Week 5, 1990

played in Denver, CO

77 degrees, fair, 18 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	7	0	3	7	0	-	17
Denver Broncos	0	0	3	14	6	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:00 BUF - Troy Stradford 28 pass from Troy Aikman (Fuad Reveiz extra point)
3Q: 11:17 DEN - Hank Ilesic 51 field goal
3Q: 01:51 BUF - Fuad Reveiz 22 field goal
4Q: 09:19 BUF - Cap Boso 25 pass from Troy Aikman (Fuad Reveiz extra point)
4Q: 03:29 DEN - Emmitt Smith 17 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
4Q: 01:32 DEN - J.T. Smith 38 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
OT: 05:01 DEN - Emmitt Smith 3 run

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:00 BUF - Troy Stradford 28 pass from Troy Aikman (Fuad Reveiz extra point)
3Q: 11:17 DEN - Hank Ilesic 51 field goal
3Q: 01:51 BUF - Fuad Reveiz 22 field goal
4Q: 09:19 BUF - Cap Boso 25 pass from Troy Aikman (Fuad Reveiz extra point)
4Q: 03:29 DEN - Emmitt Smith 17 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
4Q: 01:32 DEN - J.T. Smith 38 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
OT: 05:01 DEN - Emmitt Smith 3 run

Team Statistics BUF DEN
Record 2-3 1-3
First Downs 24 25
- by Rushing 5 10
- by Passing 16 12
- by Penalty 3 3
Total Net Yards 353 398
- Offensive Plays 71 73
- Yards per Play 4.97 5.45
Net Rushing Yards 95 146
- Rushing Attempts 36 28
- Yards per Rush 2.64 5.21
Net Passing Yards 258 252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 20 - 0 42 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 269 269
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 7.37 5.60
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 8/74 8/74
Punt Returns/Yards 3/10 2/14
Kick Returns/Yards 5/96 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 25
Time of Possession 37:32 32:37

Team Statistics	BUF	DEN
Record	2-3	1-3
First Downs	24	25
- by Rushing	5	10
- by Passing	16	12
- by Penalty	3	3
Total Net Yards	353	398
- Offensive Plays	71	73
- Yards per Play	4.97	5.45
Net Rushing Yards	95	146
- Rushing Attempts	36	28
- Yards per Rush	2.64	5.21
Net Passing Yards	258	252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 20 - 0	42 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	269	269
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	7.37	5.60
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	8/74	8/74
Punt Returns/Yards	3/10	2/14
Kick Returns/Yards	5/96	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 25
Time of Possession	37:32	32:37

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:21	3:32	OWN 9	8	91	Touchdown
1	8:10	7:34	OWN 31	13	61	Downs
2	10:39	3:22	OWN 20	6	33	Punt
2	4:10	1:29	OWN 36	3	-4	Punt
2	1:57	1:39	OWN 34	5	0	Punt
3	15:00	1:27	OWN 25	2	10	Fumble
3	11:09	9:24	OWN 22	15	73	Field Goal
4	12:07	3:00	OWN 37	5	63	Touchdown
4	7:58	2:36	OWN 34	3	1	Punt
4	3:22	1:24	OWN 11	3	5	Punt
4	1:18	0:43	OPP 47	3	0	Punt
OT1	15:00	2:14	OWN 27	5	24	Punt

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:39	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	9:49	1:39	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	0:36	4:57	OWN 8	9	51	Punt
2	7:17	3:07	OWN 23	7	48	Missed FG
2	2:41	0:44	OWN 29	3	-7	Punt
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 22	1	-1	Half
3	13:33	2:24	OPP 35	3	1	Field Goal
3	1:45	4:38	OWN 20	10	50	Missed FG
4	9:07	1:09	OWN 9	3	0	Punt
4	5:22	2:00	OWN 22	10	78	Touchdown
4	1:58	0:40	OPP 48	4	48	Touchdown
4	0:35	0:35	OWN 20	4	50	Half
OT1	12:46	7:55	OWN 16	14	84	Touchdown

Game MVP: John Elway, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gary Anderson	20	47	2.35	10	1
Mike Pringle	8	16	2.00	6	0
Larry Moriarty	3	13	4.33	8	0
Mervyn Fernandez	2	15	7.50	12	1
Herman Heard	2	0	0.00	0	0
Troy Aikman	1	4	4.00	4	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Emmitt Smith	22	112	5.09	21	3	1
John Elway	3	18	6.00	15	1	0
Rod Bernstine	3	16	5.33	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Troy Aikman	33	20	269	2/11	2	28	0	106.7

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Elway	42	22	269	3/17	2	38	0	88.3

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Michael Timpson	7	9	82	11.71	10	20	0
WR Troy Stradford	4	7	83	20.75	11	28	1
WR Mervyn Fernandez	2	5	24	12.00	0	14	0
FB Larry Moriarty	2	3	24	12.00	15	16	0
C Cap Boso	2	3	42	21.00	11	25	1
RB Gary Anderson	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Kelvin Edwards	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Mike Pringle	1	1	8	8.00	3	8	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Emmitt Smith	4	5	50	12.50	11	24	1
WR J.T. Smith	3	4	61	20.33	1	38	1
WR Kelvin Martin	3	7	29	9.67	9	17	0
WR Jeff Query	3	6	34	11.33	7	14	0
WR Ronnie Harmon	2	4	46	23.00	35	32	0
RB Rod Bernstine	2	2	7	3.50	3	6	0
TE Ken Griffey	2	5	27	13.50	6	14	0
TE Frank Thomas	2	5	10	5.00	0	6	0
FB Steve Smith	1	2	5	5.00	3	5	0
FB Tom Rathman	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Force
Larry Moriarty	1	0
Benny Perrin	0	1
Bill Goldberg	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rod Bernstine	1	1	0
Emmitt Smith	1	0	0
Ken Ruettgers	0	1	0
Thomas Everett	0	1	0
Johnny Meads	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Tuten	7	276	39.4	34.6	47	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	5	263	52.6	46.6	63	1

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fuad Reveiz	1/1	0/0	0/0	22	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hank Ilesic	1/3	1/3	1/1	51	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Prior	3	10	3.3	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Smith	1	6	6.0	0
Jeff Query	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tory Smith	5	96	19.2	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Bill Goldberg	5	0	1.0	16	23
ILB Mark Brown	5	1	0.0	6	16
S Shaun Gayle	5	0	0.0	16	32
OLB Anthony Bell	4	1	2.0	23	37
ILB Scott Radecic	4	2	0.0	22	29
CB Ronnie Lippett	4	0	0.0	23	38
S Benny Perrin	3	1	0.0	23	33
ILB Jim Collins	3	0	0.0	9	25
CB Wayne Davis	3	0	0.0	24	30
CB Tory Smith	2	4	0.0	11	27
S Mike Prior	2	3	0.0	22	30
DE Reggie White	2	0	0.0	19	27
CB Vito McKeever	2	0	0.0	21	29
DE Mike Fox	1	1	0.0	16	31
DE Neil Elshire	1	0	0.0	12	22
OLB Johnny Rembert	1	0	0.0	19	29
DE Alonzo Mitz	1	0	0.0	12	14
OLB Leonard Jackson	1	0	0.0	5	5

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Sam Mills	8	4	0.0	34	34
OLB Johnny Meads	5	2	0.0	29	17
S Alvin Walton	5	1	0.0	33	25
S Thomas Everett	5	1	0.0	34	30
CB David Hollis	5	1	0.0	26	24
DE Glenn Jacobs	5	0	0.0	27	28
DT Jon Hand	4	0	0.0	26	26
OLB Winston Moss	4	0	0.0	3	6
DE Markus Koch	3	1	1.0	25	21
DE Aaron Jones	2	0	1.0	24	25
OLB Andre Tippett	2	2	0.0	30	31
DT Jimmie Jones	2	1	0.0	29	24
CB Sheldon White	2	0	0.0	12	18
S Myron Guyton	2	0	0.0	3	11
CB Darryl Henley	1	1	0.0	14	19
CB Reuben Hendeson	1	0	0.0	25	22
S Odie Harris	0	1	0.0	3	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Anthony Bell	2.0	1	3	37
DT Bill Goldberg	1.0	0	0	23
DE Neil Elshire	0.0	1	1	22
CB Ronnie Lippett	0.0	1	0	38
CB Tory Smith	0.0	1	0	27
DT Dan Benish	0.0	0	1	18
DE Reggie White	0.0	0	1	27

