Week 16, 1992

played in Atlanta, GA

45 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Broncos	14	21	3	0	-	38
Atlanta Falcons	0	7	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:51 DEN - Emmitt Smith 71 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
1Q: 07:45 DEN - Kelvin Bryant 3 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
2Q: 14:34 DEN - Emmitt Smith 1 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
2Q: 11:22 DEN - Ronnie Harmon 39 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
2Q: 05:20 DEN - Emmitt Smith 48 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
2Q: 03:03 ATL - Stephone Paige 36 pass from Scott Mitchell (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 08:24 DEN - Hank Ilesic 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:51 DEN - Emmitt Smith 71 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
1Q: 07:45 DEN - Kelvin Bryant 3 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
2Q: 14:34 DEN - Emmitt Smith 1 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
2Q: 11:22 DEN - Ronnie Harmon 39 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
2Q: 05:20 DEN - Emmitt Smith 48 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
2Q: 03:03 ATL - Stephone Paige 36 pass from Scott Mitchell (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 08:24 DEN - Hank Ilesic 21 field goal

Team Statistics DEN ATL
Record 10-5 6-9
First Downs 16 15
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 491 311
- Offensive Plays 57 65
- Yards per Play 8.61 4.78
Net Rushing Yards 215 99
- Rushing Attempts 37 27
- Yards per Rush 5.81 3.67
Net Passing Yards 276 212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 19 - 11 - 0 36 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 282 220
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 13.80 5.58
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 4/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.5 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 1/15 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 4/30 5/47
Kick Returns/Yards 1/17 3/80
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 22
Time of Possession 29:59 30:01

Team Statistics	DEN	ATL
Record	10-5	6-9
First Downs	16	15
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	491	311
- Offensive Plays	57	65
- Yards per Play	8.61	4.78
Net Rushing Yards	215	99
- Rushing Attempts	37	27
- Yards per Rush	5.81	3.67
Net Passing Yards	276	212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	19 - 11 - 0	36 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	282	220
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	13.80	5.58
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	4/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.5	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	1/15	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	4/30	5/47
Kick Returns/Yards	1/17	3/80
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 22
Time of Possession	29:59	30:01

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:25	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
1	9:35	2:00	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
1	4:19	4:54	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	13:15	2:13	OWN 45	4	55	Touchdown
2	8:34	0:26	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
2	6:28	1:37	OWN 22	3	78	Touchdown
2	2:51	1:39	OWN 22	4	22	Punt
3	13:28	5:11	OWN 30	12	66	Field Goal
3	6:32	1:58	OWN 26	3	9	Punt
3	0:47	1:34	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	12:11	1:44	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	6:37	2:27	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
4	2:39	2:15	OWN 23	3	4	Punt

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:35	4:00	OWN 27	10	33	Punt
1	7:35	3:16	OWN 20	6	33	Punt
2	14:25	1:10	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	11:02	2:28	OWN 37	3	2	Punt
2	8:08	1:40	OWN 29	3	3	Punt
2	4:51	2:00	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	1:12	1:12	OWN 14	4	28	Punt
3	15:00	1:32	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	8:17	1:45	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	4:34	3:47	OWN 20	7	36	Punt
4	14:13	2:02	OWN 27	5	25	Punt
4	10:27	3:50	OWN 6	7	28	Punt
4	4:10	1:31	OWN 28	3	9	Punt
4	0:24	0:24	OWN 18	3	0	Game

Game MVP: Emmitt Smith, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kelvin Bryant	23	60	2.61	7	0	1
Emmitt Smith	13	154	11.85	71	3	2
John Elway	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Thurman Thomas	10	27	2.70	26	2
Ostell Miles	8	32	4.00	12	1
Bill Jones	7	28	4.00	9	0
Derrick Fenner	2	12	6.00	13	1

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Elway	19	11	282	1/6	2	53	0	137.5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scott Mitchell	25	13	156	0/0	1	36	0	84.8
Chris Chandler	11	7	64	2/8	0	14	0	79.3

