Week 8, 2028

played in Denver, CO

68 degrees, fair, 19 mph wind

Minnesota Golden Hawks	0	7	0	0	-	7
Denver Death	0	14	0	10	-	24

Scoring Summary
2Q: 07:29 DEN - Cory Sanders 1 run (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)
2Q: 04:02 MIN - Mel Stokes 55 run (Irving Clemens extra point)
2Q: 01:07 DEN - Junior Krykhtine 13 pass from Cory Sanders (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)
4Q: 13:04 DEN - Rondell Farley 1 pass from Cory Sanders (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)
4Q: 02:14 DEN - Jimmy O'Neill 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 07:29 DEN - Cory Sanders 1 run (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)
2Q: 04:02 MIN - Mel Stokes 55 run (Irving Clemens extra point)
2Q: 01:07 DEN - Junior Krykhtine 13 pass from Cory Sanders (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)
4Q: 13:04 DEN - Rondell Farley 1 pass from Cory Sanders (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)
4Q: 02:14 DEN - Jimmy O'Neill 49 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DEN
Record 5-2 5-2
First Downs 12 20
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 8 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 261 351
- Offensive Plays 52 66
- Yards per Play 5.02 5.32
Net Rushing Yards 132 111
- Rushing Attempts 29 34
- Yards per Rush 4.55 3.26
Net Passing Yards 129 240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 13 - 2 31 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 139 247
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/10 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 5.61 7.50
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/69 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/6 3/30
Kick Returns/Yards 3/72 2/40
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/26
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 32
Time of Possession 27:49 32:11

Team Statistics	MIN	DEN
Record	5-2	5-2
First Downs	12	20
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	8	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	261	351
- Offensive Plays	52	66
- Yards per Play	5.02	5.32
Net Rushing Yards	132	111
- Rushing Attempts	29	34
- Yards per Rush	4.55	3.26
Net Passing Yards	129	240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 13 - 2	31 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	139	247
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/10	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	5.61	7.50
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/69	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/6	3/30
Kick Returns/Yards	3/72	2/40
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/26
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 32
Time of Possession	27:49	32:11

Drive Charts

Minnesota Golden Hawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:00	1:47	OWN 33	3	5	Punt
1	5:32	2:43	OWN 17	5	33	Punt
1	1:38	1:35	OWN 9	3	5	Punt
2	12:14	1:51	OWN 28	3	-4	Punt
2	9:50	0:13	OWN 36	1	0	Interception
2	7:19	3:38	OWN 40	5	60	Touchdown
2	0:57	0:57	OWN 14	3	3	Punt
3	15:00	1:30	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	11:52	4:07	OWN 34	7	28	Punt
3	6:33	4:03	OWN 35	8	63	Interception
4	12:56	3:53	OWN 21	6	16	Punt
4	2:09	2:09	OWN 40	5	9	Game

Denver Death
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:00	OWN 27	8	47	Missed FG
1	8:13	2:41	OWN 31	4	68	Missed FG
1	2:49	1:11	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	0:03	2:49	OWN 44	7	-5	Punt
2	10:23	0:33	OWN 35	3	0	Punt
2	9:37	2:18	OPP 28	6	28	Touchdown
2	3:41	2:44	OWN 23	9	77	Touchdown
3	13:30	1:38	OWN 35	3	-1	Punt
3	7:45	1:12	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	2:30	4:34	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	9:03	6:54	OWN 26	10	42	Field Goal

Game MVP: Cory Sanders, Denver Death

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mel Stokes	15	80	5.33	55	1	1
Cole McCormick	11	41	3.73	10	2	0
Benjamin Lee	3	11	3.67	6	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Randal Heintz	15	42	2.80	7	0
Rondell Farley	13	48	3.69	9	0
Cory Sanders	5	19	3.80	8	1
Desmond Nichols	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Benjamin Lee	22	13	139	1/10	0	30	2	39.7

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cory Sanders	31	18	247	1/7	2	59	0	105.1

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bernie Sweeney	4	6	67	16.75	20	30
TE Lester Baskey	2	2	15	7.50	5	10
FB Courtney Finch	2	3	16	8.00	8	8
RB Cole McCormick	2	2	9	4.50	0	6
WR Rusty Rice	1	1	12	12.00	1	12
WR Marcus Rodgers	1	3	7	7.00	1	7
WR Sean Pallansch	1	3	13	13.00	0	13
WR Troy Wiggins	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Junior Krykhtine	5	8	45	9.00	1	14	1
TE Tommie Fannon	5	5	55	11.00	19	20	0
WR J.J. Ondes	3	9	51	17.00	0	22	0
RB Rondell Farley	2	4	22	11.00	0	21	1
WR Winston Hodgson	2	3	69	34.50	26	59	0
TE Mercury Hibbs	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Billy Joe Portillo	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Rufus DeWoody	1	26	26.00	0
DE Michael Lincoln	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie Scott	8	332	41.5	32.8	50	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ricky Roberson	5	206	41.2	40.0	62	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Irving Clemens	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jimmy O'Neill	1/3	1/2	0/0	49	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marcus Rodgers	2	6	3.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Winston Hodgson	3	30	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg
Percy Oliver	1	29	29.0
Marcus Rodgers	1	24	24.0
Norbert Irwin	1	19	19.0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rondell Farley	2	40	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bo Tanner	7	2	0.0	25	27
S Norman Haworth	5	6	0.0	34	31
CB Ernie Vertescher	5	0	0.0	28	28
ILB Lorenzo White	4	1	0.0	21	17
CB Percy Oliver	4	0	0.0	24	21
OLB Jackie Stevens	4	0	0.0	28	29
DT Norbert Borders	3	1	1.0	21	20
CB Larry Warkentien	2	2	0.0	28	26
DE Mitch Oxenby	2	1	0.0	22	21
S Marco Harp	2	1	0.0	7	14
S Dean Tanner	2	1	0.0	29	24
OLB Geoff Figley	2	0	0.0	6	3
CB Norbert Irwin	2	0	0.0	6	10
DE Derek Holliday	1	1	0.0	18	20
ILB Herb Jazynka	1	1	0.0	13	10
DT Buddy Coggan	1	1	0.0	17	17
QB Benjamin Lee	1	0	---	---	---
DE Stephen Wilkerson	1	0	0.0	25	19
OLB Scottie Hayes	1	0	0.0	11	7
WR Troy Wiggins	1	0	---	---	---

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Carlos Roland	7	4	0.0	23	20
ILB Scottie Harmon	5	0	0.0	21	21
DT Frank Roetman	3	2	0.0	14	7
CB Sam Hastings	3	1	0.0	20	20
DT Hugh O'Donnell	3	1	0.0	23	17
S Rico Byrum	3	0	0.0	5	7
DE Terry Desjardins	3	0	0.0	19	13
S Kennedy McWilliams	2	3	0.0	17	14
ILB K.C. Cuviello	2	1	0.0	14	11
S Irving Farr	2	1	0.0	27	16
CB Rufus DeWoody	2	0	0.0	21	17
DT Geoff Stargell	2	0	0.0	18	18
DE David Grillo	1	0	1.0	16	14
CB Alan Davison	1	1	0.0	15	13
CB Raymond Gora	1	0	0.0	13	8
DE Michael Lincoln	1	0	0.0	10	10
S Roman Coffey	1	0	0.0	14	12
OLB Oliver Keith	0	1	0.0	5	3
OLB Kennedy Madison	0	1	0.0	8	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Norbert Borders	1.0	0	0	20
OLB Jackie Stevens	0.0	1	0	29
OLB Geoff Figley	0.0	0	2	3
DE Derek Holliday	0.0	0	1	20

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE David Grillo	1.0	0	1	14
DT Hugh O'Donnell	0.0	2	0	17
DE Ronald Sherman	0.0	1	0	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ernie Vertescher	6	2	28
OLB Bo Tanner	3	2	27
CB Percy Oliver	2	1	21
ILB Herb Jazynka	2	0	10
S Norman Haworth	1	2	31
S Marco Harp	1	1	14
CB Larry Warkentien	1	0	26
CB Norbert Irwin	1	0	10
S Dean Tanner	1	0	24
OLB Jerry Labonte	0	1	3

