Week 2, 2016

played in Carolina, NC

79 degrees, rain, 3 mph wind

Denver Broncos	7	12	3	0	-	22
Carolina Panthers	0	0	7	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:21 DEN - Devin Perkins 1 run (Brandon McManus extra point)
2Q: 11:44 DEN - Brandon McManus 35 field goal
2Q: 06:19 DEN - Safety, holding called in the end zone
2Q: 01:54 DEN - Jeff Heuerman 64 pass from Brock Osweiler (Brandon McManus extra point)
3Q: 09:41 CAR - Jonathan Stewart 1 run (Graham Gano extra point)
3Q: 02:32 DEN - Brandon McManus 30 field goal
4Q: 00:29 CAR - Cam Newton 2 run (Graham Gano extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:21 DEN - Devin Perkins 1 run (Brandon McManus extra point)
2Q: 11:44 DEN - Brandon McManus 35 field goal
2Q: 06:19 DEN - Safety, holding called in the end zone
2Q: 01:54 DEN - Jeff Heuerman 64 pass from Brock Osweiler (Brandon McManus extra point)
3Q: 09:41 CAR - Jonathan Stewart 1 run (Graham Gano extra point)
3Q: 02:32 DEN - Brandon McManus 30 field goal
4Q: 00:29 CAR - Cam Newton 2 run (Graham Gano extra point)

Team Statistics DEN CAR
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 16 18
- by Rushing 8 7
- by Passing 8 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 360 319
- Offensive Plays 59 69
- Yards per Play 6.10 4.62
Net Rushing Yards 144 176
- Rushing Attempts 31 32
- Yards per Rush 4.65 5.50
Net Passing Yards 216 143
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 19 - 1 34 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 221 161
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 7.71 3.86
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.1 10.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 1/10 5/53
Punt Returns/Yards 7/52 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 2/30 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 19
Time of Possession 29:17 30:43

Team Statistics	DEN	CAR
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	16	18
- by Rushing	8	7
- by Passing	8	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	360	319
- Offensive Plays	59	69
- Yards per Play	6.10	4.62
Net Rushing Yards	144	176
- Rushing Attempts	31	32
- Yards per Rush	4.65	5.50
Net Passing Yards	216	143
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 19 - 1	34 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	221	161
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	7.71	3.86
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.1	10.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	1/10	5/53
Punt Returns/Yards	7/52	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	2/30	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 19
Time of Possession	29:17	30:43

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:37	OWN 20	4	12	Punt
1	10:57	2:00	OWN 49	3	3	Punt
1	6:49	1:34	OPP 18	4	18	Touchdown
1	0:13	3:36	OWN 24	6	58	Field Goal
2	9:52	1:23	OWN 39	3	2	Punt
2	8:07	1:39	OPP 47	3	-6	Punt
2	6:11	2:48	OWN 34	6	52	Interception
2	1:54	0:28	OWN 36	1	64	Touchdown
2	0:18	0:10	OPP 49	1	11	Fumble
3	9:31	2:38	OWN 20	6	37	Punt
3	5:06	2:41	OPP 49	5	36	Field Goal
3	0:31	3:17	OWN 27	6	22	Punt
4	11:12	1:55	OWN 26	4	35	Punt
4	4:52	2:47	OWN 41	6	7	Punt
4	0:16	0:16	OWN 21	1	-1	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:23	1:26	OWN 25	3	-5	Punt
1	8:57	2:08	OWN 20	4	-2	Fumble
1	5:15	5:02	OWN 20	9	63	Missed FG
2	11:37	1:45	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	8:29	0:22	OWN 22	3	0	Punt
2	6:28	0:17	OWN 3	2	-13	Safety
2	3:23	1:29	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	1:26	1:08	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 38	1	0	Half
3	15:00	5:29	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
3	6:53	1:47	OWN 5	3	7	Punt
3	2:25	1:54	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	12:14	1:02	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	9:17	4:25	OWN 20	11	39	Downs
4	2:05	1:49	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown

Game MVP: Brock Osweiler, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Benny Cunningham	15	75	5.00	21	3	0
Devin Perkins	7	57	8.14	46	2	1
T.J. Stone	4	0	0.00	2	0	0
Brock Osweiler	3	10	3.33	9	0	0
Demaryius Thomas	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Jackie Dawkins	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jonathan Stewart	21	41	1.95	8	0	1
Cam Newton	8	118	14.75	45	4	1
Tim Partridge	2	12	6.00	8	0	0
Mike Tolbert	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brock Osweiler	27	19	221	1/5	1	64	1	91.7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	34	16	161	3/18	0	30	0	61.0

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Demaryius Thomas	5	9	60	12.00	15	28	0
RB Benny Cunningham	4	4	25	6.25	9	11	0
WR Kaden Hampton	4	6	29	7.25	3	11	0
TE Owen Daniels	2	2	37	18.50	10	24	0
TE Jeff Heuerman	1	1	64	64.00	54	64	1
RB Jackie Dawkins	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
FB T.J. Stone	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Benito Johnson	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Devin Perkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Greg Olsen	5	9	42	8.40	1	15
WR Kelvin Benjamin	3	7	30	10.00	9	17
WR Ted Ginn	2	10	24	12.00	13	23
FB Mike Tolbert	2	2	36	18.00	16	30
WR Teddy Williams	2	2	21	10.50	5	14
RB Jonathan Stewart	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR Rashad Ross	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
TE Charles Morales	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Josh Norman	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Benny Cunningham	1	0	0
Kaden Hampton	1	0	0
Francisco McGee	0	1	0
Daniel Wilson	0	1	0
Aqib Talib	0	0	1
Shane Ray	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jonathan Stewart	1	0	0
Cam Newton	1	0	0
Greg Olsen	0	1	0
Robert Brunner	0	1	0
Bene' Benwikere	0	0	1
Shaq Thompson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Shinners	8	360	45.0	34.8	52	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Nortman	8	349	43.6	37.1	55	0

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Brandon McManus	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Graham Gano	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryce Callahan	7	52	7.4	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Anquan Boldin	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryce Callahan	2	30	15.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S T.J. Ward	9	3	0.0	32	37
OLB Von Miller	6	1	0.0	29	35
CB Bradley Roby	6	0	0.0	32	37
S Tyrann Mathieu	5	2	0.0	32	36
CB Chris Harris	4	2	0.0	32	37
OLB DeMarcus Ware	3	1	1.0	25	20
ILB Brandon Marshall	3	4	0.0	32	37
CB Aqib Talib	2	1	0.0	24	28
ILB Gary Tatum	2	1	0.0	6	7
DT Daniel Wilson	2	0	0.0	29	36
OLB Shane Ray	1	1	1.0	5	7
DE Brian Mihalik	1	0	1.0	10	14
DE Adrian Clayborn	1	1	0.0	26	27
S Keith Tandy	1	1	0.0	3	10
QB Brock Osweiler	1	0	---	---	---
DT Sylvester Williams	1	0	0.0	3	1
OLB Shaquil Barrett	1	0	0.0	2	2
DT Denzel McCormick	1	0	0.0	6	10

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dominic Craighead	7	0	0.0	29	26
ILB Luke Kuechly	6	4	0.0	31	28
S Tre Boston	6	1	0.0	28	25
CB Bene' Benwikere	4	1	0.0	31	28
OLB Shaq Thompson	4	1	0.0	22	13
DE Ryan Delaire	3	0	1.0	21	18
DT Craig Coleman	3	1	0.0	15	17
CB Robert Brunner	3	0	0.0	11	16
CB Josh Norman	2	2	0.0	23	25
OLB Thomas Davis	2	1	0.0	11	7
OLB A.J. Klein	2	1	0.0	12	16
DT Kawann Short	2	0	0.0	25	20
DE Jared Allen	1	0	0.0	23	23
DE Charles Johnson	1	0	0.0	10	5
S Oscar Barnes	1	0	0.0	6	8
CB Nicolas Jones	0	1	0.0	12	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB DeMarcus Ware	1.0	1	1	20
OLB Shane Ray	1.0	1	1	7
DE Brian Mihalik	1.0	0	0	14
DT Daniel Wilson	0.0	3	0	36
S Tyrann Mathieu	0.0	1	0	36

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Ryan Delaire	1.0	0	1	18
DE Kony Ealy	0.0	1	0	25
OLB Shaq Thompson	0.0	0	1	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Tyrann Mathieu	3	0	36
S T.J. Ward	2	4	37
ILB Brandon Marshall	2	1	37
CB Bradley Roby	2	1	37
OLB Von Miller	2	0	35
CB Chris Harris	2	0	37
DE Adrian Clayborn	1	0	27
OLB Shaquil Barrett	1	0	2
DT Daniel Wilson	1	0	36

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bene' Benwikere	4	1	0	28
S Dominic Craighead	3	0	0	26
CB Josh Norman	2	0	1	25
OLB Thomas Davis	2	0	0	7
ILB Luke Kuechly	2	0	0	28
OLB Shaq Thompson	2	0	0	13
S Oscar Barnes	2	0	0	8
CB Robert Brunner	1	1	0	16
S Tre Boston	1	0	0	25

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mitchell Schwartz	2	8	0	31	0	28
Jackie Farley	2	3	0	31	0	28
Matt Paradis	1	4	1	31	0	28
Joe Looney	1	4	0	31	0	28
T.J. Stone	1	3	1	25	0	16
Owen Daniels	1	1	0	12	0	6
Louis Vasquez	0	4	0	31	1	28
Jeff Heuerman	0	1	0	20	0	15

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ryan Kalil	4	7	0	32	0	37
Michael Oher	3	5	0	32	2	37
Cedric Sutton	2	2	0	32	1	37
Trai Turner	1	4	1	32	0	37
Mike Tolbert	0	4	0	24	0	26
Nolan Schroeder	0	3	0	32	0	37

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Kayvon Webster	1	33

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Rashad Ross	4	17
Robert Brunner	2	13
A.J. Klein	1	26
Charles Morales	1	18
Mike Tolbert	1	15

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tyrann Mathieu	---	---	32	36	6	74
T.J. Ward	---	---	32	37	1	70
Chris Harris	---	---	32	37	1	70
Brandon Marshall	---	---	32	37	1	70
Bradley Roby	---	---	32	37	1	70
Louis Vasquez	31	28	---	---	10	69
T.J. Stone	25	16	---	---	26	67
Von Miller	---	---	29	35	2	66
Daniel Wilson	---	---	29	36	1	66
Joe Looney	31	28	---	---	---	59
Brock Osweiler	31	28	---	---	---	59
Mitchell Schwartz	31	28	---	---	---	59
Matt Paradis	31	28	---	---	---	59
Jackie Farley	31	28	---	---	---	59
Demaryius Thomas	30	28	---	---	---	58
Adrian Clayborn	---	---	26	27	2	55
Aqib Talib	---	---	24	28	1	53
Derek Wolfe	---	---	22	23	5	50
DeMarcus Ware	---	---	25	20	2	47
Jeff Heuerman	20	15	---	---	8	43
Jackie Dawkins	10	14	---	---	19	43
Francisco McGee	12	10	---	---	17	39
Keith Tandy	---	---	3	10	25	38
Owen Daniels	12	6	---	---	19	37
Kayvon Webster	---	---	2	2	33	37
Kaden Hampton	14	19	---	---	4	37
Benny Cunningham	21	14	---	---	1	36
Shaquil Barrett	---	---	2	2	24	28
Denzel McCormick	---	---	6	10	10	26
Devin Perkins	10	15	---	---	---	25
Brian Mihalik	---	---	10	14	---	24
Bryce Callahan	---	---	0	0	17	17
Shane Ray	---	---	5	7	3	15
Benito Johnson	1	3	---	---	11	15
Gary Tatum	---	---	6	7	---	13
Aaron Brewer	0	0	---	---	10	10
Max Garcia	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ty Sambrailo	0	0	---	---	10	10
D.J. Long	0	0	---	---	10	10
Bucky Shinners	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brandon McManus	0	0	---	---	7	7
Sylvester Williams	---	---	3	1	1	5
Luke McCown	0	0	---	---	2	2
Kristopher Flowers	---	---	0	1	---	1
Salvatore Fox	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Trai Turner	32	37	---	---	9	78
Ryan Kalil	32	37	---	---	---	69
Michael Oher	32	37	---	---	---	69
Cam Newton	32	37	---	---	---	69
Nolan Schroeder	32	37	---	---	---	69
Cedric Sutton	32	37	---	---	---	69
Greg Olsen	31	33	---	---	1	65
Mike Tolbert	24	26	---	---	15	65
Kony Ealy	---	---	29	25	10	64
Luke Kuechly	---	---	31	28	2	61
Bene' Benwikere	---	---	31	28	2	61
Ted Ginn	22	26	---	---	12	60
Kelvin Benjamin	28	32	---	---	---	60
Dominic Craighead	---	---	29	26	2	57
Tre Boston	---	---	28	25	3	56
Jonathan Stewart	26	28	---	---	---	54
A.J. Klein	---	---	12	16	26	54
Josh Norman	---	---	23	25	3	51
Jared Allen	---	---	23	23	2	48
Kawann Short	---	---	25	20	2	47
Ryan Delaire	---	---	21	18	8	47
Nicolas Jones	---	---	12	8	25	45
Robert Brunner	---	---	11	16	13	40
Teddy Williams	14	18	---	---	6	38
Tim Partridge	4	7	---	---	26	37
Shaq Thompson	---	---	22	13	1	36
Craig Coleman	---	---	15	17	1	33
Oscar Barnes	---	---	6	8	15	29
Anquan Boldin	3	0	---	---	21	24
Rashad Ross	2	5	---	---	17	24
Charles Morales	2	4	---	---	18	24
Charles Clay	4	6	---	---	10	20
Thomas Davis	---	---	11	7	1	19
Charles Johnson	---	---	10	5	---	15
Chris Scott	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ross Wilt	0	0	---	---	9	9
Demetrius Estermeyer	0	0	---	---	9	9
Noah McConnell	0	0	---	---	9	9
Brad Nortman	0	0	---	---	8	8
Norman Crawford	---	---	2	0	6	8
Graham Gano	0	0	---	---	5	5
Derek Krieg	0	0	---	---	1	1
Walter Ornelas	---	---	0	0	1	1
Chase Daniel	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dennis Sullivan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Elmer Smith	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	21	3.5
Middle	14	84	6.0
Right	10	40	4.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	21	3.0
Middle	21	154	7.3
Right	4	1	0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brock Osweiler	27	19	4	0	2	2	2	0	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	34	16	2	1	4	6	6	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	6	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	112	11.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	75	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	28	9.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	17	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	58	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	86	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Demaryius Thomas	9	5	2	60	2	28
WR Kaden Hampton	6	4	0	29	0	19
RB Benny Cunningham	4	4	0	25	0	14
TE Owen Daniels	2	2	0	37	1	6
RB Jackie Dawkins	2	1	0	-4	0	14
TE Jeff Heuerman	1	1	0	64	1	15
RB Devin Perkins	1	0	0	0	0	15
FB T.J. Stone	1	1	0	-1	0	16
WR Benito Johnson	1	1	0	11	0	3

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ted Ginn	10	2	1	24	1	26
TE Greg Olsen	9	5	2	42	0	33
WR Kelvin Benjamin	7	3	1	30	0	32
FB Mike Tolbert	2	2	0	36	1	26
WR Teddy Williams	2	2	0	21	0	18
RB Jonathan Stewart	1	1	0	5	0	28
WR Rashad Ross	1	1	0	3	0	5
TE Charles Morales	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Benny Cunningham	2	15	7.50	5.00
Devin Perkins	2	3	1.50	8.14
Demaryius Thomas	1	2	2.00	2.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jonathan Stewart	4	1	0.25	1.95
Cam Newton	1	2	2.00	14.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brock Osweiler	5	3	-5	-1.00	8.19

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	3	1	5	1.67	4.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Demaryius Thomas	1	1	-1	-1.00	6.67
RB Benny Cunningham	1	1	0	0.00	6.25
RB Devin Perkins	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Jackie Dawkins	1	1	-4	-4.00	-2.00
WR Kaden Hampton	1	0	0	0.00	4.83

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kelvin Benjamin	2	1	5	2.50	4.29

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Benny Cunningham	3	2
Jackie Dawkins	1	0
T.J. Stone	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Cam Newton	3	0
Mike Tolbert	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brock Osweiler	7	4	0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	9	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch
WR Demaryius Thomas	2	1
WR Kaden Hampton	2	1
RB Devin Perkins	1	0
FB T.J. Stone	1	1
WR Benito Johnson	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Greg Olsen	5	3	2
WR Ted Ginn	2	0	0
WR Kelvin Benjamin	2	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,500 (73,800 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,100)
End Zone 15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,400)
Club Seats 11,400 (11,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,900 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,500 (73,800 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,100)
End Zone	15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,400)
Club Seats	11,400 (11,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,900 (3,900)