Week 1, 2036

played in Minnesota, MN

79 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Denver Death	3	0	3	0	-	6
Minnesota Golden Hawks	3	10	3	6	-	22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:24 DEN - Ethan Compton 39 field goal
1Q: 02:37 MIN - Freddie Bernard 34 field goal
2Q: 12:48 MIN - Jumbo Francis 5 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Freddie Bernard extra point)
2Q: 00:47 MIN - Freddie Bernard 28 field goal
3Q: 08:44 DEN - Ethan Compton 28 field goal
3Q: 02:36 MIN - Freddie Bernard 26 field goal
4Q: 02:57 MIN - Freddie Bernard 41 field goal
4Q: 00:51 MIN - Freddie Bernard 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:24 DEN - Ethan Compton 39 field goal
1Q: 02:37 MIN - Freddie Bernard 34 field goal
2Q: 12:48 MIN - Jumbo Francis 5 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Freddie Bernard extra point)
2Q: 00:47 MIN - Freddie Bernard 28 field goal
3Q: 08:44 DEN - Ethan Compton 28 field goal
3Q: 02:36 MIN - Freddie Bernard 26 field goal
4Q: 02:57 MIN - Freddie Bernard 41 field goal
4Q: 00:51 MIN - Freddie Bernard 39 field goal

Team Statistics DEN MIN
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 13 20
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 7 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 286 370
- Offensive Plays 51 68
- Yards per Play 5.61 5.44
Net Rushing Yards 123 201
- Rushing Attempts 23 36
- Yards per Rush 5.35 5.58
Net Passing Yards 163 169
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 16 - 1 32 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 164 169
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/1 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.82 5.28
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/10 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/40 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/24 2/4
Kick Returns/Yards 2/49 2/52
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 30
Time of Possession 24:29 35:32

Team Statistics	DEN	MIN
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	13	20
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	7	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	286	370
- Offensive Plays	51	68
- Yards per Play	5.61	5.44
Net Rushing Yards	123	201
- Rushing Attempts	23	36
- Yards per Rush	5.35	5.58
Net Passing Yards	163	169
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 16 - 1	32 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	164	169
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/1	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.82	5.28
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/10	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/40	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/24	2/4
Kick Returns/Yards	2/49	2/52
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 30
Time of Possession	24:29	35:32

Drive Charts

Denver Death
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:40	5:24	OWN 25	8	53	Field Goal
1	2:32	2:09	OWN 20	4	30	Punt
2	12:39	2:27	OWN 28	4	24	Interception
2	5:25	2:40	OWN 12	4	9	Punt
2	0:42	0:42	OWN 20	2	5	Half
3	15:00	1:53	OWN 40	4	-8	Punt
3	11:40	3:04	OWN 29	6	60	Field Goal
3	2:30	2:35	OWN 20	6	36	Punt
4	12:43	1:25	OWN 44	3	8	Punt
4	2:50	1:27	OWN 20	8	4	Downs
4	0:44	0:44	OWN 20	5	50	Game

Minnesota Golden Hawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:20	OWN 31	4	15	Punt
1	7:16	4:44	OWN 20	9	63	Field Goal
1	0:23	2:44	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	10:12	4:47	OWN 11	9	36	Punt
2	2:45	2:03	OWN 31	7	58	Field Goal
3	13:07	1:27	OWN 35	3	3	Punt
3	8:36	6:06	OWN 48	11	43	Field Goal
4	14:55	2:12	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
4	11:18	8:28	OWN 14	13	62	Field Goal
4	1:23	0:39	OPP 24	3	2	Field Goal

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

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Kayden Byner	13	102	7.85	30	4
Jason Bruce	9	21	2.33	10	1
Devin Abreu	1	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Cory Haber	25	114	4.56	52	3
Jumbo Francis	6	25	4.17	13	1
Harvey Brady	3	9	3.00	4	0
J.R. Carpenter	1	54	54.00	54	1
Warren Munro	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Vincent Becker	27	16	164	1/1	0	35	1	61.3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.R. Carpenter	32	21	169	0/0	1	26	0	89.2

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Gerald Spain	6	13	65	10.83	17	35
WR J.J. Ondes	3	4	25	8.33	0	13
WR Dean Turnbull	3	6	24	8.00	6	14
TE Mo Lysne	2	2	41	20.50	31	32
RB Devin Abreu	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
FB Rod Francis	1	1	4	4.00	0	4

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Archie McConnell	6	9	79	13.17	39	24	0
RB Cory Haber	5	6	39	7.80	33	26	0
WR Ted Deberry	4	7	25	6.25	13	21	0
WR Ryan Peterson	3	3	11	3.67	0	7	0
RB Jumbo Francis	2	3	13	6.50	3	8	1
WR Drake Cortez	1	3	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Percy Stone	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ted Payton	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jason Bruce	1	0	0	0
Mickey Upshaw	0	1	0	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Quinn Pinkerton	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Aaron Pipkin	5	213	42.6	33.8	50	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Caleb Shaw	4	165	41.3	35.3	48	3

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ethan Compton	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	0/0

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Freddie Bernard	5/5	1/1	0/0	41	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nolan Davidds	2	24	12.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cory Haber	2	4	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.J. Ondes	1	20	20.0	0
Gerald Spain	1	29	29.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brant Francis	1	29	29.0	0
Cory Haber	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Duane Carlson	9	3	0.0	36	26
ILB Eugene Tollefson	7	3	0.0	32	28
CB Eddie Clements	7	2	0.0	34	32
ILB Mo Dunphy	5	0	0.0	23	19
OLB Donny Miller	4	2	0.0	25	23
DT Al Jamison	4	1	0.0	25	21
OLB Frederic Moynihan	4	0	0.0	29	29
S Butch Farr	3	1	0.0	31	27
DE Jackie Castillo	3	1	0.0	28	25
CB Austin Barber	3	1	0.0	27	25
S Lamont Raymond	2	1	0.0	10	11
DT Tommie Berdys	1	4	0.0	13	11
CB Kendrick Myers	1	1	0.0	17	18
S Kennedy McWilliams	1	0	0.0	5	3
DE Brian Raymond	1	0	0.0	10	7
WR Gerald Spain	1	0	---	---	---
S Sam Dodge	1	0	0.0	1	6
DE Clarence Carpenter	0	3	0.0	20	25
ILB Luis Kirby	0	1	0.0	4	4

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Karl Bingham	8	0	0.0	18	22
DE T.J. Shapiro	5	1	0.0	22	26
OLB J.C. Winkler	4	2	0.5	9	14
CB Iker Sharber	4	0	0.0	22	28
DT Frankie Riley	3	0	0.5	23	26
S Norman Haworth	3	2	0.0	22	26
S Ted Payton	3	0	0.0	21	27
ILB Quinn Pinkerton	2	4	0.0	19	15
CB Brant Francis	2	1	0.0	21	26
CB Johnnie Appel	2	1	0.0	17	19
DT Terrance Pena	1	2	0.0	16	13
S Ron Roberson	1	0	0.0	5	12
ILB Liam Sherrod	1	0	0.0	1	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ben O'Neill	1	0	0	7
DE Clarence Carpenter	0	2	0	25
OLB Frederic Moynihan	0	1	0	29
ILB Eugene Tollefson	0	1	0	28
OLB Irv Gheesling	0	1	0	5
DT Al Jamison	0	0	1	21

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Frankie Riley	0.5	2	26
OLB J.C. Winkler	0.5	0	14
DE Wes Hamilton	0.0	1	20
DT Amari Palmer	0.0	1	7

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Eugene Tollefson	5	0	28
S Duane Carlson	3	2	26
ILB Mo Dunphy	3	0	19
OLB Donny Miller	2	0	23
OLB Frederic Moynihan	2	0	29
CB Eddie Clements	2	0	32
S Butch Farr	1	1	27
S Kennedy McWilliams	1	0	3
S Lamont Raymond	1	0	11
CB Austin Barber	1	0	25

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Karl Bingham	3	0	0	22
CB Iker Sharber	3	0	0	28
CB Johnnie Appel	2	1	0	19
DE T.J. Shapiro	2	0	0	26
CB Brant Francis	1	1	0	26
S Ted Payton	1	0	1	27
S Norman Haworth	1	0	0	26
ILB Quinn Pinkerton	1	0	0	15
S Ron Roberson	1	0	0	12
ILB Liam Sherrod	1	0	0	3

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Zachary Rose	3	4	23	0	28
Harvey Barker	2	9	23	0	28
Brayden Followay	2	2	23	0	28
Rusty Lester	1	3	23	1	28
Rod Francis	0	2	14	0	10
Mickey Upshaw	0	2	23	0	28
Mo Lysne	0	1	18	0	25

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Hugh Freeman	4	10	36	32
Dan Banks	4	9	36	32
Tim Owen	2	7	36	32
Scottie Hammond	2	4	36	32
Percy Stone	1	1	21	19
Ezekiel Crabb	0	3	36	32
Harvey Brady	0	1	18	16

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Jason Bruce	2	18
Kennedy McWilliams	1	17
Mo Lysne	1	17

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Karl Bingham	2	14
Drake Cortez	1	15
Quinn Pinkerton	1	14

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eddie Clements	---	---	34	32	8	74
Duane Carlson	---	---	36	26	7	69
Frederic Moynihan	---	---	29	29	11	69
Eugene Tollefson	---	---	32	28	4	64
Butch Farr	---	---	31	27	5	63
Donny Miller	---	---	25	23	13	61
Mo Lysne	18	25	---	---	17	60
Jackie Castillo	---	---	28	25	6	59
Zachary Rose	23	28	---	---	7	58
Austin Barber	---	---	27	25	3	55
Dean Turnbull	17	25	---	---	12	54
Al Jamison	---	---	25	21	6	52
Vincent Becker	23	28	---	---	---	51
Harvey Barker	23	28	---	---	---	51
Rusty Lester	23	28	---	---	---	51
Mickey Upshaw	23	28	---	---	---	51
Brayden Followay	23	28	---	---	---	51
Gerald Spain	19	24	---	---	6	49
Clarence Carpenter	---	---	20	25	3	48
Mo Dunphy	---	---	23	19	2	44
Kendrick Myers	---	---	17	18	5	40
J.J. Ondes	8	16	---	---	10	34
Rod Francis	14	10	---	---	10	34
Jason Bruce	10	5	---	---	18	33
Kayden Byner	13	18	---	---	---	31
Tommie Berdys	---	---	13	11	2	26
Kennedy McWilliams	---	---	5	3	17	25
Malcolm Inmon	3	3	---	---	19	25
Lamont Raymond	---	---	10	11	3	24
Ben O'Neill	---	---	14	7	2	23
Devin Abreu	4	9	---	---	8	21
Brian Raymond	---	---	10	7	4	21
Ronald Nelson	8	5	---	---	6	19
Irv Gheesling	---	---	10	5	4	19
Luis Kirby	---	---	4	4	9	17
Sam Dodge	---	---	1	6	9	16
Brock Belcher	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tyrus Kirkaldie	0	0	---	---	7	7
Vince Lane	0	0	---	---	7	7
Seth Wehmeyer	---	---	2	0	5	7
Scott Sims	0	0	---	---	7	7
Nolan Davidds	1	0	---	---	5	6
Ethan Compton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Aaron Pipkin	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jared Knaga	0	0	---	---	2	2
Claude Newhart	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Hugh Freeman	36	32	---	---	9	77
J.R. Carpenter	36	32	---	---	---	68
Dan Banks	36	32	---	---	---	68
Tim Owen	36	32	---	---	---	68
Scottie Hammond	36	32	---	---	---	68
Ezekiel Crabb	36	32	---	---	---	68
Archie McConnell	35	30	---	---	---	65
Ted Deberry	32	26	---	---	---	58
Cory Haber	27	22	---	---	9	58
Karl Bingham	---	---	18	22	14	54
Johnnie Appel	---	---	17	19	17	53
Brant Francis	---	---	21	26	5	52
Iker Sharber	---	---	22	28	2	52
Frankie Riley	---	---	23	26	2	51
Norman Haworth	---	---	22	26	2	50
Ted Payton	---	---	21	27	2	50
T.J. Shapiro	---	---	22	26	2	50
Quinn Pinkerton	---	---	19	15	14	48
Drake Cortez	16	17	---	---	15	48
Jumbo Francis	12	10	---	---	24	46
Percy Stone	21	19	---	---	5	45
Harvey Brady	18	16	---	---	8	42
Wes Hamilton	---	---	15	20	4	39
Kelvin Morton	13	8	---	---	10	31
Terrance Pena	---	---	16	13	2	31
J.C. Winkler	---	---	9	14	6	29
Warren Munro	3	0	---	---	19	22
Bernie Ernst	---	---	5	6	11	22
Jonathan Gora	---	---	4	8	9	21
Leroy Jamison	---	---	8	8	3	19
Amari Palmer	---	---	4	7	7	18
Ron Roberson	---	---	5	12	1	18
Easton Ellis	0	2	---	---	15	17
Ryan Peterson	3	10	---	---	---	13
Freddie Bernard	0	0	---	---	12	12
Nathaniel Brock	---	---	1	1	10	12
Cory Conyers	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kelly Coletta	0	0	---	---	9	9
Liam Burks	0	0	---	---	9	9
Alex Wellman	0	0	---	---	9	9
Liam Sherrod	---	---	1	3	2	6
Marcus Taylor	0	0	---	---	5	5
Caleb Shaw	0	0	---	---	4	4
Skip Leporati	---	---	0	1	---	1
Donny Kemp	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dennis Cunningham	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	22	2.4
Middle	11	53	4.8
Right	3	48	16.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	19	52	2.7
Middle	10	88	8.8
Right	7	61	8.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Vincent Becker	27	16	2	1	3	2	4	0	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.R. Carpenter	32	21	4	0	2	3	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	18	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	3	3	43	14.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	68	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	35	4.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	27	3.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	89	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	53	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gerald Spain	13	6	3	65	1	24
WR Dean Turnbull	6	3	0	24	0	25
WR J.J. Ondes	4	3	0	25	0	16
TE Mo Lysne	2	2	0	41	1	25
RB Devin Abreu	1	1	0	5	0	9
FB Rod Francis	1	1	0	4	0	10

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Archie McConnell	9	6	0	79	2	30
WR Ted Deberry	7	4	0	25	1	26
RB Cory Haber	6	5	0	39	1	22
RB Jumbo Francis	3	2	1	13	0	10
WR Drake Cortez	3	1	0	2	0	17
WR Ryan Peterson	3	3	0	11	0	10
TE Percy Stone	1	0	1	0	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kayden Byner	1	-1	-1.00	7.85

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cory Haber	6	-5	-0.83	4.56

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Vincent Becker	2	1	7	3.50	6.07

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.R. Carpenter	11	6	21	1.91	5.28

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR J.J. Ondes	1	1	7	7.00	6.25
WR Gerald Spain	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ted Deberry	3	2	6	2.00	3.57
RB Jumbo Francis	2	1	5	2.50	4.33
WR Drake Cortez	2	0	0	0.00	0.67
RB Cory Haber	2	2	4	2.00	6.50
WR Archie McConnell	1	0	0	0.00	8.78
WR Ryan Peterson	1	1	6	6.00	3.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Jason Bruce	4	0
Devin Abreu	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Cory Haber	3	2
Harvey Brady	1	1
Warren Munro	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Vincent Becker	5	3	2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.R. Carpenter	12	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gerald Spain	3	1	1
WR J.J. Ondes	1	1	1
FB Rod Francis	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Archie McConnell	3	3	2
WR Ted Deberry	3	1	0
RB Jumbo Francis	2	2	2
RB Cory Haber	2	1	1
WR Drake Cortez	1	0	0
WR Ryan Peterson	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,300 (69,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (18,400)
End Zone 11,700 (13,300)
Mezzanine 6,700 (7,700)
Sideline Seats 10,500 (11,800)
Club Seats 7,700 (8,200)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,300 (69,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (18,400)
End Zone	11,700 (13,300)
Mezzanine	6,700 (7,700)
Sideline Seats	10,500 (11,800)
Club Seats	7,700 (8,200)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)