Week 14, 1991

played in Minnesota, MN

24 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Denver Broncos	3	10	6	6	-	25
Minnesota Vikings	14	7	0	17	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:23 MIN - Brian Mitchell 8 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
1Q: 05:51 DEN - Hank Ilesic 46 field goal
1Q: 02:49 MIN - Brian Mitchell 24 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 06:55 DEN - Hank Ilesic 19 field goal
2Q: 04:26 MIN - Pete Metzelaars 3 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 02:52 DEN - Ronnie Harmon 38 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
3Q: 03:29 DEN - Ronnie Harmon 3 pass from John Elway (John Elway pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 11:24 MIN - Barry Word 1 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 03:13 MIN - Herman Fontenot 12 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 01:16 MIN - Rich Karlis 27 field goal
4Q: 00:19 DEN - Ronnie Harmon 15 pass from Dean Floyd (Emmitt Smith run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:23 MIN - Brian Mitchell 8 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
1Q: 05:51 DEN - Hank Ilesic 46 field goal
1Q: 02:49 MIN - Brian Mitchell 24 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 06:55 DEN - Hank Ilesic 19 field goal
2Q: 04:26 MIN - Pete Metzelaars 3 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 02:52 DEN - Ronnie Harmon 38 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
3Q: 03:29 DEN - Ronnie Harmon 3 pass from John Elway (John Elway pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 11:24 MIN - Barry Word 1 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 03:13 MIN - Herman Fontenot 12 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 01:16 MIN - Rich Karlis 27 field goal
4Q: 00:19 DEN - Ronnie Harmon 15 pass from Dean Floyd (Emmitt Smith run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics DEN MIN
Record 10-3 11-2
First Downs 23 27
- by Rushing 8 11
- by Passing 15 16
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 355 466
- Offensive Plays 60 65
- Yards per Play 5.92 7.17
Net Rushing Yards 108 177
- Rushing Attempts 21 32
- Yards per Rush 5.14 5.53
Net Passing Yards 247 289
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 25 - 0 32 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 257 294
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.33 8.76
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 8/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/15 7/48
Punt Returns/Yards 2/25 3/28
Kick Returns/Yards 6/138 3/60
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 2/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 34
Time of Possession 27:06 32:54

Team Statistics	DEN	MIN
Record	10-3	11-2
First Downs	23	27
- by Rushing	8	11
- by Passing	15	16
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	355	466
- Offensive Plays	60	65
- Yards per Play	5.92	7.17
Net Rushing Yards	108	177
- Rushing Attempts	21	32
- Yards per Rush	5.14	5.53
Net Passing Yards	247	289
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 25 - 0	32 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	257	294
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.33	8.76
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	8/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/15	7/48
Punt Returns/Yards	2/25	3/28
Kick Returns/Yards	6/138	3/60
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	2/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 34
Time of Possession	27:06	32:54

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:16	5:32	OWN 20	10	51	Field Goal
1	2:34	4:12	OWN 27	6	19	Punt
2	11:18	1:00	OWN 32	3	-1	Punt
2	9:03	2:14	OPP 45	6	43	Field Goal
2	4:18	1:40	OWN 32	4	68	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:23	OWN 32	3	-4	Punt
3	9:15	5:55	OWN 5	13	95	Touchdown
4	11:17	3:19	OWN 22	6	16	Punt
4	4:13	1:00	OWN 3	5	9	Downs
4	1:10	0:57	OWN 46	4	54	Touchdown

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:44	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	5:44	3:10	OWN 14	5	86	Touchdown
2	13:22	2:04	OWN 19	3	6	Punt
2	10:18	1:15	OWN 26	3	-4	Punt
2	6:49	2:31	OWN 34	5	66	Touchdown
2	2:38	2:38	OWN 17	5	23	Half
3	12:37	3:22	OWN 28	5	21	Punt
3	3:20	7:03	OWN 20	16	80	Touchdown
4	7:58	3:45	OWN 20	7	41	Punt
4	3:13	0:09	OPP 12	1	12	Touchdown
4	2:57	1:47	OPP 28	6	18	Field Goal
4	0:13	0:13	OPP 42	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Dan Marino, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Emmitt Smith	17	90	5.29	17	4	0
Kelvin Bryant	4	18	4.50	11	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brian Mitchell	22	111	5.05	24	7	1
Barry Word	9	67	7.44	24	3	1
Dan Marino	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Elway	34	22	221	2/10	2	38	0	102.7
Dean Floyd	3	3	36	0/0	1	15	0	156.3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	32	26	294	1/5	3	34	0	136.2

