Week 3, 1989

played in Denver, CO

80 degrees, fair, 18 mph wind

New England Patriots	3	0	14	7	-	24
Denver Broncos	0	7	3	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:29 NED - John Carney 39 field goal
2Q: 05:22 DEN - Paul Palmer 16 pass from Doug Williams (David Treadwell extra point)
3Q: 07:46 DEN - David Treadwell 40 field goal
3Q: 02:48 NED - Derrick Harmon 18 run (John Carney extra point)
3Q: 01:48 NED - Rod Jones 49 interception return (John Carney extra point)
4Q: 06:07 NED - Dwayne Crutchfield 6 pass from Jeff Hostetler (John Carney extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:29 NED - John Carney 39 field goal
2Q: 05:22 DEN - Paul Palmer 16 pass from Doug Williams (David Treadwell extra point)
3Q: 07:46 DEN - David Treadwell 40 field goal
3Q: 02:48 NED - Derrick Harmon 18 run (John Carney extra point)
3Q: 01:48 NED - Rod Jones 49 interception return (John Carney extra point)
4Q: 06:07 NED - Dwayne Crutchfield 6 pass from Jeff Hostetler (John Carney extra point)

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 3-0 1-2
First Downs 17 15
- by Rushing 5 3
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 289 276
- Offensive Plays 69 61
- Yards per Play 4.19 4.52
Net Rushing Yards 92 53
- Rushing Attempts 29 16
- Yards per Rush 3.17 3.31
Net Passing Yards 197 223
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 25 - 0 41 - 21 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 202 245
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 4/22
- Yards per Pass Play 4.93 4.96
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/18 2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 2/10 3/30
Punt Returns/Yards 3/28 4/18
Kick Returns/Yards 1/17 4/71
Interception Ret./Yards 3/72 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 23
Time of Possession 35:28 24:32

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	3-0	1-2
First Downs	17	15
- by Rushing	5	3
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	289	276
- Offensive Plays	69	61
- Yards per Play	4.19	4.52
Net Rushing Yards	92	53
- Rushing Attempts	29	16
- Yards per Rush	3.17	3.31
Net Passing Yards	197	223
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 25 - 0	41 - 21 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	202	245
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	4/22
- Yards per Pass Play	4.93	4.96
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/18	2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	2/10	3/30
Punt Returns/Yards	3/28	4/18
Kick Returns/Yards	1/17	4/71
Interception Ret./Yards	3/72	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 23
Time of Possession	35:28	24:32

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:53	4:43	OWN 20	8	37	Punt
1	5:52	1:09	OWN 37	3	3	Punt
1	3:07	1:44	OPP 45	4	23	Field Goal
2	13:31	3:44	OWN 16	7	27	Punt
2	8:10	1:32	OWN 16	3	8	Punt
2	5:13	2:51	OWN 25	5	18	Punt
2	0:54	0:43	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	1:51	OWN 13	3	4	Punt
3	7:39	5:05	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
4	13:22	7:24	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
4	4:18	1:54	OWN 37	3	-2	Punt
4	2:15	0:32	OPP 31	3	3	Missed FG
4	0:34	0:34	OWN 49	1	-1	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:07	OWN 31	6	25	Punt
1	7:10	1:18	OWN 4	3	8	Punt
1	4:43	1:36	OWN 10	3	-2	Punt
1	1:23	2:52	OWN 24	5	16	Punt
2	9:47	1:37	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
2	6:38	1:25	OWN 44	4	56	Touchdown
2	2:22	1:28	OWN 2	5	20	Punt
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 6	1	-1	Half
3	13:09	5:30	OWN 36	9	41	Field Goal
3	2:34	0:55	OWN 33	1	-10	Interception
3	1:39	3:17	OWN 13	7	39	Punt
4	5:58	1:40	OWN 25	6	44	Interception
4	2:24	0:09	OWN 34	1	0	Interception
4	1:43	1:09	OWN 35	7	16	Downs

Game MVP: Jeff Hostetler, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Craig Heyward	15	57	3.80	16	2	0
RB Derrick Harmon	8	25	3.13	18	2	1
QB Jeff Hostetler	6	10	1.67	5	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Paul Palmer	12	46	3.83	14	1
QB Doug Williams	3	5	1.67	8	0
RB Allen Pinkett	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Hostetler	39	25	202	1/5	1	20	0	85.6

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Williams	41	21	245	4/22	1	21	3	47.3

