Exhibition Week 3, 2042

played in Denver, CO

50 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	3	7	10	10	-	30
Denver Broncos	0	3	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:05 MIN - Earl Wheeler 25 field goal
2Q: 10:12 MIN - Norman Shapiro 5 run (Earl Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 04:19 DEN - Charles Harding 37 field goal
3Q: 06:17 MIN - Earl Wheeler 20 field goal
3Q: 00:57 MIN - Norman Shapiro 39 run (Earl Wheeler extra point)
4Q: 06:57 MIN - Earl Wheeler 40 field goal
4Q: 06:51 MIN - Courtney Miner 31 interception return (Earl Wheeler extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:05 MIN - Earl Wheeler 25 field goal
2Q: 10:12 MIN - Norman Shapiro 5 run (Earl Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 04:19 DEN - Charles Harding 37 field goal
3Q: 06:17 MIN - Earl Wheeler 20 field goal
3Q: 00:57 MIN - Norman Shapiro 39 run (Earl Wheeler extra point)
4Q: 06:57 MIN - Earl Wheeler 40 field goal
4Q: 06:51 MIN - Courtney Miner 31 interception return (Earl Wheeler extra point)

Team Statistics MIN DEN
Record 1-1 0-2
First Downs 16 15
- by Rushing 8 6
- by Passing 8 8
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 364 222
- Offensive Plays 59 64
- Yards per Play 6.17 3.47
Net Rushing Yards 236 79
- Rushing Attempts 34 23
- Yards per Rush 6.94 3.43
Net Passing Yards 128 143
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 14 - 2 37 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 128 156
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/13
- Yards per Pass Play 5.12 3.49
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 6.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 2/20
Punt Returns/Yards 5/58 1/14
Kick Returns/Yards 1/22 6/117
Interception Ret./Yards 1/31 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 23
Time of Possession 32:26 27:34

Team Statistics	MIN	DEN
Record	1-1	0-2
First Downs	16	15
- by Rushing	8	6
- by Passing	8	8
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	364	222
- Offensive Plays	59	64
- Yards per Play	6.17	3.47
Net Rushing Yards	236	79
- Rushing Attempts	34	23
- Yards per Rush	6.94	3.43
Net Passing Yards	128	143
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 14 - 2	37 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	128	156
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/13
- Yards per Pass Play	5.12	3.49
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	6.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	2/20
Punt Returns/Yards	5/58	1/14
Kick Returns/Yards	1/22	6/117
Interception Ret./Yards	1/31	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 23
Time of Possession	32:26	27:34

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:40	OWN 25	7	69	Interception
1	7:23	5:23	OWN 33	11	59	Field Goal
2	13:29	3:23	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	4:14	2:35	OWN 25	5	18	Punt
2	0:17	0:17	OPP 46	3	-2	Half
3	12:39	6:27	OWN 27	12	70	Field Goal
3	4:12	0:40	OWN 47	2	-4	Interception
3	2:10	1:31	OPP 46	3	46	Touchdown
4	14:17	1:45	OWN 30	3	8	Punt
4	8:58	2:07	OPP 32	3	9	Field Goal
4	3:35	1:51	OWN 40	3	1	Punt

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:20	3:57	OWN 20	7	27	Punt
1	2:00	3:31	OWN 20	8	41	Punt
2	10:06	5:52	OWN 27	13	53	Field Goal
2	1:39	1:22	OWN 2	4	10	Punt
3	15:00	2:21	OWN 24	3	8	Punt
3	6:12	2:00	OWN 29	3	-1	Punt
3	3:32	1:22	OWN 32	3	-5	Punt
3	0:39	1:22	OWN 44	3	-5	Punt
4	12:32	3:34	OWN 14	7	18	Fumble
4	6:51	0:11	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
4	6:40	3:05	OWN 26	8	34	Fumble
4	1:44	1:44	OWN 18	5	42	Game

Game MVP: Norman Shapiro, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Norman Shapiro	24	170	7.08	46	4	2
QB Earl Linnebur	4	22	5.50	8	0	0
QB Caden Oliver	3	17	5.67	10	1	0
RB Myles Sachs	2	19	9.50	13	1	0
WR Miles Galloway	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Oliver Schaefer	19	64	3.37	11	1
QB Isaac Poloski	2	8	4.00	5	0
RB Terrence McComas	2	7	3.50	5	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Earl Linnebur	15	8	61	0/0	0	21	1	35.7
Caden Oliver	10	6	67	0/0	0	21	1	40.4

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lincoln Alexandre	27	17	132	4/13	0	32	1	59.5
Isaac Poloski	10	7	24	0/0	0	7	0	72.9

