Week 8, 2034

played in Denver, CO

28 degrees, fair, 21 mph wind

Minnesota Golden Hawks	3	3	7	0	-	13
Denver Death	7	3	3	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:12 DEN - Dean Turnbull 35 pass from Vincent Becker (Ethan Compton extra point)
1Q: 05:16 MIN - Freddie Bernard 23 field goal
2Q: 08:05 MIN - Freddie Bernard 35 field goal
2Q: 02:56 DEN - Ethan Compton 19 field goal
3Q: 06:09 MIN - Sean Pallansch 25 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Freddie Bernard extra point)
3Q: 02:57 DEN - Ethan Compton 46 field goal
4Q: 13:13 DEN - Dean Turnbull 9 run (Ethan Compton extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:12 DEN - Dean Turnbull 35 pass from Vincent Becker (Ethan Compton extra point)
1Q: 05:16 MIN - Freddie Bernard 23 field goal
2Q: 08:05 MIN - Freddie Bernard 35 field goal
2Q: 02:56 DEN - Ethan Compton 19 field goal
3Q: 06:09 MIN - Sean Pallansch 25 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Freddie Bernard extra point)
3Q: 02:57 DEN - Ethan Compton 46 field goal
4Q: 13:13 DEN - Dean Turnbull 9 run (Ethan Compton extra point)

Team Statistics MIN DEN
Record 3-4 3-4
First Downs 18 16
- by Rushing 1 5
- by Passing 16 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 310 301
- Offensive Plays 63 62
- Yards per Play 4.92 4.85
Net Rushing Yards -1 112
- Rushing Attempts 12 31
- Yards per Rush -0.08 3.61
Net Passing Yards 311 189
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 31 - 0 30 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 334 196
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/23 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 6.10 6.10
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/47 3/17
Punt Returns/Yards 2/11 3/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/99 2/60
Interception Ret./Yards 1/5 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 28
Time of Possession 28:15 31:45

Team Statistics	MIN	DEN
Record	3-4	3-4
First Downs	18	16
- by Rushing	1	5
- by Passing	16	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	310	301
- Offensive Plays	63	62
- Yards per Play	4.92	4.85
Net Rushing Yards	-1	112
- Rushing Attempts	12	31
- Yards per Rush	-0.08	3.61
Net Passing Yards	311	189
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 31 - 0	30 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	334	196
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/23	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	6.10	6.10
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/47	3/17
Punt Returns/Yards	2/11	3/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/99	2/60
Interception Ret./Yards	1/5	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 28
Time of Possession	28:15	31:45

Drive Charts

Minnesota Golden Hawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:15	OWN 28	3	-1	Punt
1	9:01	3:52	OWN 42	7	52	Field Goal
1	2:09	4:11	OWN 32	9	25	Punt
2	10:50	2:52	OPP 49	6	31	Field Goal
2	2:48	1:55	OWN 27	3	5	Punt
2	0:27	0:27	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	10:17	3:34	OWN 20	7	41	Punt
3	6:09	0:12	OPP 25	1	25	Touchdown
3	2:52	1:10	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
4	13:05	2:16	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
4	8:00	4:54	OWN 26	10	41	Missed FG
4	1:53	1:53	OWN 12	10	78	Game

Denver Death
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:45	3:44	OWN 23	7	77	Touchdown
1	5:09	3:00	OWN 20	5	23	Punt
2	12:58	2:08	OWN 2	3	7	Punt
2	7:58	5:10	OWN 20	11	78	Field Goal
2	0:53	0:26	OWN 44	3	5	Punt
3	15:00	4:43	OWN 34	9	24	Punt
3	6:43	0:34	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
3	5:57	3:05	OWN 35	7	36	Field Goal
3	1:42	3:37	OPP 46	8	46	Touchdown
4	10:49	2:49	OWN 26	5	14	Punt
4	3:06	1:13	OWN 40	3	-1	Punt

Game MVP: J.R. Carpenter, Minnesota Golden Hawks

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Chester Weitzel	6	5	0.83	4
Jumbo Francis	4	-1	-0.25	3
J.R. Carpenter	1	-1	-1.00	-1
Bryan Zedalis	1	-4	-4.00	-4

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Pat Wynn	15	32	2.13	7	0	0
Lester Saffitz	13	55	4.23	16	1	0
Vincent Becker	2	16	8.00	10	1	0
Dean Turnbull	1	9	9.00	9	0	1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.R. Carpenter	48	31	334	3/23	1	32	0	91.8

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Vincent Becker	30	17	196	1/7	1	35	1	73.7

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sean Pallansch	10	11	121	12.10	49	25	1
WR Bernie Sweeney	8	13	89	11.13	8	32	0
WR Troy Wiggins	3	4	33	11.00	11	14	0
WR Archie McConnell	3	6	22	7.33	3	15	0
TE Scott Heekin	3	4	28	9.33	0	15	0
TE Ronald Nelson	2	2	31	15.50	3	21	0
RB Chester Weitzel	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Jumbo Francis	1	2	10	10.00	2	10	0
FB Rod Francis	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dean Turnbull	5	7	67	13.40	33	35	1
WR Kirk Nobles	4	5	71	17.75	29	21	0
WR J.J. Ondes	3	5	23	7.67	1	13	0
FB Monty Basinger	2	4	21	10.50	20	17	0
WR Malcolm Inmon	2	3	14	7.00	1	10	0
TE J.B. Casarez	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Tommie Fannon	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Lester Saffitz	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Albert Ferguson	1	5	5.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ronald Nelson	1	0	0
Archie McConnell	0	1	0
Roderick Hickman	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Vincent Becker	1	0	0
Monty Basinger	0	1	0
Gino Forbes	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jesse Szczupakiewicz	6	220	36.7	33.3	47	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Clay Yockey	6	243	40.5	32.0	51	0

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Freddie Bernard	2/3	0/1	0/1	35	1/1

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ethan Compton	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marco Ahmed	2	11	5.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Nobles	3	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chester Weitzel	4	99	24.8	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Skip Ramirez	2	60	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Marco Ahmed	7	0	0.0	27	27
OLB Rick Drake	7	0	0.0	28	28
OLB Roderick Hickman	6	0	1.0	22	21
S Norman Haworth	6	2	0.0	30	30
DE O.J. Kasica	5	1	0.0	29	23
S Albert Ferguson	3	1	0.0	28	29
DT Rodney Levine	3	1	0.0	12	10
ILB Herman Oja	3	0	0.0	6	3
DT Will Springer	2	1	0.0	20	22
OLB Josh Rhodes	1	3	0.0	20	18
DE T.J. Shapiro	1	1	0.0	15	18
OLB Josue Brewer	1	1	0.0	9	9
S Bucky Stevens	1	0	0.0	7	8
CB Harvey Tanner	1	0	0.0	12	16
DT Rico Douglas	0	1	0.0	16	13
OLB Leo Kirk	0	1	0.0	25	26
S Craig Winchester	0	1	0.0	5	5

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lionel Jizmejian	11	0	0.0	7	45
CB Nolan Barton	5	0	0.0	9	49
S Duane Carlson	4	2	0.0	12	48
S Neal Phillips	4	2	0.0	6	29
ILB Eugene Tollefson	4	1	0.0	11	49
S Kennedy McWilliams	3	2	0.0	12	48
CB Gino Forbes	3	1	0.0	9	41
CB Rico Bradford	3	0	0.0	11	44
OLB Frederic Moynihan	2	1	1.5	8	35
DE Buddy McElroy	1	1	1.0	7	30
DE Jackie Castillo	1	1	0.5	10	33
ILB Scottie Harmon	1	0	0.0	6	6
ILB K.C. Cuviello	1	0	0.0	3	6
DE Brian Raymond	1	0	0.0	5	21
WR Malcolm Inmon	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Roderick Hickman	1.0	1	21
DT Will Springer	0.0	2	22
DT Rodney Levine	0.0	1	10
OLB Josh Rhodes	0.0	1	18

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Frederic Moynihan	1.5	2	1	35
DE Buddy McElroy	1.0	2	0	30
DE Jackie Castillo	0.5	0	0	33
DT Al Jamison	0.0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Norman Haworth	3	2	0	30
OLB Roderick Hickman	3	2	0	21
S Albert Ferguson	3	0	1	29
CB Marco Ahmed	3	0	0	27
OLB Rick Drake	2	1	0	28
DT Rodney Levine	1	0	0	10
DE T.J. Shapiro	1	0	0	18
ILB Herman Oja	1	0	0	3

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Lionel Jizmejian	8	0	45
CB Nolan Barton	5	0	49
S Duane Carlson	4	0	48
S Kennedy McWilliams	3	3	48
CB Gino Forbes	3	1	41
CB Rico Bradford	3	1	44
S Neal Phillips	2	0	29
ILB K.C. Cuviello	1	0	6
OLB Frederic Moynihan	1	0	35
ILB Eugene Tollefson	1	0	49

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rod Francis	1	1	5	0	19
Stan Hastings	0	4	12	0	51
Darren Prior	0	2	12	1	51
Charlie Conaty	0	1	12	1	51
Rusty Gardner	0	1	12	1	51
Daniel Milloy	0	1	12	0	51
Scott Heekin	0	1	5	0	22

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Billy Francis	3	4	31	1	31
Richard Tatum	1	4	31	0	31
Mickey Upshaw	1	4	31	0	31
Monty Basinger	1	3	21	0	20
Tommie Fannon	1	3	23	0	26
Rusty Lester	1	3	31	0	31
Eugene Harwell	0	7	31	0	31
Phillip Flowers	0	1	2	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Josue Brewer	3	22
Easton Ellis	1	18
Josh Rhodes	1	9

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Lester Saffitz	1	22
Phillip Flowers	1	17
J.B. Casarez	1	15
Neal Phillips	1	12
J.R. Furrey	1	11
Monty Basinger	1	10

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Darren Prior	12	51	---	---	9	72
Charlie Conaty	12	51	---	---	---	63
J.R. Carpenter	12	51	---	---	---	63
Stan Hastings	12	51	---	---	---	63
Daniel Milloy	12	51	---	---	---	63
Rusty Gardner	12	51	---	---	---	63
Marco Ahmed	---	---	27	27	8	62
Norman Haworth	---	---	30	30	1	61
Albert Ferguson	---	---	28	29	2	59
Rick Drake	---	---	28	28	3	59
Sean Pallansch	9	34	---	---	15	58
Archie McConnell	9	46	---	---	---	55
Mickey Paolillo	---	---	27	26	2	55
O.J. Kasica	---	---	29	23	1	53
Leo Kirk	---	---	25	26	2	53
Chester Weitzel	7	27	---	---	18	52
Bernie Sweeney	10	39	---	---	---	49
Josh Rhodes	---	---	20	18	9	47
Roderick Hickman	---	---	22	21	1	44
Will Springer	---	---	20	22	2	44
Harvey Tanner	---	---	12	16	14	42
Rod Francis	5	19	---	---	17	41
Josue Brewer	---	---	9	9	22	40
T.J. Shapiro	---	---	15	18	5	38
Troy Wiggins	3	26	---	---	6	35
Rico Douglas	---	---	16	13	6	35
Scott Heekin	5	22	---	---	6	33
Jumbo Francis	5	18	---	---	4	27
Easton Ellis	0	9	---	---	18	27
Bucky Stevens	---	---	7	8	10	25
Craig Winchester	---	---	5	5	15	25
Rodney Levine	---	---	12	10	3	25
Ronald Nelson	1	5	---	---	17	23
Bryan Zedalis	5	6	---	---	6	17
Lewis Parrish	---	---	3	9	1	13
Herman Oja	---	---	6	3	4	13
Joey Stickney	1	4	---	---	7	12
Joseph Sanders	0	0	---	---	9	9
Scottie Givens	0	0	---	---	9	9
Sean Evans	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tyrell Herndon	0	0	---	---	9	9
Freddie Bernard	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jesse Szczupakiewicz	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kyle Wagner	0	0	---	---	3	3
Donny Kemp	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cory Conyers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Duane Carlson	---	---	12	48	15	75
Billy Francis	31	31	---	---	8	70
Gino Forbes	---	---	9	41	18	68
Nolan Barton	---	---	9	49	7	65
Kennedy McWilliams	---	---	12	48	3	63
Eugene Tollefson	---	---	11	49	3	63
Vincent Becker	31	31	---	---	---	62
Eugene Harwell	31	31	---	---	---	62
Richard Tatum	31	31	---	---	---	62
Rusty Lester	31	31	---	---	---	62
Mickey Upshaw	31	31	---	---	---	62
Rico Bradford	---	---	11	44	2	57
Lionel Jizmejian	---	---	7	45	3	55
Dean Turnbull	27	26	---	---	---	53
Monty Basinger	21	20	---	---	10	51
Lester Saffitz	16	13	---	---	22	51
Tommie Fannon	23	26	---	---	1	50
Neal Phillips	---	---	6	29	12	47
Jackie Castillo	---	---	10	33	2	45
Frederic Moynihan	---	---	8	35	---	43
Al Jamison	---	---	10	26	6	42
Buddy McElroy	---	---	7	30	4	41
J.B. Casarez	16	9	---	---	15	40
Pat Wynn	15	13	---	---	6	34
Kirk Nobles	7	11	---	---	15	33
Brian Raymond	---	---	5	21	7	33
J.J. Ondes	15	16	---	---	---	31
Scottie Harmon	---	---	6	6	16	28
Jamie Lyon	---	---	2	25	1	28
Malcolm Inmon	7	10	---	---	10	27
J.R. Furrey	4	10	---	---	11	25
Tommie Berdys	---	---	2	18	1	21
Jamal Harper	---	---	2	8	10	20
Phillip Flowers	2	0	---	---	17	19
Skip Ramirez	2	1	---	---	13	16
K.C. Cuviello	---	---	3	6	1	10
Clay Yockey	0	0	---	---	8	8
Preston Brady	0	0	---	---	8	8
Steve Unverzagt	0	0	---	---	8	8
K.C. Kooistra	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dale Browning	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ethan Compton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jason Palmer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Harvey Barker	0	0	---	---	---	0
Darrell Nixon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jared Knaga	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	8	2.7
Middle	7	-9	-1.3
Right	1	1	1.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	57	5.7
Middle	16	36	2.3
Right	5	19	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.R. Carpenter	48	31	3	1	4	5	5	1	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Vincent Becker	30	17	2	2	0	5	5	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	2	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	18	166	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	115	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	53	13.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	4	0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	113	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	79	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bernie Sweeney	13	8	1	89	1	39
WR Sean Pallansch	11	10	0	121	1	34
WR Archie McConnell	6	3	1	22	0	46
WR Troy Wiggins	4	3	1	33	0	26
TE Scott Heekin	4	3	0	28	0	22
FB Rod Francis	2	0	1	0	0	19
RB Chester Weitzel	2	1	0	0	0	27
TE Ronald Nelson	2	2	0	31	1	5
RB Jumbo Francis	2	1	0	10	0	18

