The Denver Broncos defeated the St. Louis Rams, 35 to 14, on September 14, 1997.

1997 Denver Broncos

Final

STL

Rams

1-2-0

14

DEN

Broncos

3-0-0

35

1

7

7

2

0

7

3

0

7

4

7

14

Total

14

35

1st quarter

STL

DEN

Broncos

Rod Smith 72-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick)

0

7

Rams

Lawrence Phillips 23-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick)

7

7

2nd quarter

STL

DEN

Broncos

Dwayne Carswell 24-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick)

7

14

3rd quarter

STL

DEN

Broncos

Darrien Gordon 94-yard punt return (Jason Elam kick)

7

21

4th quarter

STL

DEN

Broncos

Rod Smith 38-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick)

7

28

Broncos

Ed McCaffrey 23-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick)

7

35

Rams

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

Passing

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

Rushing

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

Receiving

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

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 0 0 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Leslie O'Neal 1.0
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Jeff Wilkins 0 1 2 2
Team 0 1 2 2

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Will Brice 7 307 43.9
Team 7 307 43.9

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Jermaine Ross 3 47 15.7 0
Team 3 47 15.7 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Eddie Kennison 2 5 2.5 0
Team 2 5 2.5 0

Passing

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

Rushing

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

Receiving

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

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 3 1 0

Defense

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

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Jason Elam 0 1 5 5
Team 0 1 5 5

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Tom Rouen 4 189 47.3
Team 4 189 47.3

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Vaughn Hebron 1 26 26.0 0
Team 1 26 26.0 0

Punt Return

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

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Team Leaders

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PASS

3,070

Wilson

Russell Wilson

RUSH

774

Williams

Javonte Williams

REC

772

Sutton

Courtland Sutton

Team Rankings

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PPG

21.0

19th

OPP PPG

24.3

27th

RUSH YDS/G

106.5

18th

PASS YDS/G

209.8

24th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
Broncos Broncos
8 9 0 .471
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
Chargers Chargers
5 12 0 .294

Last Game

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LV Raiders

8-9-0

27

Final

14

DEN Broncos

8-9-0

Sun 7 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