Exhibition Week 5, 2026

played in Denver, CO

71 degrees, rain, 20 mph wind

Hartford Diesel3070-10
Denver Death7036-16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:02 DEN - Otis Canada 13 run (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)
1Q: 07:04 HAR - Lincoln Riner 29 field goal
3Q: 11:01 HAR - Gerald Pasich 79 pass from Ed McCormick (Lincoln Riner extra point)
3Q: 00:52 DEN - Jimmy O'Neill 34 field goal
4Q: 07:01 DEN - Jimmy O'Neill 21 field goal
4Q: 04:16 DEN - Jimmy O'Neill 20 field goal

Team StatisticsHARDEN
Record1-33-1
First Downs1419
- by Rushing57
- by Passing612
- by Penalty30
Total Net Yards314358
- Offensive Plays5678
- Yards per Play5.614.59
Net Rushing Yards119121
- Rushing Attempts2535
- Yards per Rush4.763.46
Net Passing Yards195237
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt28 - 11 - 442 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards211244
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/161/7
- Yards per Pass Play6.295.51
Fumbles/Lost2/22/0
3rd Down Conversions2/117/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.97.4
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards5/458/66
Punt Returns/Yards1/184/18
Kick Returns/Yards3/591/13
Interception Ret./Yards1/184/54
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits15
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/11/3
Avg. Drive StartOWN 22OWN 40
Time of Possession23:3236:28

Drive Charts

Hartford Diesel
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
19:532:56OWN 27761Field Goal
10:511:05OWN 1133Punt
211:460:12OWN 2010Interception
211:211:11OWN 3436Punt
28:522:12OWN 31519Punt
24:122:06OPP 4858Missed FG
21:271:27OWN 20310Half
315:001:35OWN 2031Punt
311:370:52OWN 17283Touchdown
38:094:26OWN 20950Interception
30:471:30OWN 26459Fumble
411:341:49OWN 6413Fumble
46:550:13OWN 2010Interception
44:080:45OWN 193-3Punt
41:400:46OWN 2044Interception
Denver Death
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
114:294:36OWN 25975Touchdown
16:576:06OWN 6937Punt
214:463:00OWN 34628Punt
211:340:13OPP 2410Interception
210:101:18OWN 1136Punt
26:402:28OWN 8611Punt
22:060:39OWN 4734Punt
313:251:48OWN 3238Punt
310:452:36OWN 20626Punt
33:432:5650733Field Goal
414:172:43OWN 15934Punt
49:452:50OPP 19415Field Goal
46:422:34OPP 25622Field Goal
43:231:43OWN 34626Punt
40:540:54OPP 72-2Game

Game MVP: Jimmy O'Neill, Denver Death

Rushing Statistics

HartfordAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Phil Puppe13534.08900
Burt Evans9505.561320
Ed McCormick284.00400
Sedrick West188.00800
DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Otis Canada15563.731311
Randal Heintz13544.151220
Cory Sanders3103.33500
Billy Cowsette2-2-1.00-100
Shane Buchans111.00100
Kyle Wagner122.00200

Passing Statistics

HartfordAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ed McCormick1471331/6179367.6
Robert Whitener144782/10045120.5
DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Cory Sanders23161340/0022166.2
Kyle Wagner1991101/7027065.6

Receiving Statistics

HartfordCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Gary Freeman476115.2510320
WR Irv Cochrane255628.001450
WR Gerald Pasich147979.0076791
WR Gene Hare141212.000120
RB Phil Puppe1300.00100
RB Sedrick West1166.00260
RB Burt Evans12-3-3.000-30
FB Conrad Jordon0100.00000
TE Stanley Glenn0100.00000
DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Damon Stone611528.6714130
WR Jim Richmond668814.6722270
TE Les Cortez44328.003130
WR Junior Krykhtine36196.334150
WR Omar Jacobs272914.5016220
FB Shane Buchans1155.00350
RB Otis Canada1233.00130
RB Randal Heintz1333.00030
WR Winston Hodgson111313.000130
FB Jamal Kelley0100.00000

Interception Statistics

HartfordIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Ricardo Spaulding11818.000
DenverIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Lee Fountaine12222.000
S Rico Byrum11313.000
CB Cary Chustz100.000
OLB Grady Madison11919.000

Fumble Statistics

HartfordFumbRecovForceTD
Gary Freeman1000
Phil Puppe1000
Isaac Nanamaker0010
Edward Wilkins0010
DenverFumbRecovForceTD
Jim Richmond1000
Randal Heintz1000
D.J. Peterson0100
Mario Cochrane0100
Oliver Keith0100
Junior Krykhtine0100
David Grillo0010
Cary Chustz0010

Punting Statistics

HartfordPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Tyrone Kelley525851.648.0572
DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Gabe Farley939944.333.4543

Kicking Statistics

HartfordFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Lincoln Riner1/20/10/1291/1
DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Jimmy O'Neill3/30/00/0341/1

Punt Return Statistics

HartfordRetYardsAvgTD
Gerald Pasich11818.00
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Matthew Erwin2115.50
Otis Canada273.50

Kick Return Statistics

HartfordRetYardsAvgTD
Irv Cochrane24120.50
Isaac Nanamaker11818.00
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Matthew Erwin11313.00

Defensive Statistics

HartfordTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Jessie Inderwies800.02329
S Isaac Nanamaker660.03133
CB Pat Beardslee520.03134
ILB Ray Perch500.0715
CB Charles Humphrey420.01821
OLB Peter Dunn410.01920
S Maurice Cannida320.02424
DE Walt Lang310.02025
OLB Kurt Bernard300.02429
DT Barry Park300.02524
DE Burt Sampson201.01518
CB Edward Wilkins220.01826
DT Darren Henry210.01621
DE Winston Carrano210.01612
S Leo Pei200.02031
ILB Trent Lincoln110.01310
WR Irv Cochrane10---------
WR Gene Hare10---------
DE Tyrell Tewkesbury100.01931
RB Sedrick West10---------
DE Myron Jefferson100.01419
DT R.J. Small100.01020
RB Burt Evans10---------
OLB Ricardo Spaulding020.02231
DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Rico Byrum520.01521
S Roman Coffey510.01214
CB Mario Cochrane400.01623
DT Nolan Grunow301.01610
DT Jessie Sullivan300.5922
OLB Oliver Keith330.01720
CB Cary Chustz310.01521
ILB Scottie Harmon220.02120
S Matthew Erwin210.01319
OLB Grady Madison210.01315
DE Terry Desjardins200.01213
ILB K.C. Cuviello111.014
OLB Eric Staple130.02116
WR Omar Jacobs10---------
DE David Grillo100.01318
DE Michael Lincoln010.599
ILB Carlos Roland010.0128

Pass Rush Statistics

HartfordSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Burt Sampson1.002118
DT Darren Henry0.011021
DE Tyrell Tewkesbury0.001131
DT Barry Park0.001124
DE Walt Lang0.001025
DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Nolan Grunow1.000010
ILB K.C. Cuviello1.00004
DT Jessie Sullivan0.502022
DE Michael Lincoln0.50009
DE David Grillo0.010018
DE Terry Desjardins0.010013
OLB Eric Staple0.001016

Pass Defense Statistics

HartfordCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Jessie Inderwies50029
ILB Ray Perch40015
CB Charles Humphrey31021
CB Pat Beardslee30034
OLB Peter Dunn20020
OLB Kurt Bernard20029
S Isaac Nanamaker20033
S Leo Pei20031
CB Edward Wilkins10026
DT R.J. Small10020
OLB Ricardo Spaulding00131
DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Mario Cochrane30023
CB Cary Chustz20121
S Roman Coffey20014
S Matthew Erwin11019
OLB Eric Staple11016
OLB Grady Madison10115
OLB Oliver Keith10020
CB Rufus DeWoody01018
ILB Scottie Harmon01020
CB Alan Davison0108
OLB Lee Fountaine00121
S Rico Byrum00121

Blocking Statistics

HartfordKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Luther Morton34216021
Conrad Powell34019118
Sean Evans34015023
Eugene Harwell23015011
Todd Darilek22110021
Leo Bailey06025030
Scottie Bowlin0001229
DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Bob Kelley27023030
Corwin Yates15020022
Irving Gossett14124025
Wendell Bleeck14021030
Marvin Fulcher13024025
Leland Conlan12019026
Richard Tatum11024030
D.J. Peterson03020127
Shane Buchans01019020

Special Teams Tackles

HartfordTacklesSTPlays
Tracy Clements315
Gino Bassett113
Eugene Harwell17
DenverTacklesSTPlays
Otis Canada225
Junior Krykhtine113
Shane Buchans110

