Editing Super Bowl XXII (section)

==Final statistics==
Sources: [http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/history/boxscore/sbxxii NFL.com Super Bowl XXII], [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/play-index/play_finder.cgi?request=1&super_bowl=1&match=summary_all&year_min=1966&year_max=2016&team_id=was&opp_id=den&quarter=1&quarter=2&quarter=3&quarter=4&quarter=5&tr_gtlt=lt&minutes=15&seconds=00&down=0&down=1&down=2&down=3&down=4&yg_gtlt=gt&is_first_down=-1&field_pos_min_field=team&field_pos_max_field=team&end_field_pos_min_field=team&end_field_pos_max_field=team&type=PASS&type=RUSH&type=PUNT&type=KOFF&type=ONSD&type=FG&type=XP&type=2PCR&type=2PCP&is_complete=-1&is_turnover=-1&turnover_type=interception&turnover_type=fumble&is_scoring=-1&score_type=touchdown&score_type=field_goal&score_type=safety&is_sack=-1&include_kneels=-1&no_play=0&order_by=yards Super Bowl XXII Play Finder Was], [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/play-index/play_finder.cgi?request=1&super_bowl=1&match=summary_all&year_min=1966&year_max=2016&team_id=den&opp_id=was&quarter=1&quarter=2&quarter=3&quarter=4&quarter=5&tr_gtlt=lt&minutes=15&seconds=00&down=0&down=1&down=2&down=3&down=4&yg_gtlt=gt&is_first_down=-1&field_pos_min_field=team&field_pos_max_field=team&end_field_pos_min_field=team&end_field_pos_max_field=team&type=PASS&type=RUSH&type=PUNT&type=KOFF&type=ONSD&type=FG&type=XP&type=2PCR&type=2PCP&is_complete=-1&is_turnover=-1&turnover_type=interception&turnover_type=fumble&is_scoring=-1&score_type=touchdown&score_type=field_goal&score_type=safety&is_sack=-1&include_kneels=-1&no_play=0&order_by=yards Super Bowl XXII Play Finder Den]

===Statistical comparison===
{| class="wikitable"
!
!'''Washington Redskins'''
!'''Denver Broncos'''
|-
|First downs||25||18
|-
|First downs rushing||13||6
|-
|First downs passing||11||10
|-
|First downs penalty||1||2
|-
|Third down efficiency||9/15||2/12
|-
|Fourth down efficiency||0/0||0/0
|-
|Net yards rushing||280||97
|-
|Rushing attempts||40||17
|-
|Yards per rush||7.0||5.7
|-
|Passing – Completions/attempts||18/30||15/39
|-
|Times sacked-total yards||2–18||5–50
|-
|Interceptions thrown||1||3
|-
|Net yards passing||322||230
|-
|Total net yards||602||327
|-
|Punt returns-total yards||1–0||2–18
|-
|Kickoff returns-total yards||3–46||5–88
|-
|Interceptions-total return yards||3–11||1–0
|-
|Punts-average yardage||4–37.5||7–36.1
|-
|Fumbles-lost||1–0||0–0
|-
|Penalties-total yards||6–65||5–26
|-
|Time of possession||33:15||26:45
|-
|Turnovers||1||3
|-
|}

