Week 14, 2015

played in Minnesota, MN

33 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	14	3	0	-	17
Minnesota Vikings	7	10	14	17	-	48

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:27 MIN - Stevie Johnson 1 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 13:45 DEN - Eric Reid 98 interception return (Micah Posante extra point)
2Q: 10:32 MIN - Cody Parkey 39 field goal
2Q: 03:24 MIN - Ameer Abdullah 6 run (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 02:00 DEN - Samuel Gomez 19 pass from Wayne Robinson (Micah Posante extra point)
3Q: 10:16 DEN - Micah Posante 46 field goal
3Q: 06:51 MIN - Adrian Arrington 29 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
3Q: 04:57 MIN - Ameer Abdullah 1 run (Cody Parkey extra point)
4Q: 14:20 MIN - Stevie Johnson 12 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
4Q: 09:57 MIN - Jordan Matthews 11 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
4Q: 05:05 MIN - Cody Parkey 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:27 MIN - Stevie Johnson 1 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 13:45 DEN - Eric Reid 98 interception return (Micah Posante extra point)
2Q: 10:32 MIN - Cody Parkey 39 field goal
2Q: 03:24 MIN - Ameer Abdullah 6 run (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 02:00 DEN - Samuel Gomez 19 pass from Wayne Robinson (Micah Posante extra point)
3Q: 10:16 DEN - Micah Posante 46 field goal
3Q: 06:51 MIN - Adrian Arrington 29 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
3Q: 04:57 MIN - Ameer Abdullah 1 run (Cody Parkey extra point)
4Q: 14:20 MIN - Stevie Johnson 12 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
4Q: 09:57 MIN - Jordan Matthews 11 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
4Q: 05:05 MIN - Cody Parkey 31 field goal

Team Statistics DEN MIN
Record 8-5 11-2
First Downs 7 32
- by Rushing 2 12
- by Passing 5 20
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 231 647
- Offensive Plays 45 74
- Yards per Play 5.13 8.74
Net Rushing Yards 46 164
- Rushing Attempts 18 33
- Yards per Rush 2.56 4.97
Net Passing Yards 185 483
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 18 - 0 39 - 31 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 185 491
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 6.85 11.78
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 0/10 5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.7 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 8/55
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 3/37
Kick Returns/Yards 3/39 2/76
Interception Ret./Yards 1/98 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 5/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 32
Time of Possession 21:49 38:11

Team Statistics	DEN	MIN
Record	8-5	11-2
First Downs	7	32
- by Rushing	2	12
- by Passing	5	20
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	231	647
- Offensive Plays	45	74
- Yards per Play	5.13	8.74
Net Rushing Yards	46	164
- Rushing Attempts	18	33
- Yards per Rush	2.56	4.97
Net Passing Yards	185	483
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 18 - 0	39 - 31 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	185	491
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	6.85	11.78
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	0/10	5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.7	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	8/55
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	3/37
Kick Returns/Yards	3/39	2/76
Interception Ret./Yards	1/98	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	5/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 32
Time of Possession	21:49	38:11

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:40	1:48	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	8:21	1:48	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
1	3:30	3:16	OWN 36	7	38	Downs
2	10:26	3:05	OWN 25	5	19	Punt
2	3:13	1:24	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:52	OWN 22	7	49	Field Goal
3	6:37	0:09	OWN 25	1	8	Fumble
3	4:50	1:36	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
4	14:12	1:37	OWN 21	3	0	Punt
4	9:47	0:47	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
4	4:58	1:10	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
4	1:54	0:50	OWN 20	3	6	Punt

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:20	OWN 40	3	9	Punt
1	10:52	2:31	OWN 24	5	76	Touchdown
1	6:33	3:03	OWN 9	6	18	Punt
1	0:14	1:37	OWN 26	5	63	Interception
2	13:37	3:11	OWN 25	6	53	Field Goal
2	7:21	4:08	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	1:49	1:49	OWN 25	5	49	Missed FG
3	10:08	3:31	OWN 34	6	66	Touchdown
3	6:28	1:38	OPP 13	4	13	Touchdown
3	3:14	4:02	OWN 34	9	66	Touchdown
4	12:35	2:48	OWN 27	5	73	Touchdown
4	9:00	4:02	OWN 35	7	51	Field Goal
4	3:48	1:54	OWN 43	3	4	Punt
4	1:04	1:04	OWN 32	2	-9	Game

Game MVP: Andy Dalton, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Giovani Bernard	12	30	2.50	9
RB Bernard Pierce	4	6	1.50	8
QB Wayne Robinson	2	10	5.00	5

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ameer Abdullah	19	113	5.95	18	4	2
RB Harry Aquino	9	24	2.67	12	1	0
QB Andy Dalton	5	27	5.40	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wayne Robinson	27	18	185	0/0	1	45	0	98.5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andy Dalton	39	31	491	2/8	4	74	1	142.3

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Samuel Gomez	7	9	65	9.29	14	19	1
WR Julio Jones	5	6	89	17.80	48	45	0
WR Justin Blackmon	3	5	24	8.00	3	14	0
RB Giovani Bernard	2	4	6	3.00	0	7	0
WR Shaq Evans	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Jack Doyle	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stevie Johnson	10	15	109	10.90	14	30	2
TE John Cooley	7	7	131	18.71	58	36	0
WR Jordan Matthews	6	7	135	22.50	103	74	1
WR Adrian Arrington	5	7	72	14.40	29	29	1
RB Ameer Abdullah	3	3	44	14.67	38	24	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Eric Reid	1	98	98.00	1

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov
QB Wayne Robinson	1	0
RB Bernard Pierce	1	0
WR Justin Blackmon	1	0
OLB Brandon Spikes	0	1
G Anthony Hammond	0	1

Minnesota	Recov	Force
CB Tre Wohlabaugh	1	0
CB Ezra Wells	0	2
RB Harry Aquino	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brody Beasley	8	391	48.9	41.8	63	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Anger	3	150	50.0	33.7	53	0

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Micah Posante	1/1	1/1	0/0	46	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cody Parkey	2/3	0/1	0/0	39	6/6

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernard Pierce	1	9	9.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Floyd	3	37	12.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Justin Blackmon	3	39	13.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Landon Collins	2	76	38.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Marcus Gilchrist	12	1	0.0	32	36
CB Rico Banks	8	2	0.0	28	39
OLB Dontay Moch	5	2	0.0	22	30
S Eric Reid	5	2	0.0	33	41
S Marcus Maxey	5	1	0.0	29	32
DE Bruce Carter	4	1	1.0	22	34
OLB Eli Thomas	4	1	0.0	8	18
CB Justin Gilbert	4	0	0.0	16	25
DE Anthony Spencer	2	1	0.5	21	33
DT Vaughn Martin	2	1	0.0	27	27
DE Tyson Alualu	2	0	0.0	12	12
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	1	1	0.5	2	5
OLB Stanley Arnoux	1	1	0.0	9	3
DT Fletcher Cox	1	1	0.0	32	36
T Eric Winston	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Brandon Spikes	1	0	0.0	11	6
DE Da'Quan Bowers	1	0	0.0	9	2
S D. J. Swearinger	1	0	0.0	19	19
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	0	2	0.0	22	38

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Arthur Brown	6	2	18	21
CB Ezra Wells	6	1	18	23
CB Tre Wohlabaugh	5	1	18	27
S Landon Collins	4	0	18	21
CB Drew Floyd	3	1	12	23
DT Aaron Donald	2	2	17	27
OLB Ray Jones	2	1	17	21
CB Kerry Baker	2	1	18	27
DE Stephen Tulloch	2	0	18	22
OLB Jordan Sanford	1	3	18	20
DE Tyrone Crawford	1	1	18	27
ILB Greg Lloyd	1	0	5	10
CB Jeff Greene	0	2	1	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bruce Carter	1.0	1	2	34
DE Anthony Spencer	0.5	1	1	33
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	0.5	0	0	5
DT Vaughn Martin	0.0	1	0	27
DE Tyson Alualu	0.0	1	0	12

