Week 8, 2022

played in Denver, CO

37 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind

California Lightning	7	3	9	10	-	29
Denver Drovers	14	10	0	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:35 DEN - Mario Mitchell 45 run (Austin Liedtke extra point)
1Q: 06:14 CAL - Bryson Roger 6 run (Neal Huntley extra point)
1Q: 01:33 DEN - Hayden Huntley 82 punt return (Austin Liedtke extra point)
2Q: 15:00 DEN - Benjamin Hill 6 pass from Donte Midget (Austin Liedtke extra point)
2Q: 02:11 DEN - Austin Liedtke 27 field goal
2Q: 00:26 CAL - Neal Huntley 45 field goal
3Q: 11:23 CAL - Josue James 9 pass from Bryson Roger (Neal Huntley extra point failed)
3Q: 00:40 CAL - Neal Huntley 37 field goal
4Q: 05:35 CAL - Neal Huntley 31 field goal
4Q: 00:53 CAL - Bryson Roger 6 run (Neal Huntley extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:35 DEN - Mario Mitchell 45 run (Austin Liedtke extra point)
1Q: 06:14 CAL - Bryson Roger 6 run (Neal Huntley extra point)
1Q: 01:33 DEN - Hayden Huntley 82 punt return (Austin Liedtke extra point)
2Q: 15:00 DEN - Benjamin Hill 6 pass from Donte Midget (Austin Liedtke extra point)
2Q: 02:11 DEN - Austin Liedtke 27 field goal
2Q: 00:26 CAL - Neal Huntley 45 field goal
3Q: 11:23 CAL - Josue James 9 pass from Bryson Roger (Neal Huntley extra point failed)
3Q: 00:40 CAL - Neal Huntley 37 field goal
4Q: 05:35 CAL - Neal Huntley 31 field goal
4Q: 00:53 CAL - Bryson Roger 6 run (Neal Huntley extra point)

Team Statistics CAL DEN
Record 3-4 1-6
First Downs 28 11
- by Rushing 8 3
- by Passing 16 7
- by Penalty 4 1
Total Net Yards 424 258
- Offensive Plays 80 50
- Yards per Play 5.30 5.16
Net Rushing Yards 138 79
- Rushing Attempts 26 17
- Yards per Rush 5.31 4.65
Net Passing Yards 286 179
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 52 - 34 - 1 33 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 304 179
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/18 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.30 5.42
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/17 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.8 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 10/69 8/58
Punt Returns/Yards 5/27 1/82
Kick Returns/Yards 2/26 4/62
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/3
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 23
Time of Possession 38:50 21:10

Team Statistics	CAL	DEN
Record	3-4	1-6
First Downs	28	11
- by Rushing	8	3
- by Passing	16	7
- by Penalty	4	1
Total Net Yards	424	258
- Offensive Plays	80	50
- Yards per Play	5.30	5.16
Net Rushing Yards	138	79
- Rushing Attempts	26	17
- Yards per Rush	5.31	4.65
Net Passing Yards	286	179
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	52 - 34 - 1	33 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	304	179
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/18	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.30	5.42
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/17	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.8	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	10/69	8/58
Punt Returns/Yards	5/27	1/82
Kick Returns/Yards	2/26	4/62
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/3
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 23
Time of Possession	38:50	21:10

Drive Charts

California Lightning
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:12	6:07	OWN 17	11	83	Touchdown
1	3:43	2:20	OWN 46	3	-10	Punt
1	1:23	0:41	OWN 9	1	0	Interception
2	14:49	5:41	OWN 15	9	34	Punt
2	7:30	1:03	OWN 32	3	5	Punt
2	2:04	1:46	OWN 25	7	47	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:48	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
3	8:16	7:44	OWN 17	14	63	Field Goal
4	14:02	1:18	OWN 30	3	-1	Punt
4	11:41	0:49	OWN 36	3	3	Punt
4	8:57	3:27	OWN 29	8	57	Field Goal
4	3:47	3:03	OPP 48	10	48	Touchdown

Denver Drovers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:48	OWN 12	5	88	Touchdown
1	6:05	2:22	OWN 13	3	5	Punt
1	0:42	0:53	OPP 5	3	5	Touchdown
2	9:08	1:38	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	6:27	4:23	OWN 20	10	70	Field Goal
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 20	1	3	Half
3	11:12	2:56	OWN 16	6	25	Punt
3	0:32	1:30	OWN 15	3	5	Punt
4	12:44	1:03	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
4	10:52	1:55	OWN 17	4	16	Punt
4	5:30	1:43	OWN 8	3	-3	Punt
4	0:44	0:44	OWN 25	6	41	Game

Game MVP: Bryson Roger, California Lightning

Rushing Statistics

California	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Chuck Creech	15	77	5.13	27	3	0
QB Bryson Roger	6	44	7.33	10	1	2
RB Omar Wylder	2	4	2.00	2	0	0
WR Deion Wells	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0
TE Jamie Thurgood	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
RB Lester Johnson	1	14	14.00	14	1	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Mario Mitchell	7	44	6.29	45	1	1
RB Earnest Rush	4	18	4.50	14	1	0
RB Charles Gillam	4	19	4.75	17	1	0
WR Benjamin Hill	2	-2	-1.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

California	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryson Roger	52	34	304	2/18	1	31	1	79.3

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donte Midget	33	15	179	0/0	1	34	0	72.6

Receiving Statistics

California	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Josue James	10	17	118	11.80	47	31	1
WR Calvin Rivers	9	12	58	6.44	18	11	0
WR Taylor Banks	4	6	23	5.75	0	9	0
RB Lester Johnson	3	3	8	2.67	0	10	0
WR Donnell Dubester	3	4	41	13.67	18	27	0
RB Omar Wylder	2	2	19	9.50	5	16	0
WR Deion Wells	2	5	27	13.50	18	24	0
TE Steven Horn	1	3	10	10.00	6	10	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Benjamin Hill	7	15	94	13.43	24	34	1
WR Logan Frederick	4	6	74	18.50	47	33	0
TE Harold Redding	2	3	7	3.50	0	4	0
RB Earnest Rush	1	3	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Mario Mitchell	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Edwin Fleming	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Sam Staigvil	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Shaun Blackburn	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

California	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Graham Sweeney	1	3	3.00	0

Fumble Statistics

California	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

California	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Donald Parise	5	251	50.2	33.0	63	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Courtney Cameron	7	316	45.1	41.3	54	1

Kicking Statistics

California	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Neal Huntley	3/3	1/1	0/0	45	2/3

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Austin Liedtke	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

California	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stan Davison	5	27	5.4	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hayden Huntley	1	82	82.0	1

Kick Return Statistics

California	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Martin Hopkins	1	12	12.0	0
Deion Wells	1	14	14.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edwin Fleming	4	62	15.5	0

Defensive Statistics

California	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Malachi Winters	4	0	0.0	17	33
OLB Tyler Hammond	4	0	0.0	17	29
ILB Jacob Sebastian	3	1	0.0	17	22
S Dennis Fischer	2	1	0.0	10	18
DT Trent Ward	2	0	0.0	9	28
DE Dylan Calvert	2	0	0.0	13	16
OLB Dylan Irvin	2	0	0.0	9	4
CB Rod Cook	2	0	0.0	8	17
CB Martin Hopkins	1	3	0.0	17	33
S Sebastian Moose	1	1	0.0	7	16
DE Brendan Summers	1	1	0.0	17	18
DE Dixon Burton	1	0	0.0	0	15
DE Stanley Becker	1	0	0.0	4	17
CB Hunter Peterman	1	0	0.0	0	16
S Stan Davison	1	0	0.0	17	18
TE Steven Horn	1	0	---	---	---
DT Calvin Joseph	1	0	0.0	17	19
ILB Nicholas Tate	1	0	0.0	0	11
DT Dale Schokora	0	1	0.0	8	16

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rick Dickey	12	0	0.0	24	40
OLB Todd Foulger	6	2	0.0	26	53
CB Clyde Jackson	6	0	0.0	11	36
ILB Wally Mumphrey	5	5	0.0	24	40
S Clay Glenn	5	1	0.0	15	41
CB Graham Sweeney	4	1	0.0	26	54
ILB Parker Farrell	4	1	0.0	24	40
DT Anthony Mayfield	3	1	1.0	12	29
ILB Damien Richert	3	1	1.0	26	52
CB Kaleb Lucas	3	0	0.0	21	40
ILB Clayton Lane	3	0	0.0	12	28
CB Danny Vibert	2	0	0.0	4	14
OLB Dwayne Abrams	1	1	0.0	2	14
S Brett Owens	1	1	0.0	19	31
DE Bert Sellers	1	0	0.0	26	54

Pass Rush Statistics

California	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S DeAndre Ray	1	0	0	14
DE Stanley Becker	0	3	1	17
DE Brendan Summers	0	2	1	18
DE Dixon Burton	0	1	2	15
DT Dale Schokora	0	1	0	16
DT Calvin Joseph	0	0	1	19

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Damien Richert	1.0	1	3	0	52
DT Anthony Mayfield	1.0	1	0	2	29
DE Bert Sellers	0.0	0	2	0	54
ILB Wally Mumphrey	0.0	0	1	0	40
OLB Ben McCormick	0.0	0	1	0	2

