Super Bowl XXII Play by Play

Super Bowl XXII play-by-play | Final: Washington 42 Denver 10
Super Bowl XXII odds: Denver -3 Super Bowl XXII Total: 47

Washington won the coin toss and elected to receive.

First quarter
Washington (15:00)
Karlis kick to W 2, Sanders 16 return (K. Clark).
W 18 1-10 T. Smith 4 run right (Ryan).
W 22 2-6 T. Smith run middle, no gain (Jones).
W 22 3-6 Williams pass to G. Clark dropped, incomplete.
W 22 4-6 Cox 34 punt, downed at D 44.
Denver (13:11)
D 44 1-10 Elway 56 pass to Nattiel deep right (caught at W 8), touchdown (13:03). Karlis kicked extra point.
Denver scoring drive: 56 yards, 1 play, :08.
Denver 7, Washington 0
Washington (13:03)
Karlis kick to W 2, Sanders 15 return (Micho).
W 17 1-10 Williams 9 swing pass to T. Smith right (Haynes).
W 26 2-1 T. Smith 4 run middle (Mecklenburg).
W 30 1-10 T. Smith 5 run right (Townsend).
W 35 2-5 Williams pass to Warren batted down (Kragen), incomplete.
W 35 3-5 Williams pass to G. Clark dropped, incomplete.
W 35 4-5 Cox 42 punt, K. Clark 9 return (Bostic).
Denver (11:14)
D 32 1-10 Elway pass to Jackson overthrown, incomplete.
D 32 2-10 Elway 32 pass to Jackson middle (Wilburn).
W 36 1-10 Sewell 23 pass to Elway right (Wilburn).
W 13 1-10 Winder 1 run middle (Olkewicz).
W 12 2-9 Elway 6 pass to Sewell right (out of bounds).
W 6 3-3 Elway quarterback draw, loss of 1 (Butz).
W 7 4-4 Karlis, 24-yard field goal (9:09).
Denver scoring drive: 61 yards, 6 plays, 2:05.
Denver 10, Washington 0
Washington (9:09)
Karlis kick to W 1, Sanders 15 return, fumbled, Caldwell recovered for Washington at W 16 (Klostermann).
W 16 1-10 T. Smith run left, loss of 4 (Mecklenburg).
W 12 2-14 Bryant run left, loss of 2 (Jones).
W 10 3-16 Williams 40 pass to Monk left (Lilly).
50 1-10 Sanders reverse right, loss of 4 (Ryan).
W 46 2-14 Williams pass to Bryant incomplete.
W 46 3-14 Williams pass to G. Clark broken up (Robbins), incomplete.
W 46 4-14 Cox 35 punt, Clark 9 return (Orr).
Denver (6:18)
D 28 1-10 Lang 11 run left (Walton).
D 39 1-10 Lang 13 run middle (Bowles).
W 48 1-10 Elway pass to Nattiel overthrown, incomplete.
W 48 2-10 Elway 18 shovel pass to Sewell (Vaughn, Bowles). Denver-first time out (4:02).
W 30 1-10 Elway pass to Kay overthrown, incomplete.
W 30 2-10 Elway pass to Sewell overthrown, incomplete.
W 30 3-10 Elway sacked, loss of 18 (Walton).
W 48 4-28 Horan 32 punt out of bounds at W 16.
Washington (3:33)
W 16 1-10 Williams 9 pass to Sanders (Ryan).
W 25 2-1 T. Smith 25 run left. Play nullified and Washington penalized 10 for holding (Warren).
W 15 2-11 Williams pass to Sanders dropped, incomplete.
W 15 3-11 Williams 20 pass to Bryant middle (Wilson).
W 35 1-10 Williams sacked, loss of 10 (Jones). Williams hurt.
W 25 2-20 Schroeder sacked, loss of 8 (Mecklenburg).
W 17 3-28 Schroeder pass to Bryant dropped, incomplete.
W 17 4-28 Cox 39 punt downed at D 44.
Denver (:31)
D 44 1-10 Elway pass to Winder incomplete. Play nullified and Washington penalized 15 for roughing the passer (Olkewicz).
W 41 1-10 Winder run middle, no gain (Grant).
END OF FIRST QUARTER:
Denver 10, Washington 0

