Week 2, 1980

played in Carolina, NC

52 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	0	0	3	-	3
Carolina Panthers	0	10	0	10	-	20

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:15 CAR - Don Cockroft 23 field goal
2Q: 00:36 CAR - Jim Wolf 51 fumble return (Don Cockroft extra point)
4Q: 13:16 CAR - Don Cockroft 43 field goal
4Q: 12:34 CAR - J.T. Thomas 28 interception return (Don Cockroft extra point)
4Q: 07:16 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:15 CAR - Don Cockroft 23 field goal
2Q: 00:36 CAR - Jim Wolf 51 fumble return (Don Cockroft extra point)
4Q: 13:16 CAR - Don Cockroft 43 field goal
4Q: 12:34 CAR - J.T. Thomas 28 interception return (Don Cockroft extra point)
4Q: 07:16 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 19 field goal

Team Statistics DEN CAR
Record 0-2 1-1
First Downs 11 13
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 8 5
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 203 230
- Offensive Plays 62 62
- Yards per Play 3.27 3.71
Net Rushing Yards 102 168
- Rushing Attempts 23 49
- Yards per Rush 4.43 3.43
Net Passing Yards 101 62
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 14 - 3 13 - 7 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 131 62
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/30 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 2.59 4.77
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 0/0 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 2/23 2/16
Kick Returns/Yards 4/126 2/40
Interception Ret./Yards 1/1 3/52
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 38
Time of Possession 26:00 34:00

Team Statistics	DEN	CAR
Record	0-2	1-1
First Downs	11	13
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	8	5
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	203	230
- Offensive Plays	62	62
- Yards per Play	3.27	3.71
Net Rushing Yards	102	168
- Rushing Attempts	23	49
- Yards per Rush	4.43	3.43
Net Passing Yards	101	62
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 14 - 3	13 - 7 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	131	62
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/30	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	2.59	4.77
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	0/0	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	2/23	2/16
Kick Returns/Yards	4/126	2/40
Interception Ret./Yards	1/1	3/52
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 38
Time of Possession	26:00	34:00

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:28	OWN 32	3	-2	Punt
1	9:07	2:26	OWN 20	5	22	Punt
1	4:39	2:17	OWN 15	5	26	Punt
2	9:10	3:23	OWN 25	6	20	Punt
2	3:37	0:09	OWN 21	1	0	Interception
2	3:01	2:36	OWN 17	7	34	Fumble
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 28	1	4	Half
3	13:40	2:12	OWN 20	5	21	Interception
3	8:37	1:09	OPP 48	3	-1	Punt
3	4:24	1:25	OWN 4	3	6	Punt
4	13:09	0:46	OWN 20	2	-5	Interception
4	12:23	5:14	OPP 46	7	44	Field Goal
4	4:20	2:28	OWN 20	10	46	Downs
4	1:18	0:53	OWN 31	4	-7	Downs

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:32	4:25	OWN 37	9	28	Punt
1	6:41	2:02	OWN 31	3	8	Punt
1	2:22	8:12	OWN 20	15	74	Field Goal
2	5:47	2:10	OWN 7	5	16	Punt
2	3:28	0:27	OPP 28	2	6	Interception
3	15:00	1:20	OWN 30	3	2	Punt
3	11:28	2:51	OPP 48	4	33	Missed FG
3	7:28	3:04	OWN 20	6	27	Punt
3	2:59	4:50	OWN 46	8	28	Field Goal
4	7:09	2:49	OWN 36	3	8	Punt
4	1:52	0:34	OWN 34	3	1	Punt
4	0:25	0:25	OPP 24	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Dennis Johnson, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rickey Claitt	14	58	4.14	22	1	0
Cullen Bryant	9	44	4.89	9	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Vince Wilkerson	22	83	3.77	20	3
Po James	19	70	3.68	25	2
Cleo Montgomery	3	8	2.67	5	0
Carlos Carson	2	3	1.50	3	0
Jeremy Wolf	1	2	2.00	2	0
Curtis Brown	1	3	3.00	3	0
Bill Kenney	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Turk Schonert	34	14	131	5/30	0	25	3	15.7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Kenney	13	7	62	0/0	0	15	1	34.7

