| Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Denver Broncos |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 15, 1996 Location: Denver, CO Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 71535 |
| Weather: Half Cloudy Temp: 70 F Humidty: 41% Wind: 0 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | TB | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Tyrone Braxton 69 interception return (Jason Elam kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Michael Husted 24 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jason Elam 45 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Reggie Brooks 8 run (Michael Husted kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Michael Husted 35 FG | 13 | 10 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jason Elam 20 FG | 13 | 13 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Anthony Miller 17 pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick) | 13 | 20 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Alvin Harper 40 pass from Trent Dilfer (Michael Husted kick) | 20 | 20 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Michael Husted 28 FG | 23 | 20 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Terrell Davis 3 run (Jason Elam kick) | 23 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Alvin Harper |
| 85 | WR | Courtney Hawkins |
| 70 | LOT | Jason Odom |
| 60 | LOG | Jim Pyne |
| 61 | C | Tony Mayberry |
| 62 | ROG | Ian Beckles |
| 79 | ROT | Doug Riesenberg |
| 81 | TE | Jackie Harris |
| 83 | TE | Dave Moore |
| 12 | QB | Trent Dilfer |
| 40 | FB | Mike Alstott |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Eric Curry |
| 77 | NT | Brad Culpepper |
| 97 | UT | Tyoka Jackson |
| 73 | RDE | Regan Upshaw |
| 51 | LLB | Lonnie Marts |
| 56 | MLB | Hardy Nickerson |
| 55 | RLB | Derrick Brooks |
| 35 | LCB | Martin Mayhew |
| 47 | SS | John Lynch |
| 25 | FS | Melvin Johnson |
| 39 | RCB | Charles Dimry |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Ed McCaffrey |
| 83 | WR | Anthony Miller |
| 65 | LOT | Gary Zimmerman |
| 69 | LOG | Mark Schlereth |
| 66 | C | Tom Nalen |
| 75 | ROG | Brian Habib |
| 76 | ROT | Broderick Thompson |
| 84 | TE | Shannon Sharpe |
| 7 | QB | John Elway |
| 30 | HB | Terrell Davis |
| 29 | FB | Aaron Craver |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Dan Williams |
| 97 | LDT | Mike Lodish |
| 95 | RDT | Michael Dean Perry |
| 91 | RDE | Alfred Williams |
| 51 | LLB | John Mobley |
| 57 | MLB | Allen Aldridge |
| 53 | RLB | Bill Romanowski |
| 39 | LCB | Ray Crockett |
| 37 | SS | Tyrone Braxton |
| 27 | FS | Steve Atwater |
| 48 | RCB | Lionel Washington |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Reggie Brooks | 15 | 114 | 7.6 | 56 | 1 |
| Trent Dilfer | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Alstott | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Leroy Thompson | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Courtney Hawkins | 1 | -13 | -13.0 | -13 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Terrell Davis | 22 | 137 | 6.2 | 18 | 1 |
| Aaron Craver | 11 | 53 | 4.8 | 16 | 0 |
| John Elway | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Vaughn Hebron | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Trent Dilfer | 30 | 12 | 40.0 | 1 | 200 | 6.7 | 40t | 1 | 2 | 14 | 60.4 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John Elway | 34 | 25 | 73.5 | 2 | 180 | 5.3 | 17t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 70.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Jackie Harris | 5 | 96 | 19.2 | 36 | 0 |
| Alvin Harper | 2 | 77 | 38.5 | 40t | 1 |
| Mike Alstott | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Courtney Hawkins | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jerry Ellison | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Reggie Brooks | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Anthony Miller | 7 | 60 | 8.6 | 17t | 1 |
| Aaron Craver | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Shannon Sharpe | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Terrell Davis | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Ed McCaffrey | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Vaughn Hebron | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Derrick Brooks | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Donnie Abraham | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Tyrone Braxton | 1 | 69 | 69.0 | 69t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Tommy Barnhardt | 5 | 206 | 41.2 | 48 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Tom Rouen | 3 | 146 | 48.7 | 57 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Nilo Silvan | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Todd Kinchen | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||
| Michael Husted | 6 | 450 | 75.0 | 3 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||
| Jason Elam | 6 | 424 | 70.7 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Nilo Silvan | 5 | 150 | 30.0 | 54 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Vaughn Hebron | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Patrick Jeffers | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Denver Broncos | |
| Alfred Williams | 2.0 |
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