Second quarter
W 41 2-10 Elway pass to Nattiel underthrown, incomplete.
W 41 3-10 Elway sacked, loss of 12, Play nullified and Washington penalized 5 for offsides (Mann).
W 36 3-5 Elway shovel pass to Boddie dropped, incomplete.
W 36 4-5 Horan 36 punt, touchback.
Washington (14:17)
W 20 1-10 Williams 80 pass to Sanders deep right (caught at W 48), touchdown (14:07). Haji-Sheikh kicked extra point.
Washington scoring drive: 80 yards, 1 play, :10.
Denver 10, Washington 7
Denver (14:07)
Cox kick 3 yards into end zone, Bell 21 return (Hamel).
D 18 1-10 Lang 3 run middle (Grant).
D 21 2-7 Elway pass to Winder left incomplete.
D 21 3-7 Elway pass to Sewell batted down (Coleman), incomplete.
D 21 4-7 Horan 43 punt, Green no return (Bell).
Washington (12:59)
W 36 1-10 Williams 9 pass to Warren middle (Hunley).
W 45 2-1 T. Smith 19 run middle (D. Smith).
D 36 1-10 T. Smith 1 run middle (Fletcher).
D 35 2-9 Bryant 8 run around left end (Wilson).
D 27 3-1 Williams 27 pass to G. Clark deep left sideline, touchdown (10:15). Haji-Sheikh kicked extra point.
Washington scoring drive: 64 yards, 5 plays, 2:44.
Washington 14, Denver 10
Denver (10:15)
Cox kick into end zone, touchback.
D 20 1-10 Elway 26 shovel pass to Winder (Bowles).
D 46 1-10 Winder 7 run middle (Kaufman).
W 47 2-3 Elway pass to Nattiel batted away (Butz), incomplete.
W 47 3-3 Elway 21 run evading pass rush (Green).
W 26 1-10 Winder run left, no gain (Butz).
W 26 2-10 Elway pass to Sewell dropped, incomplete.
W 26 3-10 Elway pass to Johnson middle, incomplete.
W 26 4-10 Karlis's 43-yard field-goal attempt was wide left.
Washington (7:18)
W 26 1-10 Williams 16 pass to G. Clark middle (Wilson).
W 42 1-10 T. Smith 58 run around right end, touchdown (6:27). Haji-Sheikh kicked extra point.
Washington scoring drive: 74 yards, 2 plays, :51.
Washington 21, Denver 10
Denver (6:27)
Cox kick to D 3, Bell 19 return (Vaughn).
D 22 1-10 Lang 2 run off right tackle (Mann).
D 24 2-8 Elway pass to Johnson overthrown, incomplete.
D 24 3-8 Elway 7 pass to Sewell right (out of bounds).
D 31 4-1 Horan 29 punt out of bounds at W 40.
Washington (4:34)
W 40 1-10 Williams pass to Sanders overthrown, incomplete.
D 40 2-10 Williams 10 pass to Sanders middle (Ryan).
50 1-10 Williams 50 pass to Sanders deep right (caught at D 10), touchdown (3:42). Haji-Sheikh kicked extra point.
Washington scoring drive: 60 yards, 3 plays, :52.
Washington 28, Denver 10
Denver (3:42)
Cox kick into end zone, touchback.
D 20 1-10 Winder 13 run around left end (Bowles).
D 33 1-10 Winder 8 draw middle (Kaufman).
D 41 2-2 Elway pass to Nattiel deep right intercepted by Washington at W 21, Wilburn no return.
Washington (2:14)
W 21 1-10 T. Smith 1 run right (Gilbert). Two-Minute Warning.
W 22 2-9 T. Smith 43 run left (Lilly).
D 35 1-10 Williams pass to Warren dropped, incomplete.
D 35 2-10 Williams 21 pass to Sanders right (Haynes). Washington-first time out.
D 14 1-10 Williams 7 pass to Sanders middle (D. Smith).
D 7 2-3 Bryant run right, loss of 1 (D. Smith). Denver-second time out.
D 8 3-4 Williams 8 pass to Didier left end zone, touchdown (1:04). Haji-Sheikh kicked extra point.
Washington scoring drive: 79 yards, 7 plays, 1:10.
Washington 35, Denver 10
Denver (1:04)
Cox kick to D 10, Bell 14 return (Walton).
D 24 1-10 Elway 7 pass to Lang middle (Manley).
D 31 2-3 Elway 10 shovel pass to Sewell (Coleman). Denver-third time out (:23).
D 41 1-10 Elway 23 pass to Jackson left (Walton).
W 36 1-10 Elway pass to Nattiel left intercepted by Washington at W 21, Davis no return.
Washington (:07)
W 21 1-10 Williams knelt down, loss of 1.
END OF SECOND QUARTER:
Washington 35, Denver 10

