San Francisco 49ers vs Denver Broncos

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December 15th, 1997

1997 Week 16

Regular Season

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Offensive Starters

QB S. Young

RB T. Kirby

FB W. Floyd

WR J. Stokes

WR T. Owens

TE B. Jones

T D. Deese

G R. Brown

C C. Dalman

G K. Gogan

T K. Scrafford

Defensive Starters

DE R. Barker

DT B. Young

DT D. Stubblefield

DE C. Doleman

LB L. Woodall

LB G. Plummer

LB K. Norton Jr.

CB R. Woodson

CB M. Pope

S T. McDonald

S M. Hanks

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
49ers	0	14	10	10	34
Broncos	10	0	7	0	17

	49ers	Broncos
Q1	0	10
Q2	14	0
Q3	10	7
Q4	10	0
FINAL	34	17

Key Performers

49ers

PassingS. Young

22/34, 276 YDS, 1 TD

RushingT. Kirby

15, 27 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingT. Kirby

6, 76 YDS

TacklesM. Hanks

SacksK. Greene

1.0

InterceptionsM. Hanks

Broncos

PassingJ. Elway

16/41, 150 YDS

RushingV. Hebron

12, 64 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingR. Smith

5, 73 YDS

TacklesJ. Mobley

SacksA. Williams

2.0

InterceptionsN/A

Team Comparison

49ers

Stat

Broncos

First Downs

323

Total Yards

237

Rushes

Rush YDS

Rush TD

64.7%

PASS %

39.0%

265

NET PASS YDS

141

PASS TD

Takeaways

32:14

Time of Possession

27:46

Offensive Starters

J. Elway QB

T. Davis RB

H. Griffith FB

R. Smith WR

E. McCaffrey WR

S. Sharpe TE

G. Zimmerman T

D. Diaz-Infante G

T. Nalen C

B. Habib G

T. Jones T

Defensive Starters

N. Smith DE

K. Traylor DT

M. Tanuvasa DT

A. Williams DE

J. Mobley LB

A. Aldridge LB

B. Romanowski LB

R. Crockett CB

D. Gordon CB

T. Braxton S

S. Atwater S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1997 Week 16 match up between the San Francisco 49ers and the Denver Broncos featuring 76 receiving yards by Terry Kirby.

Legend

Moment: 49ers

Moment: Broncos

49ers Momentum

Broncos Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • DEN TD DEN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Terrell Davis left guard for 4 yards touchdown - PAT good

Broncos opens scoring → 7-0

< Q1 > • DEN FG DEN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jason Elam 49 yard field goal good

Broncos extends lead → 10-0

< Q2 > • SFO TD SFO TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Steve Young pass complete to Jerry Rice for 14 yards touchdown - PAT good

49ers cuts lead → 10-7

< Q2 > • SFO TD SFO TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Terry Kirby right guard for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

49ers takes the lead → 14-10

< Q3 > • DEN TD DEN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Vaughn Hebron left guard for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Broncos takes the lead → 17-14

< Q3 > • SFO FG SFO FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Gary Anderson 32 yard field goal good

49ers ties it up → 17-17

< Q3 > • SFO TD SFO TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

John Elway pass intended for Ed McCaffrey is intercepted by Merton Hanks at SF45 and returned for 55 yards touchdown - PAT good

49ers takes the lead → 24-17

< Q4 > • SFO FG SFO FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Gary Anderson 20 yard field goal good

49ers extends lead → 27-17

< Q4 > • SFO TD SFO TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

John Elway sacked by Kevin Greene for 9 yards. John Elway fumbles (forced by Kevin Greene) recovered by Kevin Greene at DB40 and returned for 40 yards touchdown - PAT good

49ers extends lead → 34-17

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Steve Young	34	22	64.7	276	1	0	35	2	99.6
Team Totals	34	22	64.7	276	1	0	35	2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Terry Kirby	15	27	1.8	1	8
William Floyd	7	19	2.7	0	4
Steve Young	3	11	3.7	0	7
Chuck Levy	1	1	1.0	0	1
Team Totals	26	58	2.2	1	8

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Terry Kirby	7	6	76	12.7	0	35
Brent Jones	6	4	68	17.0	0	24
William Floyd	5	3	21	7.0	0	12
Jerry Rice	4	3	40	13.3	1	16
Terrell Owens	6	3	39	13.0	0	17
J.J. Stokes	6	3	32	10.7	0	13
Team Totals	34	22	276	12.5	1	35

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Merton Hanks	6	3	3	0	1
Ken Norton Jr.	6	4	2	0	0
Lee Woodall	5	4	1	0	1
Tim McDonald	5	4	1	0	0
Bryant Young	5	4	1	0	0
Zack Bronson	4	3	1	0	0
Gary Plummer	4	1	3	0	0
Marquez Pope	4	2	2	0	0
Dana Stubblefield	4	4	0	0	0
Chris Doleman	3	3	0	0	0
Rod Woodson	2	2	0	0	0
Roy Barker	2	1	1	0	0
Kevin Greene	1	1	0	1	0
Junior Bryant	1	0	1	0	0
Tyronne Drakeford	1	1	0	0	0
Frankie Smith	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	54	38	16	1	2

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Chuck Levy	4	86	21.5	0
Team Totals	4	86	21.5	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Chuck Levy	2	19	9.5
Iheanyi Uwaezuoke	1	0	0
Rod Woodson	1	0	0
Team Totals	4	19	4.8

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Gary Anderson	3	2	4	4
Team Totals	3	2	4	4

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Tommy Thompson	5	181	36.2
Team Totals	5	181	36.2

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
John Elway	41	16	39.0	150	0	2	26	1	29.5
Team Totals	41	16	39.0	150	0	2	26	1

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Vaughn Hebron	12	64	5.3	1	46
Terrell Davis	10	28	2.8	1	7
Howard Griffith	1	4	4.0	0	4
Team Totals	23	96	4.2	2	46

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	Lng
Rod Smith	16	5	73	14.6	26
Shannon Sharpe	7	5	60	12.0	22
Terrell Davis	3	2	0	0.0	1
Vaughn Hebron	2	1	-5	-5.0	-5
Willie Green	5	1	17	17.0	17
Ed McCaffrey	7	1	5	5.0	5
Dwayne Carswell	1	1	0	0.0	0
Team Totals	41	16	150	9.4	26

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
John Mobley	10	7	3	0
Bill Romanowski	9	9	0	0
Trevor Pryce	7	5	2	0
Tyrone Braxton	6	5	1	0
Ray Crockett	6	6	0	0
Allen Aldridge	5	3	2	0
Steve Atwater	3	3	0	0
Alfred Williams	2	2	0	2
Darrien Gordon	2	2	0	0
Keith Traylor	2	2	0	0
Harald Hasselbach	1	1	0	0
Darrius Johnson	1	1	0	0
Neil Smith	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	55	47	8	2