Week 17, 2026

played in Fargo (ND), ND

31 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Denver Death	3	0	7	17	-	27
Fargo (ND) Freeze	0	0	0	0	-	0

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:10 DEN - Tyrus Johnson 27 field goal
3Q: 08:21 DEN - Randal Heintz 48 pass from Bryce Watkins (Tyrus Johnson extra point)
4Q: 13:51 DEN - Tyrus Johnson 22 field goal
4Q: 13:16 DEN - Scottie Harmon 36 interception return (Tyrus Johnson extra point)
4Q: 07:29 DEN - Kennedy McWilliams 73 interception return (Tyrus Johnson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:10 DEN - Tyrus Johnson 27 field goal
3Q: 08:21 DEN - Randal Heintz 48 pass from Bryce Watkins (Tyrus Johnson extra point)
4Q: 13:51 DEN - Tyrus Johnson 22 field goal
4Q: 13:16 DEN - Scottie Harmon 36 interception return (Tyrus Johnson extra point)
4Q: 07:29 DEN - Kennedy McWilliams 73 interception return (Tyrus Johnson extra point)

Team Statistics DEN FAR
Record 11-5 2-14
First Downs 11 17
- by Rushing 3 12
- by Passing 8 5
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 259 262
- Offensive Plays 53 69
- Yards per Play 4.89 3.80
Net Rushing Yards 80 150
- Rushing Attempts 29 26
- Yards per Rush 2.76 5.77
Net Passing Yards 179 112
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 13 - 0 41 - 22 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 186 121
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 7.46 2.60
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 5/25 4/-6
Kick Returns/Yards 1/24 6/91
Interception Ret./Yards 3/136 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 24
Time of Possession 28:27 31:33

Team Statistics	DEN	FAR
Record	11-5	2-14
First Downs	11	17
- by Rushing	3	12
- by Passing	8	5
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	259	262
- Offensive Plays	53	69
- Yards per Play	4.89	3.80
Net Rushing Yards	80	150
- Rushing Attempts	29	26
- Yards per Rush	2.76	5.77
Net Passing Yards	179	112
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 13 - 0	41 - 22 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	186	121
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	7.46	2.60
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	5/25	4/-6
Kick Returns/Yards	1/24	6/91
Interception Ret./Yards	3/136	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 24
Time of Possession	28:27	31:33

Drive Charts

Denver Death
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:56	OWN 15	13	75	Field Goal
1	5:06	1:19	OWN 29	3	30	Fumble
1	0:53	2:24	OWN 6	6	12	Punt
2	11:55	3:00	OWN 16	6	9	Punt
2	3:56	2:25	OWN 21	6	21	Punt
3	12:08	2:08	OWN 33	3	5	Punt
3	9:13	1:12	OPP 41	2	41	Touchdown
3	2:52	1:19	OWN 9	3	6	Punt
3	0:05	1:20	OPP 44	4	39	Field Goal
4	10:13	1:54	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	3:50	1:56	OPP 22	3	3	Missed FG
4	0:25	0:25	OWN 26	1	0	Game

Fargo (ND) Freeze
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:04	2:58	OWN 21	5	20	Punt
1	3:47	2:54	OWN 41	6	19	Punt
2	13:29	1:34	OWN 37	3	6	Punt
2	8:55	4:59	OWN 17	9	62	Fumble
2	1:31	1:31	OWN 19	5	22	Punt
3	15:00	2:52	OWN 16	6	15	Punt
3	10:00	0:47	OWN 5	3	-1	Punt
3	8:01	5:09	OWN 26	7	25	Punt
3	1:33	1:28	OWN 26	3	18	Fumble
4	13:45	0:37	OWN 31	1	0	Interception
4	13:08	2:55	OWN 26	6	11	Punt
4	8:19	1:00	OWN 31	4	25	Interception
4	7:19	3:29	OWN 19	8	24	Interception
4	1:54	1:29	OWN 26	3	6	Punt

Game MVP: Scottie Harmon, Denver Death

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Randal Heintz	14	40	2.86	18	3
Otis Canada	9	21	2.33	5	0
Jamal Kelley	3	11	3.67	6	0
Bryce Watkins	2	7	3.50	4	0
Jim Richmond	1	1	1.00	1	0

Fargo (ND)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gino Sullivan	23	132	5.74	12	4
Steve Skuratovsky	1	12	12.00	12	1
Melvin Murray	1	3	3.00	3	0
Kenyon Gabree	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryce Watkins	23	13	186	1/7	1	48	0	97.3

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	LG	Int	Rate
Kenyon Gabree	30	17	96	2/9	12	1	48.8
Edgar McCormick	8	4	12	0/0	8	1	16.7
Steve Lincoln	3	1	13	0/0	13	1	8.3

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Omar Jacobs	6	11	75	12.50	20	25	0
WR Junior Krykhtine	2	4	38	19.00	1	31	0
TE Les Cortez	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Randal Schulz	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Jim Richmond	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Randal Heintz	1	1	48	48.00	38	48	1
TE Mercury Hibbs	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0

Fargo (ND)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Gino Sullivan	8	12	30	3.75	20	11
TE Steve Skuratovsky	4	7	31	7.75	2	12
WR Wes Schneider	4	9	34	8.50	0	13
TE Randall McCormick	2	2	3	1.50	0	4
RB Melvin Murray	2	3	15	7.50	0	8
WR J.R. Murphy	1	4	8	8.00	10	8
WR Dale Wang	1	3	0	0.00	0	0
FB Hardy Camara	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Scottie Harmon	2	63	31.50	1
S Kennedy McWilliams	1	73	73.00	1

Fargo (ND)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mario Cochrane	1	0	0
Randal Heintz	1	0	0
Nolan Grunow	0	1	0
Sam Hastings	0	1	0
Otis Canada	0	1	0
Eric Staple	0	0	1
Carlos Roland	0	0	1

Fargo (ND)	Fumb	Recov	Force
J.R. Murphy	1	0	0
Kenyon Gabree	1	0	0
Rex Pollard	0	1	0
J.C. Upshaw	0	0	1
Hardy Camara	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gabe Farley	6	293	48.8	49.8	58	2

Fargo (ND)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Aaron Randle	9	362	40.2	37.4	50	5

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tyrus Johnson	2/3	0/0	0/0	27	3/3

Fargo (ND)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Winston Hodgson	4	22	5.5	0
Otis Canada	1	3	3.0	0

Fargo (ND)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Patrick Dellinger	4	-6	-1.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mario Cochrane	1	24	24.0	0

Fargo (ND)	Ret	Yards	Avg
Kenneth Malone	4	67	16.8
Emmitt Bronson	1	9	9.0
Patrick Dellinger	1	15	15.0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Carlos Roland	5	2	1.0	22	40
S Matthew Erwin	5	3	0.0	14	16
S Rico Byrum	4	3	0.0	17	32
ILB Scottie Harmon	4	2	0.0	20	40
S Kennedy McWilliams	4	1	0.0	13	25
CB Mario Cochrane	4	0	0.0	18	35
OLB Oliver Keith	3	2	0.0	14	20
DT Nolan Grunow	3	0	0.0	9	15
DE Terry Desjardins	3	0	0.0	10	14
DE Kelvin Ingram	2	1	0.0	10	31
DE David Grillo	2	0	0.0	16	29
CB Rufus DeWoody	2	0	0.0	14	31
CB Cary Chustz	2	0	0.0	15	24
OLB Eric Staple	1	1	1.0	14	34
OLB Grady Madison	1	1	0.0	8	4
DT Jessie Sullivan	1	1	0.0	17	28
CB Sam Hastings	1	0	0.0	13	17
DE Michael Lincoln	1	0	0.0	16	12
S Roman Coffey	1	0	0.0	13	18

Fargo (ND)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Patrick Dellinger	6	1	0.0	26	17
OLB Jimmie Brackins	5	3	0.0	25	23
ILB Deion Elliott	4	1	0.0	26	20
DT Donnie Parsons	4	0	0.0	13	15
CB Kenneth Malone	4	0	0.0	26	19
OLB Bubba Whitworth	3	1	0.0	15	9
DE Rondell George	2	3	0.0	25	19
CB Emmitt Bronson	2	1	0.0	14	15
OLB Dave Stuart	2	0	0.0	3	5
DE Renaldo Rhodes	2	0	0.0	20	16
CB Mario Corbett	2	0	0.0	14	13
CB Mickey Lockley	2	0	0.0	18	16
S Kirk Adams	2	0	0.0	16	11
DT Rex Pollard	1	0	1.0	17	7
DT J.C. Upshaw	1	1	0.0	26	24
WR J.R. Murphy	1	0	---	---	---
S Sammy Sims	0	3	0.0	17	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Eric Staple	1.0	0	3	0	34
ILB Carlos Roland	1.0	0	0	0	40
ILB Scottie Harmon	0.0	1	0	0	40
DE David Grillo	0.0	0	2	1	29

Fargo (ND)	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Rex Pollard	1.0	0	1	7
DT Donnie Parsons	0.0	1	0	15
DT J.C. Upshaw	0.0	1	0	24
DE Ryan Sweeney	0.0	1	0	5

