Week 14, 2043

played in Denver, CO

60 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	7	3	7	14	-	31
Denver Broncos	2	12	3	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:04 MIN - Elijah McLaughlin 86 punt return (Earl Wheeler extra point)
1Q: 09:03 DEN - Safety, holding called in the end zone
2Q: 14:32 DEN - Charles Harding 53 field goal
2Q: 08:54 MIN - Earl Wheeler 24 field goal
2Q: 04:22 DEN - Casey Chelios 2 run (Charles Harding extra point failed)
2Q: 00:03 DEN - Charles Harding 20 field goal
3Q: 08:53 DEN - Charles Harding 35 field goal
3Q: 03:56 MIN - Griffin Quinn 11 pass from Sean Leeuwenburg (Earl Wheeler extra point)
4Q: 09:26 MIN - Myles Sachs 50 run (Earl Wheeler extra point)
4Q: 02:24 MIN - Troy Mesaros 1 run (Earl Wheeler extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:04 MIN - Elijah McLaughlin 86 punt return (Earl Wheeler extra point)
1Q: 09:03 DEN - Safety, holding called in the end zone
2Q: 14:32 DEN - Charles Harding 53 field goal
2Q: 08:54 MIN - Earl Wheeler 24 field goal
2Q: 04:22 DEN - Casey Chelios 2 run (Charles Harding extra point failed)
2Q: 00:03 DEN - Charles Harding 20 field goal
3Q: 08:53 DEN - Charles Harding 35 field goal
3Q: 03:56 MIN - Griffin Quinn 11 pass from Sean Leeuwenburg (Earl Wheeler extra point)
4Q: 09:26 MIN - Myles Sachs 50 run (Earl Wheeler extra point)
4Q: 02:24 MIN - Troy Mesaros 1 run (Earl Wheeler extra point)

Team Statistics MIN DEN
Record 6-7 8-5
First Downs 21 18
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 13 10
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 372 343
- Offensive Plays 65 63
- Yards per Play 5.72 5.44
Net Rushing Yards 181 114
- Rushing Attempts 34 22
- Yards per Rush 5.32 5.18
Net Passing Yards 191 229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 19 - 1 38 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 199 247
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/8 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 6.16 5.59
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/16 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.5 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/2
Penalties/Yards 6/51 11/79
Punt Returns/Yards 4/99 2/12
Kick Returns/Yards 1/22 3/75
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 28
Time of Possession 33:32 26:28

Team Statistics	MIN	DEN
Record	6-7	8-5
First Downs	21	18
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	13	10
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	372	343
- Offensive Plays	65	63
- Yards per Play	5.72	5.44
Net Rushing Yards	181	114
- Rushing Attempts	34	22
- Yards per Rush	5.32	5.18
Net Passing Yards	191	229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 19 - 1	38 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	199	247
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/8	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	6.16	5.59
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/16	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.5	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/2
Penalties/Yards	6/51	11/79
Punt Returns/Yards	4/99	2/12
Kick Returns/Yards	1/22	3/75
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 28
Time of Possession	33:32	26:28

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:24	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
1	9:03	0:05	OWN 7	1	-7	Safety
1	4:55	3:25	OWN 22	6	58	Interception
2	14:25	5:38	OWN 25	12	68	Field Goal
2	7:12	2:12	OWN 3	3	7	Punt
2	4:16	2:28	OWN 25	8	32	Punt
3	14:13	1:58	OWN 26	3	9	Punt
3	8:46	4:58	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
3	1:22	3:12	OWN 20	6	44	Punt
4	11:44	2:35	OWN 39	5	61	Touchdown
4	6:56	4:39	OPP 33	8	33	Touchdown

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:36	1:42	OWN 27	3	5	Punt
1	10:54	1:51	OWN 42	2	7	Punt
1	8:58	4:03	OWN 31	6	-4	Punt
1	1:30	2:05	OWN 20	4	44	Field Goal
2	8:47	1:35	OWN 25	4	17	Punt
2	5:00	0:44	OPP 4	2	4	Touchdown
2	1:48	1:48	OWN 5	7	92	Field Goal
3	15:00	0:47	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	12:15	3:29	OWN 26	9	56	Field Goal
3	3:48	2:26	OWN 25	6	16	Punt
4	13:10	1:26	OWN 4	3	8	Punt
4	9:09	2:13	OWN 25	5	7	Interception
4	2:17	2:17	OWN 22	11	75	Game

Game MVP: Myles Sachs, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Myles Sachs	18	131	7.28	50	4	1
RB Troy Mesaros	11	33	3.00	10	1	1
QB Sean Leeuwenburg	3	16	5.33	8	0	0
TE Aiden Franz	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Sebastian Chinn	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Oliver Schaefer	13	89	6.85	50	1	0
QB Isaac Poloski	3	25	8.33	12	1	0
RB Casey Chelios	3	3	1.00	2	0	1
RB Henry Bauer	2	-2	-1.00	2	0	0
WR Rickey Kerr	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sean Leeuwenburg	29	19	199	2/8	1	24	1	82.4

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Isaac Poloski	38	20	247	3/18	0	35	1	62.1

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sebastian Chinn	6	7	79	13.17	14	21	0
TE Johnny Andersen	5	6	45	9.00	24	24	0
WR Walt Peter	2	3	19	9.50	5	16	0
RB Troy Mesaros	2	2	9	4.50	0	6	0
WR Walt Beeston	1	4	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Griffin Quinn	1	2	11	11.00	8	11	1
TE Aiden Franz	1	1	11	11.00	4	11	0
RB Myles Sachs	1	3	19	19.00	19	19	0
WR Ethan Burton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Drake Poston	4	9	46	11.50	28	15
WR Fernando Linquist	4	6	18	4.50	0	8
RB Oliver Schaefer	4	7	83	20.75	60	35
WR Rickey Kerr	3	3	26	8.67	0	14
TE Gabriel Wilkins	3	6	52	17.33	18	31
TE Anton Muhammed	2	2	22	11.00	0	14
RB Casey Chelios	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Earl Zink	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Ethan Lee	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Tom Freitag	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edwin Pearson	5	163	32.6	30.2	47	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Denzel Tanner	7	373	53.3	40.9	59	4

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Earl Wheeler	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	4/4

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charles Harding	3/3	1/1	1/1	53	0/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Elijah McLaughlin	4	99	24.8	1

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Casey Chelios	2	12	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Elijah McLaughlin	1	22	22.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Casey Chelios	3	75	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ethan Lee	7	3	0.0	20	33
ILB Donnell Santana	6	2	0.0	20	26
CB Levon Franz	6	2	0.0	22	41
S Dana Daileader	6	2	0.0	21	41
S Courtney Miner	5	2	0.0	22	41
OLB Marcos Sanderson	3	1	1.0	13	17
CB Donnie Osborne	3	2	0.0	14	27
DE Matthew Rountree	2	3	1.0	22	32
CB Elliot Bellas	2	0	0.0	20	41
DE Douglas Harmon	1	0	1.0	7	21
DE Wesley Ingram	1	0	0.0	12	25
DT Dustin Hoover	1	0	0.0	15	31
QB Sean Leeuwenburg	1	0	---	---	---

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Devonte Butterworth	9	3	0.0	29	24
ILB Tevin Barton	6	0	1.0	22	17
OLB Greg Shapiro	5	2	0.0	33	28
CB Mitch James	5	2	0.0	31	31
S Chad Cousino	4	0	0.0	17	17
S Mack Merloni	3	3	0.0	30	26
DT Devante McIntosh	3	2	0.0	33	27
OLB Corbin Root	3	1	0.0	33	28
CB Ethan Hernandez	3	1	0.0	29	28
DE Paul Briggs	3	0	0.0	25	21
DE Marlon Dodge	2	1	1.0	18	17
CB Drake Read	2	0	0.0	5	6
CB Dustin Eschbach	1	2	0.0	14	18
DE Glenn Peterson	1	1	0.0	24	22
OLB Andrew Distel	1	0	0.0	0	3
RB Oliver Schaefer	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Matthew Rountree	1.0	0	4	0	32
OLB Marcos Sanderson	1.0	0	0	0	17
DE Douglas Harmon	1.0	0	0	0	21
DT Darren Gordon	0.0	1	0	1	35
DE Wesley Ingram	0.0	0	2	1	25
DT Rusty Brotherton	0.0	0	2	0	16

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Marlon Dodge	1.0	0	1	17
ILB Tevin Barton	1.0	0	0	17
DE Paul Briggs	0.0	2	0	21
DE Glenn Peterson	0.0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Levon Franz	5	2	0	41
OLB Ethan Lee	5	0	1	33
ILB Donnell Santana	2	1	0	26
S Courtney Miner	2	1	0	41
S Dana Daileader	2	1	0	41
CB Elliot Bellas	2	0	0	41
CB Donnie Osborne	1	0	0	27
OLB Marcos Sanderson	1	0	0	17

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mitch James	5	0	0	31
OLB Corbin Root	3	0	0	28
CB Ethan Hernandez	3	0	0	28
ILB Devonte Butterworth	2	1	0	24
OLB Greg Shapiro	2	0	0	28
S Mack Merloni	1	1	0	26
S Chad Cousino	1	0	0	17
OLB Andrew Distel	1	0	0	3
DE Paul Briggs	1	0	0	21
S Gage Linquist	0	1	0	16
OLB Tom Freitag	0	0	1	5

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Wayne Davison	4	10	34	0	31
G Rex Bradford	3	8	34	0	31
T Ernie Thongchanh	1	4	34	1	31
C Aaron Wells	1	4	34	0	31
T Moe Benton	0	5	34	0	31
RB Troy Mesaros	0	0	14	1	14

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Gerald Walters	2	9	22	1	41
T Johnny Rose	2	5	22	0	41
G Howard Forbes	1	1	22	1	41
G Ellis Mandarich	0	2	22	1	41
T Alonzo West	0	2	22	0	41

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Ethan Lee	2	15
Edwin Phillip	1	23
Moe Meyer	1	18
Matthew Rountree	1	15

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Mitch James	2	12
Casey Chelios	1	26
Tom Freitag	1	23

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Rex Bradford	34	31	---	---	6	71
G Wayne Davison	34	31	---	---	6	71
T Moe Benton	34	31	---	---	6	71
CB Elliot Bellas	---	---	20	41	10	71
T Ernie Thongchanh	34	31	---	---	6	71
DE Matthew Rountree	---	---	22	32	15	69
OLB Ethan Lee	---	---	20	33	15	68
WR Walt Peter	33	30	---	---	4	67
S Courtney Miner	---	---	22	41	3	66
CB Levon Franz	---	---	22	41	3	66
C Aaron Wells	34	31	---	---	---	65
S Dana Daileader	---	---	21	41	3	65
QB Sean Leeuwenburg	34	31	---	---	---	65
WR Sebastian Chinn	34	30	---	---	---	64
TE Johnny Andersen	34	29	---	---	---	63
CB Donnie Osborne	---	---	14	27	20	61
DT Darren Gordon	---	---	16	35	2	53
RB Troy Mesaros	14	14	---	---	24	52
ILB Donnell Santana	---	---	20	26	2	48
DT Dustin Hoover	---	---	15	31	2	48
WR Walt Beeston	18	18	---	---	4	40
DE Wesley Ingram	---	---	12	25	2	39
DT Rusty Brotherton	---	---	14	16	9	39
DE Douglas Harmon	---	---	7	21	8	36
RB Myles Sachs	19	15	---	---	1	35
OLB Marcos Sanderson	---	---	13	17	1	31
ILB Junior McConnell	---	---	1	15	12	28
S Moe Meyer	---	---	0	9	18	27
OLB Edwin Phillip	---	---	2	0	23	25
TE Maxwell Collazo	0	0	---	---	24	24
WR Ethan Burton	0	2	---	---	18	20
WR Elijah McLaughlin	0	0	---	---	19	19
TE Griffin Quinn	6	11	---	---	---	17
TE Aiden Franz	11	4	---	---	---	15
RB Nolan Franklin	1	0	---	---	11	12
K Earl Wheeler	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Giovanni Reid	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Edwin Pearson	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Jameson Harris	0	2	---	---	---	2
ILB Sedrick Jamison	---	---	1	0	---	1
OLB Patrick Matlosz	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Cesar Turnbull	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Caden Oliver	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Everett Giles	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Arnie Small	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Edward Fields	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Mitch James	---	---	31	31	12	74
G Howard Forbes	22	41	---	---	10	73
G Ellis Mandarich	22	41	---	---	---	63
T Johnny Rose	22	41	---	---	---	63
QB Isaac Poloski	22	41	---	---	---	63
C Gerald Walters	22	41	---	---	---	63
T Alonzo West	22	41	---	---	---	63
OLB Corbin Root	---	---	33	28	1	62
OLB Greg Shapiro	---	---	33	28	1	62
DT Devante McIntosh	---	---	33	27	1	61
RB Oliver Schaefer	16	33	---	---	9	58
CB Ethan Hernandez	---	---	29	28	1	58
S Mack Merloni	---	---	30	26	1	57
WR Rickey Kerr	16	31	---	---	7	54
ILB Devonte Butterworth	---	---	29	24	1	54
TE Gabriel Wilkins	21	32	---	---	---	53
DE Glenn Peterson	---	---	24	22	6	52
ILB Tevin Barton	---	---	22	17	13	52
WR Drake Poston	17	32	---	---	2	51
WR Fernando Linquist	18	33	---	---	---	51
S Chad Cousino	---	---	17	17	16	50
DE Paul Briggs	---	---	25	21	---	46
S Gage Linquist	---	---	20	16	1	37
RB Casey Chelios	4	7	---	---	26	37
DE Marlon Dodge	---	---	18	17	1	36
CB Dustin Eschbach	---	---	14	18	---	32
RB Henry Bauer	6	9	---	---	17	32
OLB Tom Freitag	---	---	3	5	23	31
CB Drake Read	---	---	5	6	16	27
TE Glen Whiting	2	1	---	---	24	27
TE Anton Muhammed	7	16	---	---	2	25
WR Earl Zink	3	10	---	---	10	23
WR Dixon Harrison	0	1	---	---	18	19
OLB Andrew Distel	---	---	0	3	11	14
CB Steve Forster	---	---	3	3	5	11
C Zack Blades	0	0	---	---	10	10
DT Will Perry	---	---	1	4	5	10
G Ernest Wolf	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Kaleb Perry	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Jimmie Mogilevsky	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Denzel Tanner	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Charles Harding	0	0	---	---	7	7
ILB Leslie Rigsby	---	---	3	0	---	3
OLB Trenton Morrison	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Lincoln Alexandre	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Ben Nichols	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	91	13.0
Middle	23	88	3.8
Right	4	2	0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	2	0.5
Middle	15	113	7.5
Right	3	-1	-0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sean Leeuwenburg	29	19	2	2	1	3	3	1	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Isaac Poloski	38	20	3	2	1	5	8	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	47	7.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	54	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	45	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	53	13.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	27	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	9	108	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	112	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sebastian Chinn	7	6	0	79	1	30
TE Johnny Andersen	6	5	0	45	1	29
WR Walt Beeston	4	1	1	6	0	18
WR Walt Peter	3	2	0	19	0	30
RB Myles Sachs	3	1	0	19	0	15
RB Troy Mesaros	2	2	0	9	0	14
TE Griffin Quinn	2	1	0	11	0	11
WR Ethan Burton	1	0	0	0	0	2
TE Aiden Franz	1	1	0	11	0	4

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Drake Poston	9	4	0	46	0	32
RB Oliver Schaefer	7	4	1	83	2	33
TE Gabriel Wilkins	6	3	0	52	1	32
WR Fernando Linquist	6	4	0	18	0	33
WR Rickey Kerr	3	3	0	26	0	31
WR Earl Zink	3	0	0	0	0	10
TE Anton Muhammed	2	2	0	22	0	16
RB Casey Chelios	2	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Myles Sachs	4	14	3.50	7.28
RB Troy Mesaros	3	5	1.67	3.00

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Henry Bauer	2	-2	-1.00	-1.00
QB Isaac Poloski	1	9	9.00	8.33
RB Casey Chelios	1	2	2.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sean Leeuwenburg	6	3	27	4.50	6.86

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Isaac Poloski	5	2	26	5.20	6.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sebastian Chinn	2	1	12	6.00	11.29
WR Ethan Burton	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Griffin Quinn	1	1	11	11.00	5.50
RB Myles Sachs	1	0	0	0.00	6.33
TE Johnny Andersen	1	1	4	4.00	7.50

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Drake Poston	3	1	12	4.00	5.11
WR Rickey Kerr	1	1	14	14.00	8.67
RB Oliver Schaefer	1	0	0	0.00	11.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Sean Leeuwenburg	2	0
RB Myles Sachs	2	1
RB Troy Mesaros	1	1

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

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sean Leeuwenburg	9	7	7

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Isaac Poloski	11	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sebastian Chinn	4	3	3
TE Johnny Andersen	2	2	2
RB Troy Mesaros	1	1	1
WR Ethan Burton	1	0	0
TE Aiden Franz	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Drake Poston	4	1	0
TE Gabriel Wilkins	2	1	0
RB Oliver Schaefer	2	2	1
WR Earl Zink	2	0	0
WR Rickey Kerr	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,400 (54,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 10,800 (11,900)
End Zone 7,700 (8,500)
Mezzanine 4,700 (4,900)
Sideline Seats 7,100 (7,500)
Club Seats 19,100 (19,100)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,400 (54,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	10,800 (11,900)
End Zone	7,700 (8,500)
Mezzanine	4,700 (4,900)
Sideline Seats	7,100 (7,500)
Club Seats	19,100 (19,100)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,000)