Week 17, 1989

played in Kansas City, MO

21 degrees, fair, 13 mph wind

Denver Broncos7300-10
Kansas City Chiefs0377-17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:44 DEN - Rod Bernstine 1 run (Paul McFadden extra point)
2Q: 04:48 DEN - Paul McFadden 21 field goal
2Q: 01:30 KCY - Nick Lowery 21 field goal
3Q: 14:01 KCY - Darrin Nelson 26 pass from Boomer Esiason (Nick Lowery extra point)
4Q: 10:54 KCY - Irving Fryar 32 pass from Boomer Esiason (Nick Lowery extra point)

Team StatisticsDENKCY
Record3-1311-5
First Downs1820
- by Rushing43
- by Passing1215
- by Penalty22
Total Net Yards289345
- Offensive Plays6769
- Yards per Play4.315.00
Net Rushing Yards9277
- Rushing Attempts2226
- Yards per Rush4.182.96
Net Passing Yards197268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt42 - 19 - 142 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards214274
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/171/6
- Yards per Pass Play4.386.23
Fumbles/Lost2/10/0
3rd Down Conversions4/162/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.98.3
4th Down Conversions1/20/0
Penalties/Yards9/655/50
Punt Returns/Yards5/-93/21
Kick Returns/Yards3/502/31
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/9
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits31
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/10/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 25OWN 35
Time of Possession29:3430:26

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:26OWN 143-4Punt
111:164:51OWN 7927Punt
13:581:21OPP 41341Touchdown
211:502:53OWN 42515Punt
27:563:1650846Field Goal
21:231:23OWN 22320Half
313:503:53OWN 20760Missed FG
38:031:48OWN 323-9Punt
31:433:18OWN 32632Punt
410:411:21OWN 193-4Punt
45:070:46OWN 103-1Punt
43:141:57OWN 81351Downs
40:380:23OWN 1030Interception
Kansas City Chiefs
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:341:18OWN 463-5Punt
16:252:27OWN 21635Punt
12:375:47OWN 241041Missed FG
28:571:01OWN 731Punt
24:403:17OWN 231073Field Goal
315:000:25OWN 2030Punt
314:350:45OPP 27227Touchdown
39:571:54OWN 2747Punt
36:154:32OWN 30950Missed FG
413:252:44OWN 20580Touchdown
49:204:13OWN 30731Punt
44:211:07OPP 4632Punt
41:170:39OWN 4134Punt
40:150:15OPP 131-1Game

Game MVP: Boomer Esiason, Kansas City Chiefs

Rushing Statistics

DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Rod Bernstine12574.752111
Tom Rathman10353.501210
Kansas CityAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Stanford Jennings15372.47800
Keith Griffin9384.221010
Boomer Esiason221.00300

Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jim Harbaugh42192143/17038151.1
Kansas CityAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Boomer Esiason42232741/6232090.8

Receiving Statistics

DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Ronnie Harmon61310317.1733380
WR Kelvin Martin512489.6013150
FB Tom Rathman23136.500160
RB Rod Bernstine2231.50640
TE Ken Griffey232613.000140
C Jeff Spek111414.000140
WR Hassan Jones1577.00070
WR Anderson Cooper0300.00000
Kansas CityCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Irving Fryar4116315.7515321
RB Stanford Jennings46358.7513210
WR Darrin Nelson354715.676261
TE Calvin Magee33124.00070
WR Eric Martin364515.0016290
TE Manute Bol33268.672110
WR Stanley Morgan243517.503240
WR Shawn Collins111111.001110
WR Jeff Smith0200.00000
FB Rick Fenney0100.00000

Interception Statistics

DenverIntsYardsAvgTD
Kansas CityIntsYardsAvgTD
S Louis Oliver199.000

Fumble Statistics

DenverFumbRecovForceTD
Jeff Query2000
Mark Brown0100
Kansas CityFumbRecovForceTD
Adam Lingner0110
Brian Holloway0010

Punting Statistics

DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Harry Newsome732145.940.0622
Kansas CityPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Tommy Barnhardt827634.535.6514

Kicking Statistics

DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Paul McFadden1/20/00/0211/1
Kansas CityFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Nick Lowery1/30/10/1212/2

