Week 1, 2025

played in El Paso, TX

84 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Denver Dynomite	7	3	0	3	-	13
El Paso Rockets	7	3	7	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:37 ELP - Ian Henson 30 pass from Wendell Mathews (Moe Lageman extra point)
1Q: 01:59 DEN - Clyde Swartz 18 pass from Kerry Gill (Lincoln Gillespie extra point)
2Q: 11:54 ELP - Moe Lageman 32 field goal
2Q: 00:43 DEN - Lincoln Gillespie 28 field goal
3Q: 09:23 ELP - Bernie Heath 6 pass from Wendell Mathews (Moe Lageman extra point)
4Q: 13:51 DEN - Lincoln Gillespie 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:37 ELP - Ian Henson 30 pass from Wendell Mathews (Moe Lageman extra point)
1Q: 01:59 DEN - Clyde Swartz 18 pass from Kerry Gill (Lincoln Gillespie extra point)
2Q: 11:54 ELP - Moe Lageman 32 field goal
2Q: 00:43 DEN - Lincoln Gillespie 28 field goal
3Q: 09:23 ELP - Bernie Heath 6 pass from Wendell Mathews (Moe Lageman extra point)
4Q: 13:51 DEN - Lincoln Gillespie 25 field goal

Team Statistics DEN ELP
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 19 22
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 9 15
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 321 350
- Offensive Plays 58 62
- Yards per Play 5.53 5.65
Net Rushing Yards 146 97
- Rushing Attempts 25 32
- Yards per Rush 5.84 3.03
Net Passing Yards 175 253
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 19 - 0 30 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 180 253
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.30 8.43
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.0 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/1
Kick Returns/Yards 3/67 3/59
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 41
Time of Possession 27:51 32:09

Team Statistics	DEN	ELP
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	19	22
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	9	15
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	321	350
- Offensive Plays	58	62
- Yards per Play	5.53	5.65
Net Rushing Yards	146	97
- Rushing Attempts	25	32
- Yards per Rush	5.84	3.03
Net Passing Yards	175	253
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 19 - 0	30 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	180	253
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.30	8.43
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.0	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/1
Kick Returns/Yards	3/67	3/59
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 41
Time of Possession	27:51	32:09

Drive Charts

Denver Dynomite
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:54	1:42	OWN 3	3	4	Punt
1	5:25	3:37	OWN 26	6	74	Touchdown
2	11:47	2:01	OWN 48	5	21	Missed FG
2	6:44	6:08	OWN 20	12	69	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:21	OWN 32	3	3	Punt
3	9:12	3:47	OWN 20	7	31	Punt
3	4:36	5:51	OWN 17	13	75	Field Goal
4	10:37	0:52	OWN 9	3	3	Punt
4	5:24	3:10	OWN 20	6	46	Missed FG

El Paso Rockets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:06	OWN 20	6	27	Punt
1	9:12	3:47	OPP 37	7	37	Touchdown
1	1:48	5:01	OWN 30	10	55	Field Goal
2	9:46	3:02	OWN 38	6	24	Punt
2	0:36	0:36	OWN 33	2	14	Half
3	13:39	4:27	OWN 19	9	81	Touchdown
3	5:25	0:49	OWN 23	3	-1	Punt
4	13:45	3:08	OWN 45	5	10	Punt
4	9:45	4:21	OWN 41	8	50	Missed FG
4	2:14	2:14	OWN 41	5	39	Game
0	0:00	0:00	OPP 0	6	38	Game

Game MVP: Wendell Mathews, El Paso Rockets

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rodney Seelbach	17	93	5.47	18	4
Charles Dahl	6	44	7.33	21	1
Kerry Gill	2	9	4.50	6	0

El Paso	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Levon Stinemetz	20	54	2.70	12	2
O.J. Greene	8	36	4.50	21	1
Wendell Mathews	3	8	2.67	8	0
Donny Clemons	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kerry Gill	32	19	180	1/5	1	26	0	85.4

El Paso	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wendell Mathews	30	20	253	0/0	2	30	0	115.0

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jonathan Brock	5	9	56	11.20	24	26	0
WR Norm Davison	4	6	35	8.75	8	12	0
WR Herman Price	3	9	28	9.33	2	14	0
FB Brady Kaplan	2	2	11	5.50	10	6	0
WR Clyde Swartz	2	3	36	18.00	11	18	1
RB Rodney Seelbach	1	1	5	5.00	7	5	0
TE Jermaine Slezak	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Vince Alston	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0

