| San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 21, 1997 Location: Denver, CO Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 69632 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 45 F Humidty: 38% Wind: 2 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego ChargersSD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SD | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | Greg Davis 26 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Detron Smith 11 pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Detron Smith 15 pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Ed McCaffrey 1 pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick) | 3 | 21 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jason Elam 25 FG | 3 | 24 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Shannon Sharpe 68 pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick) | 3 | 31 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Derek Loville 6 run (Jason Elam kick) | 3 | 38 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Tony Martin |
| 80 | WR | Bryan Still |
| 70 | LOT | Vaughn Parker |
| 65 | LOG | Troy Sienkiewicz |
| 63 | C | Raleigh McKenzie |
| 69 | ROG | Ben Bordelon |
| 75 | ROT | Tony Berti |
| 89 | TE | Frank Hartley |
| 86 | TE | Shannon Mitchell |
| 5 | QB | Craig Whelihan |
| 33 | RB | Gary Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | William Fuller |
| 97 | LDT | John Parrella |
| 98 | RDT | Shawn Lee |
| 90 | RDE | Marco Coleman |
| 56 | OLB | Patrick Sapp |
| 55 | LILB | Junior Seau |
| 58 | RILB | Lew Bush |
| 25 | LCB | Paul Bradford |
| 37 | SS | Rodney Harrison |
| 20 | FS | Mike Dumas |
| 29 | RCB | Terrance Shaw |
| 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 |
| 22 | RB | Vaughn Hebron |
| 29 | FB | Howard Griffith |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Neil Smith |
| 94 | LDT | Keith Traylor |
| 93 | RDT | Trevor Pryce |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Kenny Bynum | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 7 | 0 |
| Gary Brown | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 6 | 0 |
| Craig Whelihan | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Aaron Craver | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Derek Loville | 14 | 66 | 4.7 | 11 | 1 |
| Vaughn Hebron | 12 | 47 | 3.9 | 17 | 0 |
| Detron Smith | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Howard Griffith | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bubby Brister | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Craig Whelihan | 28 | 15 | 53.6 | 1 | 147 | 5.3 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 53.7 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John Elway | 26 | 17 | 65.4 | 1 | 273 | 10.5 | 68t | 4 | 0 | 0 | 123.9 |
| Bubby Brister | 9 | 6 | 66.7 | 0 | 48 | 5.3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Tony Martin | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Eric Metcalf | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 27 | 0 |
| Gary Brown | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Charlie Jones | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Kenny Bynum | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bryan Still | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Aaron Craver | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Shannon Sharpe | 8 | 162 | 20.3 | 68t | 1 |
| Rod Smith | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 15t | 2 |
| Ed McCaffrey | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 12 | 1 |
| Vaughn Hebron | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Derek Loville | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Willie Green | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Detron Smith | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Howard Griffith | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Junior Seau | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Steve Atwater | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Darren Bennett | 6 | 274 | 45.7 | 53 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Tom Rouen | 2 | 106 | 53.0 | 56 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Eric Metcalf | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Darrien Gordon | 2 | 3 | 40 | 20.0 | 30 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||
| Greg Davis | 2 | 126 | 63.0 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||
| Jason Elam | 7 | 477 | 68.1 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Kenny Bynum | 6 | 133 | 22.2 | 31 | 0 | |
| Aaron Craver | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Vaughn Hebron | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Derek Loville | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |
| Denver Broncos | |
| Alfred Williams | 1.0 |
| Trevor Pryce | 1.0 |
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