NFL game summary for 11/12/1972:

Denver veteran Jim Turner kicked three field goals from 38, 12 and 36 yards -- the final one with 47 seconds remaining after the Rams gambled and failed on a fourth-down play -- to pace the Broncos' third victory and lift them out of the AFC West cellar. The loss sliced Los Angeles' NFC West lead to one-half game over Atlanta.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Denver Broncos	OFFENSE	139.4  (14)	190.2  (3)	329.6  (2)	20
	DEFENSE	122.6  (8)	164.5  (16)	287.1  (15)	10
Los Angeles Rams	OFFENSE	168.9  (4)	131.1  (19)	300.0  (14)	21
	DEFENSE	147.4  (19)	113.1  (3)	260.5  (4)	20

Line: Rams by 10

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Denver Broncos (3-6-0)	0	7	0	9	16
Los Angeles Rams (5-3-1)	0	0	10	0	10

( 7- 0) DEN Jerry Simmons 7 yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick)
( 7- 7) LA  Jack Snow 4 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (David Ray kick)
( 7-10) LA  David Ray 12 yard field goal
(10-10) DEN Jim Turner 38 yard field goal
(13-10) DEN Jim Turner 12 yard field goal
(16-10) DEN Jim Turner 36 yard field goal

                     DEN             LA
First Downs:         13              9
Rushes-yards:        38-133          24-73
Yards/rush:          3.5             3.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-23-121-2     13-23-110-2
Sacked-yards:        1-9             0-0
Net pass yards:      112             110
Net yards/pass:      4.7             4.8
Total net yards:     245             183
Total plays:         62 (61% run)    47 (51% run)  
Yards/play:          4.0             3.9
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             2-1
Turnovers:           2               3
Penalties-yards:     6-60            5-42

Attendance: 65,398

Passing:
DEN: Charley Johnson, 11 of 23 for 121 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
LA: Roman Gabriel, 13 of 23 for 110 yards and 1 TD (2 int)

Rushing:
DEN: Floyd Little, 22 for 79 yards; Bobby Anderson, 14 for 53 yards; Riley Odoms, 1 for 4 yards; Haven Moses, 1 for -3 yards
LA: Willie Ellison, 12 for 33 yards; Jim Bertelsen, 9 for 23 yards; Lance Rentzel, 1 for 18 yards; Roman Gabriel, 1 for 1 yard; Bob Thomas, 1 for -2 yards

Receiving:
DEN: Bobby Anderson, 4 for 33 yards; Jerry Simmons, 3 for 35 yards and 1 TD; Rod Sherman, 2 for 20 yards; Haven Moses, 1 for 18 yards; Floyd Little, 1 for 15 yards
LA: Willie Ellison, 5 for 25 yards; Bob Klein, 3 for 38 yards; Jack Snow, 2 for 20 yards and 1 TD; Lance Rentzel, 1 for 12 yards; Jim Bertelsen, 1 for 11 yards; Bob Thomas, 1 for 4 yards

Kick returns:
DEN: Floyd Little, 1 for 22 yards; Randy Montgomery, 1 for 14 yards; Fran Lynch, 1 for 13 yards
LA: Willie Ellison, 3 for 71 yards; Bob Thomas, 2 for 63 yards

Punt returns:
DEN: Floyd Little, 1 for 0 yards; Rod Sherman, 1 for -2 yards
LA: Jim Bertelsen, 1 for 6 yards; Dave Elmendorf, 1 for 4 yards

Interceptions:
DEN: Steve Preece, 1 for 30 yards; Leroy Mitchell, 1 for 27 yards
LA: Marlin McKeever, 1 for 8 yards; Gene Howard, 1 for 2 yards

Punting:
DEN: Billy Van Heusen, 5 for 194 yards
LA: Dave Chapple, 4 for 190 yards

Field Goals:
DEN: Jim Turner, 3/4
LA: David Ray, 1/4

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