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Super Bowl XXXIII Sunday, Jan. 31 at Pro Player Stadium, Miami, Fla. | Denver (16-2) | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17— | 34 | | Atlanta (16-2) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13— | 19 |
1st: ATL—Morten Andersen 32-yd FG, 9:35. Drive: 48 yards in 10 plays. Key play: 25-yd pass interference on Ray Crockett to DEN 21. DEN—Howard Griffith 1-yd run (Jason Elam kick), 3:55. Drive: 80 yards in 10 plays.
Key play: John Elway 41-yd pass to Rod Smith on 3rd-and-7 to ATL 24. 2nd: DEN—Elam 26-yd FG, 9:17. Drive: 63 yards in 11 plays. Key play: Elway 18-yd pass to Smith to ATL 27. DEN—Smith 80-yd pass from Elway (Elam kick), 4:54. Drive: 80 yards in 1 play. ATL—Andersen 28-yd FG, 2:25.
Drive: 38 yards in 7 plays. Key play: Tim Dwight 42-yd kickoff return to DEN 49. 4th: DEN—Griffith 1-yd run (Elam kick), 14:56. Drive: 24 yards in 5 plays. Key play: Darrien Gordon 58-yd interception return to ATL 24. DEN—Elway 3-yd run (Elam kick), 11:20. Drive: 48 yards in 3 plays. Key play:
Gordon 50-yd interception return to ATL 48. ATL—Dwight 94-yd kickoff return (Andersen kick), 11:01. DEN—Elam 37-yd FG, 7:08. Drive: 36 yards in 7 plays. Key play: Byron Chamberlain recovers onside kick at DEN 46. ATL—Terance Mathis 3-yd pass
from Chris Chandler (2-pt attempt failed), 2:04. Drive: 76 yards in 16 plays. Key play: Chandler 17-yd pass to Tony Martin on 3rd-and 4 to ATL 47. | Favorite: Broncos by 71/2 | Attendance: 74,803 | | Field: Grass | Time: 3:18 | | Start time: 6:25 EST | TV Rating: 40.2/61 share (FOX) |
MVP—John Elway, Denver QB (18-29 for 336 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT) Officials: Bernie Kukar (referee); Jim Daopoulos (umpire); Ron Baynes (LJ); Gary Lane (SJ); Sanford Rivers (HL); Don Hakes (BJ); Tim Millis (FJ). Team Statistics| | Broncos | Falcons |
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| Touchdowns | 4 | 2 | | Rushing | 3 | 0 | | Passing | 1 | 1 | | Returns | 0 | 1 | | Field Goals made/attempted | 2/4 | 2/3 | | Time of possession | 31:23 | 28:37 | | 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 offense (net yards) | 457 | 337 | | Plays | 65 | 60 | | Average gain | 7.0 | 5.6 | | Carries/yards | 36/121 | 23/131 | | Yards per carry | 3.4 | 5.7 | | Passing yards | 336 | 206 | | Completions/attempts | 18/29 | 19/35 | | Yards per pass | 11.6 | 5.6 | | Times intercepted | 1 | 3 | | Times sacked/yards lost | 0/0 | 2/13 | | Return yardage | 180 | 228 | | Punt returns/yards | 0/0 | 0/0 | | Kickoff returns/yards | 3/44 | 7/227 | | Interceptions/yards | 3/136 | 1/1 | | Fumbles/lost | 0/0 | 1/1 | | Penalties/yards | 4/61 | 0/0 | | Punts/average | 1/35.0 | 1/39.0 | | Punts blocked | 0 | 0 |
Individual StatisticsDenver Broncos| Passing | Att | Cmp | Pct. | Yds | TD | Int |
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| John Elway | 29 | 18 | 62.1 | 336 | 1 | 1 |
| Receiving | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
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| Rod Smith | 5 | 152 | 30.4 | 80-td | 1 | | Ed McCaffrey | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 25 | 0 | | Byron Chamberlain | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 13 | 0 | | Terrell Davis | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 39 | 0 | | Shannon Sharpe | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 14 | 0 | | Howard Griffith | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | | TOTAL | 18 | 336 | 18.7 | 80-td | 1 |
| Rushing | Car | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
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| Terrell Davis | 25 | 102 | 4.1 | 15 | 0 | | Howard Griffith | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 4 | 2 | | Derek Loville | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 | | John Elway | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 3 | 1 | | Rod Smith | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | | Bubby Brister | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | | TOTAL | 36 | 121 | 3.4 | 15 | 3 |
| Field Goals | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | Total |
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| Jason Elam | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Long | Avg | In 20 | TB |
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| Tom Rouen | 1 | 35 | 35 | 35.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Punt Returns | FC | Ret | Yds | Long | Avg | TD |
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| none | | | | | | |
| Kickoff Returns | No | Yds | Long | Avg | TD |
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| Vaughn Hebron | 2 | 42 | 26 | 21.0 | 0 | | Byron Chamberlain | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | No | Yds | Long | Avg | TD |
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| Darrien Gordon | 2 | 108 | 58 | 54.0 | 0 | | Darrius Johnson | 1 | 28 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 |
| Sacks |
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| Bill Romanowski | 1.0 | | John Mobley | 1.0 |
| Most Tackles |
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| Ray Crockett | 5 | | Three tied with four each. |
Atlanta Falcons| Passing | Att | Cmp | Pct. | Yds | TD | Int |
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| Chris Chandler | 35 | 19 | 54.3 | 219 | 1 | 3 |
| Receiving | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
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| Terance Mathis | 7 | 85 | 12.1 | 30 | 1 | | Tony Martin | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 23 | 0 | | Jamal Anderson | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 9 | 0 | | Ronnie Harris | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 13 | 0 | | O.J. Santiago | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | | Brian Kozlowski | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | | TOTAL | 19 | 219 | 11.5 | 30 | 1 |
| Rushing | Car | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
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| Jamal Anderson | 18 | 96 | 5.3 | 15 | 0 | | Chris Chandler | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 12 | 0 | | Tim Dwight | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | | TOTAL | 23 | 131 | 5.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Field Goals | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | Total |
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| Morten Andersen | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Long | Avg | In 20 | TB |
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| Dan Stryzinski | 1 | 39 | 39 | 39.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returns | FC | Ret | Yds | Long | Avg | TD |
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| Tim Dwight | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kickoff Returns | No | Yds | Long | Avg | TD |
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| Tim Dwight | 5 | 210 | 94-td | 42.0 | 1 | | Brian Kozlowski | 2 | 17 | 16 | 8.5 | 0 | | TOTAL | 7 | 227 | 94-td | 32.4 | 1 |
| Interceptions | No | Yds | Long | Avg | TD |
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| Ronnie Bradford | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Most Tackles |
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| William White | 9 |
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