Week 2, 2002

played in St. Louis, MO

62 degrees, rain, 13 mph wind

Denver Broncos	7	3	10	7	-	27
St. Louis Cardinals	0	14	3	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:21 DEN - Obafemi Ayanbadejo 28 pass from Phil Mickelson (Edward Hepburn extra point)
2Q: 06:43 DEN - Edward Hepburn 33 field goal
2Q: 04:09 STL - Bert Emanuel 29 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 01:51 STL - Tony McDaniel 3 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 08:40 DEN - Darnay Scott 89 pass from Phil Mickelson (Edward Hepburn extra point)
3Q: 03:50 DEN - Edward Hepburn 21 field goal
3Q: 00:48 STL - Adam Vinatieri 53 field goal
4Q: 06:45 STL - Adam Vinatieri 32 field goal
4Q: 02:14 DEN - Brock Olivo 9 run (Edward Hepburn extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:21 DEN - Obafemi Ayanbadejo 28 pass from Phil Mickelson (Edward Hepburn extra point)
2Q: 06:43 DEN - Edward Hepburn 33 field goal
2Q: 04:09 STL - Bert Emanuel 29 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 01:51 STL - Tony McDaniel 3 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 08:40 DEN - Darnay Scott 89 pass from Phil Mickelson (Edward Hepburn extra point)
3Q: 03:50 DEN - Edward Hepburn 21 field goal
3Q: 00:48 STL - Adam Vinatieri 53 field goal
4Q: 06:45 STL - Adam Vinatieri 32 field goal
4Q: 02:14 DEN - Brock Olivo 9 run (Edward Hepburn extra point)

Team Statistics DEN STL
Record 1-1 0-2
First Downs 20 19
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 472 294
- Offensive Plays 70 71
- Yards per Play 6.74 4.14
Net Rushing Yards 130 102
- Rushing Attempts 29 18
- Yards per Rush 4.48 5.67
Net Passing Yards 342 192
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 24 - 0 49 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 342 216
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/24
- Yards per Pass Play 8.34 3.62
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 10/75 6/30
Punt Returns/Yards 3/14 6/57
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/45
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 31
Time of Possession 31:10 28:50

Team Statistics	DEN	STL
Record	1-1	0-2
First Downs	20	19
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	472	294
- Offensive Plays	70	71
- Yards per Play	6.74	4.14
Net Rushing Yards	130	102
- Rushing Attempts	29	18
- Yards per Rush	4.48	5.67
Net Passing Yards	342	192
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 24 - 0	49 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	342	216
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/24
- Yards per Pass Play	8.34	3.62
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	10/75	6/30
Punt Returns/Yards	3/14	6/57
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/45
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 31
Time of Possession	31:10	28:50

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:47	OWN 20	8	25	Punt
1	9:49	2:09	OWN 47	5	0	Punt
1	4:32	3:22	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	12:24	5:49	OWN 20	13	64	Field Goal
2	3:58	1:07	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
2	1:43	1:43	OWN 20	4	58	Half
3	11:08	1:33	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	8:40	0:15	OWN 11	1	89	Touchdown
3	6:30	1:14	OWN 27	3	-3	Punt
3	5:16	1:34	OPP 29	4	25	Field Goal
3	0:43	1:03	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
4	13:17	1:43	OWN 23	3	7	Punt
4	6:38	2:10	OWN 20	4	21	Punt
4	3:36	1:30	OWN 44	5	56	Touchdown
4	1:06	1:06	OPP 24	4	9	Game

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:13	1:24	OWN 17	3	-1	Punt
1	7:40	3:08	OWN 26	6	37	Punt
1	1:10	3:46	OWN 20	8	37	Punt
2	6:35	2:37	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	2:51	1:08	OPP 46	6	46	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:52	OWN 8	7	39	Punt
3	9:35	0:55	OWN 45	3	-2	Punt
3	8:25	1:55	OWN 30	3	-2	Punt
3	3:42	2:59	OWN 20	7	44	Field Goal
4	14:40	1:23	OWN 45	3	-6	Punt
4	11:34	3:59	OWN 24	6	15	Punt
4	7:35	0:57	OPP 14	3	-1	Field Goal
4	4:28	0:52	OWN 38	3	-4	Punt
4	2:06	1:00	OWN 12	5	12	Downs

Game MVP: Phil Mickelson, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brock Olivo	16	121	7.56	48	3	1
Denzel Alexander	11	8	0.73	8	0	0
Phil Mickelson	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0
Ed Brewer	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Steve Stifler	9	33	3.67	12	1
Brett Favre	4	33	8.25	20	1
Dan Alexander	3	18	6.00	10	1
Omar Epps	1	5	5.00	5	0
Curtis Martin	1	13	13.00	13	1

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Phil Mickelson	41	24	342	0/0	2	89	0	101.8

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	49	26	216	4/24	2	33	0	78.2

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darnay Scott	6	13	143	23.83	99	89	1
WR Josh Reed	5	10	36	7.20	14	13	0
TE Alge Crumpler	4	5	30	7.50	5	25	0
WR James Roe	3	4	49	16.33	42	29	0
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	3	4	55	18.33	49	28	1
RB Denzel Alexander	2	2	23	11.50	12	17	0
RB Brock Olivo	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Javon Walker	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tony McDaniel	5	8	47	9.40	3	33	1
WR Bert Emanuel	4	10	56	14.00	9	29	1
WR Antwaan Randle El	4	9	18	4.50	7	7	0
RB Steve Stifler	3	4	22	7.33	21	18	0
RB Dan Alexander	3	3	29	9.67	16	22	0
TE Jeremy Shockey	3	8	21	7.00	0	11	0
WR Robert Ferguson	2	5	13	6.50	0	8	0
RB Omar Epps	1	1	2	2.00	4	2	0
WR Eddie Drummond	1	1	8	8.00	5	8	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jason Mewes	1	0	0
Alge Crumpler	0	1	0
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tony McDaniel	1	0	0
Snarky Robinson	0	1	0
Zack Crockett	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Josh Miller	8	322	40.3	33.1	57	4

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Jarrett	9	369	41.0	32.8	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edward Hepburn	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	3/3

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	2/2	1/1	1/1	53	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jason Mewes	3	14	4.7	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony McDaniel	4	46	11.5	0
Calvin Broadus Jr	2	11	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Drummond	3	45	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Lito Sheppard	7	0	0.0	18	53
OLB Broderick Siplon	5	1	1.0	12	26
OLB Chris Draft	4	0	1.0	15	51
DE James Hall	4	2	0.5	11	34
S Dwayne Goodrich	4	2	0.0	14	38
OLB Zach Walz	4	1	0.0	13	32
CB Jason Mewes	3	0	0.0	18	53
ILB Torrance Marshall	3	0	0.0	4	13
ILB Malcolm Warfield	3	0	0.0	5	21
OLB Ryan Phillips	2	1	0.0	7	21
S Damon Moore	2	0	0.0	18	53
CB Jimmie Newhart	2	0	0.0	18	52
DE Davis Nugent	1	0	1.0	4	21
DE Menson Holloway	1	0	0.5	8	28
DT Travis Hall	1	2	0.0	14	32
DE Marcellus Wiley	0	1	0.0	10	25
S Curtis Fuller	0	1	0.0	2	8

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB London Fletcher	10	1	28	41
OLB Ben Wallace	8	3	26	36
S Brock Marion	5	3	29	41
CB Shawn Springs	5	0	29	40
DT Daryl Gardnener	4	0	22	30
S Steve Atwater	3	0	18	20
DE La'roi Glover	3	0	24	28
CB Hank Poteat	3	0	27	39
DT Cortez Kennedy	2	1	21	35
CB Orlando Pierce	2	1	16	28
DT James Reed	2	1	14	25
CB Dante Wesley	2	0	20	34
S Ace Ventura	0	1	2	6
DE DeLawrence Grant	0	1	23	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Chris Draft	1.0	1	1	0	51
OLB Broderick Siplon	1.0	0	2	1	26
DE Davis Nugent	1.0	0	0	0	21
DE James Hall	0.5	0	2	0	34
DE Menson Holloway	0.5	0	1	0	28
DT Travis Hall	0.0	1	0	0	32
DE Johnson Stamper	0.0	0	2	0	19
DE Marcellus Wiley	0.0	0	1	0	25

