Week 2, 2040

played in Carolina, NC

52 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind

Denver Broncos	3	6	3	3	-	15
Carolina Panthers	0	3	13	3	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:44 DEN - Cristian Franklin 26 field goal
2Q: 10:28 DEN - Cristian Franklin 52 field goal
2Q: 03:20 DEN - Cristian Franklin 52 field goal
2Q: 01:06 CAR - Wade Benson 46 field goal
3Q: 09:50 CAR - Glen Boyer 10 pass from Reuben Croteau (Wade Benson extra point failed)
3Q: 07:48 DEN - Cristian Franklin 30 field goal
3Q: 07:22 CAR - Gage Bowser 41 run (Wade Benson extra point)
4Q: 15:00 CAR - Wade Benson 39 field goal
4Q: 11:20 DEN - Cristian Franklin 51 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:44 DEN - Cristian Franklin 26 field goal
2Q: 10:28 DEN - Cristian Franklin 52 field goal
2Q: 03:20 DEN - Cristian Franklin 52 field goal
2Q: 01:06 CAR - Wade Benson 46 field goal
3Q: 09:50 CAR - Glen Boyer 10 pass from Reuben Croteau (Wade Benson extra point failed)
3Q: 07:48 DEN - Cristian Franklin 30 field goal
3Q: 07:22 CAR - Gage Bowser 41 run (Wade Benson extra point)
4Q: 15:00 CAR - Wade Benson 39 field goal
4Q: 11:20 DEN - Cristian Franklin 51 field goal

Team Statistics DEN CAR
Record 0-2 2-0
First Downs 25 14
- by Rushing 10 3
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 4 2
Total Net Yards 372 271
- Offensive Plays 88 58
- Yards per Play 4.23 4.67
Net Rushing Yards 142 53
- Rushing Attempts 33 24
- Yards per Rush 4.30 2.21
Net Passing Yards 230 218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 51 - 24 - 2 32 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 263 231
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/33 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 4.18 6.41
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/21 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 12.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/65 10/119
Punt Returns/Yards 2/28 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 3/119
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 32
Time of Possession 34:51 25:09

Team Statistics	DEN	CAR
Record	0-2	2-0
First Downs	25	14
- by Rushing	10	3
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	4	2
Total Net Yards	372	271
- Offensive Plays	88	58
- Yards per Play	4.23	4.67
Net Rushing Yards	142	53
- Rushing Attempts	33	24
- Yards per Rush	4.30	2.21
Net Passing Yards	230	218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	51 - 24 - 2	32 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	263	231
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/33	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	4.18	6.41
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/21	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	12.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/65	10/119
Punt Returns/Yards	2/28	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	3/119
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 32
Time of Possession	34:51	25:09

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:23	2:49	OWN 20	6	1	Punt
1	7:53	1:43	OWN 30	4	28	Punt
1	4:40	3:04	OPP 49	7	40	Field Goal
2	14:08	0:10	OWN 29	1	7	Fumble
2	13:12	2:49	OWN 20	7	45	Field Goal
2	7:11	3:58	OWN 20	8	45	Field Goal
2	0:58	0:58	OWN 25	5	24	Half
3	15:00	3:25	OWN 24	5	6	Punt
3	9:39	1:58	OWN 25	6	62	Field Goal
3	7:00	3:48	OWN 25	8	54	Fumble
4	14:55	3:41	OWN 25	12	41	Field Goal
4	10:27	2:09	OWN 32	6	18	Punt
4	6:42	1:25	OWN 49	4	12	Interception
4	2:34	2:10	OWN 20	10	34	Interception

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:37	OWN 40	3	8	Punt
1	10:34	2:41	OWN 28	6	10	Punt
1	6:10	1:30	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	1:36	2:28	OWN 23	4	12	Punt
2	13:58	0:46	OPP 36	3	-1	Punt
2	10:23	3:12	OWN 25	7	30	Punt
2	3:13	2:15	OWN 25	7	46	Field Goal
3	11:35	1:56	OWN 36	6	64	Touchdown
3	7:41	0:41	OPP 41	1	41	Touchdown
3	3:12	3:17	OWN 34	7	44	Field Goal
4	11:14	0:47	OWN 25	3	-15	Punt
4	8:18	1:36	OWN 10	3	-5	Punt
4	5:17	2:43	OWN 30	5	19	Punt
4	0:24	0:24	OWN 30	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Reuben Croteau, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Byron Holdgate	20	76	3.80	9	0
QB Spencer Poston	7	54	7.71	16	3
RB Ty Garcia	5	11	2.20	7	0
RB Don Francis	1	1	1.00	1	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Fred Garcia	15	4	0.27	8	0	0
QB Reuben Croteau	4	13	3.25	10	1	0
RB Gary Siegel	2	-4	-2.00	0	0	0
RB Roderick Bolt	2	-1	-0.50	0	0	0
WR Gage Bowser	1	41	41.00	41	1	1

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Spencer Poston	51	24	263	4/33	0	28	2	46.4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Reuben Croteau	32	20	231	2/13	1	36	0	94.6

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ndukwe Murkowski	8	21	82	10.25	32	25
TE Dexter Hoyt	7	15	75	10.71	18	28
WR Clyde Donaldson	3	4	61	20.33	28	26
WR Dan Pascoe	2	2	24	12.00	0	18
RB Ty Garcia	2	3	9	4.50	6	8
TE Brent Patterson	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
RB Byron Holdgate	1	5	3	3.00	0	3

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gage Bowser	6	9	69	11.50	33	27	0
TE Bernie Papadopulos	4	6	69	17.25	27	36	0
WR Glen Boyer	4	5	32	8.00	10	11	1
WR Pete Sweeney	4	5	40	10.00	11	17	0
RB Fred Garcia	2	2	21	10.50	11	17	0
WR Steven Hicks	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Xavier Ramsey	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Joel Terrell	1	0	0.00	0
ILB Wayne McCombs	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE Dexter Hoyt	1	0	0	0
RB Byron Holdgate	1	0	0	0

Carolina	Recov	Force
CB Joel Terrell	1	1
S Sherman Nicas	1	0
OLB Robert Bradford	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
DeAndre Moungey	4	170	42.5	35.8	47	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wade Thornton	9	401	44.6	32.6	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cristian Franklin	5/5	3/3	3/3	52	0/0

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wade Benson	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	1/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ezra Primeau	2	28	14.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gage Bowser	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Malachi Anwar	1	21	21.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Siegel	3	119	39.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jerome Krueger	9	1	2.0	22	34
CB Vince Aronovitch	8	1	0.0	23	34
DT Kendall Patter	5	1	0.0	24	34
OLB Trevor Elliott	5	1	0.0	23	34
CB Spencer Weaver	4	0	0.0	13	22
S Clay Dewacht	2	3	0.0	21	23
OLB Cameron Compton	2	2	0.0	14	23
TE Dexter Hoyt	2	0	---	---	---
OLB Ross Spradlin	2	0	0.0	11	11
CB Chris McGregor	1	1	0.0	14	24
DT Nicholas Newhart	1	0	0.0	9	15
S Patrick Harmon	1	0	0.0	9	15
DT Damon Tate	1	0	0.0	14	19
T Johnathan Kasper	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Reginald Mason	0	2	0.0	12	11
DE Mackenzie Bradley	0	1	0.0	22	34
DE Caleb Wesley	0	1	0.0	1	0

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Emmitt Craig	8	1	0.0	30	38
S Sherman Nicas	7	4	0.0	33	55
OLB Robert Bradford	6	5	0.0	31	55
DT Walter Bishop	5	0	1.0	21	45
CB Joel Terrell	5	0	0.0	31	54
ILB Brayden Grant	4	2	0.0	13	13
ILB Evan Oliver	4	0	0.0	31	54
DE Johnny Ashmore	3	1	1.0	32	55
CB Alexander Pardo	3	2	0.5	22	43
OLB Tucker Johnston	3	1	0.0	20	37
DE Xavier Houston	2	0	1.0	3	10
DE J.J. Choate	2	2	0.5	30	45
CB Corbin Dye	2	0	0.0	5	20
CB Evan Harmon	2	0	0.0	28	35
DT Lincoln Kidman	1	1	0.0	12	10
ILB Wayne McCombs	1	0	0.0	13	18
S Martin Vance	1	0	0.0	5	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jerome Krueger	2.0	0	0	0	34
DT Nicholas Newhart	0.0	1	0	0	15
DE Mackenzie Bradley	0.0	0	2	2	34
DT Damon Tate	0.0	0	1	0	19
CB Chris McGregor	0.0	0	1	0	24

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Johnny Ashmore	1.0	0	3	3	55
DT Walter Bishop	1.0	0	1	0	45
DE Xavier Houston	1.0	0	0	0	10
DE J.J. Choate	0.5	1	1	0	45
CB Alexander Pardo	0.5	0	0	0	43
DT Lincoln Kidman	0.0	0	1	0	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jerome Krueger	5	0	34
CB Vince Aronovitch	4	1	34
CB Spencer Weaver	3	0	22
OLB Trevor Elliott	2	1	34
DT Kendall Patter	2	0	34
OLB Cameron Compton	1	1	23
S Patrick Harmon	1	0	15
S Clay Dewacht	1	0	23
CB Chris McGregor	1	0	24
CB Tre Roybal	0	1	33

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Emmitt Craig	5	1	0	38
CB Joel Terrell	3	3	1	54
S Sherman Nicas	3	2	0	55
OLB Robert Bradford	2	4	0	55
OLB Tucker Johnston	2	2	0	37
CB Corbin Dye	2	0	0	20
CB Evan Harmon	2	0	0	35
CB Alexander Pardo	1	0	0	43
ILB Evan Oliver	1	0	0	54
ILB Brayden Grant	1	0	0	13
S Martin Vance	1	0	0	18
DT Lincoln Kidman	1	0	0	10
ILB Wayne McCombs	0	0	1	18

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Erick Brengel	4	10	33	0	55
G Barry Schader	3	4	33	2	55
G Cory Meske	1	4	33	1	55
C Tom Delgado	1	4	33	0	55
T Johnathan Kasper	0	4	33	1	55

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Nickolas McElroy	1	6	24	1	34
C Jimmy Maloney	1	6	24	0	34
G Dave Doyle	1	3	24	0	34
T Alexis Holmes	0	3	24	0	34
G Mark McElroy	0	2	24	1	34

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Ndukwe Murkowski	2	16
Jerome Krueger	1	26
Ty Garcia	1	16

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Bernie Papadopulos	1	26
Gage Bowser	1	17
Devin Haukioja	1	16

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Ndukwe Murkowski	32	54	---	---	16	102
RB Byron Holdgate	27	44	---	---	29	100
G Barry Schader	33	55	---	---	9	97
C Tom Delgado	33	55	---	---	---	88
T Erick Brengel	33	55	---	---	---	88
QB Spencer Poston	33	55	---	---	---	88
T Johnathan Kasper	33	55	---	---	---	88
G Cory Meske	33	55	---	---	---	88
TE Dexter Hoyt	33	50	---	---	---	83
OLB Jerome Krueger	---	---	22	34	26	82
OLB Trevor Elliott	---	---	23	34	25	82
CB Vince Aronovitch	---	---	23	34	21	78
WR Dan Pascoe	25	46	---	---	---	71
DT Kendall Patter	---	---	24	34	11	69
DE Mackenzie Bradley	---	---	22	34	11	67
CB Tre Roybal	---	---	24	33	2	59
RB Ty Garcia	15	28	---	---	16	59
S Patrick Harmon	---	---	9	15	22	46
S Clay Dewacht	---	---	21	23	1	45
WR Clyde Donaldson	16	28	---	---	---	44
OLB Cameron Compton	---	---	14	23	2	39
CB Chris McGregor	---	---	14	24	1	39
CB Spencer Weaver	---	---	13	22	2	37
RB Don Francis	6	0	---	---	29	35
DT Damon Tate	---	---	14	19	---	33
TE Brent Patterson	9	17	---	---	---	26
DT Nicholas Newhart	---	---	9	15	1	25
OLB Reginald Mason	---	---	12	11	1	24
WR Malachi Anwar	0	0	---	---	24	24
OLB Ross Spradlin	---	---	11	11	1	23
CB Vincent Dunn	---	---	6	8	9	23
WR Ezra Primeau	0	0	---	---	19	19
TE John Gottschalk	2	7	---	---	5	14
K Cristian Franklin	0	0	---	---	11	11
P DeAndre Moungey	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Zachery Gaynord	0	0	---	---	9	9
G J.C. Burton	0	0	---	---	9	9
T R.J. Hicks	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Skip Easterling	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Caleb Wesley	---	---	1	0	1	2
DT Daquan Blades	---	---	1	0	1	2
WR Landon Crawford	0	1	---	---	---	1
ILB Junior Nelson	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Glen Stelmack	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Collin Grui	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Roy Conley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Evan Oliver	---	---	31	54	29	114
OLB Robert Bradford	---	---	31	55	23	109
S Sherman Nicas	---	---	33	55	20	108
DE Johnny Ashmore	---	---	32	55	5	92
CB Joel Terrell	---	---	31	54	5	90
DE J.J. Choate	---	---	30	45	14	89
CB Alexander Pardo	---	---	22	43	20	85
TE Bernie Papadopulos	22	33	---	---	26	81
WR Gage Bowser	24	34	---	---	17	75
DT Walter Bishop	---	---	21	45	5	71
G Dave Doyle	24	34	---	---	11	69
T Alexis Holmes	24	34	---	---	11	69
S Emmitt Craig	---	---	30	38	---	68
CB Evan Harmon	---	---	28	35	---	63
OLB Tucker Johnston	---	---	20	37	5	62
QB Reuben Croteau	24	34	---	---	---	58
C Jimmy Maloney	24	34	---	---	---	58
G Mark McElroy	24	34	---	---	---	58
T Nickolas McElroy	24	34	---	---	---	58
WR Pete Sweeney	19	32	---	---	---	51
RB Fred Garcia	18	21	---	---	11	50
RB Gary Siegel	6	12	---	---	26	44
ILB Wayne McCombs	---	---	13	18	---	31
CB Corbin Dye	---	---	5	20	5	30
S Martin Vance	---	---	5	18	5	28
ILB Brayden Grant	---	---	13	13	---	26
WR Glen Boyer	10	14	---	---	---	24
TE Xavier Ramsey	10	13	---	---	---	23
DT Lincoln Kidman	---	---	12	10	---	22
RB Roderick Bolt	3	2	---	---	15	20
OLB Devin Haukioja	---	---	2	0	16	18
WR Steven Hicks	5	6	---	---	6	17
DE Xavier Houston	---	---	3	10	---	13
C Nate Garrett	0	0	---	---	11	11
T Sebastian Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	11	11
G Grayson Henson	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Wade Thornton	0	0	---	---	11	11
TE Terrence Bishop	2	1	---	---	6	9
K Wade Benson	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Teddy Ackerman	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Roman Surtain	---	---	1	0	4	5
FB Brett Delgado	0	2	---	---	---	2
WR Luke Meier	1	0	---	---	---	1
C Lincoln Purdy	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Jerry Wells	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Wayne Bronson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	24	4.0
Middle	26	109	4.2
Right	1	9	9.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	37	12.3
Middle	13	25	1.9
Right	6	-6	-1.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Spencer Poston	51	24	4	3	3	12	6	3	2

