Week 1, 2021

played in Denver, CO

85 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Fargo Frontier	7	0	7	14	-	28
Denver Dynomite	0	14	10	3	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:02 FAR - Rich Slezak 1 run (Ricky Griffith extra point)
2Q: 04:49 DEN - Blaine Dunlap 7 pass from Floyd Gruber (Lincoln Gillespie extra point)
2Q: 00:50 DEN - Deon Bridges 8 run (Lincoln Gillespie extra point)
3Q: 12:56 DEN - Brady Kaplan 3 pass from Floyd Gruber (Lincoln Gillespie extra point)
3Q: 04:00 DEN - Lincoln Gillespie 48 field goal
3Q: 00:02 FAR - Brandon Lock 2 pass from Derrick Banner (Ricky Griffith extra point)
4Q: 08:22 FAR - Byron Brovins 3 run (Ricky Griffith extra point)
4Q: 02:44 DEN - Lincoln Gillespie 47 field goal
4Q: 00:14 FAR - Emmanuel Morris 7 pass from Derrick Banner (Ricky Griffith extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:02 FAR - Rich Slezak 1 run (Ricky Griffith extra point)
2Q: 04:49 DEN - Blaine Dunlap 7 pass from Floyd Gruber (Lincoln Gillespie extra point)
2Q: 00:50 DEN - Deon Bridges 8 run (Lincoln Gillespie extra point)
3Q: 12:56 DEN - Brady Kaplan 3 pass from Floyd Gruber (Lincoln Gillespie extra point)
3Q: 04:00 DEN - Lincoln Gillespie 48 field goal
3Q: 00:02 FAR - Brandon Lock 2 pass from Derrick Banner (Ricky Griffith extra point)
4Q: 08:22 FAR - Byron Brovins 3 run (Ricky Griffith extra point)
4Q: 02:44 DEN - Lincoln Gillespie 47 field goal
4Q: 00:14 FAR - Emmanuel Morris 7 pass from Derrick Banner (Ricky Griffith extra point)

Team Statistics FAR DEN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 26 26
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 18 18
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 400 410
- Offensive Plays 64 71
- Yards per Play 6.25 5.77
Net Rushing Yards 59 123
- Rushing Attempts 18 31
- Yards per Rush 3.28 3.97
Net Passing Yards 341 287
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 32 - 1 38 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 341 298
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 7.41 7.18
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/10 8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.4 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 8/65
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 3/16
Kick Returns/Yards 3/70 3/69
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 20
Time of Possession 27:20 32:40

Team Statistics	FAR	DEN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	26	26
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	18	18
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	400	410
- Offensive Plays	64	71
- Yards per Play	6.25	5.77
Net Rushing Yards	59	123
- Rushing Attempts	18	31
- Yards per Rush	3.28	3.97
Net Passing Yards	341	287
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 32 - 1	38 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	341	298
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	7.41	7.18
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/10	8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.4	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	8/65
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	3/16
Kick Returns/Yards	3/70	3/69
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 20
Time of Possession	27:20	32:40

Drive Charts

Fargo Frontier
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:56	OWN 29	5	21	Punt
1	11:02	3:09	OPP 42	7	42	Touchdown
1	6:19	2:14	OPP 48	5	17	Interception
2	15:00	3:15	OWN 20	5	26	Punt
2	4:43	1:46	OWN 20	4	24	Punt
2	0:40	0:40	OWN 13	3	25	Half
3	12:49	2:15	OWN 20	4	17	Punt
3	3:55	3:55	OWN 32	10	68	Touchdown
4	12:46	4:30	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	2:39	2:30	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown

Denver Dynomite
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:04	1:02	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	7:53	1:34	OWN 19	4	7	Punt
1	4:05	4:05	OWN 19	9	40	Punt
2	11:45	7:02	OWN 28	13	72	Touchdown
2	2:57	2:17	OWN 16	8	84	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:11	OWN 27	6	73	Touchdown
3	10:34	6:39	OWN 17	14	52	Field Goal
4	15:00	2:14	OWN 22	6	27	Punt
4	8:16	5:37	OWN 20	9	50	Field Goal
4	0:09	0:09	OWN 18	1	0	Game

Game MVP: Derrick Banner, Fargo Frontier

Rushing Statistics

Fargo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rich Slezak	13	41	3.15	11	1	1
Derrick Banner	4	15	3.75	4	0	0
Byron Brovins	1	3	3.00	3	0	1

