Wild Card Playoff Games, 1990

played in Miami, FL

73 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Denver Broncos	3	7	10	10	-	30
Miami Dolphins	0	3	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:24 DEN - Hank Ilesic 33 field goal
2Q: 12:57 DEN - Emmitt Smith 7 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
2Q: 05:02 MIA - Nick Lowery 19 field goal
3Q: 05:13 DEN - Hank Ilesic 26 field goal
3Q: 01:38 DEN - Ronnie Harmon 21 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
4Q: 12:17 DEN - John Elway 7 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
4Q: 04:09 DEN - Hank Ilesic 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:24 DEN - Hank Ilesic 33 field goal
2Q: 12:57 DEN - Emmitt Smith 7 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
2Q: 05:02 MIA - Nick Lowery 19 field goal
3Q: 05:13 DEN - Hank Ilesic 26 field goal
3Q: 01:38 DEN - Ronnie Harmon 21 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
4Q: 12:17 DEN - John Elway 7 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
4Q: 04:09 DEN - Hank Ilesic 36 field goal

Team Statistics DEN MIA
Record 10-7 10-7
First Downs 21 16
- by Rushing 9 5
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 417 251
- Offensive Plays 61 63
- Yards per Play 6.84 3.98
Net Rushing Yards 157 77
- Rushing Attempts 33 18
- Yards per Rush 4.76 4.28
Net Passing Yards 260 174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 15 - 0 39 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 268 218
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 6/44
- Yards per Pass Play 9.29 3.87
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/20 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 3/-1
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 6/96
Interception Ret./Yards 2/18 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 21
Time of Possession 33:21 26:39

Team Statistics	DEN	MIA
Record	10-7	10-7
First Downs	21	16
- by Rushing	9	5
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	417	251
- Offensive Plays	61	63
- Yards per Play	6.84	3.98
Net Rushing Yards	157	77
- Rushing Attempts	33	18
- Yards per Rush	4.76	4.28
Net Passing Yards	260	174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 15 - 0	39 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	268	218
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	6/44
- Yards per Pass Play	9.29	3.87
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/20	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	3/-1
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	6/96
Interception Ret./Yards	2/18	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 21
Time of Possession	33:21	26:39

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:41	OWN 28	9	56	Field Goal
1	6:49	1:57	OWN 10	4	29	Punt
1	1:19	3:29	OWN 26	9	74	Touchdown
2	9:32	2:50	OWN 9	6	55	Missed FG
2	4:57	2:43	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
2	2:03	0:41	OWN 46	3	4	Punt
3	11:18	6:11	OWN 4	11	87	Field Goal
3	3:50	1:22	OWN 38	3	25	Fumble
3	1:38	0:17	OPP 21	1	21	Touchdown
4	13:55	1:50	OPP 21	3	21	Touchdown
4	11:10	2:29	OWN 30	4	19	Punt
4	6:29	2:25	OPP 16	3	-3	Field Goal
4	0:34	0:34	OWN 1	1	0	Game

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:19	3:30	OWN 21	7	22	Punt
1	4:52	3:33	OWN 9	6	65	Fumble
2	12:50	3:18	OWN 26	6	28	Punt
2	6:42	1:45	OWN 43	6	55	Field Goal
2	2:14	0:11	OWN 12	1	0	Interception
2	1:22	1:22	OWN 20	4	24	Half
3	15:00	3:42	OWN 24	6	28	Punt
3	5:07	1:17	OWN 18	3	0	Punt
3	2:28	0:50	OWN 37	2	-14	Fumble
3	1:21	2:26	OWN 13	6	3	Interception
4	12:05	0:55	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	8:41	2:12	OWN 4	5	12	Downs
4	4:04	3:30	OWN 29	8	23	Punt

Game MVP: John Elway, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Emmitt Smith	25	127	5.08	28	4	1
Junior Tautalatasi	7	23	3.29	9	0	0
John Elway	1	7	7.00	7	0	1

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Marcus Allen	12	46	3.83	9	0
Leroy Hoard	5	26	5.20	12	1
Tony Clements	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Elway	27	15	268	1/8	1	54	0	102.0

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Clements	39	17	218	6/44	0	36	2	40.3

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ronnie Harmon	7	8	132	18.86	23	25	1
RB Emmitt Smith	3	4	25	8.33	7	9	0
WR Kelvin Martin	2	4	61	30.50	47	54	0
FB Tom Rathman	1	2	7	7.00	6	7	0
TE Frank Thomas	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Johnny Johnson	1	4	35	35.00	29	35	0
TE Ken Griffey	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Marcus Allen	4	6	70	17.50	44	36
WR Ricky Nattiel	3	6	40	13.33	14	21
TE Ed West	2	3	52	26.00	0	30
TE Mark Bavaro	2	4	22	11.00	7	13
WR Tim McGee	2	8	16	8.00	5	9
RB Leroy Hoard	2	2	1	0.50	0	1
WR Tony Martin	1	4	14	14.00	0	14
FB Larry Centers	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
WR Leo Lewis	0	4	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mickey Sutton	1	9	9.00	0
CB Darryl Henley	1	9	9.00	0

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Emmitt Smith	1	0	0
Johnny Meads	0	1	0
Aaron Jones	0	1	0
Pat Swilling	0	0	1
Glenn Jacobs	0	0	1

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
Marcus Allen	1	0	0
Tony Clements	1	0	0
Salman Rushdie	0	1	0
Patrick Hunter	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	4	197	49.3	44.5	50	3

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Roby	6	267	44.5	44.0	47	4

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hank Ilesic	3/4	0/1	0/1	36	3/3

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Lowery	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Smith	1	3	3.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnnie Jackson	2	-3	-1.5	0
Rueben Mayes	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Harmon	1	19	19.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnnie Jackson	6	96	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Sam Mills	7	1	0.0	18	41
OLB Andre Tippett	4	3	2.0	14	39
S Thomas Everett	4	1	1.0	17	40
CB Reuben Hendeson	4	2	0.0	13	30
ILB Pat Swilling	4	1	0.0	8	17
DE Glenn Jacobs	3	0	2.0	15	32
DT Jon Hand	3	1	0.0	13	33
DE Markus Koch	2	0	1.0	9	26
S Alvin Walton	2	1	0.0	11	36
CB David Hollis	2	0	0.0	13	28
S Odie Harris	2	0	0.0	8	10
OLB Johnny Meads	1	2	0.0	10	19
CB Mickey Sutton	1	1	0.0	5	16
S Myron Guyton	1	1	0.0	7	24
DE Aaron Jones	1	0	0.0	11	26
OLB Bret Michaels	0	1	0.0	7	9

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Billy Ray Smith	9	1	0.0	32	27
S Patrick Hunter	8	0	0.0	25	14
OLB Junior Seau	7	1	0.5	26	24
ILB Mike Reichenbach	4	0	0.0	14	9
OLB Carl Banks	3	3	0.0	24	23
DE Andrew Stewart	3	1	0.0	24	16
DE Keith Gary	2	1	0.5	25	20
S Salman Rushdie	2	2	0.0	26	14
CB Richard Johnson	2	0	0.0	18	17
ILB Buddy Curry	1	1	0.0	6	6
DT Curtis Green	1	0	0.0	15	13
S Bill Graham	1	0	0.0	8	14
OLB Dave Frye	1	0	0.0	12	7
TE Mark Bavaro	1	0	---	---	---
DT Erik Howard	1	0	0.0	20	17
WR Tim McGee	1	0	---	---	---
G Bruce Wilkerson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Tim Ryan	1	0	0.0	15	18
CB Lloyd Dobler	0	2	0.0	24	21
CB Gene Atkins	0	1	0.0	13	13
ILB James Williams	0	1	0.0	1	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Glenn Jacobs	2.0	3	3	32
OLB Andre Tippett	2.0	2	1	39
DE Markus Koch	1.0	2	0	26
S Thomas Everett	1.0	0	0	40
DT Jon Hand	0.0	1	0	33

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Junior Seau	0.5	0	1	2	24
DE Keith Gary	0.5	0	0	0	20
DE Andrew Stewart	0.0	1	0	0	16
DE Tim Ryan	0.0	1	0	0	18
OLB Carl Banks	0.0	0	3	3	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Sam Mills	3	2	0	41
S Thomas Everett	3	0	0	40
CB Reuben Hendeson	2	1	0	30
CB David Hollis	2	1	0	28
OLB Johnny Meads	1	1	0	19
S Odie Harris	1	1	0	10
CB Mickey Sutton	1	0	1	16
ILB Pat Swilling	1	0	0	17
S Alvin Walton	1	0	0	36
DE Glenn Jacobs	1	0	0	32
S Myron Guyton	1	0	0	24
OLB Andre Tippett	0	1	0	39
CB Darryl Henley	0	0	1	41

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Billy Ray Smith	5	3	27
OLB Carl Banks	2	1	23
ILB Mike Reichenbach	2	1	9
CB Richard Johnson	2	0	17
OLB Dave Frye	1	0	7
S Patrick Hunter	1	0	14
CB Lloyd Dobler	1	0	21
S Salman Rushdie	1	0	14
CB Lionel Washington	0	1	12

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe Milinchik	3	6	1	28	1	24
Bill Fralic	2	9	1	32	0	21
Doug Riesenberg	2	4	0	33	0	27
Kelly Thomas	1	3	0	25	0	22
Ellison Onizuka	1	3	0	31	0	24
Ken Griffey	1	2	0	23	0	19
Monte Smith	1	2	0	12	0	11
Tom Rathman	0	1	0	21	0	17
Dan Rosado	0	1	0	4	0	11
Frank Thomas	0	1	0	14	0	11

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mke Schad	3	4	17	2	38
Edwin Bailey	2	2	12	0	29
Harry Gailbreath	1	4	14	0	33
Joe Conwell	1	2	16	1	40
Matt Suhey	1	1	5	0	11
Mark Bavaro	1	1	11	0	28
Gregg Rakoczy	0	2	16	0	39
Bruce Wilkerson	0	1	9	1	30
Steve Sylvester	0	0	6	2	16

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Johnny Johnson	4	8
Kelvin Bryant	1	17
David Hollis	1	13
Steve Smith	1	12
Tom Rathman	1	11
Ellison Onizuka	1	8

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Leo Lewis	1	15
Ken Whisenhunt	1	12

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ellison Onizuka	31	24	---	---	8	63
John Elway	33	28	---	---	---	61
Bill Fralic	32	21	---	---	8	61
Sam Mills	---	---	18	41	2	61
Darryl Henley	---	---	12	41	8	61
Doug Riesenberg	33	27	---	---	---	60
Thomas Everett	---	---	17	40	---	57
Kelly Thomas	25	22	---	---	8	55
Andre Tippett	---	---	14	39	1	54
David Hollis	---	---	13	28	13	54
Joe Milinchik	28	24	---	---	---	52
Alvin Walton	---	---	11	36	3	50
Tom Rathman	21	17	---	---	11	49
Emmitt Smith	26	21	---	---	2	49
Glenn Jacobs	---	---	15	32	1	48
Jon Hand	---	---	13	33	1	47
Ronnie Harmon	20	18	---	---	8	46
Reuben Hendeson	---	---	13	30	1	44
Markus Koch	---	---	9	26	9	44
Ken Griffey	23	19	---	---	---	42
Aaron Jones	---	---	11	26	3	40
Johnny Johnson	15	16	---	---	8	39
Myron Guyton	---	---	7	24	7	38
J.T. Smith	11	8	---	---	15	34
Pat Swilling	---	---	8	17	6	31
Frank Thomas	14	11	---	---	6	31
Monte Smith	12	11	---	---	8	31
Johnny Meads	---	---	10	19	1	30
Kelvin Martin	16	13	---	---	---	29
Mickey Sutton	---	---	5	16	6	27
Steve Smith	8	7	---	---	12	27
Jimmie Jones	---	---	6	20	1	27
Bret Michaels	---	---	7	9	10	26
Winston Moss	---	---	1	5	17	23
Dan Rosado	4	11	---	---	8	23
Jeff Spek	3	2	---	---	17	22
Odie Harris	---	---	8	10	---	18
Anderson Cooper	1	1	---	---	16	18
Kelvin Bryant	0	0	---	---	17	17
Junior Tautalatasi	7	7	---	---	---	14
Hank Ilesic	0	0	---	---	11	11
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	8	8
David Bavaro	---	---	0	3	2	5
Kevin Brooks	---	---	0	0	1	1
Dean Floyd	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cary Conklin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Billy Ray Smith	---	---	32	27	4	63
Joe Conwell	16	40	---	---	7	63
Tony Clements	18	45	---	---	---	63
Mke Schad	17	38	---	---	7	62
Gregg Rakoczy	16	39	---	---	7	62
Junior Seau	---	---	26	24	4	54
Ricky Nattiel	13	38	---	---	2	53
Tim McGee	14	29	---	---	9	52
Carl Banks	---	---	24	23	3	50
Harry Gailbreath	14	33	---	---	1	48
Lloyd Dobler	---	---	24	21	3	48
Keith Gary	---	---	25	20	1	46
Bruce Wilkerson	9	30	---	---	7	46
Mark Bavaro	11	28	---	---	6	45
Tony Martin	9	24	---	---	12	45
Salman Rushdie	---	---	26	14	5	45
Richard Johnson	---	---	18	17	9	44
Andrew Stewart	---	---	24	16	4	44
Ed West	11	16	---	---	16	43
Erik Howard	---	---	20	17	5	42
Patrick Hunter	---	---	25	14	3	42
Edwin Bailey	12	29	---	---	---	41
Tim Ryan	---	---	15	18	7	40
Dave Frye	---	---	12	7	19	38
Leo Lewis	3	19	---	---	15	37
Marcus Allen	12	21	---	---	2	35
Bill Graham	---	---	8	14	11	33
Larry Centers	6	18	---	---	9	33
Johnnie Jackson	---	---	7	14	11	32
Van Jakes	---	---	12	8	11	31
Curtis Green	---	---	15	13	2	30
Mike Reichenbach	---	---	14	9	7	30
Gene Atkins	---	---	13	13	3	29
Steve Sylvester	6	16	---	---	6	28
Lionel Washington	---	---	16	12	---	28
Leroy Hoard	6	20	---	---	---	26
Allen Rice	0	1	---	---	18	19
Matt Suhey	5	11	---	---	---	16
Buddy Curry	---	---	6	6	3	15
Ken Whisenhunt	0	0	---	---	12	12
Reggie Roby	0	0	---	---	6	6
Nick Lowery	0	0	---	---	3	3
James Williams	---	---	1	1	1	3
Rueben Mayes	0	0	---	---	2	2
Damione Andrews	0	0	---	---	1	1
Mike Pagel	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	68	4.9
Middle	6	37	6.2
Right	13	52	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	31	5.2
Middle	5	21	4.2
Right	7	25	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Elway	27	15	6	0	0	6	4	5	0

