2002 · Week 3
Buffalo Bills at Denver Broncos
Sep 22, 2002 · Invesco Field at Mile High · outdoors · grass
Recap
Denver Broncos topped Buffalo Bills 28–23. ScoutIndex had favored Broncos (74%) going in. Broncos improve to 3-0; Bills fall to 1-2. Brian Griese was the story of the game with 211 passing yards and 2 TDs; 4 rushing yards.
Team stats
| BUF | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | First downs | 18 |
| 322 | Total yards | 374 |
| 283 | Passing yards | 211 |
| 39 | Rushing yards | 163 |
| 27/41 | Comp / Att | 19/31 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
Play-by-play not loaded for this game.
Box score
BUF
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 27/41 | 283 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Henry | 12 | 35 | 1 |
| Shawn Bryson | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Moulds | 9 | 17 | 96 | 1 |
| Peerless Price | 5 | 7 | 87 | 0 |
| Jay Riemersma | 4 | 4 | 44 | 0 |
| Travis Henry | 4 | 5 | 33 | 0 |
| Josh Reed | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 |
| Larry Centers | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Dave Moore | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
DEN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 19/31 | 211 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Clinton Portis | 18 | 103 | 1 |
| Scottie Montgomery | 1 | 28 | 0 |
| Mike Anderson | 7 | 28 | 0 |
| Tom Rouen | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Portis | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Rod Smith | 7 | 9 | 94 | 1 |
| Ashley Lelie | 2 | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Ed McCaffrey | 3 | 8 | 35 | 0 |
| Scottie Montgomery | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Anderson | 2 | 4 | 26 | 0 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Patrick Hape | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Shannon Sharpe | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |