Week 1, 2028

played in Denver, CO

81 degrees, fair, 15 mph wind

Fargo (ND) Freeze	3	10	7	0	0	-	20
Denver Death	3	10	7	0	6	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:22 DEN - Jimmy O'Neill 40 field goal
1Q: 05:40 FAR - Brenden Ballard 27 field goal
2Q: 10:30 DEN - Winston Hodgson 69 punt return (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)
2Q: 08:08 FAR - Thomas Howe 4 run (Brenden Ballard extra point)
2Q: 05:32 FAR - Brenden Ballard 22 field goal
2Q: 01:54 DEN - Jimmy O'Neill 42 field goal
3Q: 06:56 FAR - Thomas Howe 13 run (Brenden Ballard extra point)
3Q: 01:03 DEN - Mercury Hibbs 15 pass from Cory Sanders (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)
OT: 07:47 DEN - Randal Heintz 26 run

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:22 DEN - Jimmy O'Neill 40 field goal
1Q: 05:40 FAR - Brenden Ballard 27 field goal
2Q: 10:30 DEN - Winston Hodgson 69 punt return (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)
2Q: 08:08 FAR - Thomas Howe 4 run (Brenden Ballard extra point)
2Q: 05:32 FAR - Brenden Ballard 22 field goal
2Q: 01:54 DEN - Jimmy O'Neill 42 field goal
3Q: 06:56 FAR - Thomas Howe 13 run (Brenden Ballard extra point)
3Q: 01:03 DEN - Mercury Hibbs 15 pass from Cory Sanders (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)
OT: 07:47 DEN - Randal Heintz 26 run

Team Statistics FAR DEN
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 20 18
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 369 292
- Offensive Plays 62 68
- Yards per Play 5.95 4.29
Net Rushing Yards 145 93
- Rushing Attempts 29 27
- Yards per Rush 5.00 3.44
Net Passing Yards 224 199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 21 - 0 39 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 232 212
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 6.79 4.85
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.6 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/39 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 3/8 6/130
Kick Returns/Yards 4/80 4/85
Interception Ret./Yards 1/17 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 33
Time of Possession 31:57 35:30

Team Statistics	FAR	DEN
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	20	18
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	369	292
- Offensive Plays	62	68
- Yards per Play	5.95	4.29
Net Rushing Yards	145	93
- Rushing Attempts	29	27
- Yards per Rush	5.00	3.44
Net Passing Yards	224	199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 21 - 0	39 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	232	212
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	6.79	4.85
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.6	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/39	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	3/8	6/130
Kick Returns/Yards	4/80	4/85
Interception Ret./Yards	1/17	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 33
Time of Possession	31:57	35:30

Drive Charts

Fargo (ND) Freeze
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:16	1:51	OWN 26	3	9	Punt
1	9:02	3:30	OWN 17	6	73	Field Goal
1	1:15	1:33	OWN 7	4	9	Punt
2	12:40	2:19	OWN 19	3	9	Punt
2	10:21	2:20	OWN 44	5	56	Touchdown
2	7:20	1:54	OPP 14	3	9	Field Goal
2	1:46	1:46	OWN 7	3	9	Half
3	12:05	5:18	OWN 3	10	97	Touchdown
3	4:23	1:06	OWN 10	3	3	Punt
3	0:55	1:16	OWN 31	3	0	Punt
4	12:52	2:05	OWN 30	3	5	Punt
4	6:43	2:02	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	2:15	2:15	OWN 15	8	78	Half
OT1	15:00	2:32	OWN 37	5	19	Punt

Denver Death
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:52	2:36	OPP 36	6	13	Field Goal
1	10:25	1:23	OWN 28	3	3	Punt
1	5:32	4:17	OWN 24	6	18	Punt
2	14:42	2:02	OWN 31	3	9	Punt
2	8:01	0:41	OWN 28	1	0	Interception
2	5:26	3:40	OWN 26	8	49	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:55	OWN 29	6	19	Punt
3	6:47	2:24	OWN 20	4	28	Punt
3	3:17	2:22	OPP 44	6	44	Touchdown
4	14:39	1:47	OWN 31	3	-6	Punt
4	10:47	4:04	OWN 34	9	29	Punt
4	4:41	2:26	OWN 29	5	21	Punt
OT1	12:28	4:54	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown

Game MVP: Harvey Lindblad, Fargo (ND) Freeze

Rushing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thomas Howe	21	139	6.62	36	6	2
Cedric Reeves	8	6	0.75	4	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Randal Heintz	12	46	3.83	26	2	1
Rondell Farley	11	39	3.55	11	1	0
Cory Sanders	2	8	4.00	4	0	0
Desmond Nichols	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
J.J. Ondes	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kenyon Gabree	32	21	232	1/8	0	33	0	87.0

