Week 3, 1998

played in New Jersey, NJ

73 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Denver Broncos	3	0	0	18	-	21
New Jersey Jets	0	10	14	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:44 DEN - Joe Nedney 40 field goal
2Q: 06:26 NJY - Michele Akers 28 field goal
2Q: 03:00 NJY - Rod Smith 62 pass from Peyton Manning (Michele Akers extra point)
3Q: 02:58 NJY - Rod Smith 4 pass from Peyton Manning (Michele Akers extra point)
3Q: 01:02 NJY - Curtis Ennis 1 run (Michele Akers extra point)
4Q: 13:15 NJY - Sergey Brin 10 pass from Peyton Manning (Michele Akers extra point)
4Q: 08:29 DEN - Joe Nedney 50 field goal
4Q: 05:36 DEN - Isaac Bruce 4 pass from David Greene (Joe Nedney extra point)
4Q: 00:09 DEN - Isaac Bruce 7 pass from David Greene (David Greene pass to Jamal Anderson for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:44 DEN - Joe Nedney 40 field goal
2Q: 06:26 NJY - Michele Akers 28 field goal
2Q: 03:00 NJY - Rod Smith 62 pass from Peyton Manning (Michele Akers extra point)
3Q: 02:58 NJY - Rod Smith 4 pass from Peyton Manning (Michele Akers extra point)
3Q: 01:02 NJY - Curtis Ennis 1 run (Michele Akers extra point)
4Q: 13:15 NJY - Sergey Brin 10 pass from Peyton Manning (Michele Akers extra point)
4Q: 08:29 DEN - Joe Nedney 50 field goal
4Q: 05:36 DEN - Isaac Bruce 4 pass from David Greene (Joe Nedney extra point)
4Q: 00:09 DEN - Isaac Bruce 7 pass from David Greene (David Greene pass to Jamal Anderson for conversion)

Team Statistics DEN NJY
Record 1-2 1-2
First Downs 21 16
- by Rushing 8 6
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 339 319
- Offensive Plays 67 52
- Yards per Play 5.06 6.13
Net Rushing Yards 159 92
- Rushing Attempts 34 23
- Yards per Rush 4.68 4.00
Net Passing Yards 180 227
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 20 - 0 28 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 197 233
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/17 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 5.45 7.83
Fumbles/Lost 3/3 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 9.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/38 8/70
Punt Returns/Yards 1/1 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 4/61 2/44
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 40
Time of Possession 33:13 26:47

Team Statistics	DEN	NJY
Record	1-2	1-2
First Downs	21	16
- by Rushing	8	6
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	339	319
- Offensive Plays	67	52
- Yards per Play	5.06	6.13
Net Rushing Yards	159	92
- Rushing Attempts	34	23
- Yards per Rush	4.68	4.00
Net Passing Yards	180	227
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 20 - 0	28 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	197	233
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/17	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	5.45	7.83
Fumbles/Lost	3/3	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	9.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/38	8/70
Punt Returns/Yards	1/1	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	4/61	2/44
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 40
Time of Possession	33:13	26:47

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:45	4:09	OWN 45	7	32	Field Goal
1	5:55	3:17	OWN 17	5	5	Punt
2	14:53	3:40	OWN 16	6	13	Punt
2	6:18	3:18	OWN 20	7	42	Fumble
2	2:46	1:36	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	0:34	0:34	OWN 5	3	31	Half
3	15:00	6:08	OWN 22	9	38	Punt
3	2:52	1:24	OWN 11	3	3	Fumble
4	13:05	4:41	OWN 28	9	39	Field Goal
4	7:51	2:25	OPP 29	7	29	Touchdown
4	2:34	2:34	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown

New Jersey Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:15	OWN 10	4	15	Punt
1	8:36	2:41	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
1	2:38	2:45	OWN 28	6	18	Punt
2	11:13	4:55	OWN 32	11	57	Field Goal
2	3:00	0:14	OWN 38	1	62	Touchdown
2	1:10	0:36	OWN 41	3	0	Punt
3	8:52	6:00	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
3	1:28	0:33	OPP 3	2	3	Touchdown
3	0:47	2:42	OPP 31	6	31	Touchdown
4	8:24	0:33	OWN 28	1	1	Fumble
4	5:26	2:52	OPP 49	4	16	Punt

Game MVP: Peyton Manning, New Jersey Jets

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jamal Anderson	21	105	5.00	16	2
LeShon Johnson	10	39	3.90	15	1
David Greene	3	15	5.00	8	0

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Curtis Ennis	16	80	5.00	25	3	1
Derrick Cullors	5	9	1.80	6	0	0
Sherman Williams	2	3	1.50	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Greene	29	20	197	4/17	2	26	0	110.8

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Peyton Manning	28	22	233	1/6	3	62	0	137.0

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darnay Scott	9	12	86	9.56	15	22	0
WR Isaac Bruce	6	10	57	9.50	7	26	2
RB Jamal Anderson	2	2	8	4.00	7	5	0
TE Charles Arbuckle	1	1	8	8.00	7	8	0
TE Jay Riemersma	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Jammi German	1	1	25	25.00	1	25	0
WR Charlie Jones	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Jersey	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Antone Vinatieri	6	6	25	4.17	8	12	0
WR Rod Smith	5	7	116	23.20	64	62	2
FB Jim Branson	4	4	31	7.75	17	17	0
WR Derrick Alexander	3	4	18	6.00	0	10	0
WR Leroy Thompson	2	2	27	13.50	4	18	0
WR Sergey Brin	2	5	16	8.00	0	10	1

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Jersey	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
David Greene	1	0	0
Jamal Anderson	1	0	0
Brian Kelly	1	0	0
Andre Royal	0	1	1

New Jersey	Fumb	Recov	Force
Curtis Ennis	1	0	0
Leroy Thompson	0	1	0
Regan Upshaw	0	1	0
Chris Canty	0	1	0
Jerry Olsavsky	0	0	1
Brian Saxton	0	0	1
Jessie Yan	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Josh Miller	4	163	40.8	34.5	50	0

New Jersey	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	5	204	40.8	36.6	54	3

Kicking Statistics

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

New Jersey	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michele Akers	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Jones	1	1	1.0	0

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derrick Alexander	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jammi German	3	45	15.0	0
Brian Kelly	1	16	16.0	0

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Moe Williams	2	44	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Randall Godfrey	7	1	0.0	20	25
S Brian Dawkins	5	4	0.0	23	29
S Blaine Bishop	5	3	0.0	23	28
ILB Andre Royal	5	3	0.0	20	19
OLB Ryan Phillips	3	2	0.0	22	27
CB Dale Carter	3	1	0.0	10	20
DE Vaughn Booker	3	0	0.0	17	23
DE Marcellus Wiley	2	1	1.0	14	18
CB Dan Taylor	2	1	0.0	23	29
DT Travis Hall	2	1	0.0	15	23
CB Jason Mewes	1	1	0.0	22	28
G Ron Stone	1	0	---	---	---
CB Greg Jeffries	1	0	0.0	2	0
DE Shannon Clavelle	1	0	0.0	6	6
DT Leonta Rheams	1	0	0.0	8	7
CB Brian Kelly	1	0	0.0	3	10
ILB Chris Draft	0	1	0.0	11	9

New Jersey	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	7	4	2.5	27	30
CB Antonio Langham	6	1	0.0	33	32
S Joey Tribbiani	6	1	0.0	29	20
CB Chris Canty	6	0	0.0	27	18
S Zack de la Rocha	5	0	0.0	34	33
ILB Nate Dingle	5	0	0.0	9	15
ILB Damon Jordan	4	0	0.0	30	27
S Ricky Parker	3	1	0.0	9	14
DT Joe Salave'a	2	0	1.0	12	14
DT Pat Williams	2	1	0.5	17	18
ILB Jessie Yan	2	1	0.0	7	3
S Izell Reese	2	1	0.0	12	17
DT Leonard Renfro	2	0	0.0	17	15
OLB Derrick Rodgers	2	0	0.0	21	12
CB Deion Sanders	1	2	0.0	21	27
ILB Antwaune Ponds	1	0	0.0	13	16
DE David Grant	0	2	0.0	15	8
DE Darrell Davis	0	2	0.0	22	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Marcellus Wiley	1.0	0	1	0	18
DE Vaughn Booker	0.0	1	0	0	23
OLB Ryan Phillips	0.0	0	1	1	27
DT Leonta Rheams	0.0	0	1	0	7
DE Marco Coleman	0.0	0	0	1	11

New Jersey	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	2.5	0	0	30
DT Joe Salave'a	1.0	0	1	14
DT Pat Williams	0.5	0	1	18
DE Regan Upshaw	0.0	1	0	25
DE Darrell Davis	0.0	0	2	19
DT Leonard Renfro	0.0	0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	PPlay
S Brian Dawkins	5	29
S Blaine Bishop	4	28
CB Dan Taylor	4	29
ILB Randall Godfrey	3	25
CB Jason Mewes	2	28
ILB Andre Royal	2	19
OLB Ryan Phillips	1	27
CB Brian Kelly	1	10

New Jersey	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Nate Dingle	4	0	15
CB Antonio Langham	3	0	32
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	2	0	30
S Zack de la Rocha	2	0	33
S Joey Tribbiani	2	0	20
CB Chris Canty	2	0	18
ILB Antwaune Ponds	2	0	16
OLB Derrick Rodgers	1	1	12
CB Deion Sanders	1	0	27
S Izell Reese	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Stone	5	7	34	0	33
Tony Semple	4	7	34	2	33
Marcus Spears	4	6	34	0	33
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	2	2	17	0	8
Erik Williams	0	4	34	0	33
Jerry Ostroski	0	3	34	2	33
Jay Riemersma	0	1	24	0	24
Asher Ackerman	0	1	9	0	2

New Jersey	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Max Lane	4	6	1	23	0	29
Brian De Marco	2	6	0	22	0	29
Dermontti Dawson	1	4	0	22	0	29
Jim Branson	1	3	0	11	0	11
Tim Ruddy	0	3	0	21	1	29
Robert Hicks	0	1	0	2	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Charles Arbuckle	1	16
Shawn Wooden	1	9
Jay Riemersma	1	8

New Jersey	Tackles	STPlays
Nate Dingle	2	24
Moe Williams	2	12
Brian Saxton	1	14

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Erik Williams	34	33	---	---	6	73
Tony Semple	34	33	---	---	6	73
David Greene	34	33	---	---	---	67
Ron Stone	34	33	---	---	---	67
Jerry Ostroski	34	33	---	---	---	67
Marcus Spears	34	33	---	---	---	67
Darnay Scott	33	33	---	---	---	66
Isaac Bruce	26	30	---	---	1	57
Jay Riemersma	24	24	---	---	8	56
Blaine Bishop	---	---	23	28	2	53
Dan Taylor	---	---	23	29	1	53
Brian Dawkins	---	---	23	29	1	53
Jason Mewes	---	---	22	28	2	52
Charles Arbuckle	16	18	---	---	16	50
Andre Royal	---	---	20	19	11	50
Ryan Phillips	---	---	22	27	1	50
Jamal Anderson	22	24	---	---	1	47
Randall Godfrey	---	---	20	25	---	45
Travis Hall	---	---	15	23	3	41
Vaughn Booker	---	---	17	23	---	40
LeShon Johnson	12	9	---	---	16	37
Marcellus Wiley	---	---	14	18	3	35
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	17	8	---	---	9	34
Charlie Jones	10	9	---	---	14	33
Brian Kelly	---	---	3	10	20	33
Dale Carter	---	---	10	20	2	32
Asher Ackerman	9	2	---	---	16	27
Chris Draft	---	---	11	9	6	26
Marco Coleman	---	---	9	11	---	20
Zach Walz	---	---	2	4	13	19
Shannon Clavelle	---	---	6	6	6	18
Jammi German	0	7	---	---	11	18
Greg Jeffries	---	---	2	0	14	16
Leonta Rheams	---	---	8	7	1	16
Stephen Baker	1	1	---	---	11	13
Shawn Wooden	---	---	1	1	9	11
Keith Sims	0	0	---	---	6	6
Shawn McFadden	---	---	2	2	2	6
Trezelle Jenkins	0	0	---	---	6	6
Joe Nedney	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Hampton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Josh Miller	0	0	---	---	4	4
Johnny Utah	0	0	---	---	2	2
Pete Mitchell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rich Braham	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kevin Dyson	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Jersey	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Zack de la Rocha	---	---	34	33	4	71
Antonio Langham	---	---	33	32	2	67
Deion Sanders	---	---	21	27	12	60
Jerry Olsavsky	---	---	27	30	2	59
Damon Jordan	---	---	30	27	1	58
Dermontti Dawson	22	29	---	---	5	56
Antone Vinatieri	18	25	---	---	12	55
Joey Tribbiani	---	---	29	20	5	54
Max Lane	23	29	---	---	---	52
Peyton Manning	23	29	---	---	---	52
Norm Fowler	21	29	---	---	1	51
Tim Ruddy	21	29	---	---	1	51
Brian De Marco	22	29	---	---	---	51
Nate Dingle	---	---	9	15	24	48
Chris Canty	---	---	27	18	1	46
Derrick Alexander	17	25	---	---	3	45
Regan Upshaw	---	---	19	25	1	45
Darrell Davis	---	---	22	19	3	44
Rod Smith	19	24	---	---	---	43
Derrick Rodgers	---	---	21	12	9	42
Izell Reese	---	---	12	17	13	42
Ricky Parker	---	---	9	14	15	38
Pat Williams	---	---	17	18	1	36
Curtis Ennis	16	20	---	---	---	36
Leonard Renfro	---	---	17	15	1	33
Jim Branson	11	11	---	---	9	31
David Grant	---	---	15	8	7	30
Brian Saxton	7	9	---	---	14	30
Antwaune Ponds	---	---	13	16	1	30
Joe Salave'a	---	---	12	14	1	27
Sergey Brin	9	16	---	---	---	25
Leroy Thompson	4	5	---	---	14	23
Sherman Williams	2	0	---	---	20	22
Moe Williams	3	3	---	---	12	18
Isaac Byrd	4	1	---	---	11	16
Derrick Cullors	5	6	---	---	---	11
Jessie Yan	---	---	7	3	1	11
Charles McRae	2	0	---	---	6	8
Robert Hicks	2	0	---	---	6	8
Michele Akers	0	0	---	---	7	7
Filmel Cowlings	2	0	---	---	5	7
Pellom LeVeck	0	0	---	---	6	6
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ken O'Brien	0	0	---	---	1	1
Dave Schnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tony Banks	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	11	1.4
Middle	21	129	6.1
Right	5	19	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	53	4.4
Middle	10	40	4.0
Right	1	-1	-1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Greene	29	20	3	1	1	1	5	0	0

