1967 Colts 45 - 1984 Broncos 38

I tried. I reall tried. The 1984 Broncos just can't hanf against the 1967 Colts, an 11-1-2 team that is without question the greatest team to not make the playoffs. The story of this game was basically two HOF QB's, both hitting on all cylinders, and carving up two pretty good secondaries in the process. The difference was that John Elway threw three interceptions, and Johnny Unitas threw none. The Broncos scored on their first drive, giving them the only lead they would hold. The Colts countered, and then Elway threw a pick six to give them a lead they would never surrender. A number of times the Broncs would claw their way back into the game, only to surrender a quick TD drive, or, on one occasion, to throw an interception in the end zone. A final TD toss from Elway with 8 seconds left made the score more respectable, but in reality it was a solid Colts victory.

1984 Denver 38, 1967 Baltimore 45
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT	Total
1984 Denver	7	17	0	14	0	38
1967 Baltimore	14	14	7	10	0	45

Scoring Plays
Qtr	Clock	Poss	Scoring Description(Extra Point)	Score
1	11:06	1984 Denver	S.Watson 11 yd. pass from J.Elway (R.Karlis kick)	7-0 DNA
1	8:59	1967 Baltimore	R.Perkins 14 yd. pass from J.Unitas (L.Michaels kick)	7-7 BAN
1	7:22	1967 Baltimore	J.Logan 19 yd. intercept (L.Michaels kick)	14-7 BAN
2	13:50	1967 Baltimore	J.Unitas 2 yd. run (L.Michaels kick)	21-7 BAN
2	12:29	1984 Denver	R.Parros 2 yd. run (R.Karlis kick)	21-14 BAN
2	9:52	1967 Baltimore	J.Mackey 28 yd. pass from J.Unitas (L.Michaels kick)	28-14 BAN
2	6:21	1984 Denver	R.Karlis 33 yd. field goal	28-17 BAN
2	0:37	1984 Denver	G.Willhite 22 yd. pass from J.Elway (R.Karlis kick)	28-24 BAN
3	6:02	1967 Baltimore	R.Perkins 10 yd. pass from J.Unitas (L.Michaels kick)	35-24 BAN
4	13:43	1984 Denver	B.Johnson 9 yd. pass from J.Elway (R.Karlis kick)	35-31 BAN
4	11:46	1967 Baltimore	J.Mackey 2 yd. pass from J.Unitas (L.Michaels kick)	42-31 BAN
4	1:45	1967 Baltimore	L.Michaels 47 yd. field goal	45-31 BAN
4	0:00	1984 Denver	C.Sampson 21 yd. pass from J.Elway (R.Karlis kick)	45-38 BAN

Team Statistics
	1984 Denver	1967 Baltimore
First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total	7-19-2-28	7-14-0-21
Third Down Efficiency	9-15-60%	6-12-50%
Fourth Down Efficiency	0-0-0%	0-0-0%
Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct)	35-35-100%	28-28-100%
Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play	407-73-5.6	444-57-7.8
Total Net Yards Rushing	109	171
Total Rushes	27	32
Average Per Rush	4.0	5.3
Passes Completed/Attempted	26/43 (60.5%)	18/24 (75.0%)
Net Yards Passing	298	273
Avg Yards Per Pass	7.5	11.6
Sacked/Yards Lost	3/25	1/5
Punts/Average	4/40.3	5/38.4
Punts Received/Return Yardage	4/52	4/20
Kickoffs/Returns	6/150	4/95
Interceptions/Returns	0/0	3/25
Penalties/Yards	6/46	9/85
Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost	1/0	1/0
Time of Possession	32 mins 0 secs	28 mins 0 secs
Average Drive Start	DNA 32	BAN 28

Passing Stats
	Att	Comp	Yds	Comp %	Yds/Att	TD	TD %	INT	INT %	Long	Sack	Rating
1984 Denver
John Elway	43	26	323	60.5	7.5	4	9.3	3	7.0	52	3/25	85.7
1967 Baltimore
Johnny Unitas	24	18	278	75.0	11.6	4	16.7	0	0	31	1/5	152.4

Rushing Stats
	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD	2 Pt Conv	Fumbles/Lost
1984 Denver
Sammy Winder	16	51	3.2	16	0	0	0/0
Rick Parros	5	18	3.6	7	1	0	0/0
John Elway	4	35	8.8	21	0	0	1/0
Gerald Willhite	2	5	2.5	5	0	0	0/0
1967 Baltimore
Tony Lorick	14	48	3.4	13	0	0	0/0
Tom Matte	8	73	9.1	30	0	0	1/0
Jerry Hill	6	43	7.2	18	0	0	0/0
Johnny Unitas	2	2	1.0	2	1	0	0/0
Lenny Moore	2	5	2.5	6	0	0	0/0

Receiving Stats
	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD	2 Pt Conv
1984 Denver
Gerald Willhite	8	75	9.4	22	1	0
Butch Johnson	7	63	9.0	13	1	0
Steve Watson	7	135	19.3	52	1	0
Sammy Winder	2	16	8.0	13	0	0
Clint Sampson	1	21	21.0	21	1	0
Clarence Kay	1	13	13.0	13	0	0
1967 Baltimore
John Mackey	5	106	21.2	30	2	0
Tom Matte	4	72	18.0	31	0	0
Willie Richardson	3	31	10.3	12	0	0
Jerry Hill	2	32	16.0	16	0	0
Ray Perkins	2	24	12.0	14	2	0
Alex Hawkins	1	8	8.0	8	0	0
Lenny Moore	1	5	5.0	5	0	0

Field Goals
	1-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	Totals	% Made
1984 Denver
Rich Karlis	0/0	0/0	1/1	0/0	0/0	1/1	100
1967 Baltimore
Lou Michaels	0/0	0/0	0/0	1/1	0/0	1/1	100

Punting
	No	Avg	Net	Tb	Inside 20	Long	Blocked
1984 Denver
Chris Norman	4	40.3	35.3	0	1	48	0
1967 Baltimore
David Lee	5	38.4	28.0	0	1	45	0

Kickoff Returns
	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
1984 Denver
Gene Lang	6	150	25.0	38	0
1967 Baltimore
Alvin Haymond	3	72	24.0	28	0
Lenny Moore	1	23	23.0	23	0

Punt Returns
	Ret	FC	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
1984 Denver
Zack Thomas	2	0	22	11.0	15	0
Gerald Willhite	2	0	30	15.0	23	0
1967 Baltimore
Alvin Haymond	2	0	9	4.5	6	0
Rick Volk	2	0	11	5.5	8	0

Individual Defense
	Tackles	Sacks	Fum Rec
1984 Denver
Steve J. Foley	8	0	0
Steve Busick	7	0	0
Dennis Smith	5	0	0
Louis Wright	4	0	0
Jim Ryan	4	0	0
Rick Dennison	3	0	0
Tom Jackson	3	0	0
Rulon Jones	3	0	0
Rubin Carter	2	0	0
Mike Harden	2	0	0
Ken Woodard	2	0	0
Steve Wilson	2	0	0
Barney Chavous	1	1	0
Paul Howard	0	0	1
1967 Baltimore
Lenny Lyles	7	0	0
Don Shinnick	6	0	0
Dennis Gaubatz	5	0	0
Rick Volk	5	0	0
Lou Michaels	4	0	0
Billy Ray Smith Sr.	4	1	0
Ron Porter	4	0	0
Jerry Logan	4	0	0
Fred D. Miller	4	0	0
Bobby Boyd	3	1	0
Ordell Braase	2	1	0
Alvin Haymond	2	0	0
Barry Brown	1	0	0
Johnny Unitas	0	0	1

Interceptions
	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
1984 Denver
1967 Baltimore
Charlie Stukes	1	0	0.0	0	0
Lenny Lyles	1	6	6.0	6	0
Jerry Logan	1	19	19.0	19	1

Game Story

In a close game Baltimore bested Denver by the score of 45 to 38. Tom Matte ran the ball 8 times for 73 yards. Baltimore controlled the ground game, out-rushing Denver 171 to 109 yards. Baltimore got out to an early lead outscoring Denver 14 to 7 in the first quarter. They took the lead into the locker room at the half 28 to 24. John Elway passed 43 times for 323 yards and 4 touchdowns for Denver.

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