Week 2, 1990

played in St. Louis, MO

72 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Denver Broncos	7	0	0	3	-	10
St. Louis Cardinals	3	3	7	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:37 STL - Dale Dawson 32 field goal
1Q: 04:26 DEN - Emmitt Smith 25 pass from Jim Harbaugh (Hank Ilesic extra point)
2Q: 01:14 STL - Dale Dawson 57 field goal
3Q: 10:57 STL - Roy Green 14 pass from Scott Mitchell (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 13:15 DEN - Hank Ilesic 36 field goal
4Q: 04:27 STL - Dale Dawson 50 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:37 STL - Dale Dawson 32 field goal
1Q: 04:26 DEN - Emmitt Smith 25 pass from Jim Harbaugh (Hank Ilesic extra point)
2Q: 01:14 STL - Dale Dawson 57 field goal
3Q: 10:57 STL - Roy Green 14 pass from Scott Mitchell (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 13:15 DEN - Hank Ilesic 36 field goal
4Q: 04:27 STL - Dale Dawson 50 field goal

Team Statistics DEN STL
Record 0-2 1-1
First Downs 22 13
- by Rushing 9 2
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 437 247
- Offensive Plays 78 58
- Yards per Play 5.60 4.26
Net Rushing Yards 181 66
- Rushing Attempts 28 19
- Yards per Rush 6.46 3.47
Net Passing Yards 256 181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 50 - 20 - 4 38 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 256 189
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 5.12 4.64
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 4/40
Punt Returns/Yards 5/34 1/12
Kick Returns/Yards 4/75 3/52
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 4/52
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 32
Time of Possession 33:09 26:51

Team Statistics	DEN	STL
Record	0-2	1-1
First Downs	22	13
- by Rushing	9	2
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	437	247
- Offensive Plays	78	58
- Yards per Play	5.60	4.26
Net Rushing Yards	181	66
- Rushing Attempts	28	19
- Yards per Rush	6.46	3.47
Net Passing Yards	256	181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	50 - 20 - 4	38 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	256	189
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	5.12	4.64
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	4/40
Punt Returns/Yards	5/34	1/12
Kick Returns/Yards	4/75	3/52
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	4/52
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 32
Time of Possession	33:09	26:51

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:34	OWN 16	6	36	Punt
1	7:31	3:21	OWN 24	11	76	Touchdown
2	14:17	1:15	OWN 34	3	-7	Punt
2	10:50	2:14	50	4	28	Missed FG
2	7:22	4:57	OWN 21	11	59	Missed FG
2	1:06	1:06	OWN 20	3	18	Half
3	13:37	2:02	OWN 20	4	19	Interception
3	10:51	4:02	OWN 18	7	53	Interception
3	5:44	4:00	OWN 20	8	68	Missed FG
3	0:33	0:47	OPP 41	3	3	Punt
4	14:07	1:00	OPP 36	4	17	Field Goal
4	11:42	1:07	OWN 44	3	-2	Punt
4	9:41	0:57	OWN 34	5	24	Interception
4	4:19	1:32	OWN 35	4	28	Interception
4	2:06	0:36	OWN 20	4	7	Downs

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:26	2:55	OWN 14	6	71	Field Goal
1	4:10	4:53	OWN 30	9	43	Missed FG
2	13:02	2:12	OWN 13	3	9	Punt
2	8:36	1:14	OWN 29	3	-3	Punt
2	2:25	1:19	OWN 27	6	33	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:23	OWN 34	3	3	Punt
3	11:35	0:44	OPP 30	2	30	Touchdown
3	6:49	1:05	OWN 43	3	7	Punt
3	1:44	1:11	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	14:46	0:39	OWN 20	3	-3	Interception
4	13:07	1:25	OWN 33	2	15	Interception
4	10:35	0:54	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	8:44	4:25	OWN 38	7	29	Field Goal
4	2:47	0:41	OWN 24	3	8	Punt
4	1:30	1:30	OPP 27	2	-1	Game

Game MVP: Greg Lloyd, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Emmitt Smith	20	138	6.90	20	6	0
Junior Tautalatasi	8	43	5.38	14	1	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Johnny Bailey	10	48	4.80	16	3
Cleveland Gary	7	16	2.29	6	0
Tony Paige	1	4	4.00	4	0
Scott Mitchell	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Harbaugh	50	20	256	0/0	1	50	4	30.1

