| Minnesota Vikings at Denver Broncos |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 30, 2007 Location: Denver, CO Venue: INVESCO Field Attendance: 76084 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 41 F Humidty: 36% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 19 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 22 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ryan Longwell 22 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Brandon Marshall 15 pass from Jay Cutler (Jason Elam kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Tony Scheffler 2 pass from Jay Cutler (Jason Elam kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jason Elam 43 FG | 3 | 17 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Safety, Ryan Cook face mask penalty enforced in end zone | 3 | 19 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Bobby Wade 5 pass from Tarvaris Jackson (Tarvaris Jackson run) | 11 | 19 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Bobby Wade 22 pass from Tarvaris Jackson (Tarvaris Jackson run) | 19 | 19 |
| 5 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jason Elam 30 FG | 19 | 22 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Robert Ferguson |
| 19 | WR | Bobby Wade |
| 82 | WR | Troy Williamson |
| 74 | LOT | Bryant McKinnie |
| 76 | LOG | Steve Hutchinson |
| 78 | C | Matt Birk |
| 64 | ROG | Anthony Herrera |
| 62 | ROT | Ryan Cook |
| 81 | TE | Visanthe Shiancoe |
| 7 | QB | Tarvaris Jackson |
| 29 | RB | Chester Taylor |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | Kenechi Udeze |
| 94 | NT | Pat Williams |
| 93 | UT | Kevin Williams |
| 96 | RDE | Brian Robison |
| 51 | SLB | Ben Leber |
| 56 | MLB | E.J. Henderson |
| 52 | WLB | Chad Greenway |
| 31 | LCB | Marcus McCauley |
| 42 | SS | Darren Sharper |
| 24 | FS | Dwight Smith |
| 23 | RCB | Cedric Griffin |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 15 | WR | Brandon Marshall |
| 84 | WR | Javon Walker |
| 78 | LOT | Matt Lepsis |
| 73 | LOG | Chris Kuper |
| 62 | C | Chris Myers |
| 70 | ROG | Montrae Holland |
| 64 | ROT | Erik Pears |
| 85 | TE | Chad Mustard |
| 88 | TE | Tony Scheffler |
| 6 | QB | Jay Cutler |
| 35 | RB | Selvin Young |
| Defense | ||
| 60 | LDE | John Engelberger |
| 79 | LDT | Marcus Thomas |
| 99 | RDT | Alvin McKinley |
| 92 | RDE | Elvis Dumervil |
| 58 | SLB | Nate Webster |
| 55 | MLB | D.J. Williams |
| 51 | WLB | Jamie Winborn |
| 24 | LCB | Champ Bailey |
| 21 | SS | Hamza Abdullah |
| 47 | FS | John Lynch |
| 32 | RCB | Dre' Bly |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 27:28 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 7/14 | 1/1 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 3 |
| DEN | 33:24 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 3/12 | 1/3 | 5 | 40 | 2 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chester Taylor | 10 | 83 | 8.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Adrian Peterson | 11 | 36 | 3.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Tarvaris Jackson | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Mewelde Moore | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 172 | 6.4 | 32 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Selvin Young | 22 | 87 | 4.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Brandon Marshall | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Andre Hall | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 128 | 4.7 | 24 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Tarvaris Jackson | 31 | 16 | 51.6 | 0 | 175 | 5.6 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 90.1 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 16 | 51.6 | 0 | 175 | 5.6 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 90.1 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Jay Cutler | 37 | 26 | 70.3 | 0 | 246 | 6.6 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 106.4 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 26 | 70.3 | 0 | 246 | 6.6 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 106.4 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bobby Wade | 8 | 5 | 92 | 18.4 | 30 | 2 |
| Robert Ferguson | 9 | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Chester Taylor | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Garrett Mills | 3 | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Aundrae Allison | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Troy Williamson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tony Richardson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 16 | 175 | 10.9 | 30 | 2 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Brandon Marshall | 13 | 10 | 114 | 11.4 | 17 | 1 |
| Tony Scheffler | 8 | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 18 | 1 |
| Chad Mustard | 3 | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Selvin Young | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Javon Walker | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Cecil Sapp | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Glenn Martinez | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 26 | 246 | 9.5 | 18 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||
| Chris Kluwe | 4 | 186 | 46.5 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 186 | 46.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||
| Sam Paulescu | 5 | 221 | 44.2 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 221 | 44.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Mewelde Moore | 3 | 0 | 21 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Glenn Martinez | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||
| Ryan Longwell | 4 | 280 | 70.0 | 2 |
| Chris Kluwe | 1 | 76 | 76.0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 2 | ||
| Denver Broncos | ||||
| Matt Prater | 5 | 344 | 68.8 | 2 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 2 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Adrian Peterson | 3 | 0 | 88 | 29.3 | 31 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 88 | 29.3 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Andre Hall | 2 | 0 | 43 | 21.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Dre' Bly | 1 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 66 | 22.0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Ben Leber | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Josh Mallard | 1.5 | 4.5 |
| Alvin McKinley | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| Jamie Winborn | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| Elvis Dumervil | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 | 15.0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | TFL | QH | PD | FF | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Darren Sharper | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenechi Udeze | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.J. Henderson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Leber | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Greenway | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cedric Griffin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Spencer Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus McCauley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Gordon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Heath Farwell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronyell Whitaker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Robison | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Frampton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Hutchinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Peterson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| John Lynch | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Williams | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Winborn | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Champ Bailey | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dre' Bly | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Mallard | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Peterson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elvis Dumervil | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Engelberger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hamza Abdullah | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Karl Paymah | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Leach | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Beck | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alvin McKinley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steven Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Webster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Domonique Foxworth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Jacobs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |