Exhibition Week 2, 1974

played in Birmingham, AL

85 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	7	10	10	-	27
Birmingham Bombers	3	7	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:45 BIR - Bucky Wallace 19 field goal
2Q: 07:08 DEN - Floyd Little 37 run (David Ray extra point)
2Q: 02:19 BIR - Darnell Goodwin 1 pass from Andy Sutter (Bucky Wallace extra point)
3Q: 10:27 DEN - Floyd Little 5 run (David Ray extra point)
3Q: 06:58 DEN - David Ray 31 field goal
4Q: 12:57 DEN - David Ray 19 field goal
4Q: 09:09 DEN - Ed Podolak 49 run (David Ray extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:45 BIR - Bucky Wallace 19 field goal
2Q: 07:08 DEN - Floyd Little 37 run (David Ray extra point)
2Q: 02:19 BIR - Darnell Goodwin 1 pass from Andy Sutter (Bucky Wallace extra point)
3Q: 10:27 DEN - Floyd Little 5 run (David Ray extra point)
3Q: 06:58 DEN - David Ray 31 field goal
4Q: 12:57 DEN - David Ray 19 field goal
4Q: 09:09 DEN - Ed Podolak 49 run (David Ray extra point)

Team Statistics DEN BIR
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 23 14
- by Rushing 10 3
- by Passing 9 10
- by Penalty 4 1
Total Net Yards 342 228
- Offensive Plays 67 62
- Yards per Play 5.10 3.68
Net Rushing Yards 222 54
- Rushing Attempts 39 19
- Yards per Rush 5.69 2.84
Net Passing Yards 120 174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 10 - 1 38 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 139 208
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 5/34
- Yards per Pass Play 4.29 4.05
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/38 7/58
Punt Returns/Yards 3/16 4/37
Kick Returns/Yards 1/23 4/99
Interception Ret./Yards 1/3 1/29
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 34
Time of Possession 32:25 27:35

Team Statistics	DEN	BIR
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	23	14
- by Rushing	10	3
- by Passing	9	10
- by Penalty	4	1
Total Net Yards	342	228
- Offensive Plays	67	62
- Yards per Play	5.10	3.68
Net Rushing Yards	222	54
- Rushing Attempts	39	19
- Yards per Rush	5.69	2.84
Net Passing Yards	120	174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 10 - 1	38 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	139	208
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	5/34
- Yards per Pass Play	4.29	4.05
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/38	7/58
Punt Returns/Yards	3/16	4/37
Kick Returns/Yards	1/23	4/99
Interception Ret./Yards	1/3	1/29
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 34
Time of Possession	32:25	27:35

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:10	OWN 20	8	20	Punt
1	4:38	2:54	OWN 31	6	9	Punt
2	12:02	1:28	OWN 33	3	-10	Punt
2	9:26	2:36	OWN 43	6	57	Touchdown
2	4:12	1:02	OWN 12	3	-6	Interception
2	2:10	2:10	OWN 7	5	46	Half
3	12:57	2:36	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
3	8:17	1:26	OPP 31	5	17	Field Goal
3	3:42	1:17	OWN 39	4	27	Punt
3	1:08	3:19	OPP 30	6	28	Field Goal
4	11:13	2:26	OWN 23	6	77	Touchdown
4	7:18	2:23	OWN 6	3	8	Punt
4	3:30	2:23	OWN 11	6	8	Punt
4	0:35	0:35	OPP 39	1	-1	Game

Birmingham Bombers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:50	6:12	OWN 36	11	62	Field Goal
1	1:44	4:42	OWN 16	10	58	Missed FG
2	10:34	1:08	OWN 34	3	2	Punt
2	6:50	2:38	OWN 29	6	13	Punt
2	3:10	1:00	OPP 11	3	11	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:03	OPP 47	3	4	Punt
3	10:21	2:04	OWN 20	5	11	Fumble
3	6:51	3:09	OWN 21	4	8	Punt
3	2:25	1:17	OWN 20	3	1	Interception
4	12:49	1:36	OWN 22	3	6	Punt
4	8:47	1:29	OWN 26	3	2	Punt
4	4:55	1:25	OWN 48	6	41	Downs
4	1:07	0:32	OWN 35	2	4	Fumble

Game MVP: John Little, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Floyd Little	20	96	4.80	37	2	2
Ed Podolak	18	127	7.06	49	4	1
Tim Gray	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
David Goodwin	11	31	2.82	13	1	0
Darnell Goodwin	8	23	2.88	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	LG	Int	Rate
Billy Kilmer	13	4	51	3/19	21	1	12.0
Unknown	11	6	88	0/0	40	0	80.9
Tim Gray	1	0	0	0/0	0	0	39.6

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andy Sutter	27	13	114	5/34	1	21	1	56.7
Steve Ramsey	11	9	94	0/0	0	34	0	102.3

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Marv Fleming	2	3	22	11.00	9	15
WR Ron Shanklin	2	5	51	25.50	14	40
WR Jack Snow	2	4	19	9.50	0	10
RB Cullen Bryant	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
RB Ed Podolak	1	1	10	10.00	2	10
WR Howard Twilley	1	1	21	21.00	0	21
FB Ken Willard	1	3	11	11.00	0	11
RB Floyd Little	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Riley Odoms	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
WR Dick Drake	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Hugh Stopek	9	13	105	11.67	10	34	0
RB Darnell Goodwin	4	4	27	6.75	0	18	1
WR Ken Bailey	3	6	31	10.33	9	15	0
FB Boobie Clark	2	2	12	6.00	10	9	0
WR Al Walker	2	4	29	14.50	16	21	0
TE Dustin Stone	1	2	4	4.00	3	4	0
WR Calvin Hickman	1	5	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB David Goodwin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Ken Garcia	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Billy Thompson	1	3	3.00	0

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ken Sawyer	1	29	29.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Billy Kilmer	1	0	0
Guy Roberts	0	1	0
Paul Smith	0	1	0
Milt Sunde	0	1	0
Randy Gradishar	0	0	1
John Little	0	0	1
Al Randolph	0	0	1

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force
Boobie Clark	1	0	0
Andy Sutter	1	0	0
David Goodwin	1	0	0
Hugh Stopek	0	1	0
Ron Pritchard	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Chapple	6	266	44.3	34.8	54	1

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ian Mooberry	6	268	44.7	38.7	61	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Ray	2/2	0/0	0/0	31	3/3

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bucky Wallace	1/2	0/1	0/0	19	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Floyd Little	2	9	4.5	0
Joe Beauchamp	1	7	7.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	4	37	9.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jimmy Johnson	1	23	23.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Sawyer	4	99	24.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Jimmy Johnson	6	2	0.0	11	36
S Garry Lyle	6	2	0.0	15	37
CB Jimmy Warren	6	0	0.0	18	41
DE Jim Marshall	5	4	1.0	18	38
ILB Randy Gradishar	5	1	0.0	17	41
OLB Tom Jackson	4	1	0.5	16	41
DT John Little	3	0	2.0	17	40
CB Joe Beauchamp	3	2	0.0	16	39
DE Craig Hanneman	2	0	1.0	1	5
S Billy Thompson	2	0	0.0	18	42
OLB George Webster	1	2	0.0	7	7
FB Ken Willard	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Dave Schrader	1	0	0.0	2	4
DE Lyle Alzado	0	3	0.5	17	41
S Al Randolph	0	1	0.0	5	16

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bill Bradley	9	3	1.0	36	26
OLB Ron Pritchard	8	1	1.0	28	18
ILB Jack Reynolds	5	3	0.0	35	25
DT Craig Fulcher	4	2	0.0	34	24
CB Terrance Dulaney	3	2	0.0	26	19
OLB Jack Ham	3	1	0.0	16	17
CB Earl Dvorak	3	0	0.0	38	26
DT Gary Fair	2	1	0.5	30	15
DE Tyrell Garrison	2	0	0.5	39	27
S Bill Simpson	2	1	0.0	30	19
OLB Karlos Rasmussen	2	1	0.0	4	2
CB Ken Sawyer	2	0	0.0	35	25
OLB Broderick Kimsey	1	1	0.0	5	2
S Willie Germany	1	0	0.0	9	10
TE Dustin Stone	1	0	---	---	---
DT Dusty Oliver	1	0	0.0	10	11
DE Bill Kollar	0	2	0.0	38	27

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT John Little	2.0	0	1	40
DE Jim Marshall	1.0	2	2	38
DE Craig Hanneman	1.0	0	0	5
DE Lyle Alzado	0.5	0	1	41
OLB Tom Jackson	0.5	0	0	41
Unknown	0.0	0	1	11

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
S Bill Bradley	1.0	0	0	26
OLB Ron Pritchard	1.0	0	0	18
DT Gary Fair	0.5	0	1	15
DE Tyrell Garrison	0.5	0	1	27
DE Bill Kollar	0.0	1	0	27
ILB Jack Reynolds	0.0	0	1	25
DE Nick Roman	0.0	0	1	2
DT Craig Fulcher	0.0	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jimmy Johnson	5	1	0	36
CB Jimmy Warren	5	0	0	41
ILB Randy Gradishar	3	1	0	41
OLB Tom Jackson	3	1	0	41
S Garry Lyle	2	0	0	37
CB Joe Beauchamp	1	2	0	39
S Billy Thompson	1	0	1	42
DE Craig Hanneman	1	0	0	5
S Al Randolph	1	0	0	16
Unknown	0	3	0	11

