Week 14, 1990

played in Los Angeles, CA

65 degrees, rain, 7 mph wind

Denver Broncos	3	7	7	7	-	24
Los Angeles Rams	6	6	3	7	-	22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:03 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 32 field goal
1Q: 06:23 DEN - Hank Ilesic 51 field goal
1Q: 02:03 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 42 field goal
2Q: 13:38 DEN - Reuben Hendeson 44 interception return (Hank Ilesic extra point)
2Q: 02:38 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 40 field goal
2Q: 00:13 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 40 field goal
3Q: 10:12 DEN - Frank Thomas 16 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
3Q: 04:03 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 20 field goal
4Q: 13:40 DEN - Emmitt Smith 17 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
4Q: 01:18 LAS - James Hood 16 pass from Steve Young (Mick Luckhurst extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:03 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 32 field goal
1Q: 06:23 DEN - Hank Ilesic 51 field goal
1Q: 02:03 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 42 field goal
2Q: 13:38 DEN - Reuben Hendeson 44 interception return (Hank Ilesic extra point)
2Q: 02:38 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 40 field goal
2Q: 00:13 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 40 field goal
3Q: 10:12 DEN - Frank Thomas 16 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
3Q: 04:03 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 20 field goal
4Q: 13:40 DEN - Emmitt Smith 17 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
4Q: 01:18 LAS - James Hood 16 pass from Steve Young (Mick Luckhurst extra point)

Team Statistics DEN LAS
Record 8-5 4-9
First Downs 18 23
- by Rushing 9 3
- by Passing 9 14
- by Penalty 0 6
Total Net Yards 294 479
- Offensive Plays 56 76
- Yards per Play 5.25 6.30
Net Rushing Yards 142 85
- Rushing Attempts 30 30
- Yards per Rush 4.73 2.83
Net Passing Yards 152 394
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 18 - 0 46 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 152 394
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.85 8.57
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 8/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 3.9 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/2
Penalties/Yards 10/90 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 5/130 4/59
Interception Ret./Yards 1/44 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 20
Time of Possession 26:14 33:46

Team Statistics	DEN	LAS
Record	8-5	4-9
First Downs	18	23
- by Rushing	9	3
- by Passing	9	14
- by Penalty	0	6
Total Net Yards	294	479
- Offensive Plays	56	76
- Yards per Play	5.25	6.30
Net Rushing Yards	142	85
- Rushing Attempts	30	30
- Yards per Rush	4.73	2.83
Net Passing Yards	152	394
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 18 - 0	46 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	152	394
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.85	8.57
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	8/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	3.9	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/2
Penalties/Yards	10/90	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	5/130	4/59
Interception Ret./Yards	1/44	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 20
Time of Possession	26:14	33:46

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:55	3:37	OWN 36	8	30	Field Goal
1	1:55	1:35	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
2	11:26	1:16	OWN 35	3	9	Punt
2	6:55	1:54	OWN 23	4	16	Punt
2	2:31	1:00	OWN 19	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	4:57	OWN 26	12	74	Touchdown
3	3:56	5:31	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
4	9:17	4:59	OWN 28	7	31	Punt
4	1:11	1:11	OPP 44	4	8	Game

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:05	OWN 36	7	49	Field Goal
1	6:18	4:23	OWN 9	7	66	Field Goal
1	0:20	1:54	OWN 16	7	19	Interception
2	13:26	2:00	OWN 24	3	7	Punt
2	10:10	3:15	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
2	5:01	2:30	OWN 23	4	54	Field Goal
2	1:31	1:26	OWN 25	6	52	Field Goal
3	10:03	6:07	OWN 20	14	77	Field Goal
4	13:25	4:08	OWN 11	9	68	Missed FG
4	4:18	3:07	OWN 20	15	80	Touchdown

Game MVP: Emmitt Smith, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Emmitt Smith	21	122	5.81	17	6	1
Paul Frazier	7	23	3.29	5	0	0
John Elway	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Curt Warner	15	39	2.60	19	1
Johnny Hector	11	23	2.09	6	0
Chris Brewer	2	10	5.00	6	0
Steve Young	2	13	6.50	9	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Elway	26	18	152	0/0	1	17	0	96.9

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Young	46	23	394	0/0	1	50	1	77.6

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Emmitt Smith	9	11	49	5.44	15	10	0
WR Johnny Johnson	3	5	24	8.00	1	14	0
WR Kelvin Martin	2	2	30	15.00	0	17	0
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	3	17	17.00	0	17	0
FB Tom Rathman	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Frank Thomas	1	2	16	16.00	0	16	1
WR Anderson Cooper	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jerry Rice	7	13	154	22.00	55	50	0
WR James Hood	6	8	91	15.17	24	31	1
WR Robert Clark	4	11	39	9.75	4	17	0
WR Byron Franklin	3	5	82	27.33	25	50	0
RB Johnny Hector	1	1	12	12.00	5	12	0
C Harper LeBel	1	3	5	5.00	1	5	0
TE Jay Novacek	1	4	11	11.00	3	11	0
WR Aubrey Matthews	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Reuben Hendeson	1	44	44.00	1

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	5	231	46.2	37.8	56	1

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	2	69	34.5	34.5	35	0

Kicking Statistics

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

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mick Luckhurst	5/6	3/3	0/0	42	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darrell Green	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Smith	5	130	26.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darrell Green	3	36	12.0	0
Deron Cherry	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Sam Mills	8	2	27	41
OLB Andre Tippett	6	4	27	38
S Thomas Everett	6	0	27	44
OLB Johnny Meads	5	1	25	22
S Alvin Walton	4	5	26	39
ILB Pat Swilling	4	1	24	13
CB Darryl Henley	4	0	11	32
DE Aaron Jones	3	1	15	30
CB Sheldon White	3	1	10	18
CB Reuben Hendeson	2	0	18	9
DE Kevin Brooks	1	1	15	16
ILB David Bavaro	1	1	3	5
CB David Hollis	1	0	23	41
OLB Winston Moss	1	0	3	5
S Odie Harris	1	0	5	22
DE Glenn Jacobs	1	0	18	28
S Myron Guyton	1	0	4	29
DT Jon Hand	0	2	27	37

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Darrol Ray	5	1	21	16
CB Charles Wright	4	4	19	17
S Deron Cherry	4	1	25	21
OLB Mike Singletary	4	1	23	25
CB Darrell Green	4	1	25	19
DT Curt Jarvis	4	0	13	14
ILB Dennis Gibson	3	3	22	18
ILB Craig Shaffer	3	0	9	10
S Steve Atwater	2	1	22	20
CB Terry Taylor	2	0	6	10
OLB Mel Owens	1	2	26	20
DT Bob Clasby	1	1	16	15
OLB Eric Wilson	1	0	6	6
S Mike Stone	1	0	4	5
CB Frank Simmons	1	0	12	9
DE Donnie Gardner	1	0	18	11
OLB Aaron Wallace	1	0	7	1
S Chris Oldham	1	0	5	7
DE Jerry Reese	0	2	11	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jon Hand	2	0	0	37
DT Jimmie Jones	1	1	0	27
OLB Andre Tippett	0	2	2	38
OLB Johnny Meads	0	2	0	22
DE Aaron Jones	0	1	0	30

Los Angeles	Hurry	PPlay
DT Bob Clasby	2	15
DE Toby Williams	2	13
DE Donnie Gardner	2	11
OLB Mel Owens	1	20
OLB Aaron Wallace	1	1

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Sam Mills	5	1	0	41
S Thomas Everett	4	1	0	44
CB Darryl Henley	4	0	0	32
S Alvin Walton	2	2	0	39
CB Sheldon White	2	0	0	18
OLB Andre Tippett	1	1	0	38
OLB Johnny Meads	1	1	0	22
CB Reuben Hendeson	1	0	1	9
OLB Winston Moss	1	0	0	5
S Odie Harris	1	0	0	22
S Myron Guyton	1	0	0	29
ILB Pat Swilling	0	1	0	13

Los Angeles	Caught	PPlay
CB Darrell Green	3	19
S Darrol Ray	2	16
S Deron Cherry	2	21
OLB Mike Singletary	2	25
CB Terry Taylor	2	10
CB Charles Wright	2	17
ILB Dennis Gibson	1	18
DT Curt Jarvis	1	14
CB Frank Simmons	1	9
S Steve Atwater	1	20
S Chris Oldham	1	7

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Ellison Onizuka	6	6	0	26	21
Bill Fralic	4	7	0	30	26
Joe Milinchik	2	8	1	30	26
Doug Riesenberg	1	3	0	29	25
Kelly Thomas	1	1	0	3	4
Dan Rosado	1	1	0	4	5
Frank Thomas	0	2	0	13	11

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Paul Gruber	2	5	0	30	46
Jumbo Elliott	1	10	1	30	46
Chris Brewer	1	1	0	11	23
John Bruhin	0	4	0	26	39
Rich Umphrey	0	3	0	29	40
Craig Wolfley	0	2	0	20	30
Tommy Tucker	0	2	0	11	22
Jay Novacek	0	1	0	21	21

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Sheldon White	2	14
Paul Frazier	1	10
Ellison Onizuka	1	6
Johnny Johnson	1	6

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Johnny Hector	1	25
Jerry Rice	1	17
Eric Wilson	1	13
Terry Taylor	1	11
Steve Atwater	1	10

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Thomas Everett	---	---	27	44	6	77
Andre Tippett	---	---	27	38	6	71
Sam Mills	---	---	27	41	3	71
Jon Hand	---	---	27	37	6	70
Alvin Walton	---	---	26	39	5	70
David Hollis	---	---	23	41	6	70
Bill Fralic	30	26	---	---	6	62
Joe Milinchik	30	26	---	---	2	58
Ken Ruettgers	28	23	---	---	6	57
John Elway	30	26	---	---	---	56
Doug Riesenberg	29	25	---	---	---	54
Ellison Onizuka	26	21	---	---	6	53
Myron Guyton	---	---	4	29	18	51
Johnny Meads	---	---	25	22	3	50
Glenn Jacobs	---	---	18	28	4	50
Aaron Jones	---	---	15	30	3	48
Emmitt Smith	23	25	---	---	---	48
Darryl Henley	---	---	11	32	4	47
Jimmie Jones	---	---	17	27	2	46
Ronnie Harmon	20	16	---	---	7	43
Pat Swilling	---	---	24	13	5	42
Sheldon White	---	---	10	18	14	42
Ken Griffey	23	18	---	---	---	41
Frank Thomas	13	11	---	---	17	41
Kevin Brooks	---	---	15	16	5	36
Tom Rathman	14	15	---	---	7	36
Johnny Johnson	16	14	---	---	6	36
Kelvin Martin	16	16	---	---	1	33
Reuben Hendeson	---	---	18	9	3	30
Odie Harris	---	---	5	22	3	30
Steve Smith	8	7	---	---	14	29
Bret Michaels	---	---	4	7	12	23
Anderson Cooper	8	6	---	---	8	22
Kelvin Bryant	0	0	---	---	20	20
Paul Frazier	7	1	---	---	10	18
David Bavaro	---	---	3	5	10	18
J.T. Smith	0	0	---	---	15	15
Winston Moss	---	---	3	5	7	15
Jeff Query	2	1	---	---	12	15
Kelly Thomas	3	4	---	---	6	13
Dan Rosado	4	5	---	---	4	13
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	6	6
Hank Ilesic	0	0	---	---	6	6
Andre Collins	---	---	1	3	2	6
Dean Floyd	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cary Conklin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jumbo Elliott	30	46	---	---	2	78
Steve Young	30	46	---	---	---	76
Jerry Rice	23	36	---	---	17	76
Paul Gruber	30	46	---	---	---	76
John Bruhin	26	39	---	---	8	73
Rich Umphrey	29	40	---	---	3	72
Johnny Hector	14	32	---	---	25	71
Robert Clark	27	39	---	---	---	66
Craig Wolfley	20	30	---	---	8	58
Harper LeBel	14	27	---	---	16	57
Darrell Green	---	---	25	19	12	56
Deron Cherry	---	---	25	21	7	53
Jay Novacek	21	21	---	---	10	52
Steve Atwater	---	---	22	20	10	52
Mike Singletary	---	---	23	25	2	50
Mel Owens	---	---	26	20	2	48
Chris Brewer	11	23	---	---	13	47
Dennis Gibson	---	---	22	18	3	43
Tommy Tucker	11	22	---	---	8	41
Darrol Ray	---	---	21	16	3	40
James Hood	16	24	---	---	---	40
Charles Wright	---	---	19	17	2	38
Bob Clasby	---	---	16	15	2	33
Toby Williams	---	---	18	13	1	32
Curt Jarvis	---	---	13	14	5	32
Jerry Reese	---	---	11	14	4	29
Donnie Gardner	---	---	18	11	---	29
Rulon Jones	---	---	15	12	1	28
Curt Warner	16	12	---	---	---	28
Terry Taylor	---	---	6	10	11	27
Eric Wilson	---	---	6	6	13	25
Byron Franklin	8	14	---	---	2	24
Aaron Wallace	---	---	7	1	16	24
Craig Shaffer	---	---	9	10	3	22
Frank Simmons	---	---	12	9	1	22
Aubrey Matthews	0	2	---	---	18	20
Mike Stone	---	---	4	5	11	20
Joey Howard	4	7	---	---	8	19
Chris Oldham	---	---	5	7	7	19
Shane Conlan	---	---	7	3	4	14
Mick Luckhurst	0	0	---	---	13	13
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	8	8
Blake Ezor	0	0	---	---	7	7
Glenn Carano	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Ruether	0	0	---	---	---	0
Eric Blados	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	65	5.0
Middle	4	14	3.5
Right	11	66	6.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	26	2.4
Middle	10	19	1.9
Right	9	40	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Elway	26	18	0	0	0	0	8	0	0

