Week 2, 2018

played in Arizona, AZ

106 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Broncos	3	7	0	3	-	13
Arizona Cardinals	0	0	21	3	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:23 DEN - Brandon McManus 43 field goal
2Q: 03:05 DEN - Zach Ertz 34 pass from Salvatore Fox (Brandon McManus extra point)
3Q: 10:29 ARI - Bruce Irvin 33 interception return (Chandler Catanzaro extra point)
3Q: 09:26 ARI - J.J. Nelson 11 pass from Alan Luster (Chandler Catanzaro extra point)
3Q: 05:32 ARI - Bruce Irvin 68 interception return (Chandler Catanzaro extra point)
4Q: 14:38 DEN - Brandon McManus 32 field goal
4Q: 00:16 ARI - Chandler Catanzaro 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:23 DEN - Brandon McManus 43 field goal
2Q: 03:05 DEN - Zach Ertz 34 pass from Salvatore Fox (Brandon McManus extra point)
3Q: 10:29 ARI - Bruce Irvin 33 interception return (Chandler Catanzaro extra point)
3Q: 09:26 ARI - J.J. Nelson 11 pass from Alan Luster (Chandler Catanzaro extra point)
3Q: 05:32 ARI - Bruce Irvin 68 interception return (Chandler Catanzaro extra point)
4Q: 14:38 DEN - Brandon McManus 32 field goal
4Q: 00:16 ARI - Chandler Catanzaro 29 field goal

Team Statistics DEN ARI
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 21 12
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 15 4
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 420 184
- Offensive Plays 76 44
- Yards per Play 5.53 4.18
Net Rushing Yards 104 109
- Rushing Attempts 28 29
- Yards per Rush 3.71 3.76
Net Passing Yards 316 75
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 26 - 3 14 - 10 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 322 77
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/6 1/2
- Yards per Pass Play 6.58 5.00
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/18 1/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 9.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/50 8/55
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/30 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/108
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 31
Time of Possession 34:39 25:21

Team Statistics	DEN	ARI
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	21	12
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	15	4
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	420	184
- Offensive Plays	76	44
- Yards per Play	5.53	4.18
Net Rushing Yards	104	109
- Rushing Attempts	28	29
- Yards per Rush	3.71	3.76
Net Passing Yards	316	75
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 26 - 3	14 - 10 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	322	77
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/6	1/2
- Yards per Pass Play	6.58	5.00
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/18	1/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	9.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/50	8/55
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/30	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/108
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 31
Time of Possession	34:39	25:21

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:45	OWN 26	9	48	Field Goal
1	6:28	3:57	OWN 20	8	66	Fumble
2	12:56	4:56	OWN 20	9	36	Punt
2	6:40	3:50	OWN 33	8	67	Touchdown
2	1:46	1:46	OWN 27	6	9	Half
3	11:42	1:21	OWN 23	5	10	Interception
3	10:21	0:19	OWN 25	2	0	Interception
3	9:18	3:58	OWN 27	7	39	Interception
3	5:20	5:47	OWN 25	12	60	Field Goal
4	9:34	3:24	OWN 26	6	17	Punt
4	4:15	0:53	OWN 35	3	-2	Fumble
4	0:09	0:09	OWN 25	1	50	Game

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:15	3:47	OWN 25	6	29	Punt
1	2:31	4:35	OWN 14	8	37	Punt
2	8:00	1:20	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	2:50	1:04	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	3:18	OWN 25	5	10	Punt
3	10:02	0:44	OPP 22	2	22	Touchdown
4	14:33	4:59	OWN 6	7	30	Punt
4	6:10	1:55	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	3:22	3:13	OPP 33	8	21	Field Goal

Game MVP: Bruce Irvin, Arizona Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Alvin Sullivan	14	43	3.07	13	2
RB Benny Cunningham	8	19	2.38	9	0
QB Salvatore Fox	5	36	7.20	13	2
WR Demaryius Thomas	1	6	6.00	6	0

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Alfred Mozart	14	82	5.86	14	2
QB Alan Luster	12	34	2.83	8	0
RB Leonardo Chiu	3	-7	-2.33	2	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Salvatore Fox	46	26	322	2/6	1	55	3	58.4

