Week 1, 2023

played in Las Vegas, NV

68 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Denver Broncos	3	7	7	3	-	20
Las Vegas Raiders	14	7	0	10	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:39 LVS - Grady Magana 4 run (Jason Tanner extra point)
1Q: 06:29 LVS - Mark Sweeney 71 pass from Broderick Bush (Jason Tanner extra point)
1Q: 02:33 DEN - Ron Beethoven 36 field goal
2Q: 07:09 LVS - Mark Sweeney 8 pass from Broderick Bush (Jason Tanner extra point)
2Q: 03:34 DEN - Curtis Branch 68 interception return (Ron Beethoven extra point)
3Q: 07:20 DEN - Jeffrey Hawkins 2 run (Ron Beethoven extra point)
4Q: 15:00 LVS - Grady Magana 23 run (Jason Tanner extra point)
4Q: 09:47 DEN - Ron Beethoven 27 field goal
4Q: 02:28 LVS - Jason Tanner 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:39 LVS - Grady Magana 4 run (Jason Tanner extra point)
1Q: 06:29 LVS - Mark Sweeney 71 pass from Broderick Bush (Jason Tanner extra point)
1Q: 02:33 DEN - Ron Beethoven 36 field goal
2Q: 07:09 LVS - Mark Sweeney 8 pass from Broderick Bush (Jason Tanner extra point)
2Q: 03:34 DEN - Curtis Branch 68 interception return (Ron Beethoven extra point)
3Q: 07:20 DEN - Jeffrey Hawkins 2 run (Ron Beethoven extra point)
4Q: 15:00 LVS - Grady Magana 23 run (Jason Tanner extra point)
4Q: 09:47 DEN - Ron Beethoven 27 field goal
4Q: 02:28 LVS - Jason Tanner 24 field goal

Team Statistics DEN LVS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 18 26
- by Rushing 3 10
- by Passing 12 14
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 291 470
- Offensive Plays 60 72
- Yards per Play 4.85 6.53
Net Rushing Yards 81 155
- Rushing Attempts 25 31
- Yards per Rush 3.24 5.00
Net Passing Yards 210 315
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 17 - 0 39 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 215 327
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/5 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 6.00 7.68
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 7/55 8/80
Punt Returns/Yards 3/47 2/18
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 2/55
Interception Ret./Yards 2/97 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 28
Time of Possession 27:22 32:38

Team Statistics	DEN	LVS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	18	26
- by Rushing	3	10
- by Passing	12	14
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	291	470
- Offensive Plays	60	72
- Yards per Play	4.85	6.53
Net Rushing Yards	81	155
- Rushing Attempts	25	31
- Yards per Rush	3.24	5.00
Net Passing Yards	210	315
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 17 - 0	39 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	215	327
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/5	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	6.00	7.68
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	7/55	8/80
Punt Returns/Yards	3/47	2/18
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	2/55
Interception Ret./Yards	2/97	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 28
Time of Possession	27:22	32:38

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:31	2:14	OWN 25	6	35	Punt
1	6:13	3:45	OWN 25	9	56	Field Goal
1	1:07	0:56	OWN 39	3	-5	Punt
2	14:38	3:55	OWN 7	6	26	Punt
2	7:01	1:54	OWN 25	4	17	Punt
2	0:11	0:11	OPP 44	1	7	Half
3	15:00	1:25	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	12:17	5:03	OWN 23	9	77	Touchdown
3	5:43	1:49	OWN 34	5	17	Punt
4	14:45	5:03	OWN 25	11	65	Field Goal
4	2:22	0:32	OWN 25	4	7	Downs

Las Vegas Raiders
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:29	OWN 44	7	56	Touchdown
1	8:17	2:04	OWN 2	5	98	Touchdown
1	2:28	1:21	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
1	0:11	0:33	OWN 19	3	3	Punt
2	10:43	3:42	OWN 39	9	61	Touchdown
2	5:07	1:43	OWN 21	5	40	Interception
2	3:24	3:13	OWN 25	10	29	Interception
3	13:35	1:18	OWN 46	3	-12	Punt
3	7:14	1:31	OWN 26	3	8	Punt
3	3:54	4:09	OWN 1	9	99	Touchdown
4	9:42	7:20	OWN 25	11	68	Field Goal
4	1:50	1:50	OPP 32	5	18	Game

Game MVP: Mark Sweeney, Las Vegas Raiders

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
RB Jeffrey Hawkins	12	20	1.67	5	1
RB Elliot Castillo	7	23	3.29	7	0
QB Lamar Gray	6	38	6.33	9	0

Las Vegas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Grady Magana	26	120	4.62	23	5	2
QB Broderick Bush	5	35	7.00	11	2	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lamar Gray	33	17	215	2/5	0	35	0	72.1

Las Vegas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Broderick Bush	39	25	327	2/12	2	71	2	86.2

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Mitch McCormick	8	17	100	12.50	32	29
WR Johnathan McNeil	3	5	64	21.33	34	35
TE Ashton Hawkins	2	3	16	8.00	9	14
RB Elliot Castillo	2	2	20	10.00	20	22
WR Josiah Jeffries	1	2	4	4.00	3	4
FB Adam Fairweather	1	2	11	11.00	6	11
RB Jeffrey Hawkins	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Las Vegas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mark Sweeney	8	13	150	18.75	93	71	2
TE Charles McDaniel	5	7	63	12.60	24	27	0
WR Kenny Spamer	4	7	39	9.75	28	29	0
WR Jameson Grier	4	5	35	8.75	8	15	0
TE Teddy Overhauser	3	5	25	8.33	2	16	0
WR Stanley Hernandez	1	2	15	15.00	7	15	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Curtis Branch	1	68	68.00	1
S Joey Beane	1	29	29.00	0

Las Vegas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Salvador Hughes	0	0	1	0

Las Vegas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Broderick Bush	1	0	0	0
G Cris Lamont	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sergio Whitfield	6	238	39.7	36.7	48	2

Las Vegas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cody Patterson	4	227	56.8	45.0	71	3

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ron Beethoven	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	2/2

Las Vegas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Tanner	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kai Wells	3	47	15.7	0

Las Vegas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenny Spamer	2	18	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil Morton	1	19	19.0	0

Las Vegas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harris Sonnanstine	2	55	27.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Curtis Branch	7	1	0.0	29	30
S Silas Shelton	7	1	0.0	31	41
DE Darrin Newsome	6	3	0.5	28	27
ILB Riley Hughes	6	1	0.0	28	28
CB Lee Dole	5	3	0.0	31	41
ILB Silas Barrett	5	3	0.0	16	11
CB Kai Wells	4	0	0.0	25	25
DE Jermaine Strait	3	1	0.5	30	39
OLB Salvador Hughes	2	2	1.0	20	24
S Rob Christen	2	2	0.0	29	28
CB Antoine Shabazz	2	0	0.0	16	31
S Joey Beane	1	0	0.0	5	15
S Myles Giroux	1	0	0.0	2	13
DE Curtis Buckley	1	0	0.0	13	30
DT Leland Stabenow	0	1	0.0	5	21

Las Vegas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ernest Durham	7	0	0.0	21	26
ILB Ross Bradford	6	4	0.0	25	35
DE Randal Browning	5	2	0.0	25	35
OLB Kenyon Denoncourt	4	2	0.0	13	24
S Kristopher Nagel	3	2	0.0	14	26
S Justin Pridgen	3	2	0.0	25	35
CB Lonnie McIntyre	3	1	0.0	25	35
DE Jimmy Dugas	3	0	0.0	13	19
CB Darien Brown	3	0	0.0	25	35
DE Roosevelt Carlin	2	1	0.5	15	22
DT Geoff Kurogi	1	2	1.0	14	16
G Cris Lamont	1	0	---	---	---
S Abel Cox	1	0	0.0	11	11
CB Rick Coffey	1	0	0.0	11	9
DT Dean Weaver	1	0	0.0	9	13
DE Gabe Kemp	0	1	0.5	24	33

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Salvador Hughes	1.0	0	0	24
DE Jermaine Strait	0.5	2	2	39
DE Darrin Newsome	0.5	0	1	27
OLB Curtis Branch	0.0	0	1	30
DE Cole Caillouet	0.0	0	1	7

Las Vegas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Geoff Kurogi	1.0	0	0	0	16
DE Gabe Kemp	0.5	1	4	1	33
DE Roosevelt Carlin	0.5	1	0	0	22
DT Dean Weaver	0.0	0	1	0	13
DE Randal Browning	0.0	0	0	1	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Curtis Branch	6	0	1	30
S Silas Shelton	4	0	0	41
CB Kai Wells	3	0	0	25
S Joey Beane	2	1	1	15
ILB Silas Barrett	2	0	0	11
OLB Salvador Hughes	2	0	0	24
S Rob Christen	2	0	0	28
S Myles Giroux	1	1	0	13
CB Lee Dole	1	0	0	41
DE Jermaine Strait	1	0	0	39
CB Antoine Shabazz	1	0	0	31

