Week 17, 2025

played in Denver, CO

50 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Minnesota Golden Hawks	0	6	3	0	-	9
Denver Death	3	7	0	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:09 DEN - Jimmy O'Neill 22 field goal
2Q: 13:43 MIN - Irving Clemens 24 field goal
2Q: 06:34 DEN - Otis Canada 5 run (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)
2Q: 00:04 MIN - Irving Clemens 35 field goal
3Q: 12:30 MIN - Irving Clemens 47 field goal
4Q: 08:57 DEN - Otis Canada 28 run (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:09 DEN - Jimmy O'Neill 22 field goal
2Q: 13:43 MIN - Irving Clemens 24 field goal
2Q: 06:34 DEN - Otis Canada 5 run (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)
2Q: 00:04 MIN - Irving Clemens 35 field goal
3Q: 12:30 MIN - Irving Clemens 47 field goal
4Q: 08:57 DEN - Otis Canada 28 run (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)

Team Statistics MIN DEN
Record 11-5 6-10
First Downs 12 19
- by Rushing 4 9
- by Passing 8 8
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 235 263
- Offensive Plays 50 64
- Yards per Play 4.70 4.11
Net Rushing Yards 95 168
- Rushing Attempts 23 42
- Yards per Rush 4.13 4.00
Net Passing Yards 140 95
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 14 - 1 21 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 140 100
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.19 4.32
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/10 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 5.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/26 0/0
Punt Returns/Yards 1/20 3/5
Kick Returns/Yards 4/90 3/58
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/1
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 31
Time of Possession 24:28 35:32

Team Statistics	MIN	DEN
Record	11-5	6-10
First Downs	12	19
- by Rushing	4	9
- by Passing	8	8
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	235	263
- Offensive Plays	50	64
- Yards per Play	4.70	4.11
Net Rushing Yards	95	168
- Rushing Attempts	23	42
- Yards per Rush	4.13	4.00
Net Passing Yards	140	95
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 14 - 1	21 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	140	100
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.19	4.32
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/10	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	5.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/26	0/0
Punt Returns/Yards	1/20	3/5
Kick Returns/Yards	4/90	3/58
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/1
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 31
Time of Possession	24:28	35:32

Drive Charts

Minnesota Golden Hawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:26	4:02	OWN 16	7	22	Downs
1	4:02	5:27	OWN 28	9	65	Field Goal
2	6:27	1:50	OWN 28	3	7	Punt
2	2:04	2:04	OWN 20	11	62	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:38	OWN 43	4	27	Field Goal
3	7:44	1:51	OWN 39	3	6	Punt
3	4:40	2:02	OWN 39	3	6	Punt
3	1:40	1:31	OWN 34	3	3	Punt
4	8:45	3:27	OWN 33	6	32	Punt
4	1:53	0:09	OWN 28	1	0	Interception

Denver Death
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:34	OWN 38	3	5	Punt
1	8:24	4:22	OPP 38	7	33	Field Goal
2	13:35	7:08	OWN 27	11	73	Touchdown
2	4:37	2:33	OWN 35	6	23	Punt
3	12:22	4:38	OWN 26	9	42	Missed FG
3	5:53	1:13	OWN 10	3	3	Punt
3	2:38	0:58	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	0:09	6:24	OWN 26	12	74	Touchdown
4	5:18	3:25	OWN 7	7	28	Punt
4	1:44	1:44	OPP 40	3	-2	Game

Game MVP: Randal Heintz, Denver Death

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
William Bronson	11	32	2.91	13	1
Stephen Dixon	9	53	5.89	11	2
Buddy Cahill	3	10	3.33	7	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Randal Heintz	24	83	3.46	15	2	0
Otis Canada	7	48	6.86	28	1	2
Cory Sanders	5	21	4.20	9	0	0
Devin Viera	5	14	2.80	6	0	0
Shane Buchans	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Buddy Cahill	27	14	140	0/0	0	31	1	51.5

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cory Sanders	21	12	100	1/5	0	16	0	69.5

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Roy Reynolds	4	7	33	8.25	5	14
WR Bernie Sweeney	4	7	85	21.25	51	31
TE Lester Baskey	2	5	6	3.00	1	4
WR Sean Pallansch	2	3	17	8.50	6	13
FB Courtney Finch	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Marcus Rodgers	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1
TE Preston George	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Omar Jacobs	4	6	31	7.75	10	10
WR Howie Greene	3	5	27	9.00	0	15
TE Les Cortez	2	3	26	13.00	1	16
FB Shane Buchans	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
WR Randal Schulz	1	4	7	7.00	0	7
FB Jamal Kelley	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
RB Randal Heintz	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Cary Chustz	1	1	1.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pete McElroy	5	200	40.0	35.0	55	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gabe Farley	5	229	45.8	37.8	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Irving Clemens	3/3	1/1	0/0	47	0/0

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jimmy O'Neill	1/2	0/1	0/0	22	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Sweeney	1	20	20.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matthew Erwin	3	5	1.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sean Pallansch	3	73	24.3	0
Roy Reynolds	1	17	17.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matthew Erwin	2	45	22.5	0
Otis Canada	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brandon White	10	4	0.0	38	20
S Norman Haworth	5	4	0.0	30	16
OLB Bo Tanner	5	1	0.0	34	19
S Marco Harp	4	1	0.0	14	7
OLB Geoff Figley	3	1	1.0	27	18
S Emmanuel Ouellette	3	2	0.0	24	15
ILB Lorenzo White	3	1	0.0	28	15
DE Derek Holliday	3	1	0.0	31	14
ILB Herb Jazynka	3	0	0.0	16	4
CB Larry Warkentien	2	2	0.0	33	20
CB Ernie Vertescher	2	1	0.0	34	20
DT Billy Clayton	2	1	0.0	26	18
S Herb Buckley	1	2	0.0	18	5
DT Norbert Borders	1	2	0.0	26	11
OLB Wayne Hines	1	1	0.0	7	3
OLB Wesley Joseph	1	0	0.0	14	4
DE Tyrus Ragland	1	0	0.0	24	12
CB Herb Newhart	1	0	0.0	18	8
RB Stephen Dixon	1	0	---	---	---

Denver	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Rico Byrum	4	1	14	13
OLB Oliver Keith	4	1	19	20
DE David Grillo	4	0	14	22
ILB Carlos Roland	4	0	12	9
S Matthew Erwin	3	1	6	17
ILB Scottie Harmon	3	1	22	24
CB Mario Cochrane	3	0	17	21
CB Cary Chustz	2	1	18	16
S Roman Coffey	2	1	10	16
CB Sam Hastings	2	0	14	18
DE Joel Gomez	1	2	12	12
S Reuben Reese	1	1	19	15
DT Bruce Peterson	1	1	12	20
OLB Grady Madison	1	1	5	10
OLB Eric Staple	1	0	16	22
CB Rufus DeWoody	1	0	5	11
DE Terry Desjardins	0	1	9	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Geoff Figley	1.0	0	0	2	18
DT Norbert Borders	0.0	1	0	0	11

Denver	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE David Grillo	1	0	0	22
ILB Scottie Harmon	1	0	0	24
OLB Eric Staple	0	2	0	22
DT Bruce Peterson	0	1	1	20
S Rico Byrum	0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Bo Tanner	2	2	19
ILB Brandon White	2	0	20
S Emmanuel Ouellette	1	1	15
CB Ernie Vertescher	1	1	20
S Norman Haworth	1	1	16
CB Larry Warkentien	1	0	20
OLB Geoff Figley	1	0	18
S Marco Harp	1	0	7
CB Herb Newhart	1	0	8
DT Billy Clayton	1	0	18

