Conference Finals, 1993

played in Denver, CO

23 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts	0	3	0	0	-	3
Denver Broncos	14	14	7	13	-	48

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:32 DEN - Emmitt Smith 2 run (Doug Pelfrey extra point)
1Q: 03:28 DEN - Tim Manoa 18 pass from John Elway (Doug Pelfrey extra point)
2Q: 08:24 DEN - Emmitt Smith 1 run (Doug Pelfrey extra point)
2Q: 03:04 DEN - Emmitt Smith 3 pass from John Elway (Doug Pelfrey extra point)
2Q: 00:27 IND - Lin Elliott 48 field goal
3Q: 04:54 DEN - Jose Gonzalez 9 pass from John Elway (Doug Pelfrey extra point)
4Q: 13:25 DEN - Doug Pelfrey 44 field goal
4Q: 10:09 DEN - Rod Smith 40 interception return (Doug Pelfrey extra point)
4Q: 03:12 DEN - Doug Pelfrey 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:32 DEN - Emmitt Smith 2 run (Doug Pelfrey extra point)
1Q: 03:28 DEN - Tim Manoa 18 pass from John Elway (Doug Pelfrey extra point)
2Q: 08:24 DEN - Emmitt Smith 1 run (Doug Pelfrey extra point)
2Q: 03:04 DEN - Emmitt Smith 3 pass from John Elway (Doug Pelfrey extra point)
2Q: 00:27 IND - Lin Elliott 48 field goal
3Q: 04:54 DEN - Jose Gonzalez 9 pass from John Elway (Doug Pelfrey extra point)
4Q: 13:25 DEN - Doug Pelfrey 44 field goal
4Q: 10:09 DEN - Rod Smith 40 interception return (Doug Pelfrey extra point)
4Q: 03:12 DEN - Doug Pelfrey 49 field goal

Team Statistics IND DEN
Record 12-6 17-1
First Downs 10 28
- by Rushing 3 13
- by Passing 7 13
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 211 409
- Offensive Plays 51 75
- Yards per Play 4.14 5.45
Net Rushing Yards 72 184
- Rushing Attempts 18 45
- Yards per Rush 4.00 4.09
Net Passing Yards 139 225
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 17 - 1 29 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 155 229
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 4.21 7.50
Fumbles/Lost 3/3 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/29 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/1 4/37
Kick Returns/Yards 6/134 1/26
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/40
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 5/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 31
Time of Possession 21:42 38:18

Team Statistics	IND	DEN
Record	12-6	17-1
First Downs	10	28
- by Rushing	3	13
- by Passing	7	13
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	211	409
- Offensive Plays	51	75
- Yards per Play	4.14	5.45
Net Rushing Yards	72	184
- Rushing Attempts	18	45
- Yards per Rush	4.00	4.09
Net Passing Yards	139	225
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 17 - 1	29 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	155	229
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	4.21	7.50
Fumbles/Lost	3/3	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/29	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/1	4/37
Kick Returns/Yards	6/134	1/26
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/40
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	5/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 31
Time of Possession	21:42	38:18

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:40	0:10	OWN 20	2	0	Fumble
1	10:26	2:04	OWN 30	3	9	Punt
1	3:17	2:58	OWN 31	6	14	Punt
2	13:43	1:54	OWN 41	3	9	Punt
2	8:18	2:25	OWN 16	3	8	Punt
2	2:54	2:34	OWN 25	9	44	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:30	OWN 20	6	69	Fumble
3	4:46	1:50	OWN 29	3	1	Punt
4	13:18	3:20	OWN 10	6	15	Interception
4	9:58	1:59	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	6:00	1:09	OWN 35	3	9	Fumble
4	3:07	1:27	OWN 23	4	14	Punt

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:20	OWN 35	3	8	Punt
1	12:30	2:04	OPP 20	5	20	Touchdown
1	8:22	5:05	OWN 28	11	72	Touchdown
1	0:19	1:36	OWN 15	3	-3	Punt
2	11:49	3:31	OWN 19	10	81	Touchdown
2	5:53	2:59	OWN 11	7	89	Touchdown
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 20	2	8	Half
3	12:30	7:44	OWN 18	16	82	Touchdown
3	2:56	4:38	OWN 46	9	27	Field Goal
4	7:59	1:59	OWN 19	3	9	Punt
4	4:51	1:44	OPP 34	3	2	Field Goal
4	1:40	1:40	OWN 16	3	4	Game

Game MVP: John Elway, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ricky Ervins	10	35	3.50	10	1
Barry Foster	5	22	4.40	13	2
Stan Humphries	3	15	5.00	7	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Emmitt Smith	26	119	4.58	17	5	2
Keith Jones	15	39	2.60	11	2	0
John Elway	4	26	6.50	10	2	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Stan Humphries	30	17	155	3/16	0	26	1	56.9

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Elway	29	18	229	1/4	3	35	0	121.1

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Ricky Ervins	4	5	19	4.75	4	10
WR Lionel Manuel	3	6	32	10.67	4	14
WR Kenny Lofton	3	3	42	14.00	19	26
WR Matthew McConaughey	3	6	40	13.33	18	21
WR Steve Tasker	2	4	17	8.50	5	12
WR Garry James	1	4	4	4.00	0	4
TE Howard Cross	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
FB Roosevelt Potts	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jose Gonzalez	4	5	53	13.25	1	33	1
RB Emmitt Smith	3	5	40	13.33	31	35	1
WR Ronnie Harmon	2	5	25	12.50	5	15	0
TE Gary Wilkins	2	4	21	10.50	0	15	0
WR Stephen Baker	2	2	35	17.50	3	24	0
TE Frank Thomas	2	4	31	15.50	11	21	0
FB Tim Manoa	1	1	18	18.00	17	18	1
FB Steve Smith	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0
WR Anderson Cooper	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Rod Smith	1	40	40.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ricky Ervins	2	0	0	0
Barry Foster	1	0	0	0

Denver	Recov	Force
Eric Dorsey	1	1
Jackie Walker	1	0
Ray Seals	1	0
Joe Poole	0	1
Blaine Bishop	0	1

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Klaus Wilmsmeyer	7	320	45.7	40.4	56	4

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eddie Hare	3	142	47.3	40.3	57	0

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lin Elliott	1/1	1/1	0/0	48	0/0

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Doug Pelfrey	2/2	2/2	0/0	49	6/6

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Tasker	1	1	1.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Query	4	37	9.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenny Lofton	4	99	24.8	0
Lionel Manuel	2	35	17.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alvin Walton	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Tony Tolbert	9	4	0.5	44	28
DT Jerry Ball	7	1	0.0	37	22
OLB Joe Kelly	6	0	0.0	18	16
S Chet Brooks	5	4	0.0	32	27
ILB John Offerdahl	4	2	0.0	34	28
CB Eugene Daniel	4	1	0.0	34	28
OLB Carlos Jenkins	4	0	0.0	23	19
S Rod Woodson	3	1	0.0	32	26
CB Vinnie Clark	3	1	0.0	31	17
DE Duncan MacLeod	2	1	0.5	23	24
CB Todd Lyght	2	3	0.0	42	30
ILB Eddie Johnson	2	2	0.0	13	2
DT Dick Chapura	2	0	0.0	28	17
S Danny Copeland	1	3	0.0	19	8
OLB Burnell Dent	1	0	0.0	11	6
DT Jerome Brown	1	0	0.0	26	21
CB Brian Davis	1	0	0.0	15	3
QB Stan Humphries	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Anthony Davis	1	0	0.0	16	3
C Steve Everett	1	0	---	---	---

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Alvin Walton	7	1	0.0	15	31
OLB John McClane	3	0	1.0	9	16
S Thomas Everett	3	1	0.0	11	22
OLB Lamont Hollinquest	3	0	0.0	7	9
DT Jon Hand	2	0	1.0	7	16
DE Glenn Jacobs	2	0	1.0	17	27
ILB Sam Mills	2	1	0.0	11	23
DE Ray Seals	2	1	0.0	12	19
CB Darryl Henley	2	1	0.0	10	24
OLB Martin Bishop	2	1	0.0	10	21
CB Tim Taylor	2	0	0.0	11	25
DT Brad Culpepper	2	0	0.0	10	19
ILB Josh Wooden	2	0	0.0	4	10
S Blaine Bishop	1	1	0.0	6	18
DE Eric Dorsey	1	0	0.0	8	18
ILB Mike Caldwell	1	0	0.0	5	2
OLB Jackie Walker	0	1	0.0	9	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Duncan MacLeod	0.5	1	24
DE Tony Tolbert	0.5	0	28
DT Jerry Ball	0.0	1	22
DT Jerome Brown	0.0	1	21
DT Dick Chapura	0.0	1	17

