Week 15, 2021

played in Denver, CO

57 degrees, rain, 21 mph wind

California Lightning	7	7	7	6	-	27
Denver Drovers	0	10	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:59 CAL - Deion Wells 12 pass from Bryson Roger (Neal Huntley extra point)
2Q: 07:59 DEN - Austin Liedtke 33 field goal
2Q: 02:39 DEN - Edwin Fleming 17 pass from Donte Midget (Austin Liedtke extra point)
2Q: 01:34 CAL - Eli Fragomeni 25 pass from Bryson Roger (Neal Huntley extra point)
3Q: 06:38 CAL - Eli Fragomeni 12 pass from Bryson Roger (Neal Huntley extra point)
4Q: 10:59 CAL - Neal Huntley 38 field goal
4Q: 02:43 CAL - Neal Huntley 51 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:59 CAL - Deion Wells 12 pass from Bryson Roger (Neal Huntley extra point)
2Q: 07:59 DEN - Austin Liedtke 33 field goal
2Q: 02:39 DEN - Edwin Fleming 17 pass from Donte Midget (Austin Liedtke extra point)
2Q: 01:34 CAL - Eli Fragomeni 25 pass from Bryson Roger (Neal Huntley extra point)
3Q: 06:38 CAL - Eli Fragomeni 12 pass from Bryson Roger (Neal Huntley extra point)
4Q: 10:59 CAL - Neal Huntley 38 field goal
4Q: 02:43 CAL - Neal Huntley 51 field goal

Team Statistics CAL DEN
Record 8-6 3-11
First Downs 17 16
- by Rushing 5 3
- by Passing 10 13
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 320 361
- Offensive Plays 67 64
- Yards per Play 4.78 5.64
Net Rushing Yards 107 32
- Rushing Attempts 31 22
- Yards per Rush 3.45 1.45
Net Passing Yards 213 329
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 18 - 1 40 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 243 340
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/30 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 5.92 7.83
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/3
3rd Down Conversions 8/17 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 9.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 2/15 8/56
Punt Returns/Yards 2/18 2/27
Kick Returns/Yards 2/57 4/97
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 29
Time of Possession 31:37 28:23

Team Statistics	CAL	DEN
Record	8-6	3-11
First Downs	17	16
- by Rushing	5	3
- by Passing	10	13
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	320	361
- Offensive Plays	67	64
- Yards per Play	4.78	5.64
Net Rushing Yards	107	32
- Rushing Attempts	31	22
- Yards per Rush	3.45	1.45
Net Passing Yards	213	329
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 18 - 1	40 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	243	340
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/30	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	5.92	7.83
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/3
3rd Down Conversions	8/17	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	9.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	2/15	8/56
Punt Returns/Yards	2/18	2/27
Kick Returns/Yards	2/57	4/97
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 29
Time of Possession	31:37	28:23

Drive Charts

California Lightning
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:12	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	9:24	1:12	OWN 31	3	0	Punt
1	5:39	3:13	OWN 6	6	18	Punt
1	0:54	2:39	OWN 39	6	5	Punt
2	7:51	3:04	OWN 45	8	42	Missed FG
2	2:33	1:09	OWN 44	2	56	Touchdown
3	13:40	3:58	OWN 9	8	59	Interception
3	8:52	2:20	OPP 21	6	21	Touchdown
3	2:19	0:59	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	14:52	1:33	OWN 24	3	0	Punt
4	13:19	2:28	OPP 38	5	17	Field Goal
4	8:00	5:25	OWN 31	8	35	Field Goal
4	0:20	0:20	OWN 30	2	-2	Game

Denver Drovers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:48	2:24	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
1	8:12	2:33	OWN 29	5	24	Punt
1	2:26	1:32	OWN 26	3	8	Punt
2	13:15	5:24	OWN 33	10	51	Field Goal
2	4:47	2:14	OWN 28	5	72	Touchdown
2	1:24	1:24	OWN 31	5	12	Interception
3	15:00	1:20	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
3	9:42	0:50	OWN 20	2	8	Fumble
3	6:32	4:13	OWN 25	10	35	Punt
3	1:20	1:28	OWN 39	4	44	Fumble
4	10:51	2:51	OWN 49	6	20	Downs
4	2:35	2:15	OWN 20	8	50	Downs

Game MVP: Bryson Roger, California Lightning

Rushing Statistics

California	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Lester Johnson	21	85	4.05	18	4
QB Bryson Roger	4	15	3.75	9	0
RB Omar Wylder	3	7	2.33	3	0
WR Deion Wells	2	2	1.00	1	0
RB Chuck Creech	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Mario Mitchell	9	23	2.56	11	1
RB Vinny Melaragni	6	-3	-0.50	5	0
RB Jim Hegamin	3	2	0.67	5	0
QB Donte Midget	2	8	4.00	5	0
WR Howie Donner	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Shaun Blackburn	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

California	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryson Roger	31	18	243	5/30	3	38	1	101.9

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donte Midget	35	22	305	1/3	1	39	1	88.4
Landon Coleman	5	4	35	1/8	0	18	0	95.8

Receiving Statistics

California	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eli Fragomeni	5	5	64	12.80	23	25	2
RB Lester Johnson	4	6	51	12.75	37	38	0
WR Deion Wells	3	9	34	11.33	4	15	1
WR Nick Martin	3	5	46	15.33	26	31	0
WR Sam Staigvil	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Butch Jones	1	2	23	23.00	14	23	0
TE Josue James	1	3	20	20.00	14	20	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Benjamin Hill	14	17	192	13.71	67	39	0
WR Howie Donner	4	6	60	15.00	5	28	0
WR Edwin Fleming	2	2	28	14.00	4	17	1
WR Myron Clements	2	4	22	11.00	2	13	0
TE Richard Barton	1	3	20	20.00	3	20	0
FB Shaun Blackburn	1	2	2	2.00	4	2	0
TE Joshua Schlereth	1	1	13	13.00	4	13	0
WR Hayden Huntley	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Vinny Melaragni	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Mario Mitchell	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

California	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Stan Davison	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Clyde Jackson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

California	Recov	Force
S Chase Armstrong	1	0
DT Gregory Tatum	1	0
DT Dale Schokora	1	0
CB Hunter Peterman	0	1
S Stan Davison	0	1
OLB Miles Peterson	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Benjamin Hill	1	0	0	0
QB Donte Midget	1	0	0	0
WR Hayden Huntley	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

California	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Donald Parise	5	213	42.6	37.2	49	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alvin Earl	5	219	43.8	36.2	57	2

Kicking Statistics

California	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Neal Huntley	2/3	1/1	1/1	51	3/3

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Austin Liedtke	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

California	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stan Davison	2	18	9.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hayden Huntley	2	27	13.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

California	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sam Staigvil	2	57	28.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vinny Melaragni	4	97	24.3	0

Defensive Statistics

California	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Hunter Peterman	9	1	0.0	14	35
ILB Jacob Sebastian	6	1	0.0	21	32
OLB Tyler Hammond	5	3	0.0	21	34
CB Stephen Singer	5	1	0.0	22	39
CB Don Linquist	5	1	0.0	1	18
S Sebastian Moose	4	0	0.0	15	24
DT Trent Ward	3	2	2.0	15	33
DE Jimmy Mathis	2	1	0.0	18	27
DT Calvin Joseph	2	1	0.0	20	25
CB Dominic Harper	2	0	0.0	21	30
DE Jerald Ulrich	1	0	0.0	5	25
QB Bryson Roger	1	0	---	---	---
S Stan Davison	1	0	0.0	21	32
OLB Miles Peterson	1	0	0.0	7	12
DT Dale Schokora	1	0	0.0	20	22
ILB Ty Strickland	0	1	0.0	1	10

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Wally Mumphrey	9	1	0.0	30	20
S Rick Dickey	6	2	0.0	31	36
CB Graham Sweeney	5	0	1.0	31	36
ILB Parker Farrell	5	1	0.0	31	30
DE Bert Sellers	3	1	1.0	31	35
CB Nickolas Richard	3	0	1.0	20	21
OLB Dana Koehler	3	3	0.0	31	19
ILB Corwin Hanks	3	1	0.0	11	23
S Clay Glenn	3	1	0.0	20	28
DT Dusty Gerhardt	2	1	0.0	28	18
TE Richard Barton	2	0	---	---	---
S Melvin Suliven	2	0	0.0	11	8
ILB Damien Richert	1	1	1.0	30	33
DE Alex Joseph	1	0	1.0	3	18
CB Kaleb Lucas	1	0	0.0	12	16
WR Myron Clements	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Martin Polak	1	0	0.0	0	17
CB Danny Vibert	1	0	0.0	17	18
DE Robbie Grier	0	1	0.0	1	3

Pass Rush Statistics

California	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Trent Ward	2.0	0	1	33
DT Dale Schokora	0.0	1	0	22
DT J.J. Stevens	0.0	0	1	17
OLB Miles Peterson	0.0	0	1	12

Denver	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Damien Richert	1.0	2	33
DE Bert Sellers	1.0	1	35
CB Graham Sweeney	1.0	0	36
CB Nickolas Richard	1.0	0	21
DE Alex Joseph	1.0	0	18
DE Robbie Grier	0.0	1	3
ILB Wally Mumphrey	0.0	1	20
ILB Corwin Hanks	0.0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

California	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Stephen Singer	6	2	0	39
CB Hunter Peterman	6	0	0	35
CB Don Linquist	5	0	0	18
ILB Jacob Sebastian	2	3	0	32
S Stan Davison	2	1	1	32
OLB Tyler Hammond	1	1	0	34
OLB Miles Peterson	1	1	0	12
S Sebastian Moose	1	0	0	24
DE Jerald Ulrich	1	0	0	25
CB Dominic Harper	1	0	0	30

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Wally Mumphrey	3	1	0	20
ILB Corwin Hanks	3	0	0	23
ILB Parker Farrell	3	0	0	30
CB Nickolas Richard	2	0	0	21
S Clay Glenn	1	2	0	28
ILB Damien Richert	1	1	0	33
S Rick Dickey	1	0	0	36
CB Kaleb Lucas	1	0	0	16
OLB Martin Polak	1	0	0	17
OLB Dana Koehler	1	0	0	19
CB Danny Vibert	1	0	0	18
CB Clyde Jackson	0	1	1	15

Blocking Statistics

California	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Craig Weatherly	2	8	31	1	36
T Skip Walendy	2	5	31	1	36
T Reidel Sutton	2	4	31	1	36
C Carter Burks	2	3	31	0	36
G Alexander Dobler	0	5	31	2	36
TE Josue James	0	2	31	0	29

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Hardy Nemecheck	3	4	22	0	42
T Moe Barrett	2	6	22	0	42
T Connor Rodriguez	1	4	22	0	42
C Brandon Kotz	1	2	22	0	42
G Colby Page	0	3	22	2	42
TE Richard Barton	0	1	21	0	36

Special Teams Tackles

California	Tackles	STPlays
Don Linquist	2	18
Matthew Stevens	1	22
Omar Wylder	1	17
Miles Peterson	1	17
Stephen Singer	1	3

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Benjamin Hill	2	14
Vernon Wynn	1	20
Shaun Blackburn	1	15

Participation

California	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Alexander Dobler	31	36	---	---	8	75
G Craig Weatherly	31	36	---	---	8	75
T Reidel Sutton	31	36	---	---	---	67
T Skip Walendy	31	36	---	---	---	67
QB Bryson Roger	31	36	---	---	---	67
C Carter Burks	31	36	---	---	---	67
WR Deion Wells	29	34	---	---	3	66
CB Stephen Singer	---	---	22	39	3	64
WR Eli Fragomeni	29	33	---	---	1	63
TE Josue James	31	29	---	---	---	60
S Stan Davison	---	---	21	32	6	59
OLB Tyler Hammond	---	---	21	34	1	56
ILB Jacob Sebastian	---	---	21	32	1	54
RB Lester Johnson	27	27	---	---	---	54
S Sebastian Moose	---	---	15	24	14	53
CB Dominic Harper	---	---	21	30	1	52
CB Hunter Peterman	---	---	14	35	---	49
DT Trent Ward	---	---	15	33	---	48
WR Nick Martin	16	23	---	---	9	48
DE Jimmy Mathis	---	---	18	27	1	46
DT Calvin Joseph	---	---	20	25	1	46
DT Dale Schokora	---	---	20	22	---	42
DT Gregory Tatum	---	---	9	16	12	37
CB Don Linquist	---	---	1	18	18	37
DE Jerald Ulrich	---	---	5	25	6	36
OLB Miles Peterson	---	---	7	12	17	36
FB Marcos Thweat	7	9	---	---	17	33
S Chase Armstrong	---	---	8	21	1	30
TE Matthew Stevens	0	3	---	---	22	25
WR Sam Staigvil	4	3	---	---	17	24
DT J.J. Stevens	---	---	1	17	5	23
RB Omar Wylder	3	1	---	---	17	21
CB Rod Cook	---	---	1	9	10	20
ILB Ty Strickland	---	---	1	10	8	19
TE Sam Alarcon	8	8	---	---	---	16
K Neal Huntley	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Donald Parise	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Clayton Podbevsek	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Lorenzo Blades	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Butch Jones	0	6	---	---	2	8
G Mark Behrendt	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Chuck Creech	1	4	---	---	---	5
OLB Grady Naumoff	---	---	1	1	3	5
C Avery Gerth	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Sammy Duncan	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Russell Pierce	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Benjamin Hill	22	41	---	---	14	77
CB Graham Sweeney	---	---	31	36	3	70
S Rick Dickey	---	---	31	36	3	70
T Connor Rodriguez	22	42	---	---	6	70
G Colby Page	22	42	---	---	6	70
DE Bert Sellers	---	---	31	35	3	69
ILB Damien Richert	---	---	30	33	3	66
S Clay Glenn	---	---	20	28	17	65
G Hardy Nemecheck	22	42	---	---	---	64
C Brandon Kotz	22	42	---	---	---	64
T Moe Barrett	22	42	---	---	---	64
ILB Parker Farrell	---	---	31	30	3	64
CB Nickolas Richard	---	---	20	21	17	58
QB Donte Midget	22	36	---	---	---	58
TE Richard Barton	21	36	---	---	---	57
WR Myron Clements	19	36	---	---	2	57
ILB Wally Mumphrey	---	---	30	20	---	50
OLB Dana Koehler	---	---	31	19	---	50
DT Dusty Gerhardt	---	---	28	18	---	46
CB Danny Vibert	---	---	17	18	6	41
OLB Martin Polak	---	---	0	17	21	38
ILB Corwin Hanks	---	---	11	23	3	37
RB Mario Mitchell	11	26	---	---	---	37
TE Vernon Wynn	6	11	---	---	20	37
FB Shaun Blackburn	5	13	---	---	15	33
WR Howie Donner	11	20	---	---	---	31
CB Kaleb Lucas	---	---	12	16	1	29
WR Edwin Fleming	3	7	---	---	15	25
DE Alex Joseph	---	---	3	18	3	24
RB Jim Hegamin	4	5	---	---	14	23
RB Vinny Melaragni	7	8	---	---	7	22
S Melvin Suliven	---	---	11	8	---	19
CB Clyde Jackson	---	---	1	15	2	18
WR Hayden Huntley	1	3	---	---	12	16
ILB Darren Lewis	---	---	2	1	11	14
TE Joshua Schlereth	0	4	---	---	8	12
DE Robbie Grier	---	---	1	3	5	9
C Ramon Proxmire	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Alvin Earl	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Cary Barton	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Landon Coleman	0	6	---	---	---	6
T Lucas Rodriguez	0	0	---	---	6	6
DT Dylan Peluso	---	---	0	0	5	5
K Austin Liedtke	0	0	---	---	4	4
DE Hector Whitfield	---	---	0	1	---	1
C Leonardo Huffman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	18	3.6
Middle	11	64	5.8
Right	13	27	2.1
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	8	1.0
Middle	9	24	2.7
Right	5	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

