Exhibition Week 5, 1998

played in Minnesota, MN

81 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Denver Broncos	3	0	7	0	-	10
Minnesota Vikings	0	6	3	15	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:15 DEN - Joe Nedney 33 field goal
2Q: 14:46 MIN - Phil Dawson 41 field goal
2Q: 00:45 MIN - Phil Dawson 19 field goal
3Q: 09:31 MIN - Phil Dawson 27 field goal
3Q: 03:23 DEN - Darnay Scott 2 pass from Johnny Utah (Joe Nedney extra point)
4Q: 11:47 MIN - Fred Taylor 5 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 03:05 MIN - Silas Armenta 2 pass from Brian Griese (Brian Griese pass to Fred Taylor for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:15 DEN - Joe Nedney 33 field goal
2Q: 14:46 MIN - Phil Dawson 41 field goal
2Q: 00:45 MIN - Phil Dawson 19 field goal
3Q: 09:31 MIN - Phil Dawson 27 field goal
3Q: 03:23 DEN - Darnay Scott 2 pass from Johnny Utah (Joe Nedney extra point)
4Q: 11:47 MIN - Fred Taylor 5 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 03:05 MIN - Silas Armenta 2 pass from Brian Griese (Brian Griese pass to Fred Taylor for conversion)

Team Statistics DEN MIN
Record 3-1 3-1
First Downs 18 27
- by Rushing 9 15
- by Passing 8 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 257 407
- Offensive Plays 57 67
- Yards per Play 4.51 6.07
Net Rushing Yards 146 240
- Rushing Attempts 30 38
- Yards per Rush 4.87 6.32
Net Passing Yards 111 167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 15 - 1 26 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 111 183
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 4.11 5.76
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 7.3
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 3/8
Kick Returns/Yards 4/82 1/16
Interception Ret./Yards 1/19 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 27
Time of Possession 24:56 35:04

Team Statistics	DEN	MIN
Record	3-1	3-1
First Downs	18	27
- by Rushing	9	15
- by Passing	8	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	257	407
- Offensive Plays	57	67
- Yards per Play	4.51	6.07
Net Rushing Yards	146	240
- Rushing Attempts	30	38
- Yards per Rush	4.87	6.32
Net Passing Yards	111	167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 15 - 1	26 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	111	183
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	4.11	5.76
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	7.3
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	3/8
Kick Returns/Yards	4/82	1/16
Interception Ret./Yards	1/19	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 27
Time of Possession	24:56	35:04

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:53	OWN 29	10	55	Field Goal
1	6:39	3:15	OWN 3	7	25	Punt
2	14:38	1:43	OWN 6	3	-3	Punt
2	11:39	1:36	OWN 27	3	6	Punt
2	6:09	1:34	OWN 11	3	-3	Punt
2	0:39	0:39	OWN 20	3	15	Half
3	9:24	6:09	OWN 28	11	72	Touchdown
4	11:41	4:14	OWN 18	8	54	Missed FG
4	2:57	1:24	OWN 41	5	10	Interception
4	1:00	1:00	OWN 22	4	21	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:07	3:28	OWN 20	7	27	Punt
1	3:24	3:46	OWN 28	10	48	Field Goal
2	12:55	1:16	OPP 47	3	28	Interception
2	10:03	3:54	OWN 11	6	33	Punt
2	4:35	3:56	OWN 41	7	57	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:36	OWN 20	9	70	Field Goal
3	3:15	6:34	OWN 12	12	88	Touchdown
4	7:27	4:30	OWN 35	10	65	Touchdown
4	1:33	0:33	OWN 31	3	-4	Punt

Game MVP: Fred Taylor, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
LeShon Johnson	16	60	3.75	17	2
Jamal Anderson	11	64	5.82	13	3
Johnny Utah	2	16	8.00	8	0
Isaac Bruce	1	6	6.00	6	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Fred Taylor	23	134	5.83	33	3	1
Brian Griese	9	88	9.78	13	6	0
Spencer George	6	18	3.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Johnny Utah	18	12	108	0/0	1	34	1	78.0
David Greene	9	3	3	0/0	0	7	0	42.4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	26	16	183	3/16	1	32	1	79.4

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darnay Scott	5	9	46	9.20	16	34	1
WR Charlie Jones	3	4	16	5.33	0	9	0
WR Stephen Baker	1	2	8	8.00	1	8	0
TE Charles Arbuckle	1	1	10	10.00	3	10	0
RB Jamal Anderson	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Isaac Bruce	1	4	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Jay Riemersma	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Asher Ackerman	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Jammi German	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Silas Armenta	4	5	49	12.25	8	18	1
RB Fred Taylor	4	6	65	16.25	48	30	0
RB Lorenzo White	2	4	23	11.50	7	16	0
WR Qadry Ismail	2	4	7	3.50	0	4	0
TE Scott Slutzker	2	4	8	4.00	3	5	0
FB George Irwin	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Jumbo Frederick	1	1	32	32.00	24	32	0
TE Ken Dilger	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Blaine Bishop	1	19	19.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Artrell Hawkins	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Charlie Jones	1	0	0
Shannon Clavelle	0	1	0
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	0	0	1
Marcellus Wiley	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Fred Taylor	1	0	0
Scott Frost	1	0	0
James Darling	0	1	0
Tucker Wallace	0	1	0
Ken Dilger	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Josh Miller	4	203	50.8	48.8	57	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	3	154	51.3	48.7	59	3

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Nedney	1/2	0/1	0/0	33	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	3/3	1/1	0/0	41	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Jones	1	8	8.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Scott Frost	3	8	2.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jammi German	4	82	20.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jumbo Frederick	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Jason Mewes	6	2	0.0	27	15
ILB Andre Royal	6	0	0.0	22	16
S Brian Dawkins	5	1	0.0	23	20
DE Marco Coleman	4	1	1.5	29	18
OLB Ryan Phillips	4	1	0.0	17	14
DT Leonta Rheams	4	0	0.0	30	18
ILB Chris Draft	4	0	0.0	25	15
CB Greg Jeffries	3	1	0.0	26	19
CB Dan Taylor	3	1	0.0	22	19
CB Dale Carter	3	0	0.0	19	19
DT Travis Hall	2	2	1.0	8	12
S Blaine Bishop	2	1	0.0	17	18
OLB Randy Neal	2	1	0.0	21	10
DE Marcellus Wiley	2	0	0.0	9	11
CB Brian Kelly	2	0	0.0	19	17
OLB Shawn McFadden	1	2	0.5	31	25
ILB Randall Godfrey	1	1	0.0	18	12
S Shawn Wooden	1	0	0.0	17	12
TE Asher Ackerman	1	0	---	---	---
DE Vaughn Booker	0	1	0.0	17	12

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Villiami Maumau	6	0	0.0	24	17
S Earl Little	6	0	0.0	30	27
S Scott Frost	4	2	0.0	29	27
CB Roy Koehn	4	1	0.0	23	22
CB Artrell Hawkins	4	0	0.0	28	24
ILB Shannon Briggs	3	3	0.0	22	22
DE Shawn Humphrey	3	0	0.0	25	22
S Torin Dorn	2	3	0.0	21	22
OLB Terry Crews	2	3	0.0	20	12
OLB Jorge Shannon	2	2	0.0	12	11
OLB Junior Suliven	2	1	0.0	18	16
DE Donte Rocco	2	0	0.0	24	21
OLB Wyatt Ashworth	2	0	0.0	9	15
ILB James Darling	1	1	0.0	8	5
ILB Kailey Wong	1	1	0.0	9	5
TE Scott Slutzker	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jeremy Staat	0	2	0.0	18	21
CB Aaron Glenn	0	1	0.0	10	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Marco Coleman	1.5	0	1	1	18
DT Travis Hall	1.0	0	0	0	12
OLB Shawn McFadden	0.5	0	0	0	25
DE Shannon Clavelle	0.0	1	0	0	17
DE Vaughn Booker	0.0	0	1	0	12
OLB Ryan Phillips	0.0	0	1	0	14
DT Leonta Rheams	0.0	0	1	0	18

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Jorge Shannon	1	0	11
DE Shawn Humphrey	0	2	22
OLB Junior Suliven	0	2	16
DE Jeremy Staat	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dale Carter	3	0	0	19
CB Jason Mewes	3	0	0	15
ILB Andre Royal	2	0	0	16
OLB Ryan Phillips	2	0	0	14
OLB Shawn McFadden	1	0	0	25
CB Dan Taylor	1	0	0	19
OLB Randy Neal	1	0	0	10
S Brian Dawkins	1	0	0	20
DT Leonta Rheams	1	0	0	18
CB Brian Kelly	1	0	0	17
ILB Randall Godfrey	0	1	0	12
S Shawn Wooden	0	1	0	12
S Blaine Bishop	0	0	1	18

