Week 2, 2048

played in Carolina, NC

68 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

Denver Broncos	7	3	0	7	-	17
Carolina Panthers	0	14	3	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:54 DEN - C.J. Prosise 7 pass from Nicholas Simmons (Roberto Aguayo extra point)
2Q: 11:56 CAR - Zane Nichols 5 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 06:11 DEN - Roberto Aguayo 37 field goal
2Q: 01:27 CAR - Zane Nichols 13 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
3Q: 01:27 CAR - Branden Melancon 47 field goal
4Q: 08:51 DEN - Kaiden Fulton 7 run (Roberto Aguayo extra point)
4Q: 03:56 CAR - Brandon Cooks 23 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:54 DEN - C.J. Prosise 7 pass from Nicholas Simmons (Roberto Aguayo extra point)
2Q: 11:56 CAR - Zane Nichols 5 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 06:11 DEN - Roberto Aguayo 37 field goal
2Q: 01:27 CAR - Zane Nichols 13 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
3Q: 01:27 CAR - Branden Melancon 47 field goal
4Q: 08:51 DEN - Kaiden Fulton 7 run (Roberto Aguayo extra point)
4Q: 03:56 CAR - Brandon Cooks 23 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)

Team Statistics DEN CAR
Record 0-2 1-1
First Downs 23 20
- by Rushing 9 4
- by Passing 12 14
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 369 270
- Offensive Plays 69 60
- Yards per Play 5.35 4.50
Net Rushing Yards 141 58
- Rushing Attempts 31 24
- Yards per Rush 4.55 2.42
Net Passing Yards 228 212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 25 - 0 35 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 235 214
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 1/2
- Yards per Pass Play 6.00 5.89
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 7.2
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/59 5/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/17 4/24
Kick Returns/Yards 3/72 3/89
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 29
Time of Possession 33:10 26:50

Team Statistics	DEN	CAR
Record	0-2	1-1
First Downs	23	20
- by Rushing	9	4
- by Passing	12	14
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	369	270
- Offensive Plays	69	60
- Yards per Play	5.35	4.50
Net Rushing Yards	141	58
- Rushing Attempts	31	24
- Yards per Rush	4.55	2.42
Net Passing Yards	228	212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 25 - 0	35 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	235	214
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	1/2
- Yards per Pass Play	6.00	5.89
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	7.2
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/59	5/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/17	4/24
Kick Returns/Yards	3/72	3/89
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 29
Time of Possession	33:10	26:50

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:03	3:20	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
1	7:34	2:08	OWN 13	3	9	Punt
1	2:08	1:26	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
2	11:46	5:40	OWN 22	9	58	Field Goal
2	1:21	1:21	OWN 20	3	33	Half
3	15:00	1:42	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
3	10:45	4:52	OWN 20	8	43	Missed FG
3	1:22	7:39	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
4	7:08	1:18	OWN 32	3	-7	Punt
4	3:42	3:23	OWN 29	15	58	Downs

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:57	OWN 26	3	0	Punt
1	9:43	2:09	OWN 38	3	9	Punt
1	5:26	3:18	OWN 29	7	20	Punt
1	0:42	3:56	OWN 42	10	58	Touchdown
2	6:06	4:45	OWN 33	10	67	Touchdown
3	13:18	2:33	OWN 13	6	31	Punt
3	5:53	4:31	OWN 44	9	26	Field Goal
4	8:43	1:35	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	5:50	2:08	OWN 32	7	68	Touchdown
4	0:19	0:19	OWN 13	3	-2	Game

Game MVP: Geno Smith, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
C.J. Prosise	28	124	4.43	22	5	0
Kaiden Fulton	2	21	10.50	14	1	1
Nicholas Simmons	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Carlos Hyde	16	47	2.94	8
Geno Smith	5	8	1.60	6
Kody Coles	2	7	3.50	8
Devonte Lee	1	-4	-4.00	-4

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Nicholas Simmons	37	25	235	1/7	1	40	0	93.8

