Week 3, 1997

Game MVP: Mark Fields, Miami Dolphins

played in Miami, FL

90 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Drive Charts

Rushing Statistics

Passing Statistics

Receiving Statistics

Interception Statistics

Fumble Statistics

Punting Statistics

Kicking Statistics

Punt Return Statistics

Kick Return Statistics

Defensive Statistics

Pass Rush Statistics

Pass Defense Statistics

Blocking Statistics

Special Teams Tackles

Participation

Directional Rushing Statistics

Detailed Passing Statistics

Directional Passing Statistics

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Third Down Passing Statistics

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver Broncos	3	6	3	0	-	12
Miami Dolphins	7	0	7	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:26 DEN - Joe Nedney 26 field goal
1Q: 03:42 MIA - Cosmo Kramer 13 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Michael Husted extra point)
2Q: 06:48 DEN - Joe Nedney 36 field goal
2Q: 02:38 DEN - Joe Nedney 38 field goal
3Q: 07:42 MIA - Cosmo Kramer 10 fumble return (Michael Husted extra point)
3Q: 00:29 DEN - Joe Nedney 25 field goal
4Q: 05:53 MIA - Michael Husted 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:26 DEN - Joe Nedney 26 field goal
1Q: 03:42 MIA - Cosmo Kramer 13 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Michael Husted extra point)
2Q: 06:48 DEN - Joe Nedney 36 field goal
2Q: 02:38 DEN - Joe Nedney 38 field goal
3Q: 07:42 MIA - Cosmo Kramer 10 fumble return (Michael Husted extra point)
3Q: 00:29 DEN - Joe Nedney 25 field goal
4Q: 05:53 MIA - Michael Husted 36 field goal

Team Statistics DEN MIA
Record 1-2 3-0
First Downs 15 18
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 296 285
- Offensive Plays 75 58
- Yards per Play 3.95 4.91
Net Rushing Yards 98 79
- Rushing Attempts 33 20
- Yards per Rush 2.97 3.95
Net Passing Yards 198 206
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 22 - 0 36 - 24 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 218 215
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 4.71 5.42
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/20 2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 8.6
4th Down Conversions 2/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/28 3/34
Punt Returns/Yards 2/27 1/12
Kick Returns/Yards 1/20 1/26
Interception Ret./Yards 3/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 33
Time of Possession 32:30 27:30

Team Statistics	DEN	MIA
Record	1-2	3-0
First Downs	15	18
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	296	285
- Offensive Plays	75	58
- Yards per Play	3.95	4.91
Net Rushing Yards	98	79
- Rushing Attempts	33	20
- Yards per Rush	2.97	3.95
Net Passing Yards	198	206
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 22 - 0	36 - 24 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	218	215
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	4.71	5.42
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/20	2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	8.6
4th Down Conversions	2/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/28	3/34
Punt Returns/Yards	2/27	1/12
Kick Returns/Yards	1/20	1/26
Interception Ret./Yards	3/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 33
Time of Possession	32:30	27:30

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:36	6:17	OWN 40	12	51	Field Goal
1	3:33	2:21	OWN 20	4	23	Punt
2	13:31	1:00	OWN 16	3	-4	Punt
2	11:30	4:50	OWN 20	9	61	Field Goal
2	5:14	2:44	OPP 41	6	20	Field Goal
2	0:27	0:27	OWN 19	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	1:52	OWN 18	4	-2	Punt
3	11:00	1:29	OWN 9	3	3	Punt
3	7:18	1:54	OWN 20	3	-11	Punt
3	4:49	4:25	OWN 34	10	58	Field Goal
4	5:47	2:56	OWN 20	9	37	Downs
4	2:25	2:25	OPP 49	12	39	Game

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:24	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	7:19	3:46	OWN 41	7	59	Touchdown
1	1:12	2:41	OWN 14	6	26	Punt
2	12:31	1:01	OWN 49	3	1	Punt
2	6:40	1:26	OWN 20	3	15	Interception
2	2:30	2:03	OWN 20	5	22	Punt
3	13:08	2:08	OPP 46	5	15	Interception
3	9:31	2:13	OWN 41	4	59	Touchdown
3	5:24	0:35	OWN 48	3	7	Interception
3	0:24	9:37	OWN 20	17	61	Field Goal
4	2:51	0:26	OWN 43	3	6	Fumble

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
LeShon Johnson	18	36	2.00	16	1
Terry Allen	12	38	3.17	14	1
Jake Plummer	3	24	8.00	11	1

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Plummer	39	22	218	3/20	0	36	0	72.3

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Bledsoe	36	24	215	2/9	1	30	3	57.0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Darnay Scott	6	15	54	9.00	35	16
WR Stephen Baker	5	8	81	16.20	47	36
RB Terry Allen	5	5	28	5.60	0	16
WR Charlie Jones	2	3	15	7.50	0	12
WR Russell Copeland	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
RB LeShon Johnson	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
TE Jay Riemersma	1	1	19	19.00	2	19
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	1	11	11.00	0	11

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE O.J. Santiago	5	6	48	9.60	17	15	0
WR Cosmo Kramer	4	4	59	14.75	23	30	1
WR Ross Geller	4	9	41	10.25	22	19	0
WR Tim McGee	3	6	23	7.67	0	11	0
WR Tony Martin	3	5	9	3.00	0	8	0
RB Matt Tucker	2	2	15	7.50	4	12	0
FB Sam Gash	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Lawrence Phillips	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Marcus Robinson	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
FB Jeff Cothran	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Greg Jeffries	1	0	0.00	0
ILB Andre Royal	1	0	0.00	0
S Brian Dawkins	1	0	0.00	0

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jake Plummer	1	1	0
Brian Dawkins	0	1	0
Vaughn Booker	0	0	1
Ryan Phillips	0	0	1

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Cosmo Kramer	1	1	0	1
Jeff Cothran	1	0	0	0
Lloyd Riggle	0	0	1	0

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Josh Miller	5	211	42.2	39.8	59	1

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Roby	4	191	47.8	36.0	50	2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Nedney	4/4	0/0	0/0	38	0/0

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michael Husted	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	2/2

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Jones	2	27	13.5	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Query	1	12	12.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kai Gilliard	1	20	20.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cosmo Kramer	1	26	26.0	0

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ryan Phillips	9	3	1.0	19	37
ILB Andre Royal	9	2	0.0	20	38
S Blaine Bishop	3	2	0.0	20	38
CB Dan Taylor	3	2	0.0	20	38
S Brian Dawkins	3	2	0.0	18	37
DE Vaughn Booker	3	1	0.0	15	19
DT Kevin Smith	3	1	0.0	18	35
S Keith Lyle	3	0	0.0	8	24
DE Ed Rison	2	0	1.0	5	19
OLB Shawn McFadden	1	1	0.0	17	22
DE Marcellus Wiley	1	1	0.0	14	25
OLB Martin Bishop	1	0	0.0	4	8
ILB Josh Wooden	1	0	0.0	12	14
DE Shannon Clavelle	1	0	0.0	6	13
DT Travis Hall	1	0	0.0	2	3

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Chris Singleton	15	2	0.0	32	38
OLB Mark Fields	8	1	1.0	28	33
DE Troy Barnett	6	1	1.0	21	28
S Monty Grow	6	0	0.0	32	38
DE Shawn Price	3	3	0.0	24	28
S Dave Thomas	3	2	0.0	31	40
ILB Lloyd Riggle	2	0	1.0	5	11
CB Chris Carter	2	2	0.0	25	38
CB Tim Taylor	2	1	0.0	30	40
CB John Kimbrough	2	1	0.0	25	34
OLB Junior Seau	2	0	0.0	24	25
S Myron Bell	2	0	0.0	14	21
WR Ross Geller	2	0	---	---	---
OLB Kinnon Tatum	2	0	0.0	5	9
DT Raion Brundige	1	3	0.0	19	27
WR Tim McGee	1	0	---	---	---
CB Keith Taylor	1	0	0.0	3	2
ILB Bruce Ellerson	1	0	0.0	1	1
ILB Marquis Green	0	2	0.0	9	6
DT Seth Payne	0	1	0.0	19	20

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Ryan Phillips	1.0	1	1	37
DE Ed Rison	1.0	0	0	19
DE Vaughn Booker	0.0	1	0	19
OLB Shawn McFadden	0.0	0	1	22
DE Marcellus Wiley	0.0	0	1	25

Miami	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Troy Barnett	1.0	0	1	28
ILB Lloyd Riggle	1.0	0	0	11
OLB Mark Fields	1.0	0	0	33
OLB Junior Seau	0.0	1	0	25
DT Raion Brundige	0.0	1	0	27

