Week 2, 2026

played in Arizona, AZ

71 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Denver Drovers	3	3	7	0	-	13
Arizona Pioneers	0	7	7	10	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:50 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 24 field goal
2Q: 13:43 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 31 field goal
2Q: 01:04 ARI - J.T. Richardson 8 pass from Damien Foley (Angel Andersen extra point)
3Q: 11:41 DEN - Steven Horn 1 pass from Donte Midget (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
3Q: 07:29 ARI - Jim Sellers 22 pass from Damien Foley (Angel Andersen extra point)
4Q: 08:21 ARI - Angel Andersen 23 field goal
4Q: 01:52 ARI - Casey Brayton 9 run (Angel Andersen extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:50 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 24 field goal
2Q: 13:43 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 31 field goal
2Q: 01:04 ARI - J.T. Richardson 8 pass from Damien Foley (Angel Andersen extra point)
3Q: 11:41 DEN - Steven Horn 1 pass from Donte Midget (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
3Q: 07:29 ARI - Jim Sellers 22 pass from Damien Foley (Angel Andersen extra point)
4Q: 08:21 ARI - Angel Andersen 23 field goal
4Q: 01:52 ARI - Casey Brayton 9 run (Angel Andersen extra point)

Team Statistics DEN ARI
Record 0-2 2-0
First Downs 17 25
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 10 19
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 281 449
- Offensive Plays 57 74
- Yards per Play 4.93 6.07
Net Rushing Yards 94 104
- Rushing Attempts 18 27
- Yards per Rush 5.22 3.85
Net Passing Yards 187 345
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 21 - 0 45 - 32 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 192 360
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 4.79 7.34
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 11/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 10.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 10/79
Punt Returns/Yards 2/11 3/30
Kick Returns/Yards 2/36 2/44
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 31
Time of Possession 26:06 33:54

Team Statistics	DEN	ARI
Record	0-2	2-0
First Downs	17	25
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	10	19
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	281	449
- Offensive Plays	57	74
- Yards per Play	4.93	6.07
Net Rushing Yards	94	104
- Rushing Attempts	18	27
- Yards per Rush	5.22	3.85
Net Passing Yards	187	345
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 21 - 0	45 - 32 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	192	360
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	4.79	7.34
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	11/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	10.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	10/79
Punt Returns/Yards	2/11	3/30
Kick Returns/Yards	2/36	2/44
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 31
Time of Possession	26:06	33:54

Drive Charts

Denver Drovers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:30	6:48	OWN 3	13	90	Field Goal
1	2:50	4:14	OWN 23	8	63	Field Goal
2	10:33	3:20	OWN 21	5	22	Punt
2	3:56	0:31	OWN 17	3	-5	Punt
2	0:54	0:54	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	15:00	3:28	OWN 37	10	63	Touchdown
3	10:21	1:00	OWN 27	3	-4	Punt
3	7:15	3:43	OWN 12	6	42	Punt
4	8:14	1:30	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
4	1:45	0:49	OWN 25	4	-2	Downs

Arizona Pioneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:30	OWN 20	8	35	Punt
1	4:42	1:52	OWN 25	7	19	Punt
2	13:36	3:03	OWN 27	6	52	Fumble
2	7:13	3:17	OWN 15	6	16	Punt
2	3:25	2:31	OWN 47	7	53	Touchdown
3	11:32	1:11	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	9:21	2:06	OWN 49	4	51	Touchdown
3	3:32	10:18	OWN 2	21	92	Field Goal
4	6:44	4:59	OWN 29	10	71	Touchdown
4	0:56	0:56	OPP 23	3	-5	Game

Game MVP: Damien Foley, Arizona Pioneers

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	12	79	6.58	20	4
RB Daquan Heath	3	13	4.33	7	0
RB Quentin Culver	3	2	0.67	3	0

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Casey Brayton	12	43	3.58	17	1	1
RB Tony Gyotoku	8	45	5.63	21	1	0
QB Damien Foley	4	10	2.50	15	1	0
FB Mario Richardson	2	11	5.50	6	0	0
WR Jim Sellers	1	-5	-5.00	-5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donte Midget	38	21	192	1/5	1	32	0	77.9

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Damien Foley	45	32	360	2/15	2	23	0	109.5

