Week 5, 2026

played in Denver, CO

47 degrees, fair, calm

Buffalo Snowplows	14	0	3	10	-	27
Denver Drovers	0	3	3	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:35 BUF - Silas Stone 11 run (Charlie Hojnacki extra point)
1Q: 00:12 BUF - Burt Aiello 32 pass from Silas Stone (Charlie Hojnacki extra point)
2Q: 00:23 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 24 field goal
3Q: 08:00 BUF - Charlie Hojnacki 37 field goal
3Q: 02:32 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 26 field goal
4Q: 11:18 BUF - Burt Aiello 4 run (Charlie Hojnacki extra point)
4Q: 08:48 BUF - Charlie Hojnacki 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:35 BUF - Silas Stone 11 run (Charlie Hojnacki extra point)
1Q: 00:12 BUF - Burt Aiello 32 pass from Silas Stone (Charlie Hojnacki extra point)
2Q: 00:23 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 24 field goal
3Q: 08:00 BUF - Charlie Hojnacki 37 field goal
3Q: 02:32 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 26 field goal
4Q: 11:18 BUF - Burt Aiello 4 run (Charlie Hojnacki extra point)
4Q: 08:48 BUF - Charlie Hojnacki 41 field goal

Team Statistics BUF DEN
Record 3-2 1-3
First Downs 22 17
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 14 10
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 396 266
- Offensive Plays 70 72
- Yards per Play 5.66 3.69
Net Rushing Yards 97 62
- Rushing Attempts 39 20
- Yards per Rush 2.49 3.10
Net Passing Yards 299 204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 21 - 0 51 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 307 211
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 9.65 3.92
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 6/50 3/14
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 5/8
Kick Returns/Yards 1/23 4/81
Interception Ret./Yards 2/18 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 24
Time of Possession 33:25 26:35

Team Statistics	BUF	DEN
Record	3-2	1-3
First Downs	22	17
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	14	10
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	396	266
- Offensive Plays	70	72
- Yards per Play	5.66	3.69
Net Rushing Yards	97	62
- Rushing Attempts	39	20
- Yards per Rush	2.49	3.10
Net Passing Yards	299	204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 21 - 0	51 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	307	211
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	9.65	3.92
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	6/50	3/14
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	5/8
Kick Returns/Yards	1/23	4/81
Interception Ret./Yards	2/18	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 24
Time of Possession	33:25	26:35

Drive Charts

Buffalo Snowplows
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:28	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
1	12:34	4:10	OWN 26	10	74	Touchdown
1	4:09	4:09	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	12:41	3:53	OWN 31	7	50	Fumble
2	7:01	1:32	OWN 23	4	35	Punt
2	2:24	1:15	OWN 24	3	-8	Punt
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 28	1	-1	Half
3	11:33	3:41	OWN 10	8	70	Field Goal
3	2:26	2:39	OWN 25	6	15	Punt
4	13:57	2:45	OPP 13	6	13	Touchdown
4	10:02	1:19	OWN 48	4	28	Field Goal
4	5:21	3:42	OWN 11	7	22	Punt
4	0:53	0:53	OPP 5	3	-4	Game

Denver Drovers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:32	0:58	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	8:24	4:15	OWN 28	9	35	Punt
2	15:00	2:19	OWN 25	5	21	Interception
2	8:48	1:47	OWN 22	3	4	Punt
2	5:29	3:05	OWN 4	6	39	Punt
2	1:09	0:52	OPP 47	6	40	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:27	OWN 34	6	19	Punt
3	7:52	5:26	OWN 28	12	63	Field Goal
4	14:47	0:50	OWN 17	2	0	Interception
4	11:12	1:10	OWN 19	3	3	Punt
4	8:43	3:22	OWN 25	14	64	Downs
4	1:39	0:46	OWN 16	4	-11	Downs

Game MVP: Silas Stone, Buffalo Snowplows

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Wes Greenberg	15	41	2.73	11	2	0
QB Silas Stone	13	33	2.54	13	2	1
RB Burt Aiello	10	23	2.30	10	1	1
TE Asher Griffin	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	10	14	1.40	9	0
RB Daquan Heath	8	41	5.13	10	1
WR Matthew Brandon	1	10	10.00	10	1
RB Quentin Culver	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Silas Stone	30	21	307	1/8	1	47	0	114.1

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donte Midget	44	24	202	0/0	0	24	2	47.7
Alex Wright	7	1	9	1/7	0	9	0	39.6

