Week 1, 2031

played in Denver, CO

85 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Fargo (ND) Freeze	0	0	3	0	-	3
Denver Death	14	0	7	7	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:32 DEN - Bennie Sandlin 32 pass from Billy Cowsette (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)
1Q: 01:28 DEN - Neil Gustin 22 run (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)
3Q: 06:07 FAR - Trent Halama 27 field goal
3Q: 04:59 DEN - Burt Evans 5 run (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)
4Q: 02:53 DEN - Neil Gustin 2 run (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:32 DEN - Bennie Sandlin 32 pass from Billy Cowsette (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)
1Q: 01:28 DEN - Neil Gustin 22 run (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)
3Q: 06:07 FAR - Trent Halama 27 field goal
3Q: 04:59 DEN - Burt Evans 5 run (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)
4Q: 02:53 DEN - Neil Gustin 2 run (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)

Team Statistics FAR DEN
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 17 19
- by Rushing 10 9
- by Passing 7 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 319 299
- Offensive Plays 61 47
- Yards per Play 5.23 6.36
Net Rushing Yards 150 143
- Rushing Attempts 28 30
- Yards per Rush 5.36 4.77
Net Passing Yards 169 156
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 21 - 1 17 - 10 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 179 156
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.12 9.18
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/14 5/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/60 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/66 2/107
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 38
Time of Possession 33:22 26:38

Team Statistics	FAR	DEN
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	17	19
- by Rushing	10	9
- by Passing	7	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	319	299
- Offensive Plays	61	47
- Yards per Play	5.23	6.36
Net Rushing Yards	150	143
- Rushing Attempts	28	30
- Yards per Rush	5.36	4.77
Net Passing Yards	169	156
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 21 - 1	17 - 10 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	179	156
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.12	9.18
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/14	5/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/60	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/66	2/107
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 38
Time of Possession	33:22	26:38

Drive Charts

Fargo (ND) Freeze
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:16	4:30	OWN 20	8	39	Punt
1	1:14	1:56	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
2	12:36	4:14	OWN 9	9	38	Punt
2	4:21	3:09	OWN 4	7	35	Interception
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	9:00	OWN 26	14	64	Field Goal
3	4:53	3:12	OWN 32	5	37	Missed FG
4	15:00	4:15	OWN 2	9	42	Punt
4	2:44	2:44	OWN 39	5	23	Game

Denver Death
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:31	2:15	OWN 36	3	64	Touchdown
1	7:46	6:32	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	14:18	1:42	OWN 49	3	3	Punt
2	8:22	4:01	OWN 20	8	31	Punt
2	1:12	1:05	OWN 46	3	9	Punt
3	6:00	1:07	OPP 11	3	11	Touchdown
3	1:41	1:41	OWN 38	4	8	Punt
4	10:45	8:01	OWN 12	12	88	Touchdown

Game MVP: Neil Gustin, Denver Death

Rushing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Thomas Howe	16	102	6.38	15	4
Robert Franklin	7	35	5.00	12	1
Tony Sheriff	3	9	3.00	5	0
Kenyon Gabree	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Harvey Becker	1	5	5.00	5	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Burt Evans	16	51	3.19	13	1	1
Neil Gustin	13	86	6.62	22	4	2
Billy Cowsette	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kenyon Gabree	31	21	179	2/10	0	22	1	69.2

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Billy Cowsette	14	7	108	0/0	1	32	0	99.7
Vincent Becker	3	3	48	0/0	0	32	0	118.8

Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Harvey Becker	5	9	65	13.00	8	22
TE Walt Chandler	3	5	31	10.33	6	21
FB Robert Franklin	3	4	12	4.00	5	6
TE Joel Conerty	2	2	16	8.00	0	10
WR Dale Wang	2	3	17	8.50	0	11
RB Tony Sheriff	2	2	13	6.50	1	8
WR Nolan Starks	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
RB Thomas Howe	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
FB Howard McGee	1	2	5	5.00	0	5
WR Rusty Kratzer	1	1	8	8.00	0	8

