Week 2, 2036

played in Carolina, NC

56 degrees, rain, 14 mph wind

Denver Broncos141007-31
Carolina Panthers2033-8

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:13 DEN - Daniel Shepherd 15 pass from Ernie Cary (Denzel McDonald extra point)
1Q: 08:19 CAR - Safety: Lance Parry tackled ball carrier in end zone
1Q: 04:04 DEN - Ernie Cary 28 run (Denzel McDonald extra point)
2Q: 11:28 DEN - Denzel McDonald 31 field goal
2Q: 02:10 DEN - Ernie Cary 21 run (Denzel McDonald extra point)
3Q: 07:06 CAR - Rod Bernstein 32 field goal
4Q: 07:04 DEN - Wendell Weaver 9 run (Denzel McDonald extra point)
4Q: 01:01 CAR - Rod Bernstein 41 field goal

Team StatisticsDENCAR
Record2-01-1
First Downs2417
- by Rushing66
- by Passing1611
- by Penalty20
Total Net Yards436296
- Offensive Plays7262
- Yards per Play6.064.77
Net Rushing Yards13479
- Rushing Attempts3123
- Yards per Rush4.323.43
Net Passing Yards302217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt40 - 26 - 037 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards308229
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/62/12
- Yards per Pass Play7.375.56
Fumbles/Lost1/01/1
3rd Down Conversions7/153/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.910.5
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards9/575/51
Punt Returns/Yards2/102/14
Kick Returns/Yards0/03/56
Interception Ret./Yards2/30/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits32
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/10/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 30OWN 27
Time of Possession32:3827:22

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:58OWN 8892Touchdown
18:460:37OWN 12-1Safety
16:452:30OWN 23528Punt
14:040:08OPP 28128Touchdown
12:095:49OWN 231063Field Goal
27:113:05OWN 191031Punt
23:341:34OPP 47547Touchdown
21:041:04OWN 36532Missed FG
36:592:00OWN 2537Punt
33:262:20OWN 35422Punt
413:282:14OWN 20631Punt
49:593:04OWN 36964Touchdown
44:252:23OWN 243-1Punt
40:550:47OPP 4630Punt
Carolina Panthers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:022:16OWN 25724Punt
18:091:24OWN 343-3Punt
14:150:11OWN 2010Interception
13:561:47OWN 2534Punt
211:204:09OWN 25621Punt
24:060:32OWN 32215Fumble
22:000:56OWN 25413Interception
315:008:01OWN 151470Field Goal
34:591:33OWN 2437Punt
31:062:38OWN 20630Punt
411:141:15OWN 1636Punt
46:552:30OWN 25566Missed FG
42:021:07OWN 42534Field Goal
40:080:085010Game

Game MVP: Ernie Cary, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Wendell Weaver20522.601021
QB Ernie Cary67612.672832
RB Eugene Doesburg561.20700
CarolinaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Shane Prior15503.331530
QB Carson Silverman2115.50600
QB Pete Rovenstine22311.501710
RB Willie Bush200.00200
WR Joshua Nixon1-5-5.00-500
RB Les Nelson100.00000

Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ernie Cary40263081/6154096.7
CarolinaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Carson Silverman29151522/12032238.3
Pete Rovenstine84770/0034083.8

Receiving Statistics

DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Elliot Sylvester8914718.3874540
RB Wendell Weaver66467.6715130
WR Weston Austin35186.00180
TE Daniel Shepherd384615.3318181
TE Maurice Alston34196.33180
WR Michael Lowe151111.000110
RB Eugene Doesburg111010.000100
TE Mark Lake111111.002110
WR Wyatt Zuccolotto0100.00000
CarolinaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Baby Face Oldfield474110.254180
WR Joshua Nixon469523.7526330
WR Jeffrey Battle465413.5034340
WR Bryan Richmond310175.671110
RB Shane Prior2252.50080
RB Willie Bush111111.000110
TE Aaron Gottlieb1166.00460
FB Johnny Flannery0100.00000
WR Rico Hansen0200.00000
WR Landon Jeffries0100.00000

Interception Statistics

DenverIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Arturo Aspell231.500
CarolinaIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

DenverFumbRecovForceTD
RB Wendell Weaver1000
T Rusty Ellard0100
ILB Brant Melchior0100
CB Brendan Denton0010
CarolinaFumbRecovForceTD
QB Carson Silverman1000
CB Marshall Shellhaas0010

Punting Statistics

DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Leland Gaylor521643.232.4492
Denzel McDonald23517.517.5350
CarolinaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Rodolfo Margraff731545.040.7502

Kicking Statistics

DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Denzel McDonald1/20/10/0314/4
CarolinaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Rod Bernstein2/31/10/0410/0

Punt Return Statistics

DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Weston Austin2105.00
CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Les Nelson2147.00

Kick Return Statistics

DenverRetYardsAvgTD
CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Joshua Nixon35618.70

Defensive Statistics

DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Gino Chatas800.02131
ILB Brant Melchior520.02128
CB Brendan Denton510.02339
S Ben Sampson430.02339
DE Les Gaines310.02329
CB Julian Wells300.02023
DT Moe Anderson211.0932
DT Roosevelt Roberson230.02025
CB Arturo Aspell220.02029
S Earl Duran200.02339
DT Morris Daileader200.01715
OLB Bob Leong200.0424
DE Troy Granados101.0819
OLB Joshua Child100.0415
S Jameson Rayburn010.024
DE Sammy Baumhackl010.01523
CarolinaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Josiah Upshaw1020.03141
CB Dave Henry710.03141
ILB Jerry Bernstein620.02432
OLB Brady Schwartz541.03141
S Bert Sherman510.02431
S Max Woodson420.03041
CB Marshall Shellhaas300.02934
S Andre Scott300.01313
DE Tevin Andersen210.02429
ILB Lance Parry200.0915
DT Ricardo Gray120.01921
OLB Riddick Carpenter110.049
DE Jonah Shepard100.0912
TE Baby Face Oldfield10---------
ILB Ernie Myers100.036
RB Les Nelson10---------
CB Hugh Lincoln100.037
CB Marco Luciano100.01317
DE Dalton Jackson010.0813

Pass Rush Statistics

DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Moe Anderson1.001032
DE Troy Granados1.000019
DT Roosevelt Roberson0.010025
DE Les Gaines0.010029
DE Sammy Baumhackl0.010023
CB Arturo Aspell0.001029
CarolinaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Brady Schwartz1.001141
DE Tevin Andersen0.011029
DE Walt Thomas0.002028
OLB Josiah Upshaw0.002041

Pass Defense Statistics

DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Brendan Denton52039
OLB Gino Chatas32031
S Earl Duran21039
ILB Brant Melchior20028
CB Julian Wells20023
S Ben Sampson20039
OLB Bob Leong20024
OLB Joshua Child10015
CB Arturo Aspell03229
CarolinaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Dave Henry70041
OLB Josiah Upshaw60041
S Bert Sherman42031
S Andre Scott30013
ILB Jerry Bernstein20032
S Max Woodson20041
ILB Ernie Myers1006
CB Hugh Lincoln1007
CB Marshall Shellhaas01034
OLB Brady Schwartz01041
CB Marco Luciano01017

Blocking Statistics

DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Brandon Baker39031041
T Ashton Walters26031141
G Jake Curran22028041
TE Daniel Shepherd11028039
T Rusty Ellard06031041
G Fred Burr01028041
CarolinaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Ernie Bruner26023039
C Josiah Ames23023039
T Liam Jefferson16023139
G Stephen Winders14023039
T Aiden Joseph00020132

Special Teams Tackles

DenverTacklesSTPlays
Michael Lowe217
Maurice Alston126
Rusty Ellard116
B.J. Sutter112
CarolinaTacklesSTPlays
Curtis Collier112
Aiden Joseph110

Participation

DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
T Rusty Ellard3141------1688
WR Michael Lowe3041------1788
RB Wendell Weaver2333------2682
T Ashton Walters3141------981
G Jake Curran2841------978
G Fred Burr2841------978
C Brandon Baker3141---------72
WR Weston Austin2528------1972
QB Ernie Cary2841---------69
TE Daniel Shepherd2839---------67
CB Brendan Denton------2339567
S Earl Duran------2339567
CB Arturo Aspell------20291867
S Ben Sampson------2339365
WR Elliot Sylvester2534---------59
OLB Gino Chatas------2131355
DT Roosevelt Roberson------2025954
DE Les Gaines------2329254
ILB Brant Melchior------2128150
DT Moe Anderson------932344
CB Julian Wells------2023144
TE Maurice Alston612------2644
DE Sammy Baumhackl------1523---38
DE Troy Granados------8191037
DT Morris Daileader------1715---32
OLB Bob Leong------424129
OLB Joshua Burkhammer------002424
RB B.J. Sutter65------1223
OLB Joshua Child------415322
WR Wyatt Zuccolotto13------1721
RB Eugene Doesburg87------318
CB Matt Gameau------09716
S Malcolm Powell------001515
K Denzel McDonald00------1111
T Dashawn Drake30------710
ILB Harold Bishop------001010
C Conner Charron00------99
S Jameson Rayburn------2417
P Leland Gaylor00------77
DT Graham Scarbrough------0617
TE Mark Lake32---------5
QB Dale Burmbaugh30---------3
G Sherman Gorton30---------3
WR Daniel Organ01---------1
RB Marty Kolker00---------0
C Lawrence Coleman00---------0
CarolinaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
WR Joshua Nixon2027------2774
OLB Josiah Upshaw------3141274
OLB Brady Schwartz------3141274
CB Dave Henry------3141274
S Max Woodson------3041273
T Liam Jefferson2339------1072
G Stephen Winders2339------1072
G Ernie Bruner2339------1072
RB Shane Prior2128------1867
CB Marshall Shellhaas------2934265
C Josiah Ames2339---------62
T Aiden Joseph2032------1062
DE Tevin Andersen------2429861
ILB Jerry Bernstein------2432157
S Bert Sherman------2431257
WR Jeffrey Battle1925------1155
WR Bryan Richmond2133---------54
TE Baby Face Oldfield2131------254
QB Carson Silverman2031---------51
DE Walt Thomas------2128150
DT Ricardo Gray------1921747
DT Curtis Collier------12201244
S Andre Scott------13131743
FB Johnny Flannery515------2040
OLB Riddick Carpenter------492538
CB Marco Luciano------1317838
TE Lorenzo Monroe02------2527
CB Hugh Lincoln------371727
ILB Lance Parry------915125
DE Jonah Shepard------912122
DE Dalton Jackson------813122
WR Landon Jeffries210------719
ILB Curtis Parker------301417
QB Pete Rovenstine38------314
RB Willie Bush29------213
WR Rico Hansen03------1013
TE Aaron Gottlieb39---------12
C Zack Alston00------1010
T Roger Ricketts37---------10
RB Les Nelson13------610
ILB Ernie Myers------36---9
P Rodolfo Margraff00------77
K Rod Bernstein00------66
C John Kawakami00---------0
T Chandler Paschke00---------0
DE Trey Walton------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7324.6
Middle22924.2
Right2105.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left252.5
Middle15563.7
Right6183.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ernie Cary40263025610
CarolinaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Carson Silverman29151036102
Pete Rovenstine842002100

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen55387.6
Short (0-8 Yds)20151608.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)95849.3
Long (19+ Yds)61264.3
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen6371.2
Short (0-8 Yds)16101096.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)94485.3
Long (19+ Yds)626510.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Elliot Sylvester980147334
TE Daniel Shepherd83146039
RB Wendell Weaver66046033
WR Weston Austin53118028
WR Michael Lowe51011041
TE Maurice Alston43019012
WR Wyatt Zuccolotto100003
RB Eugene Doesburg1101007
TE Mark Lake1101102
CarolinaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Bryan Richmond103117033
TE Baby Face Oldfield74041031
WR Joshua Nixon64195227
WR Jeffrey Battle64054125
RB Shane Prior2205028
WR Rico Hansen200003
FB Johnny Flannery1010015
RB Willie Bush1101109
TE Aaron Gottlieb110609
WR Landon Jeffries1000010

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Wendell Weaver252.502.60
RB Eugene Doesburg242.001.20
QB Ernie Cary133.0012.67
CarolinaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
WR Joshua Nixon1-5-5.00-5.00
RB Les Nelson100.000.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ernie Cary41153.757.70
CarolinaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Carson Silverman2131.505.24
Pete Rovenstine21-1-0.509.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Daniel Shepherd21157.505.75
WR Weston Austin1000.003.60
WR Michael Lowe1000.002.20
CarolinaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Jeffrey Battle21-1-0.509.00
WR Bryan Richmond1000.001.70
TE Baby Face Oldfield1133.005.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

DenverRushesConversions
RB Wendell Weaver31
QB Ernie Cary20
CarolinaRushesConversions
RB Shane Prior10
RB Les Nelson10

Third Down Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompConversions
Ernie Cary1086
CarolinaAttCompConversions
Carson Silverman953
Pete Rovenstine100

Third Down Receiving Statistics

DenverTargCatchConversions
TE Daniel Shepherd322
RB Wendell Weaver333
TE Maurice Alston210
WR Weston Austin110
WR Elliot Sylvester111
CarolinaTargCatchConversions
WR Bryan Richmond310
WR Joshua Nixon322
TE Baby Face Oldfield211
RB Shane Prior110
WR Jeffrey Battle100

SectionAttendance
Stadium58,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck17,100 (21,400)
End Zone12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,100 (3,300)