California	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryson Roger	31	18	5	0	1	5	6	0	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donte Midget	35	22	5	1	0	8	2	0	1
Landon Coleman	5	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	47	7.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	132	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	64	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	29	4.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	57	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	11	134	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	4	120	24.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

California	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Deion Wells	9	3	1	34	0	34
RB Lester Johnson	6	4	0	51	1	27
WR Eli Fragomeni	5	5	0	64	1	33
WR Nick Martin	5	3	0	46	1	23
TE Josue James	3	1	0	20	1	29
WR Butch Jones	2	1	0	23	1	6
WR Sam Staigvil	1	1	0	5	0	3

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Benjamin Hill	17	14	192	3	41
WR Howie Donner	6	4	60	1	20
WR Myron Clements	4	2	22	0	36
TE Richard Barton	3	1	20	1	36
RB Mario Mitchell	3	0	0	0	26
WR Edwin Fleming	2	2	28	0	7
FB Shaun Blackburn	2	1	2	0	13
RB Vinny Melaragni	1	0	0	0	8
TE Joshua Schlereth	1	1	13	0	4
WR Hayden Huntley	1	1	3	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

California	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Lester Johnson	3	2	0.67	4.05
RB Omar Wylder	2	6	3.00	2.33

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

California	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryson Roger	8	4	38	4.75	7.84

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donte Midget	4	2	20	5.00	8.71

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

California	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Deion Wells	3	2	19	6.33	3.78
RB Lester Johnson	2	0	0	0.00	8.50
WR Eli Fragomeni	1	1	12	12.00	12.80
WR Nick Martin	1	1	7	7.00	9.20
WR Butch Jones	1	0	0	0.00	11.50

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Edwin Fleming	1	1	17	17.00	14.00
RB Vinny Melaragni	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Benjamin Hill	1	1	3	3.00	11.29
RB Mario Mitchell	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

California	Rushes	Conversions
RB Lester Johnson	2	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

California	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryson Roger	11	9	7

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donte Midget	12	8	5
Landon Coleman	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

California	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Deion Wells	3	3	2
WR Eli Fragomeni	2	2	1
WR Nick Martin	2	1	1
TE Josue James	2	1	1
WR Butch Jones	1	1	1
RB Lester Johnson	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Benjamin Hill	5	4	1
TE Richard Barton	2	1	1
RB Mario Mitchell	2	0	0
WR Howie Donner	2	1	1
WR Edwin Fleming	1	1	1
WR Myron Clements	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (21,400)
End Zone 11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (21,400)
End Zone	11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)