09-18-2004 Temp:73 Wind:5-15 MVP:James 2002 Denver Dark Knights (0-1) 14 7 7 14 42 2002 Nebraska Cornhuskers (1-0) 0 14 21 14 49 1 Denver TD Davis,D 6 run (Vanderjagt) (3-65-1:23) 9:31 7-0 1 Denver TD Culpepper 9 pass to Williams,B (Vanderjagt) (12-65-7:34) 0:4 14-0 2 Denver TD Culpepper 10 pass to Graham (Vanderjagt) (8-81-5:04) 9:50 21-0 2 Nebraska TD McNabb 4 pass to Moss (Brown,J) (9-91-4:22) 2:41 21-7 2 Nebraska TD McNabb 11 pass to Moss (Brown,J) (5-60-1:05) 1:31 21-14 3 Nebraska TD James 1 run (Brown,J) (15-80-7:25) 7:25 21-21 3 Nebraska TD James 4 run (Brown,J) (2-51-0:53) 4:40 21-28 3 Denver TD Culpepper 42 run (Vanderjagt) (3-66-0:49) 3:42 28-28 3 Nebraska TD James 7 run (Brown,J) (6-69-2:05) 1:27 28-35 4 Nebraska TD James 4 run (Brown,J) (8-36-4:41) 8:43 28-42 4 Denver TD Portis 5 run (Vanderjagt) (3-68-1:04) 7:28 35-42 4 Denver TD Culpepper 7 pass to Davis,D (Vanderjagt) (7-67-2:08) 3:04 42-42 4 Nebraska TD McNabb 72 pass to Campbell (Brown,J) (2-82-0:56) 1:58 42-49 DDK HSK First Downs 31 22 Rushes 35-265 38-209 Passes 26-19-284 22-11-285 Sacked 3-20 0-0 Fumble 4 3 Penalties 7-50 4-30 Turnovers 1 0 Time 30:21 29:39 Third Down 3-8 3-11 Fourth Down 0-0 0-0 Net Offense 529 494 Injuries: 2002 Denver Dark Knights Rushing Att Yds Ave 10 FD Lg TD Receiving Rec Dp Yds Ave 25 FD Lg TD Portis 20 142 7.1 7 6 21 1 Rice 4 0 57 14.3 0 4 18 0 Culpepper 5 85 17.0 2 4 42 1 Shaw 3 0 52 17.3 1 3 25 0 Davis,D 10 38 3.8 1 4 16 1 White 3 0 78 26.0 1 2 50 0 35 265 7.6 10 14 42 3 Davis,D 3 0 26 8.7 0 2 10 1 Portis 2 0 25 12.5 0 2 14 0 Graham 2 0 26 13.0 0 2 16 1 Westbrook 1 0 11 11.0 0 1 11 0 Williams,B 1 0 9 9.0 0 1 9 1 19 0 284 14.9 2 17 50 3 Passing Att Cmp C% Yds Ave Lg Bd 25 In I% Sk TD TD% Rate Culpepper 26 19 73.1 284 14.9 50 0 2 0 0.0 3 3 11.5 147.0 26 19 73.1 284 14.9 50 0 2 0 0.0 3 3 11.5 147.0 Kicking XPA XPM XP% FGA FGM FG% 40+ 50+ Lg Pts Vanderjagt 6 6 100.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 6 Punting No Yards Lg TB BK 20 Ret Yds Net Gross Lechler 2 106 57 0 0 2 0 0 53.0 53.0 Kick Returns No Yards Ave Lg TD Punt Returns No FC Yards Ave Lg TD Westbrook 6 117 19.5 28 0 Westbrook 2 3 15 7.5 9 0 Davis,D 1 12 12.0 12 0 2 3 15 7.5 9 0 7 129 18.4 28 0 Fumbles Davis,D 2 Culpeppe 2 Sacks Hurries Stuffs Deflections Forced Fmb Fumble Rec Sullivan 1 Reed 2 Reed 2 Bryant 2 Gurode 1 Tripplet 1 Lewis,M 1 Brown,A 1 Davis,A 1 Davis,D 1 Holdman 