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bennie Sandlin	4	5	98	24.50	31	32	1
WR Dean Turnbull	2	5	25	12.50	5	13	0
WR Leland Whiting	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Monty Basinger	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Tommie Fannon	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Nicky Sanders	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR J.J. Ondes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kenny Delgado	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Gillespie	4	172	43.0	33.0	53	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ricky Roberson	4	181	45.3	40.3	52	3

Kicking Statistics

Fargo (ND)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Trent Halama	1/2	0/1	0/0	27	0/0

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jimmy O'Neill	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Sheriff	2	45	22.5	0
Dale Wang	1	21	21.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leland Whiting	2	107	53.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Nick Posavec	6	3	0.0	23	13
S Bob Gibson	6	1	0.0	27	12
CB Matt Marshall	4	3	0.0	24	13
OLB Ross Schneider	3	1	0.0	24	14
ILB Lenny Austin	3	1	0.0	26	15
OLB Rodney Matthews	2	2	0.0	22	12
DT Rex Pollard	2	0	0.0	24	17
S Donovan Nutter	2	0	0.0	23	12
ILB Alfred Davison	2	0	0.0	7	1
S Tito Cahill	1	1	0.0	10	9
ILB Buddy Joseph	1	1	0.0	6	2
CB Ralph Rivers	1	1	0.0	16	11
FB Marlon Gracia	1	0	---	---	---
DE Gene Lynch	1	0	0.0	11	6
DT Karl Peterson	1	0	0.0	20	10
CB Bennie Meyer	1	0	0.0	17	8
DE Quentin LeBlond	0	1	0.0	5	1

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Duane Carlson	7	4	1.0	28	33
ILB Carlos Roland	5	2	1.0	21	20
ILB K.C. Cuviello	5	0	0.0	17	13
CB Kenny Delgado	4	1	0.0	19	28
CB Alan Davison	4	1	0.0	19	29
S Kennedy McWilliams	4	1	0.0	24	28
OLB Malcolm Bard	4	0	0.0	11	14
ILB Scottie Harmon	4	0	0.0	20	29
S Michael Simmons	4	0	0.0	16	21
OLB Frederic Moynihan	4	0	0.0	18	15
DE Jack Wagener	2	0	0.0	14	20
ILB Lincoln Perkins	1	3	0.0	8	15
DE Orlando Jamison	1	1	0.0	15	17
CB Mack Briggs	1	1	0.0	23	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ross Schneider	0.0	1	1	0	14
DT Rex Pollard	0.0	0	1	0	17

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Carlos Roland	1.0	0	0	20
S Duane Carlson	1.0	0	0	33
ILB Scottie Harmon	0.0	1	1	29
ILB K.C. Cuviello	0.0	1	0	13
DE David Grillo	0.0	0	1	16
DE Jack Wagener	0.0	0	1	20
OLB Frederic Moynihan	0.0	0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Matt Marshall	2	0	13
CB Nick Posavec	2	0	13
CB Ralph Rivers	1	1	11
S Bob Gibson	1	0	12
ILB Buddy Joseph	1	0	2
CB Bennie Meyer	1	0	8
S Donovan Nutter	1	0	12
OLB Rodney Matthews	1	0	12
ILB Lenny Austin	0	2	15

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Kennedy McWilliams	3	1	0	28
CB Alan Davison	3	0	0	29
ILB K.C. Cuviello	3	0	0	13
CB Kenny Delgado	2	0	1	28
ILB Carlos Roland	2	0	0	20
S Michael Simmons	2	0	0	21
DE Jack Wagener	1	1	0	20
OLB Malcolm Bard	1	0	0	14
ILB Lincoln Perkins	1	0	0	15
ILB Scottie Harmon	1	0	0	29
CB Mack Briggs	1	0	0	19
OLB Frederic Moynihan	1	0	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Fargo (ND)	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brock Kennedy	3	6	1	23	0	24
Winston Van Pelt	3	4	1	24	1	26
Rick Rodriguez	3	4	0	9	0	16
Wesley Rounds	2	5	0	23	0	31
Corwin Schultz	1	2	0	25	1	30
Marlon Gracia	1	1	0	6	0	9
Cary Buchholz	0	4	0	22	0	23
Howard McGee	0	1	0	7	0	6

