| Denver Broncos at Miami Dolphins Game Statistics |
| Date: December 21, 1998 Location: Miami-Dade County, FL |
| Venue: Pro Player Stadium Attendance: 74363 |
| Weather: Half Cloudy Temp: 73 F Humidty: 84% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 3 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 21 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jason Elam 52 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rod Smith EZ own fumble recovery (Jason Elam kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Lamar Thomas 9 pass from Dan Marino (Olindo Mare kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jason Elam 44 FG | 13 | 7 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Lamar Thomas 56 pass from Dan Marino (Olindo Mare kick) | 13 | 14 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Lamar Thomas 17 pass from Dan Marino (Olindo Mare kick) | 13 | 21 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Oronde Gadsden 8 pass from Dan Marino (Olindo Mare kick) | 13 | 28 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Vaughn Hebron 95 kickoff return (Ed McCaffrey pass from Bubby Brister) | 21 | 28 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Olindo Mare 42 FG | 21 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Ed McCaffrey |
| 80 | WR | Rod Smith |
| 77 | LOT | Tony Jones |
| 79 | LOG | Mark Schlereth |
| 66 | C | Tom Nalen |
| 62 | ROG | Dan Neil |
| 74 | ROT | Harry Swayne |
| 84 | TE | Shannon Sharpe |
| 7 | QB | John Elway |
| 30 | RB | Terrell Davis |
| 29 | FB | Howard Griffith |
| Defense | ||
| 96 | LDE | Harald Hasselbach |
| 94 | LDT | Keith Traylor |
| 93 | RDT | Trevor Pryce |
| 98 | RDE | Maa Tanuvasa |
| 53 | SLB | Bill Romanowski |
| 59 | MLB | Glenn Cadrez |
| 51 | WLB | John Mobley |
| 39 | LCB | Ray Crockett |
| 26 | SS | Eric Brown |
| 27 | FS | Steve Atwater |
| 21 | RCB | Darrien Gordon |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | O.J. McDuffie |
| 85 | WR | Lamar Thomas |
| 74 | LOT | Brent Smith |
| 60 | LOG | John Bock |
| 61 | C | Tim Ruddy |
| 65 | ROG | Kevin Donnalley |
| 76 | ROT | James Brown |
| 84 | TE | Troy Drayton |
| 13 | QB | Dan Marino |
| 33 | RB | Karim Abdul-Jabbar |
| 36 | FB | Stanley Pritchett |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Kenny Mixon |
| 95 | LDT | Tim Bowens |
| 92 | RDT | Daryl Gardener |
| 99 | RDE | Jason Taylor |
| 59 | LLB | Derrick Rodgers |
| 54 | MLB | Zach Thomas |
| 52 | RLB | Robert Jones |
| 27 | LCB | Terrell Buckley |
| 38 | SS | Calvin Jackson |
| 31 | FS | Brock Marion |
| 29 | RCB | Sam Madison |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| John Elway | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Terrell Davis | 16 | 29 | 1.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Derek Loville | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Smith | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| John Avery | 11 | 32 | 2.9 | 16 | 0 |
| Karim Abdul-Jabbar | 15 | 5 | 0.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Dan Marino | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John Elway | 36 | 13 | 36.1 | 2 | 151 | 4.2 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26.5 |
| Bubby Brister | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 16 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 60.4 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Dan Marino | 38 | 23 | 60.5 | 1 | 355 | 9.3 | 56t | 4 | 0 | 0 | 115.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Shannon Sharpe | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Rod Smith | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Ed McCaffrey | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Terrell Davis | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Howard Griffith | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Derek Loville | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Willie Green | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Lamar Thomas | 6 | 136 | 22.7 | 56t | 3 |
| O.J. McDuffie | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Troy Drayton | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 35 | 0 |
| Nate Jacquet | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Oronde Gadsden | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 20 | 1 |
| Ed Perry | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Stanley Pritchett | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Karim Abdul-Jabbar | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Steve Atwater | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Sam Madison | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Jerry Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Tom Rouen | 7 | 329 | 47.0 | 55 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Klaus Wilmsmeyer | 6 | 231 | 38.5 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| George Coghill | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Darrien Gordon | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Terrell Buckley | 5 | 0 | 49 | 9.8 | 15 | 0 |
| O.J. McDuffie | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||
| Jason Elam | 4 | 268 | 67.0 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||
| Olindo Mare | 6 | 383 | 63.8 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Vaughn Hebron | 4 | 158 | 39.5 | 95 | 1 | |
| Derek Loville | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Detron Smith | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| John Avery | 3 | 85 | 28.3 | 34 | 0 | |
| Brock Marion | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Lorenzo Bromell | 1.0 |
| Jason Taylor | 1.0 |
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