Week 17, 2031

played in Minnesota, MN

12 degrees, snow, 20 mph wind

Denver Death	6	7	0	0	-	13
Minnesota Golden Hawks	0	14	3	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:39 DEN - Jimmy O'Neill 43 field goal
1Q: 03:31 DEN - Jimmy O'Neill 31 field goal
2Q: 13:18 MIN - J.B. Casarez 7 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Nathan Hampton extra point)
2Q: 07:45 MIN - Darrell Rose 56 run (Nathan Hampton extra point)
2Q: 02:26 DEN - Dean Turnbull 1 pass from Billy Cowsette (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)
3Q: 10:29 MIN - Nathan Hampton 19 field goal
4Q: 01:03 MIN - Nathan Hampton 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:39 DEN - Jimmy O'Neill 43 field goal
1Q: 03:31 DEN - Jimmy O'Neill 31 field goal
2Q: 13:18 MIN - J.B. Casarez 7 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Nathan Hampton extra point)
2Q: 07:45 MIN - Darrell Rose 56 run (Nathan Hampton extra point)
2Q: 02:26 DEN - Dean Turnbull 1 pass from Billy Cowsette (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)
3Q: 10:29 MIN - Nathan Hampton 19 field goal
4Q: 01:03 MIN - Nathan Hampton 47 field goal

Team Statistics DEN MIN
Record 6-10 9-7
First Downs 15 20
- by Rushing 3 9
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 237 425
- Offensive Plays 57 65
- Yards per Play 4.16 6.54
Net Rushing Yards 66 208
- Rushing Attempts 18 35
- Yards per Rush 3.67 5.94
Net Passing Yards 171 217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 18 - 0 29 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 184 223
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.38 7.23
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 4.2
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/2
Penalties/Yards 1/1 5/67
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-1 2/24
Kick Returns/Yards 2/44 4/80
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 29
Time of Possession 25:55 34:05

Team Statistics	DEN	MIN
Record	6-10	9-7
First Downs	15	20
- by Rushing	3	9
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	237	425
- Offensive Plays	57	65
- Yards per Play	4.16	6.54
Net Rushing Yards	66	208
- Rushing Attempts	18	35
- Yards per Rush	3.67	5.94
Net Passing Yards	171	217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 18 - 0	29 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	184	223
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.38	7.23
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	4.2
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/2
Penalties/Yards	1/1	5/67
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-1	2/24
Kick Returns/Yards	2/44	4/80
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 29
Time of Possession	25:55	34:05

Drive Charts

Denver Death
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:18	1:34	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	8:37	1:06	OPP 31	3	5	Field Goal
1	5:18	1:55	OPP 39	4	25	Field Goal
2	13:12	3:20	OWN 20	7	79	Fumble
2	7:24	5:08	OWN 40	9	60	Touchdown
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 7	1	10	Half
3	15:00	0:57	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	10:23	3:45	OWN 20	8	74	Fumble
3	3:56	1:32	OWN 31	3	1	Punt
3	0:22	0:41	OWN 22	3	2	Punt
4	9:38	1:06	OWN 38	3	4	Punt
4	6:14	2:55	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
4	0:57	0:38	OWN 20	4	0	Downs

Minnesota Golden Hawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:42	OWN 22	6	17	Punt
1	8:44	0:07	OWN 35	1	2	Fumble
1	7:31	2:13	OWN 30	4	9	Downs
1	3:23	5:11	OWN 16	10	84	Touchdown
2	9:52	2:28	OWN 11	5	89	Touchdown
2	2:16	1:52	OWN 16	4	23	Punt
3	14:03	3:40	OWN 32	7	66	Field Goal
3	6:38	2:42	OWN 6	4	37	Punt
3	2:24	2:02	OWN 32	3	6	Punt
4	14:41	5:03	OWN 30	9	39	Missed FG
4	8:32	2:18	OWN 33	4	19	Punt
4	3:19	2:22	OWN 34	7	36	Field Goal
4	0:19	0:19	OPP 20	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: J.R. Carpenter, Minnesota Golden Hawks

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Burt Evans	10	43	4.30	20	1
Mario Gordon	5	18	3.60	10	1
Neil Gustin	3	5	1.67	2	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Leonard Baxter	18	96	5.33	21	4	0
Darrell Rose	15	110	7.33	56	3	1
J.R. Carpenter	2	2	1.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Billy Cowsette	37	18	184	2/13	1	41	0	72.3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.R. Carpenter	29	21	223	1/6	1	31	0	105.9

