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15 Reasons Why Denver Won by 15

0 - Yards receiving Rod Smith had in last season's Super Bowl. Smith caught five passes for 152 yards against the Falcons, including his 80-yard touchdown. TD
Davis' 102 yards was the most
Atlanta allowed this season
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1 - Punts by Denver's Tom Rouen in the Broncos' 12 possessions, a season low. Rouen's punt traveled 35 yards.
2 - Elway's 300-yard passing games in the regular season. Elway's 336 yards passing was a personal-best in the Super Bowl, topping his 304-yard game in Super Bowl XXI.
2:46 - Denver's advantage in the time of possession category. The Falcons led the NFL in that category in the regular season.
3 - Catches by Broncos backup tight end Byron Chamberlain after Shannon Sharpe's knee injury. Chamberlain had three catches in the entire regular season. He also recovered two of the Falcons' onside kicks.
5 - Teams that have won a Super Bowl despite being outrushed. Atlanta outgained the Broncos on the ground 131-121.
6 - Times the Falcons were inside the Broncos' 30-yard line and did not score a touchdown. Atlanta made four topes inside the 20, but scored only 13 points inside the red zone.
10 - Teams which didn't score first that went on to win the Super Bowl. The Broncos now have done it in consecutive years.
13 - Consecutive postseason field goals Morten Andersen made before he hooked a 26-yard attempt in the second quarter.
16 - Total yards provided from fullback Howard Griffith - four more that the number of points he scored. Griffith scored two touchdowns in a game for only the second time in his career.
18.6 -- Denver's average yards a reception in Super Bowl XXXIII.
25 -- Super Bowl champions that committed the fewer turnovers. In this game, the Broncos had just one turnover, while the Falcons had four.
34 - Denver's score in Super Bowl XXXIII, the most points Atlanta has allowed in one game this season.
102 - Yards rushing by Terrell Davis, his seventh straight 100-yard game in the postseason. Davis was only the second running back in 27 games to top 100 yards against Atlanta.
108 - Total return yards on two interceptions by Denver's Darrien Gordon, a Super Bowl record.


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