Las Vegas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Justin Pridgen	3	1	35
ILB Ross Bradford	3	1	35
S Kristopher Nagel	3	0	26
OLB Kenyon Denoncourt	2	1	24
CB Darien Brown	2	1	35
OLB Ernest Durham	1	1	26
CB Lonnie McIntyre	1	0	35
DE Jimmy Dugas	1	0	19
S Abel Cox	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Donnell Schwartz	2	9	25	0	35
T Bob Armstrong	2	4	25	0	35
T Justics Clancy	2	2	25	0	35
G Bubba Floyd	1	3	25	0	35
TE Mitch McCormick	0	1	23	0	35
C Lance Benson	0	0	25	2	35

Las Vegas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Cris Lamont	3	6	0	31	0	41
T Lewis Bryant	3	4	1	31	1	41
G Jace Hines	2	7	0	31	0	41
C Jeremy Rogers	2	4	0	31	1	41
T Tre Bates	1	4	1	31	0	41
TE Charles McDaniel	0	1	0	29	0	38

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Ashton Hawkins	1	23
Josiah Jeffries	1	17
Jermaine Strait	1	16
Cole Caillouet	1	15

Las Vegas	Tackles	STPlays
Jose Washington	2	21
Ben Shea	1	22
Grady Magana	1	16

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Lee Dole	---	---	31	41	16	88
DE Jermaine Strait	---	---	30	39	16	85
S Silas Shelton	---	---	31	41	1	73
S Rob Christen	---	---	29	28	15	72
G Bubba Floyd	25	35	---	---	8	68
G Donnell Schwartz	25	35	---	---	8	68
T Bob Armstrong	25	35	---	---	8	68
T Justics Clancy	25	35	---	---	8	68
OLB Salvador Hughes	---	---	20	24	22	66
WR Josiah Jeffries	21	26	---	---	17	64
QB Lamar Gray	25	35	---	---	---	60
C Lance Benson	25	35	---	---	---	60
OLB Curtis Branch	---	---	29	30	---	59
TE Mitch McCormick	23	35	---	---	---	58
ILB Riley Hughes	---	---	28	28	---	56
DE Darrin Newsome	---	---	28	27	---	55
CB Kai Wells	---	---	25	25	4	54
WR Dylan Martin	21	31	---	---	---	52
RB Jeffrey Hawkins	14	15	---	---	19	48
CB Antoine Shabazz	---	---	16	31	1	48
DT Johnny Thomas	---	---	25	19	---	44
DE Curtis Buckley	---	---	13	30	1	44
WR Johnathan McNeil	13	17	---	---	11	41
TE Ashton Hawkins	8	8	---	---	23	39
FB Adam Fairweather	8	14	---	---	17	39
RB Elliot Castillo	11	20	---	---	6	37
DT Leland Stabenow	---	---	5	21	5	31
ILB Silas Barrett	---	---	16	11	---	27
DE Cole Caillouet	---	---	3	7	15	25
S Joey Beane	---	---	5	15	1	21
S Myles Giroux	---	---	2	13	1	16
ILB Jamal Johns	---	---	3	1	10	14
ILB Damian Barr	---	---	0	10	1	11
DE Corey Shaw	---	---	1	9	1	11
WR Jordan Darlington	4	5	---	---	---	9
C Cristian Meier	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Sergio Whitfield	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Ron Beethoven	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Phil Morton	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Ernest Ragan	1	4	---	---	---	5
DT Colton Olds	---	---	1	1	---	2
WR Francisco Donaldson	1	0	---	---	---	1
C Thurman Henry	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Kris Estrada	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Butch Sheldon	0	0	---	---	---	0
K Herb Wright	0	0	---	---	---	0

Las Vegas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
RB Grady Magana	31	41	---	---	16	88
CB Lonnie McIntyre	---	---	25	35	19	79
WR Kenny Spamer	25	37	---	---	17	79
T Tre Bates	31	41	---	---	5	77
CB Darien Brown	---	---	25	35	13	73
QB Broderick Bush	31	41	---	---	---	72
WR Mark Sweeney	30	41	---	---	1	72
G Jace Hines	31	41	---	---	---	72
G Cris Lamont	31	41	---	---	---	72
C Jeremy Rogers	31	41	---	---	---	72
T Lewis Bryant	31	41	---	---	---	72
TE Charles McDaniel	29	38	---	---	---	67
S Justin Pridgen	---	---	25	35	2	62
DE Randal Browning	---	---	25	35	2	62
ILB Ross Bradford	---	---	25	35	2	62
DE Gabe Kemp	---	---	24	33	2	59
OLB Ernest Durham	---	---	21	26	6	53
OLB Kenyon Denoncourt	---	---	13	24	8	45
S Kristopher Nagel	---	---	14	26	2	42
WR Jameson Grier	13	26	---	---	---	39
DE Roosevelt Carlin	---	---	15	22	---	37
DE Jimmy Dugas	---	---	13	19	2	34
CB Harris Sonnanstine	---	---	4	9	19	32
DT Geoff Kurogi	---	---	14	16	2	32
TE Teddy Overhauser	17	12	---	---	---	29
TE Ben Shea	5	0	---	---	22	27
RB Casey Hotle	0	0	---	---	22	22
S Abel Cox	---	---	11	11	---	22
DT Dean Weaver	---	---	9	13	---	22
ILB Jose Washington	---	---	0	0	21	21
OLB Rodolfo Milanovich	---	---	0	0	21	21
CB Rick Coffey	---	---	11	9	---	20
WR Orlando Sitz	1	1	---	---	17	19
WR Stanley Hernandez	3	8	---	---	5	16
RB Xavier Perkins	1	1	---	---	6	8
K Jason Tanner	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Dustin Turner	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Cody Patterson	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Reggie Gunn	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Grayson Baber	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Manuel Segura	0	0	---	---	5	5
DT Richie Ihler	---	---	1	2	---	3
C Marlon Dielman	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Harrison Benware	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Nathaniel Emmons	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Darren Hancock	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	1	0.3
Middle	18	77	4.3
Right	3	3	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	40	10.0
Middle	25	115	4.6
Right	1	1	1.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lamar Gray	33	17	3	3	1	5	5	2	0

Las Vegas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Broderick Bush	39	25	4	0	3	2	5	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	39	4.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	5	70	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	77	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	29	29.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	34	11.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	17	166	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	127	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Mitch McCormick	17	8	1	100	1	35
WR Johnathan McNeil	5	3	0	64	1	17
TE Ashton Hawkins	3	2	0	16	0	8
WR Josiah Jeffries	2	1	0	4	0	26
RB Jeffrey Hawkins	2	0	0	0	0	15
FB Adam Fairweather	2	1	0	11	0	14
RB Elliot Castillo	2	2	0	20	1	20

Las Vegas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mark Sweeney	13	8	0	150	2	41
TE Charles McDaniel	7	5	0	63	1	38
WR Kenny Spamer	7	4	2	39	1	37
TE Teddy Overhauser	5	3	1	25	0	12
WR Jameson Grier	5	4	0	35	0	26
WR Stanley Hernandez	2	1	0	15	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jeffrey Hawkins	3	8	2.67	1.67
RB Elliot Castillo	1	-1	-1.00	3.29

Las Vegas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Grady Magana	8	14	1.75	4.62
QB Broderick Bush	1	-1	-1.00	7.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lamar Gray	3	1	0	0.00	6.52

Las Vegas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Broderick Bush	7	6	41	5.86	8.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mitch McCormick	3	1	0	0.00	5.88

Las Vegas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Charles McDaniel	3	2	18	6.00	9.00
WR Mark Sweeney	2	2	16	8.00	11.54
WR Kenny Spamer	1	1	4	4.00	5.57
TE Teddy Overhauser	1	1	3	3.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
QB Lamar Gray	1	0
RB Elliot Castillo	1	0

Las Vegas	Rushes	Conversions
RB Grady Magana	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lamar Gray	9	4	3

Las Vegas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Broderick Bush	11	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Mitch McCormick	6	2	2
WR Johnathan McNeil	2	1	1
WR Josiah Jeffries	1	1	0

Las Vegas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mark Sweeney	7	3	3
TE Charles McDaniel	2	2	2
TE Teddy Overhauser	1	1	0
WR Jameson Grier	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,400)
End Zone 14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,400)
End Zone	14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)