Week 5, 1997

played in Cleveland, OH

72 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Denver Broncos	6	3	0	7	-	16
Cleveland Browns	0	17	7	14	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:49 DEN - Joe Nedney 19 field goal
1Q: 05:04 DEN - Joe Nedney 35 field goal
2Q: 13:18 CLE - Karim Abdul-Jabbar 3 run (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
2Q: 07:28 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 39 field goal
2Q: 04:43 CLE - Terance Mathis 16 pass from Matt Dunigan (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DEN - Joe Nedney 44 field goal
3Q: 13:44 CLE - Andre Reed 23 pass from Matt Dunigan (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
4Q: 11:59 DEN - Stephen Baker 13 pass from Jake Plummer (Joe Nedney extra point)
4Q: 07:53 CLE - Marv Cook 3 pass from Matt Dunigan (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
4Q: 02:19 CLE - Andre Reed 19 pass from Matt Dunigan (Chip Lohmiller extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:49 DEN - Joe Nedney 19 field goal
1Q: 05:04 DEN - Joe Nedney 35 field goal
2Q: 13:18 CLE - Karim Abdul-Jabbar 3 run (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
2Q: 07:28 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 39 field goal
2Q: 04:43 CLE - Terance Mathis 16 pass from Matt Dunigan (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DEN - Joe Nedney 44 field goal
3Q: 13:44 CLE - Andre Reed 23 pass from Matt Dunigan (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
4Q: 11:59 DEN - Stephen Baker 13 pass from Jake Plummer (Joe Nedney extra point)
4Q: 07:53 CLE - Marv Cook 3 pass from Matt Dunigan (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
4Q: 02:19 CLE - Andre Reed 19 pass from Matt Dunigan (Chip Lohmiller extra point)

Team Statistics DEN CLE
Record 1-3 4-0
First Downs 17 17
- by Rushing 4 3
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 351 277
- Offensive Plays 70 59
- Yards per Play 5.01 4.69
Net Rushing Yards 123 77
- Rushing Attempts 24 31
- Yards per Rush 5.13 2.48
Net Passing Yards 228 200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 21 - 2 25 - 16 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 236 224
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/8 3/24
- Yards per Pass Play 4.96 7.14
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 10.8
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/50 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 5/24 4/1
Kick Returns/Yards 4/101 2/38
Interception Ret./Yards 2/4 2/19
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 42
Time of Possession 27:40 32:20

Team Statistics	DEN	CLE
Record	1-3	4-0
First Downs	17	17
- by Rushing	4	3
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	351	277
- Offensive Plays	70	59
- Yards per Play	5.01	4.69
Net Rushing Yards	123	77
- Rushing Attempts	24	31
- Yards per Rush	5.13	2.48
Net Passing Yards	228	200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 21 - 2	25 - 16 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	236	224
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/8	3/24
- Yards per Pass Play	4.96	7.14
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	10.8
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/50	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	5/24	4/1
Kick Returns/Yards	4/101	2/38
Interception Ret./Yards	2/4	2/19
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 42
Time of Possession	27:40	32:20

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:32	3:48	50	8	48	Field Goal
1	8:18	3:19	OWN 48	8	34	Field Goal
2	13:11	1:51	OWN 28	3	7	Punt
2	7:22	0:39	OWN 31	1	6	Fumble
2	4:34	1:05	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	2:07	0:57	OWN 14	3	8	Punt
2	1:02	1:02	OWN 27	3	46	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:16	OWN 20	3	-1	Interception
3	13:32	2:20	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
3	7:27	2:27	OWN 4	5	13	Punt
3	1:35	4:46	OWN 16	9	84	Touchdown
4	8:17	0:24	OWN 23	2	-10	Interception
4	7:45	2:25	OWN 27	7	27	Downs
4	3:42	0:30	OWN 20	4	0	Downs
4	2:10	2:10	OWN 20	8	40	Game

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:28	OWN 20	3	19	Interception
1	9:44	1:26	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
1	4:59	6:48	OWN 26	12	74	Touchdown
2	11:20	3:58	OWN 20	7	58	Field Goal
2	6:43	2:09	OPP 37	5	37	Touchdown
2	3:29	1:22	OWN 34	3	1	Punt
2	1:10	0:08	OWN 40	1	0	Interception
3	13:44	0:12	OPP 23	1	23	Touchdown
3	11:12	1:56	OWN 10	3	4	Punt
3	9:16	1:49	OPP 40	3	-16	Punt
3	5:00	3:25	OWN 24	6	18	Punt
4	11:49	3:32	OWN 18	5	16	Punt
4	7:53	0:08	OPP 3	1	3	Touchdown
4	5:20	1:38	OWN 46	3	1	Punt
4	3:12	1:02	OPP 20	3	20	Touchdown

Game MVP: Andre Reed, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
LeShon Johnson	13	67	5.15	19	3
Terry Allen	8	34	4.25	13	2
Pat Barnes	2	17	8.50	9	0
Jake Plummer	1	5	5.00	5	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Karim Abdul-Jabbar	19	48	2.53	21	2	1
Ron Rivers	11	27	2.45	14	1	0
Matt Dunigan	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Plummer	41	20	214	2/8	1	34	2	52.2
Pat Barnes	3	1	22	0/0	0	22	0	60.4

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Dunigan	25	16	224	3/24	4	33	2	99.0

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darnay Scott	8	16	100	12.50	40	34	0
WR Stephen Baker	3	11	33	11.00	3	13	1
RB Terry Allen	3	4	38	12.67	16	22	0
RB LeShon Johnson	3	3	27	9.00	24	21	0
WR Russell Copeland	2	4	18	9.00	2	12	0
TE Charles Arbuckle	1	1	11	11.00	2	11	0
TE Jay Riemersma	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Charlie Jones	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Andre Reed	9	14	152	16.89	25	33	2
WR Terance Mathis	3	5	53	17.67	5	29	1
TE Marv Cook	2	2	7	3.50	0	4	1
RB Ron Rivers	1	1	16	16.00	0	16	0
RB Karim Abdul-Jabbar	1	3	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Keith Lyle	1	4	4.00	0
CB Dan Taylor	1	0	0.00	0

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Louis Riddick	1	6	6.00	0
CB Chad Scott	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Darnay Scott	1	0	0	0
Charlie Jones	1	0	0	0

Cleveland	Recov	Force
Toby Wright	1	0
George Thornbladh	1	0
Marv Cook	0	1
Chad Scott	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	5	255	51.0	46.8	65	1

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Leo Araguz	7	344	49.1	42.9	53	4

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Nedney	3/3	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chip Lohmiller	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Jones	5	24	4.8	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mat Hoffman	3	3	1.0	0
Eddie Brown	1	-2	-2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kai Gilliard	3	79	26.3	0
Charlie Jones	1	22	22.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Brown	2	38	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Andre Royal	15	0	0.0	31	28
S Blaine Bishop	6	4	0.0	31	28
CB Dan Taylor	5	0	0.0	31	28
DT Kevin Smith	4	0	1.5	18	16
OLB Ryan Phillips	4	1	1.0	31	27
S Keith Lyle	3	4	0.0	15	20
S Brian Dawkins	3	4	0.0	30	27
DE Marcellus Wiley	1	1	0.5	22	16
ILB Josh Wooden	1	2	0.0	16	8
OLB Shawn McFadden	1	1	0.0	21	13
CB Greg Jeffries	1	0	0.0	30	26
WR Darnay Scott	1	0	---	---	---
DE Shannon Clavelle	1	0	0.0	9	12
WR Charlie Jones	1	0	---	---	---
DE Vaughn Booker	0	1	0.0	21	18
S Shawn Wooden	0	1	0.0	2	3

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Louis Riddick	5	2	0.0	22	45
OLB Terry Wooden	5	0	0.0	19	37
S Toby Wright	4	2	0.5	24	46
CB Najee Mustafaa	4	2	0.0	16	36
DT Trevor Pryce	4	1	0.0	22	33
ILB Rick Hamilton	3	1	0.0	22	40
DE Dennis Byrd	3	0	0.0	21	33
CB Chad Scott	3	0	0.0	23	44
DT Tony Dreschsler	2	1	1.0	10	17
ILB Alvin Mack	2	2	0.5	8	11
DT John Jurkovic	2	0	0.0	12	23
DE Kavika Pittman	2	0	0.0	5	14
S Kim Herring	2	0	0.0	3	17
TE Marv Cook	1	0	---	---	---
TE Jeff Thomason	1	0	---	---	---
CB Carlos Brooks	1	0	0.0	20	39
DE Jamal Duff	1	0	0.0	19	32
CB Mat Hoffman	1	0	0.0	5	9
S Carlos Jones	1	0	0.0	2	4
OLB Ashermond Singleton	0	2	0.0	6	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Kevin Smith	1.5	0	16
OLB Ryan Phillips	1.0	1	27
DE Marcellus Wiley	0.5	0	16
OLB Shawn McFadden	0.0	1	13
DE Vaughn Booker	0.0	1	18

