Week 14, 2003

played in Minnesota, MN

29 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	6	7	3	-	16
Minnesota Vikings	10	0	7	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:11 MIN - Phil Dawson 41 field goal
1Q: 04:34 MIN - Shaun Ozment 10 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 10:50 DEN - Edward Hepburn 25 field goal
2Q: 04:40 DEN - Edward Hepburn 33 field goal
3Q: 10:51 MIN - Ryan Clark 88 interception return (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 03:29 DEN - Josh Reed 5 pass from Phil Mickelson (Edward Hepburn extra point)
4Q: 11:07 DEN - Edward Hepburn 48 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:11 MIN - Phil Dawson 41 field goal
1Q: 04:34 MIN - Shaun Ozment 10 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 10:50 DEN - Edward Hepburn 25 field goal
2Q: 04:40 DEN - Edward Hepburn 33 field goal
3Q: 10:51 MIN - Ryan Clark 88 interception return (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 03:29 DEN - Josh Reed 5 pass from Phil Mickelson (Edward Hepburn extra point)
4Q: 11:07 DEN - Edward Hepburn 48 field goal

Team Statistics DEN MIN
Record 11-2 13-0
First Downs 19 13
- by Rushing 10 8
- by Passing 9 4
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 322 278
- Offensive Plays 73 50
- Yards per Play 4.41 5.56
Net Rushing Yards 172 155
- Rushing Attempts 23 23
- Yards per Rush 7.48 6.74
Net Passing Yards 150 123
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 32 - 1 25 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 178 133
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/28 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 3.00 4.56
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/17 2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 7.4
4th Down Conversions 2/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/2 4/50
Kick Returns/Yards 2/46 2/47
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/88
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 29
Time of Possession 35:29 24:31

Team Statistics	DEN	MIN
Record	11-2	13-0
First Downs	19	13
- by Rushing	10	8
- by Passing	9	4
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	322	278
- Offensive Plays	73	50
- Yards per Play	4.41	5.56
Net Rushing Yards	172	155
- Rushing Attempts	23	23
- Yards per Rush	7.48	6.74
Net Passing Yards	150	123
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 32 - 1	25 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	178	133
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/28	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	3.00	4.56
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/17	2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	7.4
4th Down Conversions	2/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/2	4/50
Kick Returns/Yards	2/46	2/47
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/88
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 29
Time of Possession	35:29	24:31

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:03	2:09	OWN 23	3	6	Punt
1	4:25	2:04	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	0:38	0:52	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	14:46	4:04	OPP 33	7	25	Field Goal
2	8:42	4:08	OWN 28	6	56	Field Goal
2	2:28	2:26	OWN 15	6	-3	Punt
3	15:00	4:19	OWN 20	8	56	Interception
3	10:41	1:49	OWN 35	3	8	Punt
3	7:59	4:38	OWN 35	9	65	Touchdown
3	0:58	4:56	OWN 20	10	49	Field Goal
4	8:15	0:49	OWN 17	3	1	Punt
4	5:20	1:31	OWN 20	4	20	Punt
4	1:40	1:40	OWN 20	8	25	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:57	OWN 20	7	56	Field Goal
1	8:54	4:29	OWN 28	10	72	Touchdown
1	2:21	1:43	OWN 32	3	8	Punt
2	10:42	2:00	OWN 20	4	52	Fumble
2	4:34	2:06	OWN 33	3	4	Punt
2	0:02	0:02	OPP 45	1	0	Half
3	8:52	0:53	OWN 18	3	1	Punt
3	3:21	2:23	OWN 20	5	27	Punt
4	11:02	2:47	OWN 23	5	16	Punt
4	7:26	2:06	OWN 42	3	-2	Punt
4	3:49	2:09	OWN 30	6	29	Punt

Game MVP: Jay Foreman, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Musa Smith	15	113	7.53	41	3
Brock Olivo	4	17	4.25	11	1
Phil Mickelson	3	24	8.00	9	0
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	18	18.00	18	1

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Shaun Ozment	13	71	5.46	19	4	1
Brian Griese	7	49	7.00	15	1	0
Larry Ned	3	35	11.67	21	1	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Phil Mickelson	46	32	178	4/28	1	22	1	74.3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	25	14	133	2/10	0	45	0	70.9

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Josh Reed	10	13	100	10.00	29	22	1
WR Darnay Scott	6	8	29	4.83	9	9	0
TE Alge Crumpler	5	9	13	2.60	8	7	0
RB Musa Smith	4	4	9	2.25	0	6	0
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	2	3	2	1.00	3	6	0
WR David Boston	1	1	7	7.00	6	7	0
WR Francis St. Paul	1	1	2	2.00	3	2	0
TE Matt Schobel	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Javon Walker	1	2	10	10.00	11	10	0
TE LeBron James	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Darnerien McCants	4	9	47	11.75	39	45
WR Terry Glenn	3	7	32	10.67	5	21
TE Jason McKie	3	3	20	6.67	13	15
RB Shaun Ozment	2	2	14	7.00	9	16
WR MarTay Jenkins	1	3	15	15.00	0	15
TE Nick Goings	1	1	5	5.00	4	5

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ryan Clark	1	88	88.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Musa Smith	1	0	0
Alge Crumpler	0	2	1
Damon Moore	0	1	0
Tully Banta-Cain	0	0	2

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Shaun Ozment	1	1	0
MarTay Jenkins	1	0	0
Jason McKie	1	0	0
James Darling	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Josh Miller	7	305	43.6	36.4	58	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	7	334	47.7	38.9	60	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edward Hepburn	3/3	1/1	0/0	48	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Walhberg	2	2	1.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
MarTay Jenkins	4	50	12.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Javon Walker	2	46	23.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
MarTay Jenkins	2	47	23.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	9	0	1.0	22	27
CB Dan Taylor	5	0	0.0	23	27
ILB Ryan Phillips	4	3	0.0	23	27
S Damon Moore	4	1	0.0	23	27
CB Lito Sheppard	4	1	0.0	23	27
OLB Zach Walz	3	1	0.0	13	9
CB Jason Mewes	3	0	0.0	22	26
DT Travis Hall	2	0	0.0	8	15
OLB Broderick Siplon	1	1	0.5	18	20
DE Menson Holloway	1	1	0.5	16	13
DE Davis Nugent	1	0	0.0	7	8
S Dwayne Goodrich	1	0	0.0	10	18
OLB Chris Draft	0	1	0.0	5	6

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ryan Clark	9	4	0.0	23	49
ILB James Darling	9	2	0.0	23	50
CB Walt Harris	8	1	0.0	22	49
OLB Wyatt Ashworth	7	1	0.0	16	36
CB Fred Thomas	5	2	0.0	10	23
OLB Jay Foreman	4	0	3.0	20	48
CB Lenny Walls	4	0	0.0	23	50
S Paul Miranda	3	1	0.0	22	47
S Brock Williams	3	1	0.0	7	20
DT Ed Jasper	2	1	0.0	10	19
ILB Kailey Wong	1	1	1.0	11	18
DE Jay Williams	1	1	0.0	9	16
ILB Brad Lewis	1	1	0.0	6	7
DT Calvin Pace	1	1	0.0	13	34
DE Mike Rucker	0	1	0.0	21	42

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	1.0	0	0	27
DE Menson Holloway	0.5	1	1	13
OLB Broderick Siplon	0.5	1	0	20
DE Cory Redding	0.0	1	0	14

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jay Foreman	3.0	1	0	48
ILB Kailey Wong	1.0	0	0	18
DE Mike Rucker	0.0	1	2	42
ILB James Darling	0.0	1	0	50
OLB Wyatt Ashworth	0.0	1	0	36
DE Courtney Brown	0.0	1	0	42

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	6	0	27
CB Lito Sheppard	4	0	27
S Damon Moore	1	2	27
CB Dan Taylor	1	1	27
CB Jason Mewes	1	0	26
ILB Ryan Phillips	1	0	27
OLB Broderick Siplon	0	1	20

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Walt Harris	6	0	0	49
ILB James Darling	6	0	0	50
OLB Wyatt Ashworth	5	1	0	36
CB Lenny Walls	4	1	0	50
CB Fred Thomas	3	0	0	23
S Paul Miranda	2	1	0	47
S Ryan Clark	2	0	1	49
S Brock Williams	2	0	0	20
OLB Jay Foreman	1	2	0	48
DT Ed Jasper	1	0	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rich Braham	3	7	23	1	50
Terrence Metcalf	3	4	23	1	50
Todd Wade	1	5	23	1	50
Jordan Gross	1	2	23	1	50
LeBron James	1	1	5	0	7
Eric Heitmann	0	1	23	0	50

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Boselli	2	3	0	23	1	27
Wilford Brown	2	2	0	23	0	27
Chris Dishman	1	5	1	23	0	27
Jeff Grau	1	3	0	23	0	27
Eric Steinbach	1	3	0	23	0	27
Jason McKie	0	0	0	15	1	24

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Draft	2	16
Alge Crumpler	2	16
Ryan Phillips	1	17
Eric Heitmann	1	10

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Jason McKie	1	16
MarTay Jenkins	1	12
Fred Thomas	1	8
Manuia Savea	1	8
Paul Miranda	1	4

