1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Total | |
| 1986 Denver | 14 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
| 1986 Pittsburgh | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 31 |
| Scoring Plays | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Clock | Poss | Scoring Description(Extra Point) | Score | ||
| 1 | 8:06 | 1986 Pittsburgh | E.Jackson 6 yd. pass from M.Malone (G.Anderson kick) | 7-0 PIA | ||
| 1 | 4:48 | 1986 Denver | O.Mobley 23 yd. pass from J.Elway (R.Karlis kick) | 7-7 PIA | ||
| 1 | 4:12 | 1986 Denver | M.Harden 32 yd. intercept (R.Karlis kick) | 14-7 DEA | ||
| 2 | 12:18 | 1986 Pittsburgh | W.Seitz 15 yd. pass from M.Malone (G.Anderson kick) | 14-14 PIA | ||
| 3 | 6:36 | 1986 Denver | M.Jackson 19 yd. pass from J.Elway (R.Karlis kick) | 21-14 DEA | ||
| 3 | 0:36 | 1986 Denver | R.Karlis 31 yd. field goal | 24-14 DEA | ||
| 4 | 11:06 | 1986 Pittsburgh | W.Abercrombie 1 yd. run (G.Anderson kick) | 24-21 DEA | ||
| 4 | 6:00 | 1986 Pittsburgh | W.Abercrombie 11 yd. pass from M.Malone (G.Anderson kick) | 28-24 PIA | ||
| 4 | 2:00 | 1986 Denver | M.Jackson 13 yd. pass from J.Elway (R.Karlis kick) | 31-28 DEA | ||
| 4 | 0:08 | 1986 Pittsburgh | G.Anderson 44 yd. field goal | 31-31 PIA | ||
| 5 | 3:18 | 1986 Denver | R.Karlis 36 yd. field goal | 34-31 DEA | ||
Team Statistics | ||
| 1986 Denver | 1986 Pittsburgh | |
| First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total | 8-11-3-22 | 5-17-0-22 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 2-13-15% | 6-16-38% |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 1-1-100% | 0-0-0% |
| Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct) | 20-28-71% | 28-28-100% |
| Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play | 402-72-5.6 | 321-74-4.3 |
| Total Net Yards Rushing | 149 | 87 |
| Total Rushes | 36 | 34 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.1 | 2.6 |
| Passes Completed/Attempted | 17/32 (53.1%) | 22/39 (56.4%) |
| Net Yards Passing | 253 | 234 |
| Avg Yards Per Pass | 8.5 | 6.0 |
| Sacked/Yards Lost | 4/20 | 1/1 |
| Punts/Average | 6/47.2 | 9/40.3 |
| Punts Received/Return Yardage | 2/11 | 3/39 |
| Kickoffs/Returns | 5/131 | 5/103 |
| Interceptions/Returns | 2/32 | 2/6 |
| Penalties/Yards | 4/20 | 8/80 |
| Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost | 4/1 | 1/0 |
| Time of Possession | 34 mins 15 secs | 37 mins 9 secs |
| Average Drive Start | DEA 29 | PIA 29 |
Passing Stats | ||||||||||||
| Att | Comp | Yds | Comp % | Yds/Att | TD | TD % | INT | INT % | Long | Sack | Rating | |
| John Elway | 32 | 17 | 273 | 53.1 | 8.5 | 3 | 9.4 | 2 | 6.3 | 46 | 4/20 | 87.1 |
| Mark Malone | 39 | 22 | 235 | 56.4 | 6.0 | 3 | 7.7 | 2 | 5.1 | 27 | 1/1 | 78.5 |
Rushing Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | Fumbles/Lost | |||||
| Sammy Winder | 16 | 88 | 5.5 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | ||||
| Gerald Willhite | 12 | 31 | 2.6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | ||||
| John Elway | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | ||||
| Steve Sewell | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Gene Lang | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Walter Abercrombie | 14 | 31 | 2.2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Earnest Jackson | 12 | 35 | 2.9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Mark Malone | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | ||||
| Rich Erenberg | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Frank Pollard | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
Receiving Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | ||||||
| Mark Jackson | 5 | 114 | 22.8 | 46 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Orson Mobley | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 23 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Steve Watson | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Sammy Winder | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Gerald Willhite | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Clint Sampson | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Vance Johnson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Walter Abercrombie | 7 | 73 | 10.4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Louis Lipps | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| John Stallworth | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Calvin Sweeney | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Earnest Jackson | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Preston Gothard | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Warren Seitz | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | |||||
Field Goals | |||||||||||
| 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Totals | % Made | |||||
| Rich Karlis | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 2/3 | 66.7 | ||||
| Gary Anderson | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 100 | ||||
Punting | |||||||||||
| No | Avg | Net | Tb | Inside 20 | Long | Blocked | |||||
| Mike Horan | 6 | 47.2 | 34.0 | 2 | 2 | 64 | 0 | ||||
| Harry Newsome | 9 | 40.3 | 39.1 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 0 | ||||
Kickoff Returns | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Ken Bell | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 30 | 0 | ||||||
| Gene Lang | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 | ||||||
| Clarence Kay | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | ||||||
| Lupe Sanchez | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 25 | 0 | ||||||
| Donnie Elder | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 21 | 0 | ||||||
Punt Returns | |||||||||||
| Ret | FC | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | ||||||
| Gerald Willhite | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 12 | 0 | |||||
| Rick Woods | 3 | 1 | 39 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 | |||||
Individual Defense | |||||||||||
| Tackles | Sacks | Fum Rec | |||||||||
| Steve J. Foley | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ricky Hunley | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Greg Kragen | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jim Ryan | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mike Harden | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Tom Jackson | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Karl Mecklenburg | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Dennis Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Louis Wright | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Andre Townsend | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Rulon Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ken Woodard | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Dave Studdard | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Ken Lanier | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| David Little | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mike Merriweather | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Robin Cole | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Chris Sheffield | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Donnie Shell | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Gary Dunn | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Keith Willis | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bryan Hinkle | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Eric T. Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Keith Gary | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Gerald Williams | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| Harvey Clayton | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| John Swain | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Edmund Nelson | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Walter Abercrombie | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
Interceptions | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Mike Harden | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 1 | ||||||
| Tom Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| John Swain | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
Game Story | |||||
| John Elway was fantastic as the visiting team from Denver edged Pittsburgh by the score of 34 to 31. Elway connected for 273 yards and 3 touchdowns. Sammy Winder rushed the ball 16 times for 88 yards. Denver controlled the ground game, out-rushing Pittsburgh 149 to 87 yards. They had the advantage in time of possession, having the ball for 34:15. Denver got ahead early outscoring Pittsburgh 14 to 7 in the first quarter. The game was tied at the half, 14 to 14. Despite losing, Pittsburgh controlled the ball for 37:09. | |||||