| Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics | 
| Date: October 26, 1997 Location: Orchard Park, NY | 
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 78458 | 
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 42 F Humidty: 65% Wind: 16 mph | 
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | BUF | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jason Elam 23 FG | 3 | 0 | 
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Terrell Davis 9 run (Jason Elam kick) | 10 | 0 | 
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jason Elam 22 FG | 13 | 0 | 
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Keith Traylor 62 interception return (Jason Elam kick) | 20 | 0 | 
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Andre Reed 27 pass from Alex Van Pelt (Steve Christie kick) | 20 | 7 | 
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Steve Christie 30 FG | 20 | 10 | 
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Quinn Early 31 pass from Alex Van Pelt (Steve Christie kick) | 20 | 17 | 
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Steve Christie 55 FG | 20 | 20 | 
| 5 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jason Elam 33 FG | 23 | 20 | 
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Ed McCaffrey | 
| 80 | WR | Rod Smith | 
| 65 | LOT | Gary Zimmerman | 
| 76 | LOG | Mark Schlereth | 
| 66 | C | Tom Nalen | 
| 75 | ROG | Brian Habib | 
| 77 | ROT | Tony Jones | 
| 89 | TE | Dwayne Carswell | 
| 84 | TE | Shannon Sharpe | 
| 7 | QB | John Elway | 
| 30 | RB | Terrell Davis | 
| 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 | 
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Quinn Early | 
| 80 | WR | Eric Moulds | 
| 83 | WR | Andre Reed | 
| 70 | LOT | John Fina | 
| 79 | LOG | Ruben Brown | 
| 61 | C | Dusty Zeigler | 
| 68 | ROG | Corbin Lacina | 
| 60 | ROT | Jerry Ostroski | 
| 84 | TE | Lonnie Johnson | 
| 15 | QB | Todd Collins | 
| 34 | RB | Thurman Thomas | 
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Phil Hansen | 
| 92 | NT | Ted Washington | 
| 78 | RDE | Bruce Smith | 
| 95 | LOLB | Bryce Paup | 
| 54 | LILB | Chris Spielman | 
| 57 | RILB | Damien Covington | 
| 59 | ROLB | Sam Rogers | 
| 22 | LCB | Jeff Burris | 
| 30 | SS | Henry Jones | 
| 24 | FS | Kurt Schulz | 
| 28 | RCB | Thomas Smith | 
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||
| Jason Elam | 6 | 382 | 63.7 | 0 | 
| Buffalo Bills | ||||
| Steve Christie | 5 | 242 | 48.4 | 0 | 
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| SACKS | NO | 
|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |
| Buffalo Bills | |
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