Conference Semifinals, 1991

played in Denver, CO

45 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	14	3	3	-	20
Denver Broncos	13	14	7	7	-	41

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:51 DEN - Hank Ilesic 39 field goal
1Q: 06:57 DEN - Hank Ilesic 30 field goal
1Q: 01:21 DEN - Emmitt Smith 5 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NED - Willie Gault 41 pass from Dave Wilson (Lucy Draper extra point)
2Q: 10:36 DEN - Emmitt Smith 5 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
2Q: 07:12 NED - Lin Dawson 55 pass from Dave Wilson (Lucy Draper extra point)
2Q: 05:23 DEN - Anderson Cooper 22 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
3Q: 08:34 DEN - Emmitt Smith 43 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
3Q: 03:20 NED - Lucy Draper 37 field goal
4Q: 14:26 DEN - Frank Thomas 6 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
4Q: 07:35 NED - Lucy Draper 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:51 DEN - Hank Ilesic 39 field goal
1Q: 06:57 DEN - Hank Ilesic 30 field goal
1Q: 01:21 DEN - Emmitt Smith 5 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NED - Willie Gault 41 pass from Dave Wilson (Lucy Draper extra point)
2Q: 10:36 DEN - Emmitt Smith 5 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
2Q: 07:12 NED - Lin Dawson 55 pass from Dave Wilson (Lucy Draper extra point)
2Q: 05:23 DEN - Anderson Cooper 22 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
3Q: 08:34 DEN - Emmitt Smith 43 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
3Q: 03:20 NED - Lucy Draper 37 field goal
4Q: 14:26 DEN - Frank Thomas 6 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
4Q: 07:35 NED - Lucy Draper 23 field goal

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 10-8 13-4
First Downs 16 24
- by Rushing 6 11
- by Passing 9 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 322 520
- Offensive Plays 67 65
- Yards per Play 4.81 8.00
Net Rushing Yards 98 238
- Rushing Attempts 24 35
- Yards per Rush 4.08 6.80
Net Passing Yards 224 282
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 18 - 2 30 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 231 282
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.21 9.40
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/17 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 9.5
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/25 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/8 2/29
Kick Returns/Yards 6/179 3/43
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 32
Time of Possession 28:10 31:50

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	10-8	13-4
First Downs	16	24
- by Rushing	6	11
- by Passing	9	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	322	520
- Offensive Plays	67	65
- Yards per Play	4.81	8.00
Net Rushing Yards	98	238
- Rushing Attempts	24	35
- Yards per Rush	4.08	6.80
Net Passing Yards	224	282
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 18 - 2	30 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	231	282
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.21	9.40
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/17	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	9.5
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/25	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/8	2/29
Kick Returns/Yards	6/179	3/43
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 32
Time of Possession	28:10	31:50

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:45	1:20	OWN 20	3	13	Interception
1	6:52	2:17	OWN 38	3	2	Punt
1	1:13	1:27	OWN 35	3	65	Touchdown
2	10:30	3:38	OWN 26	6	74	Touchdown
2	5:06	2:05	OWN 46	6	11	Punt
2	1:51	1:15	OWN 38	6	18	Punt
3	15:00	2:46	OWN 20	6	9	Punt
3	10:51	1:36	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
3	8:18	5:04	OWN 32	11	48	Field Goal
4	14:20	6:50	OWN 38	11	56	Field Goal
4	2:42	0:51	OWN 20	5	26	Downs
4	0:39	0:33	OWN 20	4	0	Interception

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:15	OWN 20	8	58	Field Goal
1	10:25	3:33	OPP 43	7	30	Field Goal
1	4:35	3:22	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	14:46	4:16	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
2	6:52	1:46	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	3:01	1:10	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	0:36	0:36	OWN 13	3	8	Half
3	12:14	1:23	OWN 26	3	3	Punt
3	9:15	0:57	OWN 43	3	57	Touchdown
3	3:14	3:54	OWN 23	8	77	Touchdown
4	7:30	4:48	OWN 25	6	32	Punt
4	1:51	1:12	OPP 46	3	5	Punt
4	0:06	0:06	OPP 35	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Emmitt Smith, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Earnest Jackson	12	48	4.00	19	1	0
Gordie Lockbaun	12	50	4.17	10	2	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Emmitt Smith	27	225	8.33	43	9	3
Kelvin Bryant	6	16	2.67	9	0	0
John Elway	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dave Wilson	42	18	231	1/7	2	55	2	56.7