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Preston Brady	4	7	19	10
Rusty Lester	4	5	20	8
Tommie Fannon	2	3	20	9
Richard Tatum	1	3	24	13
Darrell Nixon	1	3	21	11
Irving Gossett	0	3	18	9
Eugene Harwell	0	2	21	14
Nicky Dunlap	0	2	17	11
Mo Lysne	0	1	15	5

Special Teams Tackles

Fargo (ND)	Tackles	STPlays
Marlon Gracia	1	13
Nick Posavec	1	7

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Neil Gustin	1	15
Kenny Delgado	1	13
Leland Whiting	1	10

Participation

Fargo (ND)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joel Conerty	28	33	---	---	10	71
Robert Franklin	26	27	---	---	12	65
Kenyon Gabree	28	33	---	---	---	61
Corwin Schultz	25	30	---	---	6	61
Wesley Rounds	23	31	---	---	5	59
Cary Buchholz	22	23	---	---	6	51
Winston Van Pelt	24	26	---	---	---	50
Brock Kennedy	23	24	---	---	---	47
Walt Chandler	22	24	---	---	---	46
Nick Posavec	---	---	23	13	7	43
Rex Pollard	---	---	24	17	---	41
Bob Gibson	---	---	27	12	2	41
Lenny Austin	---	---	26	15	---	41
Thomas Howe	20	19	---	---	---	39
Harvey Becker	15	21	---	---	3	39
Ross Schneider	---	---	24	14	---	38
Rodney Matthews	---	---	22	12	4	38
Matt Marshall	---	---	24	13	---	37
Donovan Nutter	---	---	23	12	1	36
Claude Stokes	---	---	22	11	2	35
Graham Barnes	14	15	---	---	5	34
Karl Peterson	---	---	20	10	2	32
Tony Sheriff	3	12	---	---	17	32
Bennie Meyer	---	---	17	8	6	31
Ralph Rivers	---	---	16	11	4	31
Rick Rodriguez	9	16	---	---	5	30
Marty Krause	---	---	8	10	11	29
Marlon Gracia	6	9	---	---	13	28
Dale Wang	6	8	---	---	9	23
Gene Lynch	---	---	11	6	4	21
Nolan Starks	5	4	---	---	11	20
Tito Cahill	---	---	10	9	---	19
Howard McGee	7	6	---	---	4	17
Alan Wile	---	---	8	6	---	14
Buddy Joseph	---	---	6	2	4	12
Alfred Davison	---	---	7	1	3	11
Dan Thompson	---	---	6	3	1	10
Rusty Kratzer	2	2	---	---	5	9
Stan Walters	---	---	0	0	7	7
Quentin LeBlond	---	---	5	1	---	6
Kevin Forbes	---	---	0	0	5	5
Jamie Perles	---	---	1	1	3	5
Trent Halama	0	0	---	---	4	4
Darnell Gillespie	0	0	---	---	4	4
Kyle Wagner	0	0	---	---	2	2
Donny Kemp	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Duane Carlson	---	---	28	33	6	67
Kenny Delgado	---	---	19	28	13	60
Alan Davison	---	---	19	29	7	55
Kennedy McWilliams	---	---	24	28	2	54
Michael Simmons	---	---	16	21	16	53
Scottie Harmon	---	---	20	29	1	50
Carlos Roland	---	---	21	20	2	43
Mack Briggs	---	---	23	19	1	43
Billy Cowsette	25	14	---	---	---	39
Richard Tatum	24	13	---	---	---	37
K.C. Cuviello	---	---	17	13	7	37
Jack Wagener	---	---	14	20	3	37
Frederic Moynihan	---	---	18	15	4	37
Jamie Lyon	---	---	16	19	1	36
Darrell Nixon	21	11	---	---	4	36
Orlando Jamison	---	---	15	17	4	36
Leland Whiting	15	10	---	---	10	35
Neil Gustin	13	7	---	---	15	35
Eugene Harwell	21	14	---	---	---	35
Malcolm Bard	---	---	11	14	9	34
Tommie Fannon	20	9	---	---	5	34
Nicky Dunlap	17	11	---	---	4	32
Ralph Flowers	---	---	14	13	5	32
Bennie Sandlin	17	13	---	---	1	31
Preston Brady	19	10	---	---	2	31
Mo Lysne	15	5	---	---	11	31
David Grillo	---	---	13	16	---	29
Irving Gossett	18	9	---	---	2	29
Dean Turnbull	19	10	---	---	---	29
Burt Evans	17	11	---	---	---	28
Rusty Lester	20	8	---	---	---	28
Jeremy Masucci	11	6	---	---	10	27
Hugh O'Donnell	---	---	12	14	1	27
Myron Martinez	10	9	---	---	4	23
Lincoln Perkins	---	---	8	15	---	23
Nicky Sanders	10	8	---	---	5	23
Monty Basinger	13	5	---	---	4	22
Otis Canada	0	0	---	---	10	10
Vincent Becker	5	3	---	---	---	8
J.J. Ondes	0	1	---	---	7	8
Jimmy O'Neill	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ricky Roberson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Irving Farr	---	---	0	0	2	2
Andre Pearl	---	---	0	0	---	0
Edwin Witt	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	87	6.2
Middle	6	20	3.3
Right	7	44	6.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	88	6.3
Middle	8	30	3.8
Right	8	25	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kenyon Gabree	31	21	2	0	1	2	4	0	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Billy Cowsette	14	7	1	1	0	3	2	0	0
Vincent Becker	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	22	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	47	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	110	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	64	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	43	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	49	8.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Harvey Becker	9	5	0	65	1	21
TE Walt Chandler	5	3	0	31	1	24
FB Robert Franklin	4	3	0	12	0	27
WR Dale Wang	3	2	0	17	0	8
TE Joel Conerty	2	2	0	16	0	33
WR Nolan Starks	2	1	0	4	0	4
FB Howard McGee	2	1	1	5	0	6
RB Tony Sheriff	2	2	0	13	0	12
RB Thomas Howe	1	1	0	8	0	19
WR Rusty Kratzer	1	1	0	8	0	2

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bennie Sandlin	5	4	98	2	13
WR Dean Turnbull	5	2	25	0	10
WR Leland Whiting	3	1	8	0	10
FB Monty Basinger	1	1	4	0	5
WR J.J. Ondes	1	0	0	0	1
TE Tommie Fannon	1	1	13	0	9
WR Nicky Sanders	1	1	8	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thomas Howe	2	6	3.00	6.38
Robert Franklin	2	10	5.00	5.00

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Neil Gustin	2	4	2.00	6.62
Burt Evans	2	8	4.00	3.19
Billy Cowsette	1	6	6.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kenyon Gabree	1	0	0	0.00	5.77

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Vincent Becker	1	1	8	8.00	16.00
Billy Cowsette	1	0	0	0.00	7.71

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Howard McGee	1	0	0	0.00	2.50

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Leland Whiting	1	0	0	0.00	2.67
WR Nicky Sanders	1	1	8	8.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Rushes	Conversions
Thomas Howe	2	2
Tony Sheriff	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Neil Gustin	3	1
Burt Evans	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kenyon Gabree	10	7	5

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Billy Cowsette	4	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Harvey Becker	4	3	2
TE Joel Conerty	1	1	1
WR Dale Wang	1	1	1
WR Nolan Starks	1	0	0
FB Howard McGee	1	0	0
TE Walt Chandler	1	1	1
WR Rusty Kratzer	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dean Turnbull	3	1	1
WR Bennie Sandlin	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 94,600 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,000 (25,300)
End Zone 18,000 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,300 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 15,900 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 5,700 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	94,600 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,000 (25,300)
End Zone	18,000 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,300 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	15,900 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	5,700 (9,900)