Wild Card Playoff Games, 2026

played in Boise, ID

28 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Denver Death	0	10	0	7	3	-	20
Boise Rough Riders	7	7	0	3	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:49 BOI - Gary Hite 8 run (Ron Pressnall extra point)
2Q: 15:00 BOI - Gary Hite 34 pass from Leo Herrick (Ron Pressnall extra point)
2Q: 05:15 DEN - Jim Richmond 1 pass from Cory Sanders (Tyrus Johnson extra point)
2Q: 00:14 DEN - Tyrus Johnson 19 field goal
4Q: 10:36 DEN - Otis Canada 13 run (Tyrus Johnson extra point)
4Q: 03:34 BOI - Ron Pressnall 40 field goal
OT: 11:15 DEN - Tyrus Johnson 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:49 BOI - Gary Hite 8 run (Ron Pressnall extra point)
2Q: 15:00 BOI - Gary Hite 34 pass from Leo Herrick (Ron Pressnall extra point)
2Q: 05:15 DEN - Jim Richmond 1 pass from Cory Sanders (Tyrus Johnson extra point)
2Q: 00:14 DEN - Tyrus Johnson 19 field goal
4Q: 10:36 DEN - Otis Canada 13 run (Tyrus Johnson extra point)
4Q: 03:34 BOI - Ron Pressnall 40 field goal
OT: 11:15 DEN - Tyrus Johnson 21 field goal

Team Statistics DEN BOI
Record 12-5 10-7
First Downs 20 11
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 13 7
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 368 211
- Offensive Plays 74 46
- Yards per Play 4.97 4.59
Net Rushing Yards 149 68
- Rushing Attempts 37 22
- Yards per Rush 4.03 3.09
Net Passing Yards 219 143
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 22 - 1 24 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 242 143
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/23 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.92 5.96
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 7.3
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/27 5/32
Punt Returns/Yards 2/22 2/6
Kick Returns/Yards 4/74 3/71
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 35
Time of Possession 39:02 24:51

Team Statistics	DEN	BOI
Record	12-5	10-7
First Downs	20	11
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	13	7
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	368	211
- Offensive Plays	74	46
- Yards per Play	4.97	4.59
Net Rushing Yards	149	68
- Rushing Attempts	37	22
- Yards per Rush	4.03	3.09
Net Passing Yards	219	143
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 22 - 1	24 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	242	143
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/23	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.92	5.96
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	7.3
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/27	5/32
Punt Returns/Yards	2/22	2/6
Kick Returns/Yards	4/74	3/71
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 35
Time of Possession	39:02	24:51

Drive Charts

Denver Death
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:11	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	12:41	5:47	OWN 21	10	46	Punt
1	3:51	1:34	OWN 31	3	-3	Punt
2	14:49	9:45	OWN 19	16	81	Touchdown
2	3:03	2:55	OWN 42	8	56	Field Goal
3	11:18	2:30	OWN 2	6	14	Punt
3	7:03	2:30	OWN 28	3	-1	Punt
3	3:29	1:23	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	13:55	3:28	OWN 7	7	93	Touchdown
4	7:06	2:09	OWN 4	4	7	Interception
4	3:29	1:33	OWN 29	5	29	Punt
OT1	15:00	2:55	OWN 21	5	25	Punt
OT1	11:58	0:51	OPP 8	1	4	Field Goal

Boise Rough Riders
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:49	0:08	OPP 8	1	8	Touchdown
1	6:54	3:03	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
1	2:17	2:28	OWN 31	7	69	Touchdown
2	5:04	2:01	OWN 20	4	15	Punt
3	15:00	3:42	OWN 35	5	17	Punt
3	8:48	1:45	OWN 33	3	7	Punt
3	4:33	1:04	OWN 31	3	1	Punt
3	2:06	3:11	OWN 7	6	42	Punt
4	10:27	3:21	OWN 34	5	12	Punt
4	4:57	1:28	OPP 22	3	-1	Field Goal
4	1:56	1:56	OWN 5	3	10	Half
OT1	12:05	0:07	OWN 7	1	1	Fumble

Game MVP: Omar Jacobs, Denver Death

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Randal Heintz	17	48	2.82	14	1	0
Otis Canada	13	79	6.08	34	2	1
Cory Sanders	6	18	3.00	4	0	0
Jamal Kelley	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Boise	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Gary Hite	10	48	4.80	8	1
Shannon Hawes	9	16	1.78	6	0
Al Brannan	3	4	1.33	3	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cory Sanders	34	22	242	3/23	1	48	1	83.2

Boise	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Leo Herrick	24	18	143	0/0	1	34	0	103.2

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Omar Jacobs	7	9	108	15.43	8	48	0
WR Randal Schulz	6	9	57	9.50	3	13	0
WR Jim Richmond	4	8	35	8.75	1	21	1
WR Junior Krykhtine	2	4	15	7.50	0	9	0
TE Les Cortez	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Randal Heintz	1	1	11	11.00	3	11	0
WR Winston Hodgson	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Mercury Hibbs	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Boise	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Martin Duncan	4	5	25	6.25	12	17	0
WR Dixon Page	3	3	18	6.00	2	11	0
WR Zach Andersen	2	3	19	9.50	7	20	0
RB Gary Hite	2	2	35	17.50	30	34	1
RB Al Brannan	2	2	8	4.00	0	9	0
WR Colin Shaw	1	2	10	10.00	7	10	0
WR Johnny Sjostrand	1	2	10	10.00	1	10	0
RB Shannon Hawes	1	3	2	2.00	1	2	0
TE Riddick Winters	1	1	14	14.00	4	14	0
FB Jeremy Masucci	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Boise	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ronald Luttrell	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Cory Sanders	1	0	0
Omar Jacobs	0	1	0
Roman Coffey	0	1	0
Matthew Erwin	0	0	1

Boise	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Martin Duncan	1	0	0	0
Deion Hanson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gabe Farley	8	319	39.9	36.6	69	3

Boise	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Howie Poston	7	290	41.4	38.3	50	3

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tyrus Johnson	2/2	0/0	0/0	21	2/2

Boise	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ron Pressnall	1/1	1/1	0/0	40	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Winston Hodgson	2	22	11.0	0

Boise	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sherman Palmer	2	6	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Junior Krykhtine	3	56	18.7	0
Otis Canada	1	18	18.0	0

Boise	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Hite	3	71	23.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Carlos Roland	6	2	0.0	20	20
OLB Oliver Keith	5	0	0.0	12	12
CB Rufus DeWoody	4	2	0.0	13	21
S Rico Byrum	4	1	0.0	18	14
ILB Scottie Harmon	3	2	0.0	19	19
CB Mario Cochrane	3	0	0.0	15	18
S Roman Coffey	2	1	0.0	12	14
OLB Grady Madison	2	1	0.0	6	8
DT Nolan Grunow	1	1	0.0	10	15
WR Omar Jacobs	1	0	---	---	---
DE Kelvin Ingram	1	0	0.0	13	15
OLB Eric Staple	1	0	0.0	18	15
CB Sam Hastings	1	0	0.0	10	8
ILB Alan Cooley	1	0	0.0	1	7
DT Jessie Sullivan	1	0	0.0	12	9
ILB K.C. Cuviello	1	0	0.0	5	8
S Kennedy McWilliams	1	0	0.0	10	10
DE David Grillo	0	1	0.0	14	16

Boise	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tyrone Stoughton	7	2	1.0	25	24
OLB Vernon Oxendine	6	2	0.0	20	24
CB Sherman Palmer	5	2	0.0	34	31
OLB Quinn Wilhide	5	1	0.0	23	22
S Ronald Luttrell	5	0	0.0	31	31
S Joseph Fulton	5	0	0.0	26	31
OLB Dan Thompson	4	4	0.0	12	12
ILB Deion Hanson	4	2	0.0	17	19
DE Carlos Pehrson	3	1	2.0	16	20
DT Terrance Gameau	3	1	0.0	25	15
DE Gerald Gardner	3	1	0.0	25	21
CB Pete Gryboski	3	1	0.0	14	10
CB Daniel Miller	2	1	0.0	9	13
CB Greg Salcido	1	1	0.0	23	23
DT Jimmy Roethlisberger	1	1	0.0	17	15
DE B.J. Warren	1	0	0.0	28	30
ILB Greg Underhill	1	0	0.0	4	0
CB Roman Madrigal	1	0	0.0	24	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Eric Staple	0.0	0	1	0	15

Boise	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Carlos Pehrson	2.0	0	0	20
OLB Tyrone Stoughton	1.0	0	1	24
DE B.J. Warren	0.0	5	1	30
DE Gerald Gardner	0.0	2	1	21
DT Terrance Gameau	0.0	1	1	15
DT Jon Clayton	0.0	1	0	19
CB Roman Madrigal	0.0	1	0	22
DT David Newhart	0.0	0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Rufus DeWoody	4	0	21
ILB Scottie Harmon	2	3	19
CB Mario Cochrane	2	0	18
OLB Oliver Keith	2	0	12
OLB Grady Madison	2	0	8
ILB Carlos Roland	2	0	20
S Matthew Erwin	1	0	10
DT Nolan Grunow	1	0	15
S Rico Byrum	1	0	14
ILB Alan Cooley	1	0	7

Boise	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Vernon Oxendine	5	0	0	24
CB Sherman Palmer	4	0	0	31
OLB Tyrone Stoughton	3	1	0	24
OLB Quinn Wilhide	3	0	0	22
S Ronald Luttrell	1	0	1	31
ILB Deion Hanson	1	0	0	19
CB Daniel Miller	1	0	0	13
DE Gerald Gardner	1	0	0	21
OLB Dan Thompson	1	0	0	12
CB Pete Gryboski	1	0	0	10
CB Roman Madrigal	1	0	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bob Kelley	5	9	32	1	29
Wendell Bleeck	1	8	31	0	30
Corwin Yates	1	5	32	0	31
Les Cortez	1	1	27	0	28
D.J. Peterson	0	4	23	1	17
Irving Gossett	0	3	28	0	31
Kyle Horn	0	1	20	1	26
Marvin Fulcher	0	1	13	0	15
Jamal Kelley	0	1	13	0	23

Boise	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Bernard Giron	2	4	1	17	19
Frank Meinhart	2	4	0	17	16
Rich Starks	1	4	0	21	20
Marc Biccum	1	3	0	19	18
Jermaine Tubbs	1	3	0	15	19
Myron Rasmussen	0	1	0	7	6
Riddick Winters	0	1	0	11	11
Jeremy Masucci	0	1	0	12	15
Ted Metzger	0	1	0	10	13

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Les Cortez	2	16
Otis Canada	1	28
Kennedy McWilliams	1	18
Mario Cochrane	1	9

Boise	Tackles	STPlays
Pete Gryboski	2	16
Deion Hanson	2	15
Daniel Miller	1	9
Greg Underhill	1	8

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cory Sanders	37	37	---	---	---	74
Omar Jacobs	33	31	---	---	9	73
Otis Canada	20	24	---	---	28	72
Bob Kelley	32	29	---	---	10	71
Les Cortez	27	28	---	---	16	71
Wendell Bleeck	31	30	---	---	10	71
Corwin Yates	32	31	---	---	6	69
Irving Gossett	28	31	---	---	4	63
Jamal Kelley	13	23	---	---	18	54
D.J. Peterson	23	17	---	---	10	50
Kyle Horn	20	26	---	---	---	46
Randal Schulz	19	26	---	---	---	45
Jim Richmond	22	12	---	---	11	45
Mario Cochrane	---	---	15	18	9	42
Randal Heintz	19	14	---	---	8	41
Mercury Hibbs	15	9	---	---	17	41
Carlos Roland	---	---	20	20	1	41
Scottie Harmon	---	---	19	19	2	40
Kennedy McWilliams	---	---	10	10	18	38
Eric Staple	---	---	18	15	4	37
Rufus DeWoody	---	---	13	21	1	35
Rico Byrum	---	---	18	14	1	33
Junior Krykhtine	12	16	---	---	4	32
Marvin Fulcher	13	15	---	---	3	31
David Grillo	---	---	14	16	1	31
Winston Hodgson	5	2	---	---	24	31
Roman Coffey	---	---	12	14	4	30
Kelvin Ingram	---	---	13	15	1	29
Nolan Grunow	---	---	10	15	2	27
Oliver Keith	---	---	12	12	3	27
Sam Hastings	---	---	10	8	9	27
Cary Chustz	---	---	12	8	6	26
Jessie Sullivan	---	---	12	9	5	26
Michael Lincoln	---	---	9	9	7	25
K.C. Cuviello	---	---	5	8	10	23
Grady Madison	---	---	6	8	5	19
Terry Desjardins	---	---	8	8	1	17
Alan Cooley	---	---	1	7	9	17
Matthew Erwin	---	---	4	10	---	14
Trent Snyder	6	6	---	---	2	14
Gabe Farley	0	0	---	---	10	10
Tyrus Johnson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Reuben Reese	---	---	1	0	2	3
Bryce Watkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Billy Cowsette	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kyle Wagner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Boise	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sherman Palmer	---	---	34	31	14	79
Roman Madrigal	---	---	24	22	21	67
Ronald Luttrell	---	---	31	31	1	63
B.J. Warren	---	---	28	30	3	61
Joseph Fulton	---	---	26	31	3	60
Tyrone Stoughton	---	---	25	24	3	52
Deion Hanson	---	---	17	19	15	51
Gerald Gardner	---	---	25	21	5	51
Quinn Wilhide	---	---	23	22	5	50
Greg Salcido	---	---	23	23	2	48
Vernon Oxendine	---	---	20	24	3	47
Leo Herrick	22	24	---	---	---	46
Al Brannan	10	11	---	---	24	45
Jon Clayton	---	---	19	19	6	44
David Newhart	---	---	15	25	3	43
Bernard Giron	17	19	---	---	6	42
Terrance Gameau	---	---	25	15	1	41
Martin Duncan	16	15	---	---	10	41
Rich Starks	21	20	---	---	---	41
Jeremy Masucci	12	15	---	---	14	41
Dan Thompson	---	---	12	12	17	41
Carlos Pehrson	---	---	16	20	4	40
Pete Gryboski	---	---	14	10	16	40
Riddick Winters	11	11	---	---	17	39
Colin Shaw	8	13	---	---	17	38
Marc Biccum	19	18	---	---	---	37
Frank Meinhart	17	16	---	---	2	35
Jermaine Tubbs	15	19	---	---	---	34
Jimmy Roethlisberger	---	---	17	15	1	33
Daniel Miller	---	---	9	13	9	31
Ted Metzger	10	13	---	---	8	31
Zach Andersen	14	16	---	---	---	30
Johnny Sjostrand	15	13	---	---	---	28
Gary Hite	10	11	---	---	5	26
Shannon Hawes	9	9	---	---	5	23
Myron Rasmussen	7	6	---	---	8	21
Travis Matthews	4	8	---	---	8	20
Greg Underhill	---	---	4	0	8	12
B.J. Small	0	1	---	---	11	12
Dixon Page	5	5	---	---	---	10
Howie Poston	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ron Pressnall	0	0	---	---	6	6
Spencer Kennicott	---	---	0	0	5	5
Horace Harris	0	1	---	---	3	4
Brian Brigandi	0	0	---	---	1	1
Andy Walters	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	43	5.4
Middle	18	79	4.4
Right	11	27	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	30	3.3
Middle	3	7	2.3
Right	10	31	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cory Sanders	34	22	3	0	0	1	10	5	1

