Week 8, 1984

played in Denver, CO

49 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

New England Patriots	14	0	3	7	-	24
Denver Broncos	0	3	7	10	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:06 NED - Lynn Swann 9 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
1Q: 03:32 NED - Eddie McMillan 22 interception return (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 10:20 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 35 field goal
3Q: 07:53 DEN - Doug Cosbie 6 pass from Cliff Stoudt (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
3Q: 05:15 NED - Bucky Wallace 37 field goal
4Q: 15:00 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 23 field goal
4Q: 14:23 NED - Mike Wilson 40 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
4Q: 05:13 DEN - Doug Cosbie 3 pass from Cliff Stoudt (Tim Mazzetti extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:06 NED - Lynn Swann 9 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
1Q: 03:32 NED - Eddie McMillan 22 interception return (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 10:20 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 35 field goal
3Q: 07:53 DEN - Doug Cosbie 6 pass from Cliff Stoudt (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
3Q: 05:15 NED - Bucky Wallace 37 field goal
4Q: 15:00 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 23 field goal
4Q: 14:23 NED - Mike Wilson 40 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
4Q: 05:13 DEN - Doug Cosbie 3 pass from Cliff Stoudt (Tim Mazzetti extra point)

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 4-3 1-6
First Downs 12 24
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 6 16
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 213 419
- Offensive Plays 48 72
- Yards per Play 4.44 5.82
Net Rushing Yards 127 135
- Rushing Attempts 29 31
- Yards per Rush 4.38 4.35
Net Passing Yards 86 284
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 15 - 13 - 0 39 - 27 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 113 298
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/27 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 4.53 6.93
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/10 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 5.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 2/10 2/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/15 2/9
Kick Returns/Yards 4/154 3/53
Interception Ret./Yards 2/27 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 25
Time of Possession 24:29 35:31

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	4-3	1-6
First Downs	12	24
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	6	16
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	213	419
- Offensive Plays	48	72
- Yards per Play	4.44	5.82
Net Rushing Yards	127	135
- Rushing Attempts	29	31
- Yards per Rush	4.38	4.35
Net Passing Yards	86	284
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	15 - 13 - 0	39 - 27 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	113	298
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/27	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	4.53	6.93
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/10	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	5.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	2/10	2/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/15	2/9
Kick Returns/Yards	4/154	3/53
Interception Ret./Yards	2/27	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 25
Time of Possession	24:29	35:31

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:14	5:15	OWN 37	10	63	Touchdown
1	6:21	1:45	OWN 45	3	1	Punt
2	10:14	3:00	OWN 30	5	17	Punt
2	3:56	2:09	OWN 25	6	29	Punt
2	0:06	0:06	OWN 38	1	3	Half
3	15:00	1:07	OWN 38	2	10	Fumble
3	12:57	1:56	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
3	7:44	2:36	OWN 49	5	31	Field Goal
4	14:55	0:50	OPP 40	1	40	Touchdown
4	11:48	2:14	OWN 32	4	18	Punt
4	5:03	1:49	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
4	2:20	2:07	OWN 41	6	17	Punt

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:46	OWN 21	3	7	Punt
1	7:59	1:38	OWN 21	3	2	Punt
1	4:36	1:12	OWN 11	3	-2	Interception
1	3:24	8:10	OWN 5	13	77	Field Goal
2	7:14	3:18	OWN 6	8	26	Punt
2	1:47	1:41	OWN 20	4	49	Missed FG
3	13:53	0:56	OPP 43	3	4	Punt
3	11:01	3:17	OWN 40	6	60	Touchdown
3	5:08	5:13	OWN 33	9	61	Field Goal
4	14:05	2:17	OWN 20	4	44	Interception
4	9:34	4:31	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	3:14	0:54	OPP 43	4	2	Downs
4	0:13	0:13	OWN 20	2	14	Game

Game MVP: Steve Bartkowski, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tony Nathan	16	95	5.94	14	3
Jimmy Rogers	11	24	2.18	8	0
Dana McKenzie	1	1	1.00	1	0
Stan Edwards	1	7	7.00	7	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Joe Washington	17	91	5.35	38	3
George Wonsley	8	24	3.00	9	0
Cliff Stoudt	3	11	3.67	5	0
Mike Guman	3	9	3.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bartkowski	15	13	113	4/27	2	40	0	137.6

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cliff Stoudt	39	27	298	2/14	2	28	2	87.3

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stanley Morgan	4	4	42	10.50	4	12	0
WR Lynn Swann	3	4	15	5.00	0	9	1
TE Lin Dawson	2	2	7	3.50	0	5	0
WR Mike Wilson	2	2	43	21.50	0	40	1
WR Benny Malone	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Jimmy Rogers	1	1	4	4.00	1	4	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Doug Cosbie	8	13	52	6.50	7	17	2
WR Rick Upchurch	5	5	69	13.80	13	28	0
TE Earl Cooper	5	6	62	12.40	29	20	0
WR Tinker Owens	4	4	49	12.25	13	17	0
RB Joe Washington	3	3	34	11.33	28	15	0
WR Danny Buggs	1	3	28	28.00	10	28	0
RB George Wonsley	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Mark Duper	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Floyd Eddings	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Eddie McMillan	1	22	22.00	1
CB Aaron Kyle	1	5	5.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Benny Malone	1	0	0	0
Sam Hunt	0	0	1	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Cliff Stoudt	1	0	0
Glenn Hyde	0	1	0
Bryan Hicks	0	1	0
Ron Crosby	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	7	306	43.7	33.9	50	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Michel	4	164	41.0	32.3	43	0

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bucky Wallace	1/1	0/0	0/0	37	3/3

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tim Mazzetti	2/3	0/1	0/0	35	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lynn Swann	2	15	7.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	2	9	4.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edddie Brown	2	88	44.0	0
Jimmy Rogers	2	66	33.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	3	53	17.7	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB John Anderson	8	1	0.0	19	27
OLB Sam Hunt	6	1	1.0	23	28
CB Eddie McMillan	6	0	0.0	17	23
S Vinny Hoover	5	3	0.0	23	23
S Doug Greene	5	1	0.0	21	29
OLB Gary Campbell	5	0	0.0	28	39
CB Aaron Kyle	4	1	0.0	21	26
ILB Shane Nelson	3	2	0.0	19	22
DE Al Harris	3	1	0.0	22	20
CB Garcia Lane	3	0	0.0	10	20
DT Kurt Surratt	2	1	0.0	18	15
CB Mark Mitchell	2	0	0.0	17	26
DT Pete Koch	2	0	0.0	15	30
DE Jim Young	1	0	1.0	18	28
S Mike Davis	1	3	0.0	27	38
DE Brison Manor	1	1	0.0	21	31
WR Lynn Swann	1	0	---	---	---
S Jeff Donaldson	1	0	0.0	9	11

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Larry McGrew	7	1	0.0	15	16
S Deron Cherry	5	1	0.0	26	16
DT Wilson Whitely	4	3	0.5	24	11
OLB Ron Crosby	4	2	0.0	20	11
CB Elbert Foules	3	0	1.5	15	8
DE Jim Wilks	3	2	1.0	19	14
S Craig Cassady	3	0	0.0	14	12
ILB Rick Dennison	3	0	0.0	14	3
DT Steve Niehaus	2	1	0.5	18	14
CB Lupe Sanchez	2	1	0.0	15	14
S Bryan Hicks	2	0	0.0	19	13
DE Dave Lindstrom	1	1	0.0	13	8
CB Mark Lee	1	1	0.0	23	15
TE Doug Cosbie	1	0	---	---	---
CB Reuben Hendeson	1	0	0.0	18	12
ILB Roosevelt Barnes	1	0	0.0	8	7
DE Randy Edwards	1	0	0.0	13	8
DE Doug Martin	0	6	0.5	16	12
OLB Johnny Meads	0	3	0.0	14	7
DT Tony Elliott	0	1	0.0	11	7

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jim Young	1.0	1	1	28
OLB Sam Hunt	1.0	0	0	28
DT Kurt Surratt	0.0	0	1	15

Denver	Sack	Block	PPlay
CB Elbert Foules	1.5	0	8
DE Jim Wilks	1.0	1	14
DT Steve Niehaus	0.5	0	14
DT Wilson Whitely	0.5	0	11
DE Doug Martin	0.5	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Eddie McMillan	6	1	1	23
CB Aaron Kyle	3	0	1	26
OLB Sam Hunt	2	0	0	28
S Vinny Hoover	2	0	0	23
CB Mark Mitchell	2	0	0	26
ILB Shane Nelson	2	0	0	22
ILB John Anderson	2	0	0	27
S Doug Greene	2	0	0	29
CB Garcia Lane	2	0	0	20
OLB Gary Campbell	1	1	0	39
S Mike Davis	1	1	0	38
DE Al Harris	1	0	0	20
S Jeff Donaldson	1	0	0	11

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Ron Crosby	4	0	11
CB Reuben Hendeson	2	1	12
DT Wilson Whitely	1	0	11
S Bryan Hicks	1	0	13
CB Mark Lee	1	0	15
ILB Larry McGrew	1	0	16
S Deron Cherry	1	0	16
DE Randy Edwards	1	0	8
CB Lupe Sanchez	1	0	14

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Hannah	5	7	28	3	18
Ron Solt	2	8	20	0	11
Don Maggs	2	3	20	0	13
Larry Tearry	1	6	25	0	17
Wade Griffin	0	3	27	1	19
Dana McKenzie	0	1	18	0	9
Joe Fields	0	1	12	0	10

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rick Donnalley	4	9	1	23	0	32
Luis Sharpe	2	4	0	25	2	33
Joe Jacoby	2	3	0	31	0	39
Blair Bush	2	2	0	6	0	10
Doug Cosbie	1	2	0	23	0	35
Leotis Harris	0	3	0	25	0	31
Glenn Hyde	0	2	0	22	0	32
Jean Barrett	0	1	0	6	0	8
Mickey Marvin	0	1	0	9	0	9
Kani Kauahi	0	1	0	8	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Jimmy Rogers	1	21
Johnny Perkins	1	18
George Farmer	1	14
Sam Hunt	1	13
Joe Fields	1	8

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Mark Duper	3	16
George Wonsley	2	24
Floyd Eddings	1	17

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gary Campbell	---	---	28	39	3	70
Mike Davis	---	---	27	38	3	68
Sam Hunt	---	---	23	28	13	64
John Hannah	28	18	---	---	8	54
Aaron Kyle	---	---	21	26	7	54
Brison Manor	---	---	21	31	1	53
Jim Young	---	---	18	28	7	53
Doug Greene	---	---	21	29	3	53
Wade Griffin	27	19	---	---	5	51
Mark Mitchell	---	---	17	26	7	50
John Anderson	---	---	19	27	4	50
Steve Bartkowski	29	19	---	---	---	48
Shane Nelson	---	---	19	22	7	48
Vinny Hoover	---	---	23	23	1	47
Stan Edwards	20	9	---	---	18	47
Pete Koch	---	---	15	30	2	47
Larry Tearry	25	17	---	---	4	46
Eddie McMillan	---	---	17	23	5	45
Dana McKenzie	18	9	---	---	18	45
Al Harris	---	---	22	20	---	42
Garcia Lane	---	---	10	20	10	40
Jimmy Rogers	12	6	---	---	21	39
Lin Dawson	18	14	---	---	7	39
Lynn Swann	19	13	---	---	4	36
Kurt Surratt	---	---	18	15	3	36
Stanley Morgan	22	13	---	---	---	35
Ron Solt	20	11	---	---	4	35
Don Maggs	20	13	---	---	---	33
Tony Nathan	17	13	---	---	1	31
Joe Fields	12	10	---	---	8	30
Irv Pankey	13	7	---	---	8	28
Benny Malone	10	11	---	---	2	23
Jeff Donaldson	---	---	9	11	2	22
Edddie Brown	---	---	3	4	13	20
Johnny Perkins	2	0	---	---	18	20
Mike Wilson	6	7	---	---	5	18
Rusty Rebowe	---	---	4	4	8	16
George Farmer	1	0	---	---	14	15
Jerry Blanton	---	---	6	7	1	14
Sylvester Stamps	0	0	---	---	13	13
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	7	7
Allan Leavitt	0	0	---	---	5	5
Milt McColl	---	---	0	0	3	3
Larry Lawrence	0	0	---	---	1	1
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	1	1
Sam Adkins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cliff Stoudt	31	41	---	---	---	72
Joe Jacoby	31	39	---	---	---	70
Doug Cosbie	23	35	---	---	11	69
Rick Donnalley	23	32	---	---	7	62
Glenn Hyde	22	32	---	---	5	59
Mike Guman	18	21	---	---	20	59
Luis Sharpe	25	33	---	---	---	58
Rick Upchurch	18	27	---	---	12	57
Leotis Harris	25	31	---	---	---	56
Joe Washington	23	28	---	---	---	51
Danny Buggs	17	23	---	---	10	50
George Wonsley	12	14	---	---	24	50
Elbert Foules	---	---	15	8	23	46
Earl Cooper	11	17	---	---	16	44
Deron Cherry	---	---	26	16	2	44
Tinker Owens	20	21	---	---	1	42
Craig Cassady	---	---	14	12	13	39
Wilson Whitely	---	---	24	11	4	39
Mark Lee	---	---	23	15	1	39
Jim Wilks	---	---	19	14	4	37
Doug Martin	---	---	16	12	7	35
Steve Niehaus	---	---	18	14	2	34
Larry McGrew	---	---	15	16	3	34
Ron Crosby	---	---	20	11	2	33
Mark Duper	6	11	---	---	16	33
Bryan Hicks	---	---	19	13	---	32
Roosevelt Barnes	---	---	8	7	17	32
Floyd Eddings	7	8	---	---	17	32
Reuben Hendeson	---	---	18	12	1	31
Lupe Sanchez	---	---	15	14	1	30
Mickey Marvin	9	9	---	---	7	25
Johnny Meads	---	---	14	7	3	24
Dave Lindstrom	---	---	13	8	2	23
Blair Bush	6	10	---	---	7	23
Kani Kauahi	8	9	---	---	6	23
Randy Edwards	---	---	13	8	---	21
Rick Dennison	---	---	14	3	2	19
Tony Elliott	---	---	11	7	1	19
Larry Keller	---	---	4	1	10	15
Jean Barrett	6	8	---	---	---	14
Tim Mazzetti	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bill Willis	0	2	---	---	3	5
Mike Michel	0	0	---	---	4	4
Brendon Bishop	0	0	---	---	3	3
Turk Schonert	0	0	---	---	---	0
Todd Blackledge	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	63	5.3
Middle	5	23	4.6
Right	12	41	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	58	9.7
Middle	20	68	3.4
Right	5	9	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bartkowski	15	13	1	0	0	1	0	0	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cliff Stoudt	39	27	3	2	2	3	2	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	8	47	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	23	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	40	13.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	29	4.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	99	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	119	14.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	51	10.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lynn Swann	4	3	15	0	13
WR Stanley Morgan	4	4	42	0	13
WR Benny Malone	2	1	2	0	11
TE Lin Dawson	2	2	7	0	14
WR Mike Wilson	2	2	43	1	7
RB Jimmy Rogers	1	1	4	0	6

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Doug Cosbie	13	8	1	52	0	35
TE Earl Cooper	6	5	0	62	1	17
WR Rick Upchurch	5	5	0	69	1	27
WR Tinker Owens	4	4	0	49	0	21
WR Danny Buggs	3	1	1	28	1	23
RB Joe Washington	3	3	0	34	0	28
WR Mark Duper	2	0	0	0	0	11
WR Floyd Eddings	2	0	0	0	0	8
RB George Wonsley	1	1	0	4	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Washington	3	7	2.33	5.35
George Wonsley	1	1	1.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bartkowski	2	2	13	6.50	7.53

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cliff Stoudt	6	5	12	2.00	7.64

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lynn Swann	1	1	9	9.00	3.75
RB Jimmy Rogers	1	1	4	4.00	4.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Doug Cosbie	4	4	11	2.75	4.00
TE Earl Cooper	1	1	1	1.00	10.33
WR Floyd Eddings	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Nathan	4	0
Jimmy Rogers	2	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Washington	2	1
Cliff Stoudt	1	1
George Wonsley	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bartkowski	2	1	1

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cliff Stoudt	8	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Benny Malone	1	0	0
TE Lin Dawson	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Doug Cosbie	5	2	2
WR Tinker Owens	1	1	1
TE Earl Cooper	1	1	0
WR Mark Duper	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,000 (21,400)
End Zone 13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,000 (21,400)
End Zone	13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)