Boxscore
SCORING
Denver 10 0 0 10 -- 20
New York Giants 7 2 17 13 -- 39
DEN- FG Karlis 48, 4:09 1st
NYG- Mowatt 6 pass from Simms (Allegre kick), 9:33 1st
DEN- Elway 4 run (Karlis kick), 12:54 1st
NYG- safety Martin 0, 12:14 2nd
NYG- Bavaro 13 pass from Simms (Allegre kick), 4:52 3rd
NYG- FG Allegre 21, 11:06 3rd
NYG- Morris 1 run (Allegre kick), 14:36 3rd
NYG- McConkey 6 pass from Simms (Allegre kick), 4:04 4th
DEN- FG Karlis 28, 8:59 4th
NYG- Anderson 2 run (kick failed),11:42 4th
DEN- Johnson 47 pass from Elway (Karlis kick), 12:54 4th
TEAM STATISTICS Broncos Giants
Total First Downs 23 24
Rushing 5 10
Passing 16 13
Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yardage 372 399
Total Offensive Plays 64 64
Average Gain per Offensive Play 5.8 6.2
Rushes 19 38
Yards Gained Rushing (Net) 52 136
Average Yards per Rush 2.7 3.6
Passes Attempted 41 25
Passes Completed 26 22
Had Intercepted 1 0
Tackled Attempting to Pass 4 1
Yards Lost Attempting to Pass 32 5
Yards Gained Passing (Net) 320 263
Punts 2 3
Average Distance 41.0 46.0
Punt Returns 1 1
Punt Return Yardage 9 25
Kickoff Returns 5 4
Kickoff Return Yardage 84 53
Interception Return Yardage 0 -7
Fumbles 2 0
Own Fumbles Recovered 2 0
Opponent Fumbles Recovered 0 0
Penalties 4 6
Yards Penalized 28 48
Total Points Scored 20 39
Touchdowns 2 5
Rushing 1 2
Passing 1 3
Returns 0 0
Extra Points 2 4
Field Goals 2 1
Field Goals Attempted 4 1
Safeties 0 1
Third-Down Efficiency 7/14 6/12
Fourth-Down Efficiency 0/0 1/2
Time of Possession 25:21 34:39
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
Denver No. Yds. LG TD
Elway 6 27 10 1
Willhite 4 19 11 0
Sewell 3 4 12 0
Lang 2 2 4 0
Winder 4 0 3 0
New York Giants No. Yds. LG TD
Morris 20 67 11 1
Simms 3 25 22 0
Rouson 3 22 18 0
Galbreath 4 17 7 0
Carthon 3 4 2 0
Anderson 2 1 2t 1
Rutledge 3 0 2 0
Passing
Denver Att. Comp. Yds. TD Int.
Elway 37 22 304 1 1
Kubiak 4 4 48 0 0
New York Giants Att. Comp. Yds. TD Int.
Simms 25 22 268 3 0
Receiving
Denver No. Yds. LG TD
Johnson 5 121 54 1
Willhite 5 39 11 0
Winder 4 34 14 0
M. Jackson 3 51 24 0
Watson 2 54 31 0
Sampson 2 20 11 0
Mobley 2 17 11 0
Sewell 2 12 7 0
Lang 1 4 4 0
New York Giants No. Yds. LG TD
Bavaro 4 51 17 1
Morris 4 20 12 0
Carthon 4 13 7 0
Robinson 3 62 36 0
Manuel 3 43 17 0
McConkey 2 50 44 1
Rouson 1 23 23 0
Mowatt 1 6 6t 1
Interceptions
Denver No. Yds. LG TD
None -- -- -- --
New York Giants No. Yds. LG TD
Patterson 1 -7 7 0
Punting
Denver No. Avg. LG Blk.
Horan 2 41.0 42 0
New York Giants No. Avg. LG Blk.
Landeta 3 46.0 59 0
Punt Returns
Denver No. FC Yds. LG TD
Willhite 1 1 9 9 0
New York Giants No. FC Yds. LG TD
McConkey 1 1 25 25 0
Kickoff Returns
Denver No. Yds. LG TD
Bell 3 48 28 0
Lang 2 36 23 0
New York Giants No. Yds. LG TD
Rouson 3 56 22 0
Flynn 1 -3 3 0
MVP: QB Phil Simms, New
York January 25, 1987 Pasadena, California;
Rose Bowl Attendance: 101,063
Play by Play Denver won the coin toss and elected to receive.
FIRST QUARTER
Allegre kick to DEN 1, Lang 23 return (Flynn).
Denver (15:00)
DEN 24 1-10 Elway 10 run evading pass rush (Carson).
DEN 34 1-10 Winder 1 run left (Marshall).
DEN 35 2- 9 Willhite 2 run wide right (Banks).
DEN 37 3- 7 Elway 24 pass to M.Jackson middle (Collins).
NY 39 1-10 Elway 5 pass to Winder middle (Reasons).
NY 34 2- 5 Winder 3 run right (Banks).
NY 31 3- 2 Winder run right, no gain (Banks).
NY first time out.
NY 31 4- 2 Karlis 48-yard field goal (10:51).
Denver scoring drive: 45 yards, 7 plays, 4:09.
Denver 3, New York 0
Karlis kick to NY 4, Rouson 18 return (Dennison, Bell).
New York (10:51)
NY 22 1-10 Simms 17 pass to Manuel middle (Wright).
NY 39 1-10 Simms 9 pass to Bavaro middle (Smith).
NY 48 2- 1 Morris 11 run wide right (Foley).
DEN 41 1-10 Simms 2 pass to Morris right (Ryan, Wright).
DEN 39 2- 8 Morris 11 run left. Play nullified
and NY penalized 10 for holding (Bavaro).
DEN 49 2-18 Morris 8 run right (Foley).
DEN 41 3-10 Simms 18 pass to Robinson left (Wilson).
DEN 23 1-10 Morris run right, no gain (Mecklenburg, Hunley).
DEN 23 2-10 Simms 17 pass to Bavaro middle (Robbins).
DEN 6 1-goal Simms 6 pass to Mowatt middle end zone, touchdown (5:27).
Allegre kicked extra point.
New York scoring drive: 78 yards, 9 plays, 5:24.
New York 7, Denver 3
Allegre kick to DEN 14, Bell 28 return (Flynn).
Denver (5:27)
DEN 42 1-10 Elway 14 pass to Winder left (Carson).
NY 44 1-10 Elway 11 pass to Mobley right (Patterson).
NY 33 1-10 Elway 9 screen pass to Winder left.
NY penalized 12 (half the distance) for late hit (Carson).
NY penalized 6 (half the distance) for unsportsmanlike conduct (Taylor).
Den first time out.
NY 6 1-goal Sewell run wide right, loss of 3 (Patterson).
NY 9 2-goal Elway 5 pass to Johnson middle (Reasons).
NY 4 3-goal Elway 4 quarterback draw up middle, touchdown (2:06).
Karlis kicked extra point.
Denver scoring drive: 58 yards. 6 plays, 3:21.
Denver 10, New York 7
Karlis kick to NY 7, Rouson 16 return (Robbins).
New York (2:06)
NY 23 1-10 Simms 7 screen pass to Morris (Townsend).
NY 30 2- 3 Morris 4 run left (Woodard, Lilly).
NY 34 1-10 Anderson run left, loss of 1 (Mecklenburg).
END OF FIRST QUARTER:
Denver 10, New York 7
SECOND QUARTER
NY 33 2-11 Morris 8 run off left tackle (Lilly).
NY 41 3- 3 Simms pass to McConkey middle overthrown, incomplete.
NY 41 4- 3 Landeta 59 punt, touchback.
Denver (14:00)
DEN 20 1-10 Lang run wide right, loss of 2 (Taylor).
DEN 18 2-12 Elway pass to Mobley left incomplete.
DEN 18 3-12 Elway 54 pass to Johnson deep middle (Welch).
NY 28 1-10 Elway 6 screen to Winder left (T.Johnson).
NY 22 2- 4 Elway pass to Willhite left incomplete.
NY 22 3- 4 Elway 6 pass to Mobley left flat (Welch).
NY 16 1-10 Lang 4 run up middle (T.Johnson).
NY 12 2- 6 Elway 4 pass to Lang right (Patterson).
NY 8 3- 2 Elway 7 pass to Sewell right (Hill).
NY 1 1-goal Elway sweep right, loss of 1 (Taylor).
NY 2 2-goal Willhite run up middle, no gain (Carson).
NY 2 3-goal Winder sweep left, loss of 4 (Banks).
NY 6 4-goal Karlis's 23-yard field-goal attempt was wide right.
New York (7:40)
NY 20 1-10 Simms 12 pass to Bavaro middle (Smith).
NY 32 1-10 Simms 8 pass to Robinson middle (Hunley).
NY 40 2- 2 Carthon 1 run up middle (Jones).
NY 41 3- 1 Morris 4 run left (Haynes).
NY 45 1-10 Simms 1 pass to Carthon right flat (Woodard).
NY 46 2- 9 Morris 1 run off left tackle (Gilbert).
NY 47 3- 8 Simms pass to Robinson left incomplete.
NY 47 4- 8 Landeta 38 punt, Willhite fair catch.
Denver (3:33)
DEN 15 1-10 Elway sacked, loss of 2 (Marshall).
DEN 13 2-12 Elway pass to Kay middle incomplete.
DEN 13 3-12 Elway sacked, loss of 13 (Martin), safety (2:46).
Denver 10, New York 9
Horan free kick to NY 28, Flynn return, loss of 3 (Micho).
New York (2:46)
NY 25 l-10 Simms pass to Morris, loss of 1 (Hunley).
Two Minute Warning.
NY 24 2-ll Simms 7 screen pass to Carthon (Ryan).
NY 31 3- 4 Simms pass to Bavaro middle overthrown, incomplete.
NY 31 4- 4 Landeta 41 punt, Willhite 9 return (Rouson).
Denver (1:05)
DEN 37 1-10 Elway pass to Sewell right dropped, incomplete.
DEN 37 2-10 Elway 31 pass to Watson right (Patterson).
NY 32 1-10 Elway 11 shovel pass to Willhite (Taylor).
Den second time out (:43).
NY 21 1~10 Elway pass to Sewell right dropped, incomplete.
NY 21 2-10 Elway pass to Johnson incomplete. Play nullified
and NY penalized 5 for offsides (Burt).
NY 16 2- 5 Elway pass to Willhite middle incomplete.
NY 16 3- 5 Elway pass to Mobley end zone incomplete.
NY 16 4~ 5 Karlis's 34-yard field goal attempt was wide right.
New York (:13)
NY 20 1-10 Simms knelt down, loss of 2.
END OF SECOND QUARTER:
Denver 10, New York 9
THIRD QUARTER
Karlis kick to NY 15, Rouson 22 return (Harden).
New York (15:00)
NY 37 1-10 Morris 3 run wide right (Foley).
NY 40 2- 7 Simms 4 pass to Carthon right flat (Townsend).
NY 44 3- 3 Morris 2 run wide right (Wright).
NY 46 4- 1 Rutledge 2 quarterback sneak (Ryan).
NY 48 1-10 Simms 12 pass to Morris left (Mecklenburg).
DEN 40 1-10 Simms 23 pass to Rouson left (Foley).
DEN 17 1-10 Morris 3 run wide right (Woodard).
DEN 14 2- 7 Simms 1 pass to Carthon right (Wright).
DEN 13 3- 6 Simms 13 pass to Bavaro middle, touchdown (10:08).
Den penalized 5 for offsides (Jones), assessed on kickoff.
Allegre kicked extra point.
New York scoring drive: 63 yards, 9 plays, 4:52.
New York 16, Denver 10
NY penalized 5 for offsides (Patterson).
Allegre kick to DEN 1, Lang 13 return (Hunt).
Denver (10:08)
DEN 14 1-10 Elway pass to Johnson deflected (Martin).
DEN 14 2-10 Elway 5 pass to Johnson right (Carson).
DEN 19 3- 5 Elway pass to Willhite right underthrown, incomplete.
DEN 19 4- 5 Horan 42 punt, McConkey 25 return (Woodard).
New York (9:01)
DEN 36 1-10 Morris 7 run wide right (Ryan).
DEN 29 2- 3 Morris run wide right, loss of 2 (Hunley).
DEN 31 3- 5 Morris 9 run off left tackle (Wilson).
