Week 4, 2015

played in Denver, CO

34 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	7	0	0	-	7
Denver Broncos	7	6	0	16	-	29

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:23 DEN - Emmanuel Sanders 10 pass from Peyton Manning (Gilbert Brooks extra point)
2Q: 06:19 DEN - Gilbert Brooks 39 field goal
2Q: 04:17 MIN - Mike Wallace 29 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Graham Harden extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DEN - Gilbert Brooks 51 field goal
4Q: 14:26 DEN - Demaryius Thomas 2 pass from Peyton Manning (Gilbert Brooks extra point)
4Q: 06:54 DEN - Gilbert Brooks 48 field goal
4Q: 02:26 DEN - Gilbert Brooks 20 field goal
4Q: 00:06 DEN - Gilbert Brooks 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:23 DEN - Emmanuel Sanders 10 pass from Peyton Manning (Gilbert Brooks extra point)
2Q: 06:19 DEN - Gilbert Brooks 39 field goal
2Q: 04:17 MIN - Mike Wallace 29 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Graham Harden extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DEN - Gilbert Brooks 51 field goal
4Q: 14:26 DEN - Demaryius Thomas 2 pass from Peyton Manning (Gilbert Brooks extra point)
4Q: 06:54 DEN - Gilbert Brooks 48 field goal
4Q: 02:26 DEN - Gilbert Brooks 20 field goal
4Q: 00:06 DEN - Gilbert Brooks 21 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DEN
Record 2-2 3-1
First Downs 8 23
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 5 15
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 180 412
- Offensive Plays 52 81
- Yards per Play 3.46 5.09
Net Rushing Yards 83 151
- Rushing Attempts 16 37
- Yards per Rush 5.19 4.08
Net Passing Yards 97 261
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 11 - 4 42 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 114 280
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 2/19
- Yards per Pass Play 2.69 5.93
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 8/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/15 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 3/18 3/27
Kick Returns/Yards 2/44 1/34
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 4/39
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 39
Time of Possession 19:28 40:32

Team Statistics	MIN	DEN
Record	2-2	3-1
First Downs	8	23
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	5	15
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	180	412
- Offensive Plays	52	81
- Yards per Play	3.46	5.09
Net Rushing Yards	83	151
- Rushing Attempts	16	37
- Yards per Rush	5.19	4.08
Net Passing Yards	97	261
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 11 - 4	42 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	114	280
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	2/19
- Yards per Pass Play	2.69	5.93
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	8/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/15	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	3/18	3/27
Kick Returns/Yards	2/44	1/34
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	4/39
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 39
Time of Possession	19:28	40:32

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:49	1:12	OWN 20	3	16	Interception
1	8:13	0:59	OWN 20	3	-1	Interception
1	5:03	2:01	OWN 29	6	10	Punt
2	12:26	2:00	OWN 41	3	5	Punt
2	6:12	2:08	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:44	OWN 31	4	14	Interception
3	10:04	2:40	OWN 23	5	7	Punt
3	5:51	1:26	OWN 17	5	13	Punt
4	14:16	1:34	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	11:05	0:57	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
4	6:46	1:05	OWN 20	6	31	Downs
4	3:54	0:25	OWN 7	3	-4	Fumble
4	2:20	0:20	OWN 35	2	0	Interception

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:11	50	3	-1	Punt
1	11:37	3:24	OWN 30	7	70	Touchdown
1	7:14	2:11	OWN 44	3	-8	Punt
1	3:02	5:36	OWN 18	11	50	Missed FG
2	10:26	4:14	OWN 7	10	71	Field Goal
2	4:04	4:04	OWN 20	8	46	Field Goal
3	12:16	2:12	OPP 35	4	19	Missed FG
3	7:24	1:33	OWN 31	3	4	Punt
3	4:25	5:09	OWN 39	12	61	Touchdown
4	12:42	1:37	OWN 27	3	9	Punt
4	10:08	3:22	OWN 21	6	48	Field Goal
4	5:41	1:47	OWN 49	3	-2	Punt
4	3:29	1:09	OPP 3	3	0	Field Goal
4	2:00	2:00	OPP 39	5	35	Field Goal

Game MVP: Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Adrian Peterson	11	65	5.91	36	2
Teddy Bridgewater	2	16	8.00	9	0
Clarence Sawahata	2	2	1.00	5	0
Zach Line	1	0	0.00	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
C.J. Anderson	24	101	4.21	17	4
Ameer Abdullah	8	10	1.25	10	1
Theo Riddick	4	41	10.25	34	1
Brock Osweiler	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Teddy Bridgewater	33	11	114	3/17	1	31	4	14.7

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Peyton Manning	42	29	280	2/19	2	31	0	103.2

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Adrian Peterson	4	9	11	2.75	4	9	0
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	3	8	51	17.00	0	31	0
WR Mike Wallace	2	3	36	18.00	15	29	1
WR Ricardo Lockette	1	4	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Kyle Rudolph	1	3	10	10.00	5	10	0
WR Teddy Williams	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Stefon Diggs	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Demaryius Thomas	13	19	150	11.54	56	30	1
WR Emmanuel Sanders	5	7	69	13.80	33	31	1
RB Ameer Abdullah	3	4	1	0.33	0	1	0
TE Vernon Davis	2	2	14	7.00	5	7	0
RB C.J. Anderson	2	3	14	7.00	5	9	0
WR Bennie Fowler	2	5	21	10.50	4	13	0
FB Sammy Ostwald	2	2	11	5.50	6	11	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Chris Harris	3	25	8.33	0
S T.J. Ward	1	14	14.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Zach Line	1	0	0
Teddy Bridgewater	1	0	0
John Sullivan	0	1	0
Marcus Sherels	0	0	1
Scott Crichton	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Peyton Manning	1	0	0
Theo Riddick	1	0	0
Brandon Armendariz	0	1	1
Owen Daniels	0	1	0
C.J. Anderson	0	1	0
Sylvester Williams	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Vince Knight	6	279	46.5	42.0	59	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Paul Booker	5	236	47.2	39.6	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Graham Harden	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gilbert Brooks	5/7	2/3	1/1	51	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Captain Munnerlyn	2	12	6.0	0
Lucas Klepfer	1	6	6.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bradley Roby	3	27	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Wallace	2	44	22.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bennie Fowler	1	34	34.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Chad Greenway	12	1	0.0	36	41
S Harrison Smith	11	4	0.0	34	44
CB Trae Waynes	7	0	0.0	36	44
DT Linval Joseph	5	1	1.0	24	32
DE Everson Griffen	5	1	0.0	32	36
CB Xavier Rhodes	4	2	0.0	35	42
DT Sharrif Floyd	4	0	0.0	25	31
OLB Anthony Barr	3	5	0.0	33	38
ILB Eric Kendricks	3	0	0.0	16	22
DE Scott Crichton	2	0	1.0	21	23
ILB Audie Cole	2	1	0.0	4	6
S Andrew Sendejo	2	0	0.0	32	40
CB Terence Newman	1	1	0.0	19	22
S Marcus Sherels	1	1	0.0	8	4
RB Adrian Peterson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Brian Robison	1	0	0.0	8	11
DT Tom Johnson	1	0	0.0	21	23
TE Kyle Rudolph	1	0	---	---	---
TE Rhett Ellison	1	0	---	---	---
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Leon Romig	1	0	0.0	4	3

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brandon Marshall	4	1	0.0	16	34
S David Bruton	4	0	0.0	16	34
OLB Von Miller	3	1	1.0	16	33
DE Derek Wolfe	3	0	1.0	6	23
DT Brandon Armendariz	2	0	0.5	10	17
CB Bradley Roby	2	2	0.0	6	26
S T.J. Ward	2	0	0.0	16	35
CB Chris Harris	2	0	0.0	16	36
S Ryan Murphy	2	0	0.0	4	17
ILB Marlon Kriewaldt	2	0	0.0	9	10
DE Artie Lawniczak	1	1	0.5	10	13
OLB DeMarcus Ware	1	0	0.0	12	20
DT Sylvester Williams	1	0	0.0	6	19
DE Vance Walker	0	1	0.0	13	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Linval Joseph	1.0	0	1	32
DE Scott Crichton	1.0	0	0	23
DE Everson Griffen	0.0	2	1	36
DT Tom Johnson	0.0	1	0	23

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Von Miller	1.0	0	2	0	33
DE Derek Wolfe	1.0	0	0	0	23
DE Artie Lawniczak	0.5	0	1	0	13
DT Brandon Armendariz	0.5	0	0	0	17
OLB DeMarcus Ware	0.0	1	3	1	20
DE Vance Walker	0.0	1	1	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Chad Greenway	7	1	41
CB Trae Waynes	7	1	44
S Harrison Smith	5	0	44
CB Xavier Rhodes	4	1	42
ILB Eric Kendricks	2	0	22
S Andrew Sendejo	1	2	40
OLB Anthony Barr	1	1	38
CB Terence Newman	1	0	22
DE Scott Crichton	1	0	23

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S David Bruton	2	0	0	34
CB Bradley Roby	2	0	0	26
CB Chris Harris	1	2	3	36
OLB Von Miller	1	1	0	33
OLB DeMarcus Ware	1	0	0	20
ILB Brandon Marshall	1	0	0	34
S Ryan Murphy	1	0	0	17
DT Brandon Armendariz	1	0	0	17
ILB Marlon Kriewaldt	1	0	0	10
CB Aqib Talib	0	1	0	36
S T.J. Ward	0	0	1	35

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brandon Fusco	2	3	16	0	36
Phil Loadholt	1	4	16	1	34
John Sullivan	1	1	16	0	34
Michael Harris	0	5	16	0	34
Kyle Rudolph	0	2	15	0	31
Matt Kalil	0	0	16	2	36

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ryan Clady	3	12	36	0	44
Matt Paradis	2	4	32	0	44
Sammy Ostwald	2	3	16	1	26
Tyler Polumbus	1	7	34	0	44
Evan Mathis	1	4	36	0	44
Louis Vasquez	1	2	34	1	44
Vernon Davis	1	2	34	0	28
Michael Schofield	0	1	3	0	0
James Ferentz	0	1	5	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Chad Greenway	1	22
Lucas Klepfer	1	17
Stefon Diggs	1	14
Zach Line	1	10

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Jordan Norwood	2	19
Vernon Davis	1	13
Aqib Talib	1	8
T.J. Ward	1	8

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chad Greenway	---	---	36	41	22	99
Trae Waynes	---	---	36	44	6	86
Harrison Smith	---	---	34	44	6	84
Xavier Rhodes	---	---	35	42	5	82
Andrew Sendejo	---	---	32	40	5	77
Anthony Barr	---	---	33	38	6	77
Everson Griffen	---	---	32	36	7	75
Mike Wallace	16	35	---	---	13	64
Linval Joseph	---	---	24	32	8	64
Sharrif Floyd	---	---	25	31	5	61
Kyle Rudolph	15	31	---	---	14	60
Michael Harris	16	34	---	---	6	56
Terence Newman	---	---	19	22	14	55
Brandon Fusco	16	36	---	---	---	52
Matt Kalil	16	36	---	---	---	52
Teddy Bridgewater	16	36	---	---	---	52
John Sullivan	16	34	---	---	---	50
Phil Loadholt	16	34	---	---	---	50
Tom Johnson	---	---	21	23	6	50
Adrian Peterson	14	32	---	---	2	48
Scott Crichton	---	---	21	23	4	48
Teddy Williams	12	24	---	---	8	44
Eric Kendricks	---	---	16	22	4	42
Danielle Hunter	---	---	16	18	7	41
Zach Line	9	9	---	---	10	28
Cordarrelle Patterson	6	21	---	---	---	27
Brian Robison	---	---	8	11	1	20
Stefon Diggs	1	5	---	---	14	20
Captain Munnerlyn	---	---	2	2	15	19
Marcus Sherels	---	---	8	4	7	19
Audie Cole	---	---	4	6	8	18
Rhett Ellison	2	7	---	---	9	18
Lucas Klepfer	0	0	---	---	17	17
Ricardo Lockette	3	12	---	---	---	15
Clarence Sawahata	2	4	---	---	7	13
Reginald Lynch	---	---	1	2	8	11
Leon Romig	---	---	4	3	2	9
Jason Trusnik	---	---	0	0	8	8
T.J. Clemmings	0	2	---	---	6	8
Brayden Lyle	0	2	---	---	6	8
Anthony Meyer	0	2	---	---	6	8
Kevin McDermott	0	0	---	---	6	6
Vince Knight	0	0	---	---	6	6
Graham Harden	0	0	---	---	2	2
Derek Anderson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kaleb Arnold	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Louis Vasquez	34	44	---	---	12	90
Evan Mathis	36	44	---	---	---	80
Ryan Clady	36	44	---	---	---	80
Emmanuel Sanders	31	40	---	---	9	80
Tyler Polumbus	34	44	---	---	---	78
Peyton Manning	32	44	---	---	---	76
Matt Paradis	32	44	---	---	---	76
Vernon Davis	34	28	---	---	13	75
Demaryius Thomas	31	43	---	---	---	74
Aqib Talib	---	---	16	36	8	60
T.J. Ward	---	---	16	35	8	59
Sammy Ostwald	16	26	---	---	17	59
C.J. Anderson	24	32	---	---	---	56
Chris Harris	---	---	16	36	1	53
David Bruton	---	---	16	34	---	50
Von Miller	---	---	16	33	1	50
Brandon Marshall	---	---	16	34	---	50
Bennie Fowler	17	21	---	---	2	40
Bradley Roby	---	---	6	26	6	38
Theo Riddick	9	1	---	---	26	36
DeMarcus Ware	---	---	12	20	2	34
Vance Walker	---	---	13	21	---	34
Owen Daniels	6	10	---	---	16	32
Brandon Armendariz	---	---	10	17	3	30
Derek Wolfe	---	---	6	23	---	29
Artie Lawniczak	---	---	10	13	6	29
Sylvester Williams	---	---	6	19	3	28
Cody Latimer	5	6	---	---	16	27
Ameer Abdullah	8	9	---	---	9	26
Jordan Norwood	3	1	---	---	19	23
Marlon Kriewaldt	---	---	9	10	4	23
Ryan Murphy	---	---	4	17	---	21
Malik Jackson	---	---	3	15	---	18
Ryan Harris	5	0	---	---	12	17
James Ferentz	5	0	---	---	12	17
Michael Schofield	3	0	---	---	12	15
Lorenzo Doss	---	---	0	2	12	14
Shaquil Barrett	---	---	0	1	12	13
Gilbert Brooks	0	0	---	---	13	13
Brock Osweiler	5	0	---	---	7	12
Brenden Kournikova	0	0	---	---	12	12
Shane Ray	---	---	1	2	7	10
Paul Booker	0	0	---	---	5	5
Andre Caldwell	1	3	---	---	---	4
Ramik Wilson	---	---	0	2	1	3
Trevor Siemian	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	19	6.3
Middle	10	65	6.5
Right	3	-1	-0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	65	10.8
Middle	21	47	2.2
Right	9	40	4.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Teddy Bridgewater	33	11	2	2	3	4	7	2	4

