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Denver Broncos 38,
Washington Redskins 16

Date: Sunday, Sept. 27, 1998
Site: Raljon, MD
Attendance: 71,880

1 2 3 4 Tot.

Redskins 0 7 3 6 16

Broncos 7 10 14 7 38

Scoring Summary | Team Stats | Offensive Stats | Defensive Stats

Scoring Summary

First Quarter
Broncos: McCaffrey 19 pass from Brister (Elam kick). Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards. Key plays: R. Smith 37 run; Davis 11 run on third and 5. Time elapsed: Drive: 3:21; Quarter: 6:15.

Second Quarter:
Broncos: FG Elam 37. Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards. Key plays: Davis 4 run on third and 1; Sharpe 21 pass from Brister. Time elapsed: Drive: 5:59; Quarter: 1:25.

Broncos: Gordon 55 interception return (Elam kick). Time elapsed: Quarter: 3:40.

Redskins: Allen 5 run (Blanchard kick). Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards. Key plays: Allen 14 run; Alexander 18 pass from T. Green; Alexander 25 pass from T. Green. Time elapsed: Drive: 4:05; Quarter: 7:45.

Third Quarter:
Broncos: Davis 42 run (Elam kick). Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards. Key play: Davis 4 pass from Brister on third and 3. Time elapsed: Drive: 1:26; Quarter: 1:26.

Broncos: Griffith 14 pass from Brister (Elam kick). Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards. Key plays: Sharpe 9 pass from Brister on third and 7; McCaffrey 41 pass from Brister. Time elapsed: Drive: 3:59; Quarter: 7:37.

Redskins: FG Blanchard 37. Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards. Key plays: Westbrook 10 pass from T. Green; T. Green 13 run on third and 12; Shepherd 29 run. Time elapsed: Drive: 6:24; Quarter: 14:01.

Fourth Quarter:
Broncos: Loville 1 run (Elam kick). Drive: 6 plays, 24 yards. Key plays: T. Green fumble recovered by E. Brown; Sharpe 14 pass from Brister on third and 11. Time elapsed: Drive: 2:48; Quarter: 6:42.

Redskins: Westbrook 75 pass from T. Green (T. Green pass to Shepherd failed). Drive: 1 play, 75 yards. Time elapsed: Drive: 0:22; Quarter: 7:04.

Team Statistics

Opp. Was.

First Downs 18 18

Rushing 9 9

Passing 8 9

Penalty 1 0

Third Down Eff. 9-15-60% 5-11-45%

Fourth Down Eff. 0-0-0% 0-0-0%

Net Yards 365 387

Offensive Plays 59 59

Avg. Gain Per Play 6.2 6.6

Net Rushing Yards 185 152

Rushing Plays 35 25

Avg. Gain/Rush 5.3 6.1

Net Passing Yards 180 235

Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 3-17

Gross Passing Yards 180 252

Pass Att.-Comp.-Int. 24-16-0 31-19-2

Avg. Per Pass Att. 7.5 6.9

Punts-Avg. 5-49.8 4-53.0

Return Yards 69 19

Punt Returns-Yards 1-13 2-19

Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-84 5-111

Interception Returns-Yards 2-56 0-0

Penalties-Yards 7-50 8-65

Fumbles-Lost 0-0 4-1

Field Goals-Attempts 1-1 1-2

Time of Possession 32:11 27:49

Individual Statistics

Passing
Broncos: Brister 16-24, 180 yards, 2 TD.
Redskins: T. Green 19-31, 252 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT.

Rushing
Broncos: Davis, 21-119, 1 TD; Loville, 8-22, 1 TD.
Redskins: Allen, 16-86, 1TD; T. Green, 4-20.

Receiving
Broncos: Sharpe, 6-69; McCaffrey, 4-74, 1 TD.
Redskins: Allen, 6-26; Westbrook, 3-104, 1 TD; Alexander, 3-52.

Interceptions
Broncos: Gordon, 1-52, 1 TD; Pryce, 1-1.
Redskins: None.

Punting
Broncos: Rouen, 5-249.
Redskins: M. Turk, 4-212.

Punt Returns
Broncos: Gordon, 1-13, 2 FC.
Redskins: Mitchell, 2-19.

Kickoff Returns
Broncos: Hebron, 2-66.
Redskins: Mitchell, 5-111.

Missed Field Goals
Broncos: None.
Redskins: Blanchard 44 (WL).

Defensive Statistics (Unofficial)

Tackles-Assists
Broncos: Mobley 5-1, Atwater 5-0, Braxton 4-0, Burns 4-0, Cadrez 4-0, Romanowski 3-0, Traylor 2-1, Hasselbach 2-0, Joyner 2-0, Lodish 2-0, Pryce 2-0, N. Smith 2-0, Crockett 1-0, Johnson 1-0, E. Brown 0-1, Gordon 0-1.
Redskins: Patton 14-1, L. Evans 4-0, Lang 4-0, Smith 4-0, Stubblefield 4-0, Harvey 3-1, Kinney 2-1, Richard 2-1, Williams 2-0, Pounds 1-1, Wilkinson 1-1, Dishman 1-0, G. Evans 1-0, D. Green 1-0.

Sacks
Broncos: Cadrez 1-8, N. Smith 1-7, Romanowski 1-2.
Redskins: none.

Passes Defensed
Broncos: Gordon, Johnson, Pryce.
Redskins: D. Green, Lang, Pounds.

Special Teams Tackles
Broncos: Johnson 2-0, E. Brown 1-0, Lynn 1-0, Paul 1-0, D. Smith 1-0.
Redskins: G. Evans 1-0, Jenkins 1-0, Ponds 1-0, Pounds 1-0.

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