Week 17, 1989

played in Kansas City, MO

21 degrees, fair, 13 mph wind

Denver Broncos	7	3	0	0	-	10
Kansas City Chiefs	0	3	7	7	-	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)

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 Statistics DEN KCY
Record 3-13 11-5
First Downs 18 20
- by Rushing 4 3
- by Passing 12 15
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 289 345
- Offensive Plays 67 69
- Yards per Play 4.31 5.00
Net Rushing Yards 92 77
- Rushing Attempts 22 26
- Yards per Rush 4.18 2.96
Net Passing Yards 197 268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 19 - 1 42 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 214 274
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.38 6.23
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.9 8.3
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/65 5/50
Punt Returns/Yards 5/-9 3/21
Kick Returns/Yards 3/50 2/31
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/9
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 35
Time of Possession 29:34 30:26

Team Statistics	DEN	KCY
Record	3-13	11-5
First Downs	18	20
- by Rushing	4	3
- by Passing	12	15
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	289	345
- Offensive Plays	67	69
- Yards per Play	4.31	5.00
Net Rushing Yards	92	77
- Rushing Attempts	22	26
- Yards per Rush	4.18	2.96
Net Passing Yards	197	268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 19 - 1	42 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	214	274
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.38	6.23
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.9	8.3
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/65	5/50
Punt Returns/Yards	5/-9	3/21
Kick Returns/Yards	3/50	2/31
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/9
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 35
Time of Possession	29:34	30:26

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:26	OWN 14	3	-4	Punt
1	11:16	4:51	OWN 7	9	27	Punt
1	3:58	1:21	OPP 41	3	41	Touchdown
2	11:50	2:53	OWN 42	5	15	Punt
2	7:56	3:16	50	8	46	Field Goal
2	1:23	1:23	OWN 22	3	20	Half
3	13:50	3:53	OWN 20	7	60	Missed FG
3	8:03	1:48	OWN 32	3	-9	Punt
3	1:43	3:18	OWN 32	6	32	Punt
4	10:41	1:21	OWN 19	3	-4	Punt
4	5:07	0:46	OWN 10	3	-1	Punt
4	3:14	1:57	OWN 8	13	51	Downs
4	0:38	0:23	OWN 10	3	0	Interception

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:34	1:18	OWN 46	3	-5	Punt
1	6:25	2:27	OWN 21	6	35	Punt
1	2:37	5:47	OWN 24	10	41	Missed FG
2	8:57	1:01	OWN 7	3	1	Punt
2	4:40	3:17	OWN 23	10	73	Field Goal
3	15:00	0:25	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	14:35	0:45	OPP 27	2	27	Touchdown
3	9:57	1:54	OWN 27	4	7	Punt
3	6:15	4:32	OWN 30	9	50	Missed FG
4	13:25	2:44	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
4	9:20	4:13	OWN 30	7	31	Punt
4	4:21	1:07	OPP 46	3	2	Punt
4	1:17	0:39	OWN 41	3	4	Punt
4	0:15	0:15	OPP 13	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Boomer Esiason, Kansas City Chiefs

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rod Bernstine	12	57	4.75	21	1	1
Tom Rathman	10	35	3.50	12	1	0

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Stanford Jennings	15	37	2.47	8	0
Keith Griffin	9	38	4.22	10	1
Boomer Esiason	2	2	1.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Harbaugh	42	19	214	3/17	0	38	1	51.1

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Boomer Esiason	42	23	274	1/6	2	32	0	90.8

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ronnie Harmon	6	13	103	17.17	33	38
WR Kelvin Martin	5	12	48	9.60	13	15
FB Tom Rathman	2	3	13	6.50	0	16
RB Rod Bernstine	2	2	3	1.50	6	4
TE Ken Griffey	2	3	26	13.00	0	14
C Jeff Spek	1	1	14	14.00	0	14
WR Hassan Jones	1	5	7	7.00	0	7
WR Anderson Cooper	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Irving Fryar	4	11	63	15.75	15	32	1
RB Stanford Jennings	4	6	35	8.75	13	21	0
WR Darrin Nelson	3	5	47	15.67	6	26	1
TE Calvin Magee	3	3	12	4.00	0	7	0
WR Eric Martin	3	6	45	15.00	16	29	0
TE Manute Bol	3	3	26	8.67	2	11	0
WR Stanley Morgan	2	4	35	17.50	3	24	0
WR Shawn Collins	1	1	11	11.00	1	11	0
WR Jeff Smith	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Rick Fenney	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Louis Oliver	1	9	9.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jeff Query	2	0	0	0
Mark Brown	0	1	0	0

Kansas City	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Adam Lingner	0	1	1	0
Brian Holloway	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	7	321	45.9	40.0	62	2

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tommy Barnhardt	8	276	34.5	35.6	51	4

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Paul McFadden	1/2	0/0	0/0	21	1/1

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Lowery	1/3	0/1	0/1	21	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Query	4	-1	-0.3	0
Ronnie Harmon	1	-8	-8.0	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stanley Morgan	3	21	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alvin Walton	2	34	17.0	0
Ronnie Harmon	1	16	16.0	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vernon Dean	2	31	15.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Alvin Walton	9	2	0.0	25	38
S Myron Guyton	6	1	0.0	10	23
ILB Sam Mills	5	6	0.0	22	38
ILB Larry McGrew	4	1	1.0	14	19
OLB Johnny Meads	4	0	0.0	19	35
DE Markus Koch	3	2	0.0	21	36
CB Reuben Hendeson	3	0	0.0	26	43
DT Scott Kellar	3	0	0.0	14	23
CB Sheldon White	3	0	0.0	17	27
DT Alvin Wright	2	2	0.0	17	27
CB David Hollis	2	1	0.0	22	39
OLB Winston Moss	1	2	0.0	20	25
S Odie Harris	1	2	0.0	20	39
ILB Mark Brown	1	0	0.0	8	6
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	0	---	---	---

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S James Griffin	6	1	0.5	16	34
OLB David Little	5	0	0.0	20	33
S Dave Duerson	4	3	0.0	18	38
OLB Jessie Tuggle	4	0	0.0	21	43
ILB Joe Cain	4	0	0.0	15	24
OLB Bobby Bell	3	0	1.0	2	19
CB Vernon Dean	3	0	0.0	16	31
OLB Scott Stephen	2	2	0.5	16	35
DE Paul Frase	2	1	0.0	16	29
S Louis Oliver	2	1	0.0	11	25
CB Wayne Haddix	2	0	0.0	11	23
CB J.B. Brown	2	0	0.0	15	26
DE Brent Williams	1	2	0.5	16	26
DT Tony Elliott	1	0	0.5	7	22
CB Jerry Holmes	1	0	0.0	5	10
DT Greg Kragen	0	1	0.0	15	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Larry McGrew	1.0	0	0	19
DE Earl Wilson	0.0	5	0	31
DE Markus Koch	0.0	1	1	36
DT Scott Kellar	0.0	1	0	23
DT Alvin Wright	0.0	1	0	27
OLB Winston Moss	0.0	1	0	25

Kansas City	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Bobby Bell	1.0	0	0	19
OLB Scott Stephen	0.5	1	1	35
DE Brent Williams	0.5	0	1	26
DT Tony Elliott	0.5	0	0	22
S James Griffin	0.5	0	0	34
DE Paul Frase	0.0	1	2	29
DE Sam Clancy	0.0	0	1	16
S Dave Duerson	0.0	0	1	38
OLB Cliff Charlton	0.0	0	1	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Alvin Walton	4	1	38
S Myron Guyton	4	0	23
CB Reuben Hendeson	3	2	43
CB David Hollis	2	1	39
OLB Johnny Meads	2	0	35
ILB Sam Mills	2	0	38
ILB Larry McGrew	1	0	19
ILB Mark Brown	1	0	6
DE Markus Koch	1	0	36
DT Alvin Wright	1	0	27
S Odie Harris	1	0	39
CB Sheldon White	1	0	27

