Week 8, 2028

played in Denver, CO

68 degrees, fair, 19 mph wind

Minnesota Golden Hawks0700-7
Denver Death014010-24

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

Team StatisticsMINDEN
Record5-25-2
First Downs1220
- by Rushing46
- by Passing813
- by Penalty01
Total Net Yards261351
- Offensive Plays5266
- Yards per Play5.025.32
Net Rushing Yards132111
- Rushing Attempts2934
- Yards per Rush4.553.26
Net Passing Yards129240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt22 - 13 - 231 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards139247
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/101/7
- Yards per Pass Play5.617.50
Fumbles/Lost0/00/0
3rd Down Conversions4/128/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.87.2
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards8/693/25
Punt Returns/Yards2/63/30
Kick Returns/Yards3/722/40
Interception Ret./Yards0/02/26
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits14
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/03/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 27OWN 32
Time of Possession27:4932:11

Drive Charts

Minnesota Golden Hawks
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
110:001:47OWN 3335Punt
15:322:43OWN 17533Punt
11:381:35OWN 935Punt
212:141:51OWN 283-4Punt
29:500:13OWN 3610Interception
27:193:38OWN 40560Touchdown
20:570:57OWN 1433Punt
315:001:30OWN 2038Punt
311:524:07OWN 34728Punt
36:334:03OWN 35863Interception
412:563:53OWN 21616Punt
42:092:09OWN 4059Game
Denver Death
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:005:00OWN 27847Missed FG
18:132:41OWN 31468Missed FG
12:491:11OWN 2039Punt
10:032:49OWN 447-5Punt
210:230:33OWN 3530Punt
29:372:18OPP 28628Touchdown
23:412:44OWN 23977Touchdown
313:301:38OWN 353-1Punt
37:451:12OWN 2031Punt
32:304:34OWN 201280Touchdown
49:036:54OWN 261042Field Goal

Game MVP: Cory Sanders, Denver Death

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Mel Stokes15805.335511
Cole McCormick11413.731020
Benjamin Lee3113.67600
DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Randal Heintz15422.80700
Rondell Farley13483.69900
Cory Sanders5193.80801
Desmond Nichols122.00200

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Benjamin Lee22131391/10030239.7
DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Cory Sanders31182471/72590105.1

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Bernie Sweeney466716.7520300
TE Lester Baskey22157.505100
FB Courtney Finch23168.00880
RB Cole McCormick2294.50060
WR Rusty Rice111212.001120
WR Marcus Rodgers1377.00170
WR Sean Pallansch131313.000130
WR Troy Wiggins0200.00000
DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Junior Krykhtine58459.001141
TE Tommie Fannon555511.0019200
WR J.J. Ondes395117.000220
RB Rondell Farley242211.000211
WR Winston Hodgson236934.5026590
TE Mercury Hibbs1155.00050
WR Billy Joe Portillo0100.00000

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
DenverIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Rufus DeWoody12626.000
DE Michael Lincoln100.000

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
DenverFumbRecovForceTD

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jackie Scott833241.532.8501
DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Ricky Roberson520641.240.0621

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Irving Clemens0/00/00/001/1
DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Jimmy O'Neill1/31/20/0493/3

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Marcus Rodgers263.00
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Winston Hodgson33010.00

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Percy Oliver12929.00
Marcus Rodgers12424.00
Norbert Irwin11919.00
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Rondell Farley24020.00

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Bo Tanner720.02527
S Norman Haworth560.03431
CB Ernie Vertescher500.02828
ILB Lorenzo White410.02117
CB Percy Oliver400.02421
OLB Jackie Stevens400.02829
DT Norbert Borders311.02120
CB Larry Warkentien220.02826
DE Mitch Oxenby210.02221
S Marco Harp210.0714
S Dean Tanner210.02924
OLB Geoff Figley200.063
CB Norbert Irwin200.0610
DE Derek Holliday110.01820
ILB Herb Jazynka110.01310
DT Buddy Coggan110.01717
QB Benjamin Lee10---------
DE Stephen Wilkerson100.02519
OLB Scottie Hayes100.0117
WR Troy Wiggins10---------
DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Carlos Roland740.02320
ILB Scottie Harmon500.02121
DT Frank Roetman320.0147
CB Sam Hastings310.02020
DT Hugh O'Donnell310.02317
S Rico Byrum300.057
DE Terry Desjardins300.01913
S Kennedy McWilliams230.01714
ILB K.C. Cuviello210.01411
S Irving Farr210.02716
CB Rufus DeWoody200.02117
DT Geoff Stargell200.01818
DE David Grillo101.01614
CB Alan Davison110.01513
CB Raymond Gora100.0138
DE Michael Lincoln100.01010
S Roman Coffey100.01412
OLB Oliver Keith010.053
OLB Kennedy Madison010.082

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Norbert Borders1.000020
OLB Jackie Stevens0.010029
OLB Geoff Figley0.00203
DE Derek Holliday0.001020
DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE David Grillo1.000114
DT Hugh O'Donnell0.002017
DE Ronald Sherman0.00109

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Ernie Vertescher62028
OLB Bo Tanner32027
CB Percy Oliver21021
ILB Herb Jazynka20010
S Norman Haworth12031
S Marco Harp11014
CB Larry Warkentien10026
CB Norbert Irwin10010
S Dean Tanner10024
OLB Jerry Labonte0103
DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Rufus DeWoody21117
CB Sam Hastings20020
ILB Carlos Roland20020
ILB Scottie Harmon20021
S Rico Byrum1007
S Roman Coffey10012
CB Alan Davison10013
ILB K.C. Cuviello10011
S Kennedy McWilliams10014
DE Michael Lincoln00110

