Week 11, 1983

played in Oakland, CA

56 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	0	0	3	-	3
Oakland Raiders	10	14	3	0	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:43 OAK - Ray Wersching 19 field goal
1Q: 02:45 OAK - James Wilder 6 run (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 08:42 OAK - James Wilder 8 pass from John Elway (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 05:03 OAK - Bobby Jones 17 pass from John Elway (Ray Wersching extra point)
3Q: 01:48 OAK - Ray Wersching 24 field goal
4Q: 12:36 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:43 OAK - Ray Wersching 19 field goal
1Q: 02:45 OAK - James Wilder 6 run (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 08:42 OAK - James Wilder 8 pass from John Elway (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 05:03 OAK - Bobby Jones 17 pass from John Elway (Ray Wersching extra point)
3Q: 01:48 OAK - Ray Wersching 24 field goal
4Q: 12:36 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 27 field goal

Team Statistics DEN OAK
Record 2-8 6-4
First Downs 12 25
- by Rushing 2 11
- by Passing 8 13
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 156 363
- Offensive Plays 58 72
- Yards per Play 2.69 5.04
Net Rushing Yards 44 170
- Rushing Attempts 14 38
- Yards per Rush 3.14 4.47
Net Passing Yards 112 193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 18 - 2 33 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 120 198
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 2.55 5.68
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 6/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 7.3
4th Down Conversions 1/3 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/30 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 4/14
Kick Returns/Yards 4/86 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/15
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 31
Time of Possession 22:35 37:25

Team Statistics	DEN	OAK
Record	2-8	6-4
First Downs	12	25
- by Rushing	2	11
- by Passing	8	13
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	156	363
- Offensive Plays	58	72
- Yards per Play	2.69	5.04
Net Rushing Yards	44	170
- Rushing Attempts	14	38
- Yards per Rush	3.14	4.47
Net Passing Yards	112	193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 18 - 2	33 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	120	198
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	2.55	5.68
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	6/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	7.3
4th Down Conversions	1/3	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/30	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	4/14
Kick Returns/Yards	4/86	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/15
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 31
Time of Possession	22:35	37:25

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:25	OWN 26	2	-8	Interception
1	8:37	1:23	OWN 33	2	-5	Interception
1	2:37	1:00	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	12:32	2:38	OWN 29	5	12	Fumble
2	8:35	1:47	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	4:53	3:25	OWN 20	9	40	Punt
3	9:52	1:32	OWN 14	4	17	Punt
3	1:42	1:33	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
4	15:00	2:31	OPP 26	6	16	Field Goal
4	10:52	1:07	OWN 41	3	1	Punt
4	6:57	5:47	OWN 28	19	70	Downs

Oakland Raiders
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:35	4:58	OPP 43	10	41	Field Goal
1	7:14	4:37	OPP 38	9	38	Touchdown
1	1:37	4:05	OWN 19	9	59	Missed FG
2	9:54	1:19	OPP 33	3	33	Touchdown
2	6:48	1:55	OWN 40	6	60	Touchdown
2	1:28	1:28	OWN 20	2	13	Half
3	15:00	5:08	OWN 20	10	25	Punt
3	8:20	6:38	OWN 34	12	59	Field Goal
3	0:09	0:09	OWN 11	1	0	Interception
4	12:29	1:37	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	9:45	2:48	OWN 25	5	17	Punt
4	1:10	1:10	OWN 2	2	7	Game

Game MVP: Michael Downs, Oakland Raiders

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Joe Washington	7	23	3.29	10	1
Charlie White	4	8	2.00	4	0
Cliff Stoudt	2	3	1.50	2	0
Mike Guman	1	10	10.00	10	1

Oakland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
James Wilder	25	100	4.00	10	2	1
Reggie Evans	11	58	5.27	11	3	0
John Elway	2	12	6.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cliff Stoudt	43	18	120	1/8	0	15	2	30.1

Oakland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Elway	33	19	198	1/5	2	28	1	82.6

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Carlos Stevens	5	9	28	5.60	0	10
TE Doug Cosbie	4	7	47	11.75	3	15
WR Rick Upchurch	3	8	20	6.67	0	11
WR Mark Duper	3	10	17	5.67	3	11
RB Joe Washington	2	5	3	1.50	0	2
TE Earl Cooper	1	3	5	5.00	5	5
RB Charlie White	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Oakland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bobby Jones	5	6	67	13.40	11	18	1
RB James Wilder	3	3	16	5.33	1	9	1
TE Dave Casper	2	3	51	25.50	20	28	0
WR Gerald Tinker	2	4	23	11.50	3	12	0
C Clint Didier	2	3	17	8.50	0	16	0
WR Byron Franklin	2	6	12	6.00	0	7	0
TE Randy McMillan	2	2	2	1.00	0	3	0
WR Willie Miller	1	5	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Calvin Muhammad	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Deron Cherry	1	0	0.00	0