Third quarter
Denver (15:00)
Cox kick to D 8, Bell 19 return (Dean).
D 27 1-10 Elway pass to Lang underthrown, incomplete.
D 27 2-10 Elway pass to Sewell overthrown, incomplete.
D 27 3-10 Elway 11 pass to Jackson (Davis). Denver declined offsides against Washington.
D 38 1-10 Winder run off left tackle, loss of 3 (Walton).
D 35 2-13 Elway pass to Johnson overthrown, incomplete.
D 35 3-13 Denver penalized 5 for false start (Bishop).
D 30 3-18 Elway pass to Nattiel intercepted at W 39, Wilburn 11 return (Nattiel). Washington penalized 15 for personal foul (Davis).
Washington (13:17)
W 35 1-10 T. Smith run around right end, no gain (Fletcher).
W 35 2-10 Bryant 15 run off tackle (Kragen).
50 1-10 Williams 12 pass to G. Clark middle (Lilly).
D 38 1-10 T. Smith 1 run middle (D. Smith).
D 37 2-9 Williams pass to G. Clark right underthrown, incomplete.
D 37 3-9 Williams pass to Sanders incomplete. Play nullified and Denver penalized 5 for illegal use of hands (Castille). Automatic first down.
D 32 1-10 T. Smith 1 run middle (D. Smith).
D 31 2-9 Williams 2 pass to Sanders (D. Smith).
D 29 3-7 Williams rushed, pass to G. Clark incomplete.
D 29 4-7 Haji-Sheikh's 46-yard field-goal attempt hit right upright, no good.
Denver (8:57)
D 29 1-10 Elway pass to Sewell batted away (Grant), incomplete.
D 29 2-10 Elway sacked, loss of 7 (Manley).
D 22 3-17 Elway pass to Jackson incomplete. Play nullified and Washington penalized 5 for offsides (Mann).
D 27 3-12 Elway pass to Nattiel dropped, incomplete.
D 27 4-12 Horan 43 punt, Green fair catch.
Washington (8:03)
W 30 1-10 T. Smith 3 run around right end (Fletcher).
W 33 2-7 Williams 6 pass to Warren middle (Mecklenburg).
W 39 3-1 Rogers 2 run left (Jones).
W 41 1-10 Williams 6 pass to Sanders (Fletcher, D. Smith).
W 47 2-4 T. Smith 3 run right (Townsend).
50 3-1 Rogers 3 run off right tackle (Townsend).
D 47 1-10 Williams pass to G. Clark deep intercepted by Denver at D 2, Castille no return.
Denver (3:47)
D 2 1-10 Lang 4 run middle. Play nullified and Denver penalized 1 (half the distance) for holding (Bishop).
D 1 1-11 Elway 10 pass to Jackson right (Wilburn).
D 11 2-1 Winder 4 run off right tackle (Mann).
D 15 1-10 Elway 13 pass to Nattiel right (Bowles).
D 28 1-10 Elway pass to Jackson batted down (Butz), incomplete.
D 28 2-10 Denver penalized 5 for delay of game.
D 23 2-15 Elway sacked, loss of 7 (Manley, Walton).
D 16 3-22 Elway pass to Watson intercepted at D 40. Play nullified and Washington penalized 15 for roughing the passer (Walton). Automatic first down.
D 31 1-10 Sewell run around left end, loss of 3 (Manley).
D 28 2-13 Elway pass to Nattiel dropped, incomplete.
D 28 3-13 Elway pass to Nattiel deep broken up (Bowles), incomplete.
D 28 4-13 Horan 40 punt, Yarber fair catch.
Washington (:12)
W 32 1-10 G. Clark 25 reverse left (Haynes).
END OF THIRD QUARTER:
Washington 35, Denver 10

Fourth quarter
D 43 1-10 T. Smith 32 run off tackle (Castille).
D 11 1-10 T. Smith 7 run left (D. Smith).
D 4 2-3 T. Smith 4 run middle, touchdown (13:09). Haji-Sheikh kicked extra point.
Washington scoring drive: 68 yards, 4 plays, 2:03.
Washington 42, Denver 10
Denver (13:09)
Cox kick 1 yard into end zone, Bell 15 return (Orr).
D 14 1-10 Lang 9 run wide right (Walton).
D 23 2-1 Elway 12 run evading pass rush (Walton).
D 35 1-10 Elway pass to Winder incomplete.
D 35 2-10 Elway 27 pass to Kay right (Bowles).
W 38 1-10 Elway sacked, loss of 10 (Mann).
W 48 2-20 Elway 11 pass to Kay left (Kaufman).
W 37 3-9 Elway sacked, loss of 8 (Walton, Coleman).
W 45 4-17 Elway 32 pass to Johnson left. Play nullified and Denver penalized 10 for holding (Freeman).
D 45 4-27 Horan 30 punt out of bounds at W 25.
Washington (9:11)
W 25 1-10 T. Smith 6 run off right tackle (Kragen).
W 31 2-4 T. Smith 9 run middle (Gilbert).
W 40 1-10 T. Smith 3 run middle (Mecklenburg).
W 43 2-7 T. Smith 4 run off right tackle (Gilbert).
W 47 3-3 Bryant 13 run wide right (Dennison).
D 40 1-10 Bryant run left, loss of 3 (Gilbert, D. Smith).
D 43 2-13 Bryant 6 run wide right (Haynes).
D 37 3-7 Williams 8 pass to Sanders left (Wilson).
D 29 1-10 Bryant 2 run right (Gilbert).
D 27 2-8 Rogers 4 run (Mecklenburg). Two-Minute Warning.
D 23 3-4 Rogers 5 run wide right (Robbins).
D 18 1-10 Rogers 3 run right (Jones).
D 15 2-7 Griffin 2 run middle (Mecklenburg, Fletcher).
D 13 3-5 Williams knelt down, loss of 1.

FINAL SCORE:
Washington 42, Denver 10

FINAL RECORDS:
Washington 14-4, Denver 12-5-1