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scott Mitchell	38	19	189	1/8	1	33	2	51.3

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ronnie Harmon	5	9	71	14.20	9	20	0
WR Jeff Query	4	7	21	5.25	6	10	0
TE Ken Griffey	3	5	49	16.33	30	25	0
RB Emmitt Smith	3	6	29	9.67	25	25	1
FB Tom Rathman	2	3	10	5.00	0	8	0
WR Kelvin Martin	2	12	69	34.50	52	50	0
WR J.T. Smith	1	4	7	7.00	3	7	0
RB Junior Tautalatasi	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Steve Smith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Frank Thomas	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roy Green	7	12	73	10.43	10	20	1
WR J.J. Birden	6	10	72	12.00	17	33	0
FB Tony Paige	2	3	33	16.50	20	26	0
WR Vance Johnson	1	5	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Roger Vick	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Cleveland Gary	1	1	2	2.00	2	2	0
RB Johnny Bailey	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Mike Sherrard	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Robert Tyler	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Sam Mills	1	0	0.00	0
CB David Hollis	1	0	0.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg
OLB Greg Lloyd	2	52	26.00
S Leonard Smith	1	0	0.00
ILB Vincent Brown	1	0	0.00

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Johnny Meads	0	0	1	0

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Scott Mitchell	1	0	0	0
Harris Barton	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	4	202	50.5	37.5	60	2

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Kidd	7	317	45.3	37.6	50	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hank Ilesic	1/4	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	3/4	2/3	2/2	57	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Smith	5	34	6.8	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Jefferson	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Smith	3	58	19.3	0
Ronnie Harmon	1	17	17.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nate Lewis	3	52	17.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Andre Tippett	6	0	0.0	17	33
S Alvin Walton	5	2	0.0	13	33
CB Darryl Henley	5	0	0.0	12	22
DE Kevin Brooks	4	0	0.0	8	19
ILB Sam Mills	3	1	0.0	19	37
OLB Johnny Meads	2	0	0.5	12	27
DE Glenn Jacobs	2	1	0.0	14	27
CB Reuben Hendeson	2	0	0.0	13	28
DE Aaron Jones	2	0	0.0	11	20
CB Sheldon White	2	0	0.0	9	20
DT Jon Hand	1	1	0.5	13	25
ILB Pat Swilling	1	2	0.0	9	14
WR J.T. Smith	1	0	---	---	---
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	0	---	---	---
DE Markus Koch	1	0	0.0	5	12
S Thomas Everett	1	0	0.0	19	35
WR Kelvin Martin	1	0	---	---	---
WR Jeff Query	1	0	---	---	---
S Odie Harris	0	2	0.0	9	12

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Cornell Gowdy	7	0	0.0	18	37
ILB Vincent Brown	5	3	0.0	21	41
CB James Jefferson	4	1	0.0	21	41
OLB Greg Lloyd	4	0	0.0	26	48
DT Rollin Putzier	4	0	0.0	19	30
S Leonard Smith	3	2	0.0	24	39
CB Albert Lewis	3	1	0.0	18	36
S Rich Miano	3	0	0.0	10	25
DT Alfred Oglesby	2	1	0.0	18	28
DT Kent Kremer	2	0	0.0	15	32
OLB Gregg Carr	2	0	0.0	8	11
DT Jim Kowalkowski	1	2	0.0	10	22
DE Vera De Milo	1	2	0.0	19	31
S Rod McSwain	1	1	0.0	12	26
DE Josh Moore	1	1	0.0	18	45
CB Jerry Gray	1	0	0.0	18	25
WR Vance Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ben Thomas	1	0	0.0	10	5
WR Mike Sherrard	1	0	---	---	---
OLB David Braxton	1	0	0.0	10	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Johnny Meads	0.5	0	1	27
DT Jon Hand	0.5	0	1	25
DT Jimmie Jones	0.0	1	0	14

St. Louis	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Alfred Oglesby	1	0	28
DT Kent Kremer	0	4	32
DE Josh Moore	0	4	45
DE Vera De Milo	0	2	31
DE Ben Thomas	0	1	5
DT Jim Kowalkowski	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Darryl Henley	4	0	0	22
OLB Andre Tippett	3	2	0	33
S Alvin Walton	3	0	0	33
CB Reuben Hendeson	2	1	0	28
ILB Sam Mills	2	0	1	37
DE Kevin Brooks	1	0	0	19
DT Jon Hand	1	0	0	25
ILB Pat Swilling	1	0	0	14
S Thomas Everett	1	0	0	35
CB Sheldon White	1	0	0	20
CB David Hollis	0	1	1	30

