Exhibition Week 1, 2021

played in Denver, CO

55 degrees, fair, 13 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	3	21	7	14	-	45
Denver Broncos	0	3	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:14 MIN - A.J. Neiderer 45 field goal
2Q: 13:36 MIN - Dominic Henry 2 run (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
2Q: 09:08 DEN - Danny Whitfield 44 field goal
2Q: 05:20 MIN - Bryce Perkins 1 pass from Frankie Giles (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
2Q: 01:42 MIN - Joey Webb 39 pass from Frankie Giles (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
3Q: 02:59 MIN - Dominic Henry 2 run (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
4Q: 14:30 MIN - Dominic Henry 1 run (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
4Q: 09:35 MIN - Bernie Hassler 3 pass from Frankie Giles (A.J. Neiderer extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:14 MIN - A.J. Neiderer 45 field goal
2Q: 13:36 MIN - Dominic Henry 2 run (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
2Q: 09:08 DEN - Danny Whitfield 44 field goal
2Q: 05:20 MIN - Bryce Perkins 1 pass from Frankie Giles (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
2Q: 01:42 MIN - Joey Webb 39 pass from Frankie Giles (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
3Q: 02:59 MIN - Dominic Henry 2 run (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
4Q: 14:30 MIN - Dominic Henry 1 run (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
4Q: 09:35 MIN - Bernie Hassler 3 pass from Frankie Giles (A.J. Neiderer extra point)

Team Statistics MIN DEN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 31 7
- by Rushing 10 2
- by Passing 18 4
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 464 178
- Offensive Plays 72 47
- Yards per Play 6.44 3.79
Net Rushing Yards 140 58
- Rushing Attempts 38 14
- Yards per Rush 3.68 4.14
Net Passing Yards 324 120
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 26 - 0 30 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 324 137
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 9.53 3.64
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/13 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.5 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/30 5/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/18 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 2/46 7/148
Interception Ret./Yards 2/32 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 5/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 23
Time of Possession 37:56 22:04

Team Statistics	MIN	DEN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	31	7
- by Rushing	10	2
- by Passing	18	4
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	464	178
- Offensive Plays	72	47
- Yards per Play	6.44	3.79
Net Rushing Yards	140	58
- Rushing Attempts	38	14
- Yards per Rush	3.68	4.14
Net Passing Yards	324	120
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 26 - 0	30 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	324	137
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	9.53	3.64
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/13	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.5	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/30	5/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/18	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	2/46	7/148
Interception Ret./Yards	2/32	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	5/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 23
Time of Possession	37:56	22:04

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:23	4:14	OWN 36	7	36	Field Goal
1	2:42	4:13	OWN 4	10	96	Touchdown
2	9:02	3:49	OWN 31	8	69	Touchdown
2	2:02	0:34	OWN 36	4	64	Touchdown
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 20	2	5	Half
3	15:00	3:53	OWN 25	6	18	Punt
3	10:33	7:40	OWN 36	14	64	Touchdown
3	1:43	2:23	OPP 26	6	26	Touchdown
4	13:11	3:43	OWN 26	10	74	Touchdown
4	7:53	3:58	OWN 15	5	30	Punt
4	1:25	1:25	OWN 24	2	2	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:37	OWN 29	5	42	Missed FG
1	7:09	4:27	OWN 23	6	18	Punt
2	13:29	4:27	OWN 27	8	46	Field Goal
2	5:13	3:11	OWN 23	9	29	Interception
2	1:28	1:10	OWN 22	3	9	Punt
3	11:07	0:34	OWN 19	3	0	Punt
3	2:53	1:10	OWN 29	3	2	Interception
4	14:20	1:09	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	9:28	1:35	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	3:55	2:30	OWN 20	5	18	Punt

Game MVP: Frankie Giles, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dominic Henry	19	44	2.32	8	0	3
Levon Neri	14	51	3.64	15	1	0
Frankie Giles	4	40	10.00	21	2	0
Craig Bennetts	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Byron Aiken	7	15	2.14	7	0
Dwight Shepherd	5	25	5.00	10	1
Ralph Finley	1	13	13.00	13	1
Darryl Tubbs	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	34	26	324	0/0	3	42	0	134.9

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	LG	Int	Rate
Darryl Tubbs	22	11	58	2/11	16	2	18.4
Lorenzo Capoccia	6	5	54	1/6	41	0	104.2
Norm Sinclair	2	2	25	0/0	23	0	118.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bernie Hassler	9	10	92	10.22	16	22	1
TE Jose Mueller	6	7	65	10.83	14	22	0
WR Bryce Perkins	5	6	90	18.00	41	42	1
WR Quentin Giles	2	5	13	6.50	0	14	0
WR Joey Webb	2	2	40	20.00	25	39	1
TE Roman Ferrari	1	2	17	17.00	6	17	0
RB Craig Bennetts	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jerome Wilkins	5	9	75	15.00	24	41
WR Deon Brunsvold	3	5	17	5.67	0	11
WR Deron Lane	2	3	9	4.50	0	6
RB Dwight Shepherd	2	2	7	3.50	6	6
WR Martin Adams	2	2	20	10.00	0	16
RB Byron Aiken	2	2	7	3.50	4	5
TE Steven Owens	1	3	2	2.00	0	2
TE J.C. Burnett	1	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Broderick Austin	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jose Turner	2	32	16.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Levon Neri	1	0	0
Quentin Giles	0	1	0
Nick Blackburn	0	0	1
Tony Petitgout	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Clifton Basford	1	0	0
Darryl Tubbs	1	0	0
Jumbo Miller	0	1	0
Buddy Fogle	0	1	0
Marlon Blackburn	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	2	95	47.5	36.5	55	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Christian Cunningham	6	330	55.0	48.7	69	4

