Week 9, 2027

played in Cincinnati, OH

55 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Denver Drovers	7	3	0	0	-	10
Cincinnati Monarchs	7	3	17	7	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:34 DEN - Mark Dzwonczyk 3 run (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
1Q: 05:38 CIN - Clarence Augustynowicz 10 pass from Mitch Blackwell (Patrick Francis extra point)
2Q: 15:00 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 18 field goal
2Q: 00:03 CIN - Patrick Francis 35 field goal
3Q: 08:01 CIN - Patrick Francis 35 field goal
3Q: 06:30 CIN - Vernon Wolf 90 interception return (Patrick Francis extra point)
3Q: 01:43 CIN - Trey Bailey 12 pass from Mitch Blackwell (Patrick Francis extra point)
4Q: 03:25 CIN - Darrell Chase 9 run (Patrick Francis extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:34 DEN - Mark Dzwonczyk 3 run (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
1Q: 05:38 CIN - Clarence Augustynowicz 10 pass from Mitch Blackwell (Patrick Francis extra point)
2Q: 15:00 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 18 field goal
2Q: 00:03 CIN - Patrick Francis 35 field goal
3Q: 08:01 CIN - Patrick Francis 35 field goal
3Q: 06:30 CIN - Vernon Wolf 90 interception return (Patrick Francis extra point)
3Q: 01:43 CIN - Trey Bailey 12 pass from Mitch Blackwell (Patrick Francis extra point)
4Q: 03:25 CIN - Darrell Chase 9 run (Patrick Francis extra point)

Team Statistics DEN CIN
Record 2-6 5-3
First Downs 20 15
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 15 6
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 438 244
- Offensive Plays 80 46
- Yards per Play 5.48 5.30
Net Rushing Yards 96 145
- Rushing Attempts 27 31
- Yards per Rush 3.56 4.68
Net Passing Yards 342 99
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 50 - 27 - 2 14 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 358 104
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.45 6.60
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 10/19 2/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 6.4
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/45 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 2/10 2/23
Kick Returns/Yards 2/29 2/56
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/121
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 39
Time of Possession 35:22 24:38

Team Statistics	DEN	CIN
Record	2-6	5-3
First Downs	20	15
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	15	6
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	438	244
- Offensive Plays	80	46
- Yards per Play	5.48	5.30
Net Rushing Yards	96	145
- Rushing Attempts	27	31
- Yards per Rush	3.56	4.68
Net Passing Yards	342	99
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	50 - 27 - 2	14 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	358	104
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.45	6.60
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	10/19	2/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	6.4
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/45	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	2/10	2/23
Kick Returns/Yards	2/29	2/56
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/121
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 39
Time of Possession	35:22	24:38

Drive Charts

Denver Drovers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:35	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
1	5:28	5:36	OWN 18	9	81	Field Goal
2	12:44	6:19	OWN 20	14	65	Missed FG
2	4:29	3:06	OWN 6	6	20	Punt
3	7:56	0:48	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
3	7:08	0:50	OPP 28	2	3	Interception
3	6:18	2:29	OWN 25	4	27	Punt
3	1:34	2:35	OWN 38	4	26	Punt
4	11:42	3:58	OWN 17	14	74	Downs
4	5:16	0:21	OWN 43	2	0	Interception
4	3:14	1:24	OWN 25	7	24	Downs
4	1:15	1:15	OWN 20	3	31	Game

Cincinnati Monarchs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:25	2:57	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
2	14:52	2:08	OWN 37	3	7	Punt
2	6:25	1:56	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
2	1:23	1:23	OWN 48	5	34	Field Goal
3	15:00	7:04	OWN 25	12	57	Field Goal
3	3:49	2:15	OPP 38	5	38	Touchdown
4	13:59	2:17	OWN 20	4	20	Punt
4	7:44	2:28	OWN 9	3	7	Punt
4	4:55	1:41	OPP 11	3	11	Touchdown
4	1:50	0:35	OPP 49	3	1	Punt

Game MVP: Mitch Blackwell, Cincinnati Monarchs

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Darien Nixon	13	33	2.54	7	0	0
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	13	59	4.54	29	1	1
QB Alex Wright	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Clarence Augustynowicz	14	69	4.93	20	3	0
RB Connor Jacobs	12	52	4.33	14	2	0
RB Darrell Chase	3	6	2.00	9	0	1
QB Mitch Blackwell	2	18	9.00	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alex Wright	41	22	303	2/11	0	36	2	57.3
Donte Midget	9	5	55	1/5	0	23	0	73.8

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitch Blackwell	14	12	104	1/5	2	28	0	137.2

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Trenton Butler	7	10	48	6.86	8	18
WR Benjamin Hill	5	10	79	15.80	51	29
FB Shaun Blackburn	4	7	69	17.25	45	32
WR Demetrius Tircuit	3	7	78	26.00	29	31
WR Van Howery	3	3	17	5.67	10	7
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	2	2	59	29.50	57	36
TE Alexander Ackerman	2	7	6	3.00	0	3
RB Darien Nixon	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
TE Bennett Zitnik	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Dwight Mukherjee	4	4	19	4.75	1	8	0
WR Trey Bailey	4	5	47	11.75	24	28	1
RB Clarence Augustynowicz	2	2	16	8.00	0	10	1
TE Luis Edinger	1	2	11	11.00	2	11	0
WR Darren Johnston	1	1	11	11.00	1	11	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Conner Hickey	1	31	31.00	0
CB Vernon Wolf	1	90	90.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
C Levi Stokes	0	1	0	0
OLB Carlton Tatum	0	0	1	0

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Darren Johnston	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kim Minter	4	126	31.5	20.8	49	0

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eric Hutton	5	258	51.6	41.6	60	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edwin Ruschak	1/2	0/0	0/0	18	1/1

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Patrick Francis	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Van Howery	2	10	5.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darren Johnston	2	23	11.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Quentin Culver	2	29	14.5	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darrell Chase	2	56	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Frederick Gray	6	1	0.0	31	15
ILB Chase Bates	6	0	0.0	16	11
OLB Maurice Lee	4	3	0.5	22	7
OLB Shane Harvey	4	1	0.0	28	13
S Leon Dick	4	0	0.0	28	15
DT Ray Houston	3	5	0.5	28	14
DE Bert Sellers	3	1	0.0	26	15
CB Heath Wilkerson	3	0	0.0	28	15
ILB Reginald Stargell	2	2	0.0	13	3
DT Erick Griffin	2	1	0.0	22	8
S Glen Petko	2	0	0.0	21	12
S Fernando Croom	1	3	0.0	13	3
DE Albert Dole	1	0	0.0	14	8
RB Darien Nixon	1	0	---	---	---
DT Brent Stinson	0	1	0.0	6	6

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Joshua Gage	9	2	0.0	26	46
OLB Marlon Perez	8	0	1.0	25	39
S Winfred Kirk	7	2	0.0	27	53
S Kenneth Schulz	7	0	0.0	15	37
CB Conner Hickey	5	1	1.0	26	52
OLB Dennis Whalen	5	0	0.0	26	44
CB Vernon Wolf	3	2	0.0	18	34
OLB Drew Godfrey	3	1	0.0	4	23
DT Larry Dunn	2	2	0.0	22	31
S Cameron Sims	2	0	0.0	12	26
DE Cornell Howe	1	2	0.5	22	32
DE Kai Sanderson	1	1	0.5	9	30
CB Riley Heath	1	1	0.0	4	18
ILB Louie Jarvis	1	0	0.0	12	11
CB Victor Maxwell	1	0	0.0	20	30

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Ray Houston	0.5	0	0	14
OLB Maurice Lee	0.5	0	0	7
DE Albert Dole	0.0	1	1	8
DT Brent Stinson	0.0	1	0	6

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
CB Conner Hickey	1.0	0	0	52
OLB Marlon Perez	1.0	0	0	39
DE Cornell Howe	0.5	0	3	32
DE Kai Sanderson	0.5	0	1	30
DE Hugh Richard	0.0	1	1	40
DT Larry Dunn	0.0	0	1	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	PPlay
CB Frederick Gray	4	15
ILB Chase Bates	3	11
S Leon Dick	2	15
CB Heath Wilkerson	2	15
ILB Reginald Stargell	1	3

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Kenneth Schulz	5	1	0	37
S Winfred Kirk	4	0	0	53
OLB Dennis Whalen	3	4	0	44
CB Vernon Wolf	3	2	1	34
ILB Joshua Gage	3	1	0	46
OLB Drew Godfrey	2	1	0	23
CB Conner Hickey	2	0	1	52
OLB Marlon Perez	2	0	0	39
CB Riley Heath	1	1	0	18
ILB Louie Jarvis	1	0	0	11
CB Victor Maxwell	1	0	0	30

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Moe Barrett	3	9	27	1	53
T Jim Jochumsen	2	6	27	0	53
FB Shaun Blackburn	1	1	5	0	14
TE Devan Burroughs	1	1	3	0	5
G Zack Richard	0	5	27	1	53
G Rico Bensen	0	3	27	1	53
C Brandon Kotz	0	1	27	0	53

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Montrae Patton	4	7	0	31	0	15
T Amos Foreman	3	7	0	31	0	15
T Gerald Neufeld	1	5	1	31	1	15
G Marshall Ward	1	5	0	31	0	15
G Griffin Pope	0	3	0	28	0	15
C Sherman Aldrich	0	1	0	3	0	0
FB Bert Bradford	0	1	0	6	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Carlton Tatum	1	18
Mel Young	1	12
Graham Sweeney	1	10
Branden Richmond	1	6

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Bert Bradford	1	20
Darren Johnston	1	18
Darrell Chase	1	16
J.T. Sanders	1	9
Calvin Shire	1	5

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Rico Bensen	27	53	---	---	6	86
C Brandon Kotz	27	53	---	---	---	80
T Moe Barrett	27	53	---	---	---	80
G Zack Richard	27	53	---	---	---	80
T Jim Jochumsen	27	53	---	---	---	80
WR Trenton Butler	24	49	---	---	6	79
WR Benjamin Hill	22	48	---	---	---	70
QB Alex Wright	27	43	---	---	---	70
TE Alexander Ackerman	25	38	---	---	---	63
TE Bennett Zitnik	9	21	---	---	20	50
S Glen Petko	---	---	21	12	16	49
CB Frederick Gray	---	---	31	15	2	48
RB Darien Nixon	14	32	---	---	---	46
WR Demetrius Tircuit	15	30	---	---	1	46
S Leon Dick	---	---	28	15	2	45
CB Heath Wilkerson	---	---	28	15	2	45
CB Graham Sweeney	---	---	21	13	10	44
DT Ray Houston	---	---	28	14	2	44
DE Bert Sellers	---	---	26	15	1	42
OLB Shane Harvey	---	---	28	13	1	42
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	13	19	---	---	6	38
FB Shaun Blackburn	5	14	---	---	16	35
OLB Maurice Lee	---	---	22	7	3	32
DT Erick Griffin	---	---	22	8	1	31
WR Van Howery	5	8	---	---	16	29
ILB Chase Bates	---	---	16	11	2	29
ILB Reginald Stargell	---	---	13	3	11	27
DE Albert Dole	---	---	14	8	1	23
OLB Carlton Tatum	---	---	3	1	18	22
DE Tom Nelson	---	---	11	3	5	19
CB Ashton Wallace	---	---	4	1	13	18
DT Brent Stinson	---	---	6	6	5	17
S Fernando Croom	---	---	13	3	---	16
RB Quentin Culver	0	1	---	---	15	16
WR Kenyon Chiang	0	0	---	---	13	13
CB Mel Young	---	---	0	0	12	12
QB Donte Midget	0	10	---	---	---	10
DE J.J. Gerdes	---	---	6	2	1	9
TE Devan Burroughs	3	5	---	---	---	8
P Kim Minter	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Levi Stokes	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Xavier Farrell	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Abraham Sullivan	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Branden Richmond	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Edwin Ruschak	0	0	---	---	5	5
DT Justin Linder	---	---	0	0	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Winfred Kirk	---	---	27	53	2	82
CB Conner Hickey	---	---	26	52	2	80
ILB Joshua Gage	---	---	26	46	2	74
OLB Dennis Whalen	---	---	26	44	2	72
OLB Marlon Perez	---	---	25	39	1	65
DE Hugh Richard	---	---	21	40	2	63
CB Vernon Wolf	---	---	18	34	6	58
WR Darren Johnston	24	15	---	---	18	57
DE Cornell Howe	---	---	22	32	1	55
DT Larry Dunn	---	---	22	31	---	53
S Kenneth Schulz	---	---	15	37	1	53
C Montrae Patton	31	15	---	---	7	53
CB Victor Maxwell	---	---	20	30	1	51
T Gerald Neufeld	31	15	---	---	---	46
QB Mitch Blackwell	31	15	---	---	---	46
T Amos Foreman	31	15	---	---	---	46
OLB Drew Godfrey	---	---	4	23	19	46
G Marshall Ward	31	15	---	---	---	46
DE Kai Sanderson	---	---	9	30	5	44
TE Dwight Mukherjee	29	15	---	---	---	44
WR Owen Howe	29	15	---	---	---	44
G Griffin Pope	28	15	---	---	---	43
S Cameron Sims	---	---	12	26	1	39
CB Riley Heath	---	---	4	18	13	35
WR Trey Bailey	19	13	---	---	---	32
TE Luis Edinger	8	2	---	---	20	30
FB Bert Bradford	6	0	---	---	20	26
RB Clarence Augustynowicz	15	10	---	---	---	25
ILB Louie Jarvis	---	---	12	11	1	24
RB Connor Jacobs	12	3	---	---	9	24
WR Blake Wilkerson	7	0	---	---	15	22
RB Darrell Chase	4	2	---	---	16	22
DT Calvin Shire	---	---	3	12	5	20
S Isaac Delgadillo	---	---	1	6	13	20
DT Roy Wilson	---	---	4	14	1	19
WR J.T. Sanders	2	0	---	---	9	11
C Sherman Aldrich	3	0	---	---	7	10
K Patrick Francis	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Xavier Schroder	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Caiden Ricard	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Eric Hutton	0	0	---	---	7	7
ILB Corwin Roberson	---	---	0	0	7	7
T Ted Tucker	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Josiah Preston	---	---	0	5	---	5
QB Albert Mathis	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Mario Sonnier	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	7	1.2
Middle	16	51	3.2
Right	5	38	7.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	53	7.6
Middle	12	42	3.5
Right	12	50	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alex Wright	41	22	8	1	2	9	4	0	2
Donte Midget	9	5	1	0	1	1	2	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitch Blackwell	14	12	1	0	0	0	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	17	10	143	8.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	63	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	96	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	56	8.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	7	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	85	9.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	1	12	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Trenton Butler	10	7	1	48	0	49
WR Benjamin Hill	10	5	0	79	2	48
FB Shaun Blackburn	7	4	0	69	2	14
WR Demetrius Tircuit	7	3	0	78	3	30
TE Alexander Ackerman	7	2	1	6	0	38
TE Bennett Zitnik	3	0	1	0	0	21
WR Van Howery	3	3	0	17	0	8
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	2	2	0	59	2	19
RB Darien Nixon	1	1	0	2	0	32

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Trey Bailey	5	4	47	1	13
TE Dwight Mukherjee	4	4	19	0	15
TE Luis Edinger	2	1	11	0	2
RB Clarence Augustynowicz	2	2	16	0	10
WR Darren Johnston	1	1	11	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	3	2	0.67	4.54
RB Darien Nixon	1	2	2.00	2.54

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Clarence Augustynowicz	3	4	1.33	4.93
RB Connor Jacobs	2	4	2.00	4.33
RB Darrell Chase	1	9	9.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alex Wright	8	2	10	1.25	7.39

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mitch Blackwell	4	4	23	5.75	7.43

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Alexander Ackerman	3	1	3	1.00	0.86
FB Shaun Blackburn	2	0	0	0.00	9.86
WR Benjamin Hill	1	0	0	0.00	7.90
WR Demetrius Tircuit	1	0	0	0.00	11.14
WR Van Howery	1	1	7	7.00	5.67

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Trey Bailey	2	2	13	6.50	9.40
RB Clarence Augustynowicz	1	1	10	10.00	8.00
TE Dwight Mukherjee	1	1	0	0.00	4.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Darien Nixon	2	1
QB Alex Wright	1	0
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	1	0

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
RB Darrell Chase	3	1
QB Mitch Blackwell	1	0
RB Clarence Augustynowicz	1	0
RB Connor Jacobs	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alex Wright	12	8	7
Donte Midget	3	2	2

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitch Blackwell	2	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Shaun Blackburn	5	3	3
WR Trenton Butler	4	3	2
WR Benjamin Hill	2	1	1
TE Alexander Ackerman	2	1	1
RB Darien Nixon	1	1	1
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	1	1	1

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Dwight Mukherjee	1	1	0
WR Trey Bailey	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)