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November 19, 1978 44° Mile High Stadium
Attendance: 57,758 (76%)
Wheels 0 14 0 0 - 14
Gold 6 3 20 3 - 32
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Gold: 1-7-DET 7 (6:54) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 12-Michael Sonnenberg for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 2) Wheels: 3-3-DEN 12 (15:00) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 10-John Risinger for 12 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. DEN 6 DET 7
(Qtr 2) Wheels: 1-6-DEN 6 (3:31) 25-Matthew Mitchell ran for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. DEN 6 DET 14
(Qtr 2) Gold: 1-10-DET 27 (0:03) 3-Lucio Grant 45 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 9 DET 14
(Qtr 3) Gold: (15:00) 2-Jose Fouche kicks 66 yards from DET 35 to DEN -1. 27-Corey True for 101yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Lucio Grant. DET 57-Edward Flores was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. DEN 16 DET 14
(Qtr 3) Gold: 4-1-DET 7 (9:01) 3-Lucio Grant 25 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 19 DET 14
(Qtr 3) Gold: 1-10-DET 15 (8:12) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 87-Stanley Braun for 15 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Lucio Grant. DEN 26 DET 14
(Qtr 3) Gold: 4-4-DET 23 (5:38) 3-Lucio Grant 41 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 29 DET 14
(Qtr 4) Gold: 4-10-DET 25 (3:37) 3-Lucio Grant 44 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 32 DET 14
Team Statistics
Gold Wheels
First Downs 15 13
- Rushing 4 4
- Passing 11 9
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 374 287
- Offensive Plays 65 69
- Yards Per Play 5.75 4.16
Net Rushing Yards 84 96
- Rushing Attempts 23 23
- Yards Per Rush 3.65 4.17
Net Passing Yards 290 191
- Att/Comp/Int 41 / 22 / 1 43 / 21 / 3
- Gross Passing Yards 296 216
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 6 3 / 25
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.90 4.15
- Yards Per Completion 13.45 10.29
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 15 4 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 10.1 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 1 / 2
Penalties/Yards 7 / 50 5 / 27
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 23 3 / 15
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 101 2 / 57
Int Returns/Yards 3 / 4 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 1 2 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 23
Time of Possession 30:58 28:47
Drive Charts
Gold
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:02 3:46 OWN 22 7 20 Punt
1 7:29 0:40 OPP 23 2 23 Touchdown
2 14:56 1:41 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
2 11:18 2:58 OWN 15 4 25 Punt
2 3:27 0:42 OWN 25 2 11 Interception
2 1:50 1:50 OWN 13 5 60 Field Goal
3 14:46 1:39 OPP 25 4 -14 Punt
3 13:08 4:09 OWN 31 8 62 Field Goal
3 8:52 0:45 OWN 48 2 52 Touchdown
3 7:20 1:45 OPP 45 4 21 Field Goal
3 4:35 1:37 OWN 2 5 19 Punt
3 1:21 2:12 OWN 16 6 30 Punt
4 12:01 2:54 OWN 39 5 26 Punt
4 7:44 1:25 OPP 37 3 -1 Punt
4 5:04 1:31 OPP 25 3 0 Field Goal
4 2:48 1:02 OWN 21 3 0 Punt
4 1:07 0:22 OWN 32 3 -2 Punt
Wheels
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 0:58 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
1 10:16 2:46 OWN 7 5 13 Fumble
1 6:49 6:53 OWN 25 12 75 Touchdown
2 13:15 1:57 OWN 34 3 8 Punt
2 8:21 4:53 OWN 5 8 95 Touchdown
2 2:46 0:56 OWN 45 3 5 Punt
3 8:58 0:06 OWN 25 1 0 Interception
3 8:07 0:47 OWN 24 2 6 Interception
3 5:35 1:00 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
3 2:58 1:37 OWN 39 3 0 Punt
4 14:09 2:08 OWN 5 3 0 Punt
4 9:06 1:22 OWN 20 6 17 Downs
4 6:20 1:15 OWN 11 5 12 Interception
4 3:34 0:45 OWN 28 3 8 Punt
4 1:46 0:39 OWN 30 3 -8 Punt
4 0:45 0:45 OWN 28 2 22 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Gold
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#12 Corey True 10 63 6.30 16 2 0
#48 Matthew Brinkley 8 24 3.00 13 2 0
#61 Francesco Chang 5 -3 -0.60 4 0 0
Wheels
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#26 Robert Costello 18 70 3.89 10 2 0
#25 Matthew Mitchell 4 14 3.50 10 1 1
#37 Enrique Pacheco 1 12 12.00 12 1 0
Passing Stats
Gold
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#9 Dustin Nichols 39 22 296 1 / 6 2 38 1 87.13
#8 Adam Cates 2 0 0 0 / 0 0 0 0 39.58
Wheels
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#6 Mario Valencia 43 21 216 3 / 25 1 57 3 42.39
Receiving Stats
Gold
