---------------------------------------------------------- ** PLAY BY PLAY OF SUPERBOWL XXI - JANUARY 25, 1987 ** ---------------------------------------------------------- From Newsday BBS 516-454-6959 Editted and Reformatterd by Bruce T. Goldman FIRST QUARTER Denver wins the coin toss and elects to receive New York will kickoff and defend the north goal. KICKOFF - Allegre kicks to the DB1. RETURN - By Lang, 23 yards to the DB24 (Flynn, Hunt) BRONCOS BALL (15:00). 1st & 10 DB24 - Elway back to pass, runs for 10 to DB34 (Carson). 1st & 10 DB34 - Winder left side for 1 to DB35 (Marshall). 2nd & 9 DB35 - Willhite wide right for 2 to DB37 (Banks). 3rd & 7 DB37 - Elway passes to M. Jackson for 24 to NY39 (Collins). 1st & 10 NY39 - Elway passes to Winder for 5 to NY34 (Reasons). 2nd & 5 NY34 - Winder right side for 3 to NY31 (Banks). 3rd & 2 NY31 - Winder right side for no gain (Banks). TIMEOUT - Giants (1) as they have 12 men on field. 4th & 2 NY31 - Karlis kicks 48-yard field goal. DENVER - 3 NEW YORK - 0 KICKOFF - Karlis kicks to the NY4. RETURN - By Rouson, 18 yards to NY22 (Dennison, Bell) GIANTS BALL (10:51). 1st & 10 NY22 - Simms passes to Manuel for 17 to NY39 (Wright). 1st & 10 NY39 - Simms passes to Bavaro for 9 to NY48 (Smith). 2nd & 1 NY48 - Morris wide right for 11 to DB39 (Ryan, Wright). 1st & 10 DB41 - Simms passes to Morris for 2 to DB39 (Ryan, Wright). 2nd & 8 DB39 - Giants penalized 10 yards for holding (Bavaro). 2nd & 18 DB49 - Morris right side for 8 to DB41 (Foley). 3rd & 10 DB41 - Simms passes to Robinson for 18 to DB 23 (Wilson). 1st & 10 DB23 - Morris right side for no gain (Mecklenburg, Hunley). 2nd & 10 DB23 - Simms passes to Bavaro for 17 to DB6 (Robbins). 1st & 6 DB6 - Simms passes to Mowatt for 6 for a touchdown. Allegre's extra point kick is good. DENVER - 3 NEW YORK - 7 KICKOFF - Allegre kicks off to the DB14. RETURN - By Bell, 28 yards to the DB42 (Flynn) BRONCOS' BALL (5:27). 1st & 10 DB42 - Elway passes to Winder for 14 to NY44 (Carson). 1st & 10 NY44 - Elway passes to Mobley for 11 to NY33 (Carson, Patterson). 1st & 10 NY33 - Elway passes to Winder for 9 to NY24 (Carson). Giants penalized 12 yards for late hit (Carson). 1st & 10 NY12 - Giants penalized 6 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct after hit (Taylor). TIMEOUT - Denver (1). 1st & 6 NY6 - Sewell wide right for -3 to NY9 (Patterson, Taylor). 2nd & 9 NY9 - Elway passes to V. Johnson for 5 to NY4 (Reasons). 3rd & 4 NY4 - Elway draw for 4 for a touchdown. Karlis' extra point kick is good. DENVER - 10 NEW YORK 7 KICKOFF - Karlis kicks to the NY7. RETURN - By Rouson, 16 yards to the NY23 (Robbins) GIANTS' BALL (2:06). 1st & 10 NY23 - Simms passes to Morris for 7 to NY30 (Townsend). 2nd & 3 NY30 - Morris left side for 4 to NY34 (Woodard, Lilly). 1st & 10 NY34 - Anderson left side for 1 to NY33 (Ryan). END QUARTER: Broncos 10, Giants 7. TIME OF POSSESSION: Broncos 7:30, Giants 7:30 --------------------------------------- SECOND QUARTER 2nd & 11 NY33 - Morris wide left for 8 to NY41 (Lilly). 3rd & 3 NY41 - Simms passes incomplete to McConkey. 4th & 3 NY41 - Landeta punts 59 yards into the end zone, no return BRONCOS BALL (14:00). 1st & 10 DB20 - Lang wide right for -2 to DB18 (Taylor). 