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Leland Whiting	5	8	46	9.20	6	16	0
WR Bennie Sandlin	5	11	101	20.20	48	41	0
WR Dean Turnbull	5	12	26	5.20	3	10	1
RB Burt Evans	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Tommie Fannon	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Mo Lysne	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Nicky Sanders	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Mario Gordon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Archie McConnell	8	14	103	12.88	47	31	0
WR Bernie Sweeney	6	6	70	11.67	25	22	0
WR Sean Pallansch	3	4	40	13.33	24	24	0
TE J.B. Casarez	2	2	12	6.00	0	7	1
FB Brant Chandler	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Leonard Baxter	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Leland Whiting	1	0	0
Billy Cowsette	1	0	0
Burt Evans	1	0	0
Norbert Irwin	0	1	0
Alan Davison	0	1	0
Carlos Roland	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Leonard Baxter	1	0	0
Stephen Wilkerson	0	1	1
Jackie Stevens	0	1	0
Brandon White	0	0	2

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ricky Roberson	6	239	39.8	35.8	49	0

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie Scott	5	208	41.6	37.8	54	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jimmy O'Neill	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nathan Hampton	2/3	1/2	0/0	47	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leland Whiting	1	-1	-1.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Sweeney	2	24	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leland Whiting	1	28	28.0	0
Neil Gustin	1	16	16.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ernie Vertescher	4	80	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Alan Davison	6	0	0.0	25	19
ILB K.C. Cuviello	5	2	0.0	23	16
ILB Carlos Roland	5	1	0.0	29	24
ILB Randal Van Koevering	5	1	0.0	8	7
S Kennedy McWilliams	4	3	0.0	23	26
S Duane Carlson	4	3	0.0	25	29
ILB Lincoln Perkins	3	4	0.0	8	9
CB Johnny Emley	3	1	0.0	20	16
CB Kenny Delgado	3	0	0.0	18	17
ILB Scottie Harmon	3	0	0.0	29	24
OLB Frederic Moynihan	2	0	1.0	27	22
CB Norbert Irwin	2	2	0.0	15	18
OLB Malcolm Bard	2	1	0.0	6	6
DT Kelvin Mealey	2	0	0.0	19	12
S Michael Simmons	2	0	0.0	21	7
DE Jack Wagener	1	1	0.0	24	17
DE David Grillo	1	0	0.0	25	24
T Irving Gossett	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jamie Lyon	1	0	0.0	24	19
DT Hugh O'Donnell	0	2	0.0	16	18

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brandon White	6	2	0.0	16	32
S Norman Haworth	5	1	0.0	18	34
CB Ernie Vertescher	5	0	0.0	16	35
OLB Jackie Stevens	3	1	1.5	14	30
OLB Sedrick Collier	3	1	0.0	6	16
CB Chris Weber	3	1	0.0	16	32
DE Stephen Wilkerson	2	0	0.5	11	31
ILB Greg Underhill	2	2	0.0	6	13
CB Jamal Cox	2	1	0.0	6	12
ILB Cris Prentice	2	0	0.0	5	6
DE Fred Bradford	1	1	0.0	14	24
DT Keith Emmons	1	0	0.0	7	25
C Scottie Givens	1	0	---	---	---
DT Will Springer	1	0	0.0	12	21
S Claude Christopher	1	0	0.0	5	10
OLB Hardy Stansberry	0	1	0.0	10	26
DE Rod Bennett	0	1	0.0	11	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Frederic Moynihan	1.0	0	22
DE Jack Wagener	0.0	2	17
DT Kelvin Mealey	0.0	1	12

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jackie Stevens	1.5	5	2	30
DE Stephen Wilkerson	0.5	0	0	31
DT Will Springer	0.0	3	2	21
DE Fred Bradford	0.0	2	1	24
OLB J.R. Dawson	0.0	0	1	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Alan Davison	3	0	19
ILB Carlos Roland	2	1	24
DT Kelvin Mealey	2	0	12
CB Kenny Delgado	2	0	17
CB Johnny Emley	2	0	16
ILB Lincoln Perkins	2	0	9
ILB K.C. Cuviello	2	0	16
S Kennedy McWilliams	2	0	26
OLB Malcolm Bard	1	0	6
CB Norbert Irwin	1	0	18
S Michael Simmons	1	0	7
ILB Randal Van Koevering	1	0	7
S Duane Carlson	0	1	29