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Deon Bridges	19	88	4.63	16	3	1
Blaine Dunlap	10	31	3.10	10	1	0
Ron Paredes	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
Brady Kaplan	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Fargo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Derrick Banner	46	32	341	0/0	2	29	1	96.3

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Floyd Gruber	38	25	298	2/11	2	44	0	107.1

Receiving Statistics

Fargo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Johnnie Diaz	9	12	113	12.56	7	29	0
WR Brandon Lock	6	7	58	9.67	0	19	1
WR Toby Leinaweaver	5	8	62	12.40	1	23	0
WR Roy McWilliams	5	9	55	11.00	16	21	0
TE Bo Honaker	2	4	21	10.50	0	18	0
RB Rich Slezak	2	2	9	4.50	4	6	0
FB Emmanuel Morris	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	1
RB Byron Brovins	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Lorenzo Schramm	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Devin Lynn	5	9	49	9.80	10	17	0
WR Jonathan Brock	5	5	78	15.60	21	25	0
WR Norm Davison	4	5	61	15.25	21	21	0
RB Blaine Dunlap	3	4	22	7.33	2	9	1
WR Stephen Murray	3	7	25	8.33	4	13	0
WR Blake Wallace	2	3	49	24.50	13	44	0
FB Ron Paredes	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Brady Kaplan	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	1
TE Jermaine Slezak	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

Fargo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Reggie Hinds	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Fargo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Fargo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Ulrich	4	178	44.5	35.5	50	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ricardo Mills	4	149	37.3	26.5	51	0

Kicking Statistics

Fargo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricky Griffith	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lincoln Gillespie	2/2	2/2	0/0	48	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Fargo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Spencer Gaines	1	3	3.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nolan Maxwell	3	16	5.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Fargo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Toby Leinaweaver	3	70	23.3	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Scottie Hellestrae	3	69	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Fargo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chad Stadler	9	0	1.0	28	37
CB Bart Purcell	7	3	0.0	18	33
S Cornelius Drake	7	2	0.0	31	39
CB Junior Griffith	5	2	0.0	29	40
OLB Ty Bidwill	5	2	0.0	18	27
CB Edward Sutton	4	1	0.0	29	38
S Sam Warburton	3	1	0.0	7	11
DT Brian Kellett	2	1	0.0	30	38
DE Bennie Ellison	2	0	0.0	29	39
OLB Junior Zielinski	2	0	0.0	8	4
OLB Johnny Zvereva	2	0	0.0	16	15
DE Steven Particelli	1	0	1.0	31	40
DT Andre Baker	1	1	0.0	25	30
S Spencer Gaines	1	1	0.0	23	36
WR Brandon Lock	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Erik Bronson	1	0	0.0	4	4
ILB Michael McCargo	1	0	0.0	3	2
DE Jimmy Lyle	1	0	0.0	10	6
OLB Big Train Jensen	1	0	0.0	2	1

Denver	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Daryl Sawyer	7	1	17	45
CB Austin Preston	6	3	14	43
CB Scottie Hellestrae	6	1	16	43
S Dennis Valdez	4	2	14	45
OLB Jumbo Rockcliffe	4	2	11	26
OLB Alfred Palma	4	1	8	22
DT Kerry Floyd	4	0	15	44
OLB Vernon Griffin	2	1	12	42
DT Heath Slaten	2	0	11	27
S Reggie Hinds	2	0	11	20
DE Alan Geisen	1	1	14	43
S Terry Austen	1	1	11	44
ILB Cornelius Hutchins	1	0	6	4
DE James Winslett	1	0	11	45
DT Otis Arnold	0	1	3	2
DT Joe West	0	1	4	2
OLB Lance Mattson	0	1	5	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Fargo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Steven Particelli	1.0	0	0	1	40
ILB Chad Stadler	1.0	0	0	0	37
DT Brian Kellett	0.0	1	2	2	38
DE Bennie Ellison	0.0	1	0	0	39
DE Jimmy Lyle	0.0	0	1	0	6

Denver	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE James Winslett	2	1	5	45
OLB Vernon Griffin	1	1	0	42
DT Kerry Floyd	0	2	2	44

Pass Defense Statistics

Fargo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Ty Bidwill	5	0	27
S Cornelius Drake	4	0	39
ILB Chad Stadler	3	1	37
S Sam Warburton	3	1	11
CB Junior Griffith	3	0	40
CB Edward Sutton	3	0	38
CB Bart Purcell	3	0	33
S Spencer Gaines	1	0	36
DT Brian Kellett	0	1	38

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Daryl Sawyer	8	0	0	45
OLB Jumbo Rockcliffe	4	1	0	26
CB Austin Preston	4	1	0	43
S Dennis Valdez	3	1	0	45
S Reggie Hinds	3	0	1	20
CB Scottie Hellestrae	3	0	0	43
OLB Vernon Griffin	3	0	0	42
OLB Alfred Palma	2	0	0	22
S Terry Austen	1	1	0	44
DT Kerry Floyd	1	0	0	44

Blocking Statistics

Fargo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Harvey Lester	2	3	13	36
Ed Cassidy	1	2	11	36
Brad Cossel	1	2	14	35
Randy Santos	1	1	14	37
Ricky Dejesus	0	2	13	36
Wes Devore	0	2	5	10
Otis Barnes	0	1	4	11
Emmanuel Morris	0	1	13	19

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jason Montgomery	3	4	0	19	0	26
Jorge Biamila	2	8	0	20	1	22
Devin Lynn	2	3	0	31	0	38
Marlon Greene	2	2	0	19	0	21
Sam Stortz	1	4	1	20	0	29
Lionel Stotts	1	3	0	22	0	32
Kelly Brock	0	5	0	22	1	29
Vince Terrell	0	1	0	12	0	19
Brady Kaplan	0	1	0	8	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Fargo	Tackles	STPlays
Brandon Lock	4	16
Junior Zielinski	1	23
Sam Warburton	1	12

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Brady Kaplan	1	21
Nolan Maxwell	1	18
Jermaine Slezak	1	17
Dennis Valdez	1	9

Participation

Fargo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steven Particelli	---	---	31	40	2	73
Cornelius Drake	---	---	31	39	2	72
Junior Griffith	---	---	29	40	2	71
Bart Purcell	---	---	18	33	20	71
Bennie Ellison	---	---	29	39	2	70
Edward Sutton	---	---	29	38	3	70
Brian Kellett	---	---	30	38	2	70
Chad Stadler	---	---	28	37	2	67
Derrick Banner	18	46	---	---	---	64
Spencer Gaines	---	---	23	36	5	64
Brandon Lock	10	35	---	---	16	61
Andre Baker	---	---	25	30	5	60
Bo Honaker	14	30	---	---	11	55
Roy McWilliams	16	36	---	---	---	52
Randy Santos	14	37	---	---	---	51
Brad Cossel	14	35	---	---	2	51
Ricky Dejesus	13	36	---	---	---	49
Harvey Lester	13	36	---	---	---	49
Rich Slezak	16	26	---	---	6	48
Ed Cassidy	11	36	---	---	---	47
Johnnie Diaz	11	35	---	---	---	46
Ty Bidwill	---	---	18	27	1	46
Toby Leinaweaver	4	22	---	---	15	41
Emmanuel Morris	13	19	---	---	8	40
Junior Zielinski	---	---	8	4	23	35
Byron Brovins	2	11	---	---	19	32
Johnny Zvereva	---	---	16	15	1	32
Sam Warburton	---	---	7	11	12	30
Rob Atteberry	4	7	---	---	15	26
Rodney Snyder	7	10	---	---	4	21
Jimmy Lyle	---	---	10	6	4	20
Lorenzo Schramm	0	9	---	---	11	20
Al Bell	5	10	---	---	4	19
Erik Bronson	---	---	4	4	11	19
Otis Barnes	4	11	---	---	2	17
Julio Inskeep	4	9	---	---	4	17
Wes Devore	5	10	---	---	---	15
Big Train Jensen	---	---	2	1	4	7
Ricky Griffith	0	0	---	---	5	5
Michael McCargo	---	---	3	2	---	5
Aaron Small	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bryan Ulrich	0	0	---	---	4	4
Larry Reese	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brady Novack	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jason Vieane	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Devin Lynn	31	38	---	---	9	78
Floyd Gruber	31	40	---	---	---	71
Scottie Hellestrae	---	---	16	43	11	70
Dennis Valdez	---	---	14	45	9	68
Austin Preston	---	---	14	43	5	62
Daryl Sawyer	---	---	17	45	---	62
Kerry Floyd	---	---	15	44	1	60
Alan Geisen	---	---	14	43	---	57
Kelly Brock	22	29	---	---	6	57
James Winslett	---	---	11	45	1	57
Lionel Stotts	22	32	---	---	2	56
Deon Bridges	21	29	---	---	5	55
Terry Austen	---	---	11	44	---	55
Vernon Griffin	---	---	12	42	---	54
Jason Montgomery	19	26	---	---	6	51
Sam Stortz	20	29	---	---	---	49
Walter Quayle	21	22	---	---	6	49
Blake Wallace	13	20	---	---	14	47
Jorge Biamila	20	22	---	---	4	46
Marlon Greene	19	21	---	---	6	46
Reggie Hinds	---	---	11	20	14	45
Jonathan Brock	21	24	---	---	---	45
Ron Paredes	11	12	---	---	17	40
Heath Slaten	---	---	11	27	1	39
Brady Kaplan	8	10	---	---	21	39
Jumbo Rockcliffe	---	---	11	26	---	37
Norm Davison	17	20	---	---	---	37
Stephen Murray	14	20	---	---	---	34
Blaine Dunlap	14	19	---	---	---	33
Vince Terrell	12	19	---	---	---	31
Alfred Palma	---	---	8	22	---	30
Jermaine Slezak	4	6	---	---	17	27
Cornelius Hutchins	---	---	6	4	11	21
Darrell Fulton	1	2	---	---	15	18
Nolan Maxwell	0	0	---	---	18	18
Ross Fox	---	---	4	3	7	14
Phil Scurlock	---	---	7	1	4	12
Lance Mattson	---	---	5	2	5	12
Lincoln Gillespie	0	0	---	---	8	8
Trent Walker	---	---	4	3	---	7
Otis Arnold	---	---	3	2	2	7
Joe West	---	---	4	2	---	6
Ricardo Mills	0	0	---	---	4	4
Geoff Maloney	0	0	---	---	2	2
Archie Paullin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	7	2.3
Middle	15	52	3.5
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	49	3.8
Middle	7	31	4.4
Right	11	43	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Fargo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Derrick Banner	46	32	3	0	1	4	4	7	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Floyd Gruber	38	25	4	3	2	3	3	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	18	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	77	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	11	139	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	9	5	107	11.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	110	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	11	144	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	44	11.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Fargo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Johnnie Diaz	12	9	0	113	1	35
WR Roy McWilliams	9	5	0	55	1	36
WR Toby Leinaweaver	8	5	0	62	1	22
WR Brandon Lock	7	6	0	58	0	35
TE Bo Honaker	4	2	1	21	0	30
RB Rich Slezak	2	2	0	9	0	26
FB Emmanuel Morris	1	1	0	7	0	19
RB Byron Brovins	1	1	0	6	0	11
WR Lorenzo Schramm	1	1	0	10	0	9

