Week 2, 2040

played in Carolina, NC

84 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Denver Broncos	7	14	14	6	-	41
Carolina Panthers	7	10	3	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:44 CAR - Jimmy Birch 6 run (Sammie Harden extra point)
1Q: 05:03 DEN - Richard Hopper 7 pass from Ryan Tannehill (Clifton Cortez extra point)
2Q: 10:45 CAR - Sammie Harden 23 field goal
2Q: 10:39 DEN - Terry Yeh 85 kickoff return (Clifton Cortez extra point)
2Q: 03:46 DEN - Irving Carlson 19 pass from Ryan Tannehill (Clifton Cortez extra point)
2Q: 01:15 CAR - Brandon Cooks 4 pass from Geno Smith (Sammie Harden extra point)
3Q: 08:17 DEN - Zayden Carrillo 3 run (Clifton Cortez extra point)
3Q: 05:37 CAR - Sammie Harden 26 field goal
3Q: 02:46 DEN - Tito Hughes 21 fumble return (Clifton Cortez extra point)
4Q: 08:15 DEN - Clifton Cortez 28 field goal
4Q: 02:11 DEN - Clifton Cortez 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:44 CAR - Jimmy Birch 6 run (Sammie Harden extra point)
1Q: 05:03 DEN - Richard Hopper 7 pass from Ryan Tannehill (Clifton Cortez extra point)
2Q: 10:45 CAR - Sammie Harden 23 field goal
2Q: 10:39 DEN - Terry Yeh 85 kickoff return (Clifton Cortez extra point)
2Q: 03:46 DEN - Irving Carlson 19 pass from Ryan Tannehill (Clifton Cortez extra point)
2Q: 01:15 CAR - Brandon Cooks 4 pass from Geno Smith (Sammie Harden extra point)
3Q: 08:17 DEN - Zayden Carrillo 3 run (Clifton Cortez extra point)
3Q: 05:37 CAR - Sammie Harden 26 field goal
3Q: 02:46 DEN - Tito Hughes 21 fumble return (Clifton Cortez extra point)
4Q: 08:15 DEN - Clifton Cortez 28 field goal
4Q: 02:11 DEN - Clifton Cortez 33 field goal

Team Statistics DEN CAR
Record 1-1 0-2
First Downs 22 21
- by Rushing 8 7
- by Passing 11 14
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 373 394
- Offensive Plays 60 69
- Yards per Play 6.22 5.71
Net Rushing Yards 152 137
- Rushing Attempts 30 24
- Yards per Rush 5.07 5.71
Net Passing Yards 221 257
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 19 - 0 44 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 221 265
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 7.37 5.71
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 7.4
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/2
Penalties/Yards 3/20 9/75
Punt Returns/Yards 3/67 1/21
Kick Returns/Yards 4/143 5/120
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 29
Time of Possession 31:16 28:44

Team Statistics	DEN	CAR
Record	1-1	0-2
First Downs	22	21
- by Rushing	8	7
- by Passing	11	14
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	373	394
- Offensive Plays	60	69
- Yards per Play	6.22	5.71
Net Rushing Yards	152	137
- Rushing Attempts	30	24
- Yards per Rush	5.07	5.71
Net Passing Yards	221	257
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 19 - 0	44 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	221	265
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	7.37	5.71
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	7.4
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/2
Penalties/Yards	3/20	9/75
Punt Returns/Yards	3/67	1/21
Kick Returns/Yards	4/143	5/120
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 29
Time of Possession	31:16	28:44

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:20	OWN 33	4	27	Punt
1	7:35	2:40	OWN 26	5	74	Touchdown
1	2:28	2:37	OWN 9	5	13	Punt
2	5:58	2:21	OPP 42	5	42	Touchdown
2	1:08	0:46	OWN 35	3	-1	Punt
3	12:10	4:00	OWN 37	9	63	Touchdown
3	5:29	3:22	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	13:15	5:08	OWN 20	11	69	Field Goal
4	6:37	4:33	OPP 45	7	29	Field Goal
4	1:17	1:17	OPP 28	3	3	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:40	5:05	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
1	4:55	2:27	OWN 29	5	20	Punt
2	14:51	4:12	OWN 36	11	58	Field Goal
2	10:24	4:26	OWN 16	8	32	Fumble
2	3:37	2:29	OWN 38	7	62	Touchdown
2	0:22	0:22	OWN 39	2	-8	Half
3	15:00	2:50	OWN 29	3	-4	Punt
3	8:10	2:41	OWN 20	6	71	Field Goal
3	2:07	1:33	OWN 34	3	2	Punt
3	0:34	2:19	OWN 48	5	16	Punt
4	8:07	1:30	OWN 28	5	17	Downs
4	2:04	0:47	OWN 20	4	8	Downs

