Regular Season Week 3: Timberwolves at Big Horns
September 21, 1997 72° Mile High Stadium
Attendance: 62,120 (83%)
Timberwolves 7 7 0 8 - 22
Big Horns 7 6 3 0 - 16
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Big Horns: 2-15-POR 17 (6:02) 12-Johnny Callahan pass complete to 32-Harry Stuhldreher for 17 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Richard Pressley. DEN 7 POR 0
(Qtr 1) Timberwolves: 1-10-DEN 18 (1:30) 38-John Pullen ran for 18 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Daniel Picard. DEN 7 POR 7
(Qtr 2) Big Horns: 4-5-POR 33 (12:27) 2-Richard Pressley 50 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 49-Paul Martinez was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. DEN 10 POR 7
(Qtr 2) Timberwolves: 2-1-DEN 8 (1:06) 6-Antonio McDermott pass complete to 80-Bradley Ross to DEN 0 for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Daniel Picard. DEN 10 POR 14
(Qtr 2) Big Horns: 1-10-POR 30 (0:04) 2-Richard Pressley 47 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 13 POR 14
(Qtr 3) Big Horns: 4-9-POR 16 (7:50) 2-Richard Pressley 33 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 16 POR 14
(Qtr 4) Timberwolves: 4-2-DEN 38 (12:05) 3-Rolando Wilson punts 44 yards to POR 18. 38-John Pullen for 82 yards. TOUCHDOWN! 25-Alejandro Jordan ran for 2 yards. CONVERSION GOOD! DEN 16 POR 22
Team Statistics
Big Horns Timberwolves
First Downs 24 7
- Rushing 9 1
- Passing 12 6
- Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 378 168
- Offensive Plays 78 44
- Yards Per Play 4.85 3.82
Net Rushing Yards 163 33
- Rushing Attempts 30 21
- Yards Per Rush 5.43 1.57
Net Passing Yards 215 135
- Att/Comp/Int 45 / 28 / 2 20 / 14 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 243 161
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 28 3 / 26
- Yards Per Pass Play 4.48 5.87
- Yards Per Completion 8.68 11.50
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 8 / 18 1 / 10
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.5 11.9
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 3 / 25 5 / 35
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 4 / 95
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 1
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 1 / 1
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 1 2 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 30
Time of Possession 37:48 22:13
Drive Charts
Big Horns
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 3:22 OWN 25 5 19 Punt
1 10:03 4:07 OWN 31 8 69 Touchdown
1 3:35 0:48 OWN 18 3 -3 Punt
1 1:24 4:01 OWN 25 8 42 Field Goal
2 10:10 1:27 OWN 19 3 3 Punt
2 7:13 5:17 OWN 23 10 49 Missed FG
2 1:03 1:02 OWN 25 4 45 Field Goal
3 12:59 5:12 OWN 20 13 64 Field Goal
3 5:23 1:17 OWN 41 3 4 Interception
3 2:21 1:38 OWN 20 3 4 Punt
4 14:16 2:32 OWN 29 3 8 Punt
4 11:44 2:17 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
4 5:54 4:48 OWN 20 12 77 Interception
Timberwolves
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 11:38 1:35 OWN 20 3 -3 Punt
1 5:56 2:21 OWN 25 5 17 Punt
1 2:47 1:23 OWN 46 3 54 Touchdown
2 12:23 2:13 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
2 8:43 1:30 OWN 29 3 1 Punt
2 1:57 0:54 OWN 36 7 64 Touchdown
3 15:00 2:01 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
3 7:47 2:24 OWN 25 3 -8 Punt
3 4:06 1:45 OWN 43 3 0 Punt
3 0:43 1:27 OWN 32 3 -1 Punt
4 9:27 3:33 OWN 30 5 23 Punt
4 1:07 1:07 OWN 20 2 0 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Big Horns
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#32 Harry Stuhldreher 8 56 7.00 12 2 0
#43 Trent Richardson 5 30 6.00 14 1 0
#49 Paul Martinez 2 30 15.00 20 2 0
#20 Leo Taylor 4 21 5.25 15 1 0
#28 Over Underwood 8 19 2.38 13 1 0
#25 Jim Crowley 3 7 2.33 5 0 0
Timberwolves
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#38 John Pullen 14 25 1.79 18 2 1
#25 Alejandro Jordan 5 8 1.60 8 0 0
#6 Antonio McDermott 2 0 0.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Big Horns
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#12 Johnny Callahan 45 28 243 3 / 28 1 34 2 65.32
Timberwolves
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#6 Antonio McDermott 20 14 161 3 / 26 1 27 0 110.63
Receiving Stats
Big Horns
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#83 Mack Fried 6 46 7.67 12 0
#28 Over Underwood 3 45 15.00 24 0
#20 Leo Taylor 3 40 13.33 34 0
#25 Jim Crowley 5 31 6.20 12 0
#23 Garrett Peace 4 30 7.50 12 0
#18 Machine Gun Kelly 3 17 5.67 8 0
#32 Harry Stuhldreher 1 17 17.00 17 1
#43 Trent Richardson 2 12 6.00 10 0
#80 Davante Adams 1 5 5.00 5 0
Timberwolves
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#80 Bradley Ross 5 60 12.00 24 1
#81 Donald Gimenez 3 44 14.67 27 0
#25 Alejandro Jordan 1 21 21.00 21 0
#38 John Pullen 2 19 9.50 10 0
#24 Bill Couch 3 17 5.67 10 0
Blocking Stats
Big Horns
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#23 Garrett Peace 5 30 1 6
#68 Bubba Moore 58 39 1 2
#65 Ulysses Grant 47 41 1 2
#20 Leo Taylor 8 8 0 0
#66 Melvin Caverly 59 38 0 2
#69 Jeffrey Johnson 58 31 0 1
#18 Machine Gun Kelly 0 15 0 0
#61 Kenneth Goodloe 54 41 0 1
#30 Charles Raper 15 17 0 1
#83 Mack Fried 0 15 0 1
#32 Harry Stuhldreher 13 8 0 0
#43 Trent Richardson 13 16 0 0
#67 Scott Roundtree 11 0 0 0
#49 Paul Martinez 15 7 0 0
#80 Davante Adams 0 15 0 0
#25 Jim Crowley 1 6 0 1
#28 Over Underwood 2 4 0 0
#63 Trevor White 3 0 0 0
#60 John Mays 3 1 0 0
#75 Thomas Sage 1 0 0 0
Timberwolves
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#74 Howard Mills 31 24 1 3
#64 Edward McMillian 34 24 1 1
#63 Phillip Guzman 23 20 1 3
#57 Raymond Bradley 30 22 0 0
#80 Bradley Ross 0 11 0 0
#81 Donald Gimenez 0 6 0 0
#76 Gary Cooper 31 26 0 1
#24 Bill Couch 7 13 0 0
#25 Alejandro Jordan 3 1 0 1
#71 Carl Owen 7 6 0 0
#54 Wm Breeden 7 4 0 0
#61 Robert Miller 11 0 0 0
#63 Ray George 11 1 0 0
#85 John Fowler 0 9 0 0
#21 Michael Cohen 0 3 0 0
#26 David Stapleton 0 2 0 0
#22 Timothy Oneal 0 3 0 1
#94 David Smith 2 2 0 0
#90 Rodney Owen 0 3 0 1
#38 John Pullen 5 4 0 1
#42 Chris Boucher 0 4 0 0
#86 Edwin Canty 1 7 0 0
#87 John Hurt 1 14 0 1
#51 Dennis Branco 0 2 0 1
#29 Enrique Gross 0 1 0 0
#35 John Edwards 0 2 0 0
#77 William Darby 0 2 0 0
#96 Booker Gross 0 1 0 0
#46 Michael Smith 0 1 0 0
#93 Carlos London 0 1 0 0
#56 Leonard Perez 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Big Horns
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Timberwolves
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#94 David Smith 1 1 1.00 0
#59 Richard Williams 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Big Horns
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#83 Mack Fried 1 0 0 0
#18 Machine Gun Kelly 0 1 0 0
#52 Gino Marchetti 0 0 1 0
Timberwolves
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#38 John Pullen 1 0 0 0
#51 Dennis Branco 0 0 1 0
#74 Howard Mills 0 1 0 0
Punting
Big Horns
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#3 Rolando Wilson 6 290 48.33 28.83 60 0
Timberwolves
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#13 David Lucero 9 446 49.56 42.44 66 2
Kicking
Big Horns
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#2 Richard Pressley 3 / 4 2 / 3 1 / 1 50 1 / 1
Timberwolves
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#9 Daniel Picard 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 2 / 2
Punt Return
Big Horns
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Timberwolves
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#38 John Pullen 4 95 23.8 82 1
Kick Return
Big Horns
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Timberwolves
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Big Horns
Name Tackles Sacks
#59 Donovan Parker 10 0
#53 James Moore 4 0
#40 Joseph Guerra 4 0
#24 Felix Wright 3 0
#55 Jim Youngblood 2 0
#27 Don Shula 2 0
#72 Armand Thornton 2 1
#39 Donald Doman 2 0
#44 Tom Hudson 1 1
#30 Charles Raper 1 0
#74 Merlin Olsen 1 1
#25 Jim Crowley 1 0
#79 John Ford 1 0
#52 Gino Marchetti 1 0
#61 Kenneth Goodloe 1 0
#83 Mack Fried 1 0
Timberwolves
Name Tackles Sacks
#29 Enrique Gross 10 0
#54 Wm Breeden 9 0
#94 David Smith 8 0
#26 David Stapleton 5 0
#77 William Darby 4 2
#56 Leonard Perez 4 0
#71 Carl Owen 3 1
#22 Timothy Oneal 3 0
#21 Michael Cohen 3 0
#51 Dennis Branco 2 0
#46 Michael Smith 2 0
#35 John Edwards 1 0
#95 Juan Hoffman 1 0
#93 Carlos London 1 0
#90 Rodney Owen 1 0