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cory Sanders	39	24	212	2/13	1	22	1	73.8

Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Harvey Lindblad	11	15	157	14.27	64	33
WR Floyd Horton	4	5	36	9.00	4	14
FB Monty Basinger	2	2	13	6.50	4	9
TE Walt Chandler	2	4	22	11.00	8	14
WR Dale Wang	1	5	5	5.00	0	5
RB Cedric Reeves	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Junior Krykhtine	6	9	45	7.50	10	13	0
WR J.J. Ondes	4	7	33	8.25	6	15	0
TE Tommie Fannon	3	5	38	12.67	13	22	0
WR Billy Joe Portillo	3	6	27	9.00	0	15	0
RB Rondell Farley	2	3	21	10.50	13	18	0
RB Randal Heintz	2	2	19	9.50	4	10	0
WR Winston Hodgson	2	4	12	6.00	0	7	0
FB Jamal Kelley	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Mercury Hibbs	1	2	15	15.00	2	15	1

Interception Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bob Gibson	1	17	17.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Fumb	Recov
Preston Virgadamo	1	0
Thomas Howe	1	0
Harvey Lindblad	0	1

Denver	Recov	Force
Kennedy Madison	1	0
Rondell Farley	0	1
Alan Davison	0	1

Punting Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gabe Farley	8	379	47.4	32.1	56	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ricky Roberson	8	356	44.5	41.0	49	5

Kicking Statistics

Fargo (ND)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Brenden Ballard	2/2	0/0	0/0	27	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jimmy O'Neill	2/2	2/2	0/0	42	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Floyd Horton	3	8	2.7	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Winston Hodgson	6	130	21.7	1

Kick Return Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenny Samuels	3	62	20.7	0
Preston Virgadamo	1	18	18.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rondell Farley	4	85	21.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bob Gibson	11	0	0.0	19	38
OLB Jerome Alvarado	5	0	0.0	22	29
ILB Junior Bush	4	1	0.0	19	28
CB Matt Marshall	4	0	0.0	17	19
S Preston Virgadamo	3	2	0.0	2	17
OLB Stan Walters	3	2	0.0	10	24
DT Jose Barnes	3	1	0.0	17	34
DT Karl Peterson	2	0	1.0	11	28
S Tito Cahill	2	3	0.0	23	37
ILB Bob McGuire	2	1	0.0	10	9
S Kirk Adams	2	0	0.0	9	6
CB J.R. Hicks	2	0	0.0	15	31
CB Mitchell Glaze	2	0	0.0	22	25
DT Ellis Owens	1	1	1.0	19	29
DT Rex Pollard	1	1	0.0	18	13
CB Johnny Emley	1	0	0.0	1	12
OLB Jon Stone	1	0	0.0	22	16
ILB Ernie Wolf	1	0	0.0	3	7
CB Lamar Cote	1	0	0.0	10	22
ILB Deion Elliott	0	3	0.0	10	8

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Carlos Roland	8	3	0.0	22	23
ILB K.C. Cuviello	5	0	0.0	15	22
DT Frank Roetman	4	0	1.0	14	21
S Kennedy McWilliams	4	2	0.0	22	24
ILB Scottie Harmon	4	1	0.0	24	24
OLB Oliver Keith	4	0	0.0	7	10
CB Rufus DeWoody	3	1	0.0	19	25
S Rico Byrum	2	2	0.0	8	10
OLB Kennedy Madison	2	1	0.0	5	9
CB Sam Hastings	2	0	0.0	25	24
DE Michael Lincoln	2	0	0.0	13	10
CB Alan Davison	2	0	0.0	15	11
DE Terry Desjardins	1	2	0.0	16	23
S Roman Coffey	1	1	0.0	26	30
ILB Randal Van Koevering	1	1	0.0	6	4
DE Ronald Sherman	1	1	0.0	12	11
DE David Grillo	1	0	0.0	17	22
RB Randal Heintz	1	0	---	---	---
DT Geoff Stargell	1	0	0.0	11	12
DT Ralph Flowers	1	0	0.0	15	13
DT Hugh O'Donnell	0	1	0.0	17	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Karl Peterson	1.0	0	0	28
DT Ellis Owens	1.0	0	0	29
DT Jose Barnes	0.0	2	2	34
ILB Ernie Wolf	0.0	1	0	7
DT Rex Pollard	0.0	0	1	13

