Weekly Recaps 
St. Louis
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7
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0
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7
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7
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21
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Dallas
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7
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15
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7
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17
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46
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First Quarter
Dall: Smith 59 run (Cunningham kick), 6:45
Stl: Harris 5 run (Wilkins kick), 4:15
Second Quarter
Dall: FG Cunningham 37, 12:45
Dall: FG Cunningham 37, 5:00
Dall: Sanders 66 punt return (Kick failed) 2:15
Dall: FG Cunningham 27, 0:01
Third Quarter
Stl: Warner 1 run (Wilkins kick), 6:15
Dall: Galloway 10 pass from Aikman (Cunningham kick), 3:45
Fourth Quarter
Dall: FG Cunningham 22, 14:40
Stl: Warner 1 run (Wilkins kick), 9:45
Dall: Smith 21 run (Cunningham kick), 6:30
Dall: Smith 31 pass from Aikman (Cunningham kick), 2:15
Individual Statistics
RUSHING - Dallas, Smith 22-119. St. Louis, Faulk 26-101, Harris 1-5, Warner 3-2.
PASSING - Dallas, Aikman 19-29-0-248. St. Louis, Warner 14-35-2-128.
RECEIVING - Dallas, Galloway 6-86, Ismail 3-57, Smith 4-56, Novacek 5-34, Irvin 1-15. St. Louis, Bruce 5-51, Faulk 4-34, Holt 3-29, Manumaleuna 1-13, Anderson 1-1.
SACKS - Dallas, Maryland 3. St. Louis, None.
INTERCEPTIONS - Dallas, Brown, Sanders. St. Louis, None
MISSED FIELD GOALS - None
INJURIES - St Louis - Aeneas Williams (2 games) - RETURN 10/20
Buffalo
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7
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0
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0
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14
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3
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24
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Kansas City
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7
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7
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7
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0
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0
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21
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First Quarter
KC: Gonzalez 9 pass from DeBerg (Anderson kick), 7:15
Buff: Reed 10 pass from Bledsoe (Christie kick), 2:30
Second Quarter
KC: Gonzalez 29 pass from DeBerg (Anderson kick), 6:15
Third Quarter
KC: Gonzalez 23 pass from DeBerg (Anderson kick), 4:15
Fourth Quarter
Buff: Thomas 2 run (Christie kick), 14:45
Buff: Lofton 44 pass from Bledsoe (Christie kick), 6:45
Overtime
Buff: FG Christie 41, 11:30
Individual Statistics
RUSHING - Buffalo, Thomas 15-47, Bledsoe 3-6, Henry 2-3, Davis 1-2. KC, Holmes 26-87, Allen 7-13, Jones 2-7, Richardson 1-(-1).
PASSING - Buffalo, Bledsoe 25-39-0-275. KC, DeBerg 26-38-0-223
RECEIVING - Buffalo, Lofton 7-120, Reed 9-66, Thomas 4-35, Riemersma 3-33, Gash 1-13, Moulds 1-8. KC, Gonzalez 11-120, Richardson 11-77, Allen 2-13, Holmes 2-13.
SACKS - Buffalo, Paup. KC, Thomas
INTERCEPTIONS - None
MISSED FIELD GOALS - Buffalo, Christie 36. KC, Anderson 45
INJURIES - Buffalo - Kurt Schulz (2 games) - RETURN 10/13
Dallas
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14
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17
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0
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2
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33
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Denver
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0
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3
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7
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7
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17
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First Quarter
Dall: Novacek 6 pass from Aikman (Cunningham kick), 5:15
Dall: Sanders 71 punt return (Cunningham kick), 3:30
Second Quarter
Den: FG Elam 51, 12:45
Dall: Novacek 3 pass from Aikman (Cunningham kick), 4:30
Dall: Novacek 4 pass from Aikman (Cunningham kick), 0:45
Third Quarter
Den: Portis 44 run (Elam kick), 9:30
Fourth Quarter
Dall: Safety, 12:15
Den: Griffith 1 pass from Elway (Elam kick), 5:45
Individual Statistics
RUSHING - Dallas, Smith 24-109, Johnston 1-5, Aikman 2-(-2). Denver, Portis 9-82, Davis 15-38.
PASSING - Dallas, Aikman 19-27-0-187. Denver, Elway 16-37-3-190.
RECEIVING -Dallas, Novacek 6-67. Irvin 5-61, Ismail 5-38, Johnston 2-16, Smith 1-5. Denver, Sharpe 4-63, Smith 3-57, McCaffrey 2-25, Griffith 3-18, Davis 2-17, Portis 2-10.
SACKS - Dallas, Edwards 3, Marion 2, Haley, Smith, Tolbert. Denver, Romanowski 2, Pryce.
INTERCEPTIONS - Dallas, Brown, Marion, Smith. Denver, None.
MISSED FIELD GOALS - None
INJURIES - Buffalo - Larry Allen (3 games) - RETURN 11/3
Denver
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10
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7
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7
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14
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38
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Buffalo
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14
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7
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7
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14
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42
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First Quarter
Den: Smith 34 pass from Elway (Elam kick), 13:00
Buff: Bledsoe 2 run (Christie kick), 6:30
Den: FG Elam 35, 2:00
Buff: Lofton 82 pass from Bledsoe (Christie kick), 1:30
Second Quarter
Den: Portis 32 run (Elam kick), 12:45
Buff: Thomas 1 run (Christie kick), 4:45
Third Quarter
Den: Smith 19 pass from Elway (Elam kick), 13:30
Buff: Lofton 50 pass from Bledsoe (Christie kick), 6:00
Fourth Quarter
Buff: Thomas 2 run (Christie kick), 13:30
Den: Sharpe 16 pass from Elway (Elam kick), 11:30
Buff: Henry 2 run (Christie kick), 5:30
Den: Davis 4 pass from Elway (Elam kick), 1:22
Individual Statistics
RUSHING - Denver, Portis 18-147, Davis 6-20, Griffith 3-2, Elway 1-2. Buffalo, Thomas 15-40, Gash 8-29, Henry 3-10, Bledsoe 3-6.
