Week 1, 2027

played in Denver, CO

56 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Minnesota Golden Hawks30770-17
Denver Death37073-20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:30 DEN - Jimmy O'Neill 45 field goal
1Q: 00:14 MIN - Irving Clemens 27 field goal
2Q: 01:15 DEN - Junior Krykhtine 12 pass from Cory Sanders (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)
3Q: 10:35 MIN - Troy Wiggins 2 pass from Benjamin Lee (Irving Clemens extra point)
4Q: 10:19 DEN - Randal Heintz 27 run (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)
4Q: 01:37 MIN - Bernie Sweeney 25 pass from Benjamin Lee (Irving Clemens extra point)
OT: 09:43 DEN - Jimmy O'Neill 42 field goal

Team StatisticsMINDEN
Record0-11-0
First Downs1325
- by Rushing510
- by Passing715
- by Penalty10
Total Net Yards213448
- Offensive Plays5379
- Yards per Play4.025.67
Net Rushing Yards87194
- Rushing Attempts2145
- Yards per Rush4.144.31
Net Passing Yards126254
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt29 - 18 - 033 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards143263
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/171/9
- Yards per Pass Play3.947.47
Fumbles/Lost1/03/1
3rd Down Conversions3/139/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.26.7
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards4/207/64
Punt Returns/Yards4/332/17
Kick Returns/Yards4/1224/62
Interception Ret./Yards1/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits22
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/11/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 30OWN 25
Time of Possession25:2440:00

Drive Charts

Minnesota Golden Hawks
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
18:243:33OPP 4967Punt
13:133:07OPP 31821Field Goal
212:262:16OWN 2338Punt
28:491:18OWN 1339Punt
22:170:38OWN 123-5Punt
21:070:58OWN 3036Punt
315:004:36OWN 36964Touchdown
38:151:41OWN 3736Punt
32:042:37OWN 2411Punt
410:011:45OWN 353-5Punt
42:290:52OWN 29571Touchdown
OT113:352:04OWN 1735Punt
Denver Death
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:006:36OWN 131159Field Goal
14:511:38OWN 132Punt
10:062:40OWN 21425Punt
210:101:21OWN 43352Fumble
27:315:14OWN 371041Interception
21:390:32OPP 38338Touchdown
20:090:09OWN 2112Half
310:242:09OWN 2132Punt
36:344:30OWN 25825Punt
414:274:26OWN 28972Touchdown
48:165:47OWN 15824Punt
41:371:37OWN 14939Half
OT115:001:25OWN 2839Punt
OT111:311:55OWN 30445Field Goal

Game MVP: Benjamin Lee, Minnesota Golden Hawks

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Cole McCormick15593.931210
Mel Stokes3206.671010
Benjamin Lee263.00400
Courtney Finch122.00200
DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Rondell Farley26923.541230
Randal Heintz10545.402721
Cory Sanders6366.002110
Jamal Kelley133.00300
Otis Canada11010.001010
J.J. Ondes1-1-1.00-100

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Benjamin Lee29181433/17232097.3
DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Cory Sanders33212631/9154185.7

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Bernie Sweeney58499.8018251
WR Sean Pallansch46369.009150
WR Troy Wiggins464010.007321
FB Courtney Finch2394.50970
WR Marcus Rodgers11-1-1.000-10
RB Cole McCormick1133.00030
TE Desmond Burnett1277.00170
TE Lester Baskey0200.00000
DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Omar Jacobs595410.8024260
FB Jamal Kelley33165.33480
WR Winston Hodgson365618.6719240
WR Junior Krykhtine347424.6735541
RB Brant Luangphone2284.00350
WR J.J. Ondes242512.507160
RB Rondell Farley111010.007100
RB Randal Heintz1199.00690
TE Percy Mueller111111.001110
TE Mercury Hibbs0200.00000

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Brandon White100.000
DenverIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Bernie Sweeney1000
Norbert Borders0110
Geoff Figley0100
Percy Oliver0010
Ernie Vertescher0010
DenverFumbRecovForceTD
Cory Sanders1000
Jamal Kelley1000
Rondell Farley1000
Junior Krykhtine0100
Percy Mueller0100
Mercury Hibbs0010

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jackie Scott937741.940.0533
DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Gabe Farley625843.037.5543

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Irving Clemens1/10/00/0272/2
DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Jimmy O'Neill2/22/20/0452/2

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Bernie Sweeney4338.30
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Winston Hodgson2178.50

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Percy Oliver39632.00
Sean Pallansch12626.00
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Rondell Farley23216.00
J.J. Ondes23015.00

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Norman Haworth1710.04433
CB Larry Warkentien610.03730
OLB Bo Tanner501.03024
DE Stephen Wilkerson430.02821
S Dean Tanner420.03824
ILB Brandon White410.04132
DE Mitch Oxenby400.03019
OLB Geoff Figley320.03832
CB Percy Oliver310.02923
ILB Lorenzo White310.01511
CB Ernie Vertescher210.03730
S Marco Harp210.0710
DT Norbert Borders200.03222
S Emmanuel Ouellette110.088
DE Derek Holliday110.01515
DE Tyrus Ragland110.01713
ILB Herb Jazynka110.093
CB Norbert Irwin100.0137
OLB Jackie Stevens100.072
OLB Hardy Stansberry100.073
DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Clifton Dzwonczyk511.01116
OLB Oliver Keith520.01422
S Kennedy McWilliams420.01521
ILB Carlos Roland340.01413
ILB Scottie Harmon310.01724
DE David Grillo211.51624
ILB K.C. Cuviello200.549
S Rico Byrum220.01421
CB Rufus DeWoody210.01026
CB Cary Chustz210.01515
DT Nolan Grunow200.01320
OLB Eric Staple200.01722
DE Terry Desjardins200.01618
WR Omar Jacobs10---------
S Matthew Erwin100.0915
CB Mario Cochrane100.01015
CB Sam Hastings100.01121
T Leland Conlan10---------
DE Michael Lincoln100.0810
S Roman Coffey010.0413

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Bo Tanner1.000024
DE Stephen Wilkerson0.002021
DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE David Grillo1.500024
ILB Clifton Dzwonczyk1.000016
ILB K.C. Cuviello0.50009
DE Michael Lincoln0.001110
OLB Eric Staple0.001022
ILB Scottie Harmon0.001024
DT Hugh O'Donnell0.001020

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Norman Haworth51033
CB Larry Warkentien41030
OLB Bo Tanner30024
OLB Geoff Figley20032
ILB Brandon White10132
ILB Lorenzo White10011
DT Norbert Borders10022
DE Derek Holliday10015
CB Norbert Irwin1007
S Marco Harp10010
S Dean Tanner10024
DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Rufus DeWoody30026
ILB Clifton Dzwonczyk20016
CB Cary Chustz20015
ILB Scottie Harmon20024
OLB Oliver Keith11022
DT Nolan Grunow10020
S Rico Byrum10021
CB Mario Cochrane10015
CB Sam Hastings10021
DE Terry Desjardins10018
ILB Carlos Roland10013
ILB K.C. Cuviello1009
S Kennedy McWilliams10021

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Glenn Darlington14017129
Brent Dennis120904
Courtney Finch11115021
James Gerhardt11016127
Lester Baskey11012018
Andrew Powell110907
Scottie Givens05014128
Stan Hastings02019029
Desmond Burnett02010013
Claude Oshiro01015030
DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Corwin Yates311038030
Irving Gossett34033026
D.J. Peterson26022014
Leland Conlan16035028
Kyle Horn14019011
Richard Tatum12017017
Ian Rivers05026023
Wendell Bleeck02035021
Jamal Kelley01021022
Brant Luangphone000917

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Larry Warkentien220
Lester Baskey219
Percy Oliver120
Bernie Sweeney115
DenverTacklesSTPlays
K.C. Cuviello413
Otis Canada226
Clifton Dzwonczyk133
Mercury Hibbs115

