Week 14, 2015

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Broncos	0	0	0	0	-	0
Minnesota Vikings	14	7	7	3	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:57 MIN - Calvin Truong 3 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
1Q: 03:25 MIN - Richie Forbes 6 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 00:46 MIN - Richie Forbes 2 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 07:38 MIN - Richie Forbes 13 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 11:47 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:57 MIN - Calvin Truong 3 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
1Q: 03:25 MIN - Richie Forbes 6 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 00:46 MIN - Richie Forbes 2 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 07:38 MIN - Richie Forbes 13 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 11:47 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 26 field goal

Team Statistics DEN MIN
Record 8-5 11-2
First Downs 14 24
- by Rushing 2 6
- by Passing 11 18
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 201 357
- Offensive Plays 57 68
- Yards per Play 3.53 5.25
Net Rushing Yards 60 118
- Rushing Attempts 18 39
- Yards per Rush 3.33 3.03
Net Passing Yards 141 239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 17 - 1 29 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 168 239
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/27 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.62 8.24
Fumbles/Lost 5/3 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 9/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/45 4/34
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 2/7
Kick Returns/Yards 4/90 1/27
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 33
Time of Possession 23:38 36:22

Team Statistics	DEN	MIN
Record	8-5	11-2
First Downs	14	24
- by Rushing	2	6
- by Passing	11	18
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	201	357
- Offensive Plays	57	68
- Yards per Play	3.53	5.25
Net Rushing Yards	60	118
- Rushing Attempts	18	39
- Yards per Rush	3.33	3.03
Net Passing Yards	141	239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 17 - 1	29 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	168	239
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/27	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.62	8.24
Fumbles/Lost	5/3	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	9/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/45	4/34
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	2/7
Kick Returns/Yards	4/90	1/27
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 33
Time of Possession	23:38	36:22

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:52	1:13	OWN 31	2	-1	Interception
1	3:17	4:00	OWN 35	8	38	Fumble
2	12:22	2:49	OWN 7	5	22	Punt
2	7:17	4:08	OWN 5	12	72	Missed FG
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 24	3	-6	Half
3	15:00	1:33	OWN 16	3	-3	Punt
3	7:29	2:25	OWN 20	5	10	Punt
3	1:07	1:41	OWN 8	5	26	Fumble
4	11:40	3:52	OWN 20	9	11	Punt
4	3:14	2:09	OWN 37	6	22	Fumble

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:08	OWN 29	10	71	Touchdown
1	7:39	4:22	OPP 42	9	42	Touchdown
2	14:17	1:55	OWN 27	3	2	Punt
2	9:33	2:16	OWN 20	5	35	Punt
2	3:09	2:31	OWN 30	9	70	Touchdown
3	13:27	5:58	OWN 29	13	71	Touchdown
3	5:04	3:57	OWN 23	6	18	Punt
4	14:26	2:46	OPP 34	5	25	Field Goal
4	7:48	4:34	OWN 10	6	13	Punt
4	1:05	1:05	OWN 41	2	5	Game

Game MVP: Clay Szymanski, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jeffrey McCollom	12	46	3.83	17	1
Luther Puzzuoli	5	15	3.00	5	0
Drew Brees	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Richie Forbes	29	105	3.62	17	3	3
Glen Jeffers	10	13	1.30	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	34	17	168	5/27	0	25	1	52.1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	29	24	239	0/0	1	19	0	112.5

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Darius Watts	4	7	52	13.00	5	25
WR Deron Lane	4	13	34	8.50	4	21
WR Warren Kerr	3	4	37	12.33	2	14
RB Jeffrey McCollom	2	2	15	7.50	13	8
FB Shane Ford	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Donnie Kerber	1	3	7	7.00	0	7
TE Lee Rayman	1	2	15	15.00	5	15
RB Luther Puzzuoli	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
WR Mario Beyer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Richie Forbes	5	5	62	12.40	39	17	0
WR Alvin Cortez	4	6	53	13.25	11	19	0
WR Quentin Giles	4	6	50	12.50	11	17	0
TE Calvin Truong	3	4	21	7.00	0	11	1
FB Bernard Branch	2	2	4	2.00	0	5	0
RB Butch McConnell	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Todd Gauthier	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Ted O'Neill	1	1	13	13.00	2	13	0
RB Glen Jeffers	1	1	8	8.00	7	8	0
WR Bryce Perkins	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Alonzo Poston	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jose Turner	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Drew Brees	2	0	0
Darius Watts	1	0	0
Jeffrey McCollom	1	0	0
Rico Bensen	1	0	0
Jay Baumgardner	0	1	0
Lee Rayman	0	1	0
Chuck Densmore	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Richie Forbes	1	0	0
Clay Szymanski	0	1	1
Ralph Ingram	0	1	0
Walt Tanner	0	1	0
Shannon Bynaker	0	1	0
Brent Beeston	0	0	1
Mo Harvey	0	0	1
Leslie Fields	0	0	1
Jose Turner	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Christian Cunningham	4	215	53.8	52.0	58	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	4	184	46.0	45.3	57	3

