NFL game summary for 09/20/1981:
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
| Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | OFFENSE | 161.0 (4) | 85.5 (28) | 246.5 (26) | 4 |
| DEFENSE | 141.5 (21) | 267.5 (25) | 409.0 (28) | 6 | |
 | OFFENSE | 143.0 (11) | 162.0 (21) | 305.0 (19) | 3 |
| DEFENSE | 96.0 (6) | 120.0 (3) | 216.0 (1) | 5 |
Line: Broncos by 3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts (1-2-0) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Denver Broncos (2-1-0) | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
( 0- 7) DEN Ron Egloff 7 yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick)
( 0-14) DEN Steve Watson 29 yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick)
( 3-14) BAL Mike Wood 21 yard field goal
(10-14) BAL Curtis Dickey 63 yard rush (Mike Wood kick)
(10-21) DEN Steve Watson 18 yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick)
(10-28) DEN Steve Watson 48 yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick)
BAL DEN
First Downs: 10 27
Rushes-yards: 26-161 35-127
Yards/rush: 6.2 3.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 7-19-65-1 24-33-341-4
Sacked-yards: 2-17 3-26
Net pass yards: 48 315
Net yards/pass: 2.3 8.8
Total net yards: 209 442
Total plays: 47 (55% run) 71 (49% run)
Yards/play: 4.4 6.2
Fumbles-lost: 2-2 1-0
Turnovers: 3 4
Penalties-yards: 8-63 9-65
Attendance: 74,804
Passing:
BAL: Bert Jones, 7 of 19 for 65 yards (1 int) DEN: Craig Morton, 20 of 28 for 291 yards and 4 TDs (4 int); Steve DeBerg, 4 of 5 for 50 yards
Rushing:
BAL: Curtis Dickey, 12 for 115 yards and 1 TD; Randy McMillan, 8 for 17 yards; Zachary Dixon, 5 for 28 yards; Bert Jones, 1 for 1 yard DEN: Rick Parros, 14 for 65 yards; Dave Preston, 12 for 47 yards; Larry Canada, 6 for 13 yards; Tony Reed, 1 for 2 yards; Steve Watson, 1 for 0 yards; Rob Lytle, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
BAL: Randy McMillan, 4 for 29 yards; Roger Carr, 1 for 19 yards; Curtis Dickey, 1 for 13 yards; Zachary Dixon, 1 for 4 yards DEN: Steve Watson, 7 for 143 yards and 3 TDs; Dave Preston, 6 for 46 yards; Tony Reed, 3 for 40 yards; Riley Odoms, 3 for 33 yards; Haven Moses, 1 for 30 yards; Larry Canada, 1 for 20 yards; James Wright, 1 for 14 yards; Wade Manning, 1 for 8 yards; Ron Egloff, 1 for 7 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
BAL: Kim Anderson, 2 for 41 yards; Zachary Dixon, 1 for 46 yards
Punt returns:
BAL: David Shula, 2 for 14 yards DEN: Wade Manning, 5 for 97 yards
Interceptions:
BAL: Larry Braziel, 2 for 27 yards; Bruce Laird, 1 for 24 yards; Bubba Green, 1 for 3 yards DEN: Randy Gradishar, 1 for 13 yards
Punting:
BAL: Mike Garrett, 6 for 300 yards DEN: Luke Prestridge, 2 for 98 yards
Field Goals:
BAL: Mike Wood, 1/1 DEN: Fred Steinfort, 0/1
BAL: Bert Jones, 7 of 19 for 65 yards (1 int) DEN: Craig Morton, 20 of 28 for 291 yards and 4 TDs (4 int); Steve DeBerg, 4 of 5 for 50 yards
Rushing:
BAL: Curtis Dickey, 12 for 115 yards and 1 TD; Randy McMillan, 8 for 17 yards; Zachary Dixon, 5 for 28 yards; Bert Jones, 1 for 1 yard DEN: Rick Parros, 14 for 65 yards; Dave Preston, 12 for 47 yards; Larry Canada, 6 for 13 yards; Tony Reed, 1 for 2 yards; Steve Watson, 1 for 0 yards; Rob Lytle, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
BAL: Randy McMillan, 4 for 29 yards; Roger Carr, 1 for 19 yards; Curtis Dickey, 1 for 13 yards; Zachary Dixon, 1 for 4 yards DEN: Steve Watson, 7 for 143 yards and 3 TDs; Dave Preston, 6 for 46 yards; Tony Reed, 3 for 40 yards; Riley Odoms, 3 for 33 yards; Haven Moses, 1 for 30 yards; Larry Canada, 1 for 20 yards; James Wright, 1 for 14 yards; Wade Manning, 1 for 8 yards; Ron Egloff, 1 for 7 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
BAL: Kim Anderson, 2 for 41 yards; Zachary Dixon, 1 for 46 yards
Punt returns:
BAL: David Shula, 2 for 14 yards DEN: Wade Manning, 5 for 97 yards
Interceptions:
BAL: Larry Braziel, 2 for 27 yards; Bruce Laird, 1 for 24 yards; Bubba Green, 1 for 3 yards DEN: Randy Gradishar, 1 for 13 yards
Punting:
BAL: Mike Garrett, 6 for 300 yards DEN: Luke Prestridge, 2 for 98 yards
Field Goals:
BAL: Mike Wood, 1/1 DEN: Fred Steinfort, 0/1