Sunday, 12/04/11
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | 7 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
| Minnesota | 5 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 32 |
| Time and Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Time | 3:16 |
| Attendance | 62,939 |
Scoring Summary
| DEN - MIN | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 12:39 | MIN | Jared Allen safety | 0 - 2 | |
| 5:42 | DEN | TD | Mario Haggan 16 yd interception return (Matt Prater kick) | 7 - 2 | |
| 1:24 | MIN | FG | Ryan Longwell 40 yd FG | 7 - 5 | |
| 2nd Quarter | 3:33 | MIN | TD | Kyle Rudolph 19 yd pass from Christian Ponder (Ryan Longwell kick) | 7 - 12 |
| 0:00 | MIN | FG | Ryan Longwell 25 yd FG | 7 - 15 | |
| 3rd Quarter | 11:18 | DEN | TD | Demaryius Thomas 21 yd pass from Tim Tebow (Matt Prater kick) | 14 - 15 |
| 3:12 | MIN | TD | Percy Harvin 52 yd pass from Christian Ponder (Ryan Longwell kick) | 14 - 22 | |
| 2:48 | DEN | TD | Demaryius Thomas 41 yd pass from Tim Tebow (Matt Prater kick) | 21 - 22 | |
| 4th Quarter | 9:41 | MIN | TD | Percy Harvin 48 yd pass from Christian Ponder (Ryan Longwell kick) | 21 - 29 |
| 8:52 | DEN | TD | Willis McGahee 24 yd run (Tim Tebow 2pt Rush) | 29 - 29 | |
| 3:06 | MIN | FG | Ryan Longwell 39 yd FG | 29 - 32 | |
| 1:33 | DEN | FG | Matt Prater 46 yd FG | 32 - 32 | |
| 0:00 | DEN | FG | Matt Prater 23 yd FG | 35 - 32 | |
Team Statistics
| DEN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 13 | 27 |
| Passing | 7 | 17 |
| Rushing | 6 | 6 |
| Penalty | 0 | 4 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 3-11 | 6-15 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Net Yards | 336 | 489 |
| Total Plays | 49 | 81 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 6.9 | 6.0 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 150 | 129 |
| Rushes | 32 | 30 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.7 | 4.3 |
| Net Yards Passing | 186 | 360 |
| Completions - Attempts | 10-15 | 30-48 |
| Yards Per Pass Play | 10.9 | 7.1 |
| Times Sacked | 2 | 3 |
| Yards Lost to Sacks | 16 | 29 |
| Had Intercepted | 0 | 2 |
| Punts | 6 | 6 |
| Average Punt | 51.2 | 49.5 |
| Penalties | 8 | 6 |
| Penalty Yards | 73 | 54 |
| Fumbles | 3 | 1 |
| Fumbles Lost | 2 | 1 |
Passing
| Denver | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Tebow | 10 | 15 | 202 | 66.7 | 13.5 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| Minnesota | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
| C. Ponder | 29 | 47 | 381 | 61.7 | 8.1 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 2 |
| J. Webb | 1 | 1 | 8 | 100.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Denver | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. McGahee | 20 | 111 | 5.6 | 24 | 1 |
| L. Ball | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 11 | 0 |
| T. Tebow | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 |
| S. Larsen | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Minnesota | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| T. Gerhart | 21 | 91 | 4.3 | 16 | 0 |
| P. Harvin | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 13 | 0 |
| L. Booker | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 |
| C. Ponder | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| J. Webb | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Denver | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Thomas | 4 | 144 | 36.0 | 42 | 2 |
| E. Decker | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 17 | 0 |
| L. Ball | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| M. Willis | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| E. Royal | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Minnesota | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| P. Harvin | 8 | 156 | 19.5 | 52 | 2 |
| T. Gerhart | 8 | 42 | 5.3 | 14 | 0 |
| D. Aromashodu | 6 | 90 | 15.0 | 20 | 0 |
| V. Shiancoe | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| S. Burton | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 21 | 0 |
| K. Rudolph | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 1 |
| L. Booker | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| J. Webb | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Denver | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Prater | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 46 | 9 |
| Minnesota | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
| R. Longwell | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 40 | 12 |
Punting
| Denver | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Colquitt | 6 | 51.2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Minnesota | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
| C. Kluwe | 6 | 49.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Kick/Punt Returns
| Denver | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q. Cosby | 4 | 132 | 33.0 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Royal | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| M. Willis | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| M. Sherels | 5 | 111 | 22.2 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 11 | 0 |
Defense
| Denver | Tack | Ast | Sack | Yds | FFum | FumR | PD | Int | Yds | Int'TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Haggan | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| D. Williams | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Goodman | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| B. Dawkins | 4 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Harris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Mays | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Q. Carter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Dumervil | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W. Woodyard | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Bailey | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Bunkley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Thomas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. McBean | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Bruton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Ayers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Willis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Ball | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. McCarthy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Larsen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| O. Franklin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Bush | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Wilhite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota | Tack | Ast | Sack | Yds | FFum | FumR | PD | Int | Yds | Int'TD |
| B. Sapp | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Griffin | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Henderson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Henderson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Allen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Sanford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Greenway | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Ayodele | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Raymond | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Robison | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Griffen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Ballard | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Guion | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. D'Imperio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Loadholt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Frampton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Burton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Longwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Dean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |










