Week 17, 1990

played in Denver, CO

21 degrees, fair, 19 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	0	14	3	3	-	20
Denver Broncos	14	0	3	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:56 DEN - Frank Thomas 26 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
1Q: 00:40 DEN - Ronnie Harmon 8 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
2Q: 11:03 SDO - Anthony Miller 12 pass from Steve Bartkowski (John Carney extra point)
2Q: 06:32 SDO - Barry Sanders 10 run (John Carney extra point)
3Q: 04:53 DEN - Hank Ilesic 50 field goal
3Q: 01:20 SDO - John Carney 23 field goal
4Q: 03:36 SDO - John Carney 53 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:56 DEN - Frank Thomas 26 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
1Q: 00:40 DEN - Ronnie Harmon 8 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
2Q: 11:03 SDO - Anthony Miller 12 pass from Steve Bartkowski (John Carney extra point)
2Q: 06:32 SDO - Barry Sanders 10 run (John Carney extra point)
3Q: 04:53 DEN - Hank Ilesic 50 field goal
3Q: 01:20 SDO - John Carney 23 field goal
4Q: 03:36 SDO - John Carney 53 field goal

Team Statistics SDO DEN
Record 9-7 9-7
First Downs 21 14
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 14 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 432 322
- Offensive Plays 64 54
- Yards per Play 6.75 5.96
Net Rushing Yards 150 103
- Rushing Attempts 28 23
- Yards per Rush 5.36 4.48
Net Passing Yards 282 219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 23 - 0 30 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 294 226
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 7.83 7.06
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/7 2/11
Kick Returns/Yards 4/79 4/101
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 26
Time of Possession 33:01 26:59

Team Statistics	SDO	DEN
Record	9-7	9-7
First Downs	21	14
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	14	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	432	322
- Offensive Plays	64	54
- Yards per Play	6.75	5.96
Net Rushing Yards	150	103
- Rushing Attempts	28	23
- Yards per Rush	5.36	4.48
Net Passing Yards	282	219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 23 - 0	30 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	294	226
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	7.83	7.06
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/7	2/11
Kick Returns/Yards	4/79	4/101
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 26
Time of Possession	33:01	26:59

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:56	3:58	OWN 18	7	65	Missed FG
1	6:39	1:36	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	0:29	4:36	OWN 46	7	54	Touchdown
2	8:54	2:29	OWN 5	5	95	Touchdown
2	3:07	1:54	OWN 6	3	-4	Punt
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 26	2	-3	Half
3	15:00	2:05	OWN 26	4	14	Punt
3	10:50	1:29	OWN 37	3	6	Punt
3	4:47	3:35	OWN 27	6	67	Field Goal
4	14:21	5:25	OWN 8	10	41	Punt
4	6:28	2:57	OWN 31	7	33	Field Goal
4	2:45	2:45	OWN 8	7	55	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:04	OWN 35	3	6	Punt
1	8:58	2:19	OWN 27	4	73	Touchdown
1	5:03	4:34	OWN 23	9	77	Touchdown
2	10:53	1:59	OWN 20	5	24	Punt
2	6:25	3:18	OWN 32	6	23	Punt
2	1:13	0:40	OWN 43	4	31	Fumble
3	12:55	2:05	OWN 19	3	5	Punt
3	9:21	4:34	OWN 18	10	49	Field Goal
3	1:12	1:51	OWN 34	3	8	Punt
4	8:56	2:28	OWN 20	4	8	Punt
4	3:31	0:46	OWN 25	3	8	Punt

Game MVP: Steve Bartkowski, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Barry Sanders	16	78	4.88	33	2	1
DJ Dozier	6	69	11.50	56	1	0
Steve Bartkowski	3	0	0.00	3	0	0
Anthony Toney	2	4	2.00	2	0	0
Gaston Green	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Emmitt Smith	15	51	3.40	12	1
Junior Tautalatasi	6	41	6.83	14	1
John Elway	2	11	5.50	6	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bartkowski	34	23	294	2/12	1	45	0	104.3

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Elway	30	18	226	1/7	2	36	0	105.7

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Young	5	8	64	12.80	19	15	0
WR Anthony Miller	5	7	42	8.40	13	12	1
WR Danny Peebles	5	6	63	12.60	34	25	0
WR Reggie Langhorne	4	8	83	20.75	10	45	0
FB Anthony Toney	2	2	23	11.50	14	19	0
TE Tim Wrightman	1	1	12	12.00	4	12	0
RB Barry Sanders	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
C Butch Rolle	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Emmitt Smith	4	5	60	15.00	61	36	0
WR Kelvin Martin	3	6	45	15.00	8	18	0
TE Frank Thomas	3	4	34	11.33	0	26	1
TE Ken Griffey	2	3	21	10.50	0	11	0
WR Johnny Johnson	2	4	7	3.50	0	9	0
WR J.T. Smith	1	1	21	21.00	0	21	0
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	1
RB Junior Tautalatasi	1	2	12	12.00	3	12	0
WR Anderson Cooper	1	1	18	18.00	3	18	0
FB Tom Rathman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
Steve Bartkowski	1	0	0
Jesse Sapolu	0	1	0
Ricky Reynolds	0	1	0
Maurice Hurst	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Junior Tautalatasi	1	0	0	0
Johnny Meads	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Prokop	5	250	50.0	43.8	63	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	7	327	46.7	45.7	57	5

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Carney	2/3	1/1	1/1	53	2/2

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

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Todd Bell	2	7	3.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Smith	2	11	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Todd Bell	2	54	27.0	0
DJ Dozier	2	25	12.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Smith	2	52	26.0	0
Ronnie Harmon	2	49	24.5	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Reggie Sutton	5	0	0.0	19	23
DT Dan Ralph	4	1	0.0	14	16
S Todd Bell	4	0	0.0	10	20
ILB Rick Vaughn	4	0	0.0	18	23
S Mark Jerue	3	3	0.0	20	24
CB Maurice Hurst	3	1	0.0	17	22
ILB Ervin Randle	2	0	0.5	5	8
OLB Bill Romanowski	2	2	0.0	16	20
CB Ricky Reynolds	2	1	0.0	14	25
DE Curtis Greer	2	0	0.0	14	19
DT Ramsey Dardar	1	2	0.5	16	23
OLB Todd Shell	1	1	0.0	4	1
DT Greg Kragen	1	1	0.0	6	7
S Chuck Cecil	1	1	0.0	21	29
CB Ken Gant	1	1	0.0	13	15
DT Rich Stachowski	1	0	0.0	12	14
DE Jethro Franklin	1	0	0.0	9	12
DE Colin Powell	1	0	0.0	16	23

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Andre Tippett	6	1	0.0	23	30
ILB Sam Mills	5	4	0.0	22	31
DT Jon Hand	5	1	0.0	26	30
OLB Johnny Meads	4	1	1.0	18	28
ILB Pat Swilling	4	2	0.0	22	20
S Alvin Walton	4	1	0.0	24	26
DE Kevin Brooks	4	0	0.0	14	16
S Thomas Everett	3	1	0.0	27	31
DE Glenn Jacobs	2	1	1.0	22	24
CB Reuben Hendeson	2	1	0.0	21	23
CB David Hollis	2	1	0.0	19	28
CB Darryl Henley	2	0	0.0	13	17
DT Jimmie Jones	2	0	0.0	9	18
S Myron Guyton	1	1	0.0	3	14
CB Mickey Sutton	1	0	0.0	7	13
OLB Winston Moss	1	0	0.0	7	6
DE Aaron Jones	1	0	0.0	14	20

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Ramsey Dardar	0.5	2	0	23
ILB Ervin Randle	0.5	0	0	8
DE Colin Powell	0.0	3	1	23
DT Dan Ralph	0.0	1	1	16
OLB Bill Romanowski	0.0	1	1	20
DE Curtis Greer	0.0	1	0	19
DT Rich Stachowski	0.0	1	0	14
DE Jethro Franklin	0.0	1	0	12

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Johnny Meads	1.0	0	1	0	28
DE Glenn Jacobs	1.0	0	0	1	24
OLB Andre Tippett	0.0	1	2	0	30
DT Jon Hand	0.0	0	1	0	30
DE Aaron Jones	0.0	0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Reggie Sutton	5	0	23
S Mark Jerue	4	0	24
CB Ricky Reynolds	2	1	25
CB Maurice Hurst	2	0	22
S Todd Bell	1	0	20
DT Ramsey Dardar	1	0	23
OLB Todd Shell	1	0	1
OLB Bill Romanowski	1	0	20
ILB Rick Vaughn	1	0	23

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Andre Tippett	3	0	30
ILB Sam Mills	3	0	31
S Thomas Everett	3	0	31
CB Reuben Hendeson	2	0	23
ILB Pat Swilling	2	0	20
CB David Hollis	2	0	28
CB Darryl Henley	1	1	17
OLB Johnny Meads	1	0	28
DT Jon Hand	1	0	30
CB Mickey Sutton	1	0	13
OLB Winston Moss	1	0	6
DE Aaron Jones	1	0	20
S Myron Guyton	1	0	14
DT Jimmie Jones	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brett Miller	3	7	23	0	30
Michael Durrette	3	5	19	0	26
Jesse Sapolu	2	6	27	0	35
Anthony Toney	1	2	13	0	10
Jeff Walker	1	1	5	0	6
Bruce Armstrong	0	3	23	1	31
Tim Wrightman	0	1	18	0	19
James Fitzpatrick	0	0	5	1	5

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ellison Onizuka	2	4	0	20	0	25
Kelly Thomas	2	2	0	23	0	31
Joe Milinchik	1	6	0	23	1	31
Bill Fralic	1	3	0	23	0	31
Doug Riesenberg	1	3	0	23	0	31
Tom Rathman	1	2	1	16	0	19
Dan Rosado	0	1	0	3	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Tim Wrightman	2	9
Todd Bell	1	20
Butch Rolle	1	17
Danny Peebles	1	16
Ricky Reynolds	1	10

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
J.T. Smith	2	18
Steve Smith	2	16
Jeff Spek	1	17
David Hollis	1	12

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Bartkowski	28	36	---	---	---	64
Jesse Sapolu	27	35	---	---	2	64
Brett Miller	23	30	---	---	2	55
Mark Jerue	---	---	20	24	10	54
Bruce Armstrong	23	31	---	---	---	54
Ken Gant	---	---	13	15	24	52
Michael Durrette	19	26	---	---	6	51
Chuck Cecil	---	---	21	29	1	51
Barney Gumble	19	32	---	---	---	51
Todd Bell	---	---	10	20	20	50
Reggie Langhorne	20	28	---	---	2	50
Ricky Reynolds	---	---	14	25	10	49
Tim Wrightman	18	19	---	---	9	46
DJ Dozier	10	11	---	---	23	44
Anthony Miller	20	24	---	---	---	44
Reggie Sutton	---	---	19	23	1	43
Mike Young	17	25	---	---	---	42
Rick Vaughn	---	---	18	23	1	42
Ramsey Dardar	---	---	16	23	1	40
Maurice Hurst	---	---	17	22	1	40
Marvcus Patton	---	---	9	17	14	40
Danny Peebles	6	17	---	---	16	39
Colin Powell	---	---	16	23	---	39
Anthony Toney	13	10	---	---	14	37
Bill Romanowski	---	---	16	20	1	37
Curtis Greer	---	---	14	19	1	34
Dan Ralph	---	---	14	16	3	33
Barry Sanders	17	16	---	---	---	33
Rich Stachowski	---	---	12	14	3	29
Dean Caliguire	10	11	---	---	6	27
Jethro Franklin	---	---	9	12	5	26
Butch Rolle	3	4	---	---	17	24
Chris Burkett	3	6	---	---	12	21
Steve Jordan	8	8	---	---	4	20
Jeff Walker	5	6	---	---	8	19
Greg Kragen	---	---	6	7	5	18
James Fitzpatrick	5	5	---	---	8	18
Brent Fullwood	4	6	---	---	8	18
Ervin Randle	---	---	5	8	4	17
Gaston Green	1	6	---	---	8	15
Todd Shell	---	---	4	1	9	14
Curt Marsh	9	4	---	---	---	13
John Carney	0	0	---	---	8	8
Joe Prokop	0	0	---	---	5	5
Doug Williams	0	0	---	---	3	3
Cody Carlson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kelly Thomas	23	31	---	---	8	62
Bill Fralic	23	31	---	---	8	62
Thomas Everett	---	---	27	31	3	61
Jon Hand	---	---	26	30	3	59
David Hollis	---	---	19	28	12	59
Sam Mills	---	---	22	31	4	57
Andre Tippett	---	---	23	30	2	55
Alvin Walton	---	---	24	26	5	55
John Elway	23	31	---	---	---	54
Joe Milinchik	23	31	---	---	---	54
Doug Riesenberg	23	31	---	---	---	54
Ellison Onizuka	20	25	---	---	8	53
Johnny Meads	---	---	18	28	3	49
Glenn Jacobs	---	---	22	24	2	48
Reuben Hendeson	---	---	21	23	2	46
Pat Swilling	---	---	22	20	4	46
Kelvin Martin	15	22	---	---	9	46
Tom Rathman	16	19	---	---	10	45
Emmitt Smith	17	22	---	---	---	39
Aaron Jones	---	---	14	20	4	38
Kevin Brooks	---	---	14	16	6	36
Ken Griffey	19	16	---	---	---	35
Ronnie Harmon	10	18	---	---	5	33
Darryl Henley	---	---	13	17	3	33
Frank Thomas	9	15	---	---	9	33
Johnny Johnson	9	14	---	---	8	31
Anderson Cooper	8	12	---	---	10	30
Winston Moss	---	---	7	6	16	29
Jimmie Jones	---	---	9	18	1	28
Myron Guyton	---	---	3	14	10	27
Mickey Sutton	---	---	7	13	6	26
Steve Smith	5	4	---	---	16	25
Bret Michaels	---	---	7	5	9	21
J.T. Smith	0	2	---	---	18	20
Jeff Spek	1	2	---	---	17	20
Kelvin Bryant	0	0	---	---	17	17
Dan Rosado	3	6	---	---	8	17
David Bavaro	---	---	6	5	5	16
Junior Tautalatasi	6	9	---	---	---	15
Odie Harris	---	---	4	11	---	15
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	8	8
Monte Smith	0	0	---	---	8	8
Hank Ilesic	0	0	---	---	5	5
Markus Koch	---	---	0	0	3	3
Dean Floyd	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cary Conklin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	18	106	5.9
Right	8	47	5.9
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	51	5.7
Middle	5	12	2.4
Right	9	40	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bartkowski	34	23	4	2	2	1	5	1	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Elway	30	18	4	0	1	1	10	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	9	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	155	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	54	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	76	15.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	58	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	2	22	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	81	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	65	21.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Reggie Langhorne	8	4	2	83	2	28
WR Mike Young	8	5	0	64	0	25
WR Anthony Miller	7	5	0	42	0	24
WR Danny Peebles	6	5	0	63	2	17
FB Anthony Toney	2	2	0	23	0	10
TE Tim Wrightman	1	1	0	12	0	19
C Butch Rolle	1	0	0	0	0	4
RB Barry Sanders	1	1	0	7	0	16

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kelvin Martin	6	3	0	45	0	22
RB Emmitt Smith	5	4	0	60	2	22
TE Frank Thomas	4	3	0	34	1	15
WR Johnny Johnson	4	2	0	7	0	14
WR Ronnie Harmon	3	1	0	8	0	18
TE Ken Griffey	3	2	0	21	0	16
RB Junior Tautalatasi	2	1	0	12	0	9
WR J.T. Smith	1	1	0	21	1	2
FB Tom Rathman	1	0	1	0	0	19
WR Anderson Cooper	1	1	0	18	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Barry Sanders	2	9	4.50	4.88
Anthony Toney	1	2	2.00	2.00
DJ Dozier	1	4	4.00	11.50
Gaston Green	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Junior Tautalatasi	1	5	5.00	6.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bartkowski	5	2	21	4.20	8.65

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Elway	2	1	8	4.00	7.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Anthony Miller	3	2	21	7.00	6.00
WR Reggie Langhorne	1	0	0	0.00	10.38
WR Mike Young	1	0	0	0.00	8.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	1	8	8.00	2.67
WR Kelvin Martin	1	0	0	0.00	7.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Barry Sanders	2	1
DJ Dozier	1	1
Gaston Green	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Emmitt Smith	2	1
John Elway	1	0
Junior Tautalatasi	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bartkowski	9	5	3

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Elway	9	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Young	3	1	1
WR Danny Peebles	3	2	1
WR Reggie Langhorne	2	1	0
WR Anthony Miller	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Frank Thomas	2	1	0
WR J.T. Smith	1	1	1
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	1	1
FB Tom Rathman	1	0	0
RB Junior Tautalatasi	1	0	0
WR Kelvin Martin	1	1	1
WR Johnny Johnson	1	0	0
RB Emmitt Smith	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (21,400)
End Zone 11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,400 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (21,400)
End Zone	11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,400 (3,300)