1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Total | |
| 1986 Miami | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| 1986 Denver | 7 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 31 |
| Scoring Plays | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Clock | Poss | Scoring Description(Extra Point) | Score | ||
| 1 | 5:42 | 1986 Denver | S.Watson 4 yd. pass from J.Elway (R.Karlis kick) | 7-0 DEA | ||
| 2 | 14:06 | 1986 Denver | G.Willhite 18 yd. run (kick failed) | 13-0 DEA | ||
| 2 | 10:12 | 1986 Miami | F.Reveiz 43 yd. field goal | 13-3 DEA | ||
| 2 | 7:30 | 1986 Denver | R.Karlis 45 yd. field goal | 16-3 DEA | ||
| 2 | 0:15 | 1986 Denver | O.Mobley 14 yd. pass from J.Elway (R.Karlis kick) | 23-3 DEA | ||
| 3 | 9:36 | 1986 Miami | R.Davenport 14 yd. run (F.Reveiz kick) | 23-10 DEA | ||
| 3 | 3:54 | 1986 Miami | R.Davenport 9 yd. pass from D.Marino (F.Reveiz kick) | 23-17 DEA | ||
| 4 | 13:30 | 1986 Denver | S.Winder 7 yd. run (S.Winder Run) | 31-17 DEA | ||
| 4 | 3:36 | 1986 Miami | T.Nathan 9 yd. pass from D.Marino (F.Reveiz kick) | 31-24 DEA | ||
Team Statistics | ||
| 1986 Miami | 1986 Denver | |
| First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total | 3-19-3-25 | 6-12-0-18 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 4-10-40% | 5-14-36% |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-2-0% | 1-2-50% |
| Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct) | 21-28-75% | 28-28-100% |
| Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play | 417-67-6.2 | 395-64-6.2 |
| Total Net Yards Rushing | 88 | 152 |
| Total Rushes | 18 | 37 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.9 | 4.1 |
| Passes Completed/Attempted | 28/46 (60.9%) | 15/24 (62.5%) |
| Net Yards Passing | 329 | 243 |
| Avg Yards Per Pass | 7.7 | 11.1 |
| Sacked/Yards Lost | 3/23 | 3/23 |
| Punts/Average | 3/42.7 | 5/40.6 |
| Punts Received/Return Yardage | 2/17 | 2/22 |
| Kickoffs/Returns | 5/108 | 3/90 |
| Interceptions/Returns | 0/0 | 1/5 |
| Penalties/Yards | 5/35 | 6/49 |
| Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost | 2/1 | 1/0 |
| Time of Possession | 27 mins 26 secs | 32 mins 34 secs |
| Average Drive Start | MIA 29 | DEA 30 |
Passing Stats | ||||||||||||
| Att | Comp | Yds | Comp % | Yds/Att | TD | TD % | INT | INT % | Long | Sack | Rating | |
| Dan Marino | 46 | 28 | 352 | 60.9 | 7.7 | 2 | 4.3 | 1 | 2.2 | 31 | 3/23 | 90.1 |
| John Elway | 24 | 15 | 266 | 62.5 | 11.1 | 2 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 3/23 | 128.1 |
Rushing Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | Fumbles/Lost | |||||
| Lorenzo Hampton | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Ron Davenport | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Woody Bennett | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Tony Nathan | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Dan Marino | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | ||||
| Sammy Winder | 15 | 70 | 4.7 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | ||||
| Gerald Willhite | 8 | 42 | 5.3 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| John Elway | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Steve Sewell | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Gene Lang | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
Receiving Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | ||||||
| Mark Duper | 6 | 89 | 14.8 | 31 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Ron Davenport | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Lorenzo Hampton | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Nat Moore | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 31 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Tony Nathan | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Bruce Hardy | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Dan Johnson | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Mark Clayton | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| James Pruitt | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Steve Watson | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 30 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Gerald Willhite | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Orson Mobley | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Mark Jackson | 2 | 81 | 40.5 | 41 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Vance Johnson | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Clarence Kay | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Field Goals | |||||||||||
| 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Totals | % Made | |||||
| Fuad Reveiz | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 100 | ||||
| Rich Karlis | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 100 | ||||
Punting | |||||||||||
| No | Avg | Net | Tb | Inside 20 | Long | Blocked | |||||
| Reggie Roby | 3 | 42.7 | 35.3 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 0 | ||||
| Mike Horan | 5 | 40.6 | 37.2 | 0 | 4 | 50 | 0 | ||||
Kickoff Returns | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Craig Ellis | 4 | 93 | 23.3 | 29 | 0 | ||||||
| Ron Davenport | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | ||||||
| Ken Bell | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 42 | 0 | ||||||
| Gene Lang | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | ||||||
Punt Returns | |||||||||||
| Ret | FC | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | ||||||
| James Pruitt | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Craig Ellis | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |||||
| Gerald Willhite | 2 | 0 | 22 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |||||
Individual Defense | |||||||||||
| Tackles | Sacks | Fum Rec | |||||||||
| Bob Brudzinski | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| William Judson | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| John Offerdahl | 7 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jackie Shipp | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| George Little | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mike Charles | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| T.J. Turner | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Paul Lankford | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mark Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Glenn Blackwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bud Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| James Pruitt | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Karl Mecklenburg | 11 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Tom Jackson | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Steve J. Foley | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Dennis Smith | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Louis Wright | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mike Harden | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Greg Kragen | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mark Haynes | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ricky Hunley | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Rulon Jones | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jim Ryan | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ken Woodard | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Interceptions | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Steve J. Foley | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
Game Story | |||||
| In a close battle Denver beat Miami by the score of 31 to 24. Sammy Winder led all rushers, carrying the ball 15 times for 70 yards and added a touchdown. Denver controlled the ground game, out-rushing Miami 152 to 88 yards. Denver took the lead into the locker room at the half 23 to 3. Dan Marino threw 46 times for 352 yards and 2 touchdowns for Miami. | |||||