1 Walls 1 Rice 1 Tackles Reed 5 Withersp 4 Brackett 4 Lewis,M 3 Sheppard 2 Davis,A 5 Polamalu 4 Tripplet 3 Holdman 3 Smith,J 2 Walls 5 Jammer 4 Bryant 3 Brown,A 2 Hall 1 Ints No Yds Ave Lg TD 0 0 0.0 0 0 2002 Nebraska Cornhuskers Rushing Att Yds Ave 10 FD Lg TD Receiving Rec Dp Yds Ave 25 FD Lg TD James 34 193 5.7 5 11 43 4 Moss 3 0 61 20.3 1 3 46 2 Strong 2 17 8.5 1 2 10 0 Campbell 3 0 172 57.3 3 3 72 1 McNabb 2 -1 -0.5 0 0 1 0 Gonzalez 2 0 12 6.0 0 1 10 0 38 209 5.5 6 13 43 4 Price 2 0 19 9.5 0 0 15 0 Strong 1 0 21 21.0 0 1 21 0 11 1 285 25.9 4 8 72 3 Passing Att Cmp C% Yds Ave Lg Bd 25 In I% Sk TD TD% Rate McNabb 20 10 50.0 281 28.1 72 1 4 0 0.0 0 3 15.0 135.4 Pennington 2 1 50.0 4 4.0 4 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 56.3 22 11 50.0 285 25.9 72 1 4 0 0.0 0 3 13.6 135.4 Kicking XPA XPM XP% FGA FGM FG% 40+ 50+ Lg Pts Brown,J 7 7 100.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 7 Punting No Yards Lg TB BK 20 Ret Yds Net Gross Zastudil 5 215 53 0 0 1 2 15 40.0 43.0 Kick Returns No Yards Ave Lg TD Punt Returns No FC Yards Ave Lg TD Swinton 6 117 19.5 26 0 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 6 117 19.5 26 0 Fumbles James 2 McNabb 1 Sacks Hurries Stuffs Deflections Forced Fmb Fumble Rec Rucker 2 Rucker 2 Williams 2 Clements 1 Gildon 1 Boulware 1 Holliday 1 Holliday 1 Seymour 1 Dawkins 1 Nguyen 1 Campbell 1 Gildon 1 Chavous 1 Rucker 1 Faneca 1 Williams 1 Howard 1 Williams 1 Gonzalez 1 Tackles Nguyen 8 Boulware 5 Fatafehi 4 Holt 3 Rucker 3 Washin Howard 7 Chavous 4 Holliday 4 Clements 3 Fujita 2 Willia Berry 5 Williams 4 Gildon 4 Williams 3 Dawkins 1 Seymou Ints No Yds Ave Lg TD 0 0 0.0 0 0
1st Quarter KO 15:00 DDK Davis,D return of 12 KO-deep 1 10 own18 14:50 DDK Culpepper to Rice 10 M-slant bas-Z/Bz1 1 10 own28 14:15 DDK Portis 3 trapL run-Z 2 7 own31 13:32 DDK Portis -5 sweepL pas-Z 3 12 own26 12:49 DDK Culpepper to White X L-slant pas-Z 4 12 own26 12:41 DDK Punt Lechler 57,Swinton 0 Pt-deep 1 10 own17 12:35 HSK James 9 pitchR pas-tZ agg 2 1 own26 11:54 HSK McNabb to Moss X M-slant pas-dZ dlO 3 1 own26 11:45 HSK James -2 pitchR run-sZi agg 4 3 own24 11:00 HSK Punt Zastudil 41,Westbrook Pt-deep 1 10 own35 10:54 DDK Culpepper to Davis,D 9 S-hitch run-Z 2 1 own44 10:22 DDK Culpepper to White 50 B-fly bas-Z/Bz1 1 6 opp6 9:40 DDK Davis,D 6 TD offtackleR pas-tZ 7-0 KO 9:31 HSK Swinton return of 17 