Week 2, 2006

played in St. Louis, MO

88 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Denver Broncos	7	7	3	7	-	24
St. Louis Cardinals	7	7	0	6	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:23 DEN - Musa Smith 30 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Edward Hepburn extra point)
1Q: 05:39 STL - Tyrone Beason 3 pass from Alex Smith (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 08:23 STL - Jeremy Shockey 12 pass from Alex Smith (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 02:27 DEN - Marques Colston 15 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Edward Hepburn extra point)
3Q: 02:52 DEN - Edward Hepburn 20 field goal
4Q: 11:07 DEN - Ben Roethlisberger 1 run (Edward Hepburn extra point)
4Q: 06:18 STL - Wes Welker 7 pass from Alex Smith (Adam Vinatieri extra point failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:23 DEN - Musa Smith 30 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Edward Hepburn extra point)
1Q: 05:39 STL - Tyrone Beason 3 pass from Alex Smith (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 08:23 STL - Jeremy Shockey 12 pass from Alex Smith (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 02:27 DEN - Marques Colston 15 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Edward Hepburn extra point)
3Q: 02:52 DEN - Edward Hepburn 20 field goal
4Q: 11:07 DEN - Ben Roethlisberger 1 run (Edward Hepburn extra point)
4Q: 06:18 STL - Wes Welker 7 pass from Alex Smith (Adam Vinatieri extra point failed)

Team Statistics DEN STL
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 18 23
- by Rushing 6 11
- by Passing 11 12
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 313 345
- Offensive Plays 62 66
- Yards per Play 5.05 5.23
Net Rushing Yards 95 131
- Rushing Attempts 33 23
- Yards per Rush 2.88 5.70
Net Passing Yards 218 214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 20 - 0 37 - 28 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 228 250
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/10 6/36
- Yards per Pass Play 7.52 4.98
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 11/17 8/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 7/50 5/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/14 3/31
Kick Returns/Yards 2/58 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 2/3 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 27
Time of Possession 30:00 30:00

Team Statistics	DEN	STL
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	18	23
- by Rushing	6	11
- by Passing	11	12
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	313	345
- Offensive Plays	62	66
- Yards per Play	5.05	5.23
Net Rushing Yards	95	131
- Rushing Attempts	33	23
- Yards per Rush	2.88	5.70
Net Passing Yards	218	214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 20 - 0	37 - 28 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	228	250
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/10	6/36
- Yards per Pass Play	7.52	4.98
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	11/17	8/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	7/50	5/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/14	3/31
Kick Returns/Yards	2/58	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	2/3	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 27
Time of Possession	30:00	30:00

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:59	3:51	OWN 38	8	62	Touchdown
1	5:30	5:24	OWN 35	9	28	Punt
2	8:12	5:52	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
2	0:50	0:50	OWN 19	2	4	Half
3	15:00	1:24	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	12:01	2:04	OWN 39	3	5	Punt
3	8:05	5:18	OPP 45	10	42	Field Goal
4	15:00	3:59	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
4	6:11	1:45	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
4	0:52	0:35	OWN 21	3	1	Punt

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:01	OWN 25	9	37	Fumble
1	7:08	1:38	OWN 25	3	75	Touchdown
1	0:06	6:54	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
2	2:20	1:30	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
3	13:36	1:35	OWN 19	3	4	Punt
3	9:57	1:52	OWN 15	3	-4	Punt
3	2:47	2:47	OWN 25	7	33	Interception
4	11:01	4:50	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
4	4:26	3:34	OWN 38	11	41	Downs
4	0:17	0:17	OPP 41	2	0	Interception

Game MVP: Ben Roethlisberger, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Musa Smith	25	74	2.96	9	0	0
QB Ben Roethlisberger	4	26	6.50	11	1	1
WR Josh Reed	2	-2	-1.00	1	0	0
FB Thomas Tapeh	2	-3	-1.50	1	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Artose Pinner	11	48	4.36	11	2
QB Alex Smith	9	64	7.11	12	4
RB P.J. Daniels	3	19	6.33	10	1

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	28	20	228	1/10	2	34	0	119.3

