Week 17
Final
SD
DEN1Q
3 - 0
G. Davis 26-yard field goal.
FG Made
2Q
3 - 7
R. Smith 11-yard TD catch from J. Elway.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
3 - 14
R. Smith 15-yard TD catch from J. Elway.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
3 - 21
E. McCaffrey 1-yard TD catch from J. Elway.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
3 - 24
J. Elam 25-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
3 - 31
S. Sharpe 68-yard TD catch from J. Elway.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
3 - 38
D. Loville 6-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
273
Elway
DEN
Rush Yds
66
Loville
DEN
Rec Yds
162
Sharpe
DEN
Scrim TD
2
Smith
DEN
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1997 AFC West
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Broncos 
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Chargers Game Summary
The Denver Broncos crushed the San Diego Chargers, 38 to 3, on December 21, 1997.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Whelihan #5 | 15/28 | 147 | 5.3 | 0 | 1 | 2-14 | 53.7 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Elway #7 | 17/26 | 273 | 10.5 | 4 | 1 | 0-0 | 123.9 |
B. Brister #6 | 6/9 | 48 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 79.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Bynum #43 | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 0 | 7 |
G. Brown #33 | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 0 | 6 |
C. Whelihan #5 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 5 |
A. Craver #29 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Loville #31 | 14 | 66 | 4.7 | 1 | 11 |
V. Hebron #22 | 12 | 47 | 3.9 | 0 | 17 |
D. Smith #42 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 11 |
H. Griffith #29 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
B. Brister #6 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Metcalf #21 | 0/0 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | 27 |
T. Martin #80 | 0/0 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | 16 |
G. Brown #33 | 0/0 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
C. Jones #82 | 0/0 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 |
B. Still #80 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
A. Craver #29 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
K. Bynum #43 | 0/0 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Sharpe #84 | 0/0 | 162 | 20.3 | 1 | 68 |
R. Smith #80 | 0/0 | 53 | 13.3 | 2 | 15 |
V. Hebron #22 | 0/0 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | 21 |
E. McCaffrey #87 | 0/0 | 32 | 8.0 | 1 | 12 |
W. Green #86 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
D. Loville #31 | 0/0 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 |
D. Smith #42 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
D. Carswell #77 | 0/0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Seau #55 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Pryce #93 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Williams #94 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Atwater #27 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Davis #5 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Elam #1 | 1/1 | 5/5 | 8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Bennett #2 | 6 | 274 | 45.7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Rouen #16 | 2 | 106 | 53.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Bynum #43 | 6 | 133 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 |
A. Craver #29 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Loville #31 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Hebron #22 | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Metcalf #21 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Gordon #21 | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Whelihan #5 | 15/28 | 147 | 5.3 | 0 | 1 | 2-14 | 53.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Bynum #43 | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 0 | 7 |
G. Brown #33 | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 0 | 6 |
C. Whelihan #5 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 5 |
A. Craver #29 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Metcalf #21 | 0/0 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | 27 |
T. Martin #80 | 0/0 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | 16 |
G. Brown #33 | 0/0 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
C. Jones #82 | 0/0 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 |
B. Still #80 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
A. Craver #29 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
K. Bynum #43 | 0/0 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Seau #55 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Davis #5 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Bennett #2 | 6 | 274 | 45.7 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Bynum #43 | 6 | 133 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 |
A. Craver #29 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Metcalf #21 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Elway #7 | 17/26 | 273 | 10.5 | 4 | 1 | 0-0 | 123.9 |
B. Brister #6 | 6/9 | 48 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 79.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Loville #31 | 14 | 66 | 4.7 | 1 | 11 |
V. Hebron #22 | 12 | 47 | 3.9 | 0 | 17 |
D. Smith #42 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 11 |
H. Griffith #29 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
B. Brister #6 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Sharpe #84 | 0/0 | 162 | 20.3 | 1 | 68 |
R. Smith #80 | 0/0 | 53 | 13.3 | 2 | 15 |
V. Hebron #22 | 0/0 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | 21 |
E. McCaffrey #87 | 0/0 | 32 | 8.0 | 1 | 12 |
W. Green #86 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
D. Loville #31 | 0/0 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 |
D. Smith #42 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
D. Carswell #77 | 0/0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Pryce #93 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Williams #94 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Atwater #27 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Elam #1 | 1/1 | 5/5 | 8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Rouen #16 | 2 | 106 | 53.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Loville #31 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Hebron #22 | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Gordon #21 | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
203
Total Yds
451
133
Pass Yds
321
70
Rush Yds
130
53
Total Plays
68
3.8
Yards Per Play
6.6
4.4
Yards Per Pass
9.2
3
Yards Per Rush
3.9
27:17
Possession
32:43
9
1st Downs
24
8
Passing 1st Downs
15
1
Rushing 1st Downs
8
0
1st Downs from Penalties
1
5/14
3rd Down
7/14
0/2
4th Down
1/2
6
Punts
2
1
Turnovers
1
1
Interceptions Thrown
1
0
Fumbles Lost
0
6
Penalties
5
0.0
Sacks
2.0
0
D/ST TD
0
