Week 14, 2043

played in Denver, CO

26 degrees, snow, 11 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	0	0	0	-	0
Denver Broncos	0	21	3	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:32 DEN - Zayden Carrillo 2 run (Desmond Patton extra point)
2Q: 08:14 DEN - Zayden Carrillo 21 run (Desmond Patton extra point)
2Q: 03:07 DEN - Donte Hatcher 8 pass from Evan Paton (Desmond Patton extra point)
3Q: 11:27 DEN - Desmond Patton 35 field goal
4Q: 15:00 DEN - Zayden Carrillo 25 run (Desmond Patton extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:32 DEN - Zayden Carrillo 2 run (Desmond Patton extra point)
2Q: 08:14 DEN - Zayden Carrillo 21 run (Desmond Patton extra point)
2Q: 03:07 DEN - Donte Hatcher 8 pass from Evan Paton (Desmond Patton extra point)
3Q: 11:27 DEN - Desmond Patton 35 field goal
4Q: 15:00 DEN - Zayden Carrillo 25 run (Desmond Patton extra point)

Team Statistics MIN DEN
Record 4-9 8-5
First Downs 12 24
- by Rushing 2 12
- by Passing 6 9
- by Penalty 4 3
Total Net Yards 138 416
- Offensive Plays 58 67
- Yards per Play 2.38 6.21
Net Rushing Yards 38 211
- Rushing Attempts 28 34
- Yards per Rush 1.36 6.21
Net Passing Yards 100 205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 15 - 0 32 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 112 212
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/12 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 3.33 6.21
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/15 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 7/45 9/74
Punt Returns/Yards 4/6 3/30
Kick Returns/Yards 2/44 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 27
Time of Possession 27:18 32:42

Team Statistics	MIN	DEN
Record	4-9	8-5
First Downs	12	24
- by Rushing	2	12
- by Passing	6	9
- by Penalty	4	3
Total Net Yards	138	416
- Offensive Plays	58	67
- Yards per Play	2.38	6.21
Net Rushing Yards	38	211
- Rushing Attempts	28	34
- Yards per Rush	1.36	6.21
Net Passing Yards	100	205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 15 - 0	32 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	112	212
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/12	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	3.33	6.21
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/15	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	7/45	9/74
Punt Returns/Yards	4/6	3/30
Kick Returns/Yards	2/44	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 27
Time of Possession	27:18	32:42

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:59	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	11:17	1:51	OWN 32	3	2	Punt
1	7:27	1:32	OWN 16	3	6	Punt
2	14:25	1:57	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	10:38	1:43	OWN 32	3	5	Punt
2	7:57	2:17	OWN 28	5	7	Punt
2	3:01	1:21	OWN 20	4	5	Punt
3	11:20	1:04	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	8:23	1:18	OWN 12	4	5	Punt
3	5:26	2:21	OWN 20	6	43	Fumble
4	14:47	7:17	OWN 28	13	42	Missed FG
4	5:08	2:16	OWN 30	5	18	Punt
4	1:43	1:17	OWN 44	3	-2	Punt

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:01	1:44	OWN 17	3	9	Punt
1	9:26	1:59	OWN 40	4	16	Punt
1	5:55	6:30	OWN 38	14	62	Touchdown
2	12:28	1:50	OWN 15	3	8	Punt
2	8:55	0:58	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
2	5:40	2:39	OWN 30	7	70	Touchdown
2	1:40	1:40	OWN 47	5	23	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:40	OWN 20	8	62	Field Goal
3	10:16	1:53	OWN 37	3	5	Punt
3	7:05	1:39	OWN 32	3	4	Punt
3	3:05	3:18	OWN 37	8	63	Touchdown
4	7:30	2:22	OWN 37	3	3	Punt
4	2:52	1:09	OWN 6	3	1	Punt
4	0:26	0:26	OWN 7	1	0	Game

Game MVP: Zayden Carrillo, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Butch Medsker	12	11	0.92	7	0
Kendrick Ward	10	11	1.10	7	0
Rick Silas	5	16	3.20	12	1
Freddie Johnstone	1	0	0.00	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Zayden Carrillo	17	170	10.00	43	6	3
Craig Ratliff	14	18	1.29	8	0	0
Evan Paton	3	23	7.67	12	1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Grady Banks	27	15	112	3/12	0	31	0	65.6