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Rufus DeWoody	2	1	1	17
CB Sam Hastings	2	0	0	20
ILB Carlos Roland	2	0	0	20
ILB Scottie Harmon	2	0	0	21
S Rico Byrum	1	0	0	7
S Roman Coffey	1	0	0	12
CB Alan Davison	1	0	0	13
ILB K.C. Cuviello	1	0	0	11
S Kennedy McWilliams	1	0	0	14
DE Michael Lincoln	0	0	1	10

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Scottie Givens	1	5	1	21	0	18
Stan Hastings	1	4	0	26	0	19
Glenn Darlington	1	3	0	19	0	18
John Morris	1	3	0	12	0	8
Lester Baskey	1	1	0	19	0	12
Daniel Milloy	0	4	0	19	1	14
Brent Dennis	0	3	0	21	0	18
Courtney Finch	0	1	0	20	0	13
Rufus Stanton	0	1	0	16	0	13
Corwin Kotter	0	1	0	11	0	11

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Corwin Yates	2	5	28	0	27
Irving Gossett	1	8	29	0	27
Desmond Nichols	1	4	22	0	16
Leland Conlan	1	3	15	0	10
Richard Tatum	1	2	26	0	26
Jamal Kelley	1	1	10	0	8
Eugene Harwell	0	2	27	1	26
Ernie Newcomb	0	2	8	0	6
Myron Martinez	0	1	17	0	17
Tommie Fannon	0	1	22	0	23
Nicky Dunlap	0	1	20	0	21

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Norbert Irwin	1	16
Lester Baskey	1	15
Cole McCormick	1	13
Conrad Powell	1	8
Dean Tanner	1	5

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Raymond Gora	3	20
Clifton Dzwonczyk	1	12
J.J. Ondes	1	7

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Percy Oliver	---	---	24	21	22	67
Norman Haworth	---	---	34	31	2	67
Larry Warkentien	---	---	28	26	8	62
Jackie Stevens	---	---	28	29	3	60
Ernie Vertescher	---	---	28	28	3	59
Dean Tanner	---	---	29	24	5	58
Bo Tanner	---	---	25	27	3	55
Benjamin Lee	29	23	---	---	---	52
Courtney Finch	20	13	---	---	15	48
Bernie Sweeney	26	15	---	---	7	48
Brent Dennis	21	18	---	---	8	47
Scottie Givens	21	18	---	---	8	47
Lester Baskey	19	12	---	---	15	46
Mitch Oxenby	---	---	22	21	3	46
Stephen Wilkerson	---	---	25	19	2	46
Lorenzo White	---	---	21	17	7	45
Stan Hastings	26	19	---	---	---	45
Derek Holliday	---	---	18	20	6	44
Norbert Borders	---	---	21	20	1	42
Buddy Coggan	---	---	17	17	8	42
Glenn Darlington	19	18	---	---	3	40
Rusty Rice	10	17	---	---	12	39
Mel Stokes	16	14	---	---	5	35
Rufus Stanton	16	13	---	---	6	35
Cole McCormick	13	9	---	---	13	35
Sean Pallansch	22	11	---	---	---	33
Daniel Milloy	19	14	---	---	---	33
Norbert Irwin	---	---	6	10	16	32
Herb Jazynka	---	---	13	10	6	29
Corwin Kotter	11	11	---	---	7	29
Hardy Stansberry	---	---	8	5	15	28
John Morris	12	8	---	---	7	27
Conrad Powell	11	7	---	---	8	26
Scottie Hayes	---	---	11	7	6	24
Marco Harp	---	---	7	14	3	24
Troy Wiggins	7	9	---	---	---	16
Marcus Rodgers	1	4	---	---	10	15
Geoff Figley	---	---	6	3	---	9
Jackie Scott	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jerry Labonte	---	---	3	3	---	6
Nathan Hampton	0	0	---	---	2	2
Irving Clemens	0	0	---	---	---	0
Buddy Cahill	0	0	---	---	---	0
Butch Campbell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rondell Farley	20	26	---	---	22	68
Cory Sanders	34	32	---	---	---	66
Irving Gossett	29	27	---	---	8	64
Corwin Yates	28	27	---	---	8	63
Junior Krykhtine	27	24	---	---	6	57
Eugene Harwell	27	26	---	---	---	53
Richard Tatum	26	26	---	---	---	52
Desmond Nichols	22	16	---	---	11	49
Winston Hodgson	14	17	---	---	18	49
J.J. Ondes	19	23	---	---	7	49
Nicky Dunlap	20	21	---	---	7	48
Tommie Fannon	22	23	---	---	1	46
Carlos Roland	---	---	23	20	1	44
Irving Farr	---	---	27	16	1	44
Scottie Harmon	---	---	21	21	---	42
Raymond Gora	---	---	13	8	20	41
Sam Hastings	---	---	20	20	1	41
Mercury Hibbs	16	10	---	---	14	40
Hugh O'Donnell	---	---	23	17	---	40
Rufus DeWoody	---	---	21	17	---	38
Geoff Stargell	---	---	18	18	2	38
Myron Martinez	17	17	---	---	1	35
Alan Davison	---	---	15	13	6	34
Jamal Kelley	10	8	---	---	15	33
Leland Conlan	15	10	---	---	8	33
Terry Desjardins	---	---	19	13	1	33
Kennedy McWilliams	---	---	17	14	---	31
David Grillo	---	---	16	14	---	30
K.C. Cuviello	---	---	14	11	5	30
Frank Roetman	---	---	14	7	6	27
Michael Lincoln	---	---	10	10	7	27
Roman Coffey	---	---	14	12	1	27
Randal Heintz	18	9	---	---	---	27
Kennedy Madison	---	---	8	2	17	27
Ernie Newcomb	8	6	---	---	8	22
Ronald Sherman	---	---	13	9	---	22
Rico Byrum	---	---	5	7	7	19
Oliver Keith	---	---	5	3	7	15
Clifton Dzwonczyk	---	---	0	0	12	12
Randal Van Koevering	---	---	3	1	7	11
Ricky Roberson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jimmy O'Neill	0	0	---	---	8	8
Billy Joe Portillo	2	4	---	---	2	8
D.J. Peterson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Billy Cowsette	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	29	2.9
Middle	12	26	2.2
Right	7	77	11.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	29	3.2
Middle	15	44	2.9
Right	10	38	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Benjamin Lee	22	13	2	1	2	1	3	1	2

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cory Sanders	31	18	4	0	0	9	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	13	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	47	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	49	12.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	30	6.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	2	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	77	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	66	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	102	12.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bernie Sweeney	6	4	1	67	2	15
FB Courtney Finch	3	2	0	16	0	13
WR Marcus Rodgers	3	1	0	7	0	4
WR Sean Pallansch	3	1	1	13	0	11
TE Lester Baskey	2	2	0	15	0	12
WR Troy Wiggins	2	0	0	0	0	9
RB Cole McCormick	2	2	0	9	0	9
WR Rusty Rice	1	1	0	12	0	17

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.J. Ondes	9	3	51	1	23
WR Junior Krykhtine	8	5	45	0	24
TE Tommie Fannon	5	5	55	1	23
RB Rondell Farley	4	2	22	1	26
WR Winston Hodgson	3	2	69	1	17
TE Mercury Hibbs	1	1	5	0	10
WR Billy Joe Portillo	1	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mel Stokes	1	-1	-1.00	5.33

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Randal Heintz	3	12	4.00	2.80
Cory Sanders	1	1	1.00	3.80
Desmond Nichols	1	2	2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Benjamin Lee	2	1	13	6.50	6.32

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cory Sanders	5	4	30	6.00	7.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marcus Rodgers	1	0	0	0.00	2.33
WR Sean Pallansch	1	1	13	13.00	4.33

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Junior Krykhtine	2	2	19	9.50	5.63
RB Rondell Farley	1	1	1	1.00	5.50
WR Winston Hodgson	1	1	10	10.00	23.00
WR J.J. Ondes	1	0	0	0.00	5.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Mel Stokes	1	1
Benjamin Lee	1	1
Cole McCormick	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Rondell Farley	5	2
Cory Sanders	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Benjamin Lee	9	5	2

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cory Sanders	10	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Courtney Finch	2	1	0
WR Marcus Rodgers	2	1	1
RB Cole McCormick	2	2	1
WR Bernie Sweeney	2	0	0
TE Lester Baskey	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Junior Krykhtine	3	1	0
WR J.J. Ondes	3	2	2
TE Tommie Fannon	2	2	1
RB Rondell Farley	1	1	1
TE Mercury Hibbs	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 96,000 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 6,000 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	96,000 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	6,000 (9,900)