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alex Smith	37	28	250	6/36	3	47	2	97.8

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE LeBron James	6	6	45	7.50	10	12	0
WR David Boston	5	8	54	10.80	20	24	0
WR Marques Colston	5	7	85	17.00	27	34	1
RB Musa Smith	2	3	39	19.50	31	30	1
WR Josh Reed	1	3	3	3.00	2	3	0
WR LeRon McCoy	1	1	2	2.00	1	2	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roddy White	10	16	135	13.50	55	47	0
TE Jeremy Shockey	3	3	52	17.33	30	25	1
RB Artose Pinner	3	3	17	5.67	3	7	0
WR Michael Clayton	3	3	3	1.00	0	6	0
WR Wes Welker	3	3	25	8.33	5	9	1
TE Tyrone Beason	3	3	10	3.33	0	8	1
TE Jason Witten	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB J.J. Arrington	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB P.J. Daniels	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Michael Waddell	1	0	0.00	0
CB Ronald Bartell	1	3	3.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Musa Smith	1	0	0
ILB James Hall	0	1	1
T Jordan Gross	0	1	0
CB Lito Sheppard	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Alex Smith	2	0	0
WR Roddy White	0	1	0
DT Cornelius Pisano	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Josh Miller	5	204	40.8	30.6	46	1

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Jarrett	3	144	48.0	43.3	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edward Hepburn	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	3/3

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/3

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leon Washington	1	14	14.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Clayton	3	31	10.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sawyer McNeil	2	58	29.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ryan Phillips	9	1	0.0	22	41
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	8	2	2.5	23	43
ILB James Hall	5	2	1.5	17	37
DE Cory Redding	5	0	1.0	21	36
S Dexter Jackson	5	1	0.0	23	43
OLB Chet Donnelly	4	2	0.0	23	42
CB Lito Sheppard	4	0	0.0	23	43
CB Sawyer McNeil	4	0	0.0	12	22
S Madieu Williams	3	1	0.0	23	43
CB Ronald Bartell	3	0	0.0	22	38
DE Menson Holloway	2	0	0.5	9	20
DT Shaun Rogers	1	3	0.0	20	32
ILB Torrance Marshall	1	1	0.0	11	21
S Jeffrey Bernard	1	0	0.0	1	5
DE Johnson Stamper	0	1	0.5	2	5

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB London Fletcher	12	3	1.0	32	29
CB Ashton Youboty	6	1	0.0	33	29
S Bob Sanders	5	5	0.0	31	23
OLB Hunter Hillenmeyer	5	3	0.0	32	29
DT Cornelius Pisano	4	1	0.0	20	21
OLB Thomas Howard	4	1	0.0	15	13
DE John Henderson	3	1	0.0	33	22
S Leigh Bodden	2	2	0.0	33	23
CB Jacques Reeves	2	0	0.0	30	29
DE Khari Long	2	0	0.0	26	22
CB Dominique Foxworth	2	0	0.0	7	15
DT Osi Umenyiora	1	2	0.0	32	23
DT Daryl Gardnener	1	0	0.0	14	10
QB Alex Smith	1	0	---	---	---
WR Roddy White	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Derrick Johnson	1	0	0.0	7	7
S Will Blackmon	1	0	0.0	12	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	2.5	0	1	43
ILB James Hall	1.5	0	0	37
DE Cory Redding	1.0	0	0	36
DE Menson Holloway	0.5	1	0	20
DE Johnson Stamper	0.5	0	0	5

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB London Fletcher	1.0	1	0	29
DT Osi Umenyiora	0.0	0	1	23
DE Khari Long	0.0	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Ryan Phillips	5	1	0	41
S Dexter Jackson	4	1	0	43
CB Ronald Bartell	3	0	1	38
S Madieu Williams	3	0	0	43
OLB Chet Donnelly	3	0	0	42
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	2	0	0	43
CB Sawyer McNeil	2	0	0	22
ILB James Hall	1	0	0	37
DE Menson Holloway	1	0	0	20
DT Shaun Rogers	1	0	0	32
CB Lito Sheppard	1	0	0	43
DE Cory Redding	1	0	0	36
S Jeffrey Bernard	1	0	0	5
CB Michael Waddell	0	0	1	2

