Week 14, 2025

played in Iowa, IA

45 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Death01700-17
Iowa Bulls314147-38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:19 IOW - Bucky Baxter 32 field goal
2Q: 10:18 DEN - Randal Heintz 5 run (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)
2Q: 04:15 IOW - Gus Domsten 2 run (Bucky Baxter extra point)
2Q: 02:01 DEN - Howie Greene 12 pass from Cory Sanders (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)
2Q: 01:52 IOW - Gary Hite 92 kickoff return (Bucky Baxter extra point)
2Q: 00:34 DEN - Jimmy O'Neill 48 field goal
3Q: 12:29 IOW - Paul Prior 11 pass from Josh Gruden (Bucky Baxter extra point)
3Q: 02:55 IOW - Steven Finley 74 fumble return (Bucky Baxter extra point)
4Q: 01:32 IOW - Sherman Palmer 40 interception return (Bucky Baxter extra point)

Team StatisticsDENIOW
Record5-88-5
First Downs2312
- by Rushing76
- by Passing146
- by Penalty20
Total Net Yards388226
- Offensive Plays7550
- Yards per Play5.174.52
Net Rushing Yards108116
- Rushing Attempts3130
- Yards per Rush3.483.87
Net Passing Yards280110
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt40 - 21 - 219 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards295116
- Sacks/Yards Lost4/151/6
- Yards per Pass Play6.365.50
Fumbles/Lost3/20/0
3rd Down Conversions1/111/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down10.67.3
4th Down Conversions0/20/0
Penalties/Yards7/595/45
Punt Returns/Yards3/12/32
Kick Returns/Yards5/1154/163
Interception Ret./Yards0/02/50
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits34
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/02/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 23OWN 38
Time of Possession32:1727:43

Drive Charts

Denver Death
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:522:16OWN 1253Punt
16:112:41OWN 14524Punt
214:053:55OWN 31769Touchdown
28:011:09OWN 1633Punt
24:072:15OWN 46454Touchdown
21:351:06OWN 48621Field Goal
315:001:47OWN 103-4Interception
312:223:17OWN 34652Fumble
37:344:46OWN 25949Fumble
32:482:56OWN 29522Punt
413:182:53OWN 19627Punt
45:422:30OWN 16944Downs
42:000:38OWN 12316Interception
41:221:12OWN 204-2Downs
Iowa Bulls
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:08OWN 303-6Punt
110:364:25OPP 34619Field Goal
13:304:25OWN 15961Missed FG
210:102:09OWN 2238Punt
26:522:45OWN 38662Touchdown
20:290:29OWN 3932Half
313:130:51OPP 15215Touchdown
39:051:31OWN 2431Punt
414:521:34OWN 2231Punt
410:254:43OWN 3733Punt
43:121:12OWN 4038Punt
40:100:10OPP 182-3Game

Game MVP: Gus Domsten, Iowa Bulls

Rushing Statistics

DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Cory Sanders10303.00500
Randal Heintz10575.701621
Otis Canada6213.501310
Devin Viera252.50300
Shane Buchans1-1-1.00-100
Howie Greene1-4-4.00-400
Jamal Kelley100.00000
IowaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Gus Domsten241014.211341
Gary Hite4184.501710
Grady Merrell2-3-1.50-100

Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Cory Sanders40212954/15132264.0
IowaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Josh Gruden19121161/6131097.7

Receiving Statistics

DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Omar Jacobs6117512.5013270
WR Howie Greene6109716.1725301
WR Jim Richmond364615.337290
FB Jamal Kelley2294.50060
WR Damon Stone274321.5024320
FB Shane Buchans111212.005120
RB Randal Heintz121313.003130
RB Otis Canada0100.00000
IowaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Gus Domsten33175.67570
WR Earl Jordan35155.00270
FB Marlon Gracia233216.0024280
TE Paul Prior244221.0024311
FB Charles Mahoney1144.00040
WR Floyd Horton1166.00060
WR Agile Abe McWilliams0100.00000
WR Troy Wiggins0100.00000

Interception Statistics

DenverIntsYardsAvgTD
IowaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Jimmie Fuller11010.000
CB Sherman Palmer14040.001

Fumble Statistics

DenverFumbRecovForceTD
Cory Sanders2000
Randal Heintz1000
Bob Kelley0100
IowaFumbRecovForceTD
Deon Schwartz0110
Steven Finley0101
Buddy McElroy0020

Punting Statistics

DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Gabe Farley521943.837.4513
IowaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Rodney Brown629949.849.7562

Kicking Statistics

DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Jimmy O'Neill1/11/10/0482/2
IowaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Bucky Baxter1/20/10/0325/5

Punt Return Statistics

DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Winston Hodgson310.30
IowaRetYardsAvgTD
Tyrone Kinney11414.00
Steve Ward11818.00

Kick Return Statistics

DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Junior Krykhtine511523.00
IowaRetYardsAvgTD
Gary Hite314046.71
Sherman Palmer12323.00

Defensive Statistics

DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Rico Byrum610.01911
ILB Scottie Harmon501.02515
OLB Oliver Keith410.02019
CB Mario Cochrane400.01511
ILB Carlos Roland300.0176
OLB Eric Staple230.02215
DE David Grillo210.0209
S Roman Coffey210.01111
S Reuben Reese200.01814
DE Kelvin Ingram200.02115
CB Sam Hastings200.02019
OLB Lee Fountaine110.0128
CB Rufus DeWoody110.01112
S Matthew Erwin100.0179
CB Cary Chustz100.0198
RB Otis Canada10---------
DE Michael Lincoln100.01916
TE Gabe Gerhardt10---------
DT Bruce Peterson010.02713
IowaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Riddick Chiang810.02438
ILB Jerry Wolfe631.02735
CB Josh Lyons510.02027
DT Ross Hartman401.01623
DE Buddy McElroy401.02529
OLB Steven Finley320.02027
OLB Deon Schwartz300.02939
CB Steve Ward300.01927
CB Mark Donaldson300.0517
DT Phillip Jarboe211.02029
S Howard Henry210.03040
CB Sherman Palmer200.02635
DE Grant Brockway200.0119
CB Jimmie Fuller130.02029
DE Brent Churchill110.0915
ILB Terrance Michaelson100.045
S Duane Owens100.098
OLB Duane Henson100.035
DT Ty Stover100.01320
DE Charles Talley010.01127

Pass Rush Statistics

DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
ILB Scottie Harmon1.000015
OLB Eric Staple0.002115
DE Kelvin Ingram0.000115
IowaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Ross Hartman1.010023
ILB Jerry Wolfe1.001035
DT Phillip Jarboe1.000029
DE Buddy McElroy1.000029
DE Charles Talley0.001027
DE Grant Brockway0.00109
OLB Deon Schwartz0.001039
DE Brent Churchill0.001015

Pass Defense Statistics

DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Mario Cochrane20011
OLB Oliver Keith20019
OLB Eric Staple20015
ILB Scottie Harmon11015
OLB Lee Fountaine1008
CB Sam Hastings10019
CB Rufus DeWoody10012
CB Cary Chustz1008
OLB Grady Madison1002
S Reuben Reese01014
S Rico Byrum01011
S Roman Coffey01011
IowaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Riddick Chiang41038
CB Josh Lyons31027
OLB Steven Finley30027
ILB Jerry Wolfe20035
OLB Deon Schwartz20039
S Howard Henry20040
CB Jimmie Fuller13129
CB Sherman Palmer12135
OLB Duane Henson1005
CB Steve Ward10027
CB Mark Donaldson10017

Blocking Statistics

DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Wendell Bleeck34118129
Corwin Yates23027036
Irving Gossett16026136
Marvin Fulcher14018023
Bob Kelley12026139
D.J. Peterson02019125
Trent Snyder0205011
Les Cortez01017027
Leland Conlan01016021
IowaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Russell Calvin24023017
Mickey Cote221705
Darren Jefferson16029020
Charlie Conaty14023015
Howie Morton14025016
Paul Prior11028011
Darrin Barlow03027017
Charles Mahoney02021011
Ricardo Andruzzi0201003
Trevor Ayala000514

Special Teams Tackles

DenverTacklesSTPlays
Jamal Kelley217
Devin Viera123
Otis Canada111
Bob Kelley16
IowaTacklesSTPlays
Marlon Gracia319
Tony Sotiroff319
Darrin Barlow17
Mickey Cote16

