Exhibition Week 3, 1994

played in Denver, CO

84 degrees, rain, 18 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	14	7	6	-	27
Denver Broncos	10	0	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:00 DEN - Curvin Richards 2 run (Paul McFadden extra point)
1Q: 01:45 DEN - Paul McFadden 40 field goal
2Q: 13:41 MIN - Robert Green 17 pass from Scott Zolak (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 05:43 MIN - Jamal Anderson 5 run (Jason Hanson extra point)
3Q: 04:29 MIN - Chuck Banks 8 pass from Scott Zolak (Jason Hanson extra point)
4Q: 13:03 MIN - Jason Hanson 50 field goal
4Q: 01:50 MIN - Jason Hanson 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:00 DEN - Curvin Richards 2 run (Paul McFadden extra point)
1Q: 01:45 DEN - Paul McFadden 40 field goal
2Q: 13:41 MIN - Robert Green 17 pass from Scott Zolak (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 05:43 MIN - Jamal Anderson 5 run (Jason Hanson extra point)
3Q: 04:29 MIN - Chuck Banks 8 pass from Scott Zolak (Jason Hanson extra point)
4Q: 13:03 MIN - Jason Hanson 50 field goal
4Q: 01:50 MIN - Jason Hanson 37 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DEN
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 23 15
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 17 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 337 256
- Offensive Plays 69 63
- Yards per Play 4.88 4.06
Net Rushing Yards 95 91
- Rushing Attempts 33 19
- Yards per Rush 2.88 4.79
Net Passing Yards 242 165
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 21 - 1 40 - 20 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 269 185
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/27 4/20
- Yards per Pass Play 6.72 3.75
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 0/0 1/8
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 2/20
Kick Returns/Yards 1/14 1/27
Interception Ret./Yards 3/16 1/11
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 35
Time of Possession 33:15 26:45

Team Statistics	MIN	DEN
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	23	15
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	17	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	337	256
- Offensive Plays	69	63
- Yards per Play	4.88	4.06
Net Rushing Yards	95	91
- Rushing Attempts	33	19
- Yards per Rush	2.88	4.79
Net Passing Yards	242	165
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 21 - 1	40 - 20 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	269	185
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/27	4/20
- Yards per Pass Play	6.72	3.75
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	0/0	1/8
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	2/20
Kick Returns/Yards	1/14	1/27
Interception Ret./Yards	3/16	1/11
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 35
Time of Possession	33:15	26:45

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:20	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
1	12:21	0:41	OWN 20	2	-1	Interception
1	9:54	4:37	OWN 11	7	52	Missed FG
1	1:37	1:20	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	0:04	1:29	OPP 35	4	35	Touchdown
2	10:36	5:01	OWN 5	10	95	Touchdown
2	2:38	1:11	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	11:41	2:20	OWN 15	4	15	Punt
3	7:57	3:38	OWN 46	10	54	Touchdown
3	2:32	4:37	OWN 44	9	23	Field Goal
4	12:46	1:21	OPP 32	3	-2	Missed FG
4	8:40	1:21	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	5:46	4:03	OWN 15	8	65	Field Goal
4	0:10	0:10	OPP 48	1	-1	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:40	1:19	OPP 46	3	8	Punt
1	11:40	1:46	OPP 18	4	18	Touchdown
1	5:17	3:40	OWN 44	6	33	Field Goal
1	0:17	0:13	OWN 29	1	0	Interception
2	13:35	2:59	OWN 20	5	26	Punt
2	5:35	2:57	OWN 36	6	22	Punt
2	1:27	1:27	OWN 41	5	34	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:19	OWN 20	6	24	Punt
3	9:21	1:24	OWN 31	4	10	Interception
3	4:19	1:47	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
4	12:55	0:09	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	11:25	2:45	OWN 41	4	18	Punt
4	7:19	1:33	OWN 43	8	42	Downs
4	1:43	1:33	OWN 20	7	28	Downs

Game MVP: Scott Zolak, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brad Muster	14	26	1.86	11	1	0
Robert Green	10	44	4.40	18	1	0
Jamal Anderson	5	14	2.80	5	0	1
Scott Zolak	3	12	4.00	8	0	0
Mark Vlasic	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Curvin Richards	16	81	5.06	15	3	1
Erik Kramer	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Emmitt Smith	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
David Green	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scott Zolak	23	16	209	2/16	2	40	0	126.9
Dan Marino	9	5	60	2/11	0	20	1	36.5