KO-deep 1 10 own21 9:19 HSK McNabb to James X M-cross pas-tZ agg 2 10 own21 9:10 HSK James 7 pitchR bas-sZ agg d 3 3 own28 8:29 HSK McNabb to James X S-flat pas-sZi agg 4 3 own28 8:23 HSK Punt Zastudil 37,Westbrook Pt-deep 1 10 own35 8:18 DDK Culpepper to Shaw X S-hitch pas-Z 2 10 own35 8:13 DDK Davis,D 7 sweepR dou-tMi agg 3 3 own42 7:31 DDK Culpepper 6 Fmb bootleg run-M 1 10 own48 6:49 DDK Portis 2 offtackleL run-M 2 8 50 6:03 DDK Portis 14 sweepL dou-M/Bz1 dl 1 10 opp36 5:12 DDK Davis,D 1 offtackleR run-M 2 9 opp35 4:19 DDK Culpepper to Davis,D 10 Screen run-M 1 10 opp25 3:35 DDK Culpepper sacked by Rucker B-post bas-M/Bz1 2 16 opp31 2:39 DDK Pen-DDK10 trapL dou-dMi dlI 2 26 opp41 2:31 DDK Portis 16 sweepR dou-M 3 10 opp25 1:43 DDK Culpepper to Graham 16 M-slant run-M 1 9 opp9 0:51 DDK Culpepper to Williams,B 9 T M-out pas-M 14-0 KO 0:44 HSK Swinton return of 26 KO-deep 1 10 own34 0:32 HSK James -4 pitchR pas-tZ dlI 2 14 own30 0:22 HSK Pennington to Campbell X M-slant pas-tZi agg 3 14 own30 0:14 HSK Pennington to Price 4 S-slant pas-dZ con d 2nd Quarter 4 10 own34 15:00 HSK Punt Zastudil 53,Westbrook Pt-deep 1 10 own19 14:54 DDK Culpepper to Westbrook 11 S-hitch run-Z 1 10 own30 14:10 DDK Culpepper to Shaw 25 S-hitch pas-Z/Bz8 1 10 opp45 13:57 DDK Portis 11 trapL pas-Z 1 10 opp34 13:05 DDK Culpepper to Portis 14 S-hitch run-Z 1 10 opp20 12:17 DDK Davis,D 7 sweepR pas-Z 2 3 opp13 11:25 DDK Davis,D 3 trapR run-Z 1 10 opp10 10:43 DDK Portis 0 sweepL goa-tZ 2 10 opp10 9:57 DDK Culpepper to Graham 10 TD L-out run-Z 21-0 KO 9:50 HSK kick downed KO-deep 1 10 own20 9:50 HSK McNabb to Branch X S-slant pas-tZ dlO 2 10 own20 9:45 HSK McNabb to Moss X M-cross pas-tZ dlO 3 10 own20 9:36 HSK James -1 dive pas-tZ/Bz2 a 4 11 own19 8:59 HSK Punt Zastudil 47,Westbrook Pt-deep 1 10 own43 8:52 DDK Culpepper to Davis,D X Screen bas-Z 2 10 own43 8:44 DDK Davis,D -2 sweepR bas-Z 3 12 own41 7:55 DDK Portis 1 sweepR bas-Z 4 11 own42 7:10 DDK Punt Lechler 49,Swinton 0 Pt-deep 1 10 own9 7:03 HSK James 9 offtackleR pas-tZ agg d 1 10 own33 6:55 HSK James -1 pitchR pas-tZ agg d 2 11 own32 6:16 HSK James 16 pitchR pas-tZ 1 10 own48 5:34 HSK McNabb -2 Fmb pitchR run-Z 2 12 own46 4:50 HSK McNabb to Campbell 53 B-post pas-tZ agg d 1 1 opp1 4:05 HSK James 0 dive goa-tZ 2 1 opp1 3:25 HSK Pen-DDK0 pitchL goa-tZ 2 1 opp1 3:25 HSK James -3 sweepL goa-tZi agg 3 4 opp4 2:46 HSK