Kansas City Chiefs vs Denver Broncos

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August 31st, 1997

1997 Week 1

Regular Season

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Chiefs Away

Final

Broncos Home

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Offensive Starters

QB E. Grbac

RB G. Hill

FB K. Anders

WR A. Rison

WR L. Dawson

TE T. Popson

T J. Criswell

G D. Szott

C T. Grunhard

G W. Shields

T T. Jenkins

Defensive Starters

DE V. Booker

DT J. Phillips

DE J. Browning

LB P. McDaniels

LB T. Wooden

LB D. Edwards

LB A. Davis

CB D. Carter

CB J. Hasty

S R. Tongue

S J. Woods

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Chiefs	0	0	3	0	3
Broncos	3	6	0	10	19

	Chiefs	Broncos
Q1	0	3
Q2	0	6
Q3	3	0
Q4	0	10
FINAL	3	19

Key Performers

Chiefs

PassingE. Grbac

14/25, 115 YDS

RushingG. Hill

7, 92 YDS

ReceivingL. Dawson

2, 30 YDS

TacklesD. Edwards

SacksD. Anderson

1.0

InterceptionsN/A

Broncos

PassingJ. Elway

17/28, 246 YDS

RushingT. Davis

26, 101 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingR. Smith

5, 122 YDS

TacklesJ. Mobley

SacksM. Tanuvasa

2.0

InterceptionsT. Braxton

Team Comparison

Chiefs

Stat

Broncos

First Downs

241

Total Yards

378

Rushes

133

Rush YDS

146

Rush TD

56.0%

PASS %

60.7%

108

NET PASS YDS

232

PASS TD

Takeaways

23:44

Time of Possession

36:16

Offensive Starters

J. Elway QB

T. Davis RB

H. Griffith FB

R. Smith WR

E. McCaffrey WR

S. Sharpe TE

T. Jones T

M. Schlereth G

T. Nalen C

B. Habib G

J. Brown T

Defensive Starters

N. Smith DE

K. Traylor DT

M. Dean Perry 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 1 match up between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Denver Broncos featuring 92 rushing yards by Greg Hill.

Legend

Moment: Chiefs

Moment: Broncos

Chiefs Momentum

Broncos Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • DEN FG DEN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jason Elam 35 yard field goal good

Broncos opens scoring → 3-0

< Q2 > • DEN FG DEN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jason Elam 36 yard field goal good

Broncos extends lead → 6-0

< Q2 > • DEN FG DEN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jason Elam 25 yard field goal good

Broncos extends lead → 9-0

< Q3 > • KAN FG KAN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Pete Stoyanovich 20 yard field goal good

Chiefs cuts lead → 9-3

< Q4 > • DEN TD DEN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Terrell Davis middle for 10 yards touchdown - PAT good

Broncos extends lead → 16-3

< Q4 > • DEN FG DEN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jason Elam 53 yard field goal good

Broncos extends lead → 19-3

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Elvis Grbac	25	14	56.0	115	0	1	22	3	51.2
Team Totals	25	14	56.0	115	0	1	22	3

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Greg Hill	7	92	13.1	38
Kimble Anders	6	27	4.5	11
Elvis Grbac	3	16	5.3	10
Marcus Allen	3	-2	-0.7	3
Team Totals	19	133	7.0	38

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	Lng
Kimble Anders	7	7	29	4.1	9
Lake Dawson	3	2	30	15.0	16
Andre Rison	7	2	20	10.0	14
Ted Popson	2	2	14	7.0	9
Tony Gonzalez	2	1	22	22.0	22
Kevin Lockett	1	0	0	0.0	0
Team Totals	22	14	115	8.2	22

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Donnie Edwards	10	8	2	0
James Hasty	7	5	2	0
Jerome Woods	7	5	2	0
John Browning	6	4	2	0.5
Reggie Tongue	6	3	3	0
Anthony Davis	5	5	0	0
Pellom McDaniels	3	3	0	0.5
Mark McMillian	3	3	0	0
Terry Wooden	3	3	0	0
Darren Anderson	2	2	0	1
Dale Carter	2	2	0	0
Troy Dumas	1	1	0	0
Kerry Hicks	1	1	0	0
Joe Phillips	1	1	0	0
Dan Williams	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	58	47	11	2

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Tamarick Vanover	4	112	28	0
Team Totals	4	112	28.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Pete Stoyanovich	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	1	1	0	0

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Louie Aguiar	5	214	42.8
Team Totals	5	214	42.8

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
John Elway	28	17	60.7	246	0	0	78	2	89.3
Team Totals	28	17	60.7	246	0	0	78	2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Terrell Davis	26	101	3.9	1	16
John Elway	4	24	6.0	0	12
Vaughn Hebron	3	8	2.7	0	7
Howard Griffith	2	13	6.5	0	9
Team Totals	35	146	4.2	1	16

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	Lng
Rod Smith	5	5	122	24.4	78
Shannon Sharpe	6	4	41	10.3	15
Terrell Davis	3	3	14	4.7	7
Ed McCaffrey	4	2	37	18.5	20
Willie Green	3	2	24	12.0	13
Howard Griffith	1	1	8	8.0	8
Team Totals	22	17	246	14.5	78

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
John Mobley	8	6	2	0	0
Darrien Gordon	6	4	2	1	0
Steve Atwater	6	5	1	0	0
Ray Crockett	5	4	1	0	0
Maa Tanuvasa	4	3	1	2	0
Tyrone Braxton	3	2	1	0	1
Harald Hasselbach	2	2	0	0	0
Michael Dean Perry	2	1	1	0	0
Bill Romanowski	2	0	2	0	0
Alfred Williams	2	1	1	0	0
Allen Aldridge	1	0	1	0	0
Neil Smith	1	1	0	0	0
Keith Traylor	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	43	30	13	3	1