Week 2, 2040

played in Carolina, NC

56 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Denver Broncos	7	6	10	0	-	23
Carolina Panthers	7	3	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:49 CAR - Troy Mesaros 1 run (Francisco Norton extra point)
1Q: 02:42 DEN - Oliver Schaefer 3 run (Charles Harding extra point)
2Q: 13:35 CAR - Francisco Norton 25 field goal
2Q: 12:27 DEN - George Dotson 63 pass from Isaac Poloski (Charles Harding extra point failed)
3Q: 08:51 DEN - George Dotson 9 pass from Isaac Poloski (Charles Harding extra point)
3Q: 02:20 DEN - Charles Harding 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:49 CAR - Troy Mesaros 1 run (Francisco Norton extra point)
1Q: 02:42 DEN - Oliver Schaefer 3 run (Charles Harding extra point)
2Q: 13:35 CAR - Francisco Norton 25 field goal
2Q: 12:27 DEN - George Dotson 63 pass from Isaac Poloski (Charles Harding extra point failed)
3Q: 08:51 DEN - George Dotson 9 pass from Isaac Poloski (Charles Harding extra point)
3Q: 02:20 DEN - Charles Harding 42 field goal

Team Statistics DEN CAR
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 20 21
- by Rushing 8 7
- by Passing 9 13
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 348 408
- Offensive Plays 62 65
- Yards per Play 5.61 6.28
Net Rushing Yards 106 148
- Rushing Attempts 28 26
- Yards per Rush 3.79 5.69
Net Passing Yards 242 260
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 19 - 0 39 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 242 260
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.12 6.67
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 5.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/25 5/31
Punt Returns/Yards 1/2 3/37
Kick Returns/Yards 2/34 3/61
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 23
Time of Possession 28:08 31:52

Team Statistics	DEN	CAR
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	20	21
- by Rushing	8	7
- by Passing	9	13
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	348	408
- Offensive Plays	62	65
- Yards per Play	5.61	6.28
Net Rushing Yards	106	148
- Rushing Attempts	28	26
- Yards per Rush	3.79	5.69
Net Passing Yards	242	260
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 19 - 0	39 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	242	260
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.12	6.67
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	5.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/25	5/31
Punt Returns/Yards	1/2	3/37
Kick Returns/Yards	2/34	3/61
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 23
Time of Possession	28:08	31:52

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:39	6:07	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
2	13:30	1:18	OWN 31	2	69	Touchdown
2	10:32	1:14	OWN 30	3	2	Punt
2	5:27	1:14	OWN 20	5	12	Punt
2	2:32	1:49	OWN 6	7	43	Punt
3	15:00	6:17	OWN 34	10	66	Touchdown
3	6:02	3:47	OWN 37	8	38	Field Goal
3	0:13	0:35	OWN 22	3	3	Punt
4	12:06	2:32	OWN 20	5	22	Punt
4	5:55	2:20	OWN 39	3	9	Punt
4	1:03	0:34	OPP 48	3	4	Punt

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:21	OWN 17	11	83	Touchdown
1	2:32	4:02	OWN 25	7	67	Field Goal
2	12:12	1:40	OWN 26	3	9	Punt
2	9:18	3:51	OWN 25	6	36	Punt
2	4:13	1:41	OPP 49	3	3	Punt
2	0:43	0:43	OWN 16	2	17	Half
3	8:43	2:41	OWN 40	5	27	Fumble
3	2:15	2:02	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
4	14:38	2:32	OWN 34	5	13	Punt
4	9:34	3:39	OWN 1	9	67	Missed FG
4	3:35	2:32	OWN 6	10	42	Downs
4	0:29	0:29	OWN 20	1	32	Game

Game MVP: Isaac Poloski, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Terrence McComas	13	34	2.62	7	0	0
RB Oliver Schaefer	8	24	3.00	9	0	1
QB Isaac Poloski	4	25	6.25	10	1	0
RB Yair Arnold	2	14	7.00	9	0	0
WR Jerry Lincoln	1	9	9.00	9	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Troy Mesaros	13	78	6.00	16	3	1
RB Cooper Thompson	6	33	5.50	29	1	0
QB Matt Joyner	4	24	6.00	9	0	0
TE George Drexler	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
RB Nolan Archer	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
WR Sammy Kerney	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Isaac Poloski	34	19	242	0/0	2	63	0	97.9

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Joyner	39	29	260	0/0	0	32	0	91.8

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR George Dotson	10	18	144	14.40	99	63	2
WR Jerry Lincoln	4	4	34	8.50	24	30	0
WR Willie Horn	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Yair Arnold	1	1	29	29.00	29	29	0
TE Dennis Cobb	1	1	11	11.00	1	11	0
WR Corey Reynaud	1	1	20	20.00	3	20	0
RB Oliver Schaefer	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Curtis Belt	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Terrence McComas	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Shaun Bridges	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Troy Mesaros	9	10	77	8.56	26	26
TE Clay Anderton	6	8	36	6.00	7	18
WR Jon Logan	5	8	74	14.80	33	32
WR Sammy Kerney	5	6	40	8.00	4	20
TE George Drexler	1	3	7	7.00	4	7
WR Rod Bagley	1	1	13	13.00	2	13
TE Griffin Quinn	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
WR Glen Stevenson	1	2	9	9.00	0	9

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Cristian Linker	0	1	0	0
OLB J.R. Fickell	0	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE George Drexler	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marc Emmons	7	315	45.0	36.9	57	4

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zack Fletcher	5	215	43.0	34.6	53	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charles Harding	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	2/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Francisco Norton	1/2	0/1	0/0	25	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terrence McComas	1	2	2.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Isaiah Dillon	3	37	12.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terrence McComas	2	34	17.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Richard Patton	3	61	20.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Richard Peterson	10	3	25	37
CB Mitch James	8	1	26	39
ILB Billy Cox	5	5	26	33
S Chad Cousino	5	0	26	31
DE Joshua Wilcox	4	1	22	32
CB Nickolas Mead	4	1	10	24
CB Drake Read	4	0	25	36
DT Joshua Blocker	3	0	20	23
CB Cole Sierra	3	0	5	13
OLB Cristian Linker	3	0	14	15
DT Devante McIntosh	2	0	22	29
S Jerry Payton	1	0	12	22
DE Jace Dobranski	1	0	1	8
S Jorge Hastings	0	2	14	19
DE Asher Emmons	0	1	24	29

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Barry Green	6	1	0.0	28	34
ILB Nicholas Wharry	5	4	0.0	23	30
CB Lance Schulz	5	1	0.0	28	34
DT Kenneth Blackburn	5	0	0.0	19	24
CB Trey Finley	4	1	0.0	20	25
S Jordan Kiddoo	3	4	0.0	27	32
CB Kristopher Whiting	3	0	0.0	16	24
OLB Louie Jennings	3	0	0.0	19	30
DE Bennett Parker	2	1	0.0	19	28
OLB Tom Freitag	2	0	0.0	19	18
DE Nick Bruce	2	0	0.0	14	13
TE George Drexler	1	0	---	---	---
DT Eduardo Davidds	1	0	0.0	19	24
OLB Seth Conway	1	0	0.0	3	0
DE Bennett Turner	1	0	0.0	23	28
DT Ellis Watson	1	0	0.0	12	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Joshua Wilcox	1	0	32
DE Asher Emmons	0	2	29
DT Joshua Blocker	0	1	23

Carolina	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bennett Turner	1	1	0	28
ILB J.T. Johns	1	0	0	4
OLB Tom Freitag	0	1	1	18
DE Bennett Parker	0	1	0	28
OLB Efrain Norton	0	1	0	1
OLB Louie Jennings	0	1	0	30
DE Nick Bruce	0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mitch James	6	1	39
CB Drake Read	4	2	36
OLB Richard Peterson	4	0	37
CB Nickolas Mead	4	0	24
OLB Cristian Linker	3	0	15
ILB Billy Cox	2	0	33
CB Cole Sierra	2	0	13
OLB J.R. Fickell	1	0	7
S Jerry Payton	1	0	22
S Chad Cousino	1	0	31
DT Devante McIntosh	1	0	29
DE Joshua Wilcox	0	1	32

