Exhibition Week 4, 1985

played in Denver, CO

87 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	0	7	7	7	-	21
Denver Broncos	3	10	0	6	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:02 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 42 field goal
2Q: 13:47 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 32 field goal
2Q: 04:08 STL - Melvin Hoover 11 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 01:26 DEN - Richard Johnson 68 interception return (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
3Q: 14:28 STL - Mike Woods 25 fumble return (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 13:08 STL - Frank Pollard 17 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 11:14 DEN - Johnny Meads 57 interception return (George Wonsley run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:02 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 42 field goal
2Q: 13:47 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 32 field goal
2Q: 04:08 STL - Melvin Hoover 11 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 01:26 DEN - Richard Johnson 68 interception return (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
3Q: 14:28 STL - Mike Woods 25 fumble return (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 13:08 STL - Frank Pollard 17 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 11:14 DEN - Johnny Meads 57 interception return (George Wonsley run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics STL DEN
Record 2-1 1-2
First Downs 18 13
- by Rushing 9 3
- by Passing 9 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 332 200
- Offensive Plays 52 57
- Yards per Play 6.38 3.51
Net Rushing Yards 164 50
- Rushing Attempts 26 16
- Yards per Rush 6.31 3.13
Net Passing Yards 168 150
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 19 - 2 40 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 184 157
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 6.46 3.66
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/8 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.3 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 3/24
Punt Returns/Yards 4/53 3/12
Kick Returns/Yards 3/78 2/43
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/125
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 24
Time of Possession 28:58 31:02

Team Statistics	STL	DEN
Record	2-1	1-2
First Downs	18	13
- by Rushing	9	3
- by Passing	9	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	332	200
- Offensive Plays	52	57
- Yards per Play	6.38	3.51
Net Rushing Yards	164	50
- Rushing Attempts	26	16
- Yards per Rush	6.31	3.13
Net Passing Yards	168	150
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 19 - 2	40 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	184	157
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	6.46	3.66
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/8	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.3	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	3/24
Punt Returns/Yards	4/53	3/12
Kick Returns/Yards	3/78	2/43
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/125
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 24
Time of Possession	28:58	31:02

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:42	OWN 21	3	1	Punt
1	7:56	2:31	OWN 26	3	2	Punt
2	13:42	3:08	OWN 32	5	20	Punt
2	7:02	3:05	OWN 30	6	70	Touchdown
2	2:13	0:59	OWN 29	4	29	Interception
2	1:14	1:14	OWN 15	3	29	Half
3	10:29	1:27	OWN 39	3	-2	Punt
3	3:18	2:11	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
4	14:23	1:28	OWN 37	3	63	Touchdown
4	11:43	0:37	OWN 23	2	19	Interception
4	11:06	2:16	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	7:44	7:44	OWN 27	13	68	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:18	4:22	OWN 38	9	37	Field Goal
1	5:25	6:43	OWN 19	12	66	Field Goal
2	10:34	3:32	OWN 20	6	11	Punt
2	3:57	1:44	OWN 34	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	0:38	OWN 20	2	5	Fumble
3	14:22	3:53	OWN 10	5	13	Punt
3	9:02	5:44	OWN 9	11	51	Punt
3	1:07	1:44	OWN 27	3	9	Punt
4	12:55	1:12	OWN 40	3	-10	Punt
4	8:50	1:06	OWN 30	3	3	Punt

Game MVP: Frank Pollard, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Frank Pollard	16	131	8.19	20	5	1
Bill Ring	5	24	4.80	9	0	0
Joe Montana	2	4	2.00	2	0	0
Tony Paige	2	6	3.00	3	0	0
Scott Bull	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
George Wonsley	9	20	2.22	6	0
Mark Grabowski	6	20	3.33	8	0
Cliff Stoudt	1	10	10.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	18	15	110	2/10	1	16	1	87.5
Scott Bull	5	4	74	1/6	0	37	1	79.2

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cliff Stoudt	20	14	64	1/7	0	11	0	73.8
Bernie Kosar	20	15	93	0/0	0	22	0	84.0

