Week 7, 2023

played in Denver, CO

72 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

California Lightning	0	6	3	7	-	16
Denver Drovers	7	3	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:31 DEN - Benjamin Hill 5 pass from Jared Henry (Gino Clements extra point)
2Q: 02:54 DEN - Gino Clements 48 field goal
2Q: 01:14 CAL - Josue James 12 pass from Bryson Roger (Bo Park extra point failed)
3Q: 05:40 DEN - Gino Clements 31 field goal
3Q: 02:31 CAL - Bo Park 35 field goal
4Q: 10:15 CAL - Deion Wells 5 pass from Bryson Roger (Bo Park extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:31 DEN - Benjamin Hill 5 pass from Jared Henry (Gino Clements extra point)
2Q: 02:54 DEN - Gino Clements 48 field goal
2Q: 01:14 CAL - Josue James 12 pass from Bryson Roger (Bo Park extra point failed)
3Q: 05:40 DEN - Gino Clements 31 field goal
3Q: 02:31 CAL - Bo Park 35 field goal
4Q: 10:15 CAL - Deion Wells 5 pass from Bryson Roger (Bo Park extra point)

Team Statistics CAL DEN
Record 5-1 1-5
First Downs 16 17
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 321 322
- Offensive Plays 63 71
- Yards per Play 5.10 4.54
Net Rushing Yards 93 122
- Rushing Attempts 24 23
- Yards per Rush 3.88 5.30
Net Passing Yards 228 200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 22 - 2 46 - 26 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 228 212
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 5.85 4.17
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/57 7/51
Punt Returns/Yards 4/31 4/26
Kick Returns/Yards 3/67 2/53
Interception Ret./Yards 2/1 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 27
Time of Possession 29:16 30:44

Team Statistics	CAL	DEN
Record	5-1	1-5
First Downs	16	17
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	321	322
- Offensive Plays	63	71
- Yards per Play	5.10	4.54
Net Rushing Yards	93	122
- Rushing Attempts	24	23
- Yards per Rush	3.88	5.30
Net Passing Yards	228	200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 22 - 2	46 - 26 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	228	212
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	5.85	4.17
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/57	7/51
Punt Returns/Yards	4/31	4/26
Kick Returns/Yards	3/67	2/53
Interception Ret./Yards	2/1	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 27
Time of Possession	29:16	30:44

Drive Charts

California Lightning
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:27	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
1	12:01	1:39	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	7:24	3:04	OWN 19	5	23	Punt
1	2:03	1:49	OPP 47	3	4	Punt
2	13:51	3:16	OWN 47	7	15	Interception
2	8:32	2:10	OWN 6	3	4	Punt
2	2:48	1:44	OWN 38	7	62	Touchdown
2	0:29	0:29	OWN 17	4	20	Interception
3	12:32	3:05	OWN 21	6	13	Punt
3	5:35	3:11	OWN 33	5	49	Field Goal
4	14:18	4:14	OWN 10	8	90	Touchdown
4	6:32	1:09	OWN 26	3	-9	Punt
4	3:41	2:33	OWN 20	6	20	Punt

Denver Drovers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:33	1:32	OWN 34	3	3	Punt
1	10:22	2:58	OWN 49	7	51	Touchdown
1	4:20	2:17	OWN 13	5	9	Punt
1	0:14	1:23	OWN 1	6	7	Interception
2	10:35	2:03	OWN 32	3	8	Punt
2	6:22	3:34	OWN 34	8	35	Field Goal
2	1:04	0:35	OWN 38	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	2:28	OWN 9	6	25	Punt
3	9:27	3:52	OWN 33	8	53	Field Goal
3	2:24	3:06	OWN 25	6	16	Punt
4	10:04	3:32	OWN 27	6	44	Interception
4	5:23	1:42	OWN 39	5	15	Punt
4	1:08	1:08	OWN 20	7	48	Missed FG

Game MVP: Malachi Winters, California Lightning

Rushing Statistics

California	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Lester Johnson	19	71	3.74	21	2
RB Chuck Creech	2	10	5.00	10	1
QB Bryson Roger	2	14	7.00	8	0
WR Trenton Butler	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Van Kerby	14	75	5.36	28	2
RB Burt Aiello	6	32	5.33	29	1
QB Jared Henry	3	15	5.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

California	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryson Roger	39	22	228	0/0	2	33	2	69.2

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jared Henry	46	26	212	2/12	1	29	2	57.5