El Paso	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bernie Heath	5	7	56	11.20	3	16	1
RB Levon Stinemetz	4	5	37	9.25	22	16	0
WR Todd Howard	3	3	52	17.33	21	25	0
WR Ian Henson	2	3	55	27.50	15	30	1
RB Carlton Talley	2	2	21	10.50	20	17	0
WR Charles Thomason	1	3	7	7.00	2	7	0
RB O.J. Greene	1	1	6	6.00	7	6	0
TE Kent Walters	1	1	8	8.00	10	8	0
TE Jumbo Thomas	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Luther Greer	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Alan Bucher	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

El Paso	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Terry Austen	0	0	1	0

El Paso	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
O.J. Greene	1	0	0	0
Ian Henson	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rickey Schwartz	4	150	37.5	37.3	52	1

El Paso	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Henry Magro	4	175	43.8	38.8	51	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lincoln Gillespie	2/4	0/2	0/1	28	1/1

El Paso	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Moe Lageman	1/2	0/0	0/0	32	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

El Paso	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ian Henson	2	1	0.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rodney Seelbach	3	67	22.3	0

El Paso	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jimmie Perkins	2	47	23.5	0
Shawn Curtis	1	12	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Bryant Lehmkuhl	6	2	17	19
S Spencer Gaines	6	1	26	26
OLB Jumbo Rockcliffe	6	0	19	11
S Terry Austen	4	0	21	25
DE James Winslett	3	5	28	27
S Jumbo O'Neill	3	1	17	12
CB Austin Preston	3	1	22	23
ILB Christian Swift	3	1	10	8
DT Kerry Floyd	3	0	21	19
OLB Duane Price	2	2	13	19
DE Emmitt Coe	2	1	13	12
CB Bucky Danner	2	0	14	19
DT Erik Bridgman	1	2	20	16
DE Desmond Hetherington	1	1	23	15
DE Jessie Jackson	1	0	10	17
S Daryl Sawyer	1	0	23	22
CB Ryan Saldivar	1	0	17	16
ILB Raymond Richards	1	0	15	11
DT Toby Dehaven	0	1	12	9
OLB Deron Moon	0	1	11	4

El Paso	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Wesley Dotson	8	1	0.0	20	31
ILB Tyrell Holloway	6	2	0.0	18	23
CB Tim Linquist	5	0	0.0	21	20
CB Todd Lehmann	4	1	0.0	21	22
S Lee Welborn	4	1	0.0	19	29
S Jimmie Perkins	4	0	0.0	9	7
S Bert Bridges	3	1	0.0	10	21
OLB Henry Money	3	0	0.0	17	26
DE Edwin Osborne	2	0	1.0	15	24
OLB Joey Osborne	1	2	0.0	12	17
ILB Pete Cox	1	2	0.0	3	12
DT Matthew Grant	1	2	0.0	22	24
CB Shawn Curtis	1	0	0.0	15	13
CB Vince Richardson	1	0	0.0	6	12
ILB Blaine Coons	0	3	0.0	9	6
DT Freddie Hartley	0	1	0.0	6	14
DE Jose Rogers	0	1	0.0	19	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Emmitt Coe	1	0	12
DE Jessie Jackson	0	1	17
DT Kerry Floyd	0	1	19
DE Desmond Hetherington	0	1	15

El Paso	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Edwin Osborne	1.0	0	0	1	24
OLB Joey Osborne	0.0	1	0	0	17
OLB Henry Money	0.0	0	2	1	26
DT Freddie Hartley	0.0	0	1	0	14
DE Jose Rogers	0.0	0	1	0	19
OLB Wesley Dotson	0.0	0	0	1	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Bryant Lehmkuhl	4	0	19
OLB Jumbo Rockcliffe	3	0	11
ILB Christian Swift	3	0	8
CB Austin Preston	2	2	23
CB Bucky Danner	2	0	19
S Spencer Gaines	1	0	26
DE James Winslett	1	0	27
S Jumbo O'Neill	1	0	12
S Terry Austen	1	0	25
ILB Raymond Richards	1	0	11
OLB Duane Price	1	0	19

El Paso	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Todd Lehmann	4	0	22
ILB Tyrell Holloway	3	0	23
S Lee Welborn	3	0	29
S Jimmie Perkins	2	0	7
OLB Wesley Dotson	2	0	31
S Bert Bridges	2	0	21
OLB Henry Money	1	0	26
CB Vince Richardson	1	0	12
ILB Pete Cox	1	0	12
CB Tim Linquist	0	2	20
OLB Joey Osborne	0	1	17

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marlon Greene	2	5	1	13	0	21
B.J. Dunlap	2	2	0	15	0	19
Lionel Stotts	1	4	0	12	0	21
Phil Cortez	1	3	0	14	0	23
K.C. Horn	1	2	0	12	1	12
Cris Godfrey	1	2	0	10	0	14
Frank Siavii	1	2	0	15	0	20
Jermaine Slezak	1	1	0	15	0	19
Vince Alston	1	1	0	16	0	19
Marlon Grier	0	1	0	11	0	10

El Paso	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Ernie Hayes	3	10	32	30
Donald Barrett	2	3	27	25
Marco Enriquez	1	4	25	26
Aaron Small	1	3	22	23
Neil Holmes	1	2	10	7
Kent Walters	1	2	20	13
B.J. Howse	0	4	26	24
Donny Clemons	0	1	20	13
Archie Nixon	0	1	12	9

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Brady Kaplan	2	14
Deron Moon	2	12
Spencer Gaines	1	17

El Paso	Tackles	STPlays
Shawn Curtis	1	13
Joey Osborne	1	13
Jimmie Perkins	1	9

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Spencer Gaines	---	---	26	26	17	69
Austin Preston	---	---	22	23	13	58
Kerry Gill	25	33	---	---	---	58
Rodney Seelbach	19	18	---	---	20	57
James Winslett	---	---	28	27	1	56
Terry Austen	---	---	21	25	10	56
Vince Alston	16	19	---	---	15	50
Herman Price	15	22	---	---	11	48
Brady Kaplan	14	19	---	---	14	47
Jermaine Slezak	15	19	---	---	12	46
Daryl Sawyer	---	---	23	22	1	46
Marlon Greene	13	21	---	---	8	42
Kerry Floyd	---	---	21	19	1	41
Desmond Hetherington	---	---	23	15	3	41
Jonathan Brock	15	24	---	---	1	40
Phil Cortez	14	23	---	---	3	40
Duane Price	---	---	13	19	8	40
Bryant Lehmkuhl	---	---	17	19	2	38
Erik Bridgman	---	---	20	16	2	38
B.J. Dunlap	15	19	---	---	2	36
Frank Siavii	15	20	---	---	---	35
Raymond Richards	---	---	15	11	9	35
Bucky Danner	---	---	14	19	1	34
Ryan Saldivar	---	---	17	16	1	34
Norm Davison	15	16	---	---	2	33
Lionel Stotts	12	21	---	---	---	33
Cris Godfrey	10	14	---	---	8	32
Jumbo Rockcliffe	---	---	19	11	2	32
Clyde Swartz	10	12	---	---	10	32
Emmitt Coe	---	---	13	12	6	31
Harry Newsome	13	12	---	---	6	31
Jumbo O'Neill	---	---	17	12	1	30
Jessie Jackson	---	---	10	17	2	29
K.C. Horn	12	12	---	---	5	29
Marlon Grier	11	10	---	---	8	29
Deron Moon	---	---	11	4	12	27
Charles Dahl	6	16	---	---	4	26
Frank Page	10	13	---	---	---	23
Toby Dehaven	---	---	12	9	1	22
Christian Swift	---	---	10	8	4	22
Lincoln Gillespie	0	0	---	---	8	8
Warren Tanner	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rickey Schwartz	0	0	---	---	4	4
Archie Paullin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

