NFL game summary for 09/23/1973:

Bruce Gossett's fifth field goal with 26 seconds to play enabled the 49ers to offset a super effort by Floyd Little, who scored two TDs boosting his total to five in two games. The Broncos opened up a 13-0 lead in the second quarter but John Brodie brought San Francisco back with 30 straight points. Two scores by Little and a TD pass from Charley Johnson to Gene Washington put Denver back on top with 4:12 left.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
San Francisco 49ers	OFFENSE	98.0  (22)	154.0  (10)	252.0  (19)	0
	DEFENSE	171.0  (17)	108.0  (10)	279.0  (14)	4
Denver Broncos	OFFENSE	153.0  (12)	190.0  (7)	343.0  (9)	1
	DEFENSE	133.0  (12)	211.0  (24)	344.0  (19)	1

Line: 49ers by 8

Team	1	2	3	4	F
San Francisco 49ers (1-1-0)	0	20	10	6	36
Denver Broncos (1-1-0)	10	3	7	14	34

( 0- 7) DEN Jerry Simmons 18 yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick)
( 0-10) DEN Jim Turner 34 yard field goal
( 0-13) DEN Jim Turner 28 yard field goal
( 3-13) SF  Bruce Gossett 22 yard field goal
(10-13) SF  Jimmy Thomas 5 yard rush (Bruce Gossett kick)
(17-13) SF  John Brodie 1 yard rush (Bruce Gossett kick)
(20-13) SF  Bruce Gossett 39 yard field goal
(23-13) SF  Bruce Gossett 14 yard field goal
(30-13) SF  Vic Washington 1 yard rush (Bruce Gossett kick)
(30-20) DEN Floyd Little 1 yard rush (Jim Turner kick)
(33-20) SF  Bruce Gossett 46 yard field goal
(33-27) DEN Gene Washington 19 yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick)
(33-34) DEN Floyd Little 1 yard rush (Jim Turner kick)
(36-34) SF  Bruce Gossett 39 yard field goal

                     SF              DEN
First Downs:         16              22
Rushes-yards:        39-135          32-115
Yards/rush:          3.5             3.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-35-212-1     17-36-240-5
Sacked-yards:        0-0             0-0
Net pass yards:      212             240
Net yards/pass:      6.1             6.7
Total net yards:     347             355
Total plays:         74 (52% run)    68 (47% run)  
Yards/play:          4.7             5.2
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             3-1
Turnovers:           1               6
Penalties-yards:     8-73            4-32

Attendance: 51,706

Passing:
SF: John Brodie, 13 of 34 for 164 yards (1 int); John Isenbarger, 1 of 1 for 48 yards
DEN: Charley Johnson, 16 of 35 for 212 yards and 2 TDs (5 int); Bobby Anderson, 1 of 1 for 28 yards

Rushing:
SF: Vic Washington, 16 for 41 yards and 1 TD; Larry Schreiber, 12 for 46 yards; Jimmy Thomas, 6 for 27 yards and 1 TD; John Brodie, 4 for 14 yards and 1 TD; Doug Cunningham, 1 for 7 yards
DEN: Floyd Little, 17 for 62 yards and 2 TDs; Joe Dawkins, 8 for 24 yards; Bobby Anderson, 6 for 26 yards; Otis Armstrong, 1 for 3 yards

Receiving:
SF: Larry Schreiber, 3 for 34 yards; Vic Washington, 3 for 29 yards; John Isenbarger, 3 for 6 yards; Ted Kwalick, 2 for 67 yards; Gene Washington, 2 for 10 yards; Jimmy Thomas, 1 for 66 yards
DEN: Haven Moses, 4 for 53 yards; Floyd Little, 4 for 42 yards; Gene Washington, 3 for 39 yards and 1 TD; Riley Odoms, 2 for 37 yards; Jerry Simmons, 2 for 35 yards and 1 TD; Billy Masters, 1 for 28 yards; Joe Dawkins, 1 for 6 yards

Kick returns:
SF: Ralph McGill, 2 for 36 yards
DEN: Otis Armstrong, 2 for 46 yards; Fred Forsberg, 1 for 12 yards

Punt returns:
SF: Bruce Taylor, 1 for 12 yards; Ralph McGill, 1 for 1 yard
DEN: Bill Thompson, 3 for 53 yards

Interceptions:
SF: Jimmy Johnson, 2 for 45 yards; Bruce Taylor, 2 for 0 yards; Skip Vanderbundt, 1 for 7 yards
DEN: Bill Laskey, 1 for 3 yards

Punting:
SF: Tom Wittum, 6 for 276 yards
DEN: Billy Van Heusen, 4 for 143 yards

Field Goals:
SF: Bruce Gossett, 5/5
DEN: Jim Turner, 2/2

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