Week 2, 2014

played in St. Louis, MO

59 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	10	10	14	-	34
St. Louis Cardinals	3	3	0	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:17 STL - Caleb Sturgis 35 field goal
2Q: 10:10 DEN - Reggie Bush 6 run (Micah Posante extra point)
2Q: 03:36 STL - Caleb Sturgis 20 field goal
2Q: 00:35 DEN - Micah Posante 30 field goal
3Q: 05:48 DEN - Reggie Bush 4 run (Micah Posante extra point)
3Q: 01:05 DEN - Micah Posante 37 field goal
4Q: 09:26 DEN - Justin Blackmon 23 pass from Kyle Orton (Micah Posante extra point)
4Q: 03:50 DEN - Bernard Pierce 5 run (Micah Posante extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:17 STL - Caleb Sturgis 35 field goal
2Q: 10:10 DEN - Reggie Bush 6 run (Micah Posante extra point)
2Q: 03:36 STL - Caleb Sturgis 20 field goal
2Q: 00:35 DEN - Micah Posante 30 field goal
3Q: 05:48 DEN - Reggie Bush 4 run (Micah Posante extra point)
3Q: 01:05 DEN - Micah Posante 37 field goal
4Q: 09:26 DEN - Justin Blackmon 23 pass from Kyle Orton (Micah Posante extra point)
4Q: 03:50 DEN - Bernard Pierce 5 run (Micah Posante extra point)

Team Statistics DEN STL
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 23 11
- by Rushing 10 1
- by Passing 11 8
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 386 228
- Offensive Plays 67 55
- Yards per Play 5.76 4.15
Net Rushing Yards 114 29
- Rushing Attempts 37 17
- Yards per Rush 3.08 1.71
Net Passing Yards 272 199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 24 - 0 37 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 272 206
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 9.07 5.24
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 7.4
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/45 5/37
Punt Returns/Yards 2/13 2/33
Kick Returns/Yards 2/41 2/38
Interception Ret./Yards 1/7 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 25
Time of Possession 35:11 24:49

Team Statistics	DEN	STL
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	23	11
- by Rushing	10	1
- by Passing	11	8
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	386	228
- Offensive Plays	67	55
- Yards per Play	5.76	4.15
Net Rushing Yards	114	29
- Rushing Attempts	37	17
- Yards per Rush	3.08	1.71
Net Passing Yards	272	199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 24 - 0	37 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	272	206
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	9.07	5.24
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	7.4
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/45	5/37
Punt Returns/Yards	2/13	2/33
Kick Returns/Yards	2/41	2/38
Interception Ret./Yards	1/7	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 25
Time of Possession	35:11	24:49

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:11	3:43	OWN 19	5	26	Punt
1	3:55	2:56	OWN 33	5	22	Punt
2	14:40	4:41	OWN 39	10	61	Touchdown
2	3:30	3:03	OWN 23	7	64	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:13	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	12:19	6:42	OWN 28	13	72	Touchdown
3	3:47	2:48	OWN 32	6	48	Field Goal
4	14:43	2:05	OWN 20	4	21	Punt
4	11:07	1:55	OPP 39	4	39	Touchdown
4	8:21	4:37	OPP 33	7	33	Touchdown
4	2:47	1:45	OWN 14	3	2	Punt

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:49	OWN 25	12	57	Field Goal
1	5:28	1:33	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	0:59	1:19	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	9:59	6:29	OWN 18	13	79	Field Goal
2	0:27	0:27	OWN 25	1	1	Half
3	13:47	1:28	OWN 38	3	6	Punt
3	5:37	1:50	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	0:59	1:16	OWN 25	4	11	Punt
4	12:38	1:31	OWN 12	4	31	Interception
4	9:12	0:51	OWN 25	4	8	Downs
4	3:44	0:57	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
4	1:02	1:02	OWN 43	3	18	Game

Game MVP: Kyle Orton, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Reggie Bush	29	84	2.90	11	3	2
QB Kyle Orton	3	20	6.67	7	0	0
RB Bernard Pierce	3	8	2.67	5	0	1
RB James Starks	2	2	1.00	4	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Tre Mason	13	9	0.69	10	1
QB Andrew Luck	2	7	3.50	4	0
RB Javon Ringer	1	3	3.00	3	0
RB Dri Archer	1	10	10.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kyle Orton	30	24	272	0/0	1	36	0	115.5

