Week 14, 2063

played in Minnesota, MN

37 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Denver Broncos	7	7	3	0	-	17
Minnesota Vikings	13	10	10	0	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:31 DEN - Myles Barber 2 pass from Damien McElroy (Marquis Cole extra point)
1Q: 05:56 MIN - Quinn Hodges 7 pass from Cristian DeMeester (Miles Cesaire extra point)
1Q: 00:55 MIN - Robbie Barker 4 run (Miles Cesaire extra point failed)
2Q: 11:28 DEN - Myles Barber 1 pass from Damien McElroy (Marquis Cole extra point)
2Q: 06:50 MIN - Devan Brooks 13 pass from Cristian DeMeester (Miles Cesaire extra point)
2Q: 00:30 MIN - Miles Cesaire 31 field goal
3Q: 11:29 MIN - Miles Cesaire 48 field goal
3Q: 09:24 MIN - Mario Henderson 81 interception return (Miles Cesaire extra point)
3Q: 06:17 DEN - Marquis Cole 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:31 DEN - Myles Barber 2 pass from Damien McElroy (Marquis Cole extra point)
1Q: 05:56 MIN - Quinn Hodges 7 pass from Cristian DeMeester (Miles Cesaire extra point)
1Q: 00:55 MIN - Robbie Barker 4 run (Miles Cesaire extra point failed)
2Q: 11:28 DEN - Myles Barber 1 pass from Damien McElroy (Marquis Cole extra point)
2Q: 06:50 MIN - Devan Brooks 13 pass from Cristian DeMeester (Miles Cesaire extra point)
2Q: 00:30 MIN - Miles Cesaire 31 field goal
3Q: 11:29 MIN - Miles Cesaire 48 field goal
3Q: 09:24 MIN - Mario Henderson 81 interception return (Miles Cesaire extra point)
3Q: 06:17 DEN - Marquis Cole 37 field goal

Team Statistics DEN MIN
Record 6-7 9-4
First Downs 22 20
- by Rushing 6 8
- by Passing 13 11
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 356 398
- Offensive Plays 67 58
- Yards per Play 5.31 6.86
Net Rushing Yards 149 140
- Rushing Attempts 26 29
- Yards per Rush 5.73 4.83
Net Passing Yards 207 258
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 19 - 2 26 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 221 274
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 5.05 8.90
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 8.6
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/23 12/86
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/20
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 4/86
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/101
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 28
Time of Possession 31:02 28:58

Team Statistics	DEN	MIN
Record	6-7	9-4
First Downs	22	20
- by Rushing	6	8
- by Passing	13	11
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	356	398
- Offensive Plays	67	58
- Yards per Play	5.31	6.86
Net Rushing Yards	149	140
- Rushing Attempts	26	29
- Yards per Rush	5.73	4.83
Net Passing Yards	207	258
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 19 - 2	26 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	221	274
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	5.05	8.90
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	8.6
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/23	12/86
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/20
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	4/86
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/101
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 28
Time of Possession	31:02	28:58

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:38	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
1	5:47	2:30	OWN 25	5	15	Punt
1	0:47	4:30	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
2	6:43	0:53	OWN 25	2	6	Interception
2	4:19	0:24	OWN 39	3	0	Punt
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 25	2	3	Half
3	11:22	2:06	OWN 25	4	58	Interception
3	9:16	3:04	OWN 25	7	55	Field Goal
3	2:09	5:07	OWN 18	9	33	Punt
4	10:15	2:52	OWN 14	6	15	Punt
4	2:36	2:02	OWN 20	9	55	Downs

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:22	3:35	OWN 33	7	67	Touchdown
1	3:17	2:30	OWN 24	5	76	Touchdown
2	11:17	4:34	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	5:50	1:31	OPP 29	3	-3	Missed FG
2	3:55	3:31	OWN 23	10	63	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:38	OWN 36	6	33	Field Goal
3	6:12	4:03	OWN 17	6	18	Punt
4	12:02	1:47	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
4	7:23	4:47	OWN 8	7	35	Punt
4	0:34	0:34	OWN 25	3	-4	Game

Game MVP: Cristian DeMeester, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Rich Kaplan	14	90	6.43	29	3
RB Horace Ballard	6	24	4.00	7	0
QB Damien McElroy	5	32	6.40	15	2
RB Jonathan Stewart	1	3	3.00	3	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Robbie Barker	20	104	5.20	35	4	1
QB Cristian DeMeester	5	7	1.40	6	0	0
RB Cesar Ross	3	25	8.33	16	1	0
WR Arnold Simmons	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Damien McElroy	39	19	221	2/14	2	39	2	62.0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cristian DeMeester	26	19	274	3/16	2	52	0	132.5