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	35	27	214	1/2	3	23	0	120.4

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ron Clark	7	10	54	7.71	1	15	0
WR Shaun Foster	5	9	40	8.00	1	13	0
WR Richard Hopper	4	8	68	17.00	24	40	0
TE B.J. Donaldson	4	4	31	7.75	15	20	0
RB C.J. Prosise	3	3	24	8.00	2	11	1
FB Ramon Richardson	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Tristan Owens	1	2	15	15.00	1	15	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brandon Cooks	8	11	77	9.63	27	23	1
WR Zane Nichols	7	10	67	9.57	5	20	2
FB Kody Coles	4	4	41	10.25	24	16	0
RB Devonte Lee	3	4	9	3.00	9	8	0
WR Johnathan Horton	2	2	14	7.00	11	11	0
WR Bryson Gonzalez	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Marco Walters	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Brody Stewart	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Carlos Hyde	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
C.J. Prosise	1	0	0
Ron Clark	0	1	0
Ralph Conner	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Geno Smith	1	1	0	0
Darnell Arnold	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kurt Olechowski	4	209	52.3	46.3	59	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Pace	5	255	51.0	39.6	58	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roberto Aguayo	1/2	0/1	0/1	37	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Branden Melancon	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shaun Foster	2	17	8.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Cunningham	4	24	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Clough	3	72	24.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Cooks	3	89	29.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ralph Conner	7	5	1.0	23	32
CB Cory Navarro	6	2	0.0	22	33
S Clay Crackel	5	3	0.0	24	32
DE Shawn Covington	4	1	0.0	18	24
CB Melvin Kozak	4	0	0.0	9	26
S Earnest Luen	4	0	0.0	20	23
CB Dean Clough	3	2	0.0	23	34
OLB Dalton Marsh	3	1	0.0	11	9
OLB Joey Kidd	2	2	0.0	17	23
S Luke Lindsay	2	1	0.0	4	13
DE Dwayne Gardner	2	1	0.0	20	28
S Courtney Lamm	2	0	0.0	3	13
DT Jerry Raaen	1	0	0.0	13	13
DT Harry Roberson	0	1	0.0	10	19
DT Sean Heath	0	1	0.0	5	3
ILB Bert Gagnon	0	1	0.0	3	5

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dennis Crimm	12	2	1.0	30	36
S Harvey Keyes	7	3	0.0	31	38
CB Eugene Hamilton	6	1	0.0	31	36
S Chuck Pritchett	5	1	0.0	31	38
ILB Damien Page	4	6	0.0	31	35
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	4	2	0.0	22	28
CB Todd Coleman	3	2	0.0	31	38
OLB Deion Jones	3	1	0.0	16	12
DE Darnell Arnold	3	0	0.0	9	10
DT Tevin Nunez	2	0	0.0	16	21
ILB Myles Jack	1	2	0.0	8	11
DT Brendan Levine	1	1	0.0	15	17
DE Melvin McConnell	1	0	0.0	27	35
S Josue Logue	1	0	0.0	8	21
OLB Devon Wayne	1	0	0.0	7	5
CB James Cunningham	1	0	0.0	22	24
CB Jacob Mirer	0	1	0.0	1	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Ralph Conner	1.0	0	0	32
DE Dwayne Gardner	0.0	2	0	28
DT Arik Armstead	0.0	1	1	28
DE Shawn Covington	0.0	1	0	24

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Dennis Crimm	1.0	1	36
DT Tevin Nunez	0.0	2	21
DE Melvin McConnell	0.0	2	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Earnest Luen	4	0	23
CB Cory Navarro	4	0	33
CB Dean Clough	3	2	34
CB Melvin Kozak	3	0	26
OLB Dalton Marsh	2	0	9
S Luke Lindsay	2	0	13
S Courtney Lamm	2	0	13
DE Dwayne Gardner	2	0	28
ILB Ralph Conner	1	0	32
DE Shawn Covington	1	0	24
S Clay Crackel	1	0	32
OLB Joey Kidd	1	0	23
OLB David Fulcher	1	0	15

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Chuck Pritchett	6	0	38
S Harvey Keyes	4	0	38
OLB Dennis Crimm	3	1	36
CB Todd Coleman	3	1	38
CB Eugene Hamilton	3	1	36
ILB Damien Page	3	0	35
OLB Devon Wayne	1	0	5
ILB Myles Jack	1	0	11
OLB Deion Jones	1	0	12
S Josue Logue	0	1	21

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Seth Lavoie	4	5	2	31	0	38
Bernard Hernandez	3	12	0	31	0	38
Doug Stark	3	9	0	31	1	38
Derrick Farrell	1	2	0	31	0	38
Efrain Slusher	1	2	0	31	0	38
Ramon Richardson	1	1	0	15	0	17

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tyrus McWilliams	2	4	24	0	36
Leroy McCormick	1	5	24	1	36
Lorenzo Tucker	1	3	24	0	36
Francisco Hardy	1	2	24	0	36
Alonzo Tripp	0	3	24	0	36
Kody Coles	0	2	18	0	24

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Darrell Kerchner	2	6
Ramon Richardson	1	12
Courtney Lamm	1	12
Antoine Evans	1	11
Tristan Owens	1	9
Doug Stark	1	6

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
James Cunningham	2	20
Devonte Lee	1	19
Josue Logue	1	9
Eli Bouler	1	8

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Stark	31	38	---	---	6	75
Efrain Slusher	31	38	---	---	6	75
Nicholas Simmons	31	38	---	---	---	69
Derrick Farrell	31	38	---	---	---	69
Seth Lavoie	31	38	---	---	---	69
Bernard Hernandez	31	38	---	---	---	69
B.J. Donaldson	28	33	---	---	7	68
Dean Clough	---	---	23	34	7	64
Shaun Foster	28	32	---	---	3	63
Clay Crackel	---	---	24	32	1	57
Ralph Conner	---	---	23	32	1	56
Cory Navarro	---	---	22	33	---	55
C.J. Prosise	29	24	---	---	2	55
Richard Hopper	12	21	---	---	18	51
Ron Clark	21	30	---	---	---	51
Dwayne Gardner	---	---	20	28	---	48
Shawn Covington	---	---	18	24	5	47
Arik Armstead	---	---	18	28	1	47
Earnest Luen	---	---	20	23	1	44
Ramon Richardson	15	17	---	---	12	44
Joey Kidd	---	---	17	23	2	42
David Fulcher	---	---	9	15	13	37
Melvin Kozak	---	---	9	26	1	36
Harry Roberson	---	---	10	19	4	33
Earl Sarfaty	---	---	9	18	5	32
Kaiden Fulton	7	15	---	---	8	30
Tristan Owens	10	9	---	---	9	28
Courtney Lamm	---	---	3	13	12	28
Jerry Raaen	---	---	13	13	1	27
Dan Hidalgo	---	---	3	5	19	27
Barry Miller	4	5	---	---	15	24
Dalton Marsh	---	---	11	9	2	22
Luke Lindsay	---	---	4	13	3	20
Stephen Evans	0	0	---	---	18	18
Bert Gagnon	---	---	3	5	8	16
Antoine Evans	1	4	---	---	11	16
Sean Heath	---	---	5	3	---	8
Raymond Bednarik	0	0	---	---	6	6
Gage Upshaw	0	0	---	---	6	6
Darrell Kerchner	0	0	---	---	6	6
Roberto Aguayo	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kurt Olechowski	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ethan Whatley	0	0	---	---	2	2
Caleb Lavelli	0	0	---	---	---	0
Landon Pippin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lenny Hamernik	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chuck Pritchett	---	---	31	38	3	72
Todd Coleman	---	---	31	38	3	72
Harvey Keyes	---	---	31	38	2	71
Dennis Crimm	---	---	30	36	3	69
Eugene Hamilton	---	---	31	36	2	69
Damien Page	---	---	31	35	2	68
Leroy McCormick	24	36	---	---	6	66
James Cunningham	---	---	22	24	20	66
Melvin McConnell	---	---	27	35	2	64
Brandon Cooks	24	34	---	---	4	62
Geno Smith	24	36	---	---	---	60
Alonzo Tripp	24	36	---	---	---	60
Francisco Hardy	24	36	---	---	---	60
Lorenzo Tucker	24	36	---	---	---	60
Tyrus McWilliams	24	36	---	---	---	60
DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	22	28	2	52
Zane Nichols	19	32	---	---	1	52
Kody Coles	18	24	---	---	7	49
Carlos Hyde	21	22	---	---	---	43
Tevin Nunez	---	---	16	21	2	39
Josue Logue	---	---	8	21	9	38
Marco Walters	11	23	---	---	4	38
Devonte Lee	3	13	---	---	19	35
Brendan Levine	---	---	15	17	2	34
Deion Jones	---	---	16	12	3	31
Johnathan Horton	11	19	---	---	---	30
Bryson Gonzalez	5	6	---	---	12	23
Myles Jack	---	---	8	11	3	22
Darnell Arnold	---	---	9	10	2	21
Donte Beard	---	---	1	2	17	20
Eli Bouler	7	4	---	---	8	19
Karl Joseph	---	---	0	2	14	16
Will Jeffries	0	0	---	---	15	15
Devon Wayne	---	---	7	5	2	14
Brody Stewart	1	3	---	---	10	14
Jacob Mirer	---	---	1	3	8	12
Clyde Pieri	---	---	4	3	4	11
Louis Parrish	---	---	0	3	4	7
Donnie Wile	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jerome Kirk	0	0	---	---	6	6
Louis Tate	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ronald Parrish	0	0	---	---	6	6
Branden Melancon	0	0	---	---	6	6
Sam Pace	0	0	---	---	5	5
Logan O'Field	0	0	---	---	1	1
Glenn Hanks	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	23	5.8
Middle	12	49	4.1
Right	15	69	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	22	3.1
Middle	11	23	2.1
Right	3	15	5.0
None	3	-2	-0.7

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Nicholas Simmons	37	25	2	3	0	4	5	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	35	27	2	1	1	2	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	84	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	9	130	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	15	15.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	10	64	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	64	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	86	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ron Clark	10	7	54	0	30
WR Shaun Foster	9	5	40	0	32
WR Richard Hopper	8	4	68	1	21
TE B.J. Donaldson	4	4	31	1	33
RB C.J. Prosise	3	3	24	0	24
WR Tristan Owens	2	1	15	0	9
FB Ramon Richardson	1	1	3	0	17

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brandon Cooks	11	8	0	77	1	34
WR Zane Nichols	10	7	1	67	1	32
FB Kody Coles	4	4	0	41	0	24
RB Devonte Lee	4	3	0	9	0	13
WR Johnathan Horton	2	2	0	14	0	19
RB Carlos Hyde	1	0	0	0	0	22
WR Bryson Gonzalez	1	1	0	1	0	6
TE Marco Walters	1	1	0	3	0	23
WR Brody Stewart	1	1	0	2	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
C.J. Prosise	2	2	1.00	4.43
Kaiden Fulton	1	7	7.00	10.50

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Carlos Hyde	1	-2	-2.00	2.94

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Nicholas Simmons	7	2	10	1.43	6.35

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	4	4	35	8.75	6.11

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Richard Hopper	2	0	0	0.00	8.50
WR Ron Clark	2	0	0	0.00	5.40
FB Ramon Richardson	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Tristan Owens	1	0	0	0.00	7.50
RB C.J. Prosise	1	1	7	7.00	8.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Zane Nichols	2	2	18	9.00	6.70
FB Kody Coles	1	1	14	14.00	10.25
WR Johnathan Horton	1	1	3	3.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
C.J. Prosise	3	1
Kaiden Fulton	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Carlos Hyde	2	2
Geno Smith	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Nicholas Simmons	10	7	4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	11	10	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE B.J. Donaldson	2	2	0
WR Ron Clark	2	2	2
WR Shaun Foster	2	1	0
WR Richard Hopper	1	0	0
FB Ramon Richardson	1	1	1
WR Tristan Owens	1	0	0
RB C.J. Prosise	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Zane Nichols	3	3	1
RB Devonte Lee	3	3	1
WR Brandon Cooks	2	1	1
FB Kody Coles	1	1	1
WR Johnathan Horton	1	1	1
WR Brody Stewart	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,600 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,400 (21,400)
End Zone 14,200 (15,500)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,700)
Club Seats 12,400 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,700 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,600 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,400 (21,400)
End Zone	14,200 (15,500)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,700)
Club Seats	12,400 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,700 (5,000)