| New England Patriots at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: October 6, 1997 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 75821 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 63 F Humidty: 31% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 14 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Terrell Davis 2 run (Scott Bentley kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | John Mobley 13 interception return (Scott Bentley kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Keith Byars 44 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Adam Vinatieri 26 FG | 10 | 14 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Adam Vinatieri 49 FG | 13 | 14 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | John Elway 1 run (Scott Bentley kick) | 13 | 21 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Scott Bentley 21 FG | 13 | 24 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Terrell Davis 1 run (Scott Bentley kick) | 13 | 31 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Scott Bentley 33 FG | 13 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Terry Glenn |
| 78 | LOT | Bruce Armstrong |
| 68 | LOG | Max Lane |
| 64 | C | Dave Wohlabaugh |
| 71 | ROG | Todd Rucci |
| 77 | ROT | Zefross Moss |
| 87 | TE | Ben Coates |
| 85 | TE | Lovett Purnell |
| 11 | QB | Drew Bledsoe |
| 28 | RB | Curtis Martin |
| 41 | FB | Keith Byars |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Ferric Collons |
| 97 | LDT | Mark Wheeler |
| 95 | RDT | Henry Thomas |
| 96 | RDE | Mike Jones |
| 59 | SLB | Todd Collins |
| 52 | MLB | Ted Johnson |
| 53 | WLB | Chris Slade |
| 24 | LCB | Ty Law |
| 36 | SS | Lawyer Milloy |
| 32 | FS | Willie Clay |
| 31 | RCB | Jimmy Hitchcock |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Curtis Martin | 15 | 66 | 4.4 | 20 | 0 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Keith Byars | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Brown | 1 | -18 | -18.0 | -18 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Terrell Davis | 32 | 171 | 5.3 | 34 | 2 |
| Vaughn Hebron | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 8 | 0 |
| John Elway | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 1t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Drew Bledsoe | 41 | 20 | 48.8 | 1 | 234 | 5.7 | 44t | 1 | 3 | 23 | 64.5 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John Elway | 27 | 13 | 48.1 | 2 | 196 | 7.3 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 41.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Ben Coates | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Keith Byars | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 44t | 1 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Curtis Martin | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Terry Glenn | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Troy Brown | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Lovett Purnell | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Vincent Brisby | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Rod Smith | 5 | 130 | 26.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Ed McCaffrey | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Willie Green | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Terrell Davis | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Shannon Sharpe | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Willie Clay | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| John Mobley | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13t | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Dave Meggett | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Darrien Gordon | 3 | 1 | 20 | 6.7 | 13 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||
| Adam Vinatieri | 3 | 220 | 73.3 | 1 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||
| Scott Bentley | 7 | 497 | 71.0 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Dave Meggett | 6 | 119 | 19.8 | 28 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Vaughn Hebron | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 30 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Henry Thomas | 1.0 |
| Denver Broncos | |
| Maa Tanuvasa | 3.0 |
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