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Denver Broncos 44 at Atlanta Falcons 28

Sunday, September 22, 1985

Denver Broncos 44, Atlanta Falcons 28

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Denver Broncos (2-1-0)71461744
Atlanta Falcons (0-3-0)7714028

Scoring

DENATL
1stDENVance Johnson 63 yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick)70
ATLJohn Rade 38 yard interception return (Mick Luckhurst kick)77
2ndDENClint Sampson 17 yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick)147
ATLGerald Riggs 1 yard rush (Mick Luckhurst kick)1414
DENSammy Winder 1 yard rush (Rich Karlis kick)2114
3rdATLBilly Johnson 62 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick)2121
DENRich Karlis 42 yard field goal2421
DENRich Karlis 25 yard field goal2721
ATLBilly Johnson 6 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick)2728
4thDENGene Lang 2 yard rush (Rich Karlis kick)3428
DENRich Karlis 47 yard field goal3728
DENButch Johnson 31 yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick)4428

Team Stats

DENATL
First downs2716
Rush-yards-TDs39-148-227-108-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT19-38-291-3-219-32-271-2-1
Sacked-yards2-114-38
Net pass yards280233
Total yards428341
Fumbles-lost1-02-1
Turnovers22
Penalties-yards7-416-103

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
John Elway DEN 19 38 291 3 2 63 6 32 0 17
Gene Lang DEN 17 77 1 15 3 25 0 12
Vance Johnson DEN 1 5 0 5 4 96 1 63
Steve Watson DEN 4 81 0 47
Sammy Winder DEN 14 31 1 6 3 12 0 5
Butch Johnson DEN 2 41 1 31
Clint Sampson DEN 2 33 1 17
Gerald Willhite DEN 1 3 0 3 1 3 0 3
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Steve Bartkowski ATL 16 27 226 2 1 62 2 5 0 5
Billy Johnson ATL 7 110 2 62
Gerald Riggs ATL 21 77 1 10 1 7 0 7
Charlie Brown ATL 4 81 0 29
Joe Washington ATL 3 23 0 8 3 23 0 12
Stacey Bailey ATL 2 37 0 31
David Archer ATL 3 5 45 0 0 25
Allama Matthews ATL 1 8 0 8
Anthony Allen ATL 1 5 0 5
Cliff Austin ATL 1 3 0 3

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Barney Chavous DEN 1.0 0 0 0 0
Vance Johnson DEN 0 0 0 0 1 27 27.0 0 0
Gene Lang DEN 0 0 0 0 2 35 17.5 0 0
Andre Townsend DEN 2.0 0 0 0 0
Gerald Willhite DEN 0 0 0 0 2 40 20.0 0 0 3 11 3.7 0 0
Ken Woodard DEN 1.0 0 0 0 0
Louis Wright DEN 1 0 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Cliff Austin ATL 0 0 0 0 6 113 18.8 0 0
Dan Benish ATL 1.0 0 0 0 0
Scott Case ATL 1 31 0 0
Billy Johnson ATL 0 0 0 0 2 6 3.0 0 0
Lawrence Pillers ATL 1.0 0 0 0 0
John Rade ATL 1 38 1 0
Danny Wagoner ATL 0 0 0 0 1 34 34.0 0 0
Ken Whisenhunt ATL 0 0 0 0 1 11 11.0 0 0