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ernie Vertescher	4	1	35
ILB Brandon White	3	0	32
S Norman Haworth	3	0	34
OLB Sedrick Collier	1	0	16
ILB Greg Underhill	1	0	13
OLB Jackie Stevens	1	0	30
OLB Hardy Stansberry	1	0	26
CB Chris Weber	1	0	32
S Claude Christopher	1	0	10
CB Jamal Cox	1	0	12
ILB Cris Prentice	1	0	6
S Albert Ferguson	0	1	32

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rusty Lester	1	4	15	0	29
Irving Gossett	1	3	16	0	28
Preston Brady	1	2	5	0	10
Darrell Nixon	1	2	7	0	18
Leland Conlan	0	2	13	2	34
Nicky Dunlap	0	2	16	0	30
Monty Basinger	0	1	7	0	21
Richard Tatum	0	1	13	0	30
Tommie Fannon	0	1	15	0	26

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rusty Gardner	3	7	26	1	24
Stan Hastings	3	4	29	0	23
Scottie Givens	1	12	26	0	24
Glenn Darlington	1	3	28	0	21
Daniel Milloy	1	2	26	0	25
Jason Benton	1	2	9	0	6
Dale Okuyama	0	2	16	0	13
Corwin Kotter	0	1	22	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Kenny Delgado	3	17
Neil Gustin	1	22
Mo Lysne	1	17
Nicky Dunlap	1	8

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Brandon White	2	25
Cris Prentice	1	8

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carlos Roland	---	---	29	24	4	57
Scottie Harmon	---	---	29	24	4	57
Billy Cowsette	18	39	---	---	---	57
Duane Carlson	---	---	25	29	3	57
Leland Whiting	13	28	---	---	15	56
David Grillo	---	---	25	24	6	55
Nicky Dunlap	16	30	---	---	8	54
Kenny Delgado	---	---	18	17	17	52
Frederic Moynihan	---	---	27	22	2	51
Leland Conlan	13	34	---	---	3	50
Kennedy McWilliams	---	---	23	26	1	50
Norbert Irwin	---	---	15	18	15	48
K.C. Cuviello	---	---	23	16	8	47
Tommie Fannon	15	26	---	---	6	47
Alan Davison	---	---	25	19	1	45
Richard Tatum	13	30	---	---	2	45
Jamie Lyon	---	---	24	19	2	45
Bennie Sandlin	12	23	---	---	9	44
Irving Gossett	16	28	---	---	---	44
Rusty Lester	15	29	---	---	---	44
Jack Wagener	---	---	24	17	3	44
Johnny Emley	---	---	20	16	6	42
Dean Turnbull	13	28	---	---	---	41
Hugh O'Donnell	---	---	16	18	6	40
Monty Basinger	7	21	---	---	6	34
Kelvin Mealey	---	---	19	12	2	33
Darrell Nixon	7	18	---	---	8	33
Mo Lysne	4	10	---	---	17	31
Michael Simmons	---	---	21	7	2	30
Myron Martinez	5	16	---	---	8	29
Neil Gustin	3	3	---	---	22	28
Burt Evans	10	16	---	---	---	26
Mario Gordon	5	21	---	---	---	26
Randal Van Koevering	---	---	8	7	10	25
Malcolm Bard	---	---	6	6	12	24
Jeremy Masucci	2	5	---	---	16	23
Preston Brady	5	10	---	---	5	20
Lincoln Perkins	---	---	8	9	3	20
Nicky Sanders	6	14	---	---	---	20
Otis Canada	0	0	---	---	16	16
J.J. Ondes	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ricky Roberson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jimmy O'Neill	0	0	---	---	6	6
Scottie Hayes	---	---	0	0	3	3
Vincent Becker	0	0	---	---	---	0
Edwin Witt	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bernie Sweeney	35	30	---	---	15	80
Archie McConnell	35	30	---	---	12	77
Brandon White	---	---	16	32	25	73
J.R. Carpenter	35	30	---	---	3	68
Brant Chandler	29	21	---	---	17	67
Ernie Vertescher	---	---	16	35	11	62
Glenn Darlington	28	21	---	---	8	57
Darrell Rose	17	17	---	---	23	57
Norman Haworth	---	---	18	34	2	54
Stan Hastings	29	23	---	---	---	52
Chris Weber	---	---	16	32	3	51
Daniel Milloy	26	25	---	---	---	51
Scottie Givens	26	24	---	---	---	50
Rusty Gardner	26	24	---	---	---	50
Albert Ferguson	---	---	15	32	2	49
Jackie Stevens	---	---	14	30	1	45
Fred Bradford	---	---	14	24	7	45
Stephen Wilkerson	---	---	11	31	1	43
Hardy Stansberry	---	---	10	26	5	41
Will Springer	---	---	12	21	8	41
Corwin Kotter	22	16	---	---	1	39
Dale Okuyama	16	13	---	---	8	37
Christian Roderick	---	---	5	18	11	34
Greg Underhill	---	---	6	13	14	33
Keith Emmons	---	---	7	25	---	32
Leonard Baxter	18	13	---	---	1	32
Rod Bennett	---	---	11	18	2	31
J.B. Casarez	11	10	---	---	8	29
Sean Pallansch	8	13	---	---	6	27
Jamal Cox	---	---	6	12	9	27
Korey Way	9	7	---	---	8	24
Sedrick Collier	---	---	6	16	1	23
Jason Benton	9	6	---	---	8	23
Conrad Yaw	6	7	---	---	8	21
J.R. Dawson	---	---	4	9	7	20
Cris Prentice	---	---	5	6	8	19
Albert Hitchcock	0	0	---	---	17	17
Claude Christopher	---	---	5	10	2	17
Nathan Hampton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Craig Winchester	---	---	1	5	---	6
Jackie Scott	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jose Willis	0	0	---	---	---	0
Troy Wiggins	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.R. Murphy	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bryant Kohberger	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rico Haen	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	12	3.0
Middle	6	9	1.5
Right	8	45	5.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	71	4.2
Middle	5	20	4.0
Right	12	118	9.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Billy Cowsette	37	18	2	4	3	2	10	6	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.R. Carpenter	29	21	4	0	3	2	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	4	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	108	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	58	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	14	2.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	21	10.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	143	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	5	59	11.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dean Turnbull	12	5	1	26	0	28
WR Bennie Sandlin	11	5	2	101	2	23
WR Leland Whiting	8	5	0	46	0	28
RB Burt Evans	2	1	0	4	0	16
TE Tommie Fannon	1	1	0	-1	0	26
TE Mo Lysne	1	1	0	8	0	10
WR Nicky Sanders	1	0	0	0	0	14
RB Mario Gordon	1	0	0	0	0	21

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Archie McConnell	14	8	3	103	2	30
WR Bernie Sweeney	6	6	0	70	1	30
WR Sean Pallansch	4	3	0	40	1	13
FB Brant Chandler	2	1	0	-1	0	21
TE J.B. Casarez	2	2	0	12	0	10
RB Leonard Baxter	1	1	0	-1	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Burt Evans	1	0	0.00	4.30

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
J.R. Carpenter	1	-1	-1.00	1.00
Darrell Rose	1	-2	-2.00	7.33
Leonard Baxter	1	16	16.00	5.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Billy Cowsette	5	2	6	1.20	4.97

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.R. Carpenter	5	2	18	3.60	7.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Leland Whiting	2	1	5	2.50	5.75
WR Dean Turnbull	2	1	1	0.50	2.17
WR Nicky Sanders	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sean Pallansch	1	0	0	0.00	10.00
WR Archie McConnell	1	0	0	0.00	7.36
WR Bernie Sweeney	1	1	11	11.00	11.67
FB Brant Chandler	1	0	0	0.00	-0.50
TE J.B. Casarez	1	1	7	7.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Burt Evans	5	2

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Darrell Rose	5	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Billy Cowsette	8	3	2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.R. Carpenter	10	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dean Turnbull	4	2	1
WR Leland Whiting	1	0	0
WR Bennie Sandlin	1	1	1
RB Burt Evans	1	0	0
WR Nicky Sanders	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Archie McConnell	7	4	3
WR Sean Pallansch	1	1	0
FB Brant Chandler	1	1	0
RB Leonard Baxter	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,400 (69,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,000)
End Zone 14,500 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 12,800 (13,400)
Club Seats 7,700 (8,200)
Luxury Boxes 900 (2,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,400 (69,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,000)
End Zone	14,500 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	12,800 (13,400)
Club Seats	7,700 (8,200)
Luxury Boxes	900 (2,700)