Week 2, 2028

played in Carolina, NC

73 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Denver Broncos	3	3	14	3	-	23
Carolina Panthers	3	0	3	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:34 CAR - Alexander Rebensdorf 28 field goal
1Q: 01:42 DEN - Shaun Gomez 24 field goal
2Q: 00:03 DEN - Shaun Gomez 28 field goal
3Q: 08:44 DEN - Ken Walters 21 pass from Alejandro Wilkerson (Shaun Gomez extra point)
3Q: 05:03 CAR - Alexander Rebensdorf 42 field goal
3Q: 00:32 DEN - Ken Walters 8 pass from Alejandro Wilkerson (Shaun Gomez extra point)
4Q: 12:13 CAR - Rick Diaz 1 pass from Maxwell Conley (Alexander Rebensdorf extra point)
4Q: 05:42 DEN - Shaun Gomez 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:34 CAR - Alexander Rebensdorf 28 field goal
1Q: 01:42 DEN - Shaun Gomez 24 field goal
2Q: 00:03 DEN - Shaun Gomez 28 field goal
3Q: 08:44 DEN - Ken Walters 21 pass from Alejandro Wilkerson (Shaun Gomez extra point)
3Q: 05:03 CAR - Alexander Rebensdorf 42 field goal
3Q: 00:32 DEN - Ken Walters 8 pass from Alejandro Wilkerson (Shaun Gomez extra point)
4Q: 12:13 CAR - Rick Diaz 1 pass from Maxwell Conley (Alexander Rebensdorf extra point)
4Q: 05:42 DEN - Shaun Gomez 21 field goal

Team Statistics DEN CAR
Record 1-1 0-2
First Downs 23 12
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 19 5
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 380 257
- Offensive Plays 74 54
- Yards per Play 5.14 4.76
Net Rushing Yards 72 148
- Rushing Attempts 33 23
- Yards per Rush 2.18 6.43
Net Passing Yards 308 109
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 28 - 0 29 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 314 122
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 7.51 3.52
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/16 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 3/15 3/28
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-8 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/60
Interception Ret./Yards 1/11 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 41 OWN 23
Time of Possession 35:35 24:25

Team Statistics	DEN	CAR
Record	1-1	0-2
First Downs	23	12
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	19	5
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	380	257
- Offensive Plays	74	54
- Yards per Play	5.14	4.76
Net Rushing Yards	72	148
- Rushing Attempts	33	23
- Yards per Rush	2.18	6.43
Net Passing Yards	308	109
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 28 - 0	29 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	314	122
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	7.51	3.52
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/16	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	3/15	3/28
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-8	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/60
Interception Ret./Yards	1/11	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 41	OWN 23
Time of Possession	35:35	24:25

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:27	3:19	OWN 25	6	29	Punt
1	2:22	0:47	OPP 6	3	-1	Field Goal
2	13:39	4:27	OWN 43	9	43	Missed FG
2	7:18	1:35	OWN 29	3	-1	Punt
2	3:24	3:24	OWN 20	11	69	Field Goal
3	15:00	6:26	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
3	4:57	4:32	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
4	12:05	6:30	OWN 25	13	71	Field Goal
4	4:34	2:26	OPP 33	3	-4	Punt
4	0:42	0:42	OPP 41	4	9	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:33	OWN 25	13	64	Field Goal
1	4:08	1:46	OWN 17	3	-9	Punt
1	1:35	2:56	OWN 32	6	18	Interception
2	9:12	1:54	OWN 21	3	-2	Punt
2	5:43	2:19	OWN 26	5	17	Punt
3	8:34	3:37	OWN 30	6	45	Field Goal
3	0:25	3:20	OWN 18	6	82	Touchdown
4	5:35	1:01	OWN 25	4	8	Downs
4	2:08	1:26	OWN 20	8	21	Downs

Game MVP: Alejandro Wilkerson, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
WR Luke Brookshire	23	57	2.48	20	2
RB Aiden O'Neal	6	10	1.67	5	0
QB Alejandro Wilkerson	4	5	1.25	4	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Deion Bailey	15	86	5.73	49	2
QB Maxwell Conley	3	26	8.67	11	1
RB Lester Miller	3	4	1.33	2	0
FB Edgar Maloney	1	5	5.00	5	0
WR Rick Diaz	1	27	27.00	27	1

