Week 8, 2026

played in Denver, CO

45 degrees, fair, calm

New England Colonials	0	17	7	3	-	27
Denver Drovers	7	0	3	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:10 DEN - Mark Dzwonczyk 6 pass from Donte Midget (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
2Q: 12:47 NED - Alonzo Tomaceski 1 run (Cedric Hover extra point)
2Q: 06:42 NED - Cedric Hover 48 field goal
2Q: 03:40 NED - Parker Farrell 42 interception return (Cedric Hover extra point)
3Q: 10:34 NED - Neil Groh 11 pass from Alonzo Tomaceski (Cedric Hover extra point)
3Q: 03:02 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 20 field goal
4Q: 13:50 NED - Cedric Hover 31 field goal
4Q: 03:09 DEN - Benjamin Hill 13 pass from Alex Wright (Edwin Ruschak extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:10 DEN - Mark Dzwonczyk 6 pass from Donte Midget (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
2Q: 12:47 NED - Alonzo Tomaceski 1 run (Cedric Hover extra point)
2Q: 06:42 NED - Cedric Hover 48 field goal
2Q: 03:40 NED - Parker Farrell 42 interception return (Cedric Hover extra point)
3Q: 10:34 NED - Neil Groh 11 pass from Alonzo Tomaceski (Cedric Hover extra point)
3Q: 03:02 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 20 field goal
4Q: 13:50 NED - Cedric Hover 31 field goal
4Q: 03:09 DEN - Benjamin Hill 13 pass from Alex Wright (Edwin Ruschak extra point)

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 4-3 3-4
First Downs 20 17
- by Rushing 11 7
- by Passing 9 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 340 270
- Offensive Plays 66 63
- Yards per Play 5.15 4.29
Net Rushing Yards 113 102
- Rushing Attempts 35 23
- Yards per Rush 3.23 4.43
Net Passing Yards 227 168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 22 - 0 40 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 232 168
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.32 4.20
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/30 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/11 4/17
Kick Returns/Yards 1/32 3/52
Interception Ret./Yards 1/42 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 26
Time of Possession 34:51 25:09

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	4-3	3-4
First Downs	20	17
- by Rushing	11	7
- by Passing	9	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	340	270
- Offensive Plays	66	63
- Yards per Play	5.15	4.29
Net Rushing Yards	113	102
- Rushing Attempts	35	23
- Yards per Rush	3.23	4.43
Net Passing Yards	227	168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 22 - 0	40 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	232	168
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.32	4.20
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/30	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/11	4/17
Kick Returns/Yards	1/32	3/52
Interception Ret./Yards	1/42	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 26
Time of Possession	34:51	25:09

Drive Charts

New England Colonials
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:22	1:59	OWN 28	3	9	Punt
1	6:00	2:05	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
1	2:16	4:39	OWN 41	9	59	Touchdown
2	9:46	3:11	OWN 35	7	34	Field Goal
2	2:28	2:04	OWN 20	5	12	Punt
3	15:00	4:37	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
3	9:04	1:06	OWN 14	3	-4	Punt
3	2:54	4:12	OWN 25	8	61	Field Goal
4	11:21	6:32	OWN 20	11	58	Missed FG
4	3:00	2:49	OWN 38	6	8	Punt

Denver Drovers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:38	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	11:23	5:23	OWN 27	12	73	Touchdown
1	3:55	1:39	OWN 21	3	6	Punt
2	12:37	2:51	OWN 24	6	16	Punt
2	6:35	3:04	OWN 28	5	14	Interception
2	3:31	1:03	OWN 25	4	11	Punt
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 22	2	1	Half
3	10:23	1:19	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	7:58	5:04	OWN 49	10	48	Field Goal
4	13:42	2:21	OWN 25	5	23	Punt
4	4:49	1:49	OWN 39	8	61	Touchdown
4	0:11	0:11	OWN 17	2	-5	Game

Game MVP: Alonzo Tomaceski, New England Colonials

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jason Bullock	11	58	5.27	20	3	0
RB Marco Holliday	10	13	1.30	4	0	0
QB Alonzo Tomaceski	6	25	4.17	9	0	1
RB Andres Raley	6	25	4.17	9	0	0
FB James Dorn	2	-8	-4.00	-4	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	13	60	4.62	25	2
RB Daquan Heath	8	29	3.63	11	1
WR Matthew Brandon	1	9	9.00	9	0
RB Quentin Culver	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alonzo Tomaceski	30	22	232	1/5	1	33	0	106.5

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donte Midget	30	14	107	0/0	1	20	1	53.0
Alex Wright	10	5	61	0/0	1	29	0	102.5

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Melvin Michl	7	11	94	13.43	31	33	0
WR Neil Groh	6	8	68	11.33	41	17	1
RB Marco Holliday	2	2	21	10.50	0	11	0
TE Bennett Zitnik	2	2	14	7.00	0	7	0
WR Clifton Wharton	1	2	19	19.00	0	19	0
RB Andres Raley	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Andrew Dugans	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Jason Bullock	1	1	4	4.00	2	4	0
TE Devan Burroughs	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Benjamin Hill	5	9	41	8.20	27	18	1
WR Matthew Brandon	4	13	51	12.75	14	29	0
WR Van Howery	3	5	32	10.67	0	20	0
RB Daquan Heath	2	3	15	7.50	5	12	0
WR Howie Castillo	2	2	16	8.00	0	10	0
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	1	2	6	6.00	8	6	1
RB Quentin Culver	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Darius Mayes	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Steven Horn	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Parker Farrell	1	42	42.00	1

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bernard Ogden	5	223	44.6	41.2	49	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kim Minter	6	270	45.0	39.8	54	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cedric Hover	2/3	1/1	0/0	48	3/3

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edwin Ruschak	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clifton Wharton	3	11	3.7	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Van Howery	4	17	4.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clifton Wharton	1	32	32.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Quentin Culver	3	52	17.3	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB B.J. Brown	8	2	18	25
ILB Cory Blair	5	4	22	40
CB Isaac Poppe	4	2	19	37
CB Devin Walters	4	1	23	40
CB Dale Boulware	3	0	13	16
DT Frank Lynn	3	0	13	36
DE Conrad Story	2	2	23	31
S Rob Harper	2	1	21	25
ILB Parker Farrell	2	0	8	24
DT Cameron Mallard	2	0	20	38
S Kelly McNeil	1	1	22	34
S Artie Whalen	1	0	3	17
ILB Kevin Primeau	1	0	4	0
DE K.C. Cortez	1	0	9	24
DT Toby Whiting	1	0	14	23

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jeffery Burton	11	0	0.0	33	31
OLB Maurice Lee	9	3	0.0	31	31
CB Frederick Gray	7	3	0.0	33	31
DT Ray Houston	4	1	0.0	32	25
CB Graham Sweeney	4	0	0.0	32	31
DE Bert Sellers	3	1	0.0	30	23
S Glen Petko	3	0	0.0	16	22
DE Neal Brown	2	0	1.0	22	14
DT Erick Griffin	2	3	0.0	22	19
S Donnie King	2	1	0.0	35	31
CB Mel Young	2	1	0.0	18	22
S Ed Erickson	2	1	0.0	19	9
DT Taylor Gibson	2	0	0.0	11	12
OLB Hayden Wasczewski	1	0	0.0	2	0
DE Tom Nelson	1	0	0.0	18	24
OLB Shane Harvey	1	0	0.0	17	9
OLB Dana Koehler	0	1	0.0	2	1

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Cameron Mallard	2	2	0	38
DE Conrad Story	0	6	0	31
DT Frank Lynn	0	3	1	36

Denver	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Neal Brown	1.0	0	14
DE Tom Nelson	0.0	2	24
DT Ray Houston	0.0	2	25

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB B.J. Brown	4	0	0	25
CB Isaac Poppe	3	1	0	37
CB Devin Walters	3	0	0	40
DT Frank Lynn	3	0	0	36
ILB Cory Blair	2	1	0	40
ILB Parker Farrell	1	1	1	24
S Artie Whalen	1	1	0	17
S Rob Harper	1	1	0	25
CB Dale Boulware	1	0	0	16

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Graham Sweeney	4	1	31
ILB Jeffery Burton	4	0	31
CB Frederick Gray	4	0	31
OLB Maurice Lee	3	1	31
CB Mel Young	2	0	22
S Glen Petko	1	1	22
S Donnie King	1	0	31
DE Bert Sellers	1	0	23
DT Erick Griffin	1	0	19
S Ed Erickson	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Danny Pierce	4	8	1	35	0	31
T Bennett Peterson	4	7	0	35	0	31
C Andy Jennings	3	8	0	35	0	31
T Chad Dennis	1	4	0	35	1	31
FB James Dorn	1	2	0	8	0	8
G Cary Plummer	0	3	0	35	0	31

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Rico Bensen	4	5	23	40
G Hardy Nemecheck	3	6	23	40
T Moe Barrett	2	6	23	40
C Brandon Kotz	2	4	23	40
FB Shaun Blackburn	0	1	4	2
TE Alexander Ackerman	0	1	21	38

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Danny Pierce	3	14
Trey Monroe	2	16
Neil Groh	2	11

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Steven Horn	2	22
Glen Petko	1	18
Dana Koehler	1	10

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Danny Pierce	35	31	---	---	14	80
G Cary Plummer	35	31	---	---	8	74
T Bennett Peterson	35	31	---	---	8	74
T Chad Dennis	35	31	---	---	8	74
WR Neil Groh	30	30	---	---	11	71
C Andy Jennings	35	31	---	---	---	66
QB Alonzo Tomaceski	35	31	---	---	---	66
DT Cameron Mallard	---	---	20	38	7	65
CB Devin Walters	---	---	23	40	1	64
WR Melvin Michl	33	30	---	---	---	63
ILB Cory Blair	---	---	22	40	1	63
TE Bennett Zitnik	30	30	---	---	2	62
S Kelly McNeil	---	---	22	34	2	58
CB Isaac Poppe	---	---	19	37	1	57
DT Frank Lynn	---	---	13	36	7	56
WR Clifton Wharton	21	18	---	---	16	55
DE Conrad Story	---	---	23	31	1	55
S Rob Harper	---	---	21	25	1	47
OLB B.J. Brown	---	---	18	25	2	45
RB Marco Holliday	12	11	---	---	18	41
TE Andrew Dugans	12	6	---	---	22	40
CB Dale Boulware	---	---	13	16	10	39
DT Toby Whiting	---	---	14	23	---	37
CB Trey Monroe	---	---	7	12	16	35
FB James Dorn	8	8	---	---	19	35
DE K.C. Cortez	---	---	9	24	1	34
ILB Parker Farrell	---	---	8	24	1	33
OLB Ernest Powell	---	---	1	6	20	27
RB Jason Bullock	13	9	---	---	---	22
DT Roy Lonier	---	---	13	8	---	21
WR Tony McLendon	2	0	---	---	19	21
RB Andres Raley	9	12	---	---	---	21
S Artie Whalen	---	---	3	17	---	20
S Archie Mills	---	---	0	4	15	19
ILB Kevin Primeau	---	---	4	0	10	14
K Cedric Hover	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Bernard Ogden	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Buddy Barnette	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Gabriel Maloney	2	0	---	---	4	6
G C.J. Berardi	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Devan Burroughs	3	1	---	---	---	4
QB Cesar Swift	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Alec Gibson	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Donald Russell	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Brock Rodriguez	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Jace Fisk	---	---	0	0	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Graham Sweeney	---	---	32	31	9	72
G Rico Bensen	23	40	---	---	7	70
S Donnie King	---	---	35	31	3	69
ILB Jeffery Burton	---	---	33	31	3	67
CB Frederick Gray	---	---	33	31	3	67
OLB Maurice Lee	---	---	31	31	3	65
G Hardy Nemecheck	23	40	---	---	---	63
C Brandon Kotz	23	40	---	---	---	63
T Moe Barrett	23	40	---	---	---	63
T Jim Jochumsen	23	40	---	---	---	63
DT Ray Houston	---	---	32	25	3	60
WR Matthew Brandon	23	36	---	---	---	59
TE Alexander Ackerman	21	38	---	---	---	59
S Glen Petko	---	---	16	22	18	56
WR Benjamin Hill	23	31	---	---	---	54
DE Bert Sellers	---	---	30	23	---	53
QB Donte Midget	23	30	---	---	---	53
CB Mel Young	---	---	18	22	13	53
DE Tom Nelson	---	---	18	24	8	50
WR Van Howery	14	24	---	---	5	43
RB Daquan Heath	9	16	---	---	17	42
TE Steven Horn	3	16	---	---	22	41
DT Erick Griffin	---	---	22	19	---	41
DE Neal Brown	---	---	22	14	3	39
DT Taylor Gibson	---	---	11	12	8	31
S Ed Erickson	---	---	19	9	---	28
WR Howie Castillo	4	7	---	---	16	27
OLB Shane Harvey	---	---	17	9	---	26
OLB Hayden Wasczewski	---	---	2	0	21	23
FB Shaun Blackburn	4	2	---	---	16	22
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	13	9	---	---	---	22
RB Quentin Culver	1	12	---	---	6	19
CB Kaleb Lucas	---	---	3	0	15	18
OLB Dana Koehler	---	---	2	1	10	13
ILB Connor Gutsche	---	---	2	0	11	13
DT J.C. Bivens	---	---	5	6	---	11
WR Robbie Smith	0	0	---	---	10	10
QB Alex Wright	0	10	---	---	---	10
TE Darius Mayes	0	9	---	---	---	9
P Kim Minter	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB O.J. Dorris	---	---	2	0	5	7
C Xavier Farrell	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Bruce Kesselman	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Edward Peluso	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Juan Holliday	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Edwin Ruschak	0	0	---	---	5	5