Participation

HartfordRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Isaac Nanamaker------31331983
Pat Beardslee------3134469
Edward Wilkins------18262165
Leo Bailey2530------762
Leo Pei------2031960
Peter Dunn------19201958
Tyrell Tewkesbury------1931757
Jessie Inderwies------2329355
Kurt Bernard------2429255
Barry Park------2524655
Ricardo Spaulding------2231255
Maurice Cannida------2424250
Walt Lang------2025449
Gino Bassett1719------1349
Charles Humphrey------1821847
Sean Evans1523------543
Darren Henry------1621441
Stanley Glenn1516------940
Ronald Blades1322------540
Luther Morton1621------239
Conrad Powell1918---------37
Conrad Jordon1321------236
Burt Sampson------1518336
Myron Jefferson------1419336
Irv Cochrane1316------635
Gene Hare1014------1135
Burt Evans1514------534
Phil Puppe1318------233
Eugene Harwell1511------733
Gary Freeman1121---------32
Gerald Pasich611------1532
Trent Lincoln------1310932
Ed McCormick1615---------31
Todd Darilek1021---------31
R.J. Small------1020131
Winston Carrano------1612331
Ray Perch------715527
Sedrick West12------2225
Scottie Bowlin129------425
Robert Whitener916---------25
Stanley Hartman72------1524
Tracy Clements41------1520
Lionel Bazzell------0066
Lincoln Riner00------55
Tyrone Kelley00------55
Harry Palmer00------22
DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Bob Kelley2330------1265
Richard Tatum2430------1064
Wendell Bleeck2130------1263
Otis Canada1721------2563
Les Cortez2328------1162
Junior Krykhtine2024------1357
D.J. Peterson2027------855
Lee Fountaine------6212855
Marvin Fulcher2425------352
Corwin Yates2022------1052
Mercury Hibbs1619------1651
Shane Buchans1920------1049
Irving Gossett2425---------49
Damon Stone1927---------46
Matthew Erwin------13191345
Leland Conlan1926---------45
Mario Cochrane------1623443
Scottie Harmon------2120243
Cory Sanders1923---------42
Kelvin Ingram------1622139
Oliver Keith------1720239
Cary Chustz------1521339
Eric Staple------2116138
Randal Heintz1820---------38
Omar Jacobs1621---------37
Rico Byrum------1521137
Jim Richmond1818------137
Kennedy McWilliams------1619237
Jamal Kelley610------2036
Roman Coffey------1214834
Jessie Sullivan------922334
Kyle Wagner1420---------34
Rufus DeWoody------1318233
David Grillo------1318132
Grady Madison------1315432
Nolan Grunow------1610430
Terry Desjardins------1213126
Michael Lincoln------99624
Carlos Roland------128424
Alan Davison------98724
Winston Hodgson37------1323
Gabe Farley00------1212
K.C. Cuviello------14611
Rondell Farley00------1010
Jimmy O'Neill00------88
Billy Cowsette20---------2

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4184.5
Middle15765.1
Right6254.2
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7263.7
Middle20683.4
Right6294.8
None2-2-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

HartfordAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ed McCormick1472003103
Robert Whitener1441032201
DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Cory Sanders23161120331
Kyle Wagner1992321300

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen135866.6
Short (0-8 Yds)1000.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)63366.0
Long (19+ Yds)838911.1
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen2273.5
Short (0-8 Yds)27151154.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)12812210.2
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

HartfordTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Gary Freeman74061121
WR Irv Cochrane52056116
WR Gerald Pasich41179111
WR Gene Hare41012014
RB Phil Puppe3100018
RB Burt Evans211-3014
FB Conrad Jordon1000021
TE Stanley Glenn1010016
RB Sedrick West110602
DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Damon Stone116152027
WR Omar Jacobs72029121
WR Jim Richmond66088218
WR Junior Krykhtine63119024
TE Les Cortez44032028
RB Randal Heintz3113020
RB Otis Canada2113021
FB Shane Buchans1105020
FB Jamal Kelley1000010
WR Winston Hodgson1101307

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

HartfordAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Phil Puppe111.004.08
DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Randal Heintz4174.254.15
Otis Canada3206.673.73
Billy Cowsette2-2-1.00-1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

HartfordAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Robert Whitener2000.005.57
DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Kyle Wagner41133.255.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

HartfordTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Irv Cochrane1000.0011.20
RB Phil Puppe1000.000.00
DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Omar Jacobs2000.004.14
WR Damon Stone111313.004.73
RB Randal Heintz1000.001.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

HartfordRushesConversions
Phil Puppe20
DenverRushesConversions
Otis Canada51
Cory Sanders10
Randal Heintz11

Third Down Passing Statistics

HartfordAttCompConversions
Ed McCormick421
Robert Whitener321
DenverAttCompConversions
Cory Sanders653
Kyle Wagner632

Third Down Receiving Statistics

HartfordTargCatchConversions
WR Gary Freeman222
WR Gene Hare100
FB Conrad Jordon100
RB Phil Puppe100
RB Sedrick West110
RB Burt Evans110
DenverTargCatchConversions
WR Junior Krykhtine421
WR Damon Stone322
WR Jim Richmond221
TE Les Cortez111
RB Otis Canada110
RB Randal Heintz100

SectionAttendance
Stadium93,800 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck24,500 (25,300)
End Zone17,600 (18,200)
Mezzanine10,100 (10,500)
Sideline Seats15,600 (16,100)
Club Seats19,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes6,700 (9,900)