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Reuben Croteau	32	20	3	2	1	4	4	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	2	9	0.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	15	136	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	5	64	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	54	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	19	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	98	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	89	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	25	12.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ndukwe Murkowski	21	8	2	82	1	54
TE Dexter Hoyt	15	7	0	75	1	50
RB Byron Holdgate	5	1	1	3	0	44
WR Clyde Donaldson	4	3	0	61	2	28
RB Ty Garcia	3	2	0	9	0	28
WR Dan Pascoe	2	2	0	24	0	46
TE Brent Patterson	1	1	0	9	0	17

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gage Bowser	9	6	0	69	2	34
TE Bernie Papadopulos	6	4	0	69	1	33
WR Glen Boyer	5	4	0	32	0	14
WR Pete Sweeney	5	4	0	40	0	32
TE Xavier Ramsey	4	0	1	0	0	13
RB Fred Garcia	2	2	0	21	0	21
WR Steven Hicks	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Byron Holdgate	2	4	2.00	3.80
QB Spencer Poston	1	3	3.00	7.71

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Spencer Poston	4	1	-1	-0.25	5.16

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Reuben Croteau	1	1	10	10.00	7.22

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ndukwe Murkowski	3	0	0	0.00	3.90
TE Dexter Hoyt	1	1	-1	-1.00	5.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Glen Boyer	1	1	10	10.00	6.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
QB Spencer Poston	3	2
RB Byron Holdgate	3	3

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Reuben Croteau	1	0
RB Gary Siegel	1	0
RB Roderick Bolt	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Spencer Poston	14	6	4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Reuben Croteau	10	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ndukwe Murkowski	7	3	2
TE Dexter Hoyt	4	1	1
WR Clyde Donaldson	1	1	1
TE Brent Patterson	1	1	0
RB Byron Holdgate	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Bernie Papadopulos	3	2	2
WR Pete Sweeney	3	2	0
WR Gage Bowser	2	1	1
WR Glen Boyer	1	1	0
TE Xavier Ramsey	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 46,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,600 (19,800)
End Zone 9,200 (14,300)
Mezzanine 5,400 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 8,500 (12,700)
Club Seats 5,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 6,600 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	46,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,600 (19,800)
End Zone	9,200 (14,300)
Mezzanine	5,400 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	8,500 (12,700)
Club Seats	5,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	6,600 (7,500)