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Mike Johnson	4	4	24	6.00	14	11
WR Jonah Humphrey	3	7	34	11.33	18	21
TE Griffin Quinn	3	3	42	14.00	18	21
RB Norman Shapiro	2	2	14	7.00	2	11
WR Miles Galloway	2	3	14	7.00	3	9
WR Harrison Burrows	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Aiden Franz	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Jameson Harris	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Johnny Andersen	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR George Dotson	6	12	70	11.67	61	32
RB Oliver Schaefer	4	6	18	4.50	0	8
WR Riddick Morrison	3	3	13	4.33	2	5
TE Donnie Kramer	3	4	10	3.33	0	5
WR Lamont Walters	2	3	18	9.00	0	11
RB Daquan Joseph	2	3	4	2.00	0	2
RB Terrence McComas	1	1	6	6.00	6	6
WR Rob Washington	1	1	7	7.00	1	7
TE Gabriel Wilkins	1	2	2	2.00	0	2
WR Cameron Watson	1	2	8	8.00	0	8

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Courtney Miner	1	31	31.00	1

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Corey Zumdahl	1	0	0.00	0
CB Mitch James	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
S Timothy Taylor	1	0	0
DT Darren Gordon	0	1	1
DT Tyrus Horton	0	1	0
CB Daquan Dotson	0	1	0
OLB Edwin Phillip	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Lincoln Alexandre	2	0	0	0
TE Donnie Kramer	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edwin Pearson	3	158	52.7	48.0	55	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Steven Burton	7	267	38.1	27.0	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Earl Wheeler	3/3	1/1	0/0	40	3/3

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charles Harding	1/1	0/0	0/0	37	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Taylor	5	58	11.6	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terrence McComas	1	14	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rondell Carter	1	22	22.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terrence McComas	5	102	20.4	0
Lamont Walters	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Edwin Phillip	6	1	1.5	11	22
CB Daquan Dotson	6	2	0.0	19	38
CB Everett Giles	5	1	0.0	21	38
DT Tyrus Horton	4	4	0.0	22	41
S Courtney Miner	4	2	0.0	23	41
DT Darren Gordon	3	0	0.5	23	40
ILB Donnell Santana	3	1	0.0	13	12
S Rondell Carter	3	1	0.0	14	32
ILB Junior McConnell	3	0	0.0	12	29
DE Wesley Ingram	2	3	1.0	23	38
DE Chance Erickson	2	0	1.0	10	30
OLB Tyrus Meier	2	1	0.0	10	11
CB Levon Franz	2	1	0.0	17	33
OLB Cristian Linker	2	0	0.0	6	10
ILB Sedrick Jamison	2	0	0.0	5	7
DE Matthew Rountree	1	1	0.0	13	15
WR Jonah Humphrey	1	0	---	---	---
QB Caden Oliver	1	0	---	---	---
S Bernie Bush	1	0	0.0	10	8

Denver	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Richard Peterson	8	6	33	22
ILB Devonte Butterworth	8	3	32	21
S Chad Cousino	7	3	30	18
CB Mitch James	6	1	34	25
DT Devante McIntosh	5	1	34	24
OLB Corey Zumdahl	4	2	24	15
OLB Albert Walsh	3	1	24	14
DT Will Perry	2	0	33	22
S Spencer Jamison	2	0	26	16
DE Marlon Dodge	1	0	11	12
S Jon Sawyer	0	1	2	6
CB Drake Read	0	1	25	16
S Larry Burnett	0	1	33	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Edwin Phillip	1.5	0	22
DE Chance Erickson	1.0	1	30
DE Wesley Ingram	1.0	0	38
DT Darren Gordon	0.5	1	40
OLB Tyrus Meier	0.0	1	11

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Harvey Thomason	0.0	1	0	0	4
DT Will Perry	0.0	0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Daquan Dotson	4	2	0	38
CB Everett Giles	4	0	0	38
S Courtney Miner	3	0	1	41
CB Levon Franz	2	1	0	33
ILB Donnell Santana	2	0	0	12
OLB Edwin Phillip	2	0	0	22
S Rondell Carter	2	0	0	32
ILB Junior McConnell	2	0	0	29
OLB Cristian Linker	1	1	0	10
OLB Tyrus Meier	1	0	0	11
ILB Sedrick Jamison	1	0	0	7

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mitch James	4	2	1	25
S Chad Cousino	3	0	0	18
ILB Devonte Butterworth	3	0	0	21
S Spencer Jamison	1	1	0	16
OLB Corey Zumdahl	1	0	1	15
OLB Richard Peterson	1	0	0	22
OLB Albert Walsh	1	0	0	14
CB Jerome Brignac	0	2	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Cesar Turnbull	5	9	34	25
C Aaron Wells	3	4	16	17
G Rex Bradford	2	6	34	25
G Timothy Douglas	1	7	34	25
T Louie Garner	1	1	18	8
T Moe Benton	1	1	16	17
G Dominic Baker	0	2	18	8
TE Ken Arnold	0	1	2	0

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Gerald Walters	4	6	23	0	41
T Nathaniel O'Neill	1	3	9	2	24
T Casey Purdy	1	3	23	1	41
G Kaleb Perry	1	3	14	0	17
T Jonah Alexander	1	2	14	0	17
G Howard Forbes	1	2	14	0	17
G Josue Lemke	0	1	9	0	24
C Ben Nichols	0	1	9	0	24
RB Daquan Joseph	0	0	4	1	12

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Walt Peter	3	12
Ken Arnold	1	22
Harrison Burrows	1	19
Sedrick Jamison	1	18
Daquan Dotson	1	16

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Donnie Kramer	1	19
Mitch James	1	15
Gage Linquist	1	11
Howard Forbes	1	10
Josue Lemke	1	8
Ben Nichols	1	7

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Daquan Dotson	---	---	19	38	16	73
S Courtney Miner	---	---	23	41	1	65
DT Darren Gordon	---	---	23	40	1	64
DT Tyrus Horton	---	---	22	41	1	64
DE Wesley Ingram	---	---	23	38	1	62
CB Everett Giles	---	---	21	38	1	60
G Rex Bradford	34	25	---	---	---	59
G Timothy Douglas	34	25	---	---	---	59
T Cesar Turnbull	34	25	---	---	---	59
WR Harrison Burrows	24	13	---	---	19	56
CB Levon Franz	---	---	17	33	1	51
S Rondell Carter	---	---	14	32	3	49
RB Norman Shapiro	30	18	---	---	---	48
DE Chance Erickson	---	---	10	30	7	47
WR Jonah Humphrey	26	19	---	---	---	45
ILB Junior McConnell	---	---	12	29	1	42
OLB Tyrus Meier	---	---	10	11	20	41
QB Earl Linnebur	24	15	---	---	---	39
RB Mike Johnson	8	9	---	---	22	39
T Moe Benton	16	17	---	---	6	39
WR Jameson Harris	13	17	---	---	7	37
DE Matthew Rountree	---	---	13	15	8	36
TE Griffin Quinn	20	14	---	---	---	34
OLB Edwin Phillip	---	---	11	22	---	33
C Aaron Wells	16	17	---	---	---	33
G Dominic Baker	18	8	---	---	6	32
T Louie Garner	18	8	---	---	6	32
ILB Sedrick Jamison	---	---	5	7	18	30
TE Johnny Andersen	15	13	---	---	---	28
WR Walt Peter	11	4	---	---	12	27
ILB Donnell Santana	---	---	13	12	1	26
WR Miles Galloway	13	11	---	---	2	26
TE Ken Arnold	2	0	---	---	22	24
S Timothy Taylor	---	---	0	6	16	22
QB Caden Oliver	10	10	---	---	---	20
S Bernie Bush	---	---	10	8	---	18
OLB Cristian Linker	---	---	6	10	1	17
TE Aiden Franz	6	7	---	---	---	13
RB Sherman McDonald	0	0	---	---	12	12
K Earl Wheeler	0	0	---	---	10	10
CB Elliot Bellas	---	---	1	0	7	8
S Ray Turnbull	---	---	0	0	7	7
C Myron Mussorgsky	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Giovanni Reid	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Edwin Pearson	0	0	---	---	6	6
RB Myles Sachs	2	0	---	---	---	2