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Elway	30	18	282	0/0	2	42	0	113.5

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Lin Dawson	5	5	78	15.60	47	55	1
WR Anthony Carter	5	12	32	6.40	4	21	0
WR Willie Gault	3	13	71	23.67	33	41	1
TE Eric Kattus	2	4	8	4.00	0	6	0
WR Bill Brooks	1	3	14	14.00	4	14	0
WR Herbert Harris	1	1	10	10.00	1	10	0
FB Roger Vick	1	2	18	18.00	1	18	0
WR Patrick Scott	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Emmitt Smith	5	6	65	13.00	37	28	0
WR Anderson Cooper	4	5	67	16.75	24	22	1
WR Jeff Query	3	4	36	12.00	0	14	0
TE Frank Thomas	2	3	48	24.00	36	42	1
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	4	38	38.00	24	38	0
RB Junior Tautalatasi	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Steve Smith	1	1	16	16.00	14	16	0
WR Johnny Johnson	1	4	6	6.00	0	6	0
C Walter Reeves	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Alvin Walton	1	0	0.00	0
CB Darryl Henley	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kevin Clark	1	1	0	0
Reggie White	0	0	1	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Emmitt Smith	1	0	0
Frank Thomas	0	1	0
Jeff Query	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	5	217	43.4	33.6	49	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Gardocki	4	176	44.0	32.0	51	0

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lucy Draper	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hank Ilesic	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Clark	2	8	4.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Tasker	2	29	14.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Clark	5	148	29.6	0
Dexter Carter	1	31	31.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Tasker	2	33	16.5	0
Kelvin Bryant	1	10	10.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB David Griggs	6	0	0.0	15	10
OLB James Francis	5	1	0.0	23	16
DE Reggie White	3	2	0.0	31	24
S Vencie Glenn	3	2	0.0	28	20
CB Don Griffin	3	1	0.0	27	16
ILB Johnny Taylor	3	0	0.0	20	17
S Michael Stewart	3	0	0.0	20	24
DE Burt Grossman	3	0	0.0	25	24
S Je-rod Rozumek	3	0	0.0	21	26
ILB Dan Murray	2	3	0.0	14	9
OLB Michael Jackson	2	1	0.0	12	11
CB Toi Cook	2	1	0.0	15	13
CB Ray Crockett	2	1	0.0	25	21
CB Kevin Clark	2	0	0.0	19	23
S Don Rogers	1	1	0.0	23	18
DT John Randle	1	1	0.0	15	8
WR Anthony Carter	1	0	---	---	---
WR Willie Gault	1	0	---	---	---
DT Alvin Wright	1	0	0.0	20	22
DE James Thrash	1	0	0.0	14	12
ILB Curly Washburn	1	0	0.0	14	10
OLB Roman Phifer	0	1	0.0	4	6

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Alvin Walton	10	2	0.0	24	36
ILB Sam Mills	9	1	0.0	23	38
OLB Andre Tippett	3	2	0.5	19	34
OLB Johnny Meads	3	1	0.0	14	20
CB Stanley Richard	3	1	0.0	12	21
DT Jon Hand	3	0	0.0	18	35
DE Glenn Jacobs	2	2	0.5	18	33
S Odie Harris	2	1	0.0	8	15
OLB John McClane	2	0	0.0	1	4
OLB Bret Michaels	1	1	0.0	5	9
ILB Kevin McArthur	1	0	0.0	4	8
OLB Winston Moss	1	0	0.0	2	5
S Joe Poole	1	0	0.0	3	13
DE Reggie White	0	1	0.0	14	28
CB Darryl Henley	0	1	0.0	17	32

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Burt Grossman	0.0	0	1	1	24
OLB James Francis	0.0	0	1	1	16

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Andre Tippett	0.5	1	0	0	34
DE Glenn Jacobs	0.5	0	3	3	33
S Thomas Everett	0.0	1	0	0	40
DT Jon Hand	0.0	0	2	0	35
DE Reggie White	0.0	0	1	0	28
DE Markus Koch	0.0	0	1	0	11
OLB Bret Michaels	0.0	0	1	0	9