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Matthew Brandon	7	11	43	6.14	12	11	0
WR Benjamin Hill	3	12	26	8.67	17	12	0
FB Shaun Blackburn	3	3	15	5.00	0	8	0
TE Alexander Ackerman	3	3	72	24.00	53	32	0
WR Van Howery	3	4	32	10.67	14	23	0
TE Steven Horn	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	1
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Daquan Heath	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Howie Castillo	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jim Sellers	13	16	156	12.00	52	22	1
WR Buddy Thatcher	5	7	49	9.80	17	18	0
TE Albert Robbins	4	9	68	17.00	10	23	0
RB Casey Brayton	3	4	39	13.00	25	22	0
FB Mario Richardson	3	4	30	10.00	13	23	0
WR J.T. Richardson	3	3	15	5.00	8	8	1
TE Roosevelt Taute	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Tony Gyotoku	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Recov	Force
ILB Jeffery Burton	1	0
G Rico Bensen	1	0
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	0	1
OLB Maurice Lee	0	1

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
FB Mario Richardson	1	0	0	0
WR J.T. Richardson	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kim Minter	6	253	42.2	37.2	47	2

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Donald Parise	4	181	45.3	42.5	52	3

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edwin Ruschak	2/2	0/0	0/0	31	1/1

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Angel Andersen	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Van Howery	2	11	5.5	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Richardson	3	30	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Quentin Culver	2	36	18.0	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Richardson	2	44	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Frederick Gray	10	0	0.0	27	47
ILB Jeffery Burton	7	1	1.0	26	45
CB Mel Young	7	1	0.0	27	46
S Ed Erickson	5	2	0.0	22	32
DE Bert Sellers	4	0	0.5	24	30
S Glen Petko	4	2	0.0	17	32
CB Graham Sweeney	4	0	0.0	27	47
OLB Maurice Lee	3	2	0.0	26	45
DT Erick Griffin	3	1	0.0	19	30
DT Ray Houston	2	3	0.0	24	40
CB O.J. Dorris	2	1	0.0	5	15
OLB Shane Harvey	2	0	0.0	10	16
OLB Dana Koehler	1	1	0.0	14	13
DE Tom Nelson	1	0	0.0	5	22
DE Neal Brown	0	1	0.5	11	29
DT Justin Linder	0	1	0.0	4	13

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Derek Schwartz	8	1	0.0	18	39
OLB Winston Dodge	4	2	0.0	18	34
OLB Mark Kennedy	4	0	0.0	14	34
DT Mo Cushman	3	2	0.0	13	27
DE Wes Price	3	1	0.0	10	17
CB Enrique Francis	3	0	0.0	18	29
DE Rondell Gomez	2	0	1.0	18	33
S Norm Sera	2	2	0.0	18	25
S Clay Glenn	2	0	0.0	2	19
ILB Christian Hopper	2	0	0.0	7	13
CB Theodore Vance	2	0	0.0	0	12
ILB Lester Witt	1	2	0.0	11	23
CB Robert Dawson	1	1	0.0	17	37
OLB Aiden Floyd	1	1	0.0	8	27
CB Richard Bryant	1	0	0.0	10	26
DT Andy Jenkins	0	1	0.0	8	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Jeffery Burton	1.0	0	0	45
DE Neal Brown	0.5	1	0	29
DE Bert Sellers	0.5	0	0	30
DT Ray Houston	0.0	2	2	40
DE Tom Nelson	0.0	1	0	22

Arizona	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Rondell Gomez	1.0	2	33
OLB Mark Kennedy	0.0	2	34
DT Mo Cushman	0.0	1	27
ILB Lester Witt	0.0	1	23
DT Andy Jenkins	0.0	1	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mel Young	6	2	46
CB Frederick Gray	6	0	47
CB Graham Sweeney	4	0	47
ILB Jeffery Burton	4	0	45
S Glen Petko	4	0	32
OLB Shane Harvey	3	0	16
S Ed Erickson	2	0	32
OLB Dana Koehler	1	1	13
CB O.J. Dorris	1	0	15
OLB Maurice Lee	1	0	45
DT Justin Linder	0	1	13