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roy Green	4	5	55	13.75	10	37	0
WR Mardye McDole	3	4	34	11.33	8	19	0
WR Billy Ryckman	2	3	21	10.50	13	14	0
RB Frank Pollard	2	2	13	6.50	8	10	0
TE Rodney Holman	2	2	31	15.50	0	16	0
WR Melvin Hoover	2	2	12	6.00	4	11	1
FB Tony Paige	2	2	6	3.00	7	7	0
TE Dan Ross	1	1	2	2.00	4	2	0
WR Steve Watson	1	2	10	10.00	3	10	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dokie Williams	9	11	68	7.56	1	12
WR Tinker Owens	5	9	39	7.80	1	22
WR Willie Drewrey	3	5	8	2.67	0	5
WR Dave Mattox	3	5	1	0.33	0	3
TE Earl Cooper	2	2	12	6.00	0	8
WR Floyd Eddings	2	3	11	5.50	0	6
RB George Wonsley	2	2	7	3.50	0	5
RB Mark Grabowski	2	2	4	2.00	0	5
TE Randy Curry	1	1	7	7.00	0	7

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Johnny Meads	1	57	57.00	1
CB Richard Johnson	1	68	68.00	1

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Recov	Force	TD
Mike Woods	1	0	1
Wayne Smith	0	1	0
Leonard Smith	0	1	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tinker Owens	2	0	0	0
Earl Cooper	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Dilts	6	287	47.8	42.5	53	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	7	321	45.9	35.4	54	2

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tim Mazzetti	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Ryckman	3	39	13.0	0
Don McNeal	1	14	14.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Lee	3	12	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Don McNeal	3	78	26.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Lee	1	24	24.0	0
Reuben Hendeson	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Albert Lewis	8	0	0.0	13	40
S Chris Williams	7	0	0.0	12	39
OLB Jeff Davis	5	1	0.0	6	21
OLB Mike Woods	4	2	0.0	10	20
ILB Fredd Young	3	3	0.0	12	22
CB Don McNeal	3	1	0.0	12	38
CB Wayne Smith	3	1	0.0	16	36
DE Ben Thomas	2	0	0.5	9	32
S Leonard Smith	2	4	0.0	12	36
OLB Ken Woodard	2	0	0.0	6	6
DE Shawn Miller	2	0	0.0	11	12
DT Brad Shearer	1	1	0.0	10	18
DT Kent Kremer	1	1	0.0	8	30
DT Gary Johnson	1	0	0.0	12	32
ILB Mark Brown	1	0	0.0	4	15
DE Keith Ferguson	0	1	0.5	15	34

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rick Dennison	7	2	0.5	19	18
CB Lupe Sanchez	5	1	1.0	19	18
S Rick Sanford	5	0	0.0	16	16
CB Richard Johnson	4	1	0.0	19	18
S Jim Bowman	3	1	1.0	17	21
OLB Johnny Meads	3	3	0.0	15	19
DT Rush Brown	3	2	0.0	15	11
ILB Roosevelt Barnes	3	1	0.0	7	8
S Mark Kafentzis	3	1	0.0	15	16
CB Mark Lee	2	1	0.0	18	16
DE Dave Lindstrom	2	0	0.0	12	12
CB Reuben Hendeson	2	0	0.0	16	18
OLB Chris Washington	1	2	0.5	5	4
DT Tony Elliott	1	1	0.0	17	13
DT Wilson Whitely	1	0	0.0	18	20
OLB Tim Meamber	0	1	0.0	12	9

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Keith Ferguson	0.5	1	0	34
DE Ben Thomas	0.5	0	0	32
DT Gary Johnson	0.0	0	1	32
ILB Mark Brown	0.0	0	1	15

Denver	Sack	Block	PPlay
CB Lupe Sanchez	1.0	0	18
S Jim Bowman	1.0	0	21
ILB Rick Dennison	0.5	0	18
OLB Chris Washington	0.5	0	4
DE Earl Wilson	0.0	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Chris Williams	6	1	39
CB Albert Lewis	5	0	40
OLB Jeff Davis	4	0	21
OLB Mike Woods	3	1	20
CB Don McNeal	3	0	38
CB Wayne Smith	2	1	36
S Leonard Smith	2	0	36
ILB Fredd Young	1	1	22
ILB Mark Brown	1	0	15
DE Shawn Miller	1	0	12
DE Ben Thomas	1	0	32
OLB Kervin Wyatt	0	1	10

