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 1997
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PreSeason
July
26, 1997 Bills 10
Denver 31
Attendance: 69,739
The Broncos' Jeff Lewis went 9-12 for 90 yards, scoring a touchdown and rushing for
another in the Broncos 31-10 win over the Buffalo Bills in the preseason opener for both
teams. John Elway saw limited action, playing in only 2 series.
| Scoring
Summary |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
F |
| Bills |
0 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
10 |
| Denver |
3 |
7 |
7 |
14 |
31 |
First Quarter
DEN FG Elam 45, 9:26
Second Quarter
DEN R. Smith 16 Pass from Lewis (Elam Kick), 12:32
BUF A. Smith 31 Run (Christie Kick), 2:04
Third Quarter
BUF FG Huerta 26, 11:08
DEN Lewis 14 Run (Elam Kick), 2:56
Fourth Quarter
DEN Willis 1 Run (Elam Kick), 4:30
DEN Joseph 99 Interception Return (Elam Kick), 2:01 |
"Jeff Lewis stepped up and made some plays when he had to," said Broncos
coach Mike Shanahan. "You always look for a quarterback, who when things break down,
he can find a way to move the football."
The bad news for the Broncos: Tory James, the Broncos projected starting right
cornerback, tore his left patella tendon in his right knee. He is expected to miss the
entire season.
The Bad news for the Bills: Alex Van Pelt went down with a seperated shoulder. He is
expected to miss 6-8 weeks.
The Bills lone touchdown came when Antowain Smith ran 31 yards for the score with 12:56
left in the second quarter. Smith carried 8 times for 52 yards.
As far as the Bills quarterback situation, Todd Collins seems to be taking the early
lead over Billy Joe Hobert. Collins went 5-9 for 63 yards while Hobert went 3-10 for 62
yards. Jim Ballard played the last quarter and a half going 10-20 for 143 yards and an
interception.
"As quarterback, you're never satisfied," Collins said. "I thought I
threw the ball pretty accurately, with the exception of some deep balls, where we had some
miscommunications."
| Game
Breakdown |
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BUF |
DEN |
First Downs
Rushes-Yards
Passing
Punt Returns
Kickoff Returns
Interceptions Ret.
Comp-Att-Int
Sacked-Yards Lost
Punts
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Time of Poss. |
22
27-161
240
2-17
4-93
0-0
18-40-1
3-28
4-43
2-1
8-51
30:47 |
19
28-129
134
3-18
2-53
1-99
15-23-0
5-33
4-54
1-0
8-65
29:13 |
Individual Statistics
Rushing
Buffalo, A. Smith 8-52, Tindale 3-48, Bender 7-23, Ballard 2-13, Ingoglia 3-11, Holmes
3-7, Hobert 1-7, Denver, Lewis 3-34, Hebron 5-22, Willis 6-21, Griffith 2-21, T. Davis
5-18, D. Smith 2-29, Lynn 4-6, Brister 1-(minus 2)
Passing Buffalo, Ballard 10-20-1-143, Hobert 3-10-0-62, Collins
5-9-0-63, Van Pelt 0-1-0-0, Denver, Lewis 9-12-0-90, Elway 3-7-0-41, Brister 3-4-0-36
Receiving Buffalo, Ingoglia 3-65, A. Reed 3-36, Reese 2-38, Armour
2-18, Brantley 1-30, Moulds 1-22, Early 1-17, A. Smith 1-10, Tindale 1-10, Coons 1-8,
Reimersma 1-8, Galloway 1-6, Denver, R. Smith 3-45, Sharpe 2-27, Wilson 1-23, W. Green
1-13, Chamberlain 1-12, W. Anderson 1-11, D. Smith 1-10, Gamble 1-9, McCaffery 1-7,
Carswell 1-4, Hebron 1-4, Lynn 1-2
Missed Field Goals Buffalo, Christie 48
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