1986 Denver Broncos (NFL) |
1st place • American Football Conference • Western Division • 11-5-0 .688 |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
Sun | 1/4/1987 | H | New England Patriots | 22-17 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 76105 | |
AFC Championship | |||||||||
Sun | 1/11/1987 | A | Cleveland Browns | 23-20 | W | OT | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 79915 |
Super Bowl XXI | |||||||||
Sun | 1/25/1987 | A | New York Giants | 20-39 | L | Pasadena, CA | Rose Bowl | 101063 |
ROSTER | ||||||||
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Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
Ken Bell | 35 | RB | 5-10 | 190 | 22 | Boston College | 3 | 0 |
Keith Bishop | 54 | LOG | 6-3 | 265 | 29 | Nebraska; Baylor | 3 | 3 |
Billy Bryan | 64 | C | 6-2 | 255 | 31 | Duke | 3 | 3 |
Tony Colorito | 69 | NT | 6-5 | 260 | 22 | Southern California | 3 | 0 |
Darren Comeaux | 59 | LB | 6-1 | 227 | 26 | San Diego Mesa JC; Arizona State | 3 | 0 |
Mark Cooper | 63 | ROG | 6-5 | 273 | 26 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 2 |
Rick Dennison | 55 | LB | 6-3 | 220 | 28 | Colorado State | 3 | 0 |
John Elway | 7 | QB | 6-3 | 214 | 26 | Stanford | 3 | 3 |
Simon Fletcher | 73 | DE | 6-6 | 240 | 24 | Houston | 3 | 0 |
Steve Foley | 43 | FS | 6-2 | 190 | 33 | Tulane | 3 | 3 |
Mike Freeman | 62 | OG | 6-3 | 256 | 25 | Arizona | 3 | 0 |
Freddie Gilbert | 90 | DE | 6-4 | 275 | 24 | Georgia | 3 | 0 |
Joey Hackett | 85 | TE | 6-5 | 267 | 28 | Elon | 3 | 2 |
Mike Harden | 31 | RCB | 6-1 | 192 | 27 | Michigan | 3 | 3 |
Mark Haynes | 36 | CB | 5-11 | 193 | 28 | Colorado | 2 | 0 |
Mike Horan | 2 | P | 5-11 | 191 | 27 | Fullerton JC; Long Beach State | 3 | 0 |
Paul Howard | 60 | ROG | 6-3 | 260 | 36 | Brigham Young | 1 | 1 |
Ricky Hunley | 98 | RILB | 6-2 | 244 | 25 | Arizona | 3 | 3 |
Mark Jackson | 80 | WR | 5-10 | 178 | 23 | Purdue | 3 | 0 |
Tom Jackson | 57 | ROLB | 5-11 | 220 | 35 | Louisville | 3 | 3 |
Vance Johnson | 82 | WR | 5-11 | 181 | 23 | Arizona | 3 | 3 |
Rulon Jones | 75 | LDE | 6-6 | 260 | 28 | Utah State | 3 | 3 |
Rich Karlis | 3 | K | 6-0 | 180 | 27 | Cincinnati | 3 | 0 |
Clarence Kay | 88 | TE | 6-2 | 237 | 25 | Georgia | 2 | 1 |
Greg Kragen | 71 | NT | 6-3 | 265 | 24 | Utah State | 3 | 3 |
Gary Kubiak | 8 | QB | 6-0 | 192 | 25 | Texas A&M | 3 | 0 |
Gene Lang | 33 | RB | 5-10 | 196 | 24 | Louisiana State | 3 | 0 |
Ken Lanier | 76 | ROT | 6-3 | 273 | 27 | Florida State | 3 | 3 |
Tony Lilly | 22 | S | 6-0 | 199 | 24 | Florida | 3 | 0 |
Karl Mecklenburg | 77 | LILB | 6-3 | 232 | 26 | Augustana (South Dakota); Minnesota | 3 | 3 |
Bobby Micho | 87 | TE | 6-3 | 236 | 24 | Texas | 3 | 0 |
Orson Mobley | 89 | TE | 6-5 | 257 | 23 | Florida State; Salem International | 3 | 2 |
Dan Remsberg | 74 | OT | 6-6 | 275 | 24 | Abilene Christian | 3 | 0 |
Randy Robbins | 48 | SS | 6-2 | 189 | 24 | Arizona | 3 | 1 |
Jim Ryan | 50 | LOLB | 6-1 | 218 | 29 | William & Mary | 3 | 3 |
Clint Sampson | 84 | WR | 5-11 | 183 | 25 | Mount San Antonio JC; San Diego State | 3 | 0 |
Steve Sewell | 30 | RB | 6-3 | 210 | 23 | Oklahoma | 3 | 0 |
Dennis Smith | 49 | SS | 6-3 | 200 | 27 | Southern California | 2 | 2 |
Dave Studdard | 70 | LOT | 6-4 | 260 | 31 | Texas | 3 | 3 |
Andre Townsend | 61 | RDE | 6-3 | 265 | 24 | Mississippi | 3 | 3 |
Steve Watson | 81 | WR | 6-4 | 195 | 29 | Temple | 3 | 3 |
Gerald Willhite | 47 | RB | 5-10 | 200 | 27 | American River JC; San Jose State | 3 | 1 |
Steve Wilson | 45 | CB | 5-10 | 195 | 29 | Howard | 3 | 0 |
Sammy Winder | 23 | RB | 5-11 | 203 | 27 | Southern Mississippi | 3 | 3 |
Ken Woodard | 52 | LB | 6-1 | 219 | 26 | Tuskegee | 3 | 0 |
Louis Wright | 20 | LCB | 6-3 | 200 | 33 | Arizona State; Bakersfield CC; San Jose State | 3 | 3 |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 13 | 17 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 65 |
Opponents Totals | 14 | 15 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 76 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 31:38 | 68 | 23 | 38 | 7 | 17/47 36.2% | 1/1 100.0% | 3 | 20 |
Opponents Totals | 28:22 | 53 | 20 | 31 | 2 | 13/37 35.1% | 1/2 50.0% | 20 | 169 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rich Karlis | 0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 0 | 27 |
