Week 2, 1992

played in Carolina, NC

80 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Denver Broncos	7	17	7	0	-	31
Carolina Panthers	3	0	3	3	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:28 DEN - Emmitt Smith 9 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
1Q: 03:58 CAR - Gary Anderson 31 field goal
2Q: 06:42 DEN - Emmitt Smith 19 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
2Q: 02:00 DEN - Ronnie Harmon 28 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
2Q: 00:32 DEN - Hank Ilesic 43 field goal
3Q: 10:02 CAR - Gary Anderson 48 field goal
3Q: 07:21 DEN - Sam Mills 83 interception return (Hank Ilesic extra point)
4Q: 00:18 CAR - Gary Anderson 57 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:28 DEN - Emmitt Smith 9 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
1Q: 03:58 CAR - Gary Anderson 31 field goal
2Q: 06:42 DEN - Emmitt Smith 19 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
2Q: 02:00 DEN - Ronnie Harmon 28 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
2Q: 00:32 DEN - Hank Ilesic 43 field goal
3Q: 10:02 CAR - Gary Anderson 48 field goal
3Q: 07:21 DEN - Sam Mills 83 interception return (Hank Ilesic extra point)
4Q: 00:18 CAR - Gary Anderson 57 field goal

Team Statistics DEN CAR
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 17 11
- by Rushing 9 2
- by Passing 6 8
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 302 202
- Offensive Plays 61 63
- Yards per Play 4.95 3.21
Net Rushing Yards 168 76
- Rushing Attempts 42 34
- Yards per Rush 4.00 2.24
Net Passing Yards 134 126
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 18 - 12 - 0 28 - 14 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 142 130
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 7.05 4.34
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/34 5/60
Punt Returns/Yards 4/25 3/26
Kick Returns/Yards 2/29 4/74
Interception Ret./Yards 3/106 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 26
Time of Possession 31:18 28:42

Team Statistics	DEN	CAR
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	17	11
- by Rushing	9	2
- by Passing	6	8
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	302	202
- Offensive Plays	61	63
- Yards per Play	4.95	3.21
Net Rushing Yards	168	76
- Rushing Attempts	42	34
- Yards per Rush	4.00	2.24
Net Passing Yards	134	126
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	18 - 12 - 0	28 - 14 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	142	130
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	7.05	4.34
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/34	5/60
Punt Returns/Yards	4/25	3/26
Kick Returns/Yards	2/29	4/74
Interception Ret./Yards	3/106	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 26
Time of Possession	31:18	28:42

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:20	4:02	OWN 24	8	76	Touchdown
1	3:52	2:37	OWN 21	4	20	Punt
2	14:50	2:11	OWN 35	3	3	Punt
2	10:45	4:17	OWN 34	10	66	Touchdown
2	2:57	1:09	OWN 7	6	93	Touchdown
2	1:30	1:06	OPP 28	3	2	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:40	OWN 16	3	-3	Punt
3	9:56	2:35	OWN 20	6	14	Punt
3	5:45	1:43	OWN 30	3	2	Punt
3	2:16	5:39	OWN 26	11	43	Missed FG
4	8:16	2:01	OWN 26	3	3	Punt
4	4:34	0:51	OPP 30	2	0	Fumble
4	0:13	0:13	OPP 45	1	-1	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:40	OWN 27	3	2	Punt
1	9:18	5:26	OWN 28	11	58	Field Goal
1	1:15	1:25	OWN 7	3	9	Punt
2	12:39	1:54	OWN 22	3	7	Punt
2	6:28	3:31	OWN 19	6	22	Punt
2	1:48	0:18	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 29	1	1	Half
3	12:20	2:24	OPP 37	6	6	Field Goal
3	7:21	0:10	OWN 35	1	0	Interception
3	7:11	1:26	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	4:02	1:46	OWN 19	3	7	Punt
4	11:37	3:21	OWN 38	7	43	Missed FG
4	6:15	1:41	OWN 9	4	13	Interception
4	3:43	3:30	OWN 30	12	30	Field Goal

Game MVP: Emmitt Smith, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Emmitt Smith	30	129	4.30	19	6	2
Kelvin Bryant	8	18	2.25	7	0	0
John Elway	4	21	5.25	9	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Kenneth Davis	14	34	2.43	6	0
John Stephens	10	20	2.00	12	1
Harvey Williams	8	16	2.00	8	0
Thomas Magnum	2	6	3.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Elway	18	12	142	1/8	1	30	0	109.0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Thomas Magnum	28	14	130	1/4	0	27	3	23.5

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ronnie Harmon	4	4	51	12.75	22	28	1
TE Frank Thomas	3	4	23	7.67	0	16	0
FB Steve Smith	1	1	10	10.00	8	10	0
WR Anderson Cooper	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Johnny Johnson	1	3	30	30.00	11	30	0
RB Emmitt Smith	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Thomas McLemore	1	1	28	28.00	6	28	0
WR Mike Alexander	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB John Stephens	5	5	34	6.80	4	10
RB Kenneth Davis	3	3	25	8.33	12	12
TE Trey Junkin	2	2	32	16.00	25	27
WR Stephen Baker	2	5	15	7.50	4	12
WR Pete Mandley	1	2	5	5.00	0	5
WR Walter Stanley	1	4	19	19.00	5	19
TE Jay Novacek	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Calvin Williams	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Mike Pritchard	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Sam Mills	1	83	83.00	1
CB Darryl Henley	1	23	23.00	0
CB Stanley Richard	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kelvin Bryant	1	0	0	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Perry Williams	0	1	0	0
Dante Jones	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	6	279	46.5	42.2	62	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mark Royals	6	304	50.7	46.5	55	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hank Ilesic	1/2	1/2	0/0	43	4/4

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Anderson	3/4	2/2	1/1	57	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelvin Bryant	4	25	6.3	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Mandley	3	26	8.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelvin Bryant	1	13	13.0	0
Mike Alexander	1	16	16.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Mandley	4	74	18.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Alvin Walton	9	2	0.0	34	28
CB Tim Taylor	5	4	0.0	29	25
ILB Sam Mills	4	3	0.0	28	25
S Thomas Everett	4	0	0.0	30	25
OLB Andre Tippett	3	2	0.0	22	17
DE Markus Koch	3	2	0.0	25	14
ILB Martin Bishop	3	2	0.0	17	9
OLB Winston Moss	3	1	0.0	24	16
DT Jon Hand	3	0	0.0	24	20
S Odie Harris	3	0	0.0	6	9
DE Glenn Jacobs	2	0	1.0	18	15
CB Stanley Richard	2	0	0.0	17	20
CB Rod Smith	2	0	0.0	7	4
CB Darryl Henley	1	4	0.0	31	29
DE Jethro Franklin	1	0	0.0	18	23
OLB Bret Michaels	0	2	0.0	9	10
OLB Johnny Meads	0	1	0.0	6	5

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Carlton Williamson	10	1	0.0	40	19
DT Glenn Montgomery	7	0	0.0	35	16
CB Lemuel Stinson	5	1	0.0	39	19
OLB John Rade	4	2	1.0	40	17
ILB Victor Jones	4	2	0.0	26	12
ILB Britt Hager	3	3	0.0	39	19
OLB David Grayson	3	2	0.0	34	18
DE Leonard Griffin	3	1	0.0	23	12
OLB Gary Plummer	2	0	0.0	10	3
ILB Dante Jones	2	0	0.0	5	2
CB Jimmy Spencer	2	0	0.0	17	5
S Carl Lews	1	2	0.0	40	17
S Barney Bussey	1	0	0.0	2	2
WR Stephen Baker	1	0	---	---	---
CB A.J. Johnson	1	0	0.0	35	19
WR Calvin Williams	1	0	---	---	---
DE Tracy Scroggins	1	0	0.0	17	4
S Henry Jones	0	1	0.0	2	0

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Glenn Jacobs	1.0	0	1	2	15
OLB Bret Michaels	0.0	1	0	0	10
S Thomas Everett	0.0	0	1	0	25
DE Jethro Franklin	0.0	0	1	0	23
DT Brad Culpepper	0.0	0	1	0	15

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB John Rade	1.0	0	0	0	17
OLB David Grayson	0.0	1	0	0	18
DT Jeff Wright	0.0	0	1	0	3
OLB Gary Plummer	0.0	0	0	1	3

