| Played in Denver, CO, weather: 37 degrees, fair, 14 mph wind. |
| Houston won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Doug Pelfrey kicked off 49 yards from the DEN35. Desmond Howard returned the ball 21 yards to the HOU37. Tackled by Anderson Cooper. PENALTY: Houston was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-HOU18 (1Q: 14:29) Bo Jackson ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by S Alvin Walton, assisted by ILB Josh Wooden. |
| 2-12-HOU16 (1Q: 13:59) Bo Jackson ran around the left tackle for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Stanley Richard, assisted by ILB Sam Mills. Key block delivered by Brian Holloway. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (1Q: 13:20) David Klingler pass completed to RB Tecmo Bo Jackson for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Glenn Jacobs. |
| 2-11-HOU29 (1Q: 12:41) David Klingler pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Greg McMurtry. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-11-HOU29 (1Q: 12:33) Tecmo Bo Jackson ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Glenn Jacobs. Houston's Carl Pickens was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor quadriceps injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 4-8-HOU32 (1Q: 11:57) Kent Sullivan punted 44 yards. Jeff Query called for a fair catch at the DEN24. |
| 1-10-DEN24 (1Q: 11:46) John Elway pass completed to WR Ronnie Harmon for 25 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Mo Lewis. Harmon gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN49 (1Q: 11:16) John Elway pass completed to TE Frank Thomas for 51 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Thomas gained 34 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Denver was called for Offensive Holding. Denver's Ronnie Harmon was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-20-DEN39 (1Q: 10:57) John Elway pass completed to TE Frank Thomas for -3 yards. Tackled by CB Anthony Florence. |
| 2-23-DEN36 (1Q: 10:24) John Elway pass completed to TE Frank Thomas for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Donnell Woolford. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Thomas gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 3-10-DEN49 (1Q: 09:51) John Elway pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ronnie Harmon. S Le Roy Butler defended the pass. |
| 4-10-DEN49 (1Q: 09:38) Eddie Hare punted 51 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (1Q: 09:33) David Klingler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR James Jett. CB Tim Taylor defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU20 (1Q: 09:29) David Klingler pass completed to WR James Jett for 13 yards. Tackled by S Blaine Bishop, assisted by ILB Josh Wooden. Jett gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU33 (1Q: 08:52) David Klingler sacked by OLB John McClane for a loss of 6 yards. McClane simply blew through Vlade Divac to reach the quarterback and knock him down. |
| 2-16-HOU27 (1Q: 08:19) David Klingler pass completed to RB Bo Jackson for -1 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Thomas Everett. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-17-HOU26 (1Q: 07:40) David Klingler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Greg McMurtry. OLB John McClane drove right through Brian Holloway to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-17-HOU26 (1Q: 07:33) Kent Sullivan punted 54 yards. Jeff Query returned the kick 4 yards to the DEN24. Tackled by Desmond Howard. |
| 1-10-DEN24 (1Q: 07:26) John Elway pass completed to WR Jose Gonzalez for 58 yards. Tackled by OLB Kenny Tippins. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Gonzalez gained 51 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU18 (1Q: 06:39) John Elway pass completed to RB Emmitt Smith for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Skip McClendon. Smith gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 2-1-HOU09 (1Q: 06:14) PENALTY: Denver was called for a False Start. |
| 2-6-HOU14 (1Q: 06:09) Emmitt Smith ran around the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by S Le Roy Butler. |
| 3-10-HOU18 (1Q: 05:33) Emmitt Smith ran inside the right tackle for 18 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Ellison Onizuka. Denver 6, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 05:33) Extra point by Doug Pelfrey was good. Denver 7, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 05:19) Doug Pelfrey kicked off 57 yards from the DEN35. Desmond Howard returned the ball 22 yards to the HOU30. Tackled by Jose Gonzalez. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (1Q: 04:45) David Klingler sacked by OLB John McClane for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Jim Dombrowski. |
| 2-15-HOU25 (1Q: 04:07) David Klingler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR James Jett. OLB John McClane drove right through Brian Holloway to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-15-HOU25 (1Q: 03:59) David Klingler pass completed to RB Bo Jackson for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Sam Mills. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-HOU30 (1Q: 03:34) Kent Sullivan punted 28 yards. Jeff Query called for a fair catch at the DEN42. PENALTY: Denver was called for Running into the Kicker. |
| 4-5-HOU35 (1Q: 03:26) Kent Sullivan punted 60 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the DEN05. |
| 1-10-DEN05 (1Q: 03:18) Emmitt Smith ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Kenny Tippins. Key block delivered by Ellison Onizuka. |
| 1-10-DEN15 (1Q: 02:51) John Elway pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ronnie Harmon. CB David Pool defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DEN15 (1Q: 02:44) John Elway scrambled for 10 yards. Tackled by CB David Pool. |
| 1-10-DEN25 (1Q: 02:13) Emmitt Smith ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Mo Lewis, assisted by S Le Roy Butler. Key block delivered by Joe Milinchik. Milinchik flattened Warren Powers to ensure the play's success. |
| 2-4-DEN31 (1Q: 01:33) Emmitt Smith ran outside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by CB David Pool, assisted by ILB Marvin Jones. |
| 3-7-DEN28 (1Q: 00:56) Emmitt Smith ran outside the right tackle for 27 yards. Tackled by S David Fulcher. Key block delivered by Steve Smith. |
| 1-10-HOU45 (1Q: 00:22) John Elway pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ronnie Harmon. DE Warren Powers hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-HOU45 (1Q: 00:14) John Elway sacked by OLB Ricardo McDonald for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Ken Ruettgers. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-16-DEN49 (2Q: 15:00) John Elway pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ronnie Harmon. OLB Jack Del Rio hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-16-DEN49 (2Q: 14:53) Eddie Hare punted 37 yards. Desmond Howard called for a fair catch at the HOU14. |
| 1-10-HOU14 (2Q: 14:44) Bo Jackson ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Martin Bishop. Key block delivered by Brian Holloway. |
| 2-1-HOU23 (2Q: 14:13) David Klingler pass completed to RB Bo Jackson for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Josh Wooden. Jackson gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU28 (2Q: 13:48) Tecmo Bo Jackson ran around right end for 18 yards. Tackled by S Blaine Bishop, assisted by S Alvin Walton. Key block delivered by Leo Goeas. |
| 1-10-HOU46 (2Q: 13:14) Bo Jackson ran around left end for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Darryl Henley, assisted by DE Ray Seals. Key block delivered by Brian Holloway. Holloway ran over Stanley Richard to set up the play. Denver's Glenn Jacobs was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-DEN42 (2Q: 12:43) Bo Jackson ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Josh Wooden, assisted by OLB Martin Bishop. |
| 2-9-DEN41 (2Q: 12:04) Tecmo Bo Jackson ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Sam Mills. |
| 3-7-DEN39 (2Q: 11:39) Tecmo Bo Jackson ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Sam Mills. |
| 4-4-DEN36 (2Q: 11:06) Bo Jackson ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Blaine Bishop. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-DEN35 (2Q: 11:00) John Elway pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ronnie Harmon. CB Donnell Woolford defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DEN35 (2Q: 10:52) PENALTY: Denver was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-DEN30 (2Q: 10:46) John Elway pass completed to RB Emmitt Smith for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Marvin Jones. Smith gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 3-2-DEN43 (2Q: 10:10) Keith Jones ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Marvin Jones. Key block delivered by Ellison Onizuka. |
| 1-10-DEN47 (2Q: 09:25) PENALTY: Denver was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-DEN42 (2Q: 09:16) Emmitt Smith ran around right end for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Warren Powers, assisted by DT Gilbert Brown. Key block delivered by Doug Riesenberg. |
| 2-4-HOU47 (2Q: 08:53) Emmitt Smith ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Gilbert Brown. Key block delivered by Doug Riesenberg. |
| 1-10-HOU38 (2Q: 08:30) Emmitt Smith ran inside the left tackle for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Donnell Woolford. Key block delivered by Joe Milinchik. |
| 1-10-HOU22 (2Q: 07:46) John Elway pass completed to WR Stephen Baker for 22 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Baker gained 15 yards after the catch. Denver 13, Houston 0 |
| (2Q: 07:46) Extra point by Doug Pelfrey was good. Denver 14, Houston 0 |
| (2Q: 07:31) Doug Pelfrey kicked off 73 yards from the DEN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (2Q: 07:31) David Klingler pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Bo Jackson. CB Darryl Henley defended the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU20 (2Q: 07:21) Bo Jackson ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by S Alvin Walton, assisted by OLB John McClane. |
| 3-12-HOU18 (2Q: 06:50) David Klingler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carl Pickens. OLB John McClane hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-12-HOU18 (2Q: 06:40) Kent Sullivan punted 52 yards. Jeff Query returned the kick 5 yards to the DEN35. Tackled by Desmond Howard. |
| 1-10-DEN35 (2Q: 06:31) Emmitt Smith ran inside the left tackle for 18 yards. Tackled by S Le Roy Butler. Key block delivered by Joe Milinchik. |
| 1-10-HOU47 (2Q: 05:53) John Elway pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ronnie Harmon. S David Fulcher defended the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU47 (2Q: 05:46) John Elway pass completed to RB Emmitt Smith for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Donnell Woolford, assisted by S David Fulcher. Smith gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 3-2-HOU39 (2Q: 05:26) Keith Jones ran a trap outside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Le Roy Butler. Key block delivered by Steve Smith. |
| 1-10-HOU35 (2Q: 04:53) John Elway pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Frank Thomas. DE Skip McClendon hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-HOU35 (2Q: 04:43) John Elway sacked by OLB Ricardo McDonald for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Ellison Onizuka. |
| 3-18-HOU43 (2Q: 04:19) John Elway pass completed to RB Emmitt Smith for 9 yards. Tackled by CB David Pool, assisted by S Jim Cain. Smith gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 4-9-HOU34 (2Q: 03:50) Doug Pelfrey attempted a 51 yard field goal and it was blocked by Ricardo McDonald. HOU Jim Cain recovered the ball at the HOU43. |
| 1-10-HOU43 (2Q: 03:41) David Klingler pass completed to WR James Jett for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Darryl Henley. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN44 (2Q: 03:23) David Klingler pass completed to WR James Jett for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Tim Taylor. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-2-DEN36 (2Q: 03:03) David Klingler pass completed to WR Greg McMurtry for 30 yards. Tackled by S Alvin Walton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. McMurtry gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-6-DEN06 (2Q: 02:32) David Klingler pass completed to RB Owen Gill for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Denver 14, Houston 6 |
| (2Q: 02:32) Extra point by Chris Jacke was good. Denver 14, Houston 7 |
| (2Q: 02:21) Chris Jacke kicked off 65 yards from the HOU35. Alvin Walton returned the ball 17 yards to the DEN17. Tackled by Desmond Howard. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-DEN17 (2Q: 02:00) John Elway sacked by DT Gilbert Brown for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Ken Ruettgers. |
| 2-19-DEN08 (2Q: 01:14) John Elway pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ronnie Harmon. DT John Washington hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Houston was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-DEN13 (2Q: 01:07) John Elway pass completed to WR Ronnie Harmon for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Le Roy Butler. |