===Individual statistics===
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="6" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Washington Redskins|year=1987|border=2}};"|Redskins passing
|-
! 
!C/ATT<sup>1</sup>
!Yds
!TD
!INT
!Rating
|-
|[[Doug Williams (quarterback)|Doug Williams]]
|18/29
|340
|4
|1
|127.9
|-
|[[Jay Schroeder]]
|0/1
|0
|0
|0
|39.6
|-
! colspan="6" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Washington Redskins|year=1987|border=2}};"|Redskins rushing
|-
! 
!Car<sup>2</sup>
!Yds
!TD
!LG<sup>3</sup>
!Yds/Car
|-
|[[Timmy Smith]]
|22
|204
|2
|58
|9.27
|-
|[[Kelvin Bryant]]
|8
|38
|0
|15
|4.75
|-
|[[Gary Clark (American football)|Gary Clark]]
|1
|25
|0
|25
|25.00
|-
|[[George Rogers (American football)|George Rogers]]
|5
|17
|0
|5
|3.40
|-
|[[Keith Griffin (American football)|Keith Griffin]]
|1
|2
|0
|2
|2.00
|-
|Doug Williams
|2
|–2
|0
|1
|–1.00
|-
|[[Ricky Sanders]]
|1
|–4
|0
|–4
|–4.00
|-
! colspan="6" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Washington Redskins|year=1987|border=2}};"|Redskins receiving
|-
!
!Rec<sup>4</sup>
!Yds
!TD
!LG<sup>3</sup>
!Target<sup>5</sup>
|-
|Ricky Sanders
|9
|193
|2
|80
|11
|-
|Gary Clark
|3
|55
|1
|27
|9
|-
|[[Don Warren]]
|2
|15
|0
|9
|4
|-
|[[Art Monk]]
|1
|40
|0
|40
|1
|-
|Kelvin Bryant
|1
|20
|0
|20
|3
|-
|Timmy Smith
|1
|9
|0
|9
|1
|-
|[[Clint Didier]]
|1
|8
|1
|8
|1
|-
|}
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="6" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Denver Broncos|year=1987|border=2}};"|Broncos passing
|-
! 
!C/ATT<sup>1</sup>
!Yds
!TD
!INT
!Rating
|-
|[[John Elway]]
|14/38
|257
|1
|3
|36.8
|-
|[[Steve Sewell]]
|1/1
|23
|0
|0
|118.8
|-
! colspan="6" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Denver Broncos|year=1987|border=2}};"|Broncos rushing
|-
! 
!Car<sup>2</sup>
!Yds
!TD
!LG<sup>3</sup>
!Yds/Car
|-
|[[Gene Lang (American football)|Gene Lang]]
|5
|38
|0
|13
|7.60
|-
|John Elway
|3
|32
|0
|21
|10.67
|-
|[[Sammy Winder]]
|8
|30
|0
|13
|3.75
|-
|[[Steve Sewell]]
|1
|–3
|0
|–3
|–3.00
|-
! colspan="6" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Denver Broncos|year=1987|border=2}};"|Broncos receiving
|-
!
!Rec<sup>4</sup>
!Yds
!TD
!LG<sup>3</sup>
!Target<sup>5</sup>
|-
|[[Mark Jackson (wide receiver)|Mark Jackson]]
|4
|76
|0
|32
|6
|-
|Steve Sewell
|4
|41
|0
|18
|9
|-
|[[Ricky Nattiel]]
|2
|69
|1
|56
|11
|-
|[[Clarence Kay]]
|2
|38
|0
|27
|3
|-
|Sammy Winder
|1
|26
|0
|26
|3
|-
|John Elway
|1
|23
|0
|23
|1
|-
|Gene Lang
|1
|7
|0
|7
|2
|-
|[[Vance Johnson]]
|0
|0
|0
|0
|3
|-
|[[Tony Boddie]]
|0
|0
|0
|0
|1
|-
|}
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<sup>1</sup>Completions/attempts
<sup>2</sup>Carries
<sup>3</sup>Long gain
<sup>4</sup>Receptions
<sup>5</sup>Times targeted

===Records set===
The following records were set in Super Bowl XXII, according to the official NFL.com boxscore<ref name="boxscore">{{Cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/history/boxscore/sbxxii |title=Super Bowl XXII boxscore |website=NFL.com |access-date=November 7, 2016}}</ref> and the ProFootball reference.com game summary.<ref name="Stats" /> 
 
