Week 1, 2034

played in Fargo (ND), ND

60 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Denver Death	0	3	3	10	-	16
Fargo (ND) Freeze	7	3	10	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:35 FAR - Robert Franklin 6 run (Trent Halama extra point)
2Q: 10:46 FAR - Trent Halama 39 field goal
2Q: 05:37 DEN - Ethan Compton 32 field goal
3Q: 11:19 DEN - Ethan Compton 47 field goal
3Q: 10:00 FAR - Walt Chandler 54 fumble return (Trent Halama extra point)
3Q: 03:12 FAR - Trent Halama 23 field goal
4Q: 10:13 DEN - Monty Basinger 41 pass from Vincent Becker (Ethan Compton extra point)
4Q: 04:17 DEN - Ethan Compton 40 field goal
4Q: 01:49 FAR - Trent Halama 52 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:35 FAR - Robert Franklin 6 run (Trent Halama extra point)
2Q: 10:46 FAR - Trent Halama 39 field goal
2Q: 05:37 DEN - Ethan Compton 32 field goal
3Q: 11:19 DEN - Ethan Compton 47 field goal
3Q: 10:00 FAR - Walt Chandler 54 fumble return (Trent Halama extra point)
3Q: 03:12 FAR - Trent Halama 23 field goal
4Q: 10:13 DEN - Monty Basinger 41 pass from Vincent Becker (Ethan Compton extra point)
4Q: 04:17 DEN - Ethan Compton 40 field goal
4Q: 01:49 FAR - Trent Halama 52 field goal

Team Statistics DEN FAR
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 24
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 10 15
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 300 383
- Offensive Plays 53 76
- Yards per Play 5.66 5.04
Net Rushing Yards 92 149
- Rushing Attempts 12 35
- Yards per Rush 7.67 4.26
Net Passing Yards 208 234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 22 - 1 38 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 216 251
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 5.07 5.71
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/11 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/20 9/77
Punt Returns/Yards 2/0 2/9
Kick Returns/Yards 2/40 2/43
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/2
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 24
Time of Possession 25:18 34:42

Team Statistics	DEN	FAR
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	24
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	10	15
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	300	383
- Offensive Plays	53	76
- Yards per Play	5.66	5.04
Net Rushing Yards	92	149
- Rushing Attempts	12	35
- Yards per Rush	7.67	4.26
Net Passing Yards	208	234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 22 - 1	38 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	216	251
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	5.07	5.71
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/11	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/20	9/77
Punt Returns/Yards	2/0	2/9
Kick Returns/Yards	2/40	2/43
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/2
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 24
Time of Possession	25:18	34:42

Drive Charts

Denver Death
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:15	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	7:25	1:46	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	1:02	1:02	OWN 44	4	18	Interception
2	10:39	5:08	OWN 20	8	65	Field Goal
2	1:55	1:21	OWN 34	6	27	Missed FG
3	13:15	2:02	OWN 47	5	23	Field Goal
3	9:14	2:02	OWN 27	3	-1	Punt
3	3:07	2:03	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
4	14:42	2:31	OWN 33	4	18	Punt
4	10:18	0:24	OPP 46	1	46	Touchdown
4	6:58	2:48	OWN 19	4	58	Field Goal
4	1:42	1:42	OWN 13	8	41	Game

Fargo (ND) Freeze
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:45	6:20	OWN 32	15	68	Touchdown
1	5:39	4:37	OWN 25	11	38	Missed FG
2	15:00	4:21	OWN 32	8	46	Field Goal
2	5:31	3:36	OWN 20	8	53	Missed FG
2	0:34	0:34	OWN 46	2	13	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:45	OWN 7	3	4	Punt
3	11:13	1:59	OWN 15	2	85	Touchdown
3	7:12	4:05	OWN 26	9	68	Field Goal
3	1:04	1:22	OWN 6	5	13	Punt
4	12:11	1:53	OWN 3	3	4	Punt
4	9:54	2:56	OWN 28	5	22	Punt
4	4:10	1:48	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	2:22	0:40	OPP 40	3	5	Field Goal

Game MVP: Thomas Howe, Fargo (ND) Freeze

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Pat Wynn	8	77	9.63	53	2
Lester Saffitz	3	8	2.67	7	0
Vincent Becker	1	7	7.00	7	0

Fargo (ND)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thomas Howe	22	104	4.73	17	2	0
Neal McLain	8	20	2.50	8	0	0
Kenyon Gabree	2	19	9.50	11	1	0
Robert Franklin	2	7	3.50	6	0	1
Howard McGee	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Vincent Becker	40	22	216	1/8	1	41	1	68.3

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kenyon Gabree	37	19	245	3/17	0	25	0	72.5
Omar Curtis	1	1	6	0/0	0	6	0	91.7

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kirk Nobles	5	7	61	12.20	14	23	0
WR J.J. Ondes	4	12	46	11.50	16	28	0
TE Tommie Fannon	4	4	50	12.50	8	18	0
FB Monty Basinger	3	3	47	15.67	41	41	1
RB Lester Saffitz	3	4	5	1.67	0	11	0
WR Dean Turnbull	1	4	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE J.B. Casarez	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB J.R. Furrey	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
RB Pat Wynn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Malcolm Inmon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Fargo (ND)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Thomas Howe	4	8	61	15.25	24	25
WR Harvey Becker	4	6	35	8.75	13	14
WR Hugh Stone	3	10	44	14.67	5	18
WR Mike VandenBelt	3	3	39	13.00	22	25
FB Howard McGee	2	2	23	11.50	10	17
TE Walt Chandler	2	2	22	11.00	6	16
FB Robert Franklin	2	4	27	13.50	28	14
TE Ricardo Andruzzi	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR J.B. Burgess	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Neal McLain	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fargo (ND)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Lester Ramirez	1	2	2.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kirk Nobles	2	1	0	0
Nolan Barton	0	0	1	0

Fargo (ND)	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Harvey Becker	1	0	0	0
Walt Chandler	0	1	0	1
Sean Burgess	0	1	0	0
Robert Franklin	0	0	1	0
Willie Hutchins	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Clay Yockey	5	252	50.4	48.6	56	2

Fargo (ND)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jared Reichardt	5	197	39.4	39.4	45	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ethan Compton	3/4	2/3	0/1	47	1/1

Fargo (ND)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Trent Halama	3/6	1/4	1/3	52	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Nobles	2	0	0.0	0

Fargo (ND)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lester Ramirez	2	9	4.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Skip Ramirez	2	40	20.0	0

Fargo (ND)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harvey Becker	2	43	21.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Eugene Tollefson	9	4	0.0	33	41
OLB Lionel Jizmejian	8	2	2.0	35	39
ILB K.C. Cuviello	6	1	0.0	20	15
CB Nolan Barton	6	0	0.0	29	40
CB Rico Bradford	6	0	0.0	16	29
S Duane Carlson	5	1	0.0	35	40
S Kennedy McWilliams	4	1	0.0	33	40
DT Al Jamison	3	1	0.0	19	24
OLB Frederic Moynihan	3	1	0.0	29	27
S Neal Phillips	3	0	0.0	12	15
DT Jamie Lyon	2	0	1.0	17	17
ILB Jamal Harper	1	1	0.0	7	4
TE J.B. Casarez	1	0	---	---	---
CB Gino Forbes	0	3	0.0	30	35
DE Jackie Castillo	0	3	0.0	25	35
DE Brian Raymond	0	1	0.0	21	20

Fargo (ND)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bob Gibson	5	0	0.0	12	41
S Cedric Cooley	4	1	0.0	12	40
ILB Quinn Fitzgerald	4	1	0.0	12	41
ILB Jeffrey Leaskey	3	0	0.0	2	7
DT Karl Peterson	3	0	0.0	8	23
OLB Rodney Matthews	3	0	0.0	12	41
DE Willie Hutchins	2	0	1.0	7	16
CB Harry Putnicki	2	1	0.0	11	37
CB Earl Davidson	2	1	0.0	11	34
CB Dennis McGregor	2	0	0.0	12	39
DT Claude Stokes	2	0	0.0	4	19
ILB Kendrick Rodriguez	1	2	0.0	5	13
DE Karl Singleton	1	0	0.0	5	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Lionel Jizmejian	2.0	1	2	1	39
DT Jamie Lyon	1.0	0	0	0	17
OLB Frederic Moynihan	0.0	0	3	0	27
DT Al Jamison	0.0	0	1	0	24

Fargo (ND)	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Willie Hutchins	1.0	1	1	0	16
DE Karl Singleton	0.0	1	2	1	25
DT Karl Peterson	0.0	0	3	0	23
OLB Danny Duncan	0.0	0	1	0	12
DE Donald Lane	0.0	0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Lionel Jizmejian	3	2	39
ILB Eugene Tollefson	3	2	41
CB Nolan Barton	3	1	40
CB Rico Bradford	3	1	29
ILB K.C. Cuviello	2	1	15
S Kennedy McWilliams	2	1	40
S Duane Carlson	2	0	40
S Neal Phillips	2	0	15
OLB Frederic Moynihan	0	1	27

Fargo (ND)	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Bob Gibson	4	1	0	41
S Cedric Cooley	4	0	0	40
ILB Quinn Fitzgerald	3	1	0	41
ILB Jeffrey Leaskey	2	0	0	7
CB Earl Davidson	2	0	0	34
ILB Kendrick Rodriguez	1	0	0	13
DE Karl Singleton	1	0	0	25
DT Karl Peterson	1	0	0	23
CB Harry Putnicki	1	0	0	37
CB Dennis McGregor	1	0	0	39
OLB Rodney Matthews	1	0	0	41
DE Willie Hutchins	1	0	0	16
S Lester Ramirez	0	1	1	15

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mickey Upshaw	2	3	12	0	41
Richard Tatum	1	3	12	1	41
Eugene Harwell	1	3	12	0	41
Steve Unverzagt	0	1	12	0	41
Rusty Lester	0	1	12	0	41

Fargo (ND)	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rich Starks	3	10	0	35	1	40
Doug Pittman	2	6	0	35	0	41
Robert Franklin	2	5	0	23	0	25
Geoff Rogers	2	4	1	35	0	40
Walt Chandler	2	3	0	32	0	29
Winston Van Pelt	1	3	0	35	2	40
Clay Ramsey	0	2	0	35	0	40

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
J.B. Casarez	1	15
Monty Basinger	1	13
K.C. Kooistra	1	9
Pat Wynn	1	6

Fargo (ND)	Tackles	STPlays
Juan Allegretti	1	22
Mike VandenBelt	1	16
Harvey Becker	1	11
Robert Franklin	1	9

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Duane Carlson	---	---	35	40	16	91
Gino Forbes	---	---	30	35	21	86
Nolan Barton	---	---	29	40	12	81
Lionel Jizmejian	---	---	35	39	6	80
Kennedy McWilliams	---	---	33	40	6	79
Eugene Tollefson	---	---	33	41	5	79
Jackie Castillo	---	---	25	35	5	65
Steve Unverzagt	12	41	---	---	9	62
Frederic Moynihan	---	---	29	27	5	61
Vincent Becker	12	41	---	---	---	53
Eugene Harwell	12	41	---	---	---	53
Richard Tatum	12	41	---	---	---	53
Rusty Lester	12	41	---	---	---	53
Mickey Upshaw	12	41	---	---	---	53
Rico Bradford	---	---	16	29	6	51
Brian Raymond	---	---	21	20	8	49
Al Jamison	---	---	19	24	4	47
Dean Turnbull	11	36	---	---	---	47
Tommie Fannon	9	35	---	---	---	44
Monty Basinger	8	22	---	---	13	43
Lester Saffitz	3	16	---	---	24	43
Neal Phillips	---	---	12	15	13	40
Buddy McElroy	---	---	14	21	4	39
Jamie Lyon	---	---	17	17	5	39
Kirk Nobles	4	18	---	---	16	38
K.C. Cuviello	---	---	20	15	1	36
J.J. Ondes	7	29	---	---	---	36
Pat Wynn	9	19	---	---	6	34
Malcolm Inmon	3	11	---	---	11	25
J.R. Furrey	3	11	---	---	10	24
Jamal Harper	---	---	7	4	12	23
J.B. Casarez	3	5	---	---	15	23
Phillip Flowers	0	1	---	---	20	21
Scottie Harmon	---	---	0	3	16	19
Tommie Berdys	---	---	10	6	2	18
Skip Ramirez	0	2	---	---	16	18
Clay Yockey	0	0	---	---	9	9
Preston Brady	0	0	---	---	9	9
K.C. Kooistra	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ethan Compton	0	0	---	---	9	9
Harvey Barker	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dale Browning	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jason Palmer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Darrell Nixon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jared Knaga	0	0	---	---	---	0
Timothy Dixon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Fargo (ND)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Pittman	35	41	---	---	11	87
Harvey Becker	29	38	---	---	11	78
Clay Ramsey	35	40	---	---	---	75
Rich Starks	35	40	---	---	---	75
Kenyon Gabree	35	40	---	---	---	75
Winston Van Pelt	35	40	---	---	---	75
Geoff Rogers	35	40	---	---	---	75
Bob Gibson	---	---	12	41	14	67
Walt Chandler	32	29	---	---	4	65
Earl Davidson	---	---	11	34	15	60
Dennis McGregor	---	---	12	39	8	59
Robert Franklin	23	25	---	---	9	57
Rodney Matthews	---	---	12	41	4	57
Quinn Fitzgerald	---	---	12	41	4	57
Cedric Cooley	---	---	12	40	4	56
Hugh Stone	24	29	---	---	---	53
Harry Putnicki	---	---	11	37	4	52
Thomas Howe	25	27	---	---	---	52
Mike VandenBelt	7	19	---	---	16	42
Lester Ramirez	---	---	3	15	24	42
Donald Lane	---	---	8	29	3	40
Howard McGee	8	13	---	---	14	35
Karl Singleton	---	---	5	25	3	33
Karl Peterson	---	---	8	23	1	32
J.B. Burgess	8	7	---	---	17	32
Ricardo Andruzzi	9	5	---	---	16	30
Kendrick Rodriguez	---	---	5	13	11	29
Claude Stokes	---	---	4	19	6	29
Danny Duncan	---	---	3	12	12	27
Willie Hutchins	---	---	7	16	2	25
Neal McLain	9	10	---	---	5	24
Stan Braxton	0	1	---	---	22	23
Juan Allegretti	0	1	---	---	22	23
Hugh Zuleger	---	---	4	12	7	23
Trent Halama	0	1	---	---	12	13
Dexter Carlson	---	---	1	7	5	13
Frank Hopkins	0	1	---	---	11	12
Cary Buchholz	0	1	---	---	11	12
Sean Burgess	0	1	---	---	11	12
Trevor Edwards	0	1	---	---	11	12
Jeffrey Leaskey	---	---	2	7	---	9
Omar Curtis	0	1	---	---	6	7
Jared Reichardt	0	0	---	---	5	5
Charles Flockhart	1	0	---	---	---	1
Rusty Lemmon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Eugene Lane	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	64	10.7
Middle	3	12	4.0
Right	3	16	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	49	2.9
Middle	14	81	5.8
Right	4	19	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Vincent Becker	40	22	3	1	2	3	8	1	1

Fargo (ND)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kenyon Gabree	37	19	2	1	1	9	6	1	0
Omar Curtis	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	50	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	55	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	88	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	23	4.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	27	13.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	14	152	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	47	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	25	5.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.J. Ondes	12	4	0	46	1	29
WR Kirk Nobles	7	5	1	61	1	18
TE Tommie Fannon	4	4	0	50	0	35
WR Dean Turnbull	4	1	1	9	0	36
RB Lester Saffitz	4	3	0	5	0	16
FB Monty Basinger	3	3	0	47	1	22
TE J.B. Casarez	2	1	0	2	0	5
RB Pat Wynn	1	0	0	0	0	19
RB J.R. Furrey	1	1	0	-4	0	11
WR Malcolm Inmon	1	0	0	0	0	11

Fargo (ND)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Hugh Stone	10	3	1	44	0	29
RB Thomas Howe	8	4	0	61	1	27
WR Harvey Becker	6	4	0	35	0	38
FB Robert Franklin	4	2	0	27	0	25
WR Mike VandenBelt	3	3	0	39	1	19
FB Howard McGee	2	2	0	23	0	13
TE Walt Chandler	2	2	0	22	0	29
TE Ricardo Andruzzi	1	0	0	0	0	5
WR J.B. Burgess	1	0	0	0	0	7
RB Neal McLain	1	0	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Pat Wynn	1	-2	-2.00	9.63

Fargo (ND)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thomas Howe	1	1	1.00	4.73
Robert Franklin	1	6	6.00	3.50
Neal McLain	1	3	3.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Vincent Becker	2	2	-2	-1.00	5.40

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kenyon Gabree	3	1	2	0.67	6.62

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE J.B. Casarez	1	1	2	2.00	1.00
RB Lester Saffitz	1	1	-4	-4.00	1.25

Fargo (ND)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ricardo Andruzzi	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Mike VandenBelt	1	1	2	2.00	13.00
RB Thomas Howe	1	0	0	0.00	7.63

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions

Fargo (ND)	Rushes	Conversions
Thomas Howe	3	0
Kenyon Gabree	2	2
Neal McLain	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Vincent Becker	11	7	1

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kenyon Gabree	8	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.J. Ondes	5	1	0
RB Lester Saffitz	2	2	0
WR Kirk Nobles	1	1	1
WR Dean Turnbull	1	1	0
TE J.B. Casarez	1	1	0
RB J.R. Furrey	1	1	0

Fargo (ND)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Thomas Howe	2	1	1
WR Harvey Becker	2	1	0
WR Hugh Stone	1	0	0
WR Mike VandenBelt	1	1	1
FB Howard McGee	1	1	1
WR J.B. Burgess	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,500 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,200 (19,600)
End Zone 12,600 (14,200)
Mezzanine 7,400 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (12,500)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,500 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,200 (19,600)
End Zone	12,600 (14,200)
Mezzanine	7,400 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (12,500)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,000)