Conference Semifinals, 2026

played in Buffalo, NY

33 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Denver Drovers10600-16
Buffalo Snowplows72873-45

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:17 BUF - Burt Aiello 33 pass from Silas Stone (Charlie Hojnacki extra point)
1Q: 01:32 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 33 field goal
1Q: 01:24 DEN - Mel Young 23 fumble return (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
2Q: 14:29 BUF - Eugene Burks 25 pass from Silas Stone (Charlie Hojnacki extra point)
2Q: 13:44 BUF - Dustin West 42 interception return (Charlie Hojnacki extra point)
2Q: 12:24 BUF - Burt Aiello 61 run (Charlie Hojnacki extra point)
2Q: 05:08 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 26 field goal
2Q: 03:01 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 23 field goal
2Q: 00:34 BUF - Eugene Burks 4 pass from Silas Stone (Charlie Hojnacki extra point)
3Q: 04:49 BUF - Wes Greenberg 3 pass from Silas Stone (Charlie Hojnacki extra point)
4Q: 13:36 BUF - Charlie Hojnacki 47 field goal

Team StatisticsDENBUF
Record10-813-4
First Downs1623
- by Rushing010
- by Passing1412
- by Penalty21
Total Net Yards275462
- Offensive Plays6663
- Yards per Play4.177.33
Net Rushing Yards41180
- Rushing Attempts2038
- Yards per Rush2.054.74
Net Passing Yards234282
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt43 - 23 - 325 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards251282
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/170/0
- Yards per Pass Play5.0911.28
Fumbles/Lost0/02/2
3rd Down Conversions6/165/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.08.0
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards2/206/52
Punt Returns/Yards1/74/11
Kick Returns/Yards6/1202/44
Interception Ret./Yards0/03/45
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits52
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/32/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 34OWN 26
Time of Possession28:1831:43

Drive Charts

Denver Drovers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:462:11OWN 43438Interception
17:045:40OWN 251159Field Goal
214:140:39OWN 3210Interception
213:351:11OWN 263-5Punt
212:051:22OWN 27320Interception
29:274:25OWN 201371Field Goal
23:450:50OPP 1438Field Goal
20:260:26OWN 3423Half
315:001:45OWN 25515Punt
311:551:38OWN 4030Punt
34:432:51OWN 363-6Punt
413:302:28OWN 3838Punt
47:181:37OWN 32413Punt
42:132:13OWN 201070Game
Buffalo Snowplows
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:14OWN 253-2Punt
111:354:31OWN 81092Touchdown
11:240:08OWN 251-2Fumble
11:162:02OWN 44456Touchdown
212:240:19OWN 39161Touchdown
210:431:16OPP 4132Punt
25:021:17OWN 1824Fumble
22:552:29OWN 25875Touchdown
313:151:20OWN 2533Punt
310:175:34OWN 241076Touchdown
31:523:22OWN 31739Field Goal
411:023:44OWN 1569Punt
45:413:28OWN 9644Punt

Game MVP: Silas Stone, Buffalo Snowplows

Rushing Statistics

DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Daquan Heath10222.20400
RB Mark Dzwonczyk8111.38600
QB Donte Midget144.00400
FB Shaun Blackburn144.00400
BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Burt Aiello13937.156121
RB Wes Greenberg991.00600
QB Silas Stone7476.712220
QB Ruben Giese4338.252810
TE Rob Spence3-2-0.67400
WR Miguel Benson200.00100

Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Donte Midget34181903/17033332.7
Alex Wright95610/0020076.6
BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Silas Stone21142360/04380144.0
Ruben Giese43460/00290112.5

Receiving Statistics

DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Alexander Ackerman676010.009150
WR Howie Castillo455814.5021200
WR Benjamin Hill4116215.508300
WR Matthew Brandon3113010.008160
RB Mark Dzwonczyk3372.33450
TE Wade Blades12-2-2.000-20
FB Shaun Blackburn1133.00030
WR Van Howery123333.0012330
RB Daquan Heath0100.00000
BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Eugene Burks6710818.0085382
RB Burt Aiello458521.2566331
RB Wes Greenberg23126.00791
TE Alexander Bohannon2384.00050
WR Miguel Benson122727.000270
WR Winfred Daehnke122929.0024290
WR Erik Cook111313.000130
TE Rob Spence0200.00000

Interception Statistics

DenverIntsYardsAvgTD
BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Ty Ballard133.000
CB Dustin West14242.001
ILB Brandon Cortez100.000

Fumble Statistics

DenverFumbRecovForceTD
CB Mel Young0101
DT Ray Houston0100
DT Erick Griffin0010
ILB Jeffery Burton0010
BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
RB Burt Aiello1000
RB Wes Greenberg1000

Punting Statistics

DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Kim Minter624040.038.2453
BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Alvin Earl520340.631.2470

Kicking Statistics

DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Edwin Ruschak3/30/00/0331/1
BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Charlie Hojnacki1/11/10/0476/6

Punt Return Statistics

DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Van Howery177.00
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Winfred Daehnke4112.80

Kick Return Statistics

DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Quentin Culver612020.00
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Doug Ellison12525.00
Erik Cook11919.00

Defensive Statistics

DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Jeffery Burton720.02223
OLB Maurice Lee540.03025
CB Frederick Gray540.03825
ILB Connor Gutsche500.0111
S Ron Reeves400.03419
DT Ray Houston400.03719
CB Mel Young400.02415
OLB Shane Harvey320.02311
DT Erick Griffin300.02015
S Fernando Croom220.02421
DE Bert Sellers210.02420
OLB Hayden Wasczewski200.072
DE Tommy Astley120.01411
RB Daquan Heath10---------
WR Benjamin Hill10---------
CB O.J. Dorris100.0174
DE Tom Nelson100.01210
DE Neal Brown100.01414
BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Jameson Hixon500.01730
S Isaac Arnold500.01823
OLB Ty Ballard401.51028
CB Anthony Kois400.01533
OLB Emmitt Rhee330.02037
OLB Carlton Sullivan320.0921
DE Tyler Schweitzer310.01729
CB Dustin West210.0419
CB Ken Erickson210.0224
DE Cooper Frederick200.01828
ILB Freddie Magnuson200.0529
S Doug Ellison200.0224
DE Nathan Francis101.0012
DT Shane Wiltz110.5315
S Terrance DeMoen150.02045
DT Rob Whitcomb110.01533
ILB Brandon Cortez110.077
CB Jerry Alexander100.01734
DT Bill Money100.0518
TE Alexander Bohannon10---------
DE Toby Noland020.01616

Pass Rush Statistics

DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Tommy Astley0.010011
DE Bert Sellers0.001020
OLB Dana Koehler0.00108
DE Neal Brown0.001014
BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Ty Ballard1.501128
DE Nathan Francis1.001012
DT Shane Wiltz0.500015
DT Rob Whitcomb0.012033
DE Tyler Schweitzer0.002229
DE Cooper Frederick0.002028
OLB Carlton Sullivan0.001021

Pass Defense Statistics

DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Jeffery Burton51023
CB Frederick Gray51025
OLB Maurice Lee31025
CB Graham Sweeney10021
S Fernando Croom10021
S Ron Reeves10019
ILB Connor Gutsche1001
BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Jameson Hixon40030
CB Dustin West31119
S Isaac Arnold30023
OLB Carlton Sullivan21021
CB Anthony Kois20033
ILB Freddie Magnuson20029
OLB Emmitt Rhee11037
OLB Ty Ballard10128
DE Cooper Frederick10028
CB Jerry Alexander10034
DE Tyler Schweitzer10029
CB Ken Erickson10024
S Doug Ellison10024
S Terrance DeMoen03045
ILB Brandon Cortez0017

Blocking Statistics

DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Hardy Nemecheck14020046
T Moe Barrett05016031
T Jim Jochumsen04020146
C Xavier Farrell03019034
G Rico Bensen03019034
G Bruce Kesselman0004215
BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Jeffrey Barndt34031025
G Elijah Hopper25038025
T Travis Cloutier18031025
C Will Brooks15038025
T Alec Alston1401404
T Carter Hinojosa14024021
TE Rob Spence11021016
TE Alexander Bohannon11029021
G Jerry Castillo020700
C Micah Herbertson010700

Special Teams Tackles

DenverTacklesSTPlays
Wade Blades327
Daquan Heath222
Erick Griffin111
BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
Anthony Kois515
Rob Spence125
Dustin West119

