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Super Bowl XXII

Washington Redskins 42,
Denver Broncos 10

Sunday, Jan. 31, 1988
Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, CA
Attendance: 73,302
MVP: Doug Williams, Washington QB

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Game Summary

Washington exploded for 35 second-quarter points to wipe out a 10-0 Denver lead and take an easy victory, setting a number of Super Bowl records in the process. Doug Williams, the first black quarterback to start a Super Bowl, threw a record-tying four touchdown passes, Ricky Sanders had a record 193 receiving yards, Timmy Smith gained a record 204 yards rushing, and the Redskins also set records with 602 total yards and 6 touchdowns.

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Scoring

By Quarters

Team1234Final
Washington0350742
Denver1000010

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Scoring Summary

First Quarter
DEN: Nattiel 56 pass from Elway (Karlis kick), 1:57
DEN: FG Karlis 24, 5:51
Second Quarter
WAS: Sanders 80 pass from D. Williams (Haji-Sheikh kick), 0:53
WAS: Clark 27 pass from D. Williams (Haji-Sheikh kick), 4:45
WAS: Smith 58 run (Haji-Sheikh kick), 8:33
WAS: Sanders 50 pass from D. Williams (Haji-Sheikh kick), 11:18
WAS: Didier 8 pass from D. Williams (Haji-Sheikh kick), 13:56
Third Quarter
No scoring
Fourth Quarter
WAS: Smith 4 run (Haji-Sheikh kick), 1:51

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Team Statistics

WasTeam StatisticsDen
25Total First Downs18
13Rushing6
11Passing10
1Penalty2
602Total Net Yardage327
72Total Offensive Plays61
8.4Average Gain5.4
40Rushes17
280Yards Rushing97
7.0Average Yards5.7
30Passes Attempted39
18Passes Completed15
1Had Intercepted3
2Times Sacked5
18Yards Lost50
322Net Yards Passing230
4Punts7
37.5Average Distance36.1
1Punt Returns2
0Punt Return Yardage18
3Kickoff Returns5
46Kickoff Return Yardage88
11Interception Return Yardage0
1Fumbles0
1Own Recovered0
0Opponents' Recovered0
6Penalties5
65Yards Penalized26
42Points Scored10
6Touchdowns1
2Rushing0
4Passing1
0Returns0
6Extra Points1
0Field Goals1
1Field Goals Attempted2
0Safeties0
9/15Third-Down Efficiency2/12
0/0Fourth-Down Efficiency0/0
35:15Time of Possession24:45

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Individual Statistics

Rushing

WashingtonNo.YdsLgTDDenverNo.YdsLgTD
Smith2220458t2Lang538130
Bryant838150Elway332210
Clark125250Winder830130
Rogers51750Sewell1-330
Griffin1220
D. Williams2-210
Sanders1-440

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Passing

WashingtonAttComYdsTDIntDenverAttComYdsTDInt
D. Williams291834041Elway381425713
Schroeder10000Sewell112300

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Receiving

WashingtonNo.YdsLgTDDenverNo.YdsLgTD
Sanders919380t2M. Jackson476320
Clark35527t1Sewell441180
Warren21590Nattiel26956t1
Monk140400Kay238270
Bryant120200Winder126260
Smith1990Elway123230
Didier188t1Lang1770

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Punting

WashingtonNo.AveLgBlkDenverNo.AveLgBlk
Cox437.5420Horan736.1430

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Punt Returns

WashingtonNo.FCYdsLgTDDenverNo.FCYdsLgTD
Green11000Clark201890
Yarber010--0

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Kickoff Returns

WashingtonNo.YdsLgTDDenverNo.YdsLgTD
Sanders346160Bell588210

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Interceptions

WashingtonNo.YdsLgTDDenverNo.YdsLgTD
Wilburn211110Castille1000
Davis1000

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Starting Lineups

Washington RedskinsOffenseDenver Broncos
Bostic, JeffCFreeman, Mike
McKenzie, RaleighGBishop, Keith
Thielemann, RayGHumphries, Stefan
Jacoby, JoeTLanier, Ken
May, MarkTStuddard, David
Didier, ClintTEKay, Clarence
Warren, DonTEJackson, Mark
Clark, GaryWRNattiel, Ricky
Sanders, RickyWRLang, Gene
Smith, TimmyRBWinder, Sammy
Williams, DougQBElway, John
Defense
Butz, DaveDTKragen, Greg
Grant, DarrylDTJones, Rulon
Manley, DexterDETownsend, Andre
Mann, CharlesDEFletcher, Simon
Coleman, MonteOLBRyan, Jim
Kaufman, MelOLBHunley, Ricky
Olkewicz, NealMLBMecklenburg, Karl
Bowles, ToddCBHaynes, Mark
Green, DarrellCBWilson, Steve
Walton, AlvinFSLilly, Tony
Wilburn, BarrySSSmith, Dennis

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Substitutes

WashingtonDenver
Branch, ReggieBell, Kenny
Bryant, KelvinBoddie, Tony
Caldwell, RavinBowyer, Walt
Cox, SteveBraxton, Tyrone
Davis, BrianBrooks, Michael
Dean, VernonCastille, Jeremiah
Gouveia, KurtClark, Kevin
Griffin, KeithDennison, Rick
Grimm, RussGilbert, Freddie
Haji-Sheikh, AliHoran, Mike
Hamel, DeanJohnson, Vance
Hamilton, SteveKarlis, Rich
Jones, AnthonyKartz, Keith
Kehr, RickKlosterman, Bruce
Koch, MarkusKubiak, Gary
Milot, RichLucas, Tim
Monk, ArtMicho, Bobby
Orr, TerryMobley, Orson
Rogers, GeorgePlummer, Bruce
Schroeder, JayRobbins, Randy
Vaughn, ClarenceSewell, Steven
Woodberry, DennisWatson, Steve
Yarber, Eric 

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