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Myles Barber	9	15	107	11.89	25	27	2
TE Pete Ziskind	3	4	21	7.00	2	8	0
WR Donny Barlow	2	5	42	21.00	12	39	0
WR Harold Lane	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Rich Kaplan	1	3	20	20.00	17	20	0
WR Eduardo Sutter	1	5	15	15.00	0	15	0
RB Horace Ballard	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Ivan Emmons	1	1	6	6.00	4	6	0
RB Jonathan Stewart	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Sammy Rodgers	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Frank Parker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Devan Brooks	7	8	159	22.71	77	52	1
WR Lee Plumbtree	5	6	43	8.60	0	13	0
WR Quinn Hodges	3	6	36	12.00	6	25	1
TE Javier Kebsch	2	3	37	18.50	14	19	0
WR Arturo Barrett	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Robbie Barker	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Ezra Winslett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Caleb Leverson	1	20	20.00	0
OLB Mario Henderson	1	81	81.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Rich Kaplan	1	0	0
TE Myles Barber	1	0	0
C Ted Ellis	0	1	1
RB Horace Ballard	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
CB Malachi Zelch	1	0	0
OLB Angel Farr	0	1	1
DT Brenden Gregson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
C.J. Peterson	4	199	49.8	39.8	56	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Leslie Loucks	3	162	54.0	47.3	58	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Marquis Cole	1/1	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Miles Cesaire	2/3	1/2	0/0	48	3/4

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Malachi Zelch	2	20	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Bennett	1	21	21.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Quinn Hodges	2	39	19.5	0
Lee Plumbtree	2	47	23.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Cody Rhodes	8	2	0.0	23	28
S Bill Gilmore	5	2	0.0	29	29
CB Lee Benson	5	0	0.0	19	26
DE Karl Dewacht	4	0	2.0	23	28
CB Thomas Herrera	4	0	0.0	19	17
CB Kyle Bennett	3	2	0.0	15	18
ILB Courtney Wilson	3	1	0.0	27	28
DT Terrance Tackett	2	1	0.0	23	26
CB Peter Shaner	2	0	0.0	15	12
DE Jerald Turpin	2	0	0.0	7	7
CB Mackenzie Tibbetts	2	0	0.0	8	8
DT Leon Weir	1	1	0.5	12	11
DT Tyrell Aschbacher	1	0	0.5	7	4
OLB Paul Pearson	1	1	0.0	9	5
DT Camden Nelson	1	0	0.0	13	9
TE Myles Barber	1	0	---	---	---
S Casey Ford	1	0	0.0	14	5
DE Nate Francis	0	1	0.0	15	20
S Dana Fortin	0	1	0.0	19	24
OLB Blaine Coleman	0	1	0.0	14	4

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Darnell Soares	8	0	0.0	26	41
DT Ross Duran	5	0	1.0	23	39
OLB Angel Farr	5	4	0.0	13	22
OLB Levi Zaragoza	5	0	0.0	15	23
S George Hughes	3	3	0.0	13	20
OLB Mario Henderson	3	2	0.0	24	37
DT Brent Peterson	3	0	0.0	10	18
S Billy Pritchett	3	0	0.0	13	19
DT Brenden Gregson	2	3	1.0	15	23
OLB Gus Murray	2	2	0.0	21	34
S Edwin George	2	1	0.0	21	32
OLB Eli Lucas	2	0	0.0	13	20
CB Malachi Zelch	1	0	0.0	3	3
S Caleb Leverson	0	1	0.0	16	22
CB O.J. Ingram	0	1	0.0	26	41

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Karl Dewacht	2.0	1	1	2	28
DT Leon Weir	0.5	1	0	0	11
DT Tyrell Aschbacher	0.5	0	0	0	4

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Ross Duran	1.0	1	1	0	39
DT Brenden Gregson	1.0	0	0	0	23
DE Bryant Chandler	0.0	1	1	0	23
OLB Eli Lucas	0.0	0	1	1	20
DT Brent Peterson	0.0	0	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Lee Benson	4	0	26
CB Thomas Herrera	3	1	17
OLB Cody Rhodes	3	0	28
CB Kyle Bennett	3	0	18
CB Peter Shaner	2	0	12
CB Mackenzie Tibbetts	2	0	8
ILB Courtney Wilson	1	1	28
S Bill Gilmore	1	0	29

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Darnell Soares	8	0	0	41
S Edwin George	2	1	0	32
S George Hughes	2	0	0	20
DT Brenden Gregson	2	0	0	23
OLB Mario Henderson	1	1	1	37
CB Malachi Zelch	1	0	0	3
OLB Levi Zaragoza	1	0	0	23
DT Ross Duran	1	0	0	39
CB O.J. Ingram	1	0	0	41
S Billy Pritchett	0	2	0	19
S Caleb Leverson	0	1	1	22
OLB Gus Murray	0	1	0	34

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Ted Ellis	3	6	26	0	41
T Cesar Barton	2	7	26	0	41
G Trenton Farrell	2	3	26	1	41
C Evan McLemore	1	3	26	0	41
C Tyrone Lake	0	3	26	1	41
TE Pete Ziskind	0	1	18	0	28

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Kevin Prieto	5	8	29	0	29
G Myron Schwartz	2	8	29	1	29
T Peter Hinman	1	4	29	0	29
C Jake Carlisle	1	2	29	1	29
G Courtney Schultz	1	2	29	0	29
RB Cesar Ross	0	0	5	1	3

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Lee Benson	2	17
Kyle Bennett	1	18
Casey Ford	1	14
Rufus Groh	1	11
Ted Ellis	1	5

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Archie Clayton	1	21

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Cesar Barton	26	41	---	---	6	73
C Evan McLemore	26	41	---	---	5	72
G Trenton Farrell	26	41	---	---	5	72
C Ted Ellis	26	41	---	---	5	72
QB Damien McElroy	26	41	---	---	---	67
C Tyrone Lake	26	41	---	---	---	67
CB Lee Benson	---	---	19	26	17	62
S Bill Gilmore	---	---	29	29	3	61
ILB Courtney Wilson	---	---	27	28	3	58
DE Karl Dewacht	---	---	23	28	6	57
TE Myles Barber	20	35	---	---	---	55
OLB Cody Rhodes	---	---	23	28	3	54
DT Terrance Tackett	---	---	23	26	3	52
CB Kyle Bennett	---	---	15	18	18	51
TE Pete Ziskind	18	28	---	---	1	47
DE Nate Francis	---	---	15	20	11	46
S Dana Fortin	---	---	19	24	3	46
WR Donny Barlow	18	28	---	---	---	46
WR Eduardo Sutter	15	20	---	---	11	46
WR Harold Lane	16	28	---	---	---	44
CB Thomas Herrera	---	---	19	17	1	37
RB Rich Kaplan	16	21	---	---	---	37
RB Horace Ballard	7	11	---	---	19	37
WR Mitchell Kania	6	11	---	---	19	36
S Casey Ford	---	---	14	5	14	33
CB Peter Shaner	---	---	15	12	2	29
WR Frank Parker	6	6	---	---	15	27
DT Leon Weir	---	---	12	11	2	25
DT Camden Nelson	---	---	13	9	1	23
OLB Rob Linstrom	---	---	2	1	18	21
OLB Blaine Coleman	---	---	14	4	2	20
TE Sammy Rodgers	5	8	---	---	6	19
CB Mackenzie Tibbetts	---	---	8	8	3	19
DE Jerald Turpin	---	---	7	7	4	18
OLB Paul Pearson	---	---	9	5	---	14
ILB Perry Roark	---	---	2	1	10	13
DE Ezra Urbina	---	---	4	8	---	12
T Rufus Groh	0	0	---	---	11	11
DT Tyrell Aschbacher	---	---	7	4	---	11
RB Jonathan Stewart	3	8	---	---	---	11
P C.J. Peterson	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Marquis Cole	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Adam Joseph	0	0	---	---	5	5
FB Ivan Emmons	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Eddie Banks	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Adrian Winters	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Darnell Soares	---	---	26	41	10	77
CB O.J. Ingram	---	---	26	41	5	72
DT Ross Duran	---	---	23	39	5	67
G Kevin Prieto	29	29	---	---	6	64
OLB Gus Murray	---	---	21	34	9	64
OLB Mario Henderson	---	---	24	37	1	62
C Jake Carlisle	29	29	---	---	---	58
QB Cristian DeMeester	29	29	---	---	---	58
G Myron Schwartz	29	29	---	---	---	58
G Courtney Schultz	29	29	---	---	---	58
T Peter Hinman	29	29	---	---	---	58
WR Lee Plumbtree	24	25	---	---	5	54
S Edwin George	---	---	21	32	1	54
OLB Angel Farr	---	---	13	22	18	53
RB Robbie Barker	25	27	---	---	---	52
TE Ezra Winslett	14	12	---	---	21	47
OLB Eli Lucas	---	---	13	20	11	44
TE Javier Kebsch	17	27	---	---	---	44
WR Quinn Hodges	15	22	---	---	4	41
DE Bryant Chandler	---	---	16	23	1	40
WR Devan Brooks	19	20	---	---	---	39
OLB Levi Zaragoza	---	---	15	23	1	39
DE Paul Yocum	---	---	14	22	3	39
S Caleb Leverson	---	---	16	22	1	39
DT Brenden Gregson	---	---	15	23	1	39
WR Arturo Barrett	12	5	---	---	18	35
S George Hughes	---	---	13	20	---	33
S Billy Pritchett	---	---	13	19	---	32
DT Brent Peterson	---	---	10	18	---	28
CB Malachi Zelch	---	---	3	3	18	24
S Jack McCarthy	---	---	2	6	15	23
RB Cesar Ross	5	3	---	---	14	22
RB Archie Clayton	0	0	---	---	21	21
WR Arnold Simmons	7	0	---	---	10	17
TE Camden Mahoney	7	4	---	---	---	11
K Miles Cesaire	0	0	---	---	10	10
OLB R.J. Becker	---	---	2	6	---	8
T Dave Stephenson	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Kaleb Hutchins	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Devan McIver	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Philip Drake	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Noah Gaylor	---	---	0	0	3	3
P Leslie Loucks	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Grady Russell	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Roman Blake	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Alfred Knaga	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	44	6.3
Middle	11	89	8.1
Right	8	16	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	52	7.4
Middle	13	35	2.7
Right	6	57	9.5
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Damien McElroy	39	19	5	1	5	6	4	1	2

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cristian DeMeester	26	19	4	1	1	2	1	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	26	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	67	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	6	67	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	61	12.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	56	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	159	14.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	59	19.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Myles Barber	15	9	2	107	3	35
WR Donny Barlow	5	2	1	42	1	28
WR Eduardo Sutter	5	1	1	15	0	20
TE Pete Ziskind	4	3	0	21	0	28
RB Rich Kaplan	3	1	0	20	1	21
WR Harold Lane	2	1	1	6	0	28
RB Jonathan Stewart	1	0	0	0	0	8
TE Sammy Rodgers	1	0	0	0	0	8
RB Horace Ballard	1	1	0	4	0	11
FB Ivan Emmons	1	1	0	6	0	1
WR Frank Parker	1	0	0	0	0	6

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Devan Brooks	8	7	0	159	3	20
WR Quinn Hodges	6	3	1	36	1	22
WR Lee Plumbtree	6	5	0	43	0	25
TE Javier Kebsch	3	2	0	37	0	27
TE Ezra Winslett	1	0	0	0	0	12
WR Arturo Barrett	1	1	0	-1	0	5
RB Robbie Barker	1	1	0	0	0	27

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Rich Kaplan	4	17	4.25	6.43
RB Horace Ballard	1	0	0.00	4.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Robbie Barker	3	4	1.33	5.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Damien McElroy	9	3	9	1.00	5.67

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cristian DeMeester	4	3	20	5.00	10.54

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Myles Barber	4	2	3	0.75	7.13
WR Donny Barlow	1	0	0	0.00	8.40
RB Rich Kaplan	1	0	0	0.00	6.67
TE Sammy Rodgers	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
FB Ivan Emmons	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
WR Frank Parker	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Quinn Hodges	2	1	7	3.50	6.00
WR Devan Brooks	1	1	13	13.00	19.88
RB Robbie Barker	1	1	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
QB Damien McElroy	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Robbie Barker	4	3
QB Cristian DeMeester	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Damien McElroy	10	5	5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cristian DeMeester	8	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Myles Barber	3	2	2
WR Eduardo Sutter	3	1	1
RB Jonathan Stewart	1	0	0
WR Donny Barlow	1	0	0
RB Rich Kaplan	1	1	1
FB Ivan Emmons	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Quinn Hodges	3	2	2
WR Devan Brooks	2	2	2
WR Lee Plumbtree	2	2	0
TE Ezra Winslett	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 85,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,700 (23,700)
End Zone 17,000 (17,000)
Mezzanine 9,800 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Club Seats 9,600 (9,600)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	85,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,700 (23,700)
End Zone	17,000 (17,000)
Mezzanine	9,800 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Club Seats	9,600 (9,600)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)