05-01-2005 Temp:51 Wind:10-20 MVP:Preston 1981 Denver Broncos (6-2) 7 0 7 6 20 1981 Buffalo Bills (4-4) 7 0 0 0 7 1 Denver TD Parros 1 run (Steinfort) (8-66-2:38) 12:13 7-0 1 Buffalo TD Brown,C 1 run (Mike-Mayer) (10-49-5:02) 0:34 7-7 3 Denver TD Parros 1 run (Steinfort) (10-66-4:13) 2:39 14-7 4 Denver FG Steinfort 20 (9-32-4:36) 6:24 17-7 4 Denver FG Steinfort 45 (6-3-3:00) 1:54 20-7 Den Buf First Downs 21 18 Rushes 28-101 31-94 Passes 32-20-266 34-18-193 Sacked 9-63 0-0 Fumble 3 3 Penalties 6-42 8-75 Turnovers 1 2 Time 32:17 27:43 Third Down 6-16 5-16 Fourth Down 0-0 2-4 Net Offense 304 287 Injuries: 1981 Denver Broncos Rushing Att Yds Ave 10 FD Lg TD Receiving Rec Dp Yds Ave 25 FD Lg TD Preston 13 62 4.8 2 2 16 0 Preston 5 0 75 15.0 1 4 25 0 Parros 13 43 3.3 0 2 8 2 Odoms 4 0 63 15.8 0 3 23 0 Canada 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 0 0 Parros 3 0 27 9.0 0 1 20 0 Lytle 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 0 0 Upchurch 3 1 42 14.0 1 2 25 0 28 101 3.6 2 5 16 2 Watson 3 1 29 9.7 0 2 11 0 Moses 2 0 30 15.0 0 2 19 0 20 2 266 13.3 2 14 31 0 Passing Att Cmp C% Yds Ave Lg Bd 25 In I% Sk TD TD% Rate Morton 32 20 62.5 266 13.3 25 2 2 0 0.0 9 0 0.0 88.8 32 20 62.5 266 13.3 25 2 2 0 0.0 9 0 0.0 88.8 Kicking XPA XPM XP% FGA FGM FG% 40+ 50+ Lg Pts Steinfort 2 2 100.0 2 2 100.0 100.0 0.0 45 8 Punting No Yards Lg TB BK 20 Ret Yds Net Gross Prestridge 7 277 57 1 0 1 6 46 30.1 39.6 Kick Returns No Yards Ave Lg TD Punt Returns No FC Yards Ave Lg TD Manning 1 26 26.0 26 0 Manning 3 1 22 7.3 10 0 Harden 1 12 12.0 12 0 3 1 22 7.3 10 0 2 38 19.0 26 0 Fumbles Morton 1 Moses 1 Odoms 1 Sacks Hurries Stuffs Deflections Forced Fmb Fumble Rec Jones,R 3 Kyle 1 Evans 1 Evans 1 Evans 1 Gradisha 1 Howard 1 Gradisha 1 Trimble 1 Morton 1 Carter,R 1 Smith,P 1 Tackles Gradisha 8 Jones,R 5 Harden 3 Busick 2 Trimble 2 Latime Jackson, 8 Thompson 5 Smith,P 3 Evans 2 Ryan,J 1 Manor Swenson 8 Kyle 4 Carter,R 2 Foley,S 2 Chavous 1 Merril Ints No Yds Ave Lg TD 0 0 0.0 0 0 1981 Buffalo Bills Rushing Att Yds Ave 10 FD Lg TD Receiving Rec Dp Yds Ave 25 FD Lg TD Cribbs 18 66 3.7 1 1 11 0 Lewis 5 0 67 13.4 0 5 16 0 Brown,C 3 12 4.0 0 2 6 1 Cribbs 4 2 31 7.8 0 2 23 0 Leaks 3 11 3.7 0 0 5 0 Butler,J 3 0 49 16.3 1 3 26 0 Hooks 4 6 1.5 0 0 4 0 Leaks 2 0 19 9.5 0 1 12 0 McCutcheon 1 6 6.0 0 0 6 0 Brammer 2 0 14 7.0 0 1 9 0 Ferguson 2 -7 -3.5 0 0 0 0 Brown,C 1 0 3 3.0 0 0 3 0 31 94 3.0 1 3 11 1 Jessie 1 0 10 10.0 0 0 10 0 18 2 193 10.7 1 13 26 0 Passing Att Cmp C% Yds Ave Lg Bd 25 In I% Sk TD TD% Rate Ferguson 34 18 52.9 193 10.7 26 4 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 69.9 34 18 52.9 193 10.7 26 4 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 69.9 Kicking XPA XPM XP% FGA FGM FG% 40+ 50+ Lg Pts Mike-Mayer 1 1 100.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1 Punting No Yards Lg TB BK 20 Ret Yds Net Gross Cater 7 285 47 0 0 2 3 22 37.6 40.7 Kick Returns No Yards Ave Lg TD Punt Returns No FC Yards Ave Lg TD Franklin 4 80 20.0 25 0 Hooks 6 0 46 7.7 10 0 4 80 20.0 25 0 6 0 46 7.7 10 0 Fumbles Cribbs 1 Ferguson 1 Franklin 1 Sacks Hurries Stuffs Deflections Forced Fmb Fumble Rec Johnson, 4 Smerlas 1 Smerlas 2 Clark,M 2 Clark,M 1 Butler,J 1 Williams 4 Nelson,S 1 Romes 1 Freeman 1 Parker 1 Nelson,S 1 Robertso 1 Williams 1 Simpson 1 Johnson, 1 Williams 1 Tackles Nelson,S 11 Johnson, 5 Simpson 5 Smerlas 3 Robertso 2 Kadish Haslett 6 Freeman 5 Williams 5 Sanford 2 Bess 2 Clark,M 5 Romes 5 Franklin 4 Irvin 2 Kush 1 Ints No Yds Ave Lg TD 0 0 0.0 0 0
1st Quarter KO 15:00 Den Manning return of 26 KO-deep 1 10 own34 14:51 Den Morton to Preston X S-hitch dou-sM dlI 2 10 own34 14:48 Den Morton to Watson 11 M-seam bas-sM dlI 1 10 own45 14:10 Den Preston 7 sweepL key-M agg dl 2 3 opp48 14:02 Den Morton to Odoms 10 M-out key-sZ agg 1 10 opp38 13:29 Den Morton to Preston 21 S-hitch bas-Z/Bz2 1 10 opp17 12:38 Den Morton to Odoms X S-out pas-tZ 2 10 opp17 12:34 Den Preston 16 sweepL pas-tM 1 1 opp1 12:21 Den Parros 1 TD dive dou-M 7-0 KO 12:13 Buf kick downed KO-deep 1 10 own20 12:13 Buf Leaks 3 trapL run-Z 2 7 own23 11:34 Buf Ferguson to Cribbs 7 S-hitch bas-Z 1 10 own30 10:57 Buf Cribbs 2 offtackleR pas-Z 2 8 own32 10:14 Buf Leaks 3 offtackleL bas-Z 3 5 own35 9:33 Buf Ferguson to Lewis 8 S-out bas-Z con dl 1 10 own43 9:26 Buf Ferguson to Butler,J 26 M-slant run-Z 1 10 opp31 8:47 Buf Ferguson to Butler,J 13 M-straight bas-Z 1 10 opp18 8:04 Buf Ferguson to Cribbs X M-hitch pas-Z 2 10 opp18 7:57 Buf Cribbs 4 offtackleR pas-Z 3 6 opp14 7:50 Buf Pen-Buf10 offtackleL key-Z dlI 3 16 opp24 7:43 Buf Ferguson to Lewis 16 M-cross pas-Z 1 8 opp8 7:00 Buf Ferguson -4 Fmb S-hitch goa-tZ 1 10 own16 6:51 Den Morton to Watson X M-isolate bas-sZ agg 2 10 own16 6:42 Den Morton to Odoms X M-out bas-Zo agg d 3 10 own16 6:34 Den Morton sacked by Johnson,K M-hitch pas-M con 4 14 own12 5:41 Den Punt Prestridge 45,Hooks 8 Pt-deep 1 10 opp49 5:36 Buf Ferguson to Lewis X M-straight pas-Z 2 10 opp49 5:29 Buf