Week 8, 2040

played in Denver, CO

56 degrees, fair, 21 mph wind

Minnesota Golden Hawks	13	6	0	7	-	26
Denver Death	3	14	0	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:54 MIN - Leland Jenkins 26 field goal
1Q: 06:03 DEN - Donny Foster 50 field goal
1Q: 01:51 MIN - Leland Jenkins 39 field goal
1Q: 00:11 MIN - T.J. Thomason 17 pass from Mitchell Rose (Leland Jenkins extra point)
2Q: 11:55 DEN - Lincoln Tamm 83 fumble return (Donny Foster extra point)
2Q: 05:07 MIN - Leland Jenkins 38 field goal
2Q: 01:25 DEN - Gerald Spain 13 pass from Robert Whitener (Donny Foster extra point)
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Leland Jenkins 38 field goal
4Q: 09:23 MIN - Albert Helfrich 28 pass from Mitchell Rose (Leland Jenkins extra point)
4Q: 05:19 DEN - Gerald Spain 48 pass from Robert Whitener (Donny Foster extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:54 MIN - Leland Jenkins 26 field goal
1Q: 06:03 DEN - Donny Foster 50 field goal
1Q: 01:51 MIN - Leland Jenkins 39 field goal
1Q: 00:11 MIN - T.J. Thomason 17 pass from Mitchell Rose (Leland Jenkins extra point)
2Q: 11:55 DEN - Lincoln Tamm 83 fumble return (Donny Foster extra point)
2Q: 05:07 MIN - Leland Jenkins 38 field goal
2Q: 01:25 DEN - Gerald Spain 13 pass from Robert Whitener (Donny Foster extra point)
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Leland Jenkins 38 field goal
4Q: 09:23 MIN - Albert Helfrich 28 pass from Mitchell Rose (Leland Jenkins extra point)
4Q: 05:19 DEN - Gerald Spain 48 pass from Robert Whitener (Donny Foster extra point)

Team Statistics MIN DEN
Record 2-5 3-4
First Downs 21 16
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 17 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 427 290
- Offensive Plays 68 54
- Yards per Play 6.28 5.37
Net Rushing Yards 74 57
- Rushing Attempts 27 20
- Yards per Rush 2.74 2.85
Net Passing Yards 353 233
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 29 - 0 32 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 365 246
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 8.61 6.85
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/40 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-2 2/19
Kick Returns/Yards 2/38 1/26
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 19
Time of Possession 33:21 26:39

Team Statistics	MIN	DEN
Record	2-5	3-4
First Downs	21	16
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	17	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	427	290
- Offensive Plays	68	54
- Yards per Play	6.28	5.37
Net Rushing Yards	74	57
- Rushing Attempts	27	20
- Yards per Rush	2.74	2.85
Net Passing Yards	353	233
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 29 - 0	32 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	365	246
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	8.61	6.85
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/40	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-2	2/19
Kick Returns/Yards	2/38	1/26
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 19
Time of Possession	33:21	26:39

Drive Charts

Minnesota Golden Hawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:39	3:51	OWN 30	7	61	Field Goal
1	5:57	4:11	OWN 26	9	52	Field Goal
1	0:52	0:52	OPP 21	2	21	Touchdown
2	13:27	1:41	OWN 43	4	40	Fumble
2	11:46	6:44	OWN 20	12	59	Field Goal
2	1:17	1:17	OWN 20	6	59	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:37	OWN 11	6	41	Punt
3	8:19	1:26	OWN 28	3	-7	Punt
3	3:30	1:50	OWN 15	3	8	Punt
4	12:38	3:26	OWN 46	7	54	Touchdown
4	4:53	4:41	OWN 33	9	29	Punt

Denver Death
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:21	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
1	9:48	3:51	OWN 20	7	47	Field Goal
1	1:46	0:54	OWN 20	3	19	Fumble
2	15:00	1:33	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	5:02	3:45	OWN 30	9	70	Touchdown
3	11:23	3:04	OWN 4	5	21	Punt
3	6:53	3:23	OWN 33	6	16	Punt
3	1:40	4:02	OWN 35	8	26	Missed FG
4	9:12	4:19	OWN 6	8	94	Touchdown
4	0:12	0:12	OWN 4	2	0	Game

