The Denver Broncos decisively defeated the New Orleans Saints, 34 to 23, on September 15, 1985.
1st quarter
NO
DEN
Butch Johnson 65-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick)
0
7
2nd quarter
NO
DEN
Clint Sampson 26-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick)
0
14
Gene Lang 10-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick)
0
21
Jeff Groth 39-yard pass from Dave Wilson (kick failed)
6
21
Rich Karlis 43-yard field goal
6
24
3rd quarter
NO
DEN
Morten Andersen 55-yard field goal
9
24
Clarence Kay 2-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick)
9
31
Larry Hardy 13-yard pass from Dave Wilson (Morten Andersen kick)
16
31
4th quarter
NO
DEN
Rich Karlis 48-yard field goal
16
34
Hokie Gajan 3-yard run (Morten Andersen kick)
23
34
Saints
Broncos
1st Downs
17
22
Passing 1st Downs
12
15
Rushing 1st Downs
5
4
1st downs from penalties
0
3
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
63
71
Total Yards
342
432
Yards per play
5.4
6.1
Passing
235
327
Comp - Att
18 - 30
28 - 44
Yards per pass
6.5
7
Interceptions thrown
0
1
Sacks - Yards lost
6 - 45
3 - 26
Rushing
107
105
Rushing Attempts
27
24
Yards per rush
4.0
4.4
Penalties
6
10
Turnovers
1
2
Fumbles lost
1
1
Interceptions
0
1
Possession
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dave Wilson | 18 | 30 | 280 | 9.3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 113.2 |
Team | 18 | 30 | 235 | 9.3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 113.2 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hokie Gajan | 9 | 62 | 6.9 | 1 |
Earl Campbell | 14 | 41 | 2.9 | 0 |
Eugene Goodlow | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
Wayne Wilson | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
Dave Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Team | 27 | 107 | 4.0 | 1 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hokie Gajan | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 0 | |
Larry Hardy | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 1 | |
Hoby Brenner | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | |
Jeff Groth | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 1 | |
Eugene Goodlow | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | |
Eric Martin | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
Wayne Wilson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
Team | 18 | 280 | 9.3 | 2 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 1 | 1 | 1 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bruce Clark | 1.0 | |||||
Rickey Jackson | 1.0 | |||||
Whitney Paul | 1.0 | |||||
Team | 3.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Morten Andersen | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
Team | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Brian Hansen | 5 | 228 | 45.6 | |
Team | 5 | 228 | 45.6 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tyrone Anthony | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 0 | |
Eric Martin | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | |
Guido Merkens | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
Team | 6 | 114 | 19.0 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Elway | 28 | 43 | 353 | 8.2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 111.9 |
Gerald Willhite | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
Team | 28 | 44 | 327 | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 109.4 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sammy Winder | 17 | 92 | 5.4 | 0 |
Gerald Willhite | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 |
Vance Johnson | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 |
John Elway | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 |
Team | 24 | 105 | 4.4 | 0 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Butch Johnson | 3 | 94 | 31.3 | 1 | |
Vance Johnson | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 0 | |
James Wright | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 0 | |
Clint Sampson | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 1 | |
Sammy Winder | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 0 | |
Steve Watson | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | |
Clarence Kay | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 1 | |
Gene Lang | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 1 | |
Gerald Willhite | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
Team | 28 | 353 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 1 | 1 | 1 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barney Chavous | 2.0 | |||||
Karl Mecklenburg | 4.0 | |||||
Team | 6.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rich Karlis | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
Team | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chris Norman | 6 | 259 | 43.2 | |
Team | 6 | 259 | 43.2 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gerald Willhite | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | |
Vance Johnson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | |
Team | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 |
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Playoff PPG Rankings
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Playoff Opp PPG Rankings
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Playoff Total Yards Rankings
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Playoff Sack Leaders
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Best Record ATS
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Worst Record ATS
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