John Elway | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Vance Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Mark Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Gerald Willhite | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Rulon Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
Team Totals | 6 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 1 | 65 |
Opponents Totals | 9 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 1 | 76 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rich Karlis | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 1/1 | 4/5 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
OWN | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 1/1 | 4/5 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
OPP | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sammy Winder | 49 | 185 | 3.8 | 16 | 0 |
John Elway | 15 | 101 | 6.7 | 34 | 2 |
Gene Lang | 16 | 55 | 3.4 | 14 | 0 |
Gerald Willhite | 10 | 23 | 2.3 | 11 | 1 |
Steve Sewell | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 12 | 0 |
Ken Bell | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
Team Totals | 98 | 389 | 4.0 | 34 | 3 |
Opponents Totals | 95 | 357 | 3.8 | 23 | 2 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Elway | 107 | 57 | 53.3 | 46 | 805 | 7.5 | 14.1 | 54 | 3 | 2.8 | 4 | 3.7 | 6 | 49 | 756 | 71.6 |
Gary Kubiak | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 48 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 42 | 116.7 |
Team Totals | 111 | 61 | 55.0 | 46 | 853 | 7.7 | 14.0 | 54 | 3 | 2.7 | 4 | 3.6 | 7 | 55 | 798 | 73.9 |
Opponents Totals | 81 | 53 | 65.4 | 26 | 721 | 8.9 | 13.6 | 48t | 7 | 8.6 | 2 | 2.5 | 8 | 52 | 669 | 112.2 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vance Johnson | 12 | 235 | 19.6 | 54 | 2 | ||
Steve Sewell | 8 | 100 | 12.5 | 39 | 0 | ||
Orson Mobley | 7 | 122 | 17.4 | 49 | 0 | ||
Gerald Willhite | 7 | 59 | 8.4 | 16 | 0 | ||
Sammy Winder | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 16 | 0 | ||
Steve Watson | 6 | 130 | 21.7 | 31 | 0 | ||
Mark Jackson | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 24 | 1 | ||
Clint Sampson | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 | ||
Gene Lang | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Clarence Kay | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 15 | 0 | ||
Bobby Micho | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | ||
Team Totals | 61 | 853 | 14.0 | 54 | 3 | ||
Opponents Totals | 53 | 721 | 13.6 | 7 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Ryan | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
Ricky Hunley | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
Team Totals | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 26 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 4 | -5 | -1.3 | 2 | 0 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Horan | 13 | 571 | 43.9 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 75 | 476 | 36.6 |
John Elway | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 15.0 |
Team Totals | 15 | 621 | 41.4 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 75 | 506 | 33.7 |
Opponents Totals | 18 | 849 | 47.2 | 60 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 54 | 715 | 39.7 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gerald Willhite | 5 | 3 | 28 | 5.6 | 9 | 0 |
Vance Johnson | 3 | 0 | 26 | 8.7 | 13 | 0 |
Team Totals | 8 | 3 | 54 | 6.8 | 13 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 6 | 2 | 75 | 12.5 | 25 | 0 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ken Bell | 8 | 121 | 15.1 | 35 | 0 | |
Gene Lang | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 23 | 0 | |
Mike Freeman | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 14 | 201 | 14.4 | 35 | 0 | |
Opponents Totals | 12 | 189 | 15.8 | 30 | 0 |
SACKS | NO | YDS |
---|---|---|
Rulon Jones | 3.0 | 22.0 |
Freddie Gilbert | 1.5 | 10.5 |
Jim Ryan | 1.0 | 8.0 |
Karl Mecklenburg | 1.0 | 5.0 |
Ken Woodard | 0.5 | 2.5 |
(Team) | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Team Totals | 8.0 | 52.0 |
Opponents Totals | 7.0 | 55.0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ken Bell | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
John Elway | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Joey Hackett | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Woodard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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