Week 5, 2027

played in Denver, CO

49 degrees, fair, calm

Cleveland Hexagons	3	7	0	3	-	13
Denver Drovers	7	17	0	14	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:41 CLE - Jameson Kinney 20 field goal
1Q: 00:50 DEN - Darien Nixon 8 run (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
2Q: 08:04 DEN - Alexander Ackerman 8 pass from Alex Wright (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
2Q: 05:00 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 30 field goal
2Q: 02:00 CLE - Keegan Church 27 pass from Jackie Strickland (Jameson Kinney extra point)
2Q: 01:50 DEN - Trenton Butler 98 kickoff return (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
4Q: 15:00 DEN - Trenton Butler 6 run (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
4Q: 04:33 DEN - Mark Dzwonczyk 3 run (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
4Q: 00:36 CLE - Jameson Kinney 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:41 CLE - Jameson Kinney 20 field goal
1Q: 00:50 DEN - Darien Nixon 8 run (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
2Q: 08:04 DEN - Alexander Ackerman 8 pass from Alex Wright (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
2Q: 05:00 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 30 field goal
2Q: 02:00 CLE - Keegan Church 27 pass from Jackie Strickland (Jameson Kinney extra point)
2Q: 01:50 DEN - Trenton Butler 98 kickoff return (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
4Q: 15:00 DEN - Trenton Butler 6 run (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
4Q: 04:33 DEN - Mark Dzwonczyk 3 run (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
4Q: 00:36 CLE - Jameson Kinney 42 field goal

Team Statistics CLE DEN
Record 1-3 1-3
First Downs 19 24
- by Rushing 3 12
- by Passing 15 10
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 288 354
- Offensive Plays 69 58
- Yards per Play 4.17 6.10
Net Rushing Yards 78 173
- Rushing Attempts 27 30
- Yards per Rush 2.89 5.77
Net Passing Yards 210 181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 23 - 0 28 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 230 181
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/20 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.00 6.46
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 4/7
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/40 5/24
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 4/32
Kick Returns/Yards 1/15 3/133
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 32
Time of Possession 32:06 27:54

Team Statistics	CLE	DEN
Record	1-3	1-3
First Downs	19	24
- by Rushing	3	12
- by Passing	15	10
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	288	354
- Offensive Plays	69	58
- Yards per Play	4.17	6.10
Net Rushing Yards	78	173
- Rushing Attempts	27	30
- Yards per Rush	2.89	5.77
Net Passing Yards	210	181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 23 - 0	28 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	230	181
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/20	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.00	6.46
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	4/7
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	5.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/40	5/24
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	4/32
Kick Returns/Yards	1/15	3/133
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 32
Time of Possession	32:06	27:54

Drive Charts

Cleveland Hexagons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:25	OWN 25	15	72	Field Goal
1	7:22	2:20	OPP 40	5	18	Missed FG
1	0:40	1:24	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
2	13:25	1:25	OWN 35	3	5	Punt
2	7:56	1:11	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
2	4:55	3:05	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	1:20	1:06	OWN 25	6	33	Missed FG
3	11:33	5:47	OWN 20	9	32	Punt
4	14:53	2:01	OWN 17	3	1	Punt
4	11:02	2:13	OWN 39	6	5	Downs
4	4:27	3:58	OWN 25	8	50	Field Goal

Denver Drovers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:35	0:13	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
1	5:02	4:22	OWN 29	9	71	Touchdown
2	14:16	0:51	OWN 33	2	10	Interception
2	12:00	4:04	OWN 35	9	65	Touchdown
2	6:45	1:50	OWN 35	6	52	Field Goal
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 49	2	0	Half
3	15:00	3:27	OWN 27	5	21	Punt
3	5:46	5:53	OWN 7	14	93	Touchdown
4	12:52	1:50	OWN 28	3	4	Punt
4	8:49	4:22	OPP 44	7	44	Touchdown
4	0:29	0:29	OWN 28	1	4	Game

Game MVP: Darien Nixon, Denver Drovers

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Parker Frederick	22	63	2.86	17	1
QB Jackie Strickland	2	6	3.00	4	0
TE Derek Monroe	1	2	2.00	2	0
RB Van Kerby	1	1	1.00	1	0
RB Pete Rasmussen	1	6	6.00	6	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Darien Nixon	15	86	5.73	12	3	1
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	12	63	5.25	15	2	1
QB Alex Wright	2	18	9.00	11	1	0
WR Trenton Butler	1	6	6.00	6	0	1

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jackie Strickland	35	21	194	3/16	1	27	0	84.7
Ethan Jenkins	3	2	36	1/4	0	25	0	107.6

