Super Bowl XXI (21) New York VS Denver Play by Play

Super Bowl XXI Team Drive Chart

*	Denver won coin toss and elected to receive.
First Quarter
Denver Broncos (15:00) Allegre kick to D 1 Lang 23 return (Flynn).
DEN 24	1–10	Elway 10 run evading pass rush (Carson).
DEN 34	1–10	Winder 1 run left (Marshall).
DEN 35	2–9	Willhite 2 run wide right (Banks).
DEN 37	3–7	Elway 24 pass to M. Jackson middle (Collins).
NYG 39	1–10	Elway 5 pass to Winder middle (Reasons).
NYG 34	2–5	Winder 3 run right (Banks).
NYG 31	3–2	Winder run right no gain (Banks). New York–first time out.
NYG 31	4–2	Karlis 48–yard field goal (10:51).
Denver scoring drive: 45 yards 7 plays 4:09. Denver 3 New York 0
New York Giants (10:51) Karlis kick to NY 4 Rouson 18 return (Dennison Bell).
NYG 22	1–10	Simms 17 pass to Manuel middle (Wright).
NYG 39	1–10	Simms 9 pass to Bavaro middle (Smith).
NYG 48	2–1	Morris 11 run wide right (Foley).
DEN 41	1–10	Simms 2 pass to Morris right (Ryan Wright).
DEN 39	2–8	Morris 11 run left. Play nullified and New York penalized 10 for holding (Bavaro).
DEN 49	2–18	Morris 8 run right (Foley).
DEN 41	3–10	Simms 18 pass to Robinson left (Wilson).
DEN 23	1–10	Morris run right no gain (Mecklenburg Hunley).
DEN 23	2–10	Simms 17 pass to Bavaro middle (Robbins).
DEN 6	1–goal	Simms 6 pass to Mowatt middle end zone touchdown (5:27). Allegre kicked extra point.
New York scoring drive: 78 yards 9 plays 5:24. New York 7 Denver 3
Denver Broncos (5:27) Allegre kick to D 14 Bell 28 return (Flynn).
DEN 42	1–10	Elway 14 pass to Winder left (Carson).
NYG 44	1–10	Elway 11 pass to Mobley right (Patterson).
NYG 33	1–10	Elway 9 screen pass to Winder left. New York penalized 12 (half the distance) for late hit (Carson). New York penalized 6 (half the distance) for unsportsmanlike conduct (Taylor). Denver–first time out.
NYG 6	1–goal	Sewell run wide right loss of 3 (Patterson).
NYG 9	2–goal	Elway 5 pass to V. Johnson middle (Reasons).
NYG 4	3–goal	Elway 4 quarterback draw middle touchdown (2:06). Karlis kicked extra point.
Denver scoring drive: 58 yards 6 plays 3:21. Denver 10 New York 7
New York Giants (2:06) Karlis kick to NY 7 Rouson 16 return (Robbins).
NYG 23	1–10	Simms 7 screen pass to Morris (Townsend).
NYG 30	2–3	Morris 4 run left (Woodard Lilly).
NYG 34	1–10	Anderson run left loss of 1 (Mecklenburg).
END OF FIRST QUARTER: Denver 10 New York 7
Second Quarter
NYG 33	2–11	Morris 8 run off left tackle (Lilly).
NYG 41	3–3	Simms pass to McConkey middle overthrown incomplete.
NYG 41	4–3	Landeta 59 punt touchback.
Denver Broncos (14:00)
DEN 20	1–10	Lang run wide right loss of 2 (Taylor).
DEN 18	2–12	Elway pass to Mobley left incomplete.
DEN 18	3–12	Elway 54 pass to V. Johnson deep middle (Welch).
NYG 28	1–10	Elway 6 screen pass to Winder left (T. Johnson).
NYG 22	2–4	Elway pass to Willhite left incomplete.
NYG 22	3–4	Elway 6 pass to Mobley left flat (Welch).
NYG 16	1–10	Lang 4 run middle (T. Johnson).
NYG 12	2–6	Elway 4 pass to Lang right (Patterson).
NYG 8	3–2	Elway 7 pass to Sewell right (Hill).
NYG 1	1–goal	Elway sweep right loss of 1 (Taylor).
NYG 2	2–goal	Willhite run middle no gain (Carson).
NYG 2	3–goal	Winder sweep left loss of 4 (Banks).
NYG 6	4–goal	Karlis’s 23–yard field–goal attempt was wide right.
New York Giants (7:40)
NYG 20	1–10	Simms 12 pass to Bavaro middle (Smith).
NYG 32	1–10	Simms 8 pass to Robinson middle (Hunley).
NYG 40	2–2	Carthon 1 run middle (Jones).
NYG 41	3–1	Morris 4 run left (Haynes).
NYG 45	1–10	Simms 1 pass to Carthon right flat (Woodard).
NYG 46	2–9	Morris 1 run off left tackle (Gilbert).
NYG 47	3–8	Simms pass to Robinson left incomplete.
NYG 47	4–8	Landeta 38 punt Willhite fair catch.
