The Denver Broncos decisively defeated the New England Patriots, 31 to 20, on December 6, 1987.

Final

Patriots

5-7-0

20

Broncos

8-3-1

31

Team

NE

DEN

1

7

0

2

10

3

14

4

0

14

Total

20

31

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

NE

DEN

Reggie Dupard 10-yard run (Tony Franklin kick)

7

0

2nd quarter

NE

DEN

Rich Karlis 24-yard field goal

7

3

Tony Collins 4-yard pass from Tom Ramsey (Tony Franklin kick)

14

3

Tony Franklin 36-yard field goal

17

3

3rd quarter

NE

DEN

Tony Boddie 1-yard run (Rich Karlis kick)

17

10

Rick Massie 7-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick)

17

Tony Franklin 27-yard field goal

20

17

4th quarter

NE

DEN

Mark Jackson 2-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick)

20

24

Mark Haynes 14-yard interception return (Rich Karlis kick)

20

31

Patriots

Broncos

1st Downs

20

21

Passing 1st Downs

11

12

Rushing 1st Downs

8

7

1st downs from penalties

1

2

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

77

71

Total Yards

369

371

Yards per play

4.8

5.2

Passing

158

259

Comp - Att

17 - 39

17 - 37

Yards per pass

3.8

6.6

Interceptions thrown

4

1

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 19

2 - 6

Rushing

211

112

Rushing Attempts

35

32

Yards per rush

6.0

3.5

Penalties

5

6

Turnovers

6

3

Fumbles lost

2

Interceptions

4

1

Possession

Patriots

Broncos

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Tom Ramsey	17	39	177	4.5	1	4	3	26.3
Team	17	39	158	4.5	1	4	3	26.3

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Reggie Dupard	11	91	8.3	1
Tony Collins	15	64	4.3	0
Tom Ramsey	5	40	8.0	0
Irving Fryar	1	9	9.0	0
Mosi Tatupu	2	7	3.5	0
Rich Camarillo	1	0	0.0	0
Team	35	211	6.0	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Cedric Jones	3	61	20.3	0
Tony Collins	5	37	7.4	1
Stephen Starring	2	26	13.0	0
Irving Fryar	3	22	7.3	0
Derwin Williams	2	21	10.5	0
Lin Dawson	1	8	8.0	0
Reggie Dupard	1	2	2.0	0
Team	17	177	4.5	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	4	2	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Johnny Rembert			1.0
Brent Williams			1.0
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Tony Franklin	2	2		2	8
Team	2	2		2	8

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Rich Camarillo	5	241	48.2
Team	5	241	48.2

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Reggie Dupard	1	14	14.0	0
Team	1	14	14.0	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Irving Fryar	2	11	5.5	0
Team	2	11	5.5	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
John Elway	17	37	265	7.2	2	1	2	77.0
Team	17	37	259	7.2	2	1	2	77.0

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Sammy Winder	20	89	4.5	0
Gene Lang	3	12	4.0	0
John Elway	7	8	1.1	0
Tony Boddie	2	3	1.5	1
Team	32	112	3.5	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Ricky Nattiel	3	81	27.0	0
Mark Jackson	4	67	16.8	1
Rick Massie	2	36	18.0	1
Orson Mobley	1	28	28.0	0
Tony Boddie	4	26	6.5	0
Clarence Kay	1	15	15.0	0
Sammy Winder	1	7	7.0	0
Gene Lang	1	5	5.0	0
Team	17	265	7.2	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	4	2	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Rulon Jones			2.0
Jim Ryan			1.0
Team			3.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Rich Karlis	1	2		4	7
Team	1	2		4	7

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG
Mike Horan	4	143	35.8
John Elway	1	31	31.0
Team	5	174	34.8

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Ken Bell	4	57	14.3	0
Team	4	57	14.3	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Kevin Clark	3	30	10.0	0
Team	3	30	10.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

3,070

Wilson

RUSH

774

Williams

REC

772

Sutton

Team Rankings

PPG

21.0

19th

OPP PPG

24.3

27th

RUSH YDS/G

106.5

18th

PASS YDS/G

209.8

24th

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	11	6	.647
Broncos	8	9	.471
Raiders	8	9	.471
Chargers	5	12	.294

Last Game

Raiders

8-9-0

27

Final

14

Broncos

8-9-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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The Denver Broncos decisively defeated the New England Patriots, 31 to 20, on December 6, 1987.

Final

Patriots

20

Broncos

31

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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3,070

774

772

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule