Week 1
Final
NE
DEN1Q
0 - 3
J. Elam 53-yard field goal.
1Q
0 - 10
S. Sharpe 12-yard TD catch from J. Elway.
Made XP
2Q
0 - 17
T. Davis 9-yard TD run.
Made XP
2Q
7 - 17
R. Edwards 1-yard TD run.
Made XP
3Q
14 - 17
T. Brown 24-yard TD catch from D. Bledsoe.
Made XP
3Q
14 - 20
J. Elam 42-yard field goal.
4Q
14 - 27
T. Davis 1-yard TD run.
Made XP
4Q
21 - 27
V. Brisby 10-yard TD catch from D. Bledsoe.
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
289
Bledsoe
NE
Rush Yds
75
Davis
DEN
Rec Yds
97
Brown
NE
Scrim TD
2
Davis
DEN
Matchup
1998 AFC East
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Chargers Game Summary
The Denver Broncos emerged victorious over the New England Patriots, 27 to 21, on September 7, 1998.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Bledsoe #11 | 20/32 | 289 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 3-31 | 112.6 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Elway #7 | 22/34 | 257 | 7.6 | 1 | 0 | 1-9 | 97.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Edwards #47 | 13 | 50 | 3.8 | 1 | 15 |
S. Shaw #23 | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 0 | 12 |
D. Bledsoe #11 | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
D. Cullors #29 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Davis #30 | 22 | 75 | 3.4 | 2 | 9 |
J. Elway #7 | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 13 |
D. Loville #31 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
H. Griffith #29 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Brown #80 | 0/0 | 97 | 19.4 | 1 | 52 |
T. Glenn #88 | 0/0 | 71 | 14.2 | 0 | 24 |
S. Jefferson #80 | 0/0 | 64 | 32.0 | 0 | 55 |
T. Carter #30 | 0/0 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | 11 |
V. Brisby #82 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 1 | 10 |
B. Coates #87 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
D. Cullors #29 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
L. Purnell #85 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. McCaffrey #87 | 0/0 | 97 | 13.9 | 0 | 4 |
R. Smith #80 | 0/0 | 57 | 9.5 | 0 | 18 |
S. Sharpe #84 | 0/0 | 51 | 10.2 | 1 | 20 |
J. Armour #88 | 0/0 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
H. Griffith #29 | 0/0 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
B. Chamberlain #86 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
T. Davis #30 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Mitchell #96 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Romanowski #53 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Tanuvasa #98 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Vinatieri #4 | 0/2 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Elam #1 | 2/2 | 3/3 | 9 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Tupa #19 | 5 | 255 | 51.0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Rouen #16 | 4 | 182 | 45.5 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Cullors #29 | 5 | 170 | 34.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Loville #31 | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Brown #80 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Gordon #21 | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Bledsoe #11 | 20/32 | 289 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 3-31 | 112.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Edwards #47 | 13 | 50 | 3.8 | 1 | 15 |
S. Shaw #23 | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 0 | 12 |
D. Bledsoe #11 | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
D. Cullors #29 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Brown #80 | 0/0 | 97 | 19.4 | 1 | 52 |
T. Glenn #88 | 0/0 | 71 | 14.2 | 0 | 24 |
S. Jefferson #80 | 0/0 | 64 | 32.0 | 0 | 55 |
T. Carter #30 | 0/0 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | 11 |
V. Brisby #82 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 1 | 10 |
B. Coates #87 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
D. Cullors #29 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
L. Purnell #85 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Mitchell #96 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Vinatieri #4 | 0/2 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Tupa #19 | 5 | 255 | 51.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Cullors #29 | 5 | 170 | 34.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Brown #80 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Elway #7 | 22/34 | 257 | 7.6 | 1 | 0 | 1-9 | 97.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Davis #30 | 22 | 75 | 3.4 | 2 | 9 |
J. Elway #7 | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 13 |
D. Loville #31 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
H. Griffith #29 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. McCaffrey #87 | 0/0 | 97 | 13.9 | 0 | 4 |
R. Smith #80 | 0/0 | 57 | 9.5 | 0 | 18 |
S. Sharpe #84 | 0/0 | 51 | 10.2 | 1 | 20 |
J. Armour #88 | 0/0 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
H. Griffith #29 | 0/0 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
B. Chamberlain #86 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
T. Davis #30 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Romanowski #53 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Tanuvasa #98 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Elam #1 | 2/2 | 3/3 | 9 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Rouen #16 | 4 | 182 | 45.5 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Loville #31 | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Gordon #21 | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | 0 |
339
Total Yds
339
258
Pass Yds
248
81
Rush Yds
91
59
Total Plays
65
5.7
Yards Per Play
5.2
7.4
Yards Per Pass
7.1
3.4
Yards Per Rush
3
26:47
Possession
33:13
17
1st Downs
20
10
Passing 1st Downs
14
7
Rushing 1st Downs
4
0
1st Downs from Penalties
2
7/15
3rd Down
9/17
1/1
4th Down
0/0
5
Punts
4
0
Turnovers
0
0
Interceptions Thrown
0
0
Fumbles Lost
0
7
Penalties
5
1.0
Sacks
3.0
0
D/ST TD
0
