Week 3, 2024

played in Denver, CO

46 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

New England Colonials710014-31
Denver Drovers301310-26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:12 NED - Mario Stevens 6 pass from Cesar Swift (Cedric Hover extra point)
1Q: 02:39 DEN - Gino Clements 20 field goal
2Q: 10:10 NED - Antoine Thornton 5 pass from Cesar Swift (Cedric Hover extra point)
2Q: 01:50 NED - Cedric Hover 42 field goal
3Q: 12:17 DEN - Brant Fulcher 20 pass from Donte Midget (Gino Clements extra point)
3Q: 05:52 DEN - Van Howery 6 pass from Donte Midget (Gino Clements extra point failed)
4Q: 14:48 NED - Mario Stevens 7 run (Cedric Hover extra point)
4Q: 11:03 DEN - Gino Clements 35 field goal
4Q: 07:33 NED - Denzel Alexandre 72 pass from Cesar Swift (Cedric Hover extra point)
4Q: 04:39 DEN - Benjamin Hill 17 pass from Donte Midget (Gino Clements extra point)

Team StatisticsNEDDEN
Record3-01-2
First Downs1816
- by Rushing54
- by Passing1210
- by Penalty12
Total Net Yards365349
- Offensive Plays6160
- Yards per Play5.985.82
Net Rushing Yards9667
- Rushing Attempts2720
- Yards per Rush3.563.35
Net Passing Yards269282
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt30 - 21 - 038 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards291292
- Sacks/Yards Lost4/222/10
- Yards per Pass Play7.917.05
Fumbles/Lost0/01/0
3rd Down Conversions9/166/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.16.7
4th Down Conversions0/02/2
Penalties/Yards6/507/42
Punt Returns/Yards2/134/6
Kick Returns/Yards4/892/41
Interception Ret./Yards1/130/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits34
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/02/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 29OWN 27
Time of Possession30:5629:04

Drive Charts

New England Colonials
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:303:26OWN 39861Touchdown
12:317:28OWN 251275Touchdown
27:571:43OWN 1738Punt
24:481:31OWN 13419Punt
22:350:52OPP 2732Field Goal
315:001:26OWN 273-10Punt
312:021:32OWN 253-2Punt
35:416:03OWN 211279Touchdown
410:551:53OWN 243-3Punt
47:330:18OWN 28172Touchdown
44:334:33OWN 29939Game
Denver Drovers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:30OWN 839Punt
19:046:33OWN 301167Field Goal
210:032:06OWN 2538Punt
26:141:26OWN 3536Punt
23:170:42OWN 202-5Interception
21:431:43OWN 1035Half
313:341:32OWN 45355Touchdown
310:304:49OWN 311169Touchdown
414:383:43OWN 25957Field Goal
49:021:29OWN 4333Punt
47:152:42OWN 251075Touchdown

Game MVP: Cesar Swift, New England Colonials

Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Mario Stevens14564.001221
RB Marco Holliday10292.901510
QB Cesar Swift284.00900
FB Shaquille Ramirez133.00300
DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Daquan Heath9212.331610
RB Burt Aiello7243.432010
RB Mark Dzwonczyk273.50500
QB Donte Midget199.00900
WR Van Howery166.00600

Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Cesar Swift30212914/223720134.2
DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Donte Midget38262922/103311106.4

Receiving Statistics

New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Thurman Crenshaw6810617.6748240
WR Melvin Michl343913.009190
FB Shaquille Ramirez34217.00490
RB Mario Stevens3382.67061
WR Denzel Alexandre257035.0058721
TE Bennett Zitnik244422.0014290
RB Marco Holliday11-2-2.000-20
TE Antoine Thornton1155.00351
DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Benjamin Hill6911519.1719311
TE Brant Fulcher55489.606201
WR Robbie Smith58346.807140
TE Rob Spence24115.501070
RB Burt Aiello22147.0013110
WR Myron Clements223216.0013260
WR Van Howery232211.007161
RB Daquan Heath1211.00010
RB Mark Dzwonczyk111515.006150
TE Alexander Ackerman0200.00000

Interception Statistics

New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Devin Walters11313.000
DenverIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
DE Conrad Story0010
DenverFumbRecovForceTD
QB Donte Midget1000
TE Brant Fulcher0100

Punting Statistics

New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Bernard Ogden521442.841.6500
DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Kim Minter417944.841.5503

Kicking Statistics

New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Cedric Hover1/11/10/0424/4
DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Gino Clements2/20/00/0352/3

Punt Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Mario Stevens2136.50
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Van Howery461.50

Kick Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Mario Stevens48922.30
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Sam Staigvil24120.50

Defensive Statistics

New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Mason Fulton721.01726
S Kelly McNeil510.01937
DE Conrad Story401.01827
DT Roy Lonier410.01431
ILB Mason Irey410.01840
CB Devin Walters400.01840
S Rob Harper320.01628
CB Carlos Frederick310.02040
OLB Ethan Sanches210.01126
DT Frank Lynn200.0414
CB Dale Boulware130.0922
OLB Mel Norris100.038
S Artie Whalen100.0515
DT Calvin Blair100.01025
CB Maurice Patterson100.023
ILB Jace Fisk100.020
DE Preston Peterson020.01531
DT Amir Hitchcock010.01624
DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Mack Patterson511.52731
DE Raymond Horvath520.02117
CB Ashton Wallace500.0618
DT Erick Griffin500.02320
DT Jesse Hanson401.5819
CB Graham Sweeney420.02733
ILB Mack Patterson320.0124
OLB Dana Koehler320.02218
S Glen Petko310.01530
DE Bert Sellers211.02730
CB Brenden Hughes210.01329
DE Tom Nelson200.01529
S DeAndre Ray110.02418
S DeAndre Rinehart110.01519
DE Mercury Hozan100.0115
CB Mel Young100.002
TE Alexander Ackerman10---------
CB Kaleb Lucas010.02317

Pass Rush Statistics

New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Conrad Story1.021227
OLB Mason Fulton1.000026
DE Preston Peterson0.003131
DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Jesse Hanson1.500019
ILB Mack Patterson1.500031
DE Bert Sellers1.000030
DE Raymond Horvath0.010017
DE Tom Nelson0.010029

Pass Defense Statistics

New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Devin Walters50140
ILB Mason Irey42040
OLB Mason Fulton30026
CB Carlos Frederick20040
S Artie Whalen20015
S Rob Harper20028
DT Frank Lynn20014
DT Roy Lonier10031
S Kelly McNeil10037
OLB Mel Norris1008
OLB Ethan Sanches10026
CB Dale Boulware10022
CB Maurice Patterson1003
DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Ashton Wallace60018
CB Graham Sweeney40033
S Glen Petko31030
OLB Dana Koehler30018
ILB Mack Patterson1004
ILB Mack Patterson10031
CB Brenden Hughes10029
S DeAndre Rinehart10019
CB Mel Young1002
DT Jeremy Robinson01017
S DeAndre Ray01018

Blocking Statistics

New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Bennett Peterson310027134
G Jerry Castillo15027234
TE Antoine Thornton110803
T Frederick Harper03027034
G Cary Plummer02027134
C Andy Jennings02027034
FB Shaquille Ramirez010407
TE Bennett Zitnik01027031
DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Diego Small15020040
C Brandon Kotz14020040
T Moe Barrett14020040
G Hardy Nemecheck12020040
TE Brant Fulcher11017037
T Amari LaPointe03020240

Special Teams Tackles

New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Thurman Crenshaw217
Danny Pierce26
Mario Stevens122
Denzel Alexandre117
DenverTacklesSTPlays
Glen Petko217
Casey Fusco122
Mark Dzwonczyk117
Hardy Nemecheck112
Erick Griffin110

