Week 2, 2028

played in Carolina, NC

78 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Denver Broncos	7	10	3	13	-	33
Carolina Panthers	7	0	7	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:36 CAR - Brenden Richard 35 interception return (Kim Mahoney extra point)
1Q: 04:56 DEN - Horace Wolfe 21 run (Tito Bakic extra point)
2Q: 06:56 DEN - Horace Wolfe 9 run (Tito Bakic extra point)
2Q: 00:12 DEN - Tito Bakic 35 field goal
3Q: 07:44 CAR - Tom Matthews 7 run (Kim Mahoney extra point)
3Q: 01:38 DEN - Tito Bakic 24 field goal
4Q: 14:20 DEN - Kris Carlisle 37 pass from Gene Zeyen (Tito Bakic extra point)
4Q: 05:18 DEN - Tito Bakic 27 field goal
4Q: 00:32 DEN - Tito Bakic 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:36 CAR - Brenden Richard 35 interception return (Kim Mahoney extra point)
1Q: 04:56 DEN - Horace Wolfe 21 run (Tito Bakic extra point)
2Q: 06:56 DEN - Horace Wolfe 9 run (Tito Bakic extra point)
2Q: 00:12 DEN - Tito Bakic 35 field goal
3Q: 07:44 CAR - Tom Matthews 7 run (Kim Mahoney extra point)
3Q: 01:38 DEN - Tito Bakic 24 field goal
4Q: 14:20 DEN - Kris Carlisle 37 pass from Gene Zeyen (Tito Bakic extra point)
4Q: 05:18 DEN - Tito Bakic 27 field goal
4Q: 00:32 DEN - Tito Bakic 42 field goal

Team Statistics DEN CAR
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 25 12
- by Rushing 16 2
- by Passing 8 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 454 159
- Offensive Plays 72 50
- Yards per Play 6.31 3.18
Net Rushing Yards 235 49
- Rushing Attempts 40 19
- Yards per Rush 5.88 2.58
Net Passing Yards 219 110
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 20 - 1 30 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 225 118
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 6.84 3.55
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/15 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 10/70 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/55 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/57 7/121
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/35
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 22
Time of Possession 37:34 22:26

Team Statistics	DEN	CAR
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	25	12
- by Rushing	16	2
- by Passing	8	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	454	159
- Offensive Plays	72	50
- Yards per Play	6.31	3.18
Net Rushing Yards	235	49
- Rushing Attempts	40	19
- Yards per Rush	5.88	2.58
Net Passing Yards	219	110
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 20 - 1	30 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	225	118
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	6.84	3.55
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/15	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	10/70	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/55	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/57	7/121
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/35
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 22
Time of Possession	37:34	22:26

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:37	OWN 28	2	-3	Interception
1	13:23	3:00	OWN 27	6	21	Punt
1	8:25	3:43	OWN 34	7	66	Touchdown
1	2:55	6:19	OWN 14	12	46	Punt
2	9:40	2:53	OWN 48	6	52	Touchdown
2	3:13	3:07	OWN 16	10	66	Field Goal
3	7:36	2:22	OWN 36	5	26	Punt
3	3:47	2:16	OPP 25	5	18	Field Goal
3	0:22	1:16	OPP 49	3	49	Touchdown
4	12:21	7:08	OWN 34	11	56	Field Goal
4	2:59	2:35	OPP 37	6	12	Field Goal

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:23	1:58	OWN 11	4	11	Punt
1	4:42	1:47	OWN 28	4	10	Punt
2	11:36	1:56	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	6:47	3:34	OWN 36	6	15	Punt
2	0:06	0:06	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	7:24	OWN 29	14	71	Touchdown
3	5:14	1:27	OWN 2	3	6	Punt
3	1:31	1:09	OWN 22	3	1	Punt
4	14:06	1:45	OWN 17	3	1	Punt
4	5:13	2:14	OWN 22	8	15	Downs
4	0:24	0:24	OWN 40	1	11	Game

Game MVP: Horace Wolfe, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Alonzo Fulton	21	126	6.00	20	6	0
Horace Wolfe	15	92	6.13	21	4	2
Gene Zeyen	2	5	2.50	4	0	0
Larry Floyd	2	12	6.00	7	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tom Matthews	8	25	3.13	7	0	1
Howie Barrett	4	17	4.25	13	1	0
Jason Lovallo	4	7	1.75	5	0	0
Reuben Preston	2	-2	-1.00	1	0	0
Tyrone Ramsey	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gene Zeyen	31	20	225	1/6	1	37	1	83.4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howie Barrett	30	14	118	1/8	0	17	0	57.3

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Horace Wolfe	6	9	67	11.17	33	36	0
WR Kris Carlisle	4	5	55	13.75	21	37	1
WR Donnell Richmond	3	4	51	17.00	4	30	0
WR Austin Miller	2	4	23	11.50	16	17	0
TE Rob Benton	2	4	9	4.50	4	5	0
RB Alonzo Fulton	2	2	15	7.50	9	11	0
WR Edmond Gates	1	1	5	5.00	1	5	0
WR Ricky Burroughs	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jason Donovan	4	8	36	9.00	5	14
WR Neal Walton	3	6	35	11.67	7	17
TE Brandon Pettigrew	1	3	17	17.00	0	17
TE Mike Hoomanawanui	1	1	5	5.00	3	5
RB Jason Lovallo	1	3	2	2.00	0	2
WR Isaac Rayburn	1	3	4	4.00	3	4
RB Geoff Pressey	1	2	7	7.00	1	7
TE Bernard Updike	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Tyrone Ramsey	1	3	13	13.00	2	13

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Brenden Richard	1	35	35.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Alonzo Fulton	1	0	0	0
Bryan Bulaga	0	1	0	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jabaal Sheard	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
George Horvath	3	118	39.3	32.7	42	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rod Francis	7	294	42.0	34.1	48	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tito Bakic	4/4	1/1	0/0	42	3/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kim Mahoney	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Bradley	2	44	22.0	0
Mercury Dotson	1	11	11.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Bradley	2	57	28.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eli Martinez	5	85	17.0	0
Ricardo Lang	2	36	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Patrick Angerer	5	1	0.0	19	28
CB Todd Power	5	0	0.0	11	13
CB Charlie Galasinski	3	1	0.0	12	28
S Rico Hill	3	0	0.0	14	23
CB Alphonso Smith	2	2	0.0	7	21
S Les Young	2	1	0.0	18	27
DT Kent Vaughn	2	0	0.0	7	6
CB Kyle Bradley	2	0	0.0	15	25
DE Muhammad Wilkerson	1	0	1.0	8	21
DE Bruce Pardee	1	2	0.0	11	24
DT Ethan Losman	1	1	0.0	15	21
OLB Bruce Carter	1	1	0.0	14	13
DT Larry Meadows	1	0	0.0	10	16
DT Antoine Sellers	1	0	0.0	4	7
ILB Deon Reid	1	0	0.0	10	14
S Teddy Hutton	1	0	0.0	3	13
OLB Trevor Petry	0	1	0.0	4	12
S Mercury Dotson	0	1	0.0	8	10

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Harvey Singleton	5	0	1.0	27	25
S Louis Delmas	5	1	0.0	24	20
DE Jabaal Sheard	5	1	0.0	31	28
CB Clyde Kieffer	5	0	0.0	23	20
OLB Leonard Korte	4	2	0.0	25	19
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	4	1	0.0	16	15
ILB Quan Sturdivant	4	0	0.0	18	17
ILB Brenden Richard	4	0	0.0	25	15
CB Sherrick McManis	3	2	0.0	34	29
CB Ricardo Lang	3	1	0.0	18	10
S Eric McGuire	3	1	0.0	22	20
OLB Lionel Segers	3	0	0.0	20	14
DT Wade Turner	2	2	0.0	24	20
DE E.J. Wilson	2	2	0.0	9	4
CB Archie Thies	2	1	0.0	24	22
DT Edwin Halstead	2	0	0.0	16	12
DE David Levine	1	0	0.0	28	18
DE Perry Boccaccio	1	0	0.0	12	14
S Eli Martinez	0	2	0.0	25	17
ILB Chris White	0	2	0.0	10	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Muhammad Wilkerson	1.0	0	3	3	21
DE Bruce Pardee	0.0	1	1	1	24
DE Billy Joe Corbett	0.0	0	1	1	7
DT Larry Meadows	0.0	0	1	1	16
DE Bruce Delgado	0.0	0	1	1	10
OLB Bruce Carter	0.0	0	1	0	13

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Harvey Singleton	1.0	0	25
DE E.J. Wilson	0.0	1	4
ILB Quan Sturdivant	0.0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Charlie Galasinski	3	2	28
CB Todd Power	3	0	13
S Rico Hill	2	1	23
S Les Young	1	1	27
CB Alphonso Smith	1	0	21
ILB Patrick Angerer	1	0	28
OLB Bruce Carter	1	0	13
CB Kyle Bradley	1	0	25
S Teddy Hutton	1	0	13

