Exhibition Week 3, 2025

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Broncos	7	7	0	17	-	31
Minnesota Vikings	7	7	0	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:18 MIN - Aaron Hernandez 37 pass from Matt Ryan (David Buehler extra point)
1Q: 04:56 DEN - Terrell Houari 2 pass from Brian Brohm (Lee Peel extra point)
2Q: 13:47 DEN - Derek Stokes 10 pass from Brian Brohm (Lee Peel extra point)
2Q: 05:54 MIN - J.C. Blackwell 81 interception return (David Buehler extra point)
4Q: 11:09 DEN - Lee Peel 54 field goal
4Q: 09:06 DEN - Dexter McCluster 3 run (Lee Peel extra point)
4Q: 05:07 DEN - Dexter McCluster 7 run (Lee Peel extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:18 MIN - Aaron Hernandez 37 pass from Matt Ryan (David Buehler extra point)
1Q: 04:56 DEN - Terrell Houari 2 pass from Brian Brohm (Lee Peel extra point)
2Q: 13:47 DEN - Derek Stokes 10 pass from Brian Brohm (Lee Peel extra point)
2Q: 05:54 MIN - J.C. Blackwell 81 interception return (David Buehler extra point)
4Q: 11:09 DEN - Lee Peel 54 field goal
4Q: 09:06 DEN - Dexter McCluster 3 run (Lee Peel extra point)
4Q: 05:07 DEN - Dexter McCluster 7 run (Lee Peel extra point)

Team Statistics DEN MIN
Record 1-1 0-2
First Downs 26 15
- by Rushing 15 1
- by Passing 10 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 319 338
- Offensive Plays 77 61
- Yards per Play 4.14 5.54
Net Rushing Yards 178 29
- Rushing Attempts 39 3
- Yards per Rush 4.56 9.67
Net Passing Yards 141 309
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 20 - 2 56 - 28 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 153 324
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 3.71 5.33
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/16 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.7 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 5/30 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 3/64 5/129
Interception Ret./Yards 3/54 2/81
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 29
Time of Possession 38:30 21:30

Team Statistics	DEN	MIN
Record	1-1	0-2
First Downs	26	15
- by Rushing	15	1
- by Passing	10	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	319	338
- Offensive Plays	77	61
- Yards per Play	4.14	5.54
Net Rushing Yards	178	29
- Rushing Attempts	39	3
- Yards per Rush	4.56	9.67
Net Passing Yards	141	309
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 20 - 2	56 - 28 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	153	324
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	3.71	5.33
Fumbles/Lost	3/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/16	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.7	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	5/30	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	3/64	5/129
Interception Ret./Yards	3/54	2/81
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 29
Time of Possession	38:30	21:30

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:00	7:14	OWN 37	14	63	Touchdown
1	3:13	4:37	OWN 47	9	53	Touchdown
2	11:05	5:20	OWN 20	10	57	Interception
2	5:45	3:35	OWN 30	6	7	Punt
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 32	1	10	Half
3	15:00	0:45	OWN 28	1	0	Interception
3	14:06	1:02	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	10:15	2:43	OWN 30	6	16	Punt
3	6:28	2:48	OWN 18	6	20	Punt
3	1:03	5:02	OWN 20	9	43	Field Goal
4	9:53	0:53	OPP 1	3	1	Touchdown
4	6:36	1:36	OPP 25	3	25	Touchdown
4	2:36	2:21	OWN 30	6	10	Punt

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:00	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
1	4:46	1:33	OWN 35	4	25	Interception
2	13:36	2:31	OWN 20	4	21	Punt
2	2:10	1:53	OWN 20	10	55	Missed FG
3	14:15	0:09	OPP 37	1	0	Interception
3	13:04	2:49	OWN 43	7	34	Missed FG
3	7:32	1:04	OWN 20	3	11	Punt
3	3:40	2:37	OWN 18	5	41	Punt
4	11:01	1:08	OWN 34	2	-7	Interception
4	9:00	2:24	OWN 21	7	4	Downs
4	5:00	2:24	OWN 46	10	24	Downs
4	0:15	0:15	OWN 16	2	30	Game

Game MVP: Brian Brohm, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dexter McCluster	22	110	5.00	24	4	2
Tito Sheldon	14	52	3.71	9	0	0
Percy Barnes	2	5	2.50	4	0	0
Brian Brohm	1	11	11.00	11	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Nicky Winters	2	26	13.00	22	1	0
Matt Ryan	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Percy Barnes	21	9	45	2/12	0	10	2	10.7
Brian Brohm	15	11	108	0/0	2	25	0	132.8

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	56	28	324	2/15	1	37	3	51.5

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Derek Stokes	4	5	17	4.25	0	10	1
WR Terrell Houari	3	5	17	5.67	3	9	1
WR Ricky Burroughs	3	6	41	13.67	18	22	0
WR Austin Miller	3	6	38	12.67	18	25	0
WR Gary Lindquist	2	4	9	4.50	0	5	0
FB Robert Newton	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Tito Sheldon	1	1	10	10.00	9	10	0
TE Dustin Francis	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Dexter McCluster	1	3	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Rob Benton	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Emmitt Palmer	7	10	84	12.00	20	31	0
WR Louis Murphy	6	13	58	9.67	11	17	0
WR Joey Sadler	4	10	62	15.50	10	32	0
WR Gino Moser	3	6	31	10.33	3	22	0
TE Aaron Hernandez	3	9	70	23.33	38	37	1
RB Irving Duvall	2	3	3	1.50	0	2	0
FB A.J. Murray	2	2	13	6.50	7	7	0
TE Frankie Sanford	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg
OLB Stan Whitfield	1	10	10.00
CB Alphonso Smith	1	44	44.00
S Darcel McBath	1	0	0.00

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S J.C. Blackwell	1	81	81.00	1
CB T.J. Ward	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov
Tito Sheldon	1	0
Dustin Francis	1	0
Dexter McCluster	1	0
J.R. Clemons	0	1
Gary Lindquist	0	1
Jorge Sirmon	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Keith Rivers	0	0	1	0
Ron Brace	0	0	1	0
Andre Poston	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Glover	5	220	44.0	39.6	54	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kevin Huber	3	161	53.7	37.0	61	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lee Peel	1/1	1/1	1/1	54	4/4

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Buehler	0/2	0/2	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mercury Dotson	1	10	10.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joey Sadler	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derek Stokes	2	47	23.5	0
Tito Sheldon	1	17	17.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marc Scott	3	76	25.3	0
Daniel Bronson	2	53	26.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Alphonso Smith	5	0	0.0	3	45
S Rico Hill	4	0	0.0	2	43
OLB Lionel Schneider	3	1	0.0	1	23
OLB Stan Whitfield	3	0	0.0	2	20
S Darcel McBath	3	0	0.0	3	45
ILB Patrick Angerer	3	0	0.0	2	27
DE Billy Joe Corbett	2	0	2.0	1	35
CB Jay Garrett	2	2	0.0	1	47
CB Todd Power	1	1	0.0	2	46
WR Ricky Burroughs	1	0	---	---	---
DE Everson Griffen	1	0	0.0	2	34
ILB Travis Goethel	1	0	0.0	1	29
CB Charlie Galasinski	1	0	0.0	3	32
S Mercury Dotson	1	0	0.0	1	43
DE Bruce Delgado	1	0	0.0	2	23
OLB Walter James	1	0	0.0	0	21

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Allen Weber	6	2	0.0	21	25
OLB Keith Rivers	6	1	0.0	33	23
DT Johnnie Fulton	5	0	1.0	32	31
S J.C. Blackwell	4	1	0.0	21	22
S Harry Anaya	4	0	0.0	18	13
ILB Andre Poston	4	0	0.0	13	9
DT Darryl Ortmeier	3	5	0.5	38	34
DE DeMario Pressley	3	2	0.0	27	22
ILB Phil Gaylor	3	1	0.0	19	23
OLB Fernando Sanford	3	1	0.0	25	27
CB Daniel Bronson	3	1	0.0	26	25
DE Ron Brace	2	0	0.5	13	17
DE Deron Rice	2	2	0.0	15	18
CB Emmitt Moss	2	1	0.0	6	8
DT Ernie Downs	2	0	0.0	32	32
CB Alex Banks	2	0	0.0	19	27
CB T.J. Ward	1	2	0.0	29	28
S Rich Goeas	1	1	0.0	17	14
OLB Walt Causey	1	1	0.0	15	10
QB Matt Ryan	1	0	---	---	---
WR Louis Murphy	1	0	---	---	---
WR Gino Moser	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Billy Joe Corbett	2.0	0	2	1	35
DT Jon Dupre	0.0	1	0	0	18
DE Ike Brothers	0.0	1	0	0	24
DT Larry Meadows	0.0	0	3	2	36
DE Everson Griffen	0.0	0	1	0	34
ILB Travis Goethel	0.0	0	1	0	29
DE Bruce Delgado	0.0	0	1	0	23

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Johnnie Fulton	1.0	0	1	31
DE Ron Brace	0.5	0	1	17
DT Darryl Ortmeier	0.5	0	0	34
DE Deron Rice	0.0	1	0	18
DT Ernie Downs	0.0	0	2	32
OLB Fernando Sanford	0.0	0	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Alphonso Smith	5	3	1	45
OLB Lionel Schneider	3	1	0	23
S Rico Hill	3	0	0	43
ILB Patrick Angerer	3	0	0	27
CB Jay Garrett	2	2	0	47
OLB Stan Whitfield	2	0	1	20
S Darcel McBath	2	0	1	45
ILB Travis Goethel	2	0	0	29
S Mercury Dotson	1	1	0	43
DE Everson Griffen	1	0	0	34
CB Charlie Galasinski	1	0	0	32
DE Bruce Delgado	1	0	0	23
OLB Walter James	1	0	0	21
CB Todd Power	1	0	0	46

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S J.C. Blackwell	3	0	1	22
S Allen Weber	3	0	0	25
OLB Keith Rivers	2	0	0	23
S Harry Anaya	2	0	0	13
OLB Fernando Sanford	2	0	0	27
CB Daniel Bronson	2	0	0	25
DE DeMario Pressley	1	0	0	22
DE Deron Rice	1	0	0	18
DE Ron Brace	1	0	0	17
ILB Andre Poston	1	0	0	9
CB Emmitt Moss	1	0	0	8
OLB Walt Causey	1	0	0	10
CB T.J. Ward	0	1	1	28
CB Martin Revel	0	1	0	10
CB Alex Banks	0	1	0	27

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
J.R. Clemons	4	6	0	24	0	22
Randal Welch	3	4	0	29	0	18
Sedrick Blake	2	4	0	20	1	15
Jorge Sirmon	1	7	1	22	0	24
Bryan Bulaga	1	5	0	19	0	23
Danny Briscoe	1	3	0	36	0	27
Rondell Brady	1	1	0	5	1	14
Unknown	1	1	0	22	0	26
Kris Prescott	0	4	0	18	0	21
Dustin Francis	0	1	0	16	0	14

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Sam Young	1	1	3	1	39
Casey Heath	0	1	3	0	38
Travis Glover	0	0	2	1	37

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Robert Newton	2	15
Gary Lindquist	2	14
Tito Sheldon	1	18
Dustin Francis	1	14

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Marc Scott	1	19
Frankie Sanford	1	13
Keith Rivers	1	9
Jimmy Concepcion	1	5

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jay Garrett	---	---	1	47	17	65
Danny Briscoe	36	27	---	---	2	65
Terrell Houari	28	26	---	---	10	64
Mercury Dotson	---	---	1	43	18	62
Robert Newton	22	19	---	---	15	56
Ricky Burroughs	28	28	---	---	---	56
Rob Benton	25	22	---	---	7	54
Unknown	22	26	---	---	5	53
Darcel McBath	---	---	3	45	2	50
Jorge Sirmon	22	24	---	---	4	50
Todd Power	---	---	2	46	2	50
Percy Barnes	26	23	---	---	---	49
Alphonso Smith	---	---	3	45	1	49
Randal Welch	29	18	---	---	---	47
J.R. Clemons	24	22	---	---	1	47
Dexter McCluster	25	22	---	---	---	47
Rico Hill	---	---	2	43	1	46
Kris Prescott	18	21	---	---	5	44
Tito Sheldon	14	12	---	---	18	44
Dustin Francis	16	14	---	---	14	44
Bryan Bulaga	19	23	---	---	---	42
Sedrick Blake	20	15	---	---	6	41
Ethan Losman	---	---	3	35	3	41
Larry Meadows	---	---	1	36	3	40
Travis Goethel	---	---	1	29	10	40
Everson Griffen	---	---	2	34	1	37
Austin Miller	18	19	---	---	---	37
Charlie Galasinski	---	---	3	32	2	37
Billy Joe Corbett	---	---	1	35	---	36
Derek Stokes	9	14	---	---	12	35
Patrick Angerer	---	---	2	27	---	29
Ike Brothers	---	---	1	24	4	29
Brian Brohm	13	15	---	---	---	28
Bruce Delgado	---	---	2	23	3	28
Walter James	---	---	0	21	7	28
Lionel Schneider	---	---	1	23	2	26
Unknown	8	8	---	---	10	26
Rondell Brady	5	14	---	---	5	24
Stan Whitfield	---	---	2	20	---	22
Gary Lindquist	2	6	---	---	14	22
Jon Dupre	---	---	1	18	---	19
Travis Foster	---	---	1	12	3	16
Lee Peel	0	0	---	---	7	7
Sam Glover	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ian Hazeltine	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Darryl Ortmeier	---	---	38	34	2	74
Ernie Downs	---	---	32	32	6	70
Keith Rivers	---	---	33	23	9	65
Renaldo Becker	3	58	---	---	4	65
Johnnie Fulton	---	---	32	31	---	63
Frankie McDaniel	3	58	---	---	1	62
Matt Ryan	3	58	---	---	---	61
T.J. Ward	---	---	29	28	1	58
Daniel Bronson	---	---	26	25	5	56
Fernando Sanford	---	---	25	27	2	54
Aaron Hernandez	2	40	---	---	12	54
Alex Banks	---	---	19	27	7	53
Phil Gaylor	---	---	19	23	10	52
DeMario Pressley	---	---	27	22	1	50
J.C. Blackwell	---	---	21	22	7	50
Gino Moser	2	35	---	---	11	48
Allen Weber	---	---	21	25	2	48
Benjamin Colman	1	39	---	---	5	45
Travis Glover	2	37	---	---	5	44
Casey Heath	3	38	---	---	2	43
Nicky Winters	2	31	---	---	9	42
Joey Sadler	2	27	---	---	13	42
Sam Young	3	39	---	---	---	42
Frankie Sanford	1	25	---	---	13	39
Harry Anaya	---	---	18	13	4	35
A.J. Murray	2	31	---	---	2	35
Deron Rice	---	---	15	18	1	34
Emmitt Palmer	1	32	---	---	---	33
Louis Murphy	1	25	---	---	6	32
Rich Goeas	---	---	17	14	1	32
Walt Causey	---	---	15	10	7	32
Ron Brace	---	---	13	17	---	30
Irving Duvall	1	27	---	---	---	28
Jimmy Concepcion	0	21	---	---	5	26
Andre Poston	---	---	13	9	3	25
Emmitt Moss	---	---	6	8	10	24
Victor Williamson	1	12	---	---	9	22
Martin Revel	---	---	10	10	2	22
Marc Scott	0	0	---	---	19	19
Tracy Sherry	---	---	0	0	14	14
David Buehler	0	0	---	---	5	5
Darnell Mathis	0	5	---	---	---	5
Kevin Huber	0	0	---	---	3	3
David Abrams	0	0	---	---	2	2
Thomas Kelly	0	0	---	---	---	0
Scottie Kirk	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	93	6.2
Middle	10	21	2.1
Right	14	64	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	2	25	12.5
Right	1	4	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Percy Barnes	21	9	0	1	3	3	2	0	2
Brian Brohm	15	11	2	0	1	0	3	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	56	28	5	3	5	7	8	3	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	15	2.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	97	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	41	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	38	19.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	16	96	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	8	151	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	39	3.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ricky Burroughs	6	3	0	41	1	28
WR Austin Miller	6	3	1	38	1	19
WR Terrell Houari	5	3	1	17	0	26
WR Derek Stokes	5	4	0	17	0	14
WR Gary Lindquist	4	2	0	9	0	6
RB Dexter McCluster	3	1	1	1	0	22
FB Robert Newton	2	1	0	5	0	19
TE Dustin Francis	2	1	0	10	0	14
TE Rob Benton	2	1	1	5	0	22
RB Tito Sheldon	1	1	0	10	0	12

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louis Murphy	13	6	0	58	0	25
WR Joey Sadler	10	4	3	62	1	27
WR Emmitt Palmer	10	7	0	84	1	32
TE Aaron Hernandez	9	3	0	70	2	40
WR Gino Moser	6	3	0	31	1	35
RB Irving Duvall	3	2	1	3	0	27
TE Frankie Sanford	3	1	1	3	0	25
FB A.J. Murray	2	2	0	13	0	31

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dexter McCluster	3	8	2.67	5.00
Tito Sheldon	1	0	0.00	3.71

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Brohm	4	3	13	3.25	7.20
Percy Barnes	1	0	0	0.00	2.14

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terrell Houari	2	1	2	1.00	3.40
WR Derek Stokes	2	2	11	5.50	3.40
WR Austin Miller	1	0	0	0.00	6.33

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Dexter McCluster	4	3
Tito Sheldon	3	3

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Nicky Winters	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Percy Barnes	5	0	0
Brian Brohm	4	4	4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	11	8	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ricky Burroughs	3	2	2
WR Terrell Houari	2	2	2
FB Robert Newton	1	0	0
WR Gary Lindquist	1	0	0
WR Derek Stokes	1	0	0
TE Rob Benton	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Emmitt Palmer	4	3	0
WR Joey Sadler	3	2	1
WR Louis Murphy	1	1	1
WR Gino Moser	1	1	1
RB Irving Duvall	1	1	0
TE Aaron Hernandez	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 83,100 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 29,100 (29,400)
End Zone 21,000 (21,300)
Mezzanine 12,100 (12,300)
Sideline Seats 18,600 (18,800)
Club Seats 400 (500)
Luxury Boxes 1,900 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	83,100 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	29,100 (29,400)
End Zone	21,000 (21,300)
Mezzanine	12,100 (12,300)
Sideline Seats	18,600 (18,800)
Club Seats	400 (500)
Luxury Boxes	1,900 (3,700)