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Scottie Givens15121018
Stan Hastings14026019
Glenn Darlington13019018
John Morris1301208
Lester Baskey11019012
Daniel Milloy04019114
Brent Dennis03021018
Courtney Finch01020013
Rufus Stanton01016013
Corwin Kotter01011011
DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Corwin Yates25028027
Irving Gossett18029027
Desmond Nichols14022016
Leland Conlan13015010
Richard Tatum12026026
Jamal Kelley1101008
Eugene Harwell02027126
Ernie Newcomb020806
Myron Martinez01017017
Tommie Fannon01022023
Nicky Dunlap01020021

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Norbert Irwin116
Lester Baskey115
Cole McCormick113
Conrad Powell18
Dean Tanner15
DenverTacklesSTPlays
Raymond Gora320
Clifton Dzwonczyk112
J.J. Ondes17

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Percy Oliver------24212267
Norman Haworth------3431267
Larry Warkentien------2826862
Jackie Stevens------2829360
Ernie Vertescher------2828359
Dean Tanner------2924558
Bo Tanner------2527355
Benjamin Lee2923---------52
Courtney Finch2013------1548
Bernie Sweeney2615------748
Brent Dennis2118------847
Scottie Givens2118------847
Lester Baskey1912------1546
Mitch Oxenby------2221346
Stephen Wilkerson------2519246
Lorenzo White------2117745
Stan Hastings2619---------45
Derek Holliday------1820644
Norbert Borders------2120142
Buddy Coggan------1717842
Glenn Darlington1918------340
Rusty Rice1017------1239
Mel Stokes1614------535
Rufus Stanton1613------635
Cole McCormick139------1335
Sean Pallansch2211---------33
Daniel Milloy1914---------33
Norbert Irwin------6101632
Herb Jazynka------1310629
Corwin Kotter1111------729
Hardy Stansberry------851528
John Morris128------727
Conrad Powell117------826
Scottie Hayes------117624
Marco Harp------714324
Troy Wiggins79---------16
Marcus Rodgers14------1015
Geoff Figley------63---9
Jackie Scott00------88
Jerry Labonte------33---6
Nathan Hampton00------22
Irving Clemens00---------0
Buddy Cahill00---------0
Butch Campbell00---------0
DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Rondell Farley2026------2268
Cory Sanders3432---------66
Irving Gossett2927------864
Corwin Yates2827------863
Junior Krykhtine2724------657
Eugene Harwell2726---------53
Richard Tatum2626---------52
Desmond Nichols2216------1149
Winston Hodgson1417------1849
J.J. Ondes1923------749
Nicky Dunlap2021------748
Tommie Fannon2223------146
Carlos Roland------2320144
Irving Farr------2716144
Scottie Harmon------2121---42
Raymond Gora------1382041
Sam Hastings------2020141
Mercury Hibbs1610------1440
Hugh O'Donnell------2317---40
Rufus DeWoody------2117---38
Geoff Stargell------1818238
Myron Martinez1717------135
Alan Davison------1513634
Jamal Kelley108------1533
Leland Conlan1510------833
Terry Desjardins------1913133
Kennedy McWilliams------1714---31
David Grillo------1614---30
K.C. Cuviello------1411530
Frank Roetman------147627
Michael Lincoln------1010727
Roman Coffey------1412127
Randal Heintz189---------27
Kennedy Madison------821727
Ernie Newcomb86------822
Ronald Sherman------139---22
Rico Byrum------57719
Oliver Keith------53715
Clifton Dzwonczyk------001212
Randal Van Koevering------31711
Ricky Roberson00------88
Jimmy O'Neill00------88
Billy Joe Portillo24------28
D.J. Peterson00---------0
Billy Cowsette00---------0
Unknown00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10292.9
Middle12262.2
Right77711.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9293.2
Middle15442.9
Right10383.8
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Benjamin Lee22132121312
DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Cory Sanders31184009300

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen32134.3
Short (0-8 Yds)107474.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)434912.3
Long (19+ Yds)51306.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen3220.7
Short (0-8 Yds)118777.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)95667.3
Long (19+ Yds)8310212.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Bernie Sweeney64167215
FB Courtney Finch32016013
WR Marcus Rodgers310704
WR Sean Pallansch31113011
TE Lester Baskey22015012
WR Troy Wiggins200009
RB Cole McCormick220909
WR Rusty Rice11012017
DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR J.J. Ondes93051123
WR Junior Krykhtine85045024
TE Tommie Fannon55055123
RB Rondell Farley42022126
WR Winston Hodgson32069117
TE Mercury Hibbs1105010
WR Billy Joe Portillo100004

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Mel Stokes1-1-1.005.33
DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Randal Heintz3124.002.80
Cory Sanders111.003.80
Desmond Nichols122.002.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Benjamin Lee21136.506.32
DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Cory Sanders54306.007.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Marcus Rodgers1000.002.33
WR Sean Pallansch111313.004.33
DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Junior Krykhtine22199.505.63
RB Rondell Farley1111.005.50
WR Winston Hodgson111010.0023.00
WR J.J. Ondes1000.005.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
Mel Stokes11
Benjamin Lee11
Cole McCormick10
DenverRushesConversions
Rondell Farley52
Cory Sanders11

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Benjamin Lee952
DenverAttCompConversions
Cory Sanders1075

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
FB Courtney Finch210
WR Marcus Rodgers211
RB Cole McCormick221
WR Bernie Sweeney200
TE Lester Baskey110
DenverTargCatchConversions
WR Junior Krykhtine310
WR J.J. Ondes322
TE Tommie Fannon221
RB Rondell Farley111
TE Mercury Hibbs111

SectionAttendance
Stadium96,000 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck25,300 (25,300)
End Zone18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes6,000 (9,900)