Week 8, 1987

played in Denver, CO

43 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

New England Patriots	3	3	3	0	-	9
Denver Broncos	10	0	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:25 DEN - Earl Wilson 43 fumble return (Max Zendejas extra point)
1Q: 09:36 NED - Mike Wood 51 field goal
1Q: 05:09 DEN - Max Zendejas 34 field goal
2Q: 11:41 NED - Mike Wood 38 field goal
3Q: 07:15 NED - Mike Wood 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:25 DEN - Earl Wilson 43 fumble return (Max Zendejas extra point)
1Q: 09:36 NED - Mike Wood 51 field goal
1Q: 05:09 DEN - Max Zendejas 34 field goal
2Q: 11:41 NED - Mike Wood 38 field goal
3Q: 07:15 NED - Mike Wood 35 field goal

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 3-4 4-3
First Downs 12 11
- by Rushing 4 3
- by Passing 7 7
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 220 256
- Offensive Plays 62 61
- Yards per Play 3.55 4.20
Net Rushing Yards 102 105
- Rushing Attempts 20 35
- Yards per Rush 5.10 3.00
Net Passing Yards 118 151
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 21 - 2 26 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 131 151
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/13 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 2.81 5.81
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/20 6/46
Punt Returns/Yards 4/31 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/62 2/18
Interception Ret./Yards 1/3 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 23
Time of Possession 28:22 31:38

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	3-4	4-3
First Downs	12	11
- by Rushing	4	3
- by Passing	7	7
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	220	256
- Offensive Plays	62	61
- Yards per Play	3.55	4.20
Net Rushing Yards	102	105
- Rushing Attempts	20	35
- Yards per Rush	5.10	3.00
Net Passing Yards	118	151
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 21 - 2	26 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	131	151
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/13	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	2.81	5.81
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/20	6/46
Punt Returns/Yards	4/31	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/62	2/18
Interception Ret./Yards	1/3	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 23
Time of Possession	28:22	31:38

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:51	OWN 42	3	1	Fumble
1	13:09	3:38	OWN 20	8	46	Field Goal
1	5:04	3:18	OWN 19	5	12	Punt
2	15:00	3:25	OWN 40	7	39	Field Goal
2	6:22	1:27	OWN 41	3	8	Punt
2	3:12	1:20	OWN 46	3	-2	Punt
3	13:16	1:46	OWN 22	5	19	Interception
3	10:41	3:31	OWN 22	9	60	Field Goal
3	5:12	1:29	OWN 43	3	4	Punt
3	0:49	2:49	OWN 35	7	27	Punt
4	11:43	0:51	OWN 23	2	1	Interception
4	8:53	1:27	OWN 39	3	4	Punt
4	4:04	1:12	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	0:10	0:10	OWN 2	2	3	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:31	4:27	OWN 10	7	73	Field Goal
1	1:46	1:46	OWN 21	3	6	Punt
2	11:35	5:13	OWN 20	13	46	Missed FG
2	4:55	1:43	OWN 5	3	7	Punt
2	1:52	1:52	OWN 6	3	24	Half
3	15:00	1:44	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	11:30	0:49	OPP 44	2	7	Interception
3	7:10	1:58	OWN 7	3	4	Punt
3	3:43	2:54	OWN 11	6	19	Punt
4	13:00	1:17	OWN 20	3	14	Punt
4	10:52	1:59	OPP 39	3	7	Missed FG
4	7:26	3:22	OWN 26	6	20	Punt
4	2:52	2:42	OWN 33	6	9	Punt

Game MVP: Earl Wilson, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Dalton Hilliard	14	78	5.57	30	3
Tony Nathan	5	21	4.20	7	0
Gary Kubiak	1	3	3.00	3	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
George Wonsley	26	81	3.12	10	1
Marion Barber	6	19	3.17	10	1
Jim Harbaugh	2	3	1.50	3	0
Steve Smith	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Kubiak	39	21	131	3/13	0	22	2	39.6

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Harbaugh	26	15	151	0/0	0	51	1	58.3

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
FB Stan Edwards	5	6	23	4.60	12	9
RB Dalton Hilliard	5	6	40	8.00	30	22
TE Lin Dawson	4	6	25	6.25	6	11
WR Stanley Morgan	2	4	6	3.00	1	3
RB Tony Nathan	2	3	11	5.50	13	6
WR Carl Monroe	1	5	10	10.00	0	10
WR Phil Freeman	1	2	9	9.00	3	9
TE Greg Baty	1	1	7	7.00	5	7
WR Carl Roaches	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
WR Mike Wilson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Eric Kattus	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Kelvin Martin	5	9	76	15.20	44	51
WR Ronnie Harmon	2	5	10	5.00	1	7
FB Steve Smith	2	2	13	6.50	1	7
TE Ken Griffey	2	2	8	4.00	0	5
WR Duriel Harris	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
TE Jerry Bell	1	2	20	20.00	2	20
RB George Wonsley	1	1	21	21.00	15	21
FB Tom Rathman	1	2	0	0.00	2	0
WR Hassan Jones	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Glenn Blackwood	1	3	3.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Tim McKyer	1	0	0.00	0
CB David Hollis	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Stanley Morgan	1	0	0
Gary Kubiak	1	0	0
Carl Roaches	0	1	0
Sylvester Stamps	0	0	1
Donald Evans	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Duriel Harris	1	0	0	0
George Wonsley	1	0	0	0
Earl Wilson	0	1	1	1
Jerry Bell	0	1	1	0
Kani Kauahi	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	7	299	42.7	39.9	50	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	8	388	48.5	42.1	56	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	3/3	1/1	1/1	51	0/0

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Max Zendejas	1/3	0/2	0/1	34	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stanley Morgan	4	31	7.8	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Clark	2	62	31.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Duriel Harris	2	18	9.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Greg Gaines	5	3	0.0	25	19
ILB Jerry Blanton	5	1	0.0	25	20
DE Donald Evans	5	1	0.0	19	13
ILB Jim Eliopulos	4	3	0.0	16	12
S Mike Davis	4	1	0.0	24	18
S Doug Greene	4	1	0.0	17	14
ILB John Anderson	3	3	0.0	15	12
DT Pete Koch	3	2	0.0	20	11
DE Reggie White	3	2	0.0	24	19
S Glenn Blackwood	3	1	0.0	26	15
CB Daryl Smith	3	1	0.0	30	24
S Fred Bohannon	3	0	0.0	9	10
DT Johnny Robinson	1	2	0.0	19	17
CB Elbert Shelley	1	2	0.0	21	13
OLB Gary Campbell	1	0	0.0	15	15
OLB Milt McColl	1	0	0.0	22	11
WR Mike Wilson	1	0	---	---	---
TE Eric Kattus	1	0	---	---	---
CB Kevin Clark	1	0	0.0	2	2
DE Bob Kohrs	0	1	0.0	24	19

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Alvin Walton	6	3	0.0	17	34
ILB Larry McGrew	6	2	0.0	13	28
CB Tim McKyer	5	0	0.0	16	34
ILB Pat Swilling	4	1	0.0	4	11
ILB Rick Dennison	4	0	0.0	7	19
DE Lorenzo Freeman	3	0	0.5	10	25
DE Earl Wilson	2	1	1.5	11	28
OLB Winston Moss	2	1	1.0	7	12
DT Jon Hand	2	2	0.0	10	19
S Russell Gary	2	1	0.0	13	32
CB Richard Johnson	2	1	0.0	19	36
DE Leonard Griffin	2	1	0.0	9	14
CB David Hollis	2	1	0.0	14	26
CB Mark Lee	1	2	0.0	19	34
TE Jerry Bell	1	0	---	---	---
DT Wilson Whitely	0	1	0.0	12	25
OLB Johnny Meads	0	1	0.0	14	34
DE Markus Koch	0	1	0.0	10	17

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Reggie White	1	1	1	19
OLB Gary Campbell	1	0	0	15
OLB Milt McColl	0	1	0	11

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Earl Wilson	1.5	0	1	28
OLB Winston Moss	1.0	0	0	12
DE Lorenzo Freeman	0.5	1	0	25
DT Jon Hand	0.0	1	0	19
DT Wilson Whitely	0.0	0	1	25
DT Rush Brown	0.0	0	1	23
DE Leonard Griffin	0.0	0	1	14
DE Markus Koch	0.0	0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Jerry Blanton	3	0	0	20
ILB Jim Eliopulos	2	1	0	12
CB Daryl Smith	2	1	0	24
S Fred Bohannon	2	0	0	10
S Mike Davis	1	1	0	18
ILB John Anderson	1	1	0	12
S Glenn Blackwood	1	0	1	15
S Doug Greene	1	0	0	14
CB Kevin Clark	1	0	0	2
DE Donald Evans	1	0	0	13

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Larry McGrew	4	0	0	28
CB Tim McKyer	3	1	1	34
ILB Rick Dennison	3	0	0	19
ILB Pat Swilling	3	0	0	11
S Alvin Walton	3	0	0	34
CB Mark Lee	2	1	0	34
CB Richard Johnson	1	1	0	36
S Russell Gary	1	0	0	32
DE Leonard Griffin	1	0	0	14
CB David Hollis	0	1	1	26

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Solt	3	4	13	0	35
Randy Dixon	1	3	9	1	16
Don Maggs	1	2	16	0	31
Steve August	1	1	13	0	26
Larry Tearry	0	4	19	0	34
Duval Love	0	3	15	0	32
J.D. Maarleveld	0	1	10	1	23
Stan Edwards	0	1	13	0	24
Bill Cherry	0	0	5	1	13

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Ken Ruettgers	2	6	29	17
Ellison Onizuka	2	4	25	16
Rick Donnalley	1	7	28	21
Edwin Bailey	1	3	30	18
Bill Fralic	0	7	22	15
Kani Kauahi	0	2	10	10
Jerry Bell	0	1	15	9
Brad Edelman	0	1	20	16
Joe Milinchik	0	1	6	9
Tom Rathman	0	1	18	13

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Sylvester Stamps	1	11
Carl Monroe	1	7

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
David Hollis	3	31
Jerry Bell	1	16
Ellison Onizuka	1	11
Bill Fralic	1	9

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Daryl Smith	---	---	30	24	9	63
Gary Kubiak	20	42	---	---	---	62
Toi Cook	---	---	24	16	21	61
Larry Tearry	19	34	---	---	5	58
Ron Solt	13	35	---	---	9	57
Lin Dawson	13	28	---	---	12	53
Jerry Blanton	---	---	25	20	4	49
Greg Gaines	---	---	25	19	5	49
Don Maggs	16	31	---	---	---	47
Duval Love	15	32	---	---	---	47
Greg Baty	14	22	---	---	11	47
Glenn Blackwood	---	---	26	15	5	46
Mike Davis	---	---	24	18	3	45
Stan Edwards	13	24	---	---	8	45
Reggie White	---	---	24	19	2	45
Tony Nathan	5	14	---	---	25	44
Carl Monroe	10	27	---	---	7	44
Bob Kohrs	---	---	24	19	---	43
Dalton Hilliard	15	28	---	---	---	43
J.D. Maarleveld	10	23	---	---	10	43
Donald Evans	---	---	19	13	11	43
Steve August	13	26	---	---	2	41
Milt McColl	---	---	22	11	7	40
Pete Koch	---	---	20	11	9	40
Eric Kattus	10	14	---	---	16	40
Johnny Robinson	---	---	19	17	3	39
Elbert Shelley	---	---	21	13	5	39
Randy Dixon	9	16	---	---	10	35
Doug Greene	---	---	17	14	3	34
Carl Roaches	6	13	---	---	15	34
Gary Campbell	---	---	15	15	3	33
Andrew Melontree	---	---	8	6	19	33
John Anderson	---	---	15	12	4	31
Jim Eliopulos	---	---	16	12	3	31
Stanley Morgan	5	15	---	---	7	27
Bill Cherry	5	13	---	---	9	27
Phil Freeman	2	11	---	---	10	23
Fred Bohannon	---	---	9	10	3	22
Mike Wilson	7	14	---	---	---	21
Sylvester Stamps	0	0	---	---	11	11
Kevin Clark	---	---	2	2	5	9
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	7	7
Allan Leavitt	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	3	3
Erik Kramer	0	0	---	---	3	3
Chris Miller	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
David Hollis	---	---	14	26	31	71
Mark Lee	---	---	19	34	14	67
Richard Johnson	---	---	19	36	9	64
Jim Harbaugh	35	26	---	---	---	61
Alvin Walton	---	---	17	34	9	60
George Wonsley	26	18	---	---	15	59
Tim McKyer	---	---	16	34	2	52
Ellison Onizuka	25	16	---	---	11	52
Johnny Meads	---	---	14	34	3	51
Rick Donnalley	28	21	---	---	1	50
Tom Rathman	18	13	---	---	19	50
Russell Gary	---	---	13	32	4	49
Edwin Bailey	30	18	---	---	---	48
Brad Edelman	20	16	---	---	11	47
Kelvin Martin	25	22	---	---	---	47
Bill Fralic	22	15	---	---	9	46
Ken Ruettgers	29	17	---	---	---	46
Larry McGrew	---	---	13	28	4	45
Ken Griffey	20	13	---	---	9	42
Wilson Whitely	---	---	12	25	4	41
Earl Wilson	---	---	11	28	2	41
Jerry Bell	15	9	---	---	16	40
Ronnie Harmon	23	16	---	---	---	39
Steve Smith	9	13	---	---	16	38
Rush Brown	---	---	10	23	4	37
Lorenzo Freeman	---	---	10	25	2	37
Hassan Jones	19	16	---	---	---	35
Markus Koch	---	---	10	17	7	34
Rick Dennison	---	---	7	19	6	32
Winston Moss	---	---	7	12	12	31
Jon Hand	---	---	10	19	1	30
Duriel Harris	11	5	---	---	11	27
Kani Kauahi	10	10	---	---	7	27
Joe Milinchik	6	9	---	---	11	26
Leonard Griffin	---	---	9	14	2	25
Scott Kellar	---	---	5	11	4	20
Dan Rosado	5	8	---	---	5	18
Pat Swilling	---	---	4	11	---	15
Keith McDonald	1	0	---	---	14	15
Marion Barber	8	4	---	---	---	12
Fred Banks	0	1	---	---	10	11
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	11	11
Alvin Wright	---	---	0	0	6	6
Max Zendejas	0	0	---	---	6	6
Joe Dufek	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jim Everett	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	21	3.0
Middle	6	18	3.0
Right	7	63	9.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	27	3.4
Middle	16	36	2.3
Right	11	42	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Kubiak	39	21	1	3	2	4	5	0	2

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Harbaugh	26	15	3	1	1	4	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	9	43	3.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	60	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	3	28	2.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	6	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	125	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	1	20	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Lin Dawson	6	4	0	25	0	28
FB Stan Edwards	6	5	0	23	0	24
RB Dalton Hilliard	6	5	0	40	1	28
WR Carl Monroe	5	1	1	10	0	27
WR Stanley Morgan	4	2	0	6	0	15
RB Tony Nathan	3	2	1	11	0	14
WR Carl Roaches	3	0	0	0	0	13
WR Mike Wilson	2	0	0	0	0	14
WR Phil Freeman	2	1	0	9	0	11
TE Greg Baty	1	1	0	7	0	22
TE Eric Kattus	1	0	0	0	0	14

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kelvin Martin	9	5	1	76	1	22
WR Ronnie Harmon	5	2	0	10	0	16
WR Duriel Harris	2	1	0	3	0	5
TE Jerry Bell	2	1	0	20	1	9
FB Tom Rathman	2	1	0	0	0	13
FB Steve Smith	2	2	0	13	0	13
TE Ken Griffey	2	2	0	8	0	13
RB George Wonsley	1	1	0	21	1	18
WR Hassan Jones	1	0	0	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
George Wonsley	1	2	2.00	3.12

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Kubiak	2	0	0	0.00	3.36

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Harbaugh	1	0	0	0.00	5.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stanley Morgan	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
WR Carl Monroe	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kelvin Martin	1	0	0	0.00	8.44

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Nathan	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Marion Barber	2	1
George Wonsley	2	1
Jim Harbaugh	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Kubiak	12	5	2

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Harbaugh	12	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carl Monroe	3	1	1
RB Dalton Hilliard	3	2	0
WR Carl Roaches	2	0	0
TE Lin Dawson	2	2	1
WR Stanley Morgan	1	0	0
WR Phil Freeman	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kelvin Martin	4	2	2
WR Ronnie Harmon	3	1	0
TE Jerry Bell	1	1	1
WR Hassan Jones	1	0	0
FB Tom Rathman	1	1	0
FB Steve Smith	1	1	1
TE Ken Griffey	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,400)
End Zone 12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,400)
End Zone	12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)