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eugene Burks	7	12	90	12.86	63	26	0
TE Asher Griffin	4	4	41	10.25	15	16	0
RB Burt Aiello	4	5	52	13.00	37	32	1
RB Wes Greenberg	3	3	42	14.00	33	25	0
WR Tony Small	1	3	47	47.00	0	47	0
WR Winfred Daehnke	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Erik Cook	1	1	34	34.00	30	34	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Benjamin Hill	11	15	106	9.64	8	24
WR Matthew Brandon	4	12	27	6.75	0	11
RB Daquan Heath	2	3	20	10.00	3	12
TE Steven Horn	2	8	13	6.50	0	10
FB Shaun Blackburn	2	4	18	9.00	3	10
WR Howie Castillo	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4
WR Robbie Smith	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	1	2	14	14.00	0	14
RB Quentin Culver	1	1	9	9.00	1	9
WR Van Howery	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dustin West	1	8	8.00	0
ILB Brandon Cortez	1	10	10.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov
RB Burt Aiello	1	0
RB Wes Greenberg	1	0
S Doug Ellison	1	0
TE Rob Spence	0	1
T Carter Hinojosa	0	1

Denver	Recov	Force
OLB Dana Koehler	1	0
DE Bert Sellers	0	1
OLB Maurice Lee	0	1
TE Darius Mayes	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alvin Earl	5	224	44.8	43.2	54	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kim Minter	6	253	42.2	36.2	58	2

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Hojnacki	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	3/3

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edwin Ruschak	2/2	0/0	0/0	26	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erik Cook	2	16	8.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Van Howery	5	8	1.6	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Ellison	1	23	23.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Graham Sweeney	2	35	17.5	0
Quentin Culver	2	46	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brandon Cortez	7	3	0.0	18	51
DE Bubba Holiday	5	0	0.5	18	42
OLB Emmitt Rhee	5	2	0.0	19	31
S Terrance DeMoen	5	2	0.0	20	52
CB Jameson Hixon	5	0	0.0	16	43
CB Jerry Alexander	4	0	0.0	18	39
CB Dustin West	3	0	0.0	4	24
DT Rob Whitcomb	3	0	0.0	16	41
CB Anthony Kois	2	1	0.0	12	38
ILB Freddie Magnuson	2	1	0.0	2	1
DE Cooper Frederick	2	0	0.0	16	37
DT Shane Wiltz	1	2	0.5	7	31
OLB Ty Ballard	1	1	0.0	6	24
S Doug Ellison	1	0	0.0	1	11
T Travis Cloutier	1	0	---	---	---
S Isaac Arnold	0	1	0.0	19	40

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Maurice Lee	12	1	0.0	34	31
CB Frederick Gray	7	3	0.0	36	31
S Donnie King	6	2	0.0	38	31
DE Bert Sellers	5	1	1.0	34	27
S Glen Petko	5	1	0.0	23	16
CB Graham Sweeney	5	0	0.0	34	31
ILB Jeffery Burton	4	3	0.0	37	31
DT Ray Houston	4	1	0.0	36	23
OLB Dana Koehler	2	1	0.0	22	20
S Ed Erickson	1	1	0.0	16	14
RB Daquan Heath	1	0	---	---	---
WR Matthew Brandon	1	0	---	---	---
DE Tom Nelson	1	0	0.0	9	11
CB Mel Young	1	0	0.0	25	17
DE Neal Brown	1	0	0.0	28	18
DT Erick Griffin	0	3	0.0	25	19
DT J.C. Bivens	0	1	0.0	11	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Shane Wiltz	0.5	0	1	0	31
DE Bubba Holiday	0.5	0	0	1	42
DE Toby Noland	0.0	1	1	0	19
DT Rob Whitcomb	0.0	1	0	0	41
DE Cooper Frederick	0.0	1	0	0	37

Denver	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Bert Sellers	1.0	1	27
DT Taylor Gibson	0.0	1	9
DT Ray Houston	0.0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jameson Hixon	4	1	0	43
S Terrance DeMoen	4	1	0	52
CB Dustin West	3	0	1	24
CB Jerry Alexander	2	2	0	39
ILB Brandon Cortez	2	1	1	51
OLB Emmitt Rhee	2	1	0	31
CB Anthony Kois	2	0	0	38
DE Cooper Frederick	2	0	0	37
DT Rob Whitcomb	1	1	0	41
OLB Ty Ballard	1	0	0	24
DT Shane Wiltz	1	0	0	31
ILB Freddie Magnuson	1	0	0	1