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Je-rod Rozumek	3	0	26
S Vencie Glenn	2	2	20
CB Don Griffin	2	1	16
CB Kevin Clark	2	1	23
CB Ray Crockett	2	0	21
OLB James Francis	2	0	16
CB Toi Cook	1	1	13
ILB Johnny Taylor	1	0	17
S Michael Stewart	1	0	24
ILB Dan Murray	1	0	9
OLB David Griggs	1	0	10
S Don Rogers	0	1	18
DE Burt Grossman	0	1	24
ILB Curly Washburn	0	1	10

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Alvin Walton	5	1	1	36
CB Stanley Richard	3	1	0	21
OLB Johnny Meads	3	0	0	20
ILB Sam Mills	2	0	0	38
OLB John McClane	2	0	0	4
OLB Bret Michaels	1	0	0	9
S Joe Poole	1	0	0	13
CB Tim Taylor	1	0	0	30
OLB Andre Tippett	0	2	0	34
CB Darryl Henley	0	1	1	32

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Arthur	3	5	0	8	0	10
Randy Dixon	2	7	1	22	0	41
Don Walker	1	3	0	15	0	21
Duval Love	1	2	0	16	0	32
Bill Cherry	1	2	0	17	0	35
Bob Kratch	1	1	0	9	1	15
Ron McNair	0	3	0	17	0	30
Roger Vick	0	1	0	16	0	28

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Ellison Onizuka	4	7	0	29	26
Bill Fralic	4	6	0	32	24
Joe Milinchik	2	5	1	25	28
Kelly Thomas	2	3	0	8	5
Ken Ruettgers	1	7	2	31	26
Ellis Gardner	1	2	0	13	8
Dan Rosado	1	1	0	6	4
Steve Smith	1	1	0	23	15
Doug Riesenberg	0	2	0	31	29

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Carl Monroe	2	20
Patrick Scott	2	7
Kevin Clark	1	23

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Johnny Johnson	3	12
Joe Poole	2	11
Jeff Query	2	9
Steve Tasker	1	24

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dave Wilson	24	43	---	---	---	67
Lin Dawson	17	33	---	---	15	65
Kevin Clark	---	---	19	23	23	65
Randy Dixon	22	41	---	---	---	63
Vencie Glenn	---	---	28	20	10	58
Roger Vick	16	28	---	---	14	58
Reggie White	---	---	31	24	2	57
Bill Cherry	17	35	---	---	4	56
Eric Kattus	14	24	---	---	17	55
Willie Gault	19	28	---	---	6	53
Earnest Jackson	12	17	---	---	24	53
Duval Love	16	32	---	---	4	52
Burt Grossman	---	---	25	24	2	51
Don Maggs	16	31	---	---	3	50
Je-rod Rozumek	---	---	21	26	2	49
Alvin Wright	---	---	20	22	6	48
Ray Crockett	---	---	25	21	2	48
Johnny Taylor	---	---	20	17	10	47
Ron McNair	17	30	---	---	---	47
Toi Cook	---	---	15	13	18	46
Michael Stewart	---	---	20	24	2	46
Michael Jackson	---	---	12	11	22	45
Don Griffin	---	---	27	16	2	45
Don Walker	15	21	---	---	7	43
Don Rogers	---	---	23	18	1	42
James Francis	---	---	23	16	1	40
Gordie Lockbaun	12	26	---	---	---	38
Anthony Carter	9	24	---	---	---	33
Patrick Scott	6	18	---	---	7	31
Bob Kratch	9	15	---	---	7	31
James Thrash	---	---	14	12	4	30
Herbert Harris	5	4	---	---	17	26
David Griggs	---	---	15	10	---	25
Mike Arthur	8	10	---	---	7	25
Curly Washburn	---	---	14	10	1	25
Dan Murray	---	---	14	9	1	24
Carl Monroe	2	1	---	---	20	23
John Randle	---	---	15	8	---	23
Bill Brooks	8	12	---	---	---	20
Roman Phifer	---	---	4	6	2	12
Dexter Carter	0	0	---	---	9	9
Raul Allegre	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	5	5
Taft Fox	0	0	---	---	2	2
Lucy Draper	0	0	---	---	2	2
Turk Schonert	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Elway	35	30	---	---	---	65
Thomas Everett	---	---	22	40	2	64
Sam Mills	---	---	23	38	2	63
Alvin Walton	---	---	24	36	3	63
Bill Fralic	32	24	---	---	6	62
Doug Riesenberg	31	29	---	---	---	60
Frank Thomas	29	24	---	---	7	60
Ellison Onizuka	29	26	---	---	3	58
Ken Ruettgers	31	26	---	---	---	57
Mickey Sutton	---	---	17	38	1	56
Andre Tippett	---	---	19	34	2	55
Jon Hand	---	---	18	35	2	55
Emmitt Smith	29	25	---	---	---	54
Joe Milinchik	25	28	---	---	---	53
Darryl Henley	---	---	17	32	4	53
Glenn Jacobs	---	---	18	33	2	53
Tim Taylor	---	---	19	30	2	51
Steve Smith	23	15	---	---	12	50
Stanley Richard	---	---	12	21	16	49
Jeff Query	21	17	---	---	9	47
Walter Reeves	14	11	---	---	19	44
Reggie White	---	---	14	28	1	43
Kent Wells	---	---	15	22	6	43
Johnny Johnson	15	15	---	---	12	42
Ronnie Harmon	18	18	---	---	1	37
Johnny Meads	---	---	14	20	2	36
Kelvin Bryant	6	5	---	---	24	35
Anderson Cooper	12	10	---	---	9	31
Steve Tasker	1	3	---	---	24	28
Ellis Gardner	13	8	---	---	6	27
Junior Tautalatasi	7	7	---	---	13	27
Joe Poole	---	---	3	13	11	27
Bret Michaels	---	---	5	9	12	26
Odie Harris	---	---	8	15	1	24
Winston Moss	---	---	2	5	16	23
Kelly Thomas	8	5	---	---	6	19
Kevin McArthur	---	---	4	8	7	19
Markus Koch	---	---	7	11	---	18
Dan Rosado	6	4	---	---	4	14
Tim Barnett	0	0	---	---	14	14
John McClane	---	---	1	4	5	10
Hank Ilesic	0	0	---	---	10	10
David Bavaro	---	---	2	1	4	7
Chris Gardocki	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dean Floyd	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cary Conklin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	32	4.6
Middle	9	36	4.0
Right	8	30	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	75	6.3
Middle	6	12	2.0
Right	16	152	9.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dave Wilson	42	18	4	3	4	5	8	3	2

