Week 2, 2012

played in Carolina, NC

79 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	0	0	0	-	0
Carolina Panthers	0	17	7	3	-	27

Scoring Summary
2Q: 05:43 CAR - William Lundberg 10 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 02:05 CAR - Robert Blackford 85 interception return (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 00:23 CAR - Lester Arnold 43 field goal
3Q: 07:25 CAR - Bert Messenger 6 fumble return (Greg Lang extra point)
4Q: 03:05 CAR - Greg Lang 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 05:43 CAR - William Lundberg 10 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 02:05 CAR - Robert Blackford 85 interception return (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 00:23 CAR - Lester Arnold 43 field goal
3Q: 07:25 CAR - Bert Messenger 6 fumble return (Greg Lang extra point)
4Q: 03:05 CAR - Greg Lang 29 field goal

Team Statistics DEN CAR
Record 0-2 2-0
First Downs 15 13
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 10 7
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 243 221
- Offensive Plays 65 63
- Yards per Play 3.74 3.51
Net Rushing Yards 89 122
- Rushing Attempts 13 41
- Yards per Rush 6.85 2.98
Net Passing Yards 154 99
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 17 - 2 21 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 175 105
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/21 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 2.96 4.50
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.5 5.6
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/88 9/60
Punt Returns/Yards 4/45 2/6
Kick Returns/Yards 5/144 1/32
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/85
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 34
Time of Possession 22:56 37:04

Team Statistics	DEN	CAR
Record	0-2	2-0
First Downs	15	13
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	10	7
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	243	221
- Offensive Plays	65	63
- Yards per Play	3.74	3.51
Net Rushing Yards	89	122
- Rushing Attempts	13	41
- Yards per Rush	6.85	2.98
Net Passing Yards	154	99
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 17 - 2	21 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	175	105
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/21	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	2.96	4.50
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.5	5.6
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/88	9/60
Punt Returns/Yards	4/45	2/6
Kick Returns/Yards	5/144	1/32
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/85
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 34
Time of Possession	22:56	37:04

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:28	2:54	OWN 38	7	29	Punt
1	5:10	0:44	OWN 7	4	-1	Punt
1	2:11	3:04	OWN 33	9	34	Punt
2	5:33	3:37	OWN 28	7	38	Interception
2	1:56	1:04	OWN 33	4	14	Fumble
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 36	1	5	Half
3	15:00	2:27	OWN 20	6	51	Missed FG
3	8:01	0:49	OWN 8	2	-2	Fumble
3	7:12	0:34	OWN 45	1	0	Interception
3	5:01	2:03	OWN 18	5	17	Punt
3	1:00	1:21	OWN 37	5	8	Punt
4	12:23	1:29	OPP 47	4	6	Punt
4	8:59	1:09	OWN 48	4	-7	Downs
4	6:08	0:46	OWN 20	4	-4	Downs
4	2:58	1:30	OWN 37	4	13	Punt

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:32	OWN 31	3	5	Punt
1	10:34	5:24	OWN 20	9	32	Punt
1	4:26	2:15	OPP 47	5	7	Punt
2	14:07	8:34	OWN 20	15	80	Touchdown
2	0:52	0:37	OPP 47	3	21	Field Goal
3	12:33	4:32	OWN 36	6	18	Punt
3	6:38	1:37	OWN 40	3	8	Punt
3	2:58	1:58	OWN 22	3	1	Punt
4	14:39	2:16	OWN 4	5	10	Punt
4	10:54	1:55	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	7:50	1:42	OPP 41	3	1	Punt
4	5:22	2:24	OPP 16	3	4	Field Goal
4	1:28	1:28	OWN 1	2	0	Game

Game MVP: Perry Simoneau, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeffrey McCollom	9	46	5.11	15	2	0
Tatum Bell	4	43	10.75	19	2	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sedrick Barlow	24	68	2.83	10	1
Harvey Cochrane	15	44	2.93	12	3
Howard Bridges	1	2	2.00	2	0
William Lundberg	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Greg Zolman	48	17	175	4/21	0	29	2	29.4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Patrick Ramsey	21	14	105	1/6	1	19	0	94.3

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Deron Lane	5	13	92	18.40	7	29
WR Darius Watts	3	11	36	12.00	1	18
RB Tatum Bell	2	2	-2	-1.00	0	-1
RB Jeffrey McCollom	2	2	10	5.00	6	12
WR Moe Doll	2	10	16	8.00	0	8
TE Brett Johnson	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
WR Juan Tucker	1	4	13	13.00	0	13
TE Troy Hopper	1	2	7	7.00	3	7
WR Louie Lake	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Quentin Morrison	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR William Lundberg	4	4	37	9.25	13	17	1
WR Andre Johnson	2	5	24	12.00	7	19	0
RB Harvey Cochrane	2	2	9	4.50	0	6	0
TE Wendell Rubenstein	2	2	7	3.50	2	7	0
WR Kendrick Hastings	2	5	17	8.50	0	9	0
WR Brandon Lloyd	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Donnie Hines	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Robert Blackford	1	85	85.00	1
CB Bruce Brookins	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Greg Zolman	2	0	0
Deron Lane	1	1	0
Bernard Banks	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Harvey Cochrane	1	0	0	0
Bert Messenger	0	2	0	1
John Hill	0	1	0	0
Perry Simoneau	0	0	2	0
Duane Scroggins	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Christian Cunningham	7	297	42.4	33.0	51	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Lang	9	341	37.9	30.7	49	4

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Danny Whitfield	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	0/0

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lester Arnold	1/1	1/1	0/0	43	2/2
Greg Lang	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rico Bensen	4	45	11.3	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	2	6	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Louie Lake	3	85	28.3	0
Rico Bensen	2	59	29.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	1	32	32.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bubba Rhodes	10	2	0.0	40	22
CB Walt Tanner	7	2	0.0	24	18
DT Shaun Woods	6	1	0.0	39	20
CB John Echols	5	0	1.0	37	21
DE Bernard Banks	5	2	0.0	39	20
ILB Shane Taylor	5	0	0.0	18	5
DT Freddie Segers	4	2	0.0	37	22
DT Graham Stokes	3	1	0.0	22	5
CB Jeremy LeSueur	3	0	0.0	36	21
OLB Marshall Chin	2	5	0.0	40	22
S Cris Shepard	2	4	0.0	41	21
S Bernie Burke	2	0	0.0	29	21
DT Tyrus Price	1	3	0.0	26	15
TE Quentin Morrison	1	0	---	---	---

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Robert Blackford	5	2	0.0	12	51
S Lorenzo Varney	5	1	0.0	12	52
CB Ricky Manning	4	0	0.0	13	45
CB Duane Scroggins	4	0	0.0	11	45
DE Perry Simoneau	3	1	2.0	12	50
OLB Victor Hobson	3	0	1.0	12	51
DT Alan O'Donnell	3	0	1.0	10	31
DT Cory Rose	3	1	0.0	13	51
S Jack Brewer	1	0	0.0	9	35
S Leon Barbaritz	1	0	0.0	3	13
CB Bruce Brookins	1	0	0.0	3	19
DE Bert Messenger	0	2	0.0	12	49
ILB Nicky Bellevue	0	1	0.0	13	49

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
CB John Echols	1.0	0	0	21
DT Shaun Woods	0.0	1	0	20
DE Bernard Banks	0.0	0	2	20
OLB Marshall Chin	0.0	0	1	22

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Perry Simoneau	2.0	2	4	1	50
DT Alan O'Donnell	1.0	0	2	0	31
OLB Victor Hobson	1.0	0	0	0	51
DE Bert Messenger	0.0	2	2	0	49
DT Cory Rose	0.0	0	2	0	51
DT Ellis Wyms	0.0	0	1	0	8

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jeremy LeSueur	3	0	21
OLB Bubba Rhodes	3	0	22
OLB Marshall Chin	2	1	22
CB Walt Tanner	2	0	18
CB John Echols	2	0	21
S Cris Shepard	1	0	21
S Bernie Burke	1	0	21

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Robert Blackford	4	1	1	51
CB Ricky Manning	3	0	0	45
OLB Victor Hobson	2	1	0	51
CB Duane Scroggins	2	1	0	45
S Lorenzo Varney	2	0	0	52
CB Bruce Brookins	1	0	1	19
S Jack Brewer	1	0	0	35
ILB Nicky Bellevue	1	0	0	49
DT Cory Rose	1	0	0	51
OLB K.C. Jennings	0	1	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Freddie Back	4	6	1	13	0	52
Ben Hamilton	1	2	1	13	0	51
George Foster	1	2	0	13	1	44
Justin Hartwig	1	1	0	11	1	49
Shane Arnold	0	2	0	12	2	52

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Patrick Petrolis	3	8	0	31	0	19
Mike Saffer	3	6	0	31	0	16
Byron Davidson	2	3	0	27	1	16
Jordan Gross	1	6	1	30	0	16
Donnie Hines	1	3	0	26	0	8
Mitch Hughes	1	3	0	29	0	16
John Hill	0	4	0	16	0	8
Willie Gardner	0	3	0	29	0	6
Rock Cartwright	0	2	0	14	0	2
Marcus McNeil	0	2	0	22	0	10
Bruce Westbrook	0	1	0	18	0	9

Special Teams Statistics

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Kelly Herndon	1	14
Lamont Wiggs	1	12
Quentin Morrison	1	12
Khalid Abdullah	0	24
Juan Tucker	0	16
Shane Ford	0	16
Jonathan D'Eramo	0	15
Daniel Bellas	0	15
Troy Hopper	0	14
Rico Bensen	0	14
Brett Johnson	0	10
Don Rudis	0	9
Justin Hartwig	0	8
Rodney Galloway	0	8
Louie Lake	0	8
Antoine McGee	0	8
Ted Paulk	0	8
Graham Stokes	0	7
Freddie Back	0	7
Christian Cunningham	0	7
Shane Taylor	0	7
Eric Westmoreland	0	6
Rickey Richmond	0	6
Moe Doll	0	5
Jeremy LeSueur	0	3
Tyrus Price	0	3
Walt Tanner	0	3
Bernie Burke	0	3
Shaun Woods	0	2
Freddie Segers	0	2
Danny Whitfield	0	2
Bernard Banks	0	2
Bubba Rhodes	0	2
Cris Shepard	0	2
John Echols	0	2
Marshall Chin	0	2
Ben Hamilton	0	1
Lee Grant	0	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Ethan Burnett	2	29
Rock Cartwright	2	13
Harvey Cochrane	1	25
Willie Gardner	1	21
Wendell Rubenstein	1	16
Brandon Lloyd	1	14
Ricky Manning	1	8
Greg Lang	0	14
Bruce Brookins	0	14
Marco Bensen	0	12
John Hill	0	11
Marcus McNeil	0	11
O.J. Cooley	0	11
Patrick Petrolis	0	10
Leon Barbaritz	0	9
Byron Davidson	0	8
William Lundberg	0	7
Donnie Hines	0	6
Geoff Maniecki	0	6
Alan O'Donnell	0	5
Marshall Carroll	0	5
Gene Bracken	0	4
Jack Brewer	0	3
Lester Arnold	0	3
Bruce Westbrook	0	3
Victor Hobson	0	2
Patrick Ramsey	0	2
Duane Scroggins	0	2
Robert Blackford	0	2
Nicky Bellevue	0	2
K.C. Jennings	0	2
Ellis Wyms	0	1
Cory Rose	0	1
Bert Messenger	0	1
Lorenzo Varney	0	1
Sedrick Barlow	0	1
Perry Simoneau	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	29	14.5
Middle	9	42	4.7
Right	2	18	9.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	15	2.1
Middle	20	57	2.9
Right	14	50	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Greg Zolman	48	17	1	7	3	4	11	1	2

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Patrick Ramsey	21	14	0	1	1	1	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-2	-2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	39	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	5	73	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	19	3	65	3.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	48	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	54	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Deron Lane	13	5	2	92	1	45
WR Darius Watts	11	3	0	36	0	35
WR Moe Doll	10	2	1	16	0	39
WR Juan Tucker	4	1	0	13	0	23
RB Tatum Bell	2	2	0	-2	0	28
TE Brett Johnson	2	1	0	3	0	19
RB Jeffrey McCollom	2	2	0	10	0	20
TE Troy Hopper	2	1	0	7	0	8
WR Louie Lake	1	0	0	0	0	7
TE Quentin Morrison	1	0	0	0	0	11

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Andre Johnson	5	2	0	24	15
WR Kendrick Hastings	5	2	1	17	17
WR William Lundberg	4	4	0	37	17
WR Brandon Lloyd	2	1	0	8	15
RB Harvey Cochrane	2	2	0	9	5
TE Wendell Rubenstein	2	2	0	7	7
FB Donnie Hines	1	1	0	3	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sedrick Barlow	3	1	0.33	2.83
Harvey Cochrane	2	3	1.50	2.93

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Patrick Ramsey	3	3	20	6.67	5.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Harvey Cochrane	1	1	3	3.00	4.50
TE Wendell Rubenstein	1	1	7	7.00	3.50
WR William Lundberg	1	1	10	10.00	9.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Harvey Cochrane	4	1
Howard Bridges	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Greg Zolman	12	4	2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Patrick Ramsey	9	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Deron Lane	4	1	1
WR Darius Watts	3	0	0
TE Troy Hopper	2	1	1
RB Tatum Bell	1	1	0
RB Jeffrey McCollom	1	1	0
WR Moe Doll	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kendrick Hastings	3	1	1
WR Brandon Lloyd	2	1	1
WR Andre Johnson	2	0	0
RB Harvey Cochrane	1	1	1
TE Wendell Rubenstein	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,800 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,800 (21,400)
End Zone 12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 8,700 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,800 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,800 (21,400)
End Zone	12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	8,700 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,900)