Week 12, 2021

played in Denver, CO

54 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Grizzlies	0	0	6	0	-	6
Denver Tornados	14	10	3	7	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:36 DEN - J.B. Hancock 33 pass from Matthew Jeffries (Austin Bullock extra point)
1Q: 06:49 DEN - Barry Apple 20 pass from Matthew Jeffries (Austin Bullock extra point)
2Q: 02:37 DEN - Austin Bullock 33 field goal
2Q: 01:27 DEN - Barry Apple 12 run (Austin Bullock extra point)
3Q: 09:24 MIN - Kennedy Walton 8 pass from Brandon Stephens (Brandon Stephens pass for conversion failed)
3Q: 03:17 DEN - Austin Bullock 25 field goal
4Q: 11:06 DEN - Bert Famie 3 run (Austin Bullock extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:36 DEN - J.B. Hancock 33 pass from Matthew Jeffries (Austin Bullock extra point)
1Q: 06:49 DEN - Barry Apple 20 pass from Matthew Jeffries (Austin Bullock extra point)
2Q: 02:37 DEN - Austin Bullock 33 field goal
2Q: 01:27 DEN - Barry Apple 12 run (Austin Bullock extra point)
3Q: 09:24 MIN - Kennedy Walton 8 pass from Brandon Stephens (Brandon Stephens pass for conversion failed)
3Q: 03:17 DEN - Austin Bullock 25 field goal
4Q: 11:06 DEN - Bert Famie 3 run (Austin Bullock extra point)

Team Statistics MIN DEN
Record 3-8 7-4
First Downs 15 22
- by Rushing 4 10
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 280 380
- Offensive Plays 58 58
- Yards per Play 4.83 6.55
Net Rushing Yards 96 150
- Rushing Attempts 26 30
- Yards per Rush 3.69 5.00
Net Passing Yards 184 230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 15 - 1 27 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 213 236
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/29 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 5.75 8.21
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/69 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 2/6 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 7/145 2/45
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/45
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 30
Time of Possession 28:28 31:32

Team Statistics	MIN	DEN
Record	3-8	7-4
First Downs	15	22
- by Rushing	4	10
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	280	380
- Offensive Plays	58	58
- Yards per Play	4.83	6.55
Net Rushing Yards	96	150
- Rushing Attempts	26	30
- Yards per Rush	3.69	5.00
Net Passing Yards	184	230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 15 - 1	27 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	213	236
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/29	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	5.75	8.21
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/69	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	2/6	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	7/145	2/45
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/45
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 30
Time of Possession	28:28	31:32

Drive Charts

Minnesota Grizzlies
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:24	2:32	OWN 29	5	33	Punt
1	6:38	1:43	OWN 40	3	2	Punt
1	1:15	1:23	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
2	13:03	7:11	OWN 20	12	46	Punt
2	2:29	0:56	OWN 44	3	2	Interception
2	1:19	1:19	OWN 23	3	17	Half
3	15:00	5:44	OWN 35	11	65	Touchdown
3	3:11	1:54	OWN 34	3	1	Punt
3	0:31	0:59	OWN 27	3	0	Punt
4	10:57	1:40	OWN 34	3	7	Punt
4	7:14	4:10	OWN 26	8	50	Fumble
4	1:07	1:07	OWN 39	2	37	Game

Denver Tornados
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:36	OWN 35	5	65	Touchdown
1	9:52	3:14	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
1	4:55	3:40	OWN 20	7	28	Punt
2	14:52	1:49	OWN 42	3	6	Punt
2	5:52	3:23	OWN 20	10	64	Field Goal
2	1:33	0:14	OPP 12	2	12	Touchdown
3	9:16	6:05	OWN 22	10	70	Field Goal
3	1:17	0:46	OWN 13	3	0	Punt
4	14:32	3:35	OWN 29	7	71	Touchdown
4	9:17	2:03	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	3:04	1:57	OWN 24	3	5	Punt

Game MVP: Matthew Jeffries, Denver Tornados

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Lamar Shrader	16	48	3.00	10	1
Kirk Manning	9	46	5.11	13	1
Brandon Stephens	1	2	2.00	2	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Barry Apple	23	91	3.96	33	3	1
Bert Famie	7	59	8.43	18	3	1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brandon Stephens	23	11	152	5/29	1	40	1	65.8
Danny Brennan	4	4	61	0/0	0	38	0	118.8

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matthew Jeffries	27	21	236	1/6	2	33	0	127.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kennedy Walton	4	6	69	17.25	21	38	1
RB Lamar Shrader	3	4	15	5.00	2	9	0
WR Lincoln Walsh	3	6	54	18.00	10	40	0
FB Clarence Finley	2	4	14	7.00	2	8	0
WR Blaine Legge	2	3	34	17.00	10	24	0
TE Rich Ondes	1	1	27	27.00	10	27	0
TE Wayne Davidson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Sam Maloney	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR J.B. Hancock	5	6	89	17.80	24	33	1
WR Claude Putsche	5	6	51	10.20	15	26	0
WR Cole Alston	4	4	18	4.50	9	10	0
WR Tracy Isley	3	5	43	14.33	12	20	0
RB Barry Apple	3	4	35	11.67	23	20	1
RB Bert Famie	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Moe Gilmore	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Otis Chadwick	1	45	45.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Clarence Finley	1	0	0
Brock Jacke	1	0	0
Rich Ondes	0	1	0
Charles Bensen	0	0	1
Morris Lechler	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bert Famie	2	0	0
Christian Craig	0	1	0
Dustin Hochstetler	0	1	0
Wade Wester	0	1	0
Tito Riley	0	0	1
Mercury Blair	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Stan Duran	7	337	48.1	35.4	59	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jake Shelton	5	239	47.8	38.6	52	0

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Austin Bullock	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Manning	2	6	3.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Benjamin Nikolic	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg
Sam Maloney	4	72	18.0
Harvey Elliott	2	50	25.0
Brock Jacke	1	23	23.0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Walsh	1	17	17.0	0
J.B. Hancock	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Charles Bensen	6	0	0.0	20	23
DE Alonzo Mathews	5	2	0.0	24	25
OLB Riddick Francis	5	1	0.0	19	12
S Tyrone Schwartz	5	0	0.0	17	12
S Morris Lechler	5	0	0.0	25	24
ILB Percy Knight	4	1	0.0	20	22
DT Kennedy Barnham	3	3	1.0	21	18
CB Brady Dobbins	3	2	0.0	26	19
DE Chris Huffman	2	0	0.0	18	17
OLB Grant Pleasant	2	0	0.0	7	6
CB Harvey Elliott	2	0	0.0	18	20
OLB Shane Hernandez	2	0	0.0	19	20
CB Corey Golder	1	1	0.0	18	19
CB Perry Prior	1	1	0.0	12	14
QB Brandon Stephens	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Lonnie Theurer	1	0	0.0	10	6
DT Sedrick Sutton	0	2	0.0	9	16

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Dustin Doyle	6	1	0.0	18	28
OLB Otis Chadwick	5	1	1.0	18	22
ILB Drew Galloway	5	1	0.0	19	21
DT Derrick Lum	5	0	0.0	17	14
S Benjamin Nikolic	4	0	0.0	17	21
DT Orlando Russell	3	2	1.5	17	18
S Tito Riley	3	3	1.0	21	28
CB Christian Craig	3	0	0.0	13	10
CB Nathan Mason	2	0	0.0	23	26
S Mercury Blair	2	0	0.0	11	17
DE Mitchell Terry	1	2	1.0	14	19
DE Fred Cash	1	1	0.5	9	11
DE Frank Turner	1	2	0.0	20	25
OLB Ian Humphries	1	1	0.0	9	13
OLB Larry Tan	1	0	0.0	3	1
DE Dexter O'Dauer	1	0	0.0	13	16
ILB Tito Sanders	0	2	0.0	7	10
CB Daryl Wasson	0	2	0.0	20	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Kennedy Barnham	1.0	1	0	0	18
S Tyrone Schwartz	0.0	0	1	0	12

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Orlando Russell	1.5	0	1	1	18
OLB Otis Chadwick	1.0	0	0	1	22
DE Mitchell Terry	1.0	0	0	0	19
S Tito Riley	1.0	0	0	0	28
DE Fred Cash	0.5	1	0	0	11
DE Frank Turner	0.0	1	0	0	25
DT Derrick Lum	0.0	0	1	0	14
DT Norm Chandiramani	0.0	0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Brady Dobbins	3	1	19
S Tyrone Schwartz	3	1	12
OLB Grant Pleasant	2	0	6
ILB Percy Knight	2	0	22
OLB Riddick Francis	2	0	12
S Charles Bensen	2	0	23
S Morris Lechler	2	0	24
CB Corey Golder	1	1	19
DT Kennedy Barnham	1	0	18
CB Harvey Elliott	1	0	20
OLB Shane Hernandez	1	0	20
CB Perry Prior	1	0	14