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Glenn Jacobs	1.0	1	0	27
DT Jon Hand	1.0	0	0	16
OLB John McClane	1.0	0	0	16
OLB Jackie Walker	0.0	1	0	14
S Thomas Everett	0.0	1	0	22
DT Brad Culpepper	0.0	1	0	19
DE Ray Seals	0.0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Carlos Jenkins	4	0	19
CB Eugene Daniel	2	1	28
ILB John Offerdahl	2	1	28
S Rod Woodson	2	1	26
CB Todd Lyght	2	1	30
ILB Eddie Johnson	1	0	2
OLB Burnell Dent	1	0	6
OLB Joe Kelly	1	0	16
DT Jerry Ball	1	0	22
S Danny Copeland	1	0	8
CB Vinnie Clark	1	0	17
S Chet Brooks	0	1	27

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Alvin Walton	5	0	0	31
S Thomas Everett	2	0	0	22
CB Darryl Henley	2	0	0	24
DT Brad Culpepper	2	0	0	19
ILB Josh Wooden	1	1	0	10
S Joe Poole	1	0	0	9
CB Tim Taylor	1	0	0	25
OLB Martin Bishop	1	0	0	21
ILB Mike Caldwell	1	0	0	2
OLB Lamont Hollinquest	1	0	0	9
ILB Sam Mills	0	2	0	23
CB Rod Smith	0	0	1	8

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brad Hopkins	3	4	0	14	1	32
Jeff Criswell	1	1	1	15	1	23
Steve Everett	0	3	0	15	0	26
Rod Milstead	0	2	0	6	0	6
Ray Brown	0	1	0	6	0	7
Eric Andolsek	0	1	0	12	0	27
Howard Cross	0	1	0	7	0	19
Roosevelt Potts	0	1	0	8	0	11
J.D. Cannon	0	1	0	7	0	11
Ian Beckles	0	0	0	12	1	26

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe Milinchik	5	12	1	45	0	27
Doug Riesenberg	4	6	0	37	0	28
Ellison Onizuka	4	4	0	36	0	30
Ken Ruettgers	1	6	0	42	1	30
Ron Stone	1	6	0	39	0	30
Tim Manoa	1	2	0	19	0	7
Steve Smith	1	2	0	20	0	17
Chris Hinton	0	2	0	11	0	2
Frank Thomas	0	1	0	36	0	27

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Jesse Anderson	3	11
Mike Mularkey	1	19
Leonard Burton	1	8

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Keith Jones	2	16
Jose Gonzalez	1	19
Alvin Walton	1	14
Tim Manoa	1	14
Blaine Bishop	1	12
Jackie Walker	1	11

