Week 1, 2026

Game MVP: Kerry Gill, Denver Dynomite

played in Denver, CO

82 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Drive Charts

Rushing Statistics

Passing Statistics

Receiving Statistics

Interception Statistics

Fumble Statistics

Punting Statistics

Kicking Statistics

Punt Return Statistics

Kick Return Statistics

Defensive Statistics

Pass Rush Statistics

Pass Defense Statistics

Blocking Statistics

Special Teams Tackles

Participation

Directional Rushing Statistics

Detailed Passing Statistics

Directional Passing Statistics

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Third Down Passing Statistics

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tulsa Talons	7	6	7	0	-	20
Denver Dynomite	0	21	10	10	-	41

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:59 TUL - Greg Jeffries 22 pass from Rico Fitzpatrick (Hugh Holliday extra point)
2Q: 14:11 TUL - Hugh Holliday 44 field goal
2Q: 08:56 DEN - Marshall Norton 1 run (Lincoln Gillespie extra point)
2Q: 06:15 DEN - Deion Cross 1 run (Lincoln Gillespie extra point)
2Q: 04:58 DEN - Norm Davison 34 pass from Kerry Gill (Lincoln Gillespie extra point)
2Q: 01:01 TUL - Hugh Holliday 47 field goal
3Q: 13:32 DEN - Marshall Norton 4 run (Lincoln Gillespie extra point)
3Q: 07:17 TUL - Dean Prior 33 pass from Rico Fitzpatrick (Hugh Holliday extra point)
3Q: 03:15 DEN - Lincoln Gillespie 50 field goal
4Q: 14:01 DEN - Deion Cross 2 run (Lincoln Gillespie extra point)
4Q: 02:58 DEN - Lincoln Gillespie 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:59 TUL - Greg Jeffries 22 pass from Rico Fitzpatrick (Hugh Holliday extra point)
2Q: 14:11 TUL - Hugh Holliday 44 field goal
2Q: 08:56 DEN - Marshall Norton 1 run (Lincoln Gillespie extra point)
2Q: 06:15 DEN - Deion Cross 1 run (Lincoln Gillespie extra point)
2Q: 04:58 DEN - Norm Davison 34 pass from Kerry Gill (Lincoln Gillespie extra point)
2Q: 01:01 TUL - Hugh Holliday 47 field goal
3Q: 13:32 DEN - Marshall Norton 4 run (Lincoln Gillespie extra point)
3Q: 07:17 TUL - Dean Prior 33 pass from Rico Fitzpatrick (Hugh Holliday extra point)
3Q: 03:15 DEN - Lincoln Gillespie 50 field goal
4Q: 14:01 DEN - Deion Cross 2 run (Lincoln Gillespie extra point)
4Q: 02:58 DEN - Lincoln Gillespie 40 field goal

Team Statistics TUL DEN
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 13 21
- by Rushing 2 10
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 323 296
- Offensive Plays 57 61
- Yards per Play 5.67 4.85
Net Rushing Yards 64 101
- Rushing Attempts 14 32
- Yards per Rush 4.57 3.16
Net Passing Yards 259 195
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 25 - 1 26 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 289 213
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/30 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 6.02 6.72
Fumbles/Lost 5/4 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 6.0
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/49 5/50
Punt Returns/Yards 1/0 2/9
Kick Returns/Yards 5/75 5/135
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/4
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 48
Time of Possession 25:55 34:05

Team Statistics	TUL	DEN
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	13	21
- by Rushing	2	10
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	323	296
- Offensive Plays	57	61
- Yards per Play	5.67	4.85
Net Rushing Yards	64	101
- Rushing Attempts	14	32
- Yards per Rush	4.57	3.16
Net Passing Yards	259	195
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 25 - 1	26 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	289	213
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/30	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	6.02	6.72
Fumbles/Lost	5/4	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	6.0
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/49	5/50
Punt Returns/Yards	1/0	2/9
Kick Returns/Yards	5/75	5/135
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/4
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 48
Time of Possession	25:55	34:05

Tulsa Talons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:04	2:45	OWN 20	6	37	Fumble
1	7:11	1:26	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	5:45	1:01	OPP 23	2	23	Touchdown
1	2:23	3:17	OWN 21	5	52	Field Goal
2	8:46	0:21	OWN 20	2	2	Fumble
2	6:08	1:04	OWN 30	2	2	Interception
2	4:44	3:51	OWN 18	9	52	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:28	OWN 8	2	-4	Fumble
3	13:22	2:40	OWN 29	3	8	Punt
3	8:31	1:25	OPP 48	3	48	Touchdown
3	3:10	2:02	OWN 25	4	22	Fumble
4	13:55	3:02	OWN 28	5	45	Missed FG
4	2:50	2:31	OWN 20	11	24	Downs

Denver Dynomite
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:56	OWN 43	3	5	Punt
1	10:19	3:08	OWN 43	5	11	Punt
1	4:44	2:21	OWN 34	4	-6	Punt
2	14:06	5:20	OWN 44	9	56	Touchdown
2	8:25	2:17	OPP 13	5	13	Touchdown
2	5:04	0:20	OPP 34	2	34	Touchdown
2	0:53	0:53	OWN 29	2	16	Half
3	13:32	0:10	OPP 4	1	4	Touchdown
3	10:42	2:11	OWN 19	5	29	Fumble
3	7:06	3:56	OWN 32	7	35	Field Goal
3	1:08	2:13	OPP 47	5	47	Touchdown
4	10:53	8:03	OWN 34	12	43	Field Goal
4	0:19	0:19	OPP 44	2	-9	Game

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Deion Cross	18	59	3.28	10	1	2
Marshall Norton	11	37	3.36	7	0	2
Kerry Gill	2	3	1.50	4	0	0
Brady Kaplan	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Tulsa	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Fitzpatrick	38	25	289	5/30	2	41	1	95.1

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kerry Gill	26	20	213	3/18	1	34	0	113.1

Tulsa	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dean Prior	7	12	60	8.57	28	33	1
WR Greg Jeffries	5	8	104	20.80	41	41	1
RB Gene Woodson	4	4	23	5.75	6	11	0
WR Ethan Corwin	3	7	30	10.00	0	19	0
WR Todd Howard	2	3	45	22.50	31	36	0
FB Kim Cote	2	2	26	13.00	15	24	0
RB Thomas Ellard	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Chuck Baker	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jonathan Brock	5	6	77	15.40	21	26	0
WR Norm Davison	4	7	67	16.75	11	34	1
WR Clyde Swartz	3	3	23	7.67	0	13	0
FB Brady Kaplan	2	2	-2	-1.00	0	2	0
TE Jermaine Slezak	2	2	4	2.00	0	3	0
RB Deion Cross	2	2	19	9.50	5	14	0
TE Frankie Whitfield	1	1	20	20.00	0	20	0
WR Herman Price	1	3	5	5.00	2	5	0

Tulsa	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Terry Austen	1	4	4.00	0

Tulsa	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rico Fitzpatrick	3	0	0
Ethan Corwin	1	0	0
Gene Woodson	1	0	0
Bob Stewart	0	1	1
Eddie Cooley	0	1	0
Vincent Krueger	0	1	0
Thomas Ellard	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Matt Brown	1	0	0
Kerry Gill	1	0	0
Jumbo Rockcliffe	0	1	2
Emmitt Coe	0	1	1
Toby Dehaven	0	1	0
Christian Swift	0	1	0
Desmond Hetherington	0	0	1
Byron Whelan	0	0	1

Tulsa	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alonzo Spires	2	99	49.5	45.0	50	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rickey Schwartz	3	149	49.7	36.3	52	0

Tulsa	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hugh Holliday	2/3	2/3	0/0	47	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lincoln Gillespie	2/2	2/2	1/1	50	5/5

Tulsa	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mitchell Guagliardo	1	0	0.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Brown	2	9	4.5	0

Tulsa	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mitchell Guagliardo	5	75	15.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Herman Price	4	112	28.0	0
Matt Brown	1	23	23.0	0

Tulsa	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Louis LaGrange	6	1	0.0	17	18
OLB Shane Ewiak	5	1	0.5	9	14
OLB Tyrus McChane	5	3	0.0	23	15
S Brian Oliver	4	4	0.0	13	13
ILB Bill Glaze	4	1	0.0	15	13
S Craig McQuitty	4	1	0.0	22	20
CB Bert Flees	4	1	0.0	25	19
DE Jamal Seeley	3	1	1.0	19	13
S Mitchell Guagliardo	3	2	0.0	19	17
DT Bob Stewart	2	0	1.0	20	21
DT Raymond Lofton	2	3	0.0	23	24
CB Rickey Heier	2	2	0.0	20	17
ILB Claude Gonsalves	2	1	0.0	17	16
DT Leonard North	1	1	0.0	8	10
WR Ethan Corwin	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jeremy Sidney	1	0	0.0	12	5
G Anthony Sanders	1	0	---	---	---
DT Oliver Raven	1	0	0.0	19	15
DE Peter Albritton	0	1	0.5	25	24
S Reggie Hinds	0	2	0.0	20	17
ILB Wayne Danko	0	1	0.0	5	5

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Spencer Gaines	6	0	0.0	8	37
CB Byron Whelan	5	1	1.0	11	34
CB Bucky Danner	5	0	0.0	11	37
OLB Jumbo Rockcliffe	4	1	1.0	11	33
ILB Bryant Lehmkuhl	3	0	1.0	3	18
S Jackie Polston	3	1	0.0	6	33
DE Desmond Hetherington	2	2	1.0	14	39
DE Emmitt Coe	2	0	0.5	6	23
DT Emmitt Carlson	2	1	0.0	11	35
DT Toby Dehaven	2	0	0.0	9	14
S Terry Austen	2	0	0.0	11	35
DT Cole Elam	2	0	0.0	8	18
ILB Christian Swift	1	1	0.0	4	3
ILB Neal Minardi	1	0	0.0	11	20
S Jumbo O'Neill	1	0	0.0	10	22
DE Teddy Mansell	0	1	0.5	2	18
OLB Deron Moon	0	1	0.0	3	6
OLB Duane Price	0	1	0.0	3	10

Tulsa	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Bob Stewart	1.0	1	0	21
DE Jamal Seeley	1.0	0	0	13
OLB Shane Ewiak	0.5	0	0	14
DE Peter Albritton	0.5	0	0	24
ILB Claude Gonsalves	0.0	0	1	16
DT Raymond Lofton	0.0	0	1	24

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Desmond Hetherington	1.0	0	1	2	39
OLB Jumbo Rockcliffe	1.0	0	0	0	33
ILB Bryant Lehmkuhl	1.0	0	0	0	18
CB Byron Whelan	1.0	0	0	0	34
DE Teddy Mansell	0.5	1	2	0	18
DE Emmitt Coe	0.5	0	0	0	23
DT Emmitt Carlson	0.0	1	0	0	35

Tulsa	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Mitchell Guagliardo	3	0	17
S Louis LaGrange	3	0	18
ILB Claude Gonsalves	2	1	16
S Brian Oliver	2	0	13
ILB Bill Glaze	2	0	13
CB Bert Flees	2	0	19
OLB Tyrus McChane	2	0	15
DT Raymond Lofton	1	0	24
DT Leonard North	1	0	10
OLB Shane Ewiak	1	0	14
DT Bob Stewart	1	0	21
S Reggie Hinds	0	1	17

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Spencer Gaines	5	2	0	37
CB Bucky Danner	5	0	0	37
CB Byron Whelan	4	1	0	34
S Jackie Polston	3	0	0	33
S Terry Austen	2	1	1	35
DT Emmitt Carlson	2	0	0	35
OLB Jumbo Rockcliffe	1	0	0	33
ILB Bryant Lehmkuhl	1	0	0	18
CB Ryan Saldivar	1	0	0	25
ILB Christian Swift	1	0	0	3

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Frank Siavii	4	7	29	0	27
B.J. Dunlap	3	7	29	1	21
Harry Newsome	2	6	22	0	25
Rich Dennis	2	4	15	1	9
Marlon Grier	2	3	24	0	22
Frank Page	1	1	9	0	12
Jermaine Slezak	0	1	13	0	11
Frankie Whitfield	0	1	23	0	17
Marlon Greene	0	0	25	1	15

Tulsa	Tackles	STPlays
Thomas Ellard	3	20
Burt Zessin	2	17
Edgar Poston	1	17
Kim Cote	1	9

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Jermaine Slezak	2	17
Marshall Norton	1	20
Matt Brown	1	17
Ryan Saldivar	1	17
Jackie Polston	1	13
Emmitt Coe	1	4

Tulsa	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mitchell Guagliardo	---	---	19	17	25	61
Bert Flees	---	---	25	19	15	59
Rico Fitzpatrick	14	43	---	---	---	57
Greg Jeffries	5	34	---	---	16	55
Dean Prior	9	38	---	---	8	55
Peter Albritton	---	---	25	24	5	54
Karl Jimenez	13	37	---	---	---	50
Lincoln Shapiro	12	34	---	---	4	50
Raymond Lofton	---	---	23	24	1	48
Bob Stewart	---	---	20	21	3	44
Craig McQuitty	---	---	22	20	1	43
Vincent Krueger	8	33	---	---	2	43
Todd Howard	5	21	---	---	16	42
Burt Zessin	8	17	---	---	17	42
Reggie Hinds	---	---	20	17	2	39
Rickey Heier	---	---	20	17	2	39
Tyrus McChane	---	---	23	15	1	39
Mickey Middleton	11	24	---	---	3	38
Anthony King	11	26	---	---	---	37
Bill Glaze	---	---	15	13	9	37
Oliver Raven	---	---	19	15	3	37
Ethan Corwin	12	24	---	---	---	36
Claude Gonsalves	---	---	17	16	3	36
Louis LaGrange	---	---	17	18	1	36
Brian Oliver	---	---	13	13	9	35
Kim Cote	5	21	---	---	9	35
Eddie Cooley	4	25	---	---	5	34
Jamal Seeley	---	---	19	13	1	33
Chuck Baker	7	19	---	---	7	33
Thomas Ellard	3	7	---	---	20	30
Albert Chiang	8	19	---	---	2	29
Shane Ewiak	---	---	9	14	6	29
William Samanta	4	16	---	---	7	27
Edgar Poston	5	4	---	---	17	26
Anthony Sanders	3	17	---	---	5	25
Wayne Danko	---	---	5	5	13	23
Percy Hull	---	---	11	12	---	23
Casey Heap	---	---	10	11	---	21
Gene Woodson	7	14	---	---	---	21
Leonard North	---	---	8	10	1	19
Jeremy Sidney	---	---	12	5	1	18
Hugh Holliday	0	0	---	---	8	8
Wally Webster	0	0	---	---	3	3
Alonzo Spires	0	0	---	---	2	2
Frank Britton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ian Bruce	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kerry Gill	32	29	---	---	---	61
Frank Siavii	29	27	---	---	---	56
Desmond Hetherington	---	---	14	39	3	56
Brady Kaplan	22	13	---	---	17	52
Jackie Polston	---	---	6	33	13	52
Bucky Danner	---	---	11	37	3	51
Marlon Grier	24	22	---	---	5	51
B.J. Dunlap	29	21	---	---	---	50
Emmitt Carlson	---	---	11	35	4	50
Jonathan Brock	26	23	---	---	---	49
Ryan Saldivar	---	---	7	25	17	49
Spencer Gaines	---	---	8	37	3	48
Jumbo O'Neill	---	---	10	22	16	48
Byron Whelan	---	---	11	34	3	48
Terry Austen	---	---	11	35	2	48
Harry Newsome	22	25	---	---	1	48
Jumbo Rockcliffe	---	---	11	33	3	47
Herman Price	16	17	---	---	13	46
Marlon Greene	25	15	---	---	5	45
Marshall Norton	12	13	---	---	20	45
Frankie Whitfield	23	17	---	---	4	44
Norm Davison	20	17	---	---	5	42
Jermaine Slezak	13	11	---	---	17	41
Deion Cross	20	16	---	---	---	36
Neal Minardi	---	---	11	20	2	33
Emmitt Coe	---	---	6	23	4	33
Rich Dennis	15	9	---	---	5	29
Cole Elam	---	---	8	18	3	29
Clyde Swartz	7	14	---	---	7	28
Frank Page	9	12	---	---	5	26
Frank Morrison	7	14	---	---	4	25
Toby Dehaven	---	---	9	14	1	24
Bryant Lehmkuhl	---	---	3	18	3	24
Deron Moon	---	---	3	6	13	22
Gene Banks	---	---	5	13	3	21
Teddy Mansell	---	---	2	18	---	20
Matt Brown	0	0	---	---	17	17
Duane Price	---	---	3	10	2	15
Dusty Harada	1	4	---	---	9	14
Lincoln Gillespie	0	0	---	---	10	10
Christian Swift	---	---	4	3	1	8
Horace Cline	---	---	0	0	5	5
Rickey Schwartz	0	0	---	---	3	3
Archie Paullin	0	0	---	---	2	2
Leonard Jeffries	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jason Kelley	---	---	0	0	---	0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	6	3.0
Middle	12	58	4.8
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	51	5.1
Middle	12	30	2.5
Right	9	21	2.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Tulsa	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Fitzpatrick	38	25	6	1	2	4	3	2	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kerry Gill	26	20	5	1	0	2	2	0	0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	8	1.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	15	164	10.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	44	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	73	10.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	1	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	61	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	52	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	4	99	19.8