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dean Turnbull	7	5	67	1	26
WR Kirk Nobles	5	4	71	1	11
WR J.J. Ondes	5	3	23	0	16
FB Monty Basinger	4	2	21	0	20
TE Tommie Fannon	3	0	0	0	26
WR Malcolm Inmon	3	2	14	0	10
TE J.B. Casarez	2	1	0	0	9
RB Lester Saffitz	1	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chester Weitzel	1	2	2.00	0.83

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Pat Wynn	3	6	2.00	2.13
Lester Saffitz	3	11	3.67	4.23
Dean Turnbull	1	9	9.00	9.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.R. Carpenter	9	2	22	2.44	6.96

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Vincent Becker	2	1	10	5.00	6.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Archie McConnell	2	0	0	0.00	3.67
WR Bernie Sweeney	2	1	6	3.00	6.85
WR Sean Pallansch	1	1	16	16.00	11.00
FB Rod Francis	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Jumbo Francis	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Tommie Fannon	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Malcolm Inmon	1	1	10	10.00	4.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Jumbo Francis	2	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Lester Saffitz	4	1
Vincent Becker	1	0
Dean Turnbull	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.R. Carpenter	12	6	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Vincent Becker	9	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sean Pallansch	4	3	2
WR Bernie Sweeney	2	0	0
TE Ronald Nelson	2	2	1
RB Jumbo Francis	2	1	1
WR Troy Wiggins	1	0	0
WR Archie McConnell	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kirk Nobles	3	3	3
WR J.J. Ondes	2	1	1
WR Dean Turnbull	2	1	0
FB Monty Basinger	1	0	0
WR Malcolm Inmon	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 96,400 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,000 (25,300)
End Zone 17,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,000 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 15,400 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	96,400 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,000 (25,300)
End Zone	17,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,000 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	15,400 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)