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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > New England Patriots at Denver Broncos - October 6th, 1997
New England Patriots 13 at Denver Broncos 34
Monday, October 6, 1997
New England Patriots 13, Denver Broncos 34| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots (4-1-0) | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Denver Broncos (6-0-0) | 14 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 34 |
Scoring
| NWE | DEN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | DEN | Terrell Davis 2 yard rush (Scott Bentley kick) | 0 | 7 |
| DEN | John Mobley 13 yard interception return (Scott Bentley kick) | 0 | 14 | |
| 2nd | NWE | Keith Byars 44 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 7 | 14 |
| NWE | Adam Vinatieri 26 yard field goal | 10 | 14 | |
| NWE | Adam Vinatieri 49 yard field goal | 13 | 14 | |
| 3rd | DEN | John Elway 1 yard rush (Scott Bentley kick) | 13 | 21 |
| DEN | Scott Bentley 21 yard field goal | 13 | 24 | |
| DEN | Terrell Davis 1 yard rush (Scott Bentley kick) | 13 | 31 | |
| 4th | DEN | Scott Bentley 33 yard field goal | 13 | 34 |
Team Stats
| NWE | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 13 | 25 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 19-51-0 | 38-192-3 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 20-41-234-1-1 | 13-27-196-0-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 3-23 | 1-8 |
| Net pass yards | 211 | 188 |
| Total yards | 262 | 380 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 3-0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 10-117 | 4-20 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Drew Bledsoe | NWE | 20 | 41 | 234 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Curtis Martin | NWE | 15 | 66 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| Keith Byars | NWE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 66 | 1 | 44 | ||||||
| Ben Coates | NWE | 5 | 65 | 0 | 33 | ||||||||||
| Shawn Jefferson | NWE | 3 | 45 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Terry Glenn | NWE | 2 | 27 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Lovett Purnell | NWE | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Vincent Brisby | NWE | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Troy Brown | NWE | 1 | -18 | 0 | -18 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Terrell Davis | DEN | 32 | 171 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
| Rod Smith | DEN | 5 | 130 | 0 | 47 | ||||||||||
| John Elway | DEN | 13 | 27 | 196 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 3 | -1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Ed McCaffrey | DEN | 3 | 26 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Vaughn Hebron | DEN | 3 | 22 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Shannon Sharpe | DEN | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Willie Green | DEN | 2 | 14 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Willie Clay | NWE | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Dave Meggett | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 119 | 19.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Henry Thomas | NWE | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Darrien Gordon | DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Vaughn Hebron | DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| John Mobley | DEN | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Maa Tanuvasa | DEN | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||