Week 2, 2028

played in Carolina, NC

62 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Denver Broncos	7	14	0	0	-	21
Carolina Panthers	7	10	7	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:19 DEN - Leon Holliday 19 pass from Ricardo Kerr (Frankie Beyer extra point)
1Q: 05:13 CAR - Derek Dunlap 31 pass from Carson Silverman (Samuel Terry extra point)
2Q: 11:03 CAR - Derek Dunlap 52 pass from Carson Silverman (Samuel Terry extra point)
2Q: 06:24 DEN - Winfred Hill 5 run (Frankie Beyer extra point)
2Q: 03:11 DEN - Leon Holliday 29 pass from Ricardo Kerr (Frankie Beyer extra point)
2Q: 00:18 CAR - Samuel Terry 24 field goal
3Q: 04:57 CAR - Carson Silverman 13 run (Samuel Terry extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:19 DEN - Leon Holliday 19 pass from Ricardo Kerr (Frankie Beyer extra point)
1Q: 05:13 CAR - Derek Dunlap 31 pass from Carson Silverman (Samuel Terry extra point)
2Q: 11:03 CAR - Derek Dunlap 52 pass from Carson Silverman (Samuel Terry extra point)
2Q: 06:24 DEN - Winfred Hill 5 run (Frankie Beyer extra point)
2Q: 03:11 DEN - Leon Holliday 29 pass from Ricardo Kerr (Frankie Beyer extra point)
2Q: 00:18 CAR - Samuel Terry 24 field goal
3Q: 04:57 CAR - Carson Silverman 13 run (Samuel Terry extra point)

Team Statistics DEN CAR
Record 0-2 2-0
First Downs 20 18
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 342 431
- Offensive Plays 68 68
- Yards per Play 5.03 6.34
Net Rushing Yards 108 103
- Rushing Attempts 29 29
- Yards per Rush 3.72 3.55
Net Passing Yards 234 328
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 21 - 2 38 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 247 334
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/13 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.00 8.41
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 9.0
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/46 7/48
Punt Returns/Yards 5/29 2/22
Kick Returns/Yards 3/78 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 26
Time of Possession 29:54 30:06

Team Statistics	DEN	CAR
Record	0-2	2-0
First Downs	20	18
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	342	431
- Offensive Plays	68	68
- Yards per Play	5.03	6.34
Net Rushing Yards	108	103
- Rushing Attempts	29	29
- Yards per Rush	3.72	3.55
Net Passing Yards	234	328
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 21 - 2	38 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	247	334
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/13	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.00	8.41
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	9.0
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/46	7/48
Punt Returns/Yards	5/29	2/22
Kick Returns/Yards	3/78	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 26
Time of Possession	29:54	30:06

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:52	OWN 38	5	62	Touchdown
1	10:58	2:25	OWN 24	5	16	Punt
1	4:59	1:42	OWN 21	3	5	Punt
1	1:05	0:51	OWN 44	2	-2	Interception
2	14:10	2:18	OWN 17	5	3	Punt
2	10:45	4:27	OWN 47	8	53	Touchdown
2	4:59	1:58	OWN 34	5	66	Touchdown
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 25	1	-1	Half
3	12:54	2:47	OWN 21	5	19	Punt
3	4:48	2:04	OWN 25	4	27	Punt
3	1:08	3:25	OWN 16	6	25	Punt
4	10:21	1:54	OWN 39	6	16	Punt
4	5:13	0:56	OWN 20	2	-3	Interception
4	3:49	2:47	OWN 20	9	46	Missed FG
4	0:29	0:29	OWN 20	2	5	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:08	1:10	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
1	8:33	3:34	OWN 4	7	96	Touchdown
1	3:17	2:12	OWN 31	5	25	Fumble
1	0:14	1:04	OWN 43	3	-2	Punt
2	11:52	1:07	OWN 40	3	60	Touchdown
2	6:18	1:19	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
2	3:01	2:48	OWN 25	9	68	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:06	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	10:07	5:19	OWN 4	11	96	Touchdown
3	2:44	1:36	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	12:43	2:22	OWN 6	4	11	Punt
4	8:27	3:14	OWN 20	8	46	Punt
4	4:17	0:28	OPP 45	3	2	Punt
4	1:02	0:33	OWN 41	3	-2	Punt