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andrew Luck	31	18	181	1/7	0	28	1	61.3
Glen Yepremian	6	4	25	0/0	0	11	0	75.0

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marques Colston	8	10	60	7.50	21	19	0
TE Jack Doyle	6	8	75	12.50	18	24	0
WR Justin Blackmon	5	6	98	19.60	62	36	1
WR Julio Jones	2	2	10	5.00	0	7	0
RB Reggie Bush	1	1	15	15.00	13	15	0
FB Jake O'Connell	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Bernard Pierce	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB James Starks	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Armard Hall	4	4	20	5.00	8	6
WR Devonte Phipps	4	9	52	13.00	23	17
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	3	7	35	11.67	1	18
TE LeBron James	2	2	34	17.00	21	28
WR Calvin Johnson	2	4	11	5.50	0	7
WR Donnie Avery	2	4	23	11.50	2	20
RB Javon Ringer	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
TE Bernard Blair	1	1	7	7.00	1	7
RB Dri Archer	1	1	3	3.00	1	3
RB Tre Mason	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
WR Kelvin Benjamin	1	2	11	11.00	0	11
FB Kyle Juszczyk	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Rico Banks	1	7	7.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brody Beasley	5	253	50.6	36.0	60	1

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jonathan Ludwig	6	263	43.8	38.3	64	0

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Micah Posante	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	4/4

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Caleb Sturgis	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Aiden Gehrig	2	13	6.5	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Johnson	2	33	16.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Aiden Gehrig	2	41	20.5	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dri Archer	1	22	22.0	0
Devonte Phipps	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Rico Banks	8	1	0.0	17	36
S D. J. Swearinger	5	1	0.0	17	29
CB Aiden Gehrig	4	0	0.0	1	12
DE Bruce Carter	3	0	1.0	16	22
OLB Stanley Arnoux	3	2	0.0	9	26
DT Sedrick Ellis	3	0	0.0	15	21
S Marcus Maxey	2	3	0.0	16	30
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	2	3	0.0	17	31
OLB Eli Thomas	2	1	0.0	16	26
CB Marcus Gilchrist	2	1	0.0	16	33
DT Brian Johnston	2	0	0.0	3	17
DT Fletcher Cox	2	0	0.0	16	28
S Kenny Phillips	1	0	0.0	1	15
ILB Brian Cushing	1	0	0.0	0	7

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Spencer Larson	14	3	0.0	31	22
ILB Erin Henderson	8	4	0.0	35	25
CB Tyrone Gomez	8	0	0.0	28	27
CB Janoris Jenkins	7	2	0.0	35	28
S Courtney Greene	6	1	0.0	35	25
DT Mike Patterson	5	1	0.0	34	26
OLB Thomas Howard	3	1	0.0	15	9
OLB Ryan Shazier	2	2	0.0	18	12
DE Jason Pierre-Paul	1	2	0.0	24	23
S Kyle Fuller	1	1	0.0	19	16
TE LeBron James	1	0	---	---	---
CB Brandon Flowers	1	0	0.0	14	12
CB Diego Schultz	1	0	0.0	4	1
DE O'Brien Schofield	0	1	0.0	34	20
DT Wyatt Tuaolo	0	1	0.0	12	14
S Alvin Terrell	0	1	0.0	30	29

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bruce Carter	1.0	1	0	0	22
DE Anthony Spencer	0.0	1	2	1	30
DT Fletcher Cox	0.0	0	2	0	28
DT Brian Johnston	0.0	0	1	0	17
OLB Stanley Arnoux	0.0	0	1	0	26
OLB Eli Thomas	0.0	0	0	1	26

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jason Pierre-Paul	0.0	0	2	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Rico Banks	8	0	1	36
CB Aiden Gehrig	4	0	0	12
S D. J. Swearinger	3	0	0	29
CB Marcus Gilchrist	2	2	0	33
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	1	1	0	31
S Marcus Maxey	1	0	0	30
S Kenny Phillips	1	0	0	15
ILB Brian Cushing	1	0	0	7
OLB Eli Thomas	1	0	0	26
CB Justin Gilbert	0	1	0	17