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alex Wright	28	17	181	0/0	1	34	2	61.7

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bert Garrard	8	12	88	11.00	25	18	0
WR Keegan Church	3	5	37	12.33	19	27	1
TE Derek Monroe	2	6	15	7.50	6	11	0
WR Jonathan Pipkin	2	3	12	6.00	0	8	0
RB Van Kerby	2	2	28	14.00	23	16	0
TE Arnie Clancy	2	4	15	7.50	1	11	0
WR Graham Pearson	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Parker Frederick	1	2	5	5.00	2	5	0
WR Colin Horner	1	1	25	25.00	19	25	0
TE Irving Bock	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Trenton Butler	4	6	32	8.00	22	26	0
RB Darien Nixon	4	5	85	21.25	54	34	0
WR Benjamin Hill	3	4	13	4.33	3	13	0
WR Demetrius Tircuit	2	5	29	14.50	24	26	0
FB Shaun Blackburn	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
WR Robbie Smith	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
TE Bennett Zitnik	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Alexander Ackerman	1	4	8	8.00	0	8	1

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kaleb Peak	2	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Jackie Strickland	1	0	0	0
TE Derek Monroe	0	1	1	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Van Howery	1	0	0	0
DE Tom Nelson	0	1	1	0

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gilbert McElrath	5	233	46.6	40.2	59	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kim Minter	2	87	43.5	30.5	52	0

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jameson Kinney	2/4	1/2	0/1	42	1/1

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edwin Ruschak	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jonathan Pipkin	1	6	6.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Van Howery	4	32	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Van Kerby	1	15	15.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Quentin Culver	2	35	17.5	0
Trenton Butler	1	98	98.0	1

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Mike Carmichael	6	1	26	27
ILB Dwayne Hawkins	5	0	15	15
OLB Aiden Floyd	5	0	18	14
OLB Mark Boswell	4	4	30	28
ILB Josiah Banks	4	2	13	10
S Ramon Sullivan	3	2	30	28
DT Eugene Brennan	3	1	29	24
S Luke Cole	3	0	26	21
CB Sean Barber	2	2	30	28
DE Jeremiah Bateman	2	1	23	22
OLB Collin Gerhardt	2	1	12	14
DE Tyler Schweitzer	2	0	11	14
CB Kaleb Peak	1	1	17	16
OLB Stanley Brennan	1	1	7	8
DE K.C. Cortez	0	2	18	15

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Shane Harvey	12	3	0.0	26	42
ILB Reginald Stargell	5	3	0.0	12	21
CB Frederick Gray	5	1	0.0	26	41
OLB Maurice Lee	4	0	0.0	17	22
DT Brent Stinson	3	0	2.0	7	19
DT Ray Houston	3	3	1.0	27	37
CB Graham Sweeney	3	1	0.0	13	24
S Leon Dick	3	1	0.0	22	36
ILB Chase Bates	3	0	0.0	12	20
DE Tom Nelson	2	1	1.0	12	21
DT Erick Griffin	2	1	0.0	19	21
CB Ashton Wallace	2	0	0.0	5	20
DE Albert Dole	2	0	0.0	15	27
S Fernando Croom	2	0	0.0	27	31
DE Bert Sellers	1	1	0.0	23	24
WR Demetrius Tircuit	1	0	---	---	---
CB Mel Young	1	0	0.0	2	5
TE Alexander Ackerman	1	0	---	---	---
CB Heath Wilkerson	0	3	0.0	23	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE K.C. Cortez	1	0	15
DT Eugene Brennan	1	0	24
OLB Collin Gerhardt	1	0	14
DE Jeremiah Bateman	0	1	22

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Brent Stinson	2.0	0	0	0	19
DT Ray Houston	1.0	1	1	3	37
DE Tom Nelson	1.0	0	1	0	21
DE Bert Sellers	0.0	1	1	0	24
OLB Shane Harvey	0.0	0	1	0	42

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mike Carmichael	4	0	0	27
OLB Mark Boswell	2	1	0	28
ILB Josiah Banks	2	0	0	10
OLB Aiden Floyd	2	0	0	14
S Ramon Sullivan	1	1	0	28
CB Kaleb Peak	1	0	2	16
S Luke Cole	1	0	0	21
CB Sean Barber	1	0	0	28
ILB Dwayne Hawkins	1	0	0	15
OLB Collin Gerhardt	1	0	0	14
OLB Stanley Brennan	1	0	0	8

