The Atlanta Falcons lost to the Denver Broncos, 29 to 21, on September 28, 1997.
1st quarter
DEN
ATL
Shannon Sharpe 65-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick)
7
0
Willie Green 10-yard pass from John Elway (Terrell Davis rush for two-point conversion)
15
0
2nd quarter
DEN
ATL
Terrell Davis 13-yard run (Terrell Davis rush for two-point conversion)
23
0
Ed West 1-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Morten Andersen kick)
23
7
3rd quarter
DEN
ATL
Bert Emanuel 3-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Morten Andersen kick)
23
14
Detron Smith 17-yard pass from John Elway (two-point conversion failed)
29
14
4th quarter
DEN
ATL
Jamal Anderson 47-yard pass from Billy Joe Tolliver (Morten Andersen kick)
29
21
Broncos
Falcons
1st Downs
16
17
Passing 1st Downs
12
11
Rushing 1st Downs
4
4
1st downs from penalties
0
2
3rd down efficiency
7 - 15
4 - 12
4th down efficiency
1 - 1
0 - 0
Total Plays
63
56
Total Yards
329
308
Yards per play
5.2
5.5
Passing
228
196
Comp - Att
18 - 33
18 - 31
Yards per pass
6.3
5.6
Interceptions thrown
1
1
Sacks - Yards lost
3 - 15
4 - 26
Rushing
101
112
Rushing Attempts
27
21
Yards per rush
3.7
5.3
Penalties
10
5
Turnovers
1
1
Fumbles lost
0
0
Interceptions
1
1
Possession
32:09
27:51
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Elway | 18 | 33 | 243 | 7.4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 95.9 |
Team | 18 | 33 | 228 | 7.4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 95.9 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Terrell Davis | 23 | 79 | 3.4 | 1 |
John Elway | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 |
Detron Smith | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
Team | 27 | 101 | 3.7 | 1 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shannon Sharpe | 6 | 119 | 19.8 | 1 | |
Ed McCaffrey | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | |
Rod Smith | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | |
Willie Green | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 1 | |
Detron Smith | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 1 | |
Patrick Jeffers | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
Team | 18 | 243 | 7.4 | 3 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Darrien Gordon | 1.0 | |||||
Bill Romanowski | 1.0 | |||||
Alfred Williams | 2.0 | |||||
Team | 4.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jason Elam | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Team | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Rouen | 6 | 277 | 46.2 | |
Team | 6 | 277 | 46.2 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vaughn Hebron | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | |
Detron Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Darrien Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chris Chandler | 12 | 22 | 137 | 6.2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 84.8 |
Billy Joe Tolliver | 6 | 9 | 85 | 9.4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 134.0 |
Team | 18 | 31 | 196 | 7.2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 99.1 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Byron Hanspard | 8 | 67 | 8.4 | 0 |
Jamal Anderson | 13 | 45 | 3.5 | 0 |
Team | 21 | 112 | 5.3 | 0 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jamal Anderson | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 1 | |
Bert Emanuel | 8 | 58 | 7.3 | 1 | |
Terance Mathis | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 0 | |
O.J. Santiago | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | |
Harold Green | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | |
Byron Hanspard | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
Bob Christian | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | |
Ed West | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | |
Team | 18 | 222 | 7.2 | 3 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Travis Hall | 1.0 | |||||
Dan Owens | 1.0 | |||||
Chuck Smith | 1.0 | |||||
Team | 3.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Morten Andersen | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
Team | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dan Stryzinski | 7 | 297 | 42.4 | |
Team | 7 | 297 | 42.4 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Byron Hanspard | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | |
Juran Bolden | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | |
Team | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Todd Kinchen | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | |
Team | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 |
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