Week 5, 1984

played in Denver, CO

36 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	0	7	7	0	-	14
Denver Broncos	3	0	7	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:00 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 36 field goal
2Q: 09:14 BUF - Archie Griffin 46 pass from Richard Todd (Carson Long extra point)
3Q: 06:39 DEN - George Wonsley 13 run (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
3Q: 03:32 BUF - Roger Carr 23 pass from Richard Todd (Carson Long extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:00 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 36 field goal
2Q: 09:14 BUF - Archie Griffin 46 pass from Richard Todd (Carson Long extra point)
3Q: 06:39 DEN - George Wonsley 13 run (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
3Q: 03:32 BUF - Roger Carr 23 pass from Richard Todd (Carson Long extra point)

Team Statistics BUF DEN
Record 4-1 1-3
First Downs 14 18
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 10 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 309 307
- Offensive Plays 53 69
- Yards per Play 5.83 4.45
Net Rushing Yards 101 139
- Rushing Attempts 27 34
- Yards per Rush 3.74 4.09
Net Passing Yards 208 168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 18 - 2 31 - 19 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 214 190
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 4/22
- Yards per Pass Play 8.00 4.80
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 3/4
Penalties/Yards 6/55 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/15
Kick Returns/Yards 3/71 3/67
Interception Ret./Yards 3/40 2/9
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 30
Time of Possession 27:30 32:30

Team Statistics	BUF	DEN
Record	4-1	1-3
First Downs	14	18
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	10	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	309	307
- Offensive Plays	53	69
- Yards per Play	5.83	4.45
Net Rushing Yards	101	139
- Rushing Attempts	27	34
- Yards per Rush	3.74	4.09
Net Passing Yards	208	168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 18 - 2	31 - 19 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	214	190
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	4/22
- Yards per Pass Play	8.00	4.80
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	3/4
Penalties/Yards	6/55	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/15
Kick Returns/Yards	3/71	3/67
Interception Ret./Yards	3/40	2/9
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 30
Time of Possession	27:30	32:30

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:52	2:24	OWN 30	3	2	Punt
1	2:59	5:34	OWN 24	10	54	Interception
2	11:16	2:20	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
2	6:03	1:24	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
2	1:47	1:47	OWN 27	5	11	Half
3	15:00	3:02	OWN 24	7	7	Punt
3	6:32	3:16	OWN 30	6	70	Touchdown
4	12:48	1:01	OWN 27	3	6	Interception
4	8:38	5:24	OWN 7	8	57	Fumble
4	1:54	0:46	OWN 49	3	9	Punt
4	0:11	0:11	OPP 30	1	-1	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:08	OWN 24	11	57	Field Goal
1	5:28	2:29	OWN 22	5	16	Punt
2	12:25	1:09	OWN 14	3	3	Punt
2	8:56	2:53	OWN 41	5	30	Punt
2	4:39	2:52	OWN 29	7	23	Interception
3	11:58	5:26	OWN 30	10	70	Touchdown
3	3:16	5:28	OWN 28	10	50	Fumble
4	11:47	3:09	OPP 36	7	12	Interception
4	3:14	1:20	OWN 49	6	18	Interception
4	1:08	0:57	OWN 2	5	28	Downs

Game MVP: Tommy Casanova, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gary Anderson	15	59	3.93	10	2
Walter Payton	11	43	3.91	11	1
Richard Todd	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Joe Washington	23	89	3.87	31	1	0
Mike Guman	5	12	2.40	5	0	0
George Wonsley	4	27	6.75	13	1	1
Cliff Stoudt	2	11	5.50	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richard Todd	25	18	214	1/6	2	46	2	91.1

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cliff Stoudt	31	19	190	4/22	0	33	3	39.1

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roger Carr	6	7	55	9.17	10	23	1
WR Archie Griffin	3	5	75	25.00	5	46	1
WR Tony Hill	3	6	45	15.00	23	32	0
RB Walter Payton	2	3	23	11.50	2	15	0
FB Larry Moriarty	2	2	8	4.00	3	6	0
WR Orlando Whiteman	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Gary Anderson	1	1	4	4.00	1	4	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Doug Cosbie	6	8	35	5.83	7	11
RB Joe Washington	4	5	25	6.25	13	8
WR Mark Duper	3	5	52	17.33	4	25
RB George Wonsley	3	3	43	14.33	33	33
WR Danny Buggs	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
WR Rick Upchurch	1	4	10	10.00	3	10
WR Floyd Eddings	1	3	14	14.00	0	14

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tommy Casanova	3	40	13.33	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Deron Cherry	1	0	0.00	0
CB Elbert Foules	1	9	9.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Walter Payton	2	0	0
Sid Abramowicz	0	1	0
Reggie White	0	1	0
Bruce Scholtz	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Cliff Stoudt	1	0	0
Larry McGrew	0	1	1
Wilson Whitely	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McInally	4	197	49.3	45.5	62	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Michel	3	117	39.0	32.3	50	0

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Long	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tim Mazzetti	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	2	15	7.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Whiteman	2	47	23.5	0
Roger Carr	1	24	24.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	2	39	19.5	0
Danny Buggs	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Jermaine Perkins	5	2	1.5	16	9
OLB Bruce Scholtz	5	2	1.0	22	16
S Tommy Casanova	5	1	0.0	31	32
OLB Johnny Rembert	5	0	0.0	27	24
CB Graham Spreen	4	2	0.0	20	28
OLB Keena Turner	4	2	0.0	30	27
S Steve Luke	4	1	0.0	19	28
CB Ronnie Lippett	4	0	0.0	26	32
DE Reggie White	3	2	0.5	28	24
CB Kenny Johnson	3	1	0.0	26	32
S Shaun Gayle	3	1	0.0	32	29
DT Mike Dawson	3	0	0.0	26	18
ILB Don Blackmon	3	0	0.0	11	10
DE Andy Dorris	2	0	1.0	18	26
ILB Jim Collins	2	2	0.0	16	6
DT Carl Barisich	1	1	0.0	8	17
WR Archie Griffin	1	0	---	---	---
QB Richard Todd	1	0	---	---	---
TE Glenn Dennison	1	0	---	---	---

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Craig Cassady	4	2	0.0	15	19
S Deron Cherry	4	2	0.0	27	24
DE Jim Wilks	4	2	0.0	19	19
ILB Larry McGrew	3	2	0.0	18	19
DT Steve Niehaus	3	1	0.0	16	19
OLB Ron Crosby	3	1	0.0	16	12
DE Dave Lindstrom	3	0	0.0	17	16
DT Tony Elliott	3	0	0.0	12	9
OLB Johnny Meads	3	0	0.0	15	11
DT Wilson Whitely	2	1	0.5	19	15
S Bryan Hicks	2	1	0.0	20	21
ILB Rick Dennison	2	1	0.0	9	7
WR Rick Upchurch	2	0	---	---	---
CB Elbert Foules	2	0	0.0	21	20
DE Randy Edwards	2	0	0.0	11	11
DE Doug Martin	1	1	0.5	12	12
TE Doug Cosbie	1	0	---	---	---
FB Mike Guman	1	0	---	---	---
CB Mark Lee	1	0	0.0	25	21
CB Lupe Sanchez	1	0	0.0	15	21
ILB Roosevelt Barnes	0	1	0.0	7	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jermaine Perkins	1.5	0	0	9
OLB Bruce Scholtz	1.0	1	1	16
DE Andy Dorris	1.0	1	0	26
DE Reggie White	0.5	0	0	24
DT Mike Dawson	0.0	1	2	18

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Wilson Whitely	0.5	0	0	0	15
DE Doug Martin	0.5	0	0	0	12
DE Jim Wilks	0.0	1	0	1	19
DE Dave Lindstrom	0.0	1	0	0	16
ILB Larry McGrew	0.0	1	0	0	19
DT Steve Niehaus	0.0	0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Tommy Casanova	3	0	3	32
CB Graham Spreen	3	0	0	28
CB Ronnie Lippett	3	0	0	32
S Shaun Gayle	3	0	0	29
CB Kenny Johnson	2	1	0	32
OLB Bruce Scholtz	2	0	0	16
S Steve Luke	1	0	0	28
OLB Keena Turner	1	0	0	27
DE Reggie White	1	0	0	24
OLB Johnny Rembert	0	1	0	24

Denver	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
S Deron Cherry	2	1	24
CB Elbert Foules	2	1	20
S Craig Cassady	2	0	19
S Bryan Hicks	2	0	21
ILB Larry McGrew	2	0	19
DT Steve Niehaus	1	0	19
OLB Ron Crosby	1	0	12
DE Dave Lindstrom	1	0	16
CB Mark Lee	1	0	21
DE Jim Wilks	1	0	19
DT Tony Elliott	1	0	9
OLB Johnny Meads	1	0	11
CB Lupe Sanchez	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Don Macek	3	7	0	24	0	24
Don Mosebar	1	4	0	13	0	16
Ken Huff	1	3	1	22	1	23
Brad Edelman	1	2	0	5	0	5
Thomas Hopkins	1	2	0	8	0	7
Larry Moriarty	1	2	0	18	0	14
Ted McKnight	1	1	0	5	0	4
Sid Abramowicz	0	3	0	22	0	15
Greg Sampson	0	1	0	19	0	19
Eric Sievers	0	1	0	16	0	17

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rick Donnalley	3	6	1	28	1	34
Blair Bush	2	5	0	13	1	19
Leotis Harris	2	5	0	28	1	29
Luis Sharpe	2	4	0	26	0	32
Glenn Hyde	1	3	0	25	1	18
Doug Cosbie	1	3	0	25	0	29
Joe Jacoby	0	4	0	33	0	35
Earl Cooper	0	1	0	19	0	11
Mike Guman	0	1	0	28	0	28

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Luke	3	11
Graham Spreen	1	7
Shaun Gayle	1	3

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Rick Upchurch	2	10
Doug Cosbie	1	6

