Week 13, 1974

played in New York (A), NJ

42 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Denver Broncos	10	6	14	3	-	33
New York (A) Titans	0	0	0	7	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:15 DEN - David Ray 39 field goal
1Q: 06:38 DEN - Marv Fleming 8 pass from Billy Kilmer (David Ray extra point)
2Q: 13:16 DEN - David Ray 40 field goal
2Q: 00:45 DEN - David Ray 32 field goal
3Q: 10:46 DEN - Riley Odoms 9 pass from Billy Kilmer (David Ray extra point)
3Q: 00:22 DEN - Ed Podolak 6 pass from Billy Kilmer (David Ray extra point)
4Q: 12:29 NYT - John Beasley 10 pass from Dusty Malinsky (Pat Leahy extra point)
4Q: 01:39 DEN - David Ray 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:15 DEN - David Ray 39 field goal
1Q: 06:38 DEN - Marv Fleming 8 pass from Billy Kilmer (David Ray extra point)
2Q: 13:16 DEN - David Ray 40 field goal
2Q: 00:45 DEN - David Ray 32 field goal
3Q: 10:46 DEN - Riley Odoms 9 pass from Billy Kilmer (David Ray extra point)
3Q: 00:22 DEN - Ed Podolak 6 pass from Billy Kilmer (David Ray extra point)
4Q: 12:29 NYT - John Beasley 10 pass from Dusty Malinsky (Pat Leahy extra point)
4Q: 01:39 DEN - David Ray 39 field goal

Team Statistics DEN NYT
Record 11-1 0-12
First Downs 22 15
- by Rushing 8 4
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 365 256
- Offensive Plays 73 60
- Yards per Play 5.00 4.27
Net Rushing Yards 154 64
- Rushing Attempts 47 20
- Yards per Rush 3.28 3.20
Net Passing Yards 211 192
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 22 - 1 38 - 19 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 211 202
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 8.12 4.80
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 4/25 7/60
Punt Returns/Yards 3/24 1/10
Kick Returns/Yards 2/53 6/152
Interception Ret./Yards 4/95 1/8
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 47 OWN 26
Time of Possession 36:15 23:45

Team Statistics	DEN	NYT
Record	11-1	0-12
First Downs	22	15
- by Rushing	8	4
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	365	256
- Offensive Plays	73	60
- Yards per Play	5.00	4.27
Net Rushing Yards	154	64
- Rushing Attempts	47	20
- Yards per Rush	3.28	3.20
Net Passing Yards	211	192
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 22 - 1	38 - 19 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	211	202
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	8.12	4.80
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	4/25	7/60
Punt Returns/Yards	3/24	1/10
Kick Returns/Yards	2/53	6/152
Interception Ret./Yards	4/95	1/8
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 47	OWN 26
Time of Possession	36:15	23:45

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:53	OWN 43	6	35	Field Goal
1	7:58	0:59	OWN 27	3	-1	Punt
1	6:38	0:08	OPP 8	1	8	Touchdown
1	3:16	5:07	OWN 22	8	55	Field Goal
2	8:53	6:07	OWN 20	15	69	Missed FG
2	1:51	1:14	OWN 38	6	47	Field Goal
3	12:52	2:12	OPP 30	5	30	Touchdown
3	9:20	3:22	OPP 46	8	36	Interception
3	4:32	4:17	OWN 43	8	57	Touchdown
4	12:22	4:57	OWN 21	8	36	Punt
4	4:30	1:46	OPP 46	3	0	Punt
4	2:11	0:38	OPP 26	3	4	Field Goal
4	0:31	0:31	OPP 42	1	-1	Game

New York (A) Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:07	3:09	OWN 34	6	39	Fumble
1	6:59	0:21	OWN 36	1	-10	Interception
1	6:30	3:14	OWN 32	6	7	Punt
2	13:09	4:16	OWN 29	8	26	Punt
2	2:46	0:55	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
2	0:37	0:37	OWN 26	3	11	Half
3	15:00	2:08	OWN 47	4	15	Interception
3	10:40	1:20	OWN 20	3	25	Interception
3	5:58	1:26	OWN 11	3	-2	Punt
3	0:15	2:53	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	7:25	2:55	OWN 20	10	26	Downs
4	2:44	0:33	OWN 20	4	6	Downs
4	1:33	1:02	OWN 28	2	10	Interception

Game MVP: Billy Kilmer, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Floyd Little	30	108	3.60	14	3
Ed Podolak	14	37	2.64	6	0
Billy Kilmer	3	9	3.00	5	0

