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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > New England Patriots at Denver Broncos - January 4th, 1987
New England Patriots 17 at Denver Broncos 22
Sunday, January 4, 1987
New England Patriots 17, Denver Broncos 22| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots (11-6-0) | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Denver Broncos (12-5-0) | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 22 |
Scoring
| NWE | DEN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | DEN | Rich Karlis 27 yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| 2nd | NWE | Stanley Morgan 19 yard pass from Tony Eason (Tony Franklin kick) | 7 | 3 |
| DEN | John Elway 22 yard rush (Rich Karlis kick) | 7 | 10 | |
| NWE | Tony Franklin 38 yard field goal | 10 | 10 | |
| 3rd | DEN | Rich Karlis 22 yard field goal | 10 | 13 |
| NWE | Stanley Morgan 45 yard pass from Tony Eason (Tony Franklin kick) | 17 | 13 | |
| DEN | Vance Johnson 48 yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick) | 17 | 20 | |
| 4th | DEN | Safety, Jones tackled Eason in end zone | 17 | 22 |
Team Stats
| NWE | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 12 | 23 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 24-121-0 | 42-188-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 13-24-194-2-0 | 13-32-257-1-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 6-44 | 1-4 |
| Net pass yards | 150 | 253 |
| Total yards | 271 | 441 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-45 | 3-20 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Tony Eason | NWE | 13 | 24 | 194 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Stanley Morgan | NWE | 3 | 100 | 2 | 45 | ||||||||||
| Tony Collins | NWE | 5 | 46 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 20 | ||||||
| Craig James | NWE | 10 | 31 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Greg Baty | NWE | 3 | 31 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Reggie Dupard | NWE | 5 | 18 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Greg Hawthorne | NWE | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Irving Fryar | NWE | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| John Elway | DEN | 13 | 32 | 257 | 1 | 2 | 49 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 22 | ||||
| Sammy Winder | DEN | 19 | 102 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Vance Johnson | DEN | 4 | 89 | 1 | 48 | ||||||||||
| Orson Mobley | DEN | 2 | 69 | 0 | 49 | ||||||||||
| Steve Sewell | DEN | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 39 | ||||||
| Gene Lang | DEN | 11 | 44 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Steve Watson | DEN | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Bobby Micho | DEN | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Ken Bell | DEN | 2 | 12 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Gerald Willhite | DEN | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Don Blackmon | NWE | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Pete Brock | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Irving Fryar | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 9 | |||||||||
| Rod McSwain | NWE | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Johnny Rembert | NWE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Stephen Starring | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 21 | |||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Ken Bell | DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 0 | 35 | |||||||||
| Freddie Gilbert | DEN | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Vance Johnson | DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 13 | |||||||||
| Rulon Jones | DEN | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Gene Lang | DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 | |||||||||
| Karl Mecklenburg | DEN | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Jim Ryan | DEN | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Gerald Willhite | DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |||||||||
New England Patriots Starting Lineup
| Tony Eason | QB |
| Tony Collins | RB |
| Mosi Tatupu | FB |
| Stanley Morgan | WR |
| Irving Fryar | WR |
| Greg Baty | TE |
| Brian Holloway | LT |
| Paul Fairchild | LG |
| Pete Brock | C |
| Ron Wooten | RG |
| Darryl Haley | RT |
| Brent Williams | LDE |
| Toby Williams | NT |
| Garin Veris | RDE |
| Andre Tippett | LOLB |
| Johnny Rembert | LILB |
| Larry McGrew | RILB |
| Don Blackmon | ROLB |
| Ernest Gibson | LCB |
| Raymond Clayborn | RCB |
| Roland James | SS |
| Fred Marion | FS |
Denver Broncos Starting Lineup
| John Elway | QB |
| Sammy Winder | RB |
| Steve Watson | WR |
| Vance Johnson | WR |
| Orson Mobley | TE |
| Joey Hackett | TE |
| Dave Studdard | LT |
| Keith Bishop | LG |
| Bill Bryan | C |
| Paul Howard | RG |
| Ken Lanier | RT |
| Rulon Jones | LDE |
| Greg Kragen | NT |
| Andre Townsend | RDE |
| Jim Ryan | LOLB |
| Karl Mecklenburg | LILB |
| Ricky Hunley | RILB |
| Tom Jackson | ROLB |
| Louis Wright | LCB |
| Mike Harden | RCB |
| Randy Robbins | SS |
| Steve Foley | FS |