Denver Broncos vs San Diego Chargers

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← Week 13

November 30th, 1997

1997 Week 14

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Offensive Starters

QB J. Elway

RB T. Davis

FB H. Griffith

WR R. Smith

WR E. McCaffrey

TE S. Sharpe

T G. Zimmerman

G D. Diaz-Infante

C T. Nalen

G B. Habib

T T. Jones

Defensive Starters

DE N. Smith

DT K. Traylor

DT T. Pryce

DE A. Williams

LB J. Mobley

LB A. Aldridge

LB B. Romanowski

CB R. Crockett

CB D. Gordon

S T. Braxton

S S. Atwater

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Broncos	7	21	7	3	38
Chargers	0	7	7	14	28

	Broncos	Chargers
Q1	7	0
Q2	21	7
Q3	7	7
Q4	3	14
FINAL	38	28

Key Performers

Broncos

PassingJ. Elway

20/33, 240 YDS, 3 TD

RushingT. Davis

26, 178 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingE. McCaffrey

7, 111 YDS, 2 TD

TacklesR. Crockett

SacksN. Smith

1.0

InterceptionsS. Atwater

Chargers

PassingC. Whelihan

23/51, 222 YDS, 2 TD

RushingG. Brown

12, 21 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingT. Martin

8, 78 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesM. Dumas

SacksN/A

0.0

InterceptionsN/A

Team Comparison

Broncos

Stat

Chargers

First Downs

438

Total Yards

269

Rushes

198

Rush YDS

Rush TD

60.6%

PASS %

45.1%

240

NET PASS YDS

222

PASS TD

Takeaways

29:59

Time of Possession

30:01

Offensive Starters

C. Whelihan QB

T. Fletcher RB

B. Still WR

T. Martin WR

F. Jones TE

F. Hartley TE

V. Parker T

J. Cocozzo G

R. McKenzie C

T. Sienkiewicz G

T. Berti T

Defensive Starters

W. Fuller DE

J. Parrella DT

S. Lee DT

M. Coleman DE

L. Bush LB

J. Burgess LB

J. Seau LB

D. Harper CB

T. Shaw CB

R. Harrison S

M. Dumas S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1997 Week 14 match up between the Denver Broncos and the San Diego Chargers featuring 178 rushing yards by Terrell Davis.

Legend

Moment: Broncos

Moment: Chargers

Broncos Momentum

Chargers Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • DEN TD DEN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

John Elway pass complete to Ed McCaffrey for 4 yards touchdown - PAT good

Broncos opens scoring → 7-0

< Q2 > • DEN TD DEN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

John Elway pass complete to Rod Smith for 5 yards touchdown - PAT good

Broncos extends lead → 14-0

< Q2 > • SDG TD SDG TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Craig Whelihan pass complete to Tony Martin for 4 yards touchdown - PAT good

Chargers cuts lead → 14-7

< Q2 > • DEN TD DEN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Terrell Davis middle for 5 yards touchdown - PAT good

Broncos extends lead → 21-7

< Q2 > • DEN TD DEN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Craig Whelihan pass intended for Freddie Jones is intercepted by Steve Atwater at SD22 and returned for 22 yards touchdown - PAT good

Broncos extends lead → 28-7

< Q3 > • SDG TD SDG TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Tom Rouen punts 50 yards returned by Eric Metcalf for 83 yards touchdown - PAT good

Chargers cuts lead → 28-14

< Q3 > • DEN TD DEN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

John Elway pass complete to Ed McCaffrey for 21 yards touchdown - PAT good

Broncos extends lead → 35-14

< Q4 > • SDG TD SDG TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Gary Brown middle for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Chargers cuts lead → 35-21

< Q4 > • DEN FG DEN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jason Elam 32 yard field goal good

Broncos extends lead → 38-21

< Q4 > • SDG TD SDG TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Craig Whelihan pass complete to Eric Metcalf for 10 yards touchdown - PAT good

Chargers cuts lead → 38-28

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
John Elway	33	20	60.6	240	3	0	29	0	113.2
Team Totals	33	20	60.6	240	3	0	29	0

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Terrell Davis	26	178	6.8	1	24
John Elway	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1
Rod Smith	1	21	21.0	0	21
Howard Griffith	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	29	198	6.8	1	24

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Ed McCaffrey	10	7	111	15.9	2	29
Terrell Davis	5	4	36	9.0	0	16
Rod Smith	7	4	40	10.0	1	14
Shannon Sharpe	10	4	46	11.5	0	23
Dwayne Carswell	1	1	7	7.0	0	7
Team Totals	33	20	240	12.0	3	29

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Ray Crockett	7	6	1	0	0
Bill Romanowski	6	6	0	0	0
Darrien Gordon	5	5	0	0	0
John Mobley	5	3	2	0	0
Steve Atwater	4	3	1	0	1
Tyrone Braxton	4	4	0	0	1
Trevor Pryce	4	4	0	0	0
Neil Smith	3	3	0	1	0
Allen Aldridge	2	2	0	0	0
Darrius Johnson	2	2	0	0	0
Keith Traylor	2	1	1	0	0
Alfred Williams	2	2	0	0	0
Keith Burns	1	1	0	0	0
Mike Lodish	1	0	1	0	0
Team Totals	48	42	6	1	2

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Vaughn Hebron	3	64	21.3	0
Team Totals	3	64	21.3	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Darrien Gordon	2	24	12	0
Team Totals	2	24	12.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Jason Elam	2	1	5	5
Team Totals	2	1	5	5

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Tom Rouen	1	50	50
Team Totals	1	50	50.0

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Craig Whelihan	51	23	45.1	222	2	2	25	1	54.5
Team Totals	51	23	45.1	222	2	2	25	1

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Gary Brown	12	21	1.8	1	9
Terrell Fletcher	6	17	2.8	0	8
Craig Whelihan	2	9	4.5	0	6
Aaron Craver	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	21	47	2.2	1	9

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Tony Martin	16	8	78	9.8	1	19
Bryan Still	8	4	44	11.0	0	20
Eric Metcalf	11	4	38	9.5	1	15
Terrell Fletcher	4	3	32	10.7	0	25
Frank Hartley	6	2	17	8.5	0	9
Charlie Jones	2	1	9	9.0	0	9
Freddie Jones	3	1	4	4.0	0	4
Team Totals	50	23	222	9.7	2	25

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast
Mike Dumas	14	14	0
Rodney Harrison	8	4	4
Dwayne Harper	5	4	1
Junior Seau	5	4	1
Terrance Shaw	5	5	0
James Burgess	3	3	0
Shawn Lee	2	2	0
John Parrella	2	2	0
Michael Swift	2	2	0
Lewis Bush	1	1	0
Marco Coleman	1	1	0
William Fuller	1	1	0
Norman Hand	1	0	1
Patrick Sapp	1	1	0
Team Totals	51	44	7