Exhibition Week 3, 1993

played in Minnesota, MN

62 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Denver Broncos	7	7	3	7	-	24
Minnesota Vikings	3	7	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:04 DEN - Ronnie Harmon 38 pass from John Elway (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
1Q: 02:55 MIN - Jason Hanson 25 field goal
2Q: 12:47 MIN - Sean Dawkins 8 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 11:48 DEN - Ronnie Harmon 44 pass from John Elway (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
3Q: 08:45 DEN - Mick Luckhurst 30 field goal
4Q: 13:08 DEN - Greg Bell 1 run (Mick Luckhurst extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:04 DEN - Ronnie Harmon 38 pass from John Elway (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
1Q: 02:55 MIN - Jason Hanson 25 field goal
2Q: 12:47 MIN - Sean Dawkins 8 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 11:48 DEN - Ronnie Harmon 44 pass from John Elway (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
3Q: 08:45 DEN - Mick Luckhurst 30 field goal
4Q: 13:08 DEN - Greg Bell 1 run (Mick Luckhurst extra point)

Team Statistics DEN MIN
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 22 22
- by Rushing 7 8
- by Passing 14 12
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 461 315
- Offensive Plays 59 71
- Yards per Play 7.81 4.44
Net Rushing Yards 139 128
- Rushing Attempts 28 22
- Yards per Rush 4.96 5.82
Net Passing Yards 322 187
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 20 - 1 44 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 333 215
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 5/28
- Yards per Pass Play 10.39 3.82
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/8 2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 5.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 5/33 5/29
Punt Returns/Yards 3/25 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 1/17 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 21
Time of Possession 30:54 29:06

Team Statistics	DEN	MIN
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	22	22
- by Rushing	7	8
- by Passing	14	12
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	461	315
- Offensive Plays	59	71
- Yards per Play	7.81	4.44
Net Rushing Yards	139	128
- Rushing Attempts	28	22
- Yards per Rush	4.96	5.82
Net Passing Yards	322	187
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 20 - 1	44 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	333	215
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	5/28
- Yards per Pass Play	10.39	3.82
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/8	2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	5.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	5/33	5/29
Punt Returns/Yards	3/25	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	1/17	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 21
Time of Possession	30:54	29:06

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:16	OWN 21	5	79	Touchdown
1	10:46	2:47	OWN 44	5	23	Missed FG
1	2:47	0:50	OWN 20	2	53	Fumble
2	12:40	1:12	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
2	9:11	4:01	OWN 21	8	26	Punt
2	2:00	1:05	OWN 23	5	30	Interception
3	13:07	4:27	OWN 21	8	66	Field Goal
3	4:23	6:21	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
4	9:27	4:00	OWN 6	5	18	Punt
4	3:42	1:17	OWN 49	3	4	Punt
4	0:38	0:38	OPP 40	1	-2	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:44	0:58	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	7:59	5:12	OWN 40	10	52	Field Goal
1	1:57	4:17	OWN 27	9	73	Touchdown
2	11:28	2:17	OWN 14	5	20	Punt
2	5:10	3:10	OWN 20	7	20	Punt
2	0:55	0:55	OWN 20	6	34	Half
3	15:00	1:53	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	8:40	4:17	OWN 8	8	48	Punt
4	13:02	3:35	OWN 25	5	24	Punt
4	5:27	1:45	OWN 27	6	24	Downs
4	2:25	1:47	OWN 10	10	30	Downs

Game MVP: John Elway, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Greg Bell	18	70	3.89	12	1	1
Emmitt Smith	8	71	8.88	45	2	0
Bernie Kosar	2	-2	-1.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Brian Mitchell	8	74	9.25	18	4
Robert Green	7	28	4.00	14	1
Vai Sikahema	6	21	3.50	7	0
Mark Vlasic	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Elway	15	12	206	1/4	2	44	0	158.3
Bernie Kosar	14	8	127	1/7	0	36	1	57.7

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Vlasic	30	15	142	4/21	0	24	0	63.5
Dan Marino	14	8	73	1/7	1	14	0	95.2

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ronnie Harmon	7	9	154	22.00	69	44	2
WR Anderson Cooper	4	4	65	16.25	7	26	0
TE Randy McMillan	2	2	19	9.50	0	11	0
WR Jose Gonzalez	2	3	23	11.50	14	19	0
WR Stephen Baker	2	5	10	5.00	0	7	0
RB Emmitt Smith	2	2	56	28.00	50	36	0
WR Jeff Query	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Greg Bell	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Frank Thomas	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sean Dawkins	7	15	38	5.43	7	14	1
WR Herman Fontenot	4	8	38	9.50	0	13	0
WR Eric Blount	3	6	34	11.33	5	17	0
WR Qadry Ismail	3	5	39	13.00	19	24	0
FB Brad Muster	2	2	20	10.00	8	16	0
TE Ben Coates	2	4	21	10.50	0	15	0
RB Robert Green	2	2	25	12.50	2	14	0
TE Adrian Cooper	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Herman Moore	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Darrell McClellan	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Greg Bell	1	0	1
Randy McMillan	1	0	0
Jo Jo Townsell	1	0	0
Brad Culpepper	0	1	0
Ron Stone	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Qadry Ismail	1	0	0
Eric Thomas	0	1	0
Shannon Briggs	0	1	0
Vai Sikahema	0	0	1
Johnny Holland	0	0	1
Larry Kelm	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	3	148	49.3	39.7	58	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Jett	6	283	47.2	39.7	56	3

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mick Luckhurst	1/2	0/1	0/1	30	3/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Hanson	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jo Jo Townsell	3	25	8.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vai Sikahema	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Bell	1	17	17.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Qadry Ismail	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Tim Taylor	6	0	0.0	15	31
OLB Lamont Hollinquest	5	2	0.0	15	20
ILB Martin Bishop	5	1	0.0	17	34
OLB Jackie Walker	4	0	1.0	10	24
DE Ray Seals	4	0	1.0	13	29
S Alvin Walton	4	0	0.0	12	33
S Odie Harris	3	1	0.0	5	21
S Thomas Everett	3	0	0.0	11	32
CB Stanley Richard	3	0	0.0	10	31
OLB John McClane	2	1	1.0	9	19
DT Brad Culpepper	2	0	1.0	14	37
CB Darryl Henley	2	1	0.0	18	32
S Joe Poole	2	1	0.0	10	36
DE Glenn Jacobs	1	0	1.0	9	20
ILB Sam Mills	1	4	0.0	19	38
ILB Josh Wooden	1	1	0.0	11	18
QB Bernie Kosar	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jon Hand	1	0	0.0	10	14
S Blaine Bishop	0	1	0.0	12	21

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Shannon Briggs	8	1	1.0	22	16
OLB Larry Kelm	7	1	0.0	21	22
S John Lynch	4	3	0.0	19	22
ILB Frank Stams	4	2	0.0	7	14
OLB Darion Conner	3	2	0.0	18	16
ILB Johnny Holland	3	1	0.0	11	15
S Sean Lumpkin	3	1	0.0	16	18
CB Eric Allen	2	2	0.0	12	19
CB Eric Thomas	2	1	0.0	23	20
DE Chidi Ahanotu	2	1	0.0	26	28
CB Darrell McClellan	2	0	0.0	17	17
S Scott Cater	2	0	0.0	21	16
OLB Ken Harvey	1	0	0.5	10	15
ILB Tracy Simien	1	2	0.0	4	5
CB Frank Minnifield	1	0	0.0	14	20
DE Robert Porcher	0	1	0.5	2	11
S Vince Newsome	0	1	0.0	9	11
DT Russell Maryland	0	1	0.0	12	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Brad Culpepper	1.0	1	2	0	37
DE Glenn Jacobs	1.0	0	1	2	20
DE Ray Seals	1.0	0	1	0	29
OLB Jackie Walker	1.0	0	0	0	24
OLB John McClane	1.0	0	0	0	19
DE Markus Koch	0.0	1	1	0	38
DE Eric Dorsey	0.0	0	1	0	11
OLB Lamont Hollinquest	0.0	0	1	0	20

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Shannon Briggs	1.0	0	0	16
OLB Ken Harvey	0.5	0	0	15
DE Robert Porcher	0.5	0	0	11
DT Russell Maryland	0.0	1	0	14
OLB Darion Conner	0.0	0	2	16
DE Chidi Ahanotu	0.0	0	1	28
DT Tim Dennis	0.0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tim Taylor	4	1	31
ILB Martin Bishop	3	0	34
S Alvin Walton	2	3	33
OLB John McClane	2	1	19
S Odie Harris	2	0	21
CB Darryl Henley	2	0	32
S Joe Poole	2	0	36
CB Stanley Richard	2	0	31
S Thomas Everett	1	1	32
ILB Sam Mills	1	0	38
ILB Josh Wooden	1	0	18
OLB Lamont Hollinquest	1	0	20

