Week 1, 2069

played in Denver, CO

75 degrees, fair, 21 mph wind

Minnesota Norsemen	0	7	3	0	-	10
Denver Coyotes	7	13	7	3	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:23 DEN - Phil Hines 32 pass from Hayden Kennedy (Travis Pharms extra point)
2Q: 10:54 MIN - Mel Morrison 9 run (Chandler Baker extra point)
2Q: 05:09 DEN - Travis Pharms 35 field goal
2Q: 02:16 DEN - Matt Abueva 18 interception return (Travis Pharms extra point)
2Q: 00:08 DEN - Travis Pharms 18 field goal
3Q: 13:25 DEN - Brayden Stephens 19 run (Travis Pharms extra point)
3Q: 04:18 MIN - Chandler Baker 31 field goal
4Q: 02:17 DEN - Travis Pharms 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:23 DEN - Phil Hines 32 pass from Hayden Kennedy (Travis Pharms extra point)
2Q: 10:54 MIN - Mel Morrison 9 run (Chandler Baker extra point)
2Q: 05:09 DEN - Travis Pharms 35 field goal
2Q: 02:16 DEN - Matt Abueva 18 interception return (Travis Pharms extra point)
2Q: 00:08 DEN - Travis Pharms 18 field goal
3Q: 13:25 DEN - Brayden Stephens 19 run (Travis Pharms extra point)
3Q: 04:18 MIN - Chandler Baker 31 field goal
4Q: 02:17 DEN - Travis Pharms 21 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DEN
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 12 21
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 7 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 263 413
- Offensive Plays 58 63
- Yards per Play 4.53 6.56
Net Rushing Yards 109 134
- Rushing Attempts 26 31
- Yards per Rush 4.19 4.32
Net Passing Yards 154 279
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 16 - 3 31 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 181 284
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/27 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.81 8.72
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.9 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/36 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 4/20 2/20
Kick Returns/Yards 4/77 2/36
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/45
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 28
Time of Possession 28:01 31:59

Team Statistics	MIN	DEN
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	12	21
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	7	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	263	413
- Offensive Plays	58	63
- Yards per Play	4.53	6.56
Net Rushing Yards	109	134
- Rushing Attempts	26	31
- Yards per Rush	4.19	4.32
Net Passing Yards	154	279
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 16 - 3	31 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	181	284
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/27	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.81	8.72
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.9	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/36	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	4/20	2/20
Kick Returns/Yards	4/77	2/36
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/45
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 28
Time of Possession	28:01	31:59

Drive Charts

Minnesota Norsemen
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:57	1:50	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	7:09	3:35	OWN 32	6	28	Punt
2	14:40	3:54	OWN 34	7	66	Touchdown
2	5:03	1:22	OWN 23	3	-4	Interception
2	2:51	0:47	OWN 17	2	-2	Interception
2	2:04	0:49	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
2	0:03	0:03	OWN 25	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	0:57	OWN 25	2	17	Interception
3	13:07	5:24	OWN 20	9	36	Punt
3	6:52	2:41	OWN 43	5	43	Field Goal
3	0:49	3:43	OWN 24	6	12	Punt
4	10:20	1:18	OWN 37	3	0	Punt
4	2:12	2:12	OWN 19	8	38	Downs

Denver Coyotes
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:03	OWN 25	5	32	Punt
1	11:07	3:58	OWN 29	8	71	Touchdown
1	3:34	3:54	OWN 1	9	37	Punt
2	10:46	5:43	OWN 25	11	57	Field Goal
2	3:41	0:50	OWN 47	3	9	Punt
2	1:15	1:12	OWN 31	6	68	Field Goal
3	14:03	0:56	OPP 26	2	26	Touchdown
3	7:43	0:51	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	4:11	3:22	OWN 18	4	20	Punt
4	12:06	1:46	OWN 11	3	6	Punt
4	9:02	6:50	OWN 27	10	69	Field Goal

Game MVP: Hayden Kennedy, Denver Coyotes

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Mel Morrison	18	88	4.89	40	1	1
RB Tevin Fauntleroy	4	10	2.50	9	0	0
QB Donny Witt	3	9	3.00	5	0	0
QB Vincent Ellard	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Pete Barlow	18	48	2.67	18	1	0
RB Brayden Stephens	12	86	7.17	19	4	1
RB Arnold Cushenbery	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donny Witt	14	7	99	3/17	0	24	3	33.6
Vincent Ellard	13	9	82	2/10	0	25	0	86.0