Game MVP: Mitchell Rose, Minnesota Golden Hawks

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Taylor Donovan	22	70	3.18	17	2	0
Gustavo Temes	5	4	0.80	5	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
J.T. Collier	13	52	4.00	10	1
Avery Jeffries	6	1	0.17	5	0
Cary Murack	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitchell Rose	39	29	365	2/12	2	38	0	120.1

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Robert Whitener	32	24	246	2/13	2	48	0	117.4

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Albert Helfrich	8	9	94	11.75	52	28	1
WR Marcus Ford	6	7	50	8.33	6	15	0
RB Taylor Donovan	5	5	65	13.00	55	38	0
WR Ellis Taggart	4	9	69	17.25	29	31	0
WR T.J. Thomason	3	3	43	14.33	9	18	1
RB Gustavo Temes	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
TE Rich Barrett	1	2	18	18.00	9	18	0
FB Todd Russell	1	1	29	29.00	21	29	0
TE Bernie Corbett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Grady Haddad	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gerald Spain	6	8	126	21.00	49	48	2
WR Francisco Kilroy	6	9	80	13.33	15	38	0
WR Avery Shannon	4	4	31	7.75	0	11	0
FB Jim Jaramillo	3	4	2	0.67	9	6	0
RB Avery Jeffries	2	2	1	0.50	0	3	0
TE Nate Shea	2	3	4	2.00	0	5	0
RB J.T. Collier	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Gavin Sweeney	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Marcus Ford	1	0	0
Max Vining	0	1	0
Mickey Whitfield	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Gerald Spain	1	0	0	0
Lincoln Tamm	0	1	1	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Frank Worzella	4	185	46.3	41.5	58	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Vince Ulbricht	4	162	40.5	41.0	47	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Leland Jenkins	4/4	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donny Foster	1/2	1/2	1/2	50	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Douglas Skrepenak	1	-2	-2.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Angel Grant	2	19	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mickey Whitfield	2	38	19.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Collier	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Terry Sanders	4	0	1.5	17	25
DE David Hutton	4	2	0.5	17	31
CB Douglas Skrepenak	4	2	0.0	10	28
CB Mickey Whitfield	4	1	0.0	18	28
CB Iker Sharber	4	1	0.0	19	33
ILB Max Vining	3	1	0.0	16	26
ILB Kim Winslett	3	1	0.0	17	27
DT Frankie Riley	3	0	0.0	14	21
DT Terrance Pena	3	0	0.0	19	28
S Roger Hoke	2	5	0.0	19	31
DE Benjamin Ragley	2	1	0.0	6	12
S Ted Payton	2	0	0.0	17	31
CB Jerry Bush	1	0	0.0	1	6
OLB Bart Campbell	1	0	0.0	2	2
ILB Clayton Peterson	1	0	0.0	4	7
S Terrell Lyons	1	0	0.0	3	11
OLB Quentin Wickson	1	0	0.0	3	7
ILB Bentley Hegamin	0	1	0.0	10	5
DT Ethan Donovan	0	1	0.0	5	12

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Duane Carlson	8	3	0.0	27	40
OLB Orlando McCaffrey	7	1	2.0	25	39
CB Austin Barber	7	2	0.0	25	33
S Sam Dodge	6	3	0.0	24	40
ILB Lincoln Tamm	5	2	0.0	26	35
ILB Luis Kirby	5	1	0.0	15	18
CB Eddie Clements	5	0	0.0	27	40
DT Kendall Ogden	3	1	0.0	15	21
CB Diego Middleton	3	1	0.0	11	23
DT Barry Alcott	2	0	0.0	13	20
OLB Irv Gheesling	2	0	0.0	15	24
DE Keegan Schwartz	1	2	0.0	14	24
CB Seth Wehmeyer	1	0	0.0	4	12
T Scott Sims	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Eugene Tollefson	0	2	0.0	7	10
DE Ben O'Neill	0	2	0.0	24	32

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Terry Sanders	1.5	0	1	25
DE David Hutton	0.5	0	0	31
DE Benjamin Ragley	0.0	1	0	12

