Week 13, 1975

played in Baltimore, MD

45 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Denver Broncos	7	3	7	13	-	30
Baltimore Colts	0	0	7	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:19 DEN - Howard Twilley 1 pass from Billy Kilmer (David Ray extra point)
2Q: 00:11 DEN - David Ray 31 field goal
3Q: 12:17 BAL - Tom Bailey 17 run (Fred Cox extra point)
3Q: 06:37 DEN - Ed Podolak 1 run (David Ray extra point)
4Q: 13:18 DEN - Floyd Little 4 run (David Ray extra point)
4Q: 02:32 DEN - David Ray 25 field goal
4Q: 01:19 DEN - David Ray 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:19 DEN - Howard Twilley 1 pass from Billy Kilmer (David Ray extra point)
2Q: 00:11 DEN - David Ray 31 field goal
3Q: 12:17 BAL - Tom Bailey 17 run (Fred Cox extra point)
3Q: 06:37 DEN - Ed Podolak 1 run (David Ray extra point)
4Q: 13:18 DEN - Floyd Little 4 run (David Ray extra point)
4Q: 02:32 DEN - David Ray 25 field goal
4Q: 01:19 DEN - David Ray 40 field goal

Team Statistics DEN BAL
Record 8-4 3-9
First Downs 17 12
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 10 4
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 253 212
- Offensive Plays 63 67
- Yards per Play 4.02 3.16
Net Rushing Yards 125 108
- Rushing Attempts 38 20
- Yards per Rush 3.29 5.40
Net Passing Yards 128 104
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 17 - 0 45 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 140 119
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 5.12 2.21
Fumbles/Lost 4/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 5/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/3
Penalties/Yards 3/30 6/44
Punt Returns/Yards 2/19 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 2/65 5/131
Interception Ret./Yards 2/12 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 42 OWN 27
Time of Possession 32:38 27:22

Team Statistics	DEN	BAL
Record	8-4	3-9
First Downs	17	12
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	10	4
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	253	212
- Offensive Plays	63	67
- Yards per Play	4.02	3.16
Net Rushing Yards	125	108
- Rushing Attempts	38	20
- Yards per Rush	3.29	5.40
Net Passing Yards	128	104
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 17 - 0	45 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	140	119
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	5.12	2.21
Fumbles/Lost	4/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	5/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/3
Penalties/Yards	3/30	6/44
Punt Returns/Yards	2/19	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	2/65	5/131
Interception Ret./Yards	2/12	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 42	OWN 27
Time of Possession	32:38	27:22

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:47	OPP 49	6	49	Touchdown
1	6:19	1:20	OWN 22	3	3	Punt
1	1:58	2:07	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
2	11:47	0:06	OWN 22	1	9	Fumble
2	10:14	1:30	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	6:23	3:28	OWN 22	7	21	Punt
2	1:22	1:17	OWN 46	7	40	Field Goal
3	12:02	5:35	OWN 29	11	71	Touchdown
3	3:04	1:57	OWN 36	3	7	Punt
3	0:26	2:17	OPP 22	5	22	Touchdown
4	12:07	1:25	OWN 34	3	6	Punt
4	9:01	3:44	OWN 34	5	16	Punt
4	4:45	2:20	OPP 11	3	3	Field Goal
4	1:45	0:34	OPP 27	3	4	Field Goal
4	0:35	0:35	OPP 37	1	-1	Game

Baltimore Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:13	4:54	OWN 24	9	24	Punt
1	4:59	3:01	OWN 34	6	31	Punt
2	14:51	3:04	OWN 16	8	35	Punt
2	11:41	1:27	OPP 31	3	1	Punt
2	8:44	2:21	OWN 28	4	18	Punt
2	2:55	1:33	OWN 20	3	-11	Punt
3	15:00	2:58	50	6	50	Touchdown
3	6:27	3:23	OWN 29	7	35	Downs
3	1:07	0:41	OWN 6	3	8	Interception
4	13:09	1:02	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	10:42	1:41	OWN 20	5	10	Punt
4	5:17	0:32	OWN 12	3	0	Interception
4	2:25	0:40	OWN 20	4	7	Downs
4	1:11	0:36	OWN 37	4	0	Downs

Game MVP: Billy Kilmer, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Floyd Little	21	75	3.57	9	0	1
Ed Podolak	16	51	3.19	10	2	1
Billy Kilmer	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tommy Thompson	12	61	5.08	22	3	0
Tom Bailey	7	46	6.57	17	2	1
Bill Brown	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Billy Kilmer	23	17	140	2/12	1	28	0	103.5

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Theismann	45	18	119	2/15	0	18	2	29.4

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Howard Twilley	5	6	28	5.60	3	9	1
RB Ed Podolak	3	3	18	6.00	12	14	0
RB Floyd Little	2	2	43	21.50	18	28	0
TE Riley Odoms	2	3	13	6.50	0	13	0
WR Jack Snow	2	3	15	7.50	0	13	0
WR Ron Shanklin	1	3	16	16.00	9	16	0
FB Roosevelt Leaks	1	1	4	4.00	2	4	0
TE Jack Novak	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Buddy Hudson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Baltimore	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Steve Odom	5	9	46	9.20	6	18
RB Tommy Thompson	4	4	5	1.25	4	4
WR Emmett Edwards	3	8	30	10.00	0	16
RB Tom Bailey	1	2	0	0.00	0	0
FB Bill Brown	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
RB Po James	1	1	8	8.00	5	8
TE Gary Parris	1	4	12	12.00	0	12
WR Juan Jamison	1	9	10	10.00	0	10
WR Carlos Stevens	1	7	4	4.00	0	4

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Billy Thompson	1	0	0.00	0
CB Leslie Drake	1	12	12.00	0

Baltimore	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov
Floyd Little	3	1
Billy Kilmer	1	0
Bruce Van Dyke	0	1
Darryl Carlton	0	1

Baltimore	Recov	Force
Wayne Colman	1	2
John Dutton	0	1
Bruce Laird	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Chapple	7	350	50.0	43.0	60	4

Baltimore	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Phillip Long	8	301	37.6	30.3	48	1

Kicking Statistics

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

Baltimore	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fred Cox	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Floyd Little	2	19	9.5	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Laird	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Thompson	2	65	32.5	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Po James	4	97	24.3	0
Bruce Laird	1	34	34.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Garry Lyle	7	2	0.0	14	42
S Billy Thompson	7	2	0.0	19	45
DT Paul Smith	5	1	0.0	14	22
OLB Tom Jackson	4	1	1.0	20	17
ILB Randy Gradishar	4	0	0.0	20	44
DE Lyle Alzado	2	0	1.0	18	43
OLB George Webster	2	1	0.0	13	32
DE Orlando Matsui	2	1	0.0	8	8
CB Leslie Drake	1	2	0.0	12	39
OLB Guy Roberts	1	0	0.0	0	10
CB Jimmy Warren	1	0	0.0	15	43
DT Josh Lane	1	0	0.0	17	41
CB Blake Gaylor	1	0	0.0	3	9
CB Joe Beauchamp	0	1	0.0	17	41
DE Craig Hanneman	0	1	0.0	6	5

Baltimore	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Wayne Colman	12	3	0.0	35	24
ILB Rusty Tillman	10	1	0.0	33	23
S Bruce Laird	9	5	0.0	34	24
DT John Dutton	5	2	1.5	36	25
CB Benny Barnes	3	1	0.0	28	17
CB Rick Volk	3	0	0.0	32	21
ILB Mike Curtis	2	1	0.0	5	2
DE Joe Schmiesing	2	1	0.0	34	22
DT Zack Lang	2	1	0.0	11	9
CB Harold Powell	2	0	0.0	31	18
WR Emmett Edwards	2	0	---	---	---
DE Rubin Carter	1	2	0.0	30	21
S Ray Brown	1	1	0.0	11	8
CB Bruce Taylor	1	1	0.0	36	23
CB Ken Gannon	1	0	0.0	4	6
DT Sugar Bear Hamilton	0	1	0.5	25	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lyle Alzado	1.0	2	1	43
OLB Tom Jackson	1.0	1	0	17
CB Jimmy Warren	0.0	1	0	43
DT Paul Smith	0.0	0	1	22

Baltimore	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT John Dutton	1.5	0	2	0	25
DT Sugar Bear Hamilton	0.5	0	0	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Garry Lyle	5	2	0	42
OLB George Webster	3	2	0	32
ILB Randy Gradishar	3	1	0	44
DT Paul Smith	2	0	0	22
CB Jimmy Warren	1	3	0	43
CB Leslie Drake	1	1	1	39
S Billy Thompson	1	0	1	45
OLB Guy Roberts	1	0	0	10
CB Blake Gaylor	1	0	0	9
CB Joe Beauchamp	0	2	0	41

Baltimore	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Wayne Colman	4	0	24
ILB Rusty Tillman	3	0	23
CB Benny Barnes	2	0	17
ILB Mike Curtis	2	0	2
CB Rick Volk	1	1	21
DT John Dutton	1	0	25
DE Joe Schmiesing	1	0	22
CB Ken Gannon	1	0	6
DT Zack Lang	1	0	9
CB Harold Powell	1	0	18
S Ray Brown	0	1	8

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bruce Van Dyke	3	9	0	37	0	24
Francis Peay	3	4	0	32	0	19
John Schmitt	2	9	0	36	0	23
Darryl Carlton	1	5	0	33	1	25
Milt Sunde	1	3	0	12	0	7
Glenn Resslet	1	2	0	32	1	22
Riley Odoms	0	2	1	24	0	16
Roosevelt Leaks	0	2	0	23	0	13
Zach Waite	0	1	0	2	0	2

Baltimore	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tim Stokes	3	4	15	1	37
Cornell Forte	2	3	15	0	31
John Fitzgerald	1	4	17	0	41
Bill Brown	1	1	12	0	13
Kendall Blair	1	1	3	0	6
Donnie Green	0	3	4	1	7
Conrad Dobler	0	2	20	0	47
Elbert Drungo	0	1	16	0	40
Gary Parris	0	1	18	0	32

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Ed Podolak	3	12
Cullen Bryant	1	27
Al Randolph	1	19
Joe Beauchamp	1	2

Baltimore	Tackles	STPlays
Morris Stroud	1	15
Gary Parris	1	11
Mike Collier	1	10
Emmett Edwards	1	7

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bruce Van Dyke	37	24	---	---	10	71
Randy Gradishar	---	---	20	44	2	66
Billy Thompson	---	---	19	45	2	66
John Schmitt	36	23	---	---	6	65
Billy Kilmer	38	25	---	---	---	63
Lyle Alzado	---	---	18	43	---	61
Joe Beauchamp	---	---	17	41	2	60
Jimmy Warren	---	---	15	43	1	59
Josh Lane	---	---	17	41	1	59
Garry Lyle	---	---	14	42	2	58
Darryl Carlton	33	25	---	---	---	58
Leslie Drake	---	---	12	39	6	57
Glenn Resslet	32	22	---	---	---	54
Stan Lewis	---	---	13	41	---	54
Riley Odoms	24	16	---	---	13	53
Francis Peay	32	19	---	---	---	51
Floyd Little	22	19	---	---	9	50
Howard Twilley	28	20	---	---	---	48
Jack Snow	19	11	---	---	16	46
Al Randolph	---	---	2	24	19	45
George Webster	---	---	13	32	---	45
Roosevelt Leaks	23	13	---	---	7	43
Jack Novak	13	12	---	---	18	43
Paul Smith	---	---	14	22	4	40
Tom Jackson	---	---	20	17	1	38
Blake Gaylor	---	---	3	9	25	37
Ed Podolak	16	6	---	---	12	34
Ron Shanklin	20	12	---	---	1	33
Milt Sunde	12	7	---	---	10	29
Dick Drake	18	10	---	---	---	28
Cullen Bryant	0	0	---	---	27	27
Buddy Hudson	5	5	---	---	12	22
Rolf Krueger	---	---	7	6	7	20
Guy Roberts	---	---	0	10	10	20
Steve Knutson	6	3	---	---	10	19
Brison Manor	---	---	2	4	11	17
Orlando Matsui	---	---	8	8	---	16
John Barnes	2	1	---	---	12	15
Zach Waite	2	2	---	---	10	14
Craig Hanneman	---	---	6	5	---	11
David Ray	0	0	---	---	10	10
Dave Chapple	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rick Kingrea	---	---	0	0	7	7
Drew Mahalic	---	---	0	1	4	5
Terry Hanratty	0	0	---	---	3	3
Joe Ferguson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Baltimore	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Conrad Dobler	20	47	---	---	5	72
John Dutton	---	---	36	25	9	70
Bruce Laird	---	---	34	24	12	70
Bruce Taylor	---	---	36	23	8	67
Joe Theismann	20	47	---	---	---	67
Wayne Colman	---	---	35	24	4	63
John Fitzgerald	17	41	---	---	5	63
Gary Parris	18	32	---	---	11	61
Joe Schmiesing	---	---	34	22	3	59
Rusty Tillman	---	---	33	23	2	58
Tom Bailey	7	25	---	---	24	56
Elbert Drungo	16	40	---	---	---	56
Emmett Edwards	8	41	---	---	7	56
Rick Volk	---	---	32	21	2	55
Rubin Carter	---	---	30	21	2	53
Tim Stokes	15	37	---	---	---	52
Harold Powell	---	---	31	18	2	51
Benny Barnes	---	---	28	17	4	49
Juan Jamison	7	28	---	---	14	49
Sugar Bear Hamilton	---	---	25	16	6	47
Cornell Forte	15	31	---	---	---	46
Chip Myrtle	---	---	13	11	18	42
Bill Brown	12	13	---	---	15	40
Steve Odom	9	29	---	---	2	40
Carlos Stevens	15	23	---	---	---	38
Tommy Thompson	13	22	---	---	---	35
Morris Stroud	6	12	---	---	15	33
Ray Brown	---	---	11	8	13	32
Ken Gannon	---	---	4	6	22	32
Harvey Goodman	5	16	---	---	8	29
Zack Lang	---	---	11	9	4	24
Donnie Green	4	7	---	---	8	19
Bob McCaffrey	5	10	---	---	4	19
Po James	5	5	---	---	8	18
Kendall Blair	3	6	---	---	8	17
Fred Cook	---	---	11	4	1	16
Mike Curtis	---	---	5	2	9	16
Brad Kimberly	0	5	---	---	9	14
Mike Hennigan	---	---	5	1	7	13
Rick Fontenot	---	---	4	0	6	10
Mike Collier	0	0	---	---	10	10
Phillip Long	0	0	---	---	8	8
Fred Cox	0	0	---	---	2	2
Steve Spurrier	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dennis McKenzie	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	49	4.1
Middle	18	53	2.9
Right	7	24	3.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	57	11.4
Middle	11	38	3.5
Right	4	13	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Billy Kilmer	23	17	1	0	2	2	2	0	0

Baltimore	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Theismann	45	18	0	4	6	11	4	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	22	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	55	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	35	11.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	28	9.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	7	1.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	18	2.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	9	94	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	10	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Howard Twilley	6	5	0	28	0	20
TE Riley Odoms	3	2	0	13	0	16
RB Ed Podolak	3	3	0	18	0	6
WR Ron Shanklin	3	1	2	16	0	12
WR Jack Snow	3	2	0	15	0	11
RB Floyd Little	2	2	0	43	1	19
FB Buddy Hudson	1	0	0	0	0	5
FB Roosevelt Leaks	1	1	0	4	0	13
TE Jack Novak	1	1	0	3	0	12

Baltimore	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Steve Odom	9	5	1	46	29
WR Juan Jamison	9	1	1	10	28
WR Emmett Edwards	8	3	0	30	41
WR Carlos Stevens	7	1	3	4	23
TE Gary Parris	4	1	1	12	32
RB Tommy Thompson	4	4	0	5	22
RB Tom Bailey	2	1	0	0	25
FB Bill Brown	1	1	0	4	13
RB Po James	1	1	0	8	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Floyd Little	6	8	1.33	3.57
Ed Podolak	5	20	4.00	3.19

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tom Bailey	1	17	17.00	6.57
Tommy Thompson	1	1	1.00	5.08

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Billy Kilmer	3	3	22	7.33	6.09

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Ed Podolak	1	1	5	5.00	6.00
WR Ron Shanklin	1	1	16	16.00	5.33
WR Howard Twilley	1	1	1	1.00	4.67

Baltimore	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Floyd Little	4	1
Ed Podolak	2	0

Baltimore	Rushes	Conversions
Tom Bailey	3	3
Tommy Thompson	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Billy Kilmer	6	5	3

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Theismann	12	3	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jack Snow	2	2	1
RB Floyd Little	1	1	1
TE Riley Odoms	1	1	0
FB Buddy Hudson	1	0	0
FB Roosevelt Leaks	1	1	1

Baltimore	Targ	Catch
WR Emmett Edwards	4	1
WR Steve Odom	3	2
WR Juan Jamison	3	0
RB Tom Bailey	1	0
WR Carlos Stevens	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (21,400)
End Zone 11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (21,400)
End Zone	11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (3,300)