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1997 Game 144 (Week 11) Carolina at Denver

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Elway and Sharpe explode on the Panthers

Despite their 8-1 record coming into today’s game against the Carolina Panthers, QB John Elway has been struggling. He was among the AFC’s lowest rated passers and had 9 TD passes compared to 13 INTs. There was a small buzz in Denver about replacing the future Hall of Famer, but Elway silenced his critics with a huge day in the Broncos’ 41-6 drubbing of the Carolina Panthers at Mile High on Sunday.

Elway threw for 296 yards on 14 of 21 passing with 4 TD passes. He had a 149.3 quarterback rating. He and TE Shannon Sharpe were lasered in as they connected on 8 passes for 235 yards and 3 TDs. In the second quarter alone, Sharpe caught TD passes of 66 and 64 yards. The 235 yards and 3 TDs were career-highs for Sharpe.

RB Terrell Davis had a huge day rushing the football as well. He rushed for 115 yards on 24 carries.

As for the Broncos’ defense, they harassed QB Kerry Collins all day long. The Broncos had only one sack all day long, but they caused Collins to throw three INTs. The Panthers could only muster 153 total yards on day and only 66 through the air.

Next week, the Broncos will have a huge showdown with the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead next Sunday. The leader in the AFC West will be on the line. The Chiefs are 10-0 and the Broncos are now 9-1. The Chiefs beat the Broncos 26-7 in week 1 at Mile High.

As for the Panthers, they are now 2-8 on the season and will travel to California to take on the San Francisco 49ers in an NFC West tilt.

1997 Game 144 Stats

Boyd’s 1997 Replay Game 125 (Week 10) Oakland at Carolina

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Panthers run all over the Raiders

Carolina has been a major disappointment in 1997. In just their second year in existence in 1996, they won the NFC West Division and played in the NFC Championship Game. This year, however, they have fallen back to Earth. With their 28-21 victory over the Oakland Raiders on Sunday, the Panthers notched just their second win of the season.

The Panthers looked a lot like last year’s team on Sunday at Ericsson Stadium. They got running back Fred Lane back from injury and they rolled up 211 yards on the ground against the Raiders’ pathetic run defense. Lane rushed for 136 yards on 17 carries and scored what came to be the game-clinching TD run. They also got 37 yards from Anthony Johnson and 30 from Tim Biakabutuka.

Panther QB Kerry Collins had a big day too. He used a ton of play-action to roll up 271 yards passing. He had 21 completions on 27 attempts and threw for 2 TDs. Rae Carruth had his best day of the season. He caught nine passes for 131 yards and a TD.

As for the Raiders, QB Jeff George continued to connect with his receivers on big plays. George hit Tim Brown on a 50-yard TD, TE Rickey Dudley on a 41-yard TD and Napolean Kaufman on a 63-yard bomb for a TD. George now has 19 TD passes on the season, and he finally threw his first interception on the season in this game.

So what’s wrong with the Raiders if they are getting this aerial production on the season? They are 1-8 simply because their defense is horrible. Their defense gives up 410 total yards per game and surrenders 168 of it on the ground. They also give up the most points in the NFL at 29 per game.

The Panthers (2-7) have tough next couple of weeks. Next Sunday they travel to Denver and then the week after they travel to Candlestick to take on the 49ers. As for the Raiders, they host the New Orleans Saints.

1997 Game 125 Stats

Boyd’s 1997 Replay Game 120 (Week 9) Atlanta at Carolina

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Chandler takes down Panthers with 2 bombs

On Sunday Night Football, a banged-up Chris Chandler got the clearance to start at QB for the Atlanta Falcons and they are sure glad he did. Chandler hooked up with WR Bert Emanuel twice in the first half for long bombs, which was enough points to sink the fledgling Carolina Panthers, 17-6, at Ericsson Stadium Sunday night.

The Falcons had a dynamic first half. They rolled up 221 total yards and seemed as if they were going to blow the Panthers out. In the second half, the Falcons’ offense couldn’t move the ball and managed only 37 total yards in the half.

For the Panthers, they couldn’t do anything with the ball. They could only salvage 250 yards on offense and QB Kerry Collins was sacked 5 times by the Falcons’ pass rush…4 of them coming in the 4th quarter to seal the game.

The Falcons (3-5) will go home to the Georgia Dome next week to take on division rival St. Louis, while the Panthers (1-7) will continue their disappointing season as they host the Oakland Raiders.

1997 Game 120 Stats