Game MVP: Ryan Tannehill, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Zayden Carrillo	13	76	5.85	18	3	1
Arnie Rancilio	6	14	2.33	6	0	0
Craig Ratliff	6	28	4.67	19	1	0
Ryan Tannehill	5	34	6.80	12	2	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Levi Scialabba	13	70	5.38	12	2	0
Gage Peterson	9	53	5.89	35	2	0
Geno Smith	1	8	8.00	8	0	0
Jimmy Birch	1	6	6.00	6	0	1

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ryan Tannehill	30	19	221	0/0	2	41	0	107.7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	44	24	265	1/8	1	40	0	80.2

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Richard Hopper	6	8	37	6.17	14	11	1
WR Terry Yeh	4	8	57	14.25	8	25	0
RB Zayden Carrillo	4	5	34	8.50	23	20	0
WR Irving Carlson	2	4	26	13.00	8	19	1
FB Austin Lane	2	2	46	23.00	37	41	0
TE Tito Hughes	1	2	21	21.00	17	21	0
WR Keith Wirthel	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brandon Cooks	8	13	68	8.50	12	18	1
WR Cris Ciervo	5	8	93	18.60	44	40	0
TE Donnell Zwillinger	4	4	63	15.75	41	25	0
WR Jimmy Birch	3	10	28	9.33	14	13	0
RB Levi Scialabba	2	3	6	3.00	3	3	0
FB Earl Fulton	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Gage Peterson	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Odell Beckham Jr	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ryan Tannehill	1	0	0	0
Craig Ratliff	1	0	0	0
Tito Hughes	0	1	0	1
Ted Arnold	0	1	0	0
Clyde Kubrak	0	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Gage Peterson	1	0	1
Josh Phillips	0	1	0
Corwin McEwen	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Anger	3	130	43.3	29.7	48	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Casey Herrmann	4	180	45.0	24.0	52	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Clifton Cortez	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	5/5

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sammie Harden	2/2	0/0	0/0	26	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Craig Ratliff	3	67	22.3	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kaiden Jefferson	1	21	21.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Yeh	3	128	42.7	1
Keith Wirthel	1	15	15.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Cooks	5	120	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jayden Schultz	8	0	0.0	23	44
ILB Broderick Cella	6	2	0.0	23	42
CB Bobby Cooper	5	1	0.0	18	37
OLB Christian Algoe	4	0	1.0	22	40
CB Donnie Shell	3	1	0.0	18	31
S Dave Gochanour	3	1	0.0	6	14
DE Tony Buerfeind	3	0	0.0	21	30
CB Alonzo Hickman	3	0	0.0	11	29
S Bo Fiester	2	3	0.0	17	31
DT Matt Knight	2	1	0.0	14	23
DE Ted Arnold	2	0	0.0	18	36
DT Jason Sellers	2	0	0.0	8	24
S Roderick Hutton	1	2	0.0	7	14
CB Daniel Wooden	1	1	0.0	6	16
OLB Clyde Kubrak	1	1	0.0	12	12
DE Winfred Matteson	1	0	0.0	8	12

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jerome Holliman	6	3	0.0	21	30
OLB Zach Brown	5	1	0.0	26	25
ILB Corwin McEwen	5	0	0.0	22	19
CB Trevor Briel	4	2	0.0	22	25
DT Aaron Cauthen	4	0	0.0	20	15
S Chuck Pritchett	3	3	0.0	19	28
ILB Derrick Bryant	3	0	0.0	8	12
DE Walt Vaughn	2	2	0.0	13	11
ILB Brenden Richard	2	1	0.0	8	11
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	2	1	0.0	17	19
CB Barry Abrams	2	0	0.0	21	28
S Braxton Frederick	2	0	0.0	13	2
G Danny Stephens	1	0	---	---	---
DT Rex Hogue	1	0	0.0	10	16
CB Vernon Warren	1	0	0.0	9	2
OLB Bob Guest	1	0	0.0	15	19
S Kevin Hindman	1	0	0.0	14	8
DE Isaac Eatherton	0	1	0.0	15	16
DE Curtis Gall	0	1	0.0	15	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Christian Algoe	1.0	0	1	0	40
DT Harry Roberson	0.0	1	2	0	42
DE Tony Buerfeind	0.0	1	1	0	30
DE Ted Arnold	0.0	0	1	1	36
DE Winfred Matteson	0.0	0	1	0	12
DT Matt Knight	0.0	0	0	1	23

