Week 14, 2027

played in Minnesota, MN

19 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Denver Drovers	7	3	7	6	-	23
Minnesota Norsemen	7	0	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:59 MIN - Thomas Newhart 8 pass from Tyrus Orellana (Frederick Fly extra point)
1Q: 01:31 DEN - Trenton Butler 27 pass from Alex Wright (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
2Q: 00:45 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 26 field goal
3Q: 04:19 DEN - Benjamin Hill 1 run (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
4Q: 11:53 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 40 field goal
4Q: 05:26 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:59 MIN - Thomas Newhart 8 pass from Tyrus Orellana (Frederick Fly extra point)
1Q: 01:31 DEN - Trenton Butler 27 pass from Alex Wright (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
2Q: 00:45 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 26 field goal
3Q: 04:19 DEN - Benjamin Hill 1 run (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
4Q: 11:53 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 40 field goal
4Q: 05:26 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 44 field goal

Team Statistics DEN MIN
Record 4-9 7-6
First Downs 30 14
- by Rushing 7 2
- by Passing 16 12
- by Penalty 7 0
Total Net Yards 357 267
- Offensive Plays 73 56
- Yards per Play 4.89 4.77
Net Rushing Yards 70 41
- Rushing Attempts 35 17
- Yards per Rush 2.00 2.41
Net Passing Yards 287 226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 28 - 1 34 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 297 256
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 5/30
- Yards per Pass Play 7.55 5.79
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 10.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 4/25 14/115
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 1/1
Kick Returns/Yards 2/35 1/22
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 26
Time of Possession 34:08 25:52

Team Statistics	DEN	MIN
Record	4-9	7-6
First Downs	30	14
- by Rushing	7	2
- by Passing	16	12
- by Penalty	7	0
Total Net Yards	357	267
- Offensive Plays	73	56
- Yards per Play	4.89	4.77
Net Rushing Yards	70	41
- Rushing Attempts	35	17
- Yards per Rush	2.00	2.41
Net Passing Yards	287	226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 28 - 1	34 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	297	256
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	5/30
- Yards per Pass Play	7.55	5.79
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	10.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	4/25	14/115
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	1/1
Kick Returns/Yards	2/35	1/22
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 26
Time of Possession	34:08	25:52

Drive Charts

Denver Drovers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:16	4:01	OWN 20	8	62	Fumble
1	3:50	2:31	OWN 22	6	78	Touchdown
2	13:37	3:10	OWN 18	6	37	Interception
2	7:29	2:36	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
2	3:11	2:34	OWN 44	10	47	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:44	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
3	9:15	5:05	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
3	2:02	5:15	OWN 30	11	47	Field Goal
4	10:55	5:35	OWN 21	9	52	Field Goal
4	2:55	0:31	OPP 45	3	-2	Punt
4	0:53	0:53	OWN 41	2	-2	Game

Minnesota Norsemen
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:44	OWN 25	5	41	Punt
1	9:15	5:25	OWN 18	9	82	Touchdown
1	1:19	2:42	OWN 25	5	13	Punt
2	10:27	2:58	OWN 40	5	20	Punt
2	4:53	1:42	OWN 32	3	-3	Punt
2	0:37	0:37	OWN 25	4	18	Half
3	12:16	3:01	OWN 32	5	17	Punt
3	4:10	2:08	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
4	11:47	0:52	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
4	5:20	2:25	OWN 27	7	18	Downs
4	2:24	1:31	OWN 20	7	39	Downs

Game MVP: Alex Wright, Denver Drovers

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Darien Nixon	20	19	0.95	8	0	0
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	10	46	4.60	11	2	0
QB Alex Wright	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0
RB Quentin Culver	2	6	3.00	9	0	0
WR Benjamin Hill	1	1	1.00	1	0	1

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Junior Fairbairn	8	15	1.88	7	0
QB Tyrus Orellana	4	25	6.25	10	1
RB Nick Nathanson	2	-3	-1.50	1	0
RB Shane Lynch	2	3	1.50	2	0
FB Brent Hennessy	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alex Wright	36	28	297	2/10	1	29	1	98.7

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tyrus Orellana	34	21	256	5/30	1	32	0	94.7

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Benjamin Hill	12	15	119	9.92	66	29	0
TE Alexander Ackerman	5	9	36	7.20	1	11	0
WR Trenton Butler	3	3	50	16.67	39	27	1
TE Bennett Zitnik	3	4	51	17.00	30	25	0
WR Demetrius Tircuit	2	2	21	10.50	0	11	0
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	2	2	15	7.50	10	8	0
RB Darien Nixon	1	1	5	5.00	4	5	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gage Ashe	6	10	103	17.17	42	27	0
RB Junior Fairbairn	5	6	30	6.00	18	9	0
WR Thomas Newhart	3	8	37	12.33	3	23	1
FB Brent Hennessy	2	2	20	10.00	18	18	0
TE Colin Cordell	2	2	20	10.00	7	11	0
WR Jim Bunting	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Zane Lane	1	1	32	32.00	0	32	0
WR Jeremy Torres	1	3	7	7.00	1	7	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ty Griffin	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Force
RB Darien Nixon	1	0
DE J.J. Gerdes	0	1
RB Quentin Culver	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Tyrus Orellana	1	1	0
CB Dylan Lyon	1	0	0
FB Brent Hennessy	0	1	0
OLB Ryan Gowins	0	1	0
DT Dominic Laster	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kim Minter	3	113	37.7	30.7	47	0

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rodolfo Clayton	7	309	44.1	33.9	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edwin Ruschak	3/3	2/2	0/0	44	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Frederick Fly	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Van Howery	2	12	6.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dylan Lyon	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Quentin Culver	2	35	17.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenyon Phelps	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Shane Harvey	6	1	0.0	16	24
ILB Chase Bates	5	1	0.0	10	18
CB Ashton Wallace	5	0	0.0	1	22
DE Neal Brown	4	0	1.0	15	29
OLB Maurice Lee	3	1	2.0	7	25
DE J.J. Gerdes	3	0	1.0	16	29
S Leon Dick	2	2	0.0	17	33
DT Erick Griffin	2	1	0.0	15	32
S Glen Petko	2	1	0.0	1	15
ILB Reginald Stargell	2	1	0.0	7	21
CB Heath Wilkerson	2	1	0.0	17	39
DE Albert Dole	1	0	1.0	1	9
CB Graham Sweeney	1	1	0.0	17	36
S Fernando Croom	1	1	0.0	16	30
DE Bert Sellers	1	1	0.0	16	21
WR Benjamin Hill	1	0	---	---	---
DE Tom Nelson	1	0	0.0	2	16
CB Mel Young	1	0	0.0	10	14

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jermaine Henry	9	4	0.0	33	38
CB Brad O'Donnell	9	2	0.0	35	38
ILB Roy Morrison	7	1	0.0	35	38
OLB Ryan Gowins	6	4	0.0	33	37
CB Ty Griffin	6	2	0.0	33	38
DT Raul Labonte	5	0	0.0	22	32
DE Levon Bishop	3	0	2.0	24	23
OLB Johnnie Dunn	3	1	0.0	22	16
S Brett Owens	2	3	0.0	25	16
DT Bobby Dodge	2	2	0.0	23	20
OLB Jameson Vance	2	1	0.0	11	14
DT Dominic Laster	2	0	0.0	29	22
DE Derrick Houston	2	0	0.0	23	24
S Jerome Devine	1	1	0.0	14	23
CB Dylan Lyon	1	1	0.0	16	31

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Maurice Lee	2.0	0	25
DE J.J. Gerdes	1.0	1	29
DE Albert Dole	1.0	0	9
DE Neal Brown	1.0	0	29
DE Tom Nelson	0.0	1	16

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Levon Bishop	2.0	1	1	23
CB Ty Griffin	0.0	1	0	38
DT Raul Labonte	0.0	0	2	32
OLB Jameson Vance	0.0	0	1	14
DE Derrick Houston	0.0	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ashton Wallace	5	1	22
ILB Chase Bates	4	2	18
OLB Shane Harvey	2	0	24
CB Heath Wilkerson	2	0	39
S Glen Petko	1	2	15
S Leon Dick	1	1	33
CB Graham Sweeney	1	0	36
S Fernando Croom	1	0	30
DT Erick Griffin	1	0	32
CB Mel Young	1	0	14
OLB Maurice Lee	1	0	25
ILB Reginald Stargell	1	0	21

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Brad O'Donnell	8	1	0	38
CB Ty Griffin	6	1	1	38
ILB Roy Morrison	4	0	0	38
OLB Ryan Gowins	3	0	0	37
S Jermaine Henry	2	0	0	38
S Brett Owens	1	0	0	16
DT Raul Labonte	1	0	0	32
S Jerome Devine	1	0	0	23
CB Dylan Lyon	1	0	0	31
DE Levon Bishop	1	0	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Jim Jochumsen	4	6	0	35	2	38
G Rico Bensen	3	11	1	35	0	38
G Zack Richard	2	7	0	35	0	38
T Moe Barrett	1	6	0	35	0	38
C Brandon Kotz	1	3	0	35	0	38

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Don Meacham	1	3	17	0	39
T Junior Liliedahl	1	2	17	3	39
C Larry Palmer	1	2	17	1	39
T Keegan Ferro	0	4	17	0	39
G T.J. Hopkins	0	2	17	1	39

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Graham Sweeney	1	16
Quentin Culver	1	13

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Thomas Newhart	2	15
Raul Labonte	1	11
Byron West	1	11

