St. Louis Rams vs Denver Broncos

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September 14th, 1997

1997 Week 3

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Offensive Starters

QB T. Banks

RB R. Moore

FB C. Heyward

WR I. Bruce

WR E. Kennison

TE E. Conwell

T W. Gandy

G J. Gerak

C B. Brostek

G V. Smith

T F. Miller

Defensive Starters

DE K. Carter

DT B. Johnson

DT D. Farr

DE L. O'Neal

LB M. Jones

LB R. Jones

LB R. Phifer

CB T. Lyght

CB R. McNeil

S G. McBurrows

S K. Lyle

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Rams	7	0	0	7	14
Broncos	7	7	7	14	35

	Rams	Broncos
Q1	7	7
Q2	0	7
Q3	0	7
Q4	7	14
FINAL	14	35

Key Performers

Rams

PassingT. Banks

18/33, 217 YDS

RushingL. Phillips

13, 60 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingA. Lee

6, 90 YDS

TacklesR. Phifer

SacksL. ONeal

1.0

InterceptionsR. McNeil

Broncos

PassingJ. Elway

16/28, 247 YDS, 4 TD

RushingT. Davis

21, 103 YDS

ReceivingR. Smith

4, 126 YDS, 2 TD

TacklesJ. Mobley

SacksN. Smith

2.0

InterceptionsR. Crockett

Team Comparison

Rams

Stat

Broncos

First Downs

314

Total Yards

377

Rushes

130

Rush YDS

144

Rush TD

54.5%

PASS %

57.1%

184

NET PASS YDS

233

PASS TD

Takeaways

30:29

Time of Possession

29:31

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

G. Zimmerman 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 3 match up between the St. Louis Rams and the Denver Broncos featuring 90 receiving yards by Amp Lee.

Legend

Moment: Rams

Moment: Broncos

Rams Momentum

Broncos Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • DEN TD DEN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

John Elway pass complete to Rod Smith for 72 yards touchdown - PAT good

Broncos opens scoring → 7-0

< Q1 > • STL TD STL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Lawrence Phillips left guard for 23 yards touchdown - PAT good

Rams ties it up → 7-7

< Q2 > • DEN TD DEN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

John Elway pass complete to Dwayne Carswell for 24 yards touchdown - PAT good

Broncos takes the lead → 14-7

< Q3 > • DEN TD DEN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Will Brice punts 59 yards returned by Darrien Gordon for 94 yards touchdown - PAT good

Broncos extends lead → 21-7

< Q4 > • DEN TD DEN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

John Elway pass complete to Rod Smith for 38 yards touchdown - PAT good

Broncos extends lead → 28-7

< Q4 > • DEN TD DEN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

John Elway pass complete to Ed McCaffrey for 23 yards touchdown - PAT good

Broncos extends lead → 35-7

< Q4 > • STL TD STL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Ronald Moore left guard for 27 yards touchdown - PAT good

Rams cuts lead → 35-14

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Tony Banks	33	18	54.5	217	0	2	29	5	49.7
Team Totals	33	18	54.5	217	0	2	29	5

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Lawrence Phillips	13	60	4.6	1	23
Ronald Moore	5	48	9.6	1	27
Tony Banks	2	12	6.0	0	6
Craig Heyward	2	6	3.0	0	5
Amp Lee	1	4	4.0	0	4
Team Totals	23	130	5.7	2	27

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	Lng
Amp Lee	8	6	90	15.0	29
Ronald Moore	4	3	29	9.7	13
Torrance Small	5	3	22	7.3	11
Eddie Kennison	4	2	26	13.0	14
Ernie Conwell	2	2	19	9.5	11
Keith Crawford	4	1	17	17.0	17
Jermaine Ross	4	1	14	14.0	14
Team Totals	31	18	217	12.1	29

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Roman Phifer	9	6	3	0	0
Keith Lyle	8	4	4	0	0
Gerald McBurrows	7	6	1	0	0
Robert Jones	6	4	2	0	0
Leslie ONeal	4	4	0	1	0
Todd Lyght	4	2	2	0	0
Ryan McNeil	3	3	0	0	1
Jeff Zgonina	3	3	0	0	0
DMarco Farr	2	1	1	0	0
Bill Johnson	1	1	0	0	0
Jeff Robinson	1	1	0	0	0
Bryan Robinson	1	1	0	0	0
Marquis Walker	1	1	0	0	0
Jay Williams	1	0	1	0	0
Mike Jones	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	52	38	14	1	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Jermaine Ross	3	47	15.7	0
Team Totals	3	47	15.7	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Eddie Kennison	2	5	2.5	0
Team Totals	2	5	2.5	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Jeff Wilkins	1	0	2	2
Team Totals	1	0	2	2

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Will Brice	7	307	43.9
Team Totals	7	307	43.9

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
John Elway	28	16	57.1	247	4	1	72	1	111.2
Team Totals	28	16	57.1	247	4	1	72	1

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Terrell Davis	21	103	4.9	12
Vaughn Hebron	5	19	3.8	8
Howard Griffith	4	13	3.3	5
John Elway	3	10	3.3	10
Jeff Lewis	1	-1	-1.0	-1
Team Totals	34	144	4.2	12

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Rod Smith	7	4	126	31.5	2	72
Dwayne Carswell	5	4	47	11.8	1	24
Shannon Sharpe	2	2	20	10.0	0	14
Byron Chamberlain	3	2	18	9.0	0	9
Terrell Davis	3	1	4	4.0	0	4
Howard Griffith	1	1	4	4.0	0	4
Ed McCaffrey	3	1	23	23.0	1	23
Willie Green	2	1	5	5.0	0	5
Team Totals	26	16	247	15.4	4	72

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
John Mobley	6	5	1	1	0
Steve Atwater	5	2	3	0	0
Bill Romanowski	5	4	1	0	0
Keith Traylor	4	2	2	1	0
Alfred Williams	4	3	1	0	0
Ray Crockett	3	3	0	0	1
Tyrone Braxton	3	3	0	0	0
Michael Dean Perry	3	3	0	0	0
Tim McKyer	2	1	1	0	1
Neil Smith	2	2	0	2	0
Harald Hasselbach	2	2	0	0.5	0
Darrien Gordon	2	2	0	0	0
Allen Aldridge	2	1	1	0	0
Dedrick Dodge	2	1	1	0	0
Randy Hilliard	2	2	0	0	0
Mike Lodish	1	0	1	0.5	0
Darrius Johnson	1	0	1	0	0
Maa Tanuvasa	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	50	37	13	5	2