Week 5, 2026

played in Minnesota, MN

32 degrees, rain, 14 mph wind

Denver Death10141410-48
Minnesota Golden Hawks37140-24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:08 DEN - Tyrus Johnson 45 field goal
1Q: 08:18 MIN - Irving Clemens 49 field goal
1Q: 01:35 DEN - Rondell Farley 6 run (Tyrus Johnson extra point)
2Q: 11:44 MIN - Stephen Dixon 6 run (Irving Clemens extra point)
2Q: 09:16 DEN - Omar Jacobs 24 pass from Cory Sanders (Tyrus Johnson extra point)
2Q: 01:42 DEN - Rondell Farley 14 run (Tyrus Johnson extra point)
3Q: 11:19 DEN - Jim Richmond 2 pass from Cory Sanders (Tyrus Johnson extra point)
3Q: 10:47 MIN - Sean Pallansch 29 pass from Benjamin Lee (Irving Clemens extra point)
3Q: 07:25 DEN - Omar Jacobs 3 pass from Cory Sanders (Tyrus Johnson extra point)
3Q: 02:48 MIN - Troy Wiggins 10 pass from Benjamin Lee (Irving Clemens extra point)
4Q: 10:58 DEN - Junior Krykhtine 6 pass from Cory Sanders (Tyrus Johnson extra point)
4Q: 06:14 DEN - Tyrus Johnson 21 field goal

Team StatisticsDENMIN
Record5-03-2
First Downs3015
- by Rushing62
- by Passing2112
- by Penalty31
Total Net Yards448355
- Offensive Plays6552
- Yards per Play6.896.83
Net Rushing Yards10060
- Rushing Attempts2722
- Yards per Rush3.702.73
Net Passing Yards348295
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt37 - 26 - 130 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards357295
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/90/0
- Yards per Pass Play9.169.83
Fumbles/Lost1/01/1
3rd Down Conversions7/124/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down5.66.2
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards3/158/65
Punt Returns/Yards2/120/0
Kick Returns/Yards5/1068/180
Interception Ret./Yards1/01/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits62
- Red Zone TDs/FGs5/12/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 35OWN 27
Time of Possession32:5227:08

Drive Charts

Denver Death
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:58OWN 45727Field Goal
18:106:42OWN 321268Touchdown
211:342:30OWN 40560Touchdown
26:241:37OWN 935Punt
23:091:37OWN 27573Touchdown
20:380:38OWN 26217Interception
313:222:12OPP 24524Touchdown
310:353:18OWN 26574Touchdown
32:392:50OWN 12427Punt
413:342:42OWN 43657Touchdown
49:343:25OPP 35931Field Goal
42:491:48OWN 2835Punt
Minnesota Golden Hawks
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:023:52OWN 29639Field Goal
11:284:54OWN 32968Touchdown
29:042:40OWN 23426Punt
24:471:38OWN 2838Punt
21:320:54OWN 4437Punt
315:001:38OWN 1730Interception
311:100:35OPP 29129Touchdown
37:174:38OWN 20980Touchdown
414:491:15OWN 536Punt
410:521:18OWN 21214Fumble
46:093:20OWN 26546Downs
41:011:01OWN 10427Game

Game MVP: Cory Sanders, Denver Death

Rushing Statistics

DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Rondell Farley18623.441722
Cory Sanders3206.67900
Otis Canada3134.33700
Randal Heintz351.67900
MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Stephen Dixon11333.00601
Mel Stokes6183.00700
Courtney Finch351.67300
Benjamin Lee111.00100
Cole McCormick133.00300

Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Cory Sanders32253391/94331137.4
Billy Cowsette51180/0018042.1
MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Benjamin Lee25172630/02401112.6
Buddy Cahill53320/0017078.8

Receiving Statistics

DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Omar Jacobs121621017.5041332
WR Jim Richmond57459.000201
WR Randal Schulz454010.0019190
TE Les Cortez23178.504110
FB Jamal Kelley111313.003130
RB Rondell Farley112626.0026260
WR Junior Krykhtine1266.00161
WR Damon Stone0100.00000
RB Randal Heintz0100.00000
MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Bernie Sweeney6108814.6736400
WR Sean Pallansch5511222.4047391
TE Lester Baskey334013.3313250
WR Troy Wiggins34186.003101
WR Marcus Rodgers252914.5012220
WR Roy Reynolds1188.00380
RB Stephen Dixon0200.00000

Interception Statistics

DenverIntsYardsAvgTD
S Kennedy McWilliams100.000
MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Larry Warkentien100.000