Tulsa	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dean Prior	12	7	1	60	1	38
WR Greg Jeffries	8	5	0	104	3	34
WR Ethan Corwin	7	3	0	30	0	24
RB Gene Woodson	4	4	0	23	0	14
WR Todd Howard	3	2	1	45	1	21
FB Kim Cote	2	2	0	26	1	21
RB Thomas Ellard	1	1	0	2	0	7
TE Chuck Baker	1	1	0	-1	0	19

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Norm Davison	7	4	67	1	17
WR Jonathan Brock	6	5	77	3	23
WR Herman Price	3	1	5	0	17
WR Clyde Swartz	3	3	23	0	14
FB Brady Kaplan	2	2	-2	0	13
TE Jermaine Slezak	2	2	4	0	11
RB Deion Cross	2	2	19	0	16
TE Frankie Whitfield	1	1	20	1	17

Tulsa	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Deion Cross	8	20	2.50	3.28
Marshall Norton	4	13	3.25	3.36

Tulsa	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kerry Gill	4	4	19	4.75	8.19

Tulsa	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Brady Kaplan	1	1	2	2.00	-1.00
WR Herman Price	1	1	5	5.00	1.67
WR Clyde Swartz	1	1	7	7.00	7.67
RB Deion Cross	1	1	5	5.00	9.50

Tulsa	Rushes	Conversions
Rico Fitzpatrick	1	0
William Samanta	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Marshall Norton	2	1
Deion Cross	2	2
Brady Kaplan	1	1
Kerry Gill	1	0

Tulsa	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Fitzpatrick	9	6	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kerry Gill	3	2	2

Gene Woodson

Rico Fitzpatrick

William Samanta

Thomas Ellard

Tulsa	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Greg Jeffries	3	2	1
WR Ethan Corwin	2	1	1
WR Todd Howard	1	1	1
RB Gene Woodson	1	1	0
WR Dean Prior	1	0	0
FB Kim Cote	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Norm Davison	2	1	1
WR Clyde Swartz	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 79,500 (80,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (20,900)
End Zone 15,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 12,800 (13,400)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,000 (7,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	79,500 (80,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (20,900)
End Zone	15,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	12,800 (13,400)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,000 (7,000)