2nd & 12 DB18 - Elway passes incomplete to Mobley. 3rd & 12 DB18 - Elway passes to V. Johnson for 54 to NY28 (Welch). 1st & 10 NY28 - Elway passes to Winder for 6 to NY22 (Williams). 2nd & 4 NY22 - Elway passes incomplete to Willhite. 3rd & 4 NY22 - Elway passes to Mobley for 6 to NY16 (Welch). 1st & 10 NY16 - Lang up the middle for 4 to NY12 (P. Johnson). 2nd & 6 NY12 - Elway passes to Lang for 4 to NY8 (Patterson). 3rd & 2 NY8 - Elway passes to Sewell for 7 to NY1 (Hill). 1st & 1 NY1 - Elway wide right for -1 to NY2 (Taylor). 2nd & 2 NY2 - Willhite up the middle for no gain (Carson). 3rd & 2 NY2 - Winder wide left for -4 to NY6 (Banks). 4th & 6 NY6 - Karlis' 23-yard field goal attempt is wide right GIANTS' BALL (7:40) 1st & 10 NY20 - Simms passes to Bavaro for 12 to NY32 (Smith). 1st & 10 NY32 - Simms passes to Robinson for 8 to NY40 (Huntley). 2nd & 2 NY0 - Carthon up the middle for 1 to NY41 (Jones). 3rd & 1 NY41 - Morris left side for 4 to NY45 (Haynes). 1st & 10 NY45 - Simms passes to Carthon for 1 to NY46 (Woodard). 2nd & 9 NY46 - Morris draw for 1 to NY47 (Gilbert, Ryan). 3rd & 8 NY47 - Simms passes incomplete to Robinson. 4th & 8 NY47 - Landeta punts 38 yards to DB15, Willhite fair catch at DB15 BRONCOS' BALL (3:33). 1st & 10 DB15 - Elway sacked for a loss of 2 yards (Marshall). 2nd & 12 DB13 - Elway passes incomplete to Kay. Instant replay inconclusive, play stands. 3rd & 12 DB13 - Elway sacked for a loss of 13 yards and a safety (Martin). DENVER - 10 NEW YORK - 9 KICKOFF - Horan free kicks to the NY28. RETURN - By Flynn, -3 yards to the NY25 (Micho) GIANTS BALL (2:36). 1st & 10 NY25 - Simms passes to Morris for -1 to NY24 (Hunley). 2 MINUTE WARNING. 2nd & 11 NY24 - Simms passes to Carthon for 7 to NY31 (Ryan). 3rd & 4 NY31 - Simms passes incomplete to Bavaro. 4th & 4 NY31 - Landeta punts 41 yards to the DB28, returned by Willhite 9 yards to the DB37 (Rouson) BRONCOS BALL (1:05). 1st & 10 DB37 - Elway passes incomplete to Sewell. 2nd & 10 DB37 - Elways passes to Watson for 31 to NY32 (Patterson). 1st & 10 DB32 - Elway passes to Willhite for 11 to NY21 (Taylor). TIMEOUT - Denver (2), 0:43. 1st & 10 NY21 - Elway passes incomplete to Sewell. Instant replay, play stands 2nd & 10 NY21 - Giants penalized 5 yards for offsides (Burt). 2nd & 5 NY16 - Elway passes incomplete to Willhite. 3rd & 5 NY16 - Elway passes incomplete to Mobley. 4th & 5 NY16 - Karlis' 34-yard field goal attempt is wide right GIANTS' BALL (0:13). 1st & 10 NY16 - Simms up the middle for -2 to NY18. HALFTIME - Broncos 10, Giants 9. THIRD DOWNS: Broncos 5 / 9, Giants 2 / 5. TIME OF POSSESSION: Broncos 15:29, Giants 14:31. --------------------------------------- THIRD QUARTER Giants have the second-half option and elect to receive. Broncos will kick off from the south goal. KICKOFF - Karlis kicks to the NY15. RETURN - By Rouson, 22 yards to the NY37 (Harden) GIANTS' BALL (15:00). 1st & 10 NY37 - Morris wide right for 3 to NY40 (Foley). 2nd & 7 NY40 - Simms passes to Carthon for 4 to NY44 (Townsend). 3rd & 3 NY44 - Morris wide left for 2 to NY46 (Wright) 4th & 1 NY46 - Punt Fake. Rutledge right side for 2 to NY48 (Ryan). 1st & 10 NY48 - Simms passes to Morris for 12 to DB40 (Mecklenburg). 