Exhibition Week 1, 1997

played in Denver, CO

78 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	10	0	6	-	16
Denver Broncos	7	0	7	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:51 DEN - Isaac Bruce 6 pass from Jake Plummer (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 12:40 MIN - Jason Hanson 50 field goal
2Q: 02:10 MIN - Walt Harris 49 interception return (Jason Hanson extra point)
3Q: 13:12 DEN - Terry Allen 5 run (Joe Nedney extra point)
4Q: 06:41 MIN - Jason Hanson 39 field goal
4Q: 02:17 MIN - Jason Hanson 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:51 DEN - Isaac Bruce 6 pass from Jake Plummer (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 12:40 MIN - Jason Hanson 50 field goal
2Q: 02:10 MIN - Walt Harris 49 interception return (Jason Hanson extra point)
3Q: 13:12 DEN - Terry Allen 5 run (Joe Nedney extra point)
4Q: 06:41 MIN - Jason Hanson 39 field goal
4Q: 02:17 MIN - Jason Hanson 34 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DEN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 11 23
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 7 13
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 201 359
- Offensive Plays 52 79
- Yards per Play 3.87 4.54
Net Rushing Yards 74 151
- Rushing Attempts 26 41
- Yards per Rush 2.85 3.68
Net Passing Yards 127 208
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 15 - 0 35 - 19 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 137 234
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 3/26
- Yards per Pass Play 4.88 5.47
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 10/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 4/24 2/31
Kick Returns/Yards 2/39 1/11
Interception Ret./Yards 3/62 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 19
Time of Possession 24:34 35:26

Team Statistics	MIN	DEN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	11	23
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	7	13
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	201	359
- Offensive Plays	52	79
- Yards per Play	3.87	4.54
Net Rushing Yards	74	151
- Rushing Attempts	26	41
- Yards per Rush	2.85	3.68
Net Passing Yards	127	208
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 15 - 0	35 - 19 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	137	234
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	3/26
- Yards per Pass Play	4.88	5.47
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	10/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	4/24	2/31
Kick Returns/Yards	2/39	1/11
Interception Ret./Yards	3/62	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 19
Time of Possession	24:34	35:26

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:54	OWN 23	5	12	Punt
1	5:40	2:17	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
1	0:35	3:01	OWN 11	7	56	Field Goal
2	6:41	1:58	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 37	2	14	Half
3	13:06	5:10	OWN 20	11	36	Punt
3	4:09	1:51	OWN 44	4	9	Punt
4	14:00	1:54	OWN 37	3	3	Punt
4	10:19	2:16	50	4	4	Punt
4	7:24	0:48	OPP 26	3	4	Field Goal
4	4:40	2:29	OWN 34	6	49	Field Goal
4	0:22	0:22	OWN 29	2	-4	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:06	6:26	OWN 24	13	76	Touchdown
1	3:23	2:48	OWN 34	5	15	Punt
2	12:34	5:53	OWN 20	11	58	Missed FG
2	4:43	2:42	OWN 14	6	29	Interception
2	2:01	1:42	OWN 20	5	11	Punt
3	15:00	1:54	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
3	7:56	3:47	OWN 4	9	30	Punt
3	2:18	3:18	OWN 20	9	38	Interception
4	12:06	1:47	OWN 1	3	5	Punt
4	8:03	0:39	OWN 38	2	-12	Fumble
4	6:36	1:56	OWN 20	4	2	Punt
4	2:11	1:49	OWN 20	8	22	Interception

Game MVP: Eric Allen, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Spencer George	22	73	3.32	17	3
Erik Kramer	2	-4	-2.00	-2	0
Jamal Anderson	2	5	2.50	4	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Terry Allen	22	68	3.09	11	1	1
Aiden Anhorn	15	59	3.93	19	3	0
Jake Plummer	3	22	7.33	10	1	0
Emmanuel Jamison	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Erik Kramer	19	12	76	0/0	0	17	0	71.4
Erik Wilhelm	5	3	61	2/10	0	37	0	102.9

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Plummer	35	19	234	3/26	1	76	3	48.9