El Paso	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Wendell Mathews	32	30	---	---	---	62
Ernie Hayes	32	30	---	---	---	62
Bernie Heath	31	30	---	---	---	61
Tim Linquist	---	---	21	20	15	56
B.J. Howse	26	24	---	---	5	55
Wesley Dotson	---	---	20	31	3	54
K.C. Bedard	---	---	19	25	10	54
Donald Barrett	27	25	---	---	---	52
Lee Welborn	---	---	19	29	4	52
Marco Enriquez	25	26	---	---	---	51
Matthew Grant	---	---	22	24	4	50
Henry Money	---	---	17	26	4	47
Aaron Small	22	23	---	---	---	45
Todd Lehmann	---	---	21	22	2	45
Levon Stinemetz	22	22	---	---	---	44
Tyrell Holloway	---	---	18	23	3	44
Jose Rogers	---	---	19	19	5	43
Edwin Osborne	---	---	15	24	3	42
Joey Osborne	---	---	12	17	13	42
Shawn Curtis	---	---	15	13	13	41
Kent Walters	20	13	---	---	6	39
Donny Clemons	20	13	---	---	5	38
Bert Bridges	---	---	10	21	5	36
Charles Thomason	19	16	---	---	---	35
O.J. Greene	10	5	---	---	18	33
Blaine Coons	---	---	9	6	18	33
Luther Greer	11	13	---	---	8	32
Todd Howard	7	10	---	---	12	29
Ian Henson	8	14	---	---	4	26
Jimmie Perkins	---	---	9	7	9	25
Freddie Hartley	---	---	6	14	4	24
Neil Holmes	10	7	---	---	6	23
Alan Bucher	6	5	---	---	11	22
Archie Nixon	12	9	---	---	1	22
Vince Richardson	---	---	6	12	3	21
Erik Poston	---	---	10	9	1	20
Lenny Irwin	6	6	---	---	6	18
Jumbo Thomas	1	3	---	---	14	18
Duane Roenicke	---	---	4	9	3	16
Pete Cox	---	---	3	12	1	16
Carlton Talley	5	6	---	---	5	16
Brenden Woodson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Henry Magro	0	0	---	---	6	6
Moe Lageman	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kendall Lofton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Levon Iadevaia	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	23	3.8
Middle	12	69	5.8
Right	7	54	7.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	55	3.9
Middle	10	35	3.5
Right	7	8	1.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kerry Gill	32	19	1	2	3	3	4	3	0

El Paso	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wendell Mathews	30	20	3	1	3	2	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	11	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	8	72	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	9	97	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	35	8.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	120	9.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	68	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	30	30.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jonathan Brock	9	5	0	56	1	24
WR Herman Price	9	3	1	28	0	22
WR Norm Davison	6	4	2	35	0	16
WR Clyde Swartz	3	2	0	36	0	12
FB Brady Kaplan	2	2	0	11	0	19
RB Rodney Seelbach	1	1	0	5	0	18
TE Jermaine Slezak	1	1	0	2	0	19
TE Vince Alston	1	1	0	7	0	19

El Paso	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bernie Heath	7	5	0	56	0	30
RB Levon Stinemetz	5	4	0	37	0	22
WR Charles Thomason	3	1	0	7	0	16
WR Todd Howard	3	3	0	52	1	10
WR Ian Henson	3	2	1	55	2	14
TE Luther Greer	2	0	1	0	0	13
WR Alan Bucher	2	0	1	0	0	5
RB Carlton Talley	2	2	0	21	0	6
RB O.J. Greene	1	1	0	6	0	5
TE Kent Walters	1	1	0	8	0	13
TE Jumbo Thomas	1	1	0	11	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rodney Seelbach	2	5	2.50	5.47
Kerry Gill	2	9	4.50	4.50
Charles Dahl	1	6	6.00	7.33

El Paso	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Levon Stinemetz	4	1	0.25	2.70
Wendell Mathews	1	-1	-1.00	2.67
O.J. Greene	1	-3	-3.00	4.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kerry Gill	3	1	18	6.00	5.63

El Paso	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wendell Mathews	5	3	19	3.80	8.43

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Norm Davison	1	0	0	0.00	5.83
WR Herman Price	1	0	0	0.00	3.11
WR Clyde Swartz	1	1	18	18.00	12.00

El Paso	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bernie Heath	2	2	15	7.50	8.00
WR Alan Bucher	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Levon Stinemetz	1	1	4	4.00	7.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Rodney Seelbach	4	2
Kerry Gill	1	0
Charles Dahl	1	1

El Paso	Rushes	Conversions
Levon Stinemetz	2	1
Wendell Mathews	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kerry Gill	6	3	2

El Paso	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wendell Mathews	8	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jonathan Brock	3	1	0
WR Herman Price	2	1	1
WR Norm Davison	1	1	1

El Paso	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charles Thomason	3	1	1
WR Alan Bucher	2	0	0
RB O.J. Greene	1	1	0
RB Levon Stinemetz	1	1	1
WR Bernie Heath	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,200 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,200 (19,300)
End Zone 11,400 (14,000)
Mezzanine 6,800 (8,100)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (12,400)
Club Seats 12,400 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,200 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,200 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,200 (19,300)
End Zone	11,400 (14,000)
Mezzanine	6,800 (8,100)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (12,400)
Club Seats	12,400 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,200 (6,200)