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ronnie Harmon	8	11	117	14.63	35	38	3
TE Frank Thomas	5	7	29	5.80	2	11	0
WR Johnny Johnson	4	7	44	11.00	9	18	0
WR Anderson Cooper	3	3	43	14.33	17	23	0
WR Jeff Query	2	2	18	9.00	0	13	0
RB Emmitt Smith	2	2	1	0.50	0	2	0
WR Steve Tasker	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
C Walter Reeves	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Herman Fontenot	6	9	94	15.67	21	22	1
WR Herman Moore	5	6	45	9.00	5	14	0
WR Derek Loville	4	4	46	11.50	19	23	0
WR Eric Metcalf	3	3	45	15.00	22	34	0
TE Pete Metzelaars	2	3	27	13.50	1	24	1
RB Brian Mitchell	2	2	13	6.50	2	8	1
TE Ben Coates	2	3	19	9.50	1	13	0
WR Brian Blades	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Brad Muster	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kelvin Bryant	2	0	0
Walter Reeves	0	1	0
David Hollis	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Derek Loville	1	0	1
Pete Metzelaars	0	1	0
Herman Fontenot	0	1	0
Brad Muster	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Gardocki	4	192	48.0	41.0	54	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	4	173	43.3	37.0	49	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hank Ilesic	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Tasker	1	6	6.0	0
Jeff Query	1	19	19.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vai Sikahema	2	17	8.5	0
Vince Newsome	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelvin Bryant	5	114	22.8	0
Steve Tasker	1	24	24.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil Freeman	3	60	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Sam Mills	10	1	0.0	27	30
CB Tim Taylor	5	1	0.0	24	25
OLB Johnny Meads	5	0	0.0	23	24
CB David Hollis	5	0	0.0	16	24
S Alvin Walton	3	0	0.0	23	26
OLB Bret Michaels	3	0	0.0	11	6
DE Robert Young	3	0	0.0	25	18
S Thomas Everett	2	2	0.0	30	31
S Odie Harris	2	1	0.0	9	9
CB Darryl Henley	2	1	0.0	24	24
DE Markus Koch	2	0	0.0	8	10
DE Glenn Jacobs	2	0	0.0	24	23
ILB David Bavaro	2	0	0.0	6	3
S Joe Poole	2	0	0.0	3	5
OLB Winston Moss	1	2	1.0	24	23
OLB John McClane	1	2	0.0	9	9
ILB Kevin McArthur	1	1	0.0	17	13
CB Don Odegard	1	1	0.0	9	12
DE Reggie White	1	0	0.0	25	31

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Carnell Lake	10	1	0.0	20	31
CB Eric Allen	6	1	0.0	15	25
OLB Ken Harvey	5	0	0.5	19	37
DT Dan Saleaumula	4	1	0.0	15	30
CB Mossy Cade	4	0	0.0	17	28
DE Charles Haley	3	0	1.0	20	35
ILB Eddie Johnson	3	1	0.0	5	15
CB Frank Minnifield	2	2	0.0	15	30
ILB Shelton Robinson	2	0	0.0	10	15
ILB Johnny Holland	2	0	0.0	16	30
DE Wayne Martin	1	2	0.5	13	29
OLB Larry Kelm	1	2	0.0	17	30
S Vince Albritton	1	1	0.0	11	22
S Vince Newsome	1	0	0.0	16	32
DE Robert Goff	0	1	0.0	10	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Winston Moss	1.0	0	2	0	23
DE Glenn Jacobs	0.0	0	3	0	23

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Charles Haley	1.0	0	1	0	35
OLB Ken Harvey	0.5	1	1	2	37
DE Wayne Martin	0.5	0	1	0	29
DT Dan Saleaumula	0.0	0	1	0	30
DE Robert Goff	0.0	0	1	0	14
DT Russell Maryland	0.0	0	1	0	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB David Hollis	5	0	24
CB Tim Taylor	5	0	25
OLB Johnny Meads	4	1	24
ILB Sam Mills	4	0	30
S Alvin Walton	2	0	26
S Thomas Everett	1	0	31
S Odie Harris	1	0	9
OLB John McClane	1	0	9
CB Darryl Henley	1	0	24
ILB David Bavaro	1	0	3
S Joe Poole	1	0	5

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Eric Allen	6	0	25
S Carnell Lake	4	1	31
OLB Ken Harvey	4	0	37
CB Mossy Cade	3	3	28
ILB Eddie Johnson	2	0	15
CB Frank Minnifield	2	0	30
ILB Shelton Robinson	1	0	15
ILB Johnny Holland	1	0	30
OLB Larry Kelm	1	0	30
S Eric Turner	1	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bill Fralic	3	6	0	21	0	30
Ken Ruettgers	2	3	1	19	0	36
Dan Rosado	2	2	0	9	0	14
Ellison Onizuka	1	4	0	18	0	35
Ellis Gardner	1	3	0	15	0	29
Doug Riesenberg	0	2	0	20	2	38
Steve Smith	0	1	0	10	0	24

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bart Oates	7	9	1	29	0	32
Tim Irwin	3	6	0	30	0	29
Keith Sims	2	5	0	27	0	27
John Wojciechowski	1	3	1	27	1	27
Brad Muster	1	2	0	15	0	13
Brian Blados	1	1	0	8	0	8
Howard Griffith	1	1	0	5	0	11
Mike Munchak	0	3	0	29	0	31
Ben Coates	0	1	0	24	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Jeff Query	2	10
Junior Tautalatasi	1	20
Kelvin Bryant	1	19
Steve Tasker	1	19
David Hollis	1	14

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Pete Metzelaars	2	18
Brad Muster	2	18
Vai Sikahema	1	22
Derek Loville	1	21
Mossy Cade	1	14
Bart Oates	1	5

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Thomas Everett	---	---	30	31	1	62
Sam Mills	---	---	27	30	2	59
Doug Riesenberg	20	38	---	---	---	58
Ellison Onizuka	18	35	---	---	5	58
John Elway	21	36	---	---	---	57
Reggie White	---	---	25	31	1	57
Ken Ruettgers	19	36	---	---	---	55
David Hollis	---	---	16	24	14	54
Frank Thomas	12	34	---	---	7	53
Emmitt Smith	17	29	---	---	6	52
Bill Fralic	21	30	---	---	---	51
Alvin Walton	---	---	23	26	2	51
Ellis Gardner	15	29	---	---	6	50
Tim Taylor	---	---	24	25	1	50
Johnny Meads	---	---	23	24	2	49
Winston Moss	---	---	24	23	2	49
Darryl Henley	---	---	24	24	---	48
Robert Young	---	---	25	18	5	48
Glenn Jacobs	---	---	24	23	---	47
Steve Smith	10	24	---	---	11	45
Walter Reeves	10	14	---	---	18	42
Jeff Query	13	19	---	---	10	42
Ronnie Harmon	11	25	---	---	1	37
Kelvin Bryant	4	11	---	---	19	34
Kevin McArthur	---	---	17	13	4	34
Junior Tautalatasi	7	7	---	---	20	34
Anderson Cooper	10	12	---	---	10	32
Kent Wells	---	---	15	17	---	32
Bret Michaels	---	---	11	6	13	30
John McClane	---	---	9	9	11	29
Johnny Johnson	11	17	---	---	---	28
Dan Rosado	9	14	---	---	4	27
Don Odegard	---	---	9	12	5	26
Steve Tasker	0	3	---	---	19	22
Joe Poole	---	---	3	5	14	22
Markus Koch	---	---	8	10	1	19
Odie Harris	---	---	9	9	1	19
David Bavaro	---	---	6	3	7	16
Jeff Pahukoa	0	9	---	---	6	15
Tim Barnett	0	0	---	---	14	14
Kelly Thomas	3	4	---	---	6	13
Hank Ilesic	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chris Gardocki	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dean Floyd	0	3	---	---	---	3
Mickey Sutton	---	---	0	0	2	2
Cary Conklin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bart Oates	29	32	---	---	5	66
Dan Marino	32	33	---	---	---	65
Tim Irwin	30	29	---	---	1	60
Mike Munchak	29	31	---	---	---	60
Charles Haley	---	---	20	35	5	60
Mossy Cade	---	---	17	28	14	59
Ken Harvey	---	---	19	37	2	58
Keith Sims	27	27	---	---	4	58
Vince Newsome	---	---	16	32	9	57
Frank Minnifield	---	---	15	30	11	56
Herman Fontenot	27	29	---	---	---	56
Johnny Holland	---	---	16	30	10	56
John Wojciechowski	27	27	---	---	---	54
Carnell Lake	---	---	20	31	2	53
Ben Coates	24	14	---	---	11	49
Larry Kelm	---	---	17	30	1	48
Vince Albritton	---	---	11	22	13	46
Dan Saleaumula	---	---	15	30	1	46
Brad Muster	15	13	---	---	18	46
Herman Moore	22	23	---	---	---	45
Wayne Martin	---	---	13	29	2	44
Eric Allen	---	---	15	25	1	41
Brian Mitchell	23	17	---	---	---	40
Eric Metcalf	19	20	---	---	---	39
Pete Metzelaars	8	10	---	---	18	36
Eddie Johnson	---	---	5	15	14	34
Shelton Robinson	---	---	10	15	7	32
Derek Loville	3	7	---	---	21	31
Barry Word	9	13	---	---	3	25
Robert Goff	---	---	10	14	1	25
Brian Blades	5	7	---	---	12	24
Russell Maryland	---	---	7	10	6	23
Vai Sikahema	0	0	---	---	22	22
Harry Boatswain	7	10	---	---	5	22
Brian Blados	8	8	---	---	5	21
Howard Griffith	5	11	---	---	1	17
Eric Turner	---	---	3	12	1	16
Phil Freeman	0	1	---	---	14	15
Curtis Rouse	3	1	---	---	5	9
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	8	8
Darion Conner	---	---	2	2	3	7
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	4	4
Adrian Cooper	0	0	---	---	3	3
Eric Thomas	---	---	0	2	---	2
Don Majkowski	0	0	---	---	1	1
Scott Stankavage	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	72	7.2
Middle	1	1	1.0
Right	10	35	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	53	3.8
Middle	2	29	14.5
Right	15	96	6.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Elway	34	22	3	0	1	4	6	2	0
Dean Floyd	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	32	26	5	0	0	1	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	129	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	107	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	20	4.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	26	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	126	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	96	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	46	23.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronnie Harmon	11	8	1	117	2	25
TE Frank Thomas	7	5	0	29	0	34
WR Johnny Johnson	7	4	0	44	0	17
C Walter Reeves	4	0	0	0	0	14
WR Anderson Cooper	3	3	0	43	1	12
WR Jeff Query	2	2	0	18	0	19
RB Emmitt Smith	2	2	0	1	0	29
WR Steve Tasker	1	1	0	5	0	3

