Week 2, 1991

played in Denver, CO

47 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Chicago Bears	0	0	3	0	-	3
Denver Broncos	0	24	3	7	-	34

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:29 DEN - Steve Smith 1 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
2Q: 11:45 DEN - Hank Ilesic 21 field goal
2Q: 08:34 DEN - Emmitt Smith 1 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
2Q: 00:34 DEN - Frank Thomas 19 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
3Q: 07:47 DEN - Hank Ilesic 30 field goal
3Q: 02:01 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 18 field goal
4Q: 12:30 DEN - Emmitt Smith 7 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:29 DEN - Steve Smith 1 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
2Q: 11:45 DEN - Hank Ilesic 21 field goal
2Q: 08:34 DEN - Emmitt Smith 1 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
2Q: 00:34 DEN - Frank Thomas 19 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
3Q: 07:47 DEN - Hank Ilesic 30 field goal
3Q: 02:01 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 18 field goal
4Q: 12:30 DEN - Emmitt Smith 7 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)

Team Statistics CHI DEN
Record 1-1 2-0
First Downs 14 21
- by Rushing 4 11
- by Passing 10 8
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 281 377
- Offensive Plays 62 66
- Yards per Play 4.53 5.71
Net Rushing Yards 134 223
- Rushing Attempts 24 38
- Yards per Rush 5.58 5.87
Net Passing Yards 147 154
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 24 - 0 28 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 153 154
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.87 5.50
Fumbles/Lost 4/3 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/53 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 3/12 3/48
Kick Returns/Yards 1/11 1/26
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 4/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 18 OWN 37
Time of Possession 28:49 31:11

Team Statistics	CHI	DEN
Record	1-1	2-0
First Downs	14	21
- by Rushing	4	11
- by Passing	10	8
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	281	377
- Offensive Plays	62	66
- Yards per Play	4.53	5.71
Net Rushing Yards	134	223
- Rushing Attempts	24	38
- Yards per Rush	5.58	5.87
Net Passing Yards	147	154
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 24 - 0	28 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	153	154
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.87	5.50
Fumbles/Lost	4/3	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/53	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	3/12	3/48
Kick Returns/Yards	1/11	1/26
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	4/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 18	OWN 37
Time of Possession	28:49	31:11

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:00	OWN 20	6	13	Punt
1	8:53	4:47	OWN 20	9	27	Punt
2	14:21	0:06	OWN 20	1	7	Fumble
2	11:39	0:56	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	8:24	2:00	OWN 25	6	9	Punt
2	4:29	0:58	OWN 31	3	1	Punt
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	13:09	2:52	OWN 11	5	65	Fumble
3	9:18	0:19	OWN 27	3	-9	Fumble
3	7:41	5:48	OWN 20	12	79	Field Goal
4	12:21	2:46	OWN 9	5	18	Punt
4	7:32	4:55	OWN 9	8	43	Punt
4	0:21	0:21	OWN 14	1	5	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:00	3:07	OWN 30	6	21	Punt
1	4:06	4:45	OWN 3	12	97	Touchdown
2	14:15	2:36	OPP 27	5	23	Field Goal
2	10:43	2:19	OPP 49	7	49	Touchdown
2	6:24	1:55	OWN 22	3	7	Punt
2	3:31	3:08	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:51	OWN 37	4	16	Punt
3	10:17	0:59	OWN 24	3	9	Punt
3	8:59	1:18	OPP 18	3	5	Field Goal
3	1:53	4:32	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	9:35	2:03	OWN 47	3	0	Punt
4	2:37	2:16	OWN 20	3	2	Punt

Game MVP: Emmitt Smith, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Eric Bieniemy	16	70	4.38	50	1
Leonard Russell	5	58	11.60	35	1
Steve Pelleur	2	2	1.00	3	0
Matt Groening	1	4	4.00	4	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Emmitt Smith	30	196	6.53	52	7	2
Kelvin Bryant	7	22	3.14	8	0	0
John Elway	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Pelleur	37	24	153	1/6	0	16	0	73.3

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Elway	28	16	154	0/0	2	25	0	96.4

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Sterling Sharpe	6	12	32	5.33	2	11
TE Derrick Walker	3	3	14	4.67	7	8
RB Eric Bieniemy	3	3	9	3.00	4	4
WR Leroy Thompson	3	5	31	10.33	7	14
WR Ernie Jones	2	3	19	9.50	7	10
TE Ivy Joe Hunter	2	4	26	13.00	7	16
FB Matt Groening	2	2	10	5.00	6	6
WR Tony Hargain	2	2	9	4.50	6	10
FB Buford McGee	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Gary Wellman	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Frank Thomas	4	5	49	12.25	16	19	1
FB Steve Smith	3	4	7	2.33	9	3	1
RB Emmitt Smith	3	3	20	6.67	15	9	0
WR Ronnie Harmon	2	6	44	22.00	18	25	0
WR Jeff Query	2	4	16	8.00	0	11	0
WR Steve Tasker	1	1	9	9.00	4	9	0
C Walter Reeves	1	3	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Anderson Cooper	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Harold Green	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov
Eric Bieniemy	2	0
Steve Pelleur	1	0
Leonard Russell	1	0
Buford McGee	0	1

Denver	Recov	Force
Markus Koch	1	0
Sam Mills	1	0
Tim Taylor	1	0
Reggie White	0	2
Stanley Richard	0	2

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Finzer	7	309	44.1	34.4	50	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	6	271	45.2	39.8	50	2

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pete Stoyanovich	1/1	0/0	0/0	18	0/0

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hank Ilesic	2/2	0/0	0/0	30	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Scott Case	3	12	4.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Tasker	2	35	17.5	0
Jeff Query	1	13	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Collins	1	11	11.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelvin Bryant	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Vaughan Johnson	11	0	32	20
S Robert Moore	6	1	26	22
S Stacey Toran	5	2	28	18
S Tom Holmoe	4	3	29	24
OLB Bryce Paup	3	5	35	24
DT Carroll Mack	3	0	24	16
ILB Brian Noble	2	2	21	11
CB Scott Case	2	1	35	25
CB Mark Collins	2	0	23	24
OLB Troy Johnson	2	0	20	13
CB Richard Carey	2	0	32	21
OLB Bobby Houston	2	0	14	13
DT Don Davey	2	0	15	12
ILB Terry Herremans	2	0	6	8
DE Rueben Davis	1	3	22	20
DE Steve Kaufusi	1	0	18	8
DE Tony Degrate	0	1	22	23
DE Ernie Logan	0	1	14	5

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Alvin Walton	7	2	0.0	18	30
OLB Andre Tippett	6	3	0.0	17	33
S Thomas Everett	5	1	0.0	22	33
ILB Sam Mills	4	2	0.0	23	35
CB Stanley Richard	3	1	0.0	15	31
ILB Kevin McArthur	3	0	0.0	6	11
CB Mickey Sutton	3	0	0.0	10	11
CB David Hollis	3	0	0.0	15	32
DT Jon Hand	2	2	1.0	18	30
S Odie Harris	2	1	0.0	10	20
DE Reggie White	2	0	0.0	17	21
DE Glenn Jacobs	2	0	0.0	15	27
OLB Winston Moss	1	1	0.0	7	2
CB Tim Taylor	1	1	0.0	23	33
DE Markus Koch	1	0	0.0	9	11
OLB John McClane	1	0	0.0	1	3
OLB Bret Michaels	1	0	0.0	5	9
OLB Johnny Meads	0	2	0.0	15	21
DE Robert Young	0	1	0.0	14	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Carroll Mack	2	0	0	16
DE Tony Degrate	1	2	1	23
OLB Troy Johnson	0	1	0	13
OLB Bobby Houston	0	1	0	13

Denver	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Jon Hand	1.0	1	30
OLB Johnny Meads	0.0	3	21
OLB Bret Michaels	0.0	1	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Stacey Toran	4	1	18
S Tom Holmoe	3	2	24
ILB Vaughan Johnson	2	0	20
CB Richard Carey	2	0	21
ILB Brian Noble	1	0	11
CB Mark Collins	1	0	24
S Robert Moore	1	0	22
OLB Bryce Paup	1	0	24
DT Don Davey	1	0	12
ILB Terry Herremans	0	1	8

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Thomas Everett	5	0	33
OLB Andre Tippett	3	1	33
ILB Kevin McArthur	3	0	11
CB Mickey Sutton	3	0	11
S Alvin Walton	3	0	30
CB Stanley Richard	2	1	31
CB David Hollis	2	0	32
CB Tim Taylor	1	1	33
OLB John McClane	1	0	3
DE Glenn Jacobs	1	0	27

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Curt DiGiacomo	2	3	20	0	28
Mark Schlereth	1	5	23	0	29
Ricky Siglar	1	4	21	0	31
Gerald Perry	1	1	6	0	12
Calvin Stephens	1	1	4	0	10
J.D. Maarleveld	0	5	18	0	26
Roman Fortin	0	3	19	0	28
Clarence Jones	0	0	3	1	7

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Ellison Onizuka	4	8	2	35	21
Joe Milinchik	4	7	0	27	26
Doug Riesenberg	3	3	0	36	28
Jeff Pahukoa	2	4	0	20	5
Bill Fralic	1	6	1	33	25
Ken Ruettgers	1	3	1	30	25
Walter Reeves	0	2	0	18	9
Frank Thomas	0	2	0	24	22
Steve Smith	0	1	0	26	12
Harold Green	0	1	0	6	9

Special Teams Tackles

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Robert Moore	2	24
Tony Hargain	1	20
Ivy Joe Hunter	1	17

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Kelvin Bryant	1	17
Junior Tautalatasi	1	15
Jeff Query	1	14
Steve Smith	1	7

Participation

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Scott Case	---	---	35	25	14	74
Robert Moore	---	---	26	22	24	72
Tom Holmoe	---	---	29	24	12	65
Steve Pelleur	24	38	---	---	---	62
Richard Carey	---	---	32	21	8	61
Bryce Paup	---	---	35	24	2	61
Mark Collins	---	---	23	24	13	60
Curt DiGiacomo	20	28	---	---	7	55
Vaughan Johnson	---	---	32	20	2	54
Mark Schlereth	23	29	---	---	---	52
Ricky Siglar	21	31	---	---	---	52
Matt Groening	17	21	---	---	13	51
Derrick Walker	16	27	---	---	6	49
Eric Bieniemy	19	29	---	---	1	49
Stacey Toran	---	---	28	18	1	47
Tony Degrate	---	---	22	23	2	47
Roman Fortin	19	28	---	---	---	47
Carroll Mack	---	---	24	16	7	47
J.D. Maarleveld	18	26	---	---	---	44
Brian Noble	---	---	21	11	10	42
Rueben Davis	---	---	22	20	---	42
Ernie Jones	16	20	---	---	4	40
Ivy Joe Hunter	8	13	---	---	17	38
Tony Hargain	7	11	---	---	20	38
Sterling Sharpe	12	25	---	---	---	37
Troy Johnson	---	---	20	13	1	34
Leroy Thompson	12	21	---	---	---	33
Steve Kaufusi	---	---	18	8	2	28
Bobby Houston	---	---	14	13	1	28
Don Davey	---	---	15	12	1	28
Leonard Russell	5	7	---	---	16	28
Gerald Perry	6	12	---	---	8	26
Ernie Logan	---	---	14	5	7	26
Buford McGee	4	10	---	---	10	24
Steve Stallings	---	---	2	1	18	21
Gary Wellman	4	6	---	---	11	21
Mitch Frerotte	1	9	---	---	8	18
Clarence Jones	3	7	---	---	8	18
Terry Herremans	---	---	6	8	1	15
Ed Stenerud	5	10	---	---	---	15
Calvin Stephens	4	10	---	---	1	15
Dave Finzer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dale Hellestrae	0	0	---	---	8	8
Pete Stoyanovich	0	0	---	---	3	3
Oliver Luck	0	0	---	---	---	0
Whit Taylor	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Elway	38	28	---	---	---	66
Bill Fralic	33	25	---	---	8	66
Doug Riesenberg	36	28	---	---	---	64
Ken Ruettgers	30	25	---	---	8	63
Stanley Richard	---	---	15	31	16	62
Ellison Onizuka	35	21	---	---	4	60
Sam Mills	---	---	23	35	1	59
David Hollis	---	---	15	32	10	57
Tim Taylor	---	---	23	33	1	57
Thomas Everett	---	---	22	33	---	55
Emmitt Smith	31	23	---	---	---	54
Joe Milinchik	27	26	---	---	---	53
Frank Thomas	24	22	---	---	6	52
Andre Tippett	---	---	17	33	1	51
Alvin Walton	---	---	18	30	2	50
Jon Hand	---	---	18	30	1	49
Jeff Query	18	15	---	---	14	47
Robert Young	---	---	14	25	8	47
Reggie White	---	---	17	21	8	46
Steve Smith	26	12	---	---	7	45
Ronnie Harmon	25	17	---	---	1	43
Glenn Jacobs	---	---	15	27	1	43
Walter Reeves	18	9	---	---	12	39
Johnny Meads	---	---	15	21	1	37
Anderson Cooper	14	14	---	---	7	35
Jeff Pahukoa	20	5	---	---	8	33
Odie Harris	---	---	10	20	---	30
Kelvin Bryant	7	5	---	---	17	29
Johnny Johnson	18	10	---	---	---	28
Dan Rosado	9	10	---	---	7	26
Harold Green	6	9	---	---	11	26
Kevin McArthur	---	---	6	11	8	25
Winston Moss	---	---	7	2	15	24
Jeff Spek	3	2	---	---	17	22
Bret Michaels	---	---	5	9	8	22
Mickey Sutton	---	---	10	11	---	21
Markus Koch	---	---	9	11	---	20
Steve Tasker	0	2	---	---	16	18
Junior Tautalatasi	0	0	---	---	15	15
John McClane	---	---	1	3	7	11
Terry Obee	0	0	---	---	10	10
Hank Ilesic	0	0	---	---	9	9
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	8	8
David Bavaro	---	---	4	0	2	6
Dean Floyd	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cary Conklin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	65	10.8
Middle	9	57	6.3
Right	8	13	1.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	92	7.7
Middle	7	16	2.3
Right	19	115	6.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Pelleur	37	24	0	1	4	3	5	0	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Elway	28	16	1	1	0	4	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	38	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	71	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	44	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	21	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	84	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	30	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	19	3.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Sterling Sharpe	12	6	2	32	25
WR Leroy Thompson	5	3	0	31	21
TE Ivy Joe Hunter	4	2	1	26	13
WR Ernie Jones	3	2	0	19	20
TE Derrick Walker	3	3	0	14	27
RB Eric Bieniemy	3	3	0	9	29
FB Matt Groening	2	2	0	10	21
WR Tony Hargain	2	2	0	9	11
WR Gary Wellman	2	0	1	0	6
FB Buford McGee	1	1	0	3	10