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Maurice Lee	7	0	31
CB Graham Sweeney	6	0	31
ILB Jeffery Burton	3	1	31
S Donnie King	2	0	31
S Glen Petko	2	0	16
CB Frederick Gray	1	1	31
OLB Dana Koehler	0	1	20
DE Neal Brown	0	1	18

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Travis Cloutier	3	7	39	0	31
G Elijah Hopper	3	6	39	0	31
C Will Brooks	2	6	39	0	31
T Carter Hinojosa	2	4	33	0	31
G Jeffrey Barndt	1	7	39	1	31
T Alec Alston	0	1	6	0	0
TE Alexander Bohannon	0	1	32	0	26

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Brandon Kotz	3	7	20	0	52
T Moe Barrett	2	5	20	1	52
G Hardy Nemecheck	1	4	20	0	52
T Jim Jochumsen	1	2	20	0	52
FB Shaun Blackburn	0	1	11	0	29
G Rico Bensen	0	1	20	0	52

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Anthony Kois	5	19
Ty Ballard	1	22
Rob Spence	1	22
Carter Hinojosa	1	6
Alec Alston	1	1

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Darius Mayes	1	22
Hayden Wasczewski	1	20
Bruce Kesselman	1	8

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Elijah Hopper	39	31	---	---	7	77
G Jeffrey Barndt	39	31	---	---	7	77
S Terrance DeMoen	---	---	20	52	5	77
T Travis Cloutier	39	31	---	---	7	77
ILB Brandon Cortez	---	---	18	51	2	71
WR Eugene Burks	39	31	---	---	---	70
C Will Brooks	39	31	---	---	---	70
QB Silas Stone	39	31	---	---	---	70
T Carter Hinojosa	33	31	---	---	6	70
CB Anthony Kois	---	---	12	38	19	69
CB Jameson Hixon	---	---	16	43	2	61
RB Burt Aiello	14	25	---	---	22	61
DE Bubba Holiday	---	---	18	42	---	60
S Isaac Arnold	---	---	19	40	1	60
DT Rob Whitcomb	---	---	16	41	2	59
CB Jerry Alexander	---	---	18	39	2	59
TE Alexander Bohannon	32	26	---	---	---	58
WR Winfred Daehnke	33	24	---	---	---	57
DE Cooper Frederick	---	---	16	37	2	55
OLB Ty Ballard	---	---	6	24	22	52
OLB Emmitt Rhee	---	---	19	31	1	51
DT Bill Money	---	---	17	32	1	50
TE Asher Griffin	18	19	---	---	11	48
CB Dustin West	---	---	4	24	15	43
DT Shane Wiltz	---	---	7	31	1	39
WR Tony Small	25	11	---	---	3	39
TE Rob Spence	4	6	---	---	22	32
S Doug Ellison	---	---	1	11	16	28
RB Wes Greenberg	21	6	---	---	---	27
OLB Carlton Sullivan	---	---	8	15	---	23
WR Erik Cook	6	2	---	---	15	23
WR Miguel Benson	3	1	---	---	17	21
DE Toby Noland	---	---	1	19	1	21
RB O.J. Ratliff	0	4	---	---	11	15
ILB Freddie Magnuson	---	---	2	1	9	12
DE Nathan Francis	---	---	2	1	6	9
K Charlie Hojnacki	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Alec Alston	6	0	---	---	1	7
P Alvin Earl	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Barry Tate	0	0	---	---	7	7
DT Randall Vaughn	---	---	0	0	6	6
C Micah Herbertson	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Leo Lee	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Arnie Stark	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Ruben Giese	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Gino Battle	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Rico Bensen	20	52	---	---	8	80
CB Graham Sweeney	---	---	34	31	8	73
G Hardy Nemecheck	20	52	---	---	---	72
C Brandon Kotz	20	52	---	---	---	72
T Moe Barrett	20	52	---	---	---	72
S Donnie King	---	---	38	31	3	72
T Jim Jochumsen	20	52	---	---	---	72
ILB Jeffery Burton	---	---	37	31	2	70
CB Frederick Gray	---	---	36	31	2	69
WR Benjamin Hill	17	51	---	---	---	68
OLB Maurice Lee	---	---	34	31	2	67
WR Matthew Brandon	16	50	---	---	---	66
QB Donte Midget	20	44	---	---	---	64
DE Bert Sellers	---	---	34	27	2	63
DT Ray Houston	---	---	36	23	---	59
TE Steven Horn	17	41	---	---	---	58
FB Shaun Blackburn	11	29	---	---	16	56
CB Mel Young	---	---	25	17	11	53
OLB Dana Koehler	---	---	22	20	9	51
RB Daquan Heath	9	23	---	---	17	49
DE Neal Brown	---	---	28	18	---	46
DT Erick Griffin	---	---	25	19	---	44
WR Van Howery	12	26	---	---	5	43
S Ed Erickson	---	---	16	14	13	43
S Glen Petko	---	---	23	16	2	41
WR Howie Castillo	4	8	---	---	16	28
DE Tom Nelson	---	---	9	11	7	27
TE Darius Mayes	3	2	---	---	22	27
DT J.C. Bivens	---	---	11	11	2	24
OLB Hayden Wasczewski	---	---	4	0	20	24
DT Taylor Gibson	---	---	7	9	7	23
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	10	12	---	---	---	22
RB Quentin Culver	1	15	---	---	6	22
CB Kaleb Lucas	---	---	6	1	14	21
ILB Connor Gutsche	---	---	2	0	11	13
WR Robbie Smith	0	3	---	---	9	12
P Kim Minter	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Xavier Farrell	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Bruce Kesselman	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Edward Peluso	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Juan Holliday	0	0	---	---	8	8
QB Alex Wright	0	8	---	---	---	8
CB O.J. Dorris	---	---	2	0	5	7
K Edwin Ruschak	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Alexander Ackerman	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Justin Linder	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	27	3.9
Middle	24	63	2.6
Right	4	12	3.0
None	4	-5	-1.3

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	17	8.5
Middle	13	25	1.9
Right	5	20	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Silas Stone	30	21	6	1	1	4	3	0	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donte Midget	44	24	2	5	3	5	2	1	2
Alex Wright	7	1	0	0	4	2	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	9	139	15.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	9	86	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	1	16	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	66	22.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	2	-4	-0.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	15	104	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	69	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	42	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eugene Burks	12	7	0	90	2	31
RB Burt Aiello	5	4	0	52	1	25
TE Asher Griffin	4	4	0	41	0	19
WR Tony Small	3	1	1	47	1	11
RB Wes Greenberg	3	3	0	42	1	6
WR Winfred Daehnke	2	1	0	1	0	24
WR Erik Cook	1	1	0	34	1	2

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Benjamin Hill	15	11	0	106	2	51
WR Matthew Brandon	12	4	1	27	0	50
TE Steven Horn	8	2	2	13	0	41
FB Shaun Blackburn	4	2	0	18	0	29
RB Daquan Heath	3	2	0	20	0	23
WR Van Howery	3	0	2	0	0	26
WR Howie Castillo	2	1	1	-4	0	8
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	2	1	1	14	0	12
WR Robbie Smith	1	1	0	8	0	3
RB Quentin Culver	1	1	0	9	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Silas Stone	4	7	1.75	2.54
RB Burt Aiello	3	9	3.00	2.30
RB Wes Greenberg	2	-3	-1.50	2.73

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	1	-4	-4.00	1.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Silas Stone	5	3	10	2.00	10.23

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alex Wright	4	1	9	2.25	1.29
Donte Midget	3	1	7	2.33	4.59

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eugene Burks	2	2	4	2.00	7.50
RB Burt Aiello	1	1	6	6.00	10.40
WR Tony Small	1	0	0	0.00	15.67
WR Winfred Daehnke	1	0	0	0.00	0.50

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Steven Horn	2	0	0	0.00	1.63
WR Matthew Brandon	2	0	0	0.00	2.25
WR Benjamin Hill	1	1	7	7.00	7.07
FB Shaun Blackburn	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
RB Quentin Culver	1	1	9	9.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Burt Aiello	2	1
QB Silas Stone	2	0
RB Wes Greenberg	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Daquan Heath	1	1
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	1	0
RB Quentin Culver	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Silas Stone	10	6	5

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donte Midget	13	7	6
Alex Wright	2	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eugene Burks	5	2	2
RB Burt Aiello	2	2	1
WR Tony Small	2	1	1
TE Asher Griffin	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Benjamin Hill	4	4	3
WR Matthew Brandon	4	1	1
TE Steven Horn	3	0	0
WR Van Howery	2	0	0
RB Daquan Heath	1	1	1
FB Shaun Blackburn	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 44,400 (54,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,100 (11,900)
End Zone 6,600 (8,500)
Mezzanine 3,900 (4,900)
Sideline Seats 6,000 (7,500)
Club Seats 16,000 (19,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	44,400 (54,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,100 (11,900)
End Zone	6,600 (8,500)
Mezzanine	3,900 (4,900)
Sideline Seats	6,000 (7,500)
Club Seats	16,000 (19,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,000)