| AFC Championship - Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics | 
| Date: January 12, 1992 Location: Orchard Park, NY | 
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 80272 | 
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 43 F Humidty: 55% Wind: 17 mph | 
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | BUF | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Carlton Bailey 11 interception return (Scott Norwood kick) | 0 | 7 | 
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Scott Norwood 44 FG | 0 | 10 | 
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Gary Kubiak 3 run (David Treadwell kick) | 7 | 10 | 
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Vance Johnson | 
| 85 | WR | Derek Russell | 
| 83 | WR | Mike Young | 
| 62 | LOT | Jeff Davidson | 
| 63 | LOG | Sean Farrell | 
| 79 | C | Dave Widell | 
| 67 | ROG | Doug Widell | 
| 76 | ROT | Ken Lanier | 
| 81 | TE | Shannon Sharpe | 
| 7 | QB | John Elway | 
| 28 | RB | Gaston Green | 
| Defense | ||
| 91 | LDE | Warren Powers | 
| 71 | NT | Greg Kragen | 
| 90 | RDE | Ron Holmes | 
| 73 | LOLB | Simon Fletcher | 
| 56 | LILB | Mike Brooks | 
| 77 | RILB | Karl Mecklenburg | 
| 51 | ROLB | Mike Croel | 
| 34 | LCB | Tyrone Braxton | 
| 49 | SS | Dennis Smith | 
| 27 | FS | Steve Atwater | 
| 24 | RCB | Wymond Henderson | 
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Don Beebe | 
| 80 | WR | James Lofton | 
| 83 | WR | Andre Reed | 
| 69 | LOT | Will Wolford | 
| 51 | LOG | Jim Ritcher | 
| 67 | C | Kent Hull | 
| 59 | ROG | Mitch Frerotte | 
| 75 | ROT | Howard Ballard | 
| 84 | TE | Keith McKeller | 
| 12 | QB | Jim Kelly | 
| 34 | RB | Thurman Thomas | 
| Defense | ||
| 96 | LDE | Leon Seals | 
| 91 | NT | Jeff Wright | 
| 78 | RDE | Bruce Smith | 
| 97 | LOLB | Cornelius Bennett | 
| 58 | LILB | Shane Conlan | 
| 54 | RILB | Carlton Bailey | 
| 56 | ROLB | Darryl Talley | 
| 47 | LCB | Kirby Jackson | 
| 46 | SS | Leonard Smith | 
| 38 | FS | Mark Kelso | 
| 37 | RCB | Nate Odomes | 
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Gaston Green | 19 | 53 | 2.8 | 18 | 0 | 
| Gary Kubiak | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 11 | 1 | 
| John Elway | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 | 
| Steve Sewell | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 6 | 0 | 
| Vance Johnson | 2 | -7 | -3.5 | -1 | 0 | 
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Thurman Thomas | 26 | 72 | 2.8 | 9 | 0 | 
| Andre Reed | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | 
| Jim Kelly | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 10 | 0 | 
| Kenneth Davis | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 4 | 0 | 
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John Elway | 21 | 11 | 52.4 | 1 | 121 | 5.8 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 49.9 | 
| Gary Kubiak | 12 | 11 | 91.7 | 0 | 136 | 11.3 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 113.9 | 
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Jim Kelly | 25 | 13 | 52.0 | 2 | 117 | 4.7 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 31.6 | 
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Vance Johnson | 7 | 100 | 14.3 | 24 | 0 | 
| Steve Sewell | 7 | 78 | 11.1 | 26 | 0 | 
| Shannon Sharpe | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 15 | 0 | 
| Mike Young | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 10 | 0 | 
| Ricky Nattiel | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 
| Mark Jackson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Keith McKeller | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 25 | 0 | 
| Thurman Thomas | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 | 
| Andre Reed | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 10 | 0 | 
| Kenneth Davis | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 | 
| Pete Metzelaars | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 
| James Lofton | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 
| Don Beebe | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Tyrone Braxton | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 
| Greg Kragen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Carlton Bailey | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11t | 1 | 
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Mike Horan | 6 | 262 | 43.7 | 76 | 0 | 
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Chris Mohr | 8 | 304 | 38.0 | 49 | 0 | 
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Vance Johnson | 3 | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 13 | 0 | 
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Cliff Hicks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||
| David Treadwell | 2 | 77 | 38.5 | 0 | 
| Buffalo Bills | ||||
| Brad Daluiso | 3 | 181 | 60.3 | 0 | 
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Alton Montgomery | 2 | 0 | 34 | 17.0 | 18 | 0 | 
| Derek Russell | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Al Edwards | 1 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | 
| SACKS | NO | YDS | 
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Simon Fletcher | 1.0 | 8.0 | 
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Jeff Wright | 1.0 | 12.0 | 
| Darryl Talley | 1.0 | 10.0 | 
| Bruce Smith | 1.0 | 8.0 | 
| Cornelius Bennett | 0.5 | 2.0 | 
| Leonard Smith | 0.5 | 2.0 | 
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