| New Orleans Saints at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: September 15, 1985 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 74488 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 80 F Humidty: 24% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 23 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 7 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Butch Johnson 65 pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Clint Sampson 26 pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Gene Lang 10 pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Jeff Groth 39 pass from Dave Wilson (Morten Andersen kick failed) | 6 | 21 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rich Karlis 43 FG | 6 | 24 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 55 FG | 9 | 24 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Clarence Kay 2 pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick) | 9 | 31 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Larry Hardy 13 pass from Dave Wilson (Morten Andersen kick) | 16 | 31 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rich Karlis 48 FG | 16 | 34 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Hokie Gajan 3 run (Morten Andersen kick) | 23 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Eugene Goodlow |
| 84 | WR | Eric Martin |
| 64 | LOT | Dave Lafary |
| 63 | LOG | Brad Edelman |
| 60 | C | Steve Korte |
| 68 | ROG | Kelvin Clark |
| 67 | ROT | Stan Brock |
| 85 | TE | Hoby Brenner |
| 18 | QB | Dave Wilson |
| 35 | HB | Earl Campbell |
| 46 | FB | Hokie Gajan |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Bruce Clark |
| 99 | NT | Tony Elliott |
| 94 | RDE | Jim Wilks |
| 57 | LOLB | Rickey Jackson |
| 52 | LILB | Jim Kovach |
| 58 | RILB | Glen Redd |
| 51 | ROLB | Whitney Paul |
| 44 | LCB | Dave Waymer |
| 20 | SS | Russell Gary |
| 49 | FS | Frank Wattelet |
| 25 | RCB | Johnnie Poe |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Butch Johnson |
| 81 | WR | Steve Watson |
| 70 | LOT | Dave Studdard |
| 54 | LOG | Keith Bishop |
| 64 | C | Billy Bryan |
| 74 | ROG | Winford Hood |
| 76 | ROT | Ken Lanier |
| 88 | TE | Clarence Kay |
| 87 | TE | Jim Wright |
| 7 | QB | John Elway |
| 47 | RB | Gerald Willhite |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Barney Chavous |
| 68 | NT | Rubin Carter |
| 75 | RDE | Rulon Jones |
| 50 | LOLB | Jim Ryan |
| 55 | LILB | Rick Dennison |
| 58 | RILB | Steve Busick |
| 52 | ROLB | Ken Woodard |
| 20 | LCB | Louis Wright |
| 31 | SS | Mike Harden |
| 43 | FS | Steve Foley |
| 45 | RCB | Steve Wilson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Hokie Gajan | 9 | 62 | 6.9 | 26 | 1 |
| Earl Campbell | 14 | 41 | 2.9 | 8 | 0 |
| Eugene Goodlow | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Sammy Winder | 17 | 92 | 5.4 | 42 | 0 |
| Gerald Willhite | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Vance Johnson | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| John Elway | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Dave Wilson | 30 | 18 | 60.0 | 0 | 280 | 9.3 | 39t | 2 | 6 | 45 | 113.2 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John Elway | 43 | 28 | 65.1 | 1 | 353 | 8.2 | 65t | 4 | 3 | 26 | 111.9 |
| Gerald Willhite | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Hokie Gajan | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Larry Hardy | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 31 | 1 |
| Hoby Brenner | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Jeff Groth | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 39t | 1 |
| Eric Martin | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Eugene Goodlow | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Sammy Winder | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jim Wright | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 30 | 0 |
| Butch Johnson | 3 | 94 | 31.3 | 65t | 1 |
| Vance Johnson | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 33 | 0 |
| Steve Watson | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Clint Sampson | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 26t | 1 |
| Clarence Kay | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 17 | 1 |
| Gerald Willhite | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Gene Lang | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Jim Kovach | 1 | 53 | 53.0 | 53 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Brian Hansen | 5 | 228 | 45.6 | 51 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Chris Norman | 6 | 259 | 43.2 | 52 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Gerald Willhite | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 12 | 0 | |
| Vance Johnson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Tyrone Anthony | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 52 | 0 | |
| Eric Martin | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Guido Merkens | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Bruce Clark | 1.0 |
| Rickey Jackson | 1.0 |
| Whitney Paul | 1.0 |
| Denver Broncos | |
| Karl Mecklenburg | 4.0 |
| Barney Chavous | 2.0 |
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