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alejandro Wilkerson	40	28	314	1/6	2	28	0	109.8

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Maxwell Conley	29	17	122	2/13	1	24	1	65.6

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Ken Walters	8	10	99	12.38	50	26	2
WR Luke Brookshire	7	8	67	9.57	25	19	0
WR Wendell Tait	5	9	85	17.00	38	28	0
WR Kai Barnes	4	5	37	9.25	2	15	0
WR Jackie Kanu	2	5	19	9.50	2	13	0
WR Amari McAdams	1	2	7	7.00	10	7	0
FB Raul Austin	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rick Diaz	5	8	44	8.80	17	17	1
TE Rufus Kiser	4	6	31	7.75	2	24	0
WR Lincoln Hamilton	2	4	9	4.50	4	6	0
WR Sean Luen	2	4	12	6.00	11	8	0
RB Deion Bailey	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Edgar Maloney	1	1	12	12.00	3	12	0
TE Hector Wilcox	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Lester Miller	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Edgar Dotson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Gustavo Unruh	1	11	11.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Colby Hester	0	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Rick Diaz	1	0	0	0
WR Sean Luen	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kris Maxwell	3	120	40.0	30.7	46	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Roderick Bownes	3	116	38.7	34.7	59	0

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Shaun Gomez	3/4	0/0	0/0	28	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alexander Rebensdorf	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Travis Johnstone	1	-8	-8.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Diaz	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Diaz	3	60	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Al Katzenmoyer	5	0	1.0	19	16
OLB Marcos Phillips	5	0	0.0	23	31
S Troy Gallery	4	0	0.0	17	22
S Lenny Hume	4	0	0.0	8	12
ILB Gustavo Unruh	3	3	0.0	23	31
ILB Giovanni Harris	3	0	0.0	6	9
OLB J.B. Ketchum	3	0	0.0	21	18
CB Jorge Beyer	3	0	0.0	23	31
DE Percy Hoffman	2	2	0.5	23	31
DT Sawyer Corzine	2	2	0.5	17	22
CB Colby Hester	2	0	0.0	15	13
OLB Marshall Johnston	2	0	0.0	2	11
S Reginald Ioane	1	3	0.0	21	24
CB Drake Richard	1	0	0.0	21	20
CB Moe Linquist	1	0	0.0	2	12

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Roy Smithen	13	3	0.0	33	40
CB Brent Burton	9	3	0.0	33	41
S Kody Weber	6	1	0.0	33	41
CB Korey Erickson	5	1	0.0	33	34
DE Burt Witten	4	1	1.0	27	37
CB Kris Stevens	4	0	0.0	13	25
DT Marlon Benton	3	2	0.0	31	27
S Wayne Duran	3	2	0.0	24	21
S Trevor Abrams	3	0	0.0	9	20
DT Dan Hein	2	1	0.0	10	21
OLB Ezra Wiggins	2	0	0.0	20	14
ILB Monty Gauthier	1	4	0.0	33	39
WR Edgar Dotson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Axel Damm	1	0	0.0	33	39
DT Gregory Blake	1	0	0.0	12	13
CB Deon Gaarder	1	0	0.0	0	8
DT Wendell Foley	0	2	0.0	13	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Al Katzenmoyer	1.0	0	16
DE Percy Hoffman	0.5	2	31
DT Sawyer Corzine	0.5	1	22
ILB Gustavo Unruh	0.0	1	31
DT Parker Kimberly	0.0	1	9
CB Moe Linquist	0.0	1	12

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Burt Witten	1.0	2	1	37
DE Axel Damm	0.0	2	2	39
DE Ralph Ford	0.0	1	1	6

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Lenny Hume	3	0	0	12
CB Colby Hester	2	1	0	13
ILB Gustavo Unruh	2	0	1	31
S Troy Gallery	2	0	0	22
ILB Giovanni Harris	2	0	0	9
OLB Marcos Phillips	2	0	0	31
DT Sawyer Corzine	1	0	0	22
OLB J.B. Ketchum	1	0	0	18
CB Moe Linquist	1	0	0	12
CB Jorge Beyer	1	0	0	31

