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        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.

Sun Jan 31 11:22:14

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