Punt Return Statistics

DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Jeff Query4-1-0.30
Ronnie Harmon1-8-8.00
Kansas CityRetYardsAvgTD
Stanley Morgan3217.00

Kick Return Statistics

DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Alvin Walton23417.00
Ronnie Harmon11616.00
Kansas CityRetYardsAvgTD
Vernon Dean23115.50

Defensive Statistics

DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Alvin Walton920.02538
S Myron Guyton610.01023
ILB Sam Mills560.02238
ILB Larry McGrew411.01419
OLB Johnny Meads400.01935
DE Markus Koch320.02136
CB Reuben Hendeson300.02643
DT Scott Kellar300.01423
CB Sheldon White300.01727
DT Alvin Wright220.01727
CB David Hollis210.02239
OLB Winston Moss120.02025
S Odie Harris120.02039
ILB Mark Brown100.086
WR Ronnie Harmon10---------
Kansas CityTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S James Griffin610.51634
OLB David Little500.02033
S Dave Duerson430.01838
OLB Jessie Tuggle400.02143
ILB Joe Cain400.01524
OLB Bobby Bell301.0219
CB Vernon Dean300.01631
OLB Scott Stephen220.51635
DE Paul Frase210.01629
S Louis Oliver210.01125
CB Wayne Haddix200.01123
CB J.B. Brown200.01526
DE Brent Williams120.51626
DT Tony Elliott100.5722
CB Jerry Holmes100.0510
DT Greg Kragen010.01523

Pass Rush Statistics

DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
ILB Larry McGrew1.000019
DE Earl Wilson0.005031
DE Markus Koch0.001136
DT Scott Kellar0.001023
DT Alvin Wright0.001027
OLB Winston Moss0.001025
Kansas CitySackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Bobby Bell1.000019
OLB Scott Stephen0.511035
DE Brent Williams0.501026
DT Tony Elliott0.500022
S James Griffin0.500034
DE Paul Frase0.012029
DE Sam Clancy0.001016
S Dave Duerson0.001038
OLB Cliff Charlton0.001011

Pass Defense Statistics

DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Alvin Walton41038
S Myron Guyton40023
CB Reuben Hendeson32043
CB David Hollis21039
OLB Johnny Meads20035
ILB Sam Mills20038
ILB Larry McGrew10019
ILB Mark Brown1006
DE Markus Koch10036
DT Alvin Wright10027
S Odie Harris10039
CB Sheldon White10027
Kansas CityCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Vernon Dean30031
S Louis Oliver21125
OLB David Little21033
S James Griffin21034
OLB Bobby Bell20019
CB Wayne Haddix20023
OLB Jessie Tuggle11043
ILB Joe Cain11024
CB J.B. Brown11026
S Dave Duerson10038
OLB Scott Stephen10035
DE Paul Frase10029

Blocking Statistics

DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Dan Rosado330707
Bill Fralic25020041
Joe Milinchik13121043
Doug Riesenberg13020143
Ken Ruettgers05018141
Ellison Onizuka02015138
Ken Griffey01011029
Kansas CityKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Bruce Matthews24126041
Adam Lingner24021032
Brian Holloway14024137
Greg Skrepenak14020032
Rick Fenney13017015
James Fitzpatrick12011019
Jim Cooper03017030

Special Teams Tackles

DenverTacklesSTPlays
Jeff Query323
Jeff Spek215
Ronnie Harmon115
Kansas CityTacklesSTPlays
Keith Griffin419
Jeff Smith211
Adam Lingner111
Brian Holloway16