Carolina	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Isaac Eatherton	1	0	16
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	1	0	19
DE Walt Vaughn	0	2	11
DT Aaron Cauthen	0	1	15
OLB Bob Guest	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Bobby Cooper	4	0	37
S Jayden Schultz	4	0	44
ILB Broderick Cella	3	0	42
CB Alonzo Hickman	3	0	29
CB Donnie Shell	2	1	31
S Dave Gochanour	2	1	14
DE Ted Arnold	1	0	36
CB Daniel Wooden	1	0	16
DE Winfred Matteson	1	0	12
DE Tony Buerfeind	1	0	30
S Bo Fiester	1	0	31
OLB Christian Algoe	1	0	40
OLB Clyde Kubrak	0	1	12

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Trevor Briel	3	1	25
CB Barry Abrams	2	1	28
OLB Zach Brown	2	0	25
ILB Derrick Bryant	2	0	12
ILB Corwin McEwen	2	0	19
S Chuck Pritchett	2	0	28
ILB Brenden Richard	1	0	11
CB Vernon Warren	1	0	2
OLB Bob Guest	1	0	19
S Kevin Hindman	1	0	8
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	1	0	19
S Braxton Frederick	1	0	2

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Randal Randle	3	8	24	30
Grady Lyons	2	5	28	30
Ty McGregor	2	3	29	25
Sherman Angus	1	3	25	30
Tito Hughes	1	2	21	22
Alex Smith	1	2	28	30
Lamont Lightfoot	0	1	8	0
Austin Lane	0	1	20	15

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Danny Stephens	4	11	0	24	0	45
Alonzo Tripp	3	4	0	24	0	45
Billy Joe Sellers	2	4	1	23	0	43
Wes Grimes	1	2	0	23	0	43
Ellis Covill	0	1	0	24	1	43
Earl Fulton	0	1	0	15	0	26

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Austin Lane	2	17
Daniel Wooden	1	17
Adrian Sperr	1	15
Terry Yeh	1	13
Ty McGregor	1	5
Tito Hughes	1	4

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Rodney Gonzalez	1	25
Gage Peterson	1	21
Josh Phillips	1	19
Austin Seferian-Jenkins	1	18
Earl Fulton	1	11
Cris Ciervo	1	10