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ronnie Harmon	3	5	70	23.33	23	39	1
TE Frank Thomas	2	3	60	30.00	35	53	0
WR Jeff Query	2	2	39	19.50	27	21	0
RB Emmitt Smith	2	2	72	36.00	21	48	1
TE Gary Wilkins	1	3	28	28.00	28	28	0
WR Mike Alexander	1	2	13	13.00	6	13	0
RB Kelvin Bryant	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Thomas McLemore	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stephone Paige	5	10	68	13.60	7	36	1
WR Dave Groh	4	7	48	12.00	8	20	0
WR Robb Thomas	3	4	38	12.67	3	23	0
TE Ken Whisenhunt	2	3	8	4.00	5	5	0
TE Thornton Chandler	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Thurman Thomas	1	2	8	8.00	2	8	0
RB Bill Jones	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	16	16.00	2	16	0
WR Rob Moore	1	3	14	14.00	0	14	0
WR Ernie Mills	1	4	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jeff Query	1	0	0
Stanley Richard	0	1	0
Odie Harris	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Robb Thomas	1	0	0
Thurman Thomas	0	1	0
Dermontti Dawson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	7	384	54.9	48.1	65	6

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn McCarthy	12	552	46.0	35.2	58	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hank Ilesic	1/1	0/0	0/0	21	5/5

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Query	4	30	7.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephone Paige	5	47	9.4	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelvin Bryant	1	17	17.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Van Winkle	2	60	30.0	0
Stephone Paige	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Darryl Henley	7	1	0.0	26	38
CB Tim Taylor	6	3	0.0	20	38
DT Jon Hand	5	0	1.5	5	14
S Alvin Walton	5	5	0.0	19	25
DE Markus Koch	4	0	0.0	15	18
OLB Johnny Meads	3	2	0.0	11	15
S Odie Harris	3	2	0.0	17	23
ILB Sam Mills	3	0	0.0	15	20
CB David Hollis	3	0	0.0	26	37
S Joe Poole	2	0	0.0	19	27
OLB John McClane	1	3	0.0	13	18
DE Ray Seals	1	3	0.0	17	24
DT Brad Culpepper	1	1	0.0	22	24
OLB Andre Tippett	1	0	0.0	11	18
DE Eric Dorsey	1	0	0.0	12	20
CB Stanley Richard	1	0	0.0	15	14
ILB Martin Bishop	0	1	0.5	1	1
OLB Bret Michaels	0	2	0.0	7	10

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Brett Faryniarz	5	2	0.0	19	6
ILB Hardy Nickerson	5	0	0.0	30	17
DT Cortez Kennedy	4	0	0.0	16	11
DE Ray Agnew	3	3	0.0	24	11
S Dave Whitmore	3	2	0.0	26	19
OLB Wilber Marshall	3	0	0.0	19	8
CB Duane Galloway	3	0	0.0	30	15
OLB Derrick Thomas	2	3	1.0	19	12
CB Quintin Jones	2	1	0.0	30	18
CB Robert Van Winkle	2	1	0.0	34	20
ILB Rob McGovern	2	0	0.0	9	5
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	2	0	0.0	15	7
ILB Richard Newbill	2	0	0.0	13	7
DT Keith Hamilton	1	1	0.0	25	11
S John Booty	1	0	0.0	5	2
DE Curtis Maxie	1	0	0.0	13	9
DE Dennis Byrd	1	0	0.0	16	9
DT Israel Miller	1	0	0.0	21	9
S Marcus Robertson	1	0	0.0	13	7
S Bubba McDowell	0	2	0.0	30	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Jon Hand	1.5	0	1	14
ILB Martin Bishop	0.5	0	0	1
DE Glenn Jacobs	0.0	1	1	14
DE Markus Koch	0.0	0	1	18
ILB Kevin McArthur	0.0	0	1	20
DT Brad Culpepper	0.0	0	1	24

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Derrick Thomas	1.0	0	0	0	12
DE Curtis Maxie	0.0	1	0	0	9
DT Israel Miller	0.0	0	1	1	9
DE Dennis Byrd	0.0	0	1	0	9
ILB Richard Newbill	0.0	0	1	0	7

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Darryl Henley	5	0	38
CB Tim Taylor	4	0	38
S Alvin Walton	2	2	25
S Odie Harris	2	1	23
S Joe Poole	2	1	27
CB David Hollis	2	0	37
DE Markus Koch	1	0	18
OLB John McClane	1	0	18
CB Stanley Richard	1	0	14
OLB Andre Tippett	0	1	18

