Week 5
Final
DEN
ATL1Q
7 - 0
S. Sharpe 65-yard TD catch from J. Elway.
Touchdown
Made XP
1Q
15 - 0
W. Green 10-yard TD catch from J. Elway.
Touchdown
2PT Conversion
2Q
23 - 0
T. Davis 13-yard TD run.
Touchdown
2PT Conversion
2Q
23 - 7
E. West 1-yard TD catch from C. Chandler.
Touchdown
Made XP
3Q
23 - 14
B. Emanuel 3-yard TD catch from C. Chandler.
Touchdown
Made XP
3Q
29 - 14
D. Smith 17-yard TD catch from J. Elway.
Touchdown
2PT Failed
4Q
29 - 21
J. Anderson 47-yard TD catch from B. Joe Tolliver.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
243
Elway
DEN
Rush Yds
79
Davis
DEN
Rec Yds
119
Sharpe
DEN
Scrim TD
1
Sharpe
DEN
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1997 AFC West
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Rams Game Summary
The Atlanta Falcons fell to the Denver Broncos, 29 to 21, on September 28, 1997.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Elway #7 | 18/33 | 243 | 7.4 | 3 | 1 | 3-15 | 95.9 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Chandler #12 | 12/22 | 137 | 6.2 | 2 | 1 | 2-12 | 84.8 |
B. Joe Tolliver #11 | 6/9 | 85 | 9.4 | 1 | 0 | 2-14 | 134.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Davis #30 | 23 | 79 | 3.4 | 1 | 13 |
J. Elway #7 | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 23 |
D. Smith #42 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Hanspard #24 | 8 | 67 | 8.4 | 0 | 57 |
J. Anderson #32 | 13 | 45 | 3.5 | 0 | 16 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Sharpe #84 | 0/0 | 119 | 19.8 | 1 | 65 |
E. McCaffrey #87 | 0/0 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 16 |
R. Smith #80 | 0/0 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 11 |
W. Green #86 | 0/0 | 26 | 8.7 | 1 | 18 |
D. Smith #42 | 0/0 | 17 | 17.0 | 1 | 17 |
P. Jeffers #83 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Anderson #32 | 0/0 | 68 | 22.7 | 1 | 47 |
B. Emanuel #87 | 0/0 | 58 | 7.3 | 1 | 21 |
T. Mathis #81 | 0/0 | 49 | 49.0 | 0 | 49 |
O.J. Santiago #88 | 0/0 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 15 |
H. Green #28 | 0/0 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
B. Hanspard #24 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
B. Christian #44 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
E. West #86 | 0/0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Romanowski #53 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Williams #94 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Gordon #21 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Owens #90 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Smith #90 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Bradford #23 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Hall #98 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Elam #1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Andersen #7 | 0/1 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Rouen #16 | 6 | 277 | 46.2 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Stryzinski #4 | 7 | 297 | 42.4 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Smith #42 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Hebron #22 | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Bolden #21 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Hanspard #24 | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Gordon #21 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Kinchen #81 | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Elway #7 | 18/33 | 243 | 7.4 | 3 | 1 | 3-15 | 95.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Davis #30 | 23 | 79 | 3.4 | 1 | 13 |
J. Elway #7 | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 23 |
D. Smith #42 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Sharpe #84 | 0/0 | 119 | 19.8 | 1 | 65 |
E. McCaffrey #87 | 0/0 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 16 |
R. Smith #80 | 0/0 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 11 |
W. Green #86 | 0/0 | 26 | 8.7 | 1 | 18 |
D. Smith #42 | 0/0 | 17 | 17.0 | 1 | 17 |
P. Jeffers #83 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Romanowski #53 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Williams #94 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Gordon #21 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Elam #1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Rouen #16 | 6 | 277 | 46.2 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Smith #42 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Hebron #22 | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Gordon #21 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Chandler #12 | 12/22 | 137 | 6.2 | 2 | 1 | 2-12 | 84.8 |
B. Joe Tolliver #11 | 6/9 | 85 | 9.4 | 1 | 0 | 2-14 | 134.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Hanspard #24 | 8 | 67 | 8.4 | 0 | 57 |
J. Anderson #32 | 13 | 45 | 3.5 | 0 | 16 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Anderson #32 | 0/0 | 68 | 22.7 | 1 | 47 |
B. Emanuel #87 | 0/0 | 58 | 7.3 | 1 | 21 |
T. Mathis #81 | 0/0 | 49 | 49.0 | 0 | 49 |
O.J. Santiago #88 | 0/0 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 15 |
H. Green #28 | 0/0 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
B. Hanspard #24 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
B. Christian #44 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
E. West #86 | 0/0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Owens #90 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Smith #90 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Bradford #23 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Hall #98 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Andersen #7 | 0/1 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Stryzinski #4 | 7 | 297 | 42.4 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Bolden #21 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Hanspard #24 | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Kinchen #81 | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
329
Total Yds
308
228
Pass Yds
196
101
Rush Yds
112
63
Total Plays
56
5.2
Yards Per Play
5.5
6.3
Yards Per Pass
5.6
3.7
Yards Per Rush
5.3
32:09
Possession
27:51
16
1st Downs
17
12
Passing 1st Downs
11
4
Rushing 1st Downs
4
0
1st Downs from Penalties
2
7/15
3rd Down
4/12
1/1
4th Down
0/0
6
Punts
7
1
Turnovers
1
1
Interceptions Thrown
1
0
Fumbles Lost
0
10
Penalties
5
4.0
Sacks
3.0
0
D/ST TD
0