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
A.J. Neiderer	1/1	1/1	0/0	45	6/6

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Danny Whitfield	1/2	1/2	0/0	44	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Craig Bennetts	1	7	7.0	0
Tony Petitgout	1	11	11.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Broderick Austin	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Craig Bennetts	1	20	20.0	0
Tony Petitgout	1	26	26.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg
Ralph Finley	4	88	22.0
Broderick Austin	2	38	19.0
Clifton Basford	1	22	22.0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jose Turner	6	1	0.0	14	33
ILB Kurt Willis	4	1	0.0	14	32
OLB Kris Gough	4	0	0.0	7	18
CB Nick Blackburn	4	0	0.0	14	32
DE Teddy Davison	3	0	1.5	11	23
CB J.C. Sturm	3	0	0.0	9	16
DT Randy Murray	2	1	1.0	7	18
OLB Ricardo Compton	2	2	0.0	6	14
S Harry Hines	2	2	0.0	11	29
CB Michael Huffman	1	2	0.0	12	26
S Frank Schueler	1	1	0.0	8	17
DT Terrance Fullerton	1	1	0.0	11	30
OLB J.B. Winkler	1	0	0.0	7	15
CB Marcus Bernstein	1	0	0.0	6	24
DE Winfred Dalton	0	1	0.5	7	15

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jerald Thornton	9	3	0.0	24	25
ILB Chuck Densmore	5	2	0.0	20	24
ILB Lester Tatum	5	2	0.0	18	10
OLB Buddy Fogle	5	1	0.0	25	19
DT O.J. Rosenkoetter	5	1	0.0	22	24
OLB Marlon Blackburn	5	0	0.0	23	21
CB Dennis Brock	4	0	0.0	25	22
S Harvey Reeves	3	0	0.0	22	16
CB Tom Clancy	2	0	0.0	19	17
DT Donny Groce	2	0	0.0	18	16
CB Clifton Basford	2	0	0.0	27	23
DT Brant Humphries	2	0	0.0	19	17
OLB Charles Fullerton	2	0	0.0	9	11
CB Bobby Taylor	1	3	0.0	26	19
S Riddick Burtnett	1	2	0.0	14	15
S Bernie Burke	1	1	0.0	17	16
DE Junior Clancy	1	1	0.0	23	23
WR Deon Brunsvold	1	0	---	---	---
WR Jerome Wilkins	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jeff Schultz	1	0	0.0	25	24
DT Rick Zamora	0	1	0.0	21	18
DE Lorenzo Johnson	0	1	0.0	21	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Teddy Davison	1.5	1	0	23
DT Randy Murray	1.0	0	1	18
DE Winfred Dalton	0.5	0	0	15
OLB J.B. Winkler	0.0	0	1	15
DT Terrance Fullerton	0.0	0	1	30

Denver	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Rick Zamora	2	0	18
ILB Chuck Densmore	1	0	24
DE Jeff Schultz	1	0	24
DE Lorenzo Johnson	0	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jose Turner	3	2	33
OLB Kris Gough	3	0	18
ILB Kurt Willis	2	0	32
OLB Ricardo Compton	2	0	14
CB J.C. Sturm	2	0	16
CB Nick Blackburn	2	0	32
DE Teddy Davison	1	0	23
CB Marcus Bernstein	1	0	24
S Frank Schueler	1	0	17
S Harry Hines	1	0	29

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jerald Thornton	6	1	25
ILB Chuck Densmore	4	0	24
S Harvey Reeves	2	1	16
CB Tom Clancy	2	0	17
OLB Buddy Fogle	2	0	19
OLB Charles Fullerton	2	0	11
CB Dennis Brock	2	0	22
OLB Marlon Blackburn	2	0	21
DT Donny Groce	1	0	16
DT Rick Zamora	1	0	18
ILB Lester Tatum	1	0	10
CB Bobby Taylor	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Britt Sims	4	6	1	37	34
Rod Erickson	3	9	0	33	30
Hunter Parrish	2	7	0	35	32
Donald Starks	1	7	0	35	30
Clarence Cassidy	1	4	0	27	25
Jose Mueller	1	2	0	33	26

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Pete Herbert	1	3	1	10	0	19
Gus Murphy	1	2	0	11	0	30
Jumbo Kreutz	1	1	0	13	2	29
Lance Guzowski	0	2	0	9	1	13
Jumbo Miller	0	2	0	10	0	25
Brent Baldridge	0	2	0	9	0	26
Richard Wallace	0	1	0	4	0	9

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Marcus Bernstein	3	18
Tony Petitgout	2	14
Alonzo Poston	2	13
Britt Sims	1	3
Max Wedderburn	0	17
Joey Webb	0	16
Craig Bennetts	0	16
Levon Neri	0	13
Terrance Fullerton	0	13
Jose Mueller	0	12
Harry Hines	0	12
A.J. Neiderer	0	9
Brad Jeffries	0	9
Roman Ferrari	0	9
Bernie Hassler	0	9
Ricardo Compton	0	6
Bryce Perkins	0	5
Curtis Farley	0	3
Kurt Willis	0	3
Scott Hastings	0	3
Kurt Drake	0	3
Kris Gough	0	3
Herman Burns	0	2
Archie O'Neal	0	2
Jose Turner	0	2
Clarence Cassidy	0	2
Nick Blackburn	0	2
Teddy Davison	0	2
Michael Huffman	0	2
Randy Murray	0	1
Winfred Dalton	0	1
Jared Gardner	0	1
Dominic Henry	0	1
Cory Russell	0	1
Kirk Hammond	0	1
J.C. Sturm	0	1
Frank Schueler	0	1

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Clifton Basford	2	16
Deon Brunsvold	1	11
Jerome Wilkins	1	11
Ralph Finley	0	19
Harold Farrell	0	18
Riddick Burtnett	0	16
J.C. Burnett	0	14
Broderick Austin	0	13
Charles Fullerton	0	10
Bobby Taylor	0	9
Jumbo Miller	0	8
Richard Wallace	0	8
J.C. Clemons	0	8
Lester Tatum	0	7
Marlon Blackburn	0	7
Christian Cunningham	0	6
Gus Murphy	0	6
Lance Guzowski	0	5
Clifton Baxter	0	5
Byron Aiken	0	5
Brent Baldridge	0	5
Steven Owens	0	3
Jeff Schultz	0	3
Danny Whitfield	0	2
Junior Clancy	0	2
Harvey Reeves	0	2
Wade Kaplan	0	2
Chuck Densmore	0	1
Tom Clancy	0	1
Donny Groce	0	1
Rick Zamora	0	1
Martin Adams	0	1
Brant Humphries	0	1
Buddy Fogle	0	1
Norm Sinclair	0	1
Dennis Brock	0	1
Darryl Tubbs	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	14	1.6
Middle	20	96	4.8
Right	9	30	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	20	6.7
Middle	8	18	2.3
Right	3	20	6.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	34	26	4	0	2	2	4	1	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Hurr	Intc
Darryl Tubbs	22	11	0	3	2	3	2
Lorenzo Capoccia	6	5	1	0	1	0	0
Norm Sinclair	2	2	1	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	16	147	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	158	13.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	19	9.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	18	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	19	2.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	59	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	41	13.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bernie Hassler	10	9	0	92	1	25
TE Jose Mueller	7	6	0	65	1	26
WR Bryce Perkins	6	5	0	90	1	14
WR Quentin Giles	5	2	2	13	0	22
TE Roman Ferrari	2	1	0	17	0	20
WR Joey Webb	2	2	0	40	1	11
RB Craig Bennetts	2	1	0	7	0	22

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerome Wilkins	9	5	1	75	2	24
WR Deon Brunsvold	5	3	0	17	0	22
WR Deron Lane	3	2	1	9	0	11
TE Steven Owens	3	1	1	2	0	16
RB Dwight Shepherd	2	2	0	7	0	8
WR Martin Adams	2	2	0	20	0	19
WR Broderick Austin	2	0	0	0	0	5
RB Byron Aiken	2	2	0	7	0	18
TE J.C. Burnett	2	1	0	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dominic Henry	7	19	2.71	2.32
Levon Neri	1	15	15.00	3.64

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	8	4	23	2.88	9.53

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jose Mueller	3	2	19	6.33	9.29
WR Bernie Hassler	2	1	3	1.50	9.20
WR Bryce Perkins	1	1	1	1.00	15.00
WR Quentin Giles	1	0	0	0.00	2.60
RB Craig Bennetts	1	0	0	0.00	3.50

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Levon Neri	3	3
Dominic Henry	3	2
Frankie Giles	2	1
Craig Bennetts	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Ralph Finley	1	1
Darryl Tubbs	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	4	3	3

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Darryl Tubbs	7	3	1
Lorenzo Capoccia	2	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Roman Ferrari	2	1	1
WR Bryce Perkins	1	1	1
WR Bernie Hassler	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Deon Brunsvold	4	2	1
RB Dwight Shepherd	2	2	1
WR Deron Lane	1	0	0
WR Martin Adams	1	1	0
WR Jerome Wilkins	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,600 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,700 (23,500)
End Zone 16,300 (16,900)
Mezzanine 9,400 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,000 (14,900)
Club Seats 8,200 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (2,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,600 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,700 (23,500)
End Zone	16,300 (16,900)
Mezzanine	9,400 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,000 (14,900)
Club Seats	8,200 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (2,600)