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Markus Koch	1.0	0	1	21
DE Aaron Jones	1.0	0	1	25
DT Jon Hand	0.0	1	1	26
DE Glenn Jacobs	0.0	0	2	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Mark Brown	3	1	16
CB Wayne Davis	3	1	30
ILB Jim Collins	3	0	25
S Shaun Gayle	3	0	32
S Mike Prior	2	1	30
CB Ronnie Lippett	2	0	38
ILB Scott Radecic	2	0	29
DE Reggie White	1	0	27
CB Vito McKeever	1	0	29
CB Tory Smith	1	0	27
DT Bill Goldberg	1	0	23
S Benny Perrin	0	2	33
OLB Anthony Bell	0	1	37

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Thomas Everett	4	0	30
CB David Hollis	4	0	24
OLB Andre Tippett	2	1	31
OLB Johnny Meads	2	0	17
ILB Sam Mills	2	0	34
S Alvin Walton	2	0	25
OLB Winston Moss	2	0	6
CB Sheldon White	1	1	18
S Myron Guyton	1	1	11
CB Reuben Hendeson	0	2	22
S Odie Harris	0	1	10
OLB Bret Michaels	0	1	3

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wayne Radloff	3	8	28	0	27
Kevin Glover	2	5	29	0	28
Steve Wallace	1	6	34	1	31
Brian Habib	1	4	29	0	33
Cap Boso	1	1	29	0	25
Larry Combs	0	5	31	1	27
Jeff Bregel	0	2	10	0	12
Darryl Haley	0	1	8	0	2
Larry Moriarty	0	1	18	0	16
Rob Monaco	0	1	8	0	8
Oliver North	0	1	3	0	7

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe Milinchik	3	8	1	27	0	38
Bill Fralic	3	6	0	27	0	37
Ken Ruettgers	3	5	2	25	0	40
Ellison Onizuka	2	2	0	24	0	41
Doug Riesenberg	1	3	0	28	2	43
Frank Thomas	0	1	0	12	0	14
John Hudson	0	0	0	6	1	19

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Bobby Micho	1	16
Herman Heard	1	10

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Paul Frazier	4	10
Myron Guyton	2	11
Bret Michaels	1	9
Emmitt Smith	1	5

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Benny Perrin	---	---	23	33	24	80
Troy Aikman	36	35	---	---	---	71
Michael Timpson	36	33	---	---	---	69
Wayne Davis	---	---	24	30	13	67
Kevin Glover	29	28	---	---	8	65
Steve Wallace	34	31	---	---	---	65
Ronnie Lippett	---	---	23	38	3	64
Anthony Bell	---	---	23	37	3	63
Brian Habib	29	33	---	---	---	62
Shaun Gayle	---	---	16	32	12	60
Mike Prior	---	---	22	30	7	59
Cap Boso	29	25	---	---	5	59
Vito McKeever	---	---	21	29	8	58
Larry Combs	31	27	---	---	---	58
Wayne Radloff	28	27	---	---	---	55
Scott Radecic	---	---	22	29	3	54
Mike Fox	---	---	16	31	6	53
Johnny Rembert	---	---	19	29	2	50
Mervyn Fernandez	21	27	---	---	1	49
Reggie White	---	---	19	27	1	47
Tory Smith	---	---	11	27	9	47
Gary Anderson	25	20	---	---	---	45
Mike Pringle	10	14	---	---	21	45
Jim Collins	---	---	9	25	9	43
Bill Goldberg	---	---	16	23	4	43
Larry Moriarty	18	16	---	---	8	42
Kelvin Edwards	15	10	---	---	11	36
Neil Elshire	---	---	12	22	1	35
Dan Benish	---	---	9	18	7	34
Jeff Bregel	10	12	---	---	8	30
Eric Sievers	8	12	---	---	9	29
Mark Brown	---	---	6	16	6	28
Alonzo Mitz	---	---	12	14	---	26
Troy Stradford	12	13	---	---	---	25
Rob Monaco	8	8	---	---	8	24
Leonard Jackson	---	---	5	5	11	21
Herman Heard	6	4	---	---	10	20
Darryl Haley	8	2	---	---	8	18
Oliver North	3	7	---	---	8	18
Bobby Micho	0	0	---	---	16	16
Mark Ingram	0	1	---	---	12	13
Rick Tuten	0	0	---	---	8	8
Paul McFadden	0	0	---	---	3	3
Fuad Reveiz	0	0	---	---	2	2
Steve Bono	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bobby Hebert	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Elway	28	45	---	---	---	73
Ken Ruettgers	25	40	---	---	8	73
Ellison Onizuka	24	41	---	---	8	73
Bill Fralic	27	37	---	---	8	72
Doug Riesenberg	28	43	---	---	---	71
Sam Mills	---	---	34	34	1	69
Joe Milinchik	27	38	---	---	2	67
Thomas Everett	---	---	34	30	1	65
Emmitt Smith	24	36	---	---	5	65
Andre Tippett	---	---	30	31	1	62
Ronnie Harmon	20	30	---	---	11	61
Alvin Walton	---	---	33	25	3	61
Tom Rathman	19	27	---	---	13	59
Glenn Jacobs	---	---	27	28	---	55
Ken Griffey	20	34	---	---	---	54
Jimmie Jones	---	---	29	24	1	54
Jon Hand	---	---	26	26	1	53
David Hollis	---	---	26	24	1	51
Johnny Meads	---	---	29	17	4	50
Aaron Jones	---	---	24	25	---	49
Reuben Hendeson	---	---	25	22	1	48
Markus Koch	---	---	25	21	2	48
Kelvin Martin	16	28	---	---	3	47
Sheldon White	---	---	12	18	16	46
Frank Thomas	12	14	---	---	16	42
Rod Bernstine	4	9	---	---	24	37
J.T. Smith	7	13	---	---	15	35
Jeff Query	11	23	---	---	1	35
Darryl Henley	---	---	14	19	1	34
Kevin Brooks	---	---	12	10	9	31
Steve Smith	7	11	---	---	13	31
John Hudson	6	19	---	---	6	31
Myron Guyton	---	---	3	11	11	25
Winston Moss	---	---	3	6	14	23
Kelly Thomas	3	7	---	---	8	18
Bret Michaels	---	---	5	3	9	17
Odie Harris	---	---	3	10	1	14
Jason Phillips	0	0	---	---	13	13
Paul Frazier	0	0	---	---	10	10
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	8	8
Hank Ilesic	0	0	---	---	8	8
Pat Swilling	---	---	0	0	7	7
David Bavaro	---	---	2	1	4	7
Andre Collins	---	---	0	0	7	7
Dean Floyd	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cary Conklin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	11	2.2
Middle	13	26	2.0
Right	18	58	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	10	1.4
Middle	5	40	8.0
Right	15	97	6.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Troy Aikman	33	20	5	0	0	7	5	0	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Elway	42	22	3	0	4	6	6	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	16	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	56	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	103	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	94	13.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	8	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	11	128	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	95	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	38	6.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Timpson	9	7	82	1	33
WR Troy Stradford	7	4	83	3	13
WR Mervyn Fernandez	5	2	24	0	27
FB Larry Moriarty	3	2	24	0	16
C Cap Boso	3	2	42	1	25
WR Kelvin Edwards	3	1	7	0	10
RB Gary Anderson	2	1	-1	0	20
RB Mike Pringle	1	1	8	0	14

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kelvin Martin	7	3	1	29	0	28
WR Jeff Query	6	3	1	34	0	23
TE Ken Griffey	5	2	0	27	0	34
TE Frank Thomas	5	2	1	10	0	14
RB Emmitt Smith	5	4	0	50	1	36
WR J.T. Smith	4	3	0	61	1	13
WR Ronnie Harmon	4	2	0	46	1	30
FB Tom Rathman	2	0	0	0	0	27
RB Rod Bernstine	2	2	0	7	0	9
FB Steve Smith	2	1	1	5	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gary Anderson	4	9	2.25	2.35
Herman Heard	1	0	0.00	0.00

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Emmitt Smith	2	7	3.50	5.09

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Troy Aikman	2	0	0	0.00	8.15

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Elway	3	2	27	9.00	6.40

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Gary Anderson	1	0	0	0.00	-0.50
WR Michael Timpson	1	0	0	0.00	9.11

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kelvin Martin	2	1	10	5.00	4.14
RB Emmitt Smith	1	1	17	17.00	10.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Gary Anderson	2	0
Herman Heard	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Emmitt Smith	6	4
John Elway	2	1
Rod Bernstine	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Troy Aikman	10	3	3

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Elway	7	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Troy Stradford	3	1	1
WR Kelvin Edwards	2	0	0
RB Gary Anderson	1	0	0
WR Mervyn Fernandez	1	0	0
FB Larry Moriarty	1	0	0
WR Michael Timpson	1	1	1
RB Mike Pringle	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Ken Griffey	2	0	0
TE Frank Thomas	2	0	0
WR J.T. Smith	1	0	0
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	1	1
WR Jeff Query	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 44,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,400 (21,400)
End Zone 9,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	44,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,400 (21,400)
End Zone	9,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,100 (3,300)