2000 · Week 2
Atlanta Falcons at Denver Broncos
Sep 10, 2000 · Mile High Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
It wasn't close — Denver Broncos beat Atlanta Falcons 42–14. ScoutIndex had favored Broncos (61%) going in. Broncos improve to 1-1; Falcons fall to 1-1. Brian Griese was the story of the game with 268 passing yards and 3 TDs. Broncos out-gained the opponent 420–218 in total yards.
Team stats
| ATL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | First downs | 27 |
| 218 | Total yards | 420 |
| 171 | Passing yards | 268 |
| 47 | Rushing yards | 152 |
| 12/29 | Comp / Att | 20/33 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 6 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chandler | 9/22 | 128 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Johnson | 3/7 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chandler | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Dwight | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Jamal Anderson | 7 | 38 | 0 |
| Ron Rivers | 3 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Dwight | 2 | 3 | 60 | 1 |
| Terance Mathis | 2 | 8 | 42 | 0 |
| Jamal Anderson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 2 | 5 | 37 | 0 |
| Bob Christian | 3 | 6 | 16 | 0 |
| Brian Finneran | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Brian Kozlowski | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Ron Rivers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Kelly | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
DEN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 20/33 | 268 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Anderson | 31 | 131 | 2 |
| KaRon Coleman | 7 | 21 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Anderson | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Rod Smith | 7 | 11 | 117 | 2 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 5 | 5 | 54 | 0 |
| Robert Brooks | 2 | 3 | 46 | 0 |
| Desmond Clark | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Howard Griffith | 2 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
| Ed McCaffrey | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Travis McGriff | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Detron Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |