Week 17, 2023

played in California, CA

61 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Denver Drovers	6	6	6	7	-	25
California Lightning	7	3	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:27 CAL - Eli Fragomeni 19 pass from Bryson Roger (Bo Park extra point)
1Q: 07:33 DEN - Burt Aiello 20 pass from Jared Henry (Gino Clements extra point failed)
2Q: 10:07 DEN - Burt Aiello 4 run (Gino Clements extra point failed)
2Q: 03:23 CAL - Bo Park 42 field goal
3Q: 11:52 DEN - Gino Clements 36 field goal
3Q: 00:14 DEN - Gino Clements 41 field goal
4Q: 02:08 DEN - Van Kerby 5 run (Gino Clements extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:27 CAL - Eli Fragomeni 19 pass from Bryson Roger (Bo Park extra point)
1Q: 07:33 DEN - Burt Aiello 20 pass from Jared Henry (Gino Clements extra point failed)
2Q: 10:07 DEN - Burt Aiello 4 run (Gino Clements extra point failed)
2Q: 03:23 CAL - Bo Park 42 field goal
3Q: 11:52 DEN - Gino Clements 36 field goal
3Q: 00:14 DEN - Gino Clements 41 field goal
4Q: 02:08 DEN - Van Kerby 5 run (Gino Clements extra point)

Team Statistics DEN CAL
Record 6-10 9-7
First Downs 20 23
- by Rushing 7 10
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 341 368
- Offensive Plays 61 64
- Yards per Play 5.59 5.75
Net Rushing Yards 117 139
- Rushing Attempts 29 27
- Yards per Rush 4.03 5.15
Net Passing Yards 224 229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 19 - 0 36 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 229 237
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 7.00 6.19
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/15 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/32 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 1/12 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/57 4/70
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 27
Time of Possession 28:59 31:01

Team Statistics	DEN	CAL
Record	6-10	9-7
First Downs	20	23
- by Rushing	7	10
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	341	368
- Offensive Plays	61	64
- Yards per Play	5.59	5.75
Net Rushing Yards	117	139
- Rushing Attempts	29	27
- Yards per Rush	4.03	5.15
Net Passing Yards	224	229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 19 - 0	36 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	229	237
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	7.00	6.19
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/15	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/32	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	1/12	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/57	4/70
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 27
Time of Possession	28:59	31:01

Drive Charts

Denver Drovers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:45	OWN 23	3	-11	Punt
1	11:21	4:01	OWN 17	7	83	Touchdown
1	1:25	6:27	OWN 20	15	80	Touchdown
2	3:16	1:46	OWN 23	3	11	Punt
3	13:45	2:01	OPP 33	5	14	Field Goal
3	7:16	1:21	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	4:21	4:15	OWN 6	11	70	Field Goal
4	11:50	2:40	OWN 11	5	32	Punt
4	6:59	4:59	OWN 44	9	56	Touchdown

California Lightning
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:15	1:54	OPP 45	5	45	Touchdown
1	7:20	5:55	OWN 26	9	39	Punt
2	9:58	6:42	OWN 25	12	50	Field Goal
2	1:30	1:30	OWN 20	7	54	Half
3	15:00	1:15	OWN 25	3	18	Fumble
3	11:44	4:28	OWN 21	8	39	Punt
3	5:55	1:34	OWN 42	3	1	Punt
3	0:06	3:16	OWN 34	7	12	Punt
4	9:10	2:11	OWN 7	3	6	Punt
4	2:00	2:00	OWN 24	8	74	Game

Game MVP: Jared Henry, Denver Drovers

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Van Kerby	13	29	2.23	13	1	1
RB Burt Aiello	11	62	5.64	24	1	1
QB Jared Henry	5	26	5.20	9	0	0

California	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Chuck Creech	14	53	3.79	16	2
RB Lester Johnson	7	26	3.71	12	1
QB Bryson Roger	5	52	10.40	15	4
WR Deion Wells	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jared Henry	31	19	229	1/5	1	37	0	94.6

California	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryson Roger	36	26	237	1/8	1	19	0	98.9