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Derek Schwartz	4	0	39
OLB Winston Dodge	3	1	34
S Clay Glenn	2	1	19
CB Enrique Francis	2	0	29
ILB Christian Hopper	2	0	13
S Norm Sera	2	0	25
CB Theodore Vance	2	0	12
ILB Lester Witt	1	0	23
CB Robert Dawson	1	0	37
OLB Aiden Floyd	1	0	27
DE Wes Price	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Rico Bensen	2	5	18	1	39
C Brandon Kotz	2	4	18	0	39
T Jim Jochumsen	2	4	18	0	39
G Hardy Nemecheck	1	3	18	0	39
T Juan Holliday	0	2	18	0	39

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Pat Neiderer	2	3	0	27	1	47
G Perry Boyd	2	3	0	27	1	47
G Terrance Finley	1	7	1	27	0	47
C Cristian Welch	1	4	0	27	0	47
T Pedro Van Pelt	1	3	0	27	0	47
TE Albert Robbins	1	2	0	25	0	42
TE Roosevelt Taute	0	1	0	8	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Mark Dzwonczyk	3	16
Glen Petko	1	14
Mel Young	1	11

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Roosevelt Taute	1	20
J.T. Richardson	1	19
Clay Glenn	1	16
Mario Richardson	1	16
Carl Ragone	1	9

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Mel Young	---	---	27	46	11	84
CB Graham Sweeney	---	---	27	47	6	80
CB Frederick Gray	---	---	27	47	1	75
ILB Jeffery Burton	---	---	26	45	1	72
OLB Maurice Lee	---	---	26	45	1	72
G Hardy Nemecheck	18	39	---	---	8	65
T Jim Jochumsen	18	39	---	---	8	65
T Juan Holliday	18	39	---	---	8	65
G Rico Bensen	18	39	---	---	8	65
DT Ray Houston	---	---	24	40	---	64
S Glen Petko	---	---	17	32	14	63
C Brandon Kotz	18	39	---	---	---	57
QB Donte Midget	18	39	---	---	---	57
TE Steven Horn	9	26	---	---	21	56
DE Bert Sellers	---	---	24	30	---	54
S Ed Erickson	---	---	22	32	---	54
DT Erick Griffin	---	---	19	30	---	49
WR Matthew Brandon	16	32	---	---	---	48
WR Benjamin Hill	15	32	---	---	---	47
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	12	14	---	---	16	42
DE Neal Brown	---	---	11	29	1	41
OLB Dana Koehler	---	---	14	13	11	38
WR Van Howery	8	21	---	---	4	33
FB Shaun Blackburn	7	10	---	---	15	32
DE Tom Nelson	---	---	5	22	4	31
TE Alexander Ackerman	9	21	---	---	---	30
OLB Shane Harvey	---	---	10	16	---	26
WR Howie Castillo	5	5	---	---	15	25
CB O.J. Dorris	---	---	5	15	5	25
RB Quentin Culver	3	16	---	---	5	24
DT J.C. Bivens	---	---	7	11	5	23
OLB Hayden Wasczewski	---	---	0	0	19	19
DT Justin Linder	---	---	4	13	1	18
CB Kaleb Lucas	---	---	1	2	13	16
RB Daquan Heath	3	10	---	---	1	14
ILB Connor Gutsche	---	---	1	2	9	12
WR Robbie Smith	0	1	---	---	9	10
TE Darius Mayes	3	7	---	---	---	10
P Kim Minter	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Edward Peluso	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Edwin Ruschak	0	0	---	---	6	6
S Donnie King	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Xavier Farrell	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Bruce Kesselman	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Alex Wright	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Zane Wells	0	0	---	---	---	0