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Andre Royal	7	0	1	38
OLB Ryan Phillips	6	0	0	37
CB Dan Taylor	3	0	0	38
S Brian Dawkins	2	1	1	37
S Keith Lyle	2	0	0	24
OLB Shawn McFadden	1	0	0	22
S Blaine Bishop	1	0	0	38
DE Vaughn Booker	1	0	0	19
DT Kevin Smith	1	0	0	35
ILB Josh Wooden	0	1	0	14
CB Greg Jeffries	0	0	1	35

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Chris Singleton	5	0	38
OLB Mark Fields	4	1	33
CB Chris Carter	2	1	38
CB Tim Taylor	2	0	40
S Monty Grow	2	0	38
ILB Lloyd Riggle	1	1	11
S Myron Bell	1	1	21
DE Shawn Price	1	0	28
S Dave Thomas	1	0	40
DE Troy Barnett	1	0	28
ILB Bruce Ellerson	1	0	1
OLB Kinnon Tatum	1	0	9
CB John Kimbrough	0	1	34

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jerry Ostroski	2	5	33	1	42
Jay Riemersma	2	3	25	0	20
Tony Semple	1	6	33	0	42
Richard Cooper	1	3	33	0	42
Ron Stone	1	2	7	0	5
Erik Williams	0	7	33	2	42
Jason Layman	0	3	26	0	37
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	0	1	15	0	16

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Brett Carolan	2	18

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Jeff Cothran	1	14
Tim McGee	1	13
Myron Bell	1	13

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Erik Williams	33	42	---	---	9	84
Tony Semple	33	42	---	---	9	84
Darnay Scott	33	41	---	---	9	83
Richard Cooper	33	42	---	---	---	75
Jerry Ostroski	33	42	---	---	---	75
Jake Plummer	33	42	---	---	---	75
Jason Layman	26	37	---	---	9	72
Stephen Baker	28	38	---	---	1	67
Blaine Bishop	---	---	20	38	2	60
Dan Taylor	---	---	20	38	1	59
Andre Royal	---	---	20	38	1	59
Terry Allen	13	24	---	---	21	58
Jay Riemersma	25	20	---	---	12	57
Ryan Phillips	---	---	19	37	1	57
Greg Jeffries	---	---	17	35	4	56
Brian Dawkins	---	---	18	37	1	56
Kevin Smith	---	---	18	35	1	54
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	15	16	---	---	16	47
Russell Copeland	20	24	---	---	---	44
Marcellus Wiley	---	---	14	25	4	43
Keith Lyle	---	---	8	24	9	41
Shawn McFadden	---	---	17	22	---	39
LeShon Johnson	20	18	---	---	---	38
Charles Arbuckle	8	20	---	---	8	36
Vaughn Booker	---	---	15	19	1	35
Josh Wooden	---	---	12	14	4	30
Ed Rison	---	---	5	19	5	29
Charlie Jones	2	6	---	---	20	28
Martin Bishop	---	---	4	8	14	26
Brett Carolan	1	3	---	---	18	22
Shannon Clavelle	---	---	6	13	---	19
Glen Holecek	---	---	0	9	8	17
Randy Neal	---	---	0	0	14	14
Ron Stone	7	5	---	---	---	12
Shawn Wooden	---	---	2	1	9	12
Trezelle Jenkins	0	0	---	---	9	9
Joe Nedney	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Hampton	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kai Gilliard	---	---	3	3	3	9
Travis Hall	---	---	2	3	3	8
Josh Miller	0	0	---	---	5	5
Matt Blundin	0	0	---	---	4	4
Shawn Bouwens	0	0	---	---	---	0
Will Furrer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gabe Wilkins	---	---	0	0	---	0
Pat Barnes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Singleton	---	---	32	38	14	84
Dave Thomas	---	---	31	40	9	80
Tim Taylor	---	---	30	40	4	74
Monty Grow	---	---	32	38	4	74
John Kimbrough	---	---	25	34	12	71
Chris Carter	---	---	25	38	3	66
Mark Fields	---	---	28	33	3	64
Kevin Dogins	20	38	---	---	5	63
Mke Schad	20	38	---	---	---	58
Andy Heck	20	38	---	---	---	58
Rocky Saturday	20	38	---	---	---	58
John Fina	20	38	---	---	---	58
Drew Bledsoe	20	38	---	---	---	58
Shawn Price	---	---	24	28	2	54
Junior Seau	---	---	24	25	2	51
Troy Barnett	---	---	21	28	2	51
Raion Brundige	---	---	19	27	4	50
Tim McGee	11	25	---	---	13	49
Tony Martin	18	30	---	---	---	48
Myron Bell	---	---	14	21	13	48
Ross Geller	16	32	---	---	---	48
Antonio Edwards	---	---	16	23	8	47
Seth Payne	---	---	19	20	6	45
O.J. Santiago	14	20	---	---	9	43
Lawrence Phillips	12	21	---	---	---	33
Sam Gash	10	13	---	---	9	32
Cosmo Kramer	4	15	---	---	10	29
Jeff Cothran	7	8	---	---	14	29
Marquis Green	---	---	9	6	10	25
Roosevelt Duran	2	9	---	---	14	25
Lloyd Riggle	---	---	5	11	5	21
Matt Tucker	5	9	---	---	6	20
Kinnon Tatum	---	---	5	9	5	19
Marcus Robinson	1	7	---	---	9	17
Jeff Query	0	1	---	---	15	16
Keith Taylor	---	---	3	2	5	10
Bruce Ellerson	---	---	1	1	4	6
Michael Husted	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mark Staten	0	0	---	---	5	5
Glen McKeller	0	0	---	---	5	5
James Atkins	0	0	---	---	5	5
Hunter Wilcox	0	0	---	---	5	5
Reggie Roby	0	0	---	---	4	4
Richard Jordan	---	---	0	0	4	4
Corwin Carr	0	0	---	---	1	1
Craig Whelihan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	43	6.1
Middle	20	43	2.2
Right	6	12	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	7	1.8
Middle	9	27	3.0
Right	7	45	6.4
None	0	0	0.0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Plummer	39	22	2	5	3	5	2	1	0