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	8	2.7
Middle	24	62	2.6
Right	8	43	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	17	2.8
Middle	13	67	5.2
Right	4	18	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alonzo Tomaceski	30	22	2	0	1	3	4	0	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donte Midget	30	14	1	1	0	5	8	1	1
Alex Wright	10	5	1	0	1	0	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	35	11.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	90	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	55	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	52	13.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	26	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	10	74	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	19	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	49	6.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Melvin Michl	11	7	0	94	2	30
WR Neil Groh	8	6	1	68	0	30
RB Marco Holliday	2	2	0	21	0	11
WR Clifton Wharton	2	1	0	19	0	18
TE Bennett Zitnik	2	2	0	14	0	30
TE Andrew Dugans	2	1	0	5	0	6
RB Andres Raley	1	1	0	4	0	12
RB Jason Bullock	1	1	0	4	0	9
TE Devan Burroughs	1	1	0	3	0	1

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Matthew Brandon	13	4	0	51	1	36
WR Benjamin Hill	9	5	1	41	0	31
WR Van Howery	5	3	0	32	1	24
RB Daquan Heath	3	2	0	15	0	16
WR Howie Castillo	2	2	0	16	0	7
TE Steven Horn	2	0	0	0	0	16
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	2	1	0	6	0	9
RB Quentin Culver	2	1	0	5	0	12
TE Darius Mayes	2	1	0	2	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Marco Holliday	2	6	3.00	1.30
QB Alonzo Tomaceski	2	5	2.50	4.17
RB Andres Raley	1	-3	-3.00	4.17
RB Jason Bullock	1	1	1.00	5.27

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	3	6	2.00	4.62
RB Daquan Heath	2	6	3.00	3.63
RB Quentin Culver	1	4	4.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alonzo Tomaceski	6	5	29	4.83	7.73

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donte Midget	5	2	18	3.60	3.57
Alex Wright	1	1	13	13.00	6.10

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Melvin Michl	3	2	7	2.33	8.55
WR Neil Groh	1	1	11	11.00	8.50
RB Andres Raley	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
TE Bennett Zitnik	1	1	7	7.00	7.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Benjamin Hill	2	1	13	6.50	4.56
RB Daquan Heath	1	1	12	12.00	5.00
WR Matthew Brandon	1	0	0	0.00	3.92
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	1	1	6	6.00	3.00
WR Van Howery	1	0	0	0.00	6.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Andres Raley	4	2
QB Alonzo Tomaceski	1	1
RB Jason Bullock	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	1	1
RB Quentin Culver	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alonzo Tomaceski	7	5	3

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donte Midget	10	6	3
Alex Wright	2	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Melvin Michl	2	1	1
WR Neil Groh	2	1	1
WR Clifton Wharton	1	1	1
RB Andres Raley	1	1	0
TE Devan Burroughs	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Benjamin Hill	3	2	1
WR Howie Castillo	2	2	2
WR Van Howery	2	2	1
RB Quentin Culver	2	1	0
TE Steven Horn	1	0	0
WR Matthew Brandon	1	0	0
TE Darius Mayes	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 44,000 (54,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,000 (11,900)
End Zone 6,500 (8,500)
Mezzanine 3,900 (4,900)
Sideline Seats 6,000 (7,500)
Club Seats 15,800 (19,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	44,000 (54,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,000 (11,900)
End Zone	6,500 (8,500)
Mezzanine	3,900 (4,900)
Sideline Seats	6,000 (7,500)
Club Seats	15,800 (19,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,000)