Week 1, 2030

played in Minnesota, MN

50 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Death	7	7	7	8	-	29
Minnesota Golden Hawks	3	10	7	6	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:38 DEN - Nicky Sanders 14 pass from Billy Cowsette (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)
1Q: 02:33 MIN - Nathan Hampton 20 field goal
2Q: 11:42 DEN - Rondell Farley 7 run (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)
2Q: 03:51 MIN - Cole McCormick 9 run (Nathan Hampton extra point)
2Q: 00:44 MIN - Nathan Hampton 28 field goal
3Q: 08:18 MIN - Sean Pallansch 2 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Nathan Hampton extra point)
3Q: 05:02 DEN - Johnny Emley 48 interception return (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)
4Q: 13:48 MIN - Nathan Hampton 20 field goal
4Q: 02:00 MIN - Nathan Hampton 27 field goal
4Q: 00:22 DEN - Gabe Howe 1 pass from Billy Cowsette (Billy Cowsette pass to Dean Turnbull for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:38 DEN - Nicky Sanders 14 pass from Billy Cowsette (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)
1Q: 02:33 MIN - Nathan Hampton 20 field goal
2Q: 11:42 DEN - Rondell Farley 7 run (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)
2Q: 03:51 MIN - Cole McCormick 9 run (Nathan Hampton extra point)
2Q: 00:44 MIN - Nathan Hampton 28 field goal
3Q: 08:18 MIN - Sean Pallansch 2 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Nathan Hampton extra point)
3Q: 05:02 DEN - Johnny Emley 48 interception return (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)
4Q: 13:48 MIN - Nathan Hampton 20 field goal
4Q: 02:00 MIN - Nathan Hampton 27 field goal
4Q: 00:22 DEN - Gabe Howe 1 pass from Billy Cowsette (Billy Cowsette pass to Dean Turnbull for conversion)

Team Statistics DEN MIN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 18 29
- by Rushing 6 9
- by Passing 11 18
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 319 509
- Offensive Plays 55 81
- Yards per Play 5.80 6.28
Net Rushing Yards 115 176
- Rushing Attempts 21 37
- Yards per Rush 5.48 4.76
Net Passing Yards 204 333
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 15 - 1 43 - 21 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 204 343
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/10
- Yards per Pass Play 6.00 7.57
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 9/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 10.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/65 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/-1
Kick Returns/Yards 3/67 4/79
Interception Ret./Yards 3/65 1/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 24
Time of Possession 22:53 37:07

Team Statistics	DEN	MIN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	18	29
- by Rushing	6	9
- by Passing	11	18
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	319	509
- Offensive Plays	55	81
- Yards per Play	5.80	6.28
Net Rushing Yards	115	176
- Rushing Attempts	21	37
- Yards per Rush	5.48	4.76
Net Passing Yards	204	333
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 15 - 1	43 - 21 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	204	343
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/10
- Yards per Pass Play	6.00	7.57
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	9/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	10.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/65	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/-1
Kick Returns/Yards	3/67	4/79
Interception Ret./Yards	3/65	1/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 24
Time of Possession	22:53	37:07

Drive Charts

Denver Death
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:30	OWN 35	10	65	Touchdown
1	2:26	0:45	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	0:59	4:25	OWN 43	10	57	Touchdown
2	10:08	0:42	OPP 47	4	16	Interception
2	8:24	0:35	OPP 35	3	-5	Punt
2	3:42	1:01	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	0:36	0:36	OWN 21	1	15	Half
3	8:07	2:04	OWN 37	4	20	Punt
4	13:41	2:15	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
4	10:01	1:56	OPP 44	6	7	Punt
4	1:54	1:39	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown

Minnesota Golden Hawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:30	6:04	OWN 28	10	69	Field Goal
1	1:41	0:42	OWN 23	2	34	Fumble
2	11:34	1:26	OWN 37	4	10	Fumble
2	9:26	1:02	OWN 20	4	10	Interception
2	7:49	4:07	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	2:41	2:05	OWN 26	10	63	Field Goal
3	15:00	6:53	OWN 37	12	63	Touchdown
3	6:03	1:14	OWN 20	3	17	Interception
3	4:49	6:08	OWN 20	11	77	Field Goal
4	11:26	1:25	OWN 17	3	11	Interception
4	8:05	6:11	OWN 20	13	70	Field Goal
4	0:15	0:15	OWN 25	1	0	Game

Game MVP: Irving Farr, Denver Death

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rondell Farley	14	69	4.93	16	2	1
Mario Gordon	7	46	6.57	25	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Cole McCormick	28	156	5.57	27	5	1
Leonard Baxter	9	20	2.22	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Billy Cowsette	34	15	204	0/0	2	40	1	71.2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.R. Carpenter	43	21	343	1/10	1	40	3	54.7

