Week 12, 1981

played in Denver, CO

64 degrees, fair, 20 mph wind

New York Giants	6	0	0	11	0	-	17
Denver Broncos	7	7	0	3	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:41 DEN - David Hughes 17 run (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
1Q: 06:30 NYK - David Posey 23 field goal
1Q: 02:38 NYK - David Posey 24 field goal
2Q: 11:20 DEN - David Hughes 8 run (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
4Q: 13:47 NYK - Pat Tilley 13 pass from Jeff Rutledge (Joe Washington run for conversion)
4Q: 01:59 NYK - David Posey 25 field goal
4Q: 00:04 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 30 field goal
OT: 11:02 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:41 DEN - David Hughes 17 run (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
1Q: 06:30 NYK - David Posey 23 field goal
1Q: 02:38 NYK - David Posey 24 field goal
2Q: 11:20 DEN - David Hughes 8 run (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
4Q: 13:47 NYK - Pat Tilley 13 pass from Jeff Rutledge (Joe Washington run for conversion)
4Q: 01:59 NYK - David Posey 25 field goal
4Q: 00:04 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 30 field goal
OT: 11:02 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 28 field goal

Team Statistics NYK DEN
Record 3-8 2-9
First Downs 15 20
- by Rushing 3 9
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 361 335
- Offensive Plays 68 68
- Yards per Play 5.31 4.93
Net Rushing Yards 114 182
- Rushing Attempts 25 40
- Yards per Rush 4.56 4.55
Net Passing Yards 247 153
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 27 - 1 26 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 247 164
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 5.74 5.46
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/18 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/40 2/13
Punt Returns/Yards 3/9 4/73
Kick Returns/Yards 2/44 3/103
Interception Ret./Yards 2/6 1/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 36
Time of Possession 30:54 33:11

Team Statistics	NYK	DEN
Record	3-8	2-9
First Downs	15	20
- by Rushing	3	9
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	361	335
- Offensive Plays	68	68
- Yards per Play	5.31	4.93
Net Rushing Yards	114	182
- Rushing Attempts	25	40
- Yards per Rush	4.56	4.55
Net Passing Yards	247	153
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 27 - 1	26 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	247	164
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	5.74	5.46
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/18	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/40	2/13
Punt Returns/Yards	3/9	4/73
Kick Returns/Yards	2/44	3/103
Interception Ret./Yards	2/6	1/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 36
Time of Possession	30:54	33:11

Drive Charts

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:28	OWN 22	4	16	Punt
1	9:26	3:04	OWN 20	7	74	Field Goal
1	5:11	2:41	OPP 20	6	13	Field Goal
1	0:34	0:14	OWN 38	1	-5	Interception
2	12:43	0:06	OWN 28	1	9	Fumble
2	11:13	3:09	OWN 27	8	48	Missed FG
2	5:22	1:48	OWN 30	3	6	Punt
2	1:53	1:15	OWN 12	3	8	Punt
3	12:39	2:34	OWN 24	6	26	Punt
3	5:40	7:00	OWN 10	13	90	Touchdown
4	11:11	1:40	OWN 16	3	-3	Punt
4	8:03	0:58	OWN 6	3	3	Punt
4	5:55	4:02	OWN 36	10	56	Field Goal

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:32	3:06	OWN 23	6	77	Touchdown
1	6:22	1:11	OWN 9	2	11	Fumble
1	2:30	1:56	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	0:20	2:37	OPP 46	6	27	Missed FG
2	12:37	1:24	OPP 37	3	37	Touchdown
2	8:04	2:42	OWN 32	6	33	Interception
2	3:34	1:41	OWN 41	3	1	Punt
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 48	3	19	Half
3	15:00	2:21	OWN 44	3	-6	Punt
3	10:05	4:25	OWN 5	8	52	Punt
4	13:40	2:29	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
4	9:31	1:28	OWN 47	3	0	Punt
4	7:05	1:10	OPP 43	3	4	Interception
4	1:53	1:53	OWN 49	7	38	Field Goal
OT1	15:00	4:05	OPP 49	7	38	Field Goal

Game MVP: David Hughes, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Joe Washington	19	103	5.42	49	2
Horace Ivory	5	10	2.00	6	0
David Sims	1	1	1.00	1	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
David Hughes	21	122	5.81	36	3	2
Charlie White	19	60	3.16	22	2	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Rutledge	43	27	247	0/0	1	21	1	76.4