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Bledsoe	36	24	1	0	2	2	3	0	3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	9	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	16	125	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	5	84	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	3	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	17	134	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	78	13.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darnay Scott	15	6	3	54	0	41
WR Stephen Baker	8	5	0	81	2	38
RB Terry Allen	5	5	0	28	0	24
WR Charlie Jones	3	2	0	15	0	6
WR Russell Copeland	2	1	0	3	0	24
RB LeShon Johnson	2	1	0	7	0	18
TE Jay Riemersma	1	1	0	19	0	20
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	1	0	11	0	16

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ross Geller	9	4	0	41	0	32
WR Tim McGee	6	3	1	23	0	25
TE O.J. Santiago	6	5	0	48	0	20
WR Tony Martin	5	3	1	9	0	30
WR Cosmo Kramer	4	4	0	59	1	15
RB Matt Tucker	2	2	0	15	0	9
FB Sam Gash	1	1	0	1	0	13
FB Jeff Cothran	1	0	0	0	0	8
RB Lawrence Phillips	1	1	0	6	0	21
WR Marcus Robinson	1	1	0	13	0	7

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
LeShon Johnson	3	-2	-0.67	2.00
Terry Allen	2	2	1.00	3.17

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Drew Bledsoe	1	7	7.00	7.00
Lawrence Phillips	1	3	3.00	4.83

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Plummer	9	4	32	3.56	5.59

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Bledsoe	2	2	16	8.00	5.97

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darnay Scott	4	2	22	5.50	3.60
WR Stephen Baker	1	0	0	0.00	10.13
RB Terry Allen	1	1	3	3.00	5.60
WR Russell Copeland	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
RB LeShon Johnson	1	1	7	7.00	3.50

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tony Martin	1	1	3	3.00	1.80
WR Cosmo Kramer	1	1	13	13.00	14.75

Denver	Rushes	Conversions

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Jeff Cothran	1	0

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Plummer	19	12	8

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Bledsoe	7	4	2

Lawrence Phillips

Matt Tucker

Jeff Cothran

Drew Bledsoe

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darnay Scott	7	2	2
WR Stephen Baker	4	4	3
RB Terry Allen	2	2	1
RB LeShon Johnson	2	1	0
WR Charlie Jones	2	1	1
WR Russell Copeland	1	1	0
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	1	1

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tim McGee	3	1	0
WR Tony Martin	1	0	0
WR Cosmo Kramer	1	1	1
RB Matt Tucker	1	1	1
WR Marcus Robinson	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,000 (60,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,600 (17,600)
End Zone 12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine 7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (11,200)
Club Seats 10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,200 (1,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,000 (60,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,600 (17,600)
End Zone	12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine	7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (11,200)
Club Seats	10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,200 (1,200)