Denver Broncos vs Atlanta Falcons

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September 28th, 1997

1997 Week 5

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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 T. Jones

G M. Schlereth

C T. Nalen

G B. Habib

T G. Zimmerman

Defensive Starters

DE N. Smith

DT K. Traylor

DT M. Dean Perry

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	15	8	6	0	29
Falcons	0	7	7	7	21

	Broncos	Falcons
Q1	15	0
Q2	8	7
Q3	6	7
Q4	0	7
FINAL	29	21

Key Performers

Broncos

PassingJ. Elway

18/33, 243 YDS, 3 TD

RushingT. Davis

23, 79 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingS. Sharpe

6, 119 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesJ. Mobley

SacksA. Williams

2.0

InterceptionsD. Gordon

Falcons

PassingC. Chandler

12/22, 137 YDS, 2 TD

RushingB. Hanspard

8, 67 YDS

ReceivingJ. Anderson

3, 68 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesW. White

SacksT. Hall

1.0

InterceptionsR. Bradford

Team Comparison

Broncos

Stat

Falcons

First Downs

329

Total Yards

308

Rushes

101

Rush YDS

112

Rush TD

54.5%

PASS %

58.1%

228

NET PASS YDS

196

PASS TD

Takeaways

32:09

Time of Possession

27:51

Offensive Starters

C. Chandler QB

J. Anderson RB

B. Christian FB

B. Emanuel WR

T. Mathis WR

O. Santiago TE

B. Whitfield T

R. Tobeck G

C. Collins C

G. Williams G

M. Willig T

Defensive Starters

L. Archambeau DE

T. Hall DT

D. Owens DT

C. Smith DE

C. Bennett LB

J. Tuggle LB

H. Crockett LB

R. Buchanan CB

R. Bradford CB

W. White S

D. Bush Sr. S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1997 Week 5 match up between the Denver Broncos and the Atlanta Falcons featuring 119 receiving yards by Shannon Sharpe.

Legend

Moment: Broncos

Moment: Falcons

Broncos Momentum

Falcons Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • DEN TD DEN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

John Elway pass complete to Shannon Sharpe for 65 yards touchdown - PAT good

Broncos opens scoring → 7-0

< Q1 > • DEN TD DEN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

John Elway pass complete to Willie Green for 10 yards touchdown - 2PT conversion good

Broncos extends lead → 15-0

< Q2 > • DEN TD DEN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Terrell Davis left end for 13 yards touchdown - 2PT conversion good

Broncos extends lead → 23-0

< Q2 > • ATL TD ATL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Chris Chandler pass complete to Ed West for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Falcons cuts lead → 23-7

< Q3 > • ATL TD ATL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Chris Chandler pass complete to Bert Emanuel for 3 yards touchdown - PAT good

Falcons cuts lead → 23-14

< Q3 > • DEN TD DEN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

John Elway pass complete to Detron Smith for 17 yards touchdown

Broncos extends lead → 29-14

< Q4 > • ATL TD ATL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Billy Joe Tolliver pass complete to Jamal Anderson for 47 yards touchdown - PAT good

Falcons cuts lead → 29-21

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
John Elway	33	18	54.5	243	3	1	65	3	95.9
Team Totals	33	18	54.5	243	3	1	65	3

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Terrell Davis	23	79	3.4	1	13
John Elway	3	21	7.0	0	23
Detron Smith	1	1	1.0	0	1
Team Totals	27	101	3.7	1	23

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Shannon Sharpe	10	6	119	19.8	1	65
Ed McCaffrey	8	4	48	12.0	0	16
Rod Smith	6	3	28	9.3	0	11
Willie Green	3	3	26	8.7	1	10
Detron Smith	1	1	17	17.0	1	17
Patrick Jeffers	1	1	5	5.0	0	5
Terrell Davis	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	31	18	243	13.5	3	65

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
John Mobley	8	6	2	0	0
Tyrone Braxton	6	6	0	0	0
Alfred Williams	5	5	0	2	0
Allen Aldridge	5	3	2	0	0
Ray Crockett	5	5	0	0	0
Keith Traylor	5	4	1	0	0
Darrien Gordon	3	3	0	1	1
Bill Romanowski	2	2	0	1	0
Michael Dean Perry	2	0	2	0	0
Steve Atwater	1	1	0	0	0
Tim McKyer	1	1	0	0	0
Neil Smith	1	1	0	0	0
Maa Tanuvasa	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	45	38	7	4	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Vaughn Hebron	2	52	26
Detron Smith	1	0	0
Team Totals	3	52	17.3

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Darrien Gordon	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	1	0	0.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Jason Elam	0	0	1	1
Team Totals	0	0	1	1

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Tom Rouen	6	277	46.2
Team Totals	6	277	46.2

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Chris Chandler	22	12	54.5	137	2	1	49	2	84.8
Billy Joe Tolliver	9	6	66.7	85	1	0	47	2	134
Team Totals	31	18	58.1	222	3	1	49	4

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Jamal Anderson	13	45	3.5	16
Byron Hanspard	8	67	8.4	57
Team Totals	21	112	5.3	57

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Bert Emanuel	12	8	58	7.3	1	21
Jamal Anderson	4	3	68	22.7	1	47
O.J. Santiago	3	2	22	11.0	0	15
Byron Hanspard	1	1	5	5.0	0	5
Terance Mathis	4	1	49	49.0	0	49
Harold Green	2	1	15	15.0	0	15
Bob Christian	3	1	4	4.0	0	4
Ed West	1	1	1	1.0	1	1
Todd Kinchen	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	31	18	222	12.3	3	49

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
William White	11	9	2	0	0
Cornelius Bennett	7	5	2	0	0
Ronnie Bradford	6	5	1	0	1
Travis Hall	5	5	0	1	0
Jessie Tuggle	4	3	1	0	0
Dan Owens	3	1	2	1	0
Chuck Smith	3	2	1	1	0
Devin Bush Sr.	3	2	1	0	0
Henri Crockett	3	3	0	0	0
Juran Bolden	2	2	0	0	0
John Burrough	2	2	0	0	0
Ray Buchanan	1	1	0	0	0
Lenny McGill	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	51	41	10	3	1