Participation

DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
G Hardy Nemecheck2046---------66
T Jim Jochumsen2046---------66
CB Frederick Gray------3825164
G Rico Bensen1934------962
WR Benjamin Hill1843---------61
DT Ray Houston------3719359
CB Graham Sweeney------21211557
QB Donte Midget2037---------57
TE Alexander Ackerman1640---------56
OLB Maurice Lee------3025156
RB Daquan Heath1220------2254
S Ron Reeves------3419154
WR Matthew Brandon1836---------54
C Xavier Farrell1934---------53
T Moe Barrett1631---------47
DT Erick Griffin------20151146
ILB Jeffery Burton------2223146
WR Howie Castillo420------2145
S Fernando Croom------2421---45
DE Bert Sellers------2420---44
CB Kaleb Lucas------1741940
CB Mel Young------2415140
FB Shaun Blackburn513------2139
WR Van Howery1318------738
OLB Shane Harvey------2311438
TE Wade Blades25------2734
DE Neal Brown------1414634
OLB Hayden Wasczewski------722433
S Ed Erickson------771832
OLB Dana Koehler------188430
G Bruce Kesselman415------928
CB O.J. Dorris------174627
DE Tommy Astley------1411---25
ILB Connor Gutsche------1111325
C Alec Gibson112------922
DE Tom Nelson------1210---22
T Juan Holliday112------922
RB Quentin Culver014------822
RB Mark Dzwonczyk811---------19
WR Kenyon Chiang05------1217
P Kim Minter00------99
TE Steven Horn45---------9
C Edward Peluso00------99
QB Alex Wright09---------9
K Edwin Ruschak00------88
OLB Carlton Shapiro------40---4
BuffaloRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
G Elijah Hopper3825------669
S Terrance DeMoen------2045368
CB Anthony Kois------15331563
OLB Ty Ballard------10282563
WR Eugene Burks3825---------63
C Will Brooks3825---------63
TE Alexander Bohannon2921------1363
TE Rob Spence2116------2562
G Jeffrey Barndt3125------662
T Travis Cloutier3125------662
WR Erik Cook3520------560
OLB Emmitt Rhee------2037360
RB Burt Aiello1914------2558
CB Jerry Alexander------1734253
CB Jameson Hixon------1730249
DT Rob Whitcomb------1533149
DE Cooper Frederick------1828248
ILB Freddie Magnuson------5291448
T Carter Hinojosa2421------348
DE Tyler Schweitzer------1729248
S Isaac Arnold------1823748
S Doug Ellison------2242046
QB Silas Stone2421---------45
CB Dustin West------4191942
WR Winfred Daehnke127------2039
CB Ken Erickson------224733
DE Toby Noland------1616133
OLB Carlton Sullivan------921232
WR Miguel Benson1810------129
DT Bill Money------518326
DT Shane Wiltz------315624
RB Wes Greenberg1410---------24
WR Albert Bernard30------1821
DE Nathan Francis------012820
T Alec Alston144---------18
QB Ruben Giese144---------18
RB O.J. Ratliff12------1417
ILB Brandon Cortez------77---14
G Jerry Castillo70------310
K Charlie Hojnacki00------99
C Micah Herbertson70---------7
P Alvin Earl00------66
C Barry Tate00------66
ILB Arnie Stark------01---1
TE Asher Griffin00---------0
DT Randall Vaughn------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left284.0
Middle14271.9
Right461.5
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left15895.9
Middle18271.5
Right56412.8
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Donte Midget34182014833
Alex Wright952002100
BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Silas Stone21147012300
Ruben Giese431001000

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)17121046.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)156805.3
Long (19+ Yds)526312.6
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen649315.5
Short (0-8 Yds)131114911.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)31134.3
Long (19+ Yds)31279.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Benjamin Hill114162143
WR Matthew Brandon113030036
TE Alexander Ackerman76060040
WR Howie Castillo54058220
RB Mark Dzwonczyk3307011
TE Wade Blades210-205
WR Van Howery21033118
RB Daquan Heath1000020
FB Shaun Blackburn1103013
BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Eugene Burks761108325
RB Burt Aiello54085314
RB Wes Greenberg32012010
TE Alexander Bohannon3208021
WR Miguel Benson21027110
TE Rob Spence2000016
WR Winfred Daehnke2102917
WR Erik Cook11013020

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Mark Dzwonczyk100.001.38
BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Donte Midget93141.565.59
Alex Wright1000.006.78
BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Silas Stone53204.0011.24

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Benjamin Hill4000.005.64
WR Matthew Brandon3000.002.73
TE Alexander Ackerman22115.508.57
FB Shaun Blackburn1133.003.00
BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Rob Spence2000.000.00
WR Eugene Burks1144.0015.43
RB Wes Greenberg1133.004.00
WR Erik Cook111313.0013.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

DenverRushesConversions
BuffaloRushesConversions
RB Burt Aiello21
QB Ruben Giese21

Third Down Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompConversions
Donte Midget1395
Alex Wright111
BuffaloAttCompConversions
Silas Stone633
Ruben Giese100

Third Down Receiving Statistics

DenverTargCatchConversions
WR Benjamin Hill532
TE Alexander Ackerman542
WR Matthew Brandon211
WR Howie Castillo111
FB Shaun Blackburn110
BuffaloTargCatchConversions
WR Eugene Burks222
RB Burt Aiello211
WR Miguel Benson100
WR Winfred Daehnke100
TE Alexander Bohannon100

SectionAttendance
Stadium70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck21,400 (21,400)
End Zone15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)