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Tony Dreschsler	1.0	1	2	17
ILB Alvin Mack	0.5	0	0	11
S Toby Wright	0.5	0	0	46
DE Dennis Byrd	0.0	1	3	33
DT Trevor Pryce	0.0	0	3	33
DE Jamal Duff	0.0	0	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dan Taylor	5	0	1	28
ILB Andre Royal	5	0	0	28
OLB Ryan Phillips	2	0	0	27
S Blaine Bishop	1	1	0	28
S Brian Dawkins	1	1	0	27
S Keith Lyle	1	0	1	20
CB Greg Jeffries	1	0	0	26

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Louis Riddick	4	0	1	45
CB Najee Mustafaa	4	0	0	36
S Toby Wright	3	0	0	46
CB Chad Scott	2	3	1	44
ILB Rick Hamilton	2	1	0	40
S Kim Herring	2	0	0	17
CB Carlos Brooks	1	1	0	39
OLB Terry Wooden	1	0	0	37
DT Tony Dreschsler	1	0	0	17
DE Kavika Pittman	1	0	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Semple	3	7	0	24	0	46
Erik Williams	1	3	0	24	0	46
Darian Rose	1	2	0	24	1	46
Jay Riemersma	1	2	0	18	0	26
Charles Arbuckle	1	1	1	6	0	19
Richard Cooper	0	4	0	24	0	46
Jerry Ostroski	0	2	0	24	1	46

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Willie Hennings	1	6	31	1	28
Jon Melander	1	6	31	0	28
Chris Port	1	4	31	0	28
Marv Cook	1	3	24	0	19
Joey Banes	1	3	31	0	28
Mike Flynn	0	5	31	2	28
Jeff Thomason	0	1	7	0	7
Billy Shinners	0	1	22	0	14
Ray Zellars	0	1	11	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Randy Neal	2	16
Jay Riemersma	2	16
Aiden Hampton	1	16
Keith Lyle	1	11

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Najee Mustafaa	3	21
Tim Worley	1	24
Anderson Cooper	1	23
Marv Cook	1	18
Mike Alexander	1	12
Ron Rivers	1	8
Ray Zellars	1	8