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Rick Upchurch	4	8	61	15.25	10	22
WR Ken Payne	2	8	5	2.50	0	6
WR Charlie Wade	2	6	24	12.00	6	25
TE Lorenzo Jasso	2	2	7	3.50	0	8
WR Johnny Perkins	2	7	26	13.00	8	15
FB Ted Brown	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
RB Rickey Claitt	1	1	4	4.00	4	4
TE Earl Cooper	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Drew Pearson	3	3	20	6.67	0	9
TE Junior Miller	2	2	22	11.00	0	15
TE David Hill	1	4	13	13.00	8	13
WR Carlos Carson	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
WR Steve Rivera	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Curtis Brown	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Cleo Montgomery	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Larry McGrew	1	1	1.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB J.T. Thomas	1	28	28.00	1
S Tom Hannon	1	24	24.00	0
CB Dwayne Woodruff	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Turk Schonert	1	0	0	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jim Wolf	0	1	0	1
Dennis Johnson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Miller	6	256	42.7	36.7	49	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	7	347	49.6	40.6	56	4

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tim Mazzetti	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	0/0

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Don Cockroft	2/3	1/1	0/0	43	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cullen Bryant	1	17	17.0	0
Rick Upchurch	1	6	6.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Colbert	2	16	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cullen Bryant	3	98	32.7	0
George Franklin	1	28	28.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Colbert	1	16	16.0	0
Vic Washington	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bruce Huther	9	1	0.0	31	8
ILB Larry McGrew	7	3	0.0	38	11
S Mike Davis	5	0	0.0	39	10
DT Steve Niehaus	4	0	0.0	30	9
DT Jermaine Perkins	3	2	0.0	27	8
OLB Rusty Rebowe	3	1	0.0	14	3
DE Bill Barnett	3	1	0.0	21	7
CB Judson Flint	3	0	0.0	29	12
S Bob Gregor	3	0	0.0	31	8
DE Mario Nakamura	2	5	0.0	37	7
CB Tony Leonard	2	3	0.0	31	8
DE Karl Lorch	2	1	0.0	34	9
S William Semple	2	1	0.0	26	10
DE Doug Martin	2	1	0.0	28	6
CB Ernie Jackson	2	0	0.0	35	9
DE Mark Mullaney	1	1	0.0	16	4
ILB Terry Hopper	1	0	0.0	11	2
OLB Larry Keller	1	0	0.0	27	3
WR Rick Upchurch	1	0	---	---	---
WR Johnny Perkins	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Stan Holloway	0	1	0.0	5	1

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Terry Beeson	7	4	0.0	18	26
OLB Steve King	5	4	1.0	22	35
DE Dennis Johnson	4	0	2.0	15	24
CB J.T. Thomas	4	1	0.0	17	30
OLB Gary Weaver	3	1	1.0	7	15
S Glen Edwards	3	1	0.0	17	31
S Tom Hannon	2	1	0.0	18	29
ILB Skip Wilcox	2	0	0.0	13	17
CB Marvin Cobb	2	0	0.0	17	32
CB Dwayne Woodruff	2	0	0.0	20	33
S Dave Waymer	2	0	0.0	8	23
DE Billy Howard	1	2	1.0	15	27
DE George Martin	1	1	0.0	14	22
S Ray Brown	1	0	0.0	13	21
CB Danny Colbert	1	0	0.0	7	12
DT Jim Wolf	1	0	0.0	17	32
DT Floyd Tongue	1	0	0.0	8	12
FB Curtis Brown	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dennis Johnson	2.0	0	1	2	24
OLB Steve King	1.0	0	2	1	35
DE Billy Howard	1.0	0	0	1	27
OLB Gary Weaver	1.0	0	0	0	15
DE George Martin	0.0	2	1	0	22
S Ray Brown	0.0	0	1	0	21
DT Floyd Tongue	0.0	0	1	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tony Leonard	1	1	0	8
CB Ernie Jackson	1	0	0	9
S William Semple	1	0	0	10
DT Jermaine Perkins	1	0	0	8
S Mike Davis	1	0	0	10
OLB Bruce Huther	1	0	0	8
CB Judson Flint	1	0	0	12
ILB Larry McGrew	0	0	1	11

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Terry Beeson	4	1	0	26
CB J.T. Thomas	3	3	1	30
S Glen Edwards	2	0	0	31
S Ray Brown	1	0	0	21
CB Danny Colbert	1	0	0	12
OLB Steve King	1	0	0	35
OLB Gary Weaver	1	0	0	15
S Dave Waymer	1	0	0	23
CB Dwayne Woodruff	0	1	1	33
S Tom Hannon	0	0	1	29

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marcus Degley	2	3	1	18	1	31
Willie Parker	2	3	1	18	0	28
Daryl White	1	3	0	20	1	32
Burt Prince	1	3	0	9	0	13
Leotis Harris	1	3	0	18	0	29
Jean Barrett	1	2	0	19	2	34
Earl Cooper	0	3	0	17	0	17
Sam Rohde	0	1	0	3	1	7
Lorenzo Jasso	0	1	0	7	0	17
Mike Guman	0	1	0	14	0	19

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Jeff Williams	4	5	40	12
Noah Jackson	2	12	45	13
Dan Peiffer	2	10	42	11
Lionel Antoine	2	3	42	7
Quinn Hoffman	1	10	41	11
Dan Ryczek	1	1	7	2
Curtis Brown	0	3	31	9
Kenny Frame	0	2	8	2
Dan Nugent	0	1	9	1
Junior Miller	0	1	26	8

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Tony Leonard	1	30
William Semple	1	11
Ted Brown	1	10
Mike Guman	1	4

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Ray Brown	2	15
Jerry Blanton	2	14
Vince Wilkerson	1	20
Cleo Montgomery	1	8

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tony Leonard	---	---	31	8	30	69
Turk Schonert	23	39	---	---	---	62
Daryl White	20	32	---	---	4	56
Jean Barrett	19	34	---	---	---	53
Willie Parker	18	28	---	---	7	53
Mike Davis	---	---	39	10	2	51
Larry McGrew	---	---	38	11	1	50
Marcus Degley	18	31	---	---	---	49
Mario Nakamura	---	---	37	7	5	49
Rick Upchurch	16	29	---	---	4	49
Karl Lorch	---	---	34	9	5	48
Ernie Jackson	---	---	35	9	3	47
William Semple	---	---	26	10	11	47
Leotis Harris	18	29	---	---	---	47
Judson Flint	---	---	29	12	5	46
Cullen Bryant	9	17	---	---	19	45
Steve Niehaus	---	---	30	9	3	42
Bruce Huther	---	---	31	8	3	42
Earl Cooper	17	17	---	---	8	42
Ken Payne	16	24	---	---	1	41
Bob Gregor	---	---	31	8	1	40
Mark Lee	---	---	29	8	2	39
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	27	8	3	38
Charlie Wade	7	16	---	---	14	37
Lorenzo Jasso	7	17	---	---	13	37
Bill Barnett	---	---	21	7	9	37
Mike Guman	14	19	---	---	4	37
Johnny Perkins	11	19	---	---	6	36
Rusty Rebowe	---	---	14	3	18	35
Doug Martin	---	---	28	6	1	35
Larry Keller	---	---	27	3	2	32
Rickey Claitt	14	14	---	---	4	32
Burt Prince	9	13	---	---	7	29
Ted Brown	2	15	---	---	10	27
Terry Hopper	---	---	11	2	9	22
Jim Leonard	5	10	---	---	7	22
Jeff Bostic	5	11	---	---	5	21
Mark Mullaney	---	---	16	4	---	20
Doug Winslow	2	3	---	---	10	15
Sam Rohde	3	7	---	---	5	15
George Franklin	0	5	---	---	10	15
Stan Holloway	---	---	5	1	3	9
Jim Miller	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tim Mazzetti	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jeff Gainey	0	0	---	---	1	1
Brandon Hermeling	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dan Peiffer	42	11	---	---	10	63
Bill Kenney	49	13	---	---	---	62
Jeff Williams	40	12	---	---	9	61
Noah Jackson	45	13	---	---	1	59
Steve King	---	---	22	35	1	58
David Hill	42	10	---	---	5	57
Dwayne Woodruff	---	---	20	33	1	54
Quinn Hoffman	41	11	---	---	---	52
Jim Wolf	---	---	17	32	1	50
Marvin Cobb	---	---	17	32	1	50
Lionel Antoine	42	7	---	---	---	49
Ray Brown	---	---	13	21	15	49
Glen Edwards	---	---	17	31	1	49
J.T. Thomas	---	---	17	30	2	49
Skip Wilcox	---	---	13	17	19	49
Vince Wilkerson	23	6	---	---	20	49
Curtis Brown	31	9	---	---	9	49
Tom Hannon	---	---	18	29	1	48
Jeremy Wolf	27	3	---	---	17	47
Terry Beeson	---	---	18	26	2	46
George Martin	---	---	14	22	7	43
Junior Miller	26	8	---	---	9	43
Dave Waymer	---	---	8	23	12	43
Billy Howard	---	---	15	27	---	42
Dennis Johnson	---	---	15	24	3	42
Danny Colbert	---	---	7	12	13	32
Po James	23	3	---	---	3	29
Drew Pearson	19	8	---	---	1	28
Steve Rivera	13	3	---	---	12	28
Gene Killian	11	6	---	---	10	27
Dave Preston	20	5	---	---	2	27
Gary Weaver	---	---	7	15	1	23
Carlos Carson	16	5	---	---	1	22
Floyd Tongue	---	---	8	12	1	21
Kenny Frame	8	2	---	---	10	20
Dan Nugent	9	1	---	---	10	20
Jerry Blanton	---	---	2	2	14	18
Cleo Montgomery	3	4	---	---	8	15
Vic Washington	2	1	---	---	10	13
Brian Cabral	---	---	5	6	1	12
Dan Ryczek	7	2	---	---	---	9
Don Cockroft	0	0	---	---	8	8
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	7	7
John Small	---	---	0	0	3	3
Will Cureton	0	0	---	---	3	3
Quentin Vaughn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	20	2.9
Middle	11	67	6.1
Right	5	15	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	20	59	3.0
Middle	12	45	3.8
Right	16	65	4.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Turk Schonert	34	14	2	2	2	5	6	4	3