McNabb to Moss 4 TD S-slant dou-sMi agg 21-7 KO 2:41 HSK Light return of 0 KO-onside 1 10 own40 2:36 HSK McNabb to Moss 46 B-fly pas-tZ dlO 1 10 opp14 2:07 HSK McNabb to Gonzalez X M-fade bas-sZ agg d 2 10 opp14 2:00 HSK James 5 pitchL pas-sZi agg 3 5 opp9 1:49 HSK James -2 pitchL pas-sZi agg 4 7 opp11 1:41 HSK McNabb to Moss 11 TD M-fade pas-sZi agg 21-14 KO 1:31 DDK Westbrook return of 21 KO-deep 1 10 own33 1:20 DDK Pen-HSK5 M-seam dou-M 1 5 own38 1:20 DDK Davis,D 5 Fmb trapL dou-M/Bz1 1 10 own47 0:58 DDK Davis,D 16 sweepL dou-tM/Bz2 a 1 10 opp37 0:34 DDK Davis,D -2 sweepR key-M 2 12 opp39 0:11 DDK Culpepper to Pinkston X S-hitch pas-M 3 12 opp39 0:04 DDK Culpepper to Rice X B-post pas-vMi/Bz8 3rd Quarter KO 15:00 HSK Swinton return of 14 KO-deep 1 10 own20 14:50 HSK James 14 pitchR pas-tZ agg d 1 10 own34 14:04 HSK James 8 pitchR pas-tZ agg d 2 2 own42 13:27 HSK Pen-HSK10 sweepL pas-tZ/Bz2 a 2 12 own32 13:18 HSK James 14 pitchL pas-tZ/Bz1 a 1 10 own46 12:34 HSK James 2 offtackleL run-Z 2 8 own48 11:53 HSK James 8 pitchL pas-tZ agg d 1 10 opp44 11:13 HSK McNabb to Moss X B-fly pas-tZ 2 10 opp44 11:06 HSK James 8 sweepL pas-tZi/Bz2 3 2 opp36 10:28 HSK McNabb to Strong 21 S-flat run-sZi agg 1 10 opp15 9:44 HSK McNabb to Price X M-fade pas-tZ 2 10 opp15 9:35 HSK Pen-HSK10 pitchR key-Z 2 20 opp25 9:27 HSK McNabb to Price 15 M-slant pas-dZ agg d 3 5 opp10 8:50 HSK McNabb to Gonzalez 2 S-flat bas-sZi agg 4 3 opp8 8:18 HSK Strong 7 pitchR run-sZi agg 1 1 opp1 7:34 HSK James 1 TD dive goa-tZ 21-21 KO 7:25 DDK Westbrook return of 18 KO-deep 1 10 own25 7:14 DDK Culpepper to Rice 18 M-slant run-Z 1 10 own43 6:27 DDK Culpepper to Portis 11 S-hitch bas-Z 1 10 opp46 5:43 DDK Davis,D -3 Fmb offtackleR run-Z 1 10 own49 5:33 HSK McNabb to Campbell 47 B-post run-Z 1 4 opp4 4:48 HSK James 4 TD sweepL goa-tZ 21-28 KO 4:40 DDK Westbrook return of 28 KO-deep 1 10 own34 4:31 DDK Culpepper to Shaw 16 S-hitch pas-Z 1 10 50 4:09 DDK Portis 8 sweepL dou-M 2 2 opp42 3:59 DDK Culpepper 42 TD S-hitch pas-M 28-28 KO 3:42 HSK Swinton return of 23 KO-deep 1 10 own31 3:32 HSK James 7 pitchR pas-tZ agg d 2 3 own38 3:22 HSK McNabb to Moss X M-cross pas-tZ 3 3 own38 3:13 HSK James 43 pitchL dou-tMi agg 1 10 opp19 2:24 HSK McNabb to Gonzalez X M-fade pas-tZ 2 10 opp19 2:16 HSK Pen-DDK5 offtackleL pas-sZ dlO 2 5 opp14 2:16 HSK James 7 sweepL pas-tZ agg d 1 7 opp7 1:36 HSK James 7 TD trapR pas-tZ agg d 28-35 KO 1:27 DDK Westbrook return of 16 KO-deep 1 10 own25 1:17 DDK Culpepper to White 10 S-hitch run-Z 2 0 own35 0:58 DDK Culpepper to White X B-fly pas-Z 3 0 own35 0:46 DDK Culpepper 1 S-hitch pas-Z 1 10 own36 0:22 DDK Portis -3 sweepL bas-Z/Bz1 4th Quarter 2 13 own33 15:00 DDK Pen-DDK5 trapR bas-Z/Bz1 2 18 own28 15:00 DDK Portis 3 trapR dou-M 3 15 own31 14:19 DDK Portis 11 sweepR dou-M 4 4 own42 13:33 DDK Culpepper -6 Fmb bootleg pas-tMi/Bz7 1 10 opp36 13:24 HSK James 7 pitchR run-Z 2 3 opp29 12:43 HSK McNabb 1 M-straight pas-tZ 3 2 opp28 12:01 HSK James 2 Fmb pitchL run-sZi agg 4 0 opp26 11:27 HSK Strong 10 trapL bas-sZi agg 1 10 opp16 10:49 HSK James 3 pitchL run-Z 2 7 opp13 10:09 HSK McNabb to Gonzalez 10 M-slant pas-sZ agg d 1 3 opp3 9:29 HSK James -1 trapL run-Z 2 4 opp4 8:52 HSK James 4 TD pitchL run-sZ agg d 28-42 KO 8:43 DDK Westbrook return of 19 KO-deep 1 10 own32 8:32 DDK Culpepper 42 S-hitch pas-Z 1 10 opp26 8:05 DDK Portis 21 trapR pas-Z 1 5 opp5 7:36 DDK Portis 5 TD dive dou-M 35-42 KO 7:28 HSK Swinton return of 25 KO-deep 1 10 own29 7:17 HSK James 3 pitchL key-Z 2 7 own32 6:42 HSK James -2 pitchR pas-tZ agg d 3 9 own30 6:01 HSK James 5 offtackleR pas-tZ agg d 4 4 own35 5:19 HSK PenHSK5 Pt-deep 4 9 own30 5:19 HSK Punt Zastudil 37,Westbrook Pt-deep 1 10 own33 5:12 DDK Culpepper to White 18 S-hitch bas-Z 1 10 opp49 4:56 DDK Culpepper to Shaw 11 M-hitch bas-Z/Bz1 1 10 opp38 4:47 DDK Culpepper sacked by Rucker S-hitch pas-sZi/Bz8 2 15 opp43 4:25 DDK Portis 15 trapR pas-dZi/Bz8 1 10 opp28 4:04 DDK Portis 6 trapR pas-Z 2 4 opp22 3:22 DDK Culpepper to Rice 15 S-hitch pas-Z 1 7 opp7 3:10 DDK Culpepper to Davis,D 7 TD S-hitch bas-Z/Bz1 42-42 KO 3:04 HSK Swinton return of 12 KO-deep 1 10 own18 2:54 HSK James 10 pitchR pas-tZ agg d 1 10 own28 2:15 HSK McNabb to Campbell 72 TD B-post run-Z 42-49 KO 2:00 DDK Westbrook return of 15 KO-deep 1 10 own22 1:52 DDK Culpepper to Rice 14 S-hitch pas-Z 1 10 own36 1:28 DDK Portis 4 trapR pas-Z 2 6 own40 1:03 DDK Portis 7 sweepL dou-M 1 10 own47 0:54 DDK Pen-DDK10 trapR pas-dMi/Bz8 1 20 own37 0:46 DDK Pen-DDK5 M-seam pas-dM 1 25 own32 0:46 DDK Culpepper to Portis X L-cross pas-vM/Bz3 2 25 own32 0:39 DDK Culpepper sacked by Hollida L-slant pas-M/Bz8 3 34 own23 0:31 DDK Portis 9 dive pas-vM 4 25 own32 0:20 DDK Portis 14 sweepR pas-vMi/Bz1 1 10 opp46 0:08 HSK James 6 Fmb pitchR bas-Z