| 1 2 3 4 F New England 0 10 7 0 - 17 Denver 3 7 10 2 - 22 1st Quarter Denver - Karlis 27 yard field goal Denver 3-0 2nd Quarter Denver - Elway 22 yard run Denver 10-0 New England - Franklin 38 yard field goal Denver 10-3 New England - Morgan 19 yard pass from Eason Tied 10-10 Third Quarter Denver - Karlis 22 yard field goal Denver 13-10 New England - Morgan 45 yard pass from Eason New England 17-13 Denver - Johnson 48 yard pass from Eason Denver 20-17 Fourth Quarter Denver - Safety Eason sacked in endzone Denver 22-17 |
| 1986 AFC Division Playoffs - January 4th, 1987 |
| Denver 22 New England 17 |
| NE DEN First Downs 12 21 Run 6 12 Passing 6 9 Penalty 0 0 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 5-45 3-20 Net Yards 271 441 Rushes-Yards 24-121 42-188 Passing Yards 194 257 Att-Cmp-Int 24-13-0 32-13-2 Individual Statistics Rushing - New England: James 10-31; Collins 5-46; Dupard 5-18; Eason 2-23; Hawthorne 1-5; Fryar 1-(-2), Denver: Winder 19-102; Lang 11-44; Elway 5-18; Bell 2-12; Sewell 2-8; Willhite 3-4 Passing - New England: Eason 13-24, 194 yards, 2-TDs, 0-INTs, Denver: Elway 13-32, 257 yards, 1-TD, 2-INTs Receiving - New England: Collins 4-46; Morgan 3-100; Baty 3-31; Fryar 2-11; Hawthorne 1-6, Denver: Johnson 4-89; Sewell 3-41; Mobley 2-69; Watson 1-21; Micho 1-20; Winder 1-16; Lang 1-1 Interceptions - New England: McSwain 1-2, Rembert 1-0 |