Week 2, 2028

played in Carolina, NC

89 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Broncos	7	14	7	10	-	38
Carolina Panthers	7	3	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:31 CAR - Tommy Tremble 59 pass from Donovan Bowers (Clifton Wickham extra point)
1Q: 04:29 DEN - Darrell Sanford 39 pass from Drew Lock (Edwin Curtis extra point)
2Q: 08:56 CAR - Clifton Wickham 36 field goal
2Q: 04:10 DEN - Lamar Ransom 12 pass from Drew Lock (Edwin Curtis extra point)
2Q: 02:00 DEN - Darrin Godfrey 17 pass from Drew Lock (Edwin Curtis extra point)
3Q: 08:16 DEN - Asher Tasker 6 pass from Drew Lock (Edwin Curtis extra point)
4Q: 08:51 DEN - Eli Mitchell 12 run (Edwin Curtis extra point)
4Q: 06:28 DEN - Edwin Curtis 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:31 CAR - Tommy Tremble 59 pass from Donovan Bowers (Clifton Wickham extra point)
1Q: 04:29 DEN - Darrell Sanford 39 pass from Drew Lock (Edwin Curtis extra point)
2Q: 08:56 CAR - Clifton Wickham 36 field goal
2Q: 04:10 DEN - Lamar Ransom 12 pass from Drew Lock (Edwin Curtis extra point)
2Q: 02:00 DEN - Darrin Godfrey 17 pass from Drew Lock (Edwin Curtis extra point)
3Q: 08:16 DEN - Asher Tasker 6 pass from Drew Lock (Edwin Curtis extra point)
4Q: 08:51 DEN - Eli Mitchell 12 run (Edwin Curtis extra point)
4Q: 06:28 DEN - Edwin Curtis 36 field goal

Team Statistics DEN CAR
Record 2-0 1-1
First Downs 21 15
- by Rushing 5 2
- by Passing 14 9
- by Penalty 2 4
Total Net Yards 433 247
- Offensive Plays 69 54
- Yards per Play 6.28 4.57
Net Rushing Yards 124 50
- Rushing Attempts 30 15
- Yards per Rush 4.13 3.33
Net Passing Yards 309 197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 28 - 1 38 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 315 200
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 7.92 5.05
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 15/99 6/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/14 1/10
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 6/116
Interception Ret./Yards 2/6 1/11
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 29
Time of Possession 36:47 23:13

Team Statistics	DEN	CAR
Record	2-0	1-1
First Downs	21	15
- by Rushing	5	2
- by Passing	14	9
- by Penalty	2	4
Total Net Yards	433	247
- Offensive Plays	69	54
- Yards per Play	6.28	4.57
Net Rushing Yards	124	50
- Rushing Attempts	30	15
- Yards per Rush	4.13	3.33
Net Passing Yards	309	197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 28 - 1	38 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	315	200
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	7.92	5.05
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	15/99	6/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/14	1/10
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	6/116
Interception Ret./Yards	2/6	1/11
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 29
Time of Possession	36:47	23:13

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:12	2:44	OWN 25	6	25	Punt
1	6:00	1:46	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
1	0:28	1:45	OWN 4	5	16	Punt
2	12:09	1:17	OWN 6	3	5	Punt
2	8:49	4:45	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
2	2:38	0:46	OWN 44	3	56	Touchdown
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 11	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	6:52	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
3	6:21	3:35	OWN 24	6	11	Punt
4	14:06	3:42	OWN 28	7	30	Interception
4	9:59	1:14	OPP 46	3	46	Touchdown
4	8:35	2:12	OPP 23	3	4	Field Goal
4	4:33	1:49	OWN 37	3	9	Punt
4	1:31	1:31	OWN 10	2	-3	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:48	OWN 29	3	71	Touchdown
1	10:28	4:28	OWN 20	9	36	Punt
1	4:14	3:46	OWN 35	5	61	Fumble
2	13:43	1:34	OWN 35	3	6	Punt
2	10:52	2:03	OPP 33	4	14	Field Goal
2	4:04	1:26	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
2	1:52	1:29	OWN 36	6	14	Punt
3	8:08	1:47	OWN 25	5	19	Punt
3	2:46	3:40	OWN 18	7	61	Interception
4	10:24	0:25	OWN 38	3	0	Interception
4	6:23	1:50	OWN 19	3	-3	Punt
4	2:44	1:13	OWN 5	5	27	Punt

Game MVP: Drew Lock, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Otis Mitchell	10	18	1.80	9	0	0
RB Eli Mitchell	9	78	8.67	40	3	1
RB Ashton Duncan	6	13	2.17	5	0	0
QB Drew Lock	5	15	3.00	22	1	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Thomas Pearson	10	45	4.50	16	2	0
RB Dan Shreves	5	5	1.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Lock	38	28	315	1/6	4	39	1	122.1

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donovan Bowers	38	19	200	1/3	1	59	2	52.5

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darrin Godfrey	6	7	41	6.83	8	17	1
WR Darrell Sanford	5	7	75	15.00	16	39	1
WR Harvey Grange	4	8	36	9.00	9	12	0
TE Asher Tasker	3	4	65	21.67	25	35	1
TE Douglas Collins	3	3	17	5.67	4	8	0
WR Amari Rodgers	3	3	26	8.67	2	16	0
RB Eli Mitchell	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Otis Mitchell	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR DeAndre Rudman	1	1	28	28.00	23	28	0
TE Lamar Ransom	1	1	12	12.00	10	12	1
FB Chris Springer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Tommy Tremble	11	19	130	11.82	82	59	1
WR Roberto Keith	3	5	8	2.67	0	5	0
WR Anthony Schwartz	3	5	60	20.00	38	35	0
RB Thomas Pearson	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Jaelon Darden	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Chandler Curtis	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Abraham Giles	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DE McTelvin Agim	1	0	0.00	0
CB Landon Marble	1	6	6.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Stanley Dillard	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Recov	Force
CB Jose Flynn	1	0
S David Eliopoulos	1	0
CB Fernando Whitson	0	1
OLB Josh Uche	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Thomas Pearson	1	0	0	0
TE Tommy Tremble	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Fred Hutton	5	223	44.6	38.6	50	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
D.J. Greer	7	320	45.7	40.9	56	3

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edwin Curtis	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	5/5

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Clifton Wickham	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darrin Godfrey	2	14	7.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jaelon Darden	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Thomas Pearson	6	116	19.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Leighton Vander Esch	6	2	0.0	14	23
OLB Josh Uche	6	0	0.0	15	39
ILB Junior Yost	4	0	0.0	14	32
ILB Otis Glover	3	0	0.0	1	18
DT Derrick Brown	2	2	0.0	12	28
S Brandon Jones	2	2	0.0	15	39
CB Fernando Whitson	2	0	0.0	13	20
CB Richard LeCounte III	2	0	0.0	1	6
CB Landon Marble	2	0	0.0	14	32
DT Bradlee Anae	1	1	1.0	3	11
CB Mario Cox	1	1	0.0	9	29
CB Jose Flynn	1	0	0.0	14	32
WR Darrell Sanford	1	0	---	---	---
S David Eliopoulos	1	0	0.0	2	19
DE McTelvin Agim	0	2	0.0	15	39

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Isaiah Simmons	9	1	0.0	23	33
CB Ifeatu Melifonwu	8	1	0.0	20	23
ILB Jay Sanches	6	1	0.0	11	19
DE Brody Hobson	5	0	1.0	30	39
S Garrett Evans	5	1	0.0	25	39
CB Damon Arnette	4	3	0.0	30	39
OLB Reuben Horton	3	1	0.0	28	39
OLB Abraham Ramaswami	3	1	0.0	23	35
S Stanley Dillard	2	6	0.0	30	39
CB Jesse Lofton	2	3	0.0	24	37
DE Clelin Ferrell	1	1	0.0	20	14
CB Daniel Thomas	1	1	0.0	5	0
DT Terrell Johnson	1	0	0.0	14	22
CB Conner Willis	1	0	0.0	10	3
DT Travis Laskanic	1	0	0.0	9	10
TE Tommy Tremble	1	0	---	---	---
WR Anthony Schwartz	1	0	---	---	---
DE Alim McNeill	1	0	0.0	14	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Bradlee Anae	1.0	0	0	1	11
DE Nate Noccolino	0.0	1	0	0	18
DE McTelvin Agim	0.0	0	1	3	39
DT Derrick Brown	0.0	0	1	0	28
DE Brett Welch	0.0	0	1	0	21
ILB Junior Yost	0.0	0	1	0	32
CB Landon Marble	0.0	0	1	0	32

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brody Hobson	1.0	0	0	1	39
DE Alim McNeill	0.0	1	1	0	25
DT Harry Messantonio	0.0	0	1	0	7

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Josh Uche	4	1	0	39
ILB Otis Glover	3	2	0	18
ILB Leighton Vander Esch	3	1	0	23
CB Richard LeCounte III	2	0	0	6
ILB Junior Yost	2	0	0	32
CB Landon Marble	1	1	1	32
CB Jose Flynn	1	0	0	32
CB Fernando Whitson	1	0	0	20
S Brandon Jones	1	0	0	39
S David Eliopoulos	1	0	0	19
OLB Jimmy Knievel	0	1	0	7
CB Harrison Hand	0	1	0	6
DE McTelvin Agim	0	0	1	39

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Isaiah Simmons	6	0	0	33
CB Ifeatu Melifonwu	6	0	0	23
S Garrett Evans	4	1	0	39
ILB Jay Sanches	4	0	0	19
OLB Abraham Ramaswami	3	0	0	35
S Stanley Dillard	1	1	1	39
CB Damon Arnette	1	1	0	39
DT Terrell Johnson	1	0	0	22
CB Conner Willis	1	0	0	3
DE Alim McNeill	1	0	0	25

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Keith Ismail	4	7	30	0	39
G Rashawn Slater	1	6	30	0	39
G Colin Webster	1	4	30	0	39
G Oliver Dimick	0	8	30	0	39
T Marcos Ackerman	0	1	25	1	39
TE Douglas Collins	0	1	8	0	10
G Ernie Jeffries	0	1	5	0	0

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Drew Schwant	1	3	15	0	39
G Christopher Russell	1	3	14	0	33
T Ricardo Nikolic	1	1	1	1	6
C Nicky Quinn	0	4	15	0	39
G Alijah Vera-Tucker	0	4	15	0	39

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Douglas Collins	2	23
Derrick Brown	2	20
Junior Yost	1	23
Asher Tasker	1	16
Fernando Whitson	1	15

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Clelin Ferrell	1	16
Travis Laskanic	1	16
Garrett Evans	1	16

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Rashawn Slater	30	39	---	---	6	75
G Oliver Dimick	30	39	---	---	5	74
TE Asher Tasker	22	34	---	---	16	72
C Keith Ismail	30	39	---	---	---	69
G Colin Webster	30	39	---	---	---	69
ILB Junior Yost	---	---	14	32	23	69
QB Drew Lock	28	39	---	---	1	68
WR Darrin Godfrey	24	34	---	---	10	68
CB Jose Flynn	---	---	14	32	18	64
T Marcos Ackerman	25	39	---	---	---	64
DT Derrick Brown	---	---	12	28	20	60
WR Darrell Sanford	29	29	---	---	---	58
WR Harvey Grange	23	24	---	---	10	57
DE McTelvin Agim	---	---	15	39	1	55
OLB Josh Uche	---	---	15	39	1	55
S Brandon Jones	---	---	15	39	1	55
CB Landon Marble	---	---	14	32	8	54
CB Fernando Whitson	---	---	13	20	15	48
TE Douglas Collins	8	10	---	---	23	41
ILB Leighton Vander Esch	---	---	14	23	2	39
CB Mario Cox	---	---	9	29	1	39
DE Brett Welch	---	---	14	21	---	35
RB Otis Mitchell	11	7	---	---	16	34
ILB Otis Glover	---	---	1	18	11	30
RB Eli Mitchell	10	19	---	---	---	29
WR Amari Rodgers	4	7	---	---	18	29
DE Nate Noccolino	---	---	1	18	8	27
FB Chris Springer	2	7	---	---	18	27
S David Eliopoulos	---	---	2	19	1	22
WR DeAndre Rudman	9	11	---	---	---	20
ILB Jamin Davis	---	---	6	10	---	16
DT Bradlee Anae	---	---	3	11	---	14
RB Ashton Duncan	8	6	---	---	---	14
G Ernie Jeffries	5	0	---	---	6	11
OLB Jimmy Knievel	---	---	1	7	---	8
K Edwin Curtis	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Harrison Hand	---	---	1	6	---	7
CB Richard LeCounte III	---	---	1	6	---	7
C Leslie Weber	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Logan Branch	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Fred Hutton	0	0	---	---	5	5
RB Conrad Cebulla	0	4	---	---	---	4
TE Lamar Ransom	0	3	---	---	---	3
QB Ryan Coles	2	0	---	---	---	2
DE Arnold Yarmak	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Jeremiah Dawson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Reuben Horton	---	---	28	39	23	90
S Garrett Evans	---	---	25	39	16	80
CB Damon Arnette	---	---	30	39	8	77
DE Brody Hobson	---	---	30	39	1	70
S Stanley Dillard	---	---	30	39	1	70
G Alijah Vera-Tucker	15	39	---	---	8	62
CB Jesse Lofton	---	---	24	37	1	62
WR Chandler Curtis	12	33	---	---	16	61
ILB Isaiah Simmons	---	---	23	33	2	58
OLB Abraham Ramaswami	---	---	23	35	---	58
G Christopher Russell	14	33	---	---	8	55
QB Donovan Bowers	15	39	---	---	---	54
C Nicky Quinn	15	39	---	---	---	54
T Drew Schwant	15	39	---	---	---	54
TE Tommy Tremble	15	39	---	---	---	54
TE Abraham Giles	6	22	---	---	23	51
DE Clelin Ferrell	---	---	20	14	16	50
T Cody Ford	14	33	---	---	---	47
WR Anthony Schwartz	14	33	---	---	---	47
CB Ifeatu Melifonwu	---	---	20	23	1	44
ILB Jay Sanches	---	---	11	19	12	42
DE Alim McNeill	---	---	14	25	---	39
WR Roberto Keith	9	18	---	---	10	37
DT Terrell Johnson	---	---	14	22	---	36
RB Thomas Pearson	10	19	---	---	7	36
DT Travis Laskanic	---	---	9	10	16	35
RB Dan Shreves	5	9	---	---	18	32
CB Camden Grant	---	---	7	6	13	26
FB Eugene Connell	2	0	---	---	16	18
T Bryce Finley	1	6	---	---	8	15
DT Harry Messantonio	---	---	7	7	---	14
CB Conner Willis	---	---	10	3	---	13
RB AJ Dillon	0	11	---	---	---	11
WR Jaelon Darden	1	4	---	---	5	10
C Anthony Robertson	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Edwin Johnstone	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Charles Bruggeman	1	7	---	---	---	8
P D.J. Greer	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Ricardo Nikolic	1	6	---	---	---	7
WR Julio Roca	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Daniel Thomas	---	---	5	0	---	5
K Clifton Wickham	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Keegan Cassidy	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Stanley Rohrbach	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Eddie Grant	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	51	3.4
Middle	2	23	11.5
Right	12	51	4.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	15	3.8
Middle	9	30	3.3
Right	2	5	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Lock	38	28	4	3	0	3	2	1	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donovan Bowers	38	19	2	1	3	7	5	4	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	45	15.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	101	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	10	106	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	63	21.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	7	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	14	166	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	2	27	2.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Harvey Grange	8	4	36	0	24
WR Darrell Sanford	7	5	75	1	29
WR Darrin Godfrey	7	6	41	0	34
TE Asher Tasker	4	3	65	2	34
TE Douglas Collins	3	3	17	0	10
WR Amari Rodgers	3	3	26	0	7
RB Eli Mitchell	2	1	6	0	19
FB Chris Springer	1	0	0	0	7
RB Otis Mitchell	1	1	9	0	7
WR DeAndre Rudman	1	1	28	1	11
TE Lamar Ransom	1	1	12	0	3

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Tommy Tremble	19	11	1	130	1	39
WR Roberto Keith	5	3	1	8	0	18
WR Anthony Schwartz	5	3	0	60	1	33
TE Abraham Giles	4	0	1	0	0	22
WR Chandler Curtis	2	0	0	0	0	33
RB Thomas Pearson	2	1	0	3	0	19
WR Jaelon Darden	1	1	0	-1	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Drew Lock	1	-4	-4.00	3.00
RB Eli Mitchell	1	12	12.00	8.67

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Thomas Pearson	1	3	3.00	4.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Lock	6	6	57	9.50	8.29

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donovan Bowers	3	2	13	4.33	5.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darrin Godfrey	3	3	28	9.33	5.86
TE Asher Tasker	1	1	6	6.00	16.25
WR Amari Rodgers	1	1	11	11.00	8.67
TE Lamar Ransom	1	1	12	12.00	12.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Tommy Tremble	2	1	10	5.00	6.84
RB Thomas Pearson	1	1	3	3.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ashton Duncan	2	0
QB Drew Lock	1	1
RB Otis Mitchell	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Dan Shreves	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Lock	10	7	6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donovan Bowers	12	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Harvey Grange	3	2	2
WR Amari Rodgers	3	3	2
RB Eli Mitchell	2	1	1
TE Asher Tasker	1	1	1
WR Darrell Sanford	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Tommy Tremble	9	6	2
WR Roberto Keith	1	1	1
TE Abraham Giles	1	0	0
WR Anthony Schwartz	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (23,600)
End Zone 15,600 (17,000)
Mezzanine 9,100 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 13,800 (15,000)
Club Seats 8,100 (8,400)
Luxury Boxes 6,000 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (23,600)
End Zone	15,600 (17,000)
Mezzanine	9,100 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	13,800 (15,000)
Club Seats	8,100 (8,400)
Luxury Boxes	6,000 (6,200)