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Charles Johnson	6	10	81	13.50	14	37
WR Sean Dawkins	2	4	8	4.00	5	5
WR Reggie Barlow	2	4	22	11.00	0	17
TE Ben Coates	1	1	13	13.00	9	13
WR O.J. McDuffie	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4
RB Jamal Anderson	1	1	14	14.00	5	14
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
FB Derrick Harris	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charlie Jones	5	7	35	7.00	5	12	0
WR Russell Copeland	4	9	31	7.75	11	16	0
WR Darnay Scott	3	7	40	13.33	0	15	0
TE Charles Arbuckle	2	4	33	16.50	6	26	0
RB Terry Allen	2	3	79	39.50	72	76	0
WR Isaac Bruce	2	2	17	8.50	8	11	1
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	1	-1	-1.00	1	-1	0
TE Jay Riemersma	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Eric Allen	2	13	6.50	0
CB Walt Harris	1	49	49.00	1

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Erik Wilhelm	1	0	0
O.J. McDuffie	1	0	0
Aaron Glenn	0	1	0
Tony Boselli	0	1	0
Matt Keneley	0	1	0
Frank Slade	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Force
Jake Plummer	1	0
Brett Carolan	0	1
Randy Neal	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	7	316	45.1	37.9	59	4

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Josh Miller	5	206	41.2	36.4	44	1

Kicking Statistics

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

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Nedney	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
O.J. McDuffie	4	24	6.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Jones	2	31	15.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tom Flynn	1	18	18.0	0
George McCullough	1	21	21.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Russell Copeland	1	11	11.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Henri Crockett	7	3	0.5	33	32
S Tom Flynn	6	2	0.0	28	28
OLB Terry Crews	6	1	0.0	27	25
DT Matt Keneley	4	2	1.0	34	33
OLB Frank Slade	4	0	1.0	20	12
S John Lynch	4	5	0.0	27	31
CB Eric Allen	4	2	0.0	33	31
ILB James Darling	4	2	0.0	25	20
OLB Jamir Miller	3	1	0.0	16	11
CB Aaron Glenn	3	1	0.0	33	33
ILB Tracy Simien	3	0	0.0	10	5
DE La'roi Glover	2	1	0.5	17	18
DE Robert Porcher	2	2	0.0	24	20
DT Dan Wilkinson	2	2	0.0	7	7
ILB Shannon Briggs	2	1	0.0	7	7
S Devin Bush	2	1	0.0	19	22
CB Walt Harris	1	2	0.0	19	16
DE Chidi Ahanotu	1	1	0.0	10	14
CB George McCullough	1	1	0.0	31	29

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Martin Bishop	5	0	1.0	12	12
OLB Randy Neal	4	1	1.0	12	10
ILB Randall Godfrey	4	1	0.0	25	22
S Blaine Bishop	4	0	0.0	19	22
S Keith Lyle	4	0	0.0	11	21
CB Jason Mewes	3	1	0.0	18	22
ILB Andre Royal	3	0	0.0	8	3
DT Kevin Smith	2	1	0.0	16	8
CB Greg Jeffries	2	0	0.0	19	24
CB Dan Taylor	2	0	0.0	15	13
DE Ed Rison	1	1	0.0	14	18
DT Travis Hall	1	1	0.0	10	18
WR Isaac Bruce	1	0	---	---	---
WR Darnay Scott	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Jeff Myers	1	0	0.0	12	6
S Brian Dawkins	1	0	0.0	22	18
DE Bernanrd Holsey	1	0	0.0	12	9
S Shawn Wooden	1	0	0.0	11	13
DE Marcellus Wiley	1	0	0.0	13	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Frank Slade	1.0	0	0	1	12
DT Matt Keneley	1.0	0	0	0	33
OLB Henri Crockett	0.5	1	1	0	32
DE La'roi Glover	0.5	0	1	0	18
DE Chidi Ahanotu	0.0	1	1	0	14
DE Robert Porcher	0.0	0	1	0	20
DE Jay Williams	0.0	0	1	0	24

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Randy Neal	1.0	1	1	10
OLB Martin Bishop	1.0	0	1	12
DE Ed Rison	0.0	1	0	18
DT Kevin Smith	0.0	1	0	8

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S John Lynch	3	0	0	31
CB Aaron Glenn	3	0	0	33
S Tom Flynn	2	0	0	28
OLB Terry Crews	2	0	0	25
ILB Tracy Simien	2	0	0	5
OLB Henri Crockett	2	0	0	32
CB Eric Allen	1	1	2	31
CB Walt Harris	1	1	1	16
OLB Frank Slade	1	0	0	12
OLB Jamir Miller	1	0	0	11
DE La'roi Glover	1	0	0	18
CB George McCullough	0	1	0	29

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Dan Taylor	2	1	13
OLB Martin Bishop	2	0	12
CB Greg Jeffries	2	0	24
CB Jason Mewes	2	0	22
OLB Jeff Myers	1	0	6
S Keith Lyle	1	0	21
ILB Andre Royal	1	0	3
ILB Randall Godfrey	1	0	22
DE Bernanrd Holsey	1	0	9
S Shawn Wooden	1	0	13
DE Marcellus Wiley	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Anthony Redmon	3	8	1	19	0	17
Chuck Belin	2	5	0	15	0	14
Cory Raymer	1	2	1	19	0	15
Chris Dishman	0	3	0	18	0	21
Antone Davis	0	2	0	15	2	22
Chester Hallen	0	2	0	21	0	14
Derrick Harris	0	1	0	11	0	9
Erik Baerg	0	1	0	7	0	11

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jerry Ostroski	3	9	41	0	38
Ron Stone	3	8	40	0	35
Erik Williams	2	4	41	1	38
Richard Cooper	1	5	37	2	37
Tony Semple	1	5	38	0	35
Jay Riemersma	1	3	27	0	16
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	3	15	0	13
Charles Arbuckle	0	1	14	0	21

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
O.J. McDuffie	1	19
Ken Dilger	1	14
Charles Johnson	1	12

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Brett Carolan	3	14
Aiden Anhorn	1	19
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	5
Emmanuel Jamison	1	4

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Aaron Glenn	---	---	33	33	12	78
George McCullough	---	---	31	29	10	70
Eric Allen	---	---	33	31	4	68
Spencer George	24	21	---	---	23	68
Terry Crews	---	---	27	25	15	67
Matt Keneley	---	---	34	33	---	67
Henri Crockett	---	---	33	32	---	65
Tom Flynn	---	---	28	28	8	64
Jay Williams	---	---	31	24	6	61
John Lynch	---	---	27	31	1	59
Charles Johnson	19	23	---	---	12	54
James Darling	---	---	25	20	7	52
Chris Dishman	18	21	---	---	10	49
Chester Hallen	21	14	---	---	10	45
Robert Porcher	---	---	24	20	---	44
Ken Dilger	16	14	---	---	14	44
Erik Kramer	21	19	---	---	3	43
O.J. McDuffie	11	12	---	---	19	42
Antone Davis	15	22	---	---	4	41
Jamir Miller	---	---	16	11	14	41
Devin Bush	---	---	19	22	---	41
Chuck Belin	15	14	---	---	10	39
Derrick Harris	11	9	---	---	18	38
Sean Dawkins	15	10	---	---	12	37
Anthony Redmon	19	17	---	---	---	36
La'roi Glover	---	---	17	18	1	36
Walt Harris	---	---	19	16	1	36
Cory Raymer	19	15	---	---	---	34
Frank Slade	---	---	20	12	1	33
Tony Boselli	16	16	---	---	---	32
Ben Coates	9	8	---	---	9	26
Reggie Barlow	9	16	---	---	---	25
Chidi Ahanotu	---	---	10	14	---	24
Erik Baerg	7	11	---	---	6	24
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	7	7	6	20
Terry Glenn	8	9	---	---	---	17
Tracy Simien	---	---	10	5	1	16
Shannon Briggs	---	---	7	7	2	16
Erik Wilhelm	5	7	---	---	---	12
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	10	10
George Irwin	6	3	---	---	---	9
Jason Hanson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jamal Anderson	2	2	---	---	---	4
Lorenzo White	0	3	---	---	---	3
Cody Carlson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Erik Williams	41	38	---	---	6	85
Jerry Ostroski	41	38	---	---	---	79
Jake Plummer	41	38	---	---	---	79
Tony Semple	38	35	---	---	5	78
Ron Stone	40	35	---	---	1	76
Richard Cooper	37	37	---	---	---	74
Isaac Bruce	27	25	---	---	13	65
Charlie Jones	24	25	---	---	14	63
Darnay Scott	29	31	---	---	---	60
Jay Riemersma	27	16	---	---	14	57
Aiden Anhorn	19	19	---	---	19	57
Greg Jeffries	---	---	19	24	10	53
Randall Godfrey	---	---	25	22	5	52
Russell Copeland	21	17	---	---	9	47
Terry Allen	23	19	---	---	1	43
Jason Mewes	---	---	18	22	3	43
Brian Dawkins	---	---	22	18	3	43
Charles Arbuckle	14	21	---	---	7	42
Blaine Bishop	---	---	19	22	1	42
Keith Lyle	---	---	11	21	10	42
Jeff Myers	---	---	12	6	22	40
Randy Neal	---	---	12	10	13	35
Ed Rison	---	---	14	18	1	33
Glen Holecek	---	---	8	5	20	33
Travis Hall	---	---	10	18	5	33
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	15	13	---	---	5	33
Marcellus Wiley	---	---	13	17	3	33
Martin Bishop	---	---	12	12	5	29
Dan Taylor	---	---	15	13	1	29
Bernanrd Holsey	---	---	12	9	8	29
Kevin Smith	---	---	16	8	4	28
Shawn Wooden	---	---	11	13	3	27
Ryan Phillips	---	---	14	12	---	26
Shannon Clavelle	---	---	13	8	2	23
Brett Carolan	1	1	---	---	14	16
Andre Royal	---	---	8	3	5	16
Hector Mathis	4	4	---	---	6	14
Cornelius Humphries	4	3	---	---	6	13
Emmanuel Jamison	5	3	---	---	4	12
Josh Wooden	---	---	2	5	---	7
Walter Reeves	0	0	---	---	6	6
Josh Miller	0	0	---	---	5	5
Joe Nedney	0	0	---	---	4	4
Matt Blundin	0	0	---	---	1	1
Shawn Bouwens	0	0	---	---	---	0
Will Furrer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	40	2.9
Middle	8	20	2.5
Right	2	18	9.0
None	2	-4	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	28	4.7
Middle	29	107	3.7
Right	6	16	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Erik Kramer	19	12	0	3	2	0	2	0	0
Erik Wilhelm	5	3	1	0	0	1	1	2	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Plummer	35	19	2	2	1	3	5	1	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	1	0.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	5	43	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	39	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	54	13.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	25	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	108	9.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	60	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	41	6.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charles Johnson	10	6	1	81	1	23
WR Sean Dawkins	4	2	0	8	0	10
WR Reggie Barlow	4	2	1	22	0	16
WR O.J. McDuffie	2	1	0	-4	0	12
TE Ben Coates	1	1	0	13	0	8
RB Jamal Anderson	1	1	0	14	0	2
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	0	6	0	14
FB Derrick Harris	1	1	0	-3	0	9

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Russell Copeland	9	4	0	31	0	17
WR Darnay Scott	7	3	0	40	0	31
WR Charlie Jones	7	5	1	35	0	25
TE Charles Arbuckle	4	2	0	33	1	21
RB Terry Allen	3	2	0	79	1	19
WR Isaac Bruce	2	2	0	17	0	25
TE Jay Riemersma	2	0	0	0	0	16
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	1	0	-1	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Terry Allen	1	5	5.00	3.09
Aiden Anhorn	1	2	2.00	3.93

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Plummer	3	2	19	6.33	6.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Isaac Bruce	1	1	6	6.00	8.50
WR Darnay Scott	1	1	13	13.00	5.71
TE Jay Riemersma	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Spencer George	4	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Terry Allen	1	1
Jake Plummer	1	0
Aiden Anhorn	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Erik Kramer	5	4	1
Erik Wilhelm	2	1	1

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Plummer	13	10	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charles Johnson	3	3	2
WR Reggie Barlow	2	1	0
WR Sean Dawkins	1	0	0
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Charles Arbuckle	3	2	2
WR Russell Copeland	3	2	2
WR Charlie Jones	3	3	3
WR Darnay Scott	2	1	1
WR Isaac Bruce	1	1	0
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 84,900 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,800 (20,800)
End Zone 15,000 (15,000)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,600)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats 17,400 (17,400)
Luxury Boxes 9,800 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	84,900 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,800 (20,800)
End Zone	15,000 (15,000)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,600)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats	17,400 (17,400)
Luxury Boxes	9,800 (9,900)