2002 · Week 1
Los Angeles Rams at Denver Broncos
Sep 8, 2002 · Invesco Field at Mile High · outdoors · grass
Recap
Denver Broncos defeated Los Angeles Rams 23–16. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Broncos only a 38% shot beforehand. Broncos improve to 1-0; Rams fall to 0-1. Brian Griese paced the offense with 202 passing yards and 2 TDs; 16 rushing yards.
Team stats
| LAR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | First downs | 15 |
| 347 | Total yards | 306 |
| 315 | Passing yards | 202 |
| 32 | Rushing yards | 104 |
| 32/41 | Comp / Att | 18/27 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
LAR
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Warner | 32/41 | 315 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Warner | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Marshall Faulk | 10 | 19 | 1 |
| Trung Canidate | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Chris Hetherington | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Faulk | 14 | 16 | 91 | 0 |
| Torry Holt | 5 | 6 | 91 | 0 |
| Isaac Bruce | 5 | 7 | 60 | 0 |
| Ernie Conwell | 3 | 3 | 50 | 0 |
| Ricky Proehl | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Trung Canidate | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Yo Murphy | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Chris Hetherington | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
DEN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 18/27 | 202 | 2 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| Olandis Gary | 11 | 37 | 0 |
| Clinton Portis | 5 | 34 | 0 |
| Mike Anderson | 7 | 17 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed McCaffrey | 2 | 3 | 50 | 1 |
| Olandis Gary | 5 | 5 | 48 | 0 |
| Rod Smith | 5 | 9 | 47 | 1 |
| Shannon Sharpe | 3 | 6 | 31 | 0 |
| Mike Anderson | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |