Week 2, 2024

played in Carolina, NC

66 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Denver Drovers	3	9	0	11	-	23
Carolina Hill Cats	7	3	7	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:50 DEN - Gino Clements 24 field goal
1Q: 03:09 CAR - Dalton Clifford 8 pass from Daquan Armenta (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
2Q: 11:33 DEN - Gino Clements 19 field goal
2Q: 05:27 DEN - Gino Clements 44 field goal
2Q: 02:39 CAR - Edwin Ruschak 39 field goal
2Q: 00:45 DEN - Gino Clements 22 field goal
3Q: 08:58 CAR - Dalton Clifford 23 pass from Daquan Armenta (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
4Q: 15:00 DEN - Mark Dzwonczyk 21 pass from Donte Midget (Donte Midget pass to Brant Fulcher for conversion)
4Q: 05:11 DEN - Gino Clements 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:50 DEN - Gino Clements 24 field goal
1Q: 03:09 CAR - Dalton Clifford 8 pass from Daquan Armenta (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
2Q: 11:33 DEN - Gino Clements 19 field goal
2Q: 05:27 DEN - Gino Clements 44 field goal
2Q: 02:39 CAR - Edwin Ruschak 39 field goal
2Q: 00:45 DEN - Gino Clements 22 field goal
3Q: 08:58 CAR - Dalton Clifford 23 pass from Daquan Armenta (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
4Q: 15:00 DEN - Mark Dzwonczyk 21 pass from Donte Midget (Donte Midget pass to Brant Fulcher for conversion)
4Q: 05:11 DEN - Gino Clements 36 field goal

Team Statistics DEN CAR
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 19 21
- by Rushing 3 2
- by Passing 15 17
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 426 388
- Offensive Plays 65 66
- Yards per Play 6.55 5.88
Net Rushing Yards 120 73
- Rushing Attempts 26 25
- Yards per Rush 4.62 2.92
Net Passing Yards 306 315
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 21 - 0 41 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 328 315
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/22 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.85 7.68
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/55 4/45
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/14 5/111
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/4 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 27
Time of Possession 32:24 27:36

Team Statistics	DEN	CAR
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	19	21
- by Rushing	3	2
- by Passing	15	17
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	426	388
- Offensive Plays	65	66
- Yards per Play	6.55	5.88
Net Rushing Yards	120	73
- Rushing Attempts	26	25
- Yards per Rush	4.62	2.92
Net Passing Yards	306	315
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 21 - 0	41 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	328	315
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/22	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.85	7.68
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/55	4/45
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/14	5/111
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/4	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 27
Time of Possession	32:24	27:36

Drive Charts

Denver Drovers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:35	OWN 22	7	8	Punt
1	8:31	3:49	OWN 31	10	62	Field Goal
1	3:01	6:34	OWN 25	14	73	Field Goal
2	8:21	3:01	OWN 43	5	30	Field Goal
2	2:34	1:56	OWN 25	7	70	Field Goal
3	8:44	1:15	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
3	5:01	1:06	OWN 7	3	-6	Punt
3	2:29	2:41	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
4	9:23	4:20	OWN 6	8	75	Field Goal
4	3:29	1:10	OWN 35	3	9	Punt

Carolina Hill Cats
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:25	1:54	OWN 18	3	7	Punt
1	4:42	1:41	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
2	11:27	3:06	OWN 32	5	32	Missed FG
2	5:20	2:46	OWN 25	9	53	Field Goal
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 30	2	2	Half
3	15:00	6:16	OWN 36	11	64	Touchdown
3	7:29	2:28	OWN 20	5	31	Punt
3	3:55	1:26	OPP 44	4	5	Punt
4	14:48	5:25	OWN 33	10	51	Interception
4	5:03	1:34	OWN 26	3	6	Punt
4	2:19	2:19	OWN 3	11	55	Game

Game MVP: Donte Midget, Denver Drovers

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Daquan Heath	17	88	5.18	53	1
RB Burt Aiello	7	30	4.29	8	0
WR Benjamin Hill	2	2	1.00	2	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Martin Wilson	10	26	2.60	10	1
RB Noah Moss	10	22	2.20	10	1
RB Jim Hegamin	2	9	4.50	8	0
QB Daquan Armenta	1	7	7.00	7	0
TE Stan Doyle	1	5	5.00	5	0
WR Efrain Lewis	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donte Midget	35	21	328	4/22	1	42	0	100.6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Daquan Armenta	41	29	315	0/0	2	46	1	99.1

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Robbie Smith	6	8	81	13.50	38	28	0
TE Rob Spence	4	5	100	25.00	69	42	0
WR Benjamin Hill	3	7	41	13.67	1	25	0
RB Daquan Heath	2	3	22	11.00	6	14	0
RB Burt Aiello	2	3	27	13.50	12	15	0
WR Van Howery	2	4	15	7.50	0	8	0
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	1	1	21	21.00	21	21	1
TE Alexander Ackerman	1	2	21	21.00	3	21	0
TE Brant Fulcher	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Myron Clements	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Martin Glave	7	8	88	12.57	49	46	0
RB Martin Wilson	6	6	53	8.83	20	20	0
WR Shaun Dembsky	6	8	50	8.33	16	19	0
TE Dalton Clifford	6	9	77	12.83	22	23	2
TE Graham Naeole	2	4	24	12.00	13	25	0
WR Weston Merloni	1	2	20	20.00	4	20	0
RB Noah Moss	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Efrain Lewis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Glen Petko	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kim Minter	4	215	53.8	48.8	67	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Drake Horn	4	158	39.5	34.5	44	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gino Clements	5/5	1/1	0/0	44	0/0

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edwin Ruschak	1/2	0/1	0/1	39	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sam Staigvil	1	14	14.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Martin Glave	3	67	22.3	0
Collin Goode	2	44	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dana Koehler	11	2	22	25
CB Graham Sweeney	9	3	24	40
S DeAndre Ray	3	3	23	24
ILB Mack Patterson	3	2	23	35
S DeAndre Rinehart	3	2	12	26
CB Kaleb Lucas	3	1	21	25
S Glen Petko	3	1	13	32
ILB Mack Patterson	3	0	12	9
DT Erick Griffin	3	0	17	23
DE Bert Sellers	2	2	23	34
DE Raymond Horvath	2	1	20	21
DE Tom Nelson	2	1	15	31
CB Ashton Wallace	2	0	7	20
DT Jeremy Robinson	1	0	2	16
OLB Casey Fusco	1	0	1	11
CB Brenden Hughes	1	0	13	29
DT Jesse Hanson	0	1	11	24

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Zack Cotchery	13	0	0.0	25	32
OLB Trenton Tullo	7	1	0.0	25	28
S Braden Nicas	5	1	0.0	26	39
CB Gage Earp	4	2	0.0	15	21
CB Jameson Hixon	3	2	0.0	26	33
DT Charles Lyons	3	2	0.0	22	26
DT Malachi Markel	3	2	0.0	12	12
DE Kenneth Bryan	2	2	2.0	24	24
DT Eli Bark	2	0	1.5	10	24
OLB Norbert Hiler	2	2	0.0	11	23
DE T.J. Burroughs	1	1	0.5	23	26
S Julio Alcott	1	1	0.0	25	26
OLB Tanner Kimble	1	0	0.0	3	7
OLB Theodore Battle	1	0	0.0	1	9
TE Dalton Clifford	1	0	---	---	---
DT Theodore Fisher	1	0	0.0	8	18
CB Mickey Montgomery	1	0	0.0	23	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mercury Hozan	0.0	1	0	0	14
DE Tom Nelson	0.0	0	2	0	31

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kenneth Bryan	2.0	0	0	0	24
DT Eli Bark	1.5	0	0	0	24
DE T.J. Burroughs	0.5	0	3	3	26
DT Charles Lyons	0.0	1	0	0	26
DT Theodore Fisher	0.0	0	1	0	18
DE Duane Osborne	0.0	0	1	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Graham Sweeney	8	0	0	40
OLB Dana Koehler	5	0	0	25
S Glen Petko	4	0	1	32
ILB Mack Patterson	3	0	0	9
CB Ashton Wallace	2	1	0	20
ILB Mack Patterson	2	1	0	35
CB Kaleb Lucas	2	0	0	25
S DeAndre Ray	2	0	0	24
OLB Casey Fusco	1	0	0	11

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Trenton Tullo	3	1	28
CB Gage Earp	3	0	21
CB Jameson Hixon	3	0	33
ILB Zack Cotchery	3	0	32
OLB Norbert Hiler	2	1	23
CB Mickey Montgomery	1	2	25
S Braden Nicas	1	0	39
S Julio Alcott	1	0	26
DT Charles Lyons	1	0	26
OLB Tanner Kimble	1	0	7
OLB Theodore Battle	1	0	9
DT Theodore Fisher	1	0	18
CB Arturo Penrod	0	1	19

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Roberto Lee	3	5	15	1	26
G Diego Small	2	6	26	0	39
T Amari LaPointe	2	5	26	0	39
G Archie Horner	0	5	21	1	35
T Moe Barrett	0	3	26	2	39
C Brandon Kotz	0	1	11	0	13
G Tony Phillip	0	1	5	0	4

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
T Caden Riley	2	4	0	25	41
C Herb Carlisle	1	6	0	25	41
G Logan Levingston	1	5	1	25	41
T Efrain Moss	1	2	0	25	41
G Billy Zang	0	6	0	25	41
TE Dalton Clifford	0	1	0	24	40

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Rob Spence	1	24
Sam Staigvil	1	20
Burt Aiello	1	20
Glen Petko	1	15
Erick Griffin	1	11

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Weston Merloni	1	17

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Diego Small	26	39	---	---	9	74
CB Graham Sweeney	---	---	24	40	6	70
T Amari LaPointe	26	39	---	---	---	65
T Moe Barrett	26	39	---	---	---	65
WR Benjamin Hill	26	39	---	---	---	65
QB Donte Midget	26	39	---	---	---	65
G Archie Horner	21	35	---	---	7	63
ILB Mack Patterson	---	---	23	35	2	60
S Glen Petko	---	---	13	32	15	60
TE Brant Fulcher	22	37	---	---	---	59
DE Bert Sellers	---	---	23	34	2	59
WR Robbie Smith	25	32	---	---	---	57
RB Burt Aiello	7	27	---	---	20	54
DT Erick Griffin	---	---	17	23	11	51
S DeAndre Ray	---	---	23	24	1	48
OLB Dana Koehler	---	---	22	25	1	48
CB Brenden Hughes	---	---	13	29	5	47
CB Kaleb Lucas	---	---	21	25	1	47
DE Tom Nelson	---	---	15	31	1	47
TE Rob Spence	3	18	---	---	24	45
CB Ashton Wallace	---	---	7	20	16	43
C Roberto Lee	15	26	---	---	2	43
DE Raymond Horvath	---	---	20	21	1	42
DT Jesse Hanson	---	---	11	24	6	41
S DeAndre Rinehart	---	---	12	26	3	41
WR Van Howery	14	16	---	---	8	38
FB Shaun Blackburn	11	4	---	---	20	35
OLB Casey Fusco	---	---	1	11	20	32
RB Daquan Heath	19	10	---	---	---	29
DE Mercury Hozan	---	---	12	14	1	27
C Brandon Kotz	11	13	---	---	---	24
DT Jeremy Robinson	---	---	2	16	5	23
ILB Mack Patterson	---	---	12	9	1	22
WR Sam Staigvil	0	0	---	---	20	20
WR Myron Clements	3	6	---	---	11	20
G Tony Phillip	5	4	---	---	9	18
OLB Leland Monaghan	---	---	2	6	8	16
TE Alexander Ackerman	0	5	---	---	11	16
K Gino Clements	0	0	---	---	12	12
P Kim Minter	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Rusty Kochansky	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Gustavo Ingram	0	0	---	---	9	9
CB Mel Young	---	---	2	5	---	7
OLB Toby Chachick	---	---	0	1	---	1
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Alex Wright	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Herb Carlisle	25	41	---	---	6	72
G Logan Levingston	25	41	---	---	6	72
S Braden Nicas	---	---	26	39	5	70
T Efrain Moss	25	41	---	---	---	66
QB Daquan Armenta	25	41	---	---	---	66
T Caden Riley	25	41	---	---	---	66
G Billy Zang	25	41	---	---	---	66
TE Dalton Clifford	24	40	---	---	---	64
CB Jameson Hixon	---	---	26	33	4	63
RB Martin Wilson	13	29	---	---	21	63
WR Martin Glave	19	37	---	---	7	63
ILB Zack Cotchery	---	---	25	32	4	61
WR Shaun Dembsky	22	39	---	---	---	61
OLB Trenton Tullo	---	---	25	28	2	55
S Julio Alcott	---	---	25	26	1	52
DE T.J. Burroughs	---	---	23	26	1	50
DT Charles Lyons	---	---	22	26	2	50
DE Kenneth Bryan	---	---	24	24	1	49
CB Mickey Montgomery	---	---	23	25	1	49
OLB Norbert Hiler	---	---	11	23	12	46
CB Gage Earp	---	---	15	21	7	43
CB Arturo Penrod	---	---	3	19	19	41
DT Eli Bark	---	---	10	24	4	38
TE Graham Naeole	9	20	---	---	8	37
DT Theodore Fisher	---	---	8	18	9	35
WR Efrain Lewis	8	16	---	---	11	35
TE Stan Doyle	7	4	---	---	21	32
WR Weston Merloni	9	6	---	---	17	32
OLB Tanner Kimble	---	---	3	7	20	30
DT Malachi Markel	---	---	12	12	1	25
DE Duane Osborne	---	---	2	14	8	24
RB Noah Moss	11	11	---	---	---	22
ILB Roberto Fong	---	---	1	7	12	20
RB Jim Hegamin	2	2	---	---	13	17
S Jesse Orellana	---	---	1	12	3	16
S Wayne Prior	---	---	0	0	15	15
OLB Theodore Battle	---	---	1	9	3	13
WR Collin Goode	1	1	---	---	11	13
K Edwin Ruschak	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Drake Horn	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Jimmie Platt	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Orlando Howard	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Kelly Sliva	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Lance Solley	---	---	0	4	1	5
C Peyton McDaniel	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Greg Johnston	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	29	2.4
Middle	9	20	2.2
Right	5	71	14.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	14	4.7
Middle	18	49	2.7
Right	4	10	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donte Midget	35	21	6	3	0	5	5	3	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Daquan Armenta	41	29	6	3	1	2	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	38	9.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	177	11.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	88	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	25	5.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	43	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	123	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	10	149	11.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Robbie Smith	8	6	81	1	32
WR Benjamin Hill	7	3	41	1	39
TE Rob Spence	5	4	100	2	18
WR Van Howery	4	2	15	0	16
RB Daquan Heath	3	2	22	0	10
RB Burt Aiello	3	2	27	0	27
TE Alexander Ackerman	2	1	21	1	5
TE Brant Fulcher	1	0	0	0	37
WR Myron Clements	1	0	0	0	6
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	1	1	21	1	1