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Turk Schonert	26	17	164	2/11	0	23	2	50.8

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Doug Cosbie	7	10	70	10.00	24	21	0
WR Mark Nichols	6	8	52	8.67	5	18	0
WR Pat Tilley	4	5	56	14.00	24	21	1
FB David Sims	4	5	23	5.75	0	9	0
TE Al Chandler	2	3	6	3.00	1	5	0
WR James Lofton	2	4	29	14.50	11	20	0
RB Joe Washington	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Willis Adams	1	5	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR David Verser	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ken Payne	3	5	38	12.67	0	15
WR Rick Upchurch	3	5	39	13.00	10	23
FB Ted Brown	3	3	32	10.67	26	19
WR Doug Winslow	2	3	-6	-3.00	0	-2
TE Earl Cooper	2	2	32	16.00	4	17
RB David Hughes	2	4	8	4.00	4	4
TE Victor Hicks	1	1	9	9.00	3	9
WR Ray Butler	1	2	12	12.00	0	12
WR Johnny Perkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Toby Tucker	1	6	6.00	0
CB Ron Johnson	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Bruce Huther	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force
James Lofton	1	0	0
Ron Johnson	0	1	0
Wilbur Young	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Charlie White	1	0	0
Rusty Rebowe	0	1	0
Larry McGrew	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Skladany	6	286	47.7	35.5	58	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Miller	6	260	43.3	41.8	53	4

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Posey	3/4	0/1	0/0	25	0/0

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tim Mazzetti	2/3	0/0	0/0	30	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Nichols	3	9	3.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	4	73	18.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Horace Ivory	2	44	22.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	2	69	34.5	0
Doug Winslow	1	34	34.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tom Jackson	6	2	2.0	33	18
S Willie Germany	6	3	0.0	34	22
OLB Mike Hennigan	6	3	0.0	29	17
S Jack Mildren	6	3	0.0	21	18
CB Ron Johnson	6	0	0.0	36	26
CB Toby Tucker	4	0	0.0	35	23
ILB Isiah Robertson	3	3	0.0	30	18
S Mike Sensibaugh	3	2	0.0	29	17
ILB Ted Washington	3	1	0.0	20	19
DE Wilbur Young	3	1	0.0	31	22
DT Donnie Ostrowski	2	1	0.0	23	13
CB Skip Thomas	2	0	0.0	21	21
S Robert Jackson	2	0	0.0	17	15
DE Lyle Alzado	1	2	0.0	27	19
DE Don Ratliff	1	2	0.0	9	7
ILB Merv Krakau	1	0	0.0	4	6
ILB Bob Pifferini	1	0	0.0	9	1
DE Ross Browner	1	0	0.0	13	9
WR David Verser	1	0	---	---	---

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Rusty Rebowe	7	2	0.0	16	29
ILB Larry McGrew	6	3	0.0	16	31
OLB Bruce Huther	5	7	0.0	18	27
S Lloyd Burrus	5	0	0.0	19	36
DT Josh Lane	4	2	0.0	20	36
OLB Larry Keller	4	0	0.0	10	18
DE Mark Mullaney	3	1	0.0	22	42
CB Derrick Hatchett	3	1	0.0	17	29
CB Mark Lee	3	1	0.0	19	34
CB Reuben Hendeson	3	0	0.0	19	33
S Bob Jury	2	0	0.0	17	23
DE Greg Meisner	2	0	0.0	12	22
S Deron Cherry	1	2	0.0	18	33
DE Doug Martin	1	1	0.0	18	17
WR Rick Upchurch	1	0	---	---	---
WR Ray Butler	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jim Wilks	1	0	0.0	6	6

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Tom Jackson	2.0	0	0	1	18
DE Lyle Alzado	0.0	1	0	0	19
ILB Isiah Robertson	0.0	0	1	0	18
DE Wilbur Young	0.0	0	0	1	22

Denver	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Mark Mullaney	2	1	42
DE Doug Martin	0	2	17
DT Steve Niehaus	0	1	39

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Toby Tucker	3	0	1	23
CB Skip Thomas	2	2	0	21
S Willie Germany	2	1	0	22
S Mike Sensibaugh	2	0	0	17
S Robert Jackson	2	0	0	15
CB Ron Johnson	1	0	1	26
OLB Mike Hennigan	1	0	0	17
OLB Tom Jackson	1	0	0	18
S Jack Mildren	1	0	0	18
ILB Ted Washington	1	0	0	19
DT Donnie Ostrowski	1	0	0	13

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Bruce Huther	4	0	1	27
ILB Larry McGrew	3	2	0	31
OLB Rusty Rebowe	3	1	0	29
CB Mark Lee	3	1	0	34
CB Reuben Hendeson	3	1	0	33
OLB Larry Keller	3	0	0	18
CB Derrick Hatchett	3	0	0	29
S Lloyd Burrus	3	0	0	36
DE Mark Mullaney	1	0	0	42
S Bob Jury	1	0	0	23

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Glen Titensor	2	4	19	30
Stan Walters	1	6	24	41
Billy Shields	1	4	21	35
Zach Waite	0	6	23	38
Al Chandler	0	1	12	28
Ed Newman	0	1	6	13
Carlton Malone	0	1	4	8
Al Speer	0	1	3	10
Chuck Commiskey	0	1	22	33

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Bostic	3	5	0	16	0	9
Willie Parker	2	8	0	24	0	19
Leotis Harris	2	5	1	29	1	19
Joe Jacoby	1	6	0	30	0	20
Daryl White	1	5	0	28	0	20
Jean Barrett	1	4	0	27	1	21
Tom Glassic	1	3	0	11	0	9
Burt Prince	1	1	0	13	0	7
Victor Hicks	1	1	0	25	0	13
Sam Rohde	0	1	0	10	0	8
Edwin Bailey	0	1	0	12	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Robert Jackson	3	17
David Sims	1	25
Al Chandler	1	17
Willis Adams	1	9
Glen Titensor	1	6

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Burt Prince	2	9
Charlie White	1	23
Bruce Huther	1	10
Ken Payne	1	2

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Stan Walters	24	41	---	---	10	75
Willie Germany	---	---	34	22	13	69
Toby Tucker	---	---	35	23	11	69
Jeff Rutledge	25	43	---	---	---	68
David Sims	17	24	---	---	25	66
Ron Johnson	---	---	36	26	2	64
Zach Waite	23	38	---	---	---	61
Joe Washington	19	35	---	---	7	61
Doug Cosbie	18	31	---	---	12	61
Al Chandler	12	28	---	---	17	57
Wilbur Young	---	---	31	22	4	57
Billy Shields	21	35	---	---	---	56
Skip Thomas	---	---	21	21	13	55
Pat Tilley	14	26	---	---	15	55
Chuck Commiskey	22	33	---	---	---	55
Glen Titensor	19	30	---	---	6	55
Tom Jackson	---	---	33	18	2	53
Mike Hennigan	---	---	29	17	4	50
Isiah Robertson	---	---	30	18	1	49
Mike Sensibaugh	---	---	29	17	3	49
Robert Jackson	---	---	17	15	17	49
Lyle Alzado	---	---	27	19	2	48
Ted Washington	---	---	20	19	4	43
Willis Adams	13	20	---	---	9	42
Jack Mildren	---	---	21	18	2	41
Mark Nichols	10	22	---	---	9	41
Donnie Ostrowski	---	---	23	13	4	40
Greg Johnson	---	---	17	15	3	35
James Lofton	16	16	---	---	---	32
Ross Browner	---	---	13	9	8	30
Ed Newman	6	13	---	---	4	23
Al Speer	3	10	---	---	10	23
David Verser	1	8	---	---	13	22
Horace Ivory	5	5	---	---	11	21
Merv Krakau	---	---	4	6	9	19
Buddy Cutler	2	5	---	---	10	17
Bob Pifferini	---	---	9	1	6	16
Bo Harris	---	---	2	2	12	16
Don Ratliff	---	---	9	7	---	16
Warren Bryant	1	2	---	---	10	13
Carlton Malone	4	8	---	---	---	12
David Posey	0	0	---	---	10	10
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	6	6
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tom Flick	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rusty Rebowe	---	---	16	29	29	74
Lloyd Burrus	---	---	19	36	18	73
Derrick Hatchett	---	---	17	29	25	71
Mark Mullaney	---	---	22	42	4	68
Turk Schonert	40	28	---	---	---	68
Steve Niehaus	---	---	18	39	6	63
Josh Lane	---	---	20	36	3	59
Daryl White	28	20	---	---	8	56
Doug Winslow	24	18	---	---	14	56
Rick Upchurch	24	20	---	---	12	56
Mark Lee	---	---	19	34	3	56
Bruce Huther	---	---	18	27	10	55
Victor Hicks	25	13	---	---	16	54
Reuben Hendeson	---	---	19	33	2	54
David Hughes	28	25	---	---	1	54
Deron Cherry	---	---	18	33	2	53
Charlie White	19	8	---	---	23	50
Larry McGrew	---	---	16	31	3	50
Joe Jacoby	30	20	---	---	---	50
Ted Brown	21	15	---	---	13	49
Earl Cooper	26	13	---	---	10	49
Jean Barrett	27	21	---	---	---	48
Leotis Harris	29	19	---	---	---	48
Bob Jury	---	---	17	23	4	44
Willie Parker	24	19	---	---	---	43
Doug Martin	---	---	18	17	4	39
Greg Meisner	---	---	12	22	2	36
Donnie Walker	---	---	10	18	4	32
Johnny Perkins	10	9	---	---	13	32
Jeff Bostic	16	9	---	---	7	32
Larry Keller	---	---	10	18	2	30
Ken Payne	13	14	---	---	2	29
Burt Prince	13	7	---	---	9	29
Tom Glassic	11	9	---	---	9	29
Ray Butler	10	5	---	---	14	29
Edwin Bailey	12	8	---	---	3	23
Jim Wilks	---	---	6	6	7	19
Sam Rohde	10	8	---	---	---	18
Rick Donnalley	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tim Mazzetti	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jim Miller	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jeff Gainey	0	0	---	---	3	3
Rickey Claitt	0	0	---	---	2	2
Brandon Hermeling	0	0	---	---	---	0
Stan Holloway	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	23	3.8
Middle	17	42	2.5
Right	2	49	24.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	23	125	5.4
Middle	1	0	0.0
Right	16	57	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Rutledge	43	27	4	0	4	5	4	0	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Turk Schonert	26	17	1	1	1	3	1	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	5	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	16	111	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	131	10.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	48	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	2	11	2.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	82	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	23	7.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Doug Cosbie	10	7	0	70	2	31
WR Mark Nichols	8	6	0	52	0	22
WR Pat Tilley	5	4	1	56	1	26
FB David Sims	5	4	1	23	0	24
WR Willis Adams	5	1	2	0	0	20
WR James Lofton	4	2	0	29	1	16
TE Al Chandler	3	2	0	6	0	28
RB Joe Washington	2	1	0	11	0	35
WR David Verser	1	0	0	0	0	8