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#14 Michael Sonnenberg 6 115 19.17 37 1
#80 Joseph Garner 4 85 21.25 38 0
#87 Joseph Dailey 3 47 15.67 26 0
#80 Ronald Tatman 7 31 4.43 9 0
#11 Stanley Braun 1 15 15.00 15 1
#12 Corey True 1 3 3.00 3 0
Wheels
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#84 Zachary Powell 5 72 14.40 57 0
#13 David Ortiz 6 46 7.67 18 0
#83 Rigoberto Gonzales 3 41 13.67 29 0
#13 John Risinger 4 31 7.75 12 1
#80 Timothy Hanna 1 15 15.00 15 0
#26 Robert Costello 2 11 5.50 7 0
Blocking Stats
Gold
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#60 Allen Bateman 39 27 1 3
#80 Ronald Tatman 17 21 0 1
#79 Wendell Borges 55 28 0 1
#60 Tom Campbell 52 26 0 4
#78 Jonathan Crabtree 48 29 0 2
#53 Keith Barge 58 29 0 1
#61 Francesco Chang 11 11 0 1
#14 Michael Sonnenberg 2 10 0 0
#87 Joseph Dailey 0 12 0 1
#11 Stanley Braun 0 5 0 0
#48 Matthew Brinkley 8 9 0 0
#73 Marc Gowdy 19 1 0 0
#73 Joseph Villagomez 16 0 0 0
#74 Marvin Waldron 2 1 0 0
#81 Wayne Postma 16 14 0 0
#12 Corey True 13 6 0 0
#39 Charles Graves 0 1 0 0
#26 Roy Wiley 0 2 0 2
#53 William Kyle 0 2 0 0
#60 Blaine Hernandez 0 2 0 0
#54 Timothy Despres 0 4 0 0
#79 Frank Castillo 3 3 0 0
#15 Ryan Woods 0 5 0 0
#41 Donald Lopez 0 1 0 0
#93 James Johnson 0 3 0 0
#64 John Short 1 2 0 0
#40 Donald John 0 1 0 0
#51 Eugene Pacheco 0 1 0 0
#33 Michael Rider 1 1 0 0
#95 George Turner 0 2 0 0
#80 Joseph Garner 0 4 0 0
#93 Rolando Moulton 0 1 0 0
#77 Kenneth Back 0 1 0 0
#67 Felipe Crowell 0 1 0 0
#21 Willie Hoover 0 1 0 0
Wheels
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#77 Levi Smith 46 31 1 1
#84 Timothy Milligan 57 32 1 2
#67 Ronald Davis 57 41 0 2
#70 Thomas Watson 56 33 0 1
#63 Chad Mannings 46 35 0 1
#26 Robert Costello 14 1 0 0
#13 David Ortiz 0 13 0 3
#83 Rigoberto Gonzales 0 19 0 0
#84 Zachary Powell 8 21 0 1
#85 Eddie Hohman 27 17 0 0
#24 Bradley Mondragon 9 6 0 0
#71 Billy McKissick 11 0 0 0
#71 Arturo Williams 3 1 0 0
#88 Paul Lee 6 10 0 0
#13 John Risinger 0 14 0 1
#80 Timothy Hanna 0 7 0 0
#37 Enrique Pacheco 1 0 0 0
#67 Joe Gomez 10 0 0 0
#53 Donald Martinez 0 3 0 0
#58 Juan Frigo 0 3 0 0
#46 Chuck Johnson 0 4 0 1
#66 Ray Franklin 0 4 0 0
#87 Cesar Wear 0 3 0 0
#44 Robbie Hammock 0 1 0 0
#45 Eric Spann 0 1 0 0
#79 Timothy Adams 0 1 0 0
#25 Matthew Mitchell 4 3 0 2
#78 Daniel Hawes 0 2 0 0
#57 Edward Flores 0 2 0 1
#30 David Peralta 0 3 0 1
#99 Josh Daughtry 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Gold
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#93 James Johnson 1 4 4.00 0
#40 Donald John 2 0 0.00 0
Wheels
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#30 David Peralta 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Gold
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#93 James Johnson 0 1 0 0
#26 Roy Wiley 0 0 1 0
Wheels
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#26 Robert Costello 1 0 0 0
Punting
Gold
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#6 Wesley Bradley 9 406 45.11 41.11 55 3
Wheels
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#12 Harry Marshall 9 448 49.78 47.22 70 4
Kicking
Gold
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#13 Lucio Grant 4 / 4 3 / 3 0 / 0 45 2 / 3
Wheels
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#2 Jose Fouche 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 2 / 2
Punt Return
Gold
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#15 Ryan Woods 2 23 11.5 20 0
Wheels
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#13 John Risinger 3 15 5.0 12 0
Kick Return
Gold
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#12 Corey True 1 101 101.0 1
Wheels
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#13 John Risinger 2 57 28.5 0
Defensive Stats
Gold
Name Tackles Sacks
#39 Charles Graves 6 0
#41 Donald Lopez 6 0
#93 James Johnson 5 0
#40 Donald John 5 0
#31 Brandon Boyd 4 0
#60 Blaine Hernandez 3 0
#33 Michael Rider 3 0
#95 George Turner 3 1
#78 Dave Farrell 2 0
#26 Roy Wiley 2 0
#53 William Kyle 2 0
#14 Michael Sonnenberg 2 0
#54 Timothy Despres 2 1
#65 Danny Simon 1 0
#36 Antoine Winfield 1 0
#21 Willie Hoover 1 0
#87 Joseph Dailey 1 0
#64 John Short 1 1
Wheels
Name Tackles Sacks
#30 David Peralta 8 0
#56 Bobby Wells 8 0
#48 Aaron Robinson 4 0
#24 Bradley Mondragon 4 0
#79 Timothy Adams 4 1
#57 Edward Flores 3 0
#99 Josh Daughtry 3 0
#53 Donald Martinez 2 0
#93 Christopher Turner 2 0
#46 Chuck Johnson 2 0
#45 Eric Spann 2 0
#63 Chad Mannings 1 0
#44 Robbie Hammock 1 0
#84 Zachary Powell 1 0
#83 Rigoberto Gonzales 1 0
#25 Matthew Mitchell 1 0
#66 Ray Franklin 1 0