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Benjamin Hill	7	13	101	14.43	57	37	0
TE Jamie Thurgood	6	8	65	10.83	41	36	0
RB Burt Aiello	2	2	25	12.50	19	20	1
WR Myron Clements	2	2	27	13.50	0	24	0
RB Van Kerby	1	3	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Hayden Huntley	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Cesar Bernard	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

California	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Deion Wells	9	11	79	8.78	17	19	0
WR Eli Fragomeni	6	9	56	9.33	35	19	1
WR Trenton Butler	3	5	45	15.00	5	19	0
TE Josue James	3	3	28	9.33	11	14	0
TE Thurman Disbro	2	2	12	6.00	6	14	0
RB Lester Johnson	2	3	11	5.50	4	7	0
RB Omar Wylder	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Taylor Banks	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

California	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DT Jesse Hanson	0	1	1	0

California	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Bryson Roger	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Drew Austin	4	162	40.5	40.5	50	1

California	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Donald Parise	5	218	43.6	33.2	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gino Clements	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	1/3

California	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bo Park	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hayden Huntley	1	12	12.0	0

California	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Van Kerby	2	39	19.5	0
Edwin Fleming	1	18	18.0	0

California	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trenton Butler	4	70	17.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Mercury Hozan	7	0	0.0	11	17
S Rick Dickey	6	3	0.0	25	27
OLB Clayton Webb	6	2	0.0	18	19
S Clay Glenn	5	1	0.0	18	29
OLB Dana Koehler	4	1	0.0	24	26
S DeAndre Rinehart	4	0	0.0	11	18
CB Kaleb Lucas	3	1	0.0	23	25
CB Graham Sweeney	2	2	0.0	24	26
OLB Gregory Frederick	2	1	0.0	17	13
CB Tony Buick	2	1	0.0	15	21
DE Bert Sellers	2	0	0.0	23	32
CB Clyde Jackson	2	0	0.0	9	23
DT Erick Griffin	2	0	0.0	19	16
CB Mel Young	2	0	0.0	3	18
DT Jesse Hanson	1	0	1.0	18	24
OLB Casey Fusco	1	1	0.0	5	19
OLB Troy Stanton	1	1	0.0	9	8
DE Tom Nelson	1	0	0.0	8	17
OLB Nick Mitchell	0	1	0.0	7	8

California	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Martin Hopkins	8	0	0.0	29	32
OLB Tyler Hammond	7	3	0.0	29	30
DE Brendan Summers	5	0	0.0	26	27
CB Malachi Winters	4	1	0.0	29	32
DT D.J. Clark	3	2	0.0	23	18
DE Dixon Burton	3	1	0.0	22	16
S Sebastian Moose	3	0	0.0	14	20
OLB Dylan Irvin	3	0	0.0	10	6
DT Dale Schokora	2	2	0.5	21	22
ILB Nicholas Tate	2	1	0.0	24	23
S Stan Davison	2	0	0.0	13	14
DT Trent Ward	1	0	0.5	14	24
CB Rod Cook	1	2	0.0	16	24
WR Deion Wells	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Jacob Sebastian	1	0	0.0	5	8
OLB Tanner Kimble	1	0	0.0	2	2
S Edwin Kerr	0	1	0.0	29	30

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jesse Hanson	1.0	0	1	1	24
DT Erick Griffin	0.0	0	1	0	16

California	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Trent Ward	0.5	0	1	0	24
DT Dale Schokora	0.5	0	1	0	22
DE Brendan Summers	0.0	1	0	1	27
DE Dixon Burton	0.0	0	2	1	16
DE Stanley Becker	0.0	0	1	0	9
CB Malachi Winters	0.0	0	1	0	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Clayton Webb	4	1	19
S Rick Dickey	4	0	27
S Clay Glenn	3	1	29
CB Kaleb Lucas	3	0	25
DE Mercury Hozan	3	0	17
S DeAndre Rinehart	2	1	18
OLB Dana Koehler	2	0	26
CB Clyde Jackson	2	0	23
CB Mel Young	2	0	18
CB Tony Buick	1	0	21
OLB Casey Fusco	0	1	19
OLB Troy Stanton	0	1	8

