Week 13, 1991

played in Buffalo, NY

29 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Denver Broncos70147-28
Buffalo Bills0300-3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:40 DEN - Frank Thomas 68 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
2Q: 05:21 BUF - Fuad Reveiz 19 field goal
3Q: 05:11 DEN - Steve Tasker 91 punt return (Hank Ilesic extra point)
3Q: 01:13 DEN - Emmitt Smith 41 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
4Q: 03:50 DEN - Emmitt Smith 1 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)

Team StatisticsDENBUF
Record10-23-9
First Downs1122
- by Rushing65
- by Passing515
- by Penalty02
Total Net Yards280316
- Offensive Plays4890
- Yards per Play5.833.51
Net Rushing Yards12973
- Rushing Attempts2827
- Yards per Rush4.612.70
Net Passing Yards151243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt18 - 10 - 062 - 26 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards166251
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/151/8
- Yards per Pass Play7.553.86
Fumbles/Lost1/00/0
3rd Down Conversions1/107/21
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down10.17.8
4th Down Conversions0/11/4
Penalties/Yards2/305/42
Punt Returns/Yards6/1341/0
Kick Returns/Yards1/165/92
Interception Ret./Yards2/450/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits12
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/00/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 35OWN 24
Time of Possession23:5036:10

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:000:34OWN 32168Touchdown
112:032:47OWN 34415Punt
13:282:09OWN 23520Punt
212:591:27OWN 13511Punt
25:153:20OWN 20837Punt
20:110:11OWN 4727Half
313:422:11OWN 16414Punt
38:281:00OWN 330Punt
32:431:46OWN 26374Touchdown
410:372:39OWN 48513Downs
46:502:15OWN 4338Punt
43:590:18OPP 525Touchdown
42:331:26OPP 4338Missed FG
Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
114:262:23OWN 2337Punt
19:165:48OWN 31456Punt
11:193:20OWN 7723Punt
211:326:17OWN 381260Field Goal
21:551:44OWN 20523Interception
315:001:18OWN 3732Punt
311:313:03OWN 14832Punt
37:282:25OWN 36612Punt
35:032:20OWN 2737Punt
30:575:20OWN 281156Interception
47:581:08OWN 39918Downs
44:350:36OWN 540Downs
43:411:08OWN 1732Punt
41:071:07OWN 42423Game

Game MVP: Emmitt Smith, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Emmitt Smith231245.394152
Kelvin Bryant551.00800
BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Gary Anderson12413.421120
Mike Pringle11242.18900
Troy Aikman382.67300
Larry Moriarty100.00000

Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
John Elway1571562/151680106.5
Dean Floyd33100/0010080.5
BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Troy Aikman62262511/8022240.4

Receiving Statistics

DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Frank Thomas349431.3364681
WR Johnny Johnson3420.67430
RB Kelvin Bryant113939.0034390
WR Ronnie Harmon121313.003130
WR Jeff Query131010.000100
RB Emmitt Smith1288.00880
C Walter Reeves0100.00000
WR Anderson Cooper0100.00000
BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Troy Stradford712699.8611220
WR Michael Timpson612427.009170
WR Mervyn Fernandez516428.402170
RB Gary Anderson222010.004120
FB Larry Moriarty222713.5017220
TE Andrew Glover252613.002150
WR Mark Ingram181616.001160
RB Mike Pringle1199.00090
WR Dokie Williams0400.00000

Interception Statistics

DenverIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Kevin McArthur13939.000
CB David Hollis166.000
BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

DenverFumbRecovForceTD
Steve Tasker1000
John McClane0100
BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
Rob Monaco0010

Punting Statistics

DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Chris Gardocki733047.144.3613
BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Rick Tuten835744.633.9635

Kicking Statistics

DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Hank Ilesic0/10/10/104/4
BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Fuad Reveiz1/10/00/0190/0

Punt Return Statistics

DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Steve Tasker511923.81
Jeff Query11515.00
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Mike Prior100.00

Kick Return Statistics

DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Kelvin Bryant11616.00
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Tory Smith35719.00
Mervyn Fernandez23517.50

Defensive Statistics

DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Alvin Walton830.01954
DE Glenn Jacobs720.01845
ILB Sam Mills610.02755
S Thomas Everett410.02356
DE Reggie White331.02352
OLB Johnny Meads330.01953
S Odie Harris330.01327
ILB Kevin McArthur320.01020
CB Don Odegard300.01234
DE Robert Young300.01643
CB Tim Taylor210.02342
OLB Winston Moss200.01528
OLB Bret Michaels130.0717
CB David Hollis120.01945
DT Kent Wells110.01632
DE Markus Koch100.0918
CB Darryl Henley100.01742
ILB David Bavaro100.008
BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Scott Radecic610.02613
S Mike Prior510.02016
DE Howie Long410.52216
CB Vito McKeever320.02013
DE Alonzo Mitz300.0189
OLB Anthony Bell211.02319
S Shaun Gayle220.02218
OLB Johnny Rembert200.0107
CB Lonnie Young200.0118
OLB Leonard Jackson200.097
DE Mike Fox140.52112
CB Wendell Cason110.0127
DT Gary Hadd110.0138
ILB Jim Collins100.027
WR Mervyn Fernandez10---------
CB Tory Smith100.01813
WR Michael Timpson10---------
DT Bill Goldberg100.01314
DE Ren Hoek010.078

Pass Rush Statistics

DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Reggie White1.012052
DE Robert Young0.023043
DE Glenn Jacobs0.022445
OLB Winston Moss0.012028
DT Kent Wells0.010032
DE Markus Koch0.001018
BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Anthony Bell1.000019
DE Howie Long0.511016
DE Mike Fox0.500012

Pass Defense Statistics

DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Alvin Walton61054
DE Glenn Jacobs40045
S Thomas Everett31056
OLB Johnny Meads22053
ILB Sam Mills22055
CB Don Odegard20034
S Odie Harris11027
CB Tim Taylor11042
ILB Kevin McArthur10120
CB David Hollis10145
OLB Winston Moss10028
CB Darryl Henley10042
ILB David Bavaro1008
BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Shaun Gayle20018
CB Vito McKeever20013
ILB Jim Collins1007
DE Howie Long10016
OLB Johnny Rembert1007
ILB Scott Radecic10013
S Mike Prior10016
CB Lonnie Young1008
OLB Anthony Bell02019

Blocking Statistics

DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Bill Fralic39126019
Ken Ruettgers26027016
Ellison Onizuka16022116
Doug Riesenberg15027119
Steve Smith11015013
Ellis Gardner01023017
BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Rob Monaco311124057
Wayne Radloff35012030
Jeff Bregel03023154
Oliver North03027061
Brian Habib02027063

Special Teams Tackles

DenverTacklesSTPlays
Jeff Query210
Junior Tautalatasi122
Kelvin Bryant115
Steve Smith111
Alvin Walton13
BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
Wendell Cason315
Cap Boso215
Rob Monaco19

Participation

DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Sam Mills------2755183
Thomas Everett------2356180
Reggie White------2352176
Alvin Walton------1954376
Johnny Meads------1953274
Robert Young------1643968
David Hollis------1945266
Tim Taylor------2342166
Glenn Jacobs------1845---63
Darryl Henley------1742160
Don Odegard------12341359
Frank Thomas2217------1352
Ellis Gardner2317------848
Kent Wells------1632---48
Winston Moss------1528447
Doug Riesenberg2719---------46
Bill Fralic2619---------45
Jeff Query2312------1045
Odie Harris------1327444
Ken Ruettgers2716---------43
Ellison Onizuka2216------543
Steve Smith1513------1139
Kevin McArthur------1020838
Emmitt Smith2313------137
John Elway1817---------35
John McClane------542332
Joe Poole------618832
Markus Koch------918128
Walter Reeves104------1428
Anderson Cooper138------728
Kelvin Bryant57------1527
Junior Tautalatasi23------2227
Bret Michaels------717226
Dan Rosado117------725
Johnny Johnson1411---------25
Steve Tasker42------1824
Ronnie Harmon910------120
Kelly Thomas25------815
David Bavaro------08715
Dean Floyd103---------13
Jeff Pahukoa21------811
Tim Barnett00------99
Chris Gardocki00------88
Hank Ilesic00------66
Mickey Sutton------0022
Cary Conklin00---------0
BuffaloRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Oliver North2761------896
Brian Habib2763------191
Rob Monaco2457------990
Troy Aikman2763---------90
Jeff Bregel2354------986
John Giesler2250------880
Mervyn Fernandez1736------1366
Michael Timpson1938------764
Andrew Glover2028------1462
Mike Pringle1437------1061
Mark Ingram1334------855
Troy Stradford1338---------51
Cap Boso826------1549
Larry Moriarty725------1345
Wayne Radloff1230------244
Anthony Bell------2319244
Shaun Gayle------2218343
Mike Prior------2016743
Scott Radecic------2613241
Howie Long------2216240
Gary Anderson1326---------39
Lonnie Young------1182039
Ronnie Lippett------2015136
Vito McKeever------2013235
Tory Smith------1813435
Wendell Cason------1271534
Alonzo Mitz------189734
Mike Fox------2112134
Reggie Rivers713------1434
Bill Goldberg------1314532
Gary Hadd------138223
Tyrone Stowe------511622
Dennis Owens------138---21
Leonard Jackson------97521
Johnny Rembert------107219
Dokie Williams413---------17
Ren Hoek------78217
Jim Collins------27716
Jeff Kubala------31610
Rick Tuten00------99
Steve Wallace00------88
Derek Tennell01------23
Paul McFadden00------22
Fuad Reveiz00------11
Jay Schroeder00---------0
Steve Bono00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left16402.5
Middle25125.5
Right10383.8
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5142.8
Middle17462.7
Right5132.6
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
John Elway1572222100
Dean Floyd330000000
BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Troy Aikman622621881042

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen65498.2
Short (0-8 Yds)639415.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)42235.8
Long (19+ Yds)2000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen43256.3
Short (0-8 Yds)1611825.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)36111253.5
Long (19+ Yds)61193.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Frank Thomas43094117
WR Johnny Johnson4312011
WR Jeff Query31010012
WR Ronnie Harmon21013010
RB Emmitt Smith2108013
RB Kelvin Bryant1103917
C Walter Reeves100004
WR Anderson Cooper101008
BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Mervyn Fernandez165142036
WR Troy Stradford127269138
WR Michael Timpson126242038
WR Mark Ingram81116034
TE Andrew Glover52126028
WR Dokie Williams4010013
RB Gary Anderson22020026
FB Larry Moriarty22027125
RB Mike Pringle1109037

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Emmitt Smith252.505.39
BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Mike Pringle393.002.18
Gary Anderson221.003.42

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Troy Aikman4000.004.05

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Troy Stradford2000.005.75
WR Dokie Williams1000.000.00
WR Michael Timpson1000.003.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

DenverRushesConversions
Emmitt Smith61
Kelvin Bryant10
BuffaloRushesConversions
Troy Aikman21
Gary Anderson11

Third Down Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompConversions
John Elway310
BuffaloAttCompConversions
Troy Aikman1885

Third Down Receiving Statistics

DenverTargCatchConversions
WR Ronnie Harmon100
WR Johnny Johnson110
RB Emmitt Smith100
BuffaloTargCatchConversions
WR Mervyn Fernandez532
WR Mark Ingram400
WR Troy Stradford422
WR Michael Timpson210
TE Andrew Glover211
FB Larry Moriarty110

SectionAttendance
Stadium43,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck13,900 (21,400)
End Zone10,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine5,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats8,800 (13,600)
Club Seats3,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes1,200 (3,300)