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Fontenot	9	6	94	2	29
WR Herman Moore	6	5	45	0	23
WR Derek Loville	4	4	46	1	7
TE Pete Metzelaars	3	2	27	1	10
WR Eric Metcalf	3	3	45	1	20
TE Ben Coates	3	2	19	0	14
RB Brian Mitchell	2	2	13	0	17
WR Brian Blades	1	1	5	0	7
FB Brad Muster	1	1	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Emmitt Smith	1	0	0.00	5.29

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brian Mitchell	4	5	1.25	5.05
Barry Word	3	17	5.67	7.44

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Elway	6	4	19	3.17	6.50
Dean Floyd	1	1	15	15.00	12.00

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	6	4	36	6.00	9.19

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ronnie Harmon	2	2	18	9.00	10.64
TE Frank Thomas	2	2	6	3.00	4.14
C Walter Reeves	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Anderson Cooper	1	1	10	10.00	14.33
WR Johnny Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	6.29

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ben Coates	2	1	13	6.50	6.33
TE Pete Metzelaars	1	1	3	3.00	9.00
WR Herman Fontenot	1	1	12	12.00	10.44
RB Brian Mitchell	1	1	8	8.00	6.50
WR Herman Moore	1	0	0	0.00	7.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Emmitt Smith	5	2
Kelvin Bryant	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Brian Mitchell	2	0
Barry Word	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Elway	5	3	2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	10	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ronnie Harmon	2	1	1
TE Frank Thomas	1	0	0
WR Anderson Cooper	1	1	1
WR Jeff Query	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Herman Fontenot	4	3	2
WR Derek Loville	3	3	3
TE Ben Coates	2	2	2
WR Eric Metcalf	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,000 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (19,600)
End Zone 14,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (12,500)
Club Seats 7,600 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,000 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (19,600)
End Zone	14,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (12,500)
Club Seats	7,600 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)