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronnie Harmon	6	2	44	1	17
TE Frank Thomas	5	4	49	0	22
FB Steve Smith	4	3	7	0	12
WR Jeff Query	4	2	16	0	15
C Walter Reeves	3	1	9	0	9
RB Emmitt Smith	3	3	20	0	23
WR Steve Tasker	1	1	9	0	2
WR Anderson Cooper	1	0	0	0	14
FB Harold Green	1	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eric Bieniemy	2	2	1.00	4.38
Leonard Russell	1	5	5.00	11.60

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Emmitt Smith	5	9	1.80	6.53
John Elway	1	5	5.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Pelleur	3	2	11	3.67	4.14

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Elway	10	6	53	5.30	5.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ernie Jones	1	0	0	0.00	6.33
WR Sterling Sharpe	1	1	3	3.00	2.67
TE Derrick Walker	1	1	8	8.00	4.67

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Frank Thomas	3	3	40	13.33	9.80
FB Steve Smith	2	2	4	2.00	1.75
WR Steve Tasker	1	1	9	9.00	9.00
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	0	0	0.00	7.33
C Walter Reeves	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Anderson Cooper	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Jeff Query	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Eric Bieniemy	3	2
Leonard Russell	2	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Emmitt Smith	5	3
Kelvin Bryant	1	0
John Elway	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Pelleur	10	7	5

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Elway	8	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sterling Sharpe	3	1	1
TE Ivy Joe Hunter	3	2	2
FB Matt Groening	1	1	1
RB Eric Bieniemy	1	1	0
WR Tony Hargain	1	1	1
WR Leroy Thompson	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Frank Thomas	3	3	2
WR Jeff Query	2	2	1
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	1	1
FB Steve Smith	1	0	0
FB Harold Green	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (21,400)
End Zone 11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (21,400)
End Zone	11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,100 (3,300)