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Kenney	13	7	0	1	3	1	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	4	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	24	2.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	5	56	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	47	5.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	41	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	21	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ken Payne	8	2	1	5	0	24
WR Rick Upchurch	8	4	0	61	1	29
WR Johnny Perkins	7	2	0	26	0	19
WR Charlie Wade	6	2	1	24	1	16
TE Lorenzo Jasso	2	2	0	7	0	17
FB Ted Brown	1	1	0	4	0	15
RB Rickey Claitt	1	1	0	4	0	14
TE Earl Cooper	1	0	0	0	0	17

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
TE David Hill	4	1	2	13	10
WR Drew Pearson	3	3	0	20	8
TE Junior Miller	2	2	0	22	8
WR Steve Rivera	1	0	0	0	3
FB Curtis Brown	1	0	0	0	9
WR Carlos Carson	1	1	0	7	5
RB Cleo Montgomery	1	0	1	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rickey Claitt	2	4	2.00	4.14
Cullen Bryant	1	2	2.00	4.89

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Po James	2	7	3.50	3.68
Vince Wilkerson	2	0	0.00	3.77

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Kenney	1	0	0	0.00	4.77

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Cleo Montgomery	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Rickey Claitt	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Vince Wilkerson	5	1
Cleo Montgomery	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Turk Schonert	12	7	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Kenney	7	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charlie Wade	4	1	0
WR Johnny Perkins	3	1	1
TE Lorenzo Jasso	2	2	1
WR Ken Payne	1	1	0
WR Rick Upchurch	1	1	1
FB Ted Brown	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE David Hill	2	0	0
WR Drew Pearson	1	1	1
WR Steve Rivera	1	0	0
WR Carlos Carson	1	1	1
TE Junior Miller	1	1	1
RB Cleo Montgomery	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,800 (21,400)
End Zone 13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,800 (21,400)
End Zone	13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)