St. Louis	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Daryl Gardnener	2	0	30
ILB London Fletcher	1	1	41
DT Cortez Kennedy	1	0	35
DE Byron Frisch	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Lito Sheppard	7	2	53
CB Jimmie Newhart	3	1	52
ILB Malcolm Warfield	3	0	21
OLB Ryan Phillips	2	3	21
CB Jason Mewes	2	0	53
OLB Zach Walz	2	0	32
S Dwayne Goodrich	2	0	38
S Damon Moore	1	3	53
ILB Torrance Marshall	1	1	13
DT Travis Hall	1	0	32
OLB Broderick Siplon	1	0	26
DE James Hall	1	0	34
OLB Chris Draft	0	1	51

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Ben Wallace	5	2	36
CB Shawn Springs	5	0	40
ILB London Fletcher	4	0	41
CB Hank Poteat	3	2	39
CB Orlando Pierce	2	0	28
S Brock Marion	1	3	41
CB Dante Wesley	1	1	34
S Steve Atwater	1	0	20
DT Daryl Gardnener	1	0	30
DE La'roi Glover	1	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Eric Heitmann	2	5	29	41
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	2	2	17	21
Todd Wade	1	8	29	41
Rich Braham	1	6	29	41
Tony Semple	1	4	29	41
James Williams	1	3	29	41

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cosey Coleman	3	4	18	0	53
Kendall Simmons	1	4	18	1	53
Langston Walker	1	3	18	0	53
Shaun O'Hara	1	1	18	1	53
Shar Pourdanesh	0	2	8	0	20
Jon Jansen	0	0	10	2	33

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	2	21
Chris Draft	2	20
Ryan Phillips	1	19
Alge Crumpler	1	19
James Roe	1	13
Dwayne Goodrich	1	13
Johnson Stamper	1	12
Mathias Nkwenti	1	10

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Zack Crockett	2	11
Curtis Martin	1	29
Dante Wesley	1	28

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Draft	---	---	15	51	20	86
Lito Sheppard	---	---	18	53	13	84
Jason Mewes	---	---	18	53	11	82
Eric Heitmann	29	41	---	---	10	80
Jimmie Newhart	---	---	18	52	7	77
Alge Crumpler	24	31	---	---	19	74
Damon Moore	---	---	18	53	2	73
James Williams	29	41	---	---	---	70
Phil Mickelson	29	41	---	---	---	70
Rich Braham	29	41	---	---	---	70
Tony Semple	29	41	---	---	---	70
Zach Walz	---	---	13	32	25	70
Todd Wade	29	41	---	---	---	70
Dwayne Goodrich	---	---	14	38	13	65
Josh Reed	25	38	---	---	---	63
Darnay Scott	25	36	---	---	1	62
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	17	21	---	---	21	59
James Hall	---	---	11	34	5	50
Travis Hall	---	---	14	32	2	48
Ryan Phillips	---	---	7	21	19	47
James Roe	10	22	---	---	13	45
Brock Olivo	18	25	---	---	---	43
Broderick Siplon	---	---	12	26	2	40
Marcellus Wiley	---	---	10	25	4	39
Johnson Stamper	---	---	7	19	12	38
Curtis Fuller	---	---	2	8	27	37
Menson Holloway	---	---	8	28	---	36
Ed Brewer	5	1	---	---	30	36
Javon Walker	3	9	---	---	20	32
Malcolm Warfield	---	---	5	21	1	27
Davis Nugent	---	---	4	21	1	26
Matt Schobel	7	6	---	---	11	24
Denzel Alexander	11	12	---	---	---	23
Torrance Marshall	---	---	4	13	---	17
Cleveland Williams	0	0	---	---	10	10
Josh Miller	0	0	---	---	10	10
Dylan Galloway	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mathias Nkwenti	0	0	---	---	10	10
Justin Hartwig	0	0	---	---	10	10
Edward Hepburn	0	0	---	---	8	8
Francis St. Paul	0	4	---	---	4	8
Dan Taylor	---	---	0	3	---	3
Nate Bridges	---	---	0	0	1	1
Scott Mitchell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Francisco Chapman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Terrence Metcalf	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cosey Coleman	18	53	---	---	11	82
Dante Wesley	---	---	20	34	28	82
Antwaan Randle El	16	45	---	---	12	73
Brock Marion	---	---	29	41	2	72
Brett Favre	18	53	---	---	---	71
Shawn Springs	---	---	29	40	2	71
London Fletcher	---	---	28	41	2	71
Shaun O'Hara	18	53	---	---	---	71
Kendall Simmons	18	53	---	---	---	71
Langston Walker	18	53	---	---	---	71
Hank Poteat	---	---	27	39	2	68
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	21	35	8	64
Ben Wallace	---	---	26	36	2	64
Tony McDaniel	9	30	---	---	24	63
Jeremy Shockey	14	40	---	---	9	63
Orlando Pierce	---	---	16	28	13	57
La'roi Glover	---	---	24	28	3	55
Jon Jansen	10	33	---	---	11	54
Daryl Gardnener	---	---	22	30	1	53
Bert Emanuel	11	41	---	---	---	52
DeLawrence Grant	---	---	23	22	2	47
Zack Crockett	7	23	---	---	11	41
James Reed	---	---	14	25	2	41
Steve Stifler	13	27	---	---	---	40
Steve Atwater	---	---	18	20	---	38
Robert Ferguson	5	19	---	---	13	37
Curtis Martin	1	1	---	---	29	31
Shar Pourdanesh	8	20	---	---	---	28
Byron Frisch	---	---	5	13	8	26
Dan Alexander	3	19	---	---	4	26
Byron Chamberlain	2	2	---	---	20	24
Roberto Lear	---	---	3	5	16	24
Eddie Drummond	3	7	---	---	13	23
O.J. Santiago	0	0	---	---	22	22
Ricky England	---	---	8	5	7	20
Ace Ventura	---	---	2	6	10	18
Robert Thomas	---	---	4	3	10	17
Omar Epps	4	9	---	---	1	14
David Ortiz	0	0	---	---	11	11
Barry Sims	0	0	---	---	11	11
Snarky Robinson	0	0	---	---	11	11
Craig Jarrett	0	0	---	---	9	9
Calvin Broadus Jr	2	2	---	---	3	7
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	7	7
Chris Chandler	0	0	---	---	2	2
Giovanni Carmazzi	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	14	2.0
Middle	13	100	7.7
Right	8	18	2.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	33	6.6
Middle	13	69	5.3
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Phil Mickelson	41	24	6	3	1	8	5	1	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	49	26	3	0	1	11	9	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	79	9.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	14	207	9.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	1	8	1.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	48	16.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	9	43	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	9	78	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	6	33	2.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	62	12.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darnay Scott	13	6	0	143	2	36
WR Josh Reed	10	5	1	36	0	38
TE Alge Crumpler	5	4	0	30	1	31
WR James Roe	4	3	0	49	1	22
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	4	3	0	55	2	21
RB Denzel Alexander	2	2	0	23	0	12
WR Javon Walker	2	0	0	0	0	9
RB Brock Olivo	1	1	0	6	0	25

