The Denver Broncos were defeated by the Washington Redskins, 42 to 10, in Super Bowl XXII on January 31, 1988.
1st quarter
WAS
DEN
Ricky Nattiel 56-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick)
0
7
Rich Karlis 24-yard field goal
0
10
2nd quarter
WAS
DEN
Ricky Sanders 80-yard pass from Doug Williams (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick)
7
10
Gary Clark 27-yard pass from Doug Williams (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick)
14
10
Timmy Smith 58-yard run (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick)
21
10
Ricky Sanders 50-yard pass from Doug Williams (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick)
28
10
Clint Didier 8-yard pass from Doug Williams (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick)
35
10
4th quarter
WAS
DEN
Timmy Smith 4-yard run (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick)
42
10
Redskins
Broncos
1st Downs
25
18
Passing 1st Downs
11
10
Rushing 1st Downs
13
6
1st downs from penalties
1
2
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
72
61
Total Yards
602
327
Yards per play
8.4
5.4
Passing
322
230
Comp - Att
18 - 30
15 - 39
Yards per pass
10.1
5.2
Interceptions thrown
1
3
Sacks - Yards lost
2 - 18
5 - 50
Rushing
280
97
Rushing Attempts
40
17
Yards per rush
7.0
5.7
Penalties
6
5
Turnovers
1
3
Fumbles lost
0
0
Interceptions
1
3
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Williams | 18 | 29 | 340 | 11.7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 127.9 |
| Jay Schroeder | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39.6 |
| Team | 18 | 30 | 322 | 11.3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 125.0 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timmy Smith | 22 | 204 | 9.3 | 2 |
| Kelvin Bryant | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 0 |
| Gary Clark | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 |
| George Rogers | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 |
| Keith Griffin | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Doug Williams | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Ricky Sanders | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 |
| Team | 40 | 280 | 7.0 | 2 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Sanders | 9 | 193 | 21.4 | 2 | |
| Gary Clark | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 1 | |
| Art Monk | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 0 | |
| Kelvin Bryant | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| Don Warren | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Timmy Smith | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Clint Didier | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| Team | 18 | 340 | 11.3 | 4 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monte Coleman | 0.5 | |||||
| Dexter Manley | 1.5 | |||||
| Charles Mann | 1.0 | |||||
| Alvin Walton | 2.0 | |||||
| Team | 5.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ali Haji-Sheikh | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | |
| Team | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Cox | 4 | 150 | 37.5 | 42 |
| Team | 4 | 150 | 37.5 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Sanders | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 16 |
| Team | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Green | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Elway | 14 | 38 | 257 | 6.8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 36.8 |
| Steve Sewell | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Team | 15 | 39 | 230 | 7.2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 40.5 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Lang | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 |
| John Elway | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 |
| Sammy Winder | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 0 |
| Steve Sewell | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 |
| Team | 17 | 97 | 5.7 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Jackson | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| Ricky Nattiel | 2 | 69 | 34.5 | 1 | |
| Steve Sewell | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 | |
| Clarence Kay | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| Sammy Winder | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | |
| John Elway | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | |
| Gene Lang | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 15 | 280 | 7.2 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rulon Jones | 1.0 | |||||
| Karl Mecklenburg | 1.0 | |||||
| Team | 2.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Karlis | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Horan | 7 | 253 | 36.1 | 43 |
| Team | 7 | 253 | 36.1 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Bell | 5 | 88 | 17.6 | 0 | 21 |
| Team | 5 | 88 | 17.6 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Clark | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Team | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 |
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