| Denver Broncos at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 15, 1997 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: 3Com Park Attendance: 68461 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 53 F Humidty: 66% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Terrell Davis 4 run (Jason Elam kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jason Elam 49 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Jerry Rice 14 pass from Steve Young (Gary Anderson kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Terry Kirby 1 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Vaughn Hebron 1 run (Jason Elam kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Gary Anderson 32 FG | 17 | 17 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Merton Hanks 55 interception return (Gary Anderson kick) | 17 | 24 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Gary Anderson 20 FG | 17 | 27 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Kevin Greene 40 opponents fumble recovery (Gary Anderson kick) | 17 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Ed McCaffrey |
| 80 | WR | Rod Smith |
| 65 | LOT | Gary Zimmerman |
| 63 | LOG | David Diaz-Infante |
| 66 | C | Tom Nalen |
| 75 | ROG | Brian Habib |
| 77 | ROT | Tony Jones |
| 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 |
| 98 | RDT | Maa Tanuvasa |
| 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 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Terrell Owens |
| 83 | WR | J.J. Stokes |
| 63 | LOT | Derrick Deese |
| 65 | LOG | Ray Brown |
| 67 | C | Chris Dalman |
| 66 | ROG | Kevin Gogan |
| 76 | ROT | Kirk Scrafford |
| 84 | TE | Brent Jones |
| 8 | QB | Steve Young |
| 41 | RB | Terry Kirby |
| 40 | FB | William Floyd |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Roy Barker |
| 97 | LDT | Bryant Young |
| 94 | RDT | Dana Stubblefield |
| 56 | RDE | Chris Doleman |
| 54 | LOLB | Lee Woodall |
| 50 | LILB | Gary Plummer |
| 51 | RILB | Ken Norton |
| 26 | LCB | Rod Woodson |
| 46 | SS | Tim McDonald |
| 36 | FS | Merton Hanks |
| 23 | RCB | Marquez Pope |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Vaughn Hebron | 12 | 64 | 5.3 | 46 | 1 |
| Terrell Davis | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 7 | 1 |
| Howard Griffith | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Terry Kirby | 15 | 27 | 1.8 | 8 | 1 |
| William Floyd | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Steve Young | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Chuck Levy | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John Elway | 41 | 16 | 39.0 | 2 | 150 | 3.7 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 29.5 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Steve Young | 34 | 22 | 64.7 | 0 | 276 | 8.1 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 99.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Rod Smith | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 26 | 0 |
| Shannon Sharpe | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Terrell Davis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Willie Green | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Ed McCaffrey | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Howard Griffith | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vaughn Hebron | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Terry Kirby | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 35 | 0 |
| Brent Jones | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Jerry Rice | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 16 | 1 |
| Terrell Owens | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 17 | 0 |
| J.J. Stokes | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 13 | 0 |
| William Floyd | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Lee Woodall | 1 | 58 | 58.0 | 58 | 0 |
| Merton Hanks | 1 | 55 | 55.0 | 55t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Tom Rouen | 4 | 194 | 48.5 | 54 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Tommy Thompson | 5 | 181 | 36.2 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Darrien Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Chuck Levy | 2 | 0 | 19 | 9.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Iheanyi Uwaezuoke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Woodson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||
| Jason Elam | 4 | 256 | 64.0 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||
| Tommy Thompson | 7 | 429 | 61.3 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Vaughn Hebron | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 16 | 0 | |
| Derek Loville | 3 | 102 | 34.0 | 61 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Chuck Levy | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 31 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |
| Alfred Williams | 2.0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Kevin Greene | 1.0 |
| In Memoriam |
| NFL Boxscores |
| NFL Game Officials |
| NFL Training Camps |
| NFL Roster Limits |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| Super Bowl |
| Privacy Policy |
| ©2006-2025 Pro Football Archives. All Rights Reserved. |
| Last Updated: August 26, 2025 |