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Harry Roberson	---	---	22	42	6	70
Jayden Schultz	---	---	23	44	2	69
Broderick Cella	---	---	23	42	2	67
Christian Algoe	---	---	22	40	2	64
Alex Smith	28	30	---	---	4	62
Ryan Tannehill	30	30	---	---	---	60
Ty McGregor	29	25	---	---	5	59
Grady Lyons	28	30	---	---	---	58
Bobby Cooper	---	---	18	37	2	57
Ted Arnold	---	---	18	36	2	56
Sherman Angus	25	30	---	---	1	56
Randal Randle	24	30	---	---	---	54
Tony Buerfeind	---	---	21	30	1	52
Austin Lane	20	15	---	---	17	52
Donnie Shell	---	---	18	31	1	50
Bo Fiester	---	---	17	31	1	49
Tito Hughes	21	22	---	---	4	47
Richard Hopper	21	25	---	---	---	46
Clyde Kubrak	---	---	12	12	21	45
Terry Yeh	14	17	---	---	13	44
Irving Carlson	16	24	---	---	4	44
Zayden Carrillo	20	23	---	---	1	44
Alonzo Hickman	---	---	11	29	2	42
Daniel Wooden	---	---	6	16	17	39
Matt Knight	---	---	14	23	---	37
Jason Sellers	---	---	8	24	5	37
Roderick Hutton	---	---	7	14	14	35
Keith Wirthel	7	7	---	---	20	34
Roderick Dodge	---	---	6	10	13	29
Arnie Rancilio	7	0	---	---	18	25
Dave Gochanour	---	---	6	14	5	25
Allen Jacobs	5	1	---	---	17	23
Adrian Sperr	6	2	---	---	15	23
Winfred Matteson	---	---	8	12	1	21
Craig Ratliff	6	9	---	---	4	19
Mark Aguilera	7	5	---	---	5	17
Lamont Lightfoot	8	0	---	---	5	13
Angel Ciszek	---	---	3	6	4	13
Arnie Peters	7	0	---	---	4	11
Clifton Cortez	0	0	---	---	10	10
Donnell Meador	---	---	1	2	5	8
Doug Stark	1	5	---	---	1	7
Harry Welch	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bryan Anger	0	0	---	---	3	3
Rickey Gordon	0	0	---	---	2	2
Russell Wilson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Danny Stephens	24	45	---	---	6	75
Billy Joe Sellers	23	43	---	---	6	72
Geno Smith	24	45	---	---	---	69
Alonzo Tripp	24	45	---	---	---	69
Ellis Covill	24	43	---	---	---	67
Brandon Cooks	20	39	---	---	8	67
Wes Grimes	23	43	---	---	---	66
Kaiden Jefferson	---	---	23	20	17	60
Cris Ciervo	18	28	---	---	10	56
Corwin McEwen	---	---	22	19	15	56
Jerome Holliman	---	---	21	30	2	53
Donnell Zwillinger	19	30	---	---	3	52
Zach Brown	---	---	26	25	1	52
Earl Fulton	15	26	---	---	11	52
Barry Abrams	---	---	21	28	1	50
Trevor Briel	---	---	22	25	2	49
Gage Peterson	10	17	---	---	21	48
Chuck Pritchett	---	---	19	28	1	48
Jimmy Birch	10	22	---	---	14	46
Levi Scialabba	14	28	---	---	---	42
Aaron Cauthen	---	---	20	15	3	38
Rodney Gonzalez	---	---	8	5	25	38
Bob Guest	---	---	15	19	2	36
DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	17	19	---	36
Kevin Hindman	---	---	14	8	13	35
Curtis Gall	---	---	15	14	4	33
Isaac Eatherton	---	---	15	16	1	32
Austin Seferian-Jenkins	3	8	---	---	18	29
Walt Vaughn	---	---	13	11	3	27
Rex Hogue	---	---	10	16	1	27
Josh Phillips	3	4	---	---	19	26
Odell Beckham Jr	7	17	---	---	---	24
Derrick Bryant	---	---	8	12	3	23
Brenden Richard	---	---	8	11	3	22
Toby Sermon	1	6	---	---	15	22
Tom Everett	---	---	11	5	---	16
Braxton Frederick	---	---	13	2	1	16
Vernon Warren	---	---	9	2	4	15
Donnell Hitchcock	1	2	---	---	6	9
Donald Banks	1	2	---	---	6	9
Sammie Harden	0	0	---	---	7	7
Donnie Anthony	0	0	---	---	6	6
Casey Herrmann	0	0	---	---	4	4
Donnie Wile	0	2	---	---	---	2
Gilbert Brisman	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ronald Chae	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	43	6.1
Middle	13	72	5.5
Right	9	38	4.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	75	9.4
Middle	14	59	4.2
Right	2	3	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ryan Tannehill	30	19	5	0	3	2	4	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	44	24	3	3	6	3	6	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	74	18.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	9	52	2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	47	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	48	24.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	12	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	140	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	103	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	10	2.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terry Yeh	8	4	1	57	2	17
WR Richard Hopper	8	6	1	37	0	25
RB Zayden Carrillo	5	4	0	34	1	23
WR Irving Carlson	4	2	1	26	0	24
TE Tito Hughes	2	1	0	21	1	22
FB Austin Lane	2	2	0	46	1	15
WR Keith Wirthel	1	0	0	0	0	7

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brandon Cooks	13	8	2	68	0	39
WR Jimmy Birch	10	3	2	28	0	22
WR Cris Ciervo	8	5	0	93	1	28
TE Donnell Zwillinger	4	4	0	63	2	30
RB Levi Scialabba	3	2	1	6	0	28
FB Earl Fulton	2	1	0	-1	0	26
RB Gage Peterson	2	1	0	8	0	17
WR Odell Beckham Jr	2	0	1	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Zayden Carrillo	3	20	6.67	5.85
Arnie Rancilio	1	-2	-2.00	2.33
Craig Ratliff	1	2	2.00	4.67

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Levi Scialabba	2	8	4.00	5.38
Gage Peterson	1	2	2.00	5.89
Jimmy Birch	1	6	6.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ryan Tannehill	5	3	29	5.80	7.37

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	5	1	4	0.80	6.02

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Richard Hopper	4	2	10	2.50	4.63
WR Irving Carlson	1	1	19	19.00	6.50

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brandon Cooks	2	1	4	2.00	5.23
WR Cris Ciervo	1	0	0	0.00	11.63
WR Jimmy Birch	1	0	0	0.00	2.80
WR Odell Beckham Jr	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Ryan Tannehill	2	1
Craig Ratliff	2	1
Zayden Carrillo	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Gage Peterson	3	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ryan Tannehill	7	5	2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	11	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Carlson	2	1	0
RB Zayden Carrillo	2	2	1
WR Richard Hopper	2	1	0
WR Terry Yeh	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandon Cooks	4	2	1
WR Jimmy Birch	3	0	0
WR Cris Ciervo	2	2	1
RB Gage Peterson	1	1	1
WR Odell Beckham Jr	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,700 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,100 (21,400)
End Zone 14,800 (15,500)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,700 (13,700)
Club Seats 12,200 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,700 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,700 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,100 (21,400)
End Zone	14,800 (15,500)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,700 (13,700)
Club Seats	12,200 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,700 (5,000)