1st & 10 DB40 - Simms passes to Rouson for 23 to DB17 (Foley, Mecklenburg). 1st & 10 DB17 - Morris wide right for 3 to DB14 (Woodard). 2nd & 7 DB14 - Simms passes to Carthon for 1 to DB13 (Wright). 3rd & 6 DB13 - Simms passes to Bavaro for 13 for a touchdown, Allegre's extra point kick is good. Broncos penalized 5 yards for offsides on the extra point. DENVER - 10 NEW YORK - 16 KICKOFF - Giants penalized 5 yards for offsides on the kickoff (Patterson). Allegre kicks off to the DB1. RETURN - By Lang, 13 yards to the DB14 (Hunt) BRONCOS' BALL (10:08). 1st & 10 DB14 - Elway passes incomplete to V. Johnson (Marshall). 2nd & 10 DB14 - Elway passes to V. Johnson for 5 to DB19 (Carson). OFFICIALS' TIMEOUT. 3rd & 5 DB19 - Elway passes incomplete to Willhite. 4th & 5 DB19 - Horan punts 42 yards to the NY39, returned by McConkey 25 yards to the DB36 (Woodard) GIANTS' BALL (9:01). 1st & 10 DB36 - Morris wide right for 7 to DB29 (Ryan). 2nd & 3 DB29 - Morris wide right for -2 to DB31 (Woodard, Hunley). 3rd & 5 DB31 - Morris wide left for 9 to DB22 (Wilson). 1st & 10 DB22 - Rouson up the middle for 1 to DB21 (Woodard). 2nd & 9 DB21 - Simms passes to Manuel for 9 to DB12 (Wright). 1st & 10 DB12 - Carthon right side for 2 to DB10 (Mecklenburg). 2nd & 8 DB10 - Simms back to pass, runs for 5 to DB5 (Hunley, Woodard). TIMEOUT - Giants (1), 4:42. 3rd & 3 DB5 - Morris left side for 1 to DB4 (Ryan, Jones). 4th & 2 DB4 - Allegre kicks a 21&yard field goal. DENVER - 10 NEW YORK - 19 KICKOFF - Allegre kicks into the end zone, no return, BRONCOS' BALL (3:54). 1st & 10 DB20 - Elway passes incomplete to Watson. 2nd & 10 DB20 - Elway passes to Willhite for 8 to DB28 (Marshall, Patterson). 3rd & 2 DB28 - Elway passes incomplete to Mobley (Banks). 4th & 2 DB28 - Horan punts 40 yards to NY32, McConkey fair catches at NY32 GIANTS' BALL (2:38). 1st & 10 NY32 - Morris right side for 2 to NY34. 2nd & 8 NY34 - Simms passes to Manuel for 17 to DB49 (Smith). 1st & 10 DB49 - Morris wide right for 4 to DB45 (Hunley). 2nd & 6 DB45 - Simms passes to McConkey for 44 to DB1 (Haynes). 1st & 1 DB1 - Morris wide right for 1 for a touchdown. Allegre's extra point kick is good. DENVER - 10 NEW YORK - 26 KICKOFF - Allegre kicks into the end zone, no return BRONCOS' BALL (0:24). 1st & 10 DB20 - Elway sacked for a loss of 11 yards (Marshall), Elway's fumble recovered at the DB9 by Elway. END QUARTER - Giants 26, Broncos 10. THIRD DOWNS - Broncos 5 / 11, Giants 4 / 9. TIME OF POSSESSION - Giants 26:44, Broncos 18:16. --------------------------------------- FOURTH QUARTER 2nd & 21 DB9 - Broncos penalized 4 yards for illegal motion (Lanier). 2nd & 25 DB5 - Elway pass intercepted by Patterson at DB35, returned -7 yards to the DB42 (Watson). Giants penalized 10 yards for illegal block GIANTS'BALL (14:46). 1st & 10 NY48 - Morris left side for no gain (Jones). 2nd & 10 NY48 - Simms passes to Robinson for 36 to DB16 (Smith, Mecklenburg). 1st & 10 DB16 - Morris right side for 1 to DB15 (Jones). 2nd & 9 DB15 - Broncos penalized 14 yards for pass interference (Wright). 1st & 1 DB1 - Morris wide right for no gain (Wright). 2nd & 1 DB1 - Simms sacked for a loss of 5 yards (Gilbert, Woodard). 