Exhibition Week 5, 2018

played in Denver, CO

58 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	3	0	0	-	3
Denver Broncos	2	3	10	0	-	15

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:46 DEN - Safety, holding called in the end zone
2Q: 03:47 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 20 field goal
2Q: 01:20 DEN - Danny Whitfield 36 field goal
3Q: 02:55 DEN - Danny Whitfield 22 field goal
3Q: 00:20 DEN - Cornell Shah 50 interception return (Danny Whitfield extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:46 DEN - Safety, holding called in the end zone
2Q: 03:47 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 20 field goal
2Q: 01:20 DEN - Danny Whitfield 36 field goal
3Q: 02:55 DEN - Danny Whitfield 22 field goal
3Q: 00:20 DEN - Cornell Shah 50 interception return (Danny Whitfield extra point)

Team Statistics MIN DEN
Record 1-3 2-2
First Downs 17 10
- by Rushing 4 3
- by Passing 13 7
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 315 200
- Offensive Plays 69 56
- Yards per Play 4.57 3.57
Net Rushing Yards 87 80
- Rushing Attempts 20 30
- Yards per Rush 4.35 2.67
Net Passing Yards 228 120
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 25 - 2 25 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 265 125
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/37 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.65 4.62
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 1/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 5.4
4th Down Conversions 1/3 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/41 3/19
Punt Returns/Yards 4/27 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 2/29 2/50
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/50
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 18 OWN 36
Time of Possession 33:54 26:06

Team Statistics	MIN	DEN
Record	1-3	2-2
First Downs	17	10
- by Rushing	4	3
- by Passing	13	7
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	315	200
- Offensive Plays	69	56
- Yards per Play	4.57	3.57
Net Rushing Yards	87	80
- Rushing Attempts	20	30
- Yards per Rush	4.35	2.67
Net Passing Yards	228	120
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 25 - 2	25 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	265	125
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/37	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.65	4.62
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	1/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	5.4
4th Down Conversions	1/3	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/41	3/19
Punt Returns/Yards	4/27	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	2/29	2/50
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/50
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 18	OWN 36
Time of Possession	33:54	26:06

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:37	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	12:01	3:23	OWN 23	6	36	Punt
1	7:08	2:34	OWN 14	5	15	Punt
1	0:54	0:17	OWN 3	2	-13	Safety
2	14:00	1:43	OWN 13	3	8	Punt
2	11:01	7:19	OWN 1	13	96	Field Goal
2	1:12	1:12	OWN 12	3	32	Half
3	11:21	3:42	OWN 31	7	39	Missed FG
3	4:44	0:12	OWN 2	1	0	Interception
3	2:49	2:42	OWN 20	6	18	Interception
3	0:07	3:54	OWN 20	7	49	Missed FG
4	10:43	2:08	OWN 28	3	7	Punt
4	5:06	1:39	OWN 36	8	0	Downs
4	2:19	0:48	OWN 37	3	-1	Downs

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:23	1:22	OWN 32	3	0	Punt
1	8:38	1:30	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	4:34	3:40	OWN 30	9	50	Interception
1	0:37	1:37	OWN 27	3	9	Punt
2	12:17	1:16	OWN 38	3	4	Punt
2	3:42	2:30	OWN 18	7	63	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:39	OWN 10	6	14	Punt
3	7:39	2:55	OWN 37	5	12	Punt
3	4:32	1:43	OPP 14	3	9	Field Goal
4	11:13	0:30	OWN 38	3	0	Punt
4	8:35	3:29	OWN 5	5	18	Punt
4	3:27	1:08	OPP 36	3	6	Missed FG
4	1:31	1:31	OPP 36	3	1	Game

Game MVP: Everett Cash, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Glen Jeffers	13	67	5.15	12	3
Bernard Branch	5	17	3.40	13	1
Ethan Einard	1	2	2.00	2	0
Donnell Crosland	1	1	1.00	1	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Luther Puzzuoli	16	60	3.75	12	1
Ralph Finley	10	14	1.40	5	0
Jimmie Burton	3	2	0.67	2	0
Deron Tyner	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ethan Einard	43	25	265	6/37	0	31	2	56.8

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jimmie Burton	17	10	90	0/0	0	23	0	73.1
Deron Tyner	8	3	35	1/5	0	19	1	12.0

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Claude Adams	9	14	88	9.78	21	17
WR Bruce Clements	6	9	59	9.83	1	22
WR Arnold Gaden	4	11	52	13.00	14	19
TE Jay Griffith	3	5	23	7.67	0	11
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
RB Glen Jeffers	1	1	11	11.00	4	11
TE Jose Mueller	1	2	31	31.00	10	31

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Kurt Perkins	4	5	33	8.25	1	12
TE Lee Rayman	2	2	20	10.00	5	19
WR Carlton DeRonde	2	5	39	19.50	1	23
FB Clifton Baxter	2	3	17	8.50	4	13
RB Luther Puzzuoli	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
FB Derrick Seignious	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Riddick Ogden	1	4	12	12.00	2	12
WR Warren Kerr	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Ralph Finley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Steven Owens	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Stan Wilford	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Tyrone Prosser	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Cornell Shah	1	50	50.00	1
CB Randal Blake	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ethan Einard	1	0	0	0
Will Mendheim	0	1	0	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Sammy Fuller	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	5	231	46.2	41.0	60	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Christian Cunningham	8	394	49.3	45.9	57	4

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	1/3	0/2	0/0	20	0/0

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Danny Whitfield	2/3	0/1	0/0	36	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnold Gaden	2	9	4.5	0
Daniel Shearer	2	18	9.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rico Bensen	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Daniel Shearer	2	29	14.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rico Bensen	1	24	24.0	0
Ralph Finley	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Bubba Heath	5	1	0.0	22	21
OLB Neal Kelleher	5	0	0.0	19	8
DT Randy Murray	5	0	0.0	15	7
CB Daniel Shearer	4	2	0.0	30	24
OLB Max Wedderburn	4	2	0.0	28	25
OLB Kris Gough	3	0	0.0	20	21
ILB Tyrone Prosser	2	2	0.0	12	18
OLB Vinny Bryant	2	0	0.0	12	7
ILB Archie O'Neal	2	0	0.0	7	2
CB J.C. Sturm	2	0	0.0	25	24
CB Nick Blackburn	2	0	0.0	29	25
DE Frank Lyle	1	2	1.0	27	25
S Kirk Baum	1	3	0.0	14	17
DE Chuck Laxdal	1	1	0.0	23	21
S Gino Shields	1	1	0.0	9	8
CB Oliver Palmer	1	1	0.0	17	19
WR Arnold Gaden	1	0	---	---	---
DE Dexter Rose	1	0	0.0	10	6
OLB Robbie Cassidy	1	0	0.0	4	5

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Lester Rogers	10	1	0.0	15	35
CB Randal Blake	7	0	0.0	16	40
DE Sammy Fuller	6	0	1.5	19	46
S Clifton Basford	5	0	2.0	17	44
DE Everett Cash	4	3	2.5	19	47
S Jerald Thornton	4	4	0.0	18	44
OLB Zack Horton	3	0	0.0	17	40
CB J.T. Tatum	3	0	0.0	20	46
CB Cornell Shah	2	1	0.0	19	47
DT Roosevelt Westbrook	2	1	0.0	19	49
DT Eddie Hardy	2	0	0.0	14	30
S Reuben Toniolo	1	3	0.0	6	23
OLB Riddick Rivera	1	1	0.0	11	33
DT Mitch Morrow	1	0	0.0	3	5
WR Riddick Ogden	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Frank Lyle	1.0	2	0	25
DE Chuck Laxdal	0.0	0	2	21
OLB Kris Gough	0.0	0	1	21

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Everett Cash	2.5	0	3	47
S Clifton Basford	2.0	0	0	44
DE Sammy Fuller	1.5	1	0	46
DT Eddie Hardy	0.0	1	0	30
OLB Zack Horton	0.0	0	1	40
OLB Riddick Rivera	0.0	0	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Max Wedderburn	3	0	0	25
CB J.C. Sturm	2	3	0	24
CB Daniel Shearer	2	0	0	24
S Kirk Baum	1	1	0	17
ILB Tyrone Prosser	1	0	1	18
OLB Neal Kelleher	1	0	0	8
DT Randy Murray	1	0	0	7
S Gino Shields	1	0	0	8
CB Nick Blackburn	1	0	0	25
CB Oliver Palmer	0	1	0	19

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Randal Blake	6	0	1	40
ILB Lester Rogers	4	0	0	35
S Clifton Basford	3	1	0	44
CB J.T. Tatum	3	1	0	46
CB Cornell Shah	2	0	1	47
DE Sammy Fuller	2	0	0	46
S Jerald Thornton	1	1	0	44
DT Mitch Morrow	1	0	0	5
S Reuben Toniolo	1	0	0	23
OLB Zack Horton	1	0	0	40
OLB Riddick Rivera	1	0	0	33

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kurt Drake	2	3	0	15	1	41
Tom Swisher	1	4	0	16	2	46
Will Mendheim	1	4	0	20	0	49
Rico Cade	1	1	1	19	1	47
Rod Erickson	1	1	0	3	0	2
Ralph Ingram	0	3	0	10	1	23
Craig Atkins	0	2	0	17	1	37
Jay Griffith	0	1	0	16	0	39

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ted Paulk	2	8	0	21	0	19
Freddie Back	1	5	0	21	0	17
Jumbo Miller	1	2	0	25	0	23
Shane Arnold	1	1	0	14	0	13
Arnie Alcott	1	1	0	19	0	14
Pete Herbert	0	4	0	25	0	22
Marcus Farrell	0	2	1	25	1	22
Lee Rayman	0	2	0	19	0	18
Steven Owens	0	2	0	15	0	3

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Max Wedderburn	2	12
Dwight Grolitzer	1	7
Donnell Crosland	0	23
Daniel Shearer	0	18
Arnold Gaden	0	14
Jose Mueller	0	13
Roman Ferrari	0	13
J.C. Sturm	0	11
Jay Griffith	0	10
Claude Adams	0	10
Vinny Bryant	0	9
Dexter Rose	0	9
Kirk Baum	0	9
Ralph Ingram	0	8
Rico Cade	0	8
Tyrone Prosser	0	8
Rod Erickson	0	8
Randy Murray	0	7
Craig Atkins	0	7
Shannon Bynaker	0	7
Neal Kelleher	0	6
Richard Kerner	0	6
Donnell Wilcox	0	6
Bruce Clements	0	6
Oliver Palmer	0	6
Bernard Branch	0	5
Will Mendheim	0	5
Herman Burns	0	5
Archie O'Neal	0	4
Kris Gough	0	4
Bubba Heath	0	3
Gino Shields	0	3
Frank Lyle	0	3
Frankie Giles	0	3
Nick Blackburn	0	3
Chuck Laxdal	0	2
Percy Garcia	0	2
Robbie Cassidy	0	2
Tom Swisher	0	1

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Rico Bensen	3	18
Ralph Finley	2	20
Rickey Richmond	1	20
Randal Blake	0	19
Lee Rayman	0	16
Derrick Seignious	0	14
Freddie Back	0	11
Ted Paulk	0	11
Arnie Alcott	0	11
Jumbo Miller	0	11
Riddick Ogden	0	10
Luther Puzzuoli	0	9
Zack Horton	0	9
Stan Wilford	0	9
Christian Cunningham	0	8
Marcus Farrell	0	8
Danny Whitfield	0	7
Steven Owens	0	7
Clifton Baxter	0	6
Donny Groce	0	5
Riddick Rivera	0	5
Jamie Blair	0	5
Sammy Fuller	0	4
Cornell Shah	0	4
Will Garner	0	4
Jimmie Burton	0	3
Everett Cash	0	3
Roosevelt Westbrook	0	3
Pete Herbert	0	3
Jerald Thornton	0	3
Toby Granger	0	3
Clifton Basford	0	3
J.T. Tatum	0	3
Bubba Rhodes	0	2
Eddie Hardy	0	2
Reuben Toniolo	0	2
Carlton DeRonde	0	2
Lester Rogers	0	2
Kurt Perkins	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	34	4.9
Middle	13	53	4.1
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	10	2.5
Middle	18	44	2.4
Right	7	27	3.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ethan Einard	43	25	2	3	3	3	5	0	2

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jimmie Burton	17	10	1	0	0	3	2	0	0
Deron Tyner	8	3	0	0	1	2	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	7	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	80	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	11	125	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	53	10.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	5	0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	2	7	1.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	90	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	23	4.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Claude Adams	14	9	0	88	0	28
WR Arnold Gaden	11	4	1	52	0	37
WR Bruce Clements	9	6	1	59	1	32
TE Jay Griffith	5	3	0	23	0	39
TE Jose Mueller	2	1	1	31	1	19
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	0	1	0	19
RB Glen Jeffers	1	1	0	11	0	28

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kurt Perkins	5	4	0	33	0	17
WR Carlton DeRonde	5	2	0	39	1	19
WR Riddick Ogden	4	1	0	12	0	18
FB Clifton Baxter	3	2	1	17	0	7
TE Lee Rayman	2	2	0	20	0	18
WR Warren Kerr	1	0	0	0	0	2
RB Luther Puzzuoli	1	1	0	4	0	9
RB Ralph Finley	1	0	0	0	0	16
TE Steven Owens	1	0	0	0	0	3
WR Stan Wilford	1	0	0	0	0	7
FB Derrick Seignious	1	1	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ralph Finley	2	5	2.50	1.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ethan Einard	3	2	4	1.33	6.16

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jimmie Burton	2	1	4	2.00	5.29
Deron Tyner	2	0	0	0.00	4.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
WR Bruce Clements	1	1	3	3.00	6.56
TE Jose Mueller	1	0	0	0.00	15.50

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Riddick Ogden	2	0	0	0.00	3.00
RB Luther Puzzuoli	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
WR Kurt Perkins	1	0	0	0.00	6.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Bernard Branch	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Ralph Finley	4	0
Jimmie Burton	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ethan Einard	13	8	3

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jimmie Burton	4	0	0
Deron Tyner	3	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Arnold Gaden	6	4	2
WR Bruce Clements	3	2	1
WR Claude Adams	3	1	0
TE Jay Griffith	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carlton DeRonde	2	0	0
WR Warren Kerr	1	0	0
RB Ralph Finley	1	0	0
WR Kurt Perkins	1	0	0
TE Steven Owens	1	0	0
FB Clifton Baxter	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 75,200 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,200 (23,500)
End Zone 16,700 (16,900)
Mezzanine 9,600 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,700 (14,900)
Club Seats 8,400 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (2,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	75,200 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,200 (23,500)
End Zone	16,700 (16,900)
Mezzanine	9,600 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,700 (14,900)
Club Seats	8,400 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (2,600)