Week 1, 2025

played in Fargo (ND), ND

49 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Denver Death37714-31
Fargo (ND) Freeze0300-3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:39 DEN - Jimmy O'Neill 48 field goal
2Q: 10:03 FAR - Brenden Ballard 28 field goal
2Q: 09:57 DEN - Junior Krykhtine 84 kickoff return (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)
3Q: 10:38 DEN - Omar Jacobs 9 pass from Cory Sanders (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)
4Q: 11:35 DEN - Randal Schulz 6 pass from Cory Sanders (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)
4Q: 01:11 DEN - Otis Canada 4 run (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)

Team StatisticsDENFAR
Record1-00-1
First Downs919
- by Rushing37
- by Passing611
- by Penalty01
Total Net Yards182290
- Offensive Plays5384
- Yards per Play3.433.45
Net Rushing Yards81136
- Rushing Attempts2529
- Yards per Rush3.244.69
Net Passing Yards101154
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt25 - 11 - 050 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards125195
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/245/41
- Yards per Pass Play3.612.80
Fumbles/Lost0/02/0
3rd Down Conversions5/158/21
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.88.5
4th Down Conversions0/00/3
Penalties/Yards3/155/30
Punt Returns/Yards2/124/45
Kick Returns/Yards2/1024/103
Interception Ret./Yards2/120/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits32
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/00/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 36OWN 28
Time of Possession24:5635:04

Drive Charts

Denver Death
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:442:16OWN 4451Punt
17:580:45OWN 4936Punt
15:172:46OWN 37632Field Goal
24:512:35OWN 20519Punt
20:220:22OWN 201-1Half
315:003:37OWN 24614Punt
311:130:45OPP 11311Touchdown
35:451:20OWN 738Punt
33:311:41OWN 839Punt
30:072:02OWN 21616Punt
411:420:18OPP 626Touchdown
47:151:52OWN 183-9Punt
44:382:24OWN 3630Punt
41:420:39OPP 15515Touchdown
Fargo (ND) Freeze
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:16OWN 22538Punt
19:281:30OWN 2038Punt
17:131:56OWN 20417Punt
12:317:34OWN 201369Field Goal
29:424:51OWN 28933Punt
22:161:54OWN 28933Punt
311:230:10OWN 210Interception
310:284:43OWN 37725Punt
34:250:54OPP 483-1Punt
31:501:43OWN 4537Punt
413:051:23OWN 83-2Interception
411:244:09OWN 461336Downs
45:230:45OPP 3640Downs
42:140:32OWN 946Downs
41:031:03OWN 20317Game

Game MVP: Eric Staple, Denver Death

Rushing Statistics

DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Otis Canada10363.60601
Randal Heintz8334.13900
Devin Viera461.50300
Cory Sanders362.00400
Fargo (ND)AttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Gino Sullivan15593.931120
Melvin Murray11615.551620
Steve Lincoln3165.33600

Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Cory Sanders25111252/15242086.3
Bryce Watkins0001/900039.6
Fargo (ND)AttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Steve Lincoln36201684/33020244.7
Edgar McCormick144271/8010039.6

Receiving Statistics

DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Omar Jacobs596312.6034421
WR Randal Schulz454611.5011241
TE Les Cortez1388.00080
WR Howie Greene1388.00080
RB Devin Viera0100.00000
FB Shane Buchans0200.00000
FB Jamal Kelley0100.00000
TE Gabe Gerhardt0100.00000
Fargo (ND)CatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Frankie Drake7117510.714140
TE Steve Skuratovsky3123913.0020200
RB Gino Sullivan34248.004100
TE Brock Reilly35113.67050
WR Tyrone McFarland25157.500100
RB Curtis Glenn2231.50070
FB Brian Parrish1100.00000
WR Wes Schneider1644.00040
RB Melvin Murray1166.00060
WR J.R. Murphy131818.000180

Interception Statistics

DenverIntsYardsAvgTD
S Matthew Erwin122.000
S Roman Coffey11010.000
Fargo (ND)IntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

DenverFumbRecovForceTD
Lee Fountaine0010
Eric Staple0010
Fargo (ND)FumbRecovForceTD
Steve Lincoln2000
Tyrone McFarland0100
Herman Bates0100

Punting Statistics

DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Gabe Farley942747.438.0603
Fargo (ND)PuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Aaron Randle827434.327.8414

Kicking Statistics

DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Jimmy O'Neill1/11/10/0484/4
Fargo (ND)FGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Brenden Ballard1/10/00/0280/0

Punt Return Statistics

DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Winston Hodgson2126.00
Fargo (ND)RetYardsAvgTD
Jay Reynoso3279.00
Luther Swain11818.00

Kick Return Statistics

DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Otis Canada11818.00
Junior Krykhtine18484.01
Fargo (ND)RetYardsAvgTD
Kenneth Malone38628.70
Jay Reynoso11717.00

Defensive Statistics

DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Eric Staple712.02439
OLB Oliver Keith650.02238
S Rico Byrum620.01742
ILB Scottie Harmon610.02548
S Roman Coffey520.01626
CB Mario Cochrane400.01838
OLB Lee Fountaine310.5716
DT Bruce Peterson310.52042
CB Sam Hastings320.02144
S Matthew Erwin310.02349
ILB Carlos Roland310.01423
DE David Grillo222.01942
DE Kelvin Ingram200.01223
CB Cary Chustz200.01633
S Reuben Reese110.0818
OLB Grady Madison110.01013
CB Rufus DeWoody100.01113
DE Michael Lincoln010.01732
Fargo (ND)TackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Quinn Walton610.01815
DE Rondell George301.02017
S Juan Vaughn320.01318
S Frankie DeMeester310.02221
ILB Deion Elliott310.0713
DE Renaldo Rhodes220.51719
S Jay Reynoso210.01822
OLB J.T. Brandon200.01210
CB Emmitt Bronson200.01017
CB Kenneth Malone200.01918
DT Warren Ramirez101.01121
DT J.C. Upshaw110.51420
FB Brian Parrish10---------
OLB Conrad Jacobus100.01011
CB Archie Finch100.01110
TE Steve Skuratovsky10---------
OLB Steven Berry100.055
DE O.J. Kasica100.01823
DT Rex Pollard100.0118

Pass Rush Statistics

DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Eric Staple2.014139
DE David Grillo2.003342
OLB Lee Fountaine0.511016
DT Bruce Peterson0.501142
DE Michael Lincoln0.010032
DE Kelvin Ingram0.000223
Fargo (ND)SackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Warren Ramirez1.010021
DE Rondell George1.000017
DE Renaldo Rhodes0.501019
DT J.C. Upshaw0.501020
DE O.J. Kasica0.002023

Pass Defense Statistics

DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Rico Byrum40042
CB Mario Cochrane40038
S Roman Coffey31126
CB Sam Hastings31044
ILB Scottie Harmon31048
ILB Carlos Roland30023
S Matthew Erwin11149
S Reuben Reese10018
OLB Lee Fountaine10016
OLB Oliver Keith10038
Fargo (ND)CaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Quinn Walton31015
S Frankie DeMeester20021
ILB Deion Elliott20013
OLB J.T. Brandon10010
CB Archie Finch10010
CB Kenneth Malone10018
DE O.J. Kasica10023
S Juan Vaughn01018
OLB Steven Berry0105
CB Toby Sanderson01018

Blocking Statistics

DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
D.J. Peterson47023121
Irving Gossett12020025
Les Cortez11016020
Marvin Fulcher1109016
Shane Buchans11013018
Corwin Yates04021122
Trent Snyder030406
Wendell Bleeck02019020
Bob Kelley01022021
Leland Conlan000719
Fargo (ND)KeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T.J. Spector57020032
Gus Jacomy24017233
Thomas Meier13121045
Herman Bates13018137
Wesley Rounds120906
Winfred Hammond03015030
Howie Pirker02020149
Brian Parrish01012029
Steve Skuratovsky01022046
Earl Schulz00014125

Special Teams Tackles

DenverTacklesSTPlays
Jamal Kelley317
Lee Fountaine234
Les Cortez117
Mario Cochrane19
Corwin Yates16
Fargo (ND)TacklesSTPlays
Luther Swain126
Jay Reynoso123
Brian Parrish117

Participation

DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Matthew Erwin------2349375
Scottie Harmon------2548174
Sam Hastings------2144166
Mario Cochrane------1838965
David Grillo------1942364
Oliver Keith------2238464
Eric Staple------2439---63
Bruce Peterson------2042163
Rico Byrum------1742261
Michael Lincoln------17321059
Lee Fountaine------7163457
Bob Kelley2221------1053
Les Cortez1620------1753
D.J. Peterson2321------953
Irving Gossett2025------752
Cary Chustz------1633251
Corwin Yates2122------649
Wendell Bleeck1920------1049
Roman Coffey------1626749
Cory Sanders1827---------45
Carlos Roland------1423845
Rufus DeWoody------11131741
Omar Jacobs1623------140
Shane Buchans1318------637
Devin Viera46------2636
Howie Greene2016---------36
Kelvin Ingram------1223---35
Otis Canada1215------835
Jamal Kelley66------1729
Gabe Gerhardt96------1429
Marvin Fulcher916------227
Reuben Reese------818---26
Nolan Grunow------913325
Terry Desjardins------1013225
Grady Madison------1013225
Randal Schulz311------822
Winston Hodgson01------2122
Damon Stone147---------21
Leland Conlan79---------16
Randal Heintz97---------16
Junior Krykhtine34------815
Trent Snyder46------111
Gabe Farley00------1010
Bryce Watkins71---------8
Jimmy O'Neill00------77
Daniel Oliver00---------0
Fargo (ND)RPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Steve Skuratovsky2246------977
Howie Pirker2049------574
Thomas Meier2145------470
Steve Lincoln2940---------69
Kenneth Malone------19182966
Wes Schneider1929------1765
Jay Reynoso------18222363
T.J. Spector2032------961
Brian Parrish1229------1758
Gino Sullivan1741---------58
Gus Jacomy1733------555
Herman Bates1837---------55
Frankie Drake1934---------53
O.J. Kasica------18231152
Luther Swain815------2649
Earl Schulz1425------948
Winfred Hammond1530---------45
Brock Reilly1019------1645
Frankie DeMeester------2221144
J.T. Brandon------12102143
Toby Sanderson------1618741
Tyrone McFarland1525---------40
Rondell George------2017340
Joel Hodges1118------938
Renaldo Rhodes------1719137
J.R. Murphy1018------937
Emmitt Bronson------1017936
J.C. Upshaw------1420236
Quinn Walton------1815336
Jimmie Brackins------1318435
Warren Ramirez------1121234
Juan Vaughn------1318132
Melvin Murray1214------531
Deion Elliott------713828
Conrad Jacobus------1011425
Rex Pollard------118322
Archie Finch------1110---21
Wesley Rounds96------217
Edgar McCormick015------116
Steven Berry------55515
Riddick Haralson------104---14
Aaron Randle00------88
Curtis Glenn15---------6
Bubba Whitworth------0066
Brenden Ballard00------33
Eugene Sinclair00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7162.3
Middle9283.1
Right8384.8
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5448.8
Middle18613.4
Right6315.2
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Cory Sanders25112414400
Fargo (ND)AttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Steve Lincoln36201143432
Edgar McCormick1440031540

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1122.0
Short (0-8 Yds)156734.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)74507.1
Long (19+ Yds)2000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen44184.5
Short (0-8 Yds)128473.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)33121303.9
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Omar Jacobs95063123
WR Randal Schulz54046111
TE Les Cortez3108020
WR Howie Greene3108016
FB Shane Buchans2000018
RB Devin Viera101006
FB Jamal Kelley100006
TE Gabe Gerhardt100006
Fargo (ND)TargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Steve Skuratovsky123339146
WR Frankie Drake117075034
WR Wes Schneider6104029
WR Tyrone McFarland52215025
TE Brock Reilly53111019
RB Gino Sullivan43024041
WR J.R. Murphy31118018
RB Curtis Glenn220305
FB Brian Parrish1100029
RB Melvin Murray1106014

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Devin Viera210.501.50
Randal Heintz2105.004.13
Otis Canada144.003.60
Fargo (ND)AttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Steve Lincoln166.005.33
Melvin Murray100.005.55

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Cory Sanders53173.405.00
Fargo (ND)AttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Edgar McCormick3000.001.93
Steve Lincoln1000.004.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Omar Jacobs42112.757.00
WR Randal Schulz1166.009.20
Fargo (ND)TargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Steve Skuratovsky2000.003.25
WR Frankie Drake1000.006.82
WR J.R. Murphy1000.006.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

DenverRushesConversions
Otis Canada41
Cory Sanders10
Devin Viera10
Fargo (ND)RushesConversions
Gino Sullivan21
Melvin Murray21

Third Down Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompConversions
Cory Sanders854
Fargo (ND)AttCompConversions
Steve Lincoln1396
Edgar McCormick300

Third Down Receiving Statistics

DenverTargCatchConversions
WR Omar Jacobs321
TE Les Cortez211
WR Randal Schulz222
FB Shane Buchans100
Fargo (ND)TargCatchConversions
WR Frankie Drake321
RB Gino Sullivan322
WR Tyrone McFarland211
TE Steve Skuratovsky211
WR J.R. Murphy211
WR Wes Schneider100
RB Melvin Murray110
TE Brock Reilly100
RB Curtis Glenn110

SectionAttendance
Stadium52,500 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck15,000 (19,600)
End Zone11,000 (14,200)
Mezzanine6,600 (8,200)
Sideline Seats11,100 (12,500)
Club Seats6,200 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes2,600 (3,000)