Week 1, 2027

played in Denver, CO

80 degrees, fair, 18 mph wind

Fargo Sodbusters	7	17	7	0	-	31
Denver Dynomite	7	7	7	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:09 FAR - John Yancy 32 pass from Lonnie Douglas (Edwin Jeffries extra point)
1Q: 03:07 DEN - Deion Cross 1 run (Lincoln Gillespie extra point)
2Q: 13:07 DEN - Jonathan Brock 1 pass from Kerry Gill (Lincoln Gillespie extra point)
2Q: 12:03 FAR - Dustin Applin 39 run (Edwin Jeffries extra point)
2Q: 09:37 FAR - O.J. Barton 17 pass from Lonnie Douglas (Edwin Jeffries extra point)
2Q: 04:20 FAR - Edwin Jeffries 43 field goal
3Q: 08:54 DEN - Jonathan Brock 15 pass from Kerry Gill (Lincoln Gillespie extra point)
3Q: 03:26 FAR - John Yancy 19 pass from Lonnie Douglas (Edwin Jeffries extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:09 FAR - John Yancy 32 pass from Lonnie Douglas (Edwin Jeffries extra point)
1Q: 03:07 DEN - Deion Cross 1 run (Lincoln Gillespie extra point)
2Q: 13:07 DEN - Jonathan Brock 1 pass from Kerry Gill (Lincoln Gillespie extra point)
2Q: 12:03 FAR - Dustin Applin 39 run (Edwin Jeffries extra point)
2Q: 09:37 FAR - O.J. Barton 17 pass from Lonnie Douglas (Edwin Jeffries extra point)
2Q: 04:20 FAR - Edwin Jeffries 43 field goal
3Q: 08:54 DEN - Jonathan Brock 15 pass from Kerry Gill (Lincoln Gillespie extra point)
3Q: 03:26 FAR - John Yancy 19 pass from Lonnie Douglas (Edwin Jeffries extra point)

Team Statistics FAR DEN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 23 12
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 16 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 475 212
- Offensive Plays 73 51
- Yards per Play 6.51 4.16
Net Rushing Yards 187 61
- Rushing Attempts 33 18
- Yards per Rush 5.67 3.39
Net Passing Yards 288 151
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 23 - 1 30 - 17 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 312 169
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/24 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 7.20 4.58
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/17 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 7/51 1/-4
Kick Returns/Yards 2/39 4/102
Interception Ret./Yards 3/15 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 32
Time of Possession 35:13 24:47

Team Statistics	FAR	DEN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	23	12
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	16	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	475	212
- Offensive Plays	73	51
- Yards per Play	6.51	4.16
Net Rushing Yards	187	61
- Rushing Attempts	33	18
- Yards per Rush	5.67	3.39
Net Passing Yards	288	151
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 23 - 1	30 - 17 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	312	169
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/24	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	7.20	4.58
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/17	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	7/51	1/-4
Kick Returns/Yards	2/39	4/102
Interception Ret./Yards	3/15	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 32
Time of Possession	35:13	24:47

Drive Charts

Fargo Sodbusters
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:22	3:40	OWN 36	6	50	Missed FG
1	9:04	1:09	OPP 29	3	29	Touchdown
1	4:30	1:23	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	3:01	1:38	OWN 5	3	3	Punt
2	12:57	1:12	OWN 43	2	57	Touchdown
2	10:20	0:53	OWN 47	3	53	Touchdown
2	6:52	2:37	OPP 46	5	20	Field Goal
2	3:04	1:39	OWN 36	5	12	Punt
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 47	2	15	Half
3	15:00	3:40	OWN 20	7	47	Missed FG
3	8:45	5:30	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
3	0:57	0:51	OWN 23	3	-2	Punt
4	13:39	4:05	OWN 48	10	39	Interception
4	7:33	3:54	OWN 30	5	26	Punt
4	2:33	2:33	OWN 30	7	40	Game

Denver Dynomite
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:38	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	9:42	0:38	OWN 21	2	2	Interception
1	7:55	3:25	OWN 32	5	19	Punt
1	3:07	0:06	OPP 1	1	1	Touchdown
1	1:23	3:26	OPP 44	7	44	Touchdown
2	11:45	1:25	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
2	9:27	2:35	OWN 33	4	11	Interception
2	4:15	1:11	OWN 28	3	1	Punt
2	1:25	1:10	OWN 5	3	7	Punt
3	11:20	2:35	OWN 40	5	60	Touchdown
3	3:15	2:18	OWN 29	4	24	Punt
3	0:06	1:27	OWN 41	5	10	Interception
4	9:34	2:01	OWN 7	3	-2	Punt
4	3:39	1:06	OWN 20	3	7	Punt

