Sunday, September 4th, 1988 4:00PM
Seattle Seahawks (0-0) @ Denver Broncos (0-0)
Mile High Stadium
Weather: 62 degrees relative humidity 38%, wind 9 mph
Line: Denver -4 (seattle), O/U 46 (over)
Seattle Seahawks (0-0) @ Denver Broncos (0-0)
Mile High Stadium
Weather: 62 degrees relative humidity 38%, wind 9 mph
Line: Denver -4 (seattle), O/U 46 (over)
Attendance: 75,986 (76,273)
Seattle 34, Denver 24
The 2-time defending AFC Champion hosted the Division rival Seattle Seahawks in the season opener. 1 Year ago, Brian Bosworth bragged he would rather hit John Elway late than allow him out of bounds, which led to 10,000 sales of "Ban The Boz" t-shirts, which were Bosworth were ironically purchased from his company... with the proceeds going to Childrens' Hospitals. There is still no love lost between these 2 teams who figure to compete for the 1988 AFC West Title this season.
Brian Bosworth created a ruckas leading up to the Broncos in the past, but not much in the game itself, recording 3 tackles and this questionable late hit that was not flagged.
The season couldn't have had a better start for the visiting Seahawks led by QB Roger Krieg (19-27, 231 Yards, 3 TDs, 133.4 rating). On the opening drive, Krieg went 5 for 5 for 76 yards and a touchdown, capped by a 40 yard touchdown pass to Steve Largent (4-71 1TD) on the 6th play from scrimmage.
John Elway (25-47, 244 Yards 1 TD, 2 Ints 57.4 Rating) led the Broncos' answer, completing 2 passes to Vance Johnson (10-89) and 1 pass to Mark Jackson (8-99 1 TD), and assisted by a 15 yard roughing the passer penalty. The drive resulted in a 37 yard field goal by kicker Rich Karlis.
The Seahawks again drove down the field effeciently, needing only 8 plays including a 30 yard reception by Brian Blades which set up a 2 yard run by Curt Warner to take a 14-3 lead, still with over 5:00 remaining in the first frame.
Steve Largent started the season for Seattle in a big way, opening the scoring with a 40 yard TD reception just 2:47 in
Early in the 2nd quarter, John Elway suffered his first major miscue. He fumbled a snap at his own 20, giving the potent Seahawks offens a short field which was promptly taken advantage of with Krieg's 2nd TD pass connecting with Paul Skanski.
Later in the quarter another Elway miscue, an interception to CB Patrick Hunter (which was returned 30 yards) again gave the Seahawks the ball with a short field, this time at the Bronco 28 with just under 5 minutes remaining in the half. A 3rd down Ruben Jones sack at the 6 yard line held the Seahawks to a 30 yard field goal by Norm Johnson, but the damage was done before halftime 24-3 Seattle.
The Broncos came out in the second half and grinded out a 10 play touchdown drive. Tony Dorsett (13-72 1 TD) scored on a 7 yard run to make the score 24-10. Seattle, though would dampen the home crowd's spirits. executing an impressive answer: A 12 play, 90 yard drive (lost 10 via penalty). Curt Warner and John L Williams proved to be a formidable 1-2 punch, while Dave Krieg would make the Broncos pay with the passing game if they started to crowd the line. John Spagnola caught Krieg's 3rd TD pass of the game to take complete control of the game with a 31-10 lead late in the 3rd.
Denver's offense couldnt mount an attack until it was too late, down 34-10 in the 4th quarter. John Elway slung the ball around and Mark Jackson caught a 21 yard touchdown pass. Denver recovered the onside kick and again scored via a 1 yard Elway TD run. The Broncos could not recover a 2nd onside kick. They got the ball back for a last gasp with 1:37 left, but Elway threw his 2nd interception, this time to CB Terry Taylor ending a forgettable day for Elway and the Broncos 34-24.
John L. Williams picked up tough yards and helped the Seahawks move the clock with the lead. 18 rushes for 112 yards and 3 receptions for 41 yards (153 total yards)
Player of the Game
Dave Kreig - Seahawks
Krieg had a great day, leading an opportunistic Seahawk offense, throwing 3 touchdowns, completing 70.3% of his passes and a 133.4 rating.