Receiving Statistics

California	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Deion Wells	7	15	67	9.57	31	33	1
WR Trenton Butler	6	8	71	11.83	34	30	0
RB Lester Johnson	3	4	41	13.67	39	33	0
WR Eli Fragomeni	2	5	34	17.00	19	29	0
RB Chuck Creech	2	2	1	0.50	0	5	0
WR Taylor Banks	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Josue James	1	4	12	12.00	0	12	1

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Benjamin Hill	9	19	64	7.11	24	18	1
TE Jamie Thurgood	5	9	50	10.00	11	29	0
WR Myron Clements	3	4	17	5.67	18	16	0
WR Logan Frederick	3	5	38	12.67	12	23	0
FB Shaun Blackburn	2	2	26	13.00	11	21	0
TE Leo Campbell	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Burt Aiello	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Van Kerby	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Pete Mickus	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0

Interception Statistics

California	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Malachi Winters	1	0	0.00	0
CB Emmett Wray	1	1	1.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Casey Fusco	1	0	0.00	0
CB Kaleb Lucas	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

California	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Lester Johnson	1	0	0	0
WR Eli Fragomeni	0	1	0	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
ILB Wally Mumphrey	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

California	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Donald Parise	8	342	42.8	39.5	47	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Drew Austin	7	338	48.3	41.0	53	5

Kicking Statistics

California	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bo Park	1/1	0/0	0/0	35	1/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gino Clements	2/3	1/2	0/0	48	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

California	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stan Davison	4	31	7.8	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hayden Huntley	4	26	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

California	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trenton Butler	2	51	25.5	0
Martin Hopkins	1	16	16.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Van Kerby	2	53	26.5	0

Defensive Statistics

California	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tyler Hammond	7	2	0.0	23	43
ILB Jacob Sebastian	7	1	0.0	22	43
CB Malachi Winters	6	1	0.0	23	48
CB Martin Hopkins	4	0	0.0	23	48
OLB Dylan Irvin	4	0	0.0	9	23
DE Brendan Summers	3	1	1.0	22	42
S Edwin Kerr	3	3	0.0	22	42
CB Emmett Wray	3	1	0.0	1	16
DT Trent Ward	2	1	1.0	14	25
S Sebastian Moose	2	0	0.0	16	21
S Stan Davison	2	0	0.0	8	33
DE Dylan Calvert	1	1	0.0	13	10
DT D.J. Clark	1	1	0.0	6	17
WR Deion Wells	1	0	---	---	---
CB Hunter Peterman	1	0	0.0	0	2
TE Josue James	1	0	---	---	---
DT Calvin Joseph	1	0	0.0	18	30
CB Rod Cook	1	0	0.0	15	18

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Wally Mumphrey	9	1	0.0	21	23
OLB Dana Koehler	6	2	0.0	21	27
OLB Clayton Webb	5	0	0.0	9	21
S Clay Glenn	3	2	0.0	18	27
OLB Casey Fusco	3	1	0.0	4	20
DE Bert Sellers	3	0	0.0	24	33
CB Clyde Jackson	3	0	0.0	17	29
OLB Nick Mitchell	2	3	0.0	21	23
S Rick Dickey	2	1	0.0	22	32
DT Anthony Mayfield	2	0	0.0	13	29
CB Graham Sweeney	2	0	0.0	24	35
DT Jesse Hanson	1	1	0.0	11	10
CB Kaleb Lucas	1	0	0.0	21	25
WR Benjamin Hill	1	0	---	---	---
WR Logan Frederick	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Jalen Mikell	1	0	0.0	2	9
S DeAndre Rinehart	1	0	0.0	7	19

Pass Rush Statistics

California	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brendan Summers	1.0	0	3	5	42
DT Trent Ward	1.0	0	0	1	25
DE Dylan Calvert	0.0	2	0	0	10
DE Dixon Burton	0.0	0	1	1	26
DT Calvin Joseph	0.0	0	1	0	30
OLB Dylan Irvin	0.0	0	1	0	23
DT D.J. Clark	0.0	0	1	0	17

Denver	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bert Sellers	1	2	0	33
OLB Casey Fusco	1	0	0	20
DT Jesse Hanson	0	2	1	10
DE Tom Nelson	0	2	0	13
DT Anthony Mayfield	0	0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

California	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Tyler Hammond	5	0	0	43
CB Emmett Wray	3	0	1	16
ILB Jacob Sebastian	3	0	0	43
OLB Dylan Irvin	3	0	0	23
CB Malachi Winters	2	1	1	48
CB Martin Hopkins	2	0	0	48
S Stan Davison	2	0	0	33
DE Brendan Summers	2	0	0	42
DT Trent Ward	1	0	0	25
CB Hunter Peterman	1	0	0	2
DT Calvin Joseph	1	0	0	30
DT D.J. Clark	1	0	0	17
S Sebastian Moose	0	1	0	21
S Edwin Kerr	0	1	0	42

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Wally Mumphrey	4	0	0	23
OLB Dana Koehler	4	0	0	27
OLB Clayton Webb	3	1	0	21
CB Graham Sweeney	2	1	0	35
S Clay Glenn	2	1	0	27
CB Clyde Jackson	2	0	0	29
S DeAndre Rinehart	1	1	0	19
OLB Casey Fusco	1	0	1	20
DE Bert Sellers	1	0	0	33
OLB Jalen Mikell	1	0	0	9
CB Mel Young	1	0	0	16
CB Kaleb Lucas	0	0	1	25

Blocking Statistics

California	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Carter Burks	3	6	24	39
G Craig Weatherly	2	7	24	39
T Timothy McChane	2	4	24	39
G Griffin Pope	1	4	24	39
T Lorenzo Blades	0	1	24	39

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Moe Barrett	3	6	23	0	48
G Hardy Nemecheck	1	5	23	0	48
C Rufus Woodard	1	3	23	0	48
G Diego Small	0	3	23	1	48
T Gene Cheyne	0	3	23	0	48
RB Burt Aiello	0	0	7	1	33

Special Teams Tackles

California	Tackles	STPlays
Malachi Winters	3	15
Dale Schokora	2	22
Zachary Farrell	1	23

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Dana Koehler	4	12
Leo Campbell	1	26
Burt Aiello	1	18
Erick Griffin	1	11

Participation

California	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Malachi Winters	---	---	23	48	15	86
CB Martin Hopkins	---	---	23	48	7	78
G Griffin Pope	24	39	---	---	9	72
G Craig Weatherly	24	39	---	---	9	72
OLB Tyler Hammond	---	---	23	43	4	70
ILB Jacob Sebastian	---	---	22	43	2	67
S Edwin Kerr	---	---	22	42	2	66
DE Brendan Summers	---	---	22	42	2	66
T Timothy McChane	24	39	---	---	---	63
T Lorenzo Blades	24	39	---	---	---	63
QB Bryson Roger	24	39	---	---	---	63
C Carter Burks	24	39	---	---	---	63
S Stan Davison	---	---	8	33	17	58
WR Deion Wells	22	35	---	---	---	57
WR Eli Fragomeni	23	32	---	---	---	55
TE Josue James	22	32	---	---	1	55
DT Dale Schokora	---	---	8	24	22	54
RB Lester Johnson	21	22	---	---	9	52
DT Calvin Joseph	---	---	18	30	---	48
WR Trenton Butler	16	27	---	---	4	47
S Sebastian Moose	---	---	16	21	9	46
DT Trent Ward	---	---	14	25	2	41
RB Chuck Creech	3	14	---	---	24	41
TE Zachary Farrell	5	9	---	---	23	37
DE Dixon Burton	---	---	5	26	3	34
CB Rod Cook	---	---	15	18	1	34
OLB Dylan Irvin	---	---	9	23	1	33
CB Emmett Wray	---	---	1	16	10	27
WR Taylor Banks	1	7	---	---	16	24
DT D.J. Clark	---	---	6	17	1	24
DE Stanley Becker	---	---	4	12	7	23
DE Dylan Calvert	---	---	13	10	---	23
OLB Tanner Kimble	---	---	0	0	21	21
ILB William McKnight	---	---	0	5	12	17
RB Omar Wylder	5	12	---	---	---	17
CB Hunter Peterman	---	---	0	2	15	17
WR Donnell Dubester	2	1	---	---	8	11
P Donald Parise	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Clayton Podbevsek	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Mark Behrendt	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Scottie Prescott	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Bo Park	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Jon Seaman	0	4	---	---	---	4
ILB Ty Strickland	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Sammy Duncan	0	0	---	---	---	0
C J.B. Kelsey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Diego Small	23	48	---	---	10	81
C Rufus Woodard	23	48	---	---	5	76
G Hardy Nemecheck	23	48	---	---	---	71
T Gene Cheyne	23	48	---	---	---	71
T Moe Barrett	23	48	---	---	---	71
QB Jared Henry	23	48	---	---	---	71
WR Benjamin Hill	23	48	---	---	---	71
WR Myron Clements	21	44	---	---	5	70
TE Leo Campbell	7	33	---	---	26	66
TE Jamie Thurgood	21	41	---	---	---	62
OLB Dana Koehler	---	---	21	27	12	60
CB Graham Sweeney	---	---	24	35	---	59
RB Burt Aiello	7	33	---	---	18	58
DE Bert Sellers	---	---	24	33	---	57
S Rick Dickey	---	---	22	32	---	54
OLB Casey Fusco	---	---	4	20	24	48
S Clay Glenn	---	---	18	27	2	47
CB Kaleb Lucas	---	---	21	25	1	47
CB Clyde Jackson	---	---	17	29	1	47
ILB Wally Mumphrey	---	---	21	23	---	44
DE Mercury Hozan	---	---	18	25	1	44
OLB Nick Mitchell	---	---	21	23	---	44
DT Anthony Mayfield	---	---	13	29	1	43
S DeAndre Rinehart	---	---	7	19	16	42
OLB Clayton Webb	---	---	9	21	12	42
WR Logan Frederick	16	17	---	---	---	33
RB Van Kerby	16	12	---	---	4	32
DT Jesse Hanson	---	---	11	10	8	29
CB Mel Young	---	---	2	16	9	27
FB Shaun Blackburn	1	6	---	---	19	26
CB Tony Buick	---	---	2	6	17	25
DE Tom Nelson	---	---	3	13	9	25
WR Cesar Bernard	1	3	---	---	19	23
DT Erick Griffin	---	---	4	7	11	22
WR Hayden Huntley	0	1	---	---	15	16
OLB Jalen Mikell	---	---	2	9	---	11
T Troy Guess	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Roberto Lee	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Tony Phillip	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Drew Austin	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Gino Clements	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Sedrick Fisher	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Pete Mickus	2	2	---	---	---	4
OLB Hector Erickson	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Donte Midget	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Charles Gillam	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	16	8.0
Middle	9	43	4.8
Right	13	34	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	19	4.8
Middle	17	100	5.9
Right	2	3	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