Denver	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Rick Dennison	4	0	18
S Mark Kafentzis	4	0	16
S Rick Sanford	3	0	16
OLB Johnny Meads	2	1	19
CB Richard Johnson	2	1	18
CB Lupe Sanchez	2	0	18
ILB Roosevelt Barnes	1	0	8
S Jim Bowman	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Walt Downing	2	5	0	18	1	21
John Scully	2	3	1	21	1	17
Larry McCarren	2	3	0	19	0	15
Eric Laakso	2	3	0	11	0	13
Tony Paige	2	2	0	14	0	12
Luis Sharpe	1	4	0	13	1	18
Leotis Harris	1	1	0	20	0	22
James Jones	1	1	0	6	0	5
Kelvin Clark	0	1	0	13	0	9

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rick Donnalley	1	2	8	0	18
Bill Willis	1	1	11	0	26
Mickey Marvin	0	3	14	1	30
Kani Kauahi	0	2	8	0	23
Bill Fralic	0	2	5	0	24
Glenn Hyde	0	1	13	0	28
Earl Cooper	0	1	15	0	32
Ken Ruettgers	0	1	13	0	33
Unknown	0	1	9	0	18
Jeff Webster	0	1	8	0	23

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Mardye McDole	3	21
Dennis Lick	1	4
Leotis Harris	1	4

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Roosevelt Barnes	3	16
Mark Grabowski	1	22
Randy Curry	1	17
Mark Kafentzis	1	16
Dave Mattox	1	13

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Don McNeal	---	---	12	38	32	82
Wayne Smith	---	---	16	36	11	63
Chris Williams	---	---	12	39	12	63
Albert Lewis	---	---	13	40	6	59
Mardye McDole	13	21	---	---	21	55
Gary Johnson	---	---	12	32	9	53
Keith Ferguson	---	---	15	34	1	50
Leonard Smith	---	---	12	36	2	50
Leotis Harris	20	22	---	---	4	46
Jeff Davis	---	---	6	21	19	46
Billy Ryckman	14	15	---	---	15	44
Walt Downing	18	21	---	---	5	44
Ben Thomas	---	---	9	32	2	43
Larry McCarren	19	15	---	---	6	40
Kent Kremer	---	---	8	30	1	39
John Scully	21	17	---	---	---	38
Fredd Young	---	---	12	22	2	36
Dennis Lick	15	15	---	---	4	34
Tony Paige	14	12	---	---	8	34
Mike Woods	---	---	10	20	2	32
Frank Pollard	18	13	---	---	---	31
Luis Sharpe	13	18	---	---	---	31
Eric Laakso	11	13	---	---	6	30
Roy Green	16	14	---	---	---	30
Shawn Miller	---	---	11	12	7	30
Brad Shearer	---	---	10	18	1	29
Joe Montana	8	20	---	---	---	28
Kelvin Clark	13	9	---	---	5	27
Rodney Holman	13	13	---	---	---	26
James Jones	6	5	---	---	14	25
Scott Bull	18	6	---	---	---	24
Dan Ross	9	6	---	---	7	22
Steve Watson	12	10	---	---	---	22
Kervin Wyatt	---	---	2	10	9	21
David Hughes	3	3	---	---	15	21
Mark Brown	---	---	4	15	1	20
Bill Ring	8	11	---	---	---	19
Melvin Hoover	4	6	---	---	9	19
Rod McSwain	---	---	6	10	1	17
Mark Boyer	0	1	---	---	15	16
Ken Woodard	---	---	6	6	---	12
Bucky Dilts	0	0	---	---	6	6
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	4	4
Unknown	---	---	0	0	2	2
Mark Malone	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Earl Cooper	15	32	---	---	9	56
Mickey Marvin	14	30	---	---	9	53
Glenn Hyde	13	28	---	---	8	49
Mark Kafentzis	---	---	15	16	16	47
Mark Grabowski	6	19	---	---	22	47
Ken Ruettgers	13	33	---	---	---	46
Mark Lee	---	---	18	16	11	45
Richard Johnson	---	---	19	18	8	45
Unknown	---	---	9	18	16	43
Randy Curry	7	19	---	---	17	43
Bill Willis	11	26	---	---	5	42
Jeff Webster	8	23	---	---	9	40
Wilson Whitely	---	---	18	20	1	39
Rick Dennison	---	---	19	18	2	39
Jim Bowman	---	---	17	21	1	39
Reuben Hendeson	---	---	16	18	4	38
Lupe Sanchez	---	---	19	18	---	37
Willie Drewrey	5	21	---	---	11	37
Dave Mattox	7	17	---	---	13	37
Rick Donnalley	8	18	---	---	9	35
Kani Kauahi	8	23	---	---	4	35
Johnny Meads	---	---	15	19	1	35
Earl Wilson	---	---	14	14	6	34
Tim Meamber	---	---	12	9	12	33
Tinker Owens	8	23	---	---	1	32
Rick Sanford	---	---	16	16	---	32
Randy Edwards	---	---	14	18	---	32
George Wonsley	10	21	---	---	1	32
Bernie Kosar	12	20	---	---	---	32
Rush Brown	---	---	15	11	5	31
Roosevelt Barnes	---	---	7	8	16	31
Tony Elliott	---	---	17	13	---	30
Bill Fralic	5	24	---	---	1	30
Floyd Eddings	7	17	---	---	4	28
Cliff Stoudt	4	21	---	---	---	25
Dave Lindstrom	---	---	12	12	---	24
Dokie Williams	6	18	---	---	---	24
Leon Evans	---	---	12	8	---	20
Larry McGrew	---	---	5	5	9	19
Elbert Foules	---	---	1	4	11	16
Chris Washington	---	---	5	4	2	11
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tim Mazzetti	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mike Guendling	---	---	0	0	4	4
Lynn Dickey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Todd Blackledge	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	19	3.2
Middle	11	61	5.5
Right	8	85	10.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	7	3.5
Middle	11	33	3.0
Right	3	10	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	18	15	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Scott Bull	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cliff Stoudt	20	14	0	1	1	2	1	0	0
Bernie Kosar	20	15	1	0	1	3	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	33	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	10	63	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	51	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	37	12.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	9	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	30	24	114	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	1	12	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	22	5.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roy Green	5	4	0	55	1	14
WR Mardye McDole	4	3	0	34	0	21
WR Billy Ryckman	3	2	1	21	0	15
WR Steve Watson	2	1	0	10	0	10
RB Frank Pollard	2	2	0	13	0	13
TE Rodney Holman	2	2	0	31	0	13
WR Melvin Hoover	2	2	0	12	0	6
FB Tony Paige	2	2	0	6	0	12
TE Dan Ross	1	1	0	2	0	6

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dokie Williams	11	9	0	68	0	18
WR Tinker Owens	9	5	0	39	1	23
WR Willie Drewrey	5	3	1	8	0	21
WR Dave Mattox	5	3	1	1	0	17
WR Floyd Eddings	3	2	0	11	0	17
TE Earl Cooper	2	2	0	12	0	32
RB George Wonsley	2	2	0	7	0	21
RB Mark Grabowski	2	2	0	4	0	19
TE Randy Curry	1	1	0	7	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frank Pollard	2	22	11.00	8.19
Scott Bull	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
Bill Ring	1	9	9.00	4.80

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
George Wonsley	1	2	2.00	2.22
Mark Grabowski	1	3	3.00	3.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Montana	1	1	11	11.00	6.11

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	1	0	0	0.00	4.65

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Melvin Hoover	1	1	11	11.00	6.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Floyd Eddings	1	0	0	0.00	3.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Frank Pollard	3	2
Joe Montana	1	0
Bill Ring	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Cliff Stoudt	1	1
George Wonsley	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	2	1	0
Scott Bull	1	1	0

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	6	3	2
Cliff Stoudt	4	3	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch
WR Roy Green	1	0
WR Melvin Hoover	1	1
FB Tony Paige	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tinker Owens	2	1	1
RB George Wonsley	2	2	1
WR Dave Mattox	2	2	0
WR Floyd Eddings	1	0	0
WR Dokie Williams	1	0	0
WR Willie Drewrey	1	0	0
RB Mark Grabowski	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,300)