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Danny Whitfield	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	0/0

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rico Bensen	1	3	3.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Warren Pigg	1	4	4.0	0
Ted O'Neill	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rico Bensen	3	66	22.0	0
Mario Beyer	1	24	24.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Grolitzer	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chuck Densmore	12	4	0.0	39	29
OLB Marshall Chin	10	4	0.0	36	28
DT Freddie Segers	6	1	0.0	23	13
S Bernie Burke	5	2	0.0	39	29
DT Shaun Woods	5	1	0.0	36	28
CB John Echols	5	0	0.0	36	28
CB Cornell Shah	3	2	0.0	16	17
OLB Jose Brooks	3	1	0.0	23	12
DT Ian Kanpurwala	3	0	0.0	26	18
S Reuben Toniolo	2	4	0.0	24	19
CB Tom Clancy	2	0	0.0	35	29
DE Bernard Banks	1	3	0.0	35	28
DE Tracy Homer	1	2	0.0	36	26
WR Deron Lane	1	0	---	---	---
CB Randal Blake	1	0	0.0	9	4

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Daniel Shearer	7	2	0.0	14	36
OLB Shannon Bynaker	5	0	0.0	17	39
DT Cory Rose	4	1	0.5	16	37
S Kirk Baum	4	0	0.0	18	37
DE Brent Beeston	3	1	1.5	17	37
S Jose Turner	3	2	0.0	18	39
CB Dwight Grolitzer	3	0	0.0	17	39
DE Clay Szymanski	2	2	3.0	15	37
S Leslie Fields	2	0	0.0	3	10
CB Percy Garcia	1	1	0.0	18	38
OLB Tyrone Prosser	1	1	0.0	17	36
DE Chuck Laxdal	1	0	0.0	3	3
DE Randy Murray	1	0	0.0	3	4
OLB Louis Downs	1	0	0.0	3	4
ILB Arnie Miller	0	1	0.0	3	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Shaun Woods	0.0	1	0	0	28
DE Bernard Banks	0.0	0	0	1	28

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Clay Szymanski	3.0	0	4	8	37
DE Brent Beeston	1.5	0	2	4	37
DT Cory Rose	0.5	1	0	0	37
DT Edgar Morrison	0.0	0	1	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Chuck Densmore	6	1	29
CB John Echols	5	0	28
OLB Marshall Chin	4	1	28
CB Tom Clancy	2	1	29
S Bernie Burke	2	0	29
CB Cornell Shah	2	0	17
OLB Jose Brooks	2	0	12
DE Tracy Homer	1	0	26

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Daniel Shearer	5	0	0	36
S Jose Turner	2	2	1	39
CB Dwight Grolitzer	2	2	0	39
S Leslie Fields	2	0	0	10
OLB Shannon Bynaker	2	0	0	39
CB Percy Garcia	1	1	0	38
S Kirk Baum	1	1	0	37
OLB Tyrone Prosser	1	0	0	36
OLB Louis Downs	1	0	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Shane Arnold	1	4	18	1	39
Marcus Farrell	1	3	12	1	33
Arnie Alcott	1	2	15	3	33
Ted Paulk	1	2	13	0	31
Rico Wyss	1	1	10	0	13
Craig Atkins	0	2	13	0	33
Troy Hopper	0	1	10	0	5
Lee Rayman	0	1	11	0	20
Kennedy Finneran	0	1	3	0	6

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Rod Erickson	3	9	1	34	25
Luther Winslett	2	3	0	32	20
Britt Sims	1	11	1	39	28
Bernard Branch	1	4	1	16	11
Clyde Jordan	1	4	0	33	18
Dwayne Moline	1	3	0	14	8
Ralph Ingram	1	3	0	30	25
Calvin Truong	0	2	0	30	21

