The Buffalo Bills were defeated by the Denver Broncos, 23 to 20, on October 26, 1997.

1997 Buffalo Bills

Final

DEN

Broncos

7-1-0

23

BUF

Bills

4-4-0

20

1

0

0

2

10

0

3

10

0

4

0

20

OT

3

0

Total

23

20

2nd quarter

DEN

BUF

Broncos

Jason Elam 23-yard field goal

3

0

Broncos

Terrell Davis 9-yard run (Jason Elam kick)

10

0

3rd quarter

DEN

BUF

Broncos

Jason Elam 22-yard field goal

13

0

Broncos

Keith Traylor 62-yard interception return (Jason Elam kick)

20

0

4th quarter

DEN

BUF

Bills

Andre Reed 27-yard pass from Alex Van Pelt (Steve Christie kick)

20

7

Bills

Steve Christie 30-yard field goal

20

10

Bills

Quinn Early 31-yard pass from Alex Van Pelt (Steve Christie kick)

20

17

Bills

Steve Christie 55-yard field goal

20

20

OT

DEN

BUF

Broncos

Jason Elam 33-yard field goal

23

20

Broncos

Bills

1st Downs

17

19

Passing 1st Downs

9

9

Rushing 1st Downs

8

7

1st downs from penalties

0

3

3rd down efficiency

6 - 18

6 - 17

4th down efficiency

0 - 0

1 - 1

Total Plays

81

76

Total Yards

341

315

Yards per play

4.2

4.1

Passing

116

160

Comp - Att

16 - 30

19 - 42

Yards per pass

3.3

3.4

Interceptions thrown

2

3

Sacks - Yards lost

5 - 17

5 - 52

Rushing

225

155

Rushing Attempts

46

29

Yards per rush

4.9

5.3

Penalties

10

4

Turnovers

3

6

Fumbles lost

1

3

Interceptions

2

3

Possession

42:04

31:00

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
John Elway 16 30 133 4.4 0 2 5 37.2
Team 16 30 116 4.4 0 2 5 37.2

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Terrell Davis 42 207 4.9 1
John Elway 2 14 7.0 0
Vaughn Hebron 1 6 6.0 0
Detron Smith 1 -2 -2.0 0
Team 46 225 4.9 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Shannon Sharpe 4 35 8.8 0
Rod Smith 3 35 11.7 0
Terrell Davis 5 29 5.8 0
Ed McCaffrey 1 17 17.0 0
Dwayne Carswell 2 9 4.5 0
Detron Smith 1 8 8.0 0
Team 16 133 4.4 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 1 3

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Neil Smith 2.0
Keith Traylor 1.0
Alfred Williams 1.0
Team 5.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Jason Elam 3 4 2 11
Team 3 4 2 11

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Tom Rouen 8 316 39.5
Team 8 316 39.5

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Vaughn Hebron 3 53 17.7 0
Keith Burns 1 11 11.0 0
Team 4 64 16.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Darrien Gordon 5 31 6.2 0
Team 5 31 6.2 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Alex Van Pelt 12 24 177 7.4 2 1 1 84.9
Todd Collins 7 18 35 1.9 0 2 3 7.4
Andre Reed 0 0 0 0 0 1
Team 19 42 160 5.0 2 3 5 46.9

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Antowain Smith 16 92 5.8 0
Thurman Thomas 9 47 5.2 0
Eric Moulds 1 9 9.0 0
Alex Van Pelt 1 4 4.0 0
Andre Reed 1 2 2.0 0
Todd Collins 1 1 1.0 0
Team 29 155 5.3 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Quinn Early 6 91 15.2 1
Andre Reed 4 70 17.5 1
Eric Moulds 3 30 10.0 0
Lonnie Johnson 4 17 4.3 0
Jay Riemersma 1 4 4.0 0
Antowain Smith 1 0 0.0 0
Team 19 212 5.0 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 4 3 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Damien Covington 0.5
Phil Hansen 2.0
Sean Moran 1.0
Bruce Smith 1.0
Ted Washington 0.5
Team 5.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Steve Christie 2 2 2 8
Team 2 2 2 8

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Chris Mohr 8 329 41.1
Team 8 329 41.1

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Darick Holmes 3 71 23.7 0
Eric Moulds 3 54 18.0 0
Team 6 125 20.8 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Jeff Burris 2 19 9.5 0
Team 2 19 9.5 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

4,306

Allen

Josh Allen

RUSH

1,122

Cook

James Cook

REC

1,183

Diggs

Stefon Diggs

Team Rankings

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PPG

26.5

6th

OPP PPG

18.3

4th

RUSH YDS/G

130.1

7th

PASS YDS/G

253.3

10th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
Jets Jets
7 10 0 .412
Patriots Patriots
4 13 0 .235

Last Game

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BUF Bills

1-1-0

24

Final

27

KC Chiefs

2-0-0

Sun 21 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM