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Box Score: Denver Broncos at Atlanta Falcons

Posted: Sun January 31, 1999 at 11:20 p.m. EST

NFL     SUPER BOWL AT MIAMI

        FINAL             1ST  2ND  3RD  4TH     TOTAL

DENVER 7 10 0 17 34 ATLANTA 3 3 0 13 19 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: ATL - FG, MORTEN ANDERSEN 32 YD, 5:25. Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards in 5:25. Key plays: J Anderson 13-yard run to midfield; 25-yard pass interference penalty on Crockett at Denver 21; Chandler 2-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Denver 10. ATLANTA 3-0 DEN - TD, HOWARD GRIFFITH 1 YD RUN (JASON ELAM KICK), 11:05. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards in 5:40. Key plays: Elway 12-yard pass to Sharpe to Denver 32; Elway 41-yard pass to R. Smith on 3rd-and-7 to Atlanta 24; Davis 9-yard run to Atlanta 14; Elway 14-yard pass to Sharpe to Atlanta 1. DENVER 7-3 2ND QUARTER: DEN - FG, JASON ELAM 26 YD, 5:43. Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards in 4:58. Key plays: Broncos take possession on downs at Denver 29; Elway 13-yard pass to Chamberlain to Denver 42; Elway 18-yard pass to Smith to Atlanta 27; Davis 13-yard run to Atlanta 14; Elway 3-for-5 for 35 yards. DENVER 10-3 DEN - TD, ROD SMITH 80 YD PASS FROM JOHN ELWAY (JASON ELAM KICK), 10:06. Drive: 1 play, 80 yards in 0:13. Key plays: Denver takes over after missed field goal. DENVER 17-3 ATL - FG, MORTEN ANDERSEN 28 YD, 12:35. Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards in 2:29. Key plays: Dwight 42-yard kickoff return to Denver 49; Chandler 23-yard pass to Martin to Denver 26; Chandler 10-yard run to Denver 16. DENVER 17-6 3RD QUARTER: NONE 4TH QUARTER: DEN - TD, HOWARD GRIFFITH 1 YD RUN (JASON ELAM KICK), 0:04. Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards in 1:50. Key plays: Gordon 58-yard interception return to Atlanta 24; Davis 4-yard run to Atlanta 20; Elway 15-yard pass to McCaffrey on 3rd-and-6 to Atlanta 5; Griffith 4-yard run to Atlanta 1. DENVER 24-6 DEN - TD, JOHN ELWAY 3 YD RUN (JASON ELAM KICK), 3:40. Drive: 3 plays, 48 yards in 1:17. Key plays: Gordon 50-yard interception return to Atlanta 48; Elway 39-yard pass to Davis to Atlanta 9; Loville 6-yard run to Atlanta 3. DENVER 31-6 ATL - TD, TIM DWIGHT 94 YD KICKOFF RETURN (MORTEN ANDERSEN KICK), 3:59. DENVER 31-13 DEN - FG, JASON ELAM 35 YD, 7:52. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards in 3:53. Key plays: Chamberlain recorvers onside kick at Denver 46; Elway 25-yard pass to McCaffrey on 3rd-and-5 to Atlanta 20. DENVER 34-13 ATL - TD, TERANCE MATHIS 3 YD PASS FROM CHRIS CHANDLER (TWO-POINT CONVERSION FAILED), 12:56. Drive: 16 plays, 76 yards in 5:04. Key plays: Chandler 17-yard pass to Martin on 3rd-and-4 to Atlanta 47; Chandler 9-yard pass to Mathis on 3rd-and-6 to Denver 40; Chandler 10-yard pass to Mathis on 4th-and-4 to Denver 24; Chandler 13-yard pass to Harris on 3rd-and-2 to Denver 3. DENVER 34-19 TEAM STATISTICS DEN ATL
FIRST DOWNS 22 21 Rushing 8 8 Passing 14 12 Penalty 0 1 3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY 6-13 5-11 4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-1 1-2 TOTAL NET YARDS 457 337 Total plays 65 60 Average gain 7.0 5.6 NET YARDS RUSHING 121 131 Rushes 36 23 Average per rush 3.4 5.7 NET YARDS PASSING 336 206 Completed-attempted 18-29 19-35 Yards per pass 11.6 5.6 Sacked-yards lost 0-0 2-13 Had intercepted 1 3 PUNTS-AVERAGE 1-35.0 1-39.0 RETURN YARDAGE 180 228 Punts-returns 0-0 0-0 Kickoffs-returns 3-44 7-227 Interceptions-returns 3-136 1-1 PENALTIES-YARDS 4-61 0-0 FUMBLES-LOST 0-0 1-1 TIME OF POSSESSION 31:23 28:37 PLAYER STATISTICS Missed field goals: Denver (Jason Elam 38, 48); Atlanta (Morten Andersen 26). Denver rushing: Terrell Davis 25-102, Howard Griffith 4-9, Derek Loville 2-8, John Elway 3-2, Rod Smith 1-1, Bubby Brister 1-minus 1. Atlanta rushing: Jamal Anderson 18-96, Chris Chandler 4-30, Tim Dwight 1-5. Denver passing: John Elway 18-29 for 336 yards, 1 INT, 1 TD. Atlanta passing: Chris Chandler 19-35 for 219 yards, 3 INT, 1 TD. Denver receiving: Rod Smith 5-152, Ed Mccaffrey 5-72, Byron Chamberlain 3-29, Terrell Davis 2-50, Shannon Sharpe 2-26, Howard Griffith 1-7. Atlanta receiving: Terance Mathis 7-85, Tony Martin 5-79, Jamal Anderson 3-16, Ronnie Harris 2-21, O.j. Santiago 1-13, Brian Kozlowski 1-5. Denver tackles-assists-sacks (unofficial): Glenn Cadrez 4-4-0, Steve Atwater 4-3-0, Ray Crockett 5-0-0, Bill Romanowski 4-1-1, Darrien Gordon 2-1-0, Maa Tanuvasa 2-1-0, John Mobley 1-2-1, Keith Traylor 1-2-0, Alfred Williams 2-0-0, Harald Hasselbach 1-1-0, Tyrone Braxton 1-1-0, Darrius Johnson 1-0-0, George Coghill 1-0-0, Marvin Washington 1-0-0, Neil Smith 0-1-0, Trevor Pryce 0-1-0. Atlanta tackles-assists-sacks (unofficial): William White 9-1-0, Shane Dronett 6-1-0, Eugene Robinson 6-0-0, Ronnie Bradford 4-2-0, Jessie Tuggle 5-0-0, Cornelius Bennett 4-0-0, Travis Hall 3-1-0, Ray Buchanan 1-2-0, Randy Fuller 2-0-0, Chuck Smith 1-1-0, Henri Crockett 0-2-0, Keith Brooking 1-0-0, Antonio Edwards 1-0-0. Interceptions: Denver (Darrien Gordon 2 for 108 yards, Darrius Johnson 1 for 28 yards); Atlanta (Ronnie Bradford 1 for 1 yards). Fumbles lost: Atlanta (Jamal Anderson). Opponent's fumbles recovered: Denver (Tyrone Braxton). Officials: Referee-Bernie Kukar, Umpire-Jim Daopoulos, Head linesman-Sanford Rivers, Line judge-Ron Baynes, Back judge-Don Hakes, Side judge-Gary Lane, Field judge-Tim Millis. A: 74,803; T: 3:18.

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