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tommy Casanova	---	---	31	32	7	70
Shaun Gayle	---	---	32	29	3	64
Ronnie Lippett	---	---	26	32	4	62
Keena Turner	---	---	30	27	2	59
Steve Luke	---	---	19	28	11	58
Kenny Johnson	---	---	26	32	---	58
Graham Spreen	---	---	20	28	7	55
Richard Todd	27	26	---	---	---	53
Johnny Rembert	---	---	27	24	1	52
Reggie White	---	---	28	24	---	52
Don Macek	24	24	---	---	2	50
Ken Huff	22	23	---	---	3	48
Mike Dawson	---	---	26	18	2	46
Andy Dorris	---	---	18	26	---	44
Terry Tausch	22	21	---	---	1	44
Roger Carr	18	20	---	---	5	43
Bruce Scholtz	---	---	22	16	1	39
Greg Sampson	19	19	---	---	---	38
Tony Hill	17	15	---	---	6	38
Eric Sievers	16	17	---	---	5	38
Sid Abramowicz	22	15	---	---	---	37
Larry Moriarty	18	14	---	---	5	37
Don Mosebar	13	16	---	---	4	33
Don Blackmon	---	---	11	10	10	31
Archie Griffin	10	17	---	---	3	30
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	16	9	4	29
Gary Anderson	16	13	---	---	---	29
Jim Collins	---	---	16	6	6	28
Carl Barisich	---	---	8	17	2	27
Tim Wrightman	15	5	---	---	5	25
Walter Payton	11	12	---	---	1	24
Orlando Whiteman	5	9	---	---	8	22
Thomas Hopkins	8	7	---	---	4	19
Scott Radecic	---	---	8	11	---	19
Fred Anderson	---	---	6	11	1	18
Tom Toner	---	---	4	5	6	15
Brad Edelman	5	5	---	---	4	14
Glenn Dennison	2	3	---	---	9	14
Earl Gant	0	1	---	---	12	13
Ted McKnight	5	4	---	---	1	10
Pat McInally	0	0	---	---	4	4
Wally Henry	2	0	---	---	2	4
Carson Long	0	0	---	---	3	3
Dave Wilson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kyle Mackey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cedric Minter	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cliff Stoudt	34	35	---	---	---	69
Joe Jacoby	33	35	---	---	1	69
Rick Donnalley	28	34	---	---	4	66
Mike Guman	28	28	---	---	8	64
Leotis Harris	28	29	---	---	3	60
Doug Cosbie	25	29	---	---	6	60
Deron Cherry	---	---	27	24	8	59
Joe Washington	31	24	---	---	3	58
Luis Sharpe	26	32	---	---	---	58
Rick Upchurch	22	24	---	---	10	56
Mark Lee	---	---	25	21	6	52
Mark Duper	25	21	---	---	2	48
Glenn Hyde	25	18	---	---	3	46
Craig Cassady	---	---	15	19	9	43
Earl Cooper	19	11	---	---	11	41
Bryan Hicks	---	---	20	21	---	41
Elbert Foules	---	---	21	20	---	41
Jim Wilks	---	---	19	19	2	40
Lupe Sanchez	---	---	15	21	4	40
Larry McGrew	---	---	18	19	---	37
Steve Niehaus	---	---	16	19	1	36
Wilson Whitely	---	---	19	15	2	36
Blair Bush	13	19	---	---	4	36
Danny Buggs	10	16	---	---	9	35
Dave Lindstrom	---	---	17	16	---	33
Ron Crosby	---	---	16	12	1	29
George Wonsley	4	12	---	---	13	29
Doug Martin	---	---	12	12	4	28
Johnny Meads	---	---	15	11	---	26
Roosevelt Barnes	---	---	7	9	9	25
Floyd Eddings	6	9	---	---	9	24
Randy Edwards	---	---	11	11	---	22
Tony Elliott	---	---	12	9	---	21
Rick Dennison	---	---	9	7	---	16
Kani Kauahi	7	5	---	---	2	14
Jean Barrett	8	3	---	---	---	11
Larry Keller	---	---	3	1	6	10
Bill Willis	2	0	---	---	3	5
Tinker Owens	0	1	---	---	3	4
Tim Mazzetti	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Michel	0	0	---	---	3	3
Brendon Bishop	0	0	---	---	1	1
Turk Schonert	0	0	---	---	---	0
Todd Blackledge	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	23	4.6
Middle	11	36	3.3
Right	10	43	4.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	30	3.3
Middle	22	106	4.8
Right	3	3	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Richard Todd	25	18	3	1	0	0	1	1	2

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cliff Stoudt	31	19	3	0	2	2	3	3	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	6	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	86	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	76	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	46	23.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	21	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	84	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	40	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	45	9.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roger Carr	7	6	55	1	20
WR Tony Hill	6	3	45	1	15
WR Archie Griffin	5	3	75	1	17
RB Walter Payton	3	2	23	0	12
FB Larry Moriarty	2	2	8	0	14
WR Orlando Whiteman	1	1	4	0	9
RB Gary Anderson	1	1	4	0	13

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Doug Cosbie	8	6	0	35	0	29
RB Joe Washington	5	4	1	25	0	24
WR Mark Duper	5	3	0	52	2	21
WR Rick Upchurch	4	1	0	10	0	24
WR Floyd Eddings	3	1	1	14	0	9
RB George Wonsley	3	3	0	43	1	12
WR Danny Buggs	1	1	0	11	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Washington	1	7	7.00	3.87
Mike Guman	1	2	2.00	2.40
George Wonsley	1	13	13.00	6.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Walter Payton	2	1
Gary Anderson	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Washington	2	1
George Wonsley	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richard Todd	9	4	3

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cliff Stoudt	11	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tony Hill	4	2	2
WR Roger Carr	2	1	0
WR Archie Griffin	2	1	1
RB Walter Payton	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mark Duper	3	1	1
WR Floyd Eddings	3	1	1
WR Danny Buggs	1	1	0
WR Rick Upchurch	1	0	0
RB Joe Washington	1	1	1
TE Doug Cosbie	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,500 (21,400)
End Zone 14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,500 (21,400)
End Zone	14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)