Week 2, 2044

played in Carolina, NC

76 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Denver Broncos	3	0	0	3	-	6
Carolina Panthers	3	6	10	14	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:41 CAR - Glen Farley 35 field goal
1Q: 05:48 DEN - Cristian Franklin 49 field goal
2Q: 12:56 CAR - Glen Farley 46 field goal
2Q: 04:49 CAR - Glen Farley 29 field goal
3Q: 06:56 CAR - Fred Garcia 9 run (Glen Farley extra point)
3Q: 03:07 CAR - Glen Farley 31 field goal
4Q: 15:00 CAR - Stephen O'Donnell 77 fumble return (Glen Farley extra point)
4Q: 12:30 CAR - Bernie Papadopulos 8 pass from Reuben Croteau (Glen Farley extra point)
4Q: 05:48 DEN - Cristian Franklin 48 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:41 CAR - Glen Farley 35 field goal
1Q: 05:48 DEN - Cristian Franklin 49 field goal
2Q: 12:56 CAR - Glen Farley 46 field goal
2Q: 04:49 CAR - Glen Farley 29 field goal
3Q: 06:56 CAR - Fred Garcia 9 run (Glen Farley extra point)
3Q: 03:07 CAR - Glen Farley 31 field goal
4Q: 15:00 CAR - Stephen O'Donnell 77 fumble return (Glen Farley extra point)
4Q: 12:30 CAR - Bernie Papadopulos 8 pass from Reuben Croteau (Glen Farley extra point)
4Q: 05:48 DEN - Cristian Franklin 48 field goal

Team Statistics DEN CAR
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 8 21
- by Rushing 3 9
- by Passing 4 12
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 139 379
- Offensive Plays 53 74
- Yards per Play 2.62 5.12
Net Rushing Yards 59 201
- Rushing Attempts 19 37
- Yards per Rush 3.11 5.43
Net Passing Yards 80 178
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 13 - 0 34 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 113 201
- Sacks/Yards Lost 7/33 3/23
- Yards per Pass Play 2.35 4.81
Fumbles/Lost 5/4 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 9.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/33 9/79
Punt Returns/Yards 3/60 3/31
Kick Returns/Yards 2/42 1/15
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 29
Time of Possession 22:33 37:27

Team Statistics	DEN	CAR
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	8	21
- by Rushing	3	9
- by Passing	4	12
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	139	379
- Offensive Plays	53	74
- Yards per Play	2.62	5.12
Net Rushing Yards	59	201
- Rushing Attempts	19	37
- Yards per Rush	3.11	5.43
Net Passing Yards	80	178
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 13 - 0	34 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	113	201
- Sacks/Yards Lost	7/33	3/23
- Yards per Pass Play	2.35	4.81
Fumbles/Lost	5/4	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	9.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/33	9/79
Punt Returns/Yards	3/60	3/31
Kick Returns/Yards	2/42	1/15
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 29
Time of Possession	22:33	37:27

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:34	1:40	OWN 25	4	-9	Punt
1	7:14	1:33	OPP 33	3	1	Field Goal
1	3:32	1:54	OWN 44	4	15	Fumble
2	12:50	4:10	OWN 26	8	27	Punt
2	4:43	2:35	OWN 25	7	24	Punt
2	0:53	0:47	OWN 6	3	39	Fumble
3	15:00	1:40	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
3	6:50	0:25	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	3:02	1:39	OWN 30	3	2	Punt
3	0:20	0:30	OPP 22	2	-1	Fumble
4	14:50	0:47	OWN 25	2	-2	Fumble
4	12:20	1:23	OWN 25	4	13	Punt
4	8:57	3:14	50	6	19	Field Goal
4	1:53	0:28	OWN 38	3	0	Punt

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:26	OWN 25	9	57	Field Goal
1	8:54	1:40	OWN 20	3	-10	Punt
1	5:41	2:09	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	1:38	3:48	50	8	21	Field Goal
2	8:40	3:57	OWN 20	8	68	Field Goal
2	2:08	1:15	OWN 7	4	22	Punt
2	0:06	0:06	OPP 45	1	-5	Half
3	13:20	6:30	OWN 22	13	78	Touchdown
3	6:25	3:23	OWN 25	8	61	Field Goal
3	1:23	1:03	OWN 26	3	8	Punt
4	14:03	1:43	OPP 23	4	23	Touchdown
4	10:57	2:00	OWN 16	3	8	Punt
4	5:43	3:50	OWN 15	5	18	Punt
4	1:25	1:25	OWN 35	2	4	Game

Game MVP: Reuben Croteau, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB DeAndre Edmunds	7	12	1.71	8	0
RB Blaine Justice	6	10	1.67	3	0
WR Alvin Deericks	2	7	3.50	5	0
QB Alan Hardy	1	8	8.00	8	0
WR Victor Buckley	1	8	8.00	8	0
FB Hunter Rincon	1	1	1.00	1	0
QB Jerome Russell	1	13	13.00	13	1

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Fred Garcia	19	98	5.16	20	3	1
RB Denzel Adams	17	100	5.88	21	4	0
WR Gage Bowser	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Hardy	19	11	104	6/28	0	39	0	73.1
Jerome Russell	8	2	9	1/5	0	6	0	39.6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Reuben Croteau	34	20	201	3/23	1	40	0	85.5

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Xavier Johnson	6	10	41	6.83	7	12
WR Kennedy Blanchard	3	3	58	19.33	37	39
TE Patrick Kroeger	2	3	5	2.50	0	4
WR Tom Greenberg	2	4	9	4.50	0	6
TE Noah Trim	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB Blaine Justice	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
FB Hunter Rincon	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB DeAndre Edmunds	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gage Bowser	8	11	87	10.88	41	40	0
TE Timothy Smithen	3	3	18	6.00	0	9	0
TE Bernie Papadopulos	2	3	19	9.50	2	11	1
WR Kurt Guthrie	2	5	12	6.00	4	10	0
RB Denzel Adams	2	6	10	5.00	5	6	0
WR Steven Hicks	1	3	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Fred Garcia	1	2	29	29.00	23	29	0
FB Marlon Hellestrae	1	1	22	22.00	13	22	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov
QB Alan Hardy	4	0
QB Jerome Russell	1	0
TE Noah Trim	0	1

Carolina	Recov	Force	TD
DE Fernando Muscarella	1	2	0
DE Stephen O'Donnell	1	1	1
DT Lincoln Kidman	1	1	0
CB Caiden Schultz	1	0	0
OLB Robert Bradford	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colin Donohue	8	387	48.4	42.0	55	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Amos Breiten	6	238	39.7	29.7	65	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cristian Franklin	2/2	2/2	0/0	49	0/0

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Glen Farley	4/4	1/1	0/0	46	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tom Greenberg	3	60	20.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gage Bowser	3	31	10.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Xavier Johnson	2	42	21.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fred Garcia	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Grayson Grewal	8	0	0.0	29	22
OLB J.T. Gunn	7	6	0.0	29	23
S Greg Rasmussen	6	1	0.0	34	33
DT Carlos Wilkerson	5	0	1.5	25	25
S Albert Clements	5	1	0.0	37	37
S Byron Stinemetz	4	3	0.0	27	35
DE Carlos Marvel	4	2	0.0	19	16
DE Caleb Wesley	3	2	1.0	35	34
ILB Lenny Tate	3	3	0.0	15	23
DE Cris Mast	3	1	0.0	13	11
CB Dustin Hearn	3	0	0.0	36	35
DT Eric Colleran	2	0	0.0	12	12
CB Vincent Dunn	2	0	0.0	14	16
CB Chris McGregor	1	2	0.0	25	26
ILB Cesar Booker	1	1	0.0	10	3
OLB Todd Sheldon	1	0	0.0	16	25
T Logan Black	1	0	---	---	---
DE Mackenzie Bradley	0	3	0.5	27	24

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Robert Bradford	10	0	1.0	18	33
DT Lincoln Kidman	4	2	1.0	18	28
DE Fernando Muscarella	4	2	1.0	13	14
S Johnny Westbrook	4	1	0.0	12	24
DE Xavier Houston	3	1	1.5	19	34
S Collin Chapman	3	2	0.0	19	33
CB Les Pietrzyk	3	1	0.0	19	34
S Donte Heaton	2	0	0.0	10	16
DE Stephen O'Donnell	1	0	1.0	6	20
OLB Jon Toniolo	1	0	1.0	1	9
ILB Dana Bethel	1	2	0.5	19	26
OLB Steven Burke	1	0	0.0	16	21
CB Warren Meinke	1	0	0.0	8	18
ILB Thurman Sims	0	1	0.0	11	24
CB Caiden Schultz	0	1	0.0	19	34

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Carlos Wilkerson	1.5	1	1	25
DE Caleb Wesley	1.0	0	0	34
DE Mackenzie Bradley	0.5	0	1	24
OLB Todd Sheldon	0.0	0	1	25
DE Cris Mast	0.0	0	1	11

