1997 Denver Broncos (NFL) |
| 2nd place • American Football Conference • Western Division • 12-4-0 .750 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/27/1997 | H | Jacksonville Jaguars | 42-17 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 74481 | |
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/4/1998 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 14-10 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 76965 | |
| AFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/11/1998 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 24-21 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 61382 | |
| Super Bowl XXXII | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/25/1998 | H | Green Bay Packers | 31-24 | W | San Diego, CA | Qualcomm Stadium | 68912 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Allen Aldridge | 57 | MLB | 6-1 | 254 | 25 | Houston | 4 | 4 |
| Steve Atwater | 27 | FS | 6-3 | 218 | 31 | Arkansas | 4 | 4 |
| Tyrone Braxton | 34 | SS | 5-11 | 187 | 33 | North Dakota State | 4 | 4 |
| Bubby Brister | 6 | QB | 6-3 | 205 | 35 | Tulane; Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 0 |
| Keith Burns | 56 | LB | 6-2 | 240 | 25 | Navarro JC; Oklahoma State | 4 | 0 |
| Glenn Cadrez | 59 | LB | 6-2 | 243 | 27 | Chaffey JC; Houston | 4 | 0 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 89 | TE | 6-3 | 263 | 25 | Liberty | 4 | 0 |
| Byron Chamberlain | 86 | TE | 6-1 | 247 | 26 | Missouri; Wayne State (Nebraska) | 2 | 0 |
| Ray Crockett | 39 | LCB | 5-10 | 184 | 30 | Baylor | 4 | 4 |
| Terrell Davis | 30 | HB | 5-11 | 208 | 25 | Long Beach State; Georgia | 4 | 4 |
| David Diaz-Infante | 63 | OG-C | 6-3 | 296 | 33 | San Jose State | 3 | 0 |
| Dedrick Dodge | 33 | S | 6-2 | 186 | 30 | Florida State | 4 | 0 |
| Jason Elam | 1 | K | 5-11 | 198 | 27 | Hawaii | 4 | 0 |
| John Elway | 7 | QB | 6-3 | 214 | 37 | Stanford | 4 | 4 |
| Darrien Gordon | 23 | RCB | 5-11 | 188 | 27 | Stanford | 4 | 4 |
| Willie Green | 85 | WR | 6-4 | 190 | 31 | Mississippi | 4 | 0 |
| Howard Griffith | 29 | FB | 6-0 | 232 | 30 | Illinois | 4 | 4 |
| Brian Habib | 75 | ROG | 6-7 | 295 | 33 | Washington | 4 | 4 |
| Harald Hasselbach | 96 | DE | 6-6 | 284 | 30 | Washington | 4 | 0 |
| Vaughn Hebron | 22 | RB | 5-8 | 194 | 27 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 0 |
| Randy Hilliard | 21 | CB | 5-11 | 164 | 30 | Northwestern State (Louisiana) | 4 | 0 |
| Patrick Jeffers | 81 | WR | 6-3 | 218 | 24 | Virginia | 4 | 0 |
| Darrius Johnson | 23 | CB | 5-9 | 183 | 24 | Oklahoma | 4 | 0 |
| Tony Jones | 77 | ROT | 6-5 | 290 | 31 | Western Carolina | 4 | 4 |
| Mike Lodish | 97 | DT | 6-3 | 274 | 30 | UCLA | 4 | 0 |
| Derek Loville | 31 | RB | 5-10 | 208 | 29 | Oregon | 4 | 0 |
| Anthony Lynn | 37 | FB | 6-3 | 230 | 29 | Texas Tech | 4 | 0 |
| Ed McCaffrey | 87 | WR | 6-5 | 215 | 29 | Stanford | 4 | 4 |
| Tim McKyer | 26 | CB | 6-0 | 174 | 34 | Texas-Arlington | 4 | 0 |
| John Mobley | 51 | WLB | 6-1 | 235 | 24 | Kutztown | 4 | 4 |
| Tom Nalen | 66 | C | 6-3 | 285 | 26 | Boston College | 4 | 4 |
| Trevor Pryce | 93 | DT | 6-5 | 290 | 22 | Michigan; Clemson | 4 | 0 |
| Bill Romanowski | 53 | SLB | 6-4 | 241 | 31 | Boston College | 4 | 4 |
| Tom Rouen | 16 | P | 6-3 | 224 | 29 | Colorado State; Colorado | 4 | 0 |
| Mark Schlereth | 76 | LOG | 6-3 | 278 | 31 | Idaho | 4 | 4 |
| Shannon Sharpe | 84 | TE | 6-2 | 232 | 29 | Savannah State | 4 | 4 |
| Detron Smith | 42 | FB | 5-10 | 230 | 23 | Texas A&M | 4 | 0 |
| Neil Smith | 90 | LDE | 6-4 | 271 | 31 | Nebraska | 4 | 4 |
| Rod Smith | 80 | WR | 6-0 | 199 | 27 | Missouri Southern State | 4 | 4 |
| Harry Swayne | 74 | OT | 6-5 | 295 | 32 | Rutgers | 4 | 0 |
| Maa Tanuvasa | 98 | RDT | 6-2 | 271 | 27 | Hawaii | 4 | 4 |
| Keith Traylor | 94 | LDT | 6-2 | 318 | 28 | Coffeyville CC; Central Oklahoma | 4 | 4 |
| Tony Veland | 32 | S | 6-1 | 207 | 24 | Nebraska | 4 | 0 |
| Alfred Williams | 91 | RDE | 6-6 | 264 | 29 | Colorado | 4 | 4 |
| Gary Zimmerman | 65 | LOT | 6-6 | 289 | 36 | Oregon | 4 | 4 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 28 | 41 | 7 | 35 | 111 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 21 | 23 | 14 | 72 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 32:58 | 88 | 34 | 44 | 10 | 30/55 54.5% | 1/2 50.0% | 9 | 94 |
| Opponents Totals | 27:02 | 76 | 29 | 37 | 10 | 19/46 41.3% | 1/4 25.0% | 27 | 255 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | X2 | X2A | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Davis | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Jason Elam | 0 | 15 | 15 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Derek Loville | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| John Elway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Howard Griffith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Vaughn Hebron | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ed McCaffrey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Rod Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 14 | 14 | 14 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 111 |
| Opponents Totals | 11 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0 | 72 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Elam | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| OWN | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| OPP | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Davis | 112 | 581 | 5.2 | 59 | 8 |
| Derek Loville | 13 | 103 | 7.9 | 44 | 2 |
| Vaughn Hebron | 11 | 28 | 2.5 | 6t | 1 |
| John Elway | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 10 | 1 |
| Howard Griffith | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 131 | 664 | 5.1 | 59 | 8 |
| Opponents Totals | 104 | 367 | 3.5 | 33 | 7 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Elway | 96 | 56 | 58.3 | 38 | 726 | 7.6 | 13.0 | 43t | 3 | 3.1 | 2 | 2.1 | 6 | 44 | 682 | 83.9 |
| Team Totals | 116 | 69 | 59.5 | 45 | 859 | 7.4 | 12.4 | 43 | 6 | 5.2 | 2 | 1.7 | 7 | 45 | 814 | 92.6 |
| Opponents Totals | 127 | 72 | 56.7 | 50 | 787 | 6.2 | 10.9 | 50 | 2 | 1.6 | 5 | 3.9 | 10 | 58 | 729 | 64.0 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed McCaffrey | 12 | 171 | 14.3 | 43 | 1 | ||
| Shannon Sharpe | 12 | 149 | 12.4 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Rod Smith | 11 | 205 | 18.6 | 43t | 1 | ||
| Terrell Davis | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Howard Griffith | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 23 | 1 | ||
| Willie Green | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Dwayne Carswell | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Vaughn Hebron | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Derek Loville | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 69 | 859 | 12.4 | 43 | 6 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 72 | 787 | 10.9 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Braxton | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Allen Aldridge | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Crockett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrien Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 17 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Rouen | 17 | 619 | 36.4 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 34 | 565 | 31.4 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 615 | 34.2 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 34 | 561 | 31.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 664 | 39.1 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 69 | 595 | 35.0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrien Gordon | 4 | 3 | 69 | 17.3 | 36 | 0 |
| Rod Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 2 | 69 | 17.3 | 36 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 5 | 34 | 11.3 | 19 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | OB | TB | OSA | OSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Elam | 21 | 1252 | 59.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 1252 | 59.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 1005 | 62.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaughn Hebron | 13 | 0 | 286 | 22.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Derek Loville | 1 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Keith Burns | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 0 | 331 | 20.7 | 51 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 0 | 392 | 20.6 | 58 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Neil Smith | 3.0 | 29.0 |
| Alfred Williams | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| Darrien Gordon | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Maa Tanuvasa | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Steve Atwater | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Ray Crockett | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Keith Traylor | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Trevor Pryce | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Team Totals | 10.0 | 58.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 7.0 | 45.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Aldridge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Crockett | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Terrell Davis | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Elway | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -10 | 0 |
| Darrien Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Lodish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Loville | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim McKyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -9 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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