Exhibition Week 2, 2027

played in New York, NY

58 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Denver Drovers	3	3	0	6	-	12
New York Gladiators	7	3	7	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:05 NYK - Landon Bates 6 pass from Daquan Armenta (Harris Boyd extra point)
1Q: 08:00 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 20 field goal
2Q: 08:36 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 42 field goal
2Q: 02:14 NYK - Harris Boyd 24 field goal
3Q: 10:05 NYK - Clay DeWaters 43 interception return (Harris Boyd extra point)
4Q: 12:21 NYK - Herman Felts 19 pass from Cris Dunne (Harris Boyd extra point)
4Q: 07:08 DEN - Bennett Zitnik 9 pass from Donte Midget (Daquan Heath run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:05 NYK - Landon Bates 6 pass from Daquan Armenta (Harris Boyd extra point)
1Q: 08:00 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 20 field goal
2Q: 08:36 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 42 field goal
2Q: 02:14 NYK - Harris Boyd 24 field goal
3Q: 10:05 NYK - Clay DeWaters 43 interception return (Harris Boyd extra point)
4Q: 12:21 NYK - Herman Felts 19 pass from Cris Dunne (Harris Boyd extra point)
4Q: 07:08 DEN - Bennett Zitnik 9 pass from Donte Midget (Daquan Heath run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics DEN NYK
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 23 18
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 17 13
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 392 307
- Offensive Plays 73 58
- Yards per Play 5.37 5.29
Net Rushing Yards 53 82
- Rushing Attempts 25 23
- Yards per Rush 2.12 3.57
Net Passing Yards 339 225
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 28 - 2 33 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 339 234
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 7.06 6.43
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 8.1
4th Down Conversions 3/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/31 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/0 2/18
Kick Returns/Yards 2/36 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/72
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 34
Time of Possession 30:14 29:46

Team Statistics	DEN	NYK
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	23	18
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	17	13
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	392	307
- Offensive Plays	73	58
- Yards per Play	5.37	5.29
Net Rushing Yards	53	82
- Rushing Attempts	25	23
- Yards per Rush	2.12	3.57
Net Passing Yards	339	225
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 28 - 2	33 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	339	234
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	7.06	6.43
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	8.1
4th Down Conversions	3/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/31	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/0	2/18
Kick Returns/Yards	2/36	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/72
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 34
Time of Possession	30:14	29:46

Drive Charts

Denver Drovers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:18	OWN 25	5	20	Interception
1	11:54	4:02	OWN 34	6	63	Field Goal
1	3:45	2:20	OWN 2	5	21	Punt
1	0:19	6:48	OWN 6	13	69	Field Goal
2	2:08	1:20	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 44	1	21	Missed FG
3	10:47	0:53	OWN 20	2	12	Interception
3	9:54	0:41	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	6:05	5:48	OWN 2	10	25	Punt
4	12:12	2:29	OWN 21	5	12	Punt
4	8:40	1:39	OWN 21	6	79	Touchdown
4	2:41	2:41	OWN 20	14	50	Game

New York Gladiators
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:42	0:48	OPP 34	2	34	Touchdown
1	7:52	4:07	OWN 25	6	33	Punt
1	1:25	1:06	OWN 22	3	3	Punt
2	8:31	6:23	OWN 25	13	68	Field Goal
2	0:48	0:31	OWN 39	3	24	Missed FG
3	15:00	4:13	OWN 25	10	32	Punt
3	9:13	3:08	OWN 34	6	22	Punt
3	0:17	3:05	OWN 46	6	54	Touchdown
4	9:43	1:03	OWN 36	3	-1	Punt
4	7:01	4:20	OWN 25	6	28	Punt

Game MVP: Daquan Armenta, New York Gladiators

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Daquan Heath	11	25	2.27	6
RB Darien Nixon	7	-1	-0.14	5
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	6	24	4.00	9
QB Donte Midget	1	5	5.00	5

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Lamar Gavadza	12	50	4.17	20	2
RB Shaquille Cheatwood	5	2	0.40	4	0
RB Jose Wilkerson	4	21	5.25	12	1
QB Cris Dunne	1	10	10.00	10	1
WR Stephen Benedyk	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donte Midget	40	24	246	0/0	1	22	1	75.6
Alex Wright	8	4	93	0/0	0	46	1	52.6

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Daquan Armenta	17	12	128	1/4	1	28	0	111.8
Cris Dunne	16	11	106	1/5	1	19	0	107.8

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Benjamin Hill	11	18	178	16.18	116	46	0
WR Robbie Smith	5	7	33	6.60	12	19	0
RB Daquan Heath	3	4	18	6.00	8	10	0
TE Alexander Ackerman	3	6	34	11.33	9	18	0
RB Darien Nixon	2	2	26	13.00	19	20	0
TE Bennett Zitnik	2	5	20	10.00	0	11	1
WR Trenton Butler	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Shaun Blackburn	1	1	22	22.00	22	22	0
WR Demetrius Tircuit	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Herman Felts	7	9	63	9.00	25	19	1
TE Ruben Reeves	6	8	53	8.83	0	22	0
WR Landon Bates	3	3	21	7.00	0	12	1
WR Shannon Boon	2	3	29	14.50	0	15	0
WR Stephen Benedyk	2	2	7	3.50	0	9	0
WR Lorenzo Schroeder	2	2	49	24.50	23	28	0
TE Keegan Rhodes	1	1	12	12.00	7	12	0
RB Shaquille Cheatwood	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Mario Richardson	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Clay DeWaters	1	43	43.00	1
S Logan Swinford	1	29	29.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kim Minter	5	203	40.6	37.0	55	0

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joshua Snyder	6	280	46.7	40.0	64	3

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edwin Ruschak	2/3	1/2	0/1	42	0/0

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Harris Boyd	1/2	0/1	0/1	24	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Graham Sweeney	1	0	0.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lorenzo Schroeder	2	18	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trenton Butler	2	36	18.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Shane Harvey	9	2	0.0	22	32
ILB Chase Bates	7	1	0.0	18	15
S Fernando Croom	5	3	0.0	23	35
CB Frederick Gray	5	1	0.0	23	35
DT Ray Houston	3	3	1.0	23	32
DE Bert Sellers	3	0	1.0	5	15
DE Tom Nelson	3	0	0.0	17	22
CB Graham Sweeney	2	1	0.0	16	27
CB Ashton Wallace	2	1	0.0	18	21
S Glen Petko	2	1	0.0	16	24
ILB Reginald Stargell	2	1	0.0	6	19
DT Erick Griffin	1	3	0.0	22	31
OLB Maurice Lee	1	2	0.0	21	31
CB Mel Young	1	0	0.0	0	5
QB Alex Wright	1	0	---	---	---
DE Neal Brown	0	1	0.0	5	12

New York	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Clay DeWaters	7	1	10	39
S Logan Swinford	6	1	13	40
OLB Bryce Hancock	5	0	15	12
S Omar Owens	4	2	25	48
DT Dwayne Gantt	4	2	25	35
ILB Hayden Lee	4	2	15	9
OLB Carlton Sullivan	4	1	19	22
DE Cody Cleaver	3	0	25	48
CB Reginald Prescott	2	1	8	25
CB Lance Farley	2	1	15	14
DE Wayne Prior	2	0	13	10
DT Tyrus Finn	2	0	16	21
CB Leon Morant	2	0	11	40
S Shannon Muhammad	1	1	12	8
DE Aidan Reis	1	0	13	40
OLB Elijah Gietzen	1	0	3	8
DT Zachery Reed	1	0	8	38
CB Alec Downs	1	0	8	33
CB Butch Metzenbaum	0	2	21	38

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bert Sellers	1.0	0	1	0	15
DT Ray Houston	1.0	0	0	1	32
DT Erick Griffin	0.0	1	0	0	31
DE Tom Nelson	0.0	0	1	0	22
OLB Maurice Lee	0.0	0	1	0	31

New York	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Aidan Reis	1	3	40
DE Cody Cleaver	1	3	48
DT Dwayne Gantt	1	2	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Shane Harvey	7	0	32
CB Frederick Gray	4	1	35
CB Graham Sweeney	2	0	27
S Glen Petko	2	0	24
ILB Reginald Stargell	2	0	19
CB Ashton Wallace	1	1	21
S Fernando Croom	1	0	35
DE Bert Sellers	1	0	15
CB Mel Young	1	0	5
ILB Chase Bates	1	0	15
OLB Maurice Lee	1	0	31

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Clay DeWaters	5	1	1	39
S Logan Swinford	5	0	1	40
OLB Carlton Sullivan	3	1	0	22
CB Reginald Prescott	2	0	0	25
CB Leon Morant	2	0	0	40
S Omar Owens	2	0	0	48
ILB Hayden Lee	2	0	0	9
CB Lance Farley	2	0	0	14
DE Wayne Prior	1	0	0	10
DE Aidan Reis	1	0	0	40
OLB Elijah Gietzen	1	0	0	8
CB Alec Downs	1	0	0	33
OLB Bryce Hancock	1	0	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Moe Barrett	2	4	25	48
G Rico Bensen	2	4	18	15
G Zack Richard	1	7	25	48
C Brandon Kotz	1	3	25	48
T Edwin Pease	1	1	7	33
C Xavier Farrell	0	2	7	33
T Jim Jochumsen	0	2	18	15
TE Steven Horn	0	1	2	6