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=3|Player Records Set<ref name="Stats">{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl XXII - Washington Redskins vs. Denver Broncos - January 31st, 1988 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198801310den.htm |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|Most passing yards, game || 340 || rowspan=3| Doug Williams (Washington)
|-
|Most touchdown passes, half<ref name=ellenport>{{cite book|first1=Craig|last1=Ellenport|first2=Troy|last2= Aikman|title=NFL 100: The Greatest Moments of the NFL's Century|year=2019|publisher=Triumph Books|page=150|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ShuSDwAAQBAJ&q=%22doug%20williams%22%20%22super%20bowl%22%20four%20touchdowns%20quarter%20half%20record&pg=PA150|isbn= 9781641252898|access-date=October 17, 2021}}</ref> ||rowspan=2|4
|-style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray"
|Most touchdown passes, quarter<ref name=ellenport/>
|- style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray"
|Most rushing yards, game || 204 || Timmy Smith (Washington)
|-
|Most receiving yards, game || 193 || rowspan=2|Ricky Sanders (Washington)
|- style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray"
|Most combined<sup>†</sup> yardage gained, game || 235
|-
|Most (one point) extra points, game || 6 || [[Ali Haji-Sheikh]] (Washington) 
|-
!colspan=3|Records Tied
|-
|Longest pass || 80 yards (TD) || rowspan=2|Doug Williams (Washington)
|- style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray"
|Most touchdown passes, game || 4
|- style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray"
|Most rushing touchdowns, game || 2 || Timmy Smith (Washington)
|-
|Longest Reception || 80 yards (TD) || rowspan=2|Ricky Sanders (Washington) 
|- style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray"
|Most receiving touchdowns, game || 2  
|- style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray"
|Most kickoff returns, career || 8 || Ken Bell (Denver)
|-
|Most field goals attempted, career || 6 || [[Rich Karlis]] (Denver)
|}

* † Combined yardage category includes rushing, receiving, interception returns, punt returns, kickoff returns, and fumble returns.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/records/superbowls/player/combined |title=Super Bowl definitions|website=[[NFL.com]]}}</ref>

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{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=3|Team Records Set<ref name="Stats" />  
|-
|Most points scored, first half || 35 || rowspan=11|Redskins
|-
|Most points scored in <br />any quarter of play || 35 (2nd)
|-
|Most points, second quarter || 35
|-
|Largest halftime margin || 25 points
|-
|Largest deficit a team overcame to win || 10 points
|-
|Most touchdowns, quarter || 5
|-
|Most touchdowns, game || 6
|-
|Most (one point) PATs, game || 6
|-
|Most net yards,<br /> rushing and passing || 602
|-
|Most rushing yards (net) || 280
|-
|Total offensive yards in a quarter<ref>Washington's 35 points and 356 yards in the second period also set the overall NFL postseason records for the most points and offensive yards in a single quarter, respectively. Furthermore, the Redskins 356 second quarter yards might have a record for all NFL games, regular or postseason. "We don't keep track of single quarter records", said Seymore Siwoff, head of the Elias Sports Bureau, which handles NFL statistics, "but geez, 356 yards. Who could have gained more than that?"{{cite web |url=http://ag.nfl.com/ |title=Ink |access-date=December 23, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223233356/http://ag.nfl.com/ |archive-date=December 23, 2010  }}</ref> || 356
|-  
!colspan=3|Records Tied
|- style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray"
|Most passing touchdowns || 4 || Redskins
|-
|Most consecutive Super Bowl losses || 2 || rowspan=3 style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray"|Broncos
|-
|Fewest rushing touchdowns || 0
|- style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray" 
|Fewest points, second half || 0
|}

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{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=4|Records Set, both team totals<ref name="Stats" />
|-
! !! Total !! Redskins !! Broncos
|-align=center
|align=left|Most points scored, first half || 45 || 35 || 10
|-align=center
|align=left| Most points, second quarter || 35 || 35 || 0
|-align=center
|align=left|Fewest points scored, second half  || 7 || 7 || 0
|-align=center
|align=left|Most net yards,<br />rushing and passing || 929 || 602 || 327
|-align=center
|align=left| Most rushing yards (net) || 377 || 280 || 97
|-
!colspan=4|Records tied, both team totals
|-align=center
|align=left| Fewest fumbles lost || 0 || 0 || 0
|}
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