Week 8, 2025

played in California, CA

50 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Denver Drovers30146-23
California Lightning14006-20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:43 CAL - Devante Hock 4 pass from Bryson Roger (Bo Park extra point)
1Q: 07:24 CAL - Dominique Foreman 5 run (Bo Park extra point)
1Q: 00:42 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 48 field goal
3Q: 14:21 DEN - Erick Griffin 21 fumble return (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
3Q: 09:12 DEN - Cedric Hyman 7 run (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
4Q: 13:26 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 22 field goal
4Q: 03:45 CAL - Bo Park 22 field goal
4Q: 00:58 CAL - Bo Park 50 field goal
4Q: 00:04 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 56 field goal

Team StatisticsDENCAL
Record5-23-4
First Downs1023
- by Rushing46
- by Passing516
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards196418
- Offensive Plays5875
- Yards per Play3.385.57
Net Rushing Yards115126
- Rushing Attempts3121
- Yards per Rush3.716.00
Net Passing Yards81292
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt24 - 13 - 149 - 29 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards99320
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/185/28
- Yards per Pass Play3.005.41
Fumbles/Lost2/12/2
3rd Down Conversions3/145/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.910.1
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards7/586/50
Punt Returns/Yards4/265/13
Kick Returns/Yards5/1401/18
Interception Ret./Yards2/521/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits33
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/12/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 36OWN 25
Time of Possession26:0233:58

Drive Charts

Denver Drovers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:341:19OWN 363-3Punt
17:172:09OWN 3936Punt
13:142:38OWN 27742Field Goal
211:361:47OWN 203-5Punt
26:550:12OPP 36210Fumble
25:051:56OWN 20614Punt
20:270:27OWN 13211Half
315:000:46OWN 1830Punt
311:331:26OWN 203-3Punt
39:590:55OPP 29229Touchdown
35:401:40OWN 333-1Punt
32:434:24OWN 31964Field Goal
412:362:29OPP 4057Interception
48:352:09OWN 4339Punt
43:391:26OWN 2630Punt
40:500:50OPP 4526Field Goal
California Lightning
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:26OWN 25675Touchdown
111:153:58OWN 30870Touchdown
15:081:54OWN 1537Punt
10:364:00OWN 25938Punt
29:492:54OWN 42731Interception
26:431:38OWN 29519Punt
23:092:42OWN 23416Punt
314:142:41OWN 25630Punt
310:070:08OWN 3113Fumble
39:043:24OWN 10520Punt
34:001:17OWN 363-4Punt
413:190:43OWN 2533Interception
410:071:32OWN 2034Punt
46:262:47OWN 19676Field Goal
42:131:23OWN 29638Field Goal

Game MVP: Erick Griffin, Denver Drovers

Rushing Statistics

DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Lester Johnson18613.393530
RB Cedric Hyman7233.29701
QB Alex Wright6315.17600
CaliforniaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Dominique Foreman11393.551821
RB Cole Bernstein7649.143610
QB Bryson Roger3237.671210

Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Alex Wright2413993/18022147.1
CaliforniaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Bryson Roger49293205/28141268.4

Receiving Statistics

DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Cedric Hyman33196.338100
TE Alexander Ackerman374113.6718220
WR Herman Felts25136.5014100
WR Benjamin Hill2431.50020
WR Zane Gaylor1133.00330
RB Lester Johnson1133.00030
WR Robbie Smith121717.000170
TE Vernon Wynn0100.00000
CaliforniaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Eli Fragomeni798311.8638190
WR Doug Anderson7138912.712240
WR Michael Dumrauf686711.1716410
TE Devante Hock410369.009161
RB Dominique Foreman24199.502140
TE Jon Seaman22157.501120
RB Cole Bernstein121111.0013110
WR Raymond Carpenter0100.00000

Interception Statistics

DenverIntsYardsAvgTD
S Sean Daniels199.000
CB Frederick Gray14343.000
CaliforniaIntsYardsAvgTD
S Aiden Hasan100.000

Fumble Statistics

DenverFumbRecovForceTD
WR Herman Felts1000
RB Lester Johnson1000
DT Erick Griffin0111
C Brandon Kotz0100
S Ron Reeves0100
ILB Mack Patterson0010
CaliforniaFumbRecovForceTD
WR Eli Fragomeni1000
RB Earl Hammett1000
CB Malachi Winters0110
CB Martin Hopkins0010

Punting Statistics

DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Kim Minter939543.942.4563
CaliforniaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Joel Galloway836645.835.0572

Kicking Statistics

DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Edwin Ruschak3/32/21/1562/2
CaliforniaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Bo Park2/21/11/1502/2

Punt Return Statistics

DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Cedric Hyman4266.50
CaliforniaRetYardsAvgTD
Earl Hammett5132.60

Kick Return Statistics

DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Cedric Hyman514028.00
CaliforniaRetYardsAvgTD
Doug Anderson11818.00

Defensive Statistics

DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Maurice Lee1421.02154
ILB Mack Patterson911.02048
CB Frederick Gray510.02154
S Clay Glenn450.01237
DE Bert Sellers301.02149
CB Mel Young300.0217
S Glen Petko300.01929
DT Erick Griffin221.51531
CB Graham Sweeney240.02050
OLB Dana Koehler200.0812
DT Ray Houston100.51731
CB Kaleb Lucas110.01129
DE Tom Nelson110.01345
S Ron Reeves100.0918
G Harvey Schmitt10---------
DT Christopher Francis100.0626
QB Alex Wright10---------
CaliforniaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Conrad Derks621.02415
CB Malachi Winters511.03026
CB Martin Hopkins500.03127
DT Calvin Joseph401.01315
ILB Nicholas Tate410.02415
OLB Dylan Irvin320.03026
DT Bart Marvel310.02619
S Sebastian Moose300.01815
S Tevin Lander210.01313
S Aiden Hasan210.01710
OLB Keegan Gomez200.0813
DT D.J. Clark200.01912
CB Rod Cook120.03026
ILB Mercury Buckner110.0103
DE Brendan Summers110.02925
WR Eli Fragomeni10---------
WR Doug Anderson10---------
T Nickolas Madison10---------
CB Dustin West010.0414

Pass Rush Statistics

DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Erick Griffin1.500031
ILB Mack Patterson1.000048
DE Bert Sellers1.000049
OLB Maurice Lee1.000054
DT Ray Houston0.501131
DE Tom Nelson0.003045
DE Timothy James0.003014
DT Giovanni Hickey0.002020
CaliforniaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
CB Malachi Winters1.000026
DT Calvin Joseph1.000015
OLB Conrad Derks1.000015
DE Brendan Summers0.002125
ILB Blaine Linquist0.001111
DT Bart Marvel0.001019
DE Lamont Floyd0.001010
ILB Nicholas Tate0.000115

Pass Defense Statistics

DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Mack Patterson61048
OLB Maurice Lee60054
S Clay Glenn31037
CB Frederick Gray30154
CB Mel Young30017
CB Graham Sweeney22050
S Glen Petko20029
OLB Dana Koehler11012
CB Kaleb Lucas10029
S Ron Reeves10018
DT Erick Griffin10031
DT Ray Houston01031
S Sean Daniels00124
CaliforniaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Martin Hopkins31027
DT Bart Marvel20019
OLB Dylan Irvin20026
S Sebastian Moose11015
CB Malachi Winters10026
OLB Keegan Gomez10013
DT Calvin Joseph10015
OLB Conrad Derks10015
DT D.J. Clark10012
S Aiden Hasan00110

Blocking Statistics

DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Harvey Schmitt36031027
C Brandon Kotz17031127
T Amari LaPointe15031127
G Hardy Nemecheck04031127
T Moe Barrett02031027
TE Alexander Ackerman01028025
CaliforniaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Griffin Pope24021254
G Mark Behrendt24021054
C Eddie Gordon23121154
T Nickolas Madison13021154
T Scottie Prescott12021154
TE Devante Hock01019050
TE Jon Seaman0109016

Special Teams Tackles

DenverTacklesSTPlays
Vernon Wynn230
Erick Griffin214
Amari LaPointe112
Abraham Sullivan112
CaliforniaTacklesSTPlays
D.J. Clark314
Sebastian Spiliotis213
Dylan Irvin130
Dominique Foreman129
Braxton West119
Scottie Prescott110

Participation

DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
OLB Maurice Lee------2154277
CB Frederick Gray------2154277
CB Graham Sweeney------2050171
DE Bert Sellers------2149171
T Amari LaPointe3127------1270
ILB Mack Patterson------2048169
S Clay Glenn------12371968
DE Tom Nelson------13451068
WR Zane Gaylor2421------2166
DT Erick Griffin------15311460
CB Kaleb Lucas------11291959
G Hardy Nemecheck3127---------58
C Brandon Kotz3127---------58
T Moe Barrett3127---------58
G Harvey Schmitt3127---------58
QB Alex Wright3127---------58
TE Alexander Ackerman2825------154
WR Benjamin Hill2726---------53
RB Cedric Hyman1013------3053
WR Herman Felts2623---------49
DT Ray Houston------1731---48
S Glen Petko------1929---48
TE Vernon Wynn75------3042
RB Lester Johnson2413---------37
DT Giovanni Hickey------4201034
DT Christopher Francis------626234
S Sean Daniels------224733
CB Mel Young------2171029
S Ron Reeves------918128
OLB Alex Logan------002727
FB Shaun Blackburn23------2126
DE Timothy James------814123
OLB Shane Harvey------161421
OLB Dana Koehler------812---20
WR Robbie Smith44------1018
TE Terrence Gomez01------1314
P Kim Minter00------1212
C Johnny Oster00------1212
C Xavier Farrell00------1212
G Abraham Sullivan00------1212
T Zane Wells00------1212
K Edwin Ruschak00------88
RB Mark Dzwonczyk00------55
WR Van Howery31---------4
OLB Steve Markowitz------10---1
QB Donte Midget00---------0
CaliforniaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
OLB Dylan Irvin------30263086
G Griffin Pope2154------1085
G Mark Behrendt2154------1085
T Scottie Prescott2154------1085
T Nickolas Madison2154------1085
RB Dominique Foreman1434------2977
QB Bryson Roger2154---------75
C Eddie Gordon2154---------75
WR Michael Dumrauf2051------172
TE Devante Hock1950---------69
WR Eli Fragomeni1751---------68
CB Martin Hopkins------3127866
WR Doug Anderson1341------559
CB Malachi Winters------3026359
CB Rod Cook------3026359
DE Brendan Summers------2925357
S Sebastian Moose------18151952
DT Bart Marvel------2619247
DT D.J. Clark------19121445
OLB Conrad Derks------2415140
ILB Nicholas Tate------2415140
DT Calvin Joseph------1315230
ILB Blaine Linquist------3111630
TE Todd McCumber11------2830
CB Dustin West------4141129
S Tevin Lander------1313329
DE Lamont Floyd------7101027
S Aiden Hasan------1710---27
CB Braxton West------521926
TE Jon Seaman916------126
RB Cole Bernstein816------125
RB Earl Hammett32------2025
OLB Keegan Gomez------813223
WR Amos Sitron02------2123
WR Raymond Carpenter16------916
ILB Mercury Buckner------103114
T Sebastian Spiliotis00------1313
C Ian Rasmussen00------1010
P Joel Galloway00------1010
DT Trent Ward------0099
K Bo Park00------77
CB Emmett Wray------00---0
G Craig Weatherly00---------0
G Mike George00---------0
C Peyton Rodriguez00---------0
QB Britt Marzluf00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left144.0
Middle23903.9
Right7213.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left231.5
Middle161187.4
Right351.7
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Alex Wright24131122531
CaliforniaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Bryson Roger49292126912

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen44246.0
Short (0-8 Yds)107515.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)4171.8
Long (19+ Yds)61172.8
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen65416.8
Short (0-8 Yds)209743.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)18131407.8
Long (19+ Yds)526513.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Alexander Ackerman73141125
WR Herman Felts52013023
WR Benjamin Hill4213026
RB Cedric Hyman33019013
WR Robbie Smith2101704
WR Zane Gaylor1103021
RB Lester Johnson1103013
TE Vernon Wynn100005
CaliforniaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Doug Anderson137189141
TE Devante Hock104036050
WR Eli Fragomeni97183051
WR Michael Dumrauf86067151
RB Dominique Foreman42019034
RB Cole Bernstein21011016
TE Jon Seaman22015016
WR Raymond Carpenter100006

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Lester Johnson3124.003.39
RB Cedric Hyman273.503.29
CaliforniaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Dominique Foreman155.003.55

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Alex Wright1000.004.13
CaliforniaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Bryson Roger32134.336.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Robbie Smith1000.008.50
CaliforniaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Devante Hock2142.003.60
WR Michael Dumrauf1199.008.38

Third Down Rushing Statistics

DenverRushesConversions
QB Alex Wright20
RB Cedric Hyman10
CaliforniaRushesConversions
QB Bryson Roger10

Third Down Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompConversions
Alex Wright953
CaliforniaAttCompConversions
Bryson Roger1585

Third Down Receiving Statistics

DenverTargCatchConversions
RB Cedric Hyman332
TE Alexander Ackerman310
WR Robbie Smith211
WR Herman Felts100
CaliforniaTargCatchConversions
TE Devante Hock411
WR Michael Dumrauf320
WR Eli Fragomeni310
WR Doug Anderson333
RB Cole Bernstein211

SectionAttendance
Stadium59,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck17,700 (21,400)
End Zone12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)