Week 3, 2031

played in Cincinnati, OH

72 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Broncos	3	0	3	0	-	6
Cincinnati Bengals	0	3	3	10	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:41 DEN - Charlie Hojnacki 34 field goal
2Q: 14:30 CIN - Weston Kerns 46 field goal
3Q: 08:13 CIN - Weston Kerns 20 field goal
3Q: 03:36 DEN - Charlie Hojnacki 45 field goal
4Q: 13:24 CIN - Weston Kerns 51 field goal
4Q: 11:09 CIN - Heath Hopper 16 pass from Mitch Blackwell (Weston Kerns extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:41 DEN - Charlie Hojnacki 34 field goal
2Q: 14:30 CIN - Weston Kerns 46 field goal
3Q: 08:13 CIN - Weston Kerns 20 field goal
3Q: 03:36 DEN - Charlie Hojnacki 45 field goal
4Q: 13:24 CIN - Weston Kerns 51 field goal
4Q: 11:09 CIN - Heath Hopper 16 pass from Mitch Blackwell (Weston Kerns extra point)

Team Statistics DEN CIN
Record 1-2 3-0
First Downs 15 14
- by Rushing 4 2
- by Passing 11 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 310 280
- Offensive Plays 69 63
- Yards per Play 4.49 4.44
Net Rushing Yards 82 49
- Rushing Attempts 22 24
- Yards per Rush 3.73 2.04
Net Passing Yards 228 231
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 21 - 3 36 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 234 241
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 3/10
- Yards per Pass Play 4.85 5.92
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 8.7
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/34 2/20
Punt Returns/Yards 3/29 3/11
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/21
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 30
Time of Possession 29:04 30:56

Team Statistics	DEN	CIN
Record	1-2	3-0
First Downs	15	14
- by Rushing	4	2
- by Passing	11	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	310	280
- Offensive Plays	69	63
- Yards per Play	4.49	4.44
Net Rushing Yards	82	49
- Rushing Attempts	22	24
- Yards per Rush	3.73	2.04
Net Passing Yards	228	231
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 21 - 3	36 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	234	241
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	3/10
- Yards per Pass Play	4.85	5.92
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	8.7
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/34	2/20
Punt Returns/Yards	3/29	3/11
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/21
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 30
Time of Possession	29:04	30:56

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:42	2:16	OWN 39	5	6	Punt
1	6:51	3:17	OWN 40	6	43	Field Goal
2	14:25	2:59	OWN 25	9	39	Downs
2	8:04	3:59	OWN 9	10	53	Punt
2	3:06	2:33	OWN 4	6	16	Punt
3	15:00	2:20	OWN 25	5	17	Punt
3	11:43	0:13	OWN 35	1	0	Interception
3	8:06	4:37	OWN 25	10	47	Field Goal
3	1:36	1:25	OWN 26	3	1	Punt
4	13:17	0:16	OWN 25	2	0	Interception
4	10:59	0:48	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
4	8:59	2:40	OWN 24	4	23	Punt
4	1:52	1:12	OWN 3	5	29	Interception

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:18	OWN 25	7	43	Missed FG
1	9:26	2:35	OWN 1	5	26	Punt
1	3:34	4:09	OWN 25	7	46	Field Goal
2	11:26	3:22	OWN 36	6	10	Punt
2	4:05	0:59	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 29	2	8	Half
3	12:40	0:57	OWN 11	3	0	Punt
3	11:30	3:24	OPP 39	5	36	Field Goal
3	3:29	1:53	OWN 16	3	7	Punt
3	0:11	1:54	OWN 18	5	48	Field Goal
4	13:01	2:02	OPP 26	4	26	Touchdown
4	10:11	1:12	OWN 42	3	-2	Punt
4	6:19	4:27	OWN 20	8	26	Punt
4	0:40	0:40	50	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Mitch Blackwell, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Adam Fitchie	18	56	3.11	18	2
RB Isaiah Elliott	3	19	6.33	7	0
QB Donte Midget	1	7	7.00	7	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Tony Gyotoku	10	37	3.70	8
RB Denzel Buckley	7	6	0.86	8
QB Mitch Blackwell	4	10	2.50	8
RB Aidan Franz	1	0	0.00	0
TE Heath Hopper	1	2	2.00	2
WR A.J. Randle	1	-6	-6.00	-6

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donte Midget	46	21	234	1/6	0	29	3	34.1

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitch Blackwell	36	24	241	3/10	1	46	0	94.7

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Efrain Rice	5	6	64	12.80	4	19
RB Adam Fitchie	5	7	36	7.20	24	26
WR Les Murphy	4	9	22	5.50	6	15
TE Xavier Clinton	3	8	20	6.67	13	15
WR Brett Ellis	2	4	48	24.00	11	25
WR Kenyon Chiang	1	2	15	15.00	0	15
WR Earnest Farrow	1	4	29	29.00	6	29
FB Earnest Kirchner	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Garrett Williams	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
WR B.J. Hutton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Heath Hopper	7	10	66	9.43	16	22	1
WR Trey Bailey	5	6	47	9.40	0	25	0
TE George Drexler	3	5	55	18.33	0	24	0
WR Daryl Gray	2	4	49	24.50	31	46	0
TE Damon Petrick	2	2	12	6.00	0	8	0
WR Trenton Dunn	1	3	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
RB Tony Gyotoku	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR A.J. Randle	1	2	4	4.00	2	4	0
FB Dale Walsh	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Denzel Buckley	1	1	4	4.00	6	4	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg
OLB Dennis Whalen	1	9	9.00
S Howie Hall	1	12	12.00
CB Darryl Joyner	1	0	0.00

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bart Rubio	7	335	47.9	40.6	54	2

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eric Hutton	7	371	53.0	48.9	72	4

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Hojnacki	2/2	1/1	0/0	45	0/0

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Weston Kerns	3/4	2/3	1/1	51	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Randal Wertlieb	3	29	9.7	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trey Bailey	3	11	3.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Maurice Lee	8	1	1.0	18	24
OLB Shane Harvey	7	2	0.0	21	29
ILB Reginald Stargell	7	2	0.0	24	39
S Dennis Snyder	6	3	0.0	21	29
CB Heath Wilkerson	5	0	0.0	24	39
DT Ray Houston	3	2	2.0	23	37
DE Andy McKnight	3	0	0.0	21	27
S Benjamin Grueneich	3	0	0.0	19	24
DT Claude Zimmerman	2	0	0.0	7	14
CB Randal Wertlieb	2	0	0.0	8	16
WR Earnest Farrow	2	0	---	---	---
FB Earnest Kirchner	1	0	---	---	---
CB Frederick Shepard	1	0	0.0	5	15
DT Brett Lucas	1	0	0.0	21	34
DT Zachery Reed	0	2	0.0	18	27
S Ed Erickson	0	2	0.0	4	13
CB Frederick Gray	0	1	0.0	24	38

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Harvey Tolliver	8	1	0.0	18	37
OLB Dennis Whalen	6	2	0.0	22	47
CB Henry Lowery	6	1	0.0	16	34
S Howie Hall	5	0	0.0	20	47
DE Rod Winslett	3	1	1.0	18	36
CB Joel Moore	3	1	0.0	12	38
OLB Weston Rice	3	1	0.0	22	35
S Liam Purkayastha	2	1	0.0	8	21
S Tristan Myers	1	2	0.0	14	26
DE Broderick Callahan	1	1	0.0	15	33
DE J.J. Gerdes	1	0	0.0	19	35
DE Gabriel Cook	1	0	0.0	8	16
DT Roberto Morrison	1	0	0.0	2	2
DT A.J. Writt	1	0	0.0	2	9
CB Connor O'Neill	1	0	0.0	13	26
S Terrence Hanks	1	0	0.0	4	10
ILB Zack Cotchery	0	1	0.0	5	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Ray Houston	2.0	0	2	3	37
OLB Maurice Lee	1.0	0	0	0	24
DT Brett Lucas	0.0	2	0	0	34
OLB Shane Harvey	0.0	1	0	0	29
DT Claude Zimmerman	0.0	0	1	1	14
DE Duane Osborne	0.0	0	1	0	12

Cincinnati	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Rod Winslett	1.0	2	0	36
DE Broderick Callahan	0.0	4	3	33
DE J.J. Gerdes	0.0	2	0	35
DE Gabriel Cook	0.0	1	0	16
OLB Weston Rice	0.0	1	0	35
CB Connor O'Neill	0.0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Shane Harvey	5	0	29
OLB Maurice Lee	4	0	24
CB Heath Wilkerson	3	0	39
CB Randal Wertlieb	2	1	16
ILB Reginald Stargell	2	0	39
CB Frederick Shepard	2	0	15
S Benjamin Grueneich	2	0	24
S Dennis Snyder	2	0	29
DT Claude Zimmerman	1	0	14
DE Andy McKnight	1	0	27
S Ed Erickson	0	1	13

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Dennis Whalen	5	0	1	47
CB Henry Lowery	5	0	0	34
CB Joel Moore	3	1	0	38
S Howie Hall	3	0	1	47
S Tristan Myers	1	1	0	26
S Liam Purkayastha	1	0	0	21
DE Broderick Callahan	1	0	0	33
OLB Weston Rice	1	0	0	35
S Terrence Hanks	1	0	0	10
CB Lincoln Massare	0	2	0	25
ILB Zack Cotchery	0	1	0	10
CB Darryl Joyner	0	0	1	9

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Arnie Winright	3	6	21	0	47
G Chance Boyer	3	4	22	1	47
C J.J. Scoggins	1	5	22	0	47
TE Efrain Rice	1	1	17	0	28
T Antonio Rivera	0	4	22	0	47
T Jim Jochumsen	0	1	22	0	47

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Todd Blair	3	6	24	0	39
G Butch Borders	1	8	24	0	39
T Earl Raymond	1	3	24	2	39
C Peyton Rodriguez	0	1	24	1	39
TE Heath Hopper	0	1	15	0	32
T Ted Tucker	0	1	24	0	39
FB Dale Walsh	0	1	13	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Xavier Clinton	1	24
Brett Lucas	1	13
Arnie Winright	1	9

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Damon Petrick	1	26
Henry Lowery	1	17
Al Blackwell	1	11

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Arnie Winright	21	47	---	---	9	77
CB Heath Wilkerson	---	---	24	39	11	74
QB Donte Midget	22	47	---	---	---	69
T Antonio Rivera	22	47	---	---	---	69
T Jim Jochumsen	22	47	---	---	---	69
G Chance Boyer	22	47	---	---	---	69
C J.J. Scoggins	22	47	---	---	---	69
DT Brett Lucas	---	---	21	34	13	68
ILB Reginald Stargell	---	---	24	39	4	67
CB Frederick Gray	---	---	24	38	4	66
DT Ray Houston	---	---	23	37	3	63
WR Earnest Farrow	20	38	---	---	5	63
OLB Shane Harvey	---	---	21	29	3	53
RB Adam Fitchie	19	33	---	---	1	53
WR Brett Ellis	18	35	---	---	---	53
S Dennis Snyder	---	---	21	29	3	53
WR Les Murphy	16	28	---	---	6	50
DE Andy McKnight	---	---	21	27	2	50
DT Zachery Reed	---	---	18	27	4	49
WR Kenyon Chiang	9	22	---	---	17	48
TE Efrain Rice	17	28	---	---	---	45
OLB Maurice Lee	---	---	18	24	3	45
TE Xavier Clinton	3	18	---	---	24	45
S Benjamin Grueneich	---	---	19	24	2	45
CB Randal Wertlieb	---	---	8	16	18	42
CB Frederick Shepard	---	---	5	15	17	37
S Robert Briles	---	---	4	12	16	32
FB Earnest Kirchner	2	11	---	---	17	30
DT Claude Zimmerman	---	---	7	14	8	29
RB Isaiah Elliott	3	8	---	---	16	27
DE Duane Osborne	---	---	2	12	9	23
OLB Cristian Winslett	---	---	0	0	22	22
S Ed Erickson	---	---	4	13	2	19
TE Garrett Williams	3	13	---	---	---	16
OLB Carlton Shapiro	---	---	0	0	12	12
G Shaquille Page	1	0	---	---	9	10
C Isaiah Guidry	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Bart Rubio	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Cody Grier	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Justics Herndon	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR B.J. Hutton	0	1	---	---	7	8
K Charlie Hojnacki	0	0	---	---	5	5
RB Terrance Hardison	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Rico Bensen	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Preston Eberhart	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB J.R. Fickell	---	---	0	0	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Weston Rice	---	---	22	35	22	79
G Todd Blair	24	39	---	---	11	74
T Earl Raymond	24	39	---	---	11	74
OLB Dennis Whalen	---	---	22	47	2	71
S Howie Hall	---	---	20	47	2	69
CB Henry Lowery	---	---	16	34	17	67
QB Mitch Blackwell	24	39	---	---	---	63
G Butch Borders	24	39	---	---	---	63
C Peyton Rodriguez	24	39	---	---	---	63
T Ted Tucker	24	39	---	---	---	63
WR Trey Bailey	17	33	---	---	7	57
ILB Harvey Tolliver	---	---	18	37	2	57
DE Broderick Callahan	---	---	15	33	9	57
DE J.J. Gerdes	---	---	19	35	2	56
DE Rod Winslett	---	---	18	36	2	56
WR Daryl Gray	22	33	---	---	---	55
CB Joel Moore	---	---	12	38	2	52
CB Lincoln Massare	---	---	17	25	8	50
TE Heath Hopper	15	32	---	---	---	47
S Tristan Myers	---	---	14	26	3	43
TE Damon Petrick	8	8	---	---	26	42
CB Connor O'Neill	---	---	13	26	2	41
FB Dale Walsh	13	8	---	---	19	40
DE Gabriel Cook	---	---	8	16	10	34
WR A.J. Randle	10	20	---	---	3	33
RB Tony Gyotoku	12	19	---	---	---	31
WR Trenton Dunn	3	8	---	---	19	30
S Liam Purkayastha	---	---	8	21	---	29
RB Aidan Franz	3	7	---	---	19	29
S Terrence Hanks	---	---	4	10	14	28
OLB Kent Oliveros	---	---	4	21	2	27
CB Darryl Joyner	---	---	3	9	14	26
TE George Drexler	8	14	---	---	---	22
RB Denzel Buckley	8	12	---	---	---	20
DT Roberto Morrison	---	---	2	2	12	16
ILB Zack Cotchery	---	---	5	10	---	15
P Eric Hutton	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Kirk Mitchell	0	0	---	---	11	11
G Al Blackwell	0	0	---	---	11	11
T Cory Tierney	0	0	---	---	11	11
DT A.J. Writt	---	---	2	9	---	11
WR Vinny Rushing	1	1	---	---	8	10
K Weston Kerns	0	0	---	---	9	9
DT Marlon McInnis	---	---	0	0	7	7
QB Bernard Luttrell	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Cesar Carmack	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	5	2.5
Middle	11	35	3.2
Right	9	42	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	11	5.5
Middle	15	31	2.1
Right	5	10	2.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donte Midget	46	21	4	3	3	5	11	3	3

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitch Blackwell	36	24	5	1	2	2	4	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	3	8	1.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	10	89	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	4	41	2.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	96	16.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	8	1.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	61	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	101	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	71	14.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Les Murphy	9	4	0	22	0	28
TE Xavier Clinton	8	3	0	20	0	18
RB Adam Fitchie	7	5	0	36	1	33
TE Efrain Rice	6	5	0	64	0	28
WR Brett Ellis	4	2	2	48	2	35
WR Earnest Farrow	4	1	1	29	1	38
TE Garrett Williams	3	0	0	0	0	13
WR Kenyon Chiang	2	1	0	15	0	22
FB Earnest Kirchner	2	0	0	0	0	11
WR B.J. Hutton	1	0	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Heath Hopper	10	7	0	66	1	32
WR Trey Bailey	6	5	0	47	1	33
TE George Drexler	5	3	1	55	2	14
WR Daryl Gray	4	2	0	49	1	33
WR Trenton Dunn	3	1	0	-3	0	8
TE Damon Petrick	2	2	0	12	0	8
WR A.J. Randle	2	1	1	4	0	20
FB Dale Walsh	2	1	0	0	0	8
RB Tony Gyotoku	1	1	0	7	0	19
RB Denzel Buckley	1	1	0	4	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Adam Fitchie	2	2	1.00	3.11

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donte Midget	1	0	0	0.00	5.09

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mitch Blackwell	5	5	37	7.40	6.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brett Ellis	1	0	0	0.00	12.00

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Heath Hopper	2	2	27	13.50	6.60
WR Daryl Gray	1	1	3	3.00	12.25
WR Trey Bailey	1	1	3	3.00	7.83
RB Denzel Buckley	1	1	4	4.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Adam Fitchie	1	0
RB Isaiah Elliott	1	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
RB Tony Gyotoku	2	1
QB Mitch Blackwell	1	0
TE Heath Hopper	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donte Midget	13	6	3

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitch Blackwell	12	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Adam Fitchie	3	2	1
TE Xavier Clinton	3	1	0
WR Les Murphy	2	1	1
TE Efrain Rice	1	1	0
WR Kenyon Chiang	1	1	1
WR Brett Ellis	1	0	0
TE Garrett Williams	1	0	0
WR Earnest Farrow	1	0	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Heath Hopper	4	2	2
WR Trey Bailey	2	2	0
TE George Drexler	2	1	0
WR Daryl Gray	1	0	0
WR Trenton Dunn	1	0	0
RB Tony Gyotoku	1	1	1
TE Damon Petrick	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (21,400)
End Zone 15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (21,400)
End Zone	15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)