The Cleveland Browns came up just a bit short against the Denver Broncos, 23 to 20, in the 1986 AFC Championship game on January 11, 1987.
1st quarter
DEN
CLE
Herman Fontenot 6-yard pass from Bernie Kosar (Mark Moseley kick)
0
7
2nd quarter
DEN
CLE
Rich Karlis 19-yard field goal
3
7
Gerald Willhite 1-yard run (Rich Karlis kick)
10
7
Mark Moseley 29-yard field goal
10
10
3rd quarter
DEN
CLE
Rich Karlis 26-yard field goal
13
10
4th quarter
DEN
CLE
Mark Moseley 24-yard field goal
13
13
Brian Brennan 48-yard pass from Bernie Kosar (Mark Moseley kick)
13
20
Mark Jackson 5-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick)
20
20
OT
DEN
CLE
Rich Karlis 33-yard field goal
23
20
Broncos
Browns
1st Downs
22
17
Passing 1st Downs
13
12
Rushing 1st Downs
6
4
1st downs from penalties
3
1
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
77
66
Total Yards
374
356
Yards per play
4.9
5.4
Passing
225
256
Comp - Att
22 - 38
18 - 32
Yards per pass
5.6
7.8
Interceptions thrown
1
2
Sacks - Yards lost
2 - 19
1 - 3
Rushing
149
100
Rushing Attempts
37
33
Yards per rush
4.0
3.0
Penalties
6
9
Turnovers
1
3
Fumbles lost
0
1
Interceptions
1
2
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Elway | 22 | 38 | 244 | 6.4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 74.9 |
| Team | 22 | 38 | 225 | 6.4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 74.9 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Winder | 26 | 83 | 3.2 | 0 |
| John Elway | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 0 |
| Gene Lang | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Steve Sewell | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Gerald Willhite | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Team | 37 | 149 | 4.0 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Watson | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | |
| Steve Sewell | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | |
| Orson Mobley | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Mark Jackson | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 1 | |
| Vance Johnson | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| Clarence Kay | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| Gerald Willhite | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Clint Sampson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Sammy Winder | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Gene Lang | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 22 | 244 | 6.4 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rulon Jones | 1.0 | |||||
| Team | 1.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Karlis | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| Team | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Horan | 6 | 244 | 40.7 | 48 |
| John Elway | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 |
| Team | 7 | 263 | 37.6 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Lang | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Ken Bell | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Mike Freeman | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Team | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Willhite | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Kosar | 18 | 32 | 259 | 8.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 77.5 |
| Team | 18 | 32 | 256 | 8.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 77.5 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Mack | 26 | 94 | 3.6 | 0 |
| Herman Fontenot | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Bernie Kosar | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 |
| Team | 33 | 100 | 3.0 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Brennan | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 1 | |
| Herman Fontenot | 7 | 66 | 9.4 | 1 | |
| Clarence Weathers | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 0 | |
| Reggie Langhorne | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | |
| Kevin Mack | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Webster Slaughter | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| Earnest Byner | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 18 | 259 | 8.1 | 2 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Clancy | 1.0 | |||||
| Dave Puzzuoli | 1.0 | |||||
| Team | 2.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Moseley | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Team | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Gossett | 6 | 259 | 43.2 | 58 |
| Team | 6 | 259 | 43.2 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald McNeil | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 0 | 30 |
| Herman Fontenot | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 14 |
| Team | 6 | 105 | 17.5 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald McNeil | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 18 |
| Team | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 |
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