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Artrell Hawkins	4	0	1	24
CB Roy Koehn	3	0	0	22
OLB Wyatt Ashworth	2	0	0	15
S Earl Little	2	0	0	27
CB Aaron Glenn	1	0	0	8
ILB Kailey Wong	1	0	0	5
OLB Jorge Shannon	1	0	0	11
S Scott Frost	1	0	0	27
S Torin Dorn	0	1	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Ron Stone	3	7	1	24	20
Erik Williams	2	4	0	26	23
Tony Semple	2	3	1	24	22
Rich Braham	2	2	0	27	21
Keith Sims	1	3	0	11	9
Marcus Spears	1	3	0	23	19
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	2	1	10	7
Trezelle Jenkins	1	1	0	11	13
Jay Riemersma	1	1	0	23	12
Charles Arbuckle	0	1	0	16	19
Jerry Ostroski	0	1	0	4	8

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chuck Belin	3	6	0	38	0	29
Erik Baerg	3	5	0	38	0	29
Chester Hallen	3	4	0	38	1	29
Chris Dishman	2	5	0	38	0	29
Tucker Wallace	2	4	0	38	2	29
George Irwin	1	4	0	22	0	17
Scott Galbraith	1	1	1	11	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Jeffries	1	15
Asher Ackerman	1	14
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	8
Mike Hampton	1	6

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Scott Galbraith	1	15
Kailey Wong	1	14
George Irwin	1	13
Ken Dilger	1	11
Tracy Simien	1	9

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Shawn McFadden	---	---	31	25	9	65
Greg Jeffries	---	---	26	19	15	60
LeShon Johnson	18	20	---	---	18	56
Brian Kelly	---	---	19	17	17	53
Tony Semple	24	22	---	---	5	51
Erik Williams	26	23	---	---	1	50
Leonta Rheams	---	---	30	18	2	50
Charles Arbuckle	16	19	---	---	13	48
Marco Coleman	---	---	29	18	1	48
Rich Braham	27	21	---	---	---	48
Jason Mewes	---	---	27	15	3	45
Andre Royal	---	---	22	16	7	45
Ron Stone	24	20	---	---	---	44
Darnay Scott	23	21	---	---	---	44
Shannon Clavelle	---	---	21	17	6	44
Brian Dawkins	---	---	23	20	1	44
Chris Draft	---	---	25	15	3	43
Marcus Spears	23	19	---	---	---	42
Dan Taylor	---	---	22	19	1	42
Dale Carter	---	---	19	19	3	41
Randy Neal	---	---	21	10	10	41
Johnny Utah	19	18	---	---	2	39
Charlie Jones	13	12	---	---	14	39
Jay Riemersma	23	12	---	---	4	39
Shawn Wooden	---	---	17	12	10	39
Blaine Bishop	---	---	17	18	3	38
Asher Ackerman	10	11	---	---	14	35
Ryan Phillips	---	---	17	14	2	33
Randall Godfrey	---	---	18	12	2	32
Stephen Baker	11	10	---	---	9	30
Trezelle Jenkins	11	13	---	---	6	30
Vaughn Booker	---	---	17	12	---	29
Isaac Bruce	12	13	---	---	3	28
Keith Sims	11	9	---	---	6	26
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	10	7	---	---	8	25
Marcellus Wiley	---	---	9	11	4	24
Travis Hall	---	---	8	12	2	22
David Greene	11	9	---	---	---	20
Jamal Anderson	12	7	---	---	---	19
Jerry Ostroski	4	8	---	---	6	18
Jammi German	2	3	---	---	6	11
Mike Hampton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Joe Nedney	0	0	---	---	5	5
Josh Miller	0	0	---	---	4	4
Pete Mitchell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kevin Dyson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Silas Armenta	37	25	---	---	13	75
Chuck Belin	38	29	---	---	6	73
Chester Hallen	38	29	---	---	6	73
Fred Taylor	31	27	---	---	15	73
Tucker Wallace	38	29	---	---	6	73
Erik Baerg	38	29	---	---	---	67
Chris Dishman	38	29	---	---	---	67
Brian Griese	38	29	---	---	---	67
Scott Frost	---	---	29	27	5	61
Lorenzo White	35	25	---	---	---	60
Earl Little	---	---	30	27	2	59
Roy Koehn	---	---	23	22	13	58
Torin Dorn	---	---	21	22	11	54
Artrell Hawkins	---	---	28	24	2	54
George Irwin	22	17	---	---	13	52
Shawn Humphrey	---	---	25	22	4	51
Donte Rocco	---	---	24	21	3	48
Scott Slutzker	27	20	---	---	---	47
Shannon Briggs	---	---	22	22	1	45
Villiami Maumau	---	---	24	17	2	43
Terry Crews	---	---	20	12	10	42
Jeremy Staat	---	---	18	21	2	41
Junior Suliven	---	---	18	16	3	37
Scott Galbraith	11	9	---	---	15	35
Qadry Ismail	16	14	---	---	3	33
Kailey Wong	---	---	9	5	14	28
Jorge Shannon	---	---	12	11	3	26
Wyatt Ashworth	---	---	9	15	---	24
Aaron Glenn	---	---	10	8	5	23
James Darling	---	---	8	5	4	17
Jumbo Frederick	1	3	---	---	12	16
Ken Dilger	0	1	---	---	11	12
Derrick Harris	1	2	---	---	8	11
Tracy Simien	---	---	0	0	9	9
Spencer George	7	2	---	---	---	9
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	9	9
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	6	6
Cory Raymer	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	3	3
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	0	0	3	3
Moses Moreno	0	0	---	---	3	3
Reggie Barlow	2	0	---	---	---	2
Antone Davis	0	0	---	---	---	0
Devin Bush	---	---	0	0	---	0
La'roi Glover	---	---	0	0	---	0
Justics Main	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	53	7.6
Middle	22	90	4.1
Right	1	3	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	70	7.8
Middle	27	162	6.0
Right	2	8	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Johnny Utah	18	12	1	3	0	0	1	0	1
David Greene	9	3	0	0	0	1	4	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	26	16	3	1	1	2	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	-4	-2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	31	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	70	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	14	3.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	-2	-1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	111	9.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	74	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darnay Scott	9	5	46	1	21
WR Isaac Bruce	4	1	4	0	13
WR Charlie Jones	4	3	16	0	12
WR Stephen Baker	2	1	8	0	10
TE Jay Riemersma	2	1	4	0	12
TE Asher Ackerman	2	1	11	0	11
TE Charles Arbuckle	1	1	10	0	19
RB Jamal Anderson	1	1	5	0	7
WR Jammi German	1	1	7	0	3

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Fred Taylor	6	4	0	65	2	27
WR Silas Armenta	5	4	0	49	0	25
RB Lorenzo White	4	2	1	23	0	25
WR Qadry Ismail	4	2	0	7	0	14
TE Scott Slutzker	4	2	0	8	0	20
TE Ken Dilger	1	0	0	0	0	1
FB George Irwin	1	1	0	-1	0	17
WR Jumbo Frederick	1	1	0	32	1	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jamal Anderson	1	-1	-1.00	5.82
LeShon Johnson	1	-2	-2.00	3.75

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Fred Taylor	7	16	2.29	5.83
Brian Griese	2	19	9.50	9.78

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Johnny Utah	3	3	20	6.67	6.00
David Greene	2	1	0	0.00	0.33

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	7	3	4	0.57	7.04

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darnay Scott	2	2	2	1.00	5.11
WR Stephen Baker	1	1	8	8.00	4.00
TE Charles Arbuckle	1	1	10	10.00	10.00
TE Jay Riemersma	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Scott Slutzker	2	0	0	0.00	2.00
RB Lorenzo White	1	0	0	0.00	5.75
WR Qadry Ismail	1	1	4	4.00	1.75
TE Ken Dilger	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Silas Armenta	1	1	2	2.00	9.80
RB Fred Taylor	1	1	-2	-2.00	10.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
LeShon Johnson	3	2
Johnny Utah	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Fred Taylor	3	2
Brian Griese	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Johnny Utah	4	3	2
David Greene	3	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	4	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charlie Jones	2	1	0
TE Jay Riemersma	2	1	1
TE Charles Arbuckle	1	1	1
WR Isaac Bruce	1	0	0
WR Darnay Scott	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Qadry Ismail	3	1	0
TE Ken Dilger	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,200 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,200 (15,200)
End Zone 9,200 (11,000)
Mezzanine 5,200 (6,300)
Sideline Seats 8,500 (9,700)
Club Seats 18,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 8,800 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,200 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,200 (15,200)
End Zone	9,200 (11,000)
Mezzanine	5,200 (6,300)
Sideline Seats	8,500 (9,700)
Club Seats	18,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	8,800 (9,900)