Week 8, 2027

played in California, CA

63 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Denver Drovers	6	0	3	0	-	9
California Lightning	0	10	3	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:00 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 43 field goal
1Q: 01:34 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 30 field goal
2Q: 04:58 CAL - Dominique Foreman 16 pass from Bryson Roger (Jackie McGillicuddy extra point)
2Q: 01:40 CAL - Jackie McGillicuddy 34 field goal
3Q: 07:51 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 33 field goal
3Q: 00:14 CAL - Jackie McGillicuddy 21 field goal
4Q: 06:53 CAL - Devante Hock 6 pass from Bryson Roger (Jackie McGillicuddy extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:00 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 43 field goal
1Q: 01:34 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 30 field goal
2Q: 04:58 CAL - Dominique Foreman 16 pass from Bryson Roger (Jackie McGillicuddy extra point)
2Q: 01:40 CAL - Jackie McGillicuddy 34 field goal
3Q: 07:51 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 33 field goal
3Q: 00:14 CAL - Jackie McGillicuddy 21 field goal
4Q: 06:53 CAL - Devante Hock 6 pass from Bryson Roger (Jackie McGillicuddy extra point)

Team Statistics DEN CAL
Record 2-5 5-2
First Downs 17 14
- by Rushing 2 9
- by Passing 15 5
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 327 321
- Offensive Plays 79 61
- Yards per Play 4.14 5.26
Net Rushing Yards 70 217
- Rushing Attempts 21 32
- Yards per Rush 3.33 6.78
Net Passing Yards 257 104
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 52 - 24 - 1 26 - 10 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 293 121
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/36 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 4.43 3.59
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/20 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.9 9.7
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 3/32 3/15
Kick Returns/Yards 1/20 1/16
Interception Ret./Yards 1/1 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 35
Time of Possession 32:45 27:15

Team Statistics	DEN	CAL
Record	2-5	5-2
First Downs	17	14
- by Rushing	2	9
- by Passing	15	5
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	327	321
- Offensive Plays	79	61
- Yards per Play	4.14	5.26
Net Rushing Yards	70	217
- Rushing Attempts	21	32
- Yards per Rush	3.33	6.78
Net Passing Yards	257	104
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	52 - 24 - 1	26 - 10 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	293	121
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/36	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	4.43	3.59
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/20	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.9	9.7
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	3/32	3/15
Kick Returns/Yards	1/20	1/16
Interception Ret./Yards	1/1	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 35
Time of Possession	32:45	27:15

Drive Charts

Denver Drovers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:05	OWN 25	10	49	Field Goal
1	8:02	6:33	OWN 6	12	81	Field Goal
2	13:47	1:52	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	10:37	2:14	OWN 22	5	19	Punt
2	4:47	2:12	OWN 25	6	25	Punt
2	1:33	0:54	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	13:18	0:36	OWN 35	2	4	Fumble
3	12:01	3:14	OWN 9	9	23	Punt
3	8:47	1:04	OPP 18	3	2	Field Goal
3	6:20	3:16	OWN 37	6	18	Punt
3	0:08	0:46	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
4	12:14	1:42	OWN 11	4	14	Interception
4	6:44	1:56	OWN 26	8	33	Downs
4	2:03	1:07	OWN 20	5	13	Downs

California Lightning
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:55	1:53	OWN 25	4	16	Punt
1	1:29	2:42	OWN 25	7	28	Punt
2	11:55	1:18	OWN 31	3	0	Punt
2	8:23	3:36	OWN 11	7	89	Touchdown
2	2:35	1:02	OWN 21	4	62	Field Goal
2	0:39	0:39	OWN 29	3	-4	Half
3	15:00	1:42	OWN 26	3	0	Punt
3	12:42	0:41	OPP 29	2	-6	Interception
3	7:43	1:23	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	3:04	2:56	OWN 20	6	76	Field Goal
4	14:22	2:08	OWN 31	3	5	Punt
4	10:32	3:48	OPP 30	8	30	Touchdown
4	4:48	2:45	OWN 41	6	9	Punt
4	0:56	0:56	OPP 33	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: D.J. Clark, California Lightning

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	8	17	2.13	5	0
RB Darien Nixon	7	28	4.00	11	1
QB Alex Wright	4	31	7.75	9	0
RB Quentin Culver	2	-6	-3.00	-3	0

California	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Dominique Foreman	13	83	6.38	62	3
RB Mackenzie Aranda	10	93	9.30	62	2
QB Bryson Roger	6	39	6.50	15	2
RB Chuck Creech	2	5	2.50	3	0
WR Asher Rabach	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alex Wright	52	24	293	6/36	0	28	1	56.0