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Vernon Dean	3	0	0	31
S Louis Oliver	2	1	1	25
OLB David Little	2	1	0	33
S James Griffin	2	1	0	34
OLB Bobby Bell	2	0	0	19
CB Wayne Haddix	2	0	0	23
OLB Jessie Tuggle	1	1	0	43
ILB Joe Cain	1	1	0	24
CB J.B. Brown	1	1	0	26
S Dave Duerson	1	0	0	38
OLB Scott Stephen	1	0	0	35
DE Paul Frase	1	0	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Rosado	3	3	0	7	0	7
Bill Fralic	2	5	0	20	0	41
Joe Milinchik	1	3	1	21	0	43
Doug Riesenberg	1	3	0	20	1	43
Ken Ruettgers	0	5	0	18	1	41
Ellison Onizuka	0	2	0	15	1	38
Ken Griffey	0	1	0	11	0	29

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bruce Matthews	2	4	1	26	0	41
Adam Lingner	2	4	0	21	0	32
Brian Holloway	1	4	0	24	1	37
Greg Skrepenak	1	4	0	20	0	32
Rick Fenney	1	3	0	17	0	15
James Fitzpatrick	1	2	0	11	0	19
Jim Cooper	0	3	0	17	0	30

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Jeff Query	3	23
Jeff Spek	2	15
Ronnie Harmon	1	15

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Keith Griffin	4	19
Jeff Smith	2	11
Adam Lingner	1	11
Brian Holloway	1	6

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Reuben Hendeson	---	---	26	43	3	72
Alvin Walton	---	---	25	38	7	70
David Hollis	---	---	22	39	9	70
Bill Fralic	20	41	---	---	8	69
Tom Rathman	19	37	---	---	13	69
Markus Koch	---	---	21	36	11	68
Jim Harbaugh	22	45	---	---	---	67
Joe Milinchik	21	43	---	---	---	64
Doug Riesenberg	20	43	---	---	---	63
Sam Mills	---	---	22	38	2	62
Ellison Onizuka	15	38	---	---	9	62
Odie Harris	---	---	20	39	3	62
Sheldon White	---	---	17	27	17	61
Ken Ruettgers	18	41	---	---	---	59
Ronnie Harmon	17	26	---	---	15	58
Johnny Meads	---	---	19	35	3	57
Kelvin Martin	18	33	---	---	5	56
Myron Guyton	---	---	10	23	17	50
Earl Wilson	---	---	17	31	1	49
Winston Moss	---	---	20	25	3	48
Alvin Wright	---	---	17	27	3	47
Rod Bernstine	13	31	---	---	1	45
Larry McGrew	---	---	14	19	9	42
Ken Griffey	11	29	---	---	---	40
Jeff Spek	9	15	---	---	15	39
Scott Kellar	---	---	14	23	---	37
Mark Brown	---	---	8	6	21	35
Hassan Jones	8	27	---	---	---	35
Jamie Morris	7	11	---	---	15	33
Leonard Griffin	---	---	9	12	10	31
Anderson Cooper	4	14	---	---	12	30
Jeff Query	3	1	---	---	23	27
Ronnie Lee	4	4	---	---	9	17
Bret Michaels	---	---	5	12	---	17
Ken Dallafior	2	4	---	---	9	15
Dan Rosado	7	7	---	---	---	14
Brad Edelman	1	2	---	---	9	12
Steve Smith	1	1	---	---	8	10
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	9	9
Eric Ball	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kelly Thomas	2	2	---	---	1	5
Paul McFadden	0	0	---	---	5	5
Paul Frazier	0	0	---	---	4	4
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
Hank Ilesic	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dean Floyd	0	0	---	---	---	0

Kansas City	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Boomer Esiason	26	43	---	---	---	69
Brian Holloway	24	37	---	---	6	67
Bruce Matthews	26	41	---	---	---	67
Jessie Tuggle	---	---	21	43	3	67
Adam Lingner	21	32	---	---	11	64
Greg Skrepenak	20	32	---	---	8	60
Dave Duerson	---	---	18	38	3	59
Jim Cooper	17	30	---	---	11	58
Manute Bol	15	27	---	---	15	57
David Little	---	---	20	33	3	56
James Griffin	---	---	16	34	6	56
Vernon Dean	---	---	16	31	5	52
Scott Stephen	---	---	16	35	1	52
Darrin Nelson	17	34	---	---	---	51
Calvin Magee	18	22	---	---	11	51
Paul Frase	---	---	16	29	4	49
Keith Griffin	11	17	---	---	19	47
Louis Oliver	---	---	11	25	11	47
Irving Fryar	19	26	---	---	1	46
Rick Fenney	17	15	---	---	14	46
Brent Williams	---	---	16	26	1	43
Joe Cain	---	---	15	24	4	43
J.B. Brown	---	---	15	26	2	43
Greg Kragen	---	---	15	23	4	42
Jeff Smith	9	22	---	---	11	42
Wayne Haddix	---	---	11	23	8	42
Bobby Bell	---	---	2	19	20	41
James Fitzpatrick	11	19	---	---	11	41
Stanford Jennings	15	18	---	---	1	34
Jeff Hunter	---	---	6	19	8	33
Tony Elliott	---	---	7	22	1	30
Eric Martin	5	19	---	---	6	30
Stanley Morgan	3	7	---	---	18	28
Sam Clancy	---	---	6	16	2	24
Jerry Holmes	---	---	5	10	8	23
Raleigh McKenzie	6	13	---	---	3	22
Kent Hull	5	11	---	---	5	21
Cliff Charlton	---	---	6	11	4	21
Bo Eason	---	---	4	8	6	18
Kenny Flowers	0	0	---	---	17	17
Shawn Collins	1	8	---	---	7	16
Tommy Barnhardt	0	0	---	---	11	11
Nick Lowery	0	0	---	---	7	7
David Woodley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeremiah Castille	---	---	0	0	---	0
Steve Walsh	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	19	4.8
Middle	15	58	3.9
Right	3	15	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	20	5.0
Middle	10	16	1.6
Right	11	42	3.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Harbaugh	42	19	2	5	2	6	7	0	1

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Boomer Esiason	42	23	5	0	6	4	9	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	-2	-0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	4	20	2.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	8	105	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	10	3	91	9.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	26	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	11	64	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	102	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	82	13.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronnie Harmon	13	6	2	103	2	26
WR Kelvin Martin	12	5	0	48	0	33
WR Hassan Jones	5	1	0	7	0	27
FB Tom Rathman	3	2	0	13	0	37
TE Ken Griffey	3	2	0	26	0	29
WR Anderson Cooper	3	0	0	0	0	14
RB Rod Bernstine	2	2	0	3	0	31
C Jeff Spek	1	1	0	14	0	15

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Fryar	11	4	1	63	1	26
RB Stanford Jennings	6	4	0	35	1	18
WR Eric Martin	6	3	2	45	1	19
WR Darrin Nelson	5	3	0	47	1	34
WR Stanley Morgan	4	2	1	35	1	7
TE Calvin Magee	3	3	0	12	0	22
TE Manute Bol	3	3	0	26	0	27
WR Jeff Smith	2	0	1	0	0	22
FB Rick Fenney	1	0	1	0	0	15
WR Shawn Collins	1	1	0	11	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rod Bernstine	3	7	2.33	4.75
Tom Rathman	1	0	0.00	3.50

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Boomer Esiason	1	-1	-1.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Harbaugh	3	1	4	1.33	5.10

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Boomer Esiason	4	1	4	1.00	6.52

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kelvin Martin	2	1	4	2.00	4.00
WR Anderson Cooper	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Irving Fryar	2	1	4	2.00	5.73
WR Darrin Nelson	1	0	0	0.00	9.40
WR Eric Martin	1	0	0	0.00	7.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Tom Rathman	2	0

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
Keith Griffin	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Harbaugh	13	6	4

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Boomer Esiason	12	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kelvin Martin	5	1	1
WR Ronnie Harmon	3	1	0
WR Hassan Jones	2	1	0
C Jeff Spek	1	1	1
RB Rod Bernstine	1	1	1
TE Ken Griffey	1	1	1

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Fryar	3	0	0
WR Darrin Nelson	2	1	0
TE Calvin Magee	2	2	1
WR Eric Martin	2	1	1
WR Stanley Morgan	1	0	0
RB Stanford Jennings	1	1	0
WR Jeff Smith	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)