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tim Taylor	5	0	0	25
S Alvin Walton	4	1	0	28
OLB Andre Tippett	2	0	0	17
ILB Sam Mills	1	1	1	25
CB Darryl Henley	1	0	1	29
S Thomas Everett	1	0	0	25
S Odie Harris	0	1	0	9
CB Stanley Richard	0	0	1	20

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Lemuel Stinson	4	1	19
ILB Victor Jones	3	0	12
CB A.J. Johnson	2	0	19
S Carlton Williamson	1	1	19
S Carl Lews	1	0	17
DT Glenn Montgomery	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe Milinchik	3	16	0	42	0	19
Ken Ruettgers	3	4	1	42	0	19
Bill Fralic	2	6	0	41	0	19
Ellison Onizuka	2	4	0	36	1	19
Frank Thomas	2	2	0	39	0	18
Doug Riesenberg	1	4	0	41	0	19
Mel Shaw	0	1	0	2	0	0
Billy Gray	0	1	0	6	0	0

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Gesek	1	6	32	1	27
Michael Durrette	1	6	34	0	27
Ken Moyer	1	6	30	0	26
Harvey Williams	1	2	28	0	13
Jay Novacek	1	1	17	0	16
Tom Baugh	1	1	6	0	6
Mike Baab	0	5	34	0	27
Gene Williams	0	5	28	0	26

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Kelvin Bryant	2	24
Mike Alexander	1	21
Steve Smith	1	14
Johnny Johnson	1	13
Walter Reeves	1	8
Billy Gray	1	6

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Jimmy Spencer	2	17
Walter Stanley	2	14
David Grayson	1	24
Trey Junkin	1	17