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mario Cochrane	4	0	0	35
ILB Scottie Harmon	3	1	2	40
S Kennedy McWilliams	3	1	1	25
S Matthew Erwin	3	0	0	16
CB Rufus DeWoody	2	0	0	31
ILB Carlos Roland	2	0	0	40
CB Cary Chustz	1	1	0	24
DT Nolan Grunow	1	0	0	15
OLB Eric Staple	1	0	0	34
CB Sam Hastings	1	0	0	17
DE Terry Desjardins	1	0	0	14
DE Kelvin Ingram	0	1	0	31
S Roman Coffey	0	1	0	18

Fargo (ND)	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jimmie Brackins	3	1	23
OLB Dave Stuart	2	0	5
CB Emmitt Bronson	2	0	15
CB Mickey Lockley	2	0	16
OLB Bubba Whitworth	1	1	9
CB Mario Corbett	1	0	13
CB Kenneth Malone	1	0	19
S Kirk Adams	1	0	11
S Patrick Dellinger	0	1	17

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Irving Gossett	3	6	25	0	18
Bob Kelley	1	4	25	0	18
Wendell Bleeck	1	4	17	0	18
Corwin Yates	0	4	23	0	16
D.J. Peterson	0	3	14	0	13
Kyle Horn	0	2	21	1	17
Marvin Fulcher	0	2	14	0	11
Les Cortez	0	1	16	0	19
Trent Snyder	0	1	6	0	9

Fargo (ND)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wesley Rounds	5	6	26	0	41
Thomas Meier	5	5	23	0	37
Ricky Tyler	4	5	23	0	30
Corwin Schultz	2	4	19	1	33
Emmitt Trepanier	1	1	7	0	10
Hardy Camara	1	1	16	0	17
Wally Lynn	0	2	21	0	36
Blake Broyles	0	1	8	0	10
Nicky Perez	0	0	3	1	15

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Kennedy McWilliams	4	13
Winston Hodgson	2	24
Otis Canada	2	17
Les Cortez	1	21
Mercury Hibbs	1	14

Fargo (ND)	Tackles	STPlays
Bubba Whitworth	3	10
Hardy Camara	1	16
Randall McCormick	1	14
Dale Wang	1	13

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carlos Roland	---	---	22	40	---	62
Scottie Harmon	---	---	20	40	1	61
Mario Cochrane	---	---	18	35	7	60
Les Cortez	16	19	---	---	21	56
Omar Jacobs	23	20	---	---	11	54
Bryce Watkins	29	24	---	---	---	53
Bob Kelley	25	18	---	---	9	52
Kennedy McWilliams	---	---	13	25	13	51
Rico Byrum	---	---	17	32	1	50
Eric Staple	---	---	14	34	2	50
Irving Gossett	25	18	---	---	7	50
Otis Canada	15	15	---	---	17	47
Jessie Sullivan	---	---	17	28	1	46
David Grillo	---	---	16	29	---	45
Jamal Kelley	14	15	---	---	16	45
Rufus DeWoody	---	---	14	31	---	45
Corwin Yates	23	16	---	---	5	44
Wendell Bleeck	17	18	---	---	9	44
Kelvin Ingram	---	---	10	31	---	41
Sam Hastings	---	---	13	17	10	40
Cary Chustz	---	---	15	24	1	40
Mercury Hibbs	17	9	---	---	14	40
Kyle Horn	21	17	---	---	---	38
Randal Schulz	14	16	---	---	7	37
Oliver Keith	---	---	14	20	3	37
Michael Lincoln	---	---	16	12	9	37
D.J. Peterson	14	13	---	---	9	36
K.C. Cuviello	---	---	11	7	18	36
Matthew Erwin	---	---	14	16	4	34
Nolan Grunow	---	---	9	15	7	31
Roman Coffey	---	---	13	18	---	31
Randal Heintz	15	8	---	---	7	30
Jim Richmond	13	8	---	---	8	29
Winston Hodgson	4	1	---	---	24	29
Marvin Fulcher	14	11	---	---	1	26
Terry Desjardins	---	---	10	14	1	25
Junior Krykhtine	14	9	---	---	---	23
Grady Madison	---	---	8	4	8	20
Trent Snyder	6	9	---	---	---	15
Tyrus Johnson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Alan Cooley	---	---	2	1	6	9
Gabe Farley	0	0	---	---	9	9
Billy Cowsette	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kyle Wagner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Fargo (ND)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Skuratovsky	26	43	---	---	8	77
Gino Sullivan	25	34	---	---	16	75
Wesley Rounds	26	41	---	---	8	75
Thomas Meier	23	37	---	---	8	68
Wally Lynn	21	36	---	---	9	66
Kenneth Malone	---	---	26	19	21	66
Wes Schneider	15	35	---	---	13	63
Randall McCormick	18	26	---	---	14	58
Patrick Dellinger	---	---	26	17	12	55
Kenyon Gabree	23	32	---	---	---	55
J.C. Upshaw	---	---	26	24	4	54
Deion Elliott	---	---	26	20	8	54
Ricky Tyler	23	30	---	---	---	53
Rondell George	---	---	25	19	8	52
Corwin Schultz	19	33	---	---	---	52
Jimmie Brackins	---	---	25	23	3	51
Melvin Murray	18	32	---	---	---	50
Hardy Camara	16	17	---	---	16	49
Kirk Adams	---	---	16	11	14	41
Renaldo Rhodes	---	---	20	16	4	40
Emmitt Bronson	---	---	14	15	10	39
Sammy Sims	---	---	17	18	3	38
Mickey Lockley	---	---	18	16	4	38
Bubba Whitworth	---	---	15	9	10	34
Mario Corbett	---	---	14	13	5	32
Rex Pollard	---	---	17	7	7	31
Donnie Parsons	---	---	13	15	---	28
Blake Broyles	8	10	---	---	9	27
Dale Wang	2	11	---	---	13	26
J.R. Murphy	8	16	---	---	---	24
Nicky Perez	3	15	---	---	2	20
Dave Stuart	---	---	3	5	12	20
Emmitt Trepanier	7	10	---	---	---	17
O.J. Kasica	---	---	6	8	1	15
Quinn Walton	---	---	6	2	6	14
Ryan Sweeney	---	---	5	5	2	12
Edgar McCormick	3	8	---	---	---	11
Howie Greene	2	1	---	---	6	9
Horace Stolowitz	0	1	---	---	8	9
Aaron Randle	0	0	---	---	9	9
Steve Lincoln	0	3	---	---	---	3
Howie Pirker	0	2	---	---	1	3
Phil Llewellyn	---	---	1	2	---	3
Brenden Ballard	0	0	---	---	1	1
Warren Ramirez	---	---	0	0	---	0
Ty Langford	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	27	2.7
Middle	14	47	3.4
Right	5	6	1.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	49	6.1
Middle	11	59	5.4
Right	7	42	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryce Watkins	23	13	4	4	0	3	3	1	0