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tyrone Gomez	5	0	27
OLB Spencer Larson	4	0	22
ILB Erin Henderson	4	0	25
CB Janoris Jenkins	3	1	28
CB Brandon Flowers	2	0	12
S Courtney Greene	2	0	25
OLB Ryan Shazier	1	1	12
OLB Thomas Howard	1	0	9
CB Diego Schultz	1	0	1
S Kyle Fuller	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
T Eric Winston	4	8	2	37	30
G Eric Steinbach	3	9	0	37	30
G Zach Browning	3	5	0	34	30
T Russell Okung	1	6	0	34	30
G Shawn Lauvao	1	5	0	37	30
TE Jack Doyle	0	1	0	37	29

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T C.J. Frisch	2	4	17	0	32
T Justin Pugh	1	3	17	1	38
C Max Unger	0	3	17	0	38
G Kelechi Osemele	0	3	17	0	32
G Brian Winters	0	2	17	0	38
TE Armard Hall	0	1	17	0	33

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Kenny Phillips	1	21
Will Franklin	1	18
Bernard Pierce	1	12
Randall Martinez	1	7

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Kyle Juszczyk	1	23
Bernard Blair	1	22
Javon Ringer	1	18
Donnie Avery	1	17

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Zach Browning	34	30	---	---	7	71
G Eric Steinbach	37	30	---	---	---	67
QB Kyle Orton	37	30	---	---	---	67
T Eric Winston	37	30	---	---	---	67
G Shawn Lauvao	37	30	---	---	---	67
TE Jack Doyle	37	29	---	---	---	66
WR Marques Colston	35	29	---	---	---	64
T Russell Okung	34	30	---	---	---	64
CB Rico Banks	---	---	17	36	11	64
CB Marcus Gilchrist	---	---	16	33	12	61
WR Justin Blackmon	31	27	---	---	---	58
S D. J. Swearinger	---	---	17	29	9	55
RB Reggie Bush	30	20	---	---	---	50
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	---	---	17	31	2	50
DE Anthony Spencer	---	---	17	30	2	49
S Marcus Maxey	---	---	16	30	2	48
DT Fletcher Cox	---	---	16	28	2	46
WR Julio Jones	25	19	---	---	---	44
OLB Eli Thomas	---	---	16	26	2	44
DE Bruce Carter	---	---	16	22	1	39
DT Sedrick Ellis	---	---	15	21	2	38
S Kenny Phillips	---	---	1	15	21	37
OLB Stanley Arnoux	---	---	9	26	2	37
TE Matt Spaeth	5	1	---	---	23	29
FB Norman Manning	5	5	---	---	18	28
CB Aiden Gehrig	---	---	1	12	15	28
CB Justin Gilbert	---	---	9	17	---	26
OLB Jonah Conger	---	---	0	4	21	25
RB Bernard Pierce	4	9	---	---	12	25
DE Tyson Alualu	---	---	1	16	7	24
DT Brian Johnston	---	---	3	17	---	20
RB James Starks	2	1	---	---	17	20
FB Jake O'Connell	10	9	---	---	---	19
WR Will Franklin	0	0	---	---	18	18
DT Anthony Bryant	---	---	0	10	6	16
ILB Rian Wallace	---	---	0	6	9	15
WR Carlton Mitchell	1	1	---	---	10	12
T Vernon Carey	3	0	---	---	7	10
C Khaled Holmes	3	0	---	---	7	10
K Micah Posante	0	0	---	---	9	9
ILB Brian Cushing	---	---	0	7	---	7
G Randall Martinez	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Brody Beasley	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Harris Tirman	0	0	---	---	7	7
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	0	2	---	2
QB Matt Barkley	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Janoris Jenkins	---	---	35	28	2	65
S Courtney Greene	---	---	35	25	4	64
G Brian Winters	17	38	---	---	8	63
T Justin Pugh	17	38	---	---	8	63
DT Mike Patterson	---	---	34	26	2	62
ILB Erin Henderson	---	---	35	25	2	62
S Alvin Terrell	---	---	30	29	2	61
CB Tyrone Gomez	---	---	28	27	3	58
WR Calvin Johnson	17	34	---	---	6	57
T C.J. Frisch	17	32	---	---	8	57
G Kelechi Osemele	17	32	---	---	7	56
OLB Spencer Larson	---	---	31	22	2	55
C Max Unger	17	38	---	---	---	55
DE O'Brien Schofield	---	---	34	20	1	55
TE Armard Hall	17	33	---	---	1	51
DE Jason Pierre-Paul	---	---	24	23	2	49
QB Andrew Luck	17	32	---	---	---	49
CB Brandon Flowers	---	---	14	12	21	47
OLB Thomas Howard	---	---	15	9	21	45
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	14	30	---	---	---	44
OLB Ryan Kerrigan	---	---	14	17	7	38
S Kyle Fuller	---	---	19	16	---	35
WR Devonte Phipps	8	19	---	---	7	34
RB Tre Mason	15	17	---	---	---	32
OLB Ryan Shazier	---	---	18	12	2	32
DT Wyatt Tuaolo	---	---	12	14	5	31
DT Cary Kelley	---	---	16	13	1	30
FB Kyle Juszczyk	4	3	---	---	23	30
WR Donnie Avery	2	8	---	---	17	27
TE LeBron James	6	20	---	---	---	26
RB Javon Ringer	1	7	---	---	18	26
TE Bernard Blair	0	3	---	---	22	25
OLB Donnie Patrick	---	---	5	6	12	23
RB Dri Archer	1	11	---	---	10	22
WR Kelvin Benjamin	0	5	---	---	9	14
S Tyrell Freeman	---	---	0	0	13	13
CB Diego Schultz	---	---	4	1	7	12
DE Kareem Martin	---	---	4	5	---	9
C Chad Stott	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Jonathan Ludwig	0	0	---	---	8	8
QB Glen Yepremian	0	6	---	---	---	6
T Jeremiah Coffey	0	6	---	---	---	6
C Chester Ambrose	0	6	---	---	---	6
K Caleb Sturgis	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Bradley Crane	0	0	---	---	1	1
OLB Andy Spiak	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	41	5.9
Middle	18	63	3.5
Right	12	10	0.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-6	-2.0
Middle	9	22	2.4
Right	5	13	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kyle Orton	30	24	4	1	1	2	2	1	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andrew Luck	31	18	2	1	0	4	5	2	1
Glen Yepremian	6	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	25	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	12	133	10.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	90	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	24	12.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	3	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	107	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	76	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	20	2.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marques Colston	10	8	0	60	0	29
TE Jack Doyle	8	6	0	75	1	29
WR Justin Blackmon	6	5	1	98	3	27
WR Julio Jones	2	2	0	10	0	19
RB Reggie Bush	1	1	0	15	0	20
FB Jake O'Connell	1	1	0	3	0	9
RB James Starks	1	0	0	0	0	1
RB Bernard Pierce	1	1	0	11	0	9

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Devonte Phipps	9	4	52	0	19
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	7	3	35	0	30
TE Armard Hall	4	4	20	0	33
WR Calvin Johnson	4	2	11	0	34
WR Donnie Avery	4	2	23	1	8
TE LeBron James	2	2	34	1	20
WR Kelvin Benjamin	2	1	11	0	5
RB Javon Ringer	1	1	4	0	7
FB Kyle Juszczyk	1	0	0	0	3
TE Bernard Blair	1	1	7	0	3
RB Dri Archer	1	1	3	0	11
RB Tre Mason	1	1	6	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Reggie Bush	10	40	4.00	2.90
RB James Starks	1	4	4.00	1.00
RB Bernard Pierce	1	5	5.00	2.67

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Tre Mason	5	10	2.00	0.69

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kyle Orton	5	2	8	1.60	9.07

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andrew Luck	4	2	23	5.75	5.84

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marques Colston	2	1	5	2.50	6.00
WR Julio Jones	1	1	3	3.00	5.00
WR Justin Blackmon	1	0	0	0.00	16.33
TE Jack Doyle	1	0	0	0.00	9.38

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Devonte Phipps	2	1	17	8.50	5.78
TE LeBron James	1	1	6	6.00	17.00
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
QB Kyle Orton	2	1
RB Reggie Bush	2	1
RB Bernard Pierce	1	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
RB Dri Archer	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kyle Orton	8	7	2

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andrew Luck	12	8	3
Glen Yepremian	2	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marques Colston	3	3	0
WR Justin Blackmon	2	1	1
WR Julio Jones	1	1	0
RB Bernard Pierce	1	1	0
TE Jack Doyle	1	1	1

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Devonte Phipps	4	2	0
TE Armard Hall	3	3	1
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	2	1	0
TE LeBron James	1	1	1
WR Calvin Johnson	1	0	0
WR Donnie Avery	1	1	1
RB Javon Ringer	1	1	0
WR Kelvin Benjamin	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,000 (21,400)
End Zone 13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,000 (21,400)
End Zone	13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)