Week 10, 1996

played in New Jersey, NJ

40 degrees, rain, 3 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	7	3	7	-	17
New Jersey Jets	3	6	0	3	-	12

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:32 NJY - Michele Akers 21 field goal
2Q: 14:55 DEN - Terry Allen 2 run (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 02:21 NJY - Derrick Alexander 11 pass from Ken O'Brien (Michele Akers extra point failed)
3Q: 05:30 DEN - Joe Nedney 18 field goal
4Q: 13:41 DEN - Isaac Bruce 3 pass from Don Majkowski (Joe Nedney extra point)
4Q: 03:58 NJY - Michele Akers 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:32 NJY - Michele Akers 21 field goal
2Q: 14:55 DEN - Terry Allen 2 run (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 02:21 NJY - Derrick Alexander 11 pass from Ken O'Brien (Michele Akers extra point failed)
3Q: 05:30 DEN - Joe Nedney 18 field goal
4Q: 13:41 DEN - Isaac Bruce 3 pass from Don Majkowski (Joe Nedney extra point)
4Q: 03:58 NJY - Michele Akers 40 field goal

Team Statistics DEN NJY
Record 8-1 5-3-1
First Downs 14 19
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 10 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 266 295
- Offensive Plays 56 73
- Yards per Play 4.75 4.04
Net Rushing Yards 74 67
- Rushing Attempts 29 30
- Yards per Rush 2.55 2.23
Net Passing Yards 192 228
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 16 - 1 41 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 192 247
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/19
- Yards per Pass Play 7.11 5.30
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/38 5/25
Punt Returns/Yards 5/41 2/13
Kick Returns/Yards 2/47 1/12
Interception Ret./Yards 1/13 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 20
Time of Possession 24:53 35:07

Team Statistics	DEN	NJY
Record	8-1	5-3-1
First Downs	14	19
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	10	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	266	295
- Offensive Plays	56	73
- Yards per Play	4.75	4.04
Net Rushing Yards	74	67
- Rushing Attempts	29	30
- Yards per Rush	2.55	2.23
Net Passing Yards	192	228
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 16 - 1	41 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	192	247
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/19
- Yards per Pass Play	7.11	5.30
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/38	5/25
Punt Returns/Yards	5/41	2/13
Kick Returns/Yards	2/47	1/12
Interception Ret./Yards	1/13	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 20
Time of Possession	24:53	35:07

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:00	OWN 3	3	-1	Punt
1	8:24	3:00	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
1	4:13	4:28	OWN 26	10	74	Touchdown
2	8:35	1:44	OWN 37	3	5	Punt
2	2:12	1:13	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 49	1	0	Interception
3	13:06	1:06	OWN 48	3	1	Punt
3	9:19	3:55	OWN 43	9	56	Field Goal
3	3:20	1:14	OWN 48	3	-4	Punt
4	14:52	1:19	OPP 23	3	23	Touchdown
4	10:10	2:09	OWN 40	4	17	Punt
4	3:51	3:01	OWN 18	7	35	Punt
4	0:06	0:06	OPP 19	1	-1	Game

New Jersey Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:00	4:36	50	11	46	Field Goal
1	5:24	1:11	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
2	14:45	6:10	OWN 20	11	39	Interception
2	6:51	4:39	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	0:59	0:51	OWN 2	3	-1	Punt
3	15:00	1:54	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	12:00	2:41	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
3	5:24	2:04	OWN 14	3	5	Punt
3	2:06	2:14	OWN 14	5	20	Fumble
4	13:33	3:23	OWN 20	5	11	Punt
4	8:01	4:10	OWN 20	9	57	Field Goal
4	0:50	0:44	OWN 20	4	-1	Downs

Game MVP: Ken O'Brien, New Jersey Jets

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Terry Allen	21	74	3.52	11	3	1
LeShon Johnson	7	1	0.14	4	0	0
Don Majkowski	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rudy Koncar	18	55	3.06	11	2
Vaughn Hebron	9	10	1.11	12	1
Ken O'Brien	2	6	3.00	5	0
Rod Smith	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Majkowski	27	16	192	0/0	1	33	1	78.0

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken O'Brien	41	29	247	2/19	1	30	1	84.1