Boise	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Leo Herrick	24	18	2	0	2	3	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	80	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	73	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	89	14.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	55	6.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	48	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	40	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Omar Jacobs	9	7	108	2	31
WR Randal Schulz	9	6	57	0	26
WR Jim Richmond	8	4	35	1	12
WR Junior Krykhtine	4	2	15	0	16
TE Les Cortez	1	1	11	0	28
RB Randal Heintz	1	1	11	0	14
TE Mercury Hibbs	1	0	0	0	9
WR Winston Hodgson	1	1	5	0	2

Boise	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Martin Duncan	5	4	0	25	0	15
WR Zach Andersen	3	2	1	19	1	16
WR Dixon Page	3	3	0	18	0	5
RB Shannon Hawes	3	1	1	2	0	9
WR Colin Shaw	2	1	0	10	0	13
WR Johnny Sjostrand	2	1	0	10	0	13
RB Gary Hite	2	2	0	35	1	11
RB Al Brannan	2	2	0	8	0	11
TE Riddick Winters	1	1	0	14	0	11
FB Jeremy Masucci	1	1	0	2	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Otis Canada	3	15	5.00	6.08
Randal Heintz	2	13	6.50	2.82

Boise	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gary Hite	1	8	8.00	4.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cory Sanders	6	5	27	4.50	7.12

Boise	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Omar Jacobs	2	2	8	4.00	12.00
WR Jim Richmond	2	2	7	3.50	4.38
WR Randal Schulz	1	1	12	12.00	6.33
WR Junior Krykhtine	1	0	0	0.00	3.75

Boise	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Otis Canada	5	3
Cory Sanders	1	0

Boise	Rushes	Conversions
Gary Hite	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cory Sanders	9	4	3

Boise	Att	Comp	Conversions
Leo Herrick	8	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Randal Schulz	3	0	0
WR Omar Jacobs	2	2	1
TE Les Cortez	1	1	1
WR Jim Richmond	1	1	1
TE Mercury Hibbs	1	0	0
WR Junior Krykhtine	1	0	0

Boise	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Zach Andersen	1	0	0
WR Colin Shaw	1	1	1
TE Martin Duncan	1	0	0
WR Dixon Page	1	1	0
RB Gary Hite	1	1	0
RB Al Brannan	1	1	1
RB Shannon Hawes	1	0	0
FB Jeremy Masucci	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 86,900 (90,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,100 (26,300)
End Zone 18,900 (18,900)
Mezzanine 10,900 (10,900)
Sideline Seats 16,800 (16,800)
Club Seats 13,500 (13,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	86,900 (90,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,100 (26,300)
End Zone	18,900 (18,900)
Mezzanine	10,900 (10,900)
Sideline Seats	16,800 (16,800)
Club Seats	13,500 (13,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,700)