Week 2, 2016

played in Carolina, NC

60 degrees, rain, 5 mph wind

Denver Broncos	3	7	0	10	-	20
Carolina Panthers	0	0	0	0	-	0

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:05 DEN - Gilbert Brooks 19 field goal
2Q: 05:41 DEN - C.J. Anderson 5 pass from Peyton Manning (Gilbert Brooks extra point)
4Q: 02:42 DEN - Gilbert Brooks 37 field goal
4Q: 01:51 DEN - Emmanuel Sanders 12 pass from Peyton Manning (Gilbert Brooks extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:05 DEN - Gilbert Brooks 19 field goal
2Q: 05:41 DEN - C.J. Anderson 5 pass from Peyton Manning (Gilbert Brooks extra point)
4Q: 02:42 DEN - Gilbert Brooks 37 field goal
4Q: 01:51 DEN - Emmanuel Sanders 12 pass from Peyton Manning (Gilbert Brooks extra point)

Team Statistics DEN CAR
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 15 10
- by Rushing 5 3
- by Passing 8 5
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 246 187
- Offensive Plays 71 56
- Yards per Play 3.46 3.34
Net Rushing Yards 92 89
- Rushing Attempts 41 26
- Yards per Rush 2.24 3.42
Net Passing Yards 154 98
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 19 - 0 30 - 13 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards 173 98
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.13 3.27
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/19 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 9/60 5/55
Punt Returns/Yards 4/18 3/22
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 4/81
Interception Ret./Yards 5/84 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 42 OWN 22
Time of Possession 37:09 22:51

Team Statistics	DEN	CAR
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	15	10
- by Rushing	5	3
- by Passing	8	5
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	246	187
- Offensive Plays	71	56
- Yards per Play	3.46	3.34
Net Rushing Yards	92	89
- Rushing Attempts	41	26
- Yards per Rush	2.24	3.42
Net Passing Yards	154	98
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 19 - 0	30 - 13 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards	173	98
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.13	3.27
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/19	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	9/60	5/55
Punt Returns/Yards	4/18	3/22
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	4/81
Interception Ret./Yards	5/84	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 42	OWN 22
Time of Possession	37:09	22:51

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:00	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	11:00	7:03	OWN 30	12	68	Field Goal
2	14:41	1:30	OWN 34	3	-4	Punt
2	10:54	2:39	OWN 40	6	29	Downs
2	6:26	0:55	OPP 9	3	9	Touchdown
2	3:21	1:15	OPP 42	3	2	Punt
2	0:56	0:56	OWN 15	2	4	Half
3	12:49	1:35	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
3	8:11	3:44	OWN 8	8	37	Punt
3	3:11	1:42	OWN 36	3	-1	Punt
4	14:54	4:21	OWN 20	10	51	Missed FG
4	9:41	5:14	OWN 31	9	23	Punt
4	3:55	1:21	OPP 20	3	0	Field Goal
4	2:16	0:34	OPP 2	3	2	Touchdown
4	0:51	0:51	OWN 37	2	-3	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:00	2:00	OWN 19	3	7	Punt
1	3:57	4:16	OWN 12	9	61	Missed FG
2	13:11	2:17	OWN 12	4	8	Punt
2	8:15	1:49	OWN 31	3	-3	Interception
2	5:31	2:10	OWN 28	5	24	Interception
2	2:06	1:10	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
3	15:00	2:11	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
3	11:14	3:03	OWN 27	5	20	Punt
3	4:27	1:16	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	1:29	1:35	OWN 24	3	7	Punt
4	10:33	0:52	OWN 44	2	-1	Interception
4	4:27	0:32	OWN 20	4	0	Downs
4	2:34	0:18	OWN 17	2	0	Interception
4	1:42	0:51	OWN 20	5	32	Interception

Game MVP: Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ameer Abdullah	22	39	1.77	8	0
C.J. Anderson	16	46	2.88	9	0
Peyton Manning	3	7	2.33	10	1

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Todd Gurley	19	78	4.11	35	1
Jerick McKinnon	5	4	0.80	5	0
E.J. Manuel	2	7	3.50	4	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Peyton Manning	27	19	173	3/19	2	19	0	112.1

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
E.J. Manuel	30	13	98	0/0	0	15	5	12.2

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Emmanuel Sanders	5	7	33	6.60	14	12	1
WR Demaryius Thomas	4	7	34	8.50	1	13	0
RB C.J. Anderson	3	3	15	5.00	5	10	1
WR Bennie Fowler	3	5	45	15.00	21	19	0
RB Ameer Abdullah	2	2	17	8.50	0	9	0
TE Vernon Davis	1	2	18	18.00	12	18	0
WR Cody Latimer	1	1	11	11.00	11	11	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ted Ginn	3	5	30	10.00	0	14
RB Todd Gurley	3	6	26	8.67	23	15
WR Kelvin Benjamin	2	5	22	11.00	0	14
RB Jonathan Stewart	1	1	5	5.00	6	5
WR Martavis Bryant	1	4	12	12.00	0	12
RB Jerick McKinnon	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Devin Funchess	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
RB Ramon Vauthier	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Greg Olsen	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Jordan Matthews	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
TE Cory Bishop	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Bradley Roby	2	28	14.00
CB Aqib Talib	1	20	20.00
CB Chris Harris	1	13	13.00
ILB Brandon Marshall	1	23	23.00

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jordan Norwood	1	0	0	0
Ameer Abdullah	0	1	0	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jonathan Stewart	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Paul Booker	7	351	50.1	38.4	66	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Vince Knight	7	340	48.6	43.1	69	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gilbert Brooks	2/3	0/1	0/0	37	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Graham Gano	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jordan Norwood	4	18	4.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Demetrius McCray	3	22	7.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelvin Benjamin	3	68	22.7	0
Ted Ginn	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Chris Harris	7	1	26	29
S T.J. Ward	6	6	25	28
S Ryan Murphy	5	2	26	28
ILB Brandon Marshall	5	1	26	28
OLB Von Miller	4	1	24	30
DE Derek Wolfe	2	1	18	15
DT Sylvester Williams	2	1	18	22
S Dave Fell	2	1	10	16
DE Artie Lawniczak	2	0	19	24
CB Aqib Talib	1	1	26	30
CB Bradley Roby	1	0	13	20
OLB Bruce Hevey	1	0	5	3
S Wayne Kinsella	1	0	1	4
OLB Shane Ray	0	2	14	13
ILB Marlon Kriewaldt	0	1	11	9

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kony Ealy	8	0	1.0	31	25
OLB DeAndre Levy	8	4	0.0	30	26
DE Charles Johnson	5	2	1.0	36	26
S Devin Gray	5	4	0.0	39	28
CB Dwayne Gratz	5	1	0.0	23	27
CB DeAngelo Hall	4	2	0.0	31	25
DT Kawann Short	4	1	0.0	33	24
DT Herman Dresslar	3	1	1.0	15	11
DT Tucker Simms	3	2	0.0	33	23
OLB A.J. Klein	3	0	0.0	11	4
ILB Ryan Shazier	3	0	0.0	21	5
OLB Shaq Thompson	2	1	0.0	11	1
TE Greg Olsen	2	0	---	---	---
CB Demetrius McCray	2	0	0.0	34	22
ILB David Mayo	1	2	0.0	20	25
WR Ted Ginn	1	0	---	---	---
WR Jordan Matthews	1	0	---	---	---
RB Todd Gurley	1	0	---	---	---
DT Grady Campbell	1	0	0.0	3	1
S Collin Harper	1	0	0.0	39	29
OLB Thomas Davis	0	2	0.0	15	5
DE Datone Jones	0	1	0.0	10	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Sylvester Williams	0.0	0	2	0	22

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Kony Ealy	1.0	0	1	25
DT Herman Dresslar	1.0	0	1	11
DE Charles Johnson	1.0	0	0	26
ILB David Mayo	0.0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Chris Harris	5	2	1	29
S T.J. Ward	3	0	0	28
ILB Brandon Marshall	2	2	1	28
S Ryan Murphy	2	1	0	28
OLB Von Miller	1	0	0	30
CB Bradley Roby	0	1	2	20
CB Aqib Talib	0	1	1	30