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Isaac Bruce	6	8	96	16.00	37	33	1
WR Darnay Scott	6	11	33	5.50	6	10	0
TE Charles Arbuckle	3	4	48	16.00	18	17	0
WR Stephen Baker	1	2	15	15.00	1	15	0
RB Terry Allen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Brett Carolan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Jersey	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Derrick Alexander	8	11	87	10.88	11	30	1
WR Rod Smith	7	10	78	11.14	47	28	0
FB Matt Groening	4	4	22	5.50	16	13	0
TE Brian Kozlowski	4	5	6	1.50	1	7	0
WR Wendell Davis	3	4	37	12.33	16	15	0
RB Rudy Koncar	2	3	6	3.00	10	10	0
WR Leroy Thompson	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Vaughn Hebron	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dan Taylor	1	13	13.00	0

New Jersey	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Antonio Langham	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dan Taylor	0	1	0	0
Blaine Bishop	0	0	1	0

New Jersey	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Matt Groening	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	8	392	49.0	37.4	58	3

New Jersey	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	6	252	42.0	35.2	54	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Nedney	1/1	0/0	0/0	18	2/2

New Jersey	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michele Akers	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	0/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Jones	5	41	8.2	0

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derrick Alexander	2	13	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gizmo Williams	1	31	31.0	0
Charlie Jones	1	16	16.0	0

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vaughn Hebron	1	12	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Josh Wooden	10	4	0.0	27	32
S Blaine Bishop	8	8	0.0	30	43
S Brian Dawkins	5	3	0.0	29	42
CB Darryl Henley	5	2	0.0	21	29
ILB Andre Royal	5	0	0.0	8	13
OLB Martin Bishop	4	0	1.0	22	22
CB Dan Taylor	4	1	0.0	30	43
CB Jason Mewes	3	1	0.0	30	43
ILB Randall Godfrey	3	1	0.0	25	37
DE Glenn Jacobs	2	0	1.0	20	29
DT Tony Dreschsler	2	2	0.0	16	27
DE Gabe Wilkins	2	1	0.0	20	25
DE Bernanrd Holsey	2	0	0.0	4	6
QB Don Majkowski	1	0	---	---	---
S Keith Lyle	1	0	0.0	3	11
DT Kevin Smith	1	0	0.0	25	37
DT Travis Hall	1	0	0.0	6	6
OLB Randy Neal	1	0	0.0	5	6

New Jersey	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Eddie Robinson	7	0	0.0	21	18
S Patrick Hunter	6	3	0.0	29	25
ILB Damon Jordan	6	2	0.0	26	27
DT William Perry	4	1	0.0	23	23
S Joey Tribbiani	4	1	0.0	29	27
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	3	1	0.0	15	15
CB David Pool	3	0	0.0	25	23
CB Tyrone Poole	2	1	0.0	16	17
DE David Grant	2	0	0.0	21	18
DT John Kirksey	2	0	0.0	12	8
S Matt Groenig	1	2	0.0	6	8
S Darrell Fullington	1	0	0.0	4	4
DE Darrell Davis	1	0	0.0	17	20
RB Vaughn Hebron	1	0	---	---	---
TE Brian Kozlowski	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Martin Bishop	1.0	2	22
DE Glenn Jacobs	1.0	1	29
DT Kevin Smith	0.0	1	37
DE Bernanrd Holsey	0.0	1	6

New Jersey	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Lamont Hollinquest	1	0	0	3
DT Tim Dennis	0	2	0	18
DE Joe Campbell	0	0	1	7

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Josh Wooden	6	0	0	32
S Brian Dawkins	5	1	0	42
CB Dan Taylor	4	0	1	43
ILB Andre Royal	4	0	0	13
CB Darryl Henley	2	0	0	29
S Blaine Bishop	2	0	0	43
ILB Randall Godfrey	2	0	0	37
DT Tony Dreschsler	1	0	0	27
S Keith Lyle	1	0	0	11
OLB Randy Neal	1	0	0	6
DE Bernanrd Holsey	1	0	0	6

New Jersey	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Eddie Robinson	6	1	0	18
ILB Damon Jordan	3	0	0	27
S Patrick Hunter	2	2	0	25
S Joey Tribbiani	2	0	0	27
S Darrell Fullington	1	0	0	4
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	1	0	0	15
CB Tyrone Poole	1	0	0	17
DE Darrell Davis	0	1	0	20
CB Antonio Langham	0	0	1	25

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Tony Semple	2	7	29	27
Trezelle Jenkins	2	3	29	27
Richard Cooper	1	8	29	27
Ron Stone	1	3	29	27
Erik Williams	0	6	29	27
Brett Carolan	0	1	14	13

New Jersey	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Max Lane	3	7	0	30	1	43
Tim Ruddy	2	4	0	30	0	43
Norm Fowler	1	9	0	30	0	43
Dermontti Dawson	1	4	1	30	1	43
Brian De Marco	0	3	0	30	0	43
Matt Groening	0	1	0	20	0	29

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Gizmo Williams	1	23
Brett Carolan	1	17
Terry Allen	1	8

New Jersey	Tackles	STPlays
Vaughn Hebron	2	16
Matt Groenig	1	17
Percy Snow	1	14
James Jenkins	1	8
Charles McRae	1	8
Filmel Cowlings	1	8

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Blaine Bishop	---	---	30	43	4	77
Jason Mewes	---	---	30	43	3	76
Dan Taylor	---	---	30	43	2	75
Brian Dawkins	---	---	29	42	2	73
Darnay Scott	28	25	---	---	14	67
Erik Williams	29	27	---	---	9	65
Tony Semple	29	27	---	---	9	65
Trezelle Jenkins	29	27	---	---	9	65
Kevin Smith	---	---	25	37	2	64
Randall Godfrey	---	---	25	37	1	63
Josh Wooden	---	---	27	32	3	62
Darryl Henley	---	---	21	29	9	59
Don Majkowski	29	27	---	---	---	56
Richard Cooper	29	27	---	---	---	56
Ron Stone	29	27	---	---	---	56
Stephen Baker	28	27	---	---	---	55
Glenn Jacobs	---	---	20	29	4	53
Tony Dreschsler	---	---	16	27	6	49
Isaac Bruce	17	21	---	---	9	47
Gabe Wilkins	---	---	20	25	2	47
Martin Bishop	---	---	22	22	2	46
Charles Arbuckle	17	13	---	---	15	45
Brett Carolan	14	13	---	---	17	44
Terry Allen	22	13	---	---	8	43
Shawn McFadden	---	---	8	21	4	33
LeShon Johnson	13	18	---	---	---	31
Andre Royal	---	---	8	13	6	27
Keith Lyle	---	---	3	11	12	26
Charlie Jones	1	2	---	---	22	25
Gizmo Williams	0	1	---	---	23	24
Randy Neal	---	---	5	6	13	24
Jess McClure	5	2	---	---	11	18
Travis Hall	---	---	6	6	3	15
Bernanrd Holsey	---	---	4	6	---	10
Walter Reeves	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Caldwell	---	---	1	1	7	9
Jason Layman	0	0	---	---	9	9
Craig Hentrich	0	0	---	---	8	8
Shawn Wooden	---	---	0	0	7	7
Joe Nedney	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jeff Myers	---	---	0	0	4	4
Matt Blundin	0	0	---	---	1	1
Glen Holecek	---	---	0	0	1	1
Shawn Bouwens	0	0	---	---	---	0
Will Furrer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Doug Pelfrey	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Jersey	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dermontti Dawson	30	43	---	---	8	81
Ken O'Brien	30	43	---	---	---	73
Norm Fowler	30	43	---	---	---	73
Derrick Alexander	24	41	---	---	8	73
Tim Ruddy	30	43	---	---	---	73
Max Lane	30	43	---	---	---	73
Joey Tribbiani	---	---	29	27	17	73
Brian De Marco	30	43	---	---	---	73
Rod Smith	26	40	---	---	---	66
Matt Groening	20	29	---	---	15	64
Brian Kozlowski	20	31	---	---	8	59
Antonio Langham	---	---	29	25	2	56
Patrick Hunter	---	---	29	25	---	54
Damon Jordan	---	---	26	27	1	54
Vaughn Hebron	11	24	---	---	16	51
William Perry	---	---	23	23	3	49
David Pool	---	---	25	23	1	49
David Grant	---	---	21	18	5	44
Rudy Koncar	19	19	---	---	5	43
Eddie Robinson	---	---	21	18	2	41
Darrell Davis	---	---	17	20	3	40
Tyrone Poole	---	---	16	17	7	40
Tim Dennis	---	---	17	18	4	39
Matt Groenig	---	---	6	8	17	31
Leroy Thompson	9	8	---	---	14	31
Jerry Olsavsky	---	---	15	15	---	30
Wendell Davis	12	12	---	---	2	26
James Jenkins	7	11	---	---	8	26
Regan Upshaw	---	---	8	9	9	26
Mitch Donahue	---	---	2	2	20	24
John Kirksey	---	---	12	8	1	21
Joe Campbell	---	---	12	7	---	19
Percy Snow	---	---	3	0	14	17
Antone Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	16	16
Moe Williams	2	0	---	---	10	12
Robert Clark	0	0	---	---	10	10
Lamont Hollinquest	---	---	4	3	3	10
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	8	8
Darrell Fullington	---	---	4	4	---	8
Charles McRae	0	0	---	---	8	8
Filmel Cowlings	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jeff Blackshear	0	0	---	---	8	8
Pellom LeVeck	0	0	---	---	8	8
Michele Akers	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dave Schnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tony Banks	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	41	3.4
Middle	13	21	1.6
Right	3	13	4.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	2	0.7
Middle	12	48	4.0
Right	15	17	1.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Majkowski	27	16	2	1	2	4	2	1	1

New Jersey	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken O'Brien	41	29	3	1	3	1	5	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	9	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	95	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	61	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	27	5.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	13	10	74	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	69	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	74	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	30	15.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darnay Scott	11	6	1	33	0	25
WR Isaac Bruce	8	6	0	96	2	21
TE Charles Arbuckle	4	3	1	48	0	13
WR Stephen Baker	2	1	0	15	0	27
RB Terry Allen	1	0	0	0	0	13
TE Brett Carolan	1	0	0	0	0	13

New Jersey	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Derrick Alexander	11	8	1	87	2	41
WR Rod Smith	10	7	1	78	1	40
TE Brian Kozlowski	5	4	0	6	0	31
WR Wendell Davis	4	3	1	37	0	12
FB Matt Groening	4	4	0	22	0	29
RB Rudy Koncar	3	2	0	6	0	19
RB Vaughn Hebron	2	0	0	0	0	24
WR Leroy Thompson	1	1	0	11	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Terry Allen	4	5	1.25	3.52
Don Majkowski	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Vaughn Hebron	1	0	0.00	1.11
Rudy Koncar	1	-1	-1.00	3.06

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Majkowski	5	4	37	7.40	7.11

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken O'Brien	4	1	11	2.75	6.02

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Charles Arbuckle	2	2	31	15.50	12.00
WR Darnay Scott	2	1	3	1.50	3.00
WR Isaac Bruce	1	1	3	3.00	12.00

New Jersey	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wendell Davis	1	0	0	0.00	9.25
TE Brian Kozlowski	1	0	0	0.00	1.20
WR Derrick Alexander	1	1	11	11.00	7.91
WR Rod Smith	1	0	0	0.00	7.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Terry Allen	4	2
LeShon Johnson	1	0

New Jersey	Rushes	Conversions
Vaughn Hebron	1	1
Rudy Koncar	1	0
Rod Smith	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Majkowski	9	5	3

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken O'Brien	11	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Isaac Bruce	3	2	2
WR Darnay Scott	3	2	0
TE Charles Arbuckle	2	1	1
TE Brett Carolan	1	0	0

New Jersey	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Derrick Alexander	4	3	2
WR Wendell Davis	3	2	2
RB Vaughn Hebron	2	0	0
WR Rod Smith	2	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 86,700 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 26,500 (26,500)
End Zone 19,100 (19,100)
Mezzanine 11,000 (11,000)
Sideline Seats 16,900 (16,900)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 5,800 (5,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	86,700 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	26,500 (26,500)
End Zone	19,100 (19,100)
Mezzanine	11,000 (11,000)
Sideline Seats	16,900 (16,900)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	5,800 (5,800)