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dean Turnbull	7	13	79	11.29	25	17	0
WR Nicky Sanders	3	5	36	12.00	1	17	1
WR Winston Hodgson	2	5	33	16.50	12	18	0
WR Roy Reynolds	1	3	15	15.00	0	15	0
TE Tommie Fannon	1	2	40	40.00	0	40	0
FB Gabe Howe	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	1
WR J.J. Ondes	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Mo Lysne	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sean Pallansch	5	13	73	14.60	5	35	1
WR Bernie Sweeney	5	12	78	15.60	19	22	0
TE Lester Baskey	4	5	42	10.50	7	18	0
WR Troy Wiggins	4	6	83	20.75	28	40	0
TE Albert Hitchcock	2	3	44	22.00	17	33	0
WR Marcus Rodgers	1	2	23	23.00	16	23	0
WR J.R. Murphy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Leonard Baxter	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Johnny Emley	1	48	48.00	1
ILB K.C. Cuviello	1	6	6.00	0
S Irving Farr	1	11	11.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Dean Tanner	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Recov	Force
Hugh O'Donnell	1	1
Jamie Lyon	1	0
Carlos Roland	0	1
Scottie Harmon	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
Cole McCormick	2	0
Leonard Baxter	1	0
Bernie Sweeney	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ricky Roberson	6	264	44.0	34.2	52	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20

Kicking Statistics

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

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nathan Hampton	4/4	0/0	0/0	28	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marcus Rodgers	2	-1	-0.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roy Reynolds	2	42	21.0	0
Nicky Sanders	1	25	25.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sean Pallansch	4	79	19.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Carlos Roland	8	3	0.0	30	34
S Irving Farr	7	6	0.0	33	43
DT Hugh O'Donnell	6	2	0.0	27	29
DT Jamie Lyon	5	0	0.5	25	32
S Roman Coffey	5	0	0.0	19	25
ILB K.C. Cuviello	4	1	0.0	17	20
CB Johnny Emley	4	0	0.0	18	29
DE David Grillo	3	1	0.5	28	31
DT Ralph Flowers	3	2	0.0	27	32
OLB Malcolm Bard	3	1	0.0	13	18
ILB Scottie Harmon	3	1	0.0	26	29
CB Sam Hastings	2	1	0.0	31	31
CB Alan Davison	2	0	0.0	25	29
S Kennedy McWilliams	1	3	0.0	26	22
QB Billy Cowsette	1	0	---	---	---
CB Spencer Bronson	1	0	0.0	14	23
ILB Marshall Lewis	0	3	0.0	7	9
DE Orlando Jamison	0	2	0.0	29	30

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brandon White	4	0	0.0	20	31
S Norman Haworth	3	3	0.0	21	34
OLB Bo Tanner	3	2	0.0	14	14
OLB Hardy Stansberry	3	2	0.0	16	20
S Dean Tanner	3	0	0.0	14	26
DT Norbert Borders	2	1	0.0	11	14
ILB Herb Jazynka	2	1	0.0	8	6
CB Christian Roderick	2	1	0.0	12	24
ILB Lorenzo White	2	0	0.0	3	7
DE Stephen Wilkerson	2	0	0.0	12	14
S Marco Harp	2	0	0.0	9	15
CB Larry Warkentien	1	0	0.0	16	25
CB Ernie Vertescher	1	0	0.0	20	30
CB Norbert Irwin	1	0	0.0	6	13
WR Bernie Sweeney	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Jackie Stevens	1	0	0.0	7	15
TE Albert Hitchcock	1	0	---	---	---
DE Rod Bennett	1	0	0.0	13	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Jamie Lyon	0.5	1	2	32
DE David Grillo	0.5	0	1	31
DT Hugh O'Donnell	0.0	3	1	29
DE Orlando Jamison	0.0	1	0	30
DT Ralph Flowers	0.0	0	4	32

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mitch Oxenby	2	0	0	26
DT Will Springer	1	0	1	25
OLB Jackie Stevens	0	2	0	15
DE Stephen Wilkerson	0	1	0	14
OLB Hardy Stansberry	0	1	0	20
OLB J.R. Dawson	0	1	0	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Johnny Emley	3	0	1	29
CB Sam Hastings	3	0	0	31
ILB Carlos Roland	3	0	0	34
S Irving Farr	2	1	1	43
S Roman Coffey	2	0	0	25
ILB Scottie Harmon	2	0	0	29
CB Alan Davison	2	0	0	29
OLB Malcolm Bard	1	1	0	18
ILB K.C. Cuviello	1	0	1	20
S Kennedy McWilliams	1	0	0	22
DT Jamie Lyon	1	0	0	32

