Exhibition Week 1, 2009

played in Denver, CO

54 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	3	0	7	10	-	20
Denver Broncos	7	0	7	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:31 DEN - Madieu Williams 50 interception return (Vince Joseph extra point)
1Q: 04:28 MIN - Pat McAfee 21 field goal
3Q: 07:42 MIN - Willie Dawkins 2 run (Pat McAfee extra point)
3Q: 01:03 DEN - Leon Washington 2 run (Vince Joseph extra point)
4Q: 07:37 DEN - Al Oscarson 20 field goal
4Q: 01:04 MIN - Harold Burnett 19 pass from Brian Griese (Pat McAfee extra point)
4Q: 00:08 MIN - Pat McAfee 55 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:31 DEN - Madieu Williams 50 interception return (Vince Joseph extra point)
1Q: 04:28 MIN - Pat McAfee 21 field goal
3Q: 07:42 MIN - Willie Dawkins 2 run (Pat McAfee extra point)
3Q: 01:03 DEN - Leon Washington 2 run (Vince Joseph extra point)
4Q: 07:37 DEN - Al Oscarson 20 field goal
4Q: 01:04 MIN - Harold Burnett 19 pass from Brian Griese (Pat McAfee extra point)
4Q: 00:08 MIN - Pat McAfee 55 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DEN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 19 10
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 11 5
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 347 206
- Offensive Plays 69 44
- Yards per Play 5.03 4.68
Net Rushing Yards 119 131
- Rushing Attempts 34 17
- Yards per Rush 3.50 7.71
Net Passing Yards 228 75
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 23 - 1 23 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 239 96
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 4/21
- Yards per Pass Play 6.51 2.78
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/17 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/40 9/48
Punt Returns/Yards 6/34 3/38
Kick Returns/Yards 3/59 3/60
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/50
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 23
Time of Possession 34:37 25:23

Team Statistics	MIN	DEN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	19	10
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	11	5
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	347	206
- Offensive Plays	69	44
- Yards per Play	5.03	4.68
Net Rushing Yards	119	131
- Rushing Attempts	34	17
- Yards per Rush	3.50	7.71
Net Passing Yards	228	75
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 23 - 1	23 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	239	96
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	4/21
- Yards per Pass Play	6.51	2.78
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/17	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/40	9/48
Punt Returns/Yards	6/34	3/38
Kick Returns/Yards	3/59	3/60
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/50
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 23
Time of Possession	34:37	25:23

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:55	2:34	OWN 27	6	18	Interception
1	10:21	5:58	OWN 34	9	62	Field Goal
1	3:19	1:08	OWN 22	3	7	Punt
1	0:13	1:08	OPP 42	3	-11	Punt
2	12:16	4:49	OWN 35	8	31	Missed FG
2	4:21	2:52	OWN 20	6	14	Punt
2	0:27	0:27	OWN 10	1	4	Half
3	15:00	7:28	OWN 23	12	77	Touchdown
3	0:57	3:48	OWN 22	6	37	Punt
4	7:31	1:53	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
4	3:43	2:45	OWN 37	10	63	Touchdown
4	0:34	0:31	50	2	12	Field Goal

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:05	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
1	4:23	1:04	OWN 25	3	-6	Punt
1	2:11	1:58	OWN 7	3	1	Punt
2	14:05	1:49	OWN 37	3	-1	Punt
2	7:27	3:06	OWN 41	6	7	Punt
2	1:29	1:02	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
3	7:32	6:35	OWN 23	10	77	Touchdown
4	12:09	4:38	OWN 20	8	77	Field Goal
4	5:38	1:55	OWN 16	3	5	Punt
4	0:58	0:24	OWN 20	2	0	Interception

Game MVP: Brian Griese, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Willie Dawkins	14	39	2.79	15	1	1
QB Brian Griese	11	67	6.09	14	3	0
RB Brandon Jackson	9	13	1.44	7	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Leon Washington	13	125	9.62	42	4	1
RB Elias Marchant	3	3	1.00	3	0	0
QB Brooks Bollinger	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	33	23	239	2/11	1	31	1	87.8

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brooks Bollinger	23	15	96	4/21	0	14	1	55.7

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Harold Burnett	8	9	74	9.25	29	21	1
WR Darnerien McCants	6	8	56	9.33	3	22	0
WR Stevie Johnson	6	8	55	9.17	15	18	0
TE Patrick Estes	2	2	40	20.00	18	31	0
WR Adrian Arrington	1	2	14	14.00	1	14	0
FB Harris Stanton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Willie Dawkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Bear Pascoe	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Marques Colston	4	5	23	5.75	4	12
TE Alge Crumpler	3	6	15	5.00	0	6
RB Leon Washington	2	2	14	7.00	0	7
TE Kevin Boss	2	4	21	10.50	0	11
TE John Gilmore	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
FB Thomas Tapeh	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
RB Elias Marchant	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
WR LeRon McCoy	1	3	14	14.00	4	14

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Samuel Gaylor	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Madieu Williams	1	50	50.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
CB Arnold Parrish	1	0	0
WR Harold Burnett	0	1	0
DE Mike Rucker	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Brooks Bollinger	1	0	0
G Terrence Metcalf	0	1	0
WR LeRon McCoy	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Amir Cochrane	5	253	50.6	39.0	64	4

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Al Oscarson	7	352	50.3	42.6	63	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat McAfee	2/3	1/2	1/2	55	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Al Oscarson	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	0/0
Vince Joseph	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnny Knox	6	34	5.7	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leon Washington	3	38	12.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnold Parrish	3	59	19.7	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leon Washington	3	60	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jay Foreman	7	0	0.0	17	27
DE Mike Rucker	4	0	2.0	16	25
ILB Robert Wendorff	4	1	0.5	14	24
OLB Akin Ayodele	3	0	0.0	9	9
DE Stephen Tulloch	3	0	0.0	12	19
CB Axel Batchelor	3	0	0.0	17	26
CB Ryan Clark	2	2	0.0	17	27
CB Greg Blue	2	1	0.0	16	24
ILB Jalen Tatum	2	0	0.0	6	12
ILB Rufus Alexander	2	0	0.0	11	13
DE Calvin Pace	1	1	1.0	14	20
DT Kedrick Golston	1	0	0.5	3	7
S Samuel Gaylor	1	2	0.0	13	18
DE Gaines Adams	0	2	0.0	14	20

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kerry Rhodes	11	1	0.0	23	31
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	5	2	1.0	33	34
S Marcus Maxey	5	2	0.0	32	31
ILB Malcolm Warfield	5	1	0.0	16	10
DT Kevin Williams	5	1	0.0	33	30
OLB Chet Donnelly	5	1	0.0	18	13
S Dexter Jackson	5	0	0.0	25	22
CB Darrent Williams	3	0	0.5	9	21
DE Khari Long	2	1	0.5	25	26
S Madieu Williams	2	3	0.0	26	27
OLB Clint Session	2	2	0.0	19	25
ILB Terna Nande	2	0	0.0	8	6
DT Sedrick Ellis	1	3	0.0	18	22
DE Derrick Burgess	1	1	0.0	11	10
ILB Torrance Marshall	1	1	0.0	23	25
CB Tony Beckham	1	0	0.0	16	16
DE Darryl Tapp	1	0	0.0	14	11
TE Kevin Boss	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mike Rucker	2.0	1	0	1	25
DE Calvin Pace	1.0	0	0	0	20
ILB Robert Wendorff	0.5	0	0	0	24
DT Kedrick Golston	0.5	0	0	0	7
DE Gaines Adams	0.0	1	0	1	20
ILB Jay Foreman	0.0	0	1	1	27

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	1.0	0	2	0	34
DE Khari Long	0.5	0	0	0	26
CB Darrent Williams	0.5	0	0	0	21
DT Kevin Williams	0.0	1	0	0	30
DT Sedrick Ellis	0.0	0	1	1	22
DE Darryl Tapp	0.0	0	1	0	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Greg Blue	2	1	0	24
ILB Jay Foreman	2	0	0	27
OLB Akin Ayodele	2	0	0	9
ILB Robert Wendorff	2	0	0	24
DE Stephen Tulloch	2	0	0	19
CB Axel Batchelor	2	0	0	26
CB Ryan Clark	1	1	0	27
ILB Jalen Tatum	1	0	0	12
ILB Rufus Alexander	1	0	0	13
S Samuel Gaylor	0	0	1	18