3rd & 6 DB6 - Simms passes to Bravaro tips to McConkey for 6 and a touchdown. Allegre's extra point kick is good. Broncos penalized 5 yards for offsides on extra point. DENVER - 13 NEW YORK - 33 KICKOFF - Allegre kicks to the DB16. RETURN - By Bell, 0 yards to the DB16 (P. Johnson) Bell's fumble recovered at the DB16 recovered by Hackett BRONCOS' BALL (10:56). 1st & 10 DB16 - Elway passes to V. Johnson for 10 to DB26. 1st & 10 DB26 - Elway passes to Willhite for 4 to DB30 (Banks). 2nd & 6 DB30 - Elway passes to M. Jackson for 16 to DB46 (Banks). 1st & 10 DB46 - Elway passes to Willhite for 5 to NY49 (Lasker). 2nd & 5 NY49 - Elway passes to M. Jackson for 11 to NY38. 1st & 10 NY38 - Sewell wide left for 12 to NY26 (Welch). 1st & 10 NY26 - Willhite left side for 6 to NY20 (Banks). 2nd & 4 NY20 - Elway passes incomplete to Kay. 3rd & 4 NY20 - Elway draw for 6 to NY14 (Collins). 1st & 10 NY14 - Sewell wide right for 6 to NY20 (Banks). 2nd & 16 NY20 - Elway back to pass, runs for 8 to NY12 (Carson). OFFICIALS' TIMEOUT. 3rd & 8 NY12 - Elway draw for 2 to NY10 (Banks). 4th & 6 NY10 - Karlis kicks a 27-yard field goal. DENVER - 13 NEW YORK - 33 KICKOFF - Karlis onside kicks to the DB. RETURN - By B. Johnson, 0 yards to the DB46 GIANTS' BALL (6:01). 1st & 10 DB46 - Rouson wide right for 18 to DB28 (Wilson). 1st & 10 DB28 - Rouson left side for 3 to DB25 (Jones). 2nd & 7 DB25 - Carthon left side for 1 to DB24 (Ryan). 3rd & 6 DB24 - Simms wide left for 22 to DB2 (Haynes, Kragen). 1st & 2 DB2 - Anderson up the middle for 2 for a touchdown. Allegre's extra point kick is no good. DENVER - 13 NEW YORK - 39 KICKOFF - Allegre kicks to the DB11. RETURN - By Bell, 20 yards to the DB31 (Headen) BRONCOS' BALL (3:18). 1st & 10 DB31 - Willhite draw for 11 to DB42 (Banks, Collins). 1st & 10 DB42 - Elway passes to Willhite for 11 to NY47 (Taylor). 1st & 10 NY47 - Elway passes incomplete to Willhite. 2nd & 10 NY47 - Elway passes incomplete to Willhite. 3rd & 10 NY47 - Elway passes to V. Johnson for 47 for a touchdown. Karlis' extra point kick is good. DENVER - 20 NEW YORK - 39 KICKOFF - Karlis onside kicks to DB44. RETURN - By Mowatt, 0 yards to DB44 GIANTS' BALL (2:06). 1st & 10 DB44 - Galbreath right side for 6 to DB38 (Jones, Townsend). TWO-MINUTE WARNING. 2nd & 4 DB38 - Galbreath up the middle for 6 to DB32 (Smith). 1st & 10 DB32 - Rutledge up the middle for -1 to DB33 (Woodard). TIMEOUT - Denver (1). 2nd & 11 DB33 - Galbreath up the middle for 7 to DB26 (Woodard). TIMEOUT - Denver (2). 3rd & 4 DB26 - Galbreath wide right for -2 to DB28 (Fletcher, Ryan). TIMEOUT - Denver (3). 4th & 6 DB28 - Rutledge wide left for 1 to DB29 (Jones, Woodard) BRONCOS BALL (0:44). 1st & 10 DB29 - Kubiak passes to Sampson for 9 to DB38 (Jones). 2nd & 1 DB38 - Kubiak passes to Sewell for 5 to DB43 (Patterson). 1st & 10 DB43 - Kubiak passes to Watson for 23 to NY34. 1st & 10 NY34 - Kubiak passes to Sampson for 11 to NY23. 1st & 10 NY23 - Kubiak sacked for a loss of 6 yards (Dorsey). END GAME - Giants 39, Broncos 20. FIRST DOWNS - Broncos 24, Giants 24 THIRD DOWNS - Broncos 7 / 14, Giants 6 / 12. TIME OF POSSESSION - Giants 34:39, Broncos 25:21. ATTENDANCE - 101,063 ---------------------------------------