Pass Defense Statistics

California	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Malachi Winters	3	0	33
CB Rod Cook	2	1	17
OLB Tyler Hammond	2	0	29
CB Martin Hopkins	1	1	33
DT Trent Ward	1	0	28
S Sebastian Moose	1	0	16
DE Dixon Burton	1	0	15
CB Hunter Peterman	1	0	16
S DeAndre Ray	1	0	14
S Dennis Fischer	1	0	18
ILB Nicholas Tate	1	0	11
ILB Jacob Sebastian	0	1	22

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Wally Mumphrey	5	0	0	40
S Rick Dickey	5	0	0	40
CB Clyde Jackson	5	0	0	36
S Clay Glenn	4	1	0	41
CB Graham Sweeney	3	1	1	54
OLB Todd Foulger	3	1	0	53
ILB Parker Farrell	3	0	0	40
CB Kaleb Lucas	2	1	0	40
CB Danny Vibert	2	0	0	14
OLB Dwayne Abrams	1	0	0	14
ILB Clayton Lane	1	0	0	28

Blocking Statistics

California	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Carter Burks	3	3	0	26	0	54
G Craig Weatherly	2	3	1	26	0	54
T Skip Walendy	1	4	0	26	1	54
G Mark Behrendt	1	3	0	26	0	54
T Timothy McChane	0	6	0	26	1	54
TE Steven Horn	0	1	0	7	0	16

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Connor Rodriguez	1	5	17	33
G Hardy Nemecheck	1	4	17	33
T Johnny Meyer	1	2	17	33
FB Shaun Blackburn	1	1	6	7
G Diego Small	0	3	17	33
C Brandon Kotz	0	2	17	33

Special Teams Tackles

California	Tackles	STPlays
Omar Wylder	1	27
Jamie Thurgood	1	27
Tyrell Caputo	1	15
Butch Jones	1	10

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Pete Mickus	2	24
Erick Griffin	2	12
Jeff Wolfe	1	24
Earnest Rush	1	20
Benjamin Hill	1	19

Participation

California	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Craig Weatherly	26	54	---	---	8	88
G Mark Behrendt	26	54	---	---	8	88
T Skip Walendy	26	54	---	---	---	80
T Timothy McChane	26	54	---	---	---	80
QB Bryson Roger	26	54	---	---	---	80
C Carter Burks	26	54	---	---	---	80
TE Josue James	25	52	---	---	---	77
CB Malachi Winters	---	---	17	33	20	70
WR Calvin Rivers	23	38	---	---	2	63
WR Donnell Dubester	21	39	---	---	---	60
CB Martin Hopkins	---	---	17	33	6	56
WR Deion Wells	16	33	---	---	5	54
RB Omar Wylder	8	17	---	---	27	52
RB Chuck Creech	20	30	---	---	2	52
OLB Tyler Hammond	---	---	17	29	2	48
WR Taylor Banks	4	19	---	---	22	45
S Stan Davison	---	---	17	18	7	42
ILB Jacob Sebastian	---	---	17	22	---	39
DT Trent Ward	---	---	9	28	1	38
CB Hunter Peterman	---	---	0	16	20	36
DT Calvin Joseph	---	---	17	19	---	36
OLB Dylan Irvin	---	---	9	4	23	36
DE Brendan Summers	---	---	17	18	---	35
S DeAndre Ray	---	---	0	14	19	33
TE Jamie Thurgood	2	3	---	---	27	32
RB Lester Johnson	3	16	---	---	13	32
DT Dale Schokora	---	---	8	16	8	32
DE Stanley Becker	---	---	4	17	8	29
DE Dylan Calvert	---	---	13	16	---	29
S Dennis Fischer	---	---	10	18	1	29
CB Rod Cook	---	---	8	17	---	25
S Sebastian Moose	---	---	7	16	1	24
TE Steven Horn	7	16	---	---	---	23
WR Butch Jones	1	7	---	---	10	18
DE Dixon Burton	---	---	0	15	1	16
T Tyrell Caputo	0	0	---	---	15	15
ILB Ty Strickland	---	---	0	0	12	12
ILB Nicholas Tate	---	---	0	11	1	12
K Neal Huntley	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Donald Parise	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Clayton Podbevsek	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Griffin Pope	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Seth Smiley	0	0	---	---	5	5
DT D.J. Clark	---	---	0	3	---	3
QB Sammy Duncan	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Blitzen Burnside	---	---	0	0	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Graham Sweeney	---	---	26	54	3	83
DE Bert Sellers	---	---	26	54	3	83
OLB Todd Foulger	---	---	26	53	3	82
ILB Damien Richert	---	---	26	52	3	81
CB Kaleb Lucas	---	---	21	40	8	69
WR Benjamin Hill	17	33	---	---	19	69
S Brett Owens	---	---	19	31	18	68
ILB Wally Mumphrey	---	---	24	40	---	64
S Rick Dickey	---	---	24	40	---	64
ILB Parker Farrell	---	---	24	40	---	64
S Clay Glenn	---	---	15	41	5	61
G Diego Small	17	33	---	---	8	58
ILB Clayton Lane	---	---	12	28	15	55
T Johnny Meyer	17	33	---	---	---	50
G Hardy Nemecheck	17	33	---	---	---	50
C Brandon Kotz	17	33	---	---	---	50
T Connor Rodriguez	17	33	---	---	---	50
QB Donte Midget	17	33	---	---	---	50
CB Clyde Jackson	---	---	11	36	2	49
RB Earnest Rush	6	21	---	---	20	47
WR Sam Staigvil	12	26	---	---	7	45
DT Anthony Mayfield	---	---	12	29	1	42
TE Harold Redding	13	28	---	---	1	42
DT Harvey Barnes	---	---	14	25	2	41
CB Danny Vibert	---	---	4	14	18	36
WR Logan Frederick	8	23	---	---	1	32
TE Pete Mickus	4	3	---	---	24	31
FB Shaun Blackburn	6	7	---	---	17	30
OLB Jeff Wolfe	---	---	0	1	24	25
WR Edwin Fleming	1	4	---	---	18	23
OLB Dwayne Abrams	---	---	2	14	3	19
RB Mario Mitchell	7	11	---	---	1	19
WR Hayden Huntley	0	0	---	---	16	16
TE Tito Sherman	7	8	---	---	---	15
DT Erick Griffin	---	---	0	0	12	12
P Courtney Cameron	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Eduardo Griffith	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Leonardo Huffman	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Braxton Determann	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Tony Phillip	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Austin Liedtke	0	0	---	---	6	6
DT Willie Kuhnert	---	---	0	0	5	5
RB Charles Gillam	4	1	---	---	---	5
DE Tom Nelson	---	---	0	0	5	5
OLB Ben McCormick	---	---	0	2	---	2
QB Roberto Morrison	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	-5	-0.7
Middle	15	96	6.4
Right	4	47	11.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	11	2.8
Middle	10	64	6.4
Right	3	4	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

