The Atlanta Falcons were defeated by the Denver Broncos, 44 to 28, on September 22, 1985.
1st quarter
DEN
ATL
Vance Johnson 63-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick)
7
0
John Rade 38-yard interception return (Mick Luckhurst kick)
7
7
2nd quarter
DEN
ATL
Clint Sampson 17-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick)
14
7
Gerald Riggs 1-yard run (Mick Luckhurst kick)
14
14
Sammy Winder 1-yard run (Rich Karlis kick)
21
14
3rd quarter
DEN
ATL
Billy Johnson 62-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick)
21
21
Rich Karlis 42-yard field goal
24
21
Rich Karlis 25-yard field goal
27
21
Billy Johnson 6-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick)
27
28
4th quarter
DEN
ATL
Gene Lang 2-yard run (Rich Karlis kick)
34
28
Rich Karlis 47-yard field goal
37
28
Butch Johnson 31-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick)
44
28
Broncos
Falcons
1st Downs
27
16
Passing 1st Downs
12
10
Rushing 1st Downs
12
6
1st downs from penalties
3
0
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
79
63
Total Yards
428
341
Yards per play
5.4
5.4
Passing
280
233
Comp - Att
19 - 38
19 - 32
Yards per pass
7
6.5
Interceptions thrown
2
1
Sacks - Yards lost
2 - 11
4 - 38
Rushing
148
108
Rushing Attempts
39
27
Yards per rush
3.8
4.0
Penalties
7
6
Turnovers
2
2
Fumbles lost
0
1
Interceptions
2
1
Possession
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Elway | 19 | 38 | 291 | 7.7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 80.0 |
Team | 19 | 38 | 280 | 7.7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 80.0 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gene Lang | 17 | 77 | 4.5 | 1 |
John Elway | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 |
Sammy Winder | 14 | 31 | 2.2 | 1 |
Vance Johnson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
Gerald Willhite | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
Team | 39 | 148 | 3.8 | 2 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vance Johnson | 4 | 96 | 24.0 | 1 | |
Steve Watson | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 0 | |
Butch Johnson | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 1 | |
Clint Sampson | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 1 | |
Gene Lang | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | |
Sammy Winder | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | |
Gerald Willhite | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | |
Team | 19 | 291 | 7.7 | 3 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 1 | 0 | 1 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barney Chavous | 1.0 | |||||
Andre Townsend | 2.0 | |||||
Ken Woodard | 1.0 | |||||
Team | 4.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rich Karlis | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | |
Team | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chris Norman | 3 | 120 | 40.0 | |
Team | 3 | 120 | 40.0 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gerald Willhite | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | |
Gene Lang | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | |
Vance Johnson | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | |
Team | 5 | 102 | 20.4 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gerald Willhite | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 |
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steve Bartkowski | 16 | 27 | 226 | 8.4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 95.6 |
David Archer | 3 | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 89.6 |
Team | 19 | 32 | 233 | 8.5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 94.7 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gerald Riggs | 21 | 77 | 3.7 | 1 |
Joe Washington | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 |
Steve Bartkowski | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 |
Cliff Austin | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
Team | 27 | 108 | 4.0 | 1 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Billy Johnson | 7 | 110 | 15.7 | 2 | |
Charlie Brown | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 0 | |
Stacey Bailey | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | |
Joe Washington | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | |
Allama Matthews | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
Gerald Riggs | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
Anthony Allen | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
Team | 19 | 271 | 8.5 | 2 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 2 | 1 | 0 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dan Benish | 1.0 | |||||
Lawrence Pillers | 1.0 | |||||
Team | 2.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mick Luckhurst | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
Team | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rick Donnelly | 6 | 252 | 42.0 | |
Team | 6 | 252 | 42.0 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cliff Austin | 6 | 113 | 18.8 | 0 | |
Dan Wagoner | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 | |
Ken Whisenhunt | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | |
Team | 8 | 158 | 19.8 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Billy Johnson | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
Team | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 |
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