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Elway	30	18	5	0	2	8	2	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	9	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	87	8.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	5	93	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	42	6.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	50	12.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	124	8.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	108	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Willie Gault	13	3	2	71	2	28
WR Anthony Carter	12	5	1	32	1	24
TE Lin Dawson	5	5	0	78	1	33
TE Eric Kattus	4	2	0	8	0	24
WR Bill Brooks	3	1	1	14	0	12
WR Patrick Scott	2	0	0	0	0	18
FB Roger Vick	2	1	0	18	0	28
WR Herbert Harris	1	1	0	10	0	4

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Emmitt Smith	6	5	0	65	1	25
WR Anderson Cooper	5	4	0	67	2	10
WR Ronnie Harmon	4	1	0	38	1	18
WR Jeff Query	4	3	0	36	0	17
WR Johnny Johnson	4	1	1	6	0	15
TE Frank Thomas	3	2	1	48	1	24
RB Junior Tautalatasi	2	1	0	6	0	7
FB Steve Smith	1	1	0	16	0	15
C Walter Reeves	1	0	0	0	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gordie Lockbaun	2	6	3.00	4.17
Earnest Jackson	1	1	1.00	4.00

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Emmitt Smith	3	14	4.67	8.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dave Wilson	4	1	1	0.25	5.50

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Elway	6	3	18	3.00	9.40

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Anthony Carter	2	1	1	0.50	2.67
WR Willie Gault	1	0	0	0.00	5.46
WR Patrick Scott	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Junior Tautalatasi	2	1	6	3.00	3.00
TE Frank Thomas	2	1	6	3.00	16.00
C Walter Reeves	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Emmitt Smith	1	1	6	6.00	10.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Gordie Lockbaun	3	3
Earnest Jackson	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Emmitt Smith	5	2
Kelvin Bryant	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dave Wilson	12	7	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Elway	6	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Willie Gault	4	0	0
WR Anthony Carter	3	3	1
FB Roger Vick	2	1	1
TE Lin Dawson	1	1	1
WR Bill Brooks	1	1	1
TE Eric Kattus	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeff Query	2	2	1
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	0	0
RB Junior Tautalatasi	1	1	0
FB Steve Smith	1	1	1
RB Emmitt Smith	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (21,400)
End Zone 12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (21,400)
End Zone	12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (3,300)