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Larry Warkentien------37302087
Norman Haworth------4433279
Brandon White------4132477
Ernie Vertescher------3730774
Geoff Figley------3832373
Percy Oliver------29232072
Dean Tanner------3824365
Norbert Borders------3222559
Bernie Sweeney1726------1558
Courtney Finch1521------1955
Bo Tanner------3024---54
James Gerhardt1627------1053
Benjamin Lee2132---------53
Mitch Oxenby------3019352
Scottie Givens1428------1052
Stephen Wilkerson------2821251
Lester Baskey1218------1949
Glenn Darlington1729------349
Stan Hastings1929---------48
Claude Oshiro1530---------45
Cole McCormick1726---------43
Tyrus Ragland------1713838
Desmond Burnett1013------1336
Norbert Irwin------1371535
Troy Wiggins1322---------35
Sean Pallansch1117------432
Lorenzo White------1511430
Derek Holliday------1515---30
Hardy Stansberry------731626
Mel Stokes34------1825
Buddy Coggan------1312---25
Brent Dennis94------1023
Andrew Powell97------723
Dustin Rhodes66------1022
Herb Jazynka------93820
Roy Reynolds36------1019
Marco Harp------710219
Emmanuel Ouellette------88117
Marcus Rodgers47------617
Jackie Stevens------72413
Jackie Scott00------99
Nathan Hampton00------55
Irving Clemens00------11
Butch Campbell00------11
Buddy Cahill00---------0
Stephen Dixon00---------0
DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Omar Jacobs4428------1789
Cory Sanders4534---------79
Corwin Yates3830------876
Wendell Bleeck3521------864
Leland Conlan3528---------63
Mercury Hibbs2720------1562
Clifton Dzwonczyk------11163360
Jamal Kelley2122------1760
Irving Gossett3326---------59
Rondell Farley3022------557
Winston Hodgson1918------1451
Percy Mueller2619------651
Ian Rivers2623---------49
Scottie Harmon------1724647
J.J. Ondes2213------1146
D.J. Peterson2214------844
Sam Hastings------11211042
Richard Tatum1717------842
David Grillo------1624141
Eric Staple------1722241
Oliver Keith------1422238
Rufus DeWoody------1026238
Kyle Horn1911------838
Rico Byrum------1421237
Hugh O'Donnell------1120637
Terry Desjardins------1618236
Kennedy McWilliams------1521---36
Nolan Grunow------1320235
Mario Cochrane------1015934
Carlos Roland------1413734
Matthew Erwin------915933
Cary Chustz------1515232
Otis Canada22------2630
K.C. Cuviello------491326
Randal Heintz1310---------23
Brant Luangphone97------521
Junior Krykhtine119---------20
Roman Coffey------413219
Michael Lincoln------810---18
Ronald Sherman------14914
Alan Cooley------13711
Gabe Farley00------88
Jimmy O'Neill00------66
Damon Stone10------12
Billy Cowsette00---------0
Kyle Wagner00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10373.7
Middle4256.3
Right7253.6
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left15624.1
Middle17563.3
Right13765.8
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Benjamin Lee29182331410
DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Cory Sanders33214072201

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen53132.6
Short (0-8 Yds)1711543.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)53448.8
Long (19+ Yds)213216.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen44205.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1310927.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)135755.8
Long (19+ Yds)327625.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Bernie Sweeney85049126
WR Sean Pallansch64136017
WR Troy Wiggins64040122
FB Courtney Finch3209021
TE Lester Baskey2010018
TE Desmond Burnett2117013
WR Marcus Rodgers110-107
RB Cole McCormick1103026
DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Omar Jacobs95354128
WR Winston Hodgson63256218
WR Junior Krykhtine4307419
WR J.J. Ondes42125013
FB Jamal Kelley33016022
TE Mercury Hibbs2010020
RB Brant Luangphone220807
RB Rondell Farley11010022
RB Randal Heintz1109010
TE Percy Mueller11011019

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Cole McCormick177.003.93
DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Rondell Farley11111.003.54

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Benjamin Lee63152.504.93
DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Cory Sanders21126.007.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Troy Wiggins3251.676.67
WR Sean Pallansch111010.006.00
WR Bernie Sweeney1000.006.13
TE Desmond Burnett1000.003.50
DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Mercury Hibbs1000.000.00
WR Junior Krykhtine111212.0018.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
Cole McCormick21
DenverRushesConversions
Rondell Farley53
Cory Sanders10
Jamal Kelley11
Otis Canada11

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Benjamin Lee962
DenverAttCompConversions
Cory Sanders1054

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
FB Courtney Finch320
WR Bernie Sweeney211
WR Marcus Rodgers110
WR Sean Pallansch110
WR Troy Wiggins111
TE Desmond Burnett100
DenverTargCatchConversions
WR Omar Jacobs211
RB Brant Luangphone221
WR J.J. Ondes211
RB Randal Heintz111
TE Mercury Hibbs100
WR Winston Hodgson100
WR Junior Krykhtine100

SectionAttendance
Stadium94,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck25,000 (25,300)
End Zone18,000 (18,200)
Mezzanine10,300 (10,500)
Sideline Seats15,900 (16,100)
Club Seats19,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes6,000 (9,900)