New York (A)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
John Riggins	13	37	2.85	8	0
Pete Banaszak	5	25	5.00	10	2
Bill Walters	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Dusty Malinsky	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Billy Kilmer	26	22	211	0/0	3	24	1	122.9

New York (A)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Walters	20	10	114	2/10	0	21	3	27.9
Dusty Malinsky	18	9	88	0/0	1	30	1	59.5

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Floyd Little	4	5	9	2.25	6	8	0
TE Riley Odoms	3	3	29	9.67	7	11	1
RB Ed Podolak	3	3	24	8.00	3	12	1
WR Howard Twilley	3	4	51	17.00	0	21	0
FB Ken Willard	3	3	24	8.00	0	14	0
WR Dick Drake	2	3	9	4.50	0	6	0
TE Marv Fleming	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	1
TE Ted Koy	1	1	22	22.00	3	22	0
WR Ron Shanklin	1	1	24	24.00	8	24	0
WR Jack Snow	1	2	11	11.00	1	11	0

New York (A)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Everett Conley	7	12	65	9.29	6	19	0
FB John Riggins	3	3	13	4.33	0	9	0
WR Jerald Bennett	3	10	63	21.00	26	30	0
RB Pete Banaszak	2	2	21	10.50	1	11	0
WR Randy Vataha	2	3	28	14.00	0	21	0
TE John Beasley	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	1
WR Daryl Bernstein	1	6	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Tim George	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Billy Thompson	2	61	30.50
CB Joe Beauchamp	1	4	4.00
CB Jimmy Warren	1	30	30.00

New York (A)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Mike Kolen	1	8	8.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Joe Beauchamp	0	1	1	0

New York (A)	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Everett Conley	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Chapple	3	137	45.7	29.0	48	0

New York (A)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marvin Tuupo	4	195	48.8	37.8	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Ray	4/5	1/1	0/0	40	3/3

New York (A)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat Leahy	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Floyd Little	3	24	8.0	0

New York (A)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Daryl Bernstein	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Floyd Little	1	31	31.0	0
Billy Thompson	1	22	22.0	0

New York (A)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Holmes	5	127	25.4	0
Daryl Bernstein	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT John Little	7	0	1.0	19	37
OLB George Webster	5	0	0.0	17	28
CB Jimmy Warren	4	1	0.0	20	38
S Billy Thompson	3	5	0.0	20	38
OLB Tom Jackson	3	1	0.0	10	20
CB Joe Beauchamp	3	0	0.0	18	38
ILB Randy Gradishar	3	0	0.0	20	39
DE Jim Marshall	3	0	0.0	20	40
S Al Randolph	2	1	0.0	10	22
DT Paul Smith	1	0	1.0	10	17
DE Craig Hanneman	1	1	0.0	14	37
S Garry Lyle	1	0	0.0	15	36
WR Howard Twilley	1	0	---	---	---
DT Josh Lane	1	0	0.0	5	5
CB Leslie Drake	1	0	0.0	13	34
S Reggie Berry	0	1	0.0	2	2

New York (A)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mike Kolen	12	3	0.0	41	24
ILB Jim LeClair	11	5	0.0	39	21
CB Earlie Thomas	6	1	0.0	38	21
ILB John Ebersole	5	4	0.0	28	16
S Daniel Reiner	4	0	0.0	44	23
CB Lawrence Wiggins	3	3	0.0	36	20
DE Richard Neal	3	2	0.0	39	24
DT Hardy Tucker	3	0	0.0	10	5
S Warren Burroughs	3	0	0.0	13	8
DT Rickey McBeal	2	2	0.0	37	21
DE Deron DeLorraine	2	2	0.0	35	17
CB Kennedy McCargo	2	1	0.0	32	16
OLB Christian Howe	2	0	0.0	11	2
DE Ron Acks	1	2	0.0	14	5
OLB Ken Hutcherson	1	1	0.0	36	21
S Roderick Vance	1	1	0.0	29	16
OLB Rob Maloney	1	1	0.0	8	1
WR Tim George	1	0	---	---	---
WR Jerald Bennett	1	0	---	---	---
WR Everett Conley	1	0	---	---	---
T Todd Watkins	1	0	---	---	---
DT Roosevelt Winters	1	0	0.0	16	12
ILB Tyrus Heskew	1	0	0.0	5	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT John Little	1.0	1	37
DT Paul Smith	1.0	0	17
DE Jim Marshall	0.0	3	40
OLB Tom Jackson	0.0	1	20