Denver Broncos (3:33)
DEN 15	1–10	Elway sacked loss of 2 (Marshall).
DEN 13	2–12	Elway pass to Kay middle incomplete.
DEN 13	3–12	Elway sacked loss of 13 (Martin) safety (2:46).
Denver 10 New York 9
New York Giants (2:46) Horan free kick to NY 28 Flynn return loss of 3 (Micho).
NYG 25	1–10	Simms pass to Morris loss of 1 (Hunley). Two–Minute Warning.
NYG 24	2–11	Simms 7 screen pass to Carthon (Ryan).
NYG 31	3–4	Simms pass to Bavaro middle overthrown incomplete.
NYG 31	4–4	Landeta 41 punt Willhite 9 return (Rouson).
Denver Broncos (1:05)
DEN 37	1–10	Elway pass to Sewell right dropped incomplete.
DEN 37	2–10	Elway 31 pass to Watson right (Patterson).
NYG 32	1–10	Elway 11 shovel pass to Willhite (Taylor). Denver–second time out (:43)
NYG 21	1–10	Elway pass to Sewell right dropped incomplete.
NYG 21	2–10	Elway pass to V. Johnson incomplete. Play nullified and New York penalized 5 for offsides (Burt).
NYG 16	2–5	Elway pass to Willhite middle incomplete.
NYG 16	3–5	Elway pass to Mobley in end zone incomplete.
NYG 16	4–5	Karlis’s 34–yard field–goal attempt was wide right.
New York Giants (:13)
NYG 20	1–10	Simms knelt down loss of 2.
END OF SECOND QUARTER: Denver 10 New York 9
Third Quarter
New York Giants (15:00) Karlis kick to NY 15 Rouson 22 return (Harden).
NYG 37	1–10	Morris 3 run wide right (Foley).
NYG 40	2–7	Simms 4 pass to Carthon right flat (Townsend).
NYG 44	3–3	Morris 2 run wide right (Wright).
NYG 46	4–1	Rutledge 2 quarterback sneak (Ryan).
NYG 48	1–10	Simms 12 pass to Morris left (Mecklenburg).
DEN 40	1–10	Simms 23 pass to Rouson left (Foley).
DEN 17	1–10	Morris 3 run wide right (Woodard).
DEN 14	2–7	Simms 1 pass to Carthon right (Wright).
DEN 13	3–6	Simms 13 pass to Bavaro middle touchdown (10:08). Denver penalized 5 for offsides (Jones) assessed on kickoff. Allegre kicked extra point.
New York scoring drive: 63 yards 9 plays 4:52. New York 16 Denver 10
Denver Broncos (10:08) NewYork penalized 5 for offsides (Patterson) Allegre kick to D 1 Lang 13 return (Hunt).
DEN 14	1–10	Elway pass to V. Johnson deflected (Martin) incomplete.
DEN 14	2–10	Elway 5 pass to V. Johnson right (Carson).
DEN 19	3–5	Elway pass to Willhite right underthrown incomplete.
DEN 19	4–5	Horan 42 punt McConkey 25 return (Woodard).
New York Giants (9:01)
DEN 36	1–10	Morris 7 run wide right (Ryan).
DEN 29	2–3	Morris run wide right loss of 2 (Hunley).
DEN 31	3–5	Morris 9 run off left tackle (Wilson).
DEN 22	1–10	Rouson 1 run middle (Woodard).
DEN 21	2–9	Simms 9 pass to Manuel middle (Wright).
DEN 12	1–10	Carthon 2 run right (Mecklenburg).
DEN 10	2–8	Simms 5 run evading pass rush (Hunley). New York–first time out (4:42)
DEN 5	3–3	Morris 1 run left (Ryan Jones).
DEN 4	4–2	Allegre 21–yard field goal (3:54).
New York scoring drive: 32 yards 8 plays 5:07. New York 19 Denver 10
Denver Broncos (3:54) Allegre kick into end zone touchback.
DEN 20	1–10	Elway pass to Watson right incomplete.
DEN 20	2–10	Elway 8 pass to Willhite right (Marshall).
DEN 28	3–2	Elway pass to Mobley right incomplete.
DEN 28	4–2	Horan 40 punt McConkey fair catch.
New York Giants (2:38)
NYG 32	1–10	Morris 2 run right (Hunley).
NYG 34	2–8	Simms 17 pass to Manuel right (Smith).
DEN 49	1–10	Morris 4 run wide right (Hunley).
DEN 45	2–6	Simms 44 flea–flicker pass to McConkey deep left (Haynes).
DEN 1	1–goal	Morris 1 run wide right touchdown (:24). Allegre kicked extra point.
New York scoring drive: 68 yards 5 plays 2:14. New York 26 Denver 10
Denver Broncos (:24) Allegre kick into end zone touchback.
DEN 20	1–10	Elway sacked recovered own fumble loss of 11 (Marshall).
END OF THIRD QUARTER: New York 26 Denver 10
Fourth Quarter

DEN 9	2–21	Denver penalized 4 (half the distance) for false start (Lanier).
DEN 5	2–25	Elway pass to M. Jackson deep intercepted at D 35 Patterson return loss of 7. New York penalized 10 for illegal block (Williams).
New York Giants (14:46)
NYG 48	1–10	Morris run left no gain (Jones).
NYG 48	2–10	Simms 36 pass to Robinson deep left (Smith).
DEN 16	1–10	Morris 1 run right (Hunley).
DEN 15	2–9	Simms pass to Bavaro in end zone incomplete. Play nullified and Denver penalized 14 for pass interference (Wright).
DEN 1	1–goal	Morris run wide right no gain (Wright).
DEN 1	2–goal	Simms sacked loss of 5 (Gilbert Woodard).
DEN 6	3–goal	Simms 6 pass to McConkey off Bavaro’s deflection touchdown (10:56). Allegre kicked extra point. Denver penalized 5 for offsides on extra–point attempt assessed on kickoff.
New York scoring drive: 52 yards 6 plays 3:50. New York 33 Denver 10
Denver Broncos (10:56) Allegre kick to D 10 Bell no return fumbled Hackett recovered for Denver at D 16.
DEN 16	1–10	Elway 10 pass to V. Johnson right (Lasker).
DEN 26	1–10	Elway 4 screen to Willhite middle (Banks).
DEN 30	2–6	Elway 16 pass to M. Jackson middle (Welch).
DEN 46	1–10	Elway 5 pass to Willhite left (Lasker).
NYG 49	2–5	Elway 11 pass to M. Jackson right (Banks).
NYG 38	1–10	Sewell 12 run wide left (Welch).
NYG 26	1–10	Willhite 6 run left (Banks).
NYG 20	2–4	Elway pass to Kay right overthrown incomplete.
NYG 20	3–4	Elway 5 draw middle (Collins).
NYG 15	1–10	Sewell run wide right loss of 5 (Banks).
NYG 20	2–15	Elway 8 run evading pass rush (Carson).
NYG 12	3–7	Elway 1 run evading pass rush (Banks).
NYG 11	4–6	Karlis 28–yard field goal (6:01).
Denver scoring drive: 73 yards 12 plays 4:55. New York 33 Denver 13
New York Giants (6:01) Karlis onside kick to D 46 B. Johnson covered for New York no return.
DEN 46	1–10	Rouson 18 run wide right (Wilson).
DEN 28	1–10	Rouson 3 run left (Jones).
DEN 25	2–7	Carthon 1 run left (Ryan).
DEN 24	3–6	Simms 22 bootleg left (Haynes Kragen).
DEN 2	1–goal	Anderson 2 run middle touchdown (3:18). Allegre missed extra point.
New York scoring drive: 46 yards 5 plays 2:43. New York 39 Denver 13
Denver Broncos (3:18) Allegre kick to D 11 Bell 20 return (Headen).
DEN 31	1–10	Willhite 11 draw left (Banks Collins).
DEN 42	1–10	Elway 11 pass to Willhite right (Taylor).
NYG 47	1–10	Elway pass to Willhite middle incomplete.
NYG 47	2–10	Elway pass to Willhite left overthrown incomplete.
NYG 47	3–10	Elway 47 pass to V. Johnson deep middle touchdown (2:06). Karlis kicked extra point.
Denver scoring drive: 69 yards 5 plays 1:12. New York 39 Denver 20
New York Giants (2:06) Karlis onside kick to D 44 Mowatt covered for New York no return.
DEN 44	1–10	Galbreath 6 run right (Jones Townsend). Two–Minute Warning.
DEN 38	2–4	Galbreath 6 run middle (Smith).
DEN 32	1–10	Rutledge knelt down loss of 1. Denver–first time out.
DEN 33	2–11	Galbreath 7 run middle (Woodard). Denver–second time out.
DEN 26	3–4	Galbreath run wide right loss of 2 (Fletcher). Denver–third time out.
DEN 28	4–6	Rutledge bootleg left loss of 1 (Woodard Jones).
Denver Broncos (:44)
DEN 29	1–10	Kubiak 9 pass to Sampson middle (Jones).
DEN 38	2–1	Kubiak 5 pass to Sewell right (out of bounds).
DEN 43	1–10	Kubiak 23 pass to Watson left (out of bounds).
NYG 34	1–10	Kubiak 11 pass to Sampson left (out of bounds).
NYG 23	1–10	Kubiak sacked loss of 6 (Dorsey).
FINAL SCORE: New York 39 Denver 20
FINAL RECORDS: New York 17–2 Denver 13–6

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Super Bowl XXI

New York 39
Denver 20

Location:
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California
January 25,1987
Attendance: 101,063

MVP:
Phil Simms, Quarterback
of the New York Giants

Coaches
NYG Bill Parcells
DEN Dan Reeves

Super Bowl XXI Ring, New York 39 vs Denver 20, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California, MVP Phil Simms, Quarterback of the New York Giants