Actual Score: Broncos 28, Seahawks 21 Terrell Davis rushed for 178 yards to become the fourth running back in NFL history to surpass the 2,000-rushing yard mark for a season as the Broncos defeated Seattle.
DECEMBER 27, 1998 (Mile High Stadium)
BRONCOS 33, SEAHAWKS 17
It was over when…John Elway scrambled and dove for the pylon for a 5-yard TD to increase the lead to 13 with 1:00 left in the third quarter.
Game Ball Derek Loville ran the outside zone 23 times for 117 yards.
Key Stat Seattle kicker, Todd Paterson, missed 3 long distance field goal attempts.
Noteworthy Rod Smith had 5 catches for 101 yards and 1 TD…Jason Elam made all four of his field goal attempts…The Broncos swept their series with the Raiders resulting in them being awarded the AFC Western Division crown.
Injuries Denver Broncos: None. Seattle Seahawks: LB Dean Wells.
Scoring Summary Denver (12-4-0) 10 13 7 3 - 33 Seattle (7-9-0) 7 0 10 0 - 17
First Quarter Sea – Watters 1 run (Peterson kick), 11:02 Den – McCaffrey 14 pass from Elway (Elam kick), 8:00 Den – FG Elam 52, 2:30 Second Quarter Den – R. Smith 29 pass from Elway (Elam kick), 12:00 Den – FG Elam 45, 6:00 Den – FG Elam 26, 0:01 Third Quarter Sea – FG Patterson 33, 12:02 Sea – Watters 1 run (Peterson kick), 4:47 Den – Elway 5 run (Elam kick), 1:00 Fourth Quarter Den – FG Elam 25, 7:04 A – 74, 057
DEN SEA First Downs………. 22 21 Rushing… 9 6 Passing…. 12 13 Penalty…. 1 2 Total Net Yards……… 477 303 Rushed - Yards ….. 40-194 24-75 Passing Yards…… 283 228 Third Down Efficiency… 8-15 3-12 Penalties………………. 6-62 6-40 Kick Return Yards……. 47 174 Punt Return Yards……. 33 18 Fumbles/Lost………… 3-1 0-0 Sacked/Yards Lost….. 0-0 0-0 Field Goals Missed…. None 50, 40, 44 Time of Possession….. 32:39 27:21 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS PASSING-- DEN: Elway 18-34-1-283 SEA: Kitna 19-37-0-211, Watters 1-1-0-17 RUSHING-- DEN: Davis 15-57, Loville 23-117, Elway 3-20 SEA: Watters 21-73, Strong 2-0, Kitna 1-2 RECEIVING-- DEN: R. Smith 5-101, McCaffrey 4-94, Sharpe 3-26, Davis 1-9, Green 3-39, Griffin 1-7, Carswell 1-7 SEA: Galloway 4-57, Pritchard 6-64, Watters 3-38, Fauria 4-40, McKnight 1-16, Strong 1-2, Crumpler 1-11