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Shane Harvey	5	0	42
CB Frederick Gray	4	1	41
CB Graham Sweeney	3	1	24
S Leon Dick	3	0	36
CB Ashton Wallace	2	0	20
OLB Maurice Lee	2	0	22
ILB Reginald Stargell	2	0	21
DE Albert Dole	1	0	27
ILB Chase Bates	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Eddie Elliott	3	4	0	27	1	42
G Jesse Siefried	2	6	0	24	1	37
T Van Schneider	2	3	1	27	1	42
G Vince Kalbach	1	7	0	24	0	37
G Cris Gossage	0	2	0	22	1	35
TE Arnie Clancy	0	2	0	23	0	35
TE Derek Monroe	0	1	0	13	0	23

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
C Brandon Kotz	5	6	0	30	28
G Zack Richard	3	6	0	30	28
G Rico Bensen	3	4	1	30	28
T Moe Barrett	2	7	2	30	28
T Jim Jochumsen	1	4	0	30	28
FB Shaun Blackburn	1	1	0	3	4

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Derek Monroe	4	22
Van Kerby	1	22
Cris Dunn	1	9

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Quentin Culver	2	13

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Eddie Elliott	27	42	---	---	9	78
RB Parker Frederick	26	38	---	---	7	71
G Jesse Siefried	24	37	---	---	9	70
T Van Schneider	27	42	---	---	---	69
G Cris Gossage	22	35	---	---	9	66
QB Jackie Strickland	26	38	---	---	---	64
G Vince Kalbach	24	37	---	---	---	61
S Ramon Sullivan	---	---	30	28	1	59
CB Sean Barber	---	---	30	28	1	59
OLB Mark Boswell	---	---	30	28	1	59
TE Derek Monroe	13	23	---	---	22	58
TE Arnie Clancy	23	35	---	---	---	58
WR Graham Pearson	23	34	---	---	---	57
CB Mike Carmichael	---	---	26	27	---	53
DT Eugene Brennan	---	---	29	24	---	53
OLB Aiden Floyd	---	---	18	14	19	51
S Luke Cole	---	---	26	21	---	47
WR Jonathan Pipkin	12	18	---	---	17	47
DE Jeremiah Bateman	---	---	23	22	---	45
WR Bert Garrard	16	26	---	---	---	42
RB Van Kerby	3	12	---	---	22	37
CB Kaleb Peak	---	---	17	16	1	34
DE K.C. Cortez	---	---	18	15	1	34
ILB Josiah Banks	---	---	13	10	9	32
ILB Dwayne Hawkins	---	---	15	15	1	31
WR Keegan Church	13	17	---	---	1	31
DE Bryant Newsome	---	---	14	12	3	29
DE Tyler Schweitzer	---	---	11	14	3	28
OLB Collin Gerhardt	---	---	12	14	---	26
S Darnell Kerley	---	---	4	7	14	25
CB Grant Madison	---	---	6	2	14	22
RB Pete Rasmussen	1	2	---	---	15	18
WR Colin Horner	3	2	---	---	12	17
T Chad Benton	3	5	---	---	9	17
OLB Stanley Brennan	---	---	7	8	---	15
TE Irving Bock	2	3	---	---	9	14
CB Ray Schulman	---	---	1	3	9	13
C Percy Norton	5	7	---	---	---	12
P Gilbert McElrath	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Gene Glover	0	0	---	---	9	9
S Cris Dunn	---	---	0	0	9	9
K Jameson Kinney	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Howard Roth	3	5	---	---	---	8
QB Ethan Jenkins	1	4	---	---	---	5
DT Kelvin Cielo	---	---	0	0	---	0
WR Andrew Akroyd	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Shane Harvey	---	---	26	42	5	73
CB Frederick Gray	---	---	26	41	4	71
DT Ray Houston	---	---	27	37	4	68
S Fernando Croom	---	---	27	31	3	61
S Leon Dick	---	---	22	36	3	61
G Rico Bensen	30	28	---	---	3	61
WR Trenton Butler	28	27	---	---	4	59
OLB Maurice Lee	---	---	17	22	20	59
C Brandon Kotz	30	28	---	---	---	58
T Moe Barrett	30	28	---	---	---	58
G Zack Richard	30	28	---	---	---	58
T Jim Jochumsen	30	28	---	---	---	58
QB Alex Wright	30	28	---	---	---	58
WR Benjamin Hill	28	27	---	---	---	55
TE Alexander Ackerman	27	26	---	---	---	53
CB Heath Wilkerson	---	---	23	25	2	50
DE Bert Sellers	---	---	23	24	2	49
CB Graham Sweeney	---	---	13	24	10	47
DE Albert Dole	---	---	15	27	4	46
ILB Reginald Stargell	---	---	12	21	12	45
CB Ashton Wallace	---	---	5	20	18	43
DT Erick Griffin	---	---	19	21	2	42
S Glen Petko	---	---	5	17	18	40
DE Tom Nelson	---	---	12	21	6	39
WR Demetrius Tircuit	21	14	---	---	2	37
TE Bennett Zitnik	7	10	---	---	19	36
RB Darien Nixon	16	17	---	---	---	33
DT Brent Stinson	---	---	7	19	6	32
ILB Chase Bates	---	---	12	20	---	32
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	14	8	---	---	5	27
FB Shaun Blackburn	3	4	---	---	17	24
CB Mel Young	---	---	2	5	15	22
WR Robbie Smith	1	2	---	---	17	20
WR Van Howery	2	3	---	---	14	19
RB Quentin Culver	3	1	---	---	13	17
DE J.J. Gerdes	---	---	1	7	1	9
K Edwin Ruschak	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Carlton Tatum	---	---	3	2	1	6
P Kim Minter	0	0	---	---	3	3
C Levi Stokes	0	0	---	---	3	3
C Xavier Farrell	0	0	---	---	3	3
G Abraham Sullivan	0	0	---	---	3	3
T Branden Richmond	0	0	---	---	3	3
TE Devan Burroughs	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Donte Midget	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Justin Linder	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	5	1.3
Middle	15	52	3.5
Right	8	21	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	56	7.0
Middle	17	101	5.9
Right	5	16	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jackie Strickland	35	21	1	2	5	2	4	3	0
Ethan Jenkins	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alex Wright	28	17	4	1	2	2	1	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	44	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	107	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	46	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	33	11.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	24	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	111	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	46	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bert Garrard	12	8	1	88	0	26
TE Derek Monroe	6	2	2	15	0	23
WR Keegan Church	5	3	1	37	1	17
TE Arnie Clancy	4	2	0	15	0	35
WR Jonathan Pipkin	3	2	1	12	0	18
WR Graham Pearson	2	1	0	6	0	34
RB Van Kerby	2	2	0	28	0	12
RB Parker Frederick	2	1	0	5	0	38
WR Colin Horner	1	1	0	25	1	2
TE Irving Bock	1	1	0	-1	0	3

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Trenton Butler	6	4	0	32	1	27
RB Darien Nixon	5	4	0	85	2	17
WR Demetrius Tircuit	5	2	0	29	1	14
WR Benjamin Hill	4	3	0	13	0	27
TE Alexander Ackerman	4	1	1	8	0	26
TE Bennett Zitnik	2	1	1	6	0	10
FB Shaun Blackburn	1	1	0	12	0	4
WR Robbie Smith	1	1	0	-4	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Parker Frederick	2	7	3.50	2.86

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Darien Nixon	5	29	5.80	5.73
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	3	10	3.33	5.25
WR Trenton Butler	1	6	6.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jackie Strickland	2	0	0	0.00	5.54

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alex Wright	7	3	17	2.43	6.46

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Keegan Church	1	0	0	0.00	7.40
WR Bert Garrard	1	0	0	0.00	7.33

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Alexander Ackerman	2	1	8	4.00	2.00
WR Trenton Butler	1	0	0	0.00	5.33
WR Benjamin Hill	1	1	13	13.00	3.25
RB Darien Nixon	1	0	0	0.00	17.00
WR Robbie Smith	1	1	-4	-4.00	-4.00
WR Demetrius Tircuit	1	0	0	0.00	5.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
RB Parker Frederick	2	2

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Darien Nixon	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jackie Strickland	11	8	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alex Wright	5	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bert Garrard	5	3	2
WR Jonathan Pipkin	2	1	1
TE Derek Monroe	1	1	0
WR Graham Pearson	1	1	1
WR Keegan Church	1	1	0
TE Irving Bock	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Trenton Butler	1	1	1
RB Darien Nixon	1	1	1
WR Demetrius Tircuit	1	1	0
TE Bennett Zitnik	1	1	1
TE Alexander Ackerman	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 41,200 (54,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 8,300 (11,900)
End Zone 6,200 (8,500)
Mezzanine 3,700 (4,900)
Sideline Seats 5,700 (7,500)
Club Seats 14,700 (19,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	41,200 (54,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	8,300 (11,900)
End Zone	6,200 (8,500)
Mezzanine	3,700 (4,900)
Sideline Seats	5,700 (7,500)
Club Seats	14,700 (19,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,000)