Week 14, 2002

played in Los Angeles, CA

71 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	0	6	6	-	12
Los Angeles Rams	7	0	0	11	-	18

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:13 LA - Jonathan Linton 5 run (Ryan Longwell extra point)
3Q: 03:20 DEN - Edward Hepburn 18 field goal
3Q: 00:10 DEN - Edward Hepburn 18 field goal
4Q: 07:36 DEN - Dan Taylor 46 interception return (Edward Hepburn extra point failed)
4Q: 02:45 LA - Amani Toomer 18 pass from Joey Harrington (Joey Harrington pass to Eddie George for conversion)
4Q: 01:16 LA - Ryan Longwell 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:13 LA - Jonathan Linton 5 run (Ryan Longwell extra point)
3Q: 03:20 DEN - Edward Hepburn 18 field goal
3Q: 00:10 DEN - Edward Hepburn 18 field goal
4Q: 07:36 DEN - Dan Taylor 46 interception return (Edward Hepburn extra point failed)
4Q: 02:45 LA - Amani Toomer 18 pass from Joey Harrington (Joey Harrington pass to Eddie George for conversion)
4Q: 01:16 LA - Ryan Longwell 34 field goal

Team Statistics DEN LA
Record 8-5 5-8
First Downs 12 17
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 8 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 245 268
- Offensive Plays 70 63
- Yards per Play 3.50 4.25
Net Rushing Yards 74 105
- Rushing Attempts 29 24
- Yards per Rush 2.55 4.38
Net Passing Yards 171 163
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 22 - 2 35 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 177 189
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 4/26
- Yards per Pass Play 4.17 4.18
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/17 2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 10.8
4th Down Conversions 1/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/31 6/30
Punt Returns/Yards 6/6 5/14
Kick Returns/Yards 1/30 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 2/46 2/24
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 23
Time of Possession 31:47 28:13

Team Statistics	DEN	LA
Record	8-5	5-8
First Downs	12	17
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	8	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	245	268
- Offensive Plays	70	63
- Yards per Play	3.50	4.25
Net Rushing Yards	74	105
- Rushing Attempts	29	24
- Yards per Rush	2.55	4.38
Net Passing Yards	171	163
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 22 - 2	35 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	177	189
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	4/26
- Yards per Pass Play	4.17	4.18
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/17	2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	10.8
4th Down Conversions	1/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/31	6/30
Punt Returns/Yards	6/6	5/14
Kick Returns/Yards	1/30	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	2/46	2/24
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 23
Time of Possession	31:47	28:13

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:46	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
1	11:26	2:41	OWN 28	6	21	Punt
1	6:09	2:43	OWN 37	5	10	Punt
1	0:06	1:46	OWN 32	3	7	Punt
2	11:33	1:41	OWN 32	3	6	Punt
2	8:23	0:55	OWN 30	3	-1	Punt
2	5:57	1:40	OWN 12	3	8	Punt
2	1:14	1:14	OWN 20	4	15	Half
3	13:37	2:45	OWN 28	5	26	Punt
3	9:31	6:17	OWN 37	11	62	Field Goal
3	3:06	3:03	OPP 27	5	26	Field Goal
4	14:16	4:20	OWN 23	9	27	Punt
4	2:37	0:52	OWN 20	4	14	Interception
4	1:10	1:10	OWN 20	6	16	Interception

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:14	2:48	OWN 40	5	-4	Punt
1	8:45	2:36	OWN 4	5	11	Punt
1	3:26	3:20	OWN 27	7	73	Touchdown
2	13:20	1:47	OWN 11	3	8	Punt
2	9:52	1:29	OWN 14	3	6	Punt
2	7:28	1:31	OWN 27	3	-2	Punt
2	4:17	3:03	OWN 23	8	28	Punt
3	15:00	1:23	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	10:52	1:21	OWN 20	4	7	Punt
3	3:14	0:08	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
3	0:03	0:47	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	9:56	2:31	OWN 2	5	31	Interception
4	7:25	4:48	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	1:45	0:35	OPP 20	3	3	Field Goal

Game MVP: Jonathan Linton, Los Angeles Rams

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Brock Olivo	19	49	2.58	13	2
Denzel Alexander	8	20	2.50	10	1
Scott Mitchell	1	5	5.00	5	0
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	0	0.00	0	0

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jonathan Linton	18	64	3.56	23	1	1
Eddie George	5	27	5.40	9	0	0
Joey Harrington	1	14	14.00	14	1	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scott Mitchell	40	22	177	1/6	0	30	2	45.5

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joey Harrington	35	22	189	4/26	1	25	2	62.7

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Darnay Scott	9	12	94	10.44	52	30
TE Alge Crumpler	3	6	15	5.00	0	7
WR Josh Reed	3	8	9	3.00	0	7
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	2	2	25	12.50	27	25
RB Brock Olivo	2	2	12	6.00	6	11
WR James Roe	1	4	1	1.00	0	1
TE Matt Schobel	1	1	18	18.00	1	18
WR Javon Walker	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
WR Francis St. Paul	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Joe Jurevicius	8	11	37	4.63	10	14	0
WR Amani Toomer	5	5	75	15.00	18	25	1
TE Stephen Alexander	4	6	46	11.50	16	17	0
RB Jonathan Linton	2	2	18	9.00	6	11	0
WR Ronald Curry	2	3	4	2.00	2	6	0
FB Wade Reeves	1	1	9	9.00	7	9	0
WR Chris Cornell	0	6	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Jason Gavadza	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dan Taylor	1	46	46.00	1
S Damon Moore	1	0	0.00	0

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Taje Allen	1	24	24.00	0
CB Jerry Azumah	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Josh Miller	9	422	46.9	43.1	57	5

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Edge	9	428	47.6	44.7	52	0

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edward Hepburn	2/2	0/0	0/0	18	0/1

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Longwell	1/1	0/0	0/0	34	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damon Moore	6	6	1.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amani Toomer	5	14	2.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jimmie Newhart	1	30	30.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Jason Mewes	7	2	0.0	24	39
OLB Zach Walz	6	3	0.0	23	29
OLB Ryan Phillips	6	0	0.0	23	39
S Damon Moore	6	0	0.0	24	39
DE Menson Holloway	5	0	1.0	11	25
OLB Chris Draft	3	1	2.0	20	29
ILB Torrance Marshall	3	3	0.0	14	12
CB Jimmie Newhart	3	1	0.0	10	26
CB Lito Sheppard	3	0	0.0	24	39
DE James Hall	2	0	1.0	20	29
DT Travis Hall	2	0	0.0	18	25
DT Shaun Rogers	1	2	0.0	6	14
CB Dan Taylor	1	0	0.0	24	39
TE Alge Crumpler	1	0	---	---	---
WR Josh Reed	1	0	---	---	---

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Chris Hope	12	4	0.0	29	39
ILB Levon Kirkland	6	1	0.0	29	40
DT Fred Robbins	4	1	0.0	15	15
S Cory Bird	4	0	0.0	26	36
DE Jared Tomich	3	2	0.0	23	30
CB Taje Allen	3	2	0.0	20	36
DT Austin Robbins	3	0	0.0	16	19
OLB Will Overstreet	3	0	0.0	12	14
OLB Ronnie Coleman	3	0	0.0	14	17
DE Sean Moran	2	2	1.0	26	32
S Jay Bellamy	2	1	0.0	9	18
ILB Phil Glover	2	1	0.0	11	14
CB Jerry Azumah	1	1	0.0	24	32
CB Julio Wickland	1	1	0.0	6	10
S Derrick Hoskins	1	0	0.0	1	5
CB Anthony Henry	1	0	0.0	28	41
WR Ronald Curry	1	0	---	---	---
DT Sammie Stanton	1	0	0.0	19	26

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Chris Draft	2.0	0	0	29
DE Menson Holloway	1.0	1	2	25
DE James Hall	1.0	0	1	29
DT Travis Hall	0.0	1	0	25
DE Marcellus Wiley	0.0	0	1	14

Los Angeles	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sean Moran	1.0	2	0	32
DE Jared Tomich	0.0	1	0	30
DT Sammie Stanton	0.0	1	0	26
DT Fred Robbins	0.0	0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jason Mewes	5	0	0	39
OLB Zach Walz	4	0	0	29
OLB Ryan Phillips	3	0	0	39
CB Lito Sheppard	2	1	0	39
S Damon Moore	2	0	1	39
ILB Torrance Marshall	1	1	0	12
CB Dan Taylor	1	0	1	39
DT Travis Hall	1	0	0	25
OLB Chris Draft	1	0	0	29
DE Menson Holloway	1	0	0	25
CB Jimmie Newhart	1	0	0	26

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Chris Hope	6	0	0	39
CB Taje Allen	3	1	1	36
DT Austin Robbins	2	1	0	19
S Cory Bird	2	1	0	36
ILB Phil Glover	2	0	0	14
OLB Ronnie Coleman	2	0	0	17
S Derrick Hoskins	1	1	0	5
CB Jerry Azumah	1	0	1	32
ILB Levon Kirkland	1	0	0	40
S Jay Bellamy	1	0	0	18
CB Anthony Henry	1	0	0	41

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
James Williams	3	7	29	0	41
Rich Braham	1	4	29	1	41
Tony Semple	1	3	29	0	41
Matt Schobel	1	2	7	0	5
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	1	23	0	23
Eric Heitmann	0	6	29	0	41
Todd Wade	0	3	29	0	41
Alge Crumpler	0	2	26	0	24

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ryan Tucker	2	5	24	1	39
Eric Mahlum	2	5	24	0	39
Stephen Alexander	2	2	17	0	25
Mike Gandy	1	6	24	1	39
Cornell Green	0	2	24	2	39
Brad Meester	0	2	24	0	39
Wade Reeves	0	1	10	0	25

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Draft	4	18
Ryan Phillips	1	18

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Derrick Hoskins	1	17
Wade Reeves	1	17
Steve Heiden	1	11
Eric Mahlum	1	10
Tre Fuller	1	10
Ryan Tucker	1	10
Ronald Curry	1	8

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eric Heitmann	29	41	---	---	11	81
Ryan Phillips	---	---	23	39	18	80
Damon Moore	---	---	24	39	10	73
Lito Sheppard	---	---	24	39	9	72
Zach Walz	---	---	23	29	19	71
Scott Mitchell	29	41	---	---	---	70
James Williams	29	41	---	---	---	70
Rich Braham	29	41	---	---	---	70
Tony Semple	29	41	---	---	---	70
Todd Wade	29	41	---	---	---	70
Darnay Scott	29	38	---	---	1	68
Chris Draft	---	---	20	29	18	67
Alge Crumpler	26	24	---	---	17	67
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	23	23	---	---	19	65
Dan Taylor	---	---	24	39	1	64
Jason Mewes	---	---	24	39	1	64
Josh Reed	21	39	---	---	---	60
James Hall	---	---	20	29	---	49
Brock Olivo	20	26	---	---	---	46
Travis Hall	---	---	18	25	2	45
Jimmie Newhart	---	---	10	26	4	40
Menson Holloway	---	---	11	25	3	39
Torrance Marshall	---	---	14	12	10	36
James Roe	5	20	---	---	10	35
Ed Brewer	2	5	---	---	28	35
Marcellus Wiley	---	---	13	14	5	32
Javon Walker	4	10	---	---	17	31
Matt Schobel	7	5	---	---	14	26
Davis Nugent	---	---	4	10	10	24
Shaun Rogers	---	---	6	14	1	21
Broderick Siplon	---	---	4	10	4	18
Pat Dennis	---	---	1	8	9	18
Denzel Alexander	8	10	---	---	---	18
Malcolm Warfield	---	---	1	2	9	12
Josh Miller	0	0	---	---	11	11
Dylan Galloway	0	0	---	---	11	11
Mathias Nkwenti	0	0	---	---	11	11
Justin Hartwig	0	0	---	---	11	11
Terrence Metcalf	0	0	---	---	11	11
Dwayne Goodrich	---	---	0	1	8	9
Edward Hepburn	0	0	---	---	6	6
Francis St. Paul	0	5	---	---	---	5
Francisco Chapman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Nate Bridges	---	---	0	0	---	0
Curtis Fuller	---	---	0	0	---	0
Eric Henske	0	0	---	---	---	0

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Levon Kirkland	---	---	29	40	19	88
Anthony Henry	---	---	28	41	6	75
Eric Mahlum	24	39	---	---	10	73
Ryan Tucker	24	39	---	---	10	73
Chris Hope	---	---	29	39	2	70
Joe Jurevicius	24	35	---	---	5	64
Cornell Green	24	39	---	---	---	63
Brad Meester	24	39	---	---	---	63
Mike Gandy	24	39	---	---	---	63
Cory Bird	---	---	26	36	1	63
Joey Harrington	24	39	---	---	---	63
Jerry Azumah	---	---	24	32	5	61
Sean Moran	---	---	26	32	2	60
Jonathan Linton	19	23	---	---	17	59
Stephen Alexander	17	25	---	---	17	59
Jared Tomich	---	---	23	30	4	57
Taje Allen	---	---	20	36	---	56
Chris Cornell	19	27	---	---	9	55
Wade Reeves	10	25	---	---	17	52
Julio Wickland	---	---	6	10	31	47
Amani Toomer	13	16	---	---	17	46
Sammie Stanton	---	---	19	26	1	46
Austin Robbins	---	---	16	19	4	39
Fred Robbins	---	---	15	15	9	39
Ronnie Coleman	---	---	14	17	6	37
Phil Glover	---	---	11	14	8	33
Jay Bellamy	---	---	9	18	4	31
Alex Brown	---	---	7	13	9	29
Ronald Curry	5	14	---	---	8	27
Will Overstreet	---	---	12	14	1	27
Derrick Hoskins	---	---	1	5	17	23
Jason Gavadza	2	9	---	---	9	20
Eddie George	5	11	---	---	1	17
Steve Heiden	3	2	---	---	11	16
Jared DeVries	---	---	3	13	---	16
Raymond Priester	3	8	---	---	---	11
Jerry Jensen	---	---	1	1	9	11
Tre Fuller	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mark Tauscher	0	0	---	---	10	10
Floyd Chiu	0	0	---	---	10	10
Shane Edge	0	0	---	---	9	9
Andy Macdonald	---	---	0	0	5	5
Ryan Longwell	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jon Kitna	0	0	---	---	1	1
Sage Rosenfels	0	0	---	---	---	0
John Capel	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	21	3.0
Middle	17	26	1.5
Right	5	27	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	45	6.4
Middle	15	54	3.6
Right	2	6	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scott Mitchell	40	22	2	3	3	4	4	1	2

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joey Harrington	35	22	2	1	2	2	4	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	62	12.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	78	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	37	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	21	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	95	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	3	48	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	25	25.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darnay Scott	12	9	0	94	1	38
WR Josh Reed	8	3	2	9	0	39
TE Alge Crumpler	6	3	0	15	0	24
WR James Roe	4	1	0	1	0	20
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	2	2	0	25	1	23
RB Brock Olivo	2	2	0	12	0	26
WR Javon Walker	2	1	0	3	0	10
WR Francis St. Paul	1	0	1	0	0	5
TE Matt Schobel	1	1	0	18	0	5

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Joe Jurevicius	11	8	0	37	0	35
WR Chris Cornell	6	0	2	0	0	27
TE Stephen Alexander	6	4	0	46	0	25
WR Amani Toomer	5	5	0	75	2	16
WR Ronald Curry	3	2	0	4	0	14
RB Jonathan Linton	2	2	0	18	0	23
FB Wade Reeves	1	1	0	9	0	25
TE Jason Gavadza	1	0	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brock Olivo	3	5	1.67	2.58
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	0	0.00	0.00
Denzel Alexander	1	0	0.00	2.50

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jonathan Linton	2	2	1.00	3.56

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Scott Mitchell	1	1	3	3.00	4.43

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joey Harrington	2	2	29	14.50	5.40

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Alge Crumpler	1	1	3	3.00	2.50

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Amani Toomer	1	1	18	18.00	15.00
RB Jonathan Linton	1	1	11	11.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	0
Brock Olivo	1	1

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Eddie George	1	0
Joey Harrington	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scott Mitchell	15	10	4

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joey Harrington	10	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darnay Scott	4	4	3
WR Josh Reed	3	2	0
WR James Roe	2	0	0
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	2	2	1
TE Alge Crumpler	2	1	0
WR Francis St. Paul	1	0	0
WR Javon Walker	1	1	0

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chris Cornell	4	0	0
WR Joe Jurevicius	4	3	1
TE Stephen Alexander	1	1	0
TE Jason Gavadza	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 94,000 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,000 (25,300)
End Zone 16,100 (18,200)
Mezzanine 9,900 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 15,400 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,700 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	94,000 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,000 (25,300)
End Zone	16,100 (18,200)
Mezzanine	9,900 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	15,400 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,700 (9,900)