Fumble Statistics

DenverFumbRecovForceTD
Rondell Farley1000
Lee Fountaine0100
Mario Cochrane0100
Grady Madison0010
MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Roy Reynolds1000
Larry Warkentien0010

Punting Statistics

DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Gabe Farley315551.751.7562
MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jackie Scott416040.037.0462

Kicking Statistics

DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Tyrus Johnson2/21/10/0456/6
MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Irving Clemens1/11/10/0493/3

Punt Return Statistics

DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Rondell Farley2126.00
MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD

Kick Return Statistics

DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Rondell Farley47218.00
Otis Canada13434.00
MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Sean Pallansch717424.90
Marcus Rodgers166.00

Defensive Statistics

DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Rufus DeWoody810.01423
S Rico Byrum610.01528
ILB Scottie Harmon600.01423
CB Mario Cochrane320.01721
OLB Oliver Keith310.01827
S Kennedy McWilliams300.01423
DE Kelvin Ingram210.01418
OLB Grady Madison200.086
OLB Eric Staple120.01618
S Matthew Erwin110.072
CB Sam Hastings100.01114
S Roman Coffey100.087
WR Jim Richmond10---------
DT Jessie Sullivan100.01723
S Reuben Reese010.038
DE David Grillo010.01017
CB Cary Chustz010.01521
DE Terry Desjardins010.01011
ILB Carlos Roland010.01417
MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Brandon White1010.02534
OLB Bo Tanner550.01925
S Norman Haworth530.02232
S Marco Harp410.01924
S Emmanuel Ouellette320.0109
ILB Lorenzo White310.0924
CB Larry Warkentien300.01815
S Dean Tanner300.0821
OLB Geoff Figley210.52431
DT Norbert Borders200.51827
CB Percy Oliver200.02227
DE Stephen Wilkerson200.01627
OLB Wayne Hines200.038
DT Billy Clayton120.01012
CB Ernie Vertescher100.02230
WR Marcus Rodgers10---------
DE Mitch Oxenby010.01620
DE Tyrus Ragland010.01111

Pass Rush Statistics

DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE David Grillo0.003117
MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Norbert Borders0.511027
OLB Geoff Figley0.502331
DE Derek Holliday0.001218
DE Mitch Oxenby0.001020

Pass Defense Statistics

DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Rufus DeWoody61023
CB Mario Cochrane30021
OLB Oliver Keith21027
ILB Scottie Harmon21023
S Rico Byrum20028
CB Sam Hastings20014
S Kennedy McWilliams11123
S Roman Coffey1007
OLB Grady Madison1006
MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Brandon White50034
OLB Bo Tanner40025
CB Ernie Vertescher31030
CB Larry Warkentien30115
ILB Lorenzo White30024
OLB Wayne Hines2008
S Norman Haworth20032
CB Percy Oliver10027
S Emmanuel Ouellette1009
OLB Geoff Figley10031
CB Herb Newhart1008

Blocking Statistics

DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Corwin Yates26125027
Marvin Fulcher14015017
Jamal Kelley12018026
D.J. Peterson11020021
Leland Conlan03014127
Wendell Bleeck02015028
Irving Gossett02020029
Richard Tatum0208015
Bob Kelley01018026
Les Cortez01015021
MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Korey Way24016028
Korey Westbrook13017023
Brad Bensen1107017
Glenn Darlington06017024
Billy Francis0401409
James Gerhardt02016025
Courtney Finch0109022
Dustin Rhodes010506

Special Teams Tackles

DenverTacklesSTPlays
Otis Canada223
Jamal Kelley218
Damon Stone118
Kennedy McWilliams118
Les Cortez116
Mario Cochrane114
MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Dean Tanner216
Roy Reynolds119
Larry Warkentien119
Bernie Sweeney117
Brad Bensen19
Dustin Rhodes15

Participation

DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Rondell Farley2321------2064
Jamal Kelley1826------1862
Cory Sanders2333---------56
Mercury Hibbs1621------1855
Kennedy McWilliams------14231855
Corwin Yates2527------254
Les Cortez1521------1652
Omar Jacobs2030------252
Mario Cochrane------17211452
Irving Gossett2029------251
Bob Kelley1826------347
Wendell Bleeck1528------346
D.J. Peterson2021------546
Oliver Keith------1827146
Rico Byrum------1528144
Carlos Roland------14171142
Leland Conlan1427---------41
Jessie Sullivan------1723141
Scottie Harmon------1423441
Randal Schulz1921---------40
Jim Richmond716------1740
Rufus DeWoody------1423138
Cary Chustz------1521238
Eric Staple------1618236
Marvin Fulcher1517------234
Otis Canada47------2334
Kelvin Ingram------1418133
Sam Hastings------1114631
Michael Lincoln------1014428
Richard Tatum815------528
David Grillo------1017---27
Damon Stone15------1824
Terry Desjardins------1011324
Randal Heintz312------520
Junior Krykhtine910---------19
Lee Fountaine------211316
Grady Madison------86216
Roman Coffey------87---15
Nolan Grunow------57214
Reuben Reese------38---11
Tyrus Johnson00------1111
Matthew Erwin------72---9
Billy Cowsette45---------9
Gabe Farley00------55
K.C. Cuviello------0134
Kyle Wagner00---------0
MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Brandon White------25341069
Bernie Sweeney2023------1760
Geoff Figley------2431257
Norman Haworth------2232357
Percy Oliver------2227554
Ernie Vertescher------2230254
Larry Warkentien------18151952
Korey Way1628------549
Courtney Finch922------1849
Norbert Borders------1827247
Bo Tanner------1925246
Lester Baskey1513------1745
Dean Tanner------8211645
Benjamin Lee1925---------44
Stephen Wilkerson------1627144
Marco Harp------1924144
James Gerhardt1625---------41
Brent Dennis1423------441
Glenn Darlington1724---------41
Sean Pallansch1517------840
Korey Westbrook1723---------40
Mitch Oxenby------1620238
Lorenzo White------924437
Stephen Dixon1222---------34
Brad Bensen717------933
Troy Wiggins1014------832
Mel Stokes75------1729
Derek Holliday------1118---29
Marcus Rodgers811------928
Herb Jazynka------681428
Billy Francis149------528
Tyrus Ragland------1111527
Billy Clayton------1012224
Roy Reynolds22------1923
Emmanuel Ouellette------109---19
Wayne Hines------38819
Herb Newhart------58417
Dustin Rhodes56------516
Claude Oshiro65------516
Stan Hastings57------113
Jackie Stevens------37212
Cole McCormick54------211
Buddy Cahill35---------8
Irving Clemens00------66
Jackie Scott00------44
Butch Campbell00------11

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5204.0
Middle15473.1
Right7334.7
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8172.1
Middle6162.7
Right8273.4
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Cory Sanders32257110351
Billy Cowsette510101200
MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Benjamin Lee25176204101
Buddy Cahill530000210

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen223015.0
Short (0-8 Yds)16131006.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)106989.8
Long (19+ Yds)9512914.3
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)149795.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)12913711.4
Long (19+ Yds)427919.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Omar Jacobs16120210530
WR Jim Richmond75145116
WR Randal Schulz54040021
TE Les Cortez32017021
WR Junior Krykhtine2106010
FB Jamal Kelley11013026
WR Damon Stone100005
RB Rondell Farley11026121
RB Randal Heintz1000012
MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Bernie Sweeney106088223
WR Marcus Rodgers52029111
WR Sean Pallansch550112217
WR Troy Wiggins43018014
TE Lester Baskey33040113
RB Stephen Dixon2000022
WR Roy Reynolds110802

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Rondell Farley4194.753.44
Otis Canada133.004.33
Randal Heintz199.001.67
MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Stephen Dixon166.003.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Cory Sanders66467.6710.59
Billy Cowsette2000.003.60
MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Benjamin Lee42205.0010.52

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Omar Jacobs33279.0013.13
WR Jim Richmond22136.506.43
WR Randal Schulz1000.008.00
WR Damon Stone1000.000.00
WR Junior Krykhtine1166.003.00
MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Bernie Sweeney21105.008.80
WR Troy Wiggins111010.004.50
RB Stephen Dixon1000.000.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

DenverRushesConversions
Rondell Farley20
Cory Sanders11
Otis Canada10
MinnesotaRushesConversions
Mel Stokes20
Cole McCormick11
Stephen Dixon10

Third Down Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompConversions
Cory Sanders655
Billy Cowsette211
MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Benjamin Lee632
Buddy Cahill111

Third Down Receiving Statistics

DenverTargCatchConversions
WR Randal Schulz322
WR Omar Jacobs222
WR Jim Richmond211
TE Les Cortez111
MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Bernie Sweeney322
WR Marcus Rodgers200
TE Lester Baskey111
WR Troy Wiggins110

SectionAttendance
Stadium48,400 (69,300 capacity)
Upper Deck15,300 (21,000)
End Zone11,000 (15,200)
Mezzanine6,500 (8,800)
Sideline Seats9,100 (13,400)
Club Seats5,300 (8,200)
Luxury Boxes1,200 (2,700)