| New England Patriots at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: September 7, 1998 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 74745 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 82 F Humidty: 40% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jason Elam 53 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Shannon Sharpe 12 pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Terrell Davis 9 run (Jason Elam kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Robert Edwards 1 run (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Troy Brown 24 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jason Elam 42 FG | 14 | 20 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Terrell Davis 1 run (Jason Elam kick) | 14 | 27 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Vincent Brisby 10 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 21 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Terry Glenn |
| 84 | WR | Shawn Jefferson |
| 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 |
| 23 | RB | Sedrick Shaw |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Ferric Collons |
| 90 | LDT | Chad Eaton |
| 95 | RDT | Henry Thomas |
| 55 | RDE | Willie McGinest |
| 59 | SLB | Todd Collins |
| 52 | MLB | Ted Johnson |
| 53 | WLB | Chris Slade |
| 24 | LCB | Ty Law |
| 36 | SS | Lawyer Milloy |
| 32 | FS | Willie Clay |
| 26 | RCB | Chris Canty |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Ed McCaffrey |
| 80 | WR | Rod Smith |
| 77 | LOT | Tony Jones |
| 79 | LOG | Mark Schlereth |
| 66 | C | Tom Nalen |
| 62 | ROG | Dan Neil |
| 74 | ROT | Harry Swayne |
| 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 |
| 93 | RDT | Trevor Pryce |
| 98 | RDE | Maa Tanuvasa |
| 53 | SLB | Bill Romanowski |
| 59 | MLB | Glenn Cadrez |
| 51 | WLB | John Mobley |
| 39 | LCB | Ray Crockett |
| 26 | SS | Eric Brown |
| 27 | FS | Steve Atwater |
| 21 | RCB | Darrien Gordon |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Robert Edwards | 13 | 50 | 3.8 | 15 | 1 |
| Sedrick Shaw | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Derrick Cullors | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Terrell Davis | 22 | 75 | 3.4 | 9t | 2 |
| John Elway | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Howard Griffith | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Derek Loville | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Drew Bledsoe | 32 | 20 | 62.5 | 0 | 289 | 9.0 | 55 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 112.6 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John Elway | 34 | 22 | 64.7 | 0 | 257 | 7.6 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 97.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Troy Brown | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | 52 | 1 |
| Terry Glenn | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 24 | 0 |
| Tony Carter | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 55 | 0 |
| Vincent Brisby | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10t | 1 |
| Ben Coates | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Derrick Cullors | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Lovett Purnell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Ed McCaffrey | 7 | 97 | 13.9 | 44 | 0 |
| Rod Smith | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Shannon Sharpe | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 20 | 1 |
| Justin Armour | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Howard Griffith | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Byron Chamberlain | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Terrell Davis | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Troy Brown | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Darrien Gordon | 3 | 0 | 53 | 17.7 | 30 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||
| Adam Vinatieri | 4 | 230 | 57.5 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||
| Jason Elam | 6 | 409 | 68.2 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Derrick Cullors | 5 | 170 | 34.0 | 68 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Derek Loville | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 21 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Brandon Mitchell | 1.0 |
| Denver Broncos | |
| Bill Romanowski | 2.0 |
| Maa Tanuvasa | 1.0 |
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