Participation

DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Reuben Hendeson------2643372
Alvin Walton------2538770
David Hollis------2239970
Bill Fralic2041------869
Tom Rathman1937------1369
Markus Koch------21361168
Jim Harbaugh2245---------67
Joe Milinchik2143---------64
Doug Riesenberg2043---------63
Sam Mills------2238262
Ellison Onizuka1538------962
Odie Harris------2039362
Sheldon White------17271761
Ken Ruettgers1841---------59
Ronnie Harmon1726------1558
Johnny Meads------1935357
Kelvin Martin1833------556
Myron Guyton------10231750
Earl Wilson------1731149
Winston Moss------2025348
Alvin Wright------1727347
Rod Bernstine1331------145
Larry McGrew------1419942
Ken Griffey1129---------40
Jeff Spek915------1539
Scott Kellar------1423---37
Mark Brown------862135
Hassan Jones827---------35
Jamie Morris711------1533
Leonard Griffin------9121031
Anderson Cooper414------1230
Jeff Query31------2327
Ronnie Lee44------917
Bret Michaels------512---17
Ken Dallafior24------915
Dan Rosado77---------14
Brad Edelman12------912
Steve Smith11------810
Harry Newsome00------99
Eric Ball00------88
Kelly Thomas22------15
Paul McFadden00------55
Paul Frazier00------44
Unknown------00---0
Hank Ilesic00---------0
Dean Floyd00---------0
Kansas CityRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Boomer Esiason2643---------69
Brian Holloway2437------667
Bruce Matthews2641---------67
Jessie Tuggle------2143367
Adam Lingner2132------1164
Greg Skrepenak2032------860
Dave Duerson------1838359
Jim Cooper1730------1158
Manute Bol1527------1557
David Little------2033356
James Griffin------1634656
Vernon Dean------1631552
Scott Stephen------1635152
Darrin Nelson1734---------51
Calvin Magee1822------1151
Paul Frase------1629449
Keith Griffin1117------1947
Louis Oliver------11251147
Irving Fryar1926------146
Rick Fenney1715------1446
Brent Williams------1626143
Joe Cain------1524443
J.B. Brown------1526243
Greg Kragen------1523442
Jeff Smith922------1142
Wayne Haddix------1123842
Bobby Bell------2192041
James Fitzpatrick1119------1141
Stanford Jennings1518------134
Jeff Hunter------619833
Tony Elliott------722130
Eric Martin519------630
Stanley Morgan37------1828
Sam Clancy------616224
Jerry Holmes------510823
Raleigh McKenzie613------322
Kent Hull511------521
Cliff Charlton------611421
Bo Eason------48618
Kenny Flowers00------1717
Shawn Collins18------716
Tommy Barnhardt00------1111
Nick Lowery00------77
David Woodley00---------0
Jeremiah Castille------00---0
Steve Walsh00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4194.8
Middle15583.9
Right3155.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4205.0
Middle10161.6
Right11423.8
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jim Harbaugh42192526701
Kansas CityAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Boomer Esiason42235064910

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen44-2-0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)84202.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)2081055.3
Long (19+ Yds)103919.1
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen53265.2
Short (0-8 Yds)1911643.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)1261028.5
Long (19+ Yds)638213.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Ronnie Harmon1362103226
WR Kelvin Martin125048033
WR Hassan Jones5107027
FB Tom Rathman32013037
TE Ken Griffey32026029
WR Anderson Cooper3000014
RB Rod Bernstine2203031
C Jeff Spek11014015
Kansas CityTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Irving Fryar114163126
RB Stanford Jennings64035118
WR Eric Martin63245119
WR Darrin Nelson53047134
WR Stanley Morgan4213517
TE Calvin Magee33012022
TE Manute Bol33026027
WR Jeff Smith2010022
FB Rick Fenney1010015
WR Shawn Collins1101108

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Rod Bernstine372.334.75
Tom Rathman100.003.50
Kansas CityAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Boomer Esiason1-1-1.001.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Jim Harbaugh3141.335.10
Kansas CityAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Boomer Esiason4141.006.52

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Kelvin Martin2142.004.00
WR Anderson Cooper1000.000.00
Kansas CityTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Irving Fryar2142.005.73
WR Darrin Nelson1000.009.40
WR Eric Martin1000.007.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

DenverRushesConversions
Tom Rathman20
Kansas CityRushesConversions
Keith Griffin10

Third Down Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompConversions
Jim Harbaugh1364
Kansas CityAttCompConversions
Boomer Esiason1252

Third Down Receiving Statistics

DenverTargCatchConversions
WR Kelvin Martin511
WR Ronnie Harmon310
WR Hassan Jones210
C Jeff Spek111
RB Rod Bernstine111
TE Ken Griffey111
Kansas CityTargCatchConversions
WR Irving Fryar300
WR Darrin Nelson210
TE Calvin Magee221
WR Eric Martin211
WR Stanley Morgan100
RB Stanford Jennings110
WR Jeff Smith100

SectionAttendance
Stadium59,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck18,100 (21,400)
End Zone12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,000 (3,300)