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Xavier Houston	1.5	0	2	1	34
DT Lincoln Kidman	1.0	1	0	0	28
DE Fernando Muscarella	1.0	0	2	1	14
DE Stephen O'Donnell	1.0	0	0	1	20
OLB Robert Bradford	1.0	0	0	0	33
OLB Jon Toniolo	1.0	0	0	0	9
ILB Dana Bethel	0.5	0	0	0	26
OLB Steven Burke	0.0	1	0	0	21
ILB Thurman Sims	0.0	0	2	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Grayson Grewal	5	0	22
S Byron Stinemetz	3	0	35
S Greg Rasmussen	3	0	33
CB Dustin Hearn	2	1	35
S Albert Clements	2	0	37
ILB Lenny Tate	2	0	23
OLB Todd Sheldon	1	0	25
DE Carlos Marvel	1	0	16
OLB J.T. Gunn	1	0	23
DE Cris Mast	0	1	11

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Robert Bradford	5	0	33
S Johnny Westbrook	3	0	24
S Collin Chapman	3	0	33
ILB Dana Bethel	1	1	26
CB Warren Meinke	1	0	18
S Donte Heaton	0	1	16
OLB Jon Toniolo	0	1	9

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Roy Conley	3	6	0	19	1	34
T Johnathan Kasper	1	4	1	19	1	34
FB Hunter Rincon	1	1	0	7	2	20
G Cory Meske	0	3	0	19	0	34
G Barry Schader	0	2	0	19	1	34
T R.J. Hicks	0	1	0	3	0	6
T Logan Black	0	0	0	16	2	28

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Jimmy Maloney	7	16	1	37	1	37
T Nickolas McElroy	3	7	0	37	1	37
T Ezekiel Calvin	3	5	0	37	0	37
G Donnell Upshaw	2	4	0	30	0	37
G Mark McElroy	1	4	0	37	1	37
FB Marlon Hellestrae	0	1	0	10	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Albert Clements	1	29
Hunter Rincon	1	27
Caleb Wesley	1	20
Johnathan Kasper	1	10

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Les Pietrzyk	2	22
Steven Hicks	1	29
Fred Garcia	1	29
Tim Schneider	1	10

