Wild Card Playoff Games, 2026

played in Baltimore, MD

20 degrees, snow, 15 mph wind

Denver Drovers	3	7	14	2	-	26
Baltimore Nightwings	0	7	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:19 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 51 field goal
2Q: 02:27 DEN - Steven Horn 12 pass from Donte Midget (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
2Q: 01:10 BAL - Les Murphy 18 pass from Carlton Bedard (Kenderick Arceo extra point)
3Q: 10:29 DEN - Wade Blades 7 pass from Donte Midget (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
3Q: 06:18 DEN - Ron Reeves 93 interception return (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
4Q: 04:08 DEN - Safety: Jeffery Burton tackled receiver in end zone

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:19 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 51 field goal
2Q: 02:27 DEN - Steven Horn 12 pass from Donte Midget (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
2Q: 01:10 BAL - Les Murphy 18 pass from Carlton Bedard (Kenderick Arceo extra point)
3Q: 10:29 DEN - Wade Blades 7 pass from Donte Midget (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
3Q: 06:18 DEN - Ron Reeves 93 interception return (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
4Q: 04:08 DEN - Safety: Jeffery Burton tackled receiver in end zone

Team Statistics DEN BAL
Record 10-7 10-7
First Downs 18 23
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 2 4
Total Net Yards 283 373
- Offensive Plays 60 73
- Yards per Play 4.72 5.11
Net Rushing Yards 53 145
- Rushing Attempts 27 25
- Yards per Rush 1.96 5.80
Net Passing Yards 230 228
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 22 - 0 45 - 24 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 236 255
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 3/27
- Yards per Pass Play 6.97 4.75
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.6 9.6
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/55 8/65
Punt Returns/Yards 4/13 2/7
Kick Returns/Yards 3/64 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 4/95 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 19
Time of Possession 28:48 31:12

Team Statistics	DEN	BAL
Record	10-7	10-7
First Downs	18	23
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	2	4
Total Net Yards	283	373
- Offensive Plays	60	73
- Yards per Play	4.72	5.11
Net Rushing Yards	53	145
- Rushing Attempts	27	25
- Yards per Rush	1.96	5.80
Net Passing Yards	230	228
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 22 - 0	45 - 24 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	236	255
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	3/27
- Yards per Pass Play	6.97	4.75
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.6	9.6
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/55	8/65
Punt Returns/Yards	4/13	2/7
Kick Returns/Yards	3/64	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	4/95	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 19
Time of Possession	28:48	31:12

Drive Charts

Denver Drovers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:33	OWN 27	4	11	Punt
1	9:37	3:05	OWN 13	6	31	Punt
1	4:16	4:05	OWN 28	8	38	Field Goal
2	10:20	4:40	OWN 18	9	26	Punt
2	5:14	0:33	OPP 36	3	0	Punt
2	3:02	0:42	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
2	1:03	0:51	OWN 37	3	35	Missed FG
3	14:02	3:42	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
3	1:34	1:45	OWN 38	3	9	Punt
4	9:52	2:20	OWN 39	3	1	Punt
4	6:35	2:27	OPP 39	3	1	Punt
4	3:58	2:05	OWN 27	5	20	Punt

Baltimore Nightwings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:27	2:50	OWN 17	5	20	Punt
1	6:32	2:16	OWN 16	5	11	Punt
1	0:11	4:51	OWN 25	9	25	Punt
2	5:40	0:26	OWN 13	4	20	Interception
2	4:41	1:39	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	2:20	1:17	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 35	2	19	Half
3	15:00	0:58	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	10:20	4:10	OWN 29	9	60	Interception
3	6:10	4:36	OWN 25	9	44	Missed FG
4	14:49	4:57	OWN 5	9	63	Missed FG
4	7:32	0:57	OWN 21	4	11	Interception
4	4:08	0:10	OWN 4	1	-4	Safety
4	1:53	1:53	OWN 9	7	36	Interception

Game MVP: Donte Midget, Denver Drovers

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Daquan Heath	13	27	2.08	7	0
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	10	23	2.30	15	2
FB Shaun Blackburn	3	1	0.33	5	0
RB Quentin Culver	1	2	2.00	2	0

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Wyatt Youngblood	8	49	6.13	26	2
RB Emmitt Mitchell	7	53	7.57	30	1
FB Byron Kinney	5	2	0.40	3	0
RB Jim Hegamin	3	29	9.67	28	1
WR Trenton Dunn	2	12	6.00	11	1

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donte Midget	32	22	236	1/6	2	26	0	110.9

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carlton Bedard	45	24	255	3/27	1	32	4	40.5

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Benjamin Hill	9	12	76	8.44	10	15	0
WR Matthew Brandon	4	7	42	10.50	15	25	0
TE Wade Blades	2	2	14	7.00	14	7	1
TE Steven Horn	2	2	34	17.00	14	22	1
WR Van Howery	2	2	40	20.00	1	26	0
RB Daquan Heath	1	2	14	14.00	0	14	0
WR Robbie Smith	1	1	6	6.00	2	6	0
TE Alexander Ackerman	1	2	10	10.00	9	10	0
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Quentin Culver	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Baltimore	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Emmitt Mitchell	5	6	60	12.00	31	30	0
TE Caiden Ricard	4	9	26	6.50	0	15	0
WR Les Murphy	3	4	47	15.67	14	28	1
WR O.J. Hertz	2	2	46	23.00	4	32	0
RB Jim Hegamin	2	3	5	2.50	0	3	0
FB Byron Kinney	2	3	20	10.00	13	14	0
WR Avery Erickson	2	9	23	11.50	17	19	0
WR Trenton Dunn	2	3	17	8.50	1	10	0
TE Brant Fulcher	1	2	9	9.00	3	9	0
RB Wyatt Youngblood	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Blake Wilkerson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Raul Fields	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Maurice Lee	2	0	0.00	0
CB Kaleb Lucas	1	2	2.00	0
S Ron Reeves	1	93	93.00	1

Baltimore	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Baltimore	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kim Minter	8	336	42.0	38.6	50	6

Baltimore	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Griffin Milton	5	223	44.6	42.0	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edwin Ruschak	1/2	1/2	1/1	51	3/3

Baltimore	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kenderick Arceo	0/2	0/2	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Van Howery	4	13	3.3	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Les Murphy	2	7	3.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Quentin Culver	2	35	17.5	0
Kaleb Lucas	1	29	29.0	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Les Murphy	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Shane Harvey	9	1	0.0	14	17
S Fernando Croom	7	2	0.0	25	48
ILB Jeffery Burton	6	3	0.5	25	36
CB Frederick Gray	4	1	0.0	25	48
DE Tom Nelson	3	0	1.0	8	23
OLB Maurice Lee	3	1	0.0	24	48
DT J.C. Bivens	3	0	0.0	12	31
DE Tommy Astley	2	1	0.5	13	14
DE Bert Sellers	2	2	0.0	24	35
DE Neal Brown	2	2	0.0	14	32
CB Kaleb Lucas	2	1	0.0	9	16
S Ron Reeves	2	1	0.0	22	32
CB Mel Young	2	0	0.0	19	39
ILB Carlton Shapiro	2	0	0.0	0	12
DT Ray Houston	1	2	1.0	24	44
S Ed Erickson	1	0	0.0	1	16

Baltimore	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Donnie King	11	1	0.0	27	33
ILB Earnest Capstick	5	3	0.0	27	29
OLB Randy Taylor	5	2	0.0	25	21
CB Marcus Colby	5	0	0.0	26	32
S Jerald Carlisle	3	1	0.0	25	20
DT Dale Schokora	3	0	0.0	22	19
DT Bart Marvel	2	1	0.0	19	24
OLB Paul Watters	2	1	0.0	14	10
CB Lester Greene	2	1	0.0	27	32
DE Eduardo Japp	2	0	0.0	27	29
OLB Ronald Givens	2	0	0.0	2	13
DT Floyd Hughes	2	0	0.0	10	20
DE Bert Long	1	0	1.0	25	28
CB Keegan Winters	1	1	0.0	11	21
TE Brant Fulcher	1	0	---	---	---
RB Emmitt Mitchell	1	0	---	---	---
TE Caiden Ricard	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Harrison Duncan	0	1	0.0	0	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Ray Houston	1.0	2	3	44
DE Tom Nelson	1.0	0	0	23
DE Tommy Astley	0.5	1	0	14
ILB Jeffery Burton	0.5	1	0	36
DT J.C. Bivens	0.0	1	0	31

Baltimore	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bert Long	1.0	1	1	28
DE Eduardo Japp	0.0	1	1	29
DT Dale Schokora	0.0	1	0	19
OLB Sammy Kasnia	0.0	1	0	1

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Shane Harvey	6	0	0	17
ILB Jeffery Burton	3	1	0	36
CB Frederick Gray	3	1	0	48
S Fernando Croom	2	1	0	48
OLB Maurice Lee	2	0	2	48
CB Kaleb Lucas	2	0	1	16
ILB Carlton Shapiro	2	0	0	12
S Ron Reeves	1	1	1	32
CB Mel Young	1	1	0	39
S Ed Erickson	1	1	0	16
DE Tom Nelson	1	0	0	23

