Week 2
Final
NO
DEN1Q
0 - 7
B. Johnson 65-yard TD catch from J. Elway.
Made XP
2Q
0 - 14
C. Sampson 26-yard TD catch from J. Elway.
Made XP
2Q
0 - 21
G. Lang 10-yard TD catch from J. Elway.
Made XP
2Q
6 - 21
J. Groth 39-yard TD catch from D. Wilson.
Missed XP
2Q
6 - 24
R. Karlis 43-yard field goal.
3Q
9 - 24
M. Andersen 55-yard field goal.
3Q
9 - 31
C. Kay 2-yard TD catch from J. Elway.
Made XP
3Q
16 - 31
L. Hardy 13-yard TD catch from D. Wilson.
Made XP
4Q
16 - 34
R. Karlis 48-yard field goal.
4Q
23 - 34
H. Gajan 3-yard TD run.
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
353
Elway
DEN
Rush Yds
92
Winder
DEN
Rec Yds
94
Johnson
DEN
Scrim TD
1
Gajan
NO
Matchup
1985 NFC West
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Chiefs Game Summary
The Denver Broncos decisively defeated the New Orleans Saints, 34 to 23, on September 15, 1985.
Game Info
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Wilson #18 | 18/30 | 280 | 9.3 | 2 | 0 | 6-45 | 113.2 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Elway #7 | 28/43 | 353 | 8.2 | 4 | 1 | 3-26 | 111.9 |
G. Willhite #47 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Gajan #46 | 9 | 62 | 6.9 | 1 | 26 |
E. Campbell #34 | 14 | 41 | 2.9 | 0 | 8 |
E. Goodlow #88 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
W. Wilson #30 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
D. Wilson #18 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Winder #23 | 17 | 92 | 5.4 | 0 | 42 |
G. Willhite #47 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 |
V. Johnson #82 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 |
J. Elway #7 | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Gajan #46 | 0/0 | 65 | 13.0 | 0 | 22 |
L. Hardy #87 | 0/0 | 63 | 15.8 | 1 | 31 |
H. Brenner #85 | 0/0 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | 23 |
J. Groth #86 | 0/0 | 51 | 25.5 | 1 | 39 |
E. Goodlow #88 | 0/0 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
E. Martin #84 | 0/0 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 11 |
W. Wilson #30 | 0/0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Johnson #86 | 0/0 | 94 | 31.3 | 1 | 65 |
V. Johnson #82 | 0/0 | 71 | 23.7 | 0 | 33 |
J. Wright #87 | 0/0 | 57 | 11.4 | 0 | 30 |
C. Sampson #84 | 0/0 | 37 | 18.5 | 1 | 26 |
S. Winder #23 | 0/0 | 35 | 5.0 | 0 | 11 |
S. Watson #81 | 0/0 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 |
C. Kay #88 | 0/0 | 19 | 9.5 | 1 | 17 |
G. Lang #33 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 1 | 10 |
G. Willhite #47 | 0/0 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Kovach #52 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
W. Paul #53 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Clark #75 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Jackson #57 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Mecklenburg #77 | 0-0 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Chavous #79 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Andersen #7 | 1/2 | 2/3 | 5 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Karlis #3 | 2/2 | 4/4 | 10 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Hansen #10 | 5 | 228 | 45.6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Norman #4 | 6 | 259 | 43.2 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Martin #84 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Merkens #19 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Anthony #22 | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Willhite #47 | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 0 |
V. Johnson #82 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Wilson #18 | 18/30 | 280 | 9.3 | 2 | 0 | 6-45 | 113.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Gajan #46 | 9 | 62 | 6.9 | 1 | 26 |
E. Campbell #34 | 14 | 41 | 2.9 | 0 | 8 |
E. Goodlow #88 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
W. Wilson #30 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
D. Wilson #18 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Gajan #46 | 0/0 | 65 | 13.0 | 0 | 22 |
L. Hardy #87 | 0/0 | 63 | 15.8 | 1 | 31 |
H. Brenner #85 | 0/0 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | 23 |
J. Groth #86 | 0/0 | 51 | 25.5 | 1 | 39 |
E. Goodlow #88 | 0/0 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
E. Martin #84 | 0/0 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 11 |
W. Wilson #30 | 0/0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Kovach #52 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
W. Paul #53 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Clark #75 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Jackson #57 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Andersen #7 | 1/2 | 2/3 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Hansen #10 | 5 | 228 | 45.6 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Martin #84 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Merkens #19 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Anthony #22 | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Elway #7 | 28/43 | 353 | 8.2 | 4 | 1 | 3-26 | 111.9 |
G. Willhite #47 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Winder #23 | 17 | 92 | 5.4 | 0 | 42 |
G. Willhite #47 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 |
V. Johnson #82 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 |
J. Elway #7 | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Johnson #86 | 0/0 | 94 | 31.3 | 1 | 65 |
V. Johnson #82 | 0/0 | 71 | 23.7 | 0 | 33 |
J. Wright #87 | 0/0 | 57 | 11.4 | 0 | 30 |
C. Sampson #84 | 0/0 | 37 | 18.5 | 1 | 26 |
S. Winder #23 | 0/0 | 35 | 5.0 | 0 | 11 |
S. Watson #81 | 0/0 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 |
C. Kay #88 | 0/0 | 19 | 9.5 | 1 | 17 |
G. Lang #33 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 1 | 10 |
G. Willhite #47 | 0/0 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Mecklenburg #77 | 0-0 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Chavous #79 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Karlis #3 | 2/2 | 4/4 | 10 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Norman #4 | 6 | 259 | 43.2 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Willhite #47 | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 0 |
V. Johnson #82 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
342
Total Yds
432
235
Pass Yds
327
107
Rush Yds
105
0
Total Drives
0
63
Total Plays
71
5.4
Yards Per Play
6.1
6.5
Yards Per Pass
7
4
Yards Per Rush
4.4
Possession
0
Biggest Lead
0
17
1st Downs
22
12
Passing 1st Downs
15
5
Rushing 1st Downs
4
0
1st Downs from Penalties
3
/
3rd Down
/
/
4th Down
/
/
Red Zone
/
5
Punts
6
1
Turnovers
2
0
Interceptions Thrown
1
1
Fumbles Lost
1
6
Penalties
10
3.0
Sacks
6.0
Tackles For Loss
0
D/ST TD
0