DEN 22 1-10 Rouson 1 run up middle (Woodard).
DEN 21 2- 9 Simms 9 pass to Manuel middle (Wright).
DEN 12 1-10 Carthon 2 run right (Mecklenburg).
DEN 10 2- 8 Simms 5 run evading pass rush (Hunley).
NY first time out (4:42).
DEN 5 3- 3 Morris 1 run left (Ryan, Jones).
DEN 4 4- 2 Allegre 21-yard field goal (3:54).
New York scoring drive: 32 yards, 8 plays, 5:07.
New York 19, Denver 10
Allegre kick into end zone, touchback.
Denver (3:54)
DEN 20 1-10 Elway pass to Watson right incomplete.
DEN 20 2-10 Elway 8 pass to Willhite right (Marshall).
DEN 28 3- 2 Elway pass to Mobley right incomplete.
DEN 28 4- 2 Horan 40 punt, McConkey fair catch.
New York (2:38)
NY 32 1-10 Morris 2 run right (Hunley).
NY 34 2- 8 Simms 17 pass to Manuel right (Smith).
DEN 49 1-10 Morris 4 run wide right (Hunley).
DEN 45 2- 6 Simms 44 flea-flicker pass to McConkey deep left (Haynes).
DEN 1 1-goal Morris 1 run wide right, touchdown (:24).
Allegre kicked extra point.
New York scoring drive: 68 yards, 5 plays, 2:14.
New York 26, Denver 10
Allegre kick into end zone, touchback.
Denver (:24)
DEN 20 1-10 Elway sacked, recovered own fumble, loss of 11 (Marshall).
END OF THIRD QUARTER:
New York 26, Denver 10
FOURTH QUARTER
DEN 9 2-21 Den penalized 4 (half the distance} for false start (Lanier).
DEN 5 2-25 Elway pass to M.Jackson deep intercepted at DEN 35, Patterson return,
loss of 7, NY penalized 10 for illegal block (Williams).
New York (14:46)
NY 48 1-10 Morris run left, no gain (Jones).
NY 48 2-10 Simms 36 pass to Robinson deep left (Smith).
DEN 16 1-10 Morris l run right (Hunley).
DEN 15 2- 9 Simms pass to Bavaro in end zone incomplete. Play nullified
and Den penalized 14 for pass interference (Wright).
DEN 1 1-goal Morris run wide right, no gain (Wright).
DEN 1 2-goal Simms sacked, loss of 5 (Gilbert, Woodard).
DEN 6 3-goal Simms 6 pass to McConkey off of deflection by Bavaro, touchdown (10:56).
Allegre kicked extra point.
Den penalized 5 for offsides on extra point attempt, assessed on kickoff.
New York scoring drive: 52 yards, 6 plays, 3:50.
New York 33, Denver 10
Allegre kick to DEN 10, Bell no return, fumbled, recovered by Hackett for Den at DEN 16.
Denver (10:56)
DEN 16 1-10 Elway 10 pass to Johnson right (Lasker).
DEN 26 1-10 Elway 4 screen to Willhite middle (Banks).
DEN 30 2- 6 Elway 16 pass to M.Jackson middle (Welch).
DEN 46 1-10 Elway 5 pass to Willhite left (Lasker).
NY 49 2- 5 Elway 11 pass to M.Jackson right (Banks).
NY 38 1-10 Sewell 12 run wide left (Welch).
NY 26 1-10 Willhite 6 run left (Banks).
NY 20 2- 4 Elway pass to Kay right overthrown, incomplete.
NY 20 3- 4 Elway 5 draw up middle (Collins).
NY 15 1-10 Sewell run wide right, loss of 5 (Banks).
NY 20 2-15 Elway 8 run evading pass rush (Carson).
NY 12 3- 7 Elway 1 run evading pass rush (Banks).
NY 11 4- 6 Karlis 28-yard field goal (6:01).
Denver scoring drive: 73 yards, 12 plays, 4:55.
New York 33, Denver 13
Karlis onside kick to DEN 46, covered by B.Johnson, no return.
New York (6:01)
DEN 46 1-10 Rouson 18 run wide right (Wilson).
DEN 28 1-10 Rouson 3 run left (Jones).
DEN 25 2- 7 Carthon 1 run left (Ryan).
DEN 24 3- 6 Simms 22 bootleg left (Haynes, Kragen).
DEN 2 1-goal Anderson 2 run up middle, touchdown (3:18).
Allegre missed extra point.
New York scoring drive: 46 yards, 5 plays, 2:43.
New York 39, Denver 13
Allegre kick to DEN 11, Bell 20 return (Headen).
Denver (3:18)
DEN 31 1-10 Willhite 11 draw left (Banks, Collins).
DEN 42 1-10 Elway 11 pass to Willhite right (Taylor).
NY 47 1-10 Elway pass to Willhite middle incomplete.
NY 47 2-10 Elway pass to Willhite left overthrown, incomplete.
NY 47 3-10 Elway 47 pass to Johnson deep middle, touchdown (2:06).
Karlis kicked extra point.
Denver scoring drive: 69 yards, 5 plays, 1:12.
New York 39, Denver 20
Karlis onside kick to DEN 44, covered by Mowatt, no return.
New York (2:06)
DEN 44 1-10 Galbreath 6 run right (Jones, Townsend).
Two Minute Warning.
DEN 38 2- 4 Galbreath 6 run up middle (Smith).
DEN 32 1-10 Rutledge knelt down, loss of 1.
Den first time out.
DEN 33 2-11 Galbreath 7 run up middle (Woodard).
Den second time out.
DEN 26 3- 4 Galbreath run wide right, loss of 2 (Fletcher).
Den third time out.
DEN 28 4- 6 Rutledge bootleg left, loss of 1 (Woodard, Jones).
Denver (:44)
DEN 29 1-10 Kubiak 9 pass to Sampson middle (Jones).
DEN 38 2- 1 Kubiak 5 pass to Sewell right (out of bounds).
DEN 43 1-10 Kubiak 23 pass to Watson left (out of bounds).
NY 34 1-10 Kubiak 11 pass to Sampson left (out of bounds).
NY 23 1-10 Kubiak sacked, loss of 6 (Dorsey).
FINAL SCORE:
New York 39, Denver 20
FINAL RECORDS:
New York 17-2, Denver 13-6.
Staring lineups
Denver Broncos New York Giants
Offense
Billy Bryan C Bart Oates C
Keith Bishop G BillyArd G
Mark Cooper G Chris Godfrey G
Ken Lanier T Brad Benson T
David Studdard T Karl Nelson T
Clarence Kay TE Mark Bavaro TE
Vance Johnson WR Lionel Manuel WR
Steve Watson WR Stacy Robinson WR
Gerald Willhite RB Maurice Carthon RB
Sammy Winder RB Joe Morris RB
John Elway QB Phil Simms QB
Defense
Greg Kragen NT Jim Burt NT
Rulon Jones DE Leonard Marshall DE
Andre Townsend DE George Martin DE
Tom Jackson OLB Carl Banks OLB
Jim Ryan OLB Lawrence Taylor OLB
Ricky Hunley ILB Harry Carson ILB
Karl Mecklenburg ILB Gary Reasons ILB
Mike Harden CB Elvis Patterson CB
Louis Wright CB Perry L. Williams CB
Steve Foley FS Herb Welch FS
Dennis Smith SS Kenny Hill SS
Substitutions
Ken Bell Raul Allegre
Tony Colorito Ottis Anderson
Darren Comeaux Mark Collins
Rick Dennison Eric Dorsey
Simon Fletcher Tom Flynn
Mike Freeman Tony Galbreath
Freddie Gilbert Andy Headen
Joey Hackett Erik Howard
Mark Haynes Byron Hunt
Mike Horan Bobby L. Johnson
Mark Jackson Damian Johnson
Rich Karlis Pepper Johnson
Gary Kubiak Brian Johnston
Gene Lang Robbie Jones
Tony Lilly Sean Landeta
Bobby Micho Greg Lasker
Orson Mobley Phil McConkey
Dan Remsberg Solomon Miller
Randy Robbins Zeke Mowatt
Clint Sampson William Roberts
Steve Sewell Lee Rouson
Steve Wilson Jeff Rutledge
Ken Woodard Rutledge Jerome
Superbowls
XII XXII
XXIV XXXII XXXIII
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