Special Teams Statistics

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Lee Rayman	1	14
Jay Baumgardner	1	12
Mario Beyer	1	8
Troy Hopper	0	12
Cris Shepard	0	11
Donnie Kerber	0	11
Shane Ford	0	10
Rico Bensen	0	10
Randal Blake	0	9
Rickey Richmond	0	8
Jose Brooks	0	7
Ricky Weichel	0	6
Dyno Dog Bensen	0	6
Darius Watts	0	5
Rico Wyss	0	5
Ted Paulk	0	5
Marcus Farrell	0	5
Thomas Neitring	0	5
Kennedy Finneran	0	5
Christian Cunningham	0	4
Kirk Orbik	0	4
Wendell Jenkins	0	4
Tracy Homer	0	3
Ian Kanpurwala	0	3
Danny Whitfield	0	2
Marshall Chin	0	2
Luther Puzzuoli	0	2
Shaun Woods	0	1
Bernard Banks	0	1
John Echols	0	1
Horace Kotz	0	1
Bernie Burke	0	1
Chuck Densmore	0	1
Cornell Shah	0	1
Reuben Toniolo	0	1
Tom Clancy	0	1

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Calvin Truong	2	11
Mo Harvey	2	11
Arnie Miller	1	7
Bernard Branch	0	16
Warren Pigg	0	14
Todd Gauthier	0	11
Butch McConnell	0	10
Ted O'Neill	0	10
Alonzo Poston	0	10
Daniel Shearer	0	9
Tyrone Prosser	0	9
Walt Tanner	0	7
Donnell Wilcox	0	7
Dwight Grolitzer	0	7
Clyde Jordan	0	5
Antoine Upshaw	0	5
Will Mendheim	0	5
Joel Dole	0	4
Herman Burns	0	4
Bubba Heath	0	4
Rod Erickson	0	4
Louis Downs	0	3
Leslie Fields	0	2
Kirk Baum	0	2
Brent Beeston	0	1
Ralph Ingram	0	1
Cory Rose	0	1
Zack Martin	0	1
Percy Garcia	0	1
Jackie Huntley	0	1
Alvin Cortez	0	1
Clay Szymanski	0	1
Shannon Bynaker	0	1
Jose Turner	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	29	4.8
Middle	8	22	2.8
Right	3	10	3.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	13	1.9
Middle	24	79	3.3
Right	8	26	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	34	17	2	0	2	6	7	12	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	29	24	0	0	1	3	0	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	9	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	53	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	60	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	11	2	46	4.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	35	8.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	106	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	8	98	10.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Deron Lane	13	4	1	34	1	37
WR Darius Watts	7	4	0	52	1	22
WR Warren Kerr	4	3	1	37	0	24
WR Donnie Kerber	3	1	0	7	0	22
RB Jeffrey McCollom	2	2	0	15	0	30
TE Lee Rayman	2	1	0	15	0	20
FB Shane Ford	1	1	0	0	0	13
WR Mario Beyer	1	0	0	0	0	7
RB Luther Puzzuoli	1	1	0	8	0	8

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Alvin Cortez	6	4	1	53	21
WR Quentin Giles	6	4	0	50	20
RB Richie Forbes	5	5	0	62	23
TE Calvin Truong	4	3	0	21	21
FB Bernard Branch	2	2	0	4	11
RB Butch McConnell	1	1	0	8	11
TE Todd Gauthier	1	1	0	9	6
WR Ted O'Neill	1	1	0	13	7
RB Glen Jeffers	1	1	0	8	6
WR Bryce Perkins	1	1	0	8	15
WR Alonzo Poston	1	1	0	3	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richie Forbes	9	39	4.33	3.62
Glen Jeffers	2	-1	-0.50	1.30

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	2	0	0	0.00	4.94

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	7	6	44	6.29	8.24

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darius Watts	1	0	0	0.00	7.43
WR Deron Lane	1	0	0	0.00	2.62

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alvin Cortez	2	1	11	5.50	8.83
RB Richie Forbes	2	2	22	11.00	12.40
TE Calvin Truong	1	1	3	3.00	5.25
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	5	5.00	2.00
WR Alonzo Poston	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Luther Puzzuoli	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Richie Forbes	3	2
Glen Jeffers	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	8	6	4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	9	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Warren Kerr	2	1	1
WR Darius Watts	1	1	0
RB Jeffrey McCollom	1	1	1
FB Shane Ford	1	1	0
WR Deron Lane	1	0	0
TE Lee Rayman	1	1	1
RB Luther Puzzuoli	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Quentin Giles	3	3	3
RB Richie Forbes	2	2	1
TE Calvin Truong	1	0	0
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	0
WR Alvin Cortez	1	1	1
WR Ted O'Neill	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,400 (64,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (22,100)
End Zone 15,900 (15,900)
Mezzanine 9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 14,100 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,400 (64,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (22,100)
End Zone	15,900 (15,900)
Mezzanine	9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	14,100 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (2,800)