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Darnay Scott	23	45	---	---	15	83
Jerry Ostroski	24	46	---	---	8	78
Richard Cooper	24	46	---	---	---	70
Erik Williams	24	46	---	---	---	70
Darian Rose	24	46	---	---	---	70
Tony Semple	24	46	---	---	---	70
Jake Plummer	22	43	---	---	---	65
Blaine Bishop	---	---	31	28	2	61
Dan Taylor	---	---	31	28	1	60
Andre Royal	---	---	31	28	1	60
Jay Riemersma	18	26	---	---	16	60
Stephen Baker	18	41	---	---	---	59
Ryan Phillips	---	---	31	27	1	59
Greg Jeffries	---	---	30	26	2	58
Brian Dawkins	---	---	30	27	1	58
Terry Allen	9	21	---	---	26	56
Keith Lyle	---	---	15	20	11	46
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	8	17	---	---	17	42
Vaughn Booker	---	---	21	18	2	41
Marcellus Wiley	---	---	22	16	3	41
Russell Copeland	15	25	---	---	---	40
LeShon Johnson	15	25	---	---	---	40
Kevin Smith	---	---	18	16	2	36
Shawn McFadden	---	---	21	13	1	35
Martin Bishop	---	---	4	5	25	34
Charlie Jones	7	8	---	---	17	32
Josh Wooden	---	---	16	8	7	31
Ed Rison	---	---	10	10	10	30
Glen Holecek	---	---	5	9	14	28
Charles Arbuckle	6	19	---	---	---	25
Gabe Wilkins	---	---	13	12	---	25
Brett Carolan	1	3	---	---	19	23
Shannon Clavelle	---	---	9	12	---	21
Randy Neal	---	---	0	0	16	16
Aiden Hampton	0	0	---	---	16	16
Shawn Wooden	---	---	2	3	10	15
Kai Gilliard	---	---	1	2	7	10
Keith Loneker	0	0	---	---	8	8
Trezelle Jenkins	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jason Layman	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Hampton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Joe Nedney	0	0	---	---	7	7
Craig Hentrich	0	0	---	---	5	5
Pat Barnes	2	3	---	---	---	5
Matt Blundin	0	0	---	---	3	3
Aiden Anhorn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Toby Wright	---	---	24	46	4	74
Najee Mustafaa	---	---	16	36	21	73
Louis Riddick	---	---	22	45	3	70
Chad Scott	---	---	23	44	3	70
Jon Melander	31	28	---	---	8	67
Rick Hamilton	---	---	22	40	4	66
Carlos Brooks	---	---	20	39	4	63
Marv Cook	24	19	---	---	18	61
Matt Dunigan	31	28	---	---	---	59
Chris Port	31	28	---	---	---	59
Joey Banes	31	28	---	---	---	59
Willie Hennings	31	28	---	---	---	59
Mike Flynn	31	28	---	---	---	59
Dennis Byrd	---	---	21	33	4	58
Terry Wooden	---	---	19	37	1	57
Terance Mathis	28	28	---	---	---	56
Trevor Pryce	---	---	22	33	1	56
Jamal Duff	---	---	19	32	3	54
Andre Reed	26	25	---	---	---	51
Billy Shinners	22	14	---	---	4	40
Mat Hoffman	---	---	5	9	24	38
John Jurkovic	---	---	12	23	2	37
Karim Abdul-Jabbar	20	17	---	---	---	37
Tony Dreschsler	---	---	10	17	6	33
Ray Zellars	11	13	---	---	8	32
Ashermond Singleton	---	---	6	11	14	31
Ron Rivers	11	10	---	---	8	29
Tim Worley	0	3	---	---	24	27
Kim Herring	---	---	3	17	7	27
Anderson Cooper	0	1	---	---	23	24
Barron Tanner	---	---	5	15	4	24
Eddie Brown	6	3	---	---	12	21
Alvin Mack	---	---	8	11	1	20
Kavika Pittman	---	---	5	14	1	20
Jeff Thomason	7	7	---	---	5	19
Carlos Jones	---	---	2	4	10	16
Mike Alexander	0	0	---	---	12	12
Joseph Doser	---	---	0	0	10	10
Chip Lohmiller	0	0	---	---	8	8
George Thornbladh	0	0	---	---	8	8
Deion Jordan	0	0	---	---	8	8
Nathan Shannon	0	0	---	---	8	8
Juan Roque	0	0	---	---	8	8
Leo Araguz	0	0	---	---	7	7
Barry Rostosky	0	0	---	---	1	1
Kordell Stewart	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	25	6.3
Middle	14	78	5.6
Right	6	20	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	65	7.2
Middle	12	-2	-0.2
Right	10	14	1.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Plummer	41	20	3	2	1	5	9	0	2
Pat Barnes	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Dunigan	25	16	4	1	1	2	3	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	22	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	111	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	8	69	3.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	34	6.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-4	-4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	62	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	28	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	10	6	138	13.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darnay Scott	16	8	1	100	2	45
WR Stephen Baker	11	3	1	33	0	41
RB Terry Allen	4	3	0	38	1	21
WR Russell Copeland	4	2	0	18	0	25
RB LeShon Johnson	3	3	0	27	1	25
WR Charlie Jones	3	0	0	0	0	8
TE Jay Riemersma	2	1	0	9	0	26
TE Charles Arbuckle	1	1	0	11	0	19

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andre Reed	14	9	0	152	3	25
WR Terance Mathis	5	3	0	53	1	28
RB Karim Abdul-Jabbar	3	1	1	-4	0	17
TE Marv Cook	2	2	0	7	0	19
RB Ron Rivers	1	1	0	16	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Terry Allen	1	0	0.00	4.25
LeShon Johnson	1	-1	-1.00	5.15

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ron Rivers	3	-2	-0.67	2.45
Karim Abdul-Jabbar	2	5	2.50	2.53

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Plummer	4	2	25	6.25	5.22

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Dunigan	5	4	50	10.00	8.96

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stephen Baker	2	1	13	6.50	3.00
WR Russell Copeland	1	1	12	12.00	4.50
WR Darnay Scott	1	0	0	0.00	6.25

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Andre Reed	2	2	31	15.50	10.86
TE Marv Cook	1	1	3	3.00	3.50
WR Terance Mathis	1	1	16	16.00	10.60
RB Karim Abdul-Jabbar	1	0	0	0.00	-1.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Terry Allen	2	1
Pat Barnes	1	0

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Ron Rivers	3	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Plummer	13	8	4

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Dunigan	9	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darnay Scott	5	2	1
WR Stephen Baker	3	1	1
RB Terry Allen	2	2	1
RB LeShon Johnson	2	2	0
TE Charles Arbuckle	1	1	1

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andre Reed	6	3	2
WR Terance Mathis	2	2	2
RB Ron Rivers	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,300 (21,400)
End Zone 13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,300 (21,400)
End Zone	13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)