Game MVP: J.J. Jennings, Fargo Sodbusters

Rushing Statistics

Fargo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dustin Applin	22	159	7.23	39	4	1
O.J. Barton	8	27	3.38	8	0	0
Lonnie Douglas	3	1	0.33	4	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Deion Cross	11	39	3.55	7	1
Marshall Norton	5	11	2.20	5	0
Kerry Gill	2	11	5.50	8	0

Passing Statistics

Fargo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lonnie Douglas	37	23	312	3/24	3	33	1	104.8

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kerry Gill	30	17	169	3/18	2	27	3	55.4

Receiving Statistics

Fargo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Yancy	8	11	135	16.88	63	33	2
WR Rufus Vecchio	6	8	102	17.00	21	25	0
RB Dustin Applin	2	2	16	8.00	14	17	0
TE Corey Everett	2	3	18	9.00	1	13	0
RB O.J. Barton	2	4	20	10.00	10	17	1
TE Nicky Carter	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Gene Morris	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Gus Kientzy	1	6	5	5.00	3	5	0
FB Renaldo Kastilahn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Norm Davison	5	9	35	7.00	9	18	0
TE Billy Joe Duffy	4	5	29	7.25	0	23	0
WR Jonathan Brock	3	6	43	14.33	10	27	2
WR Winfred Cassity	2	2	30	15.00	0	17	0
RB Marshall Norton	1	2	12	12.00	6	12	0
TE Joseph Tan	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Deion Cross	1	2	15	15.00	9	15	0
WR Joey Greiner	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Herman Price	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Fargo	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Austin Preston	1	0	0.00
OLB Shane Hastings	1	8	8.00
S Artie Poole	1	7	7.00

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bucky Danner	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Fargo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Gus Kientzy	1	1	0	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Daryl Sawyer	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Fargo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jason McNeil	5	161	32.2	29.0	47	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Fred Randle	8	362	45.3	38.9	69	3

Kicking Statistics

Fargo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edwin Jeffries	1/3	1/2	0/1	43	4/4

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

Punt Return Statistics

Fargo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Poole	7	51	7.3	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clyde Swartz	1	-4	-4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Fargo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Poole	1	22	22.0	0
Gene Morris	1	17	17.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Herman Price	3	80	26.7	0
Clyde Swartz	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Fargo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Artie Poole	7	2	0.0	16	30
OLB J.J. Jennings	4	1	3.0	16	21
S Donny Wellins	4	1	0.0	13	25
ILB Martin Cattell	4	0	0.0	7	17
ILB Jumbo Pressey	3	1	0.0	14	19
OLB Shane Hastings	3	1	0.0	12	22
DE Blake Faulk	2	0	0.0	17	23
S Spencer Breeden	2	0	0.0	7	13
S Teddy Solymos	2	0	0.0	9	21
CB Nolan Fishkin	1	2	0.0	12	25
DT Van Wagner	1	1	0.0	14	18
CB Max Gerhardt	1	0	0.0	8	11
WR Gene Morris	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Lenny Grange	1	0	0.0	8	12
CB Austin Preston	0	1	0.0	13	25
OLB Willie Hamiter	0	1	0.0	6	15
DT Jeff Strader	0	1	0.0	11	28

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Wendell Blackwell	6	1	0.0	19	28
OLB Duane Price	6	0	0.0	20	21
DE James Winslett	5	1	1.0	25	33
DE Harris Keppler	4	0	1.0	23	25
DT Emmitt Carlson	4	4	0.0	22	26
OLB Jumbo Rockcliffe	4	2	0.0	13	17
S Daryl Sawyer	4	2	0.0	27	35
CB Bucky Danner	4	0	0.0	25	32
S Spencer Gaines	3	1	0.0	24	33
ILB Christian Swift	3	0	0.0	14	14
DT Drew Sutton	2	0	1.0	21	22
DT Cole Elam	2	2	0.0	14	19
ILB Bryant Lehmkuhl	2	1	0.0	14	12
S Jackie Polston	2	1	0.0	19	28
CB Jesse Snell	2	1	0.0	24	30
S Terry Austen	1	2	0.0	26	27
WR Joey Greiner	1	0	---	---	---
WR Jonathan Brock	1	0	---	---	---
WR Norm Davison	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Deron Moon	0	1	0.0	19	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Fargo	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB J.J. Jennings	3.0	0	0	21
OLB Willie Hamiter	0.0	2	0	15
DT Van Wagner	0.0	1	0	18
OLB Shane Hastings	0.0	0	1	22

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Drew Sutton	1.0	0	2	3	22
DE James Winslett	1.0	0	2	1	33
DE Harris Keppler	1.0	0	0	0	25
OLB Deron Moon	0.0	1	0	0	20
S Daryl Sawyer	0.0	0	1	0	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Fargo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Martin Cattell	4	0	0	17
OLB Shane Hastings	3	0	1	22
S Donny Wellins	3	0	0	25
S Artie Poole	2	2	1	30
OLB J.J. Jennings	1	1	0	21
CB Nolan Fishkin	1	1	0	25
S Spencer Breeden	1	0	0	13
ILB Lenny Grange	1	0	0	12
S Teddy Solymos	1	0	0	21
CB Austin Preston	0	1	1	25

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jackie Polston	4	0	0	28
S Daryl Sawyer	3	1	0	35
CB Bucky Danner	3	0	1	32
ILB Wendell Blackwell	3	0	0	28
OLB Jumbo Rockcliffe	2	0	0	17
OLB Duane Price	2	0	0	21
ILB Christian Swift	2	0	0	14
CB Jesse Snell	2	0	0	30
S Spencer Gaines	1	0	0	33
DT Cole Elam	1	0	0	19
S Terry Austen	0	2	0	27
ILB Bryant Lehmkuhl	0	1	0	12
OLB Deron Moon	0	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Fargo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Harvey Lester	4	10	0	28	0	34
Carl Henry	2	5	0	25	1	27
Rodney Anderson	2	2	0	30	0	32
Marlon Lyons	1	4	1	28	0	29
Renaldo Kastilahn	1	2	0	22	0	23
Brad Cossel	0	4	0	16	0	23
Alex Restifo	0	2	0	29	2	36
Bob Pritchett	0	2	0	9	0	19
Corey Everett	0	1	0	22	0	26

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marlon Greene	1	5	1	18	0	33
Frank Siavii	1	3	0	17	1	25
Brenden Henderson	1	3	0	14	1	28
Marlon Grier	1	2	0	12	0	17
Joseph Tan	1	1	0	7	0	11
Frank Page	1	1	0	10	0	20
Harry Newsome	1	1	0	9	0	20
Frank Morrison	0	0	0	10	1	22

Special Teams Tackles

Fargo	Tackles	STPlays
Gino Wissick	2	11
Kim Shepard	2	10
Nicky Carter	1	18

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Jackie Polston	4	25
Deron Moon	2	24
Billy Joe Duffy	1	18
Marlon Greene	1	6
Frankie Whitfield	1	3

Participation

Fargo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lonnie Douglas	33	40	---	---	---	73
John Yancy	29	39	---	---	1	69
Renaldo Kastilahn	22	23	---	---	22	67
Harvey Lester	28	34	---	---	3	65
Alex Restifo	29	36	---	---	---	65
Marlon Lyons	28	29	---	---	8	65
Rodney Anderson	30	32	---	---	2	64
Corey Everett	22	26	---	---	14	62
Carl Henry	25	27	---	---	7	59
Jumbo Pressey	---	---	14	19	25	58
Dustin Applin	24	26	---	---	---	50
Nicky Carter	16	15	---	---	18	49
O.J. Barton	9	14	---	---	26	49
Jeff Strader	---	---	11	28	9	48
Artie Poole	---	---	16	30	1	47
Gus Kientzy	13	20	---	---	14	47
Brad Cossel	16	23	---	---	7	46
Austin Preston	---	---	13	25	8	46
Rufus Vecchio	19	24	---	---	---	43
Blake Faulk	---	---	17	23	1	41
J.J. Jennings	---	---	16	21	1	38
Van Wagner	---	---	14	18	6	38
Donny Wellins	---	---	13	25	---	38
Nolan Fishkin	---	---	12	25	---	37
Bob Pritchett	9	19	---	---	8	36
Shane Hastings	---	---	12	22	2	36
Gene Morris	11	13	---	---	11	35
Martin Cattell	---	---	7	17	8	32
Teddy Solymos	---	---	9	21	---	30
Max Gerhardt	---	---	8	11	10	29
Willie Hamiter	---	---	6	15	4	25
C.J. Poole	0	0	---	---	24	24
George McCarroll	---	---	8	16	---	24
Spencer Breeden	---	---	7	13	3	23
Lenny Grange	---	---	8	12	3	23
Kim Shepard	---	---	1	5	10	16
Jessie Harding	---	---	3	11	---	14
Gino Wissick	0	0	---	---	11	11
Benjamin Linquist	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chester Bates	---	---	2	3	---	5
Jason McNeil	0	0	---	---	5	5
Reuben Stillman	---	---	1	3	---	4
Warren Tanner	0	0	---	---	3	3
Edwin Jeffries	0	0	---	---	3	3
Luther Abah	0	0	---	---	2	2
Darren McGee	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jackie Polston	---	---	19	28	25	72
Bucky Danner	---	---	25	32	13	70
Spencer Gaines	---	---	24	33	12	69
James Winslett	---	---	25	33	8	66
Daryl Sawyer	---	---	27	35	3	65
Duane Price	---	---	20	21	23	64
Deron Moon	---	---	19	20	24	63
Marlon Greene	18	33	---	---	6	57
Jesse Snell	---	---	24	30	2	56
Terry Austen	---	---	26	27	1	54
Emmitt Carlson	---	---	22	26	3	51
Kerry Gill	18	33	---	---	---	51
Harris Keppler	---	---	23	25	1	49
Wendell Blackwell	---	---	19	28	1	48
Brenden Henderson	14	28	---	---	5	47
Billy Joe Duffy	9	20	---	---	18	47
Drew Sutton	---	---	21	22	2	45
Frank Siavii	17	25	---	---	---	42
Norm Davison	11	23	---	---	6	40
Marshall Norton	6	16	---	---	18	40
Frank Morrison	10	22	---	---	7	39
Frank Page	10	20	---	---	8	38
Jason Kelley	---	---	14	18	4	36
Cole Elam	---	---	14	19	3	36
Jonathan Brock	12	23	---	---	---	35
Marlon Grier	12	17	---	---	6	35
Winfred Cassity	7	16	---	---	11	34
Jumbo Rockcliffe	---	---	13	17	1	31
Joey Greiner	12	18	---	---	---	30
Harry Newsome	9	20	---	---	---	29
Deion Cross	12	17	---	---	---	29
Bryant Lehmkuhl	---	---	14	12	2	28
Christian Swift	---	---	14	14	---	28
Joseph Tan	7	11	---	---	6	24
Brady Kaplan	7	11	---	---	5	23
Frankie Whitfield	6	7	---	---	3	16
Clyde Swartz	0	0	---	---	15	15
Herman Price	1	3	---	---	10	14
Dusty Harada	0	0	---	---	14	14
Rich Dennis	0	0	---	---	8	8
Fred Randle	0	0	---	---	8	8
Lincoln Gillespie	0	0	---	---	4	4
Archie Paullin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Irving Norried	0	0	---	---	---	0
Edward Kinney	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	35	5.0
Middle	16	123	7.7
Right	9	30	3.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	8	4.0
Middle	11	33	3.0
Right	5	20	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Fargo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lonnie Douglas	37	23	4	1	1	5	5	4	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kerry Gill	30	17	2	1	0	5	1	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	-1	-0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	166	9.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	83	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	64	12.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	59	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	43	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	67	11.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Fargo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Yancy	11	8	0	135	2	39
WR Rufus Vecchio	8	6	0	102	2	24
WR Gus Kientzy	6	1	0	5	0	20
RB O.J. Barton	4	2	1	20	0	14
TE Corey Everett	3	2	0	18	0	26
RB Dustin Applin	2	2	0	16	0	26
TE Nicky Carter	1	1	0	6	0	15
FB Renaldo Kastilahn	1	0	0	0	0	23
WR Gene Morris	1	1	0	10	0	13

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Norm Davison	9	5	35	0	23
WR Jonathan Brock	6	3	43	1	23
TE Billy Joe Duffy	5	4	29	1	20
WR Joey Greiner	2	0	0	0	18
RB Marshall Norton	2	1	12	0	16
RB Deion Cross	2	1	15	0	17
WR Winfred Cassity	2	2	30	0	16
TE Joseph Tan	1	1	5	0	11
WR Herman Price	1	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Fargo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dustin Applin	1	4	4.00	7.23

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marshall Norton	1	1	1.00	2.20
Deion Cross	1	1	1.00	3.55

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Fargo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lonnie Douglas	5	2	36	7.20	8.43

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kerry Gill	3	3	29	9.67	5.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Fargo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Yancy	2	1	19	9.50	12.27
RB O.J. Barton	2	1	17	8.50	5.00
WR Gus Kientzy	1	0	0	0.00	0.83

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jonathan Brock	2	2	16	8.00	7.17
WR Winfred Cassity	1	1	13	13.00	15.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Fargo	Rushes	Conversions
Dustin Applin	3	2
O.J. Barton	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Deion Cross	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Fargo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lonnie Douglas	11	6	5

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kerry Gill	8	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Fargo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Yancy	5	4	4
WR Gus Kientzy	4	0	0
WR Rufus Vecchio	1	1	1
RB Dustin Applin	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Norm Davison	3	3	1
WR Jonathan Brock	2	0	0
WR Joey Greiner	1	0	0
TE Joseph Tan	1	1	0
WR Winfred Cassity	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 77,500 (80,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,600 (20,900)
End Zone 14,900 (15,100)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,400)
Club Seats 14,800 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,900 (7,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	77,500 (80,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,600 (20,900)
End Zone	14,900 (15,100)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,400)
Club Seats	14,800 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,900 (7,000)