California	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Martin Hopkins	6	0	32
OLB Tyler Hammond	3	2	30
S Sebastian Moose	2	0	20
CB Malachi Winters	2	0	32
OLB Dylan Irvin	2	0	6
ILB Jacob Sebastian	1	0	8
OLB Tanner Kimble	1	0	2
DT Dale Schokora	1	0	22
DE Brendan Summers	1	0	27
S Edwin Kerr	0	1	30
ILB Nicholas Tate	0	1	23

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Diego Small	3	10	29	1	32
T Gene Cheyne	2	4	29	0	32
G Hardy Nemecheck	1	3	29	0	32
FB Shaun Blackburn	1	1	8	0	4
T Moe Barrett	0	4	29	0	32
C Brandon Kotz	0	2	29	0	32

California	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Craig Weatherly	5	8	27	1	37
C Carter Burks	1	3	27	0	37
T Sebastian Spiliotis	1	2	27	0	37
T Scottie Prescott	0	5	27	0	37
G Griffin Pope	0	3	27	0	37
TE Josue James	0	2	26	0	29

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Leo Campbell	1	20
Edwin Fleming	1	16
Dana Koehler	1	10
Erick Griffin	1	10

California	Tackles	STPlays
Dale Schokora	2	14
Taylor Banks	1	14
Hunter Peterman	1	13

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Diego Small	29	32	---	---	6	67
S Clay Glenn	---	---	18	29	15	62
G Hardy Nemecheck	29	32	---	---	---	61
T Gene Cheyne	29	32	---	---	---	61
C Brandon Kotz	29	32	---	---	---	61
T Moe Barrett	29	32	---	---	---	61
QB Jared Henry	29	32	---	---	---	61
WR Benjamin Hill	29	32	---	---	---	61
OLB Dana Koehler	---	---	24	26	10	60
WR Myron Clements	26	30	---	---	1	57
DE Bert Sellers	---	---	23	32	1	56
S Rick Dickey	---	---	25	27	1	53
CB Graham Sweeney	---	---	24	26	1	51
CB Tony Buick	---	---	15	21	14	50
RB Van Kerby	16	18	---	---	15	49
OLB Gregory Frederick	---	---	17	13	18	48
DT Jesse Hanson	---	---	18	24	6	48
CB Kaleb Lucas	---	---	23	25	---	48
TE Jamie Thurgood	21	27	---	---	---	48
TE Leo Campbell	14	13	---	---	20	47
DT Erick Griffin	---	---	19	16	10	45
OLB Clayton Webb	---	---	18	19	8	45
CB Clyde Jackson	---	---	9	23	6	38
WR Cesar Bernard	15	19	---	---	3	37
DE Tom Nelson	---	---	8	17	6	31
S DeAndre Rinehart	---	---	11	18	---	29
RB Burt Aiello	14	13	---	---	1	28
DE Mercury Hozan	---	---	11	17	---	28
FB Shaun Blackburn	8	4	---	---	16	28
OLB Casey Fusco	---	---	5	19	1	25
DT Anthony Mayfield	---	---	9	13	---	22
CB Mel Young	---	---	3	18	1	22
OLB Troy Stanton	---	---	9	8	1	18
WR Edwin Fleming	0	0	---	---	16	16
WR Hayden Huntley	0	3	---	---	13	16
OLB Nick Mitchell	---	---	7	8	---	15
OLB Jalen Mikell	---	---	1	8	1	10
K Gino Clements	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Rufus Woodard	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Troy Guess	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Tony Phillip	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Preston Barber	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Drew Austin	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Pete Mickus	2	1	---	---	---	3
RB Charles Gillam	0	0	---	---	2	2
QB Donte Midget	0	0	---	---	---	0

California	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Malachi Winters	---	---	29	32	10	71
G Griffin Pope	27	37	---	---	6	70
G Craig Weatherly	27	37	---	---	6	70
T Sebastian Spiliotis	27	37	---	---	6	70
T Scottie Prescott	27	37	---	---	6	70
CB Martin Hopkins	---	---	29	32	8	69
QB Bryson Roger	27	37	---	---	---	64
C Carter Burks	27	37	---	---	---	64
WR Deion Wells	25	37	---	---	---	62
OLB Tyler Hammond	---	---	29	30	3	62
S Edwin Kerr	---	---	29	30	2	61
WR Eli Fragomeni	27	33	---	---	---	60
DT Dale Schokora	---	---	21	22	14	57
TE Josue James	26	29	---	---	---	55
DE Brendan Summers	---	---	26	27	2	55
WR Trenton Butler	19	21	---	---	9	49
ILB Nicholas Tate	---	---	24	23	---	47
CB Rod Cook	---	---	16	24	2	42
S Stan Davison	---	---	13	14	14	41
DT D.J. Clark	---	---	23	18	---	41
DT Trent Ward	---	---	14	24	2	40
S Sebastian Moose	---	---	14	20	5	39
DE Dixon Burton	---	---	22	16	---	38
RB Lester Johnson	9	16	---	---	10	35
RB Chuck Creech	18	16	---	---	---	34
RB Omar Wylder	1	10	---	---	19	30
TE Thurman Disbro	0	3	---	---	19	22
WR Taylor Banks	0	7	---	---	14	21
DE Stanley Becker	---	---	7	9	5	21
OLB Tanner Kimble	---	---	2	2	17	21
DE Dylan Calvert	---	---	5	12	1	18
TE Zachary Farrell	8	10	---	---	---	18
OLB Dylan Irvin	---	---	10	6	---	16
ILB Jacob Sebastian	---	---	5	8	2	15
CB Hunter Peterman	---	---	1	0	13	14
ILB William McKnight	---	---	0	1	10	11
WR Donnell Dubester	2	3	---	---	6	11
P Donald Parise	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Clayton Podbevsek	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Emmett Wray	---	---	0	2	4	6
K Bo Park	0	0	---	---	4	4
T Timothy McChane	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Ty Strickland	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Sammy Duncan	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Mark Behrendt	0	0	---	---	---	0
C J.B. Kelsey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	9	1.5
Middle	15	53	3.5
Right	8	55	6.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	39	6.5
Middle	16	92	5.8
Right	5	8	1.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jared Henry	31	19	5	1	0	4	6	2	0

California	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryson Roger	36	26	0	1	1	5	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	60	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	88	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	2	20	2.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	61	30.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	10	53	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	94	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	71	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	19	6.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Benjamin Hill	13	7	101	2	32
TE Jamie Thurgood	8	6	65	1	27
RB Van Kerby	3	1	2	0	18
WR Cesar Bernard	2	0	0	0	19
RB Burt Aiello	2	2	25	1	13
WR Myron Clements	2	2	27	1	30
WR Hayden Huntley	1	1	9	0	3

California	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Deion Wells	11	9	1	79	37
WR Eli Fragomeni	9	6	0	56	33
WR Trenton Butler	5	3	0	45	21
TE Josue James	3	3	0	28	29
RB Lester Johnson	3	2	0	11	16
TE Thurman Disbro	2	2	0	12	3
RB Omar Wylder	1	1	0	6	10
WR Taylor Banks	1	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Burt Aiello	3	9	3.00	5.64
RB Van Kerby	3	6	2.00	2.23

California	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jared Henry	5	3	31	6.20	7.39

California	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryson Roger	4	2	34	8.50	6.58

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Benjamin Hill	2	1	8	4.00	7.77
RB Burt Aiello	1	1	20	20.00	12.50
RB Van Kerby	1	0	0	0.00	0.67
TE Jamie Thurgood	1	1	3	3.00	8.13

California	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Deion Wells	1	1	15	15.00	7.18
WR Eli Fragomeni	1	1	19	19.00	6.22
WR Trenton Butler	1	0	0	0.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Burt Aiello	3	3
QB Jared Henry	2	0

California	Rushes	Conversions
WR Deion Wells	1	1
QB Bryson Roger	1	1
RB Lester Johnson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jared Henry	10	6	6

California	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryson Roger	10	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Benjamin Hill	5	2	2
TE Jamie Thurgood	2	1	1
RB Burt Aiello	1	1	1
WR Myron Clements	1	1	1
WR Hayden Huntley	1	1	1

California	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Deion Wells	5	3	2
RB Lester Johnson	2	2	2
TE Thurman Disbro	1	1	0
WR Trenton Butler	1	0	0
TE Josue James	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,400 (21,400)
End Zone 13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,400 (21,400)
End Zone	13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)