San Diego Chargers vs Denver Broncos

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November 30th, 1997

1997 Week 14

Regular Season

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Offensive Starters

QB C. Whelihan

RB T. Fletcher

WR B. Still

WR T. Martin

TE F. Jones

TE F. Hartley

T V. Parker

G J. Cocozzo

C R. McKenzie

G T. Sienkiewicz

T T. Berti

Defensive Starters

DE W. Fuller

DT J. Parrella

DT S. Lee

DE M. Coleman

LB L. Bush

LB J. Burgess

LB J. Seau

CB D. Harper

CB T. Shaw

S R. Harrison

S M. Dumas

Score by Quarter

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

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

Key Performers

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

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

Team Comparison

Chargers

Stat

Broncos

First Downs

269

Total Yards

438

Rushes

Rush YDS

198

Rush TD

45.1%

PASS %

60.6%

222

NET PASS YDS

240

PASS TD

Takeaways

30:01

Time of Possession

29:59

Offensive Starters

J. Elway QB

T. Davis RB

H. Griffith FB

R. Smith WR

E. McCaffrey WR

S. Sharpe TE

G. Zimmerman T

D. Diaz-Infante G

T. Nalen C

B. Habib G

T. Jones T

Defensive Starters

N. Smith DE

K. Traylor DT

T. Pryce DT

A. Williams DE

J. Mobley LB

A. Aldridge LB

B. Romanowski LB

R. Crockett CB

D. Gordon CB

T. Braxton S

S. Atwater S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1997 Week 14 match up between the San Diego Chargers and the Denver Broncos featuring 78 receiving yards by Tony Martin.

Legend

Moment: Chargers

Moment: Broncos

Chargers Momentum

Broncos 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
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

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Kenny Bynum	7	158	22.6	0
Team Totals	7	158	22.6	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Eric Metcalf	1	83	83	1
Team Totals	1	83	83.0	1

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Greg Davis	0	0	4	4
Team Totals	0	0	4	4

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Darren Bennett	4	175	43.8
Team Totals	4	175	43.8

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