San Diego Chargers vs Denver Broncos

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December 21st, 1997

1997 Week 17

Regular Season

Chargers Away

Final

Broncos Home

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Offensive Starters

QB C. Whelihan

RB G. Brown

WR T. Martin

WR B. Still

TE S. Mitchell

TE F. Hartley

T V. Parker

G T. Sienkiewicz

C R. McKenzie

G B. Bordelon

T T. Berti

Defensive Starters

DE W. Fuller

DT J. Parrella

DT S. Lee

DE M. Coleman

LB P. Sapp

LB L. Bush

LB J. Seau

CB P. Bradford

CB T. Shaw

S R. Harrison

S M. Dumas

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Chargers	3	0	0	0	3
Broncos	0	24	7	7	38

	Chargers	Broncos
Q1	3	0
Q2	0	24
Q3	0	7
Q4	0	7
FINAL	3	38

Key Performers

Chargers

PassingC. Whelihan

15/28, 147 YDS

RushingK. Bynum

10, 34 YDS

ReceivingE. Metcalf

3, 52 YDS

TacklesL. Bush

SacksN/A

0.0

InterceptionsJ. Seau

Broncos

PassingJ. Elway

17/26, 273 YDS, 4 TD

RushingD. Loville

14, 66 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingS. Sharpe

8, 162 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesJ. Mobley

SacksT. Pryce

1.0

InterceptionsS. Atwater

Team Comparison

Chargers

Stat

Broncos

First Downs

203

Total Yards

451

Rushes

Rush YDS

130

Rush TD

53.6%

PASS %

65.7%

133

NET PASS YDS

321

PASS TD

Takeaways

27:17

Time of Possession

32:43

Offensive Starters

J. Elway QB

V. Hebron 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 17 match up between the San Diego Chargers and the Denver Broncos featuring 8 tackles by Lewis Bush.

Legend

Moment: Chargers

Moment: Broncos

Chargers Momentum

Broncos Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • SDG FG SDG FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Greg Davis 26 yard field goal good

Chargers opens scoring → 3-0

< Q2 > • DEN TD DEN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

John Elway pass complete to Rod Smith for 11 yards touchdown - PAT good

Broncos takes the lead → 7-3

< Q2 > • DEN TD DEN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

John Elway pass complete to Rod Smith for 15 yards touchdown - PAT good

Broncos extends lead → 14-3

< Q2 > • DEN TD DEN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

John Elway pass complete to Ed McCaffrey for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Broncos extends lead → 21-3

< Q2 > • DEN FG DEN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jason Elam 25 yard field goal good

Broncos extends lead → 24-3

< Q3 > • DEN TD DEN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

John Elway pass complete to Shannon Sharpe for 68 yards touchdown - PAT good

Broncos extends lead → 31-3

< Q4 > • DEN TD DEN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Derek Loville left tackle for 6 yards touchdown - PAT good

Broncos extends lead → 38-3

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Craig Whelihan	28	15	53.6	147	0	1	27	2	53.7
Team Totals	28	15	53.6	147	0	1	27	2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Kenny Bynum	10	34	3.4	7
Gary Brown	8	27	3.4	6
Craig Whelihan	3	5	1.7	5
Aaron Craver	2	4	2.0	4
Team Totals	23	70	3.0	7

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	Lng
Tony Martin	9	4	46	11.5	16
Eric Metcalf	6	3	52	17.3	27
Kenny Bynum	2	2	4	2.0	3
Gary Brown	3	2	16	8.0	8
Charlie Jones	4	2	13	6.5	8
Aaron Craver	1	1	6	6.0	6
Bryan Still	2	1	10	10.0	10
Team Totals	27	15	147	9.8	27

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Int
Lewis Bush	8	8	0	0
Mike Dumas	8	5	3	0
Patrick Sapp	8	5	3	0
Terrance Shaw	6	6	0	0
Rodney Harrison	5	3	2	0
John Parrella	4	2	2	0
Junior Seau	3	2	1	1
Marco Coleman	3	2	1	0
Shawn Lee	3	1	2	0
Toran James	2	1	1	0
Paul Bradford	1	1	0	0
Dorian Brew	1	0	1	0
William Fuller	1	1	0	0
Raylee Johnson	1	1	0	0
Mike Mohring	1	1	0	0
Van Tuinei	1	0	1	0
Michael Swift	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	57	40	17	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Kenny Bynum	6	133	22.2
Aaron Craver	1	26	26
Team Totals	7	159	22.7

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Eric Metcalf	1	3	3	0
Team Totals	1	3	3.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Greg Davis	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	1	1	0	0

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Darren Bennett	6	274	45.7
Team Totals	6	274	45.7

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Rate
John Elway	26	17	65.4	273	4	1	68	123.9
Bubby Brister	9	6	66.7	48	0	0	15	79.9
Team Totals	35	23	65.7	321	4	1	68

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Derek Loville	14	66	4.7	1	11
Vaughn Hebron	12	47	3.9	0	17
Bubby Brister	4	2	0.5	0	2
Detron Smith	2	11	5.5	0	11
Howard Griffith	1	4	4.0	0	4
Team Totals	33	130	3.9	1	17

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Shannon Sharpe	8	8	162	20.3	1	68
Rod Smith	8	4	53	13.3	2	15
Ed McCaffrey	7	4	32	8.0	1	12
Derek Loville	2	2	10	5.0	0	7
Vaughn Hebron	2	2	41	20.5	0	21
Detron Smith	1	1	9	9.0	0	9
Willie Green	2	1	12	12.0	0	12
Dwayne Carswell	3	1	2	2.0	0	2
Team Totals	33	23	321	14.0	4	68

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
John Mobley	12	8	4	0	0
Tyrone Braxton	4	4	0	0	0
Neil Smith	4	3	1	0	0
Allen Aldridge	3	3	0	0	0
Bill Romanowski	3	2	1	0	0
Keith Traylor	3	2	1	0	0
Steve Atwater	2	2	0	0	1
Trevor Pryce	2	2	0	1	0
Alfred Williams	2	1	1	1	0
Darrien Gordon	2	2	0	0	0
Ray Crockett	2	2	0	0	0
Darrius Johnson	2	2	0	0	0
Glenn Cadrez	1	1	0	0	0
Harald Hasselbach	1	1	0	0	0
Randy Hilliard	1	0	1	0	0
Tim McKyer	1	0	1	0	0
Tony Veland	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	46	36	10	2	1