California	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryson Roger	39	22	4	1	2	4	6	2	2

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jared Henry	46	26	3	3	1	3	7	7	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	13	10	81	6.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	61	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	86	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	39	4.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	17	120	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	24	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	29	4.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

California	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Deion Wells	15	7	0	67	1	35
WR Trenton Butler	8	6	0	71	1	27
WR Eli Fragomeni	5	2	1	34	1	32
TE Josue James	4	1	0	12	0	32
RB Lester Johnson	4	3	1	41	1	22
RB Chuck Creech	2	2	0	1	0	14
WR Taylor Banks	1	1	0	2	0	7

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Benjamin Hill	19	9	1	64	0	48
TE Jamie Thurgood	9	5	0	50	1	41
WR Logan Frederick	5	3	0	38	1	17
WR Myron Clements	4	3	0	17	0	44
TE Leo Campbell	2	1	0	3	0	33
FB Shaun Blackburn	2	2	0	26	1	6
RB Burt Aiello	1	1	0	10	0	33
RB Van Kerby	1	1	0	2	0	12
TE Pete Mickus	1	1	0	2	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

California	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Lester Johnson	1	-3	-3.00	3.74

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Van Kerby	1	-3	-3.00	5.36

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

California	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryson Roger	4	3	21	5.25	5.85

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jared Henry	2	2	5	2.50	4.61

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

California	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Deion Wells	2	2	9	4.50	4.47
TE Josue James	2	1	12	6.00	3.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Benjamin Hill	1	1	5	5.00	3.37
WR Myron Clements	1	1	0	0.00	4.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

California	Rushes	Conversions
RB Lester Johnson	2	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Burt Aiello	1	1
RB Van Kerby	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

California	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryson Roger	13	6	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jared Henry	14	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

California	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Deion Wells	4	2	2
RB Lester Johnson	4	3	1
WR Trenton Butler	2	1	1
TE Josue James	2	0	0
WR Eli Fragomeni	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Benjamin Hill	3	0	0
TE Jamie Thurgood	3	3	1
WR Logan Frederick	3	2	2
WR Myron Clements	2	2	0
TE Leo Campbell	1	0	0
FB Shaun Blackburn	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,100 (21,400)
End Zone 10,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,100 (21,400)
End Zone	10,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)