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Bill Simpson	2	0	0	19
OLB Jack Ham	1	2	0	17
CB Ken Sawyer	1	1	1	25
S Bill Bradley	1	1	0	26
OLB Ron Pritchard	1	1	0	18
OLB Karlos Rasmussen	1	0	0	2
OLB Broderick Kimsey	1	0	0	2
CB Earl Dvorak	1	0	0	26
CB Terrance Dulaney	1	0	0	19
DT Dusty Oliver	0	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Milt Sunde	2	5	21	1	18
John Schmitt	1	6	21	0	18
Bruce Van Dyke	1	6	31	0	20
Glenn Resslet	1	4	25	0	19
Harry Schuh	1	4	24	0	17
Mike Schnitker	1	3	14	1	9
Marv Fleming	1	3	30	0	19
Francis Peay	1	3	26	0	18
Ken Willard	1	1	17	0	17
Joel Blackwood	1	1	15	0	11
Jim Otto	0	2	18	1	10

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Greg Sampson	1	4	14	0	23
Kris Wheeler	1	3	15	2	28
Juan Bruce	1	3	19	1	41
Larry Jarvis	1	2	12	0	26
Pete Adams	1	1	8	0	25
Jake Kupp	0	4	11	0	18
Darryl Kenyon	0	1	7	1	17
Doug Crusan	0	1	5	0	20
Dan Ryczek	0	0	4	1	15

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Dave Schrader	5	19
Al Randolph	2	13
Ken Willard	1	13

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Ken Bailey	2	15
David Goodwin	1	21
Shane Harrison	1	15

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Billy Thompson	---	---	18	42	17	77
Jimmy Warren	---	---	18	41	7	66
Randy Gradishar	---	---	17	41	3	61
Lyle Alzado	---	---	17	41	2	60
Joe Beauchamp	---	---	16	39	5	60
Tom Jackson	---	---	16	41	3	60
John Little	---	---	17	40	2	59
Jim Marshall	---	---	18	38	2	58
Marv Fleming	30	19	---	---	8	57
Jimmy Johnson	---	---	11	36	10	57
Garry Lyle	---	---	15	37	4	56
Bruce Van Dyke	31	20	---	---	2	53
Francis Peay	26	18	---	---	6	50
Paul Smith	---	---	15	29	4	48
Floyd Little	20	20	---	---	7	47
Milt Sunde	21	18	---	---	8	47
Ken Willard	17	17	---	---	13	47
Glenn Resslet	25	19	---	---	---	44
Jack Snow	15	15	---	---	14	44
Cullen Bryant	12	6	---	---	23	41
Harry Schuh	24	17	---	---	---	41
Ron Shanklin	24	15	---	---	1	40
John Schmitt	21	18	---	---	---	39
Dick Drake	23	16	---	---	---	39
Howard Twilley	22	15	---	---	---	37
Jim Otto	18	10	---	---	8	36
Billy Kilmer	19	16	---	---	---	35
Al Randolph	---	---	5	16	13	34
Joel Blackwood	15	11	---	---	8	34
Mike Schnitker	14	9	---	---	8	31
Ed Podolak	19	8	---	---	---	27
Dave Schrader	---	---	2	4	19	25
Guy Roberts	---	---	3	4	13	20
Tim Gray	17	1	---	---	2	20
Unknown	2	0	---	---	17	19
Riley Odoms	8	7	---	---	2	17
Dennis Rodgers	3	2	---	---	11	16
Unknown	---	---	3	11	---	14
George Webster	---	---	7	7	---	14
Rolf Krueger	---	---	2	3	6	11
Bill Dunstan	---	---	5	5	---	10
Craig Hanneman	---	---	1	5	4	10
Rick Kingrea	---	---	2	0	8	10
Josh Lane	---	---	4	4	1	9
David Ray	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dave Chapple	0	0	---	---	6	6