Baltimore	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Donnie King	6	0	33
CB Marcus Colby	4	0	32
OLB Randy Taylor	2	1	21
CB Lester Greene	2	1	32
ILB Earnest Capstick	2	0	29
CB Keegan Winters	2	0	21
DE Eduardo Japp	1	0	29
OLB Ronald Givens	1	0	13
OLB Paul Watters	1	0	10
S Jerald Carlisle	1	0	20
DT Dale Schokora	0	1	19

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Hardy Nemecheck	2	5	27	0	33
T Jim Jochumsen	1	8	27	0	33
G Bruce Kesselman	1	3	16	1	10
T Moe Barrett	1	2	11	0	23
TE Alexander Ackerman	1	1	22	0	28
G Rico Bensen	0	4	27	0	33
FB Shaun Blackburn	0	2	14	0	3
C Xavier Farrell	0	2	27	0	33

Baltimore	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Anthony Soliday	3	5	25	0	48
T Kelvin Harden	3	4	25	2	48
C Mike Hartwig	2	4	25	0	48
G Percy Arseneault	1	8	25	0	48
T Jim Stewart	1	4	25	1	48

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Daquan Heath	2	18
Shane Harvey	1	13

Baltimore	Tackles	STPlays
Ronald Givens	4	10
Byron Kinney	1	18
Jim Hegamin	1	15
Bert Long	1	7

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Fernando Croom	---	---	25	48	2	75
CB Frederick Gray	---	---	25	48	2	75
OLB Maurice Lee	---	---	24	48	2	74
DT Ray Houston	---	---	24	44	5	73
G Rico Bensen	27	33	---	---	10	70
ILB Jeffery Burton	---	---	25	36	2	63
DE Bert Sellers	---	---	24	35	2	61
G Hardy Nemecheck	27	33	---	---	---	60
QB Donte Midget	27	33	---	---	---	60
C Xavier Farrell	27	33	---	---	---	60
T Jim Jochumsen	27	33	---	---	---	60
CB Mel Young	---	---	19	39	2	60
WR Benjamin Hill	25	32	---	---	---	57
WR Matthew Brandon	26	30	---	---	---	56
S Ron Reeves	---	---	22	32	---	54
DE Neal Brown	---	---	14	32	7	53
TE Alexander Ackerman	22	28	---	---	---	50
CB O.J. Dorris	---	---	9	24	15	48
DT J.C. Bivens	---	---	12	31	2	45
RB Daquan Heath	15	11	---	---	18	44
OLB Shane Harvey	---	---	14	17	13	44
WR Van Howery	10	19	---	---	11	40
G Bruce Kesselman	16	10	---	---	10	36
T Moe Barrett	11	23	---	---	---	34
CB Kaleb Lucas	---	---	9	16	8	33
DE Tom Nelson	---	---	8	23	2	33
FB Shaun Blackburn	14	3	---	---	15	32
OLB Dana Koehler	---	---	6	13	13	32
S Ed Erickson	---	---	1	16	15	32
TE Wade Blades	2	2	---	---	23	27
DE Tommy Astley	---	---	13	14	---	27
OLB Hayden Wasczewski	---	---	1	0	21	22
TE Steven Horn	6	14	---	---	---	20
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	10	9	---	---	---	19
WR Kenyon Chiang	2	4	---	---	9	15
RB Quentin Culver	3	9	---	---	3	15
WR Robbie Smith	0	4	---	---	8	12
ILB Carlton Shapiro	---	---	0	12	---	12
P Kim Minter	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Edward Peluso	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Juan Holliday	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Abraham Sullivan	0	0	---	---	10	10
ILB Connor Gutsche	---	---	0	0	8	8
K Edwin Ruschak	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Alec Gibson	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Alex Wright	0	0	---	---	---	0

Baltimore	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Mike Hartwig	25	48	---	---	7	80
T Jim Stewart	25	48	---	---	---	73
G Percy Arseneault	25	48	---	---	---	73
T Kelvin Harden	25	48	---	---	---	73
G Anthony Soliday	25	48	---	---	---	73
QB Carlton Bedard	25	48	---	---	---	73
CB Lester Greene	---	---	27	32	10	69
S Donnie King	---	---	27	33	2	62
CB Marcus Colby	---	---	26	32	2	60
DE Bert Long	---	---	25	28	7	60
DE Eduardo Japp	---	---	27	29	1	57
ILB Earnest Capstick	---	---	27	29	1	57
TE Brant Fulcher	7	26	---	---	23	56
TE Caiden Ricard	21	32	---	---	---	53
WR Les Murphy	17	23	---	---	13	53
WR Trenton Dunn	22	30	---	---	---	52
OLB Randy Taylor	---	---	25	21	---	46
S Jerald Carlisle	---	---	25	20	1	46
DT Bart Marvel	---	---	19	24	2	45
FB Byron Kinney	12	15	---	---	18	45
RB Emmitt Mitchell	14	28	---	---	---	42
DT Dale Schokora	---	---	22	19	---	41
WR O.J. Hertz	6	16	---	---	18	40
WR Avery Erickson	11	26	---	---	---	37
CB Keegan Winters	---	---	11	21	2	34
WR Blake Wilkerson	3	21	---	---	8	32
DT Floyd Hughes	---	---	10	20	2	32
S Raul Bensen	---	---	2	12	17	31
RB Jim Hegamin	3	12	---	---	15	30
CB Dominic Harper	---	---	3	8	17	28
OLB Ronald Givens	---	---	2	13	10	25
OLB Sammy Kasnia	---	---	2	1	21	24
OLB Paul Watters	---	---	14	10	---	24
RB Wyatt Youngblood	8	6	---	---	5	19
ILB Harrison Duncan	---	---	0	4	14	18
DT Bernie Dawson	---	---	3	3	8	14
TE Raul Fields	1	5	---	---	7	13
DE Jordan Young	---	---	0	4	9	13
P Griffin Milton	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Shannon Doctrow	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Cornelius Stockton	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Douglas Daly	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Kenderick Arceo	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Gino Delgado	0	0	---	---	2	2
QB Jared Henry	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Devin Douglas	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	23	51	2.2
Right	4	2	0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	26	3.7
Middle	17	91	5.4
Right	1	28	28.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donte Midget	32	22	3	1	2	3	4	2	0

Baltimore	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carlton Bedard	45	24	3	4	2	6	5	3	4

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	40	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	67	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	78	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	51	17.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	13	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	12	103	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	73	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	66	9.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Benjamin Hill	12	9	0	76	0	32
WR Matthew Brandon	7	4	2	42	1	30
RB Daquan Heath	2	1	0	14	0	11
TE Wade Blades	2	2	0	14	0	2
TE Steven Horn	2	2	0	34	1	14
TE Alexander Ackerman	2	1	0	10	0	28
WR Van Howery	2	2	0	40	1	19
WR Robbie Smith	1	1	0	6	0	4
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	1	0	0	0	0	9
RB Quentin Culver	1	0	0	0	0	9

Baltimore	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Caiden Ricard	9	4	0	26	0	32
WR Avery Erickson	9	2	2	23	0	26
RB Emmitt Mitchell	6	5	0	60	1	28
WR Les Murphy	4	3	0	47	1	23
RB Jim Hegamin	3	2	0	5	0	12
FB Byron Kinney	3	2	0	20	0	15
WR Trenton Dunn	3	2	0	17	0	30
TE Brant Fulcher	2	1	0	9	0	26
WR O.J. Hertz	2	2	0	46	1	16
WR Blake Wilkerson	2	0	0	0	0	21
RB Wyatt Youngblood	1	1	0	2	0	6
TE Raul Fields	1	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donte Midget	2	2	19	9.50	7.38

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carlton Bedard	4	2	25	6.25	5.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Wade Blades	1	1	7	7.00	7.00
TE Steven Horn	1	1	12	12.00	17.00

Baltimore	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Les Murphy	1	1	18	18.00	11.75
FB Byron Kinney	1	0	0	0.00	6.67
WR Avery Erickson	1	0	0	0.00	2.56
WR Trenton Dunn	1	1	7	7.00	5.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Daquan Heath	1	0
FB Shaun Blackburn	1	0
RB Quentin Culver	1	0

Baltimore	Rushes	Conversions
RB Emmitt Mitchell	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donte Midget	11	8	5

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carlton Bedard	12	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Benjamin Hill	5	4	3
WR Matthew Brandon	5	4	2
RB Quentin Culver	1	0	0

Baltimore	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Avery Erickson	3	0	0
RB Emmitt Mitchell	2	2	0
TE Caiden Ricard	2	0	0
FB Byron Kinney	2	1	1
TE Brant Fulcher	1	1	1
WR O.J. Hertz	1	1	1
TE Raul Fields	1	0	0

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

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