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bill Fralic	41	19	---	---	8	68
Alvin Walton	---	---	34	28	5	67
Darryl Henley	---	---	31	29	5	65
Frank Thomas	39	18	---	---	8	65
Ken Ruettgers	42	19	---	---	2	63
John Elway	42	19	---	---	---	61
Joe Milinchik	42	19	---	---	---	61
Doug Riesenberg	41	19	---	---	---	60
Ronnie Harmon	31	15	---	---	13	59
Thomas Everett	---	---	30	25	4	59
Tim Taylor	---	---	29	25	3	57
Sam Mills	---	---	28	25	3	56
Ellison Onizuka	36	19	---	---	---	55
Steve Smith	25	14	---	---	14	53
Emmitt Smith	33	17	---	---	1	51
Jethro Franklin	---	---	18	23	8	49
Anderson Cooper	31	16	---	---	---	47
Jon Hand	---	---	24	20	2	46
Stanley Richard	---	---	17	20	9	46
Winston Moss	---	---	24	16	4	44
Markus Koch	---	---	25	14	4	43
Mike Alexander	18	4	---	---	21	43
Andre Tippett	---	---	22	17	2	41
Kelvin Bryant	11	2	---	---	24	37
Glenn Jacobs	---	---	18	15	2	35
Brad Culpepper	---	---	18	15	2	35
Martin Bishop	---	---	17	9	3	29
Johnny Meads	---	---	6	5	16	27
Bret Michaels	---	---	9	10	7	26
Johnny Johnson	7	4	---	---	13	24
Joe Poole	---	---	5	6	11	22
Curvin Richards	9	1	---	---	11	21
Thomas McLemore	4	4	---	---	13	21
Rod Smith	---	---	7	4	10	21
Odie Harris	---	---	6	9	4	19
John McClane	---	---	6	4	7	17
Tim Barnett	2	0	---	---	13	15
Billy Gray	6	0	---	---	6	12
Kevin McArthur	---	---	0	0	10	10
Mel Shaw	2	0	---	---	8	10
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dan Rosado	0	0	---	---	8	8
Hank Ilesic	0	0	---	---	8	8
Walter Reeves	0	0	---	---	8	8
Matt Blundin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Charley Mallory	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
David Grayson	---	---	34	18	24	76
Trey Junkin	31	24	---	---	17	72
Carlton Williamson	---	---	40	19	12	71
Michael Durrette	34	27	---	---	10	71
Lemuel Stinson	---	---	39	19	12	70
John Gesek	32	27	---	---	10	69
John Rade	---	---	40	17	8	65
Thomas Magnum	34	29	---	---	---	63
Stephen Baker	24	22	---	---	16	62
Mike Baab	34	27	---	---	---	61
Carl Lews	---	---	40	17	3	60
Britt Hager	---	---	39	19	2	60
Harvey Williams	28	13	---	---	18	59
Glenn Montgomery	---	---	35	16	7	58
Ken Moyer	30	26	---	---	---	56
A.J. Johnson	---	---	35	19	1	55
Gene Williams	28	26	---	---	---	54
John Stephens	14	22	---	---	16	52
Bruce Smith	---	---	25	15	1	41
Jay Novacek	17	16	---	---	7	40
Walter Stanley	11	15	---	---	14	40
Jimmy Spencer	---	---	17	5	17	39
Leonard Griffin	---	---	23	12	3	38
Victor Jones	---	---	26	12	---	38
Elijah Alexander	---	---	19	7	6	32
Pete Mandley	4	4	---	---	22	30
Kenneth Davis	19	9	---	---	1	29
Mike Pritchard	15	12	---	---	---	27
Tom Baugh	6	6	---	---	10	22
Harry Swayne	6	6	---	---	10	22
Tracy Scroggins	---	---	17	4	1	22
Perry Williams	---	---	7	0	13	20
Aaron Pierce	2	2	---	---	13	17
Gary Plummer	---	---	10	3	---	13
Calvin Williams	5	6	---	---	---	11
Mark Lewis	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jeff Wright	---	---	7	3	---	10
Gary Anderson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Barney Bussey	---	---	2	2	4	8
Dante Jones	---	---	5	2	1	8
Mark Royals	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tom Jones	0	0	---	---	4	4
Henry Jones	---	---	2	0	1	3
Neil O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chris Port	0	0	---	---	---	0
Joey Banes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	23	91	4.0
Middle	9	69	7.7
Right	9	9	1.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	29	3.6
Middle	18	30	1.7
Right	8	17	2.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Elway	18	12	3	0	2	2	1	1	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Thomas Magnum	28	14	1	0	3	3	4	2	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	11	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	3	35	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	38	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	58	11.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	8	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	98	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	24	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronnie Harmon	4	4	0	51	1	15
TE Frank Thomas	4	3	0	23	0	18
WR Anderson Cooper	3	1	0	-1	0	16
WR Johnny Johnson	3	1	1	30	1	4
FB Steve Smith	1	1	0	10	0	14
WR Mike Alexander	1	0	1	0	0	4
RB Emmitt Smith	1	1	0	1	0	17
TE Thomas McLemore	1	1	0	28	1	4

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stephen Baker	5	2	0	15	0	22
RB John Stephens	5	5	0	34	0	22
WR Walter Stanley	4	1	0	19	0	15
RB Kenneth Davis	3	3	0	25	0	9
WR Mike Pritchard	3	0	1	0	0	12
TE Trey Junkin	2	2	0	32	1	24
WR Pete Mandley	2	1	1	5	0	4
TE Jay Novacek	2	0	1	0	0	16
WR Calvin Williams	2	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Emmitt Smith	2	28	14.00	4.30

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
John Stephens	1	-2	-2.00	2.00
Harvey Williams	1	0	0.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Thomas Magnum	4	2	8	2.00	4.64

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stephen Baker	2	1	3	1.50	3.00
TE Trey Junkin	1	1	5	5.00	16.00
WR Mike Pritchard	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Emmitt Smith	7	3
John Elway	2	1
Kelvin Bryant	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
John Stephens	2	1
Harvey Williams	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Elway	6	5	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Thomas Magnum	13	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ronnie Harmon	2	2	1
TE Frank Thomas	2	2	1
FB Steve Smith	1	1	1
WR Mike Alexander	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB John Stephens	4	4	3
WR Stephen Baker	3	2	1
WR Walter Stanley	2	1	1
WR Calvin Williams	2	0	0
WR Pete Mandley	1	1	0
WR Mike Pritchard	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,300 (21,300)
End Zone 15,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,500 (13,500)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,300 (21,300)
End Zone	15,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,500 (13,500)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,700)