Week 13, 2026

played in Denver, CO

62 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Space Dogs01003-13
Denver Drovers14733-27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:26 DEN - Benjamin Hill 3 pass from Donte Midget (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
1Q: 01:22 DEN - Matthew Brandon 2 run (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
2Q: 06:15 HOU - Daquan Berry 36 field goal
2Q: 04:02 DEN - Wade Blades 22 pass from Donte Midget (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
2Q: 01:06 HOU - Victor Duffy 2 pass from Marquis Stanton (Daquan Berry extra point)
3Q: 06:45 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 22 field goal
4Q: 12:31 HOU - Daquan Berry 45 field goal
4Q: 00:32 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 48 field goal

Team StatisticsHOUDEN
Record4-86-6
First Downs1524
- by Rushing64
- by Passing818
- by Penalty12
Total Net Yards273340
- Offensive Plays5566
- Yards per Play4.965.15
Net Rushing Yards12345
- Rushing Attempts2231
- Yards per Rush5.591.45
Net Passing Yards150295
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt29 - 18 - 034 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards170300
- Sacks/Yards Lost4/201/5
- Yards per Pass Play4.558.43
Fumbles/Lost1/11/0
3rd Down Conversions4/134/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down10.29.3
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards9/576/26
Punt Returns/Yards2/172/10
Kick Returns/Yards4/1061/18
Interception Ret./Yards0/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits23
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/12/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 34OWN 25
Time of Possession25:1934:41

Drive Charts

Houston Space Dogs
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
18:180:53OWN 25257Fumble
11:111:26OWN 4532Punt
213:341:41OPP 4634Punt
211:044:55OWN 24857Field Goal
23:482:52OWN 26674Touchdown
315:002:12OWN 3130Punt
36:374:15OWN 11713Punt
30:493:25OPP 49721Field Goal
48:442:44OWN 25621Punt
43:401:51OWN 477-1Downs
40:270:27OWN 3635Game
Denver Drovers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:006:42OWN 251275Touchdown
17:256:14OWN 181282Touchdown
214:451:11OWN 731Punt
211:530:49OWN 203-3Punt
26:092:21OWN 25775Touchdown
20:560:56OWN 2534Punt
312:486:11OWN 311064Field Goal
32:221:33OWN 293-7Punt
412:243:40OWN 29621Punt
46:002:20OWN 1634Punt
41:491:22OPP 46415Field Goal

Game MVP: Donte Midget, Denver Drovers

Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Casey Holliday13483.691810
RB Martin Wilson9758.335210
DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Daquan Heath16110.691010
RB Omar Wylder9151.67900
WR Matthew Brandon221.00201
RB Mark Dzwonczyk231.50200
TE Wade Blades111.00100
QB Donte Midget11313.001310

Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Marquis Stanton29181704/20137089.7
DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Donte Midget34263001/52300122.2

Receiving Statistics

HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Trenton Butler611447.3327270
WR Denzel Alexandre23136.50780
RB Martin Wilson2273.50050
WR Hunter Wynn234924.5024370
TE Zachary Farrell2200.00010
TE Victor Duffy2694.50171
FB Gregory Woodson112020.007200
RB Casey Holliday112828.0028280
DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Benjamin Hill898010.0038301
WR Matthew Brandon677011.6739290
TE Alexander Ackerman464711.7536200
WR Van Howery364013.336170
RB Omar Wylder22168.0014160
WR Howie Castillo111919.005190
TE Wade Blades122222.0010221
RB Mark Dzwonczyk1166.00060

Interception Statistics

HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD
DenverIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
WR Denzel Alexandre1000
CB Rick Tolbert0010
DenverFumbRecovForceTD
QB Donte Midget1000
OLB Maurice Lee0110
T Jim Jochumsen0100

Punting Statistics

HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Adam Fitzgerald522144.238.2532
DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Kim Minter623138.535.7490

Kicking Statistics

HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Daquan Berry2/21/10/0451/1
DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Edwin Ruschak2/21/10/0483/3

Punt Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Steve King2178.50
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Van Howery2105.00

Kick Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Trenton Butler410626.50
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Kaleb Lucas11818.00

Defensive Statistics

HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Devin Blackledge720.02735
DE Louis Rice720.03135
DE Mitchell Gabriel710.02533
OLB Ellis Riggins550.03135
S Vernon Cales430.03135
CB A.J. Collier420.02834
DT Gregory Tatum410.02723
CB Rick Tolbert311.02731
DT Grady Tatum310.01928
OLB Conrad Derks300.01317
CB Arnold Ameche210.01617
S Norman Emmons210.01018
DT Deion Blake100.02019
S John Arends100.0158
S DeAndre Ray100.029
CB Steve King100.096
DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Jeffery Burton821.02228
OLB Maurice Lee810.02126
DE Tom Nelson402.01118
DT Erick Griffin411.01612
S Fernando Croom410.02233
CB Frederick Gray310.02132
CB Kaleb Lucas210.01624
CB Mel Young210.01424
CB Graham Sweeney200.0710
DT Ray Houston200.02229
DE Bert Sellers100.02118
OLB Dana Koehler100.0912
OLB Shane Harvey100.066
S Ed Erickson010.055

Pass Rush Statistics

HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
CB Rick Tolbert1.000031
DE Louis Rice0.020035
DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Tom Nelson2.001018
DT Erick Griffin1.000012
ILB Jeffery Burton1.000028
OLB Shane Harvey0.01006
DE Neal Brown0.004020

Pass Defense Statistics

HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Ellis Riggins40035
ILB Devin Blackledge30035
OLB Conrad Derks30017
S Vernon Cales22035
CB Rick Tolbert21031
CB A.J. Collier20034
CB Arnold Ameche20017
DE Mitchell Gabriel20033
S John Arends1008
S DeAndre Ray1009
DT Grady Tatum10028
DT Gregory Tatum10023
S Norman Emmons10018
DE Louis Rice10035
DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Maurice Lee51026
CB Mel Young21024
CB Graham Sweeney20010
S Fernando Croom20033
CB Kaleb Lucas10024
OLB Hayden Wasczewski1002
OLB Dana Koehler10012
ILB Jeffery Burton10028
DT Ray Houston10029
OLB Shane Harvey1006
CB Frederick Gray10032

Blocking Statistics

HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Gerald Peterson68022133
G Ronald McElroy24022020
T Stanley Rivers23022133
T Isaiah Bensen23022133
G Reuben Moore03022133
FB Gregory Woodson010505
DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Moe Barrett24031035
T Jim Jochumsen19031035
G Rico Bensen19031035
C Brandon Kotz04031035
G Hardy Nemecheck03031035
TE Alexander Ackerman01030034
TE Darius Mayes000114

Special Teams Tackles

HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Ellis Riggins211
Reuben Moore111
DenverTacklesSTPlays
Shane Harvey312
Dana Koehler213
Hayden Wasczewski121

