Exhibition Week 3, 2025

played in Minnesota, MN

65 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Denver Drovers77100-24
Minnesota Norsemen61003-19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:27 MIN - Noah Coleman 42 field goal
1Q: 11:22 DEN - Vernon Wynn 75 pass from Alex Wright (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
1Q: 01:27 MIN - Noah Coleman 21 field goal
2Q: 13:36 MIN - Noah Coleman 29 field goal
2Q: 09:07 DEN - Lester Johnson 1 run (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
2Q: 02:26 MIN - Dillon Leydorf 3 pass from Sammy Duncan (Noah Coleman extra point)
3Q: 06:11 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 52 field goal
3Q: 04:00 DEN - Ron Reeves 43 interception return (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
4Q: 05:38 MIN - Noah Coleman 38 field goal

Team StatisticsDENMIN
Record1-10-2
First Downs1923
- by Rushing77
- by Passing1114
- by Penalty12
Total Net Yards378384
- Offensive Plays5372
- Yards per Play7.135.33
Net Rushing Yards106141
- Rushing Attempts2828
- Yards per Rush3.795.04
Net Passing Yards272243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt25 - 14 - 441 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards272260
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/03/17
- Yards per Pass Play10.885.52
Fumbles/Lost0/04/1
3rd Down Conversions4/107/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.56.9
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards7/656/50
Punt Returns/Yards0/01/21
Kick Returns/Yards2/473/61
Interception Ret./Yards1/434/103
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits15
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/01/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 24OWN 38
Time of Possession26:3633:24

Drive Charts

Denver Drovers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:220:15OWN 25175Touchdown
17:112:59OWN 20539Interception
11:191:19OWN 25328Interception
213:314:34OWN 25975Touchdown
22:161:00OWN 2532Interception
315:003:37OWN 29623Punt
39:373:32OWN 20845Field Goal
415:002:35OWN 20726Interception
410:441:32OWN 1938Punt
45:324:23OWN 37837Missed FG
Minnesota Norsemen
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:38OWN 20755Field Goal
111:073:56OWN 25920Punt
14:122:53OWN 42654Field Goal
215:001:29OPP 2139Field Goal
28:576:41OWN 121188Touchdown
21:161:16OPP 2975Missed FG
311:231:46OWN 20431Punt
36:052:13OWN 16727Interception
33:523:52OWN 31732Punt
412:251:41OPP 31312Fumble
49:123:40OWN 46633Field Goal
41:091:09OWN 33523Game

Game MVP: Amari LaPointe, Denver Drovers

Rushing Statistics

DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Cedric Hyman20613.051020
RB Lester Johnson6325.331621
WR Zane Gaylor199.00900
QB Alex Wright144.00400
MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Junior Fairbairn14543.86700
RB Raymond Montgomery10676.703520
QB Sammy Duncan2115.50700
WR Thomas Newhart133.00300
QB Kent Jochen166.00600

Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Donte Midget1891280/0034233.8
Alex Wright751440/01752113.7
MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Sammy Duncan29211922/11129187.1
Kent Jochen126681/6031067.3

Receiving Statistics

DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Benjamin Hill457218.0047250
WR Myron Clements364414.6726340
WR Herman Felts223417.008210
WR Zane Gaylor153232.0022320
RB Cedric Hyman12-4-4.000-40
RB Lester Johnson121313.006130
TE Vernon Wynn117575.0062751
TE Jimmie Garrison1166.00060
TE Alexander Ackerman0100.00000
MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Dillon Leydorf78507.1444311
WR Thomas Newhart595611.2024220
WR Howie Castillo333913.0019290
TE Buddy Irwin34248.0016120
RB Raymond Montgomery22-2-1.00310
WR Gage Ashe233718.5027290
RB Junior Fairbairn252211.0014140
TE Rob Spence121717.003170
TE Junior Ferris1177.00070
RB Austin Mittleman121010.0010100

Interception Statistics

DenverIntsYardsAvgTD
S Ron Reeves14343.001
MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Teddy Hudson28844.000
OLB Winston Dodge11212.000
ILB Roy Morrison133.000

Fumble Statistics

DenverFumbRecovForceTD
ILB Mack Patterson0100
S Ron Reeves0010
DT Christopher Francis0010
OLB Dana Koehler0010
DT Erick Griffin0010
MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
QB Sammy Duncan2100
WR O.J. Carter1000
RB Junior Fairbairn1000
T Joseph Snyder0100
OLB Theodore Battle0100

Punting Statistics

DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Kim Minter29648.027.5480
MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Donald Parise314147.027.0550

Kicking Statistics

DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Edwin Ruschak1/21/21/1523/3
MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Noah Coleman4/51/20/0421/1

Punt Return Statistics

DenverRetYardsAvgTD
MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
O.J. Carter12121.00

Kick Return Statistics

DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Cedric Hyman12121.00
Sean Daniels12626.00
MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Kaleb Barton23417.00
O.J. Carter12727.00

Defensive Statistics

DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Mack Patterson640.01630
S Clay Glenn600.01628
S Ron Reeves510.02235
CB Frederick Gray510.01522
DE Bert Sellers500.02742
OLB Maurice Lee430.01318
CB Graham Sweeney410.02642
OLB Dana Koehler311.51933
DT Christopher Francis300.51834
DT Giovanni Hickey210.51530
OLB Alex Logan220.01312
CB Mel Young220.01429
WR Herman Felts20---------
S Sean Daniels200.01626
OLB Shane Harvey200.01316
DE Tom Nelson110.51013
DT Erick Griffin110.01212
DE Timothy James110.076
T Amari LaPointe10---------
DT Ray Houston100.01112
S Glen Petko100.01121
TE Alexander Ackerman10---------
CB Kaleb Lucas010.01012
MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Roy Morrison710.01421
DT Raul Labonte710.02422
S Archie Mills410.01914
OLB Theodore Battle310.01911
OLB Kris Wolfe310.0167
S Kaleb Barton300.0710
CB Alexander Goodwin300.02418
DT Bobby Dodge220.02723
CB Butch Metzenbaum200.02223
S Cornell Burke200.02622
DE Dominic Laster130.02823
CB Brad O'Donnell110.02425
DE Kerry Giles100.079
OLB Ryan Gowins100.0810
OLB Winston Dodge010.0107
S Jamie Paquette010.044
OLB Kevin Hicks010.02114

Pass Rush Statistics

DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Dana Koehler1.501033
DT Giovanni Hickey0.510030
DT Christopher Francis0.500034
DE Tom Nelson0.500013
CB Graham Sweeney0.001042
MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Bobby Dodge0.001023
DE Dominic Laster0.001023
DT Raul Labonte0.001022
OLB Theodore Battle0.000111

Pass Defense Statistics

DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Clay Glenn50028
S Ron Reeves30135
CB Graham Sweeney30042
ILB Mack Patterson30030
OLB Shane Harvey30016
DE Bert Sellers20042
CB Mel Young20029
OLB Maurice Lee20018
CB Frederick Gray20022
S Sean Daniels10026
S Glen Petko10021
CB Kaleb Lucas01012
MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Alexander Goodwin21018
ILB Roy Morrison20121
S Kaleb Barton20010
CB Brad O'Donnell20025
DT Raul Labonte11022
S Archie Mills10014
DE Kerry Giles1009
CB Butch Metzenbaum10023
OLB Kris Wolfe1007
OLB Ryan Gowins10010
CB Teddy Hudson0025
OLB Winston Dodge0017

Blocking Statistics

DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Amari LaPointe79028025
C Xavier Farrell36019013
G Harvey Schmitt12028025
G Abraham Sullivan1209012
C Brandon Kotz04028025
T Moe Barrett04028025
MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Keegan Ferro26128044
C Larry Palmer26028044
T Joseph Snyder25028144
T Phillip Freeland14011119
G Don Meacham14017025
G Hunter Mattis00028144

Special Teams Tackles

DenverTacklesSTPlays
Vernon Wynn313
Erick Griffin18
MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Rob Spence121
Keegan Ferro114

Participation

DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
DE Bert Sellers------2742574
CB Graham Sweeney------2642573
S Ron Reeves------2235461
S Sean Daniels------16261759
CB Mel Young------14291659
RB Cedric Hyman2117------1856
DT Christopher Francis------1834456
OLB Dana Koehler------1933456
C Brandon Kotz2825---------53
T Amari LaPointe2825---------53
T Moe Barrett2825---------53
G Harvey Schmitt2825---------53
DT Giovanni Hickey------1530752
S Clay Glenn------1628852
WR Benjamin Hill2725---------52
TE Jimmie Garrison2113------1852
ILB Mack Patterson------1630349
WR Zane Gaylor1814------1648
WR Myron Clements1815------1144
QB Donte Midget2518---------43
OLB Alex Logan------13121742
CB Frederick Gray------1522441
OLB Shane Harvey------13161140
C Xavier Farrell1913------436
OLB Maurice Lee------1318435
S Glen Petko------1121133
DT Erick Griffin------1212832
TE Alexander Ackerman1313---------26
G Abraham Sullivan912------425
DE Tom Nelson------1013124
DT Ray Houston------1112124
CB Kaleb Lucas------1012123
RB Lester Johnson1210---------22
TE Vernon Wynn34------1320
RB Mark Dzwonczyk21------1619
WR Herman Felts512---------17
DE Timothy James------76417
OLB Steve Markowitz------310215
QB Alex Wright37---------10
K Edwin Ruschak00------77
CB Keegan Winters------1135
P Kim Minter00------44
C Johnny Oster00------44
T Gustavo Ingram00------44
G Archie Horner00------44
WR Van Howery01---------1
MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
T Keegan Ferro2844------1486
G Hunter Mattis2844------880
T Joseph Snyder2844------880
TE Rob Spence2230------2173
C Larry Palmer2844---------72
WR Dillon Leydorf2836---------64
WR Thomas Newhart2633---------59
RB Junior Fairbairn1429------1659
CB Brad O'Donnell------2425756
DE Dominic Laster------2823253
DT Bobby Dodge------2723252
QB Sammy Duncan1931---------50
DT Raul Labonte------2422450
S Cornell Burke------2622250
G Don Meacham1725------850
WR Howie Castillo1224------1349
S Archie Mills------19141548
OLB Theodore Battle------19111848
CB Butch Metzenbaum------2223247
CB Alexander Goodwin------2418446
OLB Kevin Hicks------2114237
TE Buddy Irwin1323---------36
ILB Roy Morrison------1421---35
T Phillip Freeland1119------333
RB Austin Mittleman27------2130
RB Raymond Montgomery1314---------27
WR Gage Ashe1014------226
OLB Kris Wolfe------167225
QB Kent Jochen913---------22
CB Teddy Hudson------351321
S Kaleb Barton------710320
TE Junior Ferris010------919
WR O.J. Carter00------1818
OLB Ryan Gowins------810---18
OLB Winston Dodge------107---17
DE Kerry Giles------79---16
K Noah Coleman00------1111
DT Andy Jenkins------55---10
P Donald Parise00------88
S Jamie Paquette------44---8
C Lincoln Vaughn00------88
ILB Corwin Hanks------0077
DE Ricardo Perry------0224
DT Pat Sanford------00---0
G Jackson Stanton00---------0
C Javier Howard00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left331.0
Middle14684.9
Right11353.2
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4194.8
Middle14715.1
Right10515.1
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Donte Midget1894022302
Alex Wright753000012
MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Sammy Duncan29213130101
Kent Jochen1261121100

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen64213.5
Short (0-8 Yds)13713310.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)429724.3
Long (19+ Yds)212110.5
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen128574.8
Short (0-8 Yds)18161578.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)62244.0
Long (19+ Yds)31227.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Myron Clements63244115
WR Zane Gaylor51032114
WR Benjamin Hill54072325
WR Herman Felts22034112
RB Cedric Hyman210-4017
RB Lester Johnson21013010
TE Vernon Wynn1107514
TE Jimmie Garrison1106013
TE Alexander Ackerman1000013
MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Thomas Newhart95256133
WR Dillon Leydorf87050136
RB Junior Fairbairn52222029
TE Buddy Irwin43024023
WR Howie Castillo33039124
WR Gage Ashe32037114
TE Rob Spence21017030
RB Raymond Montgomery220-2014
RB Austin Mittleman2111007
TE Junior Ferris1107010

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Lester Johnson3134.335.33
RB Cedric Hyman100.003.05
MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Raymond Montgomery242.006.70
WR Thomas Newhart133.003.00
QB Sammy Duncan177.005.50
RB Junior Fairbairn144.003.86

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Sammy Duncan32124.006.62
Kent Jochen3282.675.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Thomas Newhart2252.506.22
WR Dillon Leydorf1133.006.25
RB Austin Mittleman1000.005.00
RB Junior Fairbairn1000.004.40
TE Buddy Irwin111212.006.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

DenverRushesConversions
RB Cedric Hyman31
RB Lester Johnson11
MinnesotaRushesConversions
QB Kent Jochen11

Third Down Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompConversions
Donte Midget522
Alex Wright100
MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Sammy Duncan874
Kent Jochen522

Third Down Receiving Statistics

DenverTargCatchConversions
WR Myron Clements211
WR Zane Gaylor100
WR Benjamin Hill111
RB Cedric Hyman100
TE Alexander Ackerman100
MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Dillon Leydorf431
WR Thomas Newhart322
RB Austin Mittleman211
TE Rob Spence111
TE Junior Ferris111
RB Junior Fairbairn100
TE Buddy Irwin110

SectionAttendance
Stadium55,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck16,400 (21,400)
End Zone12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,900 (3,300)