Participation

New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
WR Thurman Crenshaw2534------1776
RB Mario Stevens1728------2267
T Bennett Peterson2734------667
CB Carlos Frederick------2040262
C Andy Jennings2734---------61
QB Cesar Swift2734---------61
G Cary Plummer2734---------61
G Jerry Castillo2734---------61
T Frederick Harper2734---------61
ILB Mason Irey------1840260
CB Devin Walters------1840260
WR Denzel Alexandre1626------1759
WR Melvin Michl2632---------58
TE Bennett Zitnik2731---------58
S Kelly McNeil------1937157
DT Roy Lonier------1431550
DE Preston Peterson------1531147
DE Conrad Story------1827247
S Rob Harper------1628246
OLB Mason Fulton------1726144
DT Amir Hitchcock------1624141
OLB Ethan Sanches------1126239
S Artie Whalen------5151737
DT Calvin Blair------1025237
CB Dale Boulware------922536
OLB Mel Norris------382132
FB Shaquille Ramirez47------1728
CB Tyrone Rose------331723
TE Quentin Whatley20------2022
DT Frank Lynn------414422
RB Marco Holliday104---------14
WR Tony Small02------1214
WR Neil Groh03------1114
TE Antoine Thornton83------213
ILB Jace Fisk------201012
K Cedric Hover00------77
C Levi Stokes00------66
G Damian Quigley00------66
P Bernard Ogden00------66
RB Andres Raley00------66
T Brock Rodriguez00------66
G Danny Pierce00------66
CB Maurice Patterson------23---5
C Edgar Lavery00---------0
QB Alonzo Tomaceski00---------0
DT Cameron Mallard------00---0
DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
G Hardy Nemecheck2040------1272
CB Graham Sweeney------2733767
G Diego Small2040------666
S Glen Petko------15301762
C Brandon Kotz2040---------60
T Amari LaPointe2040---------60
T Moe Barrett2040---------60
WR Benjamin Hill2040---------60
QB Donte Midget2040---------60
ILB Mack Patterson------2731159
DE Bert Sellers------2730158
TE Brant Fulcher1737---------54
DT Erick Griffin------23201053
CB Brenden Hughes------1329648
WR Robbie Smith1730---------47
DE Tom Nelson------1529145
CB Ashton Wallace------6181842
S DeAndre Ray------2418---42
OLB Casey Fusco------5142241
CB Kaleb Lucas------2317---40
OLB Dana Koehler------2218---40
DE Raymond Horvath------2117---38
WR Van Howery917------1137
S DeAndre Rinehart------1519236
DT Jesse Hanson------819633
FB Shaun Blackburn57------1931
TE Alexander Ackerman08------2230
RB Mark Dzwonczyk28------1727
RB Daquan Heath1115---------26
DT Jeremy Robinson------317626
TE Rob Spence716------124
WR Myron Clements57------1224
RB Burt Aiello714------122
WR Sam Staigvil01------1920
ILB Mack Patterson------124---16
DE Mercury Hozan------115---16
OLB Leland Monaghan------031114
K Gino Clements00------88
P Kim Minter00------66
G Tony Phillip00------66
C Rusty Kochansky00------66
T Gustavo Ingram00------66
C Roberto Lee00------44
CB Mel Young------02---2
OLB Toby Chachick------01---1
QB Alex Wright00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left2157.5
Middle18653.6
Right6172.8
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8212.6
Middle6111.8
Right6355.8
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Cesar Swift30215043000
DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Donte Midget38264122431

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen65132.2
Short (0-8 Yds)108808.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)10717817.8
Long (19+ Yds)41205.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen4341.0
Short (0-8 Yds)18131277.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)12914412.0
Long (19+ Yds)41174.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Thurman Crenshaw861106334
WR Denzel Alexandre52170126
WR Melvin Michl43139032
FB Shaquille Ramirez4312107
TE Bennett Zitnik42044131
RB Mario Stevens3308028
RB Marco Holliday110-204
TE Antoine Thornton110503
DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Benjamin Hill961115240
WR Robbie Smith85134030
TE Brant Fulcher55048137
TE Rob Spence42011016
WR Van Howery32022017
RB Daquan Heath2101015
RB Burt Aiello22014014
WR Myron Clements2203217
TE Alexander Ackerman200008
RB Mark Dzwonczyk1101508

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Mario Stevens372.334.00
RB Marco Holliday122.002.90
DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Daquan Heath2-1-0.502.33
RB Burt Aiello263.003.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Cesar Swift43266.509.70
DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Donte Midget85597.387.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Bennett Zitnik21157.5011.00
TE Antoine Thornton1155.005.00
RB Mario Stevens1166.002.67
DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Brant Fulcher222914.509.60
TE Rob Spence2173.502.75
WR Benjamin Hill21178.5012.78
WR Van Howery2163.007.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New EnglandRushesConversions
RB Mario Stevens22
QB Cesar Swift10
DenverRushesConversions
RB Burt Aiello22
RB Daquan Heath10

Third Down Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompConversions
Cesar Swift1197
DenverAttCompConversions
Donte Midget12104

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargCatchConversions
WR Thurman Crenshaw443
WR Melvin Michl322
TE Antoine Thornton111
WR Denzel Alexandre100
FB Shaquille Ramirez110
TE Bennett Zitnik111
DenverTargCatchConversions
WR Benjamin Hill321
WR Robbie Smith330
TE Rob Spence210
RB Burt Aiello221
WR Myron Clements111
WR Van Howery111

SectionAttendance
Stadium53,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck15,600 (21,400)
End Zone11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,100 (3,300)