Exhibition Week 2, 2026

played in Louisiana, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Death031011-24
Louisiana Pirates7000-7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:55 LOU - Martin Bishop 2 pass from Karl Matthews (Jeffrey Burroughs extra point)
2Q: 01:20 DEN - Jimmy O'Neill 48 field goal
3Q: 12:32 DEN - Jim Richmond 34 pass from Bryce Watkins (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)
3Q: 02:11 DEN - Jimmy O'Neill 33 field goal
4Q: 06:30 DEN - Damon Stone 21 pass from Bryce Watkins (Bryce Watkins pass to Omar Jacobs for conversion)
4Q: 02:42 DEN - Jimmy O'Neill 28 field goal

Team StatisticsDENLOU
Record1-00-1
First Downs2016
- by Rushing62
- by Passing1312
- by Penalty12
Total Net Yards361286
- Offensive Plays6562
- Yards per Play5.554.61
Net Rushing Yards10774
- Rushing Attempts3117
- Yards per Rush3.454.35
Net Passing Yards254212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt33 - 22 - 141 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards262241
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/84/29
- Yards per Pass Play7.474.71
Fumbles/Lost2/23/1
3rd Down Conversions4/123/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.89.4
4th Down Conversions0/00/2
Penalties/Yards5/407/40
Punt Returns/Yards2/262/1
Kick Returns/Yards2/563/44
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/15
2pt Conversions1/10/0
Red Zone Visits22
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/21/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 34OWN 26
Time of Possession33:4626:14

Drive Charts

Denver Death
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:431:35OWN 42427Fumble
19:202:58OWN 20626Interception
214:022:53OWN 20517Punt
28:313:04OWN 20536Punt
24:223:08OWN 47622Field Goal
315:002:44OWN 41559Touchdown
311:304:34OWN 44824Missed FG
35:573:54OWN 20864Field Goal
413:241:50OWN 177-1Punt
410:184:01OWN 26674Touchdown
44:271:51OPP 1938Field Goal
40:430:43OWN 333-5Game
Louisiana Pirates
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:17OWN 2034Punt
112:082:48OWN 31625Punt
16:225:36OWN 43957Touchdown
10:411:39OPP 4130Punt
211:092:38OWN 7555Punt
25:271:05OWN 203-1Punt
21:141:14OWN 26313Half
312:160:46OWN 2032Punt
36:560:59OWN 393-2Punt
32:033:39OWN 20863Fumble
411:341:16OWN 2533Punt
46:171:50OWN 1168Downs
42:361:53OWN 23744Downs

Game MVP: Bryce Watkins, Denver Death

Rushing Statistics

DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Otis Canada15503.33800
Randal Heintz13624.771520
Bryce Watkins3-5-1.67-100
LouisianaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Ryan Abrams9273.00800
Bernard Connell22311.501810
Blake Plummer252.50500
Jon Greer11414.001410
Karl Matthews122.00200
Bryan Edwards133.00300
Martin Bishop100.00000

Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Bryce Watkins22151840/02340124.0
Cory Sanders117781/8036146.8
LouisianaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Karl Matthews25151462/17137089.8
Jon Greer168952/12019068.5

Receiving Statistics

DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Omar Jacobs696510.8321230
WR Damon Stone494310.755211
WR Junior Krykhtine45215.25490
WR Jim Richmond349331.0015361
TE Les Cortez1133.00030
FB Shane Buchans1133.00030
RB Randal Heintz111111.000110
TE Mercury Hibbs121919.0013190
WR Winston Hodgson1144.00040
LouisianaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Tyrus Rasmussen6119616.0017370
WR Jared Schultz555310.605190
WR Martin Bishop513459.002191
TE Roy Cress22199.506170
RB Bernard Connell2242.00080
WR Bryan Edwards131111.000110
FB Donnell Merkerson111010.001100
TE Donnell Shrawder1133.00230
WR Luke Horton0300.00000

Interception Statistics

DenverIntsYardsAvgTD
LouisianaIntsYardsAvgTD
S Arnie Thomason11515.000

Fumble Statistics

DenverFumbRecovForceTD
Matthew Erwin1000
Shane Buchans1000
Kelvin Ingram0110
Roman Coffey0010
K.C. Cuviello0010
LouisianaFumbRecovForceTD
Jon Greer2000
Jared Schultz1000
Donnell Merkerson0200
Derrick Sommerfeld0110
A.J. Durham0100
Cornelius Robbins0010

Punting Statistics

DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Gabe Farley316053.346.3621
LouisianaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Eric Stone835444.333.5551

Kicking Statistics

DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Jimmy O'Neill3/41/20/0481/1
LouisianaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Jeffrey Burroughs0/00/00/001/1

Punt Return Statistics

DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Matthew Erwin22613.00
LouisianaRetYardsAvgTD
Bernard Connell1-2-2.00
Luke Horton133.00

Kick Return Statistics

DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Matthew Erwin25628.00
LouisianaRetYardsAvgTD
Unknown22412.00
Otis Manns12020.00

Defensive Statistics

DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Mario Cochrane510.01130
CB Rufus DeWoody510.0822
S Kennedy McWilliams500.01232
ILB K.C. Cuviello301.027
S Rico Byrum300.01026
ILB Scottie Harmon300.01127
DE Michael Lincoln211.5916
OLB Eric Staple200.5822
CB Sam Hastings250.01237
S Roman Coffey220.0727
OLB Oliver Keith210.0927
S Matthew Erwin200.0620
OLB Grady Madison200.01121
DE Kelvin Ingram101.0829
CB Cary Chustz130.0924
ILB Carlos Roland120.0811
WR Damon Stone10---------
DE Terry Desjardins100.0618
DT Jessie Sullivan100.0939
OLB Lee Fountaine010.01227
LouisianaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Nolan Moynihan510.01915
S Korey Wasson410.01821
CB Wayne Woolington410.02125
CB Otis Manns400.01623
DT Donald Maples311.01514
OLB Derrick Sommerfeld340.01721
S Arnie Thomason330.01919
DT Erik Money310.01616
CB Cornelius Robbins310.02024
ILB Jay Ingram300.01416
S Ed Mueller300.01618
DT Gary Vines210.01620
ILB Greg Bunting200.01219
DE Jeremy Duda200.02126
OLB Brenden Cushman200.064
DE Marcus Cunningham100.01421
CB Lorenzo Hackett100.01718

Pass Rush Statistics

DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Michael Lincoln1.501016
DE Kelvin Ingram1.001229
ILB K.C. Cuviello1.00007
OLB Eric Staple0.500022
OLB Lee Fountaine0.010027
DE Terry Desjardins0.001118
DE David Grillo0.000127
LouisianaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Donald Maples1.000014
DE Will Lofton0.002013
DT Erik Money0.001016
DT Arnold Grier0.001023
OLB Derrick Sommerfeld0.000121

Pass Defense Statistics

DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Rufus DeWoody41022
CB Mario Cochrane30030
S Kennedy McWilliams30032
S Roman Coffey22027
S Matthew Erwin20020
CB Sam Hastings20037
CB Cary Chustz11024
ILB Scottie Harmon11027
OLB Lee Fountaine10027
S Rico Byrum10026
OLB Grady Madison10021
ILB Carlos Roland10011
ILB K.C. Cuviello1007
LouisianaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Otis Manns50023
S Korey Wasson31021
OLB Derrick Sommerfeld20021
CB Cornelius Robbins20024
CB Wayne Woolington20025
CB Lorenzo Hackett11018
S Arnie Thomason10119
ILB Morris Kennedy1004
DE Marcus Cunningham10021
ILB Jay Ingram10016
OLB Nolan Moynihan10015
DT Donald Maples10014
OLB Brenden Cushman1004

Blocking Statistics

DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Leland Conlan24019017
Corwin Yates15019027
Marvin Fulcher13017128
Bob Kelley13025020
Irving Gossett13019025
Richard Tatum13017016
Les Cortez12026023
D.J. Peterson03019022
Shane Buchans01012018
Wendell Bleeck01020015
LouisianaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Kendrick Ogden22011040
Cole Randle12017045
Rex Lavallee05017245
Lawrence Noyes03012035
Dwayne Hutton020605
Donnell Shrawder0109018
A.J. Durham0008123
Ty Farr00014132

Special Teams Tackles

DenverTacklesSTPlays
Lee Fountaine327
Jamal Kelley214
LouisianaTacklesSTPlays
Donnell Merkerson112
Cornelius Robbins110
Kendrick Ogden18
Martin Bishop14