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Ronnie Croel	2	2	7	0	20
G Francisco King	1	4	16	0	15
G Max Buchanan	1	2	16	0	15
G Griffin Fina	0	4	23	1	35
T Ronnie Link	0	3	16	0	15
T Phillip Freeland	0	3	16	0	15
C T.J. Loupe	0	2	7	1	20
T Tony Hall	0	1	7	0	20
T Jaylen Wyss	0	1	7	0	20

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Daquan Heath	1	17
Shane Harvey	1	10

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Dwayne Gantt	1	14
Hayden Lee	1	14
Stephen Benedyk	1	9

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Brandon Kotz	25	48	---	---	---	73
T Moe Barrett	25	48	---	---	---	73
G Zack Richard	25	48	---	---	---	73
WR Benjamin Hill	23	42	---	---	---	65
RB Daquan Heath	12	35	---	---	17	64
OLB Shane Harvey	---	---	22	32	10	64
WR Robbie Smith	10	34	---	---	18	62
S Fernando Croom	---	---	23	35	2	60
CB Frederick Gray	---	---	23	35	2	60
WR Trenton Butler	21	33	---	---	5	59
DT Ray Houston	---	---	23	32	2	57
CB Graham Sweeney	---	---	16	27	13	56
QB Donte Midget	16	40	---	---	---	56
S Glen Petko	---	---	16	24	16	56
CB Ashton Wallace	---	---	18	21	15	54
DT Erick Griffin	---	---	22	31	1	54
OLB Maurice Lee	---	---	21	31	2	54
T Edwin Pease	7	33	---	---	12	52
TE Bennett Zitnik	11	33	---	---	5	49
C Xavier Farrell	7	33	---	---	8	48
ILB Chase Bates	---	---	18	15	12	45
G Rico Bensen	18	15	---	---	8	41
DE Tom Nelson	---	---	17	22	1	40
TE Alexander Ackerman	17	23	---	---	---	40
FB Shaun Blackburn	8	12	---	---	18	38
T Jim Jochumsen	18	15	---	---	---	33
TE Steven Horn	2	6	---	---	23	31
OLB Carlton Tatum	---	---	7	2	20	29
ILB Reginald Stargell	---	---	6	19	---	25
DE Bert Sellers	---	---	5	15	2	22
WR Demetrius Tircuit	8	12	---	---	1	21
S Leon Dick	---	---	7	11	1	19
DE Neal Brown	---	---	5	12	1	18
QB Alex Wright	9	8	---	---	---	17
RB Darien Nixon	7	7	---	---	---	14
DE Albert Dole	---	---	2	5	6	13
WR Kenyon Chiang	0	3	---	---	8	11
DT Justin Linder	---	---	1	3	7	11
CB Heath Wilkerson	---	---	1	8	1	10
P Kim Minter	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Levi Stokes	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Abraham Sullivan	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Edwin Ruschak	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Kaleb Lucas	---	---	0	0	6	6
CB Mel Young	---	---	0	5	1	6
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	6	0	---	---	---	6

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Omar Owens	---	---	25	48	3	76
DE Cody Cleaver	---	---	25	48	3	76
DT Dwayne Gantt	---	---	25	35	14	74
CB Butch Metzenbaum	---	---	21	38	2	61
DE Aidan Reis	---	---	13	40	6	59
ILB Clay DeWaters	---	---	10	39	9	58
G Griffin Fina	23	35	---	---	---	58
CB Leon Morant	---	---	11	40	7	58
TE Ruben Reeves	23	34	---	---	---	57
WR Herman Felts	18	23	---	---	16	57
CB Alec Downs	---	---	8	33	13	54
S Logan Swinford	---	---	13	40	---	53
DT Zachery Reed	---	---	8	38	5	51
OLB Carlton Sullivan	---	---	19	22	2	43
DT Tyrus Finn	---	---	16	21	3	40
WR Shannon Boon	15	25	---	---	---	40
G Francisco King	16	15	---	---	8	39
T Ronnie Link	16	15	---	---	8	39
G Max Buchanan	16	15	---	---	8	39
T Phillip Freeland	16	15	---	---	8	39
ILB Hayden Lee	---	---	15	9	14	38
S Shannon Muhammad	---	---	12	8	17	37
WR Stephen Benedyk	13	15	---	---	9	37
TE Silas Udeze	7	6	---	---	22	35
CB Reginald Prescott	---	---	8	25	1	34
QB Cris Dunne	17	17	---	---	---	34
CB Lance Farley	---	---	15	14	3	32
OLB Elijah Gietzen	---	---	3	8	20	31
OLB Bryce Hancock	---	---	15	12	3	30
RB Shaquille Cheatwood	5	12	---	---	12	29
T Tony Hall	7	20	---	---	---	27
C T.J. Loupe	7	20	---	---	---	27
G Ronnie Croel	7	20	---	---	---	27
T Jaylen Wyss	7	20	---	---	---	27
RB Lamar Gavadza	13	8	---	---	5	26
FB Mario Richardson	2	8	---	---	16	26
DE Wayne Prior	---	---	13	10	2	25
QB Daquan Armenta	6	18	---	---	---	24
WR Landon Bates	6	13	---	---	4	23
WR Lorenzo Schroeder	2	10	---	---	9	21
RB Jose Wilkerson	5	15	---	---	---	20
TE Keegan Rhodes	6	6	---	---	---	12
P Joshua Snyder	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Orlando Howard	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Harris Boyd	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Lawrence Walters	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	20	4.0
Middle	15	30	2.0
Right	5	3	0.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	9	1.8
Middle	15	65	4.3
Right	3	8	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donte Midget	40	24	3	2	1	1	7	0	1
Alex Wright	8	4	2	1	0	1	1	0	1

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Daquan Armenta	17	12	3	0	1	1	2	1	0
Cris Dunne	16	11	0	2	1	1	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	10	104	9.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	133	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	81	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	21	3.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	-5	-1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	114	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	63	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	62	15.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Benjamin Hill	18	11	0	178	3	42
WR Robbie Smith	7	5	0	33	0	34
TE Alexander Ackerman	6	3	1	34	0	23
TE Bennett Zitnik	5	2	0	20	0	33
RB Daquan Heath	4	3	0	18	0	35
WR Trenton Butler	3	1	0	8	0	33
RB Darien Nixon	2	2	0	26	1	7
FB Shaun Blackburn	1	1	0	22	1	12
WR Demetrius Tircuit	1	0	0	0	0	12

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Felts	9	7	0	63	0	23
TE Ruben Reeves	8	6	0	53	1	34
WR Shannon Boon	3	2	0	29	0	25
WR Landon Bates	3	3	0	21	0	13
FB Mario Richardson	3	0	1	0	0	8
RB Shaquille Cheatwood	2	0	1	0	0	12
WR Stephen Benedyk	2	2	0	7	0	15
WR Lorenzo Schroeder	2	2	0	49	2	10
TE Keegan Rhodes	1	1	0	12	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Daquan Heath	1	5	5.00	2.27
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	1	-2	-2.00	4.00

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Shaquille Cheatwood	1	-1	-1.00	0.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alex Wright	2	1	11	5.50	11.63
Donte Midget	1	1	9	9.00	6.15

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Daquan Armenta	2	2	18	9.00	7.53
Cris Dunne	1	1	19	19.00	6.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Trenton Butler	1	0	0	0.00	2.67
WR Benjamin Hill	1	1	11	11.00	9.89
TE Bennett Zitnik	1	1	9	9.00	4.00

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Landon Bates	2	2	18	9.00	7.00
WR Herman Felts	1	1	19	19.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Daquan Heath	1	1
RB Darien Nixon	1	0
QB Donte Midget	1	1
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	1	0

New York	Rushes	Conversions
RB Lamar Gavadza	2	1
RB Shaquille Cheatwood	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donte Midget	8	4	1
Alex Wright	2	0	0

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cris Dunne	6	4	3
Daquan Armenta	5	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Benjamin Hill	3	2	0
WR Robbie Smith	2	0	0
TE Bennett Zitnik	2	0	0
WR Trenton Butler	1	1	1
RB Darien Nixon	1	1	0
TE Alexander Ackerman	1	0	0

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Herman Felts	3	3	2
WR Shannon Boon	3	2	2
TE Ruben Reeves	2	1	0
FB Mario Richardson	1	0	0
TE Keegan Rhodes	1	1	1
WR Lorenzo Schroeder	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (21,400)
End Zone 13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (21,400)
End Zone	13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)