Game MVP: Carson Silverman, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Winfred Hill	17	71	4.18	14	2	1
Tanner Barker	8	29	3.63	22	1	0
Ricardo Kerr	3	10	3.33	6	0	0
K.C. DeNeff	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
J.C. Caleca	14	55	3.93	17	1	0
Roberto England	11	29	2.64	20	1	0
Carson Silverman	2	18	9.00	13	1	1
Heath Boone	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0
Malcolm Heath	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ricardo Kerr	36	21	247	3/13	2	42	2	74.6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carson Silverman	38	23	334	1/6	2	54	0	106.6

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Weston Austin	5	11	71	14.20	20	42	0
WR Leon Holliday	5	9	71	14.20	23	29	2
WR Cedric Rodriguez	4	6	59	14.75	1	40	0
TE Ron Kennedy	3	4	29	9.67	3	21	0
TE DeAndre Becker	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Marc Barrientos	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
RB Winfred Hill	1	3	14	14.00	5	14	0
TE Freddie Burnstine	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Derek Dunlap	6	11	126	21.00	77	52	2
WR Malcolm Heath	6	8	30	5.00	22	12	0
TE Wes Mizrahi	4	8	19	4.75	0	9	0
WR Morris Ladd	2	4	33	16.50	6	27	0
RB J.C. Caleca	2	2	81	40.50	72	54	0
RB Roberto England	2	2	34	17.00	29	29	0
TE Eddie Bulger	1	2	11	11.00	1	11	0
WR Rob Everett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Joe Manning	1	0	0.00	0
CB Bucky Smith	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Lincoln Bernier	0	1	0	0
Randall Farley	0	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Malcolm Heath	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lance Kopp	7	359	51.3	42.4	57	4

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darren Meyer	9	435	48.3	38.4	62	3

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Frankie Beyer	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	3/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Samuel Terry	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tanner Barker	5	29	5.8	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roberto England	2	22	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
K.C. DeNeff	3	78	26.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Deon Witten	9	2	0.0	29	37
S C.J. Thompson	7	1	0.0	29	37
DT Buddy Humphrey	5	2	0.0	29	31
S Randall Farley	5	1	0.0	29	31
OLB Zachery Robinette	4	2	0.0	18	15
ILB Raymond Padgett	4	0	0.0	28	25
DE Skip Rahn	2	1	1.0	28	27
CB Brendan Denton	2	4	0.0	28	38
DT Lincoln Bernier	2	3	0.0	27	34
CB Andre DiCosimo	2	1	0.0	29	38
DE Ben Badgro	2	0	0.0	26	28
S Earl Duran	2	0	0.0	0	10
TE Ron Kennedy	1	0	---	---	---
CB Tyler Bailey	1	0	0.0	12	17
DE Philip Sawyer	1	0	0.0	4	18
WR Leon Holliday	1	0	---	---	---
DT Mercury Klingensmith	1	0	0.0	2	11
CB Tyrell Aiton	1	0	0.0	0	11

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Santiago Chatman	10	1	0.0	29	39
OLB Cesar Wingo	7	1	1.0	29	39
DE Chance Tanner	5	0	1.5	27	34
OLB Brody Floyd	5	3	0.0	29	38
CB Ivan Liu	4	3	0.0	17	24
S Joe Manning	4	2	0.0	29	39
ILB Donald Bobbitt	4	2	0.0	28	26
CB Brayden Banks	3	1	0.0	29	38
ILB Erick Cogdell	3	0	0.0	13	10
DT Gino Ball	2	1	0.0	26	19
DE Alexander Garrison	1	2	0.5	26	32
S Mason Forrester	1	0	0.0	5	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Skip Rahn	1.0	1	2	1	27
DE O.J. Thornburg	0.0	1	0	0	8
OLB Zachery Robinette	0.0	1	0	0	15
DT Lincoln Bernier	0.0	1	0	0	34
DE Philip Sawyer	0.0	0	1	0	18
DE Ben Badgro	0.0	0	0	1	28

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Chance Tanner	1.5	1	2	3	34
OLB Cesar Wingo	1.0	0	1	0	39
DE Alexander Garrison	0.5	1	1	0	32
DT Donnie O'Neal	0.0	0	1	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S C.J. Thompson	5	0	37
OLB Deon Witten	4	0	37
S Randall Farley	2	1	31
CB Andre DiCosimo	2	1	38
ILB Raymond Padgett	2	0	25
CB Tyrell Aiton	2	0	11
CB Brendan Denton	2	0	38
S Earl Duran	2	0	10
CB Tyler Bailey	1	1	17
DE Philip Sawyer	1	0	18
OLB Zachery Robinette	0	1	15
ILB Tyrone Hopper	0	1	11

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Santiago Chatman	6	0	0	39
S Joe Manning	4	0	1	39
OLB Brody Floyd	3	0	0	38
CB Brayden Banks	3	0	0	38
S Mason Forrester	1	1	0	10
ILB Erick Cogdell	1	1	0	10
OLB Cesar Wingo	1	1	0	39
DE Chance Tanner	1	0	0	34
CB Ivan Liu	1	0	0	24
ILB Donald Bobbitt	0	1	0	26
CB Bucky Smith	0	0	1	24

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Keith Epstein	4	5	29	0	39
Rusty Ellard	3	10	29	0	39
Brandon Baker	2	4	29	1	39
Norm Brazil	1	5	29	1	39
DeAndre Becker	1	1	9	0	6
Ron Kennedy	0	1	29	0	37
Mickey Dotson	0	0	29	1	39

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bernie Casarez	3	5	29	0	39
Adrian Frederick	2	11	29	1	39
Rico Liersch	2	3	29	0	39
Liam Jefferson	1	3	29	0	39
Eddie Bulger	0	2	14	0	9
Fred Jacobs	0	2	29	0	39
Wes Mizrahi	0	1	28	0	35

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Karl Marshall	1	23
Ron Kennedy	1	12

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Bucky Smith	3	25
Roberto England	2	26
J.C. Caleca	1	26
Ivan Liu	1	16
Fred Jacobs	1	10

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rusty Ellard	29	39	---	---	12	80
Ron Kennedy	29	37	---	---	12	78
Keith Epstein	29	39	---	---	8	76
Mickey Dotson	29	39	---	---	8	76
Norm Brazil	29	39	---	---	8	76
C.J. Thompson	---	---	29	37	3	69
Deon Witten	---	---	29	37	3	69
Ricardo Kerr	29	39	---	---	---	68
Brandon Baker	29	39	---	---	---	68
Andre DiCosimo	---	---	29	38	1	68
Brendan Denton	---	---	28	38	1	67
Cedric Rodriguez	21	25	---	---	19	65
Weston Austin	24	38	---	---	1	63
Lincoln Bernier	---	---	27	34	1	62
Randall Farley	---	---	29	31	1	61
Buddy Humphrey	---	---	29	31	1	61
Leon Holliday	23	36	---	---	1	60
Skip Rahn	---	---	28	27	1	56
Raymond Padgett	---	---	28	25	2	55
Ben Badgro	---	---	26	28	1	55
Winfred Hill	19	27	---	---	5	51
Tyler Bailey	---	---	12	17	19	48
Tanner Barker	10	7	---	---	26	43
DeAndre Becker	9	6	---	---	25	40
K.C. DeNeff	7	11	---	---	19	37
Zachery Robinette	---	---	18	15	---	33
Earl Duran	---	---	0	10	16	26
Tyrone Hopper	---	---	1	11	13	25
Karl Marshall	---	---	0	0	23	23
Philip Sawyer	---	---	4	18	---	22
Mercury Klingensmith	---	---	2	11	9	22
Tyrell Aiton	---	---	0	11	9	20
O.J. Thornburg	---	---	0	8	9	17
Marc Barrientos	0	5	---	---	8	13
Lance Kopp	0	0	---	---	8	8
Vince Newton	0	0	---	---	8	8
B.J. Romanski	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dashawn Magazine	0	2	---	---	4	6
Frankie Beyer	0	0	---	---	5	5
Freddie Burnstine	3	1	---	---	---	4
Roosevelt Roberson	---	---	0	2	---	2
Kurt Frederick	0	0	---	---	---	0
Aiden Brown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brendan Manning	0	0	---	---	---	0
Riddick Rolf	0	0	---	---	---	0
Joshua Burkhammer	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
J.C. Caleca	19	36	---	---	26	81
Bernie Casarez	29	39	---	---	10	78
Rico Liersch	29	39	---	---	10	78
Fred Jacobs	29	39	---	---	10	78
Liam Jefferson	29	39	---	---	10	78
Bucky Smith	---	---	23	24	25	72
Joe Manning	---	---	29	39	1	69
Cesar Wingo	---	---	29	39	1	69
Santiago Chatman	---	---	29	39	1	69
Brody Floyd	---	---	29	38	1	68
Adrian Frederick	29	39	---	---	---	68
Brayden Banks	---	---	29	38	1	68
Carson Silverman	29	39	---	---	---	68
Wes Mizrahi	28	35	---	---	---	63
Chance Tanner	---	---	27	34	1	62
Derek Dunlap	26	35	---	---	---	61
Alexander Garrison	---	---	26	32	1	59
Morris Ladd	26	32	---	---	---	58
Ivan Liu	---	---	17	24	16	57
Donald Bobbitt	---	---	28	26	---	54
Malcolm Heath	14	29	---	---	9	52
Roberto England	13	12	---	---	26	51
Eddie Bulger	14	9	---	---	26	49
Gino Ball	---	---	26	19	---	45
Mason Forrester	---	---	5	10	17	32
Donnie O'Neal	---	---	3	20	8	31
Riddick Carpenter	---	---	1	5	25	31
Erick Cogdell	---	---	13	10	---	23
Rob Everett	0	3	---	---	17	20
Danny McGinnis	---	---	4	8	7	19
Dakota Holliday	3	4	---	---	9	16
Mario Jefferson	---	---	0	12	1	13
Nick Reid	---	---	0	1	11	12
Darren Meyer	0	0	---	---	10	10
Zack Alston	0	0	---	---	10	10
D.J. Cox	---	---	0	7	1	8
Samuel Terry	0	0	---	---	6	6
Caiden Batten	---	---	1	4	---	5
Heath Boone	2	0	---	---	---	2
Clay Tucker	---	---	0	0	---	0
Dean Kratky	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brett Furrey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Damian Sawyer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Pete Mummert	0	0	---	---	---	0
Vincent Benton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dennis Gerhardt	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	34	4.3
Middle	12	42	3.5
Right	8	33	4.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	22	11.0
Middle	18	48	2.7
Right	9	33	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ricardo Kerr	36	21	4	0	2	4	5	4	2