Participation

DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Lee Fountaine------12272766
Sam Hastings------12371766
Les Cortez2623------1059
Otis Canada1618------1953
Bob Kelley2520------752
Corwin Yates1927------551
Jessie Sullivan------939149
Marvin Fulcher1728------348
Damon Stone1927------147
Junior Krykhtine1615------1546
D.J. Peterson1922------445
Irving Gossett1925---------44
Kennedy McWilliams------1232---44
Wendell Bleeck2015------742
Mario Cochrane------1130142
Bryce Watkins2022---------42
Omar Jacobs2021---------41
Matthew Erwin------6201541
Scottie Harmon------1127139
Richard Tatum1716------639
David Grillo------1127---38
Oliver Keith------927238
Kelvin Ingram------829---37
Mercury Hibbs714------1637
Rico Byrum------1026---36
Leland Conlan1917---------36
Roman Coffey------727236
Grady Madison------1121436
Shane Buchans1218------434
Cary Chustz------924---33
Michael Lincoln------916833
Eric Staple------822232
Randal Heintz1516------132
Rufus DeWoody------822---30
Jamal Kelley86------1428
Jim Richmond1510---------25
Terry Desjardins------618---24
Carlos Roland------811524
Cory Sanders1112---------23
Nolan Grunow------86721
Winston Hodgson12------1417
K.C. Cuviello------27716
Rondell Farley00------1111
Jimmy O'Neill00------1010
Gabe Farley00------77
Billy Cowsette00---------0
LouisianaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Cole Randle1745------769
Rex Lavallee1745------163
Kendrick Ogden1140------859
Cornelius Robbins------20241054
Ed Mueller------16181751
Wayne Woolington------2125450
Arnold Grier------2123650
Martin Bishop1034------448
Jeremy Duda------2126148
Otis Manns------1623847
Lawrence Noyes1235---------47
Ty Farr1432---------46
Donnell Merkerson924------1245
Derrick Sommerfeld------1721442
Korey Wasson------1821241
Karl Matthews1427---------41
Calvin Turner------1814941
Gary Vines------1620440
Arnie Thomason------1919240
Roy Cress815------1639
Nolan Moynihan------1915539
A.J. Durham823------839
Marcus Cunningham------1421338
Greg Bunting------1219738
Lorenzo Hackett------1718338
Donnell Shrawder918------1138
Jay Ingram------1416737
Bernard Connell218------1737
Erik Money------1616436
Tyrus Rasmussen826------135
Ryan Abrams1320---------33
Jared Schultz1022---------32
Will Lofton------1713131
Luke Horton722------231
Donald Maples------1514231
Bryan Edwards613------1029
Jon Greer318---------21
Blake Plummer211------821
Morris Kennedy------84820
Dwayne Hutton65------819
Unknown------121316
Brenden Cushman------64212
Eric Stone00------88
Darnell Maloney00------88
Jeffrey Burroughs00------22
Unknown00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9364.0
Middle16644.0
Right3124.0
None3-5-1.7
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8374.6
Middle8364.5
Right111.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Bryce Watkins22154211310
Cory Sanders1171011101
LouisianaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Karl Matthews25151054030
Jon Greer1680311310

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)20151135.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)64589.7
Long (19+ Yds)739113.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen63-5-0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)118635.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)19101276.7
Long (19+ Yds)525611.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Omar Jacobs96065121
WR Damon Stone94143127
WR Junior Krykhtine54021015
WR Jim Richmond43093310
TE Mercury Hibbs21119014
TE Les Cortez1103023
FB Shane Buchans1103018
RB Randal Heintz11011016
WR Winston Hodgson110402
LouisianaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Martin Bishop135245034
WR Tyrus Rasmussen116396126
WR Jared Schultz55053022
WR Bryan Edwards31011013
WR Luke Horton3010022
TE Roy Cress22019015
RB Bernard Connell2204018
FB Donnell Merkerson11010024
TE Donnell Shrawder1103018

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Otis Canada252.503.33
Randal Heintz273.504.77
LouisianaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Blake Plummer155.002.50
Ryan Abrams1-1-1.003.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Bryce Watkins2000.008.36
LouisianaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Karl Matthews22136.505.84
Jon Greer1000.005.94

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Omar Jacobs1000.007.22
TE Mercury Hibbs1000.009.50
LouisianaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Martin Bishop2121.003.46
WR Tyrus Rasmussen111111.008.73

Third Down Rushing Statistics

DenverRushesConversions
Otis Canada43
Bryce Watkins10
LouisianaRushesConversions
Bernard Connell11

Third Down Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompConversions
Bryce Watkins410
Cory Sanders321
LouisianaAttCompConversions
Karl Matthews962
Jon Greer210

Third Down Receiving Statistics

DenverTargCatchConversions
WR Damon Stone311
WR Omar Jacobs210
WR Junior Krykhtine210
LouisianaTargCatchConversions
WR Martin Bishop321
WR Jared Schultz220
WR Tyrus Rasmussen200
WR Bryan Edwards111
RB Bernard Connell110
TE Donnell Shrawder110
WR Luke Horton100

SectionAttendance
Stadium31,000 (72,700 capacity)
Upper Deck8,500 (19,900)
End Zone6,100 (14,300)
Mezzanine3,500 (8,300)
Sideline Seats5,400 (12,700)
Club Seats5,000 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes2,500 (3,400)