1989 Denver Broncos (NFL) |
| 1st place • American Football Conference • Western Division • 11-5-0 .688 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/7/1990 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 24-23 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 75868 | |
| AFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/14/1990 | H | Cleveland Browns | 37-21 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 76005 | |
| Super Bowl XXIV | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/28/1990 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 10-55 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 72919 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Steve Atwater | 27 | FS | 6-3 | 218 | 23 | Arkansas | 3 | 3 |
| Ken Bell | 35 | RB | 5-10 | 190 | 25 | Boston College | 3 | 0 |
| Keith Bishop | 54 | C | 6-3 | 265 | 32 | Nebraska; Baylor | 3 | 0 |
| Mel Bratton | 32 | FB | 6-1 | 225 | 24 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 2 |
| Tyrone Braxton | 34 | LCB | 5-11 | 187 | 25 | North Dakota State | 3 | 3 |
| Mike Brooks | 56 | LOLB | 6-1 | 235 | 25 | Louisiana State | 3 | 3 |
| Alphonso Carreker | 92 | LDE | 6-6 | 271 | 27 | Florida State | 3 | 3 |
| Darren Carrington | 29 | CB | 6-1 | 195 | 23 | Pittsburgh; Northern Arizona | 3 | 0 |
| Kip Corrington | 25 | S | 6-0 | 175 | 24 | Texas A&M | 3 | 0 |
| Scott Curtis | 58 | LB | 6-1 | 230 | 25 | New Hampshire | 3 | 0 |
| Rick Dennison | 55 | LILB | 6-3 | 220 | 31 | Colorado State | 3 | 2 |
| John Elway | 7 | QB | 6-3 | 214 | 29 | Stanford | 3 | 3 |
| Simon Fletcher | 73 | ROLB | 6-6 | 240 | 27 | Houston | 3 | 3 |
| Paul Green | 86 | TE | 6-3 | 230 | 23 | Southern California | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Haynes | 36 | CB | 5-11 | 193 | 31 | Colorado | 3 | 0 |
| Wymon Henderson | 24 | RCB | 5-10 | 187 | 28 | Allan Hancock JC; Nevada-Las Vegas | 3 | 3 |
| Brad Henke | 68 | NT | 6-3 | 275 | 23 | Iowa State; Palomar JC; Arizona | 3 | 0 |
| Ron Holmes | 90 | RDE | 6-4 | 262 | 26 | Washington | 3 | 3 |
| Mike Horan | 2 | P | 5-11 | 191 | 30 | Fullerton JC; Long Beach State | 3 | 0 |
| Bobby Humphrey | 26 | RB | 6-1 | 201 | 23 | Alabama | 3 | 3 |
| Mark Jackson | 80 | WR | 5-10 | 178 | 26 | Purdue | 3 | 3 |
| Vance Johnson | 82 | WR | 5-11 | 181 | 26 | Arizona | 3 | 3 |
| Jim Juriga | 66 | LOG | 6-6 | 271 | 25 | Illinois | 3 | 3 |
| Keith Kartz | 72 | C | 6-4 | 270 | 26 | California | 3 | 3 |
| Clarence Kay | 88 | TE | 6-2 | 237 | 28 | Georgia | 3 | 0 |
| Pat Kelly | 87 | TE | 6-6 | 252 | 24 | Syracuse | 2 | 1 |
| Bruce Klostermann | 97 | LB | 6-4 | 228 | 26 | Waldorf JC; Iowa; South Dakota State | 3 | 0 |
| Greg Kragen | 71 | NT | 6-3 | 265 | 27 | Utah State | 3 | 3 |
| Gary Kubiak | 8 | QB | 6-0 | 192 | 28 | Texas A&M | 3 | 0 |
| Ken Lanier | 76 | ROT | 6-3 | 273 | 30 | Florida State | 3 | 3 |
| Tim Lucas | 59 | LB | 6-3 | 230 | 28 | California | 3 | 0 |
| Karl Mecklenburg | 77 | RILB | 6-3 | 232 | 29 | Augustana (South Dakota); Minnesota | 3 | 3 |
| Orson Mobley | 89 | TE | 6-5 | 257 | 26 | Florida State; Salem International | 3 | 2 |
| Marc Munford | 51 | LILB | 6-2 | 231 | 24 | Nebraska | 3 | 1 |
| Ricky Nattiel | 84 | WR | 5-9 | 180 | 23 | Florida | 3 | 0 |
| Gerald Perry | 60 | LOT | 6-6 | 305 | 25 | Northwest Mississippi CC; Southern University | 3 | 3 |
| Warren Powers | 91 | DE | 6-6 | 287 | 24 | Maryland | 3 | 0 |
| Randy Robbins | 48 | S | 6-2 | 189 | 27 | Arizona | 3 | 0 |
| Steve Sewell | 30 | RB | 6-3 | 210 | 26 | Oklahoma | 3 | 1 |
| Dennis Smith | 49 | SS | 6-3 | 200 | 30 | Southern California | 3 | 3 |
| Monte Smith | 65 | OG | 6-5 | 270 | 22 | North Dakota | 3 | 0 |
| Andre Townsend | 96 | DE | 6-3 | 265 | 27 | Mississippi | 3 | 0 |
| David Treadwell | 9 | K | 6-1 | 187 | 24 | Clemson | 3 | 0 |
| Doug Widell | 67 | ROG | 6-4 | 290 | 23 | Boston College | 3 | 3 |
| Sammy Winder | 23 | RB | 5-11 | 203 | 30 | Southern Mississippi | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Young | 83 | WR | 6-1 | 184 | 27 | UCLA | 3 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 6 | 17 | 28 | 20 | 71 |
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 28 | 38 | 17 | 99 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 27:43 | 53 | 19 | 29 | 5 | 18/39 46.2% | 0/0 % | 2 | 19 |
| Opponents Totals | 32:17 | 61 | 24 | 37 | 0 | 20/43 46.5% | 2/3 66.7% | 20 | 143 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Treadwell | 0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 0 | 23 |