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carson Silverman	38	23	7	2	1	5	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	-4	-1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	66	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	74	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	11	3	111	10.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	137	15.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	58	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	81	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	58	11.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Weston Austin	11	5	0	71	1	38
WR Leon Holliday	9	5	1	71	1	36
WR Cedric Rodriguez	6	4	0	59	1	25
TE Ron Kennedy	4	3	1	29	1	37
RB Winfred Hill	3	1	0	14	0	27
TE DeAndre Becker	1	1	0	3	0	6
WR Marc Barrientos	1	1	0	-4	0	5
TE Freddie Burnstine	1	1	0	4	0	1

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Derek Dunlap	11	6	1	126	3	35
TE Wes Mizrahi	8	4	0	19	0	35
WR Malcolm Heath	8	6	0	30	0	29
WR Morris Ladd	4	2	0	33	1	32
TE Eddie Bulger	2	1	0	11	0	9
RB J.C. Caleca	2	2	0	81	2	36
RB Roberto England	2	2	0	34	1	12
WR Rob Everett	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Winfred Hill	1	5	5.00	4.18

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Carson Silverman	1	13	13.00	9.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ricardo Kerr	1	1	19	19.00	6.86

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carson Silverman	2	2	12	6.00	8.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Leon Holliday	1	1	19	19.00	7.89

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Derek Dunlap	1	1	13	13.00	11.45
WR Malcolm Heath	1	1	-1	-1.00	3.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Ricardo Kerr	1	1
Winfred Hill	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
J.C. Caleca	1	0
Carson Silverman	1	0
Roberto England	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ricardo Kerr	10	4	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carson Silverman	13	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cedric Rodriguez	3	1	1
WR Weston Austin	3	1	1
TE Ron Kennedy	2	1	1
WR Leon Holliday	2	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Morris Ladd	3	2	2
TE Wes Mizrahi	3	2	0
WR Derek Dunlap	3	3	3
WR Malcolm Heath	3	1	0
RB J.C. Caleca	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (21,400)
End Zone 12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (21,400)
End Zone	12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)