California	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryson Roger	52	34	3	2	2	4	7	2	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donte Midget	33	15	4	2	5	3	7	5	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	32	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	16	162	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	10	110	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	31	7.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	7	45	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	69	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	34	5.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

California	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Josue James	17	10	2	118	1	52
WR Calvin Rivers	12	9	0	58	0	38
WR Taylor Banks	6	4	0	23	0	19
WR Deion Wells	5	2	0	27	1	33
WR Donnell Dubester	4	3	0	41	1	39
TE Steven Horn	3	1	0	10	0	16
RB Lester Johnson	3	3	0	8	0	16
RB Omar Wylder	2	2	0	19	0	17

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Benjamin Hill	15	7	1	94	2	33
WR Logan Frederick	6	4	2	74	2	23
RB Earnest Rush	3	1	1	4	0	21
FB Shaun Blackburn	3	0	0	0	0	7
TE Harold Redding	3	2	1	7	0	28
WR Edwin Fleming	1	0	0	0	0	4
WR Sam Staigvil	1	0	0	0	0	26
RB Mario Mitchell	1	1	0	0	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

California	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Chuck Creech	2	3	1.50	5.13
QB Bryson Roger	2	12	6.00	7.33

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

California	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryson Roger	9	4	27	3.00	5.85

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donte Midget	6	3	16	2.67	5.42

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

California	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Deion Wells	2	0	0	0.00	5.40
WR Calvin Rivers	2	1	5	2.50	4.83
TE Josue James	2	1	9	4.50	6.94
RB Omar Wylder	1	1	3	3.00	9.50
WR Taylor Banks	1	0	0	0.00	3.83
TE Steven Horn	1	1	10	10.00	3.33

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Benjamin Hill	3	2	12	4.00	6.27
WR Edwin Fleming	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
FB Shaun Blackburn	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Harold Redding	1	1	4	4.00	2.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

California	Rushes	Conversions
QB Bryson Roger	1	1
RB Lester Johnson	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

California	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryson Roger	14	10	7

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donte Midget	12	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

California	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Josue James	6	3	3
WR Calvin Rivers	2	2	1
WR Donnell Dubester	2	2	1
WR Deion Wells	1	0	0
WR Taylor Banks	1	1	0
TE Steven Horn	1	1	1
RB Lester Johnson	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Benjamin Hill	6	3	2
RB Earnest Rush	2	1	0
FB Shaun Blackburn	2	0	0
WR Logan Frederick	2	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,900 (21,400)
End Zone 10,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,900 (21,400)
End Zone	10,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)