Week 8, 2021

played in California, CA

62 degrees, rain, 9 mph wind

Denver Drovers	0	0	0	7	-	7
California Lightning	7	7	3	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:31 CAL - Omar Wylder 2 pass from Bryson Roger (Neal Huntley extra point)
2Q: 15:00 CAL - Chuck Creech 5 run (Neal Huntley extra point)
3Q: 06:48 CAL - Neal Huntley 42 field goal
4Q: 08:02 DEN - Benjamin Hill 4 pass from Landon Coleman (Austin Liedtke extra point)
4Q: 00:06 CAL - Neal Huntley 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:31 CAL - Omar Wylder 2 pass from Bryson Roger (Neal Huntley extra point)
2Q: 15:00 CAL - Chuck Creech 5 run (Neal Huntley extra point)
3Q: 06:48 CAL - Neal Huntley 42 field goal
4Q: 08:02 DEN - Benjamin Hill 4 pass from Landon Coleman (Austin Liedtke extra point)
4Q: 00:06 CAL - Neal Huntley 41 field goal

Team Statistics DEN CAL
Record 1-6 5-2
First Downs 17 22
- by Rushing 2 9
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 282 298
- Offensive Plays 64 69
- Yards per Play 4.41 4.32
Net Rushing Yards 41 115
- Rushing Attempts 20 33
- Yards per Rush 2.05 3.48
Net Passing Yards 241 183
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 28 - 2 34 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 247 191
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 5.48 5.08
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/45 5/44
Punt Returns/Yards 4/28 4/39
Kick Returns/Yards 1/18 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 25
Time of Possession 27:56 32:04

Team Statistics	DEN	CAL
Record	1-6	5-2
First Downs	17	22
- by Rushing	2	9
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	282	298
- Offensive Plays	64	69
- Yards per Play	4.41	4.32
Net Rushing Yards	41	115
- Rushing Attempts	20	33
- Yards per Rush	2.05	3.48
Net Passing Yards	241	183
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 28 - 2	34 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	247	191
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	5.48	5.08
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/45	5/44
Punt Returns/Yards	4/28	4/39
Kick Returns/Yards	1/18	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 25
Time of Possession	27:56	32:04

Drive Charts

Denver Drovers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:25	3:02	OWN 25	6	8	Punt
1	6:09	3:03	OWN 18	5	12	Punt
2	14:51	6:40	OWN 38	12	53	Interception
2	6:49	2:40	OWN 33	7	23	Punt
2	2:50	1:28	OWN 20	5	39	Punt
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 23	1	-6	Half
3	15:00	2:22	OWN 25	5	25	Punt
3	6:40	1:42	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
3	3:26	1:02	OPP 43	3	0	Punt
4	14:50	1:06	OWN 18	3	8	Punt
4	11:50	3:56	OWN 19	8	81	Touchdown
4	5:35	0:19	OWN 25	3	40	Interception
4	1:52	0:45	OWN 14	4	7	Downs

California Lightning
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:35	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	8:23	2:14	OWN 24	4	7	Punt
1	3:06	3:15	OWN 33	8	67	Touchdown
2	8:11	1:22	OWN 4	3	3	Punt
2	4:09	1:19	OWN 18	4	25	Punt
2	1:22	0:59	OWN 20	4	15	Punt
3	12:38	5:58	OWN 16	14	59	Field Goal
3	4:58	1:32	OWN 6	4	3	Punt
3	2:24	2:34	OWN 20	6	26	Punt
4	13:44	1:54	OWN 39	3	1	Punt
4	7:54	2:19	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
4	5:16	3:24	OWN 21	6	29	Punt
4	1:07	1:07	OPP 21	3	-3	Field Goal

Game MVP: Bryson Roger, California Lightning

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Charles Gillam	12	15	1.25	7
RB Mario Mitchell	5	13	2.60	5
QB Donte Midget	1	7	7.00	7
FB Shaun Blackburn	1	0	0.00	0
QB Landon Coleman	1	6	6.00	6

California	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Chuck Creech	24	100	4.17	16	3	1
RB Lester Johnson	4	3	0.75	8	0	0
QB Bryson Roger	3	7	2.33	9	0	0
RB Omar Wylder	2	5	2.50	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donte Midget	25	16	139	1/6	0	38	1	61.9
Landon Coleman	18	12	108	0/0	1	31	1	78.0

California	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryson Roger	34	20	191	2/8	1	27	0	84.3

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Benjamin Hill	9	14	63	7.00	30	22	1
RB Mario Mitchell	5	5	82	16.40	67	38	0
TE Richard Barton	4	6	41	10.25	7	25	0
WR Myron Clements	3	7	14	4.67	0	7	0
WR Howie Donner	2	2	23	11.50	3	13	0
RB Charles Gillam	2	2	1	0.50	2	2	0
WR Edwin Fleming	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Shaun Blackburn	1	1	19	19.00	17	19	0
TE Trenton Varner	1	4	4	4.00	0	4	0

California	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Deion Wells	6	11	65	10.83	37	19	0
WR Eli Fragomeni	4	7	39	9.75	17	17	0
WR Ross Lindberg	4	6	55	13.75	37	27	0
RB Chuck Creech	3	3	1	0.33	6	6	0
RB Omar Wylder	2	2	18	9.00	9	16	1
TE Sam Alarcon	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
TE Josue James	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Lester Johnson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

California	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Stan Davison	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Tyler Hammond	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

California	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alvin Earl	8	359	44.9	35.0	61	4

California	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Donald Parise	9	429	47.7	42.3	61	5

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Austin Liedtke	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

California	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Neal Huntley	2/2	2/2	0/0	42	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hayden Huntley	4	28	7.0	0

California	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stan Davison	4	39	9.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vinny Melaragni	1	18	18.0	0

California	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Parker Farrell	7	6	0.0	33	34
S Rick Dickey	7	2	0.0	33	36
ILB Wally Mumphrey	5	2	0.0	20	22
CB Nickolas Richard	4	1	0.0	22	22
DE Bert Sellers	4	1	0.0	33	35
ILB Damien Richert	3	0	2.0	33	35
S Clay Glenn	3	3	0.0	19	27
CB Kaleb Lucas	3	3	0.0	23	24
CB Graham Sweeney	3	2	0.0	33	35
ILB Corwin Hanks	3	1	0.0	20	23
OLB Dana Koehler	3	1	0.0	28	25
DT Dusty Gerhardt	2	1	0.0	27	22
WR Benjamin Hill	2	0	---	---	---
S Melvin Suliven	2	0	0.0	14	8
ILB Darren Lewis	1	1	0.0	9	1
CB Danny Vibert	1	1	0.0	3	12
DE Alex Joseph	0	1	0.0	3	10

California	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jacob Sebastian	7	1	0.0	17	32
CB Malachi Winters	7	0	0.0	18	42
S Sebastian Moose	4	2	0.0	13	27
OLB Grady Naumoff	4	1	0.0	13	24
ILB Ty Strickland	4	0	0.0	2	12
DE Jimmy Mathis	3	0	0.5	19	21
DT Trent Ward	3	2	0.0	16	27
OLB Tyler Hammond	3	1	0.0	19	25
CB Dominic Harper	3	0	0.0	6	29
CB Hunter Peterman	3	0	0.0	14	33
CB Ellis Maples	2	1	0.5	10	22
DT Calvin Joseph	1	3	0.0	15	29
S Chase Armstrong	1	0	0.0	10	20
S Stan Davison	1	0	0.0	17	33
DT Gregory Tatum	1	0	0.0	6	12
DT J.J. Stevens	0	1	0.0	3	20
DT Dale Schokora	0	1	0.0	9	30

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Damien Richert	2.0	0	1	35
DT Dusty Gerhardt	0.0	1	0	22
S Clay Glenn	0.0	0	1	27
DE Alex Joseph	0.0	0	1	10
OLB Martin Polak	0.0	0	1	10

California	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jimmy Mathis	0.5	0	0	21
CB Ellis Maples	0.5	0	0	22
DT Trent Ward	0.0	1	0	27
DE Jerald Ulrich	0.0	1	0	18
DT J.J. Stevens	0.0	1	0	20
DT Calvin Joseph	0.0	0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Nickolas Richard	3	0	22
ILB Parker Farrell	3	0	34
OLB Dana Koehler	2	2	25
ILB Wally Mumphrey	2	0	22
CB Graham Sweeney	2	0	35
S Rick Dickey	2	0	36
CB Kaleb Lucas	2	0	24
S Clay Glenn	1	1	27
DT Dylan Peluso	1	0	6
DE Bert Sellers	1	0	35
CB Danny Vibert	1	0	12

California	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Malachi Winters	5	3	0	42
ILB Ty Strickland	4	1	0	12
ILB Jacob Sebastian	3	1	0	32
CB Ellis Maples	3	0	0	22
OLB Grady Naumoff	3	0	0	24
CB Hunter Peterman	3	0	0	33
S Sebastian Moose	2	0	0	27
CB Dominic Harper	2	0	0	29
OLB Tyler Hammond	1	1	1	25
S Stan Davison	1	0	1	33
S Chase Armstrong	1	0	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Moe Barrett	2	3	20	0	44
G Hardy Nemecheck	1	7	20	1	44
C Brandon Kotz	1	3	20	0	44
G Colby Page	1	2	20	0	44
T Connor Rodriguez	0	2	20	0	44
TE Richard Barton	0	1	16	0	32

California	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Alexander Dobler	4	11	33	0	36
T Lorenzo Blades	3	3	33	0	36
C Carter Burks	2	3	21	0	35
T Reidel Sutton	1	5	33	1	36
G Craig Weatherly	1	5	33	0	36
C Darryl Clark	1	1	12	1	1
TE Sam Alarcon	0	1	26	0	16
FB Marcos Thweat	0	1	14	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Vernon Wynn	2	23
Benjamin Hill	2	11

California	Tackles	STPlays
Gregory Tatum	3	13
Mark Behrendt	2	11

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Parker Farrell	---	---	33	34	25	92
T Connor Rodriguez	20	44	---	---	8	72
G Colby Page	20	44	---	---	8	72
S Rick Dickey	---	---	33	36	2	71
WR Benjamin Hill	20	40	---	---	11	71
CB Graham Sweeney	---	---	33	35	2	70
DE Bert Sellers	---	---	33	35	2	70
ILB Damien Richert	---	---	33	35	2	70
G Hardy Nemecheck	20	44	---	---	---	64
C Brandon Kotz	20	44	---	---	---	64
T Moe Barrett	20	44	---	---	---	64
WR Myron Clements	19	37	---	---	2	58
OLB Dana Koehler	---	---	28	25	---	53
DT Dusty Gerhardt	---	---	27	22	---	49
S Clay Glenn	---	---	19	27	3	49
TE Richard Barton	16	32	---	---	---	48
CB Kaleb Lucas	---	---	23	24	---	47
CB Nickolas Richard	---	---	22	22	1	45
ILB Corwin Hanks	---	---	20	23	2	45
ILB Wally Mumphrey	---	---	20	22	---	42
QB Donte Midget	15	26	---	---	---	41
WR Howie Donner	9	23	---	---	4	36
FB Shaun Blackburn	8	13	---	---	15	36
S Melvin Suliven	---	---	14	8	14	36
RB Charles Gillam	12	20	---	---	3	35
TE Trenton Varner	5	17	---	---	10	32
CB Danny Vibert	---	---	3	12	16	31
TE Vernon Wynn	1	5	---	---	23	29
RB Mario Mitchell	8	19	---	---	1	28
WR Edwin Fleming	2	9	---	---	15	26
ILB Darren Lewis	---	---	9	1	13	23
QB Landon Coleman	5	18	---	---	---	23
CB Clyde Jackson	---	---	3	8	11	22
RB Vinny Melaragni	0	5	---	---	14	19
DT Dylan Peluso	---	---	3	6	9	18
OLB Martin Polak	---	---	4	10	2	16
DE Alex Joseph	---	---	3	10	2	15
WR Hayden Huntley	0	0	---	---	12	12
DE Hector Whitfield	---	---	0	1	9	10
C Ramon Proxmire	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Alvin Earl	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Cary Barton	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Lucas Rodriguez	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Austin Liedtke	0	0	---	---	2	2
ILB Jorge Hopkins	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Leonardo Huffman	0	0	---	---	---	0

California	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Alexander Dobler	33	36	---	---	11	80
T Lorenzo Blades	33	36	---	---	11	80
T Reidel Sutton	33	36	---	---	---	69
QB Bryson Roger	33	36	---	---	---	69
G Craig Weatherly	33	36	---	---	---	69
TE Sam Alarcon	26	16	---	---	25	67
WR Deion Wells	31	35	---	---	---	66
WR Eli Fragomeni	30	31	---	---	2	63
CB Malachi Winters	---	---	18	42	---	60
CB Hunter Peterman	---	---	14	33	12	59
S Stan Davison	---	---	17	33	8	58
C Carter Burks	21	35	---	---	---	56
S Sebastian Moose	---	---	13	27	14	54
DT Trent Ward	---	---	16	27	8	51
ILB Jacob Sebastian	---	---	17	32	---	49
RB Chuck Creech	26	21	---	---	---	47
OLB Tyler Hammond	---	---	19	25	---	44
DT Calvin Joseph	---	---	15	29	---	44
WR Ross Lindberg	17	26	---	---	---	43
DE Jimmy Mathis	---	---	19	21	---	40
FB Marcos Thweat	14	10	---	---	16	40
OLB Grady Naumoff	---	---	13	24	2	39
DT Dale Schokora	---	---	9	30	---	39
CB Dominic Harper	---	---	6	29	2	37
DE Jerald Ulrich	---	---	10	18	8	36
CB Ellis Maples	---	---	10	22	2	34
DT Gregory Tatum	---	---	6	12	13	31
S Chase Armstrong	---	---	10	20	---	30
TE Josue James	10	19	---	---	---	29
ILB Ty Strickland	---	---	2	12	10	24
RB Omar Wylder	2	4	---	---	17	23
DT J.J. Stevens	---	---	3	20	---	23
DE Jeremiah Bateman	---	---	2	19	---	21
OLB Miles Peterson	---	---	0	0	21	21
WR Sam Staigvil	2	2	---	---	16	20
TE Russell Pierce	2	4	---	---	13	19
CB Don Linquist	---	---	1	9	8	18
RB Lester Johnson	5	11	---	---	---	16
C Darryl Clark	12	1	---	---	---	13
P Donald Parise	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Clayton Podbevsek	0	0	---	---	11	11
T Cedric Fletcher	0	0	---	---	11	11
G Mark Behrendt	0	0	---	---	11	11
WR Nick Martin	0	1	---	---	6	7
K Neal Huntley	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Sammy Duncan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-1	-0.5
Middle	13	39	3.0
Right	5	3	0.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	25	5.0
Middle	18	59	3.3
Right	8	33	4.1
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donte Midget	25	16	2	3	0	4	1	1	1
Landon Coleman	18	12	2	0	1	2	2	0	1

California	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryson Roger	34	20	2	5	1	3	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	9	75	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	16	130	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	17	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	25	6.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	49	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	102	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	23	2.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	17	4.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Benjamin Hill	14	9	0	63	1	40
WR Myron Clements	7	3	0	14	0	37
TE Richard Barton	6	4	0	41	1	32
RB Mario Mitchell	5	5	0	82	2	19
TE Trenton Varner	4	1	1	4	0	17
WR Edwin Fleming	2	1	0	0	0	9
WR Howie Donner	2	2	0	23	0	23
RB Charles Gillam	2	2	0	1	0	20
FB Shaun Blackburn	1	1	0	19	0	13

California	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Deion Wells	11	6	0	65	0	35
WR Eli Fragomeni	7	4	0	39	0	31
WR Ross Lindberg	6	4	1	55	2	26
RB Chuck Creech	3	3	0	1	0	21
RB Omar Wylder	2	2	0	18	0	4
TE Josue James	2	0	0	0	0	19
RB Lester Johnson	2	0	0	0	0	11
TE Sam Alarcon	1	1	0	13	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Mario Mitchell	1	-3	-3.00	2.60

California	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Chuck Creech	3	18	6.00	4.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Landon Coleman	2	2	15	7.50	6.00
Donte Midget	1	0	0	0.00	5.56

California	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryson Roger	3	2	6	2.00	5.62

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Benjamin Hill	3	2	15	5.00	4.50

California	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Omar Wylder	1	1	2	2.00	9.00
TE Josue James	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Ross Lindberg	1	1	4	4.00	9.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Charles Gillam	2	2
QB Landon Coleman	1	0

California	Rushes	Conversions
RB Lester Johnson	3	1
RB Omar Wylder	1	1
RB Chuck Creech	1	1
QB Bryson Roger	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donte Midget	8	4	3
Landon Coleman	4	2	0

California	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryson Roger	9	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Myron Clements	4	2	1
WR Benjamin Hill	2	1	0
TE Trenton Varner	2	1	1
WR Edwin Fleming	1	0	0
TE Richard Barton	1	0	0
RB Mario Mitchell	1	1	0
WR Howie Donner	1	1	1

California	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Deion Wells	4	2	2
WR Eli Fragomeni	2	1	0
RB Lester Johnson	2	0	0
WR Ross Lindberg	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)