Broncos 34-0 Panthers (9 Nov, 1997) Box Score

Carolina Panthers

5-5, 3-2 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CAR					0
DEN					34

Denver Broncos

9-1, 6-0 home

Carolina Passing


Kerry Collins
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
13/29	141	4.9	0	3	4-28	20.1
13/29	113	4.9	0	3	4-28	20.1

Denver Passing


John Elway
Jeff Lewis
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	SACKS	RTG
14/23	227	9.9	1	3-15	108.4
1/1	21	21.0	0	0-0	118.8
15/24	233	10.3	1	3-15	111.1

Carolina Rushing


Fred Lane
Rae Carruth
Anthony Johnson
Scott Greene
Kerry Collins
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
8	18	2.3	8
2	9	4.5	6
2	6	3.0	6
1	1	1.0	1
1	0	0.0	0
14	34	2.4	8

Denver Rushing


Terrell Davis
Vaughn Hebron
John Elway
Jeff Lewis
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
21	104	5.0	14
9	42	4.7	12
8	11	1.4	6
4	3	0.8	5
42	160	3.8	14

Carolina Receiving


Mark Carrier
Wesley Walls
Raghib Ismail
Scott Greene
Fred Lane
team

REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
4	62	15.5	18
4	57	14.3	24
2	12	6.0	8
2	6	3.0	4
1	4	4.0	4
13	141	10.8	24

Denver Receiving


Shannon Sharpe
Rod Smith
Anthony Lynn
Terrell Davis
Howard Griffith
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
8	174	21.8	0	36
4	40	10.0	1	20
1	21	21.0	0	21
1	12	12.0	0	12
1	1	1.0	0	1
15	248	16.5	1	36

Carolina Fumbles


Fred Lane
Kerry Collins
Winslow Oliver
Andre Royal
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	1	0
1	0	0
1	0	0
0	0	1
3	1	1

Denver Fumbles


John Elway
John Mobley
team

FUM	LOST	REC
2	1	0
0	0	1
2	1	1

Carolina Defense



Chad Cota
Les Miller
Micheal Barrow
Andre Royal
Sam Mills
Greg Kragen
Eric Davis
Tyrone Poole
Pat Terrell
Ray Seals
Mike Minter
Lamar Lathon
Tim Morabito
Renaldo Turnbull
Shawn King
Toi Cook
Israel Raybon
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
11	7	0	0	0	0	0
5	5	1	0	0	0	0
5	4	1	0	0	0	0
5	4	0	0	0	0	0
5	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	1	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	1	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
61	50	3	0	1	0	0

Denver Defense



Allen Aldridge
John Mobley
Steve Atwater
Ray Crockett
Tyrone Braxton
Keith Traylor
Maa Tanuvasa
Bill Romanowski
Alfred Williams
Harald Hasselbach
Darrius Johnson
Mike Lodish
Trevor Pryce
David Richie
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
7	5	0	0	0	0	0
6	3	1	0	0	0	0
5	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	2	0	0
3	3	0	0	2	0	1
3	1	0	0	1	0	0
2	2	1	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	0	0.5	0	0	0	0
2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0.5	0	0	0	0
1	0	0.5	0	0	0	0
1	0	0.5	0	0	0	0
40	23	4	0	5	0	4

Carolina Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No Carolina Interceptions

Denver Interceptions


Ray Crockett
Tyrone Braxton
team

INT	YDS	TD
2	4	0
1	27	1
3	31	1

Carolina Kick Returns


Michael Bates
Walter Rasby
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
6	166	27.7	32
1	11	11.0	11
7	177	25.3	32

Denver Kick Returns


Vaughn Hebron
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
1	24	24.0	24	0
1	24	24.0	24	0

Carolina Punt Returns


Winslow Oliver
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
1	0	0.0	0	0
1	0	0.0	0	0

Denver Punt Returns


Darrien Gordon
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
5	168	33.6	82	2
5	168	33.6	82	2

Carolina Kicking

	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
No Carolina Kicking

Denver Kicking


Jason Elam
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
2/3	66.7	50	4/4	10
2/3	66.7	50	4/4	10

Carolina Punting


Ken Walter
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
9	424	47.1	1	1	55
9	424	47.1	1	1	55

Denver Punting


Tom Rouen
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
3	110	36.7	0	2	45
3	110	36.7	0	2	45

5:00 AM, 9 November 1997

Attendance: 71,408

Referees:
Johnny Grier

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Los Angeles	9	6	.600	329	347
Seattle	8	7	.533	339	340
Arizona	7	8	.467	344	342
San Francisco	6	9	.400	331	349

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Kansas City	14	1	.933	356	278
Los Angeles	9	6	.600	328	274
Denver	9	6	.600	363	281
Las Vegas	3	12	.200	264	390

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