Week 3, 1989

played in Denver, CO

77 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	10	10	0	6	-	26
Denver Broncos	0	7	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:41 BUF - Mike Cofer 49 field goal
1Q: 03:09 BUF - Mel Gray 12 pass from Troy Aikman (Mike Cofer extra point)
2Q: 10:32 DEN - Anderson Cooper 20 pass from Jim Harbaugh (Paul McFadden extra point)
2Q: 04:26 BUF - Gary Anderson 1 pass from Troy Aikman (Mike Cofer extra point)
2Q: 00:44 BUF - Mike Cofer 25 field goal
4Q: 13:42 BUF - Mike Cofer 18 field goal
4Q: 03:16 BUF - Mike Cofer 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:41 BUF - Mike Cofer 49 field goal
1Q: 03:09 BUF - Mel Gray 12 pass from Troy Aikman (Mike Cofer extra point)
2Q: 10:32 DEN - Anderson Cooper 20 pass from Jim Harbaugh (Paul McFadden extra point)
2Q: 04:26 BUF - Gary Anderson 1 pass from Troy Aikman (Mike Cofer extra point)
2Q: 00:44 BUF - Mike Cofer 25 field goal
4Q: 13:42 BUF - Mike Cofer 18 field goal
4Q: 03:16 BUF - Mike Cofer 40 field goal

Team Statistics BUF DEN
Record 2-1 0-3
First Downs 18 16
- by Rushing 6 2
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 335 238
- Offensive Plays 66 62
- Yards per Play 5.08 3.84
Net Rushing Yards 125 53
- Rushing Attempts 39 19
- Yards per Rush 3.21 2.79
Net Passing Yards 210 185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 17 - 0 40 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 221 207
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 3/22
- Yards per Pass Play 7.78 4.30
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 1/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 10.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 5/39 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/16 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/26 4/87
Interception Ret./Yards 1/10 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 22
Time of Possession 35:12 24:48

Team Statistics	BUF	DEN
Record	2-1	0-3
First Downs	18	16
- by Rushing	6	2
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	335	238
- Offensive Plays	66	62
- Yards per Play	5.08	3.84
Net Rushing Yards	125	53
- Rushing Attempts	39	19
- Yards per Rush	3.21	2.79
Net Passing Yards	210	185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 17 - 0	40 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	221	207
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	3/22
- Yards per Pass Play	7.78	4.30
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	1/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	10.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	5/39	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/16	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/26	4/87
Interception Ret./Yards	1/10	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 22
Time of Possession	35:12	24:48

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:24	OWN 25	10	43	Field Goal
1	7:45	4:42	OWN 36	9	64	Touchdown
1	1:11	0:54	OWN 30	3	1	Punt
2	10:20	4:10	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
2	5:57	1:38	OPP 25	4	25	Touchdown
2	2:41	2:02	OWN 39	7	53	Field Goal
3	12:52	5:12	OWN 2	9	50	Punt
3	5:35	1:14	OWN 42	3	13	Fumble
3	1:50	3:14	OWN 40	7	59	Field Goal
4	9:57	3:53	OWN 20	6	23	Punt
4	5:33	2:22	OPP 25	3	2	Field Goal

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:36	1:51	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	3:03	1:52	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	0:17	4:57	OWN 22	11	78	Touchdown
2	6:10	0:13	OWN 24	1	0	Interception
2	4:19	1:38	OWN 26	3	-1	Punt
2	0:39	0:39	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
3	15:00	2:08	OWN 20	4	26	Punt
3	7:40	2:05	OWN 2	5	10	Punt
3	4:21	2:31	OPP 45	5	12	Missed FG
4	13:36	3:39	OWN 24	5	33	Punt
4	6:04	0:31	OWN 22	4	3	Downs
4	3:11	3:11	OWN 12	15	77	Game

Game MVP: Troy Aikman, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gary Anderson	25	96	3.84	18	2	0
Mel Gray	14	29	2.07	7	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
George Wonsley	10	38	3.80	13	1
Rod Bernstine	6	14	2.33	5	0
Jim Harbaugh	2	0	0.00	1	0
Ronnie Harmon	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Troy Aikman	25	17	221	2/11	2	41	0	122.3

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Harbaugh	40	21	207	3/22	1	31	1	65.3

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Troy Stradford	4	6	77	19.25	38	41	0
WR Daryl Turner	3	4	43	14.33	22	22	0
RB Gary Anderson	2	2	10	5.00	6	9	1
FB Larry Moriarty	2	2	11	5.50	6	8	0
WR Keith Ortego	2	2	22	11.00	5	21	0
WR Flipper Anderson	2	5	41	20.50	17	26	0
RB Mel Gray	1	1	12	12.00	1	12	1
TE Damone Johnson	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Eric Sievers	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ronnie Harmon	8	13	86	10.75	16	31	0
WR Anderson Cooper	5	5	53	10.60	11	20	1
TE Ken Griffey	4	4	51	12.75	1	15	0
FB Tom Rathman	2	4	7	3.50	1	5	0
WR Kelvin Martin	1	6	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Frank Thomas	1	4	4	4.00	1	4	0
WR Hassan Jones	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Rod Bernstine	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Jeff Query	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Tory Smith	1	10	10.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Daryl Turner	1	0	0	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tim McKyer	0	1	0	0
Reuben Hendeson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Tuten	4	162	40.5	40.5	47	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	7	315	45.0	39.9	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Cofer	4/4	2/2	0/0	49	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Paul McFadden	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Prior	3	16	5.3	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Buben	1	26	26.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
George Wonsley	4	87	21.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Johnny Rembert	8	0	1.0	16	34
S Benny Perrin	6	3	0.0	17	42
S Mike Prior	4	2	0.0	16	36
DE Shawn Miller	3	0	1.0	15	30
CB Wayne Davis	3	1	0.0	13	26
DT Dan Benish	3	0	0.0	9	24
CB Ronnie Lippett	3	0	0.0	17	35
OLB Anthony Bell	2	3	0.5	17	30
ILB Scott Radecic	2	0	0.5	9	17
DE Bob Otto	2	0	0.0	11	33
DE Reggie White	1	1	0.0	18	29
FB Larry Moriarty	1	0	---	---	---
S Shaun Gayle	1	0	0.0	9	20
OLB Leonard Jackson	1	0	0.0	1	5
CB Ken Buben	1	0	0.0	9	32
CB Tory Smith	1	0	0.0	15	37
OLB Andy Headen	0	1	0.0	2	13

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Thomas Everett	10	0	0.0	33	25
ILB Sam Mills	8	3	0.0	30	21
CB Reuben Hendeson	5	0	0.0	27	18
S Alvin Walton	4	5	0.0	29	21
OLB Johnny Meads	4	2	0.0	29	23
OLB Bret Michaels	3	1	0.5	26	14
DT Jon Hand	3	3	0.0	28	21
CB Darryl Henley	3	2	0.0	21	18
S Myron Guyton	3	1	0.0	22	12
CB Tim McKyer	3	0	0.0	38	25
DE Glenn Jacobs	2	3	1.0	31	17
ILB Larry McGrew	2	1	0.0	12	9
OLB Winston Moss	2	1	0.0	25	17
DE Earl Wilson	1	3	0.5	19	12
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	0	---	---	---
DT Scott Kellar	1	0	0.0	11	7
DE Aaron Jones	1	0	0.0	20	15
ILB Mark Brown	0	1	0.0	18	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Shawn Miller	1.0	1	30
OLB Johnny Rembert	1.0	0	34
ILB Scott Radecic	0.5	0	17
OLB Anthony Bell	0.5	0	30
DT Dan Benish	0.0	1	24
DE Bob Otto	0.0	1	33

Denver	Sack	Block	PPlay
DE Glenn Jacobs	1.0	0	17
OLB Bret Michaels	0.5	1	14
DE Earl Wilson	0.5	0	12
DT Jon Hand	0.0	1	21
DE Aaron Jones	0.0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Mike Prior	4	0	0	36
CB Ronnie Lippett	3	3	0	35
CB Wayne Davis	3	2	0	26
S Benny Perrin	3	1	0	42
OLB Johnny Rembert	3	0	0	34
CB Tory Smith	1	0	1	37
S Shaun Gayle	1	0	0	20
ILB Scott Radecic	1	0	0	17
DE Bob Otto	1	0	0	33
CB Ken Buben	1	0	0	32
OLB Anthony Bell	0	1	0	30

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Sam Mills	4	1	21
CB Reuben Hendeson	2	1	18
OLB Johnny Meads	2	0	23
S Alvin Walton	2	0	21
S Thomas Everett	2	0	25
DT Jon Hand	1	0	21
OLB Winston Moss	1	0	17
CB Darryl Henley	1	0	18
DE Glenn Jacobs	1	0	17
S Myron Guyton	1	0	12
CB Tim McKyer	0	1	25

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wayne Radloff	2	8	32	0	19
Steve Wallace	2	6	35	0	24
Rob Monaco	2	4	10	1	10
Brian Habib	2	4	31	1	23
Larry Combs	1	7	30	0	19
Jeff Bregel	0	4	30	0	18
Allan Kennedy	0	2	15	0	13
Harry Swayne	0	2	8	0	4
Larry Moriarty	0	1	17	0	11
Damone Johnson	0	1	29	0	10

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ellison Onizuka	1	5	17	0	37
Ken Ruettgers	1	4	17	1	39
Tom Rathman	1	1	8	0	26
Ronnie Lee	0	2	2	0	4
Ken Dallafior	0	2	16	0	30
Doug Riesenberg	0	2	18	0	39
Dan Rosado	0	1	8	0	26
Brad Edelman	0	0	16	2	36

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Eric Sievers	1	15
Anthony Jones	1	15
Dave Simmons	1	10
Shaun Gayle	1	9

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
George Wonsley	1	21
Jeff Query	1	19
Myron Guyton	1	18
Rod Bernstine	1	5

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tory Smith	---	---	15	37	17	69
Troy Aikman	39	27	---	---	---	66
Benny Perrin	---	---	17	42	5	64
Steve Wallace	35	24	---	---	5	64
Mike Prior	---	---	16	36	8	60
Flipper Anderson	30	19	---	---	9	58
Reggie White	---	---	18	29	8	55
Mel Gray	14	17	---	---	24	55
Jeff Bregel	30	18	---	---	7	55
Wayne Radloff	32	19	---	---	3	54
Brian Habib	31	23	---	---	---	54
Ronnie Lippett	---	---	17	35	1	53
Johnny Rembert	---	---	16	34	1	51
Ken Buben	---	---	9	32	10	51
Damone Johnson	29	10	---	---	10	49
Larry Combs	30	19	---	---	---	49
Anthony Bell	---	---	17	30	1	48
Shawn Miller	---	---	15	30	1	46
Daryl Turner	14	16	---	---	16	46
Bob Otto	---	---	11	33	1	45
Eric Sievers	14	11	---	---	15	40
Wayne Davis	---	---	13	26	---	39
Shaun Gayle	---	---	9	20	9	38
Allan Kennedy	15	13	---	---	8	36
Gary Anderson	25	10	---	---	---	35
Larry Moriarty	17	11	---	---	7	35
Keith Ortego	17	18	---	---	---	35
Troy Stradford	19	15	---	---	---	34
Dan Benish	---	---	9	24	---	33
Anthony Jones	13	4	---	---	15	32
Scott Radecic	---	---	9	17	6	32
Dave Simmons	---	---	7	14	10	31
Rob Monaco	10	10	---	---	6	26
Dino Mangiero	---	---	4	13	7	24
Kelvin Edwards	3	4	---	---	15	22
Leonard Jackson	---	---	1	5	14	20
Harry Swayne	8	4	---	---	8	20
Andy Headen	---	---	2	13	---	15
Mike Cofer	0	0	---	---	11	11
Jim Collins	---	---	4	3	2	9
Ron Mattes	4	5	---	---	---	9
Rueben Mayes	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kevin Sweeney	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rick Tuten	0	0	---	---	4	4
Cliff Stoudt	0	0	---	---	---	0
Butch Woolfolk	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tim McKyer	---	---	38	25	4	67
Alvin Walton	---	---	29	21	12	62
Ellison Onizuka	17	37	---	---	8	62
Jim Harbaugh	19	43	---	---	---	62
Thomas Everett	---	---	33	25	3	61
Doug Riesenberg	18	39	---	---	---	57
Johnny Meads	---	---	29	23	4	56
Ken Ruettgers	17	39	---	---	---	56
Brad Edelman	16	36	---	---	3	55
Ronnie Harmon	14	28	---	---	13	55
Sam Mills	---	---	30	21	4	55
Ken Dallafior	16	30	---	---	8	54
Jon Hand	---	---	28	21	4	53
Myron Guyton	---	---	22	12	18	52
Glenn Jacobs	---	---	31	17	3	51
Ken Griffey	11	34	---	---	5	50
Darryl Henley	---	---	21	18	11	50
Reuben Hendeson	---	---	27	18	4	49
George Wonsley	11	15	---	---	21	47
Tom Rathman	8	26	---	---	12	46
Kelvin Martin	16	28	---	---	2	46
Winston Moss	---	---	25	17	4	46
Rod Bernstine	8	28	---	---	5	41
Bret Michaels	---	---	26	14	1	41
Frank Thomas	9	15	---	---	16	40
Dan Rosado	8	26	---	---	5	39
Aaron Jones	---	---	20	15	4	39
Mark Brown	---	---	18	12	8	38
Earl Wilson	---	---	19	12	7	38
Larry McGrew	---	---	12	9	10	31
Hassan Jones	9	18	---	---	---	27
Jamie Morris	4	7	---	---	14	25
Jeff Query	2	4	---	---	19	25
Markus Koch	---	---	8	10	4	22
Anderson Cooper	3	12	---	---	7	22
Scott Kellar	---	---	11	7	1	19
Ronnie Lee	2	4	---	---	8	14
Kelly Thomas	1	4	---	---	8	13
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	8	8
Alvin Wright	---	---	2	0	3	5
Paul McFadden	0	0	---	---	3	3
Leonard Griffin	---	---	0	0	1	1
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
Hank Ilesic	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dean Floyd	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	25	2.1
Middle	13	30	2.3
Right	14	70	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	14	2.8
Middle	4	11	2.8
Right	9	29	3.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Troy Aikman	25	17	4	1	1	3	0	0	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Harbaugh	40	21	2	4	4	7	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	13	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	121	11.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	66	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	21	7.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	5	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	42	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	9	110	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	50	5.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Troy Stradford	6	4	0	77	1	15
WR Flipper Anderson	5	2	1	41	1	19
WR Daryl Turner	4	3	0	43	1	16
TE Eric Sievers	2	0	0	0	0	11
RB Gary Anderson	2	2	0	10	0	10
FB Larry Moriarty	2	2	0	11	0	11
WR Keith Ortego	2	2	0	22	1	18
RB Mel Gray	1	1	0	12	0	17
TE Damone Johnson	1	1	0	5	0	10

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronnie Harmon	13	8	0	86	1	28
WR Kelvin Martin	6	1	2	6	0	28
WR Anderson Cooper	5	5	0	53	1	12
FB Tom Rathman	4	2	1	7	0	26
TE Ken Griffey	4	4	0	51	0	34
TE Frank Thomas	4	1	1	4	0	15
WR Hassan Jones	2	0	0	0	0	18
RB Rod Bernstine	1	0	0	0	0	28
WR Jeff Query	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gary Anderson	3	14	4.67	3.84
Mel Gray	3	3	1.00	2.07

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Troy Aikman	5	4	19	3.80	8.84

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Harbaugh	3	1	20	6.67	5.18

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Gary Anderson	1	1	1	1.00	5.00
RB Mel Gray	1	1	12	12.00	12.00
TE Damone Johnson	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
WR Keith Ortego	1	1	1	1.00	11.00
WR Troy Stradford	1	0	0	0.00	12.83

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	0	0	0.00	6.62
WR Kelvin Martin	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
WR Anderson Cooper	1	1	20	20.00	10.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Mel Gray	5	1
Gary Anderson	2	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
George Wonsley	1	0
Ronnie Harmon	1	0
Rod Bernstine	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Troy Aikman	8	7	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Harbaugh	8	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Keith Ortego	2	2	1
WR Troy Stradford	2	2	2
WR Flipper Anderson	2	1	1
FB Larry Moriarty	1	1	0
WR Daryl Turner	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ronnie Harmon	4	2	0
WR Hassan Jones	1	0	0
WR Kelvin Martin	1	0	0
TE Ken Griffey	1	1	1
TE Frank Thomas	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 46,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,300 (21,400)
End Zone 10,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	46,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,300 (21,400)
End Zone	10,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,100 (3,300)