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Erik Kramer	32	15	156	4/20	0	27	2	35.4
David Green	8	5	29	0/0	0	9	1	29.7

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Herman Fontenot	5	5	66	13.20	5	20	0
WR Qadry Ismail	4	7	40	10.00	10	16	0
TE Chuck Banks	3	4	27	9.00	0	15	1
WR Sean Dawkins	3	4	60	20.00	35	40	0
WR Charles Johnson	3	6	36	12.00	15	23	0
RB Robert Green	2	3	25	12.50	7	17	1
FB Brad Muster	1	2	15	15.00	8	15	0
RB Jamal Anderson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Darnay Scott	5	12	50	10.00	23	27
WR Jose Gonzalez	3	6	40	13.33	1	21
WR Stephen Baker	3	4	30	10.00	5	12
WR Anderson Cooper	3	5	10	3.33	0	4
TE Ronnie Williams	3	3	26	8.67	4	13
RB Emmitt Smith	2	2	14	7.00	15	9
TE Frank Thomas	1	5	15	15.00	5	15
WR Ronnie Harmon	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Aaron Glenn	2	11	5.50	0
OLB Jamir Miller	1	5	5.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Martin Bishop	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Darion Conner	0	0	1	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Erik Kramer	1	0	0	0
Curvin Richards	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	5	202	40.4	36.4	45	0

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	6	266	44.3	32.3	52	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Hanson	2/4	1/3	1/3	50	3/3

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Paul McFadden	1/2	1/2	0/0	40	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Blount	2	12	6.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Query	2	20	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Qadry Ismail	1	14	14.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jose Gonzalez	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Johnny Holland	8	0	0.0	18	43
S Scott Cater	4	1	0.0	10	33
DE Charles Haley	3	1	2.0	15	29
OLB Frank Slade	3	0	1.0	9	23
OLB Richard Newbill	3	1	0.0	7	19
CB Aaron Glenn	3	0	0.0	11	21
OLB Darion Conner	2	0	0.5	10	21
CB Frank Minnifield	2	2	0.0	13	37
CB Eric Thomas	2	1	0.0	16	38
S John Lynch	2	1	0.0	9	22
DT Dan Wilkinson	2	0	0.0	8	25
CB Butler By'not'e	2	0	0.0	11	21
ILB Frank Stams	1	1	0.0	1	8
OLB Jamir Miller	1	1	0.0	9	12
CB Eric Allen	1	0	0.0	11	22
ILB Tracy Simien	1	0	0.0	3	5
S Eric Turner	1	0	0.0	12	27
DE Robert Porcher	1	0	0.0	13	32
RB Jamal Anderson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Russell Maryland	0	3	0.5	17	31
DE Wayne Martin	0	1	0.0	6	15

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jackie Walker	7	0	0.0	26	25
OLB John McClane	5	0	2.5	20	29
S Thomas Everett	5	3	0.0	22	20
OLB Martin Bishop	5	2	0.0	20	20
ILB Josh Wooden	4	2	0.0	13	11
ILB Sam Mills	4	1	0.0	31	33
S Joey Browner	4	0	0.0	18	19
S Blaine Bishop	4	0	0.0	24	24
S Odie Harris	3	1	0.0	23	24
ILB Mike Caldwell	3	1	0.0	10	10
CB Tim Taylor	3	0	0.0	15	19
DT Brad Culpepper	3	0	0.0	26	24
DE Glenn Jacobs	2	3	1.5	28	32
CB Jason Mewes	2	1	0.0	27	31
WR Darnay Scott	2	0	---	---	---
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	0	---	---	---
CB Darryl Henley	0	2	0.0	15	21
DE Gabe Wilkins	0	2	0.0	26	28

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Charles Haley	2.0	0	1	0	29
OLB Frank Slade	1.0	1	1	0	23
OLB Darion Conner	0.5	2	2	1	21
DT Russell Maryland	0.5	0	0	0	31
DE Wayne Martin	0.0	0	1	0	15
OLB Richard Newbill	0.0	0	1	0	19
DE Robert Porcher	0.0	0	1	0	32

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB John McClane	2.5	1	1	1	29
DE Glenn Jacobs	1.5	0	0	0	32
DE Gabe Wilkins	0.0	0	2	0	28
DT Brad Culpepper	0.0	0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Scott Cater	4	1	0	33
ILB Johnny Holland	3	0	0	43
CB Frank Minnifield	2	1	0	37
OLB Richard Newbill	2	0	0	19
CB Butler By'not'e	2	0	0	21
CB Aaron Glenn	1	0	2	21
CB Eric Thomas	1	0	0	38
ILB Frank Stams	1	0	0	8
OLB Darion Conner	1	0	0	21
ILB Tracy Simien	1	0	0	5
OLB Frank Slade	1	0	0	23
DT Dan Wilkinson	1	0	0	25
OLB Jamir Miller	0	1	1	12

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Blaine Bishop	4	0	0	24
OLB Jackie Walker	3	0	0	25
S Odie Harris	3	0	0	24
ILB Sam Mills	2	1	0	33
CB Tim Taylor	2	0	0	19
CB Jason Mewes	2	0	0	31
OLB Martin Bishop	1	0	1	20
S Joey Browner	1	0	0	19
S Thomas Everett	1	0	0	20
ILB Mike Caldwell	1	0	0	10
DE Gabe Wilkins	1	0	0	28
OLB John McClane	0	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Wojciechowski	3	4	29	1	33
Tom Nalen	2	3	17	0	9
Chuck Belin	1	5	15	0	20
Ben Coates	1	2	15	0	15
Antone Davis	0	5	18	1	22
Bart Oates	0	4	16	0	27
Keith Sims	0	2	23	1	23
Anthony Redmon	0	2	28	1	29
Brad Muster	0	1	26	0	22
Bob Kochman	0	1	19	0	17

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Riesenberg	4	5	12	0	29
Ken Ruettgers	3	3	16	2	36
Jerry Ostroski	1	1	5	0	17
Ellison Onizuka	0	4	19	0	44
Tony Semple	0	3	19	0	44
Steve Smith	0	1	6	0	14
James Atkins	0	0	10	2	23

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Eric Blount	1	23
Shannon Briggs	1	9
Anthony Redmon	1	9

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Jose Gonzalez	2	17
Curvin Richards	1	16

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brad Muster	26	22	---	---	18	66
Anthony Redmon	28	29	---	---	9	66
Chuck Banks	24	26	---	---	14	64
Johnny Holland	---	---	18	43	2	63
John Wojciechowski	29	33	---	---	---	62
Eric Thomas	---	---	16	38	4	58
Charles Johnson	20	26	---	---	9	55
Scott Zolak	25	25	---	---	4	54
Scott Cater	---	---	10	33	10	53
Keith Sims	23	23	---	---	6	52
Frank Minnifield	---	---	13	37	1	51
Jamal Anderson	14	20	---	---	17	51
Charles Haley	---	---	15	29	6	50
Russell Maryland	---	---	17	31	2	50
Ben Coates	15	15	---	---	18	48
Qadry Ismail	19	20	---	---	9	48
Aaron Glenn	---	---	11	21	16	48
Butler By'not'e	---	---	11	21	16	48
Robert Porcher	---	---	13	32	2	47
Bart Oates	16	27	---	---	2	45
Bob Kochman	19	17	---	---	9	45
Eric Blount	13	8	---	---	23	44
Eric Turner	---	---	12	27	4	43
Antone Davis	18	22	---	---	---	40
Chuck Belin	15	20	---	---	4	39
Herman Fontenot	13	16	---	---	6	35
Darion Conner	---	---	10	21	4	35
Frank Slade	---	---	9	23	3	35
Eric Allen	---	---	11	22	1	34
Richard Newbill	---	---	7	19	7	33
John Lynch	---	---	9	22	2	33
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	8	25	---	33
Tom Nalen	17	9	---	---	6	32
Robert Green	14	15	---	---	---	29
Jamir Miller	---	---	9	12	4	25
Wayne Martin	---	---	6	15	2	23
Sean Dawkins	7	12	---	---	---	19
Dan Marino	7	11	---	---	---	18
Frank Stams	---	---	1	8	6	15
Tracy Simien	---	---	3	5	5	13
Jason Hanson	0	0	---	---	10	10
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	9	9
Shannon Briggs	---	---	0	0	9	9
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tom Beer	---	---	0	0	2	2
Mark Vlasic	1	0	---	---	---	1