Ferguson to Leaks 7 S-hitch pas-Z dlI 3 3 opp42 4:56 Buf Ferguson to Cribbs 23 S-slant run-Z/Bz3 1 10 opp19 4:16 Buf Ferguson -3 trapL pas-Z 2 13 opp22 3:30 Buf Cribbs 7 offtackleR pas-Z 3 6 opp15 2:49 Buf Cribbs 8 draw pas-Z 1 7 opp7 2:06 Buf Hooks 3 offtackleL goa-tZ 2 4 opp4 1:27 Buf Ferguson to Brammer X S-slant goa-tZ 3 4 opp4 1:23 Buf Pen-Buf5 sweepR goa-tZ 3 9 opp9 1:23 Buf Cribbs 8 pitchL pas-tZi con 4 1 opp1 0:43 Buf Brown,C 1 TD overtop run-tZi agg 7-7 KO 0:34 Den Harden return of 12 KO-deep 1 10 own12 0:24 Den Parros 8 offtackleR pas-sZ dlI 2nd Quarter 2 2 own20 15:00 Den Morton to Parros X M-isolate bas-sZ con 3 2 own20 14:52 Den Morton to Odoms 23 Fmb M-slant run-sZ/Bz1 1 10 opp43 14:42 Buf Cribbs 4 trapL run-Z 2 6 opp39 13:56 Buf Cribbs 2 trapR run-Z 3 4 opp37 13:18 Buf Ferguson to Lewis X S-hitch pas-tZ/Bz3 a 4 4 opp37 13:14 Buf Ferguson to Brammer 9 S-slant pas-tZ/Bz3 a 1 10 opp28 12:33 Buf Cribbs 3 offtackleL run-Z 2 7 opp25 11:47 Buf Ferguson to Lewis 15 S-slant run-Z 1 10 opp10 11:08 Buf Ferguson to Cribbs X M-fade run-sZ agg d 2 10 opp10 11:00 Buf Cribbs -1 offtackleR pas-sZ agg d 3 11 opp11 10:22 Buf Ferguson to Jessie 10 M-hitch pas-sZ con d 4 1 opp1 10:17 Buf Ferguson to Brammer X S-slant goa-tZ agg d 1 10 own1 10:12 Den Morton to Watson 7 M-straight bas-tZi agg 2 3 own8 9:34 Den Morton to Watson 11 M-hitch bas-tZi/Bz1 1 10 own19 8:52 Den Morton to Upchurch X M-out bas-Zi agg d 2 10 own19 8:45 Den Morton to Odoms 13 M-slant key-sZ dlI 1 10 own32 8:10 Den Preston 5 offtackleL key-sZ dlI 2 5 own37 7:27 Den Morton sacked by Johnson,K M-slant pas-Z/Bz4 co 3 12 own30 6:54 Den Morton sacked by Williams Screen pas-Z con 4 25 own17 6:16 Den Punt Prestridge 37,Hooks 8 Pt-deep 1 10 opp46 6:12 Buf Ferguson to Cribbs X S-hitch run-Z 2 10 opp46 6:07 Buf Pen-Buf5 dive pas-Z 2 15 own49 6:07 Buf Cribbs 5 sweepL key-Z 3 10 opp46 6:00 Buf Ferguson to Cribbs X M-seam key-sZ con d 4 10 opp46 5:52 Buf Punt Cater 30,Manning 0 Pt-side 1 10 own16 5:48 Den Parros 0 sweepR run-tZ 2 10 own16 5:11 Den Morton to Preston X M-hitch pas-Z con 3 10 own16 5:02 Den Parros 4 sweepR pas-tZ con 4 6 own20 4:53 Den Punt Prestridge 33,Hooks 10 Pt-deep 1 10 opp43 4:48 Buf Leaks 5 dive pas-Z/Bz3 ag 2 5 opp38 4:07 Buf Cribbs -2 trapL run-Z/Bz3 3 7 opp40 3:25 Buf Ferguson to Butler,J X M-slant pas-sZ con d 4 7 opp40 3:21 Buf Punt Cater 37,Manning 0 Pt-side 1 10 own3 3:16 Den Pen-Den2 M-hitch pas-tZ agg 1 12 own1 3:16 Den Morton to Preston 19 M-hitch pas-tZ agg 1 10 