1997 Denver Broncos Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 12-4
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 4-0 Won Super Bowl
Coach: Mike Shanahan (12-4)
Location: Denver, Colorado

1997 Denver Broncos Roster
1997 Denver Broncos Results

The Denver Broncos of the National Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 4-0.

On offense, Denver scored 472 points, best in the league. At the same time, the solid defense conceded 287 points. Terrell Davis powered the ground game, running for a 1,750 yards for the Broncos.

John Elway directed the offense, passing for 3,635 yards. Shannon Sharpe paced the receiving corps, hauling in 72 passes, while Rod Smith accumulated 1,180 receiving yards.

Tyrone Braxton, Ray Crockett and Darrien Gordon each snatched 4 errant tosses from the opposition. Maa Tanuvasa, Neil Smith and Alfred Williams each sacked opposing passers 8.5 times.

Mike Shanahan coached the team. The 1997 Denver Broncos won the Super Bowl.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
John Elway	502	280	55.8	3635	7.2	27	5.4	11	2.2	78	34	203	87.5
Bubby Brister	9	6	66.7	48	5.3	0	0.0	0	0.0	15	0	0	79.9
Jeff Lewis	2	1	50.0	21	10.5	0	0.0	0	0.0	21	1	7	87.5
Totals	513	287	55.9	3704	7.2	27	5.3	11	2.1	78	35	210

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Terrell Davis	369	1750	4.7	50	15
Vaughn Hebron	49	222	4.5	46	1
John Elway	50	218	4.4	23	1
Derek Loville	25	124	5.0	17	1
Howard Griffith	9	34	3.8	9	0
Rod Smith	5	16	3.2	21	0
Detron Smith	4	10	2.5	11	0
Bubby Brister	4	2	0.5	2	0
Jeff Lewis	5	2	0.4	5	0
Totals	520	2378	4.6	50	18

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Shannon Sharpe	72	1107	15.4	68	3
Rod Smith	70	1180	16.9	78	12
Ed McCaffrey	45	590	13.1	35	8
Terrell Davis	42	287	6.8	25	0
Willie Green	19	240	12.6	31	2
Dwayne Carswell	12	96	8.0	24	1
Howard Griffith	11	55	5.0	20	0
Detron Smith	4	41	10.2	17	1
Vaughn Hebron	3	36	12.0	21	0
Patrick Jeffers	3	24	8.0	10	0
Byron Chamberlain	2	18	9.0	9	0
Derek Loville	2	10	5.0	7	0
Anthony Lynn	1	21	21.0	21	0
Tom Nalen	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0
Totals	287	3704	12.9	78	27

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Jason Elam	46	46	100.0	36	26	72.2	124
Scott Bentley	4	4	100.0	3	2	66.7	10
Totals	50	50	100.0	39	28	71.8	134

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Tom Rouen	60	2598	43.3	57
Totals	60	2598	43.3	57

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Darrien Gordon	40	543	13.6	94	3
Rod Smith	1	12	12.0	12	0
Totals	41	555	13.5	94	3

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Vaughn Hebron	43	1009	23.5	46
Derek Loville	5	136	27.2	61
Keith Burns	4	45	11.2	18
Byron Chamberlain	1	13	13.0	13
Detron Smith	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	54	1203	22.3	61

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tyrone Braxton	4	113	28.2	43	1
Darrien Gordon	4	64	16.0	32	1
Ray Crockett	4	18	4.5	10	0
Steve Atwater	2	42	21.0	22	1
Keith Traylor	1	62	62.0	62	1
John Mobley	1	13	13.0	13	1
Bill Romanowski	1	7	7.0	7	0
Tim McKyer	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	18	319	17.7	62	5

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Alfred Williams	8.5
Neil Smith	8.5
Maa Tanuvasa	8.5
John Mobley	4.0
Keith Traylor	2.0
Bill Romanowski	2.0
Trevor Pryce	2.0
Darrien Gordon	2.0
Harald Hasselbach	1.5
Mike Lodish	1.0
Steve Atwater	1.0
Tim McKyer	1.0
David Richie	0.5
Tyrone Braxton	0.5
Totals	43.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
John Mobley	114	96	36	0	0	1	0		2
Ray Crockett	75	68	14	0	0	0	0	0	1
Tyrone Braxton	70.5	62	17	0	0	3	45		1
Bill Romanowski	63	56	14	0	0	0	0	0	1
Steve Atwater	60.5	53	15	0	0	2	0		0
Darrien Gordon	56.5	51	11	0	3	4	0		1
Allen Aldridge	49	41	16		0	0	0	0	1
Alfred Williams	41	36	10		0	1	51	1	1
Neil Smith	31.5	29	5		0	0	0	0	1
Keith Traylor	33.5	28	11	0
Maa Tanuvasa	20	17	6
Trevor Pryce	20	16	8
Harald Hasselbach	16.5	14	5
Tim McKyer	14	12	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Lodish	11.5	9	5		0	1	0	0	0
Michael Perry	9.5	8	3		0	0	0	0	1
Dedrick Dodge	6	5	2		0	1	0	0	0
Glenn Cadrez	4.5	4	1
Randy Hilliard	3.5	3	1
Tony Veland	2	2	0		0	1	0	0	0
Ernest Jones	1.5	1	1
Keith Burns	1	1	0
Terrell Davis					4	2	-7		0
Ed McCaffrey					0	2	0		0
Howard Griffith					0	1	0	0	0
Rod Smith					3	1	0		0
Mark Schlereth					0	1	0	0	0
John Elway					11	1	-21		0
Vaughn Hebron					1	1	0		0
Dwayne Carswell					0	1	0		0
Darrius Johnson					0	1	6	1	0
Derek Loville					1	0	0		0
Shannon Sharpe					1	0	0		0
Byron Chamberlain					1	0	0	0	0
Totals	704.5	612	185	0	25	25	74	2	11

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Jason Elam									26	46	0			124
Terrell Davis	15	0							0	0	0	3		96
Rod Smith	0	12	0						0	0	0			72
Ed McCaffrey		8							0	0	0			48
Darrien Gordon			3			1			0	0	0			24
Shannon Sharpe		3							0	0	0	1		20
Willie Green		2							0	0	0			12
Scott Bentley									2	4	0			10
John Elway	1								0	0	0			6
Alfred Williams							1		0	0	0			6
Tyrone Braxton						1			0	0	0			6
John Mobley						1			0	0	0			6
Darrius Johnson							1		0	0	0			6
Steve Atwater						1			0	0	0			6
Detron Smith	0	1		0					0	0	0			6
Keith Traylor						1			0	0	0			6
Derek Loville	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Dwayne Carswell		1							0	0	0			6
Vaughn Hebron	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Totals	18	27	3	0	0	5	2	0	28	50	0	4	0	472