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sam Mills	---	---	31	33	21	85
Jason Mewes	---	---	27	31	14	72
Curvin Richards	18	36	---	---	16	70
Glenn Jacobs	---	---	28	32	9	69
Tony Semple	19	44	---	---	6	69
Ellison Onizuka	19	44	---	---	2	65
Jackie Walker	---	---	26	25	12	63
Blaine Bishop	---	---	24	24	15	63
Gabe Wilkins	---	---	26	28	9	63
Odie Harris	---	---	23	24	7	54
Brad Culpepper	---	---	26	24	4	54
Ken Ruettgers	16	36	---	---	---	52
John McClane	---	---	20	29	3	52
Erik Kramer	13	36	---	---	---	49
Ron Stone	14	27	---	---	8	49
Thomas Everett	---	---	22	20	4	46
Frank Thomas	11	19	---	---	16	46
Anderson Cooper	7	26	---	---	13	46
Greg Hill	11	18	---	---	17	46
Darnay Scott	14	32	---	---	---	46
Doug Riesenberg	12	29	---	---	---	41
James Atkins	10	23	---	---	8	41
Martin Bishop	---	---	20	20	---	40
Joey Browner	---	---	18	19	2	39
Stephen Baker	8	15	---	---	14	37
Darryl Henley	---	---	15	21	1	37
Tim Taylor	---	---	15	19	2	36
Jose Gonzalez	2	15	---	---	17	34
Ronnie Williams	10	18	---	---	6	34
Jerry Ostroski	5	17	---	---	8	30
Ronnie Harmon	7	18	---	---	1	26
Kevin Smith	---	---	10	15	---	25
Steve Smith	6	14	---	---	4	24
Josh Wooden	---	---	13	11	---	24
Mike Caldwell	---	---	10	10	2	22
Antonio Edwards	---	---	9	10	---	19
Jeff Query	0	1	---	---	13	14
David Green	6	8	---	---	---	14
Stanley Richard	---	---	0	1	10	11
Emmitt Smith	1	8	---	---	1	10
Walter Reeves	0	0	---	---	8	8
Craig Hentrich	0	0	---	---	8	8
Paul McFadden	0	0	---	---	5	5
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt Blundin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Doug Pelfrey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	38	4.2
Middle	17	37	2.2
Right	6	21	3.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	20	4.0
Middle	6	31	5.2
Right	8	40	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scott Zolak	23	16	2	1	1	2	3	1	0
Dan Marino	9	5	1	0	1	0	1	0	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Erik Kramer	32	15	2	2	2	2	7	1	2
David Green	8	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	109	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	11	160	13.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	14	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	81	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	8	69	3.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	21	5.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Qadry Ismail	7	4	0	40	0	20
WR Charles Johnson	6	3	0	36	1	26
WR Herman Fontenot	5	5	0	66	1	16
TE Chuck Banks	4	3	1	27	0	26
WR Sean Dawkins	4	3	0	60	1	12
RB Robert Green	3	2	0	25	0	15
FB Brad Muster	2	1	1	15	0	22
RB Jamal Anderson	1	0	0	0	0	20

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darnay Scott	12	5	0	50	1	32
WR Jose Gonzalez	6	3	0	40	1	15
TE Frank Thomas	5	1	1	15	0	19
WR Anderson Cooper	5	3	1	10	0	26
WR Stephen Baker	4	3	0	30	0	15
WR Ronnie Harmon	3	0	0	0	0	18
TE Ronnie Williams	3	3	0	26	0	18
RB Emmitt Smith	2	2	0	14	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jamal Anderson	1	5	5.00	2.80

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Curvin Richards	1	2	2.00	5.06
David Green	1	7	7.00	7.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Scott Zolak	3	2	25	8.33	9.09

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Erik Kramer	4	0	0	0.00	4.88
David Green	2	2	9	4.50	3.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Chuck Banks	1	1	8	8.00	6.75
RB Robert Green	1	1	17	17.00	8.33
WR Qadry Ismail	1	0	0	0.00	5.71

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jose Gonzalez	2	0	0	0.00	6.67
TE Frank Thomas	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Anderson Cooper	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
TE Ronnie Williams	1	1	5	5.00	8.67
WR Darnay Scott	1	1	4	4.00	4.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Scott Zolak	2	1
Robert Green	2	0
Brad Muster	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Curvin Richards	5	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scott Zolak	7	5	4
Dan Marino	4	2	1

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Erik Kramer	5	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Qadry Ismail	4	2	1
WR Charles Johnson	3	2	1
FB Brad Muster	2	1	1
WR Herman Fontenot	1	1	1
RB Robert Green	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jose Gonzalez	2	1	1
WR Darnay Scott	2	1	1
WR Anderson Cooper	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)