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Hayden Kennedy	31	20	284	1/5	1	32	0	104.7

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Willie Witt	5	6	45	9.00	21	18
WR Kennedy Hoover	4	8	49	12.25	34	22
WR Ezra Morris	4	8	50	12.50	15	24
RB Mel Morrison	2	3	12	6.00	0	9
RB Tevin Fauntleroy	1	1	25	25.00	20	25
TE Edwin Sutton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Pete Barlow	6	7	76	12.67	40	26	0
TE Derrick Lowrey	5	9	57	11.40	19	32	0
WR Phil Hines	5	10	90	18.00	45	32	1
WR Isaac Kamilewicz	2	2	19	9.50	15	16	0
WR Robert Yockey	1	1	32	32.00	23	32	0
WR Reginald Boo	1	1	10	10.00	4	10	0
RB Brayden Stephens	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kenny Gillespie	1	0	0.00	0
CB Matt Abueva	1	18	18.00	1
S J.B. Dillon	1	27	27.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Ezra Morris	0	0	1	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Pat Schreiner	1	0	0	0
OLB Alan Carpenter	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ben Dunkelberger	6	282	47.0	40.3	56	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Julio Nissly	6	240	40.0	33.3	51	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chandler Baker	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	1/1

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Travis Pharms	3/3	0/0	0/0	35	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kennedy Hoover	4	20	5.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ethan Willis	2	20	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Witt	3	62	20.7	0
Javen Bromley	1	15	15.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pat Schreiner	2	36	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Horace Lyle	6	2	1.0	31	29
S Danny Daylo	6	3	0.0	31	32
DT Miles Brunton	6	1	0.0	29	19
OLB Blaine Lett	6	1	0.0	30	32
OLB Collin Frieswyk	6	1	0.0	29	21
CB Bryce Krank	4	0	0.0	29	27
CB Javen Bromley	3	3	0.0	30	32
ILB Miguel Durand	3	1	0.0	18	18
DE Carl Page	3	1	0.0	23	15
CB Roy Hetke	2	3	0.0	27	20
CB Todd Baker	1	1	0.0	3	7
WR Kennedy Hoover	1	0	---	---	---
DE Gavin Bennit	1	0	0.0	11	14
DT Kristopher Whitfield	1	0	0.0	2	9
CB Francisco Stuart	1	0	0.0	1	4
T Norman Dayne	1	0	---	---	---
S Floyd Pasich	0	1	0.0	0	5

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Willie Perry	8	2	1.0	21	24
DE Anthony Stedman	6	1	2.0	26	32
CB Matt Abueva	6	5	0.0	25	32
S J.B. Dillon	4	0	0.0	18	23
DE Wade Irwin	3	0	0.0	24	26
ILB Jay Conn	2	1	1.0	16	19
CB Robbie Waddell	2	2	0.0	13	10
S Ezra Williamson	2	0	0.0	14	18
S Kenny Gillespie	2	0	0.0	7	18
DT Devonte Andersen	2	0	0.0	23	31
DE Malik Levine	1	0	1.0	2	6
S Joe Olechowski	1	3	0.0	25	26
OLB Herb Beale	1	1	0.0	5	2
DE Winfred Dugans	1	1	0.0	19	14
CB Ethan Willis	1	0	0.0	6	16
S Cedric Waerig	1	0	0.0	5	8
DE Andre Norton	1	0	0.0	9	16
CB Jesse Bradford	1	0	0.0	15	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Horace Lyle	1.0	2	1	29
DE Carl Page	0.0	1	0	15
DT Kristopher Whitfield	0.0	1	0	9
DE Isaac Matthew	0.0	1	0	20

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Anthony Stedman	2.0	2	1	32
ILB Jay Conn	1.0	1	0	19
ILB Willie Perry	1.0	0	0	24
DE Malik Levine	1.0	0	0	6
DE Wade Irwin	0.0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Javen Bromley	4	0	32
OLB Blaine Lett	3	0	32
CB Bryce Krank	2	1	27
OLB Collin Frieswyk	2	1	21
S Danny Daylo	2	0	32
CB Roy Hetke	2	0	20
CB Todd Baker	1	0	7
DT Miles Brunton	1	0	19
ILB Horace Lyle	1	0	29
CB Sammy Owens	1	0	10
CB Francisco Stuart	1	0	4
S Floyd Pasich	0	1	5

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S J.B. Dillon	3	0	1	23
ILB Willie Perry	2	1	0	24
CB Matt Abueva	2	0	1	32
S Kenny Gillespie	1	0	1	18
ILB Jay Conn	1	0	0	19
CB Ethan Willis	1	0	0	16
DE Anthony Stedman	1	0	0	32
S Joe Olechowski	1	0	0	26
OLB Herb Beale	1	0	0	2
S Cedric Waerig	1	0	0	8
CB Robbie Waddell	1	0	0	10
CB Jesse Bradford	1	0	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T J.B. Bailey	4	6	26	2	32
G Caden Wayt	2	6	26	1	32
G Norbert Kirk	2	6	26	0	32
T Norman Dayne	0	4	26	2	32

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Damian Dawkins	6	10	0	31	0	32
C Dusty McGee	4	6	1	31	0	32
G Stan Zeigafuse	1	5	0	31	0	32
T Charlie Pearson	1	2	0	31	1	32
T Jeffery Anthony	0	6	0	31	0	32
TE Derrick Lowrey	0	2	0	29	0	31

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
J.B. Bailey	2	10
Heath Klingensmith	1	21
Ezra Morris	1	16

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Alan Carpenter	2	22
Stan Zeigafuse	2	16
Kaleb Sams	1	24
Donald Kaplan	1	16
Joe Olechowski	1	16
Matt Abueva	1	14

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Danny Daylo	---	---	31	32	16	79
WR Kennedy Hoover	26	32	---	---	17	75
WR Ezra Morris	26	32	---	---	16	74
ILB Horace Lyle	---	---	31	29	12	72
CB Javen Bromley	---	---	30	32	9	71
T J.B. Bailey	26	32	---	---	10	68
OLB Blaine Lett	---	---	30	32	4	66
G Caden Wayt	26	32	---	---	7	65
G Norbert Kirk	26	32	---	---	7	65
T Norman Dayne	26	32	---	---	7	65
CB Bryce Krank	---	---	29	27	3	59
C Stephen Wyoming	26	32	---	---	---	58
WR Willie Witt	20	27	---	---	7	54
ILB Miguel Durand	---	---	18	18	16	52
TE Edwin Sutton	22	27	---	---	2	51
OLB Collin Frieswyk	---	---	29	21	1	51
DT Miles Brunton	---	---	29	19	2	50
CB Roy Hetke	---	---	27	20	1	48
DE Isaac Matthew	---	---	15	20	7	42
RB Mel Morrison	22	19	---	---	---	41
DE Carl Page	---	---	23	15	---	38
QB Donny Witt	19	17	---	---	---	36
TE Heath Klingensmith	6	5	---	---	21	32
CB Kody Panetta	---	---	6	15	8	29
CB Todd Baker	---	---	3	7	18	28
DT Ben Harrison	---	---	12	15	1	28
DE Gavin Bennit	---	---	11	14	2	27
RB Amir Rice	0	1	---	---	23	24
ILB Elias Hampton	---	---	0	3	21	24
QB Vincent Ellard	7	15	---	---	---	22
RB Tevin Fauntleroy	7	15	---	---	---	22
CB Sammy Owens	---	---	12	10	---	22
RB Elias Tenney	1	2	---	---	11	14
DT Kristopher Whitfield	---	---	2	9	2	13
DT Cesar Sutter	---	---	0	1	7	8
S Floyd Pasich	---	---	0	5	3	8
P Ben Dunkelberger	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Devonte Dawson	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Peter Tedeschi	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Teddy McWilliams	---	---	2	4	---	6
CB Francisco Stuart	---	---	1	4	1	6
K Chandler Baker	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Cedric Perkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Cedric Foley	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE William Holmes	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Zach Wickson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Stan Zeigafuse	31	32	---	---	16	79
T Charlie Pearson	31	32	---	---	9	72
G Damian Dawkins	31	32	---	---	9	72
T Jeffery Anthony	31	32	---	---	9	72
CB Matt Abueva	---	---	25	32	14	71
S Joe Olechowski	---	---	25	26	16	67
QB Hayden Kennedy	31	32	---	---	---	63
C Dusty McGee	31	32	---	---	---	63
TE Derrick Lowrey	29	31	---	---	1	61
DT Devonte Andersen	---	---	23	31	7	61
WR Isaac Kamilewicz	27	30	---	---	3	60
DE Anthony Stedman	---	---	26	32	1	59
WR Phil Hines	27	30	---	---	---	57
DE Wade Irwin	---	---	24	26	---	50
ILB Willie Perry	---	---	21	24	1	46
ILB Jay Conn	---	---	16	19	10	45
S J.B. Dillon	---	---	18	23	1	42
OLB Alan Carpenter	---	---	7	12	22	41
RB Pete Barlow	18	22	---	---	---	40
S Ezra Williamson	---	---	14	18	6	38
FB Ray Sheldon	11	5	---	---	19	35
DE Winfred Dugans	---	---	19	14	---	33
DE Andre Norton	---	---	9	16	7	32
WR Robert Yockey	13	15	---	---	3	31
CB Ethan Willis	---	---	6	16	7	29
CB Jesse Bradford	---	---	15	14	---	29
S Kenny Gillespie	---	---	7	18	1	26
TE Kaleb Sams	2	0	---	---	24	26
CB Robbie Waddell	---	---	13	10	---	23
RB Arnold Cushenbery	1	1	---	---	19	21
CB Donald Kaplan	---	---	2	2	16	20
WR Pat Schreiner	4	6	---	---	10	20
WR Irving Marrow	0	0	---	---	19	19
RB Brayden Stephens	12	7	---	---	---	19
TE Sean Leatherman	9	10	---	---	---	19
S Cedric Waerig	---	---	5	8	1	14
K Travis Pharms	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Julio Nissly	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Malik Levine	---	---	2	6	1	9
C Tre Keck	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Chance Straub	---	---	4	3	---	7
OLB Herb Beale	---	---	5	2	---	7
C Dale Mifflin	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Reginald Boo	2	3	---	---	---	5
QB Landon Sax	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Silas Shea	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	23	2.3
Middle	10	37	3.7
Right	5	50	10.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	56	5.1
Middle	12	57	4.8
Right	8	21	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donny Witt	14	7	1	1	1	1	1	0	3
Vincent Ellard	13	9	2	0	1	0	3	1	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Hayden Kennedy	31	20	6	0	3	3	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	60	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	54	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	67	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	32	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	160	9.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	64	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	28	14.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kennedy Hoover	8	4	0	49	1	32
WR Ezra Morris	8	4	0	50	1	32
WR Willie Witt	6	5	1	45	0	27
RB Mel Morrison	3	2	1	12	0	19
TE Edwin Sutton	1	0	0	0	0	27
RB Tevin Fauntleroy	1	1	0	25	1	15

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phil Hines	10	5	2	90	2	30
TE Derrick Lowrey	9	5	1	57	1	31
RB Pete Barlow	7	6	0	76	2	22
WR Isaac Kamilewicz	2	2	0	19	0	30
WR Robert Yockey	1	1	0	32	1	15
RB Brayden Stephens	1	0	0	0	0	7
WR Reginald Boo	1	1	0	10	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Mel Morrison	3	15	5.00	4.89

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Pete Barlow	3	-3	-1.00	2.67
RB Brayden Stephens	2	25	12.50	7.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Vincent Ellard	1	0	0	0.00	6.31

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Hayden Kennedy	1	0	0	0.00	9.16

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kennedy Hoover	1	0	0	0.00	6.13

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Phil Hines	1	0	0	0.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Tevin Fauntleroy	2	1
RB Mel Morrison	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Pete Barlow	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Vincent Ellard	5	4	2
Donny Witt	4	2	1

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Hayden Kennedy	10	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kennedy Hoover	6	3	2
WR Willie Witt	2	2	0
WR Ezra Morris	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Pete Barlow	4	3	1
WR Phil Hines	4	2	2
TE Derrick Lowrey	1	0	0
WR Isaac Kamilewicz	1	1	1

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)