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Luster	14	10	77	1/2	1	13	0	108.3

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Demaryius Thomas	9	20	164	18.22	39	55	0
RB Alvin Sullivan	5	8	24	4.80	15	11	0
TE Zach Ertz	4	9	45	11.25	37	34	1
WR Kaden Hampton	3	3	28	9.33	0	19	0
WR Clay Emerson	2	2	34	17.00	31	31	0
RB Benny Cunningham	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Francisco McGee	1	1	13	13.00	3	13	0
WR Norman Wayne	1	1	11	11.00	3	11	0
TE Jeff Heuerman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR J.J. Nelson	6	6	37	6.17	28	11	1
WR James Schlesinger	2	2	25	12.50	9	13	0
WR Paul Richardson	1	4	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Alfred Mozart	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Marlon Castillo	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DE Bruce Irvin	2	101	50.50	2
S Alterraun Verner	1	7	7.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov
WR Kaden Hampton	1	0
QB Salvatore Fox	1	0
RB Alvin Sullivan	1	0
G Mitchell Schwartz	0	1

Arizona	Recov	Force
CB Patrick Peterson	1	0
OLB Shaquille Riddick	1	0
DE Charles Johnson	0	1
S Tyvon Branch	0	1
DE Josh Mauro	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edgar Johnston	2	81	40.5	30.5	44	0

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ronald Kramer	7	309	44.1	37.1	54	0

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Brandon McManus	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	1/1

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chandler Catanzaro	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryce Callahan	1	9	9.0	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frankie Peterson	2	30	15.0	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Von Miller	7	5	0.0	25	12
CB Tyrann Mathieu	6	6	0.0	29	15
DE Daniel Wilson	5	0	0.0	18	7
DT Sylvester Williams	3	1	1.0	15	11
DE Malik Jackson	3	1	0.0	19	11
CB Bryce Callahan	3	1	0.0	24	13
CB Chris Harris	2	2	0.0	29	15
DT Kristopher Flowers	2	1	0.0	12	3
DT Denzel McCormick	2	1	0.0	16	10
CB Bradley Roby	2	0	0.0	29	15
S Frankie Peterson	2	0	0.0	16	11
ILB Reggie Kaesviharn	1	1	0.0	27	15
OLB Shane Ray	1	0	0.0	18	6
RB Alvin Sullivan	1	0	---	---	---

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mark Foley	9	2	0.0	28	44
DE Bruce Irvin	7	3	1.0	27	45
CB Eric Reid	7	0	0.0	28	48
S Tyvon Branch	4	1	0.0	15	29
S Alterraun Verner	4	1	0.0	28	48
DE Dylan Dollinger	4	1	0.0	21	31
CB Julio Schwartz	4	0	0.0	16	31
OLB Markus Golden	3	0	0.0	7	15
CB Patrick Peterson	2	2	0.0	28	48
DE Donald Rogers	2	1	0.0	14	28
DT Rodney Gunter	2	0	0.0	13	20
DE Josh Mauro	1	0	1.0	3	13
S Cariel Brooks	1	1	0.0	13	20
ILB Donald McGuinness	1	1	0.0	6	9
DE Charles Johnson	1	0	0.0	24	33
DE Cameron Heyward	1	0	0.0	9	19
OLB Shaquille Riddick	1	0	0.0	25	43
S Ezra Fredrickson	0	1	0.0	3	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Sylvester Williams	1.0	0	0	11
OLB J.C. Buckner	0.0	2	0	7
DE Malik Jackson	0.0	1	1	11
DT Denzel McCormick	0.0	1	1	10
DE Daniel Wilson	0.0	0	1	7

Arizona	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bruce Irvin	1.0	1	1	45
DE Josh Mauro	1.0	0	0	13
DE Cameron Heyward	0.0	2	1	19
DE Charles Johnson	0.0	2	0	33
DE Donald Rogers	0.0	1	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	PPlay
CB Tyrann Mathieu	4	15
CB Bryce Callahan	2	13
CB Chris Harris	1	15
CB Bradley Roby	1	15
DE Daniel Wilson	1	7
ILB Reggie Kaesviharn	1	15

