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Super Bowl XXXIII

Denver Broncos 34,
Atlanta Falcons 19

Sunday, Jan. 31, 1999
Pro Player Stadium, Miami, FL
Attendance: 74,803
MVP: John Elway, Denver QB

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Game Summary

Denver quarterback John Elway ended his Hall of Fame career by winning the MVP Award for guiding his Broncos to their second straight Super Bowl victory, 34-19 over the Atlanta Falcons. Elway completed 18 of 29 passes for 336 yards as the Broncos jumped out to a 17-3 lead and never looked back. He also ran for a TD in his final NFL game.

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Scoring

By Quarters

Team1234Final
Denver71001734
Atlanta3301319

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Scoring Summary

First Quarter
ATL: Morten Andersen 32-yd FG, 9:35
DEN: Howard Griffith 1-yd run (Jason Elam kick), 3:55
Second Quarter
DEN: Elam 26-yd FG, 9:17
DEN: Smith 80-yd pass from Elway (Elam kick), 4:54
ATL: Andersen 28-yd FG, 2:25
Third Quarter
No scoring
Fourth Quarter
DEN: Griffith 1-yd run (Elam kick), 14:56
DEN: Elway 3-yd run (Elam kick), 11:20
ATL: Dwight 94-yd kickoff return (Andersen kick), 11:01
DEN: Elam 37-yd FG, 7:08
ATL: Terance Mathis 3-yd pass from Chris Chandler (2-pt attempt failed), 2:04

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Team Statistics

BroncosTeam Statistics Falcons
4Touchdowns2
3Rushing0
1Passing1
0Returns1
2/4Field Goals made/attempted2/3
31:23Time of possession28:37
22First downs21
8Rushing8
14Passing12
0Penalty1
6/133rd down efficiency5/11
0/14th down efficiency1/2
457Total offense (net yards)337
65Plays60
7.0Average gain5.6
36/121Carries/yards23/131
3.4Yards per carry5.7
336Passing yards206
18/29Completions/attempts19/35
11.6Yards per pass5.6
1Times intercepted3
0/0Times sacked/yards lost2/13
180Return yardage228
0/0 Punt returns/yards0/0
3/44Kickoff returns/yards7/227
3/136 Interceptions/yards1/1
0/0Fumbles/lost1/1
4/61Penalties/yards0/0
1/35.0Punts/average1/39.0
0Punts blocked0

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Individual Statistics

Rushing

DenverCarYdsAvgLongTDAtlantaCarYdsAvgLongTD
Terrell Davis251024.1150Jamal Anderson18965.3150
Howard Griffith492.342Chris Chandler4307.5120
Derek Loville284.060Tim Dwight155.050
John Elway320.731TOTAL231315.7150
Rod Smith111.010
Bubby Brister1-1-1.0-10
TOTAL361213.4153

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Passing

DenverAttCmpPct.YdsTDIntAtlantaAttCmpPct.YdsTDInt
John Elway291862.133611Chris Chandler351954.321913

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Receiving

DenverNoYdsAvgLongTDAtlantaNoYdsAvgLongTD
Rod Smith515230.480-td1Terance Mathis78512.1301
Ed McCaffrey57214.4250Tony Martin57915.8230
Byron Chamberlain3299.7130Jamal Anderson3165.390
Terrell Davis25025.0390Ronnie Harris22110.5130
Shannon Sharpe22613.0140O.J. Santiago11313.0130
Howard Griffith177.070Brian Kozlowski155.050
TOTAL1833618.780-td1TOTAL1921911.5301

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Field Goals

Denver20-2930-3940-4950-59TotAtlanta20-2930-3940-4950-59Tot
Jason Elam1-11-20-10-02-4Morten Andersen1-21-10-00-02-3

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Punting

DenverNoYdsLongAvgIn 20TBAtlantaNoYdsLongAvgIn 20TB
Tom Rouen1353535.010Dan Stryzinski1393939.000

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Punt Returns

DenverFCRetYdsLongAvgTDAtlantaFCRetYdsLongAvgTD
none Tim Dwight100000

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Kickoff Returns

DenverNoYdsLongAvgTDAtlantaNoYdsLongAvgTD
Vaughn Hebron2422621.00Tim Dwight521094-td42.01
Byron Chamberlain1222.00Brian Kozlowski217168.50

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Interceptions

DenverNoYdsLongAvgTDAtlantaNoYdsLongAvgTD
Darrien Gordon21085854.00Ronnie Bradford1111.00
Darrius Johnson1282828.00

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Sacks

DenverNo.AtlantaNo
Bill Romanowski1.0none
John Mobley1.0

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Most Solo Tackles

DenverNoAtlantaNo
Ray Crockett5William White9

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Starting Lineups

Denver BroncosOffenseAtlanta Falcons
Smith, RodWRMartin, Tony
Jones, TonyLTWhitfield, Bob
Schlereth, MarkLGCollins, Calvin
Nalen, TomCTobeck, Robert
Neil, DanRGWilliams, Gene
Swayne, HarryRTSalaam, Ephraim
Sharpe, ShannonTESantiago, O.J.
McCaffrey, EdWRMathis, Terance
Elway, JohnQBChandler, Chris
Davis, TerrellRBAnderson, Jamaal
Griffith, HowardRBKozlowski, Brian
Defense
Hasselbach, HaraldDEArchambeau, Lester
Traylor, KeithDTHall, Travis
Pryce, TrevorDTDronett, Shane
Tanuvasa, MaaDESmith, Chuck
Mobley, JohnLBBennett, Cornelius
Cadrez, GlennLBTuggle, Jessie
Romanowski, BillLBCrockett, Henri
Crockett, RayCBBuchanan, Ray
Gordon, DarrienCBBooker, Michael
Braxton, TyroneSSWhite, William
Atwater, SteveFSRobinson, Eugene

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Substitutes

Denver BroncosAtlanta Falcons
Davis, RobStryzinski, Dan
Elam, JasonAndersen, Morten
Brister, BristerWilliams, Gene
Rouen, TomBradford, Ronnie
James, ToryBush, Devin
Hebron, VaughnGreen, Harold
Johnson, DarriusFuller, Randy
Paul, TitoDowns, Gary
Loville, DerekSauer, Craig
Lynn, AnthonyHamilton, Ruffin
Smith, DetronBrooking, Keith
Coghill, GeorgeTalley, Ben
Burns, KeithHallen, Bob
Diaz-Infante, DavidSchreiber, Adam
Lepsis, MattPortilla, Jose
Nash, MarcusHarris, Ronnie
Green, WillieDwight, Tim
Chamberlain, ByronSmith, Ed
Carswell, DwayneBurrough, John
Smith, NeilTuaolo, Esera
Williams, AlfredEdwards, Michael
Washington, Marvin 
Lodish, Mike 
Joyner, Seth 

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Officials

Bernie Kukar (R)
Jim Daopoulos (U)
Ron Baynes (LJ)
Gary Lane (SJ)
Sanford Rivers (HL)
Don Hakes (BJ)
Tim Millis (FJ)

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