1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Total | |
| 1986 Denver | 3 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 37 |
| 1986 Cleveland | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Scoring Plays | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Clock | Poss | Scoring Description(Extra Point) | Score | ||
| 1 | 2:06 | 1986 Denver | R.Karlis 26 yd. field goal | 3-0 DEA | ||
| 2 | 12:18 | 1986 Cleveland | E.Byner 11 yd. pass from B.Kosar (M.Bahr kick) | 7-3 CLA | ||
| 2 | 8:42 | 1986 Denver | J.Elway 7 yd. run (R.Karlis kick) | 10-7 DEA | ||
| 2 | 0:15 | 1986 Denver | G.Lang 2 yd. run (R.Karlis kick) | 17-7 DEA | ||
| 3 | 12:00 | 1986 Denver | S.Watson 9 yd. pass from J.Elway (R.Karlis kick) | 24-7 DEA | ||
| 3 | 6:36 | 1986 Cleveland | W.Slaughter 37 yd. pass from B.Kosar (M.Bahr kick) | 24-14 DEA | ||
| 3 | 3:00 | 1986 Denver | R.Karlis 37 yd. field goal | 27-14 DEA | ||
| 4 | 9:00 | 1986 Denver | R.Karlis 45 yd. field goal | 30-14 DEA | ||
| 4 | 6:00 | 1986 Denver | M.Jackson 9 yd. pass from J.Elway (R.Karlis kick) | 37-14 DEA | ||
| Other Highlights | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Clock | Poss | Event | Player | Yards | |
| 2 | 9:36 | 1986 Denver | Pass | Mark Jackson | 53 | |
| 2 | 6:54 | 1986 Cleveland | Pass | Reggie Langhorne | 54 | |
| 2 | 6:36 | 1986 Cleveland | Fumble | Kevin Mack | ||
| 3 | 10:12 | 1986 Denver | Intercept | Mike Harden | 5 | |
| 3 | 6:54 | 1986 Cleveland | Run | Curtis Dickey | 30 | |
| 3 | 6:00 | 1986 Denver | Pass | Mark Jackson | 30 | |
| 4 | 11:06 | 1986 Cleveland | Fumble | Curtis Dickey | ||
| 4 | 7:12 | 1986 Denver | Intercept | Steve J. Foley | 24 | |
Team Statistics | ||
| 1986 Denver | 1986 Cleveland | |
| First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total | 12-14-1-27 | 3-7-1-11 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 7-15-47% | 3-7-43% |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 3-4-75% | 0-0-0% |
| Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct) | 31-35-89% | 7-14-50% |
| Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play | 450-76-5.9 | 259-38-6.8 |
| Total Net Yards Rushing | 185 | 65 |
| Total Rushes | 40 | 16 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.6 | 4.1 |
| Passes Completed/Attempted | 22/36 (61.1%) | 11/22 (50.0%) |
| Net Yards Passing | 265 | 194 |
| Avg Yards Per Pass | 7.4 | 8.8 |
| Sacked/Yards Lost | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Punts/Average | 1/24.0 | 3/46.0 |
| Punts Received/Return Yardage | 1/12 | 0/0 |
| Kickoffs/Returns | 2/36 | 8/158 |
| Interceptions/Returns | 2/29 | 0/0 |
| Penalties/Yards | 3/25 | 4/37 |
| Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost | 0/0 | 3/2 |
| Time of Possession | 38 mins 27 secs | 21 mins 33 secs |
| Average Drive Start | DEA 37 | CLA 29 |
Passing Stats | ||||||||||||
| Att | Comp | Yds | Comp % | Yds/Att | TD | TD % | INT | INT % | Long | Sack | Rating | |
| John Elway | 36 | 22 | 265 | 61.1 | 7.4 | 2 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0/0 | 102.2 |
| Bernie Kosar | 22 | 11 | 194 | 50.0 | 8.8 | 2 | 9.1 | 2 | 9.1 | 54 | 0/0 | 72.9 |
Rushing Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | Fumbles/Lost | |||||
| Gerald Willhite | 13 | 68 | 5.2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Sammy Winder | 12 | 44 | 3.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| John Elway | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Steve Sewell | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Gene Lang | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Curtis Dickey | 9 | 41 | 4.6 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | ||||
| Kevin Mack | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | ||||
Receiving Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | ||||||
| Gerald Willhite | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Steve Watson | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Orson Mobley | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Mark Jackson | 3 | 92 | 30.7 | 53 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Clarence Kay | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Gene Lang | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Vance Johnson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Ozzie Newsome | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Webster Slaughter | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 37 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Reggie Langhorne | 2 | 81 | 40.5 | 54 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Curtis Dickey | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Herman Fontenot | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Earnest Byner | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |||||
Field Goals | |||||||||||
| 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Totals | % Made | |||||
| Rich Karlis | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 100 | ||||
Punting | |||||||||||
| No | Avg | Net | Tb | Inside 20 | Long | Blocked | |||||
| Mike Horan | 1 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||||
| Jeff Gossett | 3 | 46.0 | 28.7 | 2 | 1 | 59 | 0 | ||||
Kickoff Returns | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Ken Bell | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | ||||||
| Gene Lang | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | ||||||
| Gerald McNeil | 8 | 158 | 19.8 | 25 | 0 | ||||||
Punt Returns | |||||||||||
| Ret | FC | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | ||||||
| Gerald Willhite | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |||||
Individual Defense | |||||||||||
| Tackles | Sacks | Fum Rec | |||||||||
| Karl Mecklenburg | 5 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Ricky Hunley | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Dennis Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Andre Townsend | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mark Haynes | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Tom Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mike Harden | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Steve J. Foley | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Simon Fletcher | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Rulon Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jim Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ken Woodard | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Anthony Griggs | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Eddie J. Johnson | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bob Golic | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ray Ellis | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Hanford Dixon | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Chip Banks | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Clay Matthews | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Chris Rockins | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Frank Minnifield | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Felix Wright | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mark Harper | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Carl Hairston | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Sam Clancy | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Dave Puzzuoli | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Paul Farren | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
Interceptions | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Steve J. Foley | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | ||||||
| Mike Harden | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
Game Story | |||||
| John Elway was locked in as the visiting team from Denver dominated Cleveland by the score of 37 to 14. Elway tossed for 265 yards and 2 touchdowns. Gerald Willhite rushed the ball 13 times for 68 yards. Denver was in complete control of the action. They out-ran Cleveland 185 to 65 yards, and out-passed them 265 to 194 yards. They controlled the ball for 38:27. Denver took the lead into the locker room at the half 17 to 7. They led after three quarters 27 to 14. A hightlight for Cleveland was a pass to Reggie Langhorne that covered 54 yards with 6:54 left in the 2nd quarter. But it was not enough to bring his team a victory.. | |||||