1997 Denver Broncos roster: 12-4

The Denver Broncos went 12-4 in the 1997 NFL regular season, 2nd of 5 in the AFC West. They won Super Bowl XXXII, 31-24.

Team stats and league rank

1997 Denver Broncos team stats
Points29.51st of 30
Passing Yards218.49th of 30
Passing Touchdowns1.74th of 30
Interceptions Thrown0.76th of 30
Rushing Yards148.64th of 30
Rushing Touchdowns1.15th of 30
Sacks2.810th of 30
Tackles39.530th of 30
Touchdowns3.41st of 30
Total Yards380.11st of 30
Points Allowed17.97th of 30
3rd Down Conversion %42.43rd of 30

Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 30 clubs that season.

1997 Broncos roster: passing

1997 Denver Broncos passing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.RTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
John ElwayQB162805023,635271187.5
Bubby BristerQB169480079.9
Jeff LewisQB312210087.5

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

1997 Broncos roster: rushing

1997 Denver Broncos rushing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Terrell DavisRB153691,7504.715
Vaughn HebronRB16492224.51
John ElwayQB16502184.41
Derek LovilleRB16251245.01
Howard GriffithRB159343.80
Rod SmithWR165163.20
Detron SmithRB164102.50
Jeff LewisQB3520.40
Bubby BristerQB1420.50

What the columns mean: CAR

1997 Broncos roster: receiving

1997 Denver Broncos receiving
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Rod SmithWR167001,18016.912
Shannon SharpeTE167201,10715.43
Ed McCaffreyWR1545059013.18
Terrell DavisRB154202876.80
Willie GreenWR1619024012.62
Dwayne CarswellOG16120968.01
Howard GriffithRB15110555.00
Detron SmithRB16404110.31
Vaughn HebronRB16303612.00
Patrick JeffersWR1030248.00
Anthony LynnRB16102121.00
Byron ChamberlainTE1020189.00
Derek LovilleRB1620105.00
Tom NalenC1610-1-1.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

1997 Broncos roster: defense

1997 Denver Broncos defense
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
John MobleyLB16132934.0192
Ray CrockettCB1681670.04201
Tyrone BraxtonSS1679610.54121
Bill RomanowskiLB1669552.0151
Steve AtwaterFS1568531.0270
Darrien GordonDB1661502.04111
Allen AldridgeLB1656390.0041
Alfred WilliamsDE1646368.5021
Keith TraylorDT1638272.0140
Neil SmithDE1434288.5061
Trevor PryceDE824162.0010
Maa TanuvasaDE1523188.5000
Harald HasselbachDE1619131.5020
Tim McKyerDB1618121.0141
Darrius JohnsonDB1617100.00102
Mike LodishDT161391.0000
Randy HilliardDB14830.0021
Dedrick DodgeDB16850.0000
Glenn CadrezLB16640.0001
Steve RussLB14500.0000
Dwayne CarswellOG16400.0000
Keith BurnsLB16410.0000
Anthony LynnRB16400.0000
Ernest JonesLB1210.0000
Tony VelandFS12220.0010
Vaughn HebronRB16100.0000
David RichieDT2100.5000
Detron SmithRB16100.0000

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Results

  1. Aug 31, 1997vs KCW 19-3
  2. Sep 7, 1997@ SEAW 35-14
  3. Sep 14, 1997vs LARW 35-14
  4. Sep 21, 1997vs CINW 38-20
  5. Sep 28, 1997@ ATLW 29-21
  6. Oct 6, 1997vs NET 0-0
  7. Oct 19, 1997@ LVL 25-28
  8. Oct 26, 1997@ BUFW 23-20
  9. Nov 2, 1997vs SEAW 30-27
  10. Nov 9, 1997vs CARW 34-0
  11. Nov 16, 1997@ KCL 22-24
  12. Nov 24, 1997vs LVT 0-0
  13. Nov 30, 1997@ LACW 38-28
  14. Dec 7, 1997@ PITL 24-35
  15. Dec 15, 1997@ SFT 0-0
  16. Dec 21, 1997vs LACW 38-3
  17. Dec 27, 1997vs JAXW 42-17playoffs
  18. Jan 4, 1998@ KCW 14-10playoffs
  19. Jan 11, 1998@ PITW 24-21playoffs
  20. Jan 25, 1998vs GBW 31-24playoffs

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on December 31 of the season.