Arizona	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Terrance Finley	27	47	---	---	5	79
T Pat Neiderer	27	47	---	---	5	79
G Perry Boyd	27	47	---	---	5	79
T Pedro Van Pelt	27	47	---	---	5	79
QB Damien Foley	27	47	---	---	---	74
C Cristian Welch	27	47	---	---	---	74
WR Jim Sellers	27	47	---	---	---	74
OLB Mark Kennedy	---	---	14	34	20	68
TE Albert Robbins	25	42	---	---	---	67
WR Buddy Thatcher	24	42	---	---	---	66
WR J.T. Richardson	17	25	---	---	19	61
S Derek Schwartz	---	---	18	39	2	59
CB Robert Dawson	---	---	17	37	1	55
OLB Winston Dodge	---	---	18	34	2	54
RB Casey Brayton	17	36	---	---	---	53
DE Rondell Gomez	---	---	18	33	1	52
CB Enrique Francis	---	---	18	29	1	48
S Norm Sera	---	---	18	25	5	48
ILB Lester Witt	---	---	11	23	12	46
CB Richard Bryant	---	---	10	26	7	43
OLB Aiden Floyd	---	---	8	27	7	42
FB Mario Richardson	6	20	---	---	16	42
DT Mo Cushman	---	---	13	27	1	41
TE Roosevelt Taute	8	11	---	---	20	39
S Clay Glenn	---	---	2	19	16	37
CB Theodore Vance	---	---	0	12	17	29
DT Andy Jenkins	---	---	8	13	7	28
DE Wes Price	---	---	10	17	1	28
ILB Christian Hopper	---	---	7	13	1	21
RB Tony Gyotoku	10	9	---	---	---	19
DE Gregory Deane	---	---	8	9	1	18
WR Percy Scott	0	1	---	---	16	17
RB Stoney Brewer	0	0	---	---	14	14
DT Floyd Hughes	---	---	0	12	1	13
WR Gus Pannell	1	1	---	---	9	11
C Carl Ragone	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Angel Andersen	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Donald Parise	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Ellis Karamazov	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Jackson Libby	0	1	---	---	---	1
T Axel McMillen	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Andy Dawson	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Justics Arnold	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Pat Sanford	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Fernando Irwin	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Curtis Solik	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	14	80	5.7
Right	4	14	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	22	3.7
Middle	10	45	4.5
Right	8	42	5.3
None	3	-5	-1.7

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donte Midget	38	21	3	5	3	2	7	0	0

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Damien Foley	45	32	6	3	2	4	4	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	32	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	28	16	151	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	1	1	9	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	50	7.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	18	157	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	89	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	64	8.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Benjamin Hill	12	3	1	26	0	32
WR Matthew Brandon	11	7	0	43	0	32
WR Van Howery	4	3	1	32	1	21
FB Shaun Blackburn	3	3	0	15	0	10
TE Alexander Ackerman	3	3	0	72	2	21
TE Steven Horn	2	1	0	1	0	26
RB Daquan Heath	1	0	1	0	0	10
WR Howie Castillo	1	0	0	0	0	5
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	1	1	0	3	0	14

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jim Sellers	16	13	1	156	3	47
TE Albert Robbins	9	4	0	68	1	42
WR Buddy Thatcher	7	5	0	49	0	42
RB Casey Brayton	4	3	1	39	1	36
FB Mario Richardson	4	3	0	30	1	20
WR J.T. Richardson	3	3	0	15	0	25
TE Roosevelt Taute	1	1	0	3	0	11
RB Tony Gyotoku	1	0	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Daquan Heath	1	2	2.00	4.33

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Casey Brayton	3	15	5.00	3.58
RB Tony Gyotoku	1	4	4.00	5.63

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donte Midget	9	4	20	2.22	5.05

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Damien Foley	5	3	18	3.60	8.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Benjamin Hill	3	1	5	1.67	2.17
WR Matthew Brandon	2	0	0	0.00	3.91
RB Daquan Heath	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Steven Horn	1	1	1	1.00	0.50
FB Shaun Blackburn	1	1	3	3.00	5.00
TE Alexander Ackerman	1	1	11	11.00	24.00

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Buddy Thatcher	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
RB Casey Brayton	1	0	0	0.00	9.75
WR Jim Sellers	1	1	11	11.00	9.75
FB Mario Richardson	1	1	-1	-1.00	7.50
WR J.T. Richardson	1	1	8	8.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
RB Casey Brayton	2	2
QB Damien Foley	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donte Midget	12	4	2

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Damien Foley	14	11	9

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Benjamin Hill	6	1	0
WR Matthew Brandon	3	1	1
TE Steven Horn	1	0	0
TE Alexander Ackerman	1	1	1
WR Van Howery	1	1	0

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Buddy Thatcher	5	3	2
WR Jim Sellers	4	4	3
TE Albert Robbins	3	2	2
RB Casey Brayton	2	2	2

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (21,400)
End Zone 12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (21,400)
End Zone	12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)