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Peyton Manning	42	29	3	1	3	6	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	-1	-0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	40	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	2	44	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	13	1	31	2.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	44	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	14	128	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	9	108	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Adrian Peterson	9	4	0	11	0	32
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	8	3	1	51	1	21
WR Ricardo Lockette	4	1	1	6	0	12
WR Teddy Williams	4	0	0	0	0	24
WR Mike Wallace	3	2	0	36	1	35
TE Kyle Rudolph	3	1	0	10	0	31
WR Stefon Diggs	2	0	1	0	0	5

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Demaryius Thomas	19	13	1	150	2	43
WR Emmanuel Sanders	7	5	1	69	1	40
WR Bennie Fowler	5	2	0	21	0	21
RB Ameer Abdullah	4	3	0	1	0	9
RB C.J. Anderson	3	2	1	14	0	32
TE Vernon Davis	2	2	0	14	0	28
FB Sammy Ostwald	2	2	0	11	0	26

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Theo Riddick	2	5	2.50	10.25
Ameer Abdullah	2	-8	-4.00	1.25
Brock Osweiler	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
C.J. Anderson	1	0	0.00	4.21

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Peyton Manning	10	6	35	3.50	6.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Emmanuel Sanders	4	2	18	4.50	9.86
WR Demaryius Thomas	3	2	6	2.00	7.89
FB Sammy Ostwald	2	2	11	5.50	5.50
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	0	0	0.00	0.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Adrian Peterson	2	0
Teddy Bridgewater	2	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
C.J. Anderson	2	1
Ameer Abdullah	2	1
Brock Osweiler	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Teddy Bridgewater	7	3	2

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Peyton Manning	13	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Wallace	2	1	1
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	2	1	0
RB Adrian Peterson	1	1	1
WR Teddy Williams	1	0	0
WR Stefon Diggs	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Demaryius Thomas	4	2	2
WR Bennie Fowler	4	2	2
RB Ameer Abdullah	2	1	0
FB Sammy Ostwald	2	2	1
WR Emmanuel Sanders	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,200 (21,400)
End Zone 13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,200 (21,400)
End Zone	13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)