The Denver Broncos defeated the St. Louis Rams, 35 to 14, on September 14, 1997.
1st quarter
STL
DEN
Rod Smith 72-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick)
0
7
Lawrence Phillips 23-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick)
7
7
2nd quarter
STL
DEN
Dwayne Carswell 24-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick)
7
14
3rd quarter
STL
DEN
Darrien Gordon 94-yard punt return (Jason Elam kick)
7
21
4th quarter
STL
DEN
Rod Smith 38-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick)
7
28
Ed McCaffrey 23-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick)
7
35
Ronald Moore 27-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick)
14
35
Rams
Broncos
1st Downs
18
19
Passing 1st Downs
10
9
Rushing 1st Downs
5
10
1st downs from penalties
3
0
3rd down efficiency
1 - 10
6 - 13
4th down efficiency
0 - 1
1 - 1
Total Plays
61
63
Total Yards
314
377
Yards per play
5.1
6.0
Passing
184
233
Comp - Att
18 - 33
16 - 28
Yards per pass
4.8
8
Interceptions thrown
2
1
Sacks - Yards lost
5 - 33
1 - 14
Rushing
130
144
Rushing Attempts
23
34
Yards per rush
5.7
4.2
Penalties
7
10
Turnovers
2
2
Fumbles lost
0
1
Interceptions
2
1
Possession
30:29
29:31
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tony Banks | 18 | 33 | 217 | 6.6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 49.7 |
Team | 18 | 33 | 184 | 6.6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 49.7 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lawrence Phillips | 13 | 60 | 4.6 | 1 |
Ronald Moore | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 1 |
Tony Banks | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 |
Craig Heyward | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 |
Amp Lee | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
Team | 23 | 130 | 5.7 | 2 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amp Lee | 6 | 90 | 15.0 | 0 | |
Ronald Moore | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | |
Eddie Kennison | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | |
Torrance Small | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | |
Ernie Conwell | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
Keith Crawford | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | |
Jermaine Ross | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | |
Team | 18 | 217 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 | 0 | 1 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Leslie O'Neal | 1.0 | |||||
Team | 1.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jeff Wilkins | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Team | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Will Brice | 7 | 307 | 43.9 | |
Team | 7 | 307 | 43.9 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jermaine Ross | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eddie Kennison | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
Team | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 |
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Elway | 16 | 28 | 247 | 8.8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 111.2 |
Team | 16 | 28 | 233 | 8.8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 111.2 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Terrell Davis | 21 | 103 | 4.9 | 0 |
Vaughn Hebron | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 |
Howard Griffith | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 |
John Elway | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 |
Jeff Lewis | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
Team | 34 | 144 | 4.2 | 0 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rod Smith | 4 | 126 | 31.5 | 2 | |
Dwayne Carswell | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 1 | |
Ed McCaffrey | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 1 | |
Shannon Sharpe | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
Byron Chamberlain | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | |
Willie Green | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
Terrell Davis | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | |
Howard Griffith | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | |
Team | 16 | 247 | 8.8 | 4 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 3 | 1 | 0 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harald Hasselbach | 0.5 | |||||
Mike Lodish | 0.5 | |||||
John Mobley | 1.0 | |||||
Neil Smith | 2.0 | |||||
Keith Traylor | 1.0 | |||||
Team | 5.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jason Elam | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
Team | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Rouen | 4 | 189 | 47.3 | |
Team | 4 | 189 | 47.3 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vaughn Hebron | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | |
Team | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Darrien Gordon | 4 | 109 | 27.3 | 1 | |
Rod Smith | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | |
Team | 5 | 121 | 24.2 | 1 |
Playoff Pass Yards Leaders
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Playoff Sack Leaders
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Playoff PPG Rankings
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28.7
27.5
27.5
27.5
Playoff Opp PPG Rankings
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15.8
20.0
22.0
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Playoff Total Yards Rankings
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425.0
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389.0
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Playoff Rush Yards Rankings
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155.0
139.5
128.0
125.3
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Playoff Pass Yards Rankings
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367.0
343.0
307.0
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Playoff Sack Leaders
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7.0
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5.0
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Best Record ATS
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13-7-1
11-6-1
12-7
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10-6-1
Worst Record ATS
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5-11-1
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6-11
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6-10-1