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Roy Smithen	8	2	40
CB Brent Burton	5	0	41
CB Kris Stevens	4	0	25
OLB Ezra Wiggins	2	1	14
CB Korey Erickson	2	0	34
S Kody Weber	1	1	41
S Wayne Duran	1	1	21
DE Burt Witten	1	1	37
S Trevor Abrams	1	0	20
ILB Gus Peterson	1	0	2
ILB Monty Gauthier	1	0	39
CB Deon Gaarder	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Andrew Haynesworth	2	6	33	0	41
C Abraham Stanton	2	3	33	1	41
C Dalton Strong	1	6	33	0	41
G Les Garner	1	5	33	0	41
T Tim Gunn	0	7	33	0	41
FB Raul Austin	0	2	12	0	4

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Lionel Hochheiser	4	5	23	0	31
C Leroy Flynn	3	7	23	0	31
T Melvin Blanchard	1	1	23	0	31
G Randal Davis	0	3	23	2	31
T Ken Terry	0	3	23	0	31
C Shawn Stargell	0	1	4	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Gustavo Unruh	3	10
Sawyer Corzine	1	10

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Deron Shaw	1	14

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Andrew Haynesworth	33	41	---	---	7	81
G Les Garner	33	41	---	---	7	81
T Tim Gunn	33	41	---	---	7	81
C Abraham Stanton	33	41	---	---	7	81
QB Alejandro Wilkerson	33	41	---	---	---	74
C Dalton Strong	33	41	---	---	---	74
WR Kai Barnes	28	37	---	---	5	70
TE Ken Walters	31	39	---	---	---	70
WR Luke Brookshire	25	38	---	---	5	68
ILB Gustavo Unruh	---	---	23	31	10	64
WR Jackie Kanu	23	36	---	---	1	60
DE Percy Hoffman	---	---	23	31	2	56
OLB Marcos Phillips	---	---	23	31	2	56
CB Jorge Beyer	---	---	23	31	2	56
DT Sawyer Corzine	---	---	17	22	10	49
CB Drake Richard	---	---	21	20	4	45
S Reginald Ioane	---	---	21	24	---	45
S Troy Gallery	---	---	17	22	3	42
WR Wendell Tait	15	26	---	---	---	41
OLB J.B. Ketchum	---	---	21	18	---	39
DE Al Katzenmoyer	---	---	19	16	---	35
FB Raul Austin	12	4	---	---	16	32
S Lenny Hume	---	---	8	12	11	31
CB Colby Hester	---	---	15	13	2	30
OLB Marshall Johnston	---	---	2	11	17	30
WR Amari McAdams	3	8	---	---	16	27
TE Tanner Richard	6	2	---	---	19	27
CB Moe Linquist	---	---	2	12	13	27
TE Zachary Cates	14	11	---	---	---	25
DT Parker Kimberly	---	---	6	9	3	18
S Grayson Marlotti	---	---	2	13	2	17
ILB Giovanni Harris	---	---	6	9	---	15
RB Malcolm Koelling	0	0	---	---	15	15
DT Abraham Rivera	---	---	2	8	3	13
DE Andres Bradford	---	---	2	8	2	12
RB Aiden O'Neal	8	3	---	---	---	11
K Shaun Gomez	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Tito Martin	0	1	---	---	7	8
C Skip Schnebele	0	0	---	---	7	7
ILB Ernie Borders	---	---	0	0	7	7
QB Philip Richmond	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Kris Maxwell	0	0	---	---	3	3
WR Travis Johnstone	0	0	---	---	3	3
T Ruben Goodwin	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Daquan O'Neill	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Dennis Diaz	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Brent Burton	---	---	33	41	15	89
S Kody Weber	---	---	33	41	6	80
OLB Roy Smithen	---	---	33	40	4	77
ILB Monty Gauthier	---	---	33	39	4	76
DE Axel Damm	---	---	33	39	3	75
CB Korey Erickson	---	---	33	34	4	71
DE Burt Witten	---	---	27	37	4	68
WR Rick Diaz	22	31	---	---	12	65
T Ken Terry	23	31	---	---	9	63
DT Marlon Benton	---	---	31	27	3	61
G Randal Davis	23	31	---	---	5	59
C Lionel Hochheiser	23	31	---	---	5	59
T Melvin Blanchard	23	31	---	---	5	59
S Wayne Duran	---	---	24	21	12	57
C Leroy Flynn	23	31	---	---	---	54
QB Maxwell Conley	23	31	---	---	---	54
OLB Ezra Wiggins	---	---	20	14	17	51
TE Rufus Kiser	22	29	---	---	---	51
WR Sean Luen	19	23	---	---	5	47
RB Deion Bailey	19	24	---	---	---	43
CB Kris Stevens	---	---	13	25	2	40
DT Wendell Foley	---	---	13	21	3	37
DT Dan Hein	---	---	10	21	5	36
WR Lincoln Hamilton	17	18	---	---	---	35
S Trevor Abrams	---	---	9	20	2	31
WR Edgar Dotson	2	9	---	---	14	25
DT Gregory Blake	---	---	12	13	---	25
FB Edgar Maloney	5	5	---	---	14	24
TE Hector Wilcox	2	4	---	---	17	23
CB Deon Gaarder	---	---	0	8	11	19
DE Ralph Ford	---	---	6	6	4	16
C Shawn Stargell	4	7	---	---	5	16
RB Deron Shaw	0	1	---	---	14	15
ILB Gus Peterson	---	---	0	2	8	10
RB Lester Miller	3	4	---	---	---	7
K Alexander Rebensdorf	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Roderick Bownes	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Alexander Gillespie	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Earnest Primeau	0	0	---	---	3	3
OLB Colton Wilkins	---	---	0	2	---	2
QB Jamie Hawkes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Ruben Washington	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Rex Noonan	---	---	0	0	---	0
DE Quentin Conklin	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Junior Jennings	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	17	3.4
Middle	20	53	2.7
Right	6	4	0.7
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	27	27.0
Middle	14	52	3.7
Right	8	69	8.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alejandro Wilkerson	40	28	5	0	1	6	5	4	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Maxwell Conley	29	17	1	3	1	1	6	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	7	63	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	13	128	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	79	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	44	11.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	21	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	48	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	29	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	24	6.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Ken Walters	10	8	0	99	3	39
WR Wendell Tait	9	5	0	85	2	26
WR Luke Brookshire	8	7	0	67	0	38
WR Kai Barnes	5	4	1	37	0	37
WR Jackie Kanu	5	2	0	19	0	36
WR Amari McAdams	2	1	0	7	0	8
FB Raul Austin	1	1	0	0	0	4

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rick Diaz	8	5	0	44	0	31
TE Rufus Kiser	6	4	0	31	1	29
WR Lincoln Hamilton	4	2	1	9	0	18
WR Sean Luen	4	2	0	12	0	23
RB Deion Bailey	2	1	0	3	0	24
WR Edgar Dotson	2	0	0	0	0	9
FB Edgar Maloney	1	1	0	12	0	5
TE Hector Wilcox	1	1	0	4	0	4
RB Lester Miller	1	1	0	7	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
WR Luke Brookshire	2	-2	-1.00	2.48
QB Alejandro Wilkerson	1	4	4.00	1.25

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Deion Bailey	1	8	8.00	5.73

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alejandro Wilkerson	13	5	34	2.62	7.85

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Maxwell Conley	5	4	26	5.20	4.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ken Walters	5	3	22	4.40	9.90
WR Jackie Kanu	3	0	0	0.00	3.80
WR Luke Brookshire	2	1	8	4.00	8.38
WR Wendell Tait	2	0	0	0.00	9.44
WR Kai Barnes	1	1	4	4.00	7.40

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rick Diaz	4	3	21	5.25	5.50
TE Rufus Kiser	1	1	5	5.00	5.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
WR Luke Brookshire	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Deion Bailey	1	1
FB Edgar Maloney	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alejandro Wilkerson	14	10	10

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Maxwell Conley	9	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Luke Brookshire	4	3	3
WR Wendell Tait	3	3	3
TE Ken Walters	3	2	2
WR Kai Barnes	2	1	1
WR Jackie Kanu	2	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rick Diaz	2	0	0
WR Edgar Dotson	2	0	0
TE Rufus Kiser	2	1	1
RB Deion Bailey	1	1	0
FB Edgar Maloney	1	1	1
WR Sean Luen	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,200 (19,800)
End Zone 10,500 (14,300)
Mezzanine 6,100 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 9,500 (12,700)
Club Seats 5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 6,400 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,200 (19,800)
End Zone	10,500 (14,300)
Mezzanine	6,100 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	9,500 (12,700)
Club Seats	5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	6,400 (7,500)