Conference Semifinals, 1990

played in Cincinnati, OH

23 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	10	10	0	-	20
Cincinnati Bengals	3	10	3	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:07 CIN - Gary Anderson 21 field goal
2Q: 13:29 DEN - J.T. Smith 4 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
2Q: 08:27 DEN - Hank Ilesic 45 field goal
2Q: 04:11 CIN - John Jefferson 2 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 00:09 CIN - Gary Anderson 51 field goal
3Q: 08:33 CIN - Gary Anderson 35 field goal
3Q: 05:51 DEN - Hank Ilesic 51 field goal
3Q: 01:40 DEN - Tom Rathman 1 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:07 CIN - Gary Anderson 21 field goal
2Q: 13:29 DEN - J.T. Smith 4 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
2Q: 08:27 DEN - Hank Ilesic 45 field goal
2Q: 04:11 CIN - John Jefferson 2 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 00:09 CIN - Gary Anderson 51 field goal
3Q: 08:33 CIN - Gary Anderson 35 field goal
3Q: 05:51 DEN - Hank Ilesic 51 field goal
3Q: 01:40 DEN - Tom Rathman 1 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)

Team Statistics DEN CIN
Record 11-7 12-4-1
First Downs 17 14
- by Rushing 6 1
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 355 317
- Offensive Plays 66 59
- Yards per Play 5.38 5.37
Net Rushing Yards 206 74
- Rushing Attempts 32 23
- Yards per Rush 6.44 3.22
Net Passing Yards 149 243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 16 - 1 34 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 162 263
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 2/20
- Yards per Pass Play 4.38 6.75
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/20 6/34
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 2/9
Kick Returns/Yards 2/42 3/59
Interception Ret./Yards 2/3 1/29
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 24
Time of Possession 30:17 29:43

Team Statistics	DEN	CIN
Record	11-7	12-4-1
First Downs	17	14
- by Rushing	6	1
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	355	317
- Offensive Plays	66	59
- Yards per Play	5.38	5.37
Net Rushing Yards	206	74
- Rushing Attempts	32	23
- Yards per Rush	6.44	3.22
Net Passing Yards	149	243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 16 - 1	34 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	162	263
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	2/20
- Yards per Pass Play	4.38	6.75
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/20	6/34
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	2/9
Kick Returns/Yards	2/42	3/59
Interception Ret./Yards	2/3	1/29
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 24
Time of Possession	30:17	29:43

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:27	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	11:52	3:18	OWN 43	6	26	Missed FG
1	4:59	3:18	OWN 31	6	18	Punt
1	0:11	1:51	OWN 37	6	63	Touchdown
2	10:44	2:22	OPP 47	5	19	Field Goal
2	4:03	3:48	OWN 20	9	31	Interception
3	8:27	1:15	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	6:54	1:10	OPP 40	3	6	Field Goal
3	4:10	2:40	OWN 47	7	53	Touchdown
4	12:04	4:25	OWN 15	9	45	Punt
4	5:11	3:19	OWN 19	8	78	Fumble
4	0:28	0:28	OPP 46	1	-1	Game

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:33	1:41	OWN 16	3	6	Punt
1	8:34	3:35	OWN 42	6	54	Field Goal
1	1:41	1:30	OWN 4	3	6	Punt
2	13:20	2:36	OWN 5	3	1	Punt
2	8:22	4:19	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
2	0:15	0:11	OPP 34	1	0	Field Goal
3	15:00	6:33	OWN 20	10	62	Field Goal
3	7:12	0:18	OWN 32	2	0	Interception
3	5:44	1:34	OWN 23	3	-4	Punt
3	1:30	4:26	OWN 29	8	36	Interception
4	7:39	2:28	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
4	1:52	1:24	OWN 3	7	43	Downs

Game MVP: Andre Tippett, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Emmitt Smith	25	192	7.68	40	5
Junior Tautalatasi	6	15	2.50	4	0
John Elway	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Stanley Wilson	15	49	3.27	9
Owen Gill	6	18	3.00	8
Ken O'Brien	2	7	3.50	4

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Elway	32	16	162	2/13	2	34	1	72.7

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken O'Brien	34	22	263	2/20	1	33	2	73.5

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kelvin Martin	4	9	78	19.50	34	34	0
RB Emmitt Smith	3	6	26	8.67	19	14	0
WR J.T. Smith	2	4	8	4.00	0	4	1
FB Tom Rathman	2	2	8	4.00	3	7	1
TE Ken Griffey	2	2	26	13.00	0	24	0
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	4	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Frank Thomas	1	2	8	8.00	2	8	0
WR Johnny Johnson	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
C Jeff Spek	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Steve Smith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Michael Irvin	6	9	81	13.50	15	28	0
RB Stanley Wilson	5	8	13	2.60	4	10	0
WR Rod Barksdale	4	7	67	16.75	23	28	0
WR John Jefferson	3	3	29	9.67	0	20	1
RB Owen Gill	2	2	19	9.50	0	11	0
TE Roy Jones Jr	2	3	54	27.00	13	33	0
WR Willie Gault	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Reuben Hendeson	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Andre Tippett	1	3	3.00	0

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Devon Mitchell	1	29	29.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Emmitt Smith	2	1	0	0
Sam Mills	0	0	1	0

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
Stanley Wilson	1	0	0
Don Mosebar	0	1	0
Michael Knight	0	1	0
Sam Seale	0	0	2

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	4	191	47.8	40.5	54	2

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mark Royals	5	204	40.8	39.0	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hank Ilesic	2/3	2/3	1/1	51	2/2

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Anderson	3/3	1/1	1/1	51	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

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

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Gault	2	9	4.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Harmon	2	42	21.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Gault	3	59	19.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Sam Mills	12	2	0.0	20	35
OLB Andre Tippett	7	0	1.0	21	31
S Alvin Walton	6	0	0.0	19	29
ILB Pat Swilling	4	1	0.0	15	16
CB David Hollis	3	0	0.0	12	24
DT Jimmie Jones	2	1	1.0	14	16
CB Reuben Hendeson	2	0	0.0	15	22
DT Jon Hand	2	0	0.0	12	24
CB Mickey Sutton	2	0	0.0	8	14
S Thomas Everett	1	3	0.0	20	32
DE Glenn Jacobs	1	1	0.0	20	22
RB Junior Tautalatasi	1	0	---	---	---
S Odie Harris	1	0	0.0	4	8
DE Aaron Jones	1	0	0.0	10	23
OLB Bret Michaels	1	0	0.0	4	6
S Myron Guyton	1	0	0.0	2	12
OLB Johnny Meads	0	3	0.0	20	22
CB Darryl Henley	0	2	0.0	16	30
OLB Winston Moss	0	1	0.0	3	5

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Al Smith	7	1	0.0	25	23
S Devon Mitchell	6	2	0.0	23	22
CB William White	5	0	0.0	26	25
DE Les Miller	3	0	1.0	23	24
DE Jeff Lageman	3	3	0.0	19	17
OLB Michael Knight	3	2	0.0	29	29
S David Tate	3	1	0.0	28	18
S Kenneth Johnson	3	0	0.0	21	21
DT Bill Maas	2	1	0.5	22	25
ILB Jim Eliopulos	2	1	0.0	13	13
OLB Carleton Bailey	2	1	0.0	25	21
CB Sam Seale	2	0	0.0	18	20
OLB John McClane	2	0	0.0	7	14
CB Bill S Preston	2	0	0.0	7	13
DE Tom Strauthers	1	2	0.5	13	17
DT Tom Magee	1	1	0.0	10	10
CB Kevin Ross	1	0	0.0	23	29
WR Rod Barksdale	1	0	---	---	---
TE Roy Jones Jr	1	0	---	---	---
DT Dean Hamel	0	1	0.0	10	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Andre Tippett	1.0	0	1	31
DT Jimmie Jones	1.0	0	0	16
DT Jon Hand	0.0	1	1	24
DE Glenn Jacobs	0.0	1	0	22

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Les Miller	1.0	1	2	1	24
DE Tom Strauthers	0.5	1	0	0	17
DT Bill Maas	0.5	0	0	1	25
OLB Michael Knight	0.0	1	3	3	29
DT Dean Hamel	0.0	1	0	0	12
DE Jeff Lageman	0.0	0	0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Sam Mills	5	1	0	35
S Alvin Walton	3	0	0	29
CB Reuben Hendeson	2	0	1	22
OLB Andre Tippett	2	0	1	31
CB Mickey Sutton	2	0	0	14
ILB Pat Swilling	2	0	0	16
CB David Hollis	2	0	0	24
S Thomas Everett	1	0	0	32
S Odie Harris	1	0	0	8
S Myron Guyton	1	0	0	12
DT Jimmie Jones	1	0	0	16
CB Darryl Henley	0	1	0	30

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB William White	3	1	0	25
S Kenneth Johnson	2	0	0	21
ILB Al Smith	2	0	0	23
OLB Carleton Bailey	2	0	0	21
S David Tate	2	0	0	18
ILB Jim Eliopulos	1	1	0	13
CB Kevin Ross	1	1	0	29
OLB Michael Knight	1	0	0	29
OLB John McClane	1	0	0	14
CB Bill S Preston	1	0	0	13
S Devon Mitchell	0	0	1	22

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe Milinchik	3	7	29	0	31
Ellison Onizuka	2	5	31	1	28
Doug Riesenberg	2	5	29	0	34
Monte Smith	2	4	15	0	17
Tom Rathman	1	4	23	0	21
Kelly Thomas	1	2	23	0	20
Ken Griffey	0	2	22	1	21
Bill Fralic	0	2	24	0	31

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Will Wolford	2	3	6	0	18
Tim Grunhard	2	2	9	0	19
Leo Goeas	1	2	15	0	24
Michael Haddix	1	1	3	0	6
Jay Hilgenberg	0	4	22	0	30
David Williams	0	4	20	0	26
Don Mosebar	0	3	21	1	30
Lomas Brown	0	1	21	1	26
Dan Majerle	0	1	10	0	18

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Jeff Spek	2	17
Kelvin Bryant	1	17
Darryl Henley	1	8
Johnny Johnson	1	8

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Dan Majerle	1	18
Sam Seale	1	17
Leo Goeas	1	8

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Elway	32	34	---	---	---	66
Ellison Onizuka	31	28	---	---	7	66
Doug Riesenberg	29	34	---	---	---	63
Bill Fralic	24	31	---	---	7	62
Joe Milinchik	29	31	---	---	2	62
Sam Mills	---	---	20	35	2	57
Tom Rathman	23	21	---	---	11	55
Thomas Everett	---	---	20	32	3	55
Andre Tippett	---	---	21	31	2	54
Darryl Henley	---	---	16	30	8	54
Emmitt Smith	26	23	---	---	5	54
Alvin Walton	---	---	19	29	4	52
David Hollis	---	---	12	24	16	52
Kelly Thomas	23	20	---	---	7	50
Markus Koch	---	---	14	24	9	47
Johnny Meads	---	---	20	22	2	44
Glenn Jacobs	---	---	20	22	2	44
Ronnie Harmon	18	20	---	---	5	43
Ken Griffey	22	21	---	---	---	43
J.T. Smith	13	12	---	---	15	40
Reuben Hendeson	---	---	15	22	3	40
Jon Hand	---	---	12	24	3	39
Kelvin Martin	17	17	---	---	5	39
Monte Smith	15	17	---	---	7	39
Johnny Johnson	16	13	---	---	8	37
Pat Swilling	---	---	15	16	5	36
Aaron Jones	---	---	10	23	3	36
Frank Thomas	11	19	---	---	5	35
Jimmie Jones	---	---	14	16	1	31
Mickey Sutton	---	---	8	14	6	28
Steve Smith	4	10	---	---	11	25
Myron Guyton	---	---	2	12	10	24
Winston Moss	---	---	3	5	15	23
Dan Rosado	9	9	---	---	5	23
Jeff Spek	4	1	---	---	17	22
Bret Michaels	---	---	4	6	11	21
Kelvin Bryant	0	0	---	---	17	17
Junior Tautalatasi	6	11	---	---	---	17
Anderson Cooper	0	2	---	---	14	16
Odie Harris	---	---	4	8	---	12
David Bavaro	---	---	3	1	6	10
Hank Ilesic	0	0	---	---	8	8
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kevin Brooks	---	---	1	0	1	2
Dean Floyd	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cary Conklin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Michael Knight	---	---	29	29	3	61
Ken O'Brien	23	36	---	---	---	59
Michael Irvin	23	36	---	---	---	59
Roy Jones Jr	14	27	---	---	16	57
Kevin Ross	---	---	23	29	3	55
Sam Seale	---	---	18	20	17	55
Kenneth Johnson	---	---	21	21	13	55
Jay Hilgenberg	22	30	---	---	2	54
William White	---	---	26	25	2	53
Don Mosebar	21	30	---	---	---	51
Al Smith	---	---	25	23	2	50
David Tate	---	---	28	18	4	50
Stanley Wilson	17	25	---	---	7	49
Bill Maas	---	---	22	25	2	49
Les Miller	---	---	23	24	2	49
Rod Barksdale	20	28	---	---	---	48
Devon Mitchell	---	---	23	22	3	48
Lomas Brown	21	26	---	---	---	47
Leo Goeas	15	24	---	---	8	47
Carleton Bailey	---	---	25	21	---	46
Dan Majerle	10	18	---	---	18	46
David Williams	20	26	---	---	---	46
Willie Gault	6	16	---	---	19	41
Jeff Lageman	---	---	19	17	4	40
Owen Gill	6	11	---	---	20	37
Jim Eliopulos	---	---	13	13	10	36
Rob Awalt	13	5	---	---	16	34
Tim Grunhard	9	19	---	---	6	34
Will Wolford	6	18	---	---	8	32
Tom Strauthers	---	---	13	17	1	31
John Jefferson	3	8	---	---	17	28
Tom Magee	---	---	10	10	6	26
John McClane	---	---	7	14	5	26
Dean Hamel	---	---	10	12	1	23
Bill S Preston	---	---	7	13	1	21
Alex Gordon	---	---	4	3	13	20
Anthony Dickerson	---	---	3	13	1	17
Ronnie Lee	1	7	---	---	8	16
Titus Dixon	0	0	---	---	15	15
Michael Haddix	3	6	---	---	2	11
Lamar Lathon	---	---	3	5	3	11
Gary Anderson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mark Royals	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tate Anders	0	0	---	---	1	1
Dieter Brock	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tom Hodson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	127	8.5
Middle	1	9	9.0
Right	15	71	4.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	21	3.0
Middle	6	22	3.7
Right	10	31	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Elway	32	16	3	1	2	3	5	6	1