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Christian Craig	3	0	0	10
S Mercury Blair	3	0	0	17
CB Nathan Mason	2	2	0	26
ILB Drew Galloway	2	0	0	21
CB Dustin Doyle	1	1	0	28
OLB Otis Chadwick	1	0	1	22
CB Daryl Wasson	1	0	0	19
S Tito Riley	1	0	0	28
S Benjamin Nikolic	1	0	0	21
CB Charles Walsh	0	1	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Clarence Finley	2	6	21	0	24
Vince Jeffrey	2	4	23	1	23
Albert Dunn	2	3	16	1	19
Mike Reynolds	1	7	24	1	29
Geoff Stanton	1	1	9	2	14
Louie Curren	0	3	19	0	21
Gino Roberts	0	1	10	0	13

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Matt Eng	3	4	30	1	27
Wade Wester	2	9	29	0	28
Lonnie Ramsey	1	6	23	0	19
Tito Ward	1	2	25	0	23
Juan Burgess	1	1	1	0	1
Gary Burch	0	4	29	0	27
J.B. Jeatt	0	2	14	0	11
Moe Gilmore	0	1	18	0	7
Hardy Rivers	0	1	7	0	9

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Kirk Manning	2	19
Lonnie Theurer	1	17
Grant Pleasant	0	20
Perry Prior	0	17
Frankie Vanderpool	0	16
Lincoln Walsh	0	13
Clarence Finley	0	12
Harvey Elliott	0	11
Tyrone Schwartz	0	11
Sam Maloney	0	11
Warren Anderson	0	10
Rich Ondes	0	9
Blaine Legge	0	9
George Dixon	0	7
Stan Duran	0	7
Alonzo Mathews	0	7
Renaldo Buckley	0	7
Gino Roberts	0	7
Phillip Rivera	0	7
Albert Dunn	0	6
Chris Huffman	0	5
Brady Dobbins	0	5
Corey Golder	0	2
Sedrick Sutton	0	2
Wade Clements	0	2
Charles Bensen	0	2
Morris Lechler	0	2
Keith Lovett	0	2
Shane Hernandez	0	2
Percy Knight	0	1
Lamar Shrader	0	1
Kennedy Barnham	0	1
Brock Jacke	0	1
Geoff Stanton	0	1
Scottie Ash	0	1

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Dustin Doyle	4	12
Reuben Kozhin	1	16
Christian Craig	1	13
Dustin Hochstetler	1	11
Wade Wester	1	7
Tito Riley	1	2
Charles Walsh	0	18
Justin Paduano	0	16
J.B. Hancock	0	16
Ian Humphries	0	15
Larry Tan	0	13
Heath Dennis	0	11
Austin Bullock	0	9
Tito Sanders	0	9
Matt Eng	0	7
Moe Gilmore	0	7
J.B. Jeatt	0	7
Hardy Rivers	0	7
Juan Burgess	0	7
Matt Harmon	0	7
Dexter O'Dauer	0	7
Mercury Blair	0	7
Jake Shelton	0	5
Kelly Hernandez	0	5
Benjamin Nikolic	0	5
Fred Cash	0	3
Orlando Russell	0	2
Richard Delgado	0	2
Drew Galloway	0	2
Derrick Lum	0	2
Claude Putsche	0	2
Frank Turner	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	29	4.1
Middle	15	58	3.9
Right	4	9	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	31	3.9
Middle	13	66	5.1
Right	9	53	5.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brandon Stephens	23	11	3	2	0	4	3	2	1
Danny Brennan	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matthew Jeffries	27	21	5	0	1	3	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	2	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	48	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	99	12.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	64	16.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	35	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	73	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	95	13.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	33	33.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kennedy Walton	6	4	69	1	23
WR Lincoln Walsh	6	3	54	1	17
FB Clarence Finley	4	2	14	0	24
RB Lamar Shrader	4	3	15	0	24
WR Blaine Legge	3	2	34	1	18
TE Wayne Davidson	2	0	0	0	21
TE Rich Ondes	1	1	27	1	7
WR Sam Maloney	1	0	0	0	16

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.B. Hancock	6	5	0	89	2	13
WR Claude Putsche	6	5	0	51	1	15
WR Tracy Isley	5	3	0	43	1	25
WR Cole Alston	4	4	0	18	0	18
RB Barry Apple	4	3	1	35	1	14
TE Moe Gilmore	1	0	0	0	0	7