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Greg Lloyd	3	0	2	48
ILB Vincent Brown	3	0	1	41
S Rich Miano	3	0	0	25
S Cornell Gowdy	3	0	0	37
CB James Jefferson	2	3	0	41
OLB Gregg Carr	2	0	0	11
CB Albert Lewis	1	1	0	36
CB Jerry Gray	1	1	0	25
S Leonard Smith	1	0	1	39
DT Jim Kowalkowski	1	0	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Joe Milinchik	4	7	1	24	48
Bill Fralic	3	5	1	23	43
Ken Ruettgers	2	6	0	26	44
Doug Riesenberg	2	3	0	25	47
Tom Rathman	2	2	0	13	21
John Hudson	1	3	0	11	17
Ellison Onizuka	1	2	0	26	42

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Scully	1	5	16	0	37
Harris Barton	1	4	19	1	36
Courtney Hall	1	4	17	0	34
Luis Sharpe	1	2	12	0	25
Tony Paige	0	1	9	0	14
Larry Williams	0	1	15	0	26
Tom McHale	0	1	7	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Paul Frazier	2	7
J.T. Smith	1	15
Myron Guyton	1	11

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
David Braxton	3	14
Tom McHale	2	11
James Jefferson	1	23
Carwell Gardner	1	19
Nate Lewis	1	12
Tony Paige	1	6

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ken Ruettgers	26	44	---	---	8	78
Jim Harbaugh	28	50	---	---	---	78
Ellison Onizuka	26	42	---	---	8	76
Bill Fralic	23	43	---	---	8	74
Joe Milinchik	24	48	---	---	2	74
Doug Riesenberg	25	47	---	---	---	72
Jeff Query	18	33	---	---	11	62
Sam Mills	---	---	19	37	5	61
Kelvin Martin	22	37	---	---	1	60
Thomas Everett	---	---	19	35	4	58
Emmitt Smith	20	33	---	---	3	56
Andre Tippett	---	---	17	33	5	55
Alvin Walton	---	---	13	33	4	50
Ken Griffey	17	33	---	---	---	50
Frank Thomas	12	22	---	---	15	49
Tom Rathman	13	21	---	---	14	48
Junior Tautalatasi	8	17	---	---	23	48
Ronnie Harmon	13	29	---	---	5	47
David Hollis	---	---	13	30	3	46
Sheldon White	---	---	9	20	17	46
Reuben Hendeson	---	---	13	28	3	44
Jon Hand	---	---	13	25	5	43
Glenn Jacobs	---	---	14	27	2	43
Johnny Meads	---	---	12	27	3	42
Aaron Jones	---	---	11	20	8	39
Darryl Henley	---	---	12	22	4	38
J.T. Smith	8	14	---	---	15	37
Kevin Brooks	---	---	8	19	7	34
John Hudson	11	17	---	---	6	34
Pat Swilling	---	---	9	14	6	29
Steve Smith	8	9	---	---	12	29
Kelly Thomas	5	9	---	---	8	22
Odie Harris	---	---	9	12	1	22
Markus Koch	---	---	5	12	4	21
Jimmie Jones	---	---	6	14	---	20
Winston Moss	---	---	1	5	13	19
Bret Michaels	---	---	4	6	9	19
Myron Guyton	---	---	1	6	11	18
Jason Phillips	1	2	---	---	12	15
David Bavaro	---	---	1	4	5	10
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	8	8
Hank Ilesic	0	0	---	---	7	7
Paul Frazier	0	0	---	---	7	7
Andre Collins	---	---	0	0	5	5
Dean Floyd	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cary Conklin	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
James Jefferson	---	---	21	41	23	85
Greg Lloyd	---	---	26	48	4	78
Josh Moore	---	---	18	45	7	70
Leonard Smith	---	---	24	39	5	68
Vincent Brown	---	---	21	41	4	66
Albert Lewis	---	---	18	36	10	64
Courtney Hall	17	34	---	---	11	62
Cornell Gowdy	---	---	18	37	3	58
Scott Mitchell	19	39	---	---	---	58
John Scully	16	37	---	---	3	56
Harris Barton	19	36	---	---	---	55
Vera De Milo	---	---	19	31	3	53
Rollin Putzier	---	---	19	30	3	52
Larry Williams	15	26	---	---	10	51
Kent Kremer	---	---	15	32	2	49
Alfred Oglesby	---	---	18	28	3	49
Roy Green	17	30	---	---	---	47
Rod McSwain	---	---	12	26	9	47
Jerry Gray	---	---	18	25	4	47
Johnny Bailey	12	17	---	---	18	47
Rich Miano	---	---	10	25	6	41
Mark Boyer	11	24	---	---	4	39
David Braxton	---	---	10	14	14	38
Luis Sharpe	12	25	---	---	---	37
Vance Johnson	8	16	---	---	12	36
Jim Lachey	7	17	---	---	11	35
Mike Sherrard	10	22	---	---	3	35
Jim Kowalkowski	---	---	10	22	2	34
Tom McHale	7	15	---	---	11	33
J.J. Birden	10	23	---	---	---	33
Roger Vick	2	16	---	---	14	32
Cleveland Gary	7	22	---	---	1	30
Tony Paige	9	14	---	---	6	29
Gregg Carr	---	---	8	11	3	22
Carwell Gardner	1	1	---	---	19	21
Jeff Mills	---	---	7	9	4	20
Ben Thomas	---	---	10	5	4	19
Paul Butcher	---	---	2	2	14	18
Robert Tyler	6	9	---	---	3	18
Bob Landsee	2	5	---	---	9	16
Nate Lewis	2	1	---	---	12	15
Galand Thaxton	---	---	4	3	3	10
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	9	9
John Kidd	0	0	---	---	7	7
Cliff Stoudt	0	0	---	---	4	4
David Archer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	45	6.4
Middle	17	109	6.4
Right	4	27	6.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	15	2.1
Middle	10	42	4.2
Right	1	11	11.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Harbaugh	50	20	4	4	4	5	12	0	4

