Conference Semifinals, 2021

played in Tucson, AZ

57 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Denver Dynomite	7	3	3	0	-	13
Tucson Toros	3	17	14	10	-	44

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:30 DEN - Blaine Dunlap 4 run (Lincoln Gillespie extra point)
1Q: 06:29 TUC - Norm Doman 43 field goal
2Q: 12:42 TUC - Ralph Cortez 3 pass from Kent Goodwin (Norm Doman extra point)
2Q: 04:49 DEN - Lincoln Gillespie 24 field goal
2Q: 02:00 TUC - Shannon Thomas 13 pass from Kent Goodwin (Norm Doman extra point)
2Q: 00:15 TUC - Norm Doman 41 field goal
3Q: 12:20 TUC - Dwight Fling 3 pass from Kent Goodwin (Norm Doman extra point)
3Q: 10:22 DEN - Lincoln Gillespie 30 field goal
3Q: 08:24 TUC - Dwight Fling 4 pass from Kent Goodwin (Norm Doman extra point)
4Q: 15:00 TUC - Shaun Wirtz 1 pass from Kent Goodwin (Norm Doman extra point)
4Q: 02:00 TUC - Norm Doman 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:30 DEN - Blaine Dunlap 4 run (Lincoln Gillespie extra point)
1Q: 06:29 TUC - Norm Doman 43 field goal
2Q: 12:42 TUC - Ralph Cortez 3 pass from Kent Goodwin (Norm Doman extra point)
2Q: 04:49 DEN - Lincoln Gillespie 24 field goal
2Q: 02:00 TUC - Shannon Thomas 13 pass from Kent Goodwin (Norm Doman extra point)
2Q: 00:15 TUC - Norm Doman 41 field goal
3Q: 12:20 TUC - Dwight Fling 3 pass from Kent Goodwin (Norm Doman extra point)
3Q: 10:22 DEN - Lincoln Gillespie 30 field goal
3Q: 08:24 TUC - Dwight Fling 4 pass from Kent Goodwin (Norm Doman extra point)
4Q: 15:00 TUC - Shaun Wirtz 1 pass from Kent Goodwin (Norm Doman extra point)
4Q: 02:00 TUC - Norm Doman 25 field goal

Team Statistics DEN TUC
Record 11-7 16-1
First Downs 17 23
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 11 15
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 308 344
- Offensive Plays 63 64
- Yards per Play 4.89 5.38
Net Rushing Yards 70 153
- Rushing Attempts 16 35
- Yards per Rush 4.38 4.37
Net Passing Yards 238 191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 24 - 2 28 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 267 197
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/29 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 5.06 6.59
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/15 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 1/0 2/15
Kick Returns/Yards 2/32 3/112
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/2
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 5/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 41
Time of Possession 29:29 30:31

Team Statistics	DEN	TUC
Record	11-7	16-1
First Downs	17	23
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	11	15
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	308	344
- Offensive Plays	63	64
- Yards per Play	4.89	5.38
Net Rushing Yards	70	153
- Rushing Attempts	16	35
- Yards per Rush	4.38	4.37
Net Passing Yards	238	191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 24 - 2	28 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	267	197
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/29	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	5.06	6.59
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/15	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	1/0	2/15
Kick Returns/Yards	2/32	3/112
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/2
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	5/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 41
Time of Possession	29:29	30:31

Drive Charts

Denver Dynomite
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:36	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
1	6:23	3:32	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
2	12:32	4:54	OWN 14	8	56	Missed FG
2	6:52	2:11	OPP 20	5	13	Field Goal
2	1:55	0:47	OWN 20	4	11	Interception
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	13:08	0:16	OWN 14	1	-6	Fumble
3	12:12	1:56	OWN 20	4	67	Field Goal
3	8:16	3:00	OWN 20	6	42	Punt
3	3:45	0:40	OWN 17	3	-5	Punt
4	14:51	3:47	OWN 26	7	24	Punt
4	9:55	1:07	OPP 48	3	-11	Punt
4	6:02	0:35	OWN 20	2	5	Interception
4	1:54	0:30	OWN 20	3	9	Punt

Tucson Toros
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:24	3:01	OWN 39	5	35	Field Goal
1	2:51	5:19	50	10	50	Touchdown
2	7:38	0:46	OWN 37	2	-7	Fumble
2	4:41	2:46	OWN 34	6	66	Touchdown
2	1:08	1:00	OPP 43	5	19	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:52	OWN 20	4	25	Punt
3	12:52	0:40	OPP 8	2	8	Touchdown
3	10:16	2:00	OPP 35	4	35	Touchdown
3	5:16	1:31	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
3	3:05	3:14	50	7	50	Touchdown
4	11:04	1:09	OWN 5	3	4	Punt
4	8:48	2:46	OWN 23	4	19	Punt
4	5:27	3:33	OPP 29	6	21	Field Goal
4	1:24	1:24	OWN 20	2	3	Game

Game MVP: Kent Goodwin, Tucson Toros

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Blaine Dunlap	9	39	4.33	17	2	1
Kurt Armstrong	4	22	5.50	10	1	0
Archie Paullin	2	3	1.50	5	0	0
Brady Kaplan	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Tucson	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Graham Barrett	18	74	4.11	28	2
Lance Hutton	16	75	4.69	12	3
Kent Goodwin	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Archie Paullin	43	24	267	4/29	0	60	2	55.0

Tucson	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kent Goodwin	28	19	197	1/6	5	20	0	127.5

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Blaine Dunlap	6	8	56	9.33	14	20
WR Jonathan Brock	6	13	122	20.33	50	60
FB Brady Kaplan	3	3	22	7.33	5	9
WR Norm Davison	3	7	17	5.67	0	9
TE Devin Lynn	2	6	16	8.00	1	10
WR Darrell Fulton	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
WR Nolan Maxwell	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
WR Stephen Murray	1	1	18	18.00	0	18
RB Kurt Armstrong	1	1	5	5.00	0	5

Tucson	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Shaun Wirtz	7	8	89	12.71	15	20	1
WR Dwight Fling	5	9	31	6.20	3	12	2
TE Shannon Thomas	3	4	44	14.67	5	19	1
FB Ralph Cortez	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	1
RB Graham Barrett	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Greg Jeffries	1	3	13	13.00	3	13	0
WR Sedrick Aschbacher	1	1	12	12.00	3	12	0
WR Fernando Schultz	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tucson	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Neal Summers	1	2	2.00	0
CB Emmanuel Graveson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Archie Paullin	1	0	0
Russell Benson	0	1	0
James Winslett	0	0	1

Tucson	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kent Goodwin	1	0	0
Neal Stephenson	0	1	0
Lee Billups	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cornelius Davidson	6	238	39.7	33.8	56	2

Tucson	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shaun Farley	4	185	46.3	41.3	58	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lincoln Gillespie	2/3	0/1	0/0	30	1/1

Tucson	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Doman	3/3	2/2	0/0	43	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chester Dawson	1	0	0.0	0

Tucson	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shaun Wirtz	1	5	5.0	0
Neal Summers	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Scottie Hellestrae	2	32	16.0	0

Tucson	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shaun Wirtz	3	112	37.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Reggie Hinds	6	5	0.0	33	23
DE James Winslett	5	1	1.0	34	28
DT Heath Slaten	5	2	0.0	23	19
DT Kerry Floyd	4	2	0.0	32	24
OLB Jumbo Rockcliffe	4	2	0.0	29	27
OLB Vernon Griffin	4	1	0.0	28	18
S Terry Austen	4	1	0.0	31	25
CB Austin Preston	3	2	0.0	31	26
DE Russell Benson	3	1	0.0	28	21
CB Cedric McCormick	3	0	0.0	32	23
CB Scottie Hellestrae	2	0	0.0	23	21
S Dennis Valdez	2	0	0.0	8	7
OLB Lance Mattson	1	3	0.0	9	8
OLB Alfred Palma	1	1	0.0	16	11
DE Alan Geisen	1	1	0.0	7	8
RB Blaine Dunlap	1	0	---	---	---
DT Otis Arnold	1	0	0.0	3	5
DT Joe West	1	0	0.0	9	10
WR Jonathan Brock	1	0	---	---	---

Tucson	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Irving Sager	10	0	0.0	15	47
OLB Les Nielsen	10	0	0.0	16	45
OLB Nicky Peko	4	3	0.0	13	31
S Grady Barlow	4	0	0.0	14	34
DE Wesley Havran	2	1	2.0	7	19
CB Neal Summers	2	2	0.0	16	47
CB Ronnie Dixon	2	2	0.0	16	47
CB Emmanuel Graveson	2	1	0.0	12	38
ILB Tyrell Rogers	2	0	0.0	7	21
DE Lee Billups	1	1	1.0	12	32
DE Archie Dunlap	1	0	1.0	14	44
DT Neal Stephenson	1	1	0.0	16	47
S Leo Babka	1	0	0.0	3	15
TE Antoine Gima	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE James Winslett	1.0	0	1	28
DE Russell Benson	0.0	1	2	21
DT Otis Arnold	0.0	1	0	5
DE Alan Geisen	0.0	0	1	8

Tucson	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Wesley Havran	2.0	1	2	2	19
DE Archie Dunlap	1.0	0	0	2	44
DE Lee Billups	1.0	0	0	0	32
OLB Les Nielsen	0.0	1	0	1	45
ILB Tyrell Rogers	0.0	0	1	0	21
OLB Nicky Peko	0.0	0	1	0	31
DT Neal Stephenson	0.0	0	1	0	47
DT Bubba Bloomer	0.0	0	1	0	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Cedric McCormick	4	0	23
OLB Jumbo Rockcliffe	3	0	27
CB Austin Preston	3	0	26
CB Scottie Hellestrae	2	0	21
OLB Vernon Griffin	2	0	18
S Dennis Valdez	2	0	7
S Terry Austen	1	1	25
OLB Lance Mattson	1	1	8
DT Otis Arnold	1	0	5

Tucson	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Les Nielsen	7	0	0	45
S Irving Sager	6	1	0	47
S Grady Barlow	3	0	0	34
OLB Nicky Peko	2	1	0	31
CB Neal Summers	2	0	1	47
CB Emmanuel Graveson	1	1	1	38
CB Ronnie Dixon	1	1	0	47
S Leo Babka	1	1	0	15
ILB Tyrell Rogers	1	0	0	21
S Tommy Bueno	0	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kelly Brock	3	3	4	1	14
Sam Stortz	1	4	15	2	43
Marlon Greene	1	2	10	0	32
Jason Montgomery	1	1	14	0	37
Devin Lynn	0	2	14	0	41
Lionel Stotts	0	1	15	1	46
Brady Kaplan	0	1	12	0	27

Tucson	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Shane Kudrow	6	10	29	0	22
Sammy Browning	2	2	9	0	3
Fernando Givens	1	9	33	1	25
Casey Reeves	1	6	26	0	26
Walt Compton	1	4	29	0	22
Rob Barker	1	2	30	0	18
Shannon Thomas	0	1	21	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Bob Loud	4	19
Cedric McCormick	1	15

Tucson	Tackles	STPlays
A.J. Procop	1	20
Christian Cassidy	1	17
Nicky Peko	1	15

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Austin Preston	---	---	31	26	22	79
Cedric McCormick	---	---	32	23	15	70
Lionel Stotts	15	46	---	---	7	68
James Winslett	---	---	34	28	3	65
Archie Paullin	16	47	---	---	---	63
Jason Montgomery	14	37	---	---	9	60
Devin Lynn	14	41	---	---	4	59
Kerry Floyd	---	---	32	24	3	59
Reggie Hinds	---	---	33	23	3	59
Jumbo Rockcliffe	---	---	29	27	3	59
Terry Austen	---	---	31	25	3	59
Sam Stortz	15	43	---	---	---	58
Scottie Hellestrae	---	---	23	21	12	56
Jorge Biamila	13	37	---	---	2	52
Russell Benson	---	---	28	21	3	52
Marlon Greene	10	32	---	---	9	51
Blaine Dunlap	11	39	---	---	---	50
Vernon Griffin	---	---	28	18	4	50
Brady Kaplan	12	27	---	---	9	48
Heath Slaten	---	---	23	19	5	47
Norm Davison	12	34	---	---	---	46
Kurt Armstrong	6	12	---	---	26	44
Jonathan Brock	10	32	---	---	---	42
Nolan Maxwell	4	14	---	---	17	35
Jermaine Slezak	4	9	---	---	22	35
Alfred Palma	---	---	16	11	6	33
Cornelius Hutchins	---	---	7	11	13	31
Kelly Brock	4	14	---	---	9	27
Lance Mattson	---	---	9	8	8	25
Bob Loud	---	---	1	3	19	23
Dennis Valdez	---	---	8	7	8	23
Walter Quayle	3	11	---	---	9	23
Stephen Murray	5	17	---	---	---	22
Vince Terrell	6	15	---	---	---	21
Ron Paredes	1	7	---	---	13	21
Joe West	---	---	9	10	2	21
Blake Wallace	0	1	---	---	16	17
Alan Geisen	---	---	7	8	---	15
Chester Dawson	0	0	---	---	12	12
Cornelius Davidson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Otis Arnold	---	---	3	5	---	8
Phil Scurlock	---	---	1	1	6	8
Lincoln Gillespie	0	0	---	---	7	7
Darrell Fulton	1	2	---	---	1	4
Geoff Maloney	0	0	---	---	---	0
Floyd Gruber	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tucson	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Emmanuel Graveson	---	---	12	38	27	77
Neal Summers	---	---	16	47	12	75
Archie Dunlap	---	---	14	44	9	67
Neal Stephenson	---	---	16	47	3	66
Ronnie Dixon	---	---	16	47	3	66
Irving Sager	---	---	15	47	3	65
Kent Goodwin	35	29	---	---	---	64
Les Nielsen	---	---	16	45	3	64
Casey Reeves	26	26	---	---	7	59
Nicky Peko	---	---	13	31	15	59
Fernando Givens	33	25	---	---	---	58
Rob Barker	30	18	---	---	7	55
Shannon Thomas	21	15	---	---	18	54
Grady Barlow	---	---	14	34	4	52
Shane Kudrow	29	22	---	---	---	51
Walt Compton	29	22	---	---	---	51
Lee Billups	---	---	12	32	6	50
Shaun Wirtz	22	19	---	---	7	48
Bubba Bloomer	---	---	11	31	6	48
Dwight Fling	27	19	---	---	---	46
Greg Jeffries	15	12	---	---	18	45
Graham Barrett	18	24	---	---	---	42
Lance Hutton	17	5	---	---	19	41
Sedrick Aschbacher	22	15	---	---	---	37
Tyrell Rogers	---	---	7	21	4	32
Ralph Cortez	11	14	---	---	7	32
Leo Babka	---	---	3	15	13	31
A.J. Procop	4	6	---	---	20	30
Antoine Gima	12	10	---	---	8	30
Wesley Havran	---	---	7	19	3	29
Fernando Schultz	6	6	---	---	16	28
Everett England	---	---	0	3	20	23
Christian Cassidy	---	---	0	3	17	20
Dixon Blombeck	6	7	---	---	7	20
C.J. Joyner	5	11	---	---	4	20
Tommy Bueno	---	---	2	13	4	19
Sammy Browning	9	3	---	---	3	15
Percy Harper	2	4	---	---	7	13
Richie Ponko	6	7	---	---	---	13
Norm Doman	0	0	---	---	12	12
Shaun Farley	0	0	---	---	4	4
Winfred Wayne	0	0	---	---	3	3
Chad Irwin	---	---	2	0	---	2
Victor Bishop	---	---	0	0	---	0
Don Robbins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Harvey Cornyn	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	21	5.3
Middle	6	24	4.0
Right	5	27	5.4
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	46	4.6
Middle	11	57	5.2
Right	14	50	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Archie Paullin	43	24	2	0	3	6	6	5	2

Tucson	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kent Goodwin	28	19	1	1	0	2	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	14	14.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	77	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	9	156	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	20	5.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	12	80	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	98	10.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	19	3.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jonathan Brock	13	6	1	122	1	32
RB Blaine Dunlap	8	6	0	56	1	39
WR Norm Davison	7	3	1	17	0	34
TE Devin Lynn	6	2	1	16	0	41
FB Brady Kaplan	3	3	0	22	0	27
WR Darrell Fulton	2	1	0	7	0	2
WR Nolan Maxwell	2	1	0	4	0	14
WR Stephen Murray	1	1	0	18	0	17
RB Kurt Armstrong	1	1	0	5	0	12

Tucson	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dwight Fling	9	5	31	0	19
WR Shaun Wirtz	8	7	89	1	19
TE Shannon Thomas	4	3	44	0	15
WR Greg Jeffries	3	1	13	0	12
FB Ralph Cortez	1	1	3	0	14
WR Fernando Schultz	1	0	0	0	6
RB Graham Barrett	1	1	5	0	24
WR Sedrick Aschbacher	1	1	12	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Blaine Dunlap	1	4	4.00	4.33

Tucson	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Graham Barrett	3	10	3.33	4.11
Lance Hutton	3	6	2.00	4.69

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Archie Paullin	10	6	29	2.90	6.21

Tucson	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kent Goodwin	9	9	57	6.33	7.04

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Devin Lynn	3	1	6	2.00	2.67
RB Blaine Dunlap	2	2	6	3.00	7.00
FB Brady Kaplan	2	2	13	6.50	7.33
WR Nolan Maxwell	1	1	4	4.00	2.00
WR Jonathan Brock	1	0	0	0.00	9.38
WR Norm Davison	1	0	0	0.00	2.43

Tucson	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dwight Fling	4	4	22	5.50	3.44
TE Shannon Thomas	1	1	13	13.00	11.00
FB Ralph Cortez	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Shaun Wirtz	1	1	1	1.00	11.13
RB Graham Barrett	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
WR Greg Jeffries	1	1	13	13.00	4.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Blaine Dunlap	1	1

Tucson	Rushes	Conversions
Lance Hutton	5	1
Graham Barrett	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Archie Paullin	11	5	2

Tucson	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kent Goodwin	4	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Norm Davison	5	2	1
WR Jonathan Brock	3	1	1
RB Blaine Dunlap	2	2	0
WR Darrell Fulton	1	0	0

Tucson	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Shaun Wirtz	2	2	2
TE Shannon Thomas	1	1	1
WR Greg Jeffries	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 85,000 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (25,300)
End Zone 16,500 (18,200)
Mezzanine 9,200 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 14,300 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 4,800 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	85,000 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (25,300)
End Zone	16,500 (18,200)
Mezzanine	9,200 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	14,300 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	4,800 (9,900)