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Quintin Jones	3	1	18
ILB Hardy Nickerson	2	0	17
OLB Brett Faryniarz	1	0	6
ILB Rob McGovern	1	0	5
ILB Richard Newbill	1	0	7
S Dave Whitmore	1	0	19
CB Robert Van Winkle	1	0	20
S Marcus Robertson	1	0	7
CB Duane Galloway	0	1	15
DE Dennis Byrd	0	1	9

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ken Ruettgers	5	8	0	37	0	20
Joe Milinchik	2	8	1	31	0	19
Bill Fralic	1	5	0	24	1	16
Doug Riesenberg	1	3	0	36	0	18
Mike Arthur	0	5	0	15	0	3
Ellison Onizuka	0	3	0	22	0	17
Mel Shaw	0	2	0	18	0	6
Steve Smith	0	1	0	13	0	10
Thomas McLemore	0	1	0	11	0	5

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dermontti Dawson	2	6	9	0	15
Dave Cullity	2	5	19	0	22
Doug Widell	2	4	27	0	38
Mark Stepnoski	2	3	15	0	18
Richard Cooper	0	3	20	1	36
Ellis Gardner	0	3	27	0	38
Derrick Fenner	0	2	8	0	14
Tony Mayberry	0	1	18	1	23

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Joe Poole	2	20
Jose Gonzalez	2	8
Ronnie Harmon	2	7
Jeff Query	1	31
Bill Fralic	1	5

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Bill Jones	2	22
Ostell Miles	1	13
Bubba McDowell	1	9
Dermontti Dawson	1	8

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
David Hollis	---	---	26	37	9	72
Joe Poole	---	---	19	27	20	66
Darryl Henley	---	---	26	38	---	64
Kelvin Bryant	24	7	---	---	29	60
Tim Taylor	---	---	20	38	---	58
John Elway	37	20	---	---	---	57
Ken Ruettgers	37	20	---	---	---	57
Doug Riesenberg	36	18	---	---	3	57
Jeff Query	20	6	---	---	31	57
Mike Alexander	23	12	---	---	20	55
Stanley Richard	---	---	15	14	24	53
Brad Culpepper	---	---	22	24	6	52
Johnny Meads	---	---	11	15	24	50
Joe Milinchik	31	19	---	---	---	50
Alvin Walton	---	---	19	25	2	46
Bill Fralic	24	16	---	---	5	45
Kevin McArthur	---	---	16	20	9	45
Frank Thomas	19	13	---	---	13	45
Eric Dorsey	---	---	12	20	12	44
Ray Seals	---	---	17	24	2	43
Ellison Onizuka	22	17	---	---	3	42
Odie Harris	---	---	17	23	---	40
Ronnie Harmon	17	13	---	---	7	37
Gary Wilkins	20	6	---	---	11	37
John McClane	---	---	13	18	5	36
Markus Koch	---	---	15	18	2	35
Sam Mills	---	---	15	20	---	35
Mel Shaw	18	6	---	---	8	32
Thomas McLemore	11	5	---	---	16	32
Andre Tippett	---	---	11	18	---	29
Steve Smith	13	10	---	---	5	28
Emmitt Smith	13	11	---	---	1	25
Glenn Jacobs	---	---	10	14	---	24
Mike Arthur	15	3	---	---	5	23
Anderson Cooper	13	9	---	---	---	22
Jon Hand	---	---	5	14	2	21
Bret Michaels	---	---	7	10	1	18
Jose Gonzalez	3	5	---	---	8	16
Curvin Richards	9	3	---	---	2	14
Billy Gray	2	1	---	---	8	11
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	8	8
Hank Ilesic	0	0	---	---	8	8
Walter Reeves	0	0	---	---	8	8
Martin Bishop	---	---	1	1	2	4
Todd Blackledge	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt Blundin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ellis Gardner	27	38	---	---	12	77
Doug Widell	27	38	---	---	5	70
Stephone Paige	24	30	---	---	15	69
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	34	20	8	62
Duane Galloway	---	---	30	15	15	60
Quintin Jones	---	---	30	18	10	58
Bubba McDowell	---	---	30	17	9	56
Richard Cooper	20	36	---	---	---	56
Dave Cullity	19	22	---	---	11	52
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	30	17	3	50
Mark Stepnoski	15	18	---	---	12	45
Dave Whitmore	---	---	26	19	---	45
Dave Groh	12	18	---	---	14	44
Thornton Chandler	13	20	---	---	10	43
Ray Agnew	---	---	24	11	8	43
Wilber Marshall	---	---	19	8	15	42
Derrick Fenner	8	14	---	---	20	42
Scott Mitchell	16	25	---	---	---	41
Tony Mayberry	18	23	---	---	---	41
Ken Whisenhunt	17	18	---	---	5	40
Ernie Mills	14	17	---	---	9	40
Bill Jones	8	9	---	---	22	39
Ostell Miles	9	16	---	---	13	38
Keith Hamilton	---	---	25	11	2	38
Brett Faryniarz	---	---	19	6	9	34
Derrick Thomas	---	---	19	12	2	33
Dermontti Dawson	9	15	---	---	8	32
Israel Miller	---	---	21	9	2	32
John Booty	---	---	5	2	22	29
Dennis Byrd	---	---	16	9	4	29
Robb Thomas	10	17	---	---	1	28
Rob Moore	10	18	---	---	---	28
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	16	11	1	28
Thurman Thomas	10	13	---	---	2	25
Chris Chandler	11	13	---	---	---	24
Jerry Olsavsky	---	---	15	7	1	23
Curtis Maxie	---	---	13	9	---	22
Richard Newbill	---	---	13	7	2	22
Rob McGovern	---	---	9	5	7	21
Marcus Robertson	---	---	13	7	1	21
Brian Kinchen	0	0	---	---	13	13
Shawn McCarthy	0	0	---	---	12	12
Tim Wilmont	0	0	---	---	12	12
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	2	2
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steve De Line	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	49	7.0
Middle	23	154	6.7
Right	7	12	1.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	28	4.0
Middle	10	20	2.0
Right	10	51	5.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Elway	19	11	7	0	1	3	3	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scott Mitchell	25	13	3	1	3	2	5	0	0
Chris Chandler	11	7	0	0	1	3	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	52	26.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	62	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	1	53	13.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	115	28.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	9	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	30	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	102	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	11	3	79	7.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronnie Harmon	5	3	1	70	2	13
TE Gary Wilkins	3	1	0	28	1	6
TE Frank Thomas	3	2	0	60	1	13
WR Mike Alexander	2	1	0	13	0	12
WR Jeff Query	2	2	0	39	1	6
RB Emmitt Smith	2	2	0	72	2	11
RB Kelvin Bryant	1	0	0	0	0	7
TE Thomas McLemore	1	0	0	0	0	5

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stephone Paige	10	5	1	68	1	30
WR Dave Groh	7	4	1	48	1	18
WR Robb Thomas	4	3	0	38	1	17
WR Ernie Mills	4	1	1	4	0	17
TE Ken Whisenhunt	3	2	1	8	0	18
WR Rob Moore	3	1	0	14	0	18
RB Thurman Thomas	2	1	0	8	0	13
TE Thornton Chandler	1	1	0	10	0	20
RB Bill Jones	1	1	0	6	0	9
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	0	16	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kelvin Bryant	3	2	0.67	2.61
Emmitt Smith	3	1	0.33	11.85

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Elway	1	0	0	0.00	14.84

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Gary Wilkins	1	0	0	0.00	9.33

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Kelvin Bryant	5	0
Emmitt Smith	4	4

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	2	0
Bill Jones	2	1
Ostell Miles	2	0
Derrick Fenner	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Elway	6	3	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scott Mitchell	6	3	1
Chris Chandler	4	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Alexander	2	1	1
WR Jeff Query	2	2	2
TE Gary Wilkins	1	0	0
TE Frank Thomas	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stephone Paige	4	2	0
TE Ken Whisenhunt	2	1	0
RB Thurman Thomas	1	1	1
RB Bill Jones	1	1	1
WR Rob Moore	1	0	0
WR Ernie Mills	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,900 (17,100)
End Zone 12,400 (12,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 10,900 (10,900)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,500 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,900 (17,100)
End Zone	12,400 (12,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	10,900 (10,900)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,500 (7,500)