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken O'Brien	34	22	5	0	3	2	2	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	32	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	8	62	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	44	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	24	3.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	68	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	114	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	81	13.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kelvin Martin	9	4	0	78	2	17
RB Emmitt Smith	6	3	0	26	0	23
WR J.T. Smith	4	2	1	8	0	12
WR Ronnie Harmon	4	1	1	3	0	20
FB Tom Rathman	2	2	0	8	0	21
TE Ken Griffey	2	2	0	26	1	21
TE Frank Thomas	2	1	0	8	0	19
C Jeff Spek	1	0	0	0	0	1
FB Steve Smith	1	0	0	0	0	10
WR Johnny Johnson	1	1	0	5	0	13

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Irvin	9	6	0	81	1	36
RB Stanley Wilson	8	5	2	13	0	25
WR Rod Barksdale	7	4	1	67	1	28
WR John Jefferson	3	3	0	29	1	8
TE Roy Jones Jr	3	2	0	54	2	27
RB Owen Gill	2	2	0	19	0	11
WR Willie Gault	1	0	0	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Emmitt Smith	2	10	5.00	7.68
Junior Tautalatasi	1	4	4.00	2.50

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stanley Wilson	3	6	2.00	3.27
Ken O'Brien	1	3	3.00	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Elway	4	2	5	1.25	5.06

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken O'Brien	2	1	2	1.00	7.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR J.T. Smith	2	1	4	2.00	2.00
FB Tom Rathman	1	1	1	1.00	4.00
RB Emmitt Smith	1	0	0	0.00	4.33

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Jefferson	1	1	2	2.00	9.67
RB Stanley Wilson	1	0	0	0.00	1.63

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Emmitt Smith	4	3

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Ken O'Brien	1	0
Stanley Wilson	1	0
Owen Gill	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Elway	11	8	5

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken O'Brien	9	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kelvin Martin	3	1	1
RB Emmitt Smith	3	2	1
WR J.T. Smith	1	1	0
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	1	0
FB Tom Rathman	1	1	1
TE Ken Griffey	1	1	1
WR Johnny Johnson	1	1	1

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Jefferson	2	2	1
RB Stanley Wilson	2	1	0
RB Owen Gill	2	2	1
WR Willie Gault	1	0	0
WR Rod Barksdale	1	0	0
WR Michael Irvin	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,400)
End Zone 15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,400)
End Zone	15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,800 (3,300)