| AFC Wild Card Playoff |
| Jacksonville Jaguars at Denver Broncos |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 27, 1997 Location: Denver, CO Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 74481 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 39 F Humidty: 44% Wind: 46 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville JaguarsJAC | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 42 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | JAC | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Terrell Davis 2 run (Jason Elam kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rod Smith 43 pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Terrell Davis 5 run (Jason Elam kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | Jacksonville JaguarsJAC | Natrone Means 2 run (Mike Hollis kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | Jacksonville JaguarsJAC | Mike Hollis 38 FG | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | Jacksonville JaguarsJAC | Travis Davis 29 blocked punt recovery (Mike Hollis kick) | 17 | 21 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Derek Loville 25 run (Jason Elam kick) | 17 | 28 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Derek Loville 8 run (Jason Elam kick) | 17 | 35 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Vaughn Hebron 6 run (Jason Elam kick) | 17 | 42 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Jaguars | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Keenan McCardell |
| 82 | WR | Jimmy Smith |
| 71 | LOT | Tony Boselli |
| 62 | LOG | Ben Coleman |
| 79 | C | Dave Widell |
| 76 | ROG | Rich Tylski |
| 72 | ROT | Leon Searcy |
| 88 | TE | Damon Jones |
| 83 | TE | Pete Mitchell |
| 8 | QB | Mark Brunell |
| 20 | RB | Natrone Means |
| Defense | ||
| 56 | LDE | Jeff Lageman |
| 97 | LDT | Renaldo Wynn |
| 93 | RDT | Esera Tuaolo |
| 96 | RDE | Clyde Simmons |
| 51 | SLB | Kevin Hardy |
| 58 | MLB | Bryan Schwartz |
| 50 | WLB | Eddie Robinson |
| 41 | LCB | Dave Thomas |
| 45 | SS | Travis Davis |
| 37 | FS | Chris Hudson |
| 27 | RCB | Deon Figures |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAC | 19:29 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3/10 | 0/1 | 9 | 54 | 1 | 1 |
| DEN | 40:31 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 12/16 | 1/1 | 9 | 94 | 3 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Jaguars | |||||
| Natrone Means | 10 | 40 | 4.0 | 14 | 1 |
| James Stewart | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mark Brunell | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 50 | 3.6 | 14 | 1 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Terrell Davis | 31 | 184 | 5.9 | 59 | 2 |
| Derek Loville | 11 | 103 | 9.4 | 44 | 2 |
| Vaughn Hebron | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 6t | 1 |
| John Elway | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 49 | 310 | 6.3 | 59 | 5 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Jaguars | |||||||||||
| Mark Brunell | 32 | 18 | 56.3 | 1 | 203 | 6.3 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 62.4 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 18 | 56.3 | 1 | 203 | 6.3 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 62.4 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John Elway | 24 | 16 | 66.7 | 0 | 223 | 9.3 | 43t | 1 | 3 | 22 | 110.2 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 16 | 66.7 | 0 | 223 | 9.3 | 43 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 110.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Jaguars | ||||||
| Keenan McCardell | 6 | 55 | 9.2 | 20 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Smith | 6 | 55 | 9.2 | 16 | 0 | |
| James Stewart | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 26 | 0 | |
| Damon Jones | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Pete Mitchell | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Natrone Means | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 18 | 203 | 11.3 | 37 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Terrell Davis | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 6 | 0 | |
| Rod Smith | 3 | 99 | 33.0 | 43t | 1 | |
| Ed McCaffrey | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| Willie Green | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Shannon Sharpe | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| Howard Griffith | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 8 | 0 | |
| Derek Loville | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 16 | 223 | 13.9 | 43 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Jaguars | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Darrien Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Jaguars | |||||||
| Bryan Barker | 4 | 118 | 29.5 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 118 | 29.5 | 35 | 0 | 1 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||
| Tom Rouen | 2 | 99 | 49.5 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 99 | 33.0 | 53 | 0 | 1 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Jaguars | ||||||
| Reggie Barlow | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Darrien Gordon | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Jaguars | ||||
| Mike Hollis | 4 | 271 | 67.8 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 271 | 67.8 | 1 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||
| Jason Elam | 7 | 399 | 57.0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 399 | 57.0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Jaguars | ||||||
| Reggie Barlow | 3 | 0 | 118 | 39.3 | 58 | 0 |
| Mike Logan | 3 | 0 | 44 | 14.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Ty Hallock | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Damon Jones | 0 | 0 | -2 | -2L | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 7 | 0 | 166 | 23.7 | 58 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Vaughn Hebron | 3 | 0 | 87 | 29.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 87 | 29.0 | 51 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Jaguars | ||
| Chris Hudson | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| Joel Smeenge | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Clyde Simmons | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 | 22.0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Darrien Gordon | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Maa Tanuvasa | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Trevor Pryce | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 | 16.0 |