Week 8, 1990

played in Denver, CO

47 degrees, fair, 21 mph wind

New England Patriots	3	0	0	0	-	3
Denver Broncos	7	14	7	0	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:40 NED - Mike Wood 30 field goal
1Q: 04:59 DEN - Emmitt Smith 50 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
2Q: 13:10 DEN - Johnny Johnson 8 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
2Q: 02:55 DEN - Kelvin Martin 10 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
3Q: 05:12 DEN - Tom Rathman 80 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:40 NED - Mike Wood 30 field goal
1Q: 04:59 DEN - Emmitt Smith 50 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
2Q: 13:10 DEN - Johnny Johnson 8 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
2Q: 02:55 DEN - Kelvin Martin 10 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
3Q: 05:12 DEN - Tom Rathman 80 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 4-3 3-4
First Downs 20 24
- by Rushing 6 10
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 336 412
- Offensive Plays 61 58
- Yards per Play 5.51 7.10
Net Rushing Yards 112 161
- Rushing Attempts 28 37
- Yards per Rush 4.00 4.35
Net Passing Yards 224 251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 18 - 2 20 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 224 260
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 6.79 11.95
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/20 4/18
Punt Returns/Yards 3/40 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 3/96 2/25
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/7
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 21
Time of Possession 29:43 30:17

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	4-3	3-4
First Downs	20	24
- by Rushing	6	10
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	336	412
- Offensive Plays	61	58
- Yards per Play	5.51	7.10
Net Rushing Yards	112	161
- Rushing Attempts	28	37
- Yards per Rush	4.00	4.35
Net Passing Yards	224	251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 18 - 2	20 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	224	260
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	6.79	11.95
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/20	4/18
Punt Returns/Yards	3/40	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	3/96	2/25
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/7
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 21
Time of Possession	29:43	30:17

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:58	OWN 35	4	17	Punt
1	12:04	2:29	OPP 41	4	28	Field Goal
1	4:42	1:44	OWN 30	3	9	Punt
2	13:03	3:00	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
2	2:48	2:23	OWN 20	9	46	Interception
3	11:55	6:43	OWN 26	15	71	Interception
3	4:54	3:31	OWN 37	5	21	Punt
4	14:06	3:39	OWN 27	7	43	Fumble
4	6:55	3:27	OWN 32	6	51	Missed FG
4	1:09	1:09	OWN 41	3	32	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:02	0:58	OWN 20	3	2	Interception
1	9:35	4:53	OWN 16	8	84	Touchdown
1	2:58	4:55	OWN 18	12	82	Touchdown
2	10:03	7:15	OWN 1	17	99	Touchdown
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 29	1	0	Half
3	15:00	3:05	OWN 18	4	19	Punt
3	5:12	0:18	OWN 20	1	80	Touchdown
3	1:23	2:17	OWN 20	4	17	Punt
4	10:27	3:32	OWN 39	5	36	Missed FG
4	3:28	2:19	OWN 29	3	-2	Punt

Game MVP: John Elway, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dalton Hilliard	18	78	4.33	17	3	0
Earnest Jackson	10	34	3.40	9	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Emmitt Smith	23	104	4.52	25	5
Paul Frazier	11	36	3.27	12	1
John Elway	3	21	7.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Kubiak	33	18	224	0/0	0	27	2	50.5

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Elway	20	14	260	1/9	4	80	1	131.3

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bill Brooks	8	12	109	13.63	22	20
WR Mike Wilson	2	6	31	15.50	14	27
WR Carl Monroe	2	4	17	8.50	1	9
WR Jimmy Teal	2	4	33	16.50	9	24
RB Dalton Hilliard	2	2	11	5.50	8	9
TE Lin Dawson	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
TE Eric Kattus	1	1	12	12.00	7	12
WR Bobby Jones	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Eric Green	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ronnie Harmon	3	6	30	10.00	1	13	0
WR Kelvin Martin	3	5	33	11.00	8	15	1
WR Johnny Johnson	3	3	29	9.67	3	13	1
RB Emmitt Smith	3	3	66	22.00	54	50	1
FB Tom Rathman	1	1	80	80.00	71	80	1
WR Jeff Query	1	2	22	22.00	17	22	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ray Crockett	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Andre Tippett	1	0	0.00	0
ILB Sam Mills	1	7	7.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dalton Hilliard	3	1	0	0
Larry Tearry	0	1	0	0

Denver	Recov	Force
Aaron Jones	1	0
Thomas Everett	0	1
Winston Moss	0	1
Sheldon White	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	4	200	50.0	37.8	58	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	3	145	48.3	35.0	53	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	1/2	0/0	0/0	30	0/0

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

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Clark	2	28	14.0	0
Dexter Carter	1	12	12.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Smith	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Clark	2	69	34.5	0
Dexter Carter	1	27	27.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Smith	1	9	9.0	0
Ronnie Harmon	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Johnny Taylor	6	1	0.0	26	16
OLB James Francis	4	1	1.0	30	16
OLB Michael Jackson	4	3	0.0	28	9
ILB John Anderson	4	2	0.0	25	8
S Ken Johnson	4	2	0.0	31	18
S Michael Stewart	4	0	0.0	31	17
CB Ray Crockett	4	0	0.0	32	19
DT John Randle	4	0	0.0	28	17
DE Burt Grossman	3	1	0.0	27	15
CB Don Griffin	3	0	0.0	28	17
DT Pete Koch	2	0	0.0	13	6
S Don Rogers	1	4	0.0	17	15
OLB Greg Gaines	1	1	0.0	3	0
DE Donald Evans	1	1	0.0	14	11
TE Lin Dawson	1	0	---	---	---
QB Gary Kubiak	1	0	---	---	---
WR Bill Brooks	1	0	---	---	---
CB Kevin Clark	1	0	0.0	6	5
ILB Dan Murray	1	0	0.0	10	7
OLB David Griggs	1	0	0.0	8	7
DE Reggie White	0	2	0.0	31	14

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Andre Tippett	6	2	0.0	20	29
ILB Sam Mills	5	1	0.0	26	30
S Thomas Everett	5	1	0.0	26	28
OLB Johnny Meads	3	0	0.0	12	9
DT Jon Hand	3	0	0.0	19	22
S Alvin Walton	3	0	0.0	24	29
CB Sheldon White	3	0	0.0	15	18
CB Darryl Henley	3	0	0.0	15	23
DE Markus Koch	2	1	0.0	17	23
CB David Hollis	2	1	0.0	22	26
OLB Winston Moss	2	1	0.0	8	4
DE Glenn Jacobs	2	1	0.0	22	24
S Myron Guyton	2	1	0.0	10	18
DT Jimmie Jones	2	0	0.0	18	19
DE Aaron Jones	1	3	0.0	15	19
CB Reuben Hendeson	1	1	0.0	17	20
DE Kevin Brooks	1	1	0.0	13	14
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Bret Michaels	0	1	0.0	4	1

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB James Francis	1.0	0	0	16
DE Donald Evans	0.0	1	0	11
DE Reggie White	0.0	0	1	14
DT John Randle	0.0	0	1	17

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Markus Koch	0.0	1	2	0	23
DE Kevin Brooks	0.0	1	1	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Johnny Taylor	5	0	16
S Michael Stewart	3	0	17
S Ken Johnson	2	0	18
CB Ray Crockett	1	1	19
OLB Michael Jackson	1	0	9
CB Kevin Clark	1	0	5
DE Burt Grossman	1	0	15

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Myron Guyton	2	2	0	18
OLB Johnny Meads	2	1	0	9
OLB Andre Tippett	2	0	1	29
CB David Hollis	2	0	0	26
CB Sheldon White	2	0	0	18
CB Darryl Henley	2	0	0	23
ILB Sam Mills	1	0	1	30
S Alvin Walton	1	0	0	29
S Thomas Everett	1	0	0	28
OLB Winston Moss	1	0	0	4
DE Glenn Jacobs	1	0	0	24
DT Jimmie Jones	1	0	0	19
DT Jon Hand	0	1	0	22

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Duval Love	3	7	1	26	25
Larry Tearry	2	2	1	24	23
Randy Dixon	1	5	0	23	31
Steve August	1	2	0	22	23
Stan Edwards	1	1	0	19	14
Eric Kattus	1	1	0	12	15
Vince Stroth	0	5	0	14	18
Ron Solt	0	3	0	3	8
Ron McNair	0	2	0	17	20

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe Milinchik	6	9	3	37	0	21
Ken Ruettgers	3	5	0	33	0	18
Bill Fralic	2	8	0	37	0	21
Ellison Onizuka	1	7	0	28	0	18
Doug Riesenberg	1	3	0	36	1	20
Dan Rosado	0	2	0	9	0	3

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Lin Dawson	1	11
Carl Monroe	1	11
Dan Murray	1	11

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Smith	2	9
Paul Frazier	1	15
Emmitt Smith	1	7
Tom Rathman	1	6
Dan Rosado	1	3

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gary Kubiak	28	33	---	---	---	61
Duval Love	26	25	---	---	6	57
Randy Dixon	23	31	---	---	---	54
Ray Crockett	---	---	32	19	1	52
Ken Johnson	---	---	31	18	1	50
Larry Tearry	24	23	---	---	2	49
Michael Stewart	---	---	31	17	1	49
Steve August	22	23	---	---	2	47
James Francis	---	---	30	16	1	47
Reggie White	---	---	31	14	1	46
Don Griffin	---	---	28	17	1	46
Toi Cook	---	---	19	14	13	46
John Randle	---	---	28	17	1	46
Lin Dawson	17	17	---	---	11	45
Dalton Hilliard	18	26	---	---	---	44
Johnny Taylor	---	---	26	16	1	43
Burt Grossman	---	---	27	15	1	43
Bill Brooks	17	25	---	---	---	42
Don Rogers	---	---	17	15	9	41
Stan Edwards	19	14	---	---	7	40
Eric Kattus	12	15	---	---	13	40
Michael Jackson	---	---	28	9	2	39
Vince Stroth	14	18	---	---	6	38
Ron McNair	17	20	---	---	---	37
John Anderson	---	---	25	8	2	35
Earnest Jackson	10	7	---	---	16	33
Jimmy Teal	15	17	---	---	---	32
Donald Evans	---	---	14	11	3	28
Dan Murray	---	---	10	7	11	28
Mike Wilson	13	13	---	---	---	26
Carl Monroe	3	8	---	---	11	22
Pete Koch	---	---	13	6	3	22
David Griggs	---	---	8	7	7	22
Bobby Jones	6	12	---	---	3	21
Bill Cherry	5	10	---	---	5	20
Eric Green	10	9	---	---	---	19
Joe Holloway	6	7	---	---	6	19
Kevin Clark	---	---	6	5	6	17
Ron Solt	3	8	---	---	1	12
Herbert Harris	0	2	---	---	10	12
Greg Gaines	---	---	3	0	7	10
Dexter Carter	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	4	4
Taft Fox	0	0	---	---	2	2
Turk Schonert	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bill Fralic	37	21	---	---	4	62
Joe Milinchik	37	21	---	---	1	59
John Elway	37	21	---	---	---	58
Sam Mills	---	---	26	30	2	58
Thomas Everett	---	---	26	28	4	58
Doug Riesenberg	36	20	---	---	---	56
Alvin Walton	---	---	24	29	3	56
Ken Ruettgers	33	18	---	---	4	55
Andre Tippett	---	---	20	29	2	51
Ellison Onizuka	28	18	---	---	4	50
David Hollis	---	---	22	26	2	50
Emmitt Smith	26	16	---	---	7	49
Glenn Jacobs	---	---	22	24	2	48
Sheldon White	---	---	15	18	11	44
Jon Hand	---	---	19	22	2	43
Ronnie Harmon	22	17	---	---	2	41
Markus Koch	---	---	17	23	1	41
Reuben Hendeson	---	---	17	20	2	39
Tom Rathman	20	13	---	---	6	39
Darryl Henley	---	---	15	23	1	39
Jimmie Jones	---	---	18	19	1	38
Frank Thomas	13	13	---	---	11	37
Kelvin Martin	22	9	---	---	5	36
Myron Guyton	---	---	10	18	8	36
Johnny Johnson	20	10	---	---	6	36
Aaron Jones	---	---	15	19	1	35
Ken Griffey	24	9	---	---	1	34
Kevin Brooks	---	---	13	14	6	33
Paul Frazier	11	5	---	---	15	31
Steve Smith	11	7	---	---	9	27
Johnny Meads	---	---	12	9	2	23
Jeff Query	14	6	---	---	---	20
Winston Moss	---	---	8	4	6	18
Dan Rosado	9	3	---	---	3	15
J.T. Smith	2	0	---	---	12	14
Kelly Thomas	5	4	---	---	4	13
Bret Michaels	---	---	4	1	7	12
Odie Harris	---	---	4	5	2	11
Jason Phillips	0	0	---	---	8	8
Hank Ilesic	0	0	---	---	6	6
David Bavaro	---	---	1	2	2	5
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	4	4
Pat Swilling	---	---	0	0	4	4
Andre Collins	---	---	0	0	4	4
Dean Floyd	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cary Conklin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	15	2.5
Middle	17	56	3.3
Right	5	41	8.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	88	5.2
Middle	6	38	6.3
Right	14	35	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Kubiak	33	18	3	3	1	4	3	0	2

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Elway	20	14	3	0	2	0	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	11	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	84	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	6	109	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	20	6.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	50	50.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	8	157	19.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	53	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bill Brooks	12	8	0	109	1	25
WR Mike Wilson	6	2	0	31	1	13
WR Carl Monroe	4	2	0	17	0	8
WR Jimmy Teal	4	2	0	33	1	17
WR Bobby Jones	2	0	1	0	0	12
RB Dalton Hilliard	2	2	0	11	0	26
TE Lin Dawson	1	1	0	11	0	17
TE Eric Kattus	1	1	0	12	0	15
TE Eric Green	1	0	0	0	0	9

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronnie Harmon	6	3	0	30	0	17
WR Kelvin Martin	5	3	1	33	0	9
WR Johnny Johnson	3	3	0	29	0	10
RB Emmitt Smith	3	3	0	66	1	16
WR Jeff Query	2	1	1	22	1	6
FB Tom Rathman	1	1	0	80	1	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Earnest Jackson	2	4	2.00	3.40
Dalton Hilliard	2	0	0.00	4.33

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Emmitt Smith	2	3	1.50	4.52
Paul Frazier	1	1	1.00	3.27

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Kubiak	2	1	-1	-0.50	6.79

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Elway	7	5	37	5.29	13.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jimmy Teal	1	0	0	0.00	8.25
WR Bill Brooks	1	1	-1	-1.00	9.08

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kelvin Martin	3	2	18	6.00	6.60
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	1	8	8.00	5.00
WR Jeff Query	1	0	0	0.00	11.00
WR Johnny Johnson	1	1	8	8.00	9.67
RB Emmitt Smith	1	1	3	3.00	22.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Earnest Jackson	3	1
Dalton Hilliard	2	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Emmitt Smith	4	1
John Elway	2	1
Paul Frazier	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Kubiak	8	4	3

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Elway	4	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Wilson	2	1	1
WR Bill Brooks	2	1	1
WR Bobby Jones	1	0	0
TE Lin Dawson	1	1	1
WR Carl Monroe	1	1	0
WR Jimmy Teal	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kelvin Martin	2	2	2
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	0	0
RB Emmitt Smith	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 44,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,600 (21,400)
End Zone 10,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	44,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,600 (21,400)
End Zone	10,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,100 (3,300)