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Albert Clements	---	---	37	37	29	103
CB Dustin Hearn	---	---	36	35	29	100
DE Caleb Wesley	---	---	35	34	20	89
OLB J.T. Gunn	---	---	29	23	18	70
S Greg Rasmussen	---	---	34	33	3	70
S Byron Stinemetz	---	---	27	35	3	65
T Johnathan Kasper	19	34	---	---	10	63
DE Mackenzie Bradley	---	---	27	24	8	59
CB Chris McGregor	---	---	25	26	3	54
FB Hunter Rincon	7	20	---	---	27	54
WR Xavier Johnson	14	25	---	---	15	54
G Barry Schader	19	34	---	---	---	53
G Cory Meske	19	34	---	---	---	53
C Roy Conley	19	34	---	---	---	53
S Grayson Grewal	---	---	29	22	2	53
DT Carlos Wilkerson	---	---	25	25	1	51
OLB Todd Sheldon	---	---	16	25	3	44
T Logan Black	16	28	---	---	---	44
QB Alan Hardy	15	25	---	---	2	42
ILB Lenny Tate	---	---	15	23	3	41
CB Vincent Dunn	---	---	14	16	9	39
WR Tom Greenberg	13	20	---	---	6	39
DE Carlos Marvel	---	---	19	16	3	38
TE Noah Trim	10	17	---	---	10	37
RB Blaine Justice	9	15	---	---	13	37
TE Patrick Kroeger	13	22	---	---	---	35
WR Victor Buckley	7	13	---	---	10	30
ILB Cesar Booker	---	---	10	3	17	30
WR Kennedy Blanchard	10	17	---	---	1	28
DT Eric Colleran	---	---	12	12	3	27
WR Monty Ward	0	0	---	---	27	27
RB DeAndre Edmunds	8	16	---	---	1	25
DE Cris Mast	---	---	13	11	1	25
T R.J. Hicks	3	6	---	---	10	19
QB Jerome Russell	4	9	---	---	---	13
C J.J. Mason	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Herman Harmatz	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Byron Stiles	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Alvin Deericks	3	4	---	---	2	9
P Colin Donohue	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Edwin Peterson	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Les Burhart	---	---	2	4	1	7
DT Brenden Brehm	---	---	2	3	1	6
K Cristian Franklin	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Conner Dennis	1	1	---	---	---	2
QB Edgar Rome	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Steven Hicks	34	32	---	---	29	95
G Mark McElroy	37	37	---	---	10	84
WR Gage Bowser	37	37	---	---	8	82
OLB Robert Bradford	---	---	18	33	27	78
CB Les Pietrzyk	---	---	19	34	22	75
C Jimmy Maloney	37	37	---	---	---	74
T Nickolas McElroy	37	37	---	---	---	74
T Ezekiel Calvin	37	37	---	---	---	74
TE Bernie Papadopulos	34	33	---	---	3	70
G Donnell Upshaw	30	37	---	---	---	67
QB Reuben Croteau	27	37	---	---	---	64
WR Kurt Guthrie	17	18	---	---	29	64
RB Fred Garcia	20	10	---	---	29	59
ILB Thurman Sims	---	---	11	24	23	58
S Johnny Westbrook	---	---	12	24	21	57
DE Xavier Houston	---	---	19	34	2	55
CB Caiden Schultz	---	---	19	34	2	55
S Collin Chapman	---	---	19	33	2	54
DT Lincoln Kidman	---	---	18	28	1	47
ILB Dana Bethel	---	---	19	26	1	46
RB Denzel Adams	17	26	---	---	1	44
OLB Steven Burke	---	---	16	21	---	37
DE Stephen O'Donnell	---	---	6	20	10	36
T Vincent Landtroop	7	0	---	---	21	28
DE Fernando Muscarella	---	---	13	14	---	27
S Donte Heaton	---	---	10	16	1	27
CB Warren Meinke	---	---	8	18	1	27
TE Timothy Smithen	12	11	---	---	---	23
FB Marlon Hellestrae	10	11	---	---	---	21
OLB Jon Toniolo	---	---	1	9	3	13
K Glen Farley	0	0	---	---	12	12
RB Britt Austin	0	0	---	---	11	11
WR Seth Wason	1	2	---	---	8	11
QB Benjamin Leyva	10	0	---	---	---	10
C Nate Garrett	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Amos Breiten	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Tim Schneider	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Reggie Senter	0	0	---	---	10	10
ILB Christian David	---	---	0	0	9	9
DT Walter Bishop	---	---	1	6	1	8
TE Robert Terry	3	5	---	---	---	8
S Harold Naughton	---	---	0	0	8	8
G Cornell Schneider	0	0	---	---	4	4
RB Dexter Shepherd	0	0	---	---	2	2
C Andre Devries	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Kris Burroughs	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	16	49	3.1
Right	3	10	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	58	4.8
Middle	19	124	6.5
Right	6	19	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Hardy	19	11	1	1	0	1	4	2	0
Jerome Russell	8	2	0	1	1	2	2	1	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Reuben Croteau	34	20	3	4	3	2	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	2	5	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	96	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	1	12	3.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	53	6.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	51	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	97	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Xavier Johnson	10	6	0	41	0	25
WR Tom Greenberg	4	2	0	9	0	20
TE Patrick Kroeger	3	2	0	5	0	22
WR Kennedy Blanchard	3	3	0	58	1	17
TE Noah Trim	2	0	0	0	0	17
RB Blaine Justice	2	0	0	0	0	15
FB Hunter Rincon	2	0	1	0	0	20
RB DeAndre Edmunds	1	0	0	0	0	16

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gage Bowser	11	8	0	87	1	37
RB Denzel Adams	6	2	1	10	0	26
WR Kurt Guthrie	5	2	1	12	0	18
WR Steven Hicks	3	1	1	4	0	32
TE Bernie Papadopulos	3	2	0	19	0	33
TE Timothy Smithen	3	3	0	18	0	11
RB Fred Garcia	2	1	0	29	1	10
FB Marlon Hellestrae	1	1	0	22	1	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Fred Garcia	2	5	2.50	5.16
WR Gage Bowser	1	3	3.00	3.00
RB Denzel Adams	1	-2	-2.00	5.88

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Reuben Croteau	8	4	28	3.50	5.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Denzel Adams	3	1	6	2.00	1.67
TE Bernie Papadopulos	2	1	8	4.00	6.33
WR Gage Bowser	2	1	10	5.00	7.91
WR Steven Hicks	1	1	4	4.00	1.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Blaine Justice	2	0
QB Jerome Russell	1	1
WR Alvin Deericks	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Denzel Adams	2	0
RB Fred Garcia	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Hardy	6	2	2
Jerome Russell	2	0	0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Reuben Croteau	11	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Xavier Johnson	3	1	1
FB Hunter Rincon	2	0	0
TE Noah Trim	1	0	0
WR Kennedy Blanchard	1	1	1
WR Tom Greenberg	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gage Bowser	5	5	4
RB Denzel Adams	3	1	1
WR Steven Hicks	1	0	0
WR Kurt Guthrie	1	1	0
TE Timothy Smithen	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (19,800)
End Zone 11,700 (14,300)
Mezzanine 6,800 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (12,700)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 7,200 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (19,800)
End Zone	11,700 (14,300)
Mezzanine	6,800 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (12,700)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	7,200 (7,500)