| Denver Broncos at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: September 28, 1997 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Georgia Dome Attendance: 48211 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 15 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 29 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Shannon Sharpe 65 pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Willie Green 10 pass from John Elway (Terrell Davis run) | 15 | 0 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Terrell Davis 13 run (Terrell Davis run) | 23 | 0 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Ed West 1 pass from Chris Chandler (Morten Andersen kick) | 23 | 7 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Bert Emanuel 3 pass from Chris Chandler (Morten Andersen kick) | 23 | 14 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Detron Smith 17 pass from John Elway (Shannon Sharpe pass failed) | 29 | 14 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Jamal Anderson 47 pass from Billy Joe Tolliver (Morten Andersen kick) | 29 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Ed McCaffrey |
| 80 | WR | Rod Smith |
| 77 | LOT | Tony Jones |
| 76 | LOG | Mark Schlereth |
| 66 | C | Tom Nalen |
| 75 | ROG | Brian Habib |
| 65 | ROT | Gary Zimmerman |
| 84 | TE | Shannon Sharpe |
| 7 | QB | John Elway |
| 30 | RB | Terrell Davis |
| 29 | FB | Howard Griffith |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Neil Smith |
| 94 | LDT | Keith Traylor |
| 95 | RDT | Michael Dean Perry |
| 91 | RDE | Alfred Williams |
| 53 | SLB | Bill Romanowski |
| 57 | MLB | Allen Aldridge |
| 51 | WLB | John Mobley |
| 39 | LCB | Ray Crockett |
| 34 | SS | Tyrone Braxton |
| 27 | FS | Steve Atwater |
| 23 | RCB | Darrien Gordon |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Bert Emanuel |
| 81 | WR | Terance Mathis |
| 70 | LOT | Bob Whitfield |
| 61 | LOG | Robbie Tobeck |
| 68 | C | Calvin Collins |
| 69 | ROG | Gene Williams |
| 77 | ROT | Matt Willig |
| 88 | TE | O.J. Santiago |
| 12 | QB | Chris Chandler |
| 32 | RB | Jamal Anderson |
| 44 | FB | Bob Christian |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Lester Archambeau |
| 98 | LDT | Travis Hall |
| 93 | RDT | Dan Owens |
| 90 | RDE | Chuck Smith |
| 97 | LLB | Cornelius Bennett |
| 58 | MLB | Jessie Tuggle |
| 94 | RLB | Henri Crockett |
| 34 | LCB | Ray Buchanan |
| 35 | SS | William White |
| 25 | FS | Devin Bush |
| 23 | RCB | Ronnie Bradford |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||
| Tom Rouen | 4 | 220 | 55.0 | 0 |
| Jason Elam | 1 | 70 | 70.0 | 1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||
| Morten Andersen | 4 | 200 | 50.0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
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