1996-97 AFC Divisional Semifinals Summaries

Updated September 27, 2017 | Infoplease Staff

Jaguars, 30-27

Jacksonville (10-7) 0 13 7 10— 30
Denver (13-3) 12 0 0 15— 27
Date—Jan. 4 Att—75,678 Time—3:02
1st Quarter: DEN—Vaughn Hebron 1-yd run (kick blocked), 8:38; DEN—Shannon Sharpe 18-yd pass from John Elway (2-pt. conversion failed), 14:27.
2nd Quarter: JAX—Mike Hollis 46-yd FG, 3:45; JAX—Natrone Means 8-yd run (Hollis kick), 12:02; JAX—Hollis 42-yd FG, 14:50.
3rd Quarter: JAX—Keenan McCardell 31-yd pass from Mark Brunell (Hollis kick), 6:09.
4th Quarter: JAX—Hollis 22-yd FG, 4:09; DEN—Terrell Davis 2-yd run (Davis run for 2-pt. conversion), 7:23; JAX—Jimmy Smith 16-yd pass from Brunell (Hollis kick), 11:21; DEN—Ed McCaffrey 15-yd pass from Elway (Jason Elam kick), 13:10.

Patriots, 28-3

Pittsburgh (11-6) 0 0 3 0— 3
New England (11-5) 14 7 0 7— 28
Date—Jan. 5 Att—60,188 Time—2:48
1st Quarter: NE—Curtis Martin 2-yd run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 3:02; NE—Keith Byars 34-yd pass from Drew Bledsoe (Vinatieri kick), 7:05
2nd Quarter: NE—Martin 78-yd run (Vinatieri kick), 5:05.
3rd Quarter: PIT—Norm Johnson 29-yd FG, 11:10.
4th Quarter: NE—Martin 23-yd run (Vinatieri kick), 2:29.

 

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