1st
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2nd
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3rd
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4th
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OT
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Total
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| 1988 Seattle |
14
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10
|
7
|
3
|
0
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34
|
| 1988 Denver |
3
|
0
|
7
|
14
|
0
|
24
|
| Scoring Plays | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Clock | Poss | Scoring Description(Extra Point) | Score | ||
| 1 | 12:13 | 1988 Seattle | S.Largent 40 yd. pass from D.Krieg (N.Johnson kick) | 7-0 SEA | ||
| 1 | 8:44 | 1988 Denver | R.Karlis 37 yd. field goal | 7-3 SEA | ||
| 1 | 5:11 | 1988 Seattle | C.Warner 2 yd. run (N.Johnson kick) | 14-3 SEA | ||
| 2 | 10:45 | 1988 Seattle | P.Skansi 7 yd. pass from D.Krieg (N.Johnson kick) | 21-3 SEA | ||
| 2 | 0:52 | 1988 Seattle | N.Johnson 30 yd. field goal | 24-3 SEA | ||
| 3 | 10:44 | 1988 Denver | T.Dorsett 7 yd. run (R.Karlis kick) | 24-10 SEA | ||
| 3 | 5:22 | 1988 Seattle | J.Spagnola 8 yd. pass from D.Krieg (N.Johnson kick) | 31-10 SEA | ||
| 4 | 9:11 | 1988 Seattle | N.Johnson 31 yd. field goal | 34-10 SEA | ||
| 4 | 5:28 | 1988 Denver | M.Jackson 21 yd. pass from J.Elway (R.Karlis kick) | 34-17 SEA | ||
| 4 | 2:27 | 1988 Denver | J.Elway 1 yd. run (R.Karlis kick) | 34-24 SEA | ||
Team Statistics
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| 1988 Seattle | 1988 Denver | |
| First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total | 8-16-0-24 | 8-14-1-23 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 8-15-53% | 5-14-36% |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-0-0% | 3-3-100% |
| Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct) | 27-35-77% | 17-21-81% |
| Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play | 408-68-6.0 | 329-70-4.7 |
| Total Net Yards Rushing | 184 | 96 |
| Total Rushes | 40 | 21 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Passes Completed/Attempted | 19/27 (70.4%) | 25/47 (53.2%) |
| Net Yards Passing | 224 | 233 |
| Avg Yards Per Pass | 8.6 | 5.2 |
| Sacked/Yards Lost | 1/7 | 2/11 |
| Punts/Average | 4/45.8 | 4/32.5 |
| Punts Received/Return Yardage | 2/14 | 1/2 |
| Kickoffs/Returns | 1/23 | 6/150 |
| Interceptions/Returns | 2/30 | 0/0 |
| Penalties/Yards | 9/100 | 5/25 |
| Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost | 0/0 | 1/1 |
| Time of Possession | 31 mins 52 secs | 28 mins 8 secs |
| Average Drive Start | SEA 40 | DEA 30 |
Passing Stats
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| Att | Comp | Yds | Comp % | Yds/Att | TD | TD % | INT | INT % | Long | Sack | Rating | |
| Dave Krieg | 27 | 19 | 231 | 70.4 | 8.6 | 3 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1/7 | 133.4 |
| John Elway | 47 | 25 | 244 | 53.2 | 5.2 | 1 | 2.1 | 2 | 4.3 | 21 | 2/11 | 57.4 |
Rushing Stats
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| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | Fumbles/Lost | |||||
| Curt Warner | 22 | 72 | 3.3 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| John L. Williams | 18 | 112 | 6.2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Tony Dorsett | 13 | 72 | 5.5 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Sammy Winder | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| John Elway | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | ||||
Receiving Stats
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| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | ||||||
| Curt Warner | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Steve Largent | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 40 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| John L. Williams | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Paul Skansi | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Mike Tice | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| John Spagnola | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Brian Blades | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Vance Johnson | 10 | 89 | 8.9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Mark Jackson | 8 | 99 | 12.4 | 21 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Ricky Nattiel | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Clarence Kay | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Steve Sewell | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Field Goals
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| 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Totals | % Made | |||||
| Norm Johnson | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 100 | ||||
| Rich Karlis | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 50.0 | ||||
Punting
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| No | Avg | Net | Tb | Inside 20 | Long | Blocked | |||||
| Ruben Rodriguez | 4 | 45.8 | 35.3 | 2 | 1 | 62 | 0 | ||||
| Mike Horan | 4 | 32.5 | 29.0 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 0 | ||||
Kickoff Returns
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| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Bobby Joe Edmonds | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | ||||||
| Ken Bell | 6 | 150 | 25.0 | 38 | 0 | ||||||
Punt Returns
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| Ret | FC | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | ||||||
| Bobby Joe Edmonds | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 | |||||
| Ricky Nattiel | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
Individual Defense
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| Tackles | Sacks | Fum Rec | |||||||||
| Vernon Dean | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jacob Green | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Tony Woods | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Paul Moyer | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Patrick Hunter | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Terry Taylor | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bruce Scholtz | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Eugene Robinson | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| David Wyman | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Brian Bosworth | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Joe Nash | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Nesby Glasgow | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Karl Mecklenburg | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Rick Dennison | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Dennis Smith | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Michael Brooks | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jim Ryan | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Simon Fletcher | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jeremiah Castille | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mark Haynes | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mike Harden | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Greg Kragen | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Walt Bowyer | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Kevin Guidry | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Rulon Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
Interceptions
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| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Terry Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Patrick Hunter | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | ||||||
Game Story
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| In a high scoring affair the visitors from Seattle bested Denver by the score of 34 to 24. John L. Williams rushed the ball 18 times for 112 yards. Seattle enjoyed success on third down, converting on 8 of 15 opportunities. They controlled the ground game, out-rushing Denver 184 to 96 yards. Seattle had a good start outscoring Denver 14 to 3 in the first quarter. They led after three quarters 31 to 10. John Elway threw 47 times for 244 yards adding a touchdown for Denver, in a losing cause. | |||||
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