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Frank Roetman	1.0	1	1	21
DE Terry Desjardins	0.0	3	3	23
DE Ronald Sherman	0.0	2	0	11
ILB Scottie Harmon	0.0	1	0	24
DT Geoff Stargell	0.0	1	0	12
DE David Grillo	0.0	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Bob Gibson	6	1	1	38
S Preston Virgadamo	3	1	0	17
ILB Junior Bush	3	1	0	28
OLB Stan Walters	2	1	0	24
CB Matt Marshall	2	0	0	19
OLB Jerome Alvarado	2	0	0	29
CB J.R. Hicks	2	0	0	31
CB Mitchell Glaze	2	0	0	25
CB Johnny Emley	1	0	0	12
CB Lamar Cote	1	0	0	22
ILB Deion Elliott	0	1	0	8

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Oliver Keith	3	0	10
CB Rufus DeWoody	3	0	25
ILB Carlos Roland	3	0	23
S Kennedy McWilliams	2	1	24
CB Sam Hastings	2	0	24
ILB Scottie Harmon	2	0	24
ILB K.C. Cuviello	2	0	22
S Rico Byrum	1	0	10
DT Frank Roetman	1	0	21
DE Terry Desjardins	1	0	23
OLB Kennedy Madison	1	0	9
CB Alan Davison	0	1	11

Blocking Statistics

Fargo (ND)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wesley Rounds	3	5	21	0	25
Wally Lynn	2	5	22	0	23
Corwin Schultz	2	3	22	0	23
Thomas Meier	1	5	22	0	24
Cary Buchholz	1	1	11	0	16
Tony Halsey	0	4	24	0	27
Monty Basinger	0	2	19	0	18
Howard McGee	0	2	10	0	15
Deion Harden	0	1	14	1	18
Aaron Boehnlein	0	1	9	0	9

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tommie Fannon	2	2	23	0	30
Irving Gossett	1	7	23	2	36
Eugene Harwell	1	5	25	0	34
Corwin Yates	1	3	24	0	39
Darrell Nixon	1	1	7	0	12
Myron Martinez	0	3	11	0	20
Richard Tatum	0	2	21	0	37
Nicky Dunlap	0	2	18	0	23

Special Teams Tackles

Fargo (ND)	Tackles	STPlays
Stan Walters	3	27
Joel Conerty	2	21
Johnny Emley	2	19
Cedric Reeves	1	27
Aaron Boehnlein	1	10

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Raymond Gora	4	28
Rondell Farley	2	29
Clifton Dzwonczyk	1	19

Participation

Fargo (ND)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bob Gibson	---	---	19	38	13	70
Tito Cahill	---	---	23	37	3	63
Kenyon Gabree	29	33	---	---	---	62
Stan Walters	---	---	10	24	27	61
J.R. Hicks	---	---	15	31	15	61
Harvey Lindblad	27	33	---	---	---	60
Thomas Meier	22	24	---	---	9	55
Jerome Alvarado	---	---	22	29	3	54
Tony Halsey	24	27	---	---	2	53
Wesley Rounds	21	25	---	---	7	53
Jose Barnes	---	---	17	34	2	53
Floyd Horton	16	16	---	---	19	51
Junior Bush	---	---	19	28	4	51
Ellis Owens	---	---	19	29	1	49
Mitchell Glaze	---	---	22	25	1	48
Wally Lynn	22	23	---	---	2	47
Monty Basinger	19	18	---	---	10	47
Cedric Reeves	8	11	---	---	27	46
Corwin Schultz	22	23	---	---	---	45
Thomas Howe	21	22	---	---	2	45
Jon Stone	---	---	22	16	6	44
Howard McGee	10	15	---	---	19	44
Dale Wang	13	17	---	---	13	43
Deion Harden	14	18	---	---	10	42
Walt Chandler	21	21	---	---	---	42
Joel Conerty	8	12	---	---	21	41
Karl Peterson	---	---	11	28	1	40
Matt Marshall	---	---	17	19	2	38
Cary Buchholz	11	16	---	---	10	37
Lamar Cote	---	---	10	22	1	33
Johnny Emley	---	---	1	12	19	32
Rex Pollard	---	---	18	13	1	32
Neal McIntyre	---	---	8	12	10	30
Aaron Boehnlein	9	9	---	---	10	28
Preston Virgadamo	---	---	2	17	8	27
Bob McGuire	---	---	10	9	7	26
Deion Elliott	---	---	10	8	7	25
Gene Lynch	---	---	10	7	6	23
Ernie Wolf	---	---	3	7	10	20
Kirk Adams	---	---	9	6	2	17
Kenny Samuels	2	0	---	---	14	16
Gabe Farley	0	0	---	---	8	8
Trent Halama	0	0	---	---	5	5
Brenden Ballard	0	0	---	---	2	2
Oliver Batts	0	0	---	---	2	2
Cornell Whittle	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Corwin Yates	24	39	---	---	10	73
Irving Gossett	23	36	---	---	10	69
Rondell Farley	13	27	---	---	29	69
Cory Sanders	27	41	---	---	---	68
Tommie Fannon	23	30	---	---	10	63
Sam Hastings	---	---	25	24	13	62
Eugene Harwell	25	34	---	---	1	60
Richard Tatum	21	37	---	---	---	58
Roman Coffey	---	---	26	30	1	57
Winston Hodgson	14	21	---	---	21	56
Junior Krykhtine	19	27	---	---	9	55
Raymond Gora	---	---	10	14	28	52
Scottie Harmon	---	---	24	24	4	52
Mercury Hibbs	9	20	---	---	21	50
Kennedy McWilliams	---	---	22	24	2	48
Nicky Dunlap	18	23	---	---	7	48
Carlos Roland	---	---	22	23	2	47
Desmond Nichols	17	13	---	---	15	45
Rufus DeWoody	---	---	19	25	1	45
Hugh O'Donnell	---	---	17	21	3	41
David Grillo	---	---	17	22	---	39
Terry Desjardins	---	---	16	23	---	39
Frank Roetman	---	---	14	21	3	38
K.C. Cuviello	---	---	15	22	1	38
Jamal Kelley	3	14	---	---	19	36
Kennedy Madison	---	---	5	9	21	35
Billy Joe Portillo	13	22	---	---	---	35
Michael Lincoln	---	---	13	10	10	33
Myron Martinez	11	20	---	---	2	33
Ronald Sherman	---	---	12	11	8	31
Rico Byrum	---	---	8	10	12	30
Darrell Nixon	7	12	---	---	10	29
Ralph Flowers	---	---	15	13	1	29
Randal Heintz	14	14	---	---	---	28
Geoff Stargell	---	---	11	12	5	28
Alan Davison	---	---	15	11	1	27
J.J. Ondes	10	17	---	---	---	27
Oliver Keith	---	---	7	10	8	25
Ernie Newcomb	6	4	---	---	10	20
Clifton Dzwonczyk	---	---	0	0	19	19
Randal Van Koevering	---	---	6	4	6	16
Ricky Roberson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jimmy O'Neill	0	0	---	---	8	8
D.J. Peterson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Billy Cowsette	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	52	4.3
Middle	8	58	7.3
Right	9	35	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	28	4.7
Middle	10	21	2.1
Right	11	44	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kenyon Gabree	32	21	3	0	1	2	8	5	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cory Sanders	39	24	1	2	1	5	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	4	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	90	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	138	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	23	11.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	18	137	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	52	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Harvey Lindblad	15	11	0	157	3	33
WR Floyd Horton	5	4	0	36	0	16
WR Dale Wang	5	1	1	5	0	17
TE Walt Chandler	4	2	0	22	0	21
FB Monty Basinger	2	2	0	13	0	18
RB Cedric Reeves	1	1	0	-1	0	11

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Junior Krykhtine	9	6	0	45	0	27
WR J.J. Ondes	7	4	0	33	0	17
WR Billy Joe Portillo	6	3	0	27	0	22
TE Tommie Fannon	5	3	1	38	1	30
WR Winston Hodgson	4	2	0	12	0	21
RB Rondell Farley	3	2	0	21	0	27
RB Randal Heintz	2	2	0	19	0	14
TE Mercury Hibbs	2	1	0	15	0	20
FB Jamal Kelley	1	1	0	2	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thomas Howe	6	24	4.00	6.62
Cedric Reeves	1	4	4.00	0.75

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kenyon Gabree	2	1	5	2.50	7.25

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cory Sanders	2	2	20	10.00	5.44

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dale Wang	1	1	5	5.00	1.00
TE Walt Chandler	1	0	0	0.00	5.50

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mercury Hibbs	1	1	15	15.00	7.50
WR Junior Krykhtine	1	1	5	5.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Rushes	Conversions
Thomas Howe	1	0
Cedric Reeves	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Rondell Farley	1	1
J.J. Ondes	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kenyon Gabree	11	7	3

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cory Sanders	15	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Harvey Lindblad	6	4	2
WR Dale Wang	3	1	0
WR Floyd Horton	1	1	1
RB Cedric Reeves	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Junior Krykhtine	5	4	3
WR J.J. Ondes	4	2	1
WR Billy Joe Portillo	3	2	1
RB Rondell Farley	1	0	0
WR Winston Hodgson	1	0	0
TE Tommie Fannon	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 94,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,000 (25,300)
End Zone 18,000 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,300 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 15,900 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 6,000 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	94,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,000 (25,300)
End Zone	18,000 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,300 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	15,900 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	6,000 (9,900)