Week 14, 2027

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Broncos	7	10	0	10	-	27
Minnesota Vikings	0	7	3	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:44 DEN - Dexter McCluster 3 pass from Brian Brohm (Lee Peel extra point)
2Q: 15:00 MIN - Marc Scott 14 run (David Buehler extra point)
2Q: 02:08 DEN - Austin Miller 12 pass from Brian Brohm (Lee Peel extra point)
2Q: 00:12 DEN - Lee Peel 52 field goal
3Q: 08:17 MIN - David Buehler 41 field goal
4Q: 04:01 DEN - Ricky Burroughs 2 pass from Brian Brohm (Lee Peel extra point)
4Q: 00:10 DEN - Lee Peel 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:44 DEN - Dexter McCluster 3 pass from Brian Brohm (Lee Peel extra point)
2Q: 15:00 MIN - Marc Scott 14 run (David Buehler extra point)
2Q: 02:08 DEN - Austin Miller 12 pass from Brian Brohm (Lee Peel extra point)
2Q: 00:12 DEN - Lee Peel 52 field goal
3Q: 08:17 MIN - David Buehler 41 field goal
4Q: 04:01 DEN - Ricky Burroughs 2 pass from Brian Brohm (Lee Peel extra point)
4Q: 00:10 DEN - Lee Peel 32 field goal

Team Statistics DEN MIN
Record 11-2 6-6-1
First Downs 18 8
- by Rushing 8 3
- by Passing 10 5
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 288 162
- Offensive Plays 69 57
- Yards per Play 4.17 2.84
Net Rushing Yards 148 61
- Rushing Attempts 36 21
- Yards per Rush 4.11 2.90
Net Passing Yards 140 101
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 19 - 0 32 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 160 127
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 4/26
- Yards per Pass Play 4.24 2.81
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 4/3
3rd Down Conversions 8/19 5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 10.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/20 3/27
Punt Returns/Yards 6/45 5/44
Kick Returns/Yards 3/61 4/86
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 31
Time of Possession 34:10 25:50

Team Statistics	DEN	MIN
Record	11-2	6-6-1
First Downs	18	8
- by Rushing	8	3
- by Passing	10	5
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	288	162
- Offensive Plays	69	57
- Yards per Play	4.17	2.84
Net Rushing Yards	148	61
- Rushing Attempts	36	21
- Yards per Rush	4.11	2.90
Net Passing Yards	140	101
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 19 - 0	32 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	160	127
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	4/26
- Yards per Pass Play	4.24	2.81
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	4/3
3rd Down Conversions	8/19	5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	10.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/20	3/27
Punt Returns/Yards	6/45	5/44
Kick Returns/Yards	3/61	4/86
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 31
Time of Possession	34:10	25:50

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:02	OWN 25	6	14	Punt
1	9:30	3:55	OWN 29	8	71	Touchdown
1	2:31	1:42	OWN 20	3	2	Fumble
2	14:51	3:28	OWN 25	6	18	Punt
2	8:56	1:14	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	7:15	3:04	OWN 12	7	37	Punt
2	2:26	0:24	OPP 23	2	23	Touchdown
2	1:30	1:23	OWN 38	4	27	Field Goal
3	8:11	2:07	OWN 37	3	9	Punt
3	3:41	3:54	OWN 6	8	29	Punt
4	13:38	1:22	OWN 32	3	-2	Punt
4	10:38	1:29	OWN 23	3	-1	Punt
4	8:12	1:55	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	6:17	2:25	OPP 23	4	23	Touchdown
4	2:20	2:18	OPP 27	6	12	Field Goal

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:58	1:28	OWN 19	3	8	Punt
1	5:35	3:04	OWN 38	4	25	Punt
1	0:49	0:58	OPP 19	3	19	Touchdown
2	11:23	2:27	OWN 28	5	5	Punt
2	7:42	0:27	OWN 42	3	0	Punt
2	4:11	1:45	OWN 20	3	18	Fumble
2	2:02	0:32	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
3	15:00	6:49	OWN 33	12	43	Field Goal
3	6:04	2:23	OWN 8	5	26	Punt
4	14:47	1:09	OWN 19	3	3	Punt
4	12:16	1:38	OWN 44	3	-1	Punt
4	9:09	0:57	OWN 38	3	4	Punt
4	3:52	1:32	OWN 20	7	7	Fumble

Game MVP: Bruce Pardee, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Alonzo Fulton	19	67	3.53	19	3
Dexter McCluster	11	59	5.36	20	2
Brian Brohm	5	20	4.00	7	0
Ricky Burroughs	1	2	2.00	2	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marc Scott	13	52	4.00	21	2	1
Kendall Hunter	7	4	0.57	10	1	0
Matt Ryan	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Brohm	30	19	160	3/20	3	29	0	110.4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	32	13	127	4/26	0	44	0	52.4

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ricky Burroughs	6	9	68	11.33	36	29	1
RB Dexter McCluster	3	3	7	2.33	3	3	1
WR Austin Miller	3	6	32	10.67	1	14	1
WR Donnell Richmond	2	3	22	11.00	4	13	0
FB Dusty Bellis	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE J.J. Caldwell	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Rob Benton	1	2	8	8.00	5	8	0
RB Alonzo Fulton	1	1	6	6.00	8	6	0
WR Edmond Gates	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ray Karau	4	11	61	15.25	34	44
FB Bucky Irwin	2	3	0	0.00	0	1
TE Drew Haslett	2	2	21	10.50	3	13
WR Julio Jones	2	11	25	12.50	13	19
WR Joey Sadler	1	1	18	18.00	0	18
RB Marc Scott	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
FB Vince Woodard	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Kirk Cole	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE J.C. Van Pelt	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brian Brohm	1	0	0
Mercury Dotson	1	0	0
Bruce Pardee	0	1	2
Paul Musterer	0	1	0
Bruce Carter	0	1	0
Richard Sherman	0	1	0
Rico Hill	0	0	1
Dusty Bellis	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Matt Ryan	2	1	0
Marc Scott	1	0	0
Neil Lucky	1	0	0
Jeremy Beal	0	1	0
Joey Sadler	0	0	1
Fernando Sanford	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
George Horvath	9	404	44.9	37.8	52	4

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dennis Thomsen	9	439	48.8	41.6	60	5

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lee Peel	2/2	1/1	1/1	52	3/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Buehler	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mercury Dotson	5	45	9.0	0
Derek Stokes	1	0	0.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Neil Lucky	4	30	7.5	0
Kirk Cole	1	14	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derek Stokes	3	61	20.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ray Karau	4	86	21.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Bruce Pardee	6	0	3.0	18	30
ILB Patrick Angerer	5	1	0.0	19	33
S Rico Hill	5	0	0.0	14	28
CB Alphonso Smith	3	2	0.0	16	28
DT Shaun Cella	3	0	0.0	8	8
DT Larry Meadows	2	3	0.0	16	24
CB Kent Linares	2	1	0.0	5	10
OLB Trevor Petry	2	0	0.0	14	29
CB Morgan Burnett	2	0	0.0	11	25
DE Billy Joe Corbett	1	0	1.0	15	28
S Paul Musterer	1	1	0.0	8	8
OLB Conrad Barrere	1	1	0.0	8	8
DE Muhammad Wilkerson	1	1	0.0	6	8
TE J.J. Caldwell	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Deon Reid	1	0	0.0	3	6
S Les Young	1	0	0.0	19	33
CB Richard Sherman	1	0	0.0	6	7
OLB Bruce Carter	0	3	0.0	8	6
CB Todd Power	0	2	0.0	15	29

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Prince Amukamara	7	2	0.0	33	29
S Tracy Sherry	6	1	0.0	25	27
DE Jerome Daughtry	5	1	1.5	20	16
OLB Fernando Sanford	5	3	1.0	33	28
OLB Dwayne Gadsden	4	2	0.0	13	7
OLB Walt Causey	4	1	0.0	20	23
DE Jeremy Beal	4	1	0.0	27	23
S Butch Kleinman	3	2	0.0	31	32
DT Randal Tanner	3	2	0.0	34	32
OLB Winfred Lofton	3	1	0.0	6	8
CB Alex Banks	3	1	0.0	19	20
DE Kevin Hudson	2	1	0.5	35	32
OLB Preston Sanford	2	1	0.0	13	9
CB Fred Caldwell	1	1	0.0	23	19
CB Neil Lucky	1	1	0.0	13	8
DE Cornell Kaczmarek	1	0	0.0	24	25
WR Julio Jones	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bruce Pardee	3.0	1	3	2	30
DE Billy Joe Corbett	1.0	0	0	0	28
DE Muhammad Wilkerson	0.0	1	0	0	8
DT Larry Meadows	0.0	0	1	1	24
DT Ethan Losman	0.0	0	1	1	27

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jerome Daughtry	1.5	0	0	16
OLB Fernando Sanford	1.0	1	0	28
DE Kevin Hudson	0.5	0	0	32
DE Cornell Kaczmarek	0.0	0	2	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Rico Hill	2	1	28
CB Alphonso Smith	2	0	28
OLB Trevor Petry	2	0	29
CB Morgan Burnett	2	0	25
CB Kent Linares	1	1	10
DT Larry Meadows	1	0	24
ILB Patrick Angerer	1	0	33
ILB Deon Reid	1	0	6
CB Richard Sherman	1	0	7
S Les Young	0	2	33
S Paul Musterer	0	1	8

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Fernando Sanford	5	0	28
S Tracy Sherry	4	0	27
OLB Walt Causey	3	0	23
CB Alex Banks	2	2	20
DE Cornell Kaczmarek	2	0	25
CB Prince Amukamara	1	2	29
OLB Preston Sanford	1	0	9
OLB Dwayne Gadsden	1	0	7
OLB Winfred Lofton	0	1	8
CB Fred Caldwell	0	1	19

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
David Arkin	4	5	0	23	1	26
Bryan Bulaga	2	7	0	31	1	28
Rondell Brady	2	3	0	25	0	30
Jorge Sirmon	2	2	1	33	0	25
J.R. Clemons	1	7	0	30	1	32
Eugene Monroe	1	2	0	17	0	7
Russell Okung	1	2	0	11	0	4
Dusty Bellis	1	1	0	20	0	15
Rob Benton	0	2	0	26	0	23

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Moffitt	2	10	1	21	1	34
Edwin Veldheer	1	3	0	16	0	30
Jessie Hoitink	0	2	0	18	3	30
Sam Young	0	2	0	10	0	15
Mike Pouncey	0	2	0	21	0	35
Bucky Irwin	0	1	0	8	0	20

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Bruce Carter	3	20
Donnell Richmond	2	26
Dusty Bellis	1	29
Dexter McCluster	1	11
J.R. Clemons	1	9
Kent Linares	1	8

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Vince Woodard	2	21
J.C. Van Pelt	2	19
Joey Sadler	2	18
J.C. Coe	2	18
O.J. Cunningham	1	10

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
J.R. Clemons	30	32	---	---	9	71
Brian Brohm	36	33	---	---	---	69
Ricky Burroughs	30	29	---	---	10	69
Rondell Brady	25	30	---	---	11	66
Dusty Bellis	20	15	---	---	29	64
Rob Benton	26	23	---	---	12	61
Bryan Bulaga	31	28	---	---	---	59
Jorge Sirmon	33	25	---	---	---	58
David Arkin	23	26	---	---	8	57
Les Young	---	---	19	33	2	54
Austin Miller	27	26	---	---	---	53
Patrick Angerer	---	---	19	33	---	52
Bruce Pardee	---	---	18	30	4	52
Trevor Petry	---	---	14	29	4	47
Billy Joe Corbett	---	---	15	28	4	47
J.J. Caldwell	16	12	---	---	19	47
Alphonso Smith	---	---	16	28	2	46
Todd Power	---	---	15	29	1	45
Donnell Richmond	8	11	---	---	26	45
Ethan Losman	---	---	14	27	3	44
Larry Meadows	---	---	16	24	3	43
Rico Hill	---	---	14	28	---	42
Alonzo Fulton	24	17	---	---	1	42
Morgan Burnett	---	---	11	25	3	39
Edmond Gates	14	15	---	---	10	39
Mercury Dotson	---	---	5	15	17	37
Dexter McCluster	12	11	---	---	11	34
Bruce Carter	---	---	8	6	20	34
Richard Sherman	---	---	6	7	16	29
Eugene Monroe	17	7	---	---	4	28
Conrad Barrere	---	---	8	8	12	28
Russell Okung	11	4	---	---	11	26
Muhammad Wilkerson	---	---	6	8	10	24
Kent Linares	---	---	5	10	8	23
Sedrick Blake	6	5	---	---	11	22
Shaun Cella	---	---	8	8	6	22
Derek Stokes	3	6	---	---	12	21
Deon Reid	---	---	3	6	10	19
Paul Musterer	---	---	8	8	2	18
Mike Johnson	4	8	---	---	---	12
Bruce Delgado	---	---	3	6	---	9
George Horvath	0	0	---	---	9	9
Lee Peel	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tyrod Taylor	0	0	---	---	2	2
David Howard	---	---	0	0	---	0
Renaldo Sanchez	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Butch Kleinman	---	---	31	32	12	75
Kevin Hudson	---	---	35	32	8	75
Fred Caldwell	---	---	23	19	28	70
Randal Tanner	---	---	34	32	1	67
Prince Amukamara	---	---	33	29	2	64
Fernando Sanford	---	---	33	28	1	62
Cornell Kaczmarek	---	---	24	25	11	60
Jessie Hoitink	18	30	---	---	10	58
Mike Pouncey	21	35	---	---	2	58
Matt Ryan	21	36	---	---	---	57
John Moffitt	21	34	---	---	---	55
Tracy Sherry	---	---	25	27	2	54
Julio Jones	18	27	---	---	6	51
Jeremy Beal	---	---	27	23	1	51
Walt Causey	---	---	20	23	7	50
Drew Haslett	11	21	---	---	17	49
Ray Karau	15	22	---	---	12	49
Billy Joe Easter	---	---	24	23	2	49
Ty Poston	13	23	---	---	10	46
Edwin Veldheer	16	30	---	---	---	46
Winfred Lofton	---	---	6	8	28	42
Jerome Daughtry	---	---	20	16	3	39
Alex Banks	---	---	19	20	---	39
Bucky Irwin	8	20	---	---	10	38
Marc Scott	14	23	---	---	---	37
Neil Lucky	---	---	13	8	16	37
Jeremy Kerley	12	24	---	---	---	36
J.C. Van Pelt	6	9	---	---	19	34
Kirk Cole	4	10	---	---	18	32
Joey Sadler	5	6	---	---	18	29
Vince Woodard	4	4	---	---	21	29
Benjamin Colman	6	11	---	---	10	27
Sam Young	10	15	---	---	---	25
Preston Sanford	---	---	13	9	1	23
Kendall Hunter	8	13	---	---	1	22
Dwayne Gadsden	---	---	13	7	1	21
J.C. Coe	0	0	---	---	18	18
O.J. Cunningham	0	2	---	---	10	12
Brent Randle	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dennis Thomsen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Deron Rice	---	---	3	2	1	6
David Buehler	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dan LeFevour	0	0	---	---	1	1
Aaron Hernandez	0	1	---	---	---	1
Scottie Kirk	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kenrick Ellis	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	48	6.0
Middle	13	34	2.6
Right	14	67	4.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	11	1.8
Middle	10	34	3.4
Right	5	16	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Brohm	30	19	1	2	0	6	2	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	32	13	1	4	3	5	5	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	19	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	104	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	37	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	1	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	36	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	4	72	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	18	3.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ricky Burroughs	9	6	68	1	29
WR Austin Miller	6	3	32	0	26
RB Dexter McCluster	3	3	7	0	11
WR Donnell Richmond	3	2	22	0	11
WR Edmond Gates	3	1	11	0	15
TE J.J. Caldwell	2	1	6	0	12
TE Rob Benton	2	1	8	0	23
FB Dusty Bellis	1	1	0	0	15
RB Alonzo Fulton	1	1	6	0	17

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ray Karau	11	4	1	61	1	22
WR Julio Jones	11	2	2	25	0	27
FB Bucky Irwin	3	2	0	0	0	20
TE Drew Haslett	2	2	0	21	0	21
WR Kirk Cole	1	0	0	0	0	10
WR Joey Sadler	1	1	0	18	0	6
RB Marc Scott	1	1	0	2	0	23
TE J.C. Van Pelt	1	0	0	0	0	9
FB Vince Woodard	1	1	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brian Brohm	3	11	3.67	4.00
Alonzo Fulton	2	-1	-0.50	3.53
Dexter McCluster	1	5	5.00	5.36

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marc Scott	1	14	14.00	4.00
Kendall Hunter	1	-4	-4.00	0.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Brohm	4	4	23	5.75	5.33

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	1	1	9	9.00	3.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Austin Miller	2	2	18	9.00	5.33
WR Ricky Burroughs	1	1	2	2.00	7.56
RB Dexter McCluster	1	1	3	3.00	2.33

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ray Karau	1	1	9	9.00	5.55

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Dexter McCluster	5	3
Alonzo Fulton	5	3
Brian Brohm	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Marc Scott	7	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Brohm	7	2	2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	9	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ricky Burroughs	2	1	1
WR Austin Miller	2	0	0
RB Dexter McCluster	1	1	1
TE J.J. Caldwell	1	0	0
WR Edmond Gates	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ray Karau	3	0	0
WR Julio Jones	2	1	1
WR Joey Sadler	1	1	1
RB Marc Scott	1	1	0
FB Bucky Irwin	1	0	0
TE Drew Haslett	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 84,200 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 29,400 (29,400)
End Zone 21,300 (21,300)
Mezzanine 12,300 (12,300)
Sideline Seats 18,800 (18,800)
Club Seats 500 (500)
Luxury Boxes 1,900 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	84,200 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	29,400 (29,400)
End Zone	21,300 (21,300)
Mezzanine	12,300 (12,300)
Sideline Seats	18,800 (18,800)
Club Seats	500 (500)
Luxury Boxes	1,900 (3,700)