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ken Payne	5	3	1	38	0	14
WR Rick Upchurch	5	3	0	39	1	20
RB David Hughes	4	2	0	8	0	25
WR Doug Winslow	3	2	0	-6	0	18
FB Ted Brown	3	3	0	32	0	15
WR Ray Butler	2	1	0	12	0	5
TE Earl Cooper	2	2	0	32	0	13
WR Johnny Perkins	1	0	0	0	0	9
TE Victor Hicks	1	1	0	9	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Washington	5	11	2.20	5.42
Horace Ivory	2	4	2.00	2.00
David Sims	1	1	1.00	1.00

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
David Hughes	6	39	6.50	5.81
Charlie White	1	-5	-5.00	3.16

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Rutledge	6	3	19	3.17	5.74

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Turk Schonert	2	0	0	0.00	6.31

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Pat Tilley	2	2	16	8.00	11.20
WR James Lofton	2	0	0	0.00	7.25
FB David Sims	1	0	0	0.00	4.60
TE Doug Cosbie	1	1	3	3.00	7.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ken Payne	1	0	0	0.00	7.60
RB David Hughes	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Washington	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Charlie White	5	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Rutledge	17	11	8

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Turk Schonert	9	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Willis Adams	4	1	0
FB David Sims	3	2	2
WR Mark Nichols	3	3	2
WR Pat Tilley	2	2	2
TE Doug Cosbie	2	2	1
TE Al Chandler	1	0	0
RB Joe Washington	1	1	1
WR James Lofton	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ken Payne	2	0	0
WR Rick Upchurch	2	1	1
RB David Hughes	2	1	1
WR Doug Winslow	1	0	0
FB Ted Brown	1	1	1
TE Earl Cooper	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,400 (21,400)
End Zone 13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,400 (21,400)
End Zone	13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)