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Orlando McCaffrey	2.0	0	1	2	39
DE Keegan Schwartz	0.0	1	0	0	24
OLB Irv Gheesling	0.0	0	2	0	24
DE Ben O'Neill	0.0	0	1	0	32
DT Kendall Ogden	0.0	0	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Douglas Skrepenak	5	1	28
CB Mickey Whitfield	5	0	28
CB Iker Sharber	4	0	33
S Ted Payton	3	1	31
ILB Kim Winslett	2	0	27
DE Benjamin Ragley	1	0	12
ILB Max Vining	1	0	26
CB Jerry Bush	1	0	6
DE David Hutton	1	0	31
OLB Bart Campbell	1	0	2
OLB Quentin Wickson	0	1	7

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Sam Dodge	6	1	40
CB Austin Barber	5	0	33
ILB Lincoln Tamm	5	0	35
CB Eddie Clements	4	0	40
OLB Orlando McCaffrey	3	1	39
S Duane Carlson	3	0	40
OLB Irv Gheesling	1	0	24
DT Kendall Ogden	1	0	21
CB Diego Middleton	1	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rusty Lester	3	10	27	1	41
Warren Story	2	7	27	0	41
Mackenzie Marlowe	2	6	27	0	41
Shane Maxwell	1	2	27	0	41
Bernie Corbett	0	1	14	0	16
Rich Barrett	0	1	15	0	19
Robbie McAllister	0	0	16	1	38

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Scott Sims	4	5	20	0	34
Zachary Rose	3	5	20	0	34
Sammie Doyle	2	3	20	2	34
Brayden Followay	1	4	20	0	34
Mickey Upshaw	0	2	20	0	34
Jim Jaramillo	0	1	13	0	21

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Bernie Corbett	2	18
James Herndon	1	7

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Cary Murack	2	11
Cornell Branch	1	22

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rusty Lester	27	41	---	---	8	76
Warren Story	27	41	---	---	1	69
Mitchell Rose	27	41	---	---	---	68
Shane Maxwell	27	41	---	---	---	68
Mackenzie Marlowe	27	41	---	---	---	68
Ellis Taggart	23	34	---	---	1	58
Douglas Skrepenak	---	---	10	28	20	58
Taylor Donovan	23	28	---	---	5	56
Mickey Whitfield	---	---	18	28	8	54
Iker Sharber	---	---	19	33	2	54
Robbie McAllister	16	38	---	---	---	54
Todd Russell	14	17	---	---	22	53
Roger Hoke	---	---	19	31	2	52
Marcus Ford	10	25	---	---	15	50
Ted Payton	---	---	17	31	2	50
David Hutton	---	---	17	31	2	50
Terrance Pena	---	---	19	28	2	49
Rich Barrett	15	19	---	---	15	49
Bernie Corbett	14	16	---	---	18	48
Albert Helfrich	17	30	---	---	---	47
Gustavo Temes	13	15	---	---	19	47
Kim Winslett	---	---	17	27	2	46
Max Vining	---	---	16	26	3	45
Terry Sanders	---	---	17	25	2	44
Frankie Riley	---	---	14	21	1	36
Terrell Lyons	---	---	3	11	10	24
Benjamin Ragley	---	---	6	12	4	22
Grady Haddad	0	7	---	---	15	22
James Herndon	11	3	---	---	7	21
T.J. Thomason	6	14	---	---	---	20
Quentin Wickson	---	---	3	7	9	19
Bentley Hegamin	---	---	10	5	3	18
Ethan Donovan	---	---	5	12	1	18
Jerry Bush	---	---	1	6	10	17
Clayton Peterson	---	---	4	7	5	16
Bart Campbell	---	---	2	2	10	14
Rico Bradford	---	---	3	3	5	11
Leland Jenkins	0	0	---	---	10	10
Bennie Acker	0	0	---	---	8	8
Liam Burks	0	0	---	---	8	8
Wade Starks	0	0	---	---	8	8
Frank Worzella	0	0	---	---	4	4
Elijah Gardner	---	---	0	0	4	4
Reuben Harris	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jeff Gonzalez	0	0	---	---	---	0
Danny Pearson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eddie Clements	---	---	27	40	15	82
Duane Carlson	---	---	27	40	4	71
Orlando McCaffrey	---	---	25	39	5	69
Sam Dodge	---	---	24	40	4	68
Ben O'Neill	---	---	24	32	8	64
Lincoln Tamm	---	---	26	35	3	64
Austin Barber	---	---	25	33	3	61
Zachary Rose	20	34	---	---	6	60
Francisco Kilroy	13	32	---	---	15	60
Robert Whitener	20	34	---	---	---	54
Mickey Upshaw	20	34	---	---	---	54
Brayden Followay	20	34	---	---	---	54
Scott Sims	20	34	---	---	---	54
Sammie Doyle	20	34	---	---	---	54
Gerald Spain	17	30	---	---	---	47
Jim Jaramillo	13	21	---	---	11	45
Ivan Wright	---	---	16	26	2	44
Avery Jeffries	6	17	---	---	21	44
Kendall Ogden	---	---	15	21	7	43
Nate Shea	17	25	---	---	---	42
Avery Shannon	8	16	---	---	17	41
Keegan Schwartz	---	---	14	24	2	40
Irv Gheesling	---	---	15	24	---	39
Diego Middleton	---	---	11	23	3	37
Seth Wehmeyer	---	---	4	12	20	36
Luis Kirby	---	---	15	18	3	36
J.T. Collier	13	17	---	---	6	36
Barry Alcott	---	---	13	20	1	34
Eugene Tollefson	---	---	7	10	15	32
Cornell Branch	---	---	3	2	22	27
Ronald Nelson	3	3	---	---	16	22
Gavin Sweeney	4	4	---	---	11	19
Morris Kinney	---	---	5	12	1	18
Cary Murack	1	0	---	---	11	12
Colton Ashley	5	5	---	---	---	10
Donny Foster	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brock Belcher	0	0	---	---	6	6
Vince Lane	0	0	---	---	6	6
Harvey McPhail	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ashton Crumpler	0	0	---	---	6	6
Angel Grant	0	0	---	---	4	4
Vince Ulbricht	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jerome Murphy	---	---	1	0	2	3
David Mulitalo	0	0	---	---	2	2
Claude Newhart	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lewis Warren	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	21	4.2
Middle	16	37	2.3
Right	6	16	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	16	3.2
Middle	11	41	3.7
Right	4	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitchell Rose	39	29	4	2	1	2	4	3	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Robert Whitener	32	24	4	2	2	3	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	61	8.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	15	185	11.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	71	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	48	6.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	6	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	102	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	52	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	86	21.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ellis Taggart	9	4	0	69	1	34
WR Albert Helfrich	9	8	0	94	1	30
WR Marcus Ford	7	6	0	50	0	25
RB Taylor Donovan	5	5	0	65	1	28
WR T.J. Thomason	3	3	0	43	0	14
TE Rich Barrett	2	1	0	18	0	19
TE Bernie Corbett	1	0	1	0	0	16
WR Grady Haddad	1	0	0	0	0	7
RB Gustavo Temes	1	1	0	-3	0	15
FB Todd Russell	1	1	0	29	1	17

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Francisco Kilroy	9	6	1	80	1	32
WR Gerald Spain	8	6	1	126	3	30
FB Jim Jaramillo	4	3	0	2	0	21
WR Avery Shannon	4	4	0	31	0	16
TE Nate Shea	3	2	0	4	0	25
RB Avery Jeffries	2	2	0	1	0	17
RB J.T. Collier	1	1	0	2	0	17
TE Gavin Sweeney	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gustavo Temes	1	-4	-4.00	0.80

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mitchell Rose	3	3	30	10.00	9.36

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Robert Whitener	2	2	20	10.00	7.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Albert Helfrich	2	2	13	6.50	10.44
WR T.J. Thomason	1	1	17	17.00	14.33

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gerald Spain	1	1	13	13.00	15.75
WR Francisco Kilroy	1	1	7	7.00	8.89

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Taylor Donovan	3	2
Gustavo Temes	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Avery Jeffries	1	0
Cary Murack	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitchell Rose	11	7	6

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Robert Whitener	7	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Albert Helfrich	4	3	2
WR Ellis Taggart	3	2	2
WR Marcus Ford	3	2	2
WR Grady Haddad	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gerald Spain	2	1	1
WR Francisco Kilroy	2	1	0
WR Avery Shannon	2	2	2
TE Nate Shea	1	1	0

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

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