Week 2, 1996

played in Carolina, NC

64 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	3	0	17	-	20
Carolina Panthers	0	7	10	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
2Q: 06:02 CAR - Robert Green 5 run (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 02:41 DEN - Joe Nedney 32 field goal
3Q: 09:48 CAR - Robert Green 3 run (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 05:47 CAR - John Kasay 39 field goal
4Q: 13:21 DEN - Darnay Scott 42 pass from Don Majkowski (Joe Nedney extra point)
4Q: 05:00 DEN - Joe Nedney 39 field goal
4Q: 01:45 DEN - Darnay Scott 8 pass from Don Majkowski (Joe Nedney extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 06:02 CAR - Robert Green 5 run (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 02:41 DEN - Joe Nedney 32 field goal
3Q: 09:48 CAR - Robert Green 3 run (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 05:47 CAR - John Kasay 39 field goal
4Q: 13:21 DEN - Darnay Scott 42 pass from Don Majkowski (Joe Nedney extra point)
4Q: 05:00 DEN - Joe Nedney 39 field goal
4Q: 01:45 DEN - Darnay Scott 8 pass from Don Majkowski (Joe Nedney extra point)

Team Statistics DEN CAR
Record 2-0 1-1
First Downs 22 19
- by Rushing 8 6
- by Passing 14 13
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 390 316
- Offensive Plays 78 59
- Yards per Play 5.00 5.36
Net Rushing Yards 106 66
- Rushing Attempts 37 21
- Yards per Rush 2.86 3.14
Net Passing Yards 284 250
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 25 - 0 38 - 24 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 292 250
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.93 6.58
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 11/20 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 6/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/6 4/32
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/32
Interception Ret./Yards 3/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 24
Time of Possession 33:43 26:17

Team Statistics	DEN	CAR
Record	2-0	1-1
First Downs	22	19
- by Rushing	8	6
- by Passing	14	13
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	390	316
- Offensive Plays	78	59
- Yards per Play	5.00	5.36
Net Rushing Yards	106	66
- Rushing Attempts	37	21
- Yards per Rush	2.86	3.14
Net Passing Yards	284	250
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 25 - 0	38 - 24 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	292	250
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.93	6.58
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	11/20	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	6/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/6	4/32
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/32
Interception Ret./Yards	3/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 24
Time of Possession	33:43	26:17

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:19	4:26	OWN 16	10	53	Downs
1	5:17	3:56	OWN 2	8	21	Punt
2	14:42	2:29	OWN 2	5	22	Punt
2	5:52	3:17	OWN 20	8	65	Field Goal
2	1:16	1:16	OWN 20	3	12	Half
3	15:00	1:24	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	9:41	1:26	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	5:40	3:48	OWN 20	9	36	Punt
3	0:34	2:30	OWN 24	6	76	Touchdown
4	10:21	5:29	OWN 7	11	71	Field Goal
4	3:49	2:15	OPP 40	8	40	Touchdown
4	1:00	0:38	OPP 44	3	-1	Punt
4	0:09	0:09	OPP 22	1	-1	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:41	OWN 18	5	35	Punt
1	6:53	1:36	OWN 31	4	22	Punt
1	1:21	1:39	50	4	13	Punt
2	12:13	6:21	OWN 31	14	69	Touchdown
2	2:35	1:19	OWN 20	4	12	Punt
3	13:36	3:55	OWN 28	7	72	Touchdown
3	8:15	2:35	OWN 30	6	48	Field Goal
3	1:52	1:18	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	13:04	2:43	OWN 20	6	27	Punt
4	4:52	1:03	OWN 20	3	2	Interception
4	1:34	0:34	OWN 24	2	10	Interception
4	0:22	0:13	OWN 7	1	0	Interception

Game MVP: Don Majkowski, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Terry Allen	24	47	1.96	11	2
LeShon Johnson	8	8	1.00	5	0
Don Majkowski	4	46	11.50	24	2
Gizmo Williams	1	5	5.00	5	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Robert Green	9	29	3.22	10	1	2
Rodney Hampton	5	-1	-0.20	2	0	0
Steve McNair	4	24	6.00	9	0	0
Calvin Williams	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
Troy Drayton	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
Marvin Harrison	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Majkowski	40	25	292	1/8	2	42	0	101.3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve McNair	38	24	250	0/0	0	31	3	49.2

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darnay Scott	8	13	132	16.50	12	42	2
WR Stephen Baker	4	6	21	5.25	0	11	0
WR Isaac Bruce	4	8	31	7.75	0	9	0
RB Terry Allen	3	4	56	18.67	39	26	0
TE Charles Arbuckle	2	2	14	7.00	11	11	0
WR Anderson Cooper	1	2	15	15.00	0	15	0
RB LeShon Johnson	1	1	9	9.00	10	9	0
WR Charlie Jones	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Jay Riemersma	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Calvin Williams	5	7	39	7.80	0	23
WR Mike Pritchard	4	7	71	17.75	21	21
WR Marvin Harrison	4	7	41	10.25	8	13
RB Robert Green	3	4	20	6.67	12	17
TE Darryl Ingram	2	4	13	6.50	0	8
WR Robb Thomas	2	4	30	15.00	6	31
RB Rodney Hampton	2	2	5	2.50	0	6
TE Andrew Glover	1	1	19	19.00	5	19
TE Troy Drayton	1	2	12	12.00	7	12

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Brian Dawkins	2	0	0.00	0
S Keith Lyle	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	6	277	46.2	37.5	55	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mark Royals	6	266	44.3	43.3	58	4

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Nedney	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Jones	2	6	3.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jarvis Williams	4	32	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clayton Holmes	2	32	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Darryl Henley	6	2	20	37
ILB Randall Godfrey	6	1	17	34
CB Dan Taylor	6	0	21	38
ILB Josh Wooden	5	2	20	27
ILB Mike Caldwell	5	1	13	18
S Brian Dawkins	4	2	18	38
S Blaine Bishop	3	1	21	37
DT Kevin Smith	3	0	15	23
DE Glenn Jacobs	1	0	16	23
OLB Shawn McFadden	1	0	6	19
CB Glen Holecek	1	0	0	10
S Keith Lyle	1	0	8	21
OLB Randy Neal	1	0	4	4
DE Gabe Wilkins	0	1	7	14

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Hardy Nickerson	12	5	0.0	37	41
S Tommy Carlisle	6	8	0.0	37	41
CB Jimmy Spencer	6	0	0.0	34	39
CB Lemuel Stinson	5	3	0.0	37	41
CB Clayton Holmes	4	0	0.0	17	24
OLB Brian Williams	4	0	0.0	24	30
OLB Britt Hager	3	1	0.0	10	8
DE Tracy Scroggins	3	1	0.0	33	33
DE Alfred Anderson	3	1	0.0	28	35
OLB Daved Benefield	2	4	0.0	15	13
S Michael Stewart	2	1	0.0	35	38
DE Elijah Alexander	2	1	0.0	9	6
RB Robert Green	2	0	---	---	---
DE Chuck Smith	2	0	0.0	4	8
DT Noland Rosenbach	2	0	0.0	23	35
DT Glenn Montgomery	1	0	1.0	14	6
DT Jeff Wright	1	1	0.0	27	22
CB Jarvis Williams	1	0	0.0	5	7
DT Reggie White	1	0	0.0	7	16
WR Marvin Harrison	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Martin Bishop	2	0	19
DE Glenn Jacobs	1	0	23
OLB Shawn McFadden	1	0	19
DE Bernanrd Holsey	1	0	15
DE Gabe Wilkins	0	1	14

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Glenn Montgomery	1.0	0	0	6
DE Tracy Scroggins	0.0	2	0	33
DE Alfred Anderson	0.0	1	1	35
DT Noland Rosenbach	0.0	0	3	35
DT Reggie White	0.0	0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Randall Godfrey	6	0	0	34
CB Dan Taylor	4	2	0	38
CB Darryl Henley	3	1	0	37
ILB Mike Caldwell	3	0	0	18
S Brian Dawkins	2	0	2	38
S Keith Lyle	1	0	1	21
ILB Josh Wooden	1	0	0	27
S Blaine Bishop	1	0	0	37
CB Glen Holecek	1	0	0	10
DT Kevin Smith	1	0	0	23
OLB Randy Neal	1	0	0	4

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Hardy Nickerson	7	3	41
CB Jimmy Spencer	6	0	39
CB Lemuel Stinson	3	0	41
OLB Brian Williams	2	0	30
DE Tracy Scroggins	1	1	33
S Michael Stewart	1	0	38
CB Jarvis Williams	1	0	7
OLB Britt Hager	1	0	8
DE Chuck Smith	1	0	8
DE Alfred Anderson	1	0	35
S Tommy Carlisle	1	0	41

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Semple	3	6	37	0	41
Jerry Ostroski	2	7	37	1	41
Ron Stone	2	2	12	0	16
Erik Williams	1	6	37	0	41
Charles Arbuckle	0	3	20	0	27
Richard Cooper	0	3	37	0	41
Jason Layman	0	3	25	0	25
Jay Riemersma	0	2	16	0	7
Jess McClure	0	1	12	0	9

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Tim Grunhard	3	8	1	21	38
Marco Rivera	1	4	0	21	38
Robert Jenkins	1	2	0	21	38
Mike Smith	1	1	0	21	38
Darryl Ingram	0	1	0	16	22
Scott Conover	0	1	0	21	38

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Anderson Cooper	4	15
Brett Carolan	2	16

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Troy Drayton	1	15
Ron Rice	1	15

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Isaac Bruce	35	40	---	---	15	90
Erik Williams	37	41	---	---	8	86
Tony Semple	37	41	---	---	8	86
Don Majkowski	37	41	---	---	---	78
Richard Cooper	37	41	---	---	---	78
Jerry Ostroski	37	41	---	---	---	78
Darnay Scott	36	39	---	---	---	75
Blaine Bishop	---	---	21	37	2	60
Dan Taylor	---	---	21	38	1	60
Darryl Henley	---	---	20	37	1	58
Jason Layman	25	25	---	---	8	58
Terry Allen	25	23	---	---	9	57
Brian Dawkins	---	---	18	38	1	57
Charles Arbuckle	20	27	---	---	9	56
Randall Godfrey	---	---	17	34	1	52
Josh Wooden	---	---	20	27	---	47
Glenn Jacobs	---	---	16	23	2	41
Kevin Smith	---	---	15	23	3	41
Stephen Baker	15	24	---	---	---	39
LeShon Johnson	16	23	---	---	---	39
Keith Lyle	---	---	8	21	10	39
Shannon Clavelle	---	---	14	24	---	38
Jay Riemersma	16	7	---	---	15	38
Martin Bishop	---	---	15	19	1	35
Mike Caldwell	---	---	13	18	4	35
Shawn McFadden	---	---	6	19	9	34
Ron Stone	12	16	---	---	---	28
Gabe Wilkins	---	---	7	14	7	28
Charlie Jones	2	7	---	---	19	28
Travis Hall	---	---	9	15	2	26
Jess McClure	12	9	---	---	4	25
Gizmo Williams	1	1	---	---	23	25
Brett Carolan	6	2	---	---	16	24
Randy Neal	---	---	4	4	16	24
Glen Holecek	---	---	0	10	13	23
Bernanrd Holsey	---	---	5	15	1	21
Anderson Cooper	1	3	---	---	15	19
Shawn Wooden	---	---	2	2	8	12
Walter Reeves	0	0	---	---	8	8
Trezelle Jenkins	0	0	---	---	8	8
Joe Nedney	0	0	---	---	7	7
Craig Hentrich	0	0	---	---	6	6
Matt Blundin	0	0	---	---	2	2
Andre Royal	---	---	0	0	2	2
Shawn Bouwens	0	0	---	---	---	0
Will Furrer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	37	41	11	89
Lemuel Stinson	---	---	37	41	11	89
Tommy Carlisle	---	---	37	41	2	80
Michael Stewart	---	---	35	38	2	75
Jimmy Spencer	---	---	34	39	2	75
Tracy Scroggins	---	---	33	33	3	69
Clayton Holmes	---	---	17	24	28	69
Robert Jenkins	21	38	---	---	7	66
Marco Rivera	21	38	---	---	7	66
Alfred Anderson	---	---	28	35	2	65
Noland Rosenbach	---	---	23	35	2	60
Mike Smith	21	38	---	---	---	59
Tim Grunhard	21	38	---	---	---	59
Scott Conover	21	38	---	---	---	59
Steve McNair	21	38	---	---	---	59
Brian Williams	---	---	24	30	2	56
Troy Drayton	14	23	---	---	15	52
Jeff Wright	---	---	27	22	2	51
Mike Pritchard	19	29	---	---	---	48
Darryl Ingram	16	22	---	---	8	46
Calvin Williams	14	29	---	---	1	44
Robert Green	16	20	---	---	1	37
Rodney Hampton	6	16	---	---	13	35
Harvey Williams	3	15	---	---	16	34
Jarvis Williams	---	---	5	7	19	31
Robb Thomas	7	12	---	---	10	29
Daved Benefield	---	---	15	13	---	28
Britt Hager	---	---	10	8	9	27
Glenn Montgomery	---	---	14	6	5	25
Marvin Harrison	7	18	---	---	---	25
Reggie White	---	---	7	16	1	24
Ron Rice	---	---	3	3	15	21
Johnny Holland	---	---	8	5	6	19
Elijah Alexander	---	---	9	6	4	19
Chuck Smith	---	---	4	8	4	16
Louis Davis	0	2	---	---	14	16
Andrew Glover	3	4	---	---	7	14
Eric Andolsek	0	0	---	---	7	7
Greg Werner	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kevin Donnalley	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mark Royals	0	0	---	---	6	6
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	5	5
John Holecek	---	---	0	0	2	2
Frank Reich	0	0	---	---	1	1
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gary Ivan Gordon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	19	2.4
Middle	15	82	5.5
Right	13	6	0.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	8	1.6
Middle	9	47	5.2
Right	7	11	1.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Majkowski	40	25	4	0	3	4	5	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve McNair	38	24	4	1	2	3	5	1	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	16	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	75	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	144	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	57	8.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	7	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	103	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	86	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	54	10.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darnay Scott	13	8	1	132	2	39
WR Isaac Bruce	8	4	0	31	0	40
WR Stephen Baker	6	4	1	21	0	24
RB Terry Allen	4	3	1	56	2	23
WR Anderson Cooper	2	1	0	15	0	3
TE Charles Arbuckle	2	2	0	14	0	27
WR Charlie Jones	2	1	0	10	0	7
TE Jay Riemersma	2	1	0	4	0	7
RB LeShon Johnson	1	1	0	9	0	23

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Calvin Williams	7	5	0	39	1	29
WR Mike Pritchard	7	4	0	71	2	29
WR Marvin Harrison	7	4	0	41	0	18
TE Darryl Ingram	4	2	1	13	0	22
WR Robb Thomas	4	2	0	30	1	12
RB Robert Green	4	3	0	20	0	20
RB Rodney Hampton	2	2	0	5	0	16
TE Troy Drayton	2	1	1	12	0	23
TE Andrew Glover	1	1	0	19	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Terry Allen	2	2	1.00	1.96

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Robert Green	4	11	2.75	3.22
Rodney Hampton	1	1	1.00	-0.20
Calvin Williams	1	5	5.00	5.00
Marvin Harrison	1	4	4.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Majkowski	4	2	15	3.75	7.30

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve McNair	1	0	0	0.00	6.58

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Isaac Bruce	2	0	0	0.00	3.88
WR Darnay Scott	2	2	15	7.50	10.15

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Pritchard	1	0	0	0.00	10.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Don Majkowski	2	2
LeShon Johnson	2	1
Terry Allen	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Rodney Hampton	2	0
Calvin Williams	1	1
Marvin Harrison	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Majkowski	15	10	7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve McNair	9	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Isaac Bruce	4	2	2
WR Stephen Baker	3	1	0
WR Darnay Scott	3	2	1
RB Terry Allen	2	2	1
WR Anderson Cooper	1	1	1
RB LeShon Johnson	1	1	1
WR Charlie Jones	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Robert Green	3	2	1
WR Marvin Harrison	3	2	1
WR Robb Thomas	1	0	0
TE Andrew Glover	1	1	1
TE Troy Drayton	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,000 (21,300)
End Zone 11,900 (15,300)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (13,500)
Club Seats 6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,000 (21,300)
End Zone	11,900 (15,300)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (13,500)
Club Seats	6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,700)