Week 14, 2055

played in Denver, CO

24 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	3	7	3	7	-	20
Denver Broncos	0	6	0	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:01 MIN - Darrin Duncan 26 field goal
2Q: 13:53 DEN - Isaiah Tucker 51 field goal
2Q: 09:06 MIN - Raymond Giles 1 run (Darrin Duncan extra point)
2Q: 00:14 DEN - Isaiah Tucker 59 field goal
3Q: 03:25 MIN - Darrin Duncan 45 field goal
4Q: 08:42 MIN - Raymond Giles 6 pass from Derek Broomfield (Darrin Duncan extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:01 MIN - Darrin Duncan 26 field goal
2Q: 13:53 DEN - Isaiah Tucker 51 field goal
2Q: 09:06 MIN - Raymond Giles 1 run (Darrin Duncan extra point)
2Q: 00:14 DEN - Isaiah Tucker 59 field goal
3Q: 03:25 MIN - Darrin Duncan 45 field goal
4Q: 08:42 MIN - Raymond Giles 6 pass from Derek Broomfield (Darrin Duncan extra point)

Team Statistics MIN DEN
Record 5-8 6-7
First Downs 19 12
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 12 6
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 359 184
- Offensive Plays 68 60
- Yards per Play 5.28 3.07
Net Rushing Yards 107 56
- Rushing Attempts 34 17
- Yards per Rush 3.15 3.29
Net Passing Yards 252 128
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 23 - 0 42 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 266 131
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 7.41 2.98
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/3
Penalties/Yards 8/55 6/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/21 5/54
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/37
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 33
Time of Possession 36:12 23:48

Team Statistics	MIN	DEN
Record	5-8	6-7
First Downs	19	12
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	12	6
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	359	184
- Offensive Plays	68	60
- Yards per Play	5.28	3.07
Net Rushing Yards	107	56
- Rushing Attempts	34	17
- Yards per Rush	3.15	3.29
Net Passing Yards	252	128
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 23 - 0	42 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	266	131
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	7.41	2.98
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/3
Penalties/Yards	8/55	6/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/21	5/54
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/37
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 33
Time of Possession	36:12	23:48

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:05	OWN 25	10	66	Field Goal
1	6:55	1:21	OWN 3	3	9	Punt
1	4:19	3:03	OWN 5	5	5	Punt
2	13:48	4:50	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	4:42	3:21	OWN 10	6	22	Punt
2	0:06	0:06	OWN 25	1	46	Half
3	12:29	1:11	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
3	10:45	1:33	OWN 25	3	-10	Punt
3	7:37	4:19	OWN 44	8	28	Field Goal
4	15:00	6:25	OWN 18	13	82	Touchdown
4	4:01	1:43	OWN 24	3	-1	Punt
4	1:48	1:14	50	3	-1	Punt
4	0:08	0:08	OPP 11	1	-2	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:55	3:00	OWN 25	5	19	Punt
1	5:34	1:15	OWN 45	4	4	Punt
1	1:16	2:28	OPP 46	4	12	Field Goal
2	8:58	4:16	OWN 19	6	35	Punt
2	1:21	1:15	OWN 37	5	21	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:31	OWN 26	5	8	Punt
3	11:18	0:33	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	9:12	1:35	OPP 44	3	7	Missed FG
3	3:18	3:18	OWN 25	5	15	Punt
4	8:35	4:34	OWN 21	12	55	Downs
4	2:18	0:30	OWN 47	4	3	Downs
4	0:34	0:26	OWN 16	4	-5	Downs

Game MVP: Derek Broomfield, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Raymond Giles	19	37	1.95	11	1	1
RB Johnnie Boyd	10	48	4.80	19	2	0
QB Derek Broomfield	3	13	4.33	9	0	0
WR Jimmie Huntley	1	6	6.00	6	0	0
RB Jared Sauerbrun	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Drew Blanchard	8	12	1.50	10	1
RB Dusty Fitzgerald	7	27	3.86	14	1
QB Irving Solymos	1	7	7.00	7	0
RB Corwin Spry	1	10	10.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Derek Broomfield	32	23	266	2/14	1	46	0	107.0

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Irving Solymos	42	18	131	1/3	0	25	0	50.7

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Raymond Giles	9	10	89	9.89	61	27	1
WR Lester Hanson	4	8	93	23.25	71	46	0
FB Clyde Coffey	3	3	29	9.67	12	20	0
TE Terrance Palmer	2	2	12	6.00	2	9	0
RB Johnnie Boyd	2	2	14	7.00	9	15	0
WR Kai Lindsay	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Lionel Richard	1	1	8	8.00	9	8	0
TE Santiago Lane	1	2	10	10.00	1	10	0
WR Jimmie Huntley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Theodore Smedley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Oscar Sanders	4	8	20	5.00	9	17
TE Trey Becker	4	9	27	6.75	4	11
WR Herman Erickson	2	9	19	9.50	9	10
WR Bill Stevens	2	6	17	8.50	5	14
RB Corwin Spry	2	2	19	9.50	2	13
WR Lorenzo Chuang	1	3	-1	-1.00	1	-1
WR Trey Wiggins	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
RB Dusty Fitzgerald	1	2	25	25.00	23	25
FB Jack Starks	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
TE Terrence Weaver	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DT Micah Tubbs	0	0	1	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Enrique Hitchcock	1	0	0	0
ILB Glen Blair	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lance Tyler	7	310	44.3	36.6	63	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Samuel Shaw	6	291	48.5	45.0	55	5

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Duncan	2/2	1/1	0/0	45	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Isaiah Tucker	2/3	2/3	2/3	59	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clifton Sipher	2	21	10.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Enrique Hitchcock	5	54	10.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trey Wiggins	1	19	19.0	0
A.J. George	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Wesley Hassell	7	3	1.0	16	38
OLB Grayson Bates	4	2	0.0	16	32
OLB Nathaniel Lowe	4	0	0.0	11	26
S Silas Kernbach	3	0	0.0	15	28
DT Micah Tubbs	2	1	0.0	15	26
CB Eddie Watts	2	1	0.0	16	42
ILB Marty Prescott	2	0	0.0	5	11
S Spencer Snyder	2	0	0.0	16	30
DE Winfred Paukschus	2	0	0.0	15	29
OLB Deron Sanders	1	1	0.0	7	26
DE Alvin Wooden	1	0	0.0	2	14
DE Freddie Huiz	1	0	0.0	17	42
ILB Emmanuel Starks	1	0	0.0	0	3
CB Clifton Sipher	1	0	0.0	17	42
CB Snake Eyes White	1	0	0.0	2	17
S Dave Flannery	1	0	0.0	2	17
S Jim Farr	1	0	0.0	1	11

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Grady Laing	8	3	1.0	34	34
DE Wendell Ellingson	6	0	1.0	34	33
S Cedric O'Neill	5	2	0.0	34	30
ILB Glen Blair	5	2	0.0	23	21
CB Richard Nahstoll	5	1	0.0	34	34
CB Alvin Spencer	4	2	0.0	34	33
OLB Max Rhodes	4	1	0.0	11	26
OLB Leon Yaussy	3	3	0.0	29	21
ILB Enrique Barton	3	2	0.0	18	15
ILB Johnnie Tyler	2	3	0.0	22	7
S Ramon Arnold	2	1	0.0	24	20
DT Nicolas Hamaoka	2	0	0.0	33	25
ILB Jack Hodges	2	0	0.0	2	12
CB Parker Holbert	2	0	0.0	10	24
DE Cameron Rivera	1	0	0.0	19	8
S Eric Henderson	1	0	0.0	5	8
S Wade Finley	1	0	0.0	7	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Wesley Hassell	1.0	0	0	0	38
DE Winfred Paukschus	0.0	2	1	2	29
OLB Grayson Bates	0.0	1	0	0	32
DE Alvin Wooden	0.0	0	4	1	14
DE Freddie Huiz	0.0	0	4	1	42

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Grady Laing	1.0	1	1	34
DE Wendell Ellingson	1.0	0	0	33
DT Peter Wolfe	0.0	1	0	9
DT Nicolas Hamaoka	0.0	0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Eddie Watts	2	3	42
S Silas Kernbach	2	2	28
S Spencer Snyder	2	0	30
OLB Nathaniel Lowe	2	0	26
CB Clifton Sipher	1	2	42
ILB Wesley Hassell	1	1	38
DE Alvin Wooden	1	0	14
ILB Marty Prescott	1	0	11
ILB Emmanuel Starks	1	0	3
DT Micah Tubbs	1	0	26
OLB Grayson Bates	1	0	32
CB Snake Eyes White	1	0	17
S Dave Flannery	1	0	17
S Jim Farr	1	0	11
DE Freddie Huiz	0	1	42
OLB Deron Sanders	0	1	26

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Alvin Spencer	4	1	33
OLB Max Rhodes	4	0	26
CB Parker Holbert	3	1	24
CB Richard Nahstoll	3	0	34
S Cedric O'Neill	2	0	30
ILB Glen Blair	2	0	21
DE Wendell Ellingson	1	0	33
ILB Enrique Barton	1	0	15
S Eric Henderson	1	0	8
ILB Jack Hodges	1	0	12
OLB Leon Yaussy	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Gene Valdez	4	6	34	1	34
G Charlie Hoff	3	5	34	0	34
T Nicolas Carlson	2	4	34	0	34
C Derek Atkins	1	8	34	1	34
G Eric Tubbs	0	7	34	0	34
FB Clyde Coffey	0	1	12	0	14

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Zachery Dougan	3	5	1	17	1	43
G Noah Romanski	2	3	0	17	0	43
G Corbin Marsh	1	2	0	17	0	43
T Vernon Cichanski	1	2	0	17	0	43
T Marcos Morris	0	4	0	17	0	43

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Nathaniel Lowe	2	21
Micah Tubbs	2	13
Kai Lindsay	1	23
Gene Valdez	1	9
Lester Hanson	1	8

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Wendell Ellingson	1	18
Herman Erickson	1	14

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Nicolas Carlson	34	34	---	---	9	77
WR Kai Lindsay	31	23	---	---	23	77
G Charlie Hoff	34	34	---	---	9	77
T Gene Valdez	34	34	---	---	9	77
G Eric Tubbs	34	34	---	---	9	77
QB Derek Broomfield	34	34	---	---	---	68
CB Clifton Sipher	---	---	17	42	9	68
C Derek Atkins	34	34	---	---	---	68
WR Lester Hanson	32	25	---	---	8	65
DE Freddie Huiz	---	---	17	42	3	62
CB Eddie Watts	---	---	16	42	3	61
OLB Nathaniel Lowe	---	---	11	26	21	58
ILB Wesley Hassell	---	---	16	38	3	57
TE Terrance Palmer	31	25	---	---	---	56
DT Micah Tubbs	---	---	15	26	13	54
S Spencer Snyder	---	---	16	30	3	49
OLB Grayson Bates	---	---	16	32	1	49
RB Raymond Giles	22	26	---	---	---	48
DE Winfred Paukschus	---	---	15	29	1	45
S Silas Kernbach	---	---	15	28	1	44
FB Clyde Coffey	12	14	---	---	16	42
WR Jimmie Huntley	12	20	---	---	8	40
OLB Deron Sanders	---	---	7	26	5	38
CB Travis Westbrook	---	---	12	20	6	38
TE Santiago Lane	3	10	---	---	23	36
S Dave Flannery	---	---	2	17	14	33
DT Emmett Henderson	---	---	2	18	8	28
TE Lionel Richard	13	13	---	---	---	26
DE Alvin Wooden	---	---	2	14	8	24
CB Snake Eyes White	---	---	2	17	2	21
RB Johnnie Boyd	11	9	---	---	---	20
ILB Marty Prescott	---	---	5	11	2	18
RB Jared Sauerbrun	1	0	---	---	17	18
CB Caden Schneider	---	---	0	1	14	15
S Jim Farr	---	---	1	11	2	14
ILB Emmanuel Starks	---	---	0	3	8	11
C Geoff Hamilton	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Lance Tyler	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Darrin Duncan	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Theodore Smedley	2	4	---	---	---	6
WR Tyler Alicea	0	1	---	---	3	4
ILB Harris Hill	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Trent Newton	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Francisco Posavec	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Edward Marchion	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Sammy Logan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Wendell Ellingson	---	---	34	33	18	85
CB Richard Nahstoll	---	---	34	34	17	85
CB Alvin Spencer	---	---	34	33	9	76
DE Grady Laing	---	---	34	34	2	70
OLB Leon Yaussy	---	---	29	21	20	70
G Noah Romanski	17	43	---	---	9	69
T Marcos Morris	17	43	---	---	9	69
G Corbin Marsh	17	43	---	---	9	69
T Vernon Cichanski	17	43	---	---	9	69
S Cedric O'Neill	---	---	34	30	1	65
QB Irving Solymos	17	43	---	---	---	60
C Zachery Dougan	17	43	---	---	---	60
DT Nicolas Hamaoka	---	---	33	25	---	58
ILB Glen Blair	---	---	23	21	14	58
TE Oscar Sanders	15	42	---	---	---	57
WR Herman Erickson	13	26	---	---	14	53
WR Bill Stevens	15	33	---	---	---	48
S Ramon Arnold	---	---	24	20	2	46
OLB Max Rhodes	---	---	11	26	3	40
WR Lorenzo Chuang	9	29	---	---	---	38
CB Parker Holbert	---	---	10	24	2	36
ILB Enrique Barton	---	---	18	15	---	33
TE Terrence Weaver	3	6	---	---	24	33
RB Dusty Fitzgerald	8	25	---	---	---	33
TE Trey Becker	5	25	---	---	---	30
FB Jack Starks	4	7	---	---	18	29
ILB Johnnie Tyler	---	---	22	7	---	29
S Eric Henderson	---	---	5	8	15	28
DE Cameron Rivera	---	---	19	8	---	27
WR Trey Wiggins	3	4	---	---	18	25
RB Enrique Hitchcock	0	0	---	---	24	24
S Wade Finley	---	---	7	14	1	22
DT Peter Wolfe	---	---	1	9	9	19
RB Drew Blanchard	8	10	---	---	---	18
ILB Jack Hodges	---	---	2	12	2	16
P Samuel Shaw	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Allen Collier	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR A.J. George	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Corwin Spry	1	6	---	---	---	7
K Isaiah Tucker	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Ed McKenzie	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Kent Fisk	1	2	---	---	---	3
QB Kenny Hickman	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Mike Poole	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Marco McCormick	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Duane Gardner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	30	6.0
Middle	18	30	1.7
Right	10	49	4.9
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	1	0.5
Middle	11	23	2.1
Right	4	32	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Derek Broomfield	32	23	5	0	5	2	2	2	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Irving Solymos	42	18	1	1	1	10	9	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	93	10.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	145	9.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	28	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	6	43	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	56	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	3	32	1.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Raymond Giles	10	9	1	89	2	26
WR Lester Hanson	8	4	0	93	2	25
FB Clyde Coffey	3	3	0	29	1	14
WR Kai Lindsay	2	1	1	11	0	23
TE Terrance Palmer	2	2	0	12	0	25
TE Santiago Lane	2	1	1	10	0	10
RB Johnnie Boyd	2	2	0	14	0	9
TE Lionel Richard	1	1	0	8	0	13
WR Jimmie Huntley	1	0	1	0	0	20
WR Theodore Smedley	1	0	1	0	0	4

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Erickson	9	2	0	19	0	26
TE Trey Becker	9	4	0	27	0	25
TE Oscar Sanders	8	4	0	20	0	42
WR Bill Stevens	6	2	0	17	0	33
WR Lorenzo Chuang	3	1	0	-1	0	29
RB Corwin Spry	2	2	0	19	0	6
RB Dusty Fitzgerald	2	1	0	25	1	25
TE Terrence Weaver	1	0	1	0	0	6
WR Trey Wiggins	1	1	0	2	0	4
FB Jack Starks	1	1	0	3	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Raymond Giles	3	15	5.00	1.95
QB Derek Broomfield	1	-2	-2.00	4.33
RB Jared Sauerbrun	1	3	3.00	3.00
RB Johnnie Boyd	1	12	12.00	4.80

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Derek Broomfield	7	3	13	1.86	8.31

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Raymond Giles	3	2	10	3.33	8.90
WR Lester Hanson	2	0	0	0.00	11.63
WR Kai Lindsay	1	0	0	0.00	5.50
TE Terrance Palmer	1	1	3	3.00	6.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Raymond Giles	2	0
RB Johnnie Boyd	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Dusty Fitzgerald	2	1
QB Irving Solymos	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Derek Broomfield	11	7	5

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Irving Solymos	12	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Raymond Giles	4	3	2
FB Clyde Coffey	2	2	2
TE Santiago Lane	2	1	0
WR Lester Hanson	1	0	0
TE Terrance Palmer	1	1	1
WR Theodore Smedley	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Herman Erickson	3	0	0
WR Lorenzo Chuang	2	1	0
TE Oscar Sanders	2	2	0
TE Trey Becker	2	1	1
WR Bill Stevens	1	0	0
RB Dusty Fitzgerald	1	1	1
FB Jack Starks	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,800 (20,800)
End Zone 15,000 (15,000)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,600)
Sideline Seats 13,200 (13,200)
Club Seats 12,500 (12,500)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,800 (20,800)
End Zone	15,000 (15,000)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,600)
Sideline Seats	13,200 (13,200)
Club Seats	12,500 (12,500)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)