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Barry Green	4	0	34
CB Trey Finley	4	0	25
CB Kristopher Whiting	3	0	24
CB Lance Schulz	2	1	34
ILB Nicholas Wharry	2	1	30
S Jordan Kiddoo	1	0	32
OLB Tom Freitag	1	0	18
OLB Louie Jennings	1	0	30
DE Nick Bruce	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Matt Stephenson	3	5	28	34
T Casey Purdy	2	5	28	34
G Hayden Rivera	2	4	28	34
G Desmond Swayda	1	5	28	34
T Corey Burnett	1	2	28	34
TE Dennis Cobb	1	2	9	15
TE Curtis Belt	0	1	20	21

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Chase Jenkins	4	7	26	39
G Everett Gartland	4	5	26	39
T Aaron Wilcox	3	3	26	39
G Maxwell Walsh	2	6	26	39
T Cornell Berrian	1	2	26	39

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
George Dotson	3	12
Yair Arnold	1	21
Corey Reynaud	1	14
Jerry Lincoln	1	6

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Clay Anderton	2	8
Avery Huntley	1	16

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Hayden Rivera	28	34	---	---	8	70
WR George Dotson	26	32	---	---	12	70
CB Mitch James	---	---	26	39	2	67
OLB Richard Peterson	---	---	25	37	2	64
CB Drake Read	---	---	25	36	2	63
T Corey Burnett	28	34	---	---	---	62
T Casey Purdy	28	34	---	---	---	62
G Desmond Swayda	28	34	---	---	---	62
TE Curtis Belt	20	21	---	---	21	62
C Matt Stephenson	28	34	---	---	---	62
QB Isaac Poloski	28	34	---	---	---	62
ILB Billy Cox	---	---	26	33	1	60
S Chad Cousino	---	---	26	31	1	58
DE Joshua Wilcox	---	---	22	32	2	56
DE Asher Emmons	---	---	24	29	1	54
DT Devante McIntosh	---	---	22	29	1	52
WR Jerry Lincoln	21	24	---	---	6	51
WR Shaun Bridges	23	26	---	---	---	49
RB Terrence McComas	16	23	---	---	9	48
S Jerry Payton	---	---	12	22	13	47
DT Joshua Blocker	---	---	20	23	1	44
RB Yair Arnold	9	9	---	---	21	39
S Jorge Hastings	---	---	14	19	2	35
CB Nickolas Mead	---	---	10	24	1	35
OLB J.R. Fickell	---	---	4	7	20	31
OLB Cristian Linker	---	---	14	15	1	30
DT Willie Bradley	---	---	7	16	6	29
TE Dennis Cobb	9	15	---	---	---	24
CB Cole Sierra	---	---	5	13	6	24
RB Oliver Schaefer	9	6	---	---	8	23
WR Willie Horn	1	5	---	---	14	20
WR Corey Reynaud	2	4	---	---	14	20
DE Jace Dobranski	---	---	1	8	6	15
DT Sean Hazen	---	---	3	10	1	14
CB Harry Franklin	---	---	0	0	13	13
TE Randal Burress	4	5	---	---	3	12
C Zack Blades	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Marc Emmons	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Jonah Alexander	0	0	---	---	8	8
ILB Joe Cafferty	---	---	0	0	8	8
G Jerry Cottrell	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Ben Nichols	0	0	---	---	8	8
ILB Devonte Butterworth	---	---	0	6	1	7
K Charles Harding	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Lincoln Alexandre	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Norbert Benton	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Everett Gartland	26	39	---	---	7	72
T Aaron Wilcox	26	39	---	---	7	72
TE Clay Anderton	24	38	---	---	8	70
C Chase Jenkins	26	39	---	---	---	65
T Cornell Berrian	26	39	---	---	---	65
G Maxwell Walsh	26	39	---	---	---	65
QB Matt Joyner	26	39	---	---	---	65
S Barry Green	---	---	28	34	1	63
CB Lance Schulz	---	---	28	34	1	63
S Jordan Kiddoo	---	---	27	32	---	59
RB Troy Mesaros	18	28	---	---	10	56
ILB Nicholas Wharry	---	---	23	30	1	54
WR Jon Logan	22	30	---	---	---	52
WR Glen Stevenson	23	29	---	---	---	52
DE Bennett Turner	---	---	23	28	---	51
OLB Louie Jennings	---	---	19	30	---	49
DE Bennett Parker	---	---	19	28	1	48
CB Kristopher Whiting	---	---	16	24	6	46
TE George Drexler	17	19	---	---	9	45
CB Trey Finley	---	---	20	25	---	45
DT Kenneth Blackburn	---	---	19	24	1	44
DT Eduardo Davidds	---	---	19	24	---	43
OLB Tom Freitag	---	---	19	18	---	37
WR Sammy Kerney	11	25	---	---	---	36
CB Richard Patton	---	---	9	10	16	35
DE Nick Bruce	---	---	14	13	8	35
RB Nolan Archer	1	8	---	---	22	31
DT Ellis Watson	---	---	12	11	8	31
TE Griffin Quinn	0	6	---	---	21	27
OLB Seth Conway	---	---	3	0	20	23
WR Rod Bagley	2	4	---	---	17	23
ILB J.T. Johns	---	---	6	4	12	22
RB Cooper Thompson	11	8	---	---	---	19
S Avery Huntley	---	---	0	2	16	18
CB Brian Prescott	---	---	0	2	13	15
WR Nolan Marsh	1	0	---	---	8	9
T Kyle Correia	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Camden Ramsey	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Zack Fletcher	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Isaiah Dillon	---	---	0	0	7	7
G Harris Schuster	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Francisco Norton	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Efrain Norton	---	---	4	1	---	5
QB Reggie Valle	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Ethan Gray	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Jeremy Henderson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	17	4.3
Middle	17	57	3.4
Right	7	32	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	15	5.0
Middle	17	90	5.3
Right	6	43	7.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Isaac Poloski	34	19	5	3	2	2	6	1	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Joyner	39	29	3	2	0	4	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	7	62	6.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	133	8.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	47	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	26	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	20	151	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	51	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	32	8.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR George Dotson	18	10	2	144	2	32
WR Jerry Lincoln	4	4	0	34	1	24
RB Terrence McComas	3	0	0	0	0	23
WR Willie Horn	2	1	0	-1	0	5
RB Oliver Schaefer	2	1	0	5	0	6
RB Yair Arnold	1	1	0	29	1	9
TE Dennis Cobb	1	1	0	11	0	15
TE Curtis Belt	1	0	0	0	0	21
WR Shaun Bridges	1	0	0	0	0	26
WR Corey Reynaud	1	1	0	20	1	4

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Troy Mesaros	10	9	77	1	28
WR Jon Logan	8	5	74	1	30
TE Clay Anderton	8	6	36	0	38
WR Sammy Kerney	6	5	40	1	25
TE George Drexler	3	1	7	0	19
WR Glen Stevenson	2	1	9	0	29
WR Rod Bagley	1	1	13	0	4
TE Griffin Quinn	1	1	4	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Terrence McComas	2	6	3.00	2.62
RB Oliver Schaefer	1	3	3.00	3.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
TE George Drexler	1	3	3.00	3.00
RB Troy Mesaros	1	1	1.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Isaac Poloski	1	1	9	9.00	7.12

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Joyner	3	2	12	4.00	6.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR George Dotson	1	1	9	9.00	8.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Troy Mesaros	2	2	12	6.00	7.70
TE Clay Anderton	1	0	0	0.00	4.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Terrence McComas	4	1
QB Isaac Poloski	2	1
RB Oliver Schaefer	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Troy Mesaros	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Isaac Poloski	7	3	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Joyner	11	8	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR George Dotson	5	2	2
WR Willie Horn	1	0	0
TE Dennis Cobb	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Clay Anderton	3	2	1
WR Sammy Kerney	3	2	2
TE George Drexler	2	1	0
RB Troy Mesaros	2	2	0
WR Jon Logan	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,300 (70,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,500 (19,500)
End Zone 13,900 (13,900)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,000)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (12,300)
Club Seats 12,800 (12,800)
Luxury Boxes 3,800 (3,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,300 (70,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,500 (19,500)
End Zone	13,900 (13,900)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,000)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (12,300)
Club Seats	12,800 (12,800)
Luxury Boxes	3,800 (3,800)