Minnesota	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tyrone Crawford	2	2	27
DE Stephen Tulloch	0	1	22
OLB Ray Jones	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Marcus Gilchrist	8	0	0	36
CB Rico Banks	6	0	0	39
S Marcus Maxey	3	0	0	32
OLB Eli Thomas	3	0	0	18
CB Justin Gilbert	3	0	0	25
OLB Dontay Moch	2	1	0	30
S Eric Reid	2	0	1	41
OLB Brandon Spikes	1	0	0	6
DE Bruce Carter	1	0	0	34
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	1	0	0	38
S D. J. Swearinger	1	0	0	19

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tre Wohlabaugh	6	0	27
CB Drew Floyd	3	1	23
CB Ezra Wells	3	1	23
OLB Ray Jones	2	0	21
S Landon Collins	2	0	21
CB Kerry Baker	1	0	27
DE Tyrone Crawford	1	0	27
CB Michael Hamlin	0	1	6
DT Todd Cunningham	0	1	12
ILB Greg Lloyd	0	1	10

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Shawn Lauvao	2	4	18	21
T Orlando Franklin	2	4	18	27
G Anthony Hammond	0	5	18	27
T Eric Winston	0	2	18	27
G Zach Browning	0	1	18	21

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Joe Looney	4	10	0	33	2	41
G Logan Whiting	3	4	0	24	0	39
T Jared Veldheer	2	6	0	33	0	41
T King Dunlap	2	4	0	33	0	41
C Ramon Harewood	2	2	1	33	0	41
TE John Cooley	1	1	0	31	0	40
G Oniel Cousins	0	1	0	9	0	2

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Dontay Moch	2	25
DeAndre Goodson	1	25
Brock Vereen	1	16
Harris Tirman	1	9

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Corbin Pang	1	27
Michael Hamlin	1	21
Harry Aquino	1	19
Ameer Abdullah	1	16

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Rico Banks	---	---	28	39	11	78
OLB Dontay Moch	---	---	22	30	25	77
S Eric Reid	---	---	33	41	3	77
CB Marcus Gilchrist	---	---	32	36	3	71
DT Fletcher Cox	---	---	32	36	2	70
S Marcus Maxey	---	---	29	32	3	64
WR Justin Blackmon	14	23	---	---	25	62
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	---	---	22	38	2	62
DE Anthony Spencer	---	---	21	33	5	59
DT Vaughn Martin	---	---	27	27	3	57
DE Bruce Carter	---	---	22	34	1	57
T Eric Winston	18	27	---	---	9	54
OLB Eli Thomas	---	---	8	18	26	52
G Shawn Lauvao	18	21	---	---	9	48
TE Jack Doyle	14	22	---	---	12	48
QB Wayne Robinson	18	27	---	---	1	46
G Anthony Hammond	18	27	---	---	---	45
T Orlando Franklin	18	27	---	---	---	45
WR Samuel Gomez	17	27	---	---	---	44
RB Giovani Bernard	13	18	---	---	13	44
CB Justin Gilbert	---	---	16	25	1	42
WR Julio Jones	17	21	---	---	1	39
G Zach Browning	18	21	---	---	---	39
RB Bernard Pierce	5	9	---	---	25	39
S D. J. Swearinger	---	---	19	19	1	39
OLB Brandon Spikes	---	---	11	6	17	34
DE Tyson Alualu	---	---	12	12	2	26
TE DeAndre Goodson	1	0	---	---	25	26
DT Angel Blackson	---	---	7	15	1	23
WR Shaq Evans	0	6	---	---	12	18
CB Brock Vereen	---	---	0	0	16	16
T Russell Okung	0	6	---	---	9	15
DE Da'Quan Bowers	---	---	9	2	4	15
FB Norman Manning	5	5	---	---	5	15
OLB Stanley Arnoux	---	---	9	3	2	14
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	2	5	3	10
C Harris Tirman	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Jamil Douglas	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Brody Beasley	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Nate Kleedtke	4	4	---	---	---	8
C Khaled Holmes	0	6	---	---	---	6
K Micah Posante	0	0	---	---	5	5
CB Josh Shaw	---	---	2	0	---	2
QB Matt Barkley	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Russell Bodine	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T King Dunlap	33	41	---	---	6	80
T Jared Veldheer	33	41	---	---	6	80
C Ramon Harewood	33	41	---	---	6	80
QB Andy Dalton	33	41	---	---	---	74
C Joe Looney	33	41	---	---	---	74
WR Stevie Johnson	32	41	---	---	---	73
WR Adrian Arrington	32	41	---	---	---	73
RB Ameer Abdullah	21	36	---	---	16	73
TE John Cooley	31	40	---	---	---	71
OLB Ray Jones	---	---	17	21	25	63
G Logan Whiting	24	39	---	---	---	63
OLB Jordan Sanford	---	---	18	20	25	63
WR Jordan Matthews	28	32	---	---	---	60
DT Aaron Donald	---	---	17	27	9	53
CB Drew Floyd	---	---	12	23	12	47
CB Kerry Baker	---	---	18	27	1	46
DE Tyrone Crawford	---	---	18	27	1	46
CB Tre Wohlabaugh	---	---	18	27	1	46
S Landon Collins	---	---	18	21	5	44
CB Ezra Wells	---	---	18	23	1	42
DE Stephen Tulloch	---	---	18	22	1	41
ILB Arthur Brown	---	---	18	21	1	40
TE Corbin Pang	2	7	---	---	27	36
RB Harry Aquino	11	4	---	---	19	34
CB Michael Hamlin	---	---	0	6	21	27
WR Alexander Osborne	2	1	---	---	24	27
FB Jared Leisle	1	0	---	---	24	25
ILB Brad Jones	---	---	0	3	21	24
DT Todd Cunningham	---	---	0	12	8	20
G Oniel Cousins	9	2	---	---	6	17
ILB Greg Lloyd	---	---	5	10	1	16
CB Jeff Greene	---	---	1	7	8	16
TE Dominique Byrd	3	2	---	---	9	14
K Cody Parkey	0	0	---	---	12	12
C Vinny Westbrook	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Kellen Clemens	0	0	---	---	3	3
P Bryan Anger	0	0	---	---	3	3
WR Dennis Humphrey	1	1	---	---	---	2
OLB Brant Hume	---	---	1	0	---	1
TE Tommy Buford	1	0	---	---	---	1
DT Jordan Phillips	---	---	1	0	---	1
C Bryan Stork	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Jeremiah Rogers	---	---	0	0	---	0
DT Donald Foster	---	---	0	0	---	0
DE Sean Walsh	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Jessie Kinney	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	16	4.0
Middle	8	23	2.9
Right	6	7	1.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	12	3.0
Middle	16	97	6.1
Right	12	56	4.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wayne Robinson	27	18	2	1	1	5	2	4	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andy Dalton	39	31	8	1	1	1	4	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	-1	-0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	104	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	34	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	48	12.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	46	11.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	16	227	11.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	165	13.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	53	17.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Samuel Gomez	9	7	0	65	0	27
WR Julio Jones	6	5	0	89	2	21
WR Justin Blackmon	5	3	0	24	0	23
RB Giovani Bernard	4	2	0	6	0	18
WR Shaq Evans	2	1	0	1	0	6
TE Jack Doyle	1	0	1	0	0	22

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stevie Johnson	15	10	1	109	2	41
WR Adrian Arrington	7	5	0	72	1	41
TE John Cooley	7	7	0	131	2	40
WR Jordan Matthews	7	6	0	135	2	32
RB Ameer Abdullah	3	3	0	44	1	36

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ameer Abdullah	2	7	3.50	5.95
RB Harry Aquino	1	5	5.00	2.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wayne Robinson	1	1	19	19.00	6.85

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andy Dalton	11	7	67	6.09	12.59

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Samuel Gomez	1	1	19	19.00	7.22

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stevie Johnson	7	4	31	4.43	7.27
WR Jordan Matthews	3	2	19	6.33	19.29
TE John Cooley	1	1	17	17.00	18.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Giovani Bernard	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Andy Dalton	1	1
RB Harry Aquino	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wayne Robinson	9	4	0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andy Dalton	7	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch
WR Julio Jones	3	2
WR Samuel Gomez	3	2
RB Giovani Bernard	1	0
TE Jack Doyle	1	0
WR Shaq Evans	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stevie Johnson	4	3	3
WR Adrian Arrington	2	2	0
RB Ameer Abdullah	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)