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Dalton Clifford	9	6	0	77	2	40
WR Shaun Dembsky	8	6	1	50	0	39
WR Martin Glave	8	7	0	88	1	37
RB Martin Wilson	6	6	0	53	1	29
TE Graham Naeole	4	2	0	24	1	20
WR Weston Merloni	2	1	0	20	1	6
RB Noah Moss	1	1	0	3	0	11
WR Efrain Lewis	1	0	0	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
WR Benjamin Hill	1	2	2.00	1.00
RB Burt Aiello	1	2	2.00	4.29

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Martin Wilson	1	0	0.00	2.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donte Midget	8	3	35	4.38	9.37

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Daquan Armenta	4	3	12	3.00	7.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Burt Aiello	2	1	15	7.50	9.00
WR Robbie Smith	2	1	6	3.00	10.13
RB Daquan Heath	1	1	14	14.00	7.33
TE Rob Spence	1	0	0	0.00	20.00
WR Benjamin Hill	1	0	0	0.00	5.86
TE Alexander Ackerman	1	0	0	0.00	10.50

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Dalton Clifford	2	1	8	4.00	8.56
RB Martin Wilson	1	1	1	1.00	8.83
RB Noah Moss	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Daquan Heath	1	1
RB Burt Aiello	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Daquan Armenta	1	0
RB Martin Wilson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donte Midget	14	8	6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Daquan Armenta	12	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Rob Spence	3	3	3
RB Burt Aiello	3	2	1
WR Van Howery	3	1	1
WR Robbie Smith	2	2	1
WR Benjamin Hill	1	0	0
WR Myron Clements	1	0	0
TE Alexander Ackerman	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Martin Wilson	4	4	2
TE Graham Naeole	2	1	1
TE Dalton Clifford	2	2	2
WR Weston Merloni	1	0	0
WR Shaun Dembsky	1	1	1
WR Efrain Lewis	1	0	0
WR Martin Glave	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,400)
End Zone 12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,400)
End Zone	12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)