Oakland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Michael Downs	2	15	7.50	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Force
Rick Upchurch	1	0
Deron Cherry	0	3
Larry Keller	0	1
Joel Patten	0	1
Greg Meisner	0	1

Oakland	Fumb	Recov	Force
James Wilder	2	0	0
John Elway	1	1	0
Reggie Evans	1	1	0
Willie Miller	1	0	0
Chris Golub	1	0	0
Byron Franklin	0	2	0
Randy McMillan	0	2	0
Bryan Hicks	0	1	0
Hanford Dixon	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Miller	6	270	45.0	39.3	61	3

Oakland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rich Camarillo	3	112	37.3	36.0	41	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tim Mazzetti	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	0/0

Oakland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ray Wersching	2/3	0/0	0/0	24	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	1	4	4.0	0

Oakland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Miller	3	15	5.0	0
Chris Golub	1	-1	-1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	2	42	21.0	0
Charlie White	2	44	22.0	0

Oakland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Larry McGrew	9	2	0.0	27	23
S Scott Burk	7	2	0.0	27	25
S Deron Cherry	6	3	0.0	33	30
DE Jim Wilks	6	1	0.0	32	25
OLB Larry Keller	5	2	0.0	15	17
OLB Ron Crosby	5	0	0.0	28	21
OLB Jim Ryan	4	1	0.0	10	13
DT Steve Niehaus	3	2	0.5	22	18
CB Mark Lee	2	3	0.0	32	32
S Craig Cassady	2	1	0.0	21	11
TE Doug Cosbie	2	0	---	---	---
DE Doug Martin	2	0	0.0	20	22
ILB Rick Dennison	2	0	0.0	8	10
DE Greg Meisner	1	3	0.5	23	27
CB Reuben Hendeson	1	3	0.0	32	29
ILB Dave Ahrens	1	1	0.0	12	7
CB Elbert Foules	1	1	0.0	25	22
T Luis Sharpe	1	0	---	---	---
DE Dave Lindstrom	0	1	0.0	19	14

Oakland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Michael Downs	5	1	1.0	10	35
S Bryan Hicks	4	0	0.0	7	24
S Johnnie Gray	3	1	0.0	11	35
DE Joe Campbell	3	0	0.0	6	33
OLB Jim Merlo	2	1	0.0	10	37
CB Mario Clark	2	0	0.0	12	30
CB Chris Golub	2	0	0.0	10	43
OLB Mark Nichols	2	0	0.0	4	12
S Hanford Dixon	2	0	0.0	12	35
DT Mike Fanning	1	1	0.0	8	11
OLB Mike Merriweather	1	1	0.0	6	20
OLB Rob Niarne	1	0	0.0	4	2
DE Jerry Wilkinson	1	0	0.0	9	29
CB Jo Jo Heath	1	0	0.0	4	20
WR Byron Franklin	1	0	---	---	---
CB Darryl Hemphill	1	0	0.0	4	14
S Mark Jerue	0	1	0.0	2	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Steve Niehaus	0.5	0	0	18
DE Greg Meisner	0.5	0	0	27
DE Doug Martin	0.0	1	0	22
DE Dave Lindstrom	0.0	0	1	14
DE Jim Wilks	0.0	0	1	25

Oakland	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
S Michael Downs	1.0	0	0	35
DE Joe Campbell	0.0	1	2	33
DT Dennis Owens	0.0	1	1	21
OLB Mike Merriweather	0.0	1	0	20
DE Jerry Wilkinson	0.0	0	2	29
OLB Jim Merlo	0.0	0	1	37
DE Harry Weis	0.0	0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Scott Burk	3	0	0	25
ILB Rick Dennison	3	0	0	10
S Deron Cherry	2	2	1	30
OLB Ron Crosby	2	0	0	21
OLB Jim Ryan	2	0	0	13
ILB Larry McGrew	2	0	0	23
S Craig Cassady	1	1	0	11
CB Mark Lee	1	1	0	32
OLB Larry Keller	1	0	0	17
DT Steve Niehaus	1	0	0	18
CB Elbert Foules	1	0	0	22
CB Reuben Hendeson	0	1	0	29

Oakland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Bryan Hicks	3	0	0	24
S Hanford Dixon	2	2	0	35
S Johnnie Gray	2	1	0	35
OLB Mark Nichols	2	1	0	12
S Michael Downs	2	0	2	35
CB Mario Clark	2	0	0	30
CB Chris Golub	1	1	0	43
CB Jo Jo Heath	1	1	0	20
OLB Jim Merlo	1	0	0	37
DE Joe Campbell	1	0	0	33
CB Darryl Hemphill	1	0	0	14
S Mark Jerue	0	1	0	3

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Luis Sharpe	1	2	10	0	35
Earl Cooper	1	1	9	0	21
Edwin Bailey	0	4	13	1	35
Jeff Bostic	0	3	12	0	36
Joe Jacoby	0	2	13	0	36
Leotis Harris	0	1	12	0	33

Oakland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ted Albrecht	5	8	32	0	30
Kurt Schumacher	3	7	25	0	24
Tootie Robbins	2	6	37	1	32
Thomas Brahaney	2	4	32	0	26
Joe Devlin	1	5	33	0	27
Kevin Belcher	1	1	19	0	18
Jeff Bleamer	0	3	11	0	11
Dave Casper	0	1	33	0	28
Randy McMillan	0	1	26	0	20

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Charlie White	1	17
David Hughes	1	14
Deron Cherry	1	11
Joel Patten	1	7

Oakland	Tackles	STPlays
Daryl Hunt	2	13
Clint Didier	1	17
Willie Miller	1	14
Dave Casper	1	12

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Deron Cherry	---	---	33	30	11	74
Reuben Hendeson	---	---	32	29	11	72
Mark Lee	---	---	32	32	4	68
Wilson Whitely	---	---	32	28	3	63
Jim Wilks	---	---	32	25	5	62
Elbert Foules	---	---	25	22	15	62
Cliff Stoudt	14	44	---	---	---	58
Scott Burk	---	---	27	25	4	56
Doug Cosbie	12	37	---	---	5	54
Ron Crosby	---	---	28	21	4	53
Larry McGrew	---	---	27	23	2	52
Edwin Bailey	13	35	---	---	4	52
Greg Meisner	---	---	23	27	2	52
Jeff Bostic	12	36	---	---	1	49
Joe Jacoby	13	36	---	---	---	49
Rick Upchurch	7	32	---	---	7	46
Doug Martin	---	---	20	22	4	46
Leotis Harris	12	33	---	---	---	45
Luis Sharpe	10	35	---	---	---	45
Craig Cassady	---	---	21	11	11	43
Charlie White	8	18	---	---	17	43
Earl Cooper	9	21	---	---	13	43
Steve Niehaus	---	---	22	18	1	41
Mike Guman	11	26	---	---	---	37
Jim Ryan	---	---	10	13	13	36
Mark Duper	8	28	---	---	---	36
Larry Keller	---	---	15	17	3	35
Dave Lindstrom	---	---	19	14	2	35
Joe Washington	9	23	---	---	---	32
Carlos Stevens	6	22	---	---	---	28
Dave Ahrens	---	---	12	7	5	24
David Hughes	0	7	---	---	14	21
Blair Bush	4	9	---	---	7	20
Joe Bostic	2	11	---	---	7	20
Rick Dennison	---	---	8	10	---	18
Mickey Marvin	1	9	---	---	7	17
Joel Patten	1	8	---	---	7	16
Ted Brown	0	3	---	---	10	13
Sammy White	0	3	---	---	9	12
Floyd Eddings	0	0	---	---	11	11
Kani Kauahi	2	8	---	---	---	10
Jim Miller	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tim Mazzetti	0	0	---	---	3	3
Rick Donnalley	0	0	---	---	2	2
Brendon Bishop	0	0	---	---	1	1
Turk Schonert	0	0	---	---	---	0

Oakland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dave Casper	33	28	---	---	12	73
Tootie Robbins	37	32	---	---	3	72
John Elway	38	34	---	---	---	72
Thomas Brahaney	32	26	---	---	6	64
Chris Golub	---	---	10	43	11	64
Randy McMillan	26	20	---	---	18	64
Ted Albrecht	32	30	---	---	---	62
Joe Devlin	33	27	---	---	---	60
Kurt Schumacher	25	24	---	---	4	53
Byron Franklin	24	22	---	---	6	52
James Wilder	25	24	---	---	3	52
Willie Miller	19	17	---	---	14	50
Hanford Dixon	---	---	12	35	1	48
Jim Merlo	---	---	10	37	---	47
Johnnie Gray	---	---	11	35	1	47
Michael Downs	---	---	10	35	2	47
Jack Squirek	---	---	10	32	3	45
Joe Campbell	---	---	6	33	4	43
Mario Clark	---	---	12	30	---	42
Kevin Belcher	19	18	---	---	5	42
Jerry Wilkinson	---	---	9	29	3	41
Bobby Jones	18	22	---	---	---	40
Clint Didier	11	8	---	---	17	36
Reggie Evans	13	10	---	---	13	36
Gerald Tinker	16	18	---	---	---	34
Gary Lewis	---	---	8	23	3	34
Jo Jo Heath	---	---	4	20	8	32
Bryan Hicks	---	---	7	24	---	31
Daryl Hunt	---	---	6	10	13	29
Jeff Bleamer	11	11	---	---	6	28
Dennis Owens	---	---	6	21	1	28
Mike Merriweather	---	---	6	20	1	27
Darryl Hemphill	---	---	4	14	7	25
Harry Weis	---	---	5	15	2	22
Rob Niarne	---	---	4	2	15	21
Mike Fanning	---	---	8	11	1	20
Mark Nichols	---	---	4	12	2	18
Calvin Muhammad	5	1	---	---	11	17
Mark Jerue	---	---	2	3	7	12
Ray Wersching	0	0	---	---	9	9
Al Speer	1	2	---	---	6	9
Dave Puzzuoli	---	---	0	0	4	4
Rusty Lisch	0	0	---	---	3	3
Rich Camarillo	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ramsey Dardar	---	---	0	0	3	3
Jeff Komlo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	10	10.0
Middle	10	20	2.0
Right	3	14	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	55	6.1
Middle	25	103	4.1
Right	4	12	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cliff Stoudt	43	18	0	2	4	7	7	0	2

Oakland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Elway	33	19	2	3	2	5	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	6	1.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	45	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	7	69	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-1	-1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	68	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	103	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	28	4.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Mark Duper	10	3	1	17	28
WR Carlos Stevens	9	5	0	28	22
WR Rick Upchurch	8	3	0	20	32
TE Doug Cosbie	7	4	0	47	37
RB Joe Washington	5	2	1	3	23
TE Earl Cooper	3	1	1	5	21
RB Charlie White	1	0	1	0	18

Oakland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bobby Jones	6	5	1	67	0	22
WR Byron Franklin	6	2	0	12	0	22
WR Willie Miller	5	1	1	10	0	17
WR Gerald Tinker	4	2	0	23	0	18
TE Dave Casper	3	2	0	51	2	28
C Clint Didier	3	2	0	17	0	8
RB James Wilder	3	3	0	16	0	24
TE Randy McMillan	2	2	0	2	0	20
WR Calvin Muhammad	1	0	0	0	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Washington	1	2	2.00	3.29
Charlie White	1	0	0.00	2.00

Oakland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
James Wilder	6	38	6.33	4.00
Reggie Evans	2	7	3.50	5.27

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cliff Stoudt	8	3	18	2.25	2.79

Oakland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Elway	5	4	23	4.60	6.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Carlos Stevens	2	1	2	1.00	3.11
WR Mark Duper	2	1	2	1.00	1.70
RB Joe Washington	1	0	0	0.00	0.60
RB Charlie White	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Doug Cosbie	1	1	14	14.00	6.71
TE Earl Cooper	1	0	0	0.00	1.67

Oakland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB James Wilder	2	2	7	3.50	5.33
WR Willie Miller	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Bobby Jones	1	1	17	17.00	11.17
TE Randy McMillan	1	1	-1	-1.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Guman	1	1

Oakland	Rushes	Conversions
James Wilder	4	3
Reggie Evans	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cliff Stoudt	13	6	2

Oakland	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Elway	9	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rick Upchurch	5	2	1
WR Carlos Stevens	3	3	0
WR Mark Duper	3	0	0
TE Doug Cosbie	2	1	1

Oakland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Willie Miller	2	1	1
C Clint Didier	2	1	1
TE Dave Casper	1	1	1
WR Bobby Jones	1	1	1
WR Byron Franklin	1	0	0
TE Randy McMillan	1	1	0
WR Calvin Muhammad	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,500 (73,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,600 (22,100)
End Zone 15,500 (15,900)
Mezzanine 9,000 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 13,800 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes 3,600 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,500 (73,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,600 (22,100)
End Zone	15,500 (15,900)
Mezzanine	9,000 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	13,800 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes	3,600 (3,700)