Denver Broncos vs Oakland Raiders

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October 19th, 1997

1997 Week 8

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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 M. Schlereth

C T. Nalen

G B. Habib

T T. Jones

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	7	3	7	8	25
Raiders	7	7	7	7	28

	Broncos	Raiders
Q1	7	7
Q2	3	7
Q3	7	7
Q4	8	7
FINAL	25	28

Key Performers

Broncos

PassingJ. Elway

26/46, 309 YDS, 1 TD

RushingT. Davis

23, 85 YDS, 2 TD

ReceivingS. Sharpe

8, 94 YDS

TacklesS. Atwater

SacksA. Williams

1.0

InterceptionsB. Romanowski

Raiders

PassingJ. George

9/12, 96 YDS, 2 TD

RushingN. Kaufman

28, 227 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingJ. Jett

3, 43 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesG. Biekert

SacksC. McGlockton

1.0

InterceptionsN/A

Team Comparison

Broncos

Stat

Raiders

First Downs

441

Total Yards

324

Rushes

147

Rush YDS

243

Rush TD

56.5%

PASS %

75.0%

294

NET PASS YDS

PASS TD

Takeaways

35:10

Time of Possession

24:50

Offensive Starters

J. George QB

N. Kaufman RB

D. Fenner FB

T. Brown WR

J. Jett WR

R. Dudley TE

P. Harlow T

S. Wisniewski G

B. Robbins C

L. Holmes G

L. Kennedy T

Defensive Starters

D. Russell DE

R. Maryland DT

C. McGlockton DT

A. Smith DE

R. Fredrickson LB

G. Biekert LB

M. Morton LB

T. McDaniel CB

A. Lewis CB

J. Trapp S

E. Turner S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1997 Week 8 match up between the Denver Broncos and the Oakland Raiders featuring 309 passing yards by John Elway.

Legend

Moment: Broncos

Moment: Raiders

Broncos Momentum

Raiders Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • OAK TD OAK TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Jeff George pass complete to James Jett for 14 yards touchdown - PAT good

Raiders opens scoring → 7-0

< Q1 > • DEN TD DEN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Terrell Davis left tackle for 2 yards touchdown - PAT good

Broncos ties it up → 7-7

< Q2 > • OAK TD OAK TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Jeff George pass complete to Rickey Dudley for 5 yards touchdown - PAT good

Raiders takes the lead → 14-7

< Q2 > • DEN FG DEN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jason Elam 44 yard field goal good

Broncos cuts lead → 14-10

< Q3 > • DEN TD DEN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Terrell Davis left end for 3 yards touchdown - PAT good

Broncos takes the lead → 17-14

< Q3 > • OAK TD OAK TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

John Elway sacked by Lance Johnstone for 2 yards. John Elway fumbles (forced by Lance Johnstone) recovered by Eric Turner at OR35 touchdown - PAT good

Raiders takes the lead → 21-17

< Q4 > • OAK TD OAK TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Napoleon Kaufman right tackle for 83 yards touchdown - PAT good

Raiders extends lead → 28-17

< Q4 > • DEN TD DEN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

John Elway pass complete to Ed McCaffrey for 28 yards touchdown - 2PT conversion good

Broncos cuts lead → 28-25

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
John Elway	46	26	56.5	309	1	0	28	3	84.4
Team Totals	46	26	56.5	309	1	0	28	3

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Terrell Davis	23	85	3.7	2	19
John Elway	5	48	9.6	0	16
Rod Smith	1	14	14.0	0	14
Team Totals	29	147	5.1	2	19

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Shannon Sharpe	14	8	94	11.8	0	27
Terrell Davis	8	7	70	10.0	0	17
Rod Smith	9	5	58	11.6	0	26
Ed McCaffrey	5	3	61	20.3	1	28
Howard Griffith	2	1	20	20.0	0	20
Detron Smith	2	1	7	7.0	0	7
Tom Nalen	1	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1
Willie Green	3	0	0	0.0	0	0
Dwayne Carswell	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	45	26	309	11.9	1	28

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Steve Atwater	7	6	1	0	0
John Mobley	7	6	1	0	0
Ray Crockett	6	6	0	0	0
Allen Aldridge	5	4	1	0	0
Alfred Williams	4	3	1	1	0
Bill Romanowski	3	2	1	0	1
Tyrone Braxton	3	3	0	0	0
Keith Traylor	3	2	1	0	0
Darrien Gordon	2	2	0	0	0
Michael Dean Perry	2	2	0	0	0
Neil Smith	1	1	0	0.5	0
Maa Tanuvasa	1	0	1	0.5	0
Glenn Cadrez	1	1	0	0	0
Harald Hasselbach	1	1	0	0	0
Mike Lodish	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	47	40	7	2	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Vaughn Hebron	3	66	22
Derek Loville	1	7	7
Team Totals	4	73	18.3

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Darrien Gordon	4	31	7.8	0
Team Totals	4	31	7.8	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Jason Elam	3	1	2	2
Team Totals	3	1	2	2

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Tom Rouen	5	215	43
Team Totals	5	215	43.0

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Jeff George	12	9	75.0	96	2	1	22	2	102.8
Team Totals	12	9	75.0	96	2	1	22	2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Napoleon Kaufman	28	227	8.1	1	83
Jeff George	1	12	12.0	0	12
Derrick Fenner	1	4	4.0	0	4
Tim Hall	1	3	3.0	0	3
Tim Brown	1	-3	-3.0	0	-3
Team Totals	32	243	7.6	1	83

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
James Jett	3	3	43	14.3	1	22
Derrick Fenner	2	2	14	7.0	0	12
Rickey Dudley	3	2	6	3.0	1	5
Tim Brown	4	2	33	16.5	0	18
Team Totals	12	9	96	10.7	2	22

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Greg Biekert	12	9	3	0.5
James Trapp	9	8	1	0
Albert Lewis	8	5	3	0
Terry McDaniel	8	6	2	0
Eric Turner	8	6	2	0
Russell Maryland	6	4	2	0.5
Chester McGlockton	5	5	0	1
Rob Fredrickson	4	3	1	0
Mike Morton	4	1	3	0
Lorenzo Lynch	3	3	0	0
Lance Johnstone	2	2	0	1
Darrell Russell	2	2	0	0
Anthony Smith	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	72	55	17	3