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Shannon Briggs	4	0	0	16
OLB Larry Kelm	2	1	0	22
CB Frank Minnifield	2	0	0	20
ILB Johnny Holland	2	0	0	15
ILB Frank Stams	2	0	0	14
S Sean Lumpkin	2	0	0	18
CB Eric Thomas	1	1	0	20
CB Eric Allen	1	0	0	19
OLB Ken Harvey	1	0	0	15
ILB Tracy Simien	1	0	0	5
S Scott Cater	1	0	0	16
S John Lynch	1	0	0	22
CB Darrell McClellan	0	0	1	17

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ken Ruettgers	4	4	23	0	26
Bill Fralic	2	7	24	0	27
Joe Milinchik	1	7	27	0	26
Doug Riesenberg	1	3	16	0	18
Steve Smith	1	1	9	0	11
Ron Stone	0	3	20	0	14
Ellison Onizuka	0	1	13	2	26

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Wojciechowski	3	4	1	19	0	24
Bart Oates	3	4	0	16	0	28
Keith Sims	3	3	0	18	0	43
John Gerak	1	1	0	19	3	32
Harry Boatswain	0	3	0	15	0	37
Brad Muster	0	2	0	11	0	22
Jim Grecni	0	2	0	6	0	21
Ray Roberts	0	1	0	7	1	23
Ben Coates	0	1	0	14	0	21
Derrick Graham	0	0	0	7	1	12

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Bell	2	18

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Vai Sikahema	2	18
Ben Coates	2	15

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Greg Bell	21	22	---	---	18	61
Markus Koch	---	---	15	38	6	59
Sam Mills	---	---	19	38	2	59
Stanley Richard	---	---	10	31	17	58
Bill Fralic	24	27	---	---	4	55
Brad Culpepper	---	---	14	37	3	54
Ken Ruettgers	23	26	---	---	4	53
Joe Milinchik	27	26	---	---	---	53
Darryl Henley	---	---	18	32	3	53
Randy McMillan	19	19	---	---	14	52
Thomas Everett	---	---	11	32	9	52
Martin Bishop	---	---	17	34	1	52
Emmitt Smith	19	23	---	---	7	49
Joe Poole	---	---	10	36	2	48
Alvin Walton	---	---	12	33	2	47
Tim Taylor	---	---	15	31	---	46
Jackie Walker	---	---	10	24	9	43
Josh Wooden	---	---	11	18	14	43
Ray Seals	---	---	13	29	---	42
Frank Thomas	13	19	---	---	10	42
Ellison Onizuka	13	26	---	---	2	41
Fred Mobley	17	18	---	---	5	40
Ron Stone	20	14	---	---	5	39
Jo Jo Townsell	13	10	---	---	15	38
Lamont Hollinquest	---	---	15	20	1	36
Blaine Bishop	---	---	12	21	3	36
Jose Gonzalez	13	9	---	---	13	35
Bernie Kosar	19	15	---	---	---	34
Doug Riesenberg	16	18	---	---	---	34
Stephen Baker	18	16	---	---	---	34
Glenn Jacobs	---	---	9	20	1	30
Steve Smith	9	11	---	---	9	29
Odie Harris	---	---	5	21	3	29
John McClane	---	---	9	19	1	29
Jon Hand	---	---	10	14	4	28
John Elway	9	16	---	---	---	25
Ronnie Harmon	7	17	---	---	1	25
Eric Dorsey	---	---	7	11	1	19
Jeff Query	1	2	---	---	13	16
Anderson Cooper	7	7	---	---	1	15
Mick Luckhurst	0	0	---	---	7	7
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	5	5
Walter Reeves	0	0	---	---	5	5
Matt Blundin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Doug Pelfrey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Keith Sims	18	43	---	---	2	63
Sean Dawkins	12	36	---	---	8	56
Chidi Ahanotu	---	---	26	28	2	56
Dan Saleaumula	---	---	28	23	4	55
John Gerak	19	32	---	---	3	54
Vai Sikahema	11	23	---	---	18	52
Harry Boatswain	15	37	---	---	---	52
Qadry Ismail	13	27	---	---	12	52
Ben Coates	14	21	---	---	15	50
Shannon Briggs	---	---	22	16	12	50
Brad Muster	11	22	---	---	15	48
Larry Kelm	---	---	21	22	3	46
Eric Blount	4	28	---	---	14	46
Darrell McClellan	---	---	17	17	12	46
Eric Thomas	---	---	23	20	2	45
Bart Oates	16	28	---	---	---	44
Mark Vlasic	9	34	---	---	---	43
John Wojciechowski	19	24	---	---	---	43
John Lynch	---	---	19	22	1	42
Tim Dennis	---	---	16	19	5	40
Robert Green	8	23	---	---	8	39
Scott Cater	---	---	21	16	2	39
Sean Lumpkin	---	---	16	18	2	36
Frank Minnifield	---	---	14	20	1	35
Darion Conner	---	---	18	16	1	35
Ray Roberts	7	23	---	---	5	35
Austin Greenwood	3	25	---	---	7	35
Herman Fontenot	9	22	---	---	3	34
Eric Allen	---	---	12	19	2	33
Adrian Cooper	9	18	---	---	6	33
Vince Newsome	---	---	9	11	11	31
Jim Grecni	6	21	---	---	4	31
Dan Marino	13	15	---	---	---	28
Johnny Holland	---	---	11	15	2	28
Frank Stams	---	---	7	14	7	28
Herman Moore	11	17	---	---	---	28
Ken Harvey	---	---	10	15	1	26
Derrick Graham	7	12	---	---	7	26
Russell Maryland	---	---	12	14	---	26
Brian Mitchell	8	8	---	---	1	17
Robert Porcher	---	---	2	11	1	14
Tracy Simien	---	---	4	5	3	12
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	7	7
John Jett	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jason Hanson	0	0	---	---	4	4
James Adams	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	27	3.4
Middle	14	82	5.9
Right	5	32	6.4
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	29	5.8
Middle	7	23	3.3
Right	10	76	7.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Elway	15	12	4	0	0	2	1	0	0
Bernie Kosar	14	8	2	1	0	0	3	0	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Vlasic	30	15	1	3	1	5	5	2	0
Dan Marino	14	8	0	1	1	1	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	56	28.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	68	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	145	18.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	64	12.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	72	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	25	11	137	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronnie Harmon	9	7	154	3	17
WR Stephen Baker	5	2	10	0	16
WR Anderson Cooper	4	4	65	1	7
WR Jose Gonzalez	3	2	23	0	9
TE Randy McMillan	2	2	19	0	19
RB Greg Bell	2	0	0	0	22
RB Emmitt Smith	2	2	56	2	23
TE Frank Thomas	1	0	0	0	19
WR Jeff Query	1	1	6	0	2

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sean Dawkins	15	7	1	38	0	36
WR Herman Fontenot	8	4	1	38	0	22
WR Eric Blount	6	3	0	34	0	28
WR Qadry Ismail	5	3	0	39	1	27
TE Ben Coates	4	2	0	21	0	21
FB Brad Muster	2	2	0	20	0	22
RB Robert Green	2	2	0	25	0	23
TE Adrian Cooper	1	0	0	0	0	18
WR Herman Moore	1	0	0	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Greg Bell	4	15	3.75	3.89

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brian Mitchell	2	12	6.00	9.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	5	1	6	1.20	9.07

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	2	1	8	4.00	5.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stephen Baker	2	0	0	0.00	2.00
RB Greg Bell	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	1	6	6.00	17.11
WR Jose Gonzalez	1	0	0	0.00	7.67

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sean Dawkins	2	1	8	4.00	2.53

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Greg Bell	3	1
Emmitt Smith	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Vai Sikahema	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	2	1	1
John Elway	1	1	1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Vlasic	7	1	1
Dan Marino	3	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jose Gonzalez	1	0	0
WR Stephen Baker	1	1	1
RB Emmitt Smith	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sean Dawkins	5	1	1
TE Ben Coates	1	0	0
TE Adrian Cooper	1	0	0
WR Herman Moore	1	0	0
RB Robert Green	1	1	1
WR Qadry Ismail	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,800 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (19,600)
End Zone 14,000 (14,200)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (12,500)
Club Seats 7,600 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,800 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (19,600)
End Zone	14,000 (14,200)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (12,500)
Club Seats	7,600 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)