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eric Heitmann	23	50	---	---	10	83
Alge Crumpler	22	41	---	---	16	79
Phil Mickelson	23	50	---	---	---	73
Rich Braham	23	50	---	---	---	73
Todd Wade	23	50	---	---	---	73
Terrence Metcalf	23	50	---	---	---	73
Jordan Gross	23	50	---	---	---	73
Ryan Phillips	---	---	23	27	17	67
Darnay Scott	18	43	---	---	5	66
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	14	29	---	---	19	62
Josh Reed	20	41	---	---	---	61
Lito Sheppard	---	---	23	27	10	60
Tully Banta-Cain	---	---	22	27	6	55
Musa Smith	19	34	---	---	---	53
Dan Taylor	---	---	23	27	1	51
Damon Moore	---	---	23	27	1	51
Jason Mewes	---	---	22	26	1	49
David Boston	7	27	---	---	12	46
Broderick Siplon	---	---	18	20	1	39
James Hall	---	---	16	19	3	38
Zach Walz	---	---	13	9	14	36
Dwayne Goodrich	---	---	10	18	8	36
Shaun Rogers	---	---	15	12	5	32
Menson Holloway	---	---	16	13	1	30
Brock Olivo	4	11	---	---	12	27
Chris Draft	---	---	5	6	16	27
Javon Walker	2	9	---	---	15	26
Travis Hall	---	---	8	15	---	23
Matt Schobel	4	3	---	---	16	23
Davis Nugent	---	---	7	8	7	22
Cory Redding	---	---	7	14	1	22
LeBron James	5	7	---	---	8	20
Jimmie Newhart	---	---	0	0	18	18
Jeffrey Bernard	---	---	1	2	8	11
Dylan Galloway	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mathias Nkwenti	0	0	---	---	10	10
Justin Hartwig	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jeremy Bridges	0	0	---	---	10	10
Edward Hepburn	0	0	---	---	8	8
Josh Miller	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mark Walhberg	---	---	0	0	6	6
Francis St. Paul	0	5	---	---	---	5
Johnathan Adams	0	0	---	---	3	3
Torrance Marshall	---	---	1	0	1	2
Steve Stifler	0	0	---	---	1	1
Francisco Chapman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
James Darling	---	---	23	50	17	90
Walt Harris	---	---	22	49	17	88
Ryan Clark	---	---	23	49	10	82
Lenny Walls	---	---	23	50	5	78
Mike Rucker	---	---	21	42	11	74
Paul Miranda	---	---	22	47	4	73
Jay Foreman	---	---	20	48	3	71
Nick Goings	20	25	---	---	19	64
Courtney Brown	---	---	17	42	4	63
Wilford Brown	23	27	---	---	8	58
Darnerien McCants	22	24	---	---	10	56
Jason McKie	15	24	---	---	16	55
Wyatt Ashworth	---	---	16	36	2	54
Calvin Pace	---	---	13	34	4	51
Tony Boselli	23	27	---	---	---	50
Chris Dishman	23	27	---	---	---	50
Brian Griese	23	27	---	---	---	50
Jeff Grau	23	27	---	---	---	50
Eric Steinbach	23	27	---	---	---	50
Kailey Wong	---	---	11	18	19	48
Terry Glenn	21	25	---	---	---	46
Fred Thomas	---	---	10	23	8	41
Brock Williams	---	---	7	20	13	40
Shaun Ozment	19	20	---	---	---	39
Ed Jasper	---	---	10	19	4	33
MarTay Jenkins	12	6	---	---	12	30
Jay Williams	---	---	9	16	---	25
Jay Graham	0	1	---	---	23	24
Brad Lewis	---	---	6	7	9	22
David Kleinfeld	2	2	---	---	16	20
Larry Ned	4	7	---	---	---	11
Keegan McWilliams	0	0	---	---	9	9
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dino Smith	0	0	---	---	8	8
Manuia Savea	0	0	---	---	8	8
Wade Hunter	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	7	7
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Shannon Burgess	0	0	---	---	5	5
Sheldon Jackson	0	1	---	---	2	3
George Layne	0	0	---	---	1	1
Michael Caston	---	---	0	0	1	1
Josiah Gaines	0	0	---	---	1	1
Lawrence Sellers	---	---	0	0	---	0
Chad Hutchison	0	0	---	---	---	0
Korey Ferraro	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	104	9.5
Middle	8	30	3.8
Right	4	38	9.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	11	5.5
Middle	18	114	6.3
Right	3	30	10.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Phil Mickelson	46	32	1	1	0	5	5	2	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	25	14	2	2	2	4	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	14	12	37	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	16	94	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	47	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	9	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	79	9.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	45	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Josh Reed	13	10	100	1	41
TE Alge Crumpler	9	5	13	0	41
WR Darnay Scott	8	6	29	0	43
RB Musa Smith	4	4	9	0	34
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	3	2	2	0	29
WR Javon Walker	2	1	10	0	9
TE LeBron James	2	1	0	0	7
WR David Boston	1	1	7	0	27
WR Francis St. Paul	1	1	2	0	5
TE Matt Schobel	1	1	6	0	3

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darnerien McCants	9	4	1	47	1	24
WR Terry Glenn	7	3	1	32	1	25
WR MarTay Jenkins	3	1	0	15	0	6
TE Jason McKie	3	3	0	20	0	24
RB Shaun Ozment	2	2	0	14	0	20
TE Nick Goings	1	1	0	5	0	25

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Musa Smith	2	0	0.00	7.53

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Shaun Ozment	1	10	10.00	5.46

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Phil Mickelson	4	3	19	4.75	3.87

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	1	1	2	2.00	5.32

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Josh Reed	2	2	23	11.50	7.69
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	1	-4	-4.00	0.67
TE Alge Crumpler	1	0	0	0.00	1.44

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jason McKie	1	1	2	2.00	6.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Musa Smith	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Shaun Ozment	3	1
Brian Griese	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Phil Mickelson	14	9	4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	5	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darnay Scott	4	2	1
TE Alge Crumpler	2	1	0
WR Josh Reed	2	2	1
RB Musa Smith	2	2	1
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	1	0
TE Matt Schobel	1	1	1
WR Javon Walker	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry Glenn	1	0	0
WR MarTay Jenkins	1	0	0
RB Shaun Ozment	1	1	1
TE Nick Goings	1	1	0
WR Darnerien McCants	1	0	0

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

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