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB DeAngelo Hall	5	0	25
CB Dwayne Gratz	4	0	27
OLB DeAndre Levy	3	1	26
CB Demetrius McCray	2	0	22
S Devin Gray	1	1	28
ILB David Mayo	1	0	25
OLB Shaq Thompson	1	0	1
DT Herman Dresslar	1	0	11
DT Tucker Simms	1	0	23
S Collin Harper	0	2	29

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ryan Clady	4	8	41	2	30
Louis Vasquez	2	7	40	0	30
Matt Paradis	2	5	39	0	30
Kendall Lamm	1	10	40	0	30
Shane Beckwith	1	1	25	0	12
Tristan Ballinger	0	5	40	1	30
Vernon Davis	0	2	32	0	18

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Trai Turner	3	6	26	28
Michael Oher	2	8	26	29
Ryan Kalil	1	5	26	28
Cyrus Kouandjio	1	4	26	28
Kenneth Kirk	0	1	26	26

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Ameer Abdullah	2	23
Emmanuel Sanders	2	13
Vernon Davis	1	15
Cody Latimer	1	15
Aqib Talib	1	7

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Jonathan Stewart	1	20
Ramon Vauthier	1	20
Tre Boston	1	17
Devin Funchess	1	14

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tristan Ballinger	40	30	---	---	10	80
Emmanuel Sanders	34	29	---	---	13	76
Demaryius Thomas	39	29	---	---	6	74
Peyton Manning	41	30	---	---	---	71
Ryan Clady	41	30	---	---	---	71
Louis Vasquez	40	30	---	---	---	70
Kendall Lamm	40	30	---	---	---	70
Matt Paradis	39	30	---	---	---	69
Vernon Davis	32	18	---	---	15	65
Aqib Talib	---	---	26	30	7	63
Von Miller	---	---	24	30	7	61
Ameer Abdullah	23	12	---	---	23	58
Chris Harris	---	---	26	29	1	56
Brandon Marshall	---	---	26	28	2	56
T.J. Ward	---	---	25	28	2	55
Ryan Murphy	---	---	26	28	1	55
Shane Beckwith	25	12	---	---	15	52
Artie Lawniczak	---	---	19	24	1	44
Derek Wolfe	---	---	18	15	8	41
Sylvester Williams	---	---	18	22	---	40
Samuel Hatchette	---	---	15	21	---	36
C.J. Anderson	18	15	---	---	1	34
Bradley Roby	---	---	13	20	1	34
Bennie Fowler	13	20	---	---	1	34
Dave Fell	---	---	10	16	6	32
Jeff Heuerman	14	6	---	---	9	29
Shane Ray	---	---	14	13	---	27
Cody Latimer	5	6	---	---	15	26
Marlon Kriewaldt	---	---	11	9	6	26
Phil Sigler	---	---	8	8	8	24
Bruce Hevey	---	---	5	3	12	20
Shaquil Barrett	---	---	1	0	14	15
Ty Sambrailo	2	0	---	---	10	12
Christopher Lyons	2	0	---	---	10	12
Michael Schofield	1	0	---	---	10	11
Brenden Kournikova	0	0	---	---	10	10
Lorenzo Doss	---	---	0	2	7	9
Gilbert Brooks	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jordan Norwood	0	0	---	---	7	7
Paul Booker	0	0	---	---	7	7
Silas Stewart	---	---	0	0	7	7
Wayne Kinsella	---	---	1	4	1	6
Chris Owusu	2	3	---	---	---	5
Brock Osweiler	0	0	---	---	3	3
Theo Riddick	0	0	---	---	---	0
Trevor Siemian	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Devin Gray	---	---	39	28	4	71
Collin Harper	---	---	39	29	3	71
Charles Johnson	---	---	36	26	7	69
Demetrius McCray	---	---	34	22	8	64
Kenneth Kirk	26	26	---	---	8	60
Tucker Simms	---	---	33	23	4	60
DeAngelo Hall	---	---	31	25	3	59
DeAndre Levy	---	---	30	26	3	59
Kawann Short	---	---	33	24	2	59
Kony Ealy	---	---	31	25	1	57
E.J. Manuel	26	30	---	---	---	56
Michael Oher	26	29	---	---	---	55
Ryan Kalil	26	28	---	---	---	54
Cyrus Kouandjio	26	28	---	---	---	54
Trai Turner	26	28	---	---	---	54
Dwayne Gratz	---	---	23	27	2	52
Jonathan Stewart	20	10	---	---	20	50
David Mayo	---	---	20	25	1	46
Greg Olsen	23	16	---	---	6	45
Ted Ginn	11	20	---	---	13	44
Abel Crane	---	---	10	12	21	43
Jordan Matthews	22	16	---	---	---	38
Todd Gurley	21	16	---	---	---	37
Martavis Bryant	17	19	---	---	---	36
A.J. Klein	---	---	11	4	19	34
Ryan Shazier	---	---	21	5	5	31
Kelvin Benjamin	4	19	---	---	7	30
Cory Bishop	4	13	---	---	13	30
Ramon Vauthier	3	7	---	---	20	30
Tre Boston	---	---	6	6	17	29
Herman Dresslar	---	---	15	11	1	27
Thomas Davis	---	---	15	5	1	21
Datone Jones	---	---	10	5	3	18
Devin Funchess	0	4	---	---	14	18
Shaq Thompson	---	---	11	1	6	18
Jerick McKinnon	5	10	---	---	1	16
Andrew Norwell	0	5	---	---	8	13
Grady Campbell	---	---	3	1	9	13
Donte Schneider	0	4	---	---	8	12
Chris Olevao	0	2	---	---	8	10
John Denney	0	0	---	---	8	8
Vince Knight	0	0	---	---	7	7
Graham Gano	0	0	---	---	2	2
Geoff Howard	0	0	---	---	1	1
Sammy Watkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kaleb Arnold	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	35	5.0
Middle	23	44	1.9
Right	9	16	1.8
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	47	5.2
Middle	11	30	2.7
Right	6	12	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Peyton Manning	27	19	0	0	1	4	2	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
E.J. Manuel	30	13	0	1	2	7	2	0	5

