Week 7, 2025

played in Houston, TX

69 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Drovers	3	14	7	7	-	31
Houston Space Dogs	0	0	6	10	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:24 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 20 field goal
2Q: 10:23 DEN - Alexander Ackerman 7 pass from Donte Midget (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
2Q: 02:29 DEN - Alexander Ackerman 11 pass from Donte Midget (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
3Q: 12:49 DEN - Vernon Wynn 4 pass from Donte Midget (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
3Q: 05:43 HOU - Casey Holliday 8 run (Daniel Lane run for conversion failed)
4Q: 13:23 HOU - Frederick Fly 31 field goal
4Q: 07:27 DEN - Mack Patterson 10 fumble return (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
4Q: 04:19 HOU - Casey Holliday 8 pass from Marquis Stanton (Frederick Fly extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:24 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 20 field goal
2Q: 10:23 DEN - Alexander Ackerman 7 pass from Donte Midget (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
2Q: 02:29 DEN - Alexander Ackerman 11 pass from Donte Midget (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
3Q: 12:49 DEN - Vernon Wynn 4 pass from Donte Midget (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
3Q: 05:43 HOU - Casey Holliday 8 run (Daniel Lane run for conversion failed)
4Q: 13:23 HOU - Frederick Fly 31 field goal
4Q: 07:27 DEN - Mack Patterson 10 fumble return (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
4Q: 04:19 HOU - Casey Holliday 8 pass from Marquis Stanton (Frederick Fly extra point)

Team Statistics DEN HOU
Record 4-2 3-4
First Downs 22 14
- by Rushing 7 2
- by Passing 13 11
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 370 256
- Offensive Plays 66 64
- Yards per Play 5.61 4.00
Net Rushing Yards 110 97
- Rushing Attempts 26 24
- Yards per Rush 4.23 4.04
Net Passing Yards 260 159
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 24 - 0 33 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 265 198
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 7/39
- Yards per Pass Play 6.50 3.98
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 4/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 9.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/2
Penalties/Yards 5/35 9/60
Punt Returns/Yards 5/27 2/28
Kick Returns/Yards 3/87 4/103
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 29
Time of Possession 30:24 29:36

Team Statistics	DEN	HOU
Record	4-2	3-4
First Downs	22	14
- by Rushing	7	2
- by Passing	13	11
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	370	256
- Offensive Plays	66	64
- Yards per Play	5.61	4.00
Net Rushing Yards	110	97
- Rushing Attempts	26	24
- Yards per Rush	4.23	4.04
Net Passing Yards	260	159
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 24 - 0	33 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	265	198
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	7/39
- Yards per Pass Play	6.50	3.98
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	4/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	9.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/2
Penalties/Yards	5/35	9/60
Punt Returns/Yards	5/27	2/28
Kick Returns/Yards	3/87	4/103
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 29
Time of Possession	30:24	29:36

Drive Charts

Denver Drovers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:30	1:42	OWN 28	3	9	Punt
1	10:19	4:02	OWN 25	9	72	Field Goal
1	4:02	1:21	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
2	14:36	0:27	50	3	0	Punt
2	12:25	2:09	OPP 48	4	48	Touchdown
2	6:47	4:24	OWN 27	9	73	Touchdown
2	1:14	1:14	OWN 23	6	11	Half
3	15:00	2:18	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
3	10:41	1:33	OWN 19	3	3	Punt
3	5:34	2:09	OWN 48	4	13	Punt
4	13:18	1:42	OWN 28	3	7	Punt
4	9:54	2:27	OWN 34	5	9	Punt
4	4:13	4:13	OWN 24	9	38	Game

Houston Space Dogs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:30	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
1	11:48	1:29	OWN 28	3	-1	Punt
1	6:17	2:15	OWN 36	3	4	Punt
1	2:41	3:05	OPP 40	6	-10	Fumble
2	14:09	1:44	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	10:16	3:29	OWN 30	5	-1	Punt
2	2:23	1:09	OWN 25	4	10	Punt
3	12:42	2:01	OWN 36	3	4	Punt
3	9:08	3:34	OWN 31	7	69	Touchdown
3	3:25	5:07	OWN 20	13	66	Field Goal
4	11:36	1:42	OWN 29	3	1	Punt
4	7:27	0:10	OWN 11	1	-1	Fumble
4	7:17	3:04	OWN 26	10	74	Touchdown

Game MVP: Donte Midget, Denver Drovers

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Lester Johnson	15	84	5.60	25	3
RB Cedric Hyman	9	26	2.89	11	1
WR Herman Felts	1	2	2.00	2	0
QB Donte Midget	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Casey Holliday	14	51	3.64	10	1	1
RB Daniel Lane	6	23	3.83	9	0	0
QB Marquis Stanton	2	15	7.50	12	1	0
WR Deion Wells	2	8	4.00	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donte Midget	39	24	265	1/5	3	39	0	107.3

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marquis Stanton	33	21	198	7/39	1	40	0	90.2

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Alexander Ackerman	7	10	58	8.29	4	22	2
WR Zane Gaylor	5	6	58	11.60	15	20	0
WR Herman Felts	4	6	31	7.75	5	10	0
TE Vernon Wynn	3	3	41	13.67	28	27	1
RB Cedric Hyman	2	5	4	2.00	0	6	0
WR Benjamin Hill	1	4	39	39.00	28	39	0
RB Lester Johnson	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Shaun Blackburn	1	2	26	26.00	20	26	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Deion Wells	5	7	65	13.00	31	40	0
WR Hunter Wynn	5	7	52	10.40	20	32	0
WR Asher Rabach	5	9	35	7.00	5	22	0
RB Casey Holliday	3	4	34	11.33	22	22	1
TE Denzel Tyler	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Gregory Woodson	1	4	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Sammie Stevenson	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Cedric Hyman	1	0	0	0
ILB Mack Patterson	0	1	0	1
DT Giovanni Hickey	0	1	0	0
WR Robbie Smith	0	1	0	0
OLB Maurice Lee	0	0	2	0
S Clay Glenn	0	0	1	0
DT Ray Houston	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Marquis Stanton	2	0	0
WR Deion Wells	1	0	0
RB Daniel Lane	1	0	0
C Gerald Peterson	0	1	0
G Diego Small	0	1	0
OLB Ellis Riggins	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kim Minter	7	304	43.4	33.7	51	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alvin Earl	8	372	46.5	40.6	60	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edwin Ruschak	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	4/4

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Frederick Fly	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cedric Hyman	5	27	5.4	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donte Foster	2	28	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cedric Hyman	3	87	29.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Casey Holliday	3	86	28.7	0
Rick Tolbert	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Maurice Lee	8	2	1.0	24	36
ILB Mack Patterson	7	5	1.0	23	38
DE Bert Sellers	6	2	2.0	23	37
CB Frederick Gray	5	2	0.0	24	37
DT Erick Griffin	4	3	1.5	21	16
S Clay Glenn	4	0	0.0	11	23
DT Ray Houston	3	0	0.5	22	16
CB Graham Sweeney	3	2	0.0	23	38
S Glen Petko	2	0	0.0	21	19
OLB Shane Harvey	2	0	0.0	1	2
DT Christopher Francis	1	0	1.0	4	28
S Ron Reeves	1	1	0.0	15	22
OLB Dana Koehler	1	1	0.0	15	16
CB Kaleb Lucas	1	0	0.0	14	11
S Sean Daniels	1	0	0.0	1	18
DE Tom Nelson	1	0	0.0	10	25

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Vernon Cales	9	3	0.0	26	40
ILB Devin Blackledge	8	3	0.0	26	40
OLB Ellis Riggins	7	2	0.0	24	40
CB Kris Fredrickson	4	2	0.0	13	29
S Stan Davison	4	0	0.0	19	27
DE Alex Joseph	3	1	1.0	22	30
CB A.J. Collier	3	4	0.0	26	40
DT Brent Stinson	2	1	0.0	14	18
DT Mitchell Gabriel	2	0	0.0	24	37
CB Rick Tolbert	2	0	0.0	24	38
OLB Grady Naumoff	1	1	0.0	15	12
DT Malik Sanders	1	0	0.0	12	18
S Dwayne Hancock	1	0	0.0	4	11
DT Jeremy Robinson	0	2	0.0	13	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bert Sellers	2.0	1	0	0	37
DT Erick Griffin	1.5	0	0	0	16
ILB Mack Patterson	1.0	0	0	1	38
DT Christopher Francis	1.0	0	0	0	28
OLB Maurice Lee	1.0	0	0	0	36
DT Ray Houston	0.5	0	0	0	16
DT Giovanni Hickey	0.0	0	1	0	20
DE Tom Nelson	0.0	0	1	0	25

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Alex Joseph	1.0	0	2	1	30
DT Mitchell Gabriel	0.0	1	0	1	37
OLB Ellis Riggins	0.0	0	1	0	40