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Kerry Rhodes	6	0	0	31
S Dexter Jackson	5	1	0	22
S Madieu Williams	2	1	1	27
S Marcus Maxey	2	1	0	31
ILB Malcolm Warfield	2	0	0	10
CB Darrent Williams	2	0	0	21
OLB Clint Session	1	1	0	25
DE Derrick Burgess	1	0	0	10
DT Kevin Williams	1	0	0	30
ILB Terna Nande	1	0	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Eric Steinbach	1	7	34	0	35
G Wilford Brown	1	5	34	0	35
FB Harris Stanton	1	1	9	0	9
T Terrance Pennington	0	3	34	2	35
C Robert Berry	0	3	34	0	35
C John Sullivan	0	3	16	0	17
TE Patrick Estes	0	1	23	0	18
TE Joe Klopfenstein	0	1	4	0	3
T King Dunlap	0	1	18	0	18

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Jordan Gross	3	3	17	2	27
T Will Whittcker	1	4	17	1	27
G Terrence Metcalf	1	2	17	1	27
G Dan Buenning	1	1	11	0	12
T Eric Winston	0	3	17	0	27
C Chris Dishman	0	2	6	0	15
FB Thomas Tapeh	0	1	6	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Blue	4	22
Joe Klopfenstein	2	23

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Sedrick Ellis	3	14
Matt Forte	2	15
Jordan Gross	2	8
Leon Washington	1	22
LeRon McCoy	1	8

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Terrance Pennington	34	35	---	---	8	77
QB Brian Griese	34	35	---	---	3	72
G Wilford Brown	34	35	---	---	3	72
G Eric Steinbach	34	35	---	---	---	69
C Robert Berry	34	35	---	---	---	69
WR Darnerien McCants	22	22	---	---	24	68
WR Harold Burnett	26	31	---	---	9	66
CB Greg Blue	---	---	16	24	22	62
WR Stevie Johnson	27	30	---	---	4	61
TE Bear Pascoe	12	13	---	---	23	48
ILB Jay Foreman	---	---	17	27	1	45
CB Ryan Clark	---	---	17	27	1	45
CB Axel Batchelor	---	---	17	26	1	44
RB Willie Dawkins	19	24	---	---	1	44
DE Mike Rucker	---	---	16	25	1	42
DE Calvin Pace	---	---	14	20	8	42
TE Patrick Estes	23	18	---	---	1	42
ILB Robert Wendorff	---	---	14	24	1	39
DE Stephen Tulloch	---	---	12	19	7	38
ILB Rufus Alexander	---	---	11	13	12	36
T King Dunlap	18	18	---	---	---	36
DE Gaines Adams	---	---	14	20	1	35
WR Adrian Arrington	15	18	---	---	---	33
C John Sullivan	16	17	---	---	---	33
S Samuel Gaylor	---	---	13	18	1	32
TE Joe Klopfenstein	4	3	---	---	23	30
Unknown	0	3	---	---	20	23
CB Arnold Parrish	---	---	3	5	15	23
RB Brandon Jackson	13	7	---	---	---	20
FB Harris Stanton	9	9	---	---	1	19
ILB Jalen Tatum	---	---	6	12	1	19
OLB Akin Ayodele	---	---	9	9	---	18
CB Jaylen Vaughn	---	---	0	2	16	18
WR Johnny Knox	0	0	---	---	15	15
S LaRon Landry	---	---	4	9	---	13
T Eugene Monroe	0	0	---	---	12	12
DT Kedrick Golston	---	---	3	7	---	10
C Paul Godfrey	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Kristopher Heilman	---	---	1	7	---	8
G Tito Gaddis	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Xavier Fulton	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Pat McAfee	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Amir Cochrane	0	0	---	---	5	5
ILB Caleb Fox	---	---	0	0	1	1
QB Ronnie Lynch	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Quentin Groves	---	---	0	0	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	---	---	33	34	3	70
S Madieu Williams	---	---	26	27	17	70
OLB Clint Session	---	---	19	25	24	68
S Marcus Maxey	---	---	32	31	2	65
DT Kevin Williams	---	---	33	30	1	64
RB Leon Washington	14	24	---	---	22	60
DE Khari Long	---	---	25	26	8	59
S Kerry Rhodes	---	---	23	31	3	57
DT Sedrick Ellis	---	---	18	22	14	54
G Terrence Metcalf	17	27	---	---	8	52
T Jordan Gross	17	27	---	---	8	52
T Will Whittcker	17	27	---	---	8	52
T Eric Winston	17	27	---	---	8	52
ILB Torrance Marshall	---	---	23	25	3	51
S Dexter Jackson	---	---	25	22	2	49
CB Darrent Williams	---	---	9	21	15	45
QB Brooks Bollinger	17	27	---	---	---	44
WR Marques Colston	16	23	---	---	---	39
CB Tony Beckham	---	---	16	16	2	34
CB Ronald Bartell	---	---	17	16	1	34
FB Thomas Tapeh	6	11	---	---	15	32
OLB Chet Donnelly	---	---	18	13	---	31
WR LeRon McCoy	11	11	---	---	8	30
TE John Gilmore	2	5	---	---	21	28
ILB Malcolm Warfield	---	---	16	10	2	28
WR Tai Streets	9	3	---	---	15	27
TE Kevin Boss	9	18	---	---	---	27
DE Darryl Tapp	---	---	14	11	---	25
ILB Terna Nande	---	---	8	6	10	24
G Dan Buenning	11	12	---	---	---	23
CB Jason Craft	---	---	7	9	6	22
C Chris Dishman	6	15	---	---	---	21
WR Thomas Anderson	5	15	---	---	1	21
TE Alge Crumpler	6	14	---	---	1	21
DE Derrick Burgess	---	---	11	10	---	21
WR Reidel Anthony	4	8	---	---	7	19
RB Matt Forte	0	0	---	---	15	15
P Al Oscarson	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Dylan Galloway	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Elias Marchant	3	3	---	---	1	7
DE Lorenzo Alexander	---	---	1	0	5	6
K Vince Joseph	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Duante Culpepper	0	0	---	---	1	1
G Breno Giacomini	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Jackie Wissick	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Ricky Jean-Francois	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	0	0.0
Middle	27	105	3.9
Right	5	14	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	16	16.0
Middle	7	51	7.3
Right	9	64	7.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	33	23	3	0	0	4	4	1	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brooks Bollinger	23	15	0	0	2	2	1	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	9	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	69	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	12	139	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	22	22.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	-4	-2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	54	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	46	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Harold Burnett	9	8	74	1	31
WR Darnerien McCants	8	6	56	1	22
WR Stevie Johnson	8	6	55	0	30
TE Patrick Estes	2	2	40	1	18
WR Adrian Arrington	2	1	14	0	18
TE Bear Pascoe	2	0	0	0	13
FB Harris Stanton	1	0	0	0	9
RB Willie Dawkins	1	0	0	0	24

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
TE Alge Crumpler	6	3	1	15	14
WR Marques Colston	5	4	1	23	23
TE Kevin Boss	4	2	0	21	18
WR LeRon McCoy	3	1	0	14	11
RB Leon Washington	2	2	0	14	24
TE John Gilmore	1	1	0	3	5
FB Thomas Tapeh	1	1	0	5	11
RB Elias Marchant	1	1	0	1	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Willie Dawkins	3	6	2.00	2.79
RB Brandon Jackson	3	8	2.67	1.44
QB Brian Griese	1	3	3.00	6.09

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Leon Washington	3	6	2.00	9.62

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	2	1	19	9.50	7.24

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brooks Bollinger	3	3	14	4.67	4.17

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Harold Burnett	1	1	19	19.00	8.22
TE Bear Pascoe	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Leon Washington	1	1	7	7.00	7.00
WR Marques Colston	1	1	-4	-4.00	4.60
TE Kevin Boss	1	1	11	11.00	5.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Brian Griese	2	2
RB Willie Dawkins	1	1
RB Brandon Jackson	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Leon Washington	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	12	8	6

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brooks Bollinger	8	7	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darnerien McCants	4	3	2
WR Stevie Johnson	4	3	2
FB Harris Stanton	1	0	0
TE Patrick Estes	1	1	1
WR Adrian Arrington	1	1	1
TE Bear Pascoe	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Alge Crumpler	2	2	0
RB Leon Washington	2	2	1
WR Marques Colston	2	1	0
TE John Gilmore	1	1	0
TE Kevin Boss	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)