Box Score: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs
Posted: Sun November 16, 1997 at 6:40 p.m. EST |
NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
DENVER 3 10 3 6 22 KANSAS CITY 0 14 7 3 24 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: DEN - FG, JASON ELAM 21 YD, 10:17. Drive: 15 plays, 61 yards in 7:23. Key plays: T. Davis 11-yard run to Kansas City 16; Elway 9-yard run on 3rd-and-8 to Kansas City 5. DENVER 3-0 2ND QUARTER: DEN - TD, SHANNON SHARPE 5 YD PASS FROM JOHN ELWAY (JASON ELAM KICK), 0:04. Drive: 7 plays, 98 yards in 3:40. Key plays: Davis 18-yard run to Denver 32; Elway 43-yard pass to R Smith plus 15-yard roughing-the-passer penalty on Chiefs' McDaniels to Kansas City 8. DENVER 10-0 DEN - FG, JASON ELAM 38 YD, 8:33. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards in 5:27. Key plays: Elway 15-yard pass to Sharpe on 3rd-and-2 to Kansas City 41; Elway 15-yard pass to R Smith to Kansas City 22. DENVER 13-0 KAN - TD, MARCUS ALLEN 6 YD RUN (PETE STOYANOVICH KICK), 10:32. Drive: 4 plays, 18 yards in 1:59. Key plays: Vanover 77-yard kickoff return to Denver 18; Allen 3-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Denver 6. DENVER 13-7 KAN - TD, DANAN HUGHES 5 YD PASS FROM RICH GANNON (PETE STOYANOVICH KICK), 13:52. Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards in 1:51. Key plays: 24-yard pass interference penalty on Crockett to Denver 6. KANSAS CITY 14-13 3RD QUARTER: KAN - TD, MARCUS ALLEN 1 YD RUN (PETE STOYANOVICH KICK), 6:56. Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards in 1:37. Key plays: Edwards recovery of Elway fumble at Denver 36; Gannon 18-yard pass to Horn to Denver 17; 15-yard pass interference penalty on Broncos' Aldridge on 3rd-and-9 to Denver 1. KANSAS CITY 21-13 DEN - FG, JASON ELAM 38 YD, 10:24. Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards in 3:28. Key plays: Hebron 38-yard kickoff return to Denver 45; Elway 14-yard pass to R Smith to Kansas City 41; Elway 4-yard pass to McCaffrey on 3rd-and-1 to Kansas City 28; Elway 8-yard pass to R Smith to Kansas City 20. KANSAS CITY 21-16 4TH QUARTER: DEN - FG, JASON ELAM 28 YD, 0:46. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards in 4:00. Key plays: Elway 12-yard pass to R Smith to Denver 48; 10-yard pass interference penalty on Chiefs' Carter on 3rd-and-7 to Kansas City 35; Elway 5-yard run plus 15-yard unnecessary roughness penalty on Chiefs' Edwards to Kansas City 14. KANSAS CITY 21-19 DEN - FG, JASON ELAM 34 YD, 14:00. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards in 1:00. Key plays: 22-yard pass interference penalty on Chiefs' McMillian to Kansas City 41; Elway 25-yard pass to Green to Kansas City 16. DENVER 22-21 KAN - FG, PETE STOYANOVICH 54 YD, 15:00. Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards in 0:54. Key plays: Gannon 18-yard pass to Allen to Kansas City 45; Gannon 12-yard pass to Rison to Denver 42; Gannon 10-yard pass to Rison to Denver 37. KANSAS CITY 24-22 TEAM STATISTICS DEN KAN
FIRST DOWNS 26 15 Rushing 8 6 Passing 12 6 Penalty 6 3 3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY 5-15 2-10 4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0 0-1 TOTAL NET YARDS 329 202 Total plays 77 52 Average gain 4.3 3.9 NET YARDS RUSHING 135 106 Rushes 40 30 Average per rush 3.4 3.5 NET YARDS PASSING 194 96 Completed-attempted 18-31 11-21 Yards per pass 5.2 4.4 Sacked-yards lost 6-38 1-2 Had intercepted 0 1 PUNTS-AVERAGE 4-42.0 7-40.0 RETURN YARDAGE 107 215 Punts-returns 1-minus 1 2-16 Kickoffs-returns 4-96 7-199 Interceptions-returns 1-12 0-0 PENALTIES-YARDS 8-84 11-120 FUMBLES-LOST 2-1 1-0 TIME OF POSSESSION 37:25 22:35 PLAYER STATISTICS Missed field goals: Denver (Jason Elam 59). Denver rushing: Terrell Davis 34-127, John Elway 4-21, Vaughn Hebron 1-0, Rod Smith 1-minus 13. Kansas City rushing: Marcus Allen 16-43, Greg Hill 3-38, Rich Gannon 6-20, Kimble Anders 2-6, Donnell Bennett 3-minus 1. Denver passing: John Elway 18-31 for 232 yards, 0 INT, 1 TD. Kansas City passing: Rich Gannon 11-21 for 98 yards, 1 INT, 1 TD. Denver receiving: Rod Smith 7-114, Willie Green 3-58, Shannon Sharpe 3-27, Ed Mccaffrey 2-16, Terrell Davis 2-13, Dwayne Carswell 1-4. Kansas City receiving: Andre Rison 4-44, Marcus Allen 2-19, Danan Hughes 2-10, Joe Horn 1-18, Kimble Anders 1-6, Donnell Bennett 1-1. Denver tackles-assists-sacks (unofficial): John Mobley 8-0-0, Steve Atwater 4-0-0, Darrien Gordon 4-0-0, Maa Tanuvasa 4-0-1, Keith Traylor 4-0-0, Alfred Williams 3-0-0, Harald Hasselbach 2-0-0, Neil Smith 2-0-0, Allen Aldridge 1-1-0, Glenn Cadrez 2-0-0, Ray Crockett 1-0-0, Dedrick Dodge 1-0-0, Darrius Johnson 2-0-0, Trevor Pryce 1-0-0, Bill Romanowski 1-0-0, Keith Burns 1-0-0, Dwayne Carswell 1-0-0, Randy Hilliard 1-0-0, Tim Mckyer 2-0-0, Tony Veland 1-0-0. Kansas City tackles-assists-sacks (unofficial): Jerome Woods 8-3-0, Anthony Davis 6-1-1, James Hasty 6-1-0, Reggie Tongue 6-2-0, Derrick Thomas 6-0-2, Donnie Edwards 4-2-1, Dale Carter 5-0-0, Dan Williams 3-2-0, Vaughn Booker 4-0-0, John Browning 3-0-1, Mark Mcmillian 3-0-0, Wayne Simmons 3-0-0, Tom Barndt 2-0-1, Pellom Mcdaniels 1-0-0, Clyde Johnson 0-1-0, Joe Horn 1-0-0, Danan Hughes 1-0-0, Greg Manusky 2-0-0. Interceptions: Denver (Darrien Gordon 1 for 12 yards). Fumbles lost: Denver (John Elway). Opponent's fumbles recovered: Kansas City (Donnie Edwards). A: 77,963; T: 0:00.
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