Wild Card Playoff Games, 2010

played in Denver, CO

25 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Carolina Horsemen	10	3	0	14	-	27
Denver Tornados	3	3	10	7	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:55 CAR - Eugene Sawyer 11 run (Gene Brophy extra point)
1Q: 05:32 CAR - Gene Brophy 31 field goal
1Q: 01:48 DEN - Ronald Vilnit 38 field goal
2Q: 02:45 CAR - Gene Brophy 35 field goal
2Q: 00:22 DEN - Ronald Vilnit 24 field goal
3Q: 09:20 DEN - Ronald Vilnit 49 field goal
3Q: 05:47 DEN - Kelvin Walters 6 run (Ronald Vilnit extra point)
4Q: 14:35 CAR - Ryan Weisz 2 run (Gene Brophy extra point)
4Q: 10:40 DEN - Buddy Craig 10 pass from William Becker (Ronald Vilnit extra point)
4Q: 02:35 CAR - Eugene Sawyer 1 run (Gene Brophy extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:55 CAR - Eugene Sawyer 11 run (Gene Brophy extra point)
1Q: 05:32 CAR - Gene Brophy 31 field goal
1Q: 01:48 DEN - Ronald Vilnit 38 field goal
2Q: 02:45 CAR - Gene Brophy 35 field goal
2Q: 00:22 DEN - Ronald Vilnit 24 field goal
3Q: 09:20 DEN - Ronald Vilnit 49 field goal
3Q: 05:47 DEN - Kelvin Walters 6 run (Ronald Vilnit extra point)
4Q: 14:35 CAR - Ryan Weisz 2 run (Gene Brophy extra point)
4Q: 10:40 DEN - Buddy Craig 10 pass from William Becker (Ronald Vilnit extra point)
4Q: 02:35 CAR - Eugene Sawyer 1 run (Gene Brophy extra point)

Team Statistics CAR DEN
Record 12-5 11-6
First Downs 24 24
- by Rushing 10 7
- by Passing 11 14
- by Penalty 3 3
Total Net Yards 350 393
- Offensive Plays 69 69
- Yards per Play 5.07 5.70
Net Rushing Yards 140 121
- Rushing Attempts 33 24
- Yards per Rush 4.24 5.04
Net Passing Yards 210 272
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 20 - 0 42 - 21 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 214 291
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 5.83 6.04
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/66 7/52
Punt Returns/Yards 2/17 3/24
Kick Returns/Yards 5/101 4/101
Interception Ret./Yards 3/32 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 28
Time of Possession 30:37 29:23

Team Statistics	CAR	DEN
Record	12-5	11-6
First Downs	24	24
- by Rushing	10	7
- by Passing	11	14
- by Penalty	3	3
Total Net Yards	350	393
- Offensive Plays	69	69
- Yards per Play	5.07	5.70
Net Rushing Yards	140	121
- Rushing Attempts	33	24
- Yards per Rush	4.24	5.04
Net Passing Yards	210	272
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 20 - 0	42 - 21 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	214	291
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	5.83	6.04
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/66	7/52
Punt Returns/Yards	2/17	3/24
Kick Returns/Yards	5/101	4/101
Interception Ret./Yards	3/32	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 28
Time of Possession	30:37	29:23

Drive Charts

Carolina Horsemen
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:14	OWN 29	6	71	Touchdown
1	9:49	4:22	OWN 24	9	62	Field Goal
1	1:43	1:22	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	12:27	2:38	OWN 7	6	44	Punt
2	7:30	4:53	OWN 30	12	52	Field Goal
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 23	1	-1	Half
3	13:43	1:19	OWN 15	3	7	Punt
3	9:14	1:49	OWN 29	3	1	Punt
3	5:39	6:13	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
4	10:31	1:49	OWN 23	3	-3	Punt
4	5:00	1:39	OWN 20	4	22	Punt
4	3:13	0:44	OPP 18	3	18	Touchdown
4	1:55	0:34	OPP 19	3	3	Missed FG
4	0:21	0:21	OWN 42	1	-2	Game

Denver Tornados
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:46	1:57	OWN 20	6	8	Punt
1	5:27	3:44	OWN 30	6	49	Field Goal
1	0:21	2:54	OWN 31	7	19	Punt
2	9:49	2:19	OWN 3	5	27	Punt
2	2:37	2:23	OWN 35	10	58	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:17	OWN 20	3	62	Interception
3	12:24	3:10	OWN 42	7	26	Field Goal
3	7:25	1:46	OWN 35	3	65	Touchdown
4	14:26	3:55	OWN 33	7	67	Touchdown
4	8:42	3:42	50	7	13	Punt
4	3:21	0:08	OWN 15	1	3	Fumble
4	2:29	0:34	OWN 34	3	0	Interception
4	1:21	1:00	OWN 23	5	17	Interception

Game MVP: Eugene Sawyer, Carolina Horsemen

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Eugene Sawyer	23	115	5.00	20	5	2
Ryan Weisz	7	21	3.00	10	1	1
Juan Morton	3	4	1.33	7	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kelvin Walters	14	56	4.00	9	0	1
William Becker	7	46	6.57	8	0	0
Levon Sloane	2	18	9.00	10	1	0
Ricky Wassick	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Juan Morton	35	20	214	1/4	0	36	0	75.2

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
William Becker	42	21	291	3/19	1	40	3	50.8

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tom Schafluetzel	8	13	88	11.00	45	29
RB Eugene Sawyer	5	9	41	8.20	7	15
FB Jim Branch	2	2	1	0.50	0	2
TE Jesse Weems	2	2	23	11.50	12	14
TE Ernie Murphy	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
WR Corey Sullivan	1	5	36	36.00	28	36
WR Lonnie Butler	1	3	21	21.00	1	21

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Buddy Craig	5	5	98	19.60	61	40	1
TE A.J. King	4	4	89	22.25	47	33	0
WR Harvey Earnest	3	7	27	9.00	12	12	0
WR Dominic Perkins	2	9	21	10.50	1	19	0
WR Emmitt Collett	2	9	23	11.50	11	18	0
FB O.J. Clemons	2	3	12	6.00	6	6	0
TE Donovan Riley	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Kelvin Walters	1	2	14	14.00	10	14	0
WR Harry Vela	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Ronnie Guthrie	1	0	0.00
S Drew Hetherington	1	8	8.00
CB Marty Johnston	1	24	24.00

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Gerald Lyle	1	0	0
Drew Hetherington	0	1	1
Edwin Muirbrook	0	1	0
Patrick Hanks	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kelvin Walters	1	0	0
Will Cortez	1	0	0
A.J. King	0	1	0
J.C. Small	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Broderick Homidan	6	260	43.3	39.3	52	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Julio Armstrong	4	185	46.3	37.0	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gene Brophy	2/3	0/0	0/0	35	3/3

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ronald Vilnit	3/3	1/1	0/0	49	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Lyle	2	17	8.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Will Cortez	3	24	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Lyle	5	101	20.2	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Emmitt Collett	4	101	25.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Grant Keeley	7	0	0.0	16	32
CB Marty Johnston	5	2	0.0	17	37
OLB Gerald Plante	5	1	0.0	24	45
DE Fred Albin	3	0	1.0	19	29
S Drew Hetherington	3	2	0.0	17	38
CB Julio Hamilton	3	1	0.0	19	33
DT Patrick Hanks	3	0	0.0	15	26
DT Bobby Schanding	3	0	0.0	11	12
S Warren Truong	2	3	0.0	24	41
OLB Bubba Wooden	2	2	0.0	6	7
CB Edwin Muirbrook	2	1	0.0	18	32
S Ronnie Guthrie	2	0	0.0	14	22
CB Gerald Lyle	2	0	0.0	9	25
DE Oscar Watson	1	1	1.0	19	31
DT Scott Sikma	1	1	1.0	5	16
DT Gary Carmelite	1	1	0.0	9	19
DT Pat Tanner	1	0	0.0	6	20
ILB Winston Palutke	0	2	0.0	8	12

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dominic Wachsmuth	6	2	0.0	29	31
CB Anthony Blackwell	5	0	0.0	24	24
DE Clarence Parliman	4	3	1.0	26	29
S Will Cortez	4	2	0.0	30	27
CB Brant Emmons	4	0	0.0	13	16
S Brent Renze	4	0	0.0	25	28
CB Maurice Carr	3	2	0.0	24	30
DT Eric Kelsey	3	0	0.0	22	22
DT Ernie Munoz	3	0	0.0	16	19
OLB Marco Schultz	2	0	0.0	8	6
S J.C. Small	2	0	0.0	9	8
S Kelly Lockard	2	0	0.0	10	17
OLB Bobby Lyons	1	3	0.0	17	20
OLB Tyrone Jones	1	2	0.0	14	16
DE Kendall Shields	1	2	0.0	11	11
DE Cole McCareins	1	1	0.0	10	18
OLB Greg Douglas	1	0	0.0	4	2
RB Levon Sloane	1	0	---	---	---
CB Leon Barker	1	0	0.0	28	32
WR Dominic Perkins	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Willie Blackwell	1	0	0.0	4	5
WR Emmitt Collett	1	0	---	---	---
DT Rico Spetz	0	1	0.0	16	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Scott Sikma	1.0	1	0	0	16
DE Fred Albin	1.0	0	1	1	29
DE Oscar Watson	1.0	0	0	0	31
DT Gary Carmelite	0.0	1	1	0	19
DT Bobby Schanding	0.0	0	1	0	12

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Clarence Parliman	1.0	3	1	29
DT Eric Kelsey	0.0	2	2	22
DE Sammie Lents	0.0	2	0	20
DT Rico Spetz	0.0	1	0	15
DE Kendall Shields	0.0	1	0	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Marty Johnston	5	1	1	37
ILB Grant Keeley	3	3	0	32
OLB Bubba Wooden	2	1	0	7
CB Gerald Lyle	2	0	0	25
S Warren Truong	2	0	0	41
OLB Gerald Plante	2	0	0	45
CB Julio Hamilton	1	4	0	33
S Drew Hetherington	1	1	1	38
CB Edwin Muirbrook	1	1	0	32
S Ronnie Guthrie	1	0	1	22
DT Patrick Hanks	1	0	0	26

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Anthony Blackwell	4	0	24
ILB Dominic Wachsmuth	2	1	31
CB Maurice Carr	2	1	30
CB Brant Emmons	2	0	16
S Brent Renze	2	0	28
OLB Tyrone Jones	1	1	16
CB Leon Barker	1	1	32
OLB Marco Schultz	1	0	6
OLB Greg Douglas	1	0	2
OLB Bobby Lyons	1	0	20
S Kelly Lockard	1	0	17
ILB Willie Blackwell	1	0	5
S Will Cortez	1	0	27

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bubba Hopkins	4	6	27	1	30
Jackie Lyons	3	10	30	0	34
Harvey Becker	3	5	26	0	32
Rob Hopper	1	3	30	0	33
Stephen Jalove	1	2	31	0	29
Jeffrey Brush	1	1	10	0	6
Ernie Murphy	0	1	21	0	21
Jim Branch	0	1	13	0	15
Doug Hughes	0	1	8	0	11

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Billy Joe Rolfe	3	4	0	20	1	36
Harold Tate	3	4	0	24	0	41
Horace Brien	2	4	1	19	0	41
Xavier Kerr	2	3	0	22	0	39
Sammie Rhodes	0	3	0	20	1	27
Chuck Donovan	0	0	0	4	1	22

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Drew Hetherington	4	21
Marty Johnston	2	20
Ryan Weisz	1	20
Gerald Lyle	0	27
Jesse Weems	0	21
Jim Branch	0	20
Mickey Wilhide	0	15
J.C. Sterling	0	15
Jeffrey Brush	0	11
Winston Palutke	0	11
Warren Truong	0	10
Spencer Allen	0	9
Gene Brophy	0	9
Dana Petelle	0	9
Stephen Jalove	0	9
Gerald Plante	0	9
Cornelius Dawson	0	8
Edwin Muirbrook	0	7
Ronnie Guthrie	0	6
Broderick Homidan	0	6
Grant Keeley	0	5
Donnell Zimmer	0	5
Ernie Murphy	0	4
Oscar Watson	0	4
Scott Sikma	0	4
Patrick Hanks	0	3
Fred Albin	0	3
Dwayne Greeley	0	3
Albert Hartman	0	3
Pat Tanner	0	2
Julio Hamilton	0	2
Doug Hughes	0	2
Jackie Lyons	0	1
Eugene Sawyer	0	1
Lonnie Butler	0	1
Gary Carmelite	0	1
Ronald England	0	1

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Levon Sloane	1	19
O.J. Clemons	1	18
J.C. Small	1	17
Kelly Lockard	1	16
Harry Vela	1	15
Brant Emmons	1	14
R.J. Dilly	1	7
Marco Schultz	0	24
Alvin Duran	0	19
Harvey Earnest	0	18
Anthony Blackwell	0	16
Ronald Vilnit	0	9
Will Cortez	0	9
Kendall Shields	0	8
Julio Armstrong	0	7
Dave Glover	0	7
Sammie Rhodes	0	7
Chuck Donovan	0	7
Greg Douglas	0	6
Donovan Riley	0	6
A.J. King	0	6
Emmitt Collett	0	6
Clarence Parliman	0	5
Eric Kelsey	0	4
Xavier Kerr	0	4
Tyrone Jones	0	4
Sammie Lents	0	4
Bobby Lyons	0	4
Willie Blackwell	0	4
Harold Tate	0	3
Dominic Wachsmuth	0	3
Leon Barker	0	3
Brent Renze	0	3
Ernie Munoz	0	3
Cole McCareins	0	1
Ricky Wassick	0	1
Maurice Carr	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	47	5.2
Middle	18	63	3.5
Right	4	33	8.3
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	24	8.0
Middle	16	76	4.8
Right	5	21	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Juan Morton	35	20	3	1	1	4	9	3	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
William Becker	42	21	5	1	1	11	3	1	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	3	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	154	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	36	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	21	5.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	70	8.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	119	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	4	83	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	19	3.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tom Schafluetzel	13	8	0	88	1	29
RB Eugene Sawyer	9	5	1	41	0	26
WR Corey Sullivan	5	1	0	36	1	31
WR Lonnie Butler	3	1	0	21	1	19
FB Jim Branch	2	2	0	1	0	15
TE Jesse Weems	2	2	0	23	0	3
TE Ernie Murphy	1	1	0	4	0	21

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dominic Perkins	9	2	0	21	0	35
WR Emmitt Collett	9	2	1	23	0	27
WR Harvey Earnest	7	3	0	27	0	22
WR Buddy Craig	5	5	0	98	2	23
TE A.J. King	4	4	0	89	3	29
FB O.J. Clemons	3	2	0	12	0	24
TE Donovan Riley	2	1	0	6	0	4
RB Kelvin Walters	2	1	0	14	0	29
WR Harry Vela	1	1	0	1	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eugene Sawyer	7	28	4.00	5.00
Ryan Weisz	3	6	2.00	3.00

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
William Becker	1	8	8.00	6.57
Kelvin Walters	1	6	6.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Juan Morton	4	2	-2	-0.50	6.11

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
William Becker	5	2	12	2.40	6.93

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Eugene Sawyer	2	1	-1	-0.50	4.56
WR Corey Sullivan	1	0	0	0.00	7.20
FB Jim Branch	1	1	-1	-1.00	0.50

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dominic Perkins	4	1	2	0.50	2.33
WR Buddy Craig	1	1	10	10.00	19.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Eugene Sawyer	2	1
Juan Morton	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
William Becker	1	0
Ricky Wassick	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Juan Morton	10	6	3

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
William Becker	12	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Eugene Sawyer	5	2	0
WR Tom Schafluetzel	2	2	2
WR Corey Sullivan	1	0	0
FB Jim Branch	1	1	0
TE Jesse Weems	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dominic Perkins	4	2	2
WR Emmitt Collett	4	0	0
WR Harvey Earnest	3	1	1
TE A.J. King	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,400 (21,400)
End Zone 13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,400 (21,400)
End Zone	13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)