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Clements	39	17	4	2	3	7	8	4	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	30	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	120	12.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	27	3.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	91	15.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	46	11.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	6	49	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	57	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	12	3	66	5.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronnie Harmon	8	7	132	4	18
WR Kelvin Martin	4	2	61	1	13
WR Johnny Johnson	4	1	35	1	16
RB Emmitt Smith	4	3	25	0	21
TE Ken Griffey	3	0	0	0	19
FB Tom Rathman	2	1	7	0	17
TE Frank Thomas	2	1	8	0	11

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tim McGee	8	2	2	16	0	29
RB Marcus Allen	6	4	0	70	1	21
WR Ricky Nattiel	6	3	0	40	1	38
WR Leo Lewis	4	0	0	0	0	19
TE Mark Bavaro	4	2	0	22	0	28
WR Tony Martin	4	1	0	14	0	24
TE Ed West	3	2	1	52	2	16
RB Leroy Hoard	2	2	0	1	0	20
FB Larry Centers	2	1	0	3	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Emmitt Smith	5	2	0.40	5.08
Junior Tautalatasi	2	3	1.50	3.29
John Elway	1	7	7.00	7.00

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Elway	3	2	17	5.67	9.93

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Clements	3	1	1	0.33	5.59

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Emmitt Smith	2	1	9	4.50	6.25
TE Frank Thomas	1	1	8	8.00	4.00

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Marcus Allen	1	0	0	0.00	11.67
WR Tony Martin	1	0	0	0.00	3.50
RB Leroy Hoard	1	1	1	1.00	0.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Emmitt Smith	5	2
Junior Tautalatasi	2	0

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Leroy Hoard	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Elway	5	3	2

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Clements	11	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Frank Thomas	2	1	0
WR Kelvin Martin	1	1	1
TE Ken Griffey	1	0	0
RB Emmitt Smith	1	1	1

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tim McGee	4	1	1
WR Tony Martin	3	1	1
RB Marcus Allen	1	1	1
TE Ed West	1	1	1
TE Mark Bavaro	1	0	0
FB Larry Centers	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,000 (60,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,600 (17,600)
End Zone 12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine 7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (11,200)
Club Seats 10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,200 (1,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,000 (60,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,600 (17,600)
End Zone	12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine	7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (11,200)
Club Seats	10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,200 (1,200)