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bert Emanuel	10	4	0	56	1	41
WR Antwaan Randle El	9	4	1	18	0	45
WR Tony McDaniel	8	5	0	47	1	30
TE Jeremy Shockey	8	3	0	21	0	40
WR Robert Ferguson	5	2	0	13	0	19
RB Steve Stifler	4	3	0	22	0	27
RB Dan Alexander	3	3	0	29	1	19
RB Omar Epps	1	1	0	2	0	9
WR Eddie Drummond	1	1	0	8	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brock Olivo	2	12	6.00	7.56
Phil Mickelson	1	-2	-2.00	-2.00
Denzel Alexander	1	2	2.00	0.73
Ed Brewer	1	3	3.00	3.00

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Steve Stifler	1	3	3.00	3.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Phil Mickelson	5	1	6	1.20	8.34

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	4	2	4	1.00	4.41

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darnay Scott	2	0	0	0.00	11.00
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	0	0	0.00	13.75
RB Brock Olivo	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
WR Josh Reed	1	0	0	0.00	3.60

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bert Emanuel	2	0	0	0.00	5.60
WR Tony McDaniel	1	1	3	3.00	5.88
RB Dan Alexander	1	1	1	1.00	9.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Denzel Alexander	3	1
Brock Olivo	1	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Brett Favre	1	0
Omar Epps	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Phil Mickelson	13	5	4

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	13	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darnay Scott	5	1	1
WR Josh Reed	5	2	1
WR James Roe	1	1	1
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	1	1
WR Javon Walker	1	0	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Antwaan Randle El	4	2	1
WR Bert Emanuel	2	0	0
WR Tony McDaniel	2	2	1
RB Steve Stifler	2	1	0
RB Dan Alexander	1	1	0
WR Robert Ferguson	1	1	1
TE Jeremy Shockey	1	0	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)