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Denver Broncos 29 at Atlanta Falcons 21

Sunday, September 28, 1997

Denver Broncos 29, Atlanta Falcons 21

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Denver Broncos (5-0-0)1586029
Atlanta Falcons (0-5-0)077721

Scoring

DENATL
1stDENShannon Sharpe 65 yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick)70
DENWillie Green 10 yard pass from John Elway (Terrell Davis run)150
2ndDENTerrell Davis 13 yard rush (Terrell Davis run)230
ATLEd West 1 yard pass from Chris Chandler (Morten Andersen kick)237
3rdATLBert Emanuel 3 yard pass from Chris Chandler (Morten Andersen kick)2314
DENDetron Smith 17 yard pass from John Elway (pass failed)2914
4thATLJamal Anderson 47 yard pass from Billy Joe Tolliver (Morten Andersen kick)2921

Team Stats

DENATL
First downs1617
Rush-yards-TDs27-101-121-112-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT18-33-243-3-118-31-222-3-1
Sacked-yards3-154-26
Net pass yards228196
Total yards329308
Fumbles-lost0-00-0
Turnovers11
Penalties-yards10-765-27

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
John Elway DEN 18 33 243 3 1 65 3 21 0 23
Shannon Sharpe DEN 6 119 1 65
Terrell Davis DEN 23 79 1 13
Ed McCaffrey DEN 4 48 0 16
Rod Smith DEN 3 28 0 11
Willie Green DEN 3 26 1 18
Detron Smith DEN 1 1 0 1 1 17 1 17
Patrick Jeffers DEN 1 5 0 5
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Jamal Anderson ATL 13 45 0 16 3 68 1 47
Byron Hanspard ATL 8 67 0 57 1 5 0 5
Chris Chandler ATL 12 22 137 2 1 49
Bert Emanuel ATL 8 58 1 21
Terance Mathis ATL 1 49 0 49
Billy Joe Tolliver ATL 6 9 85 1 0 47
O.J. Santiago ATL 2 22 0 15
Harold Green ATL 1 15 0 15
Bob Christian ATL 1 4 0 4
Ed West ATL 1 1 1 1

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Darrien Gordon DEN 1.0 1 20 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Vaughn Hebron DEN 0 0 0 0 2 52 26.0 0 0
Bill Romanowski DEN 1.0 0 0 0 0
Detron Smith DEN 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Alfred Williams DEN 2.0 0 0 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Juran Bolden ATL 0 0 0 0 1 15 15.0 0 0
Ronnie Bradford ATL 1 0 0 0
Travis Hall ATL 1.0 0 0 0 0
Byron Hanspard ATL 0 0 0 0 3 46 15.3 0 0
Todd Kinchen ATL 0 0 0 0 4 40 10.0 0 0
Dan Owens ATL 1.0 0 0 0 0
Chuck Smith ATL 1.0 0 0 0 0