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Evan Paton	32	24	212	1/7	1	59	0	102.6

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Derrick Brechbill	3	5	18	6.00	3	8
WR Mike Evans	3	8	51	17.00	29	31
WR Dwight Bridges	3	3	20	6.67	0	11
WR Casey Greer	2	2	5	2.50	0	6
RB Rick Silas	2	2	4	2.00	5	5
WR Tim Givens	1	3	9	9.00	2	9
WR Cary Halvorsen	1	3	5	5.00	3	5
TE Freddie Johnstone	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Zayden Carrillo	6	7	95	15.83	74	59	0
WR Richard Hopper	5	8	18	3.60	0	9	0
WR Leo Duffy	4	6	8	2.00	5	4	0
WR Donte Hatcher	3	3	38	12.67	2	22	1
TE B.J. Donaldson	2	3	7	3.50	0	4	0
WR Collin Reilly	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
RB Craig Ratliff	1	1	15	15.00	9	15	0
FB Ryan Tittle	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Norman Falconer	1	1	13	13.00	11	13	0
WR Dusty Cox	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Grady Banks	1	0	0	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dave Hulbert	0	1	0	0
Malcolm Allen	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Julio Kitna	11	508	46.2	41.6	63	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Anger	7	280	40.0	39.1	52	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dixon Hawthorne	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	0/0

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Desmond Patton	1/2	0/1	0/0	35	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vernon Warren	3	6	2.0	0
Butch Medsker	1	0	0.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Craig Ratliff	3	30	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cary Halvorsen	2	44	22.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Benjamin Stone	8	3	0.0	34	32
CB Ivan Chandler	8	3	0.0	26	31
OLB Abraham Andruzzi	6	0	0.0	26	29
OLB Keegan George	5	1	0.0	25	32
S Terry Mathews	5	1	0.0	34	33
DT K.C. Bryant	4	1	0.0	16	16
CB Vernon Warren	3	3	0.0	22	22
DE Sedrick Matthews	2	1	1.0	26	31
DE Ziggy Ansoh	2	2	0.0	25	29
CB Ike Clark	2	1	0.0	27	33
DT A.J. Covington	2	0	0.0	22	23
DT Mercury Gonzalez	2	0	0.0	19	13
CB Harrison Voinovich	2	0	0.0	1	1
S Zayden Drain	1	1	0.0	9	6
ILB Sean Spence	1	0	0.0	7	0
ILB Jarvis Jones	1	0	0.0	9	1
ILB Jimmy Wayne	1	0	0.0	12	11
DT Trent Schroeder	0	3	0.0	17	10
DE Elias Batista	0	1	0.0	10	6

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Malcolm Allen	8	1	1.0	26	30
S Bo Fiester	7	2	0.0	23	30
DE Shawn Covington	6	0	1.0	18	19
CB Kim Poole	4	1	0.0	20	27
OLB Courtney Kelley	4	0	0.0	13	10
DT Harry Roberson	2	0	0.5	16	17
S Dave Gochanour	2	2	0.0	12	9
DE Rob Cordie	2	0	0.0	11	11
CB Skip MacMillan	2	0	0.0	23	20
CB Ronald Aleinkoff	2	0	0.0	12	10
DE Connor Thornburg	1	2	0.5	16	18
OLB Christian Algoe	1	2	0.0	15	20
S Clay Crackel	1	2	0.0	13	16
OLB Angel Ciszek	1	1	0.0	9	3
DE Tony Buerfeind	1	0	0.0	16	17
DT Dan Freeman	1	0	0.0	13	15
S Earnest Luen	1	0	0.0	15	19
CB Donnie Shell	0	2	0.0	22	26

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sedrick Matthews	1.0	0	2	0	31
DE Ziggy Ansoh	0.0	1	1	0	29

Denver	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Shawn Covington	1.0	1	19
ILB Malcolm Allen	1.0	0	30
DT Harry Roberson	0.5	0	17
DE Connor Thornburg	0.5	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ivan Chandler	6	2	31
S Benjamin Stone	5	0	32
OLB Keegan George	4	0	32
S Terry Mathews	4	0	33
OLB Abraham Andruzzi	2	0	29
CB Vernon Warren	1	1	22
ILB Jimmy Wayne	1	0	11
CB Harrison Voinovich	1	0	1
OLB Greg Vaughn	0	1	4

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Kim Poole	3	2	27
ILB Malcolm Allen	3	0	30
S Bo Fiester	2	1	30
OLB Courtney Kelley	2	1	10
S Dave Gochanour	1	2	9
CB Skip MacMillan	1	1	20
DE Shawn Covington	1	0	19
S Clay Crackel	1	0	16
CB Ronald Aleinkoff	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Maddox Sandhu	1	6	24	0	23
Reggie Higdon	1	4	24	1	29
John Raymond	1	4	18	0	24
Horace Dillon	1	3	9	0	6
Renaldo Bradford	1	1	24	1	27
Derrick Brechbill	1	1	22	0	21
Dan Ogden	0	4	21	1	27
Bruce Sloan	0	2	10	0	7
Earnest Hammontree	0	2	10	0	7
Lance Harding	0	1	13	0	9

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Stark	5	5	0	27	0	33
Randal Randle	4	9	1	29	0	33
Seth Lavoie	2	6	0	34	0	33
B.J. Donaldson	2	3	0	25	0	26
Alex Smith	0	4	0	32	1	33
Efrain Slusher	0	2	0	7	0	0
Ryan Tittle	0	1	0	17	0	11
Claude Flowers	0	1	0	34	0	33

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Sean Spence	1	18
Derrick Brechbill	1	18
Freddie Johnstone	1	18

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Dave Gochanour	3	15
Myles McMaster	2	23
Norman Falconer	1	13

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Benjamin Stone	---	---	34	32	16	82
Terry Mathews	---	---	34	33	9	76
Ike Clark	---	---	27	33	2	62
Sedrick Matthews	---	---	26	31	4	61
Derrick Brechbill	22	21	---	---	18	61
Ivan Chandler	---	---	26	31	2	59
Maddox Sandhu	24	23	---	---	12	59
Keegan George	---	---	25	32	2	59
Dan Ogden	21	27	---	---	11	59
Grady Banks	28	30	---	---	---	58
Ziggy Ansoh	---	---	25	29	3	57
Abraham Andruzzi	---	---	26	29	2	57
Reggie Higdon	24	29	---	---	2	55
Vernon Warren	---	---	22	22	8	52
Renaldo Bradford	24	27	---	---	---	51
Freddie Johnstone	16	12	---	---	18	46
Butch Medsker	15	10	---	---	20	45
A.J. Covington	---	---	22	23	---	45
Rick Silas	8	13	---	---	23	44
John Raymond	18	24	---	---	---	42
Casey Greer	13	14	---	---	14	41
K.C. Bryant	---	---	16	16	6	38
Mike Evans	16	20	---	---	---	36
Tim Givens	11	15	---	---	6	32
Mercury Gonzalez	---	---	19	13	---	32
Trent Schroeder	---	---	17	10	2	29
Earnest Hammontree	10	7	---	---	11	28
Zayden Drain	---	---	9	6	13	28
Cary Halvorsen	9	10	---	---	8	27
Horace Dillon	9	6	---	---	12	27
Jimmy Wayne	---	---	12	11	4	27
Dwight Bridges	6	14	---	---	6	26
Sean Spence	---	---	7	0	18	25
Jarvis Jones	---	---	9	1	14	24
Kendrick Ward	11	12	---	---	1	24
Lance Harding	13	9	---	---	1	23
Elias Batista	---	---	10	6	7	23
Greg Vaughn	---	---	7	4	7	18
Bruce Sloan	10	7	---	---	---	17
Joshua Hampton	0	0	---	---	12	12
Julio Kitna	0	0	---	---	11	11
Dixon Hawthorne	0	0	---	---	2	2
Harrison Voinovich	---	---	1	1	---	2
Archie Shabazz	0	0	---	---	1	1
Colton Novak	0	0	---	---	---	0
Elliot Gardner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kim Poole	---	---	20	27	27	74
Seth Lavoie	34	33	---	---	7	74
Randal Randle	29	33	---	---	9	71
Claude Flowers	34	33	---	---	1	68
Evan Paton	34	33	---	---	---	67
Alex Smith	32	33	---	---	---	65
B.J. Donaldson	25	26	---	---	14	65
Doug Stark	27	33	---	---	2	62
Malcolm Allen	---	---	26	30	1	57
Bo Fiester	---	---	23	30	1	54
Richard Hopper	20	30	---	---	---	50
Donnie Shell	---	---	22	26	1	49
Craig Ratliff	14	7	---	---	27	48
Courtney Kelley	---	---	13	10	24	47
Norman Falconer	22	11	---	---	13	46
Zayden Carrillo	23	21	---	---	1	45
Connor Thornburg	---	---	16	18	11	45
Donte Hatcher	15	14	---	---	16	45
Leo Duffy	14	24	---	---	6	44
Ryan Tittle	17	11	---	---	16	44
Skip MacMillan	---	---	23	20	---	43
Earnest Luen	---	---	15	19	8	42
Shawn Covington	---	---	18	19	3	40
Harry Roberson	---	---	16	17	3	36
Dave Gochanour	---	---	12	9	15	36
Tony Buerfeind	---	---	16	17	2	35
Christian Algoe	---	---	15	20	---	35
Collin Reilly	17	16	---	---	2	35
Dave Hulbert	---	---	15	13	3	31
Dan Freeman	---	---	13	15	2	30
Clay Crackel	---	---	13	16	1	30
Ronald Aleinkoff	---	---	12	10	7	29
Rob Cordie	---	---	11	11	1	23
Myles McMaster	0	0	---	---	23	23
Angel Ciszek	---	---	9	3	7	19
Dusty Cox	3	5	---	---	9	17
Brandon Linder	7	0	---	---	9	16
Efrain Slusher	7	0	---	---	8	15
Harry Welch	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bryan Anger	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kaden Lane	0	0	---	---	6	6
Desmond Patton	0	0	---	---	2	2
Sawyer Duckett	0	0	---	---	2	2
Dave Gaudio	---	---	0	0	2	2
Broderick Cella	---	---	0	0	---	0
Marvin Davidson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	10	1.1
Middle	14	22	1.6
Right	5	6	1.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	33	3.7
Middle	16	71	4.4
Right	9	107	11.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Grady Banks	27	15	1	3	1	7	1	0	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Evan Paton	32	24	2	0	0	4	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	11	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	92	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	9	1.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	9	38	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	111	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	41	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	22	11.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Evans	8	3	0	51	1	20
TE Derrick Brechbill	5	3	1	18	0	21
WR Tim Givens	3	1	0	9	0	15
WR Cary Halvorsen	3	1	0	5	0	10
WR Dwight Bridges	3	3	0	20	0	14
WR Casey Greer	2	2	0	5	0	14
RB Rick Silas	2	2	0	4	0	13
TE Freddie Johnstone	1	0	0	0	0	12

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Richard Hopper	8	5	18	0	30
RB Zayden Carrillo	7	6	95	1	21
WR Leo Duffy	6	4	8	0	24
TE B.J. Donaldson	3	2	7	0	26
WR Donte Hatcher	3	3	38	1	14
WR Collin Reilly	1	1	12	0	16
RB Craig Ratliff	1	1	15	0	7
FB Ryan Tittle	1	1	6	0	11
TE Norman Falconer	1	1	13	0	11
WR Dusty Cox	1	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Zayden Carrillo	3	11	3.67	10.00
Craig Ratliff	1	1	1.00	1.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Evan Paton	5	3	16	3.20	6.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Richard Hopper	3	2	8	2.67	2.25
WR Donte Hatcher	1	1	8	8.00	12.67
WR Dusty Cox	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Butch Medsker	3	0
Kendrick Ward	1	0
Rick Silas	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Zayden Carrillo	6	5
Craig Ratliff	4	0
Evan Paton	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Grady Banks	8	4	2

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Evan Paton	4	3	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tim Givens	2	0	0
WR Dwight Bridges	2	2	1
WR Casey Greer	1	1	1
TE Freddie Johnstone	1	0	0
WR Cary Halvorsen	1	0	0
RB Rick Silas	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch
RB Zayden Carrillo	2	2
WR Richard Hopper	1	1
WR Dusty Cox	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,800 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,200 (23,500)
End Zone 16,900 (16,900)
Mezzanine 9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,000 (14,900)
Club Seats 8,500 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (2,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,800 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,200 (23,500)
End Zone	16,900 (16,900)
Mezzanine	9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,000 (14,900)
Club Seats	8,500 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (2,600)