PASSING - Denver, Elway 23-33-0-354. Buffalo, Bledsoe 23-32-0-418.
RECEIVING - Denver, Smith 8-148, McCaffrey 4-72, Sharpe 5-62, Portis 4-54, Davis 2-17. Buffalo, Lofton 9-291, Reed 6-57, Riemersma 4-35, Thomas 3-24, Gash 1-11.
SACKS - Denver, Romanowski. Buffalo, Hanson
INTERCEPTIONS - None
MISSED FIELD GOALS - Denver, Elam 42
INJURIES - None
Buffalo
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10
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7
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0
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3
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20
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St. Louis
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3
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10
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3
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0
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16
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First Quarter
Buff: Lofton 53 pass from Bledsoe (Christie kick), 12:15
Buff: FG Christie 32, 6:30
Stl: FG Wilkins 42, 0:30
Second Quarter
Stl: Bruce 69 pass from Warner (Wilkins kick), 8:45
Buff: Thomas 7 run (Christie kick), 1:30
Stl: FG Wilkins 47, 0:01
Third Quarter
Stl: FG Wilkins 44, 7:00
Fourth Quarter
Buff: FG Christie 37, 8:15
Individual Statistics
RUSHING - Buffalo, Thomas 11-88, Henry 5-8, Gash 4-4, Bledsoe 1-1. St. Louis, Faulk 29-60, Gary 3-9, Canidate 1-6.
PASSING - Buffalo, Bledsoe 22-32-1-279. St. Louis, Warner 21-27-0-290.
RECEIVING - Buffalo, Reed 9-109, Lofton 3-79, Riemersma 5-61, Henry 1-16, Thomas 2-8, Gash 1-6. St. Louis, Bruce 6-133, Holt 6-65, Faulk 5-60, Manumaleuna 4-36.
SACKS - Buffalo, Kerner 2. St. Louis, Wistrom, Fletcher.
INTERCEPTIONS - St. Louis, McCleon.
MISSED FIELD GOALS - Buffalo, Christie 43, 23
INJURIES - None
Dallas
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7
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3
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10
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10
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30
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Buffalo
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0
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0
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3
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14
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17
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First Quarter
Dall: Irvin 41 pass from Aikman (Cunningham kick), 6:30
Second Quarter
Dall: FG Cunningham 34, 10:00
Third Quarter
Dall: FG Cunningham 19, 9:00
Dall: Hughes 60 punt return (Cunningham kick), 5:45
Buff: FG Christie 35, 2:45
Fourth Quarter
Dall: Smith 32 run (Cunningham kick), 14:00
Buff: Thomas 3 run (Christie kick), 10:45
Dall: FG Cunningham 31, 7:15
Buff: Henry 16 run (Christie kick), 0:30
Individual Statistics
RUSHING - Dallas, Smith 20-125, Thomas 7-23, Aikman 2-4, Bryant 1-(-4). Buffalo, Thomas 22-101, Henry 9-61, Gash 3-6.
PASSING - Dallas, Aikman 10-17-0-109. Buffalo, Bledsoe 7-13-1-82, Kelly 10-14-0-70.
RECEIVING - Dallas, Irvin 5-72, Smith 3-17, Novacek 2-14, Ismail 1-6. Buffalo, Lofton 8-61, Reed 5-54, Henry 1-10, Thomas 1-10, Riemersma 1-7.
SACKS - Dallas, Jones 3, Edwards, Maryland, Smith, Tolbert. Buffalo, Bennett, Hansen.
INTERCEPTIONS - Dallas, Brown.
MISSED FIELD GOALS - Buffalo, Christie 24
INJURIES - Buffalo - Monty Brown (1 game) - RETURN 11/3
Denver
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17
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10
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9
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0
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36
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St. Louis
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0
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7
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7
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13
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27
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First Quarter
Den: FG Elam 46, 9:00
Den: Anderson 2 run (Elam kick), 7:15
Den: McCaffrey 6 pass from Elway (Elam kick), 1:45
Second Quarter
Stl: Manumaleuna 12 pass from Warner (Wilkins kick), 11:15
Den: Sharpe 7 pass from Elway (Elam kick), 2:30
Den: FG Elam 27, 0:01
Third Quarter
Den: Portis 5 run (Kick failed), 12:45
Stl: Gary 2 run (Wilkins kick), 9:30
Den: FG Elam, 34, 5:30
Fourth Quarter
Stl: Hakim 66 punt return (Wilkins kick), 6:15
Stl: Faulk 17 run (Conversion failed), 0:37
Individual Statistics
RUSHING - Denver, Portis 23-139, Anderson 6-1. St. Louis, Faulk 27-166, Harris 4-8, Warner 1-5, Gary 1-2.
PASSING - Denver, Elway 13-34-1-131. St. Louis, Warner 21-28-2-269.
RECEIVING - Denver, Sharpe 7-76, Portis 2-20, Smith 2-18, McCaffrey 2-17. St. Louis, Manumaleuna 9-100, Holt 5-69, Bruce 3-66, Faulk 4-34.
SACKS - Denver, Pryce, Romanowski, Smith, Tanuvasa, Washington. St. Louis, Fletcher.
INTERCEPTIONS - Denver, Gordon. St. Louis, McCleon.
MISSED FIELD GOALS - St. Louis, Wilkins 40
INJURIES - Denver - Manu Tanuvasa (2 games) - RETURN 11/10. St. Louis - Orlando Pace (2 games) - RETURN 11/17.
Dallas
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7
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3
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7
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7
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24
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Denver
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14
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10
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7
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0
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31
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First Quarter
Den: McCaffrey 30 pass from Elway (Elam kick), 12:15
Den: Portis 57 run (Elam kick), 9:45
Dall: Warren 2 run (Cunningham kick), 5:15
Second Quarter
Den: FG Elam 17, 7:45
Den: Smith 40 pass from Elway (Elam kick), 3:15
Dall: FG Cunningham 34, 0:22
Third Quarter
Den: Portis 4 run (Elam kick), 8:15
Dall: Warren 2 run (Cunningham kick), 4:30
Fourth Quarter
Dall: Irvin 7 pass from Aikman (Cunningham kick), 1:30
Individual Statistics
RUSHING - Dallas, Smith 19-93, Warren 9-15. Denver, Portis 20-131, Anderson 10-54, Davis 1-16, Elway 4-0.
PASSING - Dallas, Aikman 18-24-0-240. Denver, Elway 21-30-0-228.
RECEIVING - Dallas, Irvin 11-158, Ismail 5-59, Novacek 2-23. Denver, Sharpe 9-76, Smith 5-73, McCaffrey 4-47, Portis 3-32.
SACKS - Dallas, Haley, Tolbert. Denver, Traylor 3, Atwater 2.
INTERCEPTIONS - None
MISSED FIELD GOALS - Denver, Elam 29, 29.
INJURIES - None
St. Louis
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0
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3
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3
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7
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13
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Kansas City
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7
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17
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10
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0
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34
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First Quarter
KC: Gonzalez 1 pass from DeBerg (Anderson kick), 9:45
Second Quarter
KC: Word 1 run (Anderson kick), 13:00
Stl: FG Wilkins 52, 9:30
KC: Gonzalez 7 pass from DeBerg (Anderson kick), 6:30
KC: FG Anderson 33, 0:15
Third Quarter
Stl: FG Wilkins 25, 11:30
KC: FG Anderson 29, 3:45
KC: Holmes 34 run (Anderson kick), 1:15
Fourth Quarter
Stl: Holt 8 pass from Warner (Wilkins kick), 9:00
Individual Statistics
RUSHING - St. Louis, Faulk 18-94, Gary 2-10, Warner 1-(-1). Kansas City, Holmes 23-150, Allen 7-25, Jones 2-5, Richardson 3-4, Gannon 1-(-1), Word 7-(-5)
PASSING - St. Louis, Warner 11-18-0-85. Kansas City, DeBerg 16-30-1-191, Gannon 3-7-0-27.
RECEIVING - St. Louis, Manumaleuna 5-45, Holt 3-28, Faulk 1-7, Bruce 1-4, Gary 1-1. Kansas City, Gonzalez 12-152, Dawson 3-27, Richardson 3-17, Allen 1-12.
SACKS - St. Louis, Polley, Wistrom. Kansas City, Hackett, Maas, Martin, Saleaumua, Thomas.
INTERCEPTIONS - St. Louis, Herring.
MISSED FIELD GOALS - None
INJURIES - None
Buffalo
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10
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0
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0
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0
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10
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Denver
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0
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7
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3
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16
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26
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First Quarter
Buff: FG Christie 29, 11:00
Buff: Lofton 60 pass from Bledsoe (Christie kick), 8:00
Second Quarter
Den: McCaffrey 8 pass from Elway (Elam kick), 14:15
Third Quarter
Den: FG Elam 26, 1:45
Fourth Quarter
Den: Smith 10 pass from Griese (Elam kick), 12:15
Den: FG Elam 20, 8:45
Den: FG Elam 56, 3:15
Den: FG Elam 35, 0:45
Individual Statistics
RUSHING - Buffalo, Thomas 20-85, Gash 2-4, Bledsoe 1-0. Denver, Portis 15-32, Anderson 6-21, Davis 4-2.
PASSING - Buffalo, Bledsoe 20-43-0-241. Denver, Elway 15-25-0-128, Griese 2-3-0-25.
RECEIVING - Buffalo, Lofton 5-89, Riemersma 6-87, Reed 7-42, Early 1-14, Thomas 1-9. Denver, Sharpe 5-59, Smith 6-43, McCaffrey 3-23, Portis 2-20, Anderson 1-8
SACKS - Buffalo, Paup 2. Denver, Atwater, Hasselbach, Pryce, Romanowski, Smith.
INTERCEPTIONS - None
MISSED FIELD GOALS - Buffalo, Christie 32.
INJURIES - Buffalo - Jeff Burris (1 game) - RETURN 11/10
Kansas City
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3
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10
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14
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0
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27
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Dallas
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7
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10
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10
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7
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34
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First Quarter
KC: FG Anderson 30, 5:15
Dall: Novacek 8 pass from Aikman (Cunningham kick), 2:00
Second Quarter
KC: FG Anderson 20, 12:15
Dall: Novacek 7 pass from Aikman (Cunningham kick), 6:00
Dall: FG Cunningham 48, 2:00
KC: Gonzalez 43 pass from DeBerg (Anderson kick), 0:30
Third Quarter
KC: Dawson 8 pass from DeBerg (Anderson kick), 12:15
Dall: Ismail 18 pass from Aikman (Cunningham kick), 11:15
KC: Holmes 12 pass from DeBerg (Anderson kick), 5:30
Dall: FG Cunningham 38, 2:45
Fourth Quarter
Dall: Ismail 2 pass from Aikman (Cunningham kick), 10:15
Individual Statistics
RUSHING - Kansas City, Holmes 30-184, Allen 8-37, Jones 3-6, DeBerg 1-0. Dallas, Smith 20-50, Aikman 5-(-5).
PASSING - Kansas City, DeBerg 16-29-0-206. Dallas, Aikman 19-26-0-229.
RECEIVING - Kansas City, Gonzalez 8-104, Slaughter 3-48, Dawson 3-39, Holmes 2-15. Dallas, Irvin 9-121, Novacek 5-64, Ismail 4-31, Smith 1-13.