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Greg Baty	7	9	71	10.14	17	19	0
WR Jerry Rice	5	7	62	12.40	21	18	0
WR Mark Jackson	4	4	19	4.75	4	10	0
TE Pat Kelly	3	4	11	3.67	1	6	0
FB Dwayne Crutchfield	2	4	8	4.00	3	6	1
RB Derrick Harmon	1	2	5	5.00	3	5	0
WR Reggie Langhorne	1	1	20	20.00	4	20	0
WR Walter Murray	1	7	3	3.00	1	3	0
RB Craig Heyward	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Travis McNeal	4	7	49	12.25	29	19	0
RB Paul Palmer	3	3	27	9.00	11	16	1
TE Darren Flutie	3	6	43	14.33	11	21	0
WR John Ford	3	5	25	8.33	0	15	0
WR Tim Brown	2	9	38	19.00	20	20	0
TE Donald Schroeder	2	3	36	18.00	0	18	0
WR John Kolesr	2	4	16	8.00	7	10	0
WR Lawyer Tillman	2	2	11	5.50	0	7	0
RB Allen Pinkett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Gaston Green	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Dextor Clickscale	1	12	12.00	0
S James Griffin	1	11	11.00	0
CB Rod Jones	1	49	49.00	1

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Monte Robbins	8	340	42.5	40.3	55	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Fulhage	7	341	48.7	39.0	55	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Carney	1/2	0/1	0/0	39	3/3

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Treadwell	1/1	1/1	0/0	40	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reggie Langhorne	3	28	9.3	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Anthony Parker	4	18	4.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Jackson	1	17	17.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim Brown	2	28	14.0	0
Chris Hale	2	43	21.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Greg Manusky	7	2	0.0	16	38
DT Tony Woods	4	1	1.0	14	25
DE Eric Dorsey	3	1	2.0	16	30
DE Mike Gann	3	1	1.0	15	33
DT Ted Vincent	3	1	0.0	11	30
OLB Will Johnson	3	0	0.0	16	29
CB Tim Gordon	3	0	0.0	15	45
CB Kevin Walker	2	1	0.0	14	26
S James Griffin	2	0	0.0	16	33
ILB Hal Garner	2	0	0.0	0	7
CB Donnie Elder	1	1	0.0	0	15
CB Rod Jones	1	1	0.0	9	26
S Greg Jackson	1	1	0.0	16	30
OLB Kiki DeAyala	1	0	0.0	0	10
DE Brent Williams	1	0	0.0	2	23
OLB Brent Moore	1	0	0.0	9	18
DT Stan Mataele	1	0	0.0	6	17

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Scott Stephen	7	2	0.0	23	37
CB Chris Hale	7	2	0.0	29	38
S Carnell Lake	6	2	0.0	26	28
ILB Clifton King	6	1	0.0	21	27
OLB Jerry Leggett	6	1	0.0	27	28
S Robert Moore	3	0	0.0	9	16
DE Matt Brock	2	2	1.0	25	27
CB Delton Hall	2	1	0.0	8	15
OLB Troy Johnson	2	1	0.0	14	29
S George Streeter	2	1	0.0	21	26
DE Leslie O'Neal	2	0	0.0	24	38
WR Tim Brown	2	0	---	---	---
DE Willie Griffin	2	0	0.0	7	15
CB Anthony Parker	2	0	0.0	12	8
CB Deion Sanders	1	2	0.0	28	38
DT Pete Curkendall	1	0	0.0	5	10
OLB LaSalle Harper	1	0	0.0	1	1
DT Tim Johnson	0	4	0.0	24	30

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Eric Dorsey	2.0	0	4	30
DT Tony Woods	1.0	1	1	25
DE Mike Gann	1.0	0	0	33
DE Brent Williams	0.0	0	2	23
DT Mike Ruth	0.0	0	2	15
DT Ted Vincent	0.0	0	1	30
DT Stan Mataele	0.0	0	1	17

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Matt Brock	1.0	1	0	0	27
DE Leslie O'Neal	0.0	0	2	1	38
DE Ron Holmes	0.0	0	2	0	12
DT Tim Johnson	0.0	0	0	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Greg Manusky	6	2	0	38
CB Rod Jones	2	0	1	26
ILB Hal Garner	2	0	0	7
CB Tim Gordon	2	0	0	45
CB Donnie Elder	1	1	0	15
S James Griffin	1	0	1	33
OLB Kiki DeAyala	1	0	0	10
DE Brent Williams	1	0	0	23
DE Eric Dorsey	1	0	0	30
OLB Brent Moore	1	0	0	18
CB Kevin Walker	1	0	0	26
OLB Will Johnson	1	0	0	29
S Greg Jackson	1	0	0	30
S Dextor Clickscale	0	0	1	20

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Chris Hale	5	2	38
OLB Scott Stephen	3	2	37
OLB Jerry Leggett	3	0	28
S Carnell Lake	2	1	28
S Robert Moore	2	0	16
CB Delton Hall	2	0	15
ILB Clifton King	2	0	27
CB Anthony Parker	2	0	8
OLB Troy Johnson	1	1	29
DE Matt Brock	1	1	27
CB Deion Sanders	1	1	38
S George Streeter	1	0	26

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Bo Hallock	3	8	29	0	40
G David Diaz-Infante	2	6	29	0	40
G Gregg Harris	1	3	29	0	40
FB Dwayne Crutchfield	1	2	6	0	10
T Nick Eyre	0	3	29	1	40
T Dan Remsberg	0	3	29	0	40
TE Greg Baty	0	1	19	0	33

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Steve Trapilo	2	5	16	3	45
G Reggie Singletary	2	4	16	0	45
C Kirk Lowdermilk	1	2	16	1	45
T Lomas Brown	1	2	16	0	45
T Bruce Armstrong	0	1	16	0	45

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Jackson	3	13
Craig Heyward	2	18
Brent Moore	1	24
Dextor Clickscale	1	16
Donnie Elder	1	16

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Tim Johnson	1	19
Tim Brown	1	15
Paul Palmer	1	9
Bruce Armstrong	1	8

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G David Diaz-Infante	29	40	---	---	15	84
G Gregg Harris	29	40	---	---	10	79
TE Greg Baty	19	33	---	---	19	71
T Nick Eyre	29	40	---	---	---	69
QB Jeff Hostetler	29	40	---	---	---	69
T Dan Remsberg	29	40	---	---	---	69
C Bo Hallock	29	40	---	---	---	69
WR Jerry Rice	25	36	---	---	---	61
CB Tim Gordon	---	---	15	45	1	61
WR Mark Jackson	24	32	---	---	3	59
S Greg Jackson	---	---	16	30	13	59
RB Craig Heyward	16	23	---	---	18	57
ILB Greg Manusky	---	---	16	38	---	54
OLB Brent Moore	---	---	9	18	24	51
DT Ted Vincent	---	---	11	30	8	49
S James Griffin	---	---	16	33	---	49
DE Mike Gann	---	---	15	33	---	48
WR Walter Murray	23	24	---	---	---	47
DE Eric Dorsey	---	---	16	30	---	46
CB Rod Jones	---	---	9	26	10	45
OLB Will Johnson	---	---	16	29	---	45
CB Kevin Walker	---	---	14	26	---	40
DT Tony Woods	---	---	14	25	---	39
S Dextor Clickscale	---	---	1	20	16	37
FB Dwayne Crutchfield	6	10	---	---	17	33
DE Brent Williams	---	---	2	23	8	33
CB Donnie Elder	---	---	0	15	16	31
RB Derrick Harmon	10	17	---	---	---	27
WR Reggie Langhorne	8	3	---	---	15	26
WR Wesley Walker	2	4	---	---	17	23
DT Stan Mataele	---	---	6	17	---	23
TE Pat Kelly	7	14	---	---	---	21
S Mike Hatchett	---	---	0	18	1	19
ILB Hal Garner	---	---	0	7	11	18
DT Mike Ruth	---	---	0	15	1	16
TE Robert Awalt	5	4	---	---	6	15
OLB Kiki DeAyala	---	---	0	10	1	11
T Lindsey Mason	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Joe Levelis	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Butch Brennan	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Monte Robbins	0	0	---	---	10	10
DE Christopher Montgomery	---	---	0	7	1	8
C Mark Stepnoski	0	0	---	---	8	8
K John Carney	0	0	---	---	7	7
QB Abel Money	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Tracy Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Scott Stephen	---	---	23	37	25	85
CB Chris Hale	---	---	29	38	7	74
DT Tim Johnson	---	---	24	30	19	73
WR Tim Brown	15	41	---	---	15	71
T Lomas Brown	16	45	---	---	8	69
G Reggie Singletary	16	45	---	---	8	69
G Steve Trapilo	16	45	---	---	8	69
T Bruce Armstrong	16	45	---	---	8	69
CB Deion Sanders	---	---	28	38	2	68
DE Leslie O'Neal	---	---	24	38	2	64
S George Streeter	---	---	21	26	15	62
QB Doug Williams	16	45	---	---	---	61
C Kirk Lowdermilk	16	45	---	---	---	61
ILB Clifton King	---	---	21	27	13	61
TE Darren Flutie	16	40	---	---	1	57
OLB Jerry Leggett	---	---	27	28	---	55
S Carnell Lake	---	---	26	28	---	54
RB Paul Palmer	14	30	---	---	9	53
DE Matt Brock	---	---	25	27	1	53
WR John Kolesr	7	26	---	---	17	50
OLB Troy Johnson	---	---	14	29	2	45
RB Allen Pinkett	2	14	---	---	23	39
CB Ed Berry	---	---	10	17	11	38
CB Anthony Parker	---	---	12	8	15	35
CB Delton Hall	---	---	8	15	10	33
WR Lawyer Tillman	8	21	---	---	1	30
S Robert Moore	---	---	9	16	3	28
TE Donald Schroeder	1	4	---	---	23	28
WR John Ford	7	21	---	---	---	28
DE Ron Holmes	---	---	5	12	10	27
TE Travis McNeal	6	17	---	---	---	23
DE Willie Griffin	---	---	7	15	1	23
DT Pete Curkendall	---	---	5	10	1	16
RB Gaston Green	4	10	---	---	1	15
P Scott Fulhage	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Trevor Benton	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Leland Everett	0	0	---	---	7	7
K David Treadwell	0	0	---	---	4	4
OLB LaSalle Harper	---	---	1	1	---	2
QB Enrique Mickelson	0	1	---	---	---	1
G Ralph Tamm	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Jeff Carlson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Nicholas Benson	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Harvey Wright	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Victor Woods	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	3	1.0
Middle	18	42	2.3
Right	7	48	6.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	4	4.0
Middle	10	33	3.3
Right	4	17	4.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Hostetler	39	25	1	0	1	8	4	2	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Williams	41	21	2	1	1	3	11	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	3	0.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	102	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	97	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	16	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	122	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	107	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Greg Baty	9	7	0	71	0	33
WR Jerry Rice	7	5	1	62	0	36
WR Walter Murray	7	1	0	3	0	24
FB Dwayne Crutchfield	4	2	0	8	0	10
WR Mark Jackson	4	4	0	19	0	32
TE Pat Kelly	4	3	0	11	0	14
RB Derrick Harmon	2	1	0	5	0	17
WR Reggie Langhorne	1	1	0	20	1	3
RB Craig Heyward	1	1	0	3	0	23

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tim Brown	9	2	1	38	1	41
TE Travis McNeal	7	4	0	49	0	17
TE Darren Flutie	6	3	0	43	1	40
WR John Ford	5	3	0	25	0	21
WR John Kolesr	4	2	0	16	0	26
RB Paul Palmer	3	3	0	27	0	30
TE Donald Schroeder	3	2	0	36	0	4
WR Lawyer Tillman	2	2	0	11	0	21
RB Allen Pinkett	1	0	0	0	0	14
RB Gaston Green	1	0	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Derrick Harmon	1	18	18.00	3.13

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Hostetler	2	2	13	6.50	5.18

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Williams	1	1	16	16.00	5.98

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Dwayne Crutchfield	1	1	6	6.00	2.00
WR Mark Jackson	1	1	7	7.00	4.75

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Paul Palmer	1	1	16	16.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Craig Heyward	2	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Hostetler	16	10	8

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Williams	11	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerry Rice	5	4	2
TE Greg Baty	3	2	2
WR Walter Murray	3	0	0
TE Pat Kelly	2	1	1
WR Reggie Langhorne	1	1	1
WR Mark Jackson	1	1	1
RB Craig Heyward	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tim Brown	4	1	1
WR John Ford	3	2	0
RB Paul Palmer	1	1	0
RB Gaston Green	1	0	0
TE Darren Flutie	1	0	0
TE Travis McNeal	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 34,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,400 (21,400)
End Zone 6,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 4,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 6,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 3,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	34,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,400 (21,400)
End Zone	6,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	4,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	6,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	3,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)