The Denver Broncos schooled the New England Patriots, 34 to 13, on October 6, 1997.

Final

Patriots

4-1-0

13

Broncos

6-0-0

34

Team

NE

DEN

1

0

14

2

13

0

3

0

17

4

0

3

Total

13

34

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

NE

DEN

Terrell Davis 2-yard run (Scott Bentley kick)

0

7

John Mobley 13-yard interception return (Scott Bentley kick)

0

14

2nd quarter

NE

DEN

Keith Byars 44-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick)

7

14

Adam Vinatieri 26-yard field goal

10

14

Adam Vinatieri 49-yard field goal

13

14

3rd quarter

NE

DEN

John Elway 1-yard run (Scott Bentley kick)

13

21

Scott Bentley 21-yard field goal

13

24

Terrell Davis 1-yard run (Scott Bentley kick)

13

31

4th quarter

NE

DEN

Scott Bentley 33-yard field goal

13

34

Patriots

Broncos

1st Downs

13

25

Passing 1st Downs

8

6

Rushing 1st Downs

4

15

1st downs from penalties

1

4

3rd down efficiency

3 - 15

4 - 11

4th down efficiency

1 - 2

0 - 0

Total Plays

63

66

Total Yards

262

380

Yards per play

4.2

5.8

Passing

211

188

Comp - Att

20 - 41

13 - 27

Yards per pass

4.8

6.7

Interceptions thrown

1

2

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 23

1 - 8

Rushing

51

192

Rushing Attempts

19

38

Yards per rush

2.7

5.1

Penalties

10

4

Turnovers

2

Fumbles lost

1

0

Interceptions

1

2

Possession

27:02

32:58

Patriots

Broncos

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Drew Bledsoe	20	41	234	5.7	1	1	3	64.5
Team	20	41	211	5.7	1	1	3	64.5

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Curtis Martin	15	66	4.4
Drew Bledsoe	2	3	1.5
Keith Byars	1	0	0.0
Troy Brown	1	-18	-18.0
Team	19	51	2.7

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Keith Byars	4	66	16.5	1
Ben Coates	5	65	13.0	0
Shawn Jefferson	3	45	15.0	0
Terry Glenn	2	27	13.5	0
Troy Brown	1	10	10.0	0
Curtis Martin	3	10	3.3	0
Lovett Purnell	1	6	6.0	0
Vincent Brisby	1	5	5.0	0
Team	20	234	5.7	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	1	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Henry Thomas			1.0
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Adam Vinatieri	2	2		1	7
Team	2	2		1	7

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Tom Tupa	7	363	51.9
Team	7	363	51.9

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Dave Meggett	6	119	19.8	0
Team	6	119	19.8	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Dave Meggett	1	20	20.0	0
Team	1	20	20.0	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
John Elway	13	27	196	7.3	0	2	1	41.6
Team	13	27	188	7.3	0	2	1	41.6

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Terrell Davis	32	171	5.3	2
Vaughn Hebron	3	22	7.3	0
John Elway	3	-1	-0.3	1
Team	38	192	5.1	3

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Rod Smith	5	130	26.0
Ed McCaffrey	3	26	8.7
Shannon Sharpe	1	19	19.0
Willie Green	2	14	7.0
Terrell Davis	2	7	3.5
Team	13	196	7.3	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	0	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Maa Tanuvasa			3.0
Team			3.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Scott Bentley	2	3		4	10
Team	2	3		4	10

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Tom Rouen	3	151	50.3
Team	3	151	50.3

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Vaughn Hebron	2	59	29.5	0
Team	2	59	29.5	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Darrien Gordon	3	20	6.7	0
Team	3	20	6.7	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

3,070

Wilson

RUSH

774

Williams

REC

772

Sutton

Team Rankings

PPG

21.0

19th

OPP PPG

24.3

27th

RUSH YDS/G

106.5

18th

PASS YDS/G

209.8

24th

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	11	6	.647
Broncos	8	9	.471
Raiders	8	9	.471
Chargers	5	12	.294

Last Game

Raiders

8-9-0

27

Final

14

Broncos

8-9-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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

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The Denver Broncos schooled the New England Patriots, 34 to 13, on October 6, 1997.

Final

Patriots

13

Broncos

34

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Receiving

Fumbles

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Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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Fumbles

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Punting

Kick Return

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3,070

774

772

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

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6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

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