder | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 39t | 1 | |
| Mark Jackson | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 13 | 0 | |
| Orson Mobley | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 17 | 1 | |
| Bobby Humphrey | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Mel Bratton | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 27 | 268 | 9.9 | 20t | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Dennis Smith | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Kip Corrington | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 27 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||
| Bryan Wagner | 8 | 338 | 42.3 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 220 | 31.4 | 41 | 0 | 3 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||
| Mike Horan | 5 | 232 | 46.4 | 61 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Gerald McNeil | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Vance Johnson | 4 | 0 | 36 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Eric Metcalf | 6 | 0 | 118 | 19.7 | 28 | 0 |
| Keith Jones | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 146 | 24.3 | 46 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 35 | 17.5 | 19 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Carl Hairston | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Simon Fletcher | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Andre Townsend | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Alphonso Carreker | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 | 11.0 |