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
RB Oliver Schaefer	21	41	---	---	20	82
CB Mitch James	---	---	34	25	15	74
ILB Devonte Butterworth	---	---	32	21	13	66
T Casey Purdy	23	41	---	---	---	64
C Gerald Walters	23	41	---	---	---	64
WR George Dotson	23	41	---	---	---	64
TE Donnie Kramer	14	28	---	---	19	61
DT Devante McIntosh	---	---	34	24	3	61
OLB Richard Peterson	---	---	33	22	3	58
S Larry Burnett	---	---	33	22	3	58
DT Will Perry	---	---	33	22	3	58
WR Rob Washington	12	26	---	---	13	51
S Chad Cousino	---	---	30	18	2	50
S Spencer Jamison	---	---	26	16	3	45
QB Lincoln Alexandre	13	31	---	---	---	44
OLB Corey Zumdahl	---	---	24	15	3	42
CB Drake Read	---	---	25	16	1	42
T Nathaniel O'Neill	9	24	---	---	8	41
G Josue Lemke	9	24	---	---	8	41
G Howard Forbes	14	17	---	---	10	41
OLB Albert Walsh	---	---	24	14	2	40
C Ben Nichols	9	24	---	---	7	40
G Kaleb Perry	14	17	---	---	8	39
OLB Todd Walker	---	---	9	7	21	37
T Jonah Alexander	14	17	---	---	---	31
WR Cameron Watson	5	17	---	---	9	31
TE Gabriel Wilkins	13	16	---	---	---	29
DE Marlon Dodge	---	---	11	12	4	27
DE Jace Dobranski	---	---	13	12	1	26
RB Daquan Joseph	4	12	---	---	9	25
WR Lamont Walters	7	9	---	---	7	23
WR Riddick Morrison	10	12	---	---	---	22
QB Isaac Poloski	10	10	---	---	---	20
CB Cooper Person	---	---	1	5	12	18
RB Terrence McComas	2	1	---	---	11	14
CB Jerome Brignac	---	---	7	6	---	13
S Gage Linquist	---	---	0	0	11	11
S Jon Sawyer	---	---	2	6	1	9
C Zack Blades	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT Sean Hazen	---	---	1	4	3	8
P Steven Burton	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Drew Armstrong	4	2	---	---	1	7
ILB Harvey Thomason	---	---	1	4	---	5
DE Paul Briggs	---	---	1	4	---	5
K Charles Harding	0	0	---	---	3	3
ILB Tevin Barton	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	34	3.1
Middle	16	119	7.4
Right	7	83	11.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	14	3.5
Middle	18	69	3.8
Right	1	-4	-4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Earl Linnebur	15	8	1	0	2	2	1	0	1
Caden Oliver	10	6	1	0	0	3	0	0	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lincoln Alexandre	27	17	2	1	3	3	2	0	1
Isaac Poloski	10	7	0	0	1	1	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	21	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	61	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	46	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	77	8.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	54	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	25	3.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jonah Humphrey	7	3	0	34	1	19
RB Mike Johnson	4	4	0	24	0	9
WR Miles Galloway	3	2	0	14	0	11
TE Griffin Quinn	3	3	0	42	1	14
RB Norman Shapiro	2	2	0	14	0	18
WR Jameson Harris	2	0	0	0	0	17
TE Johnny Andersen	2	0	1	0	0	13
WR Harrison Burrows	1	0	0	0	0	13
TE Aiden Franz	1	0	1	0	0	7

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR George Dotson	12	6	2	70	2	41
RB Oliver Schaefer	6	4	0	18	0	41
TE Donnie Kramer	4	3	1	10	0	28
WR Riddick Morrison	3	3	0	13	0	12
WR Lamont Walters	3	2	1	18	0	9
RB Daquan Joseph	3	2	0	4	0	12
TE Gabriel Wilkins	2	1	0	2	0	16
WR Cameron Watson	2	1	0	8	0	17
RB Terrence McComas	1	1	0	6	0	1
WR Rob Washington	1	1	0	7	0	26

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Norman Shapiro	6	19	3.17	7.08
QB Caden Oliver	1	10	10.00	5.67
RB Myles Sachs	1	6	6.00	9.50

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Caden Oliver	2	0	0	0.00	6.70
Earl Linnebur	1	0	0	0.00	4.07

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lincoln Alexandre	1	0	0	0.00	4.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Overall Avg
WR Harrison Burrows	1	0.00
WR Miles Galloway	1	4.67
WR Jameson Harris	1	0.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Gabriel Wilkins	1	0	0	0.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Norman Shapiro	3	1
QB Earl Linnebur	1	1
QB Caden Oliver	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
QB Isaac Poloski	1	1
RB Oliver Schaefer	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Earl Linnebur	5	2	1
Caden Oliver	2	2	2

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lincoln Alexandre	7	4	3
Isaac Poloski	4	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jonah Humphrey	3	1	1
RB Mike Johnson	1	1	0
WR Harrison Burrows	1	0	0
WR Miles Galloway	1	1	1
TE Griffin Quinn	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR George Dotson	4	2	2
WR Riddick Morrison	2	2	2
RB Oliver Schaefer	2	1	0
TE Gabriel Wilkins	1	0	0
TE Donnie Kramer	1	1	1
RB Daquan Joseph	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 41,800 (54,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 8,600 (11,900)
End Zone 6,200 (8,500)
Mezzanine 3,700 (4,900)
Sideline Seats 5,700 (7,500)
Club Seats 15,000 (19,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	41,800 (54,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	8,600 (11,900)
End Zone	6,200 (8,500)
Mezzanine	3,700 (4,900)
Sideline Seats	5,700 (7,500)
Club Seats	15,000 (19,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,000)