Fargo (ND)	Att	Cmp	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kenyon Gabree	30	17	3	0	5	4	1	1
Edgar McCormick	8	4	1	1	0	0	0	1
Steve Lincoln	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	97	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	33	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	56	11.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	36	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	10	35	1.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	50	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Omar Jacobs	11	6	75	2	20
WR Junior Krykhtine	4	2	38	1	9
WR Jim Richmond	3	1	7	0	8
TE Mercury Hibbs	2	1	4	0	9
TE Les Cortez	1	1	5	0	19
WR Randal Schulz	1	1	9	0	16
RB Randal Heintz	1	1	48	1	8

Fargo (ND)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
RB Gino Sullivan	12	8	1	30	34
WR Wes Schneider	9	4	0	34	35
TE Steve Skuratovsky	7	4	0	31	43
WR J.R. Murphy	4	1	0	8	16
RB Melvin Murray	3	2	0	15	32
WR Dale Wang	3	1	0	0	11
TE Randall McCormick	2	2	0	3	26
FB Hardy Camara	1	0	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bryce Watkins	1	4	4.00	3.50
Randal Heintz	1	0	0.00	2.86

Fargo (ND)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryce Watkins	5	2	16	3.20	8.09

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Omar Jacobs	5	2	16	3.20	6.82

Fargo (ND)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Otis Canada	3	0
Randal Heintz	1	1

Fargo (ND)	Rushes	Conversions
Gino Sullivan	6	4
Melvin Murray	1	1
Kenyon Gabree	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryce Watkins	10	8	5

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kenyon Gabree	5	4	1
Edgar McCormick	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Omar Jacobs	6	5	3
WR Junior Krykhtine	2	1	1
TE Les Cortez	1	1	0
WR Randal Schulz	1	1	1

Fargo (ND)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Gino Sullivan	4	3	0
TE Steve Skuratovsky	1	1	1
WR J.R. Murphy	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 45,500 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,100 (19,600)
End Zone 9,500 (14,200)
Mezzanine 5,700 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 9,600 (12,500)
Club Seats 5,200 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	45,500 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,100 (19,600)
End Zone	9,500 (14,200)
Mezzanine	5,700 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	9,600 (12,500)
Club Seats	5,200 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (3,000)