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1997 Denver Broncos
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Record: 12-4-0, Finished 2nd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
1997 Super Bowl Champions
Scored 472 points (29.5/g), 1st of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 287 points (17.9/g), 6th.
Differential of 185 points (11.6/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 12.2-3.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +10 (0.6/g), 4th.
Coached by Mike Shanahan (12-4-0)
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1997 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Day | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | |||
| 1 | Sun | August 31 | box | W | 1-0 | Kansas City Chiefs | 19 | 3 | 20 | 378 | 232 | 146 | 12 | 241 | 108 | 133 | 1 | ||
| 2 | Sun | September 7 | box | W | 2-0 | @ | Seattle Seahawks | 35 | 14 | 22 | 331 | 188 | 143 | 1 | 16 | 289 | 220 | 69 | 1 |
| 3 | Sun | September 14 | box | W | 3-0 | St. Louis Rams | 35 | 14 | 19 | 377 | 233 | 144 | 2 | 18 | 314 | 184 | 130 | 2 | |
| 4 | Sun | September 21 | box | W | 4-0 | Cincinnati Bengals | 38 | 20 | 23 | 372 | 150 | 222 | 1 | 22 | 389 | 194 | 195 | 1 | |
| 5 | Sun | September 28 | box | W | 5-0 | @ | Atlanta Falcons | 29 | 21 | 16 | 329 | 228 | 101 | 1 | 17 | 308 | 196 | 112 | 1 |
| 6 | Mon | October 6 | box | W | 6-0 | New England Patriots | 34 | 13 | 25 | 380 | 188 | 192 | 2 | 13 | 262 | 211 | 51 | 2 | |
| 7 | Bye Week | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Sun | October 19 | box | L | 6-1 | @ | Oakland Raiders | 25 | 28 | 25 | 441 | 294 | 147 | 1 | 12 | 324 | 81 | 243 | 2 |
| 9 | Sun | October 26 | box | W | 7-1 | @ | Buffalo Bills | 23 | 20 | 17 | 341 | 116 | 225 | 3 | 19 | 315 | 160 | 155 | 6 |
| 10 | Sun | November 2 | box | W | 8-1 | Seattle Seahawks | 30 | 27 | 19 | 385 | 245 | 140 | 2 | 22 | 349 | 245 | 104 | 2 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 9 | box | W | 9-1 | Carolina Panthers | 34 | 0 | 20 | 393 | 233 | 160 | 1 | 7 | 147 | 113 | 34 | 4 | |
| 12 | Sun | November 16 | box | L | 9-2 | @ | Kansas City Chiefs | 22 | 24 | 26 | 329 | 194 | 135 | 1 | 15 | 202 | 96 | 106 | 1 |
| 13 | Mon | November 24 | box | W | 10-2 | Oakland Raiders | 31 | 3 | 23 | 370 | 260 | 110 | 1 | 14 | 260 | 150 | 110 | 2 | |
| 14 | Sun | November 30 | box | W | 11-2 | @ | San Diego Chargers | 38 | 28 | 28 | 438 | 240 | 198 | 22 | 269 | 222 | 47 | 2 | |
| 15 | Sun | December 7 | box | L | 11-3 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 24 | 35 | 18 | 320 | 231 | 89 | 1 | 22 | 476 | 290 | 186 | 2 |
| 16 | Mon | December 15 | box | L | 11-4 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 17 | 34 | 15 | 237 | 141 | 96 | 3 | 18 | 323 | 265 | 58 | 1 |
| 17 | Sun | December 21 | box | W | 12-4 | San Diego Chargers | 38 | 3 | 24 | 451 | 321 | 130 | 1 | 9 | 203 | 133 | 70 | 1 | |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| WildCard | Sat | December 27 | box | W | 13-4 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 42 | 17 | 28 | 511 | 201 | 310 | 2 | 14 | 237 | 187 | 50 | 2 | |
| Division | Sun | January 4 | box | W | 14-4 | @ | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 10 | 16 | 272 | 163 | 109 | 2 | 18 | 303 | 226 | 77 | |
| ConfChamp | Sun | January 11 | box | W | 15-4 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 24 | 21 | 23 | 345 | 195 | 150 | 2 | 23 | 354 | 193 | 161 | 4 |
| SuperBowl | Sun | January 25 | box | W | 16-4 | N | Green Bay Packers | 31 | 24 | 21 | 302 | 123 | 179 | 2 | 21 | 350 | 255 | 95 | 3 |