Participation

HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
OLB Ellis Riggins------31351177
S Vernon Cales------3135268
DE Louis Rice------3135268
G Reuben Moore2233------1166
CB A.J. Collier------2834264
ILB Devin Blackledge------2735264
T Stanley Rivers2233------762
T Isaiah Bensen2233------762
DE Mitchell Gabriel------2533260
CB Rick Tolbert------2731260
QB Marquis Stanton2233---------55
DT Grady Tatum------1928855
C Gerald Peterson2233---------55
WR Trenton Butler2028------654
TE Victor Duffy2130---------51
DT Gregory Tatum------2723---50
G Ronald McElroy2220------648
WR Hunter Wynn1828---------46
RB Casey Holliday1325------644
CB Arnold Ameche------1617942
DT Deion Blake------2019241
WR Denzel Alexandre1418------234
TE Zachary Farrell25------2330
OLB Conrad Derks------1317---30
CB Steve King------961530
S DeAndre Ray------291728
S Norman Emmons------1018---28
S John Arends------158124
WR Deion Wells14------1823
RB Martin Wilson99------523
FB Gregory Woodson55------1222
OLB Blake Peete------002121
TE Harold Blakely711---------18
G Zachery Deppe013------518
RB Tyrone Stephens00------1818
ILB Francisco Atkins------401216
DE Colin Morton------62614
WR Claude Bismo02------810
C Harry Carter00------77
P Adam Fitzgerald00------77
K Daquan Berry00------66
CB Chad Rivera------0066
C Joel Gilmore00------11
OLB Kody Panko------00---0
QB Mitchell Cheever00---------0
T Britt Horton00---------0
DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
G Rico Bensen3135------874
G Hardy Nemecheck3135---------66
C Brandon Kotz3135---------66
T Moe Barrett3135---------66
QB Donte Midget3135---------66
T Jim Jochumsen3135---------66
TE Alexander Ackerman3034---------64
WR Matthew Brandon2933---------62
WR Benjamin Hill3031---------61
S Fernando Croom------2233257
CB Kaleb Lucas------16241656
CB Frederick Gray------2132255
RB Omar Wylder1020------2353
TE Wade Blades1218------2353
ILB Jeffery Burton------2228252
DT Ray Houston------2229152
OLB Maurice Lee------2126249
WR Van Howery1917------945
S Glen Petko------1523341
CB Mel Young------1424240
DE Bert Sellers------2118---39
OLB Dana Koehler------9121334
DE Neal Brown------420731
DE Tom Nelson------1118130
DT J.C. Bivens------617629
DT Erick Griffin------1612---28
RB Daquan Heath1710---------27
OLB Hayden Wasczewski------122124
OLB Shane Harvey------661224
WR Howie Castillo33------1723
S Ed Erickson------551323
CB O.J. Dorris------310821
RB Mark Dzwonczyk45------1221
CB Graham Sweeney------710320
DT Justin Linder------09211
WR Robbie Smith00------1010
ILB Connor Gutsche------0099
P Kim Minter00------88
K Edwin Ruschak00------88
C Xavier Farrell00------88
G Bruce Kesselman00------88
C Edward Peluso00------88
T Juan Holliday00------88
TE Darius Mayes14---------5
ILB Carlton Shapiro------05---5
QB Alex Wright00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left382.7
Middle11958.6
Right8202.5
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9101.1
Middle17221.3
Right5132.6
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Marquis Stanton29184302500
DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Donte Midget34264213000

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen54397.8
Short (0-8 Yds)1511644.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)62305.0
Long (19+ Yds)313712.3
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen656611.0
Short (0-8 Yds)20151437.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)769113.0
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Trenton Butler116044128
TE Victor Duffy6209030
WR Denzel Alexandre32013018
WR Hunter Wynn32049128
RB Martin Wilson220709
TE Zachary Farrell220005
FB Gregory Woodson1102015
RB Casey Holliday11028125
DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Benjamin Hill98080131
WR Matthew Brandon76170133
TE Alexander Ackerman64047134
WR Van Howery63040017
RB Omar Wylder22016020
TE Wade Blades21022118
WR Howie Castillo1101903
RB Mark Dzwonczyk110605

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Martin Wilson133.008.33
DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Daquan Heath3-2-0.670.69
RB Omar Wylder242.001.67
WR Matthew Brandon221.001.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Marquis Stanton3331.005.86
DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Donte Midget2294.508.82

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Trenton Butler11-4-4.004.00
RB Martin Wilson1155.003.50
TE Victor Duffy1122.001.50
DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Benjamin Hill2294.508.89

Third Down Rushing Statistics

HoustonRushesConversions
RB Casey Holliday11
DenverRushesConversions
RB Omar Wylder30

Third Down Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompConversions
Marquis Stanton1043
DenverAttCompConversions
Donte Midget954

Third Down Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargCatchConversions
WR Trenton Butler521
WR Denzel Alexandre211
WR Hunter Wynn211
TE Victor Duffy100
DenverTargCatchConversions
WR Benjamin Hill222
WR Van Howery211
RB Omar Wylder110
WR Howie Castillo111
TE Wade Blades100
WR Matthew Brandon100
TE Alexander Ackerman100

SectionAttendance
Stadium47,000 (54,900 capacity)
Upper Deck9,600 (11,900)
End Zone6,900 (8,500)
Mezzanine4,200 (4,900)
Sideline Seats6,400 (7,500)
Club Seats16,900 (19,100)
Luxury Boxes3,000 (3,000)