New York (A)	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jimmy Warren	4	2	1	38
CB Joe Beauchamp	3	1	1	38
OLB Tom Jackson	3	0	0	20
OLB George Webster	3	0	0	28
S Al Randolph	2	0	0	22
S Billy Thompson	1	1	2	38
ILB Randy Gradishar	1	0	0	39
DT John Little	1	0	0	37
S Garry Lyle	1	0	0	36

New York (A)	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Jim LeClair	5	0	0	21
CB Earlie Thomas	5	0	0	21
ILB Tyrus Heskew	2	1	0	6
OLB Mike Kolen	2	0	1	24
ILB John Ebersole	2	0	0	16
S Roderick Vance	2	0	0	16
CB Lawrence Wiggins	1	0	0	20
CB Kennedy McCargo	1	0	0	16
S Daniel Reiner	1	0	0	23
S Warren Burroughs	1	0	0	8
DT Rickey McBeal	0	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Glenn Resslet	3	7	0	42	23
Bruce Van Dyke	2	10	1	46	26
John Schmitt	2	10	0	47	26
Francis Peay	2	5	0	41	16
Ken Willard	2	2	0	35	11
Harry Schuh	1	3	0	36	18
Milt Sunde	1	2	0	10	12
Ted Koy	1	1	0	5	3
Joel Blackwood	0	2	0	12	9
Riley Odoms	0	1	0	26	16
Buddy Hudson	0	1	0	5	4

New York (A)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
David Shiancoe	2	7	17	1	30
Bob Johnson	2	4	12	0	27
Jesse Burgess	1	2	14	1	32
Rich Druschel	1	2	18	0	36
Karl Chandler	0	1	10	0	30
Randal Farley	0	1	17	0	31
Todd Watkins	0	1	12	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Ed Podolak	3	10
Al Randolph	2	11
Reggie Berry	1	19
Dennis Rodgers	1	15

New York (A)	Tackles	STPlays
Pete Banaszak	3	17
Vernon McAlister	2	19

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bruce Van Dyke	46	26	---	---	7	79
Billy Kilmer	47	26	---	---	---	73
John Schmitt	47	26	---	---	---	73
Glenn Resslet	42	23	---	---	1	66
Francis Peay	41	16	---	---	8	65
Jim Marshall	---	---	20	40	4	64
Ken Willard	35	11	---	---	17	63
Randy Gradishar	---	---	20	39	2	61
Billy Thompson	---	---	20	38	2	60
Joe Beauchamp	---	---	18	38	2	58
Jimmy Warren	---	---	20	38	---	58
Floyd Little	33	18	---	---	5	56
John Little	---	---	19	37	---	56
Harry Schuh	36	18	---	---	---	54
Jack Snow	23	16	---	---	13	52
Craig Hanneman	---	---	14	37	---	51
Garry Lyle	---	---	15	36	---	51
George Webster	---	---	17	28	3	48
Howard Twilley	28	19	---	---	---	47
Leslie Drake	---	---	13	34	---	47
Al Randolph	---	---	10	22	11	43
Riley Odoms	26	16	---	---	---	42
Dick Drake	23	17	---	---	---	40
Marv Fleming	22	6	---	---	4	32
Ed Podolak	14	8	---	---	10	32
Tom Jackson	---	---	10	20	1	31
Milt Sunde	10	12	---	---	8	30
Ron Shanklin	17	10	---	---	2	29
Joel Blackwood	12	9	---	---	8	29
Paul Smith	---	---	10	17	1	28
Ted Koy	5	3	---	---	18	26
Reggie Berry	---	---	2	2	19	23
Dennis Rodgers	4	2	---	---	15	21
Cullen Bryant	0	0	---	---	18	18
Scott Biegen	---	---	1	4	9	14
Buddy Hudson	5	4	---	---	5	14
David Ray	0	0	---	---	13	13
Josh Lane	---	---	5	5	3	13
Bill Dunstan	---	---	6	5	---	11
Jim Otto	1	0	---	---	8	9
Guy Roberts	---	---	0	0	9	9
Rick Kingrea	---	---	0	0	8	8
Tim Gray	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dave Chapple	0	0	---	---	3	3
Rolf Krueger	---	---	0	0	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York (A)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Daniel Reiner	---	---	44	23	6	73
Mike Kolen	---	---	41	24	5	70
Richard Neal	---	---	39	24	5	68
Earlie Thomas	---	---	38	21	7	66
Jim LeClair	---	---	39	21	4	64
Rickey McBeal	---	---	37	21	4	62
Ken Hutcherson	---	---	36	21	3	60
Lawrence Wiggins	---	---	36	20	4	60
Rich Druschel	18	36	---	---	4	58
John Ebersole	---	---	28	16	13	57
Deron DeLorraine	---	---	35	17	4	56
David Shiancoe	17	30	---	---	4	51
Kennedy McCargo	---	---	32	16	3	51
Randal Farley	17	31	---	---	2	50
Jesse Burgess	14	32	---	---	2	48
Roderick Vance	---	---	29	16	3	48
Pete Banaszak	6	23	---	---	17	46
Daryl Bernstein	7	28	---	---	10	45
Karl Chandler	10	30	---	---	4	44
Bob Johnson	12	27	---	---	4	43
Randy Vataha	10	18	---	---	15	43
Jerald Bennett	12	28	---	---	3	43
Everett Conley	13	27	---	---	---	40
John Beasley	10	20	---	---	8	38
Robert Holmes	8	18	---	---	11	37
Roosevelt Winters	---	---	16	12	9	37
Bill Walters	12	22	---	---	---	34
John Riggins	14	17	---	---	2	33
Eric Sanderson	13	14	---	---	3	30
Vernon McAlister	---	---	5	4	19	28
Dusty Malinsky	8	18	---	---	---	26
Todd Watkins	12	14	---	---	---	26
Warren Burroughs	---	---	13	8	3	24
Christian Howe	---	---	11	2	9	22
Tyrus Heskew	---	---	5	6	9	20
Ron Acks	---	---	14	5	---	19
Hardy Tucker	---	---	10	5	1	16
Irv Newton	2	0	---	---	14	16
Tim George	0	3	---	---	12	15
Marvin Warfield	---	---	1	3	8	12
Rob Maloney	---	---	8	1	2	11
Ricky Baker	5	4	---	---	---	9
Marvin Tuupo	0	0	---	---	4	4
Pat Leahy	0	0	---	---	2	2
Harold Holmes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	59	3.9
Middle	24	65	2.7
Right	7	31	4.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	15	7.5
Middle	14	42	3.0
Right	3	8	2.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Billy Kilmer	26	22	4	0	1	2	0	0	1

New York (A)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Walters	20	10	1	1	2	1	3	0	3
Dusty Malinsky	18	9	1	3	0	3	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	13	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	48	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	7	87	12.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	63	12.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	8	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	45	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	8	109	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	40	4.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Floyd Little	5	4	0	9	0	18
WR Howard Twilley	4	3	0	51	2	19
TE Riley Odoms	3	3	0	29	0	16
RB Ed Podolak	3	3	0	24	0	8
FB Ken Willard	3	3	0	24	0	11
WR Dick Drake	3	2	1	9	0	17
WR Jack Snow	2	1	0	11	0	16
TE Marv Fleming	1	1	0	8	0	6
TE Ted Koy	1	1	0	22	1	3
WR Ron Shanklin	1	1	0	24	1	10

New York (A)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Everett Conley	12	7	1	65	0	27
WR Jerald Bennett	10	3	0	63	1	28
WR Daryl Bernstein	6	1	1	2	0	28
FB John Riggins	3	3	0	13	0	17
WR Randy Vataha	3	2	0	28	1	18
RB Pete Banaszak	2	2	0	21	0	23
TE John Beasley	1	1	0	10	0	20
WR Tim George	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Floyd Little	4	3	0.75	3.60
Ed Podolak	4	9	2.25	2.64

New York (A)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Billy Kilmer	7	6	31	4.43	8.12

New York (A)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dusty Malinsky	1	1	10	10.00	4.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Marv Fleming	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
RB Floyd Little	1	1	0	0.00	1.80
TE Riley Odoms	1	1	9	9.00	9.67
RB Ed Podolak	1	1	6	6.00	8.00
WR Howard Twilley	1	0	0	0.00	12.75
FB Ken Willard	1	1	5	5.00	8.00
WR Dick Drake	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

New York (A)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE John Beasley	1	1	10	10.00	10.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Floyd Little	7	3
Billy Kilmer	1	0

New York (A)	Rushes	Conversions
Pete Banaszak	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Billy Kilmer	8	6	4

New York (A)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Walters	9	5	4
Dusty Malinsky	4	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Riley Odoms	2	2	1
WR Dick Drake	2	1	0
RB Ed Podolak	1	1	1
WR Jack Snow	1	1	1
WR Howard Twilley	1	0	0
FB Ken Willard	1	1	1

New York (A)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Everett Conley	6	3	2
RB Pete Banaszak	2	2	2
WR Daryl Bernstein	2	0	0
WR Tim George	1	0	0
FB John Riggins	1	1	1
WR Jerald Bennett	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (21,400)
End Zone 11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (21,400)
End Zone	11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,300)