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB London Fletcher	5	1	29
CB Ashton Youboty	5	0	29
OLB Hunter Hillenmeyer	3	0	29
S Leigh Bodden	2	1	23
CB Jacques Reeves	1	1	29
S Bob Sanders	1	0	23
DT Cornelius Pisano	1	0	21
CB Dominique Foxworth	1	0	15
OLB Thomas Howard	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Will Whittcker	3	8	33	0	29
T Todd Wade	3	5	33	1	29
G Terrence Metcalf	2	8	33	0	29
C Justin Hartwig	1	6	33	0	29
T Eric Winston	1	1	13	0	11
T Jordan Gross	0	3	20	0	18

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Shaun O'Hara	4	6	23	0	43
G Cosey Coleman	3	4	23	1	43
G Vince Manuwai	1	3	23	1	43
T Langston Walker	0	2	23	2	43
T Jon Jansen	0	1	23	1	43
TE Tyrone Beason	0	0	8	1	18

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Ryan Phillips	2	17
Jordan Gross	1	3

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Jason Witten	1	17
Dominique Foxworth	1	13
J.J. Arrington	1	11

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	---	---	23	43	17	83
ILB Ryan Phillips	---	---	22	41	17	80
OLB Chet Donnelly	---	---	23	42	13	78
CB Lito Sheppard	---	---	23	43	4	70
T Todd Wade	33	29	---	---	6	68
G Terrence Metcalf	33	29	---	---	6	68
T Will Whittcker	33	29	---	---	6	68
S Dexter Jackson	---	---	23	43	1	67
S Madieu Williams	---	---	23	43	---	66
QB Ben Roethlisberger	33	29	---	---	1	63
C Justin Hartwig	33	29	---	---	---	62
WR Josh Reed	32	29	---	---	---	61
CB Ronald Bartell	---	---	22	38	---	60
RB Musa Smith	33	26	---	---	---	59
WR David Boston	21	23	---	---	13	57
DE Cory Redding	---	---	21	36	---	57
WR Marques Colston	30	27	---	---	---	57
ILB James Hall	---	---	17	37	---	54
TE LeBron James	31	23	---	---	---	54
DT Shaun Rogers	---	---	20	32	---	52
T Jordan Gross	20	18	---	---	3	41
CB Sawyer McNeil	---	---	12	22	4	38
TE Alge Crumpler	11	4	---	---	18	33
ILB Torrance Marshall	---	---	11	21	---	32
DE Menson Holloway	---	---	9	20	---	29
T Eric Winston	13	11	---	---	3	27
S Jeffrey Bernard	---	---	1	5	11	17
WR LeRon McCoy	1	6	---	---	9	16
RB Leon Washington	0	2	---	---	13	15
CB Michael Waddell	---	---	1	2	11	14
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	0	0	---	---	13	13
FB Thomas Tapeh	6	5	---	---	---	11
RB Elias Marchant	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Johnson Stamper	---	---	2	5	---	7
K Edward Hepburn	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Dylan Galloway	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Josh Miller	0	0	---	---	5	5
DT Jackson Anthony	---	---	0	0	3	3
OLB Zach Walz	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Pat Dennis	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Francisco Chapman	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Matt Schobel	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Alexis Prescott	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Malcolm Warfield	---	---	0	0	---	0
WR Bernard Berrian	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Adrien Clarke	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Shaun O'Hara	23	43	---	---	7	73
CB Jacques Reeves	---	---	30	29	11	70
T Jon Jansen	23	43	---	---	3	69
G Cosey Coleman	23	43	---	---	3	69
T Langston Walker	23	43	---	---	3	69
G Vince Manuwai	23	43	---	---	3	69
QB Alex Smith	23	43	---	---	---	66
TE Jeremy Shockey	22	41	---	---	1	64
WR Wes Welker	22	42	---	---	---	64
OLB Hunter Hillenmeyer	---	---	32	29	2	63
CB Ashton Youboty	---	---	33	29	1	63
OLB London Fletcher	---	---	32	29	1	62
DT Osi Umenyiora	---	---	32	23	6	61
WR Roddy White	22	38	---	---	1	61
S Leigh Bodden	---	---	33	23	1	57
DE John Henderson	---	---	33	22	1	56
S Bob Sanders	---	---	31	23	2	56
DE Khari Long	---	---	26	22	1	49
RB Artose Pinner	16	27	---	---	1	44
TE Tyrone Beason	8	18	---	---	16	42
DT Cornelius Pisano	---	---	20	21	---	41
S Will Blackmon	---	---	12	13	14	39
WR Michael Clayton	10	18	---	---	10	38
TE Jason Witten	6	12	---	---	17	35
CB Dominique Foxworth	---	---	7	15	13	35
OLB Thomas Howard	---	---	15	13	1	29
DT Daryl Gardnener	---	---	14	10	1	25
OLB Derrick Johnson	---	---	7	7	9	23
RB P.J. Daniels	7	9	---	---	4	20
DE Jared Freeman	---	---	4	11	5	20
OLB Matt Wilhelm	---	---	1	0	17	18
WR Brandon Williams	1	2	---	---	14	17
RB J.J. Arrington	0	4	---	---	11	15
WR Jonathan Orr	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Matt Balogh	1	4	---	---	---	5
K Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Craig Jarrett	0	0	---	---	3	3
C L.P. Ladouceur	0	0	---	---	3	3
OLB Shannon Taylor	---	---	1	0	---	1
C Kendall Simmons	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Jacob Bell	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Benjamin Cole	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Chris Myers	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Marviel Underwood	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Jonathan Scott	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Darryl Dole	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	13	1.9
Middle	18	43	2.4
Right	8	39	4.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	16	5.3
Middle	17	94	5.5
Right	3	21	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	28	20	3	1	1	3	2	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alex Smith	37	28	3	2	2	2	1	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	52	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	57	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	119	13.2
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	9	24	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	12	100	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	88	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	38	12.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR David Boston	8	5	0	54	1	23
WR Marques Colston	7	5	0	85	1	27
TE LeBron James	6	6	0	45	0	23
WR Josh Reed	3	1	0	3	0	29
RB Musa Smith	3	2	1	39	1	26
WR LeRon McCoy	1	1	0	2	0	6