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Young	46	23	6	1	5	7	6	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	8	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	45	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	66	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	33	6.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	5	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	95	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	7	144	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	9	4	150	16.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
RB Emmitt Smith	11	9	49	25
WR Johnny Johnson	5	3	24	14
WR Ronnie Harmon	3	1	17	16
WR Kelvin Martin	2	2	30	16
TE Frank Thomas	2	1	16	11
WR Anderson Cooper	2	1	9	6
FB Tom Rathman	1	1	7	15

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerry Rice	13	7	0	154	3	36
WR Robert Clark	11	4	2	39	0	39
WR James Hood	8	6	1	91	1	24
WR Byron Franklin	5	3	0	82	2	14
TE Jay Novacek	4	1	0	11	0	21
C Harper LeBel	3	1	1	5	0	27
RB Johnny Hector	1	1	0	12	0	32
WR Aubrey Matthews	1	0	1	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Emmitt Smith	1	17	17.00	5.81

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Johnny Hector	2	3	1.50	2.09
Curt Warner	2	-2	-1.00	2.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Elway	1	1	16	16.00	5.85

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Young	3	1	16	5.33	8.57

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Frank Thomas	1	1	16	16.00	8.00

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR James Hood	2	1	16	8.00	11.38
WR Robert Clark	1	0	0	0.00	3.55

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Emmitt Smith	5	3
Paul Frazier	1	1

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Curt Warner	3	1
Steve Young	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Elway	6	5	2

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Young	16	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Emmitt Smith	4	3	2
WR Johnny Johnson	2	2	0

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerry Rice	7	3	2
WR Byron Franklin	3	1	1
WR Robert Clark	2	1	0
WR James Hood	2	2	1
RB Johnny Hector	1	1	1
TE Jay Novacek	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,700 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,200 (25,300)
End Zone 14,500 (18,200)
Mezzanine 8,400 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 12,800 (16,100)
Club Seats 15,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 8,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,700 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,200 (25,300)
End Zone	14,500 (18,200)
Mezzanine	8,400 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	12,800 (16,100)
Club Seats	15,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	8,900 (9,900)