Participation

DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Cory Sanders3144---------75
Bob Kelley2639------671
Corwin Yates2736------568
Irving Gossett2636------365
Les Cortez1727------1660
Omar Jacobs2232------155
Howie Greene2331---------54
Wendell Bleeck1829------653
Sam Hastings------20191251
D.J. Peterson1925------650
Lee Fountaine------1282848
Damon Stone1321------1246
Shane Buchans1922------445
Marvin Fulcher1823------142
Bruce Peterson------2713242
Scottie Harmon------2515242
Oliver Keith------2019241
Michael Lincoln------1916641
Randal Heintz1526---------41
Eric Staple------2215340
Jamal Kelley814------1739
Otis Canada1414------1139
Kelvin Ingram------2115238
Matthew Erwin------1791137
Leland Conlan1621---------37
Gabe Gerhardt1316------837
Reuben Reese------1814234
Carlos Roland------1761134
Roman Coffey------11111133
Rico Byrum------1911131
David Grillo------209231
Devin Viera24------2329
Mario Cochrane------1511329
Cary Chustz------198128
Rufus DeWoody------1112225
Winston Hodgson11------1921
Jim Richmond812---------20
Grady Madison------132520
Nolan Grunow------47718
Trent Snyder511------218
Junior Krykhtine00------1111
Gabe Farley00------66
Jimmy O'Neill00------55
Daniel Oliver00---------0
Bryce Watkins00---------0
Rondell Farley00---------0
IowaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Howard Henry------3040272
Deon Schwartz------2939169
Riddick Chiang------2438567
Sherman Palmer------2635566
Jerry Wolfe------2735163
Steve Ward------19271662
Josh Lyons------20271259
Buddy McElroy------2529155
Phillip Jarboe------2029453
Darrin Barlow2717------751
Jimmie Fuller------2029150
Darren Jefferson2920---------49
Josh Gruden2820---------48
Steven Finley------2027---47
Charlie Conaty2315------846
Agile Abe McWilliams1015------1641
Howie Morton2516---------41
Russell Calvin2317---------40
Paul Prior2811------140
Earl Jordan2515---------40
Charles Talley------1127139
Charles Mahoney2111------739
Gary Hite69------2439
Ross Hartman------1623---39
Ty Stover------1320538
Marlon Gracia89------1936
Gus Domsten2411---------35
Mark Donaldson------5171133
Ricardo Andruzzi103------1730
Brent Churchill------915---24
Grant Brockway------119222
Duane Henson------351422
Floyd Horton138---------21
Troy Wiggins58------821
Terrance Michaelson------451120
Tony Sotiroff00------1919
Mickey Cote75------618
Melvin Farmer73------818
Duane Owens------98118
Wayne Blake43------815
Tyrone Kinney00------1414
Trevor Ayala54------312
Bucky Baxter00------99
Rodney Brown00------66
Grady Merrell20---------2
Louie Garrett00------22

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10494.9
Middle9273.0
Right12322.7
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left12463.8
Middle5204.0
Right11534.8
None2-3-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Cory Sanders40214137502
IowaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Josh Gruden19122014220

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)20131366.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)105737.3
Long (19+ Yds)93869.6
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen44399.8
Short (0-8 Yds)87718.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)7160.9
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Omar Jacobs116275132
WR Howie Greene106197131
WR Damon Stone72043121
WR Jim Richmond63046112
FB Jamal Kelley2209014
RB Randal Heintz21013026
FB Shane Buchans11012022
RB Otis Canada1000014
IowaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Earl Jordan53015015
TE Paul Prior42142111
RB Gus Domsten33017011
FB Marlon Gracia3203219
FB Charles Mahoney1104011
WR Agile Abe McWilliams1000015
WR Floyd Horton110608
WR Troy Wiggins100008

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Cory Sanders133.003.00
Randal Heintz155.005.70
IowaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Gus Domsten4112.754.21
Grady Merrell2-3-1.50-1.50
Gary Hite111.004.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Cory Sanders222412.007.38
IowaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Josh Gruden33227.336.11

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
FB Shane Buchans111212.0012.00
WR Howie Greene111212.009.70
IowaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
FB Marlon Gracia1144.0010.67
TE Paul Prior111111.0010.50
WR Earl Jordan1177.003.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

DenverRushesConversions
Cory Sanders30
Otis Canada20
IowaRushesConversions
Gary Hite20

Third Down Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompConversions
Cory Sanders511
IowaAttCompConversions
Josh Gruden831

Third Down Receiving Statistics

DenverTargCatchConversions
WR Howie Greene211
WR Damon Stone100
RB Otis Canada100
WR Jim Richmond100
IowaTargCatchConversions
WR Earl Jordan200
RB Gus Domsten110
FB Charles Mahoney111
FB Marlon Gracia100
WR Agile Abe McWilliams100
WR Floyd Horton110
WR Troy Wiggins100

SectionAttendance
Stadium43,700 (68,700 capacity)
Upper Deck11,700 (20,700)
End Zone10,400 (14,900)
Mezzanine6,100 (8,600)
Sideline Seats8,700 (13,200)
Club Seats5,000 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes1,800 (3,300)