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Quan Sturdivant	3	1	0	17
CB Sherrick McManis	3	0	0	29
CB Clyde Kieffer	2	1	0	20
CB Ricardo Lang	2	0	0	10
CB Archie Thies	1	2	0	22
ILB Brenden Richard	1	0	1	15
S Louis Delmas	1	0	0	20
OLB Leonard Korte	1	0	0	19
DE David Levine	1	0	0	18
ILB Chris White	1	0	0	6
OLB Harvey Singleton	1	0	0	25
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	1	0	0	15
DE Perry Boccaccio	1	0	0	14
OLB Lionel Segers	1	0	0	14
S Eli Martinez	0	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
J.R. Clemons	4	8	0	34	0	30
Bryan Bulaga	4	7	0	35	0	28
Danny Briscoe	3	4	0	34	0	28
Jorge Sirmon	2	8	1	35	0	28
David Arkin	2	5	1	36	0	27
Russell Okung	2	2	0	7	1	6
Rob Benton	1	1	0	15	0	13
David Maston	1	1	0	21	0	16
Rondell Brady	0	1	0	7	0	5
R.J. Barnham	0	1	0	18	0	16

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Grant Lechler	2	3	13	0	16
Alonzo Gerald	1	2	14	0	19
Jon Asamoah	0	3	14	0	18
Lee Ziemba	0	3	14	0	27
Trent Evans	0	3	7	0	16
Rick Reed	0	1	11	1	24
Ellis Carranza	0	1	11	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
David Maston	3	14
Donnell Richmond	2	19
Horace Wolfe	1	25
Mercury Dotson	1	16

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Geoff Pressey	3	18
Mike Hoomanawanui	1	18
Chris White	1	13

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gene Zeyen	40	32	---	---	---	72
David Arkin	36	27	---	---	7	70
J.R. Clemons	34	30	---	---	5	69
Donnell Richmond	25	24	---	---	19	68
Jorge Sirmon	35	28	---	---	1	64
Bryan Bulaga	35	28	---	---	---	63
Danny Briscoe	34	28	---	---	---	62
Horace Wolfe	15	16	---	---	25	56
Austin Miller	31	23	---	---	---	54
R.J. Barnham	18	16	---	---	19	53
David Maston	21	16	---	---	14	51
Todd Power	---	---	11	13	25	49
Kyle Bradley	---	---	15	25	8	48
Patrick Angerer	---	---	19	28	---	47
Ricky Burroughs	19	16	---	---	10	45
Les Young	---	---	18	27	---	45
Charlie Galasinski	---	---	12	28	1	41
Ethan Losman	---	---	15	21	3	39
Bruce Carter	---	---	14	13	12	39
Rob Benton	15	13	---	---	10	38
Alonzo Fulton	23	15	---	---	---	38
Bruce Pardee	---	---	11	24	3	38
Rico Hill	---	---	14	23	---	37
Larry Floyd	15	7	---	---	13	35
Mercury Dotson	---	---	8	10	16	34
Muhammad Wilkerson	---	---	8	21	4	33
Alphonso Smith	---	---	7	21	---	28
Trevor Petry	---	---	4	12	11	27
Deon Reid	---	---	10	14	3	27
Larry Meadows	---	---	10	16	---	26
Edmond Gates	5	5	---	---	15	25
Bruce Delgado	---	---	11	10	3	24
Kris Carlisle	13	9	---	---	---	22
Russell Okung	7	6	---	---	7	20
Rondell Brady	7	5	---	---	7	19
Sedrick Blake	5	4	---	---	7	16
Teddy Hutton	---	---	3	13	---	16
Billy Joe Corbett	---	---	8	7	---	15
Antoine Sellers	---	---	4	7	4	15
Kent Vaughn	---	---	7	6	---	13
Tito Bakic	0	0	---	---	12	12
Mike Johnson	7	4	---	---	---	11
Devin Holko	---	---	0	2	4	6
Tyrod Taylor	0	0	---	---	4	4
George Horvath	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ryan Mallett	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sherrick McManis	---	---	34	29	14	77
Harvey Singleton	---	---	27	25	16	68
Jabaal Sheard	---	---	31	28	7	66
Eli Martinez	---	---	25	17	21	63
Howie Barrett	19	31	---	---	---	50
Leonard Korte	---	---	25	19	4	48
David Levine	---	---	28	18	2	48
Quan Sturdivant	---	---	18	17	13	48
Archie Thies	---	---	24	22	1	47
Louis Delmas	---	---	24	20	2	46
Wade Turner	---	---	24	20	2	46
Eric McGuire	---	---	22	20	3	45
Clyde Kieffer	---	---	23	20	2	45
Brenden Richard	---	---	25	15	5	45
Ricardo Lang	---	---	18	10	15	43
Rick Reed	11	24	---	---	7	42
Lee Ziemba	14	27	---	---	---	41
Jaiquawn Jarrett	---	---	16	15	10	41
Jon Asamoah	14	18	---	---	7	39
Isaac Rayburn	12	16	---	---	11	39
Geoff Pressey	8	13	---	---	18	39
Reuben Preston	9	11	---	---	18	38
Alonzo Gerald	14	19	---	---	4	37
Jason Kelce	11	20	---	---	6	37
Lionel Segers	---	---	20	14	3	37
Brandon Pettigrew	10	19	---	---	6	35
Jason Donovan	11	21	---	---	3	35
Tyrone Ramsey	9	14	---	---	11	34
Edwin Halstead	---	---	16	12	4	32
Bernard Updike	9	15	---	---	6	30
Trent Evans	7	16	---	---	7	30
Grant Lechler	13	16	---	---	---	29
Chris White	---	---	10	6	13	29
Perry Boccaccio	---	---	12	14	2	28
Ellis Carranza	11	15	---	---	1	27
Tom Matthews	12	15	---	---	---	27
Mike Hoomanawanui	1	7	---	---	18	26
Neal Walton	10	15	---	---	---	25
Corwin Crane	---	---	9	7	---	16
Jason Lovallo	4	9	---	---	2	15
E.J. Wilson	---	---	9	4	1	14
Rod Francis	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kim Mahoney	0	0	---	---	3	3
Sherman Becker	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dustin Dunn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Leland Kimbrell	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	18	135	7.5
Middle	9	25	2.8
Right	13	75	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	1	0.5
Middle	7	33	4.7
Right	9	16	1.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gene Zeyen	31	20	3	1	2	5	2	0	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howie Barrett	30	14	0	0	3	4	8	7	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	17	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	101	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	77	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	30	30.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	41	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	6	77	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Horace Wolfe	9	6	1	67	1	16
WR Kris Carlisle	5	4	0	55	1	9
WR Austin Miller	4	2	0	23	0	23
TE Rob Benton	4	2	1	9	0	13
WR Donnell Richmond	4	3	0	51	1	24
WR Ricky Burroughs	2	0	0	0	0	16
RB Alonzo Fulton	2	2	0	15	0	15
WR Edmond Gates	1	1	0	5	0	5

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Jason Donovan	8	4	0	36	21
WR Neal Walton	6	3	1	35	15
TE Brandon Pettigrew	3	1	0	17	19
RB Jason Lovallo	3	1	0	2	9
WR Isaac Rayburn	3	1	1	4	16
WR Tyrone Ramsey	3	1	1	13	14
RB Geoff Pressey	2	1	0	7	13
TE Mike Hoomanawanui	1	1	0	5	7
TE Bernard Updike	1	1	0	-1	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Horace Wolfe	2	19	9.50	6.13

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Reuben Preston	1	-3	-3.00	-1.00
Howie Barrett	1	13	13.00	4.25
Tom Matthews	1	7	7.00	3.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gene Zeyen	5	2	15	3.00	7.26

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Howie Barrett	1	1	7	7.00	3.93

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Austin Miller	2	1	6	3.00	5.75
RB Horace Wolfe	2	0	0	0.00	7.44
WR Donnell Richmond	1	1	9	9.00	12.75

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Geoff Pressey	1	1	7	7.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Horace Wolfe	4	3
Alonzo Fulton	2	2
Larry Floyd	2	2

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Howie Barrett	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gene Zeyen	7	5	2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howie Barrett	10	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ricky Burroughs	2	0	0
WR Donnell Richmond	2	2	1
RB Horace Wolfe	2	2	1
WR Austin Miller	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jason Donovan	3	2	1
WR Neal Walton	2	1	1
WR Isaac Rayburn	2	0	0
TE Brandon Pettigrew	1	1	1
RB Jason Lovallo	1	0	0
TE Bernard Updike	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,400 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (21,400)
End Zone 13,900 (15,500)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (13,700)
Club Seats 11,500 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,400 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (21,400)
End Zone	13,900 (15,500)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (13,700)
Club Seats	11,500 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (5,000)