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roddy White	16	10	0	135	2	38
TE Jeremy Shockey	3	3	0	52	1	41
RB Artose Pinner	3	3	0	17	0	27
WR Michael Clayton	3	3	0	3	0	18
WR Wes Welker	3	3	0	25	0	42
TE Tyrone Beason	3	3	0	10	0	18
TE Jason Witten	2	1	1	1	0	12
RB J.J. Arrington	2	1	1	3	0	4
RB P.J. Daniels	2	1	0	4	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Musa Smith	8	18	2.25	2.96
WR Josh Reed	1	-3	-3.00	-1.00
QB Ben Roethlisberger	1	1	1.00	6.50

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Artose Pinner	2	5	2.50	4.36

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	5	3	34	6.80	8.14

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alex Smith	7	6	39	5.57	6.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marques Colston	3	2	27	9.00	12.14
WR David Boston	2	1	7	3.50	6.75

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wes Welker	3	3	25	8.33	8.33
TE Tyrone Beason	2	2	2	1.00	3.33
TE Jeremy Shockey	1	1	12	12.00	17.33
RB P.J. Daniels	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Musa Smith	2	1
QB Ben Roethlisberger	2	2

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
RB Artose Pinner	2	2
QB Alex Smith	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	13	10	8

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alex Smith	10	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR David Boston	4	3	2
WR Marques Colston	3	3	3
WR Josh Reed	2	0	0
TE LeBron James	2	2	2
RB Musa Smith	1	1	1
WR LeRon McCoy	1	1	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roddy White	5	4	2
TE Jeremy Shockey	1	1	1
RB Artose Pinner	1	1	1
TE Jason Witten	1	1	0
WR Michael Clayton	1	1	0
WR Wes Welker	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (21,400)
End Zone 13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (21,400)
End Zone	13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)