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Maurice Lee	4	0	36
CB Frederick Gray	4	0	37
CB Graham Sweeney	3	1	38
ILB Mack Patterson	1	1	38
S Sean Daniels	1	1	18
S Glen Petko	1	1	19
S Clay Glenn	1	0	23
CB Kaleb Lucas	1	0	11
DE Bert Sellers	1	0	37
S Ron Reeves	1	0	22
OLB Dana Koehler	1	0	16
DT Ray Houston	1	0	16
OLB Shane Harvey	1	0	2
CB Mel Young	0	2	22
DT Christopher Francis	0	1	28

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Vernon Cales	6	2	40
OLB Ellis Riggins	4	1	40
ILB Devin Blackledge	4	0	40
CB Kris Fredrickson	3	0	29
CB A.J. Collier	2	0	40
CB Rick Tolbert	2	0	38
OLB Grady Naumoff	1	0	12
S Stan Davison	1	0	27
S Dwayne Hancock	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Harvey Schmitt	4	6	26	0	40
G Hardy Nemecheck	3	6	26	0	40
C Brandon Kotz	2	6	26	0	40
T Jacob Hamilton	0	4	26	0	40
T Moe Barrett	0	2	26	0	40
TE Terrence Gomez	0	1	2	0	2
RB Lester Johnson	0	0	23	1	27

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Gerald Peterson	2	6	24	0	36
T Erik Mattos	1	3	24	2	40
G Reuben Moore	1	2	24	1	40
FB Gregory Woodson	1	2	12	0	14
T Stanley Rivers	0	6	24	2	40
G Diego Small	0	3	24	2	40

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Vernon Wynn	2	26
Sean Daniels	1	18
Mel Young	1	18
Mark Dzwonczyk	1	17
Erick Griffin	1	13

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Casey Holliday	5	19
Ellis Riggins	3	13

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Alexander Ackerman	26	37	---	---	13	76
T Jacob Hamilton	26	40	---	---	8	74
G Hardy Nemecheck	26	40	---	---	---	66
C Brandon Kotz	26	40	---	---	---	66
T Moe Barrett	26	40	---	---	---	66
QB Donte Midget	26	40	---	---	---	66
G Harvey Schmitt	26	40	---	---	---	66
CB Graham Sweeney	---	---	23	38	1	62
ILB Mack Patterson	---	---	23	38	1	62
CB Frederick Gray	---	---	24	37	1	62
OLB Maurice Lee	---	---	24	36	1	61
DE Bert Sellers	---	---	23	37	---	60
WR Benjamin Hill	17	38	---	---	---	55
WR Zane Gaylor	21	28	---	---	2	51
WR Herman Felts	16	35	---	---	---	51
RB Lester Johnson	23	27	---	---	---	50
DT Erick Griffin	---	---	21	16	13	50
TE Vernon Wynn	11	8	---	---	26	45
CB Mel Young	---	---	1	22	18	41
S Clay Glenn	---	---	11	23	6	40
S Glen Petko	---	---	21	19	---	40
DT Ray Houston	---	---	22	16	---	38
S Ron Reeves	---	---	15	22	---	37
S Sean Daniels	---	---	1	18	18	37
DE Tom Nelson	---	---	10	25	1	36
CB Kaleb Lucas	---	---	14	11	9	34
DT Christopher Francis	---	---	4	28	1	33
RB Cedric Hyman	10	9	---	---	13	32
OLB Dana Koehler	---	---	15	16	1	32
DT Giovanni Hickey	---	---	1	20	9	30
FB Shaun Blackburn	3	7	---	---	19	29
DE Timothy James	---	---	10	11	8	29
OLB Alex Logan	---	---	0	1	25	26
WR Robbie Smith	1	6	---	---	18	25
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	0	0	---	---	17	17
OLB Shane Harvey	---	---	1	2	12	15
WR Van Howery	0	3	---	---	9	12
P Kim Minter	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Johnny Oster	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Xavier Farrell	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Abraham Sullivan	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Zane Wells	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Edwin Ruschak	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Steve Markowitz	---	---	0	4	---	4
TE Terrence Gomez	2	2	---	---	---	4
QB Alex Wright	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Ellis Riggins	---	---	24	40	13	77
T Stanley Rivers	24	40	---	---	9	73
G Diego Small	24	40	---	---	9	73
T Erik Mattos	24	40	---	---	9	73
G Reuben Moore	24	40	---	---	9	73
CB Rick Tolbert	---	---	24	38	7	69
CB A.J. Collier	---	---	26	40	1	67
ILB Devin Blackledge	---	---	26	40	1	67
S Vernon Cales	---	---	26	40	1	67
RB Casey Holliday	15	31	---	---	19	65
QB Marquis Stanton	24	40	---	---	---	64
DT Mitchell Gabriel	---	---	24	37	1	62
C Gerald Peterson	24	36	---	---	---	60
WR Asher Rabach	19	36	---	---	---	55
OLB Grady Naumoff	---	---	15	12	26	53
TE Steven Horn	22	31	---	---	---	53
DE Alex Joseph	---	---	22	30	1	53
WR Hunter Wynn	17	35	---	---	---	52
DT Deion Blake	---	---	15	29	7	51
S Stan Davison	---	---	19	27	1	47
TE Denzel Tyler	8	11	---	---	26	45
FB Gregory Woodson	12	14	---	---	18	44
CB Kris Fredrickson	---	---	13	29	---	42
DT Brent Stinson	---	---	14	18	1	33
WR Deion Wells	13	18	---	---	1	32
S Dwayne Hancock	---	---	4	11	17	32
WR Sammie Stevenson	3	9	---	---	18	30
DT Malik Sanders	---	---	12	18	---	30
DT Jeremy Robinson	---	---	13	15	1	29
CB Enrique Francis	---	---	3	3	17	23
DE Myles Andreou	---	---	4	10	7	21
WR Donte Foster	1	2	---	---	16	19
RB Everett Mayes	0	0	---	---	17	17
ILB Francisco Atkins	---	---	2	1	13	16
RB Daniel Lane	8	7	---	---	1	16
P Alvin Earl	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Barry Tate	0	0	---	---	9	9
TE Jason Lang	2	6	---	---	---	8
CB Brenden Hughes	---	---	0	0	7	7
K Frederick Fly	0	0	---	---	5	5
T William LeGay	0	4	---	---	---	4
CB Alec Downs	---	---	0	2	---	2
OLB Oliver Jamison	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Alec Gibson	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Mitchell Cheever	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Zachery Deppe	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	8	2.0
Middle	11	47	4.3
Right	10	57	5.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	14	3.5
Middle	13	45	3.5
Right	7	38	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donte Midget	39	24	5	3	5	3	3	2	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marquis Stanton	33	21	4	1	1	7	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	32	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	16	163	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	28	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	42	8.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	7	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	77	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	114	11.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Alexander Ackerman	10	7	2	58	1	37
WR Zane Gaylor	6	5	0	58	1	28
WR Herman Felts	6	4	0	31	0	35
RB Cedric Hyman	5	2	1	4	0	9
WR Benjamin Hill	4	1	1	39	1	38
RB Lester Johnson	3	1	0	8	0	27
TE Vernon Wynn	3	3	0	41	1	8
FB Shaun Blackburn	2	1	1	26	1	7

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Asher Rabach	9	5	0	35	1	36
WR Deion Wells	7	5	0	65	1	18
WR Hunter Wynn	7	5	0	52	1	35
FB Gregory Woodson	4	1	1	2	0	14
RB Casey Holliday	4	3	0	34	1	31
TE Denzel Tyler	1	1	0	4	0	11
WR Sammie Stevenson	1	1	0	6	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Lester Johnson	2	5	2.50	5.60
RB Cedric Hyman	1	11	11.00	2.89

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Casey Holliday	2	12	6.00	3.64

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donte Midget	6	4	32	5.33	6.79

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marquis Stanton	8	4	24	3.00	6.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Alexander Ackerman	2	2	18	9.00	5.80
WR Herman Felts	1	1	10	10.00	5.17
WR Benjamin Hill	1	0	0	0.00	9.75
RB Lester Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	2.67
TE Vernon Wynn	1	1	4	4.00	13.67

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Hunter Wynn	3	2	11	3.67	7.43
FB Gregory Woodson	2	0	0	0.00	0.50
WR Deion Wells	1	0	0	0.00	9.29
WR Asher Rabach	1	1	5	5.00	3.89
RB Casey Holliday	1	1	8	8.00	8.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Cedric Hyman	2	1
RB Lester Johnson	2	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Marquis Stanton	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donte Midget	9	5	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marquis Stanton	13	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Cedric Hyman	3	0	0
WR Zane Gaylor	2	2	0
WR Herman Felts	2	2	1
TE Vernon Wynn	1	1	1
TE Alexander Ackerman	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Deion Wells	4	2	2
WR Asher Rabach	3	1	0
FB Gregory Woodson	2	0	0
WR Hunter Wynn	2	2	1
WR Sammie Stevenson	1	1	1
RB Casey Holliday	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,800 (21,400)
End Zone 13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,800 (21,400)
End Zone	13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)