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tony Tolbert	---	---	44	28	2	74
Todd Lyght	---	---	42	30	2	74
Eugene Daniel	---	---	34	28	2	64
Jerry Ball	---	---	37	22	5	64
John Offerdahl	---	---	34	28	---	62
Rod Woodson	---	---	32	26	2	60
Chet Brooks	---	---	32	27	---	59
Stan Humphries	18	33	---	---	---	51
Ricky Ervins	12	18	---	---	21	51
Vinnie Clark	---	---	31	17	2	50
Jerome Brown	---	---	26	21	---	47
Dick Chapura	---	---	28	17	2	47
Duncan MacLeod	---	---	23	24	---	47
Brad Hopkins	14	32	---	---	---	46
Ian Beckles	12	26	---	---	5	43
Carlos Jenkins	---	---	23	19	1	43
Danny Copeland	---	---	19	8	14	41
Steve Everett	15	26	---	---	---	41
Lionel Manuel	11	18	---	---	11	40
Eric Andolsek	12	27	---	---	---	39
Kenny Lofton	11	19	---	---	9	39
Howard Cross	7	19	---	---	13	39
Joe Kelly	---	---	18	16	4	38
Jeff Criswell	15	23	---	---	---	38
Brian Davis	---	---	15	3	18	36
Eddie Johnson	---	---	13	2	20	35
Steve Tasker	6	11	---	---	15	32
Matthew McConaughey	10	22	---	---	---	32
Mike Mularkey	5	7	---	---	19	31
Burnell Dent	---	---	11	6	14	31
Garry James	6	13	---	---	12	31
Mike Stevens	---	---	17	5	5	27
J.D. Cannon	7	11	---	---	8	26
Jesse Anderson	6	6	---	---	11	23
Roosevelt Potts	8	11	---	---	4	23
Barry Foster	6	15	---	---	---	21
Anthony Davis	---	---	16	3	2	21
Rod Milstead	6	6	---	---	8	20
Leonard Burton	3	7	---	---	8	18
Ray Brown	6	7	---	---	3	16
Harold Green	2	6	---	---	3	11
Randy Plump	0	0	---	---	8	8
Klaus Wilmsmeyer	0	0	---	---	7	7
Lin Elliott	0	0	---	---	3	3
Todd Blackledge	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jeff George	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Frank Thomas	36	27	---	---	16	79
John Elway	45	30	---	---	---	75
Ken Ruettgers	42	30	---	---	3	75
Joe Milinchik	45	27	---	---	2	74
Ron Stone	39	30	---	---	5	74
Ellison Onizuka	36	30	---	---	---	66
Doug Riesenberg	37	28	---	---	---	65
Alvin Walton	---	---	15	31	14	60
Jose Gonzalez	22	16	---	---	19	57
Emmitt Smith	29	25	---	---	---	54
Gary Wilkins	29	10	---	---	7	46
Steve Smith	20	17	---	---	9	46
Glenn Jacobs	---	---	17	27	1	45
Stanley Richard	---	---	14	22	9	45
Ronnie Harmon	20	20	---	---	---	40
Tim Manoa	19	7	---	---	14	40
Tim Taylor	---	---	11	25	2	38
Sam Mills	---	---	11	23	3	37
Keith Jones	16	5	---	---	16	37
Stephen Baker	13	16	---	---	7	36
Darryl Henley	---	---	10	24	2	36
Brad Culpepper	---	---	10	19	7	36
Blaine Bishop	---	---	6	18	12	36
Martin Bishop	---	---	10	21	4	35
Jackie Walker	---	---	9	14	11	34
Thomas Everett	---	---	11	22	1	34
Lamont Hollinquest	---	---	7	9	17	33
Ray Seals	---	---	12	19	---	31
Anderson Cooper	13	6	---	---	12	31
Jeff Query	8	1	---	---	21	30
Eric Dorsey	---	---	8	18	1	27
John McClane	---	---	9	16	---	25
Jon Hand	---	---	7	16	1	24
Fred Mobley	15	3	---	---	5	23
Joe Poole	---	---	8	9	3	20
Chris Hinton	11	2	---	---	5	18
Josh Wooden	---	---	4	10	4	18
Jamal Brooks	---	---	7	10	1	18
Rod Smith	---	---	7	8	---	15
Mike Caldwell	---	---	5	2	6	13
Doug Pelfrey	0	0	---	---	11	11
Walter Reeves	0	0	---	---	5	5
Eddie Hare	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jo Jo Townsell	0	0	---	---	3	3
Matt Blundin	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bernie Kosar	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	41	6.8
Middle	11	27	2.5
Right	1	4	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	44	2.8
Middle	8	58	7.3
Right	20	82	4.1
None	1	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Stan Humphries	30	17	2	3	2	3	4	1	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Elway	29	18	4	2	0	5	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	10	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	100	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	45	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	59	9.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	68	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	45	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	57	9.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lionel Manuel	6	3	0	32	0	18
WR Matthew McConaughey	6	3	0	40	1	22
RB Ricky Ervins	5	4	0	19	0	18
WR Steve Tasker	4	2	1	17	0	11
WR Garry James	4	1	1	4	0	13
WR Kenny Lofton	3	3	0	42	1	19
TE Howard Cross	1	1	0	1	0	19
FB Roosevelt Potts	1	0	0	0	0	11

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronnie Harmon	5	2	25	0	20
WR Jose Gonzalez	5	4	53	1	16
RB Emmitt Smith	5	3	40	1	25
TE Gary Wilkins	4	2	21	0	10
TE Frank Thomas	4	2	31	1	27
WR Stephen Baker	2	2	35	1	16
WR Anderson Cooper	2	1	8	0	6
FB Tim Manoa	1	1	18	0	7
FB Steve Smith	1	1	-2	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Emmitt Smith	6	26	4.33	4.58

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Elway	6	4	33	5.50	7.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jose Gonzalez	2	2	12	6.00	10.60
RB Emmitt Smith	2	1	3	1.50	8.00
FB Tim Manoa	1	1	18	18.00	18.00
TE Frank Thomas	1	0	0	0.00	7.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Stan Humphries	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Emmitt Smith	5	4
John Elway	3	2
Keith Jones	3	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Stan Humphries	11	7	2

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Elway	4	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lionel Manuel	2	2	1
WR Steve Tasker	2	1	0
WR Garry James	2	0	0
WR Kenny Lofton	2	2	1
RB Ricky Ervins	2	1	0
WR Matthew McConaughey	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	1	1
TE Gary Wilkins	1	1	1
WR Jose Gonzalez	1	1	0
WR Anderson Cooper	1	1	0

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

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