Week 8, 2025

played in Minnesota, MN

38 degrees, rain, 14 mph wind

Denver Death	10	3	0	7	-	20
Minnesota Golden Hawks	7	3	10	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:39 DEN - Jimmy O'Neill 45 field goal
1Q: 10:34 MIN - Sean Pallansch 94 kickoff return (Irving Clemens extra point)
1Q: 00:26 DEN - Howie Greene 30 pass from Cory Sanders (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)
2Q: 08:22 DEN - Jimmy O'Neill 38 field goal
2Q: 05:24 MIN - Irving Clemens 44 field goal
3Q: 07:26 MIN - Roy Reynolds 1 pass from Benjamin Lee (Irving Clemens extra point)
3Q: 03:12 MIN - Irving Clemens 50 field goal
4Q: 10:36 DEN - Damon Stone 85 pass from Cory Sanders (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)
4Q: 00:09 MIN - Irving Clemens 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:39 DEN - Jimmy O'Neill 45 field goal
1Q: 10:34 MIN - Sean Pallansch 94 kickoff return (Irving Clemens extra point)
1Q: 00:26 DEN - Howie Greene 30 pass from Cory Sanders (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)
2Q: 08:22 DEN - Jimmy O'Neill 38 field goal
2Q: 05:24 MIN - Irving Clemens 44 field goal
3Q: 07:26 MIN - Roy Reynolds 1 pass from Benjamin Lee (Irving Clemens extra point)
3Q: 03:12 MIN - Irving Clemens 50 field goal
4Q: 10:36 DEN - Damon Stone 85 pass from Cory Sanders (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)
4Q: 00:09 MIN - Irving Clemens 20 field goal

Team Statistics DEN MIN
Record 2-5 4-3
First Downs 11 12
- by Rushing 3 3
- by Passing 8 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 234 274
- Offensive Plays 58 64
- Yards per Play 4.03 4.28
Net Rushing Yards 47 94
- Rushing Attempts 27 32
- Yards per Rush 1.74 2.94
Net Passing Yards 187 180
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 12 - 2 30 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 218 190
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/31 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 6.03 5.63
Fumbles/Lost 5/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.4 7.7
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 2/20 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 4/68 2/35
Kick Returns/Yards 5/137 4/163
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/14
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 33
Time of Possession 27:58 32:02

Team Statistics	DEN	MIN
Record	2-5	4-3
First Downs	11	12
- by Rushing	3	3
- by Passing	8	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	234	274
- Offensive Plays	58	64
- Yards per Play	4.03	4.28
Net Rushing Yards	47	94
- Rushing Attempts	27	32
- Yards per Rush	1.74	2.94
Net Passing Yards	187	180
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 12 - 2	30 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	218	190
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/31	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	6.03	5.63
Fumbles/Lost	5/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.4	7.7
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	2/20	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	4/68	2/35
Kick Returns/Yards	5/137	4/163
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/14
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 33
Time of Possession	27:58	32:02

Drive Charts

Denver Death
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:26	OWN 35	7	37	Field Goal
1	10:17	1:43	OWN 38	3	10	Interception
1	5:06	4:52	OWN 45	9	55	Touchdown
2	13:15	2:46	OWN 30	5	19	Punt
2	9:16	0:59	OPP 26	3	5	Field Goal
2	5:19	2:43	OWN 38	3	-3	Punt
2	1:29	1:06	OWN 34	3	-4	Punt
3	12:37	0:31	OWN 35	4	-15	Punt
3	7:18	1:46	OWN 33	3	7	Punt
3	3:06	0:36	OWN 40	1	0	Interception
3	1:05	1:16	OWN 20	3	-8	Punt
4	11:59	1:40	OWN 4	3	96	Touchdown
4	8:32	1:55	OPP 33	3	1	Missed FG
4	3:09	2:17	OWN 20	8	19	Punt
4	0:03	0:03	OWN 20	1	0	Game

Minnesota Golden Hawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:34	3:28	OWN 37	7	18	Downs
1	0:14	1:59	OWN 17	3	5	Punt
2	10:29	1:13	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	8:17	2:58	50	4	23	Field Goal
2	2:36	1:07	OWN 28	3	5	Punt
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 39	3	0	Half
3	15:00	2:23	OWN 23	3	5	Punt
3	12:06	4:48	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	5:32	0:59	OWN 17	3	3	Punt
3	4:33	1:27	OPP 38	3	5	Field Goal
3	2:30	1:25	OWN 46	3	9	Punt
4	14:49	2:50	OWN 42	6	18	Punt
4	10:19	1:47	OWN 20	4	13	Fumble
4	6:37	3:28	OWN 39	6	20	Punt
4	0:52	0:49	OWN 35	3	62	Field Goal

Game MVP: Geoff Figley, Minnesota Golden Hawks

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rondell Farley	12	14	1.17	4	0
Randal Heintz	10	6	0.60	5	0
Cory Sanders	3	11	3.67	5	0
Devin Viera	2	16	8.00	10	1

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Stephen Dixon	16	43	2.69	7	0
Spencer Thomer	14	44	3.14	10	1
Benjamin Lee	2	7	3.50	4	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cory Sanders	26	12	218	5/31	2	85	2	69.0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Benjamin Lee	30	17	190	2/10	1	57	0	86.8

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Howie Greene	5	5	62	12.40	28	30	1
WR Damon Stone	3	7	105	35.00	82	85	1
WR Omar Jacobs	2	7	31	15.50	14	23	0
WR Randal Schulz	1	3	12	12.00	0	12	0
TE Gabe Gerhardt	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Les Cortez	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Shane Buchans	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Randal Heintz	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roy Reynolds	5	10	33	6.60	16	23	1
WR Marcus Rodgers	3	4	72	24.00	8	57	0
WR Sean Pallansch	3	4	34	11.33	11	16	0
TE Lester Baskey	2	3	24	12.00	0	13	0
RB Spencer Thomer	2	3	11	5.50	0	6	0
TE Preston George	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
WR Bernie Sweeney	1	3	1	1.00	0	1	0
FB Courtney Finch	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Stephen Dixon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ernie Vertescher	1	7	7.00	0
CB Herb Newhart	1	7	7.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Cory Sanders	1	1	0
Rondell Farley	1	1	0
Omar Jacobs	1	0	0
Devin Viera	1	0	0
Winston Hodgson	1	0	0
David Grillo	0	1	1
D.J. Peterson	0	1	0
Damon Stone	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Benjamin Lee	1	0	0
Neil Gustin	0	1	1
Wesley Joseph	0	0	1
Herb Buckley	0	0	1
Norbert Borders	0	0	1
Geoff Figley	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gabe Farley	7	329	47.0	39.1	60	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pete McElroy	8	363	45.4	31.9	54	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jimmy O'Neill	2/3	1/2	0/0	45	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Irving Clemens	3/3	2/2	1/1	50	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Winston Hodgson	4	68	17.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Sweeney	2	35	17.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Junior Krykhtine	4	115	28.8	0
Otis Canada	1	22	22.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roy Reynolds	2	39	19.5	0
Sean Pallansch	2	124	62.0	1

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Oliver Keith	9	3	0.0	26	21
S Rico Byrum	9	0	0.0	26	27
ILB Scottie Harmon	5	2	0.0	24	26
OLB Eric Staple	4	0	0.0	25	17
DE Kelvin Ingram	3	1	1.0	22	27
DE David Grillo	3	1	1.0	18	23
CB Mario Cochrane	3	1	0.0	26	26
CB Rufus DeWoody	3	0	0.0	12	10
S Roman Coffey	3	0	0.0	7	6
DT Nolan Grunow	2	0	0.0	8	11
CB Cary Chustz	2	0	0.0	20	22
DT Bruce Peterson	2	0	0.0	24	23
S Reuben Reese	1	1	0.0	22	21
WR Howie Greene	1	0	---	---	---
WR Randal Schulz	1	0	---	---	---
CB Sam Hastings	1	0	0.0	18	15
ILB Carlos Roland	0	3	0.0	19	18
DE Michael Lincoln	0	1	0.0	24	14

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bo Tanner	7	2	0.0	23	24
S Norman Haworth	6	1	0.0	22	20
OLB Geoff Figley	4	1	2.5	23	20
ILB Brandon White	4	2	0.0	23	24
S Emmanuel Ouellette	4	0	0.0	22	23
DT Norbert Borders	3	2	1.0	19	19
CB Larry Warkentien	3	1	0.0	16	18
CB Ernie Vertescher	3	0	0.0	20	22
ILB Herb Jazynka	2	0	0.0	8	12
OLB Wesley Joseph	1	0	1.0	4	9
DT Billy Clayton	1	0	0.5	16	15
DE Tyrus Ragland	1	1	0.0	19	19
S Herb Buckley	1	0	0.0	5	8
DE Stephen Wilkerson	1	0	0.0	15	19
DE Derek Holliday	1	0	0.0	12	21
ILB Lorenzo White	0	3	0.0	19	19
CB Percy Oliver	0	1	0.0	15	19
CB Herb Newhart	0	1	0.0	7	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE David Grillo	1.0	1	0	23
DE Kelvin Ingram	1.0	0	0	27
DT Bruce Peterson	0.0	3	1	23
OLB Eric Staple	0.0	1	2	17
ILB Scottie Harmon	0.0	1	0	26

Minnesota	Sack	Knock	PPlay
OLB Geoff Figley	2.5	3	20
OLB Wesley Joseph	1.0	0	9
DT Norbert Borders	1.0	0	19
DT Billy Clayton	0.5	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Oliver Keith	4	0	21
ILB Scottie Harmon	4	0	26
OLB Eric Staple	3	0	17
CB Mario Cochrane	2	0	26
CB Sam Hastings	1	1	15
S Reuben Reese	1	0	21
S Rico Byrum	1	0	27
CB Cary Chustz	1	0	22
CB Rufus DeWoody	0	2	10

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ernie Vertescher	3	1	1	22
OLB Bo Tanner	2	1	0	24
ILB Brandon White	1	1	0	24
S Emmanuel Ouellette	1	0	0	23
ILB Lorenzo White	1	0	0	19
S Herb Buckley	1	0	0	8
DT Norbert Borders	1	0	0	19
DE Stephen Wilkerson	1	0	0	19
DE Derek Holliday	1	0	0	21
CB Larry Warkentien	0	2	0	18
S Norman Haworth	0	2	0	20
CB Herb Newhart	0	0	1	9

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wendell Bleeck	1	5	18	0	22
Marvin Fulcher	1	4	12	0	15
Corwin Yates	1	4	18	0	28
Irving Gossett	0	3	23	0	26
Bob Kelley	0	2	25	3	28
D.J. Peterson	0	2	17	1	11
Leland Conlan	0	2	13	1	20
Trent Snyder	0	2	9	0	5

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Glenn Darlington	3	11	28	0	27
Brent Dennis	1	3	27	0	29
Scottie Givens	1	2	13	1	12
Erik Tremble	0	4	27	0	28
Korey Way	0	3	19	0	20
James Gerhardt	0	2	26	1	23
Courtney Finch	0	2	19	0	17
Amos Hutton	0	1	5	0	6
Billy Francis	0	1	10	0	11
John Thomason	0	1	5	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Jamal Kelley	2	19
Lee Fountaine	1	35
Sam Hastings	1	28
Otis Canada	1	11

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Neil Gustin	4	29
Herb Jazynka	2	21
Bernie Sweeney	1	18
Roy Reynolds	1	14
Marco Harp	1	12

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lee Fountaine	---	---	11	18	35	64
Bob Kelley	25	28	---	---	10	63
Sam Hastings	---	---	18	15	28	61
Cory Sanders	27	31	---	---	---	58
Mario Cochrane	---	---	26	26	6	58
Irving Gossett	23	26	---	---	9	58
Rico Byrum	---	---	26	27	3	56
Les Cortez	17	18	---	---	19	54
Corwin Yates	18	28	---	---	6	52
Scottie Harmon	---	---	24	26	2	52
Kelvin Ingram	---	---	22	27	2	51
Wendell Bleeck	18	22	---	---	10	50
Oliver Keith	---	---	26	21	3	50
Bruce Peterson	---	---	24	23	3	50
Carlos Roland	---	---	19	18	11	48
Omar Jacobs	22	24	---	---	1	47
Michael Lincoln	---	---	24	14	9	47
Eric Staple	---	---	25	17	4	46
Reuben Reese	---	---	22	21	2	45
David Grillo	---	---	18	23	3	44
Cary Chustz	---	---	20	22	2	44
Howie Greene	21	20	---	---	1	42
Matthew Erwin	---	---	11	15	14	40
Shane Buchans	17	14	---	---	7	38
D.J. Peterson	17	11	---	---	10	38
Leland Conlan	13	20	---	---	---	33
Devin Viera	2	2	---	---	28	32
Jamal Kelley	4	9	---	---	19	32
Rondell Farley	14	17	---	---	1	32
Gabe Gerhardt	9	9	---	---	12	30
Randal Schulz	7	12	---	---	9	28
Marvin Fulcher	12	15	---	---	---	27
Nolan Grunow	---	---	8	11	8	27
Winston Hodgson	0	3	---	---	24	27
Grady Madison	---	---	9	12	5	26
Damon Stone	10	14	---	---	---	24
Rufus DeWoody	---	---	12	10	1	23
Randal Heintz	11	7	---	---	---	18
Junior Krykhtine	1	2	---	---	15	18
Otis Canada	0	4	---	---	11	15
Trent Snyder	9	5	---	---	1	15
Roman Coffey	---	---	7	6	---	13
Gabe Farley	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jimmy O'Neill	0	0	---	---	8	8
Daniel Oliver	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bryce Watkins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bernie Sweeney	27	25	---	---	18	70
Brent Dennis	27	29	---	---	9	65
Benjamin Lee	32	32	---	---	---	64
Lester Baskey	21	21	---	---	19	61
Courtney Finch	19	17	---	---	25	61
Roy Reynolds	23	21	---	---	14	58
Glenn Darlington	28	27	---	---	---	55
Erik Tremble	27	28	---	---	---	55
Brandon White	---	---	23	24	3	50
Bo Tanner	---	---	23	24	3	50
James Gerhardt	26	23	---	---	---	49
Emmanuel Ouellette	---	---	22	23	4	49
Geoff Figley	---	---	23	20	5	48
Tyrus Ragland	---	---	19	19	8	46
Norman Haworth	---	---	22	20	4	46
Ernie Vertescher	---	---	20	22	3	45
Larry Warkentien	---	---	16	18	10	44
Korey Way	19	20	---	---	3	42
Lorenzo White	---	---	19	19	4	42
Herb Jazynka	---	---	8	12	21	41
Norbert Borders	---	---	19	19	2	40
Billy Clayton	---	---	16	15	8	39
Percy Oliver	---	---	15	19	4	38
Preston George	9	9	---	---	20	38
Spencer Thomer	15	15	---	---	7	37
Marcus Rodgers	12	12	---	---	12	36
Stephen Wilkerson	---	---	15	19	2	36
Derek Holliday	---	---	12	21	3	36
Wayne Hines	---	---	4	8	24	36
Scottie Givens	13	12	---	---	11	36
Sean Pallansch	11	19	---	---	5	35
Billy Francis	10	11	---	---	11	32
Stephen Dixon	17	14	---	---	---	31
Neil Gustin	0	1	---	---	29	30
Marco Harp	---	---	5	13	12	30
Herb Newhart	---	---	7	9	7	23
Amos Hutton	5	6	---	---	11	22
Wesley Joseph	---	---	4	9	5	18
Herb Buckley	---	---	5	8	2	15
John Thomason	5	4	---	---	2	11
William Bronson	4	4	---	---	2	10
Irving Clemens	0	0	---	---	9	9
Pete McElroy	0	0	---	---	8	8
Howie Crane	2	2	---	---	---	4
Butch Campbell	0	0	---	---	3	3
Buddy Cahill	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	1	0.2
Middle	8	30	3.8
Right	14	16	1.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	25	2.5
Middle	13	40	3.1
Right	9	29	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cory Sanders	26	12	3	3	2	7	0	3	2