New Jersey	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Peyton Manning	28	22	2	1	1	0	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	15	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	40	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	91	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	51	12.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	17	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	14	67	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	149	14.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darnay Scott	12	9	1	86	1	33
WR Isaac Bruce	10	6	0	57	1	30
RB Jamal Anderson	2	2	0	8	0	24
TE Jay Riemersma	2	1	0	13	0	24
TE Charles Arbuckle	1	1	0	8	0	18
WR Charlie Jones	1	0	0	0	0	9
WR Jammi German	1	1	0	25	1	7

New Jersey	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rod Smith	7	5	0	116	2	24
TE Antone Vinatieri	6	6	0	25	0	25
WR Sergey Brin	5	2	1	16	0	16
FB Jim Branson	4	4	0	31	0	11
WR Derrick Alexander	4	3	0	18	0	25
WR Leroy Thompson	2	2	0	27	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jamal Anderson	2	13	6.50	5.00

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Curtis Ennis	3	6	2.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Greene	5	2	11	2.20	6.79

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Peyton Manning	8	7	36	4.50	8.32

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Isaac Bruce	3	2	11	3.67	5.70
WR Darnay Scott	2	0	0	0.00	7.17

New Jersey	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Derrick Alexander	3	2	8	2.67	4.50
WR Rod Smith	2	2	15	7.50	16.57
FB Jim Branson	1	1	0	0.00	7.75
TE Antone Vinatieri	1	1	3	3.00	4.17
WR Sergey Brin	1	1	10	10.00	3.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Jamal Anderson	2	2
LeShon Johnson	2	2

New Jersey	Rushes	Conversions
Derrick Cullors	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Greene	6	4	2

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Conversions
Peyton Manning	10	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Isaac Bruce	2	1	0
WR Darnay Scott	2	2	1
TE Charles Arbuckle	1	1	1
WR Charlie Jones	1	0	0

New Jersey	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rod Smith	3	2	2
WR Sergey Brin	3	2	1
WR Leroy Thompson	2	2	2
TE Antone Vinatieri	1	1	0
WR Derrick Alexander	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,600 (26,500)
End Zone 15,200 (19,100)
Mezzanine 8,800 (11,000)
Sideline Seats 13,800 (16,900)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 5,400 (5,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,600 (26,500)
End Zone	15,200 (19,100)
Mezzanine	8,800 (11,000)
Sideline Seats	13,800 (16,900)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	5,400 (5,800)