October 26th, 1997
1997 Week 9
Regular Season
Buffalo Bills
20
Bills Home
Final
Denver Broncos
23
Broncos Away
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
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Score by Quarter

Bills
Broncos
Q1 0 0
Q2 0 10
Q3 0 10
Q4 20 0
FINAL 20 23

Key Performers

Bills

PassingA. Van Pelt
12/24, 177 YDS, 2 TD
RushingA. Smith
16, 92 YDS
ReceivingQ. Early
6, 91 YDS, 1 TD
TacklesD. Covington
22
SacksP. Hansen
2.0
InterceptionsK. Schulz
1

Broncos

PassingJ. Elway
16/30, 133 YDS
RushingT. Davis
42, 207 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingR. Smith
3, 35 YDS
TacklesB. Romanowski
11
SacksN. Smith
2.0
InterceptionsK. Traylor
1

Team Comparison

Bills
Stat
Broncos
19
First Downs
17
315
Total Yards
341
29
Rushes
46
155
Rush YDS
225
0
Rush TD
1
45.2%
PASS %
53.3%
160
NET PASS YDS
116
2
PASS TD
0
3
Takeaways
6
31:00
Time of Possession
42:04
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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1997 Week 9 match up between the Buffalo Bills and the Denver Broncos featuring 92 rushing yards by Antowain Smith.

Line chart tracking game momentum and key moments for the Bills vs Broncos
Legend
Moment: Bills
Moment: Broncos
Bills Momentum
Broncos Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q2 > • DEN FG DEN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jason Elam 23 yard field goal good

Broncos opens scoring → 3-0
< Q2 > • DEN TD DEN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Terrell Davis middle for 9 yards touchdown - PAT good

Broncos extends lead → 10-0
< Q3 > • DEN FG DEN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jason Elam 22 yard field goal good

Broncos extends lead → 13-0
< Q3 > • DEN TD DEN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Todd Collins pass intended for Thurman Thomas is intercepted by Keith Traylor at DB38 and returned for 62 yards touchdown - PAT good

Broncos extends lead → 20-0
< Q4 > • BUF TD BUF TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Alex Van Pelt pass complete to Andre Reed for 27 yards touchdown - PAT good

Bills cuts lead → 20-7
< Q4 > • BUF FG BUF FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Steve Christie 30 yard field goal good

Bills cuts lead → 20-10
< Q4 > • BUF TD BUF TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Alex Van Pelt pass complete to Quinn Early for 31 yards touchdown - PAT good

Bills cuts lead → 20-17
< Q4 > • BUF FG BUF FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Steve Christie 55 yard field goal good

Bills ties it up → 20-20
< QOT > • DEN FG DEN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jason Elam 33 yard field goal good

Broncos takes the lead → 23-20

Detailed Player Statistics

Player Att Cmp CMP% Yds TD Int Lng Sk Rate
Alex Van Pelt 24 12 50.0 177 2 1 31 1 84.9
Todd Collins 18 7 38.9 35 0 2 12 3 7.4
Team Totals 42 19 45.2 212 2 3 31 4
Player Att Yds Avg TD Lng
Antowain Smith 16 92 5.8 0 26
Thurman Thomas 9 47 5.2 0 17
Alex Van Pelt 1 4 4.0 0 4
Todd Collins 1 1 1.0 0 1
Andre Reed 1 2 2.0 0 2
Eric Moulds 1 9 9.0 0 9
Team Totals 29 155 5.3 0 26
Player Tgt Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng
Quinn Early 13 6 91 15.2 1 31
Andre Reed 10 4 70 17.5 1 27
Lonnie Johnson 6 4 17 4.3 0 8
Eric Moulds 5 3 30 10.0 0 19
Antowain Smith 1 1 0 0.0 0 0
Jay Riemersma 2 1 4 4.0 0 4
Thurman Thomas 2 0 0 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 39 19 212 11.2 2 31
Player Comb Solo Ast Sk Int
Damien Covington 22 16 6 0.5 0
Chris Spielman 10 8 2 0 0
Henry Jones 9 5 4 0 0
Phil Hansen 7 5 2 2 0
Kurt Schulz 6 5 1 0 1
Bruce Smith 6 4 2 1 0
Bryce Paup 5 2 3 0 0
Thomas Smith 4 4 0 0 0
Jeff Burris 3 3 0 0 0
Ted Washington 3 1 2 0.5 0
Marcellus Wiley 3 1 2 0 0
Sean Moran 2 2 0 1 0
Gabe Northern 2 1 1 0 0
Marlo Perry 1 1 0 0 0
Emanuel Martin 0 0 0 0 1
Team Totals 83 58 25 5 2
Player Ret Yds Avg TD
Darick Holmes 3 71 23.7 0
Eric Moulds 3 54 18 0
Team Totals 6 125 20.8 0
Player Ret Yds Avg TD
Jeff Burris 2 19 9.5 0
Team Totals 2 19 9.5 0
Player FGA FGM XPA XPM
Steve Christie 2 2 2 2
Team Totals 2 2 2 2
Player Pnt Yds Y/P
Chris Mohr 8 329 41.1
Team Totals 8 329 41.1
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