2001 · Week 2
Denver Broncos at Arizona Cardinals
Sep 23, 2001 · Sun Devil Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Denver Broncos routed Arizona Cardinals 38–17. ScoutIndex had favored Broncos (71%) going in. Broncos improve to 2-0; Cardinals fall to 0-1. Brian Griese led the way with 242 passing yards and 3 TDs. Cardinals turned it over 2 times to Broncos's 0.
Team stats
| DEN | ARI | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | First downs | 14 |
| 389 | Total yards | 326 |
| 242 | Passing yards | 242 |
| 147 | Rushing yards | 84 |
| 22/31 | Comp / Att | 16/28 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
DEN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 22/31 | 242 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olandis Gary | 14 | 90 | 1 |
| Mike Anderson | 19 | 58 | 0 |
| Gus Frerotte | 4 | -1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Smith | 14 | 16 | 162 | 2 |
| Desmond Clark | 3 | 4 | 34 | 0 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 2 | 6 | 33 | 0 |
| Eddie Kennison | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Patrick Hape | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
ARI
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Plummer | 16/28 | 242 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Plummer | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| Thomas Jones | 17 | 65 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Boston | 8 | 11 | 145 | 0 |
| Thomas Jones | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| MarTay Jenkins | 1 | 3 | 30 | 0 |
| Frank Sanders | 4 | 7 | 28 | 0 |
| Tywan Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Terry Hardy | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Joel Makovicka | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |