| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots (3-11-0) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Denver Broncos (5-9-0) | 3 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
| Game Info | |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Mile High Stadium |
| Start Time | 2:00pm |
| Surface | grass |
| Weather | 32 degrees, relative humidity 51%, wind 10 mph, wind chill 24 |
| Vegas Line | Pick |
| Over/Under | 0.0 (over) |
| NWE | DEN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Broncos | Jim Turner 35 yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| 2nd | Broncos | Floyd Little 3 yard rush (Jim Turner kick) | 0 | 10 |
| Patriots | Carl Garrett 1 yard rush (Mike Walker kick) | 7 | 10 | |
| Broncos | Rod Sherman 20 yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick) | 7 | 17 | |
| Broncos | Haven Moses 19 yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick) | 7 | 24 | |
| 3rd | Broncos | Haven Moses 22 yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick) | 7 | 31 |
| 4th | Patriots | Carl Garrett 5 yard rush (Mike Walker kick) | 14 | 31 |
| Broncos | Floyd Little 5 yard rush (Jim Turner kick) | 14 | 38 | |
| Broncos | Fran Lynch 15 yard rush (Jim Turner kick) | 14 | 45 | |
| Patriots | Tom Reynolds 28 yard pass from Brian Dowling (Mike Walker kick) | 21 | 45 |
| NWE | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 22 | 26 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 27-125-2 | 31-141-3 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 18-35-210-1-0 | 21-31-341-3-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 7-75 | 0-0 |
| Net pass yards | 135 | 341 |
| Total yards | 260 | 482 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-0 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties-yards | 7-48 | 7-90 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Jim Plunkett | NWE | 15 | 26 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| John Tarver | NWE | 8 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Josh Ashton | NWE | 7 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Carl Garrett | NWE | 11 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Tom Reynolds | NWE | 2 | 51 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Brian Dowling | NWE | 3 | 9 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Reggie Rucker | NWE | 4 | 46 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bob Windsor | NWE | 3 | 34 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Charley Johnson | DEN | 13 | 17 | 218 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Floyd Little | DEN | 11 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Rod Sherman | DEN | 2 | 71 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Haven Moses | DEN | 3 | 63 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Joe Dawkins | DEN | 5 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Steve Ramsey | DEN | 7 | 10 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Fran Lynch | DEN | 8 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Billy Van Heusen | DEN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Riley Odoms | DEN | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Clem Turner | DEN | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Billy Masters | DEN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Jim Krieg | DEN | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Mike Ernst | DEN | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Carl Garrett | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Rickie Harris | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Reggie Rucker | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 109 | 36.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Charlie Greer | DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Randy Montgomery | DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Bill Thompson | DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Clem Turner | DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Pat Studstill | NWE | 6 | 251 | 41.8 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Jim Turner | DEN | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Van Heusen | DEN | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 0 | ||||