own20 2:41 Den Parros 8 sweepR pas-Z agg 2 2 own28 2:01 Den Morton to Upchurch 12 M-out pas-sZ con 1 10 own40 2:00 Den Parros 2 sweepR pas-Z con 2 8 own42 1:21 Den Preston 3 sweepL bas-tZ con 3 5 own45 1:12 Den Morton to Preston -3 Screen dou-tM con 4 8 own42 1:09 Den Punt Prestridge 38,Hooks 5 Pt-deep 1 10 own25 1:04 Buf Hooks 0 pitchR pas-sZ/Bz3 c 2 10 own25 0:41 Buf Ferguson to Lewis 16 S-slant pas-Z/Bz4 co own25 0:25 Ferguson spikes the ball! Spike Ball 2 10 own41 0:25 Buf Hooks 4 draw pas-Z con dl 3 6 own45 0:16 Buf Ferguson to Piccone X HailMary pas-Z con dl 4 6 own45 0:03 Buf Punt Cater 44,Manning 9 Pt-deep 3rd Quarter KO 15:00 Buf Franklin return of 16 KO-deep 1 10 own15 14:52 Buf Ferguson to Butler,J X L-hitch run-Z 2 10 own15 14:40 Buf Ferguson to Cribbs -2 Screen bas-Z 3 12 own13 14:06 Buf Ferguson to Jessie X S-slant pas-Z con dl 4 12 own13 14:03 Buf Punt Cater 47,Manning 3 Pt-deep 1 10 own43 13:59 Den Morton to Preston 13 M-hitch dou-tM dlI 1 10 opp44 13:19 Den Morton to Upchurch X M-slant pas-tZ dlI 2 10 opp44 13:11 Den Parros 7 sweepR bas-Z/Bz2 co 3 3 opp37 13:03 Den Morton sacked by Williams M-hitch pas-Z/Bz4 ag 4 14 opp48 12:23 Den Punt Prestridge 25,Hooks 8 Pt-side 1 10 own31 12:19 Buf Ferguson to Butler,J 10 S-hitch bas-Z 1 10 own41 11:44 Buf Ferguson to Leaks 12 Screen bas-Z 1 10 opp47 11:11 Buf Ferguson to Lewis 12 M-straight pas-Z 1 10 opp35 10:31 Buf Cribbs 11 Fmb offtackleL pas-sZ dlI 1 10 own24 10:20 Den Morton to Odoms X S-out pas-tZ 2 10 own24 10:17 Den Parros 8 sweepR bas-sZ con 3 2 own32 10:08 Den Preston 9 trapL pas-tZ agg 1 10 opp44 10:01 Den Preston 3 trapL pas-sZi dlI 2 7 opp41 9:24 Den Parros -1 offtackleR pas-Z/Bz2 co 3 8 opp42 8:39 Den Pen-Den10 S-hitch pas-tM con 3 18 own48 8:34 Den Morton to Upchurch X M-straight pas-M con 4 18 own48 8:25 Den Punt Prestridge 42,Hooks 7 Pt-deep 1 10 own17 8:21 Buf Cribbs 7 sweepL pas-Z 2 3 own24 8:12 Buf Cribbs 0 offtackleR key-Z 3 3 own24 7:35 Buf Cribbs -3 sweepL key-Z 4 6 own21 6:58 Buf Punt Cater 45,Manning 0 Pt-deep 1 10 own34 6:52 Den Morton to Watson X M-straight bas-sZ dlI 2 10 own34 6:45 Den Morton to Preston 25 M-hitch pas-Z/Bz2 co 1 10 opp41 6:11 Den Morton to Moses 11 M-hitch pas-Z/Bz4 ag 1 10 opp30 5:31 Den Preston -1 trapL run-sZ 2 11 opp31 4:50 Den Morton sacked by Williams M-hitch dou-M con 3 16 opp36 4:15 Den Morton to Odoms 17 S-out pas-M/Bz1 co 1 10 opp19 4:05 Den Pen-Den10 S-out pas-tM 1 20 opp29 3:57 Den Morton to Upchurch 25 M-hitch run-dM con 1 4 opp4 3:20 Den Morton to Parros 3 S-hitch pas-M/Bz6 ag 2 1 opp1 2:47 Den Parros 1 TD dive pas-tM/Bz4 a 14-7 KO 2:39 Buf Franklin return of 25 Fmb KO-deep 1 10 own23 2:30 Buf Pen-Den5 S-hitch pas-Z 1 10 own28 2:25 Buf Ferguson to Butler,J X M-seam pas-Z 2 10 own28 2:18 Buf Hooks -1 trapL pas-Z con dl 3 11 own27 1:42 Buf Ferguson to Brammer 5 S-hitch pas-Z con dl 4 6 own32 1:38 Buf Punt Cater 46,Manning 0 Pt-deep 1 10 own22 1:33 Den Preston 3 trapL bas-tZ 2 7 own25 0:44 Den Preston 6 trapL pas-sZ 4th Quarter 3 1 own31 15:00 Den Morton to Parros 20 S-slant pas-tZ agg 1 10 opp49 14:22 Den Preston -2 trapL pas-sZ/Bz3 a 2 12 own49 13:43 Den Pen-Buf5 trapL bas-Z con 2 7 opp46 13:43 Den Pen-Den10 trapL bas-Z 2 17 own44 13:36 Den Morton to Upchurch 5 S-slant pas-Z con 3 12 own49 13:03 Den Morton sacked by Johnson,K S-flat pas-M con 4 18 own43 12:28 Den Punt Prestridge 57,Hooks 0 Pt-deep 1 10 own20 12:23 Buf Ferguson to Cribbs X S-slant pas-Z dlI 2 10 own20 12:20 Buf Ferguson to Brown,C 3 S-flat pas-Z dlI 3 7 own23 11:46 Buf Cribbs 6 delaydraw pas-Zo dlI 4 1 own29 11:14 Penalty Pt-deep 4 11 own19 11:10 Penalty Pt-deep 4 21 own9 11:05 Buf Punt Cater 36,Manning 10 Pt-deep 1 10 opp35 11:00 Den Morton sacked by Johnson,K S-hitch pas-Z/Bz4 ag 2 15 opp40 10:34 Den Parros 2 dive key-Z 1 10 opp23 10:26 Den Preston 2 trapL run-Z 2 8 opp21 9:47 Den Parros 5 trapR run-Z 3 3 opp16 8:58 Den Preston 12 trapL pas-tZ dlI 1 4 opp4 8:02 Den Parros -2 trapR goa-tZ dlI 2 6 opp6 7:12 Den Morton to Parros 4 S-out dou-M agg dl 3 2 opp2 7:05 Den Preston -1 dive goa-tMi agg 4 3 opp3 6:24 Den FG Steinfort 20 good FG 17-7 KO 6:18 Buf Franklin return of 23 KO-deep 1 10 own23 6:08 Buf Cribbs 4 draw pas-Z con dl 2 6 own27 5:36 Buf Ferguson to Brown,C X S-hitch pas-Z con dl 3 6 own27 5:32 Buf Ferguson to Cribbs 3 S-slant pas-Z con dl 4 3 own30 5:02 Buf Cribbs 1 trapR pas-Z con dl 1 10 opp31 4:54 Den Morton to Parros X M-hitch goa-tZ 2 10 opp31 4:47 Den Morton sacked by Williams F S-out goa-tZ agg 3 17 opp38 4:07 Den Morton to Moses 19 Fmb S-slant goa-tZ agg 1 10 opp19 3:20 Den Morton sacked by Nelson,Sh S-out run-Z/Bz4 2 15 opp24 2:36 Den Canada -2 trapL run-Z/Bz4 ag 3 17 opp26 2:00 Den Lytle -2 trapR pas-Z/Bz4 ag 4 19 opp28 1:54 Den FG Steinfort 45 good FG 20-7 KO 1:50 Buf Franklin return of 16 KO-deep 1 10 own17 1:39 Buf Brown,C 6 offtackleL pas-dZo con 2 4 own23 0:55 Buf Pen-Den5 offtackleR bas-Z 1 10 own28 0:55 Buf McCutcheon 6 sweepR pas-Z 2 4 own34 0:46 Buf Brown,C 5 offtackleL pas-Z