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Lorenzo White	2	0	0	7
CB Norbert Irwin	2	0	0	13
S Marco Harp	2	0	0	15
ILB Brandon White	1	1	0	31
CB Ernie Vertescher	1	1	0	30
CB Christian Roderick	1	1	0	24
S Dean Tanner	1	0	1	26
OLB Bo Tanner	1	0	0	14
CB Larry Warkentien	1	0	0	25
ILB Herb Jazynka	1	0	0	6
S Norman Haworth	1	0	0	34
OLB Jackie Stevens	1	0	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Irving Gossett	2	3	17	31
Bert Rivera	2	2	4	9
Wade Darius	1	4	11	15
Richard Tatum	1	4	19	30
Myron Martinez	1	3	14	26
Nicky Dunlap	1	2	17	25
Eugene Harwell	0	3	21	28

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Scottie Givens	4	9	1	34	0	34
Stan Hastings	3	8	0	34	0	35
Rusty Gardner	3	7	0	32	0	31
Brent Dennis	1	4	0	27	0	39
Glenn Darlington	1	1	0	5	0	13
Albert Hitchcock	1	1	0	13	0	17
Daniel Milloy	0	4	0	28	1	38
Brant Chandler	0	2	0	28	0	31
Jason Benton	0	1	0	3	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Johnny Emley	2	21
Clifton Dzwonczyk	1	18
Mo Lysne	1	18
Roy Reynolds	1	12
Winston Hodgson	1	10

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Marcus Rodgers	1	18
Brandon White	1	12
Larry Warkentien	1	12

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Irving Farr	---	---	33	43	16	92
Johnny Emley	---	---	18	29	21	68
Sam Hastings	---	---	31	31	5	67
Carlos Roland	---	---	30	34	3	67
Orlando Jamison	---	---	29	30	4	63
David Grillo	---	---	28	31	3	62
Jamie Lyon	---	---	25	32	4	61
Ralph Flowers	---	---	27	32	2	61
Hugh O'Donnell	---	---	27	29	4	60
Rondell Farley	14	27	---	---	18	59
Scottie Harmon	---	---	26	29	3	58
Alan Davison	---	---	25	29	2	56
Billy Cowsette	21	34	---	---	---	55
Richard Tatum	19	30	---	---	5	54
Eugene Harwell	21	28	---	---	---	49
Kennedy McWilliams	---	---	26	22	1	49
Irving Gossett	17	31	---	---	---	48
Roman Coffey	---	---	19	25	2	46
Nicky Dunlap	17	25	---	---	3	45
Spencer Bronson	---	---	14	23	6	43
Myron Martinez	14	26	---	---	---	40
Tommie Fannon	16	21	---	---	2	39
Mo Lysne	9	12	---	---	18	39
Dean Turnbull	16	23	---	---	---	39
K.C. Cuviello	---	---	17	20	1	38
Nicky Sanders	9	19	---	---	8	36
Malcolm Bard	---	---	13	18	1	32
Wade Darius	11	15	---	---	5	31
Winston Hodgson	7	13	---	---	10	30
Marshall Lewis	---	---	7	9	13	29
Terry Desjardins	---	---	9	18	---	27
J.J. Ondes	10	15	---	---	2	27
Gabe Howe	3	9	---	---	12	24
Roy Reynolds	3	8	---	---	12	23
Clifton Dzwonczyk	---	---	3	0	18	21
Leland Conlan	4	9	---	---	6	19
Bert Rivera	4	9	---	---	6	19
Rusty Lester	7	8	---	---	3	18
Mario Gordon	7	7	---	---	---	14
Preston Brady	2	4	---	---	6	12
Vince Van Pelt	0	1	---	---	6	7
Ricky Roberson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jimmy O'Neill	0	0	---	---	5	5
Vincent Becker	0	0	---	---	---	0
Randal Van Koevering	---	---	0	0	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bernie Sweeney	35	43	---	---	16	94
J.R. Carpenter	37	44	---	---	4	85
Scottie Givens	34	34	---	---	4	72
Brent Dennis	27	39	---	---	3	69
Stan Hastings	34	35	---	---	---	69
Brant Chandler	28	31	---	---	10	69
Daniel Milloy	28	38	---	---	---	66
Brandon White	---	---	20	31	12	63
Rusty Gardner	32	31	---	---	---	63
Ernie Vertescher	---	---	20	30	7	57
Sean Pallansch	20	31	---	---	5	56
Cole McCormick	28	26	---	---	2	56
Norman Haworth	---	---	21	34	---	55
Lester Baskey	21	21	---	---	12	54
Larry Warkentien	---	---	16	25	12	53
Dean Tanner	---	---	14	26	12	52
Albert Hitchcock	13	17	---	---	16	46
Rod Bennett	---	---	13	25	6	44
Christian Roderick	---	---	12	24	6	42
Mitch Oxenby	---	---	15	26	---	41
Marcus Rodgers	11	11	---	---	18	40
Troy Wiggins	15	19	---	---	6	40
Hardy Stansberry	---	---	16	20	3	39
Will Springer	---	---	12	25	---	37
Jackie Stevens	---	---	7	15	12	34
Bo Tanner	---	---	14	14	5	33
Dale Okuyama	19	10	---	---	4	33
Norbert Borders	---	---	11	14	6	31
Norbert Irwin	---	---	6	13	12	31
Leonard Baxter	9	18	---	---	---	27
Stephen Wilkerson	---	---	12	14	---	26
Marco Harp	---	---	9	15	---	24
Glenn Darlington	5	13	---	---	4	22
Stephen Dixon	0	0	---	---	20	20
Korey Way	3	10	---	---	3	16
Lorenzo White	---	---	3	7	6	16
Jason Benton	3	10	---	---	2	15
J.R. Dawson	---	---	2	10	3	15
Herb Jazynka	---	---	8	6	---	14
Nathan Hampton	0	0	---	---	11	11
J.R. Murphy	5	3	---	---	---	8
Buddy Cahill	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jackie Scott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Norbert Hammond	---	---	0	0	---	0
Jeremy Stoner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bryant Kohberger	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	45	3.5
Middle	5	23	4.6
Right	3	47	15.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	22	128	5.8
Middle	4	4	1.0
Right	11	44	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Billy Cowsette	34	15	1	4	2	3	5	1	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.R. Carpenter	43	21	6	0	4	2	8	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	69	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	95	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	9	1	40	4.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	90	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	10	156	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	12	3	97	8.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dean Turnbull	13	7	0	79	0	23
WR Winston Hodgson	5	2	0	33	0	13
WR Nicky Sanders	5	3	1	36	0	19
WR Roy Reynolds	3	1	0	15	0	8
WR J.J. Ondes	3	0	1	0	0	15
TE Tommie Fannon	2	1	0	40	1	21
TE Mo Lysne	1	0	0	0	0	12
FB Gabe Howe	1	1	0	1	0	9

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sean Pallansch	13	5	1	73	1	31
WR Bernie Sweeney	12	5	2	78	2	43
WR Troy Wiggins	6	4	1	83	1	19
TE Lester Baskey	5	4	0	42	0	21
TE Albert Hitchcock	3	2	0	44	1	17
WR Marcus Rodgers	2	1	0	23	1	11
WR J.R. Murphy	1	0	0	0	0	3
RB Leonard Baxter	1	0	0	0	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rondell Farley	3	18	6.00	4.93

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cole McCormick	7	24	3.43	5.57
Leonard Baxter	3	-2	-0.67	2.22

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Billy Cowsette	5	4	32	6.40	6.00

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.R. Carpenter	7	2	18	2.57	7.98

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dean Turnbull	2	2	17	8.50	6.08
WR Nicky Sanders	1	1	14	14.00	7.20
FB Gabe Howe	1	1	1	1.00	1.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bernie Sweeney	4	1	16	4.00	6.50
WR Sean Pallansch	2	1	2	1.00	5.62
WR Troy Wiggins	1	0	0	0.00	13.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Rondell Farley	2	1
Mario Gordon	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Cole McCormick	4	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Billy Cowsette	9	4	4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.R. Carpenter	9	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dean Turnbull	3	1	1
WR Winston Hodgson	2	1	1
WR Roy Reynolds	1	0	0
WR J.J. Ondes	1	0	0
TE Tommie Fannon	1	1	1
FB Gabe Howe	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Troy Wiggins	4	4	3
WR Sean Pallansch	2	2	2
WR Bernie Sweeney	2	1	1
TE Lester Baskey	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,100 (69,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,500 (21,000)
End Zone 11,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine 6,500 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (13,400)
Club Seats 5,400 (8,200)
Luxury Boxes 1,200 (2,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,100 (69,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,500 (21,000)
End Zone	11,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine	6,500 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (13,400)
Club Seats	5,400 (8,200)
Luxury Boxes	1,200 (2,700)