| Mel Bratton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Sammy Winder | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| John Elway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Vance Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Orson Mobley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mike Young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 8 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 0 | 71 |
| Opponents Totals | 13 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 99 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Treadwell | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 0/1 |
| OWN | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 0/1 |
| OPP | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Humphrey | 38 | 169 | 4.4 | 34 | 0 |
| John Elway | 16 | 91 | 5.7 | 32 | 1 |
| Sammy Winder | 23 | 32 | 1.4 | 9 | 1 |
| Steve Sewell | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Mel Bratton | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 4 | 2 |
| Team Totals | 87 | 322 | 3.7 | 34 | 4 |
| Opponents Totals | 90 | 385 | 4.3 | 45 | 5 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Elway | 82 | 42 | 51.2 | 37 | 732 | 8.9 | 17.4 | 70t | 4 | 4.9 | 3 | 3.7 | 6 | 51 | 681 | 83.0 |
| Gary Kubiak | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 28 | 9.3 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 68.7 |
| Team Totals | 85 | 43 | 50.6 | 39 | 760 | 8.9 | 17.7 | 70t | 4 | 4.7 | 3 | 3.5 | 8 | 54 | 706 | 82.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 105 | 62 | 59.0 | 40 | 756 | 7.2 | 12.2 | 38t | 8 | 7.6 | 3 | 2.9 | 5 | 20 | 736 | 94.8 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vance Johnson | 12 | 197 | 16.4 | 37t | 1 | ||
| Mark Jackson | 7 | 136 | 19.4 | 51 | 0 | ||
| Steve Sewell | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 43 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Humphrey | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Mike Young | 4 | 145 | 36.3 | 70t | 1 | ||
| Sammy Winder | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 39t | 1 | ||
| Ricky Nattiel | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Orson Mobley | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Mel Bratton | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Clarence Kay | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 43 | 760 | 17.7 | 70t | 4 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 62 | 756 | 12.2 | 8 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Smith | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Kip Corrington | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 38 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Horan | 14 | 596 | 42.6 | 61 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 491 | 35.1 |
| John Elway | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 613 | 40.9 | 61 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 508 | 33.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 582 | 41.6 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 53 | 509 | 36.4 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vance Johnson | 7 | 2 | 53 | 7.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 2 | 53 | 7.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 17 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Carrington | 8 | 0 | 197 | 24.6 | 39 | 0 |
| Ken Bell | 4 | 0 | 103 | 25.8 | 31 | 0 |
| Mel Bratton | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 0 | 315 | 22.5 | 39 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 0 | 212 | 17.7 | 28 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Alphonso Carreker | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| Simon Fletcher | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Andre Townsend | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Team Totals | 5.0 | 20.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 8.0 | 54.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Bratton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Braxton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| John Elway | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -7 | 0 |
| Bobby Humphrey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vance Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Robbins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 0 |
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