| 2-6-DEN17 (2Q: 01:01) John Elway pass completed to WR Jose Gonzalez for 31 yards. Tackled by S David Fulcher. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Gonzalez gained 17 yards after the catch. Houston's Donnell Woolford was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-DEN48 (2Q: 00:16) John Elway pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Stephen Baker. DE Warren Powers hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DEN48 (2Q: 00:07) John Elway scrambled for 9 yards. Tackled by S David Fulcher. PENALTY: Houston was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-HOU28 (2Q: 00:01) Doug Pelfrey attempted a 45 yard field goal and succeeded. Denver 17, Houston 7 |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Chris Jacke kicked off 74 yards from the HOU35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (3Q: 15:00) Emmitt Smith ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Mo Lewis, assisted by CB Anthony Florence. |
| 2-9-DEN21 (3Q: 14:34) John Elway scrambled for 16 yards. Tackled by S Le Roy Butler. |
| 1-10-DEN37 (3Q: 14:00) Keith Jones ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Kenny Tippins. |
| 2-11-DEN36 (3Q: 13:35) John Elway pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jose Gonzalez. OLB Ricardo McDonald hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-11-DEN36 (3Q: 13:25) Keith Jones ran a trap outside the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Warren Powers, assisted by S Jim Cain. Key block delivered by Doug Riesenberg. |
| 4-1-DEN46 (3Q: 13:01) Eddie Hare punted 45 yards. Bernie Parmalee returned the kick 11 yards to the HOU20. PENALTY: Houston was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-HOU08 (3Q: 12:51) David Klingler pass completed to WR Desmond Howard for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Darryl Henley. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-HOU11 (3Q: 12:12) Bo Jackson ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Brad Culpepper, assisted by CB Stanley Richard. Key block delivered by Vlade Divac. |
| 1-10-HOU18 (3Q: 11:51) Bo Jackson ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Sam Mills, assisted by OLB Martin Bishop. Key block delivered by Jim Dombrowski. |
| 2-5-HOU23 (3Q: 11:21) Bo Jackson ran around right end for -3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Josh Wooden, assisted by ILB Sam Mills. |
| 3-8-HOU20 (3Q: 10:38) Bo Jackson ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Blaine Bishop, assisted by OLB Martin Bishop. |
| 4-3-HOU25 (3Q: 10:05) Kent Sullivan punted 42 yards. Jeff Query returned the kick 8 yards to the DEN41. Tackled by Jim Cain. Ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Owen Gill for 7 yards to the DEN34.. Tackled by Lamont Hollinquest. |
| 1-10-DEN34 (3Q: 09:54) Bo Jackson ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Sam Mills. |
| 2-10-DEN34 (3Q: 09:29) David Klingler pass completed to WR Desmond Howard for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Sam Mills. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN23 (3Q: 08:42) Bo Jackson ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Stanley Richard, assisted by ILB Sam Mills. Key block delivered by Jim Dombrowski. |
| 2-5-DEN18 (3Q: 08:10) David Klingler pass completed to TE Tyji Armstrong for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Stanley Richard. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-DEN14 (3Q: 07:28) David Klingler pass completed to TE Tyji Armstrong for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Brad Culpepper. |
| 1-10-DEN12 (3Q: 07:05) David Klingler pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Owen Gill. DE Glenn Jacobs drove right through Kevin Belcher to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-10-DEN12 (3Q: 06:59) David Klingler pass was dropped by WR Greg McMurtry. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-DEN12 (3Q: 06:51) David Klingler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Greg McMurtry. DE Glenn Jacobs hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-DEN12 (3Q: 06:45) Chris Jacke attempted a 29 yard field goal and succeeded. Denver 17, Houston 10 |
| (3Q: 06:40) Chris Jacke kicked off 53 yards from the HOU35. Alvin Walton returned the ball 22 yards to the DEN34. Tackled by Greg McMurtry. |
| 1-10-DEN34 (3Q: 06:19) John Elway scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Mo Lewis. |
| 2-3-DEN41 (3Q: 05:38) Emmitt Smith ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by S David Fulcher, assisted by OLB Mo Lewis. Key block delivered by Joe Milinchik. |
| 1-10-DEN45 (3Q: 04:54) Emmitt Smith ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S David Fulcher, assisted by DT Gilbert Brown. Key block delivered by Ron Stone. |
| 2-3-HOU48 (3Q: 04:11) John Elway pass completed to WR Ronnie Harmon for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Anthony Florence. |
