Week 8, 2026

played in Charlotte, NC

76 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Death	7	0	7	0	-	14
Charlotte Fight'n Squirrels	3	0	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:42 DEN - Randal Schulz 10 pass from Cory Sanders (Tyrus Johnson extra point)
1Q: 06:39 CHA - Calvin Tuitele 35 field goal
3Q: 06:24 DEN - Jamal Kelley 2 pass from Cory Sanders (Tyrus Johnson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:42 DEN - Randal Schulz 10 pass from Cory Sanders (Tyrus Johnson extra point)
1Q: 06:39 CHA - Calvin Tuitele 35 field goal
3Q: 06:24 DEN - Jamal Kelley 2 pass from Cory Sanders (Tyrus Johnson extra point)

Team Statistics DEN CHA
Record 7-1 5-2
First Downs 16 18
- by Rushing 6 2
- by Passing 10 13
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 337 299
- Offensive Plays 58 63
- Yards per Play 5.81 4.75
Net Rushing Yards 119 58
- Rushing Attempts 35 21
- Yards per Rush 3.40 2.76
Net Passing Yards 218 241
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 14 - 0 40 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 218 252
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 9.48 5.74
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/40 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/56 3/50
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 20
Time of Possession 30:59 29:01

Team Statistics	DEN	CHA
Record	7-1	5-2
First Downs	16	18
- by Rushing	6	2
- by Passing	10	13
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	337	299
- Offensive Plays	58	63
- Yards per Play	5.81	4.75
Net Rushing Yards	119	58
- Rushing Attempts	35	21
- Yards per Rush	3.40	2.76
Net Passing Yards	218	241
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 14 - 0	40 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	218	252
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	9.48	5.74
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/40	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/56	3/50
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 20
Time of Possession	30:59	29:01

Drive Charts

Denver Death
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:26	OWN 33	6	67	Touchdown
1	6:32	2:22	OWN 39	3	9	Punt
2	14:40	5:46	OWN 34	11	42	Missed FG
2	6:42	3:50	OWN 14	6	26	Punt
2	2:00	1:28	OWN 30	5	18	Punt
3	9:43	3:30	OWN 14	9	86	Touchdown
3	0:28	2:43	OWN 24	5	34	Punt
4	11:36	1:46	OWN 49	4	15	Punt
4	7:37	4:46	OWN 20	6	39	Punt
4	0:57	0:57	OWN 7	3	1	Game

Charlotte Fight'n Squirrels
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:34	5:02	OWN 35	8	47	Field Goal
1	4:10	4:30	OWN 17	11	65	Missed FG
2	8:54	2:12	OWN 31	5	16	Punt
2	2:52	0:52	OWN 13	3	5	Punt
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 11	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	5:17	OWN 24	9	34	Punt
3	6:13	5:45	OWN 18	11	58	Fumble
4	12:45	1:09	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	9:50	2:13	OWN 20	6	40	Punt
4	2:51	1:54	OWN 20	8	58	Interception

Game MVP: Cory Sanders, Denver Death

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rondell Farley	13	44	3.38	8	0
Randal Heintz	13	46	3.54	12	2
Cory Sanders	4	5	1.25	4	0
Otis Canada	4	24	6.00	11	1
Jamal Kelley	1	0	0.00	0	0

Charlotte	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Darren Riley	12	25	2.08	9
Herman Levine	6	28	4.67	7
Tyrus Sutton	2	6	3.00	7
Andrew House	1	-1	-1.00	-1

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cory Sanders	23	14	218	0/0	2	39	0	121.2

Charlotte	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tyrus Sutton	40	24	252	2/11	0	23	1	67.9

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Omar Jacobs	3	7	78	26.00	51	39	0
WR Randal Schulz	3	4	47	15.67	7	34	1
TE Les Cortez	2	2	21	10.50	8	13	0
WR Junior Krykhtine	2	4	17	8.50	1	11	0
FB Jamal Kelley	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	1
WR Jim Richmond	1	2	24	24.00	0	24	0
RB Rondell Farley	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Mercury Hibbs	1	1	23	23.00	5	23	0
WR Damon Stone	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Charlotte	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Alex Atherton	8	10	100	12.50	29	23
WR Andrew House	6	9	61	10.17	3	16
RB Herman Levine	4	5	32	8.00	8	14
WR Chester Horner	2	7	18	9.00	0	11
TE Phillip Heath	1	2	18	18.00	7	18
TE Oscar Duffy	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
RB Darren Riley	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
TE Monty Borrelli	1	1	13	13.00	0	13
WR Oliver Jacobs	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kennedy McWilliams	1	0	0.00	0

Charlotte	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Terry Desjardins	0	1	0	0
Eric Staple	0	0	1	0

Charlotte	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tyrus Sutton	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gabe Farley	6	242	40.3	30.3	47	3

Charlotte	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Clay Yockey	5	196	39.2	33.6	60	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tyrus Johnson	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	2/2

Charlotte	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Calvin Tuitele	1/2	0/0	0/0	35	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rondell Farley	1	8	8.0	0

Charlotte	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Junior Krykhtine	2	56	28.0	0

Charlotte	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Oliver Jacobs	2	24	12.0	0
Orlando Hill	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Scottie Harmon	8	2	0.0	18	32
OLB Eric Staple	7	1	2.0	14	28
CB Mario Cochrane	3	4	0.0	17	29
ILB Carlos Roland	3	1	0.0	20	40
DE David Grillo	3	0	0.0	16	24
CB Cary Chustz	3	0	0.0	11	24
S Kennedy McWilliams	2	3	0.0	13	28
DT Jessie Sullivan	2	1	0.0	15	34
ILB K.C. Cuviello	2	1	0.0	6	17
DT Nolan Grunow	2	0	0.0	6	8
OLB Grady Madison	2	0	0.0	9	16
S Rico Byrum	1	4	0.0	16	31
S Roman Coffey	1	2	0.0	8	14
S Matthew Erwin	1	0	0.0	5	11
CB Sam Hastings	1	0	0.0	11	25
CB Rufus DeWoody	1	0	0.0	12	32
DE Michael Lincoln	1	0	0.0	7	16
DE Terry Desjardins	1	0	0.0	5	18
ILB Alan Cooley	1	0	0.0	5	4

Charlotte	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Rico Cote	5	1	0.0	23	18
S Andre Gomez	4	3	0.0	23	15
DT Moe Meggett	4	2	0.0	23	17
CB Orlando Hill	4	1	0.0	18	15
OLB Mel Henke	4	0	0.0	15	10
CB Butch Newsome	4	0	0.0	31	22
OLB Norman Harding	3	1	0.0	19	11
DE Kendrick Mantle	3	0	0.0	11	8
ILB Kennedy Cox	2	1	0.0	15	12
DT Skip Cox	2	1	0.0	23	15
S Kelvin Manns	2	1	0.0	16	11
DE Stanley Matthews	2	0	0.0	21	15
DT Artie Fishkin	2	0	0.0	22	14
ILB Travis Nelson	2	0	0.0	19	9
S Ricardo Lester	1	1	0.0	24	15
DE Earl Harner	1	1	0.0	19	9
WR Chester Horner	1	0	---	---	---
CB Ted Schulz	0	3	0.0	30	14
S Francisco McAfee	0	1	0.0	11	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Eric Staple	2.0	0	1	0	28
DE Terry Desjardins	0.0	1	2	0	18
ILB Scottie Harmon	0.0	0	1	1	32
DE Kelvin Ingram	0.0	0	0	1	26

Charlotte	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Stanley Matthews	1	1	0	15
DT Artie Fishkin	1	1	0	14
DT Moe Meggett	0	3	1	17
DT Skip Cox	0	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Scottie Harmon	5	0	0	32
CB Cary Chustz	4	0	0	24
ILB Carlos Roland	2	1	0	40
CB Mario Cochrane	2	0	0	29
ILB K.C. Cuviello	2	0	0	17
S Rico Byrum	1	2	0	31
S Kennedy McWilliams	1	0	1	28
S Matthew Erwin	1	0	0	11
DT Nolan Grunow	1	0	0	8
OLB Eric Staple	1	0	0	28
CB Sam Hastings	1	0	0	25
CB Rufus DeWoody	1	0	0	32
DE Michael Lincoln	1	0	0	16
S Roman Coffey	1	0	0	14
OLB Grady Madison	0	2	0	16
DT Jessie Sullivan	0	1	0	34

Charlotte	Caught	PPlay
CB Butch Newsome	3	22
ILB Kennedy Cox	2	12
OLB Rico Cote	2	18
OLB Norman Harding	2	11
ILB Travis Nelson	2	9
CB Orlando Hill	1	15
S Andre Gomez	1	15
S Kelvin Manns	1	11

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Irving Gossett	3	6	0	32	17
Corwin Yates	2	7	0	28	15
Bob Kelley	2	3	1	31	19
D.J. Peterson	1	3	1	15	12
Wendell Bleeck	1	3	0	25	16
Richard Tatum	1	2	0	8	9
Jamal Kelley	1	1	0	20	11
Leland Conlan	0	5	0	25	16
Les Cortez	0	1	0	23	13

Charlotte	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brent Leupold	2	6	1	18	1	35
Bruce Sales	1	3	0	15	0	35
Vinny Schroeder	1	3	0	20	0	38
Stanley Sutter	1	2	0	19	1	41
Winston Means	1	2	0	20	0	33
Brock Perkins	0	1	0	3	0	5
Craig Stephens	0	1	0	11	0	26
Curtis Haesche	0	1	0	6	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Jamal Kelley	2	16
Mercury Hibbs	1	11

Charlotte	Tackles	STPlays
Orlando Hill	1	17
Oliver Jacobs	1	12
Craig Stephens	1	11

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carlos Roland	---	---	20	40	2	62
Cory Sanders	35	23	---	---	---	58
Bob Kelley	31	19	---	---	7	57
Scottie Harmon	---	---	18	32	3	53
Mario Cochrane	---	---	17	29	6	52
Omar Jacobs	31	19	---	---	1	51
Jessie Sullivan	---	---	15	34	1	50
Irving Gossett	32	17	---	---	---	49
Kennedy McWilliams	---	---	13	28	8	49
Rico Byrum	---	---	16	31	1	48
Corwin Yates	28	15	---	---	4	47
Jamal Kelley	20	11	---	---	16	47
Les Cortez	23	13	---	---	10	46
Wendell Bleeck	25	16	---	---	4	45
Eric Staple	---	---	14	28	3	45
Rufus DeWoody	---	---	12	32	1	45
Sam Hastings	---	---	11	25	6	42
Rondell Farley	18	9	---	---	15	42
Kelvin Ingram	---	---	14	26	1	41
David Grillo	---	---	16	24	1	41
Leland Conlan	25	16	---	---	---	41
Mercury Hibbs	15	15	---	---	11	41
Cary Chustz	---	---	11	24	4	39
Jim Richmond	18	9	---	---	10	37
K.C. Cuviello	---	---	6	17	12	35
D.J. Peterson	15	12	---	---	7	34
Michael Lincoln	---	---	7	16	6	29
Grady Madison	---	---	9	16	3	28
Randal Schulz	15	11	---	---	1	27
Otis Canada	6	3	---	---	17	26
Roman Coffey	---	---	8	14	4	26
Randal Heintz	14	12	---	---	---	26
Junior Krykhtine	13	11	---	---	2	26
Marvin Fulcher	11	11	---	---	3	25
Terry Desjardins	---	---	5	18	1	24
Richard Tatum	8	9	---	---	7	24
Nolan Grunow	---	---	6	8	6	20
Matthew Erwin	---	---	5	11	1	17
Alan Cooley	---	---	5	4	4	13
Damon Stone	2	2	---	---	7	11
Reuben Reese	---	---	3	5	2	10
Gabe Farley	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tyrus Johnson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Trent Snyder	0	0	---	---	---	0
Billy Cowsette	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kyle Wagner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Charlotte	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tyrus Sutton	21	42	---	---	---	63
Vinny Schroeder	20	38	---	---	4	62
Andrew House	20	36	---	---	5	61
Stanley Sutter	19	41	---	---	---	60
Brent Leupold	18	35	---	---	6	59
Winston Means	20	33	---	---	4	57
Butch Newsome	---	---	31	22	1	54
Bruce Sales	15	35	---	---	1	51
Orlando Hill	---	---	18	15	17	50
Alex Atherton	14	32	---	---	2	48
Chester Horner	16	30	---	---	2	48
Ted Schulz	---	---	30	14	4	48
Darren Riley	13	19	---	---	16	48
Craig Stephens	11	26	---	---	11	48
Rico Cote	---	---	23	18	1	42
Stanley Matthews	---	---	21	15	6	42
Moe Meggett	---	---	23	17	1	41
Kennedy Cox	---	---	15	12	14	41
Andre Gomez	---	---	23	15	2	40
Ricardo Lester	---	---	24	15	---	39
Skip Cox	---	---	23	15	---	38
Leroy Burnham	---	---	21	14	2	37
Artie Fishkin	---	---	22	14	1	37
Kelvin Manns	---	---	16	11	9	36
Norman Harding	---	---	19	11	5	35
Travis Nelson	---	---	19	9	5	33
Herman Levine	8	21	---	---	2	31
Earl Harner	---	---	19	9	1	29
Oliver Jacobs	6	11	---	---	12	29
Oscar Duffy	6	14	---	---	8	28
Mel Henke	---	---	15	10	1	26
Phillip Heath	7	13	---	---	5	25
Kendrick Mantle	---	---	11	8	5	24
Francisco McAfee	---	---	11	8	1	20
Curtis Haesche	6	7	---	---	6	19
Kris Clinton	3	7	---	---	7	17
Freddie Duncan	1	9	---	---	7	17
Monty Borrelli	0	2	---	---	12	14
Corwin Kawakami	---	---	1	1	8	10
Ken Warfield	3	5	---	---	1	9
Brock Perkins	3	5	---	---	---	8
Clay Yockey	0	0	---	---	5	5
Joseph Nevers	---	---	1	1	3	5
Calvin Tuitele	0	0	---	---	4	4
Kenny Southard	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jason Palmer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	45	5.6
Middle	14	47	3.4
Right	11	29	2.6
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	30	3.8
Middle	5	10	2.0
Right	7	19	2.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cory Sanders	23	14	5	0	1	0	6	1	0

Charlotte	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tyrus Sutton	40	24	2	1	3	6	4	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	10	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	109	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	41	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	58	14.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	15	127	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	102	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	23	7.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Omar Jacobs	7	3	1	78	2	19
WR Randal Schulz	4	3	0	47	1	11
WR Junior Krykhtine	4	2	0	17	0	11
TE Les Cortez	2	2	0	21	0	13
WR Jim Richmond	2	1	0	24	1	9
FB Jamal Kelley	1	1	0	2	0	11
WR Damon Stone	1	0	0	0	0	2
RB Rondell Farley	1	1	0	6	0	9
TE Mercury Hibbs	1	1	0	23	1	15

Charlotte	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alex Atherton	10	8	0	100	2	32
WR Andrew House	9	6	0	61	0	36
WR Chester Horner	7	2	2	18	0	30
RB Herman Levine	5	4	0	32	0	21
WR Oliver Jacobs	3	0	1	0	0	11
TE Phillip Heath	2	1	0	18	0	13
TE Oscar Duffy	2	1	0	7	0	14
RB Darren Riley	1	1	0	3	0	19
TE Monty Borrelli	1	1	0	13	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rondell Farley	2	1	0.50	3.38

Charlotte	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herman Levine	1	2	2.00	4.67
Darren Riley	1	1	1.00	2.08

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cory Sanders	3	3	18	6.00	9.48

Charlotte	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tyrus Sutton	3	0	0	0.00	6.30

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Randal Schulz	1	1	10	10.00	11.75
FB Jamal Kelley	1	1	2	2.00	2.00
RB Rondell Farley	1	1	6	6.00	6.00

Charlotte	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chester Horner	2	0	0	0.00	2.57
TE Phillip Heath	1	0	0	0.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Cory Sanders	2	0
Randal Heintz	2	1
Jamal Kelley	1	0
Otis Canada	1	0

Charlotte	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cory Sanders	8	6	5

Charlotte	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tyrus Sutton	13	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Omar Jacobs	3	2	2
WR Randal Schulz	2	2	2
WR Junior Krykhtine	2	2	1
WR Jim Richmond	1	0	0

Charlotte	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alex Atherton	4	4	3
WR Chester Horner	3	1	1
WR Andrew House	3	2	1
TE Oscar Duffy	1	1	1
WR Oliver Jacobs	1	0	0
RB Herman Levine	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,100 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,800 (21,100)
End Zone 12,100 (15,200)
Mezzanine 6,500 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (13,400)
Club Seats 4,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,100 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,800 (21,100)
End Zone	12,100 (15,200)
Mezzanine	6,500 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (13,400)
Club Seats	4,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (4,000)