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	47	9.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	113	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	1	13	2.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	31	6.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	3	10	1.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	4	43	3.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	14	3.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Emmanuel Sanders	7	5	0	33	29
WR Demaryius Thomas	7	4	1	34	29
WR Bennie Fowler	5	3	0	45	20
RB C.J. Anderson	3	3	0	15	15
TE Vernon Davis	2	1	0	18	18
RB Ameer Abdullah	2	2	0	17	12
WR Cody Latimer	1	1	0	11	6

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
RB Todd Gurley	6	3	0	26	16
WR Ted Ginn	5	3	0	30	20
WR Kelvin Benjamin	5	2	2	22	19
WR Martavis Bryant	4	1	0	12	19
WR Jordan Matthews	3	0	0	0	16
TE Greg Olsen	2	0	0	0	16
RB Jonathan Stewart	1	1	0	5	10
RB Jerick McKinnon	1	1	0	0	10
WR Devin Funchess	1	1	0	3	4
TE Cory Bishop	1	0	0	0	13
RB Ramon Vauthier	1	1	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
C.J. Anderson	2	0	0.00	2.88
Ameer Abdullah	2	1	0.50	1.77

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Peyton Manning	5	4	27	5.40	6.41

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Emmanuel Sanders	2	2	15	7.50	4.71
WR Demaryius Thomas	1	1	7	7.00	4.86
RB C.J. Anderson	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
WR Bennie Fowler	1	0	0	0.00	9.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
C.J. Anderson	3	2
Ameer Abdullah	2	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Todd Gurley	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Peyton Manning	13	10	5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
E.J. Manuel	10	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Emmanuel Sanders	4	3	2
WR Demaryius Thomas	3	3	0
WR Bennie Fowler	3	2	1
RB C.J. Anderson	2	2	2
TE Vernon Davis	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Todd Gurley	3	2	1
WR Kelvin Benjamin	2	1	0
WR Ted Ginn	1	1	1
WR Martavis Bryant	1	0	0
WR Devin Funchess	1	1	0
TE Cory Bishop	1	0	0
RB Ramon Vauthier	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 36,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 10,700 (21,400)
End Zone 4,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 6,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 3,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	36,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	10,700 (21,400)
End Zone	4,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	6,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	3,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,900 (3,300)