California	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryson Roger	26	10	121	3/17	2	42	1	63.1

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Demetrius Tircuit	5	9	39	7.80	11	16
WR Trenton Butler	4	9	28	7.00	8	13
WR Benjamin Hill	3	10	71	23.67	35	28
RB Darien Nixon	3	5	40	13.33	29	24
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	3	4	37	12.33	25	16
TE Alexander Ackerman	3	9	37	12.33	18	26
TE Devan Burroughs	3	6	41	13.67	16	17

California	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Joshua Chandler	3	7	19	6.33	0	9	0
RB Dominique Foreman	2	3	14	7.00	18	16	1
WR Asher Rabach	2	9	26	13.00	12	23	0
TE Devante Hock	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	1
TE Todd McCumber	1	2	42	42.00	31	42	0
WR Raymond Carpenter	1	1	14	14.00	2	14	0
RB Chuck Creech	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Howard Carter	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Graham Sweeney	1	1	1.00	0

California	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Nicholas Tate	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Alex Wright	1	0	0
G Rico Bensen	0	1	0
DE Bert Sellers	0	0	1
TE Devan Burroughs	0	0	1

California	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Bryson Roger	1	0	0
WR Asher Rabach	1	0	0
CB Malachi Winters	0	1	0
G Allen Bullock	0	1	0
S Tevin Lander	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kim Minter	7	310	44.3	39.3	55	3

California	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joel Galloway	7	355	50.7	40.4	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edwin Ruschak	3/3	1/1	0/0	43	0/0

California	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jackie McGillicuddy	2/2	0/0	0/0	34	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Van Howery	3	32	10.7	0

California	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Asher Rabach	3	15	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Quentin Culver	1	20	20.0	0

California	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Asher Rabach	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Frederick Gray	6	2	0.0	31	29
OLB Shane Harvey	4	3	0.0	30	18
ILB Reginald Stargell	4	0	0.0	11	17
CB Heath Wilkerson	4	0	0.0	31	29
DT Erick Griffin	3	0	1.0	25	15
CB Graham Sweeney	3	0	0.0	22	21
S Leon Dick	3	0	0.0	29	29
S Glen Petko	3	0	0.0	25	22
DE Bert Sellers	2	2	1.0	28	29
OLB Maurice Lee	2	1	1.0	27	22
ILB Chase Bates	2	2	0.0	21	12
DT Ray Houston	2	1	0.0	31	19
DT Brent Stinson	1	0	0.0	5	14
CB Ashton Wallace	1	0	0.0	6	2
T Jim Jochumsen	1	0	---	---	---
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	1	0	---	---	---
DE Neal Brown	1	0	0.0	4	8
S Fernando Croom	0	2	0.0	10	7
DE Albert Dole	0	1	0.0	12	16

California	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB C.J. Wirthel	14	2	0.0	19	52
OLB Phil Horn	7	2	0.5	20	41
ILB Nicholas Tate	5	1	0.0	18	34
S Tevin Lander	4	2	0.0	18	50
ILB Morris Venegas	3	2	0.0	7	29
DT D.J. Clark	2	4	2.0	16	29
DE Brendan Summers	2	3	1.5	21	58
DE Patrick Horn	2	0	1.0	17	49
S Nicholas Harrison	2	1	0.0	13	37
CB Bob Blades	2	0	0.0	14	44
CB Rod Cook	2	0	0.0	17	38
DT Calvin Joseph	1	1	1.0	5	29
CB Malachi Winters	1	1	0.0	21	58
OLB Kevin Hicks	1	1	0.0	3	23
WR Asher Rabach	1	0	---	---	---
CB Alexander Goodwin	1	0	0.0	2	21
S Aiden Hasan	1	0	0.0	11	29

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Maurice Lee	1.0	0	1	22
DE Bert Sellers	1.0	0	0	29
DT Erick Griffin	1.0	0	0	15
DT Brent Stinson	0.0	2	0	14
DE Albert Dole	0.0	1	0	16
CB Frederick Gray	0.0	1	0	29
DT Ray Houston	0.0	0	1	19

California	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT D.J. Clark	2.0	1	0	29
DE Brendan Summers	1.5	1	5	58
DT Calvin Joseph	1.0	0	1	29
DE Patrick Horn	1.0	0	0	49
OLB Phil Horn	0.5	0	3	41
OLB C.J. Wirthel	0.0	0	1	52

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Heath Wilkerson	4	1	0	29
CB Graham Sweeney	2	0	1	21
S Leon Dick	1	2	0	29
ILB Reginald Stargell	1	1	0	17
CB Ashton Wallace	1	0	0	2
DT Ray Houston	1	0	0	19
S Glen Petko	0	1	0	22
ILB Chase Bates	0	1	0	12
OLB Maurice Lee	0	1	0	22
OLB Shane Harvey	0	1	0	18
CB Frederick Gray	0	1	0	29

California	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB C.J. Wirthel	10	1	0	52
CB Bob Blades	2	2	0	44
CB Rod Cook	2	1	0	38
S Tevin Lander	2	1	0	50
ILB Morris Venegas	2	0	0	29
ILB Nicholas Tate	1	0	1	34
CB Malachi Winters	1	0	0	58
S Nicholas Harrison	1	0	0	37
OLB Phil Horn	1	0	0	41
CB Alexander Goodwin	1	0	0	21
OLB Kevin Hicks	1	0	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Rico Bensen	2	6	21	2	58
G Zack Richard	1	6	21	0	58
T Moe Barrett	1	4	21	0	58
C Brandon Kotz	0	1	21	3	58
T Jim Jochumsen	0	0	21	1	58

California	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Craig Weatherly	3	5	32	0	29
T Noah Twisp	2	8	32	0	29
G Allen Bullock	1	7	32	1	29
T Jermaine Schaefer	1	6	32	2	29

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Devan Burroughs	2	25
Quentin Culver	1	19
Mel Young	1	18

California	Tackles	STPlays
Allen Bullock	2	9
Connor Wahle	1	23
Jermaine Schaefer	1	9

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Rico Bensen	21	58	---	---	10	89
WR Trenton Butler	21	58	---	---	5	84
C Brandon Kotz	21	58	---	---	---	79
T Moe Barrett	21	58	---	---	---	79
G Zack Richard	21	58	---	---	---	79
T Jim Jochumsen	21	58	---	---	---	79
QB Alex Wright	21	58	---	---	---	79
WR Benjamin Hill	20	58	---	---	---	78
TE Alexander Ackerman	19	53	---	---	1	73
WR Demetrius Tircuit	14	39	---	---	12	65
S Glen Petko	---	---	25	22	17	64
CB Frederick Gray	---	---	31	29	2	62
CB Heath Wilkerson	---	---	31	29	2	62
S Leon Dick	---	---	29	29	2	60
DE Bert Sellers	---	---	28	29	2	59
CB Graham Sweeney	---	---	22	21	12	55
DT Ray Houston	---	---	31	19	1	51
OLB Maurice Lee	---	---	27	22	2	51
OLB Shane Harvey	---	---	30	18	---	48
RB Darien Nixon	9	35	---	---	---	44
TE Devan Burroughs	2	15	---	---	25	42
ILB Reginald Stargell	---	---	11	17	13	41
DT Erick Griffin	---	---	25	15	---	40
DE Albert Dole	---	---	12	16	9	37
ILB Chase Bates	---	---	21	12	1	34
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	9	19	---	---	5	33
DT Brent Stinson	---	---	5	14	9	28
FB Shaun Blackburn	4	4	---	---	19	27
WR Van Howery	4	6	---	---	16	26
CB Ashton Wallace	---	---	6	2	17	25
RB Quentin Culver	3	3	---	---	19	25
OLB Carlton Tatum	---	---	1	0	23	24
S Fernando Croom	---	---	10	7	1	18
CB Mel Young	---	---	0	0	18	18
DE J.J. Gerdes	---	---	3	10	1	14
DE Neal Brown	---	---	4	8	---	12
P Kim Minter	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Levi Stokes	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Xavier Farrell	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Abraham Sullivan	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Branden Richmond	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Edwin Ruschak	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Robbie Smith	0	0	---	---	7	7
QB Donte Midget	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Bennett Zitnik	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Justin Linder	---	---	0	0	---	0

California	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Tevin Lander	---	---	18	50	19	87
CB Malachi Winters	---	---	21	58	3	82
DE Brendan Summers	---	---	21	58	3	82
OLB C.J. Wirthel	---	---	19	52	3	74
G Craig Weatherly	32	29	---	---	9	70
T Noah Twisp	32	29	---	---	9	70
G Allen Bullock	32	29	---	---	9	70
T Jermaine Schaefer	32	29	---	---	9	70
DE Patrick Horn	---	---	17	49	2	68
WR Raymond Carpenter	28	24	---	---	13	65
OLB Phil Horn	---	---	20	41	1	62
QB Bryson Roger	32	29	---	---	---	61
C Peyton Rodriguez	32	29	---	---	---	61
CB Bob Blades	---	---	14	44	1	59
CB Rod Cook	---	---	17	38	1	56
WR Asher Rabach	25	17	---	---	12	54
WR Joshua Chandler	28	26	---	---	---	54
S Nicholas Harrison	---	---	13	37	3	53
ILB Nicholas Tate	---	---	18	34	1	53
TE Howard Carter	25	26	---	---	---	51
DT D.J. Clark	---	---	16	29	1	46
RB Chuck Creech	9	9	---	---	25	43
OLB Kevin Hicks	---	---	3	23	14	40
S Aiden Hasan	---	---	11	29	---	40
ILB Morris Venegas	---	---	7	29	3	39
RB Dominique Foreman	17	20	---	---	---	37
DT Calvin Joseph	---	---	5	29	2	36
RB Mackenzie Aranda	13	9	---	---	11	33
CB Alexander Goodwin	---	---	2	21	9	32
WR Eli Fragomeni	6	7	---	---	18	31
CB Shaun Strouse	---	---	5	8	17	30
TE Devante Hock	3	2	---	---	25	30
OLB Connor Wahle	---	---	0	0	23	23
DE Lenny Kirk	---	---	4	9	8	21
TE Todd McCumber	4	4	---	---	4	12
OLB Dakota Hopkins	---	---	0	0	11	11
WR Gavin Schwant	2	1	---	---	7	10
C Sedrick Fisher	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Joel Galloway	0	0	---	---	9	9
DT Lucas Heath	---	---	0	0	7	7
K Jackie McGillicuddy	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Mike George	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Tyler Harrison	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Dylan Shapiro	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Jalen Fuqua	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Carl Wheeler	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	8	2.0
Middle	16	61	3.8
Right	1	1	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	23	2.6
Middle	16	119	7.4
Right	5	78	15.6
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alex Wright	52	24	4	3	7	5	10	0	1

California	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryson Roger	26	10	2	0	2	9	4	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	54	7.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	14	163	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	76	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	17	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	2	10	1.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	85	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	9	2.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Benjamin Hill	10	3	1	71	2	58
WR Trenton Butler	9	4	1	28	0	58
WR Demetrius Tircuit	9	5	2	39	0	39
TE Alexander Ackerman	9	3	1	37	1	53
TE Devan Burroughs	6	3	1	41	0	15
RB Darien Nixon	5	3	1	40	1	35
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	4	3	0	37	0	19

California	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Asher Rabach	9	2	2	26	1	17
WR Joshua Chandler	7	3	0	19	0	26
RB Dominique Foreman	3	2	0	14	0	20
TE Howard Carter	2	0	0	0	0	26
TE Todd McCumber	2	1	0	42	1	4
RB Chuck Creech	1	0	0	0	0	9
TE Devante Hock	1	1	0	6	0	2
WR Raymond Carpenter	1	1	0	14	0	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Darien Nixon	1	2	2.00	4.00

California	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
WR Asher Rabach	1	-3	-3.00	-3.00
RB Mackenzie Aranda	1	2	2.00	9.30

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alex Wright	2	0	0	0.00	5.63

California	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryson Roger	9	3	27	3.00	4.65

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Benjamin Hill	1	0	0	0.00	7.10
WR Demetrius Tircuit	1	0	0	0.00	4.33

California	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Asher Rabach	3	0	0	0.00	2.89
WR Joshua Chandler	3	1	5	1.67	2.71
RB Dominique Foreman	1	1	16	16.00	4.67
TE Devante Hock	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
TE Howard Carter	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
QB Alex Wright	2	1

California	Rushes	Conversions
RB Dominique Foreman	3	1
QB Bryson Roger	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alex Wright	18	10	7

California	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryson Roger	10	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Benjamin Hill	4	1	1
RB Darien Nixon	4	3	1
TE Alexander Ackerman	4	1	1
WR Trenton Butler	2	1	1
WR Demetrius Tircuit	2	2	1
TE Devan Burroughs	2	2	2

California	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joshua Chandler	3	0	0
TE Todd McCumber	2	1	1
RB Chuck Creech	1	0	0
RB Dominique Foreman	1	0	0
WR Asher Rabach	1	1	1
TE Devante Hock	1	1	1
TE Howard Carter	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (21,400)
End Zone 12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (21,400)
End Zone	12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)