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mario Cochrane	2	1	0	21
S Matthew Erwin	2	0	0	17
CB Sam Hastings	2	0	0	18
ILB Carlos Roland	2	0	0	9
CB Cary Chustz	1	0	1	16
S Reuben Reese	1	0	0	15
DE Joel Gomez	1	0	0	12
CB Rufus DeWoody	1	0	0	11
OLB Grady Madison	1	0	0	10
ILB Scottie Harmon	1	0	0	24
S Roman Coffey	0	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Korey Way	3	6	19	21
Glenn Darlington	2	5	20	17
Courtney Finch	1	2	13	15
Claude Oshiro	1	2	11	17
James Gerhardt	1	1	15	23
Brent Dennis	0	2	12	10
Preston George	0	1	10	13
Erik Tremble	0	1	17	23
Billy Francis	0	1	8	4

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Corwin Yates	3	10	36	0	18
Irving Gossett	3	8	36	0	19
Bob Kelley	3	6	38	0	19
Les Cortez	1	2	29	0	16
Shane Buchans	1	2	26	0	10
D.J. Peterson	1	1	17	0	9
Trent Snyder	1	1	6	0	5
Wendell Bleeck	0	4	30	0	15
Leland Conlan	0	2	28	0	14
Marvin Fulcher	0	1	19	1	11

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Neil Gustin	3	19
Lester Baskey	1	13
Herb Jazynka	1	13
Larry Warkentien	1	9

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Devin Viera	2	19
Lee Fountaine	1	23
Damon Stone	1	12
Randal Schulz	1	9

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Larry Warkentien	---	---	33	20	9	62
Brandon White	---	---	38	20	3	61
Ernie Vertescher	---	---	34	20	1	55
Bo Tanner	---	---	34	19	1	54
Derek Holliday	---	---	31	14	6	51
Buddy Cahill	23	27	---	---	---	50
Billy Clayton	---	---	26	18	6	50
Roy Reynolds	19	21	---	---	9	49
Bernie Sweeney	14	20	---	---	15	49
Norman Haworth	---	---	30	16	2	48
Lorenzo White	---	---	28	15	3	46
Geoff Figley	---	---	27	18	1	46
Courtney Finch	13	15	---	---	15	43
Korey Way	19	21	---	---	2	42
Emmanuel Ouellette	---	---	24	15	1	40
Erik Tremble	17	23	---	---	---	40
Norbert Borders	---	---	26	11	2	39
James Gerhardt	15	23	---	---	---	38
Tyrus Ragland	---	---	24	12	2	38
Preston George	10	13	---	---	14	37
Glenn Darlington	20	17	---	---	---	37
Herb Newhart	---	---	18	8	11	37
Claude Oshiro	11	17	---	---	8	36
Stephen Wilkerson	---	---	20	13	1	34
Lester Baskey	9	11	---	---	13	33
Herb Jazynka	---	---	16	4	13	33
Sean Pallansch	11	10	---	---	8	29
Marco Harp	---	---	14	7	7	28
Stephen Dixon	10	18	---	---	---	28
Wayne Hines	---	---	7	3	17	27
Brent Dennis	12	10	---	---	4	26
Neil Gustin	4	3	---	---	19	26
Marcus Rodgers	10	14	---	---	1	25
Herb Buckley	---	---	18	5	---	23
Wesley Joseph	---	---	14	4	4	22
William Bronson	13	9	---	---	---	22
Amos Hutton	3	10	---	---	8	21
Billy Francis	8	4	---	---	8	20
Scottie Givens	4	6	---	---	4	14
John Thomason	6	4	---	---	---	10
Howie Crane	2	1	---	---	4	7
Irving Clemens	0	0	---	---	6	6
Spencer Thomer	0	0	---	---	6	6
Pete McElroy	0	0	---	---	5	5
Butch Campbell	0	0	---	---	3	3
Benjamin Lee	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bob Kelley	38	19	---	---	7	64
Cory Sanders	42	22	---	---	---	64
Irving Gossett	36	19	---	---	6	61
Corwin Yates	36	18	---	---	5	59
Omar Jacobs	35	19	---	---	1	55
Les Cortez	29	16	---	---	7	52
Wendell Bleeck	30	15	---	---	7	52
Sam Hastings	---	---	14	18	18	50
Scottie Harmon	---	---	22	24	3	49
Howie Greene	27	14	---	---	1	42
Leland Conlan	28	14	---	---	---	42
Mario Cochrane	---	---	17	21	3	41
Oliver Keith	---	---	19	20	2	41
Matthew Erwin	---	---	6	17	17	40
Eric Staple	---	---	16	22	2	40
Shane Buchans	26	10	---	---	3	39
David Grillo	---	---	14	22	3	39
Cary Chustz	---	---	18	16	3	37
Bruce Peterson	---	---	12	20	3	35
Randal Heintz	24	11	---	---	---	35
Reuben Reese	---	---	19	15	---	34
Damon Stone	14	8	---	---	12	34
D.J. Peterson	17	9	---	---	7	33
Lee Fountaine	---	---	6	4	23	33
Randal Schulz	15	9	---	---	9	33
Marvin Fulcher	19	11	---	---	1	31
Joel Gomez	---	---	12	12	7	31
Roman Coffey	---	---	10	16	5	31
Rico Byrum	---	---	14	13	3	30
Carlos Roland	---	---	12	9	8	29
Devin Viera	7	2	---	---	19	28
Kelvin Ingram	---	---	11	15	1	27
Jamal Kelley	7	6	---	---	14	27
Otis Canada	11	8	---	---	7	26
Nolan Grunow	---	---	12	7	5	24
Gabe Gerhardt	13	5	---	---	---	18
Grady Madison	---	---	5	10	3	18
Mercury Hibbs	2	1	---	---	14	17
Rufus DeWoody	---	---	5	11	---	16
Terry Desjardins	---	---	9	5	---	14
Trent Snyder	6	5	---	---	---	11
Gabe Farley	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jimmy O'Neill	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jim Richmond	0	1	---	---	---	1
Daniel Oliver	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bryce Watkins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	17	3.4
Middle	8	34	4.3
Right	10	44	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	26	3.3
Middle	23	110	4.8
Right	9	34	3.8
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Buddy Cahill	27	14	2	2	2	2	4	1	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cory Sanders	21	12	0	2	1	5	0	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	29	9.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	55	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	56	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	59	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	41	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roy Reynolds	7	4	1	33	0	21
WR Bernie Sweeney	7	4	0	85	2	20
TE Lester Baskey	5	2	1	6	0	11
WR Sean Pallansch	3	2	0	17	0	10
TE Preston George	2	0	0	0	0	13
WR Marcus Rodgers	2	1	0	-1	0	14
FB Courtney Finch	1	1	0	0	0	15

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Omar Jacobs	6	4	0	31	19
WR Howie Greene	5	3	1	27	14
WR Randal Schulz	4	1	0	7	9
TE Les Cortez	3	2	0	26	16
FB Shane Buchans	1	1	0	4	10
FB Jamal Kelley	1	1	0	5	6
RB Randal Heintz	1	0	0	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
William Bronson	1	-1	-1.00	2.91
Stephen Dixon	1	10	10.00	5.89

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Randal Heintz	4	7	1.75	3.46
Otis Canada	1	5	5.00	6.86

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Buddy Cahill	3	0	0	0.00	5.19

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cory Sanders	1	1	15	15.00	4.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roy Reynolds	2	0	0	0.00	4.71
WR Bernie Sweeney	1	0	0	0.00	12.14

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Howie Greene	1	1	15	15.00	5.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
William Bronson	5	2
Stephen Dixon	2	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Randal Heintz	3	2
Cory Sanders	2	0
Otis Canada	2	0
Shane Buchans	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Buddy Cahill	3	2	0

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cory Sanders	6	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch
WR Roy Reynolds	1	1
TE Preston George	1	0
WR Marcus Rodgers	1	1

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

Section Attendance
Stadium 95,800 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,000 (25,300)
End Zone 18,000 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,300 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 15,900 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 6,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	95,800 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,000 (25,300)
End Zone	18,000 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,300 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	15,900 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	6,900 (9,900)