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Benjamin Lee	30	17	2	3	1	3	6	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	174	13.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	44	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	5	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	84	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	44	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	57	14.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Omar Jacobs	7	2	1	31	1	24
WR Damon Stone	7	3	1	105	1	14
WR Howie Greene	5	5	0	62	1	20
WR Randal Schulz	3	1	0	12	0	12
TE Les Cortez	1	0	0	0	0	18
FB Shane Buchans	1	0	0	0	0	14
TE Gabe Gerhardt	1	1	0	8	0	9
RB Randal Heintz	1	0	0	0	0	7

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roy Reynolds	10	5	1	33	1	21
WR Marcus Rodgers	4	3	0	72	1	12
WR Sean Pallansch	4	3	0	34	0	19
TE Lester Baskey	3	2	0	24	0	21
RB Spencer Thomer	3	2	0	11	0	15
WR Bernie Sweeney	3	1	0	1	0	25
TE Preston George	1	1	0	15	0	9
FB Courtney Finch	1	0	0	0	0	17
RB Stephen Dixon	1	0	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stephen Dixon	3	8	2.67	2.69

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Benjamin Lee	2	2	16	8.00	6.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roy Reynolds	1	1	1	1.00	3.30
WR Sean Pallansch	1	1	15	15.00	8.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Rondell Farley	2	0
Cory Sanders	1	1
Devin Viera	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Stephen Dixon	5	0
Benjamin Lee	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cory Sanders	6	2	1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Benjamin Lee	8	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Randal Schulz	2	1	1
WR Omar Jacobs	1	0	0
FB Shane Buchans	1	0	0
WR Howie Greene	1	1	0
WR Damon Stone	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roy Reynolds	2	1	0
TE Preston George	1	1	0
TE Lester Baskey	1	1	1
RB Spencer Thomer	1	0	0
FB Courtney Finch	1	0	0
RB Stephen Dixon	1	0	0
WR Bernie Sweeney	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 45,500 (69,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,200 (21,000)
End Zone 10,300 (15,200)
Mezzanine 6,100 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 8,700 (13,400)
Club Seats 5,000 (8,200)
Luxury Boxes 1,200 (2,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	45,500 (69,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,200 (21,000)
End Zone	10,300 (15,200)
Mezzanine	6,100 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	8,700 (13,400)
Club Seats	5,000 (8,200)
Luxury Boxes	1,200 (2,700)