Week 15, 1990

played in Kansas City, MO

35 degrees, snow, 13 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	3	0	3	-	6
Kansas City Chiefs	0	0	0	0	-	0

Scoring Summary
2Q: 04:15 DEN - Hank Ilesic 20 field goal
4Q: 07:34 DEN - Hank Ilesic 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 04:15 DEN - Hank Ilesic 20 field goal
4Q: 07:34 DEN - Hank Ilesic 18 field goal

Team Statistics DEN KCY
Record 9-5 7-7
First Downs 16 11
- by Rushing 9 3
- by Passing 7 7
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 277 211
- Offensive Plays 68 62
- Yards per Play 4.07 3.40
Net Rushing Yards 160 81
- Rushing Attempts 32 24
- Yards per Rush 5.00 3.38
Net Passing Yards 117 130
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 21 - 0 34 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 137 155
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/20 4/25
- Yards per Pass Play 3.25 3.42
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.0 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 4/32 4/29
Punt Returns/Yards 4/15 3/22
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/23
Interception Ret./Yards 2/16 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 27
Time of Possession 32:48 27:12

Team Statistics	DEN	KCY
Record	9-5	7-7
First Downs	16	11
- by Rushing	9	3
- by Passing	7	7
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	277	211
- Offensive Plays	68	62
- Yards per Play	4.07	3.40
Net Rushing Yards	160	81
- Rushing Attempts	32	24
- Yards per Rush	5.00	3.38
Net Passing Yards	117	130
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 21 - 0	34 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	137	155
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/20	4/25
- Yards per Pass Play	3.25	3.42
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.0	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	4/32	4/29
Punt Returns/Yards	4/15	3/22
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/23
Interception Ret./Yards	2/16	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 27
Time of Possession	32:48	27:12

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:34	2:04	OWN 35	4	0	Fumble
1	10:18	1:36	OWN 31	3	7	Punt
1	6:50	3:22	OWN 36	7	18	Punt
1	2:19	2:58	OWN 29	5	20	Punt
2	12:29	1:37	OPP 43	3	2	Punt
2	7:46	3:39	50	10	47	Field Goal
2	2:38	1:15	OWN 26	4	34	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:00	OWN 8	3	9	Punt
3	6:49	3:20	OWN 20	8	38	Punt
3	0:38	8:12	OWN 21	14	78	Field Goal
4	2:54	2:37	OWN 7	6	24	Punt
4	0:07	0:07	OPP 17	1	-1	Game

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:26	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	11:30	1:12	OPP 33	3	9	Missed FG
1	8:42	1:52	OWN 14	3	6	Punt
1	3:28	1:09	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	14:21	1:52	OWN 2	3	-1	Punt
2	10:52	3:06	OWN 20	6	46	Fumble
2	4:07	1:29	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
2	1:23	1:23	OWN 47	6	2	Punt
3	13:00	6:11	OWN 45	12	43	Interception
3	3:29	2:51	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
4	7:26	4:32	OWN 20	14	73	Downs
4	0:17	0:10	OWN 26	1	0	Interception

Game MVP: Emmitt Smith, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Emmitt Smith	21	120	5.71	16	6
Paul Frazier	9	37	4.11	15	1
John Elway	2	3	1.50	4	0

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Stanford Jennings	13	30	2.31	12	1
Keith Griffin	8	33	4.13	9	0
Boomer Esiason	3	18	6.00	14	1

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Elway	34	21	137	2/20	0	29	0	70.3

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Boomer Esiason	34	22	155	4/25	0	19	2	50.5

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Emmitt Smith	6	6	32	5.33	23	13
WR Ronnie Harmon	3	7	45	15.00	22	29
FB Tom Rathman	3	4	13	4.33	14	10
TE Ken Griffey	3	4	17	5.67	0	8
WR Anderson Cooper	3	3	17	5.67	1	11
WR Kelvin Martin	1	5	7	7.00	0	7
RB Paul Frazier	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
TE Frank Thomas	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
WR Johnny Johnson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Darrin Nelson	6	10	37	6.17	0	9
WR Irving Fryar	4	7	44	11.00	14	19
WR Eric Martin	4	5	28	7.00	1	13
WR David Lang	3	4	29	9.67	11	16
RB Stanford Jennings	2	3	3	1.50	1	2
WR Shawn Collins	2	2	14	7.00	5	11
RB Keith Griffin	1	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Brent Novoselsky	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Reuben Hendeson	1	16	16.00	0
CB Darryl Henley	1	0	0.00	0

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
John Elway	1	0	0
Emmitt Smith	1	0	0
Bill Fralic	0	1	0
Sam Mills	0	1	0
Andre Tippett	0	0	1
Jon Hand	0	0	1

Kansas City	Fumb	Recov	Force
Stanford Jennings	2	0	0
Calvin Magee	0	1	0
Brent Williams	0	1	0
Jessie Tuggle	0	0	1
Eric Hill	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	7	329	47.0	35.3	52	3

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tommy Barnhardt	7	299	42.7	40.6	53	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hank Ilesic	2/3	0/1	0/1	20	0/0

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jerry Kauric	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Smith	4	15	3.8	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vernon Dean	2	12	6.0	0
Irving Fryar	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Lang	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Andre Tippett	7	0	1.0	22	32
S Alvin Walton	7	0	1.0	21	29
OLB Johnny Meads	5	0	1.0	16	21
CB Reuben Hendeson	5	1	0.0	20	26
ILB Sam Mills	4	2	0.0	22	35
DT Jon Hand	3	4	0.5	17	32
CB David Hollis	3	3	0.0	19	27
DE Glenn Jacobs	2	1	0.5	15	22
OLB Winston Moss	2	1	0.0	6	3
S Thomas Everett	2	0	0.0	21	36
ILB David Bavaro	2	0	0.0	2	3
CB Darryl Henley	1	1	0.0	10	33
DE Kevin Brooks	1	0	0.0	10	13
ILB Pat Swilling	1	0	0.0	18	8
WR Kelvin Martin	1	0	---	---	---
S Odie Harris	1	0	0.0	3	9
DE Aaron Jones	1	0	0.0	14	25
OLB Bret Michaels	1	0	0.0	2	7
S Myron Guyton	1	0	0.0	5	16
CB Don Odegard	1	0	0.0	5	17
DT Jimmie Jones	0	2	0.0	16	22

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jessie Tuggle	8	1	2.0	23	29
ILB Brian Bosworth	7	3	0.0	24	30
S Ken Stills	5	0	0.0	21	20
S Dave Duerson	4	2	0.0	20	26
DT Mark Catano	4	1	0.0	23	24
OLB Scott Stephen	4	1	0.0	21	29
CB Vernon Dean	4	0	0.0	28	30
ILB Greg Manusky	3	1	0.0	8	6
CB J.B. Brown	3	1	0.0	16	24
S Louis Oliver	3	0	0.0	29	33
DE Jeff Hunter	2	2	0.0	27	28
ILB Joe Cain	2	0	0.0	21	24
OLB Cliff Charlton	1	1	0.0	11	7
ILB Eric Hill	1	1	0.0	7	5
CB Jerry Holmes	1	0	0.0	8	5
QB Boomer Esiason	1	0	---	---	---
DE Brent Williams	1	0	0.0	25	32
FB Rick Fenney	1	0	---	---	---
DE Paul Frase	1	0	0.0	15	18
G Frank Pollack	1	0	---	---	---
CB Wayne Haddix	0	1	0.0	9	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Andre Tippett	1.0	1	0	0	32
OLB Johnny Meads	1.0	0	0	0	21
S Alvin Walton	1.0	0	0	0	29
DE Glenn Jacobs	0.5	1	1	2	22
DT Jon Hand	0.5	0	2	0	32
DE Kevin Brooks	0.0	0	1	0	13
DE Aaron Jones	0.0	0	1	0	25

Kansas City	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Jessie Tuggle	2.0	0	1	29
ILB Brian Bosworth	0.0	1	1	30
OLB Bobby Bell	0.0	1	0	7
DE Brent Williams	0.0	1	0	32
OLB Scott Stephen	0.0	1	0	29
DE Paul Frase	0.0	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Andre Tippett	3	2	0	32
CB David Hollis	3	0	0	27
CB Reuben Hendeson	2	0	1	26
OLB Johnny Meads	2	0	0	21
S Thomas Everett	2	0	0	36
OLB Winston Moss	2	0	0	3
CB Darryl Henley	1	0	1	33
DT Jon Hand	1	0	0	32
ILB Sam Mills	1	0	0	35
S Odie Harris	1	0	0	9
DE Aaron Jones	1	0	0	25
S Myron Guyton	1	0	0	16
ILB David Bavaro	1	0	0	3
CB Don Odegard	1	0	0	17
S Alvin Walton	0	1	0	29

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Vernon Dean	4	1	30
ILB Brian Bosworth	4	1	30
OLB Jessie Tuggle	4	0	29
OLB Scott Stephen	2	0	29
S Louis Oliver	1	1	33
CB Jerry Holmes	1	0	5
S Dave Duerson	1	0	26
DT Mark Catano	1	0	24
S Ken Stills	1	0	20
DE Paul Frase	1	0	18
CB J.B. Brown	1	0	24
OLB Bobby Bell	0	1	7

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe Milinchik	4	12	2	32	1	36
Bill Fralic	2	7	0	32	0	36
Ken Ruettgers	1	5	0	24	0	34
Doug Riesenberg	1	3	0	31	0	34
Steve Smith	1	2	0	13	0	4
Kelly Thomas	1	1	0	9	0	4
Ellison Onizuka	0	0	0	23	1	26

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kevin Gogan	2	3	24	1	33
Brian Holloway	1	2	23	1	37
Rick Fenney	1	1	11	0	10
Keith Dorney	0	5	23	0	32
Adam Lingner	0	3	16	0	31
Rick O'Hanley	0	3	8	0	7
Kevin Belcher	0	2	11	1	24
Frank Pollack	0	1	15	1	26
Calvin Magee	0	1	17	0	17

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Frank Thomas	2	14
J.T. Smith	1	16
Paul Frazier	1	8

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Chuck Banks	2	11
Ken Stills	2	7

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bill Fralic	32	36	---	---	10	78
Joe Milinchik	32	36	---	---	2	70
John Elway	32	36	---	---	---	68
Ken Ruettgers	24	34	---	---	9	67
Doug Riesenberg	31	34	---	---	---	65
Ellison Onizuka	23	26	---	---	10	59
Sam Mills	---	---	22	35	1	58
Tom Rathman	18	27	---	---	12	57
Thomas Everett	---	---	21	36	---	57
Andre Tippett	---	---	22	32	1	55
Alvin Walton	---	---	21	29	2	52
Emmitt Smith	23	28	---	---	---	51
Jon Hand	---	---	17	32	1	50
David Hollis	---	---	19	27	2	48
Ken Griffey	21	26	---	---	1	48
Reuben Hendeson	---	---	20	26	1	47
Ronnie Harmon	21	24	---	---	2	47
Darryl Henley	---	---	10	33	3	46
Frank Thomas	17	12	---	---	14	43
Kelvin Martin	14	21	---	---	7	42
Johnny Johnson	14	18	---	---	9	41
Aaron Jones	---	---	14	25	1	40
Jimmie Jones	---	---	16	22	1	39
Johnny Meads	---	---	16	21	1	38
Glenn Jacobs	---	---	15	22	1	38
Pat Swilling	---	---	18	8	8	34
Kevin Brooks	---	---	10	13	7	30
Winston Moss	---	---	6	3	21	30
Don Odegard	---	---	5	17	7	29
Dan Rosado	9	10	---	---	9	28
Steve Smith	13	4	---	---	8	25
Paul Frazier	9	8	---	---	8	25
Myron Guyton	---	---	5	16	4	25
Kelly Thomas	9	4	---	---	10	23
Kelvin Bryant	0	0	---	---	21	21
Anderson Cooper	9	11	---	---	---	20
J.T. Smith	0	0	---	---	16	16
Bret Michaels	---	---	2	7	4	13
Odie Harris	---	---	3	9	---	12
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	10	10
Andre Collins	---	---	0	2	7	9
Hank Ilesic	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jeff Query	1	1	---	---	4	6
David Bavaro	---	---	2	3	1	6
Dean Floyd	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cary Conklin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Kansas City	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Vernon Dean	---	---	28	30	12	70
Brian Holloway	23	37	---	---	8	68
Louis Oliver	---	---	29	33	4	66
Jeff Hunter	---	---	27	28	9	64
Boomer Esiason	24	38	---	---	---	62
Brent Williams	---	---	25	32	5	62
Kevin Gogan	24	33	---	---	4	61
Brian Bosworth	---	---	24	30	3	57
Keith Dorney	23	32	---	---	1	56
Scott Stephen	---	---	21	29	5	55
Jessie Tuggle	---	---	23	29	2	54
Dave Duerson	---	---	20	26	3	49
Adam Lingner	16	31	---	---	2	49
Mark Catano	---	---	23	24	2	49
Ken Stills	---	---	21	20	7	48
Joe Cain	---	---	21	24	3	48
Calvin Magee	17	17	---	---	11	45
Frank Pollack	15	26	---	---	3	44
Kevin Belcher	11	24	---	---	8	43
J.B. Brown	---	---	16	24	3	43
Eric Martin	13	28	---	---	---	41
Darrin Nelson	13	24	---	---	---	37
Brent Novoselsky	9	11	---	---	16	36
David Lang	11	22	---	---	3	36
Bobby Bell	---	---	9	7	19	35
Chuck Banks	10	14	---	---	11	35
Paul Frase	---	---	15	18	2	35
Rick Fenney	11	10	---	---	12	33
Keith Griffin	9	11	---	---	12	32
Stanford Jennings	14	16	---	---	---	30
Wayne Haddix	---	---	9	12	9	30
Irving Fryar	9	18	---	---	1	28
Rick O'Hanley	8	7	---	---	8	23
Jeff Smith	3	14	---	---	5	22
Cliff Charlton	---	---	11	7	2	20
Greg Manusky	---	---	8	6	5	19
Eric Hill	---	---	7	5	7	19
Jerry Holmes	---	---	8	5	5	18
Shawn Collins	1	5	---	---	11	17
Tony Elliott	---	---	7	7	1	15
Tommy Barnhardt	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jamie Mueller	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jerry Kauric	0	0	---	---	2	2
David Woodley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeremiah Castille	---	---	0	0	---	0
Steve Walsh	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	81	5.8
Middle	3	1	0.3
Right	14	79	5.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	32	4.6
Middle	11	38	3.5
Right	6	11	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Elway	34	21	1	1	1	4	2	0	0

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Boomer Esiason	34	22	0	0	0	3	5	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	9	44	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	41	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	4	52	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	68	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	74	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	13	13.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronnie Harmon	7	3	0	45	1	24
RB Emmitt Smith	6	6	0	32	0	28
WR Kelvin Martin	5	1	1	7	0	21
FB Tom Rathman	4	3	0	13	0	27
TE Ken Griffey	4	3	0	17	0	26
WR Anderson Cooper	3	3	0	17	0	11
TE Frank Thomas	2	1	0	3	0	12
WR Johnny Johnson	2	0	0	0	0	18
RB Paul Frazier	1	1	0	3	0	8

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
WR Darrin Nelson	10	6	37	24
WR Irving Fryar	7	4	44	18
WR Eric Martin	5	4	28	28
WR David Lang	4	3	29	22
RB Stanford Jennings	3	2	3	16
RB Keith Griffin	2	1	0	11
WR Shawn Collins	2	2	14	5
TE Brent Novoselsky	1	0	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
John Elway	1	-1	-1.00	1.50
Paul Frazier	1	15	15.00	4.11
Emmitt Smith	1	1	1.00	5.71

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stanford Jennings	1	2	2.00	2.31

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Elway	6	2	2	0.33	4.03

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Boomer Esiason	8	4	23	2.88	4.56

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Tom Rathman	1	0	0	0.00	3.25
WR Kelvin Martin	1	0	0	0.00	1.40
TE Ken Griffey	1	0	0	0.00	4.25
TE Frank Thomas	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
WR Anderson Cooper	1	1	3	3.00	5.67
RB Emmitt Smith	1	1	-1	-1.00	5.33

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darrin Nelson	2	1	8	4.00	3.70
WR Irving Fryar	2	1	15	7.50	6.29
WR David Lang	2	1	-1	-0.50	7.25
RB Keith Griffin	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Stanford Jennings	1	1	1	1.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Paul Frazier	4	1
Emmitt Smith	4	2

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
Keith Griffin	1	0
Stanford Jennings	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Elway	8	5	3

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Boomer Esiason	11	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Emmitt Smith	4	4	3
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	0	0
FB Tom Rathman	1	0	0
RB Paul Frazier	1	1	0
TE Frank Thomas	1	0	0

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darrin Nelson	3	1	0
WR Irving Fryar	2	1	1
WR Eric Martin	2	2	1
WR David Lang	2	1	1
RB Stanford Jennings	1	0	0
WR Shawn Collins	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,000 (21,400)
End Zone 13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,000 (21,400)
End Zone	13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)