SACKS - Dallas, Smith 2.
INTERCEPTIONS - None
MISSED FIELD GOALS - None
INJURIES - None
St. Louis
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7
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14
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14
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7
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42
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Kansas City
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10
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10
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3
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7
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30
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First Quarter
KC: FG Anderson 39, 8:30
Stl: Hakim 53 punt return (Wilkins kick), 4:00
KC: Dawson 80 pass from DeBerg (Anderson kick), 3:15
Second Quarter
KC: Gonzalez 5 pass from DeBerg (Anderson kick), 12:45
KC: FG Anderson 49, 7:45
Stl: Gary 5 run (Wilkins kick), 5:15
Stl: Warner 1 run (Wilkins kick), 0:37
Third Quarter
Stl: Faulk 1 run (Wilkins kick), 10:00
KC: FG Anderson 28, 5:00
Stl: Faulk 5 run (Wilkins kick), 0:00
Fourth Quarter
KC: Slaughter 15 pass from DeBerg (Anderson kick), 6:45
Stl: Faulk 2 run (Wilkins kick), 3:15
Individual Statistics
RUSHING - St. Louis, Faulk 25-151, Gary 4-10, Warner 3-(-1). Kansas City, Holmes 27-106, Word 8-47.
PASSING - St. Louis, Warner 12-18-0-143. Kansas City, DeBerg 18-42-1-233, Gannon 1-1-0-13.
RECEIVING - St. Louis, Bruce 6-87, Manumaleuna 5-55, Holt 1-1. Kansas City, Dawson 4-123, Gonzalez 12-95, Slaughter 2-23, Holmes 1-5.
SACKS - St. Louis, Ahantaou. Kansas City, Maas.
INTERCEPTIONS - St. Louis, Williams.
MISSED FIELD GOALS - St. Louis, Wilkins 51.
INJURIES - St. Louis - Tommy Polley (2 games) - RETURN 12/8. Kansas City - Kevin Ross (1 game) - RETURN 11/17.
Buffalo
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6
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0
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10
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7
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23
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Dallas
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0
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24
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10
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6
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40
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First Quarter
Buff: FG Christie 31, 11:15
Buff: FG Christie 49, 6:00
Second Quarter
Dall: Irvin 34 pass from Aikman (Cunningham kick), 12:45
Dall: Sanders 37 int return (Cunningham kick), 12:15
Dall: Novacek 7 pass from Aikman (Cunningham kick), 9:45
Dall: FG Cunningham 36, 4:45
Third Quarter
Dall: FG Cunningham 38, 13:15
Buff: Price 8 pass from Bledsoe (Christie kick), 9:45
Buff: FG Christie 37, 4:45
Dall: Novacek 11 pass from Aikman (Cunningham kick), 2:15
Fourth Quarter
Dall: FG Cunningham 18, 8:45
Buff: Lofton 36 pass from Kelly (Christie kick), 4:15
Dall: FG Cunningham 38, 0:30
Individual Statistics
RUSHING - Buffalo, Thomas 17-48, Gash 1-2, Bledsoe 1-0, Lofton 1-(-2). Dallas, Smith 25-92, Warren 7-11, Johnston 2-4, Aikman 1-(-1)
PASSING - Buffalo, Bledsoe 13-30-2-217, Kelly 3-5-0-81. Dallas, Aikman 19-28-2-258.
RECEIVING - Buffalo, Lofton 8-232, Price 3-36, Riemersma 4-23, Thomas 1-7. Dallas, Irvin 6-129, Ismail 7-66, Novacek 5-52, Smith 1-11.
SACKS - Buffalo, Hansen. Dallas, Maryland 2, Tolbert.
INTERCEPTIONS - Buffalo, Bennet, Schulz. Dallas, Brown, Sanders.
MISSED FIELD GOALS - None
INJURIES - None
Kansas City
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0
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10
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0
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6
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16
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Buffalo
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3
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3
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0
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7
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13
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First Quarter
Buff: FG Christie 41, 9:45
Second Quarter
Buff: FG Christie 29, 11:00
KC: Hall 83 punt return (Anderson kick), 3:15
KC: FG Anderson 30, 1:15
Fourth Quarter
KC: FG Anderson 36, 11:15
Buff: Lofton 37 pass from Kelly (Christie kick), 8:45
KC: FG Anderson 43, 2:15
Individual Statistics
RUSHING - Kansas City, Word 17-84, Holmes 14-51, Allen 2-5, Richardson 1-2. Buffalo, Davis 8-66, Thomas 18-61, Kelly 1-5.
PASSING - Kansas City, DeBerg 17-38-0-191. Buffalo, Bledsoe 8-14-2-100, Kelly 6-13-0-66.
RECEIVING - Kansas City, Slaughter 4-85, Dawson 5-46, Gonzalez 6-44, Holmes 2-16. Buffalo, Lofton 5-110, Riemersma 6-40, Reed 2-16, Gash 1-5.
SACKS - Kansas City, Saleaumua, Thomas. Buffalo, Smith, Washington.
INTERCEPTIONS - Kansas City, Cherry, Porter.
MISSED FIELD GOALS - Kansas City, Anderson 23.
INJURIES - Kansas City - Tim Grunhard (1 game) - RETURN 12/1, Kevin Porter (2 games) - RETURN 12/8, Percy Snow (3 games) - RETURN 12/15.
Denver
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3
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7
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0
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7
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17
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Dallas
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7
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17
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0
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0
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24
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First Quarter
Dall: Novacek 5 pass from Aikman (Cunnigham kick), 8:15
Den: FG Elam 30, 0:15
Second Quarter
Dall: FG Cunningham 29, 10:15
Den: Portis 63 run (Elam kick), 9:00
Dall: Smith 19 pass from Aikman (Cunningham kick), 7:30
Dall: Novacek 4 pass from Aikman (Cunnigham kick) 1:20
Fourth Quarter
Den: Portis 5 run (Elam kick), 2:30
Individual Statistics
RUSHING - Denver, Portis 19-190, Anderson 11-55, Elway 1-4. Dallas, Smith 27-165, Aikman 2-4, Johnston 2-3.
PASSING - Denver, Elway 9-32-3-100, Griese 7-12-0-46. Aikman 13-22-0-142.
RECEIVING - Denver, Miller 4-59, Sharpe 7-53, Portis 4-21, McCaffrey 1-13. Smith 7-51, Irvin 3-44, Ismail 1-38, Novacek 2-9.
SACKS - Denver, Romanowski 2. Dallas, Lett, Smith.
INTERCEPTIONS - Dallas, Marion 2, Woodson.
MISSED FIELD GOALS - Denver, Elam 56.
INJURIES - Dallas, Tony Tolbert (1 game) - RETURN 12/1
Kansas City
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7
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7
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6
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7
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27
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Denver
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10
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14
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3
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6
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33
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First Quarter
Den: FG Elam 21, 10:00
KC: Word 5 run (Anderson kick), 6:45
Den: Sharpe 7 pass from Elway (Elam kick) 4:30
Second Quarter
Den: Miller 20 pass from Elway (Elam kick), 10:45
KC: Porter 31 interception return (Anderson kick), 2:30
Den: Portis 2 run (Elam kick), 0:15
Third Quarter
Den: FG Elam 62, 8:30
KC: FG Anderson 24, 3:45
KC: FG Anderson 21, 0:45
Fourth Quarter
Den: FG Elam 56, 11:15
Den: FG Elam 35, 4:30
KC: Word 53 run (Anderson kick), 3:30
Individual Statistics
RUSHING - Kansas City, Word 14-89, Holmes 22-80, Allen 1-0. Denver, Andersn 9-75, Portis 22-35, Elway 3-(-3).
PASSING - Kansas City, DeBerg 17-24-0-205. Denver, Elway 11-27-2-228.
RECEIVING - Kansas City, Gonzalez 11-123, Dawsn 3-36, Paige 2-31, Slaughter 1-15. Denver, Miller 3-139, Sharpe 5-53, McCaffrey 2-30, Portis 1-6.
SACKS - Kansas City, Martin, Saleaumua, Smith, Thomas. Denver, Romanowski 2, Atwater, Mobley, Smith, Tanuvasa.
INTERCEPTIONS - Kansas City, Hackett, Porter.
MISSED FIELD GOALS - Kansas City, Anderson 48.
INJURIES - None.
Dallas
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0
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14
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0
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0
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14
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St. Louis
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0
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10
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0
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10
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20
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Second Quarter
Stl: FG Wilkins 20, 14:30
Dall: Novacek 7 pass from Aikman (Cunningham kick), 10:00
Stl: Manumaleuna 16 pass from Warner (Wilkins kick), 4:15
Dall: Sanders 38 punt return (Cunningham kick), 0:15
Fourth Quarter
Stl: FG Wilkins 22, 14:15
Stl: Bruce 13 pass from Warner (Wilkins kick), 6:45
Individual Statistics
RUSHING - Dallas, Smith 20-67. St. Louis, Faulk 27-144, Harris 5-21, Gary 2-(-1), Warner 3-(-1).
PASSING - Dallas, Aikman 19-34-1-219. St. Louis, Warner 20-27-1-194.
RECEIVING - Dallas, Smith 8-89, Irvin 6-85, Ismail 3-25, Novacek 2-20. St. Louis, Bruce 8-81, Manumaleuna 6-58, Holt 3-40, Faulk 3-15.
SACKS - Dallas, Maryland. St. Louis, Ahanatou.
INTERCEPTIONS - Dallas, Marion. St. Louis, Williams.
MISSED FIELD GOALS - Dallas, Cunningham 31.
INJURIES - None
Dallas
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17
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14
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7
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10
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48
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Kansas City
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0
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3
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0
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0
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3
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First Quarter
Dall: Smith 23 run (Cunningham kick), 13:45
Dall: Smith 10 run (Cunningham kick), 9:30
Dall: FG Cunningham 32, 2:45
Second Quarter
KC: FG Anderson 32, 12:45
Dall: Smith 3 run (Cunningham kick), 6:45
Dall: Smith 1 run (Cunningham kick), 0:30
Third Quarter
Dall: Smith 7 run (Cunningham kick), 12:00
Fourth Quarter
Dall: FG Cunningham 43, 13:45
Dall: Smith 4 run (Cunningham kick), 12:15
Individual Statistics
RUSHING - Dallas, Smith 33-138, Wiley 1-1, Johnston 1-0. Kansas City, Word 14-101, Holmes 16-76, Allen 12-46, Jones 3-7.
PASSING - Dallas, Aikman 13-19-1-193. Kansas City, DeBerg 9-20-0-68, Collins 6-10-0-40.
RECEIVING - Dallas, Irvin 8-141, Ismail 2-26, Novacek 2-13, Smith 1-13. Kansas City, Alexander 3-39, Gonzalez 5-28, Slaughter 3-22, Richardson 1-9, Horn 1-6, Johnson 1-3, Dawson 1-1.
SACKS - Dallas, Tolbert 2, Haley. Kansas City, Thomas 2.
INTERCEPTIONS - None
MISSED FIELD GOALS - Dallas, Cunningham 44. Kansas City, Anderson 48.