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Mark Foley	6	1	0	44
CB Eric Reid	5	3	0	48
S Tyvon Branch	5	0	0	29
DE Bruce Irvin	4	0	2	45
CB Julio Schwartz	3	0	0	31
CB Patrick Peterson	1	1	0	48
S Alterraun Verner	1	0	1	48
OLB Markus Golden	1	0	0	15
OLB Shaquille Riddick	0	1	0	43
ILB Donald McGuinness	0	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Aiden Branch	4	7	28	0	48
C D.J. Long	2	8	28	0	48
G Louis Vasquez	2	4	28	1	48
G Mitchell Schwartz	1	2	28	0	48
G Ryan Clady	0	3	28	1	48
TE Elliot Jeffries	0	1	4	0	4

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Phil Loadholt	4	7	1	29	0	15
T Bobby Massie	2	7	1	29	0	15
G Jonathan Cooper	2	6	0	29	0	15
TE Jermaine Gresham	2	2	0	27	0	9
C Kai Mangold	1	2	0	28	1	15
FB Harry Hughes	1	1	0	8	0	0
C Corey Linsley	0	1	0	29	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Troy Niklas	1	19
Robbie Culjat	1	17
William Scroggins	1	12

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Aiden Branch	28	48	---	---	4	80
G Ryan Clady	28	48	---	---	---	76
G Louis Vasquez	28	48	---	---	---	76
G Mitchell Schwartz	28	48	---	---	---	76
C D.J. Long	28	48	---	---	---	76
QB Salvatore Fox	28	48	---	---	---	76
WR Demaryius Thomas	28	47	---	---	---	75
TE Zach Ertz	25	44	---	---	---	69
RB Alvin Sullivan	17	33	---	---	13	63
CB Bryce Callahan	---	---	24	13	17	54
WR Francisco McGee	17	24	---	---	9	50
WR Clay Emerson	17	29	---	---	---	46
CB Chris Harris	---	---	29	15	1	45
CB Tyrann Mathieu	---	---	29	15	1	45
CB Bradley Roby	---	---	29	15	1	45
TE Jeff Heuerman	7	18	---	---	19	44
S Frankie Peterson	---	---	16	11	16	43
ILB Reggie Kaesviharn	---	---	27	15	1	43
OLB Von Miller	---	---	25	12	1	38
WR Kaden Hampton	13	20	---	---	---	33
DE Malik Jackson	---	---	19	11	1	31
DT Sylvester Williams	---	---	15	11	1	27
DT Denzel McCormick	---	---	16	10	---	26
TE Elliot Jeffries	4	4	---	---	18	26
OLB Shane Ray	---	---	18	6	1	25
DE Daniel Wilson	---	---	18	7	---	25
CB Darien Freuler	---	---	6	7	12	25
RB Benny Cunningham	10	14	---	---	---	24
WR Norman Wayne	2	4	---	---	18	24
OLB J.C. Buckner	---	---	14	7	1	22
DE Neil Simmons	---	---	7	4	7	18
ILB Cody Bradley	---	---	0	0	18	18
DT Kristopher Flowers	---	---	12	3	1	16
DT Marty Kemp	---	---	13	3	---	16
ILB Gary Tatum	---	---	2	0	12	14
DT Daniel Paup	---	---	0	0	13	13
CB Les Benson	---	---	0	0	12	12
TE Chance Drickman	0	3	---	---	5	8
K Brandon McManus	0	0	---	---	6	6
ILB Gage Heath	---	---	0	0	6	6
C Aaron Brewer	0	0	---	---	4	4
T Jackie Farley	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Edgar Johnston	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Aiden Farmer	0	0	---	---	4	4
S T.J. Ward	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Alexander Pope	0	0	---	---	---	0

Arizona	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Alterraun Verner	---	---	28	48	2	78
CB Patrick Peterson	---	---	28	48	2	78
CB Eric Reid	---	---	28	48	2	78
DE Bruce Irvin	---	---	27	45	2	74
OLB Mark Foley	---	---	28	44	1	73
OLB Shaquille Riddick	---	---	25	43	2	70
DE Charles Johnson	---	---	24	33	---	57
C Phil Loadholt	29	15	---	---	8	52
T Bobby Massie	29	15	---	---	8	52
G Jonathan Cooper	29	15	---	---	8	52
DE Dylan Dollinger	---	---	21	31	---	52
CB Julio Schwartz	---	---	16	31	2	49
DE Donald Rogers	---	---	14	28	7	49
S Tyvon Branch	---	---	15	29	2	46
WR James Schlesinger	26	14	---	---	5	45
C Corey Linsley	29	15	---	---	---	44
S Cariel Brooks	---	---	13	20	11	44
QB Alan Luster	29	15	---	---	---	44
C Kai Mangold	28	15	---	---	---	43
WR J.J. Nelson	25	15	---	---	---	40
TE Jermaine Gresham	27	9	---	---	---	36
DT Rodney Gunter	---	---	13	20	1	34
ILB Donald McGuinness	---	---	6	9	18	33
DE Cameron Heyward	---	---	9	19	4	32
RB Alfred Mozart	17	12	---	---	3	32
FB Harry Hughes	8	0	---	---	19	27
TE Troy Niklas	4	3	---	---	19	26
WR Paul Richardson	15	11	---	---	---	26
OLB Markus Golden	---	---	7	15	1	23
WR Marlon Castillo	6	5	---	---	10	21
RB Leonardo Chiu	6	3	---	---	12	21
RB Robbie Culjat	2	0	---	---	17	19
DE Josh Mauro	---	---	3	13	2	18
WR William Scroggins	2	0	---	---	12	14
CB Shaun Riddols	---	---	0	0	11	11
TE Jesse Todd	7	3	---	---	---	10
G Britt Brill	1	0	---	---	8	9
S Ezra Fredrickson	---	---	3	4	2	9
C Josh Harris	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Ronald Kramer	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Chandler Catanzaro	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Anthony Quillen	---	---	0	0	6	6
T Marshall Reitz	0	0	---	---	2	2
QB John Benson	0	0	---	---	1	1
T Jared Veldheer	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Greg Hernandez	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	18	6.0
Middle	16	73	4.6
Right	9	13	1.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	21	3.0
Middle	10	34	3.4
Right	12	54	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Salvatore Fox	46	26	6	3	1	7	6	3	3

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Luster	14	10	0	0	0	0	4	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	84	8.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	12	84	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	45	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	109	21.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	12	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	6	46	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	19	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Demaryius Thomas	20	9	1	164	4	47
TE Zach Ertz	9	4	0	45	1	44
RB Alvin Sullivan	8	5	0	24	0	33
WR Kaden Hampton	3	3	0	28	0	20
WR Clay Emerson	2	2	0	34	1	29
RB Benny Cunningham	1	1	0	3	0	14
TE Jeff Heuerman	1	0	0	0	0	18
WR Francisco McGee	1	1	0	13	0	24
WR Norman Wayne	1	1	0	11	0	4

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
WR J.J. Nelson	6	6	37	15
WR Paul Richardson	4	1	8	11
WR James Schlesinger	2	2	25	14
RB Alfred Mozart	1	1	7	12
WR Marlon Castillo	1	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Alvin Sullivan	2	-1	-0.50	3.07
RB Benny Cunningham	1	6	6.00	2.38

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Alfred Mozart	2	9	4.50	5.86
QB Alan Luster	1	8	8.00	2.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Luster	1	1	11	11.00	5.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR J.J. Nelson	1	1	11	11.00	6.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Alvin Sullivan	3	2

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
QB Alan Luster	3	1
RB Alfred Mozart	1	0
RB Leonardo Chiu	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Salvatore Fox	14	10	8

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Luster	4	2	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Demaryius Thomas	6	4	4
WR Kaden Hampton	3	3	1
RB Alvin Sullivan	3	2	2
TE Zach Ertz	1	0	0
WR Francisco McGee	1	1	1

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Paul Richardson	2	0	0
WR J.J. Nelson	2	2	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,400 (63,400 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (17,700)
End Zone 12,800 (12,800)
Mezzanine 7,400 (7,400)
Sideline Seats 11,300 (11,300)
Club Seats 12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,400 (63,400 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (17,700)
End Zone	12,800 (12,800)
Mezzanine	7,400 (7,400)
Sideline Seats	11,300 (11,300)
Club Seats	12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (2,200)