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scott Mitchell	38	19	3	3	7	4	2	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	34	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	126	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	7	96	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	9	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	26	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	55	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	4	56	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	52	13.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kelvin Martin	12	2	2	69	1	37
WR Ronnie Harmon	9	5	0	71	1	29
WR Jeff Query	7	4	0	21	0	33
RB Emmitt Smith	6	3	1	29	1	33
TE Ken Griffey	5	3	1	49	1	33
WR J.T. Smith	4	1	0	7	0	14
FB Tom Rathman	3	2	0	10	0	21
TE Frank Thomas	2	0	0	0	0	22
RB Junior Tautalatasi	1	0	0	0	0	17
FB Steve Smith	1	0	0	0	0	9

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roy Green	12	7	3	73	1	30
WR J.J. Birden	10	6	2	72	1	23
WR Vance Johnson	5	1	0	3	0	16
FB Tony Paige	3	2	0	33	1	14
TE Robert Tyler	3	0	2	0	0	9
WR Mike Sherrard	2	0	0	0	0	22
FB Roger Vick	1	1	0	2	0	16
RB Cleveland Gary	1	1	0	2	0	22
RB Johnny Bailey	1	1	0	4	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Harbaugh	7	2	7	1.00	5.12

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Scott Mitchell	2	2	18	9.00	4.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Tom Rathman	2	1	2	1.00	3.33
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	0	0	0.00	7.89
RB Junior Tautalatasi	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Frank Thomas	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Jeff Query	1	1	5	5.00	3.00
RB Emmitt Smith	1	0	0	0.00	4.83

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roy Green	1	1	14	14.00	6.08
WR J.J. Birden	1	1	4	4.00	7.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Junior Tautalatasi	1	1
Emmitt Smith	1	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Cleveland Gary	1	0
Johnny Bailey	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Harbaugh	14	6	2

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scott Mitchell	12	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ronnie Harmon	3	3	2
WR Jeff Query	3	1	0
WR Kelvin Martin	2	0	0
RB Emmitt Smith	2	0	0
WR J.T. Smith	1	0	0
FB Tom Rathman	1	1	0
RB Junior Tautalatasi	1	0	0
TE Ken Griffey	1	1	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roy Green	4	2	1
WR J.J. Birden	3	2	0
FB Tony Paige	1	0	0
WR Vance Johnson	1	0	0
WR Mike Sherrard	1	0	0
TE Robert Tyler	1	0	0
RB Johnny Bailey	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 45,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,200 (21,400)
End Zone 9,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	45,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,200 (21,400)
End Zone	9,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,300)