INJURIES - Dallas, Robert Jones (1 game) - RETURN - 12/29. Kansas City, Bill Jones (4 games) - OUT FOR SEASON
Buffalo
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17
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7
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7
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3
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34
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St. Louis
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0
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3
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0
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0
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3
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First Quarter
Buff: Thomas 6 pass from Bledsoe (Christie kick), 10:45
Buff: Thomas 17 run (Christie kick), 8:00
Buff: FG Christie 49, 4:30
Second Quarter
Stl: FG Wilkins 31, 9:15
Buff: Early 2 pass from Bledsoe (Christie kick), 4:30
Third Quarter
Buff: Early 25 pass from Bledsoe (Christie kick), 4:15
Fourth Quarter
Buff: FG Christie 26, 10:30
Individual Statistics
RUSHING - Buffalo, Davis 10-79, Thomas 12-66, Gash 1-3. St. Louis, Faulk 21-95, Harris 6-26, Gary 5-14.
PASSING - Buffalo, Bledsoe 22-38-0-267. St. Louis, Warner 15-39-0-117.
RECEIVING - Buffalo, Early 5-103, Riemersma 8-73, Lofton 2-41, Reed 3-26, Thomas 2-12, Gash 2-12. St. Louis, Manumaleuna 5-71, Faulk 2-19, Holt 6-17, Bruce 2-10.
SACKS - Buffalo, Paup 2, Hansen. St. Louis, Ahanatou, Davis, Fletcher.
INTERCEPTIONS - None
MISSED FIELD GOALS - St Louis, Wilkins 35, 51
INJURIES - Buffalo, James Lofton (3 games) - OUT FOR SEASON
Kansas City
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21
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7
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21
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0
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49
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St. Louis
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21
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3
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17
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7
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48
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First Quarter
Stl: Manumaleuna 4 pass from Warner (Wilkins kick), 14:15
KC: Holmes 10 pass from DeBerg (Anderson kick), 9:15
KC: Allen 9 pass from DeBerg (Anderson kick), 2:15
Stl: Holt 72 pass from Warner (Wilkins kick), 1:15
KC: Hall 97 kickoff return (Anderson kick), 1:00
Stl: Horne 99 kickoff return (Wilkins kick), 0:45
Second Quarter
Stl: FG Wilkins 30, 7:00
KC: Word 13 run (Anderson kick), 1:30
Third Quarter
Stl: Bruce 13 pass from Warner (Wilkins kick), 11:30
Stl: FG Wilkins 27, 8:15
KC: Holmes 10 run (Anderson kick), 3:15
Stl: Horne 99 kickoff return (Wilkins kick), 3:00
KC: Hall 97 kickoff return (Anderson kick), 2:45
KC: Gonzalez 7 pass from DeBerg (Anderson kick), 1:15
Fourth Quarter
Stl: Faulk 9 run (Wilkins kick), 3:45
Individual Statistics
RUSHING - Kansas City, Holmes 29-174, Word 11-49, Richardson 4-4, Allen 2-2. St. Louis, Faulk 25-87, Harris 3-11, Warner 1-(-1).
PASSING - Kansas City, DeBerg 19-30-1-155. St. Louis, Warner 17-31-1-258.
RECEIVING - Kansas City, Gonzalez 11-88, Paige 4-32, Dawson 2-16, Holmes 1-10, Allen 1-9. St. Louis, Holt 6-190, Bruce 6-36, Manumaleuna 5-32.
SACKS - Kansas City, Saleaumua, Smith.
INTERCEPTIONS - Kansas City, Thomas. St Louis, Archuleta.
MISSED FIELD GOALS - None
INJURIES - St Louis, Tommy Polley (1 game) - RETURN - 12/22. Kansas City, Barry Word (3 games) - OUT FOR SEASON
Denver
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0
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7
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0
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7
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14
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Buffalo
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14
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10
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0
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7
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31
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First Quarter
Buff: Riemersma 4 pass from Bledsoe (Christie kick), 5:45
Buff: Thomas 2 run (Christie kick), 1:00
Second Quarter
Den: Miller 57 pass from Elway (Elam kick), 14:15
Buff: Price 33 pass from Bledsoe (Christie kick), 11:30
Buff: FG Christie 22, 5:00
Fourth Quarter
Den: Davis 1 run (Elam kick), 6:00
Buff: Thomas 5 run (Christie kick), 1:30
Individual Statistics
RUSHING - Denver, Davis 23-128, Anderson 6-26, Elway 1-7. Buffalo, Davis 12-80, Thomas 9-30, Gash 1-6, Henry 2-1, Bledsoe 1-(-1).
PASSING - Denver, Elway 12-26-1-153, Millen 6-10-0-91. Buffalo, Bledsoe 28-40-0-316, Kelly 2-3-0-16.
RECEIVING - Denver, Miller 5-132, Davis, 4-39, McCaffrey 4-39, Sharpe 4-27, Anderson 1-7. Buffalo, Moulds 10-138, Riemersma 12-101, Price 5-64, Gash 1-14, Reed 1-8, Thomas 1-7.
SACKS - Denver, Smith. Buffalo, Hansen, Smith
INTERCEPTIONS - Buffalo, Paup.
MISSED FIELD GOALS - Denver, Elam 56, 63
INJURIES - Denver, Darrien Gordon (1 game) - RETURN - 12/22.
St. Louis
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3
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7
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0
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10
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0
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20
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Denver
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0
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10
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10
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0
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3
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23
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First Quarter
Stl: FG Wilkins 32, 1:15
Second Quarter
Den: FG Elam 44, 12:15
Den: Davis 2 run (Elam kick), 4:45
Stl: Holt 6 pass from Warner (Wilkins kick), 1:22
Third Quarter
Den: FG Elam 30, 12:15
Den: Miller 33 pass from Elway (Elam kick), 2:00
Fourth Quarter
Stl: Gary 4 run (Wilkins kick), 12:45
Stl: FG Wilkins 41, 0:01
Overtime
Den: FG Elam 21, 9:15
Individual Statistics
RUSHING - St. Louis, Faulk 25-119, Canidate 2-21, Harris 4-7, Gary 6-5, Warner 2-0. Denver, Davis 23-150, Anderson 4-24, Elway 1-(-1)
PASSING - St. Louis, Warner 29-33-0-245. Denver, Elway 19-31-0-207.
RECEIVING - St. Louis, Bruce 10-95, Manumaleuna 10-70, Holt 4-45, Faulk 4-23, Harris 1-12. Denver, Sharpe 9-99, Miller 3-73, McCaffrey 4-25, Davis 3-10.
SACKS - St. Louis, Fletcher. Denver, Romanowski.
INTERCEPTIONS - None
MISSED FIELD GOALS - St. Louis, Wilkins 51. Denver, Elam 54.
INJURIES - None
Kansas City
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7
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6
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14
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0
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27
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Dallas
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17
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14
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10
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7
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48
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First Quarter
Dall: Smith 1 run (Cunningham kick), 9:00
Dall: Irvin 8 pass from Aikman (Cunningham kick), 7:45
Dall: FG Cunningham 49, 4:00
KC: Holmes 11 run (Anderson kick), 2:00
Second Quarter
KC: FG Anderson 22, 10:15
Dall: Irvin 72 pas from Aikman (Cunningham kick), 9:15
Dall: Smith 42 run (Cunningham kick), 6:15
KC: FG Anderson 29, 1:00
Third Quarter
Dall: Smith 4 run (Cunningham kick), 13:45
KC: Horn 48 pass from DeBerg (Anderson kick), 10:00
Dall: FG Cunningham 44, 8:15
KC: Dawson 3 pass from DeBerg (Anderson kick), 3:15
Fourth Quarter
Dall: Brown 47 interception return (Cunningham kick), 14:30
Individual Statistics
RUSHING - Kansas City, Holmes 32-206, Allen 15-79, Richardson 2-3. Dallas, Smith 25-121, Aikman 4-(-4).
PASSING - Kansas City, DeBerg 17-37-1-232, Gannon 2-4-0-17. Dallas, Aikman 14-19-0-186.
RECEIVING - Kansas City, Horn 5-146, Gonzalez 10-77, Dawson 2-18, Holmes 1-5, Richardson 1-3. Dallas, Irvin 7-120, Smith 4-39, Ismail 2-18, Novacek 1-9.
SACKS - Dallas, Tolbert 2.
INTERCEPTIONS - Dallas, Brown.
MISSED FIELD GOALS - Dallas, Cunningham 31.
INJURIES - Dallas, Larry Allen (1 game) - OUT FOR SEASON
St. Louis
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7
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0
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0
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7
|
 |
14
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Buffalo
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3
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14
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13
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3
|
 |
33
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First Quarter
Buff: FG Christie 38, 6:30
Stl: Holt 64 pass from Warner (Wilkins kick), 5:45
Second Quarter
Buff: Moulds 6 pass from Bledsoe (Christie kick), 13:45
Buff: Moulds 65 pass from Bledsoe (Christie kick), 5:30
Third Quarter
Buff: FG Christie 28, 12:45
Buff: FG Christie 21, 7:15
Buff: Moulds 81 pass from Bledsoe (Christie kick), 1:00
Fourth Quarter
Buff: FG Christie 31, 13:45
Stl: Holt 33 pass from Warner (Wilkins kick), 11:30
Individual Statistics
RUSHING - St. Louis, Faulk 27-112, Harris 9-29, Warner 2-3. Buffalo, Davis 8-20, Thomas 12-19, Gash 1-1, Henry 1-(-1), Bledsoe 3-(-3).
PASSING - St. Louis, Warner 17-25-1-215, Bulger 0-1-1-0. Buffalo, Bledsoe 20-36-1-409.
RECEIVING - St. Louis, Holt 2-97, Manumaleuna 7-49, Bruce 6-48, Faulk 2-21. Buffalo, Moulds 8-273, Riemersma 10-96, Reed 2-40.
SACKS - St. Louis, Wistrom. Buffalo, Jones, Paup, Smith.
INTERCEPTIONS - St. Louis, Bly. Buffalo, Bennett, Burris
MISSED FIELD GOALS - None
INJURIES - Buffalo, Thomas Sanders (1 game) - OUT FOR SEASON
Denver
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6
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7
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10
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7
|
 |
30
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Kansas City
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3
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3
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7
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10
|
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23
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First Quarter
Den: FG Elam 20, 10:30
Den: FG: Elam 21, 6:15
KC: FG Anderson 29, 2:15
Second Quarter
Den: Davis 16 run (Elam kick), 13:00
KC: FG Anderson 28, 7:15
Third Quarter
Den: FG Elam 39, 7:00
KC: Dawson 4 pas from DeBerg (Anderson kick), 3:30
Den: Sharpe 5 pass from Elway (Elam kick), 1:15
Fourth Quarter
KC: Dunn 5 pass from DeBerg (Anderson kick) 11:15
Den: Anderson 8 fumble return (Elam kick), 5:15
KC: FG Anderson 29, 1:37
Individual Statistics
RUSHING - Denver, Davis 28-125, Anderson 4-29, Elway 2-(-2). Kansas City, Holmes 28-91, Allen 2-20, Richardson 3-1, DeBerg 1-1.
PASSING -Denver, Elway 11-29-1-135. Kansas City, DeBerg 17-31-0-231.
RECEIVING - Denver, Sharpe 7-69, Miller 2-35, McCaffrey 2-31. Kansas City, Alexander 4-129, Gonzalez 10-92, Dunn 1-5, Dawson 1-4, Holmes 1-1.
SACKS - Kansas City, Thomas 2.
INTERCEPTIONS - Kansas City, Ross.
MISSED FIELD GOALS - Denver, Elam 58.
INJURIES - None
Buffalo limped into the Super Bowl to face mighty Dallas, having lost both regular season contests to the Cowboys. Coach Chris Palermo tried to rally his troops, by pointing out that - not counting the two games against the Cowboys - the teams had identical records; trying to indicate the playing field might be more level than anticipated.
The Cowboys bookended the Bills' schizophrenic season - Buffalo won its first three games, then lost to the Cowboys, lost two more games, then lost to the Cowboys again (for four straight losses), then won its last thee games to end the season.
One motivating impetus for the Bills was the loss of leading receiver James Lofton, who had been off to a torrid start - accumulating more than 1000 yards receiving in only seven games. In fact, in Lofton's absence, the playcalling had become more difficult for defenses to target, and the Bills played their best football of the season after Lofton was hurt.
Unlike the Bills, Dallas was essentially player-specific. Statistically, Troy Aikman had a better year than league MVP Drew Bledsoe, and Emmitt Smith outrushed the entire Bills team (1079 to 981).
Dallas was the most efficient passing team and Buffalo's pass defense was strikingly mediocre. On offense, Dallas ran the second-most during the year, but Buffalo's run defense was dominant. On the flipside, Buffalo's passing was the most prolific - the team accumulated 800 yards more than the second best team - but Dallas' pass defense was overwhelming. Buffalo had the worst run offense in the league and Dallas' run defense was also the worst.
Both teams were beat up, with Lofton and Thomas Smith (CB) out for the Bills, and all-pro offensive lineman Larry Allen out for Dallas.
Fans showed up expecting a hard-fought battle and an exciting game. They would not be disappointed.
The first quarter was a defensive struggle, with teams trading punts, until Buffalo's Steve Christie pushed a field goal through the uprights at the 6:00 mark. When the second quarter began, it saw Dallas matching the field goal with one of its own, at the 13:00 mark. Again, Buffalo fought hard and moved the ball down the field, with a long drive finally capped with a 3 yard Sam Gash run.
Then things began to fall apart for Buffalo.
A slew of penalties - probably close to 15 for the game - began to rain down on the Bills. Fumbles and interceptions were nullified, and right away, Aikman hit Rocket Ismail for a 72 yard gain, to bring Dallas to the Buffalo 6 yard line. One play later, Aikman connected with Jay Novacek for the score, tying the game at 10. Four minutes later, Richie Cunningham kicked his second field goal, at the 3:00 mark.
Buffalo tried to run out the clock, when it appeared they wouldn't be able to move the ball much, but Dallas managed to get it back. The Buffalo defense did hold though, and the teams went into halftime, with Dallas leading, 13-10.
In the second half, more of the same, as Buffalo racked up penalty yards. Coach Palermo, in a moment of sheer stupidity, allowed the punter to kick the ball, remaining in bounds. Deion Sanders returned it handily for a touchdown, and a 20-10 lead. This was the third punt return Dallas had scored on Buffalo all year. Reeling, Buffalo recovered enough to see Steve Christie kick another field goal, to cut the lead to 7.
In the fourth quarter, the tide turned -- Dallas went three-and-out, and Buffalo stormed back, with Jay Riemersma catching an 11 yard pass from Bledsoe to tie the game at the 11:00 mark. Suddenly, the Buffalo defense came alive -- causing incomplete passes (and causing two Aikman interceptions - when he only had three all season!) and smothering Emmitt Smith (held to 47 yards overall, while Buffalo racked up 171 on the ground). For at least 95% of the game, Buffalo either keyed Smith or double-teamed a receiver -- and in the fourth quarter, it all gelled. Buffalo managed to force Dallas to punt (Toby Gowin's SECOND punt that landed within the 10 yard line, out of bounds) and started on its own 8. Slowly but surely, with backup halfback Kenneth Davis leading the way, Buffalo's offense started to click. 19 yard run by Davis, 12 yard pass to Moulds, Bledsoe scrambles for 7 yards. Even with the play guessed right, Bledsoe connected with Moulds for a 28 yard gain. Facing a 3rd down, on Dallas' 27 yard line, Bledsoe hit Riemersma for 17 yards, to bring the ball to the Dallas 10, and on the next play, with 1:45 left in the game, Bledsoe hit Riemersma for a 10 yard score, giving Buffalo a 27-20 lead.
Dallas received the ball again, but the drive stalled after two incomplete passes. Bledsoe took a knee, and the demons of the LIBO Football League (and at least one real-life Super Bowl) were exorcised.
Buffalo
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3
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7
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3
|
14
|
 |
27
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Dallas
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0
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13
|
7
|
0
|
 |
20
|
First Quarter
Buff: FG Christie 41, 6:00
Second Quarter
Dall: FG Cunningham 36, 13:00
Buff: Gash 3 run (Christie kick), 9:00
Dall: Novacek 6 pass from Aikman (Cunningham kick), 7:30
Dall: FG Cunningham 44, 3:00
Third Quarter
Dall: Sanders 55 punt return (Cunningham kick), 5:45
Buff: FG Christie 48, 0:15
Fourth Quarter
Buff: Riemersma 11 pass from Bledsoe (Christie kick), 11:00
Buff: Riemersma 10 pass from Bledsoe (Christie kick), 1:45
Individual Statistics
RUSHING - Buffalo, Davis 16-84, Thomas 11-71, Gash 3-10, Bledsoe 2-6. Dallas, Smith 24-47, Johnston 2-4.
PASSING - Buffalo, Bledsoe 19-41-1-230. Dallas, Aikman 12-24-2-181.
RECEIVING - Buffalo, Moulds 7-145, Riemersma 9-65, Gash 2-14, Reed 1-6. Dallas, Ismail 4-111, Novacek 4-42, Smith, 3-14, Irvin 1-14.
SACKS - Dallas, Smith.
INTERCEPTIONS - Buffalo, Jones, Kerner. Dallas, Edwards.
MISSED FIELD GOALS - None
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