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Devin Lynn	9	5	0	49	0	38
WR Stephen Murray	7	3	1	25	0	20
WR Jonathan Brock	5	5	0	78	1	24
WR Norm Davison	5	4	1	61	2	20
RB Blaine Dunlap	4	3	0	22	0	19
WR Blake Wallace	3	2	0	49	1	20
TE Jermaine Slezak	3	1	0	5	0	6
FB Ron Paredes	1	1	0	6	0	12
FB Brady Kaplan	1	1	0	3	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Fargo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rich Slezak	5	16	3.20	3.15
Byron Brovins	1	3	3.00	3.00

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Blaine Dunlap	1	2	2.00	3.10
Deon Bridges	1	8	8.00	4.63

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Fargo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Derrick Banner	6	5	36	6.00	7.41

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Floyd Gruber	4	4	21	5.25	7.84

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Fargo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Johnnie Diaz	2	2	16	8.00	9.42
WR Brandon Lock	2	2	13	6.50	8.29
FB Emmanuel Morris	1	1	7	7.00	7.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Blaine Dunlap	1	1	7	7.00	5.50
FB Brady Kaplan	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Stephen Murray	1	1	6	6.00	3.57
TE Jermaine Slezak	1	1	5	5.00	1.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Fargo	Rushes	Conversions
Rich Slezak	2	1
Derrick Banner	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Deon Bridges	4	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

Fargo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Derrick Banner	7	6	5

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Floyd Gruber	10	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Fargo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Johnnie Diaz	3	3	2
WR Roy McWilliams	3	2	2
WR Lorenzo Schramm	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Devin Lynn	5	3	3
TE Jermaine Slezak	2	1	1
WR Norm Davison	2	1	1
WR Stephen Murray	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 78,100 (80,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,600 (20,900)
End Zone 15,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,400)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,000 (7,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	78,100 (80,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,600 (20,900)
End Zone	15,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,400)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,000 (7,000)