| Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: October 26, 1997 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 78458 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 42 F Humidty: 65% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jason Elam 23 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Terrell Davis 9 run (Jason Elam kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jason Elam 22 FG | 13 | 0 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Keith Traylor 62 interception return (Jason Elam kick) | 20 | 0 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Andre Reed 27 pass from Alex Van Pelt (Steve Christie kick) | 20 | 7 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Steve Christie 30 FG | 20 | 10 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Quinn Early 31 pass from Alex Van Pelt (Steve Christie kick) | 20 | 17 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Steve Christie 55 FG | 20 | 20 |
| 5 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jason Elam 33 FG | 23 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Ed McCaffrey |
| 80 | WR | Rod Smith |
| 65 | LOT | Gary Zimmerman |
| 76 | LOG | Mark Schlereth |
| 66 | C | Tom Nalen |
| 75 | ROG | Brian Habib |
| 77 | ROT | Tony Jones |
| 89 | TE | Dwayne Carswell |
| 84 | TE | Shannon Sharpe |
| 7 | QB | John Elway |
| 30 | RB | Terrell Davis |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Neil Smith |
| 94 | LDT | Keith Traylor |
| 95 | RDT | Michael Dean Perry |
| 91 | RDE | Alfred Williams |
| 53 | SLB | Bill Romanowski |
| 57 | MLB | Allen Aldridge |
| 51 | WLB | John Mobley |
| 39 | LCB | Ray Crockett |
| 34 | SS | Tyrone Braxton |
| 27 | FS | Steve Atwater |
| 23 | RCB | Darrien Gordon |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Quinn Early |
| 80 | WR | Eric Moulds |
| 83 | WR | Andre Reed |
| 70 | LOT | John Fina |
| 79 | LOG | Ruben Brown |
| 61 | C | Dusty Zeigler |
| 68 | ROG | Corbin Lacina |
| 60 | ROT | Jerry Ostroski |
| 84 | TE | Lonnie Johnson |
| 15 | QB | Todd Collins |
| 34 | RB | Thurman Thomas |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Phil Hansen |
| 92 | NT | Ted Washington |
| 78 | RDE | Bruce Smith |
| 95 | LOLB | Bryce Paup |
| 54 | LILB | Chris Spielman |
| 57 | RILB | Damien Covington |
| 59 | ROLB | Sam Rogers |
| 22 | LCB | Jeff Burris |
| 30 | SS | Henry Jones |
| 24 | FS | Kurt Schulz |
| 28 | RCB | Thomas Smith |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Terrell Davis | 42 | 207 | 4.9 | 29 | 1 |
| John Elway | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Vaughn Hebron | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Detron Smith | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Antowain Smith | 16 | 92 | 5.8 | 26 | 0 |
| Thurman Thomas | 9 | 47 | 5.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Eric Moulds | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Alex Van Pelt | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Andre Reed | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Todd Collins | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John Elway | 30 | 16 | 53.3 | 2 | 133 | 4.4 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 37.2 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Alex Van Pelt | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 1 | 177 | 7.4 | 31t | 2 | 1 | 12 | 84.9 |
| Todd Collins | 18 | 7 | 38.9 | 2 | 35 | 1.9 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 7.4 |
| Andre Reed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | ||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Terrell Davis | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Shannon Sharpe | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Rod Smith | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Ed McCaffrey | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Detron Smith | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Quinn Early | 6 | 91 | 15.2 | 31t | 1 |
| Andre Reed | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 27t | 1 |
| Lonnie Johnson | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Eric Moulds | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Jay Riemersma | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Antowain Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Keith Traylor | 1 | 62 | 62.0 | 62t | 1 |
| Tyrone Braxton | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Ray Crockett | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Manny Martin | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Kurt Schulz | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Tom Rouen | 8 | 316 | 39.5 | 49 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Chris Mohr | 8 | 329 | 41.1 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Darrien Gordon | 5 | 1 | 31 | 6.2 | 10 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Jeff Burris | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9.5 | 17 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||
| Jason Elam | 6 | 382 | 63.7 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||
| Steve Christie | 5 | 242 | 48.4 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Vaughn Hebron | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 23 | 0 | |
| Keith Burns | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Darick Holmes | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 31 | 0 | |
| Eric Moulds | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |
| Neil Smith | 2.0 |
| Keith Traylor | 1.0 |
| Alfred Williams | 1.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Phil Hansen | 2.0 |
| Sean Moran | 1.0 |
| Bruce Smith | 1.0 |
| Damien Covington | 0.5 |
| Ted Washington | 0.5 |
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