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Rico Bensen	35	38	---	---	6	79
C Brandon Kotz	35	38	---	---	---	73
T Moe Barrett	35	38	---	---	---	73
G Zack Richard	35	38	---	---	---	73
T Jim Jochumsen	35	38	---	---	---	73
QB Alex Wright	35	38	---	---	---	73
TE Alexander Ackerman	33	38	---	---	2	73
CB Graham Sweeney	---	---	17	36	16	69
WR Trenton Butler	31	36	---	---	2	69
WR Benjamin Hill	31	37	---	---	---	68
CB Heath Wilkerson	---	---	17	39	---	56
S Leon Dick	---	---	17	33	---	50
DT Erick Griffin	---	---	15	32	---	47
S Fernando Croom	---	---	16	30	---	46
DE J.J. Gerdes	---	---	16	29	---	45
DE Neal Brown	---	---	15	29	---	44
RB Darien Nixon	21	21	---	---	---	42
WR Demetrius Tircuit	17	24	---	---	1	42
OLB Shane Harvey	---	---	16	24	---	40
CB Ashton Wallace	---	---	1	22	15	38
DE Bert Sellers	---	---	16	21	---	37
ILB Reginald Stargell	---	---	7	21	9	37
CB Mel Young	---	---	10	14	8	32
OLB Maurice Lee	---	---	7	25	---	32
S Glen Petko	---	---	1	15	15	31
FB Shaun Blackburn	8	3	---	---	18	29
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	10	15	---	---	3	28
ILB Chase Bates	---	---	10	18	---	28
TE Devan Burroughs	4	1	---	---	19	24
WR Robbie Smith	3	2	---	---	18	23
TE Bennett Zitnik	12	11	---	---	---	23
DE Albert Dole	---	---	1	9	8	18
DE Tom Nelson	---	---	2	16	---	18
OLB Carlton Tatum	---	---	0	0	18	18
WR Van Howery	1	2	---	---	14	17
RB Quentin Culver	4	0	---	---	13	17
DT Brent Stinson	---	---	2	8	4	14
DT Justin Linder	---	---	1	8	3	12
K Edwin Ruschak	0	0	---	---	9	9
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
QB Donte Midget	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Ed Erickson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Ty Griffin	---	---	33	38	6	77
CB Brad O'Donnell	---	---	35	38	3	76
ILB Roy Morrison	---	---	35	38	3	76
S Jermaine Henry	---	---	33	38	3	74
OLB Ryan Gowins	---	---	33	37	3	73
WR Thomas Newhart	16	38	---	---	15	69
DT Raul Labonte	---	---	22	32	11	65
G Don Meacham	17	39	---	---	7	63
CB Dylan Lyon	---	---	16	31	11	58
C Larry Palmer	17	39	---	---	---	56
G T.J. Hopkins	17	39	---	---	---	56
T Keegan Ferro	17	39	---	---	---	56
QB Tyrus Orellana	17	39	---	---	---	56
T Junior Liliedahl	17	39	---	---	---	56
DE Derrick Houston	---	---	23	24	6	53
DT Dominic Laster	---	---	29	22	1	52
S Jerome Devine	---	---	14	23	11	48
DE Levon Bishop	---	---	24	23	---	47
OLB Jameson Vance	---	---	11	14	21	46
DT Bobby Dodge	---	---	23	20	1	44
S Brett Owens	---	---	25	16	3	44
OLB Johnnie Dunn	---	---	22	16	2	40
TE Colin Cordell	14	25	---	---	---	39
RB Junior Fairbairn	10	28	---	---	---	38
WR Gage Ashe	11	26	---	---	---	37
TE Zane Lane	5	14	---	---	18	37
WR Jim Bunting	10	26	---	---	---	36
RB Nick Nathanson	5	7	---	---	15	27
FB Brent Hennessy	4	11	---	---	11	26
WR Kenyon Phelps	5	6	---	---	8	19
DE Cooper Craig	---	---	4	7	4	15
WR Jeremy Torres	0	3	---	---	11	14
CB Byron West	---	---	1	1	11	13
TE Francisco Minahan	3	9	---	---	---	12
ILB Jim Lauritzen	---	---	0	0	9	9
C Lincoln Vaughn	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Zach Richmond	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Rodolfo Clayton	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Javier Evison	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Alonzo O'Dauer	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Shane Lynch	2	2	---	---	---	4
K Frederick Fly	0	0	---	---	2	2
DT Gustavo Perry	---	---	2	0	---	2
C Javier Howard	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Quinn McGee	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB C.J. Titone	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	23	2.3
Middle	17	35	2.1
Right	6	14	2.3
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	9	1.8
Middle	10	34	3.4
Right	2	-2	-1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alex Wright	36	28	4	1	2	2	2	5	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tyrus Orellana	34	21	5	3	2	6	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	10	97	8.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	136	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	64	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	42	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	98	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	26	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	90	15.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Benjamin Hill	15	12	0	119	1	37
TE Alexander Ackerman	9	5	1	36	0	38
TE Bennett Zitnik	4	3	1	51	1	11
WR Trenton Butler	3	3	0	50	2	36
WR Demetrius Tircuit	2	2	0	21	0	24
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	2	2	0	15	0	15
RB Darien Nixon	1	1	0	5	0	21

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gage Ashe	10	6	0	103	3	26
WR Thomas Newhart	8	3	1	37	1	38
RB Junior Fairbairn	6	5	0	30	0	28
WR Jeremy Torres	3	1	0	7	0	3
WR Jim Bunting	2	1	1	7	0	26
FB Brent Hennessy	2	2	0	20	0	11
TE Colin Cordell	2	2	0	20	0	25
TE Zane Lane	1	1	0	32	1	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Darien Nixon	2	-2	-1.00	0.95
WR Benjamin Hill	1	1	1.00	1.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alex Wright	2	1	5	2.50	8.25

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tyrus Orellana	1	1	8	8.00	7.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Alexander Ackerman	2	1	5	2.50	4.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Thomas Newhart	1	1	8	8.00	4.63

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Darien Nixon	2	0
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	2	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Tyrus Orellana	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alex Wright	8	7	5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tyrus Orellana	10	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Benjamin Hill	3	3	2
TE Alexander Ackerman	3	2	1
WR Trenton Butler	1	1	1
TE Bennett Zitnik	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Thomas Newhart	4	0	0
WR Gage Ashe	3	1	1
FB Brent Hennessy	2	2	1
RB Junior Fairbairn	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,200 (21,400)
End Zone 14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,200 (21,400)
End Zone	14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)