Buffalo Bills vs Denver Broncos

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September 3rd, 1995

1995 Week 1

Regular Season

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Bills Away

Final

Broncos Home

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Offensive Starters

QB J. Kelly

RB T. Thomas

FB C. Gardner

WR R. Copeland

WR A. Reed

TE L. Johnson

T J. Fina

G R. Brown

C K. Hull

G C. Lacina

T G. Parker

Defensive Starters

DE P. Hansen

DT T. Washington

DE B. Smith

LB B. Paup

LB M. Maddox

LB M. Perry

LB C. Bennett

CB J. Burris

CB T. Smith

S K. Schulz

S H. Jones

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Bills	7	0	0	0	7
Broncos	3	9	0	10	22

	Bills	Broncos
Q1	7	3
Q2	0	9
Q3	0	0
Q4	0	10
FINAL	7	22

Key Performers

Bills

PassingJ. Kelly

12/28, 154 YDS, 1 TD

RushingT. Thomas

17, 46 YDS

ReceivingR. Copeland

6, 75 YDS

TacklesJ. Burris

SacksB. Paup

1.0

InterceptionsH. Jones

Broncos

PassingJ. Elway

22/41, 317 YDS

RushingT. Davis

20, 70 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingS. Sharpe

10, 180 YDS

TacklesS. Atwater

SacksD. Williams

1.0

InterceptionsN/A

Team Comparison

Bills

Stat

Broncos

First Downs

234

Total Yards

439

Rushes

Rush YDS

140

Rush TD

46.9%

PASS %

53.7%

174

NET PASS YDS

299

PASS TD

Takeaways

22:51

Time of Possession

37:09

Offensive Starters

J. Elway QB

R. Bernstine RB

T. Davis RB

M. Pritchard WR

E. McCaffrey WR

S. Sharpe TE

G. Zimmerman T

M. Schlereth G

T. Nalen C

B. Habib G

B. Thompson T

Defensive Starters

D. Williams DE

J. Jones DT

M. Dean Perry DT

S. Fletcher DE

E. Alexander LB

D. Jones LB

B. Hager LB

R. Crockett CB

L. Washington CB

S. Atwater S

T. Braxton S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1995 Week 1 match up between the Buffalo Bills and the Denver Broncos featuring 75 receiving yards by Russell Copeland.

Legend

Moment: Bills

Moment: Broncos

Bills Momentum

Broncos Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • DEN FG DEN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jason Elam 22 yard field goal good

Broncos opens scoring → 3-0

< Q1 > • BUF TD BUF TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Jim Kelly pass complete to Andre Reed for 34 yards touchdown - PAT good

Bills takes the lead → 7-3

< Q2 > • DEN FG DEN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jason Elam 52 yard field goal good

Broncos cuts lead → 7-6

< Q2 > • DEN FG DEN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jason Elam 20 yard field goal good

Broncos takes the lead → 9-7

< Q2 > • DEN FG DEN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jason Elam 38 yard field goal good

Broncos extends lead → 12-7

< Q4 > • DEN FG DEN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jason Elam 37 yard field goal good

Broncos extends lead → 15-7

< Q4 > • DEN TD DEN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Terrell Davis left guard for 3 yards touchdown - PAT good

Broncos extends lead → 22-7

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Lng	Sk	Rate
Jim Kelly	28	12	42.9	154	1	34	2	72.6
Todd Collins	4	3	75.0	36	0	18	0	102.1
Team Totals	32	15	46.9	190	1	34	2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Thurman Thomas	17	46	2.7	13
Jim Kelly	1	7	7.0	7
Todd Collins	1	7	7.0	7
Carwell Gardner	1	0	0.0	0
Team Totals	20	60	3.0	13

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Russell Copeland	7	6	75	12.5	0	17
Andre Reed	6	4	67	16.8	1	34
Thurman Thomas	4	2	7	3.5	0	5
Bill Brooks	6	2	23	11.5	0	16
Damon Thomas	1	1	18	18.0	0	18
Carwell Gardner	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Lonnie Johnson	4	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	29	15	190	12.7	1	34

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Jeff Burris	8	5	3	0	0
Marlo Perry	8	5	3	0	0
Kurt Schulz	7	7	0	0	0
Ted Washington	7	7	0	0	0
Bryce Paup	5	4	1	1	0
Monty Brown	5	5	0	0	0
Phil Hansen	4	4	0	0	0
Mark Maddox	4	3	1	0	0
Bruce Smith	4	2	2	0	0
Henry Jones	3	2	1	0	1
Cornelius Bennett	3	2	1	0	0
Jim Jeffcoat	2	2	0	1	0
Greg Evans	2	2	0	0	0
Marlon Kerner	2	2	0	0	0
Team Totals	64	52	12	2	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Yonel Jourdain	5	91	18.2
Darick Holmes	1	23	23
Tim Tindale	1	14	14
Team Totals	7	128	18.3

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Jeff Burris	2	15	7.5
Bill Brooks	1	0	0
Team Totals	3	15	5.0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Steve Christie	0	0	1	1
Team Totals	0	0	1	1

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Chris Mohr	8	332	41.5
Team Totals	8	332	41.5

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
John Elway	41	22	53.7	317	0	1	49	2	68.9
Team Totals	41	22	53.7	317	0	1	49	2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Terrell Davis	20	70	3.5	1	17
Rod Bernstine	12	38	3.2	0	18
John Elway	4	29	7.3	0	15
Aaron Craver	1	3	3.0	0	3
Team Totals	37	140	3.8	1	18

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	Lng
Shannon Sharpe	14	10	180	18.0	49
Mike Pritchard	10	4	61	15.3	18
Ed McCaffrey	5	4	52	13.0	35
Terrell Davis	6	2	9	4.5	7
Rod Bernstine	4	1	6	6.0	6
Aaron Craver	1	1	9	9.0	9
Team Totals	40	22	317	14.4	49

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Steve Atwater	9	8	1	0
Ray Crockett	5	5	0	0
Dan Williams	4	4	0	1
Lionel Washington	4	2	2	0
Michael Dean Perry	3	2	1	1
Elijah Alexander	3	1	2	0
Tyrone Braxton	2	0	2	0
Simon Fletcher	2	2	0	0
Randy Hilliard	2	2	0	0
James Jones	2	2	0	0
Ronnie Bradford	1	1	0	0
Shane Dronett	1	1	0	0
Britt Hager	1	1	0	0
Harald Hasselbach	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	40	32	8	2