| 1-10-HOU45 (3Q: 03:24) John Elway pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Ronnie Harmon. DT Gilbert Brown blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU45 (3Q: 03:15) John Elway pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jose Gonzalez. CB Donnell Woolford defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. PENALTY: Denver was called for an Illegal Substitution. The penalty was declined. |
| 3-10-HOU45 (3Q: 03:07) John Elway pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Steve Smith. OLB Ricardo McDonald hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-10-HOU45 (3Q: 03:02) Eddie Hare punted 45 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (3Q: 02:56) Bo Jackson ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Sam Mills. |
| 2-11-HOU19 (3Q: 02:29) David Klingler pass completed to WR Greg McMurtry for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Sam Mills, assisted by S Thomas Everett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. McMurtry gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Houston's Carl Pickens was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (3Q: 01:48) Bo Jackson ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB John McClane, assisted by ILB Sam Mills. Jackson made a great move on Stanley Richard. Key block delivered by Kevin Belcher. |
| 2-4-HOU36 (3Q: 01:21) Bo Jackson ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Alvin Walton, assisted by OLB John McClane. Key block delivered by Kevin Belcher. |
| 1-10-HOU40 (3Q: 00:41) Bo Jackson ran around right end for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Sam Mills. |
| 2-13-HOU37 (3Q: 00:03) Bo Jackson ran around right end for 15 yards. Tackled by S Alvin Walton. Key block delivered by Kevin Belcher. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-DEN48 (4Q: 15:00) David Klingler pass completed to WR Desmond Howard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jackie Walker. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-6-DEN44 (4Q: 14:32) Tecmo Bo Jackson ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Sam Mills, assisted by S Blaine Bishop. PENALTY: Denver was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-DEN24 (4Q: 14:24) David Klingler pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Bo Jackson. DE Eric Dorsey blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-DEN24 (4Q: 14:15) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-DEN29 (4Q: 14:10) David Klingler pass completed to FB Tommy Vardell for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Sam Mills. |
| 3-16-DEN30 (4Q: 13:34) David Klingler pass completed to WR Greg McMurtry for 12 yards. Tackled by S Blaine Bishop. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-DEN18 (4Q: 13:01) Chris Jacke attempted a 35 yard field goal and succeeded. Denver 17, Houston 13 |
| (4Q: 12:53) Chris Jacke kicked off 59 yards from the HOU35. Alvin Walton returned the ball 30 yards to the DEN36. Tackled by Rich Erenberg. |
| 1-10-DEN36 (4Q: 12:26) Keith Jones ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Ricardo McDonald, assisted by DE Kurt Ploeger. Key block delivered by Joe Milinchik. Milinchik ran over Gilbert Brown to set up the play. |
| 2-5-DEN41 (4Q: 11:53) John Elway pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Emmitt Smith. OLB Ricardo McDonald hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-5-DEN41 (4Q: 11:43) John Elway pass completed to TE Gary Wilkins for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Anthony Florence. Wilkins gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU44 (4Q: 10:59) John Elway pass completed to TE Frank Thomas for 7 yards. Tackled by S David Fulcher. |
| 2-3-HOU37 (4Q: 10:22) Emmitt Smith ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Marvin Jones, assisted by OLB Kenny Tippins. |
| 3-1-HOU35 (4Q: 09:47) Emmitt Smith ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Marvin Jones, assisted by OLB Kenny Tippins. Key block delivered by Ellison Onizuka. |
| 1-10-HOU31 (4Q: 09:05) Emmitt Smith ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S David Fulcher. |
| 2-8-HOU29 (4Q: 08:39) John Elway pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Stephen Baker. S David Fulcher defended the pass. |
| 3-8-HOU29 (4Q: 08:33) Emmitt Smith ran around right end for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Donnell Woolford. Key block delivered by Ellison Onizuka. |
| 1-10-HOU11 (4Q: 07:52) Emmitt Smith ran outside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by CB Brian Allred, assisted by ILB Glenn Cadrez. |
| 2-13-HOU14 (4Q: 07:06) Emmitt Smith ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by S David Fulcher, assisted by DE Skip McClendon. |
| 3-5-HOU06 (4Q: 06:22) Emmitt Smith ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Kenny Tippins, assisted by CB Anthony Florence. |
| 4-4-HOU05 (4Q: 05:37) Doug Pelfrey attempted a 22 yard field goal and succeeded. Denver 20, Houston 13 |
| (4Q: 05:32) Doug Pelfrey kicked off 53 yards from the DEN35. Desmond Howard returned the ball 19 yards to the HOU31. Tackled by Jose Gonzalez. |
| 1-10-HOU31 (4Q: 05:00) Tecmo Bo Jackson ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Martin Bishop. |
| 2-6-HOU35 (4Q: 04:32) David Klingler pass was intended for TE Derek Brown and was intercepted by ILB Sam Mills at the DEN48. The interception was returned 1 yard. Tackled by Derek Brown. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN49 (4Q: 04:21) Emmitt Smith ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Donnell Woolford. Key block delivered by Joe Milinchik. |
| 2-3-HOU44 (4Q: 03:38) Emmitt Smith ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT John Washington. |
| 3-3-HOU44 (4Q: 02:53) Keith Jones ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Marvin Jones. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DEN Joe Milinchik to the HOU44. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 4-3-HOU44 (4Q: 02:46) Eddie Hare punted 44 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (4Q: 02:40) Tecmo Bo Jackson ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Glenn Jacobs. |
| 2-8-HOU22 (4Q: 02:14) Bo Jackson ran a draw inside the right guard for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Tim Taylor. Key block delivered by Jim Dombrowski. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-HOU44 (4Q: 02:00) Bo Jackson ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Alvin Walton. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-9-HOU45 (4Q: 01:37) David Klingler pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR James Jett. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-9-HOU45 (4Q: 01:28) David Klingler pass completed to WR Greg McMurtry for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Darryl Henley, assisted by OLB Martin Bishop. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-DEN50 (4Q: 01:07) David Klingler pass completed to WR Greg McMurtry for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Martin Bishop. McMurtry gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 1-10-DEN35 (4Q: 00:57) David Klingler pass completed to WR Greg McMurtry for 19 yards. Tackled by DT Brad Culpepper. McMurtry gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 1-10-DEN16 (4Q: 00:49) David Klingler pass completed to RB Bo Jackson for 16 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Jackson gained 9 yards after the catch. Denver 20, Houston 19 |
| (4Q: 00:49) Extra point by Chris Jacke was good. Denver 20, Houston 20 |
| (4Q: 00:40) Chris Jacke kicked off 62 yards from the HOU35. Alvin Walton returned the ball 19 yards to the DEN22. Tackled by Rich Erenberg. |
| 1-10-DEN22 (4Q: 00:35) John Elway pass completed to WR Ronnie Harmon for 12 yards. Tackled by CB David Pool. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 1-10-DEN34 (4Q: 00:25) John Elway pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Gary Wilkins. CB Donnell Woolford defended the pass. PENALTY: Houston was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-DEN39 (4Q: 00:18) John Elway pass completed to WR Jose Gonzalez for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Jim Cain. |
| 2-3-DEN46 (4Q: 00:13) John Elway sacked by DE Warren Powers for a loss of 12 yards. Sack allowed by Ron Stone. Denver's Joe Milinchik was hurt on the play. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 3-15-DEN34 (4Q: 00:01) John Elway pass was dropped by WR Stephen Baker. |
| Denver won the coin toss and will receive to begin overtime. |
| Start of overtime 1. |
| (OT: 15:00) Chris Jacke kicked off 61 yards from the HOU35. Alvin Walton returned the ball 18 yards to the DEN22. Tackled by Desmond Howard. PENALTY: Denver was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-DEN08 (OT: 14:51) Keith Jones ran outside the right tackle for 25 yards. Tackled by CB Anthony Florence. Key block delivered by Doug Riesenberg. |
| 1-10-DEN33 (OT: 14:06) John Elway pass completed to WR Stephen Baker for 67 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Baker gained 62 yards after the catch. Denver 26, Houston 20 |
| (OT: 14:06) |
| Final Score: Denver Broncos 26, Houston Texans 20 |