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ken Sawyer	---	---	35	25	9	69
Tyrell Garrison	---	---	39	27	2	68
Bill Kollar	---	---	38	27	2	67
Bill Bradley	---	---	36	26	4	66
Earl Dvorak	---	---	38	26	2	66
Jack Reynolds	---	---	35	25	2	62
Juan Bruce	19	41	---	---	2	62
Craig Fulcher	---	---	34	24	2	60
David Goodwin	11	27	---	---	21	59
Bill Simpson	---	---	30	19	2	51
Andy Sutter	15	32	---	---	2	49
Ken Bailey	11	23	---	---	15	49
Hugh Stopek	14	26	---	---	9	49
Ron Pritchard	---	---	28	18	2	48
Gary Fair	---	---	30	15	3	48
Al Walker	9	26	---	---	13	48
Terrance Dulaney	---	---	26	19	2	47
Dustin Stone	10	19	---	---	16	45
Ken Garcia	10	23	---	---	12	45
Kris Wheeler	15	28	---	---	1	44
Jack Ham	---	---	16	17	10	43
Larry Jarvis	12	26	---	---	2	40
Boobie Clark	12	21	---	---	5	38
Jake Kupp	11	18	---	---	8	37
Greg Sampson	14	23	---	---	---	37
Pete Adams	8	25	---	---	---	33
Doug Crusan	5	20	---	---	8	33
Calvin Hickman	8	23	---	---	1	32
Darryl Kenyon	7	17	---	---	8	32
Willie Germany	---	---	9	10	10	29
Darnell Goodwin	8	19	---	---	1	28
Dan Ryczek	4	15	---	---	5	24
Mike Vardell	2	8	---	---	14	24
Broderick Kimsey	---	---	5	2	16	23
Dusty Oliver	---	---	10	11	1	22
Ronnie Covington	---	---	4	3	15	22
Shane Harrison	---	---	4	3	15	22
Steve Ramsey	4	11	---	---	---	15
Gerald Blackburn	---	---	4	4	6	14
Karlos Rasmussen	---	---	4	2	6	12
Will Wynn	---	---	3	3	5	11
Nick Roman	---	---	1	2	5	8
Ian Mooberry	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	5	5
Carlton Malone	0	2	---	---	---	2
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	39	3.9
Middle	20	140	7.0
Right	8	44	5.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	24	3.4
Middle	11	27	2.5
Right	1	3	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Intc
Billy Kilmer	13	4	1	0	0	3	4	1
Unknown	11	6	1	0	1	3	1	0
Tim Gray	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andy Sutter	27	13	2	2	1	4	4	0	1
Steve Ramsey	11	9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	46	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	32	3.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	61	10.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	31	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	40	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	6	65	3.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	72	14.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ron Shanklin	5	2	0	51	1	15
WR Jack Snow	4	2	0	19	0	15
TE Marv Fleming	3	2	0	22	0	19
TE Riley Odoms	3	0	0	0	0	7
FB Ken Willard	3	1	0	11	0	17
RB Floyd Little	2	0	0	0	0	20
WR Dick Drake	2	0	1	0	0	16
RB Cullen Bryant	1	1	0	5	0	6
RB Ed Podolak	1	1	0	10	0	8
WR Howard Twilley	1	1	0	21	1	15

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Hugh Stopek	13	9	1	105	2	26
WR Ken Bailey	6	3	0	31	0	23
WR Calvin Hickman	5	1	0	0	0	23
RB Darnell Goodwin	4	4	0	27	0	19
WR Al Walker	4	2	0	29	1	26
FB Boobie Clark	2	2	0	12	0	21
TE Dustin Stone	2	1	0	4	0	19
RB David Goodwin	1	0	0	0	0	27
TE Ken Garcia	1	0	0	0	0	23

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Floyd Little	5	9	1.80	4.80

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Darnell Goodwin	3	7	2.33	2.88
David Goodwin	3	5	1.67	2.82

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Unknown	4	2	12	3.00	8.00

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andy Sutter	5	2	3	0.60	4.22
Steve Ramsey	2	1	15	7.50	8.55

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Cullen Bryant	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
TE Marv Fleming	1	1	7	7.00	7.33
RB Floyd Little	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Ron Shanklin	1	0	0	0.00	10.20

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ken Bailey	3	1	15	5.00	5.17
RB Darnell Goodwin	2	2	3	1.50	6.75
WR Hugh Stopek	1	0	0	0.00	8.08
WR Al Walker	1	0	0	0.00	7.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Floyd Little	6	4
Ed Podolak	2	1

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
David Goodwin	2	1
Darnell Goodwin	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Billy Kilmer	5	2	2
Unknown	2	0	0

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andy Sutter	7	1	1
Steve Ramsey	1	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jack Snow	2	1	1
RB Floyd Little	1	0	0
TE Riley Odoms	1	0	0
RB Ed Podolak	1	1	1
WR Ron Shanklin	1	0	0
WR Dick Drake	1	0	0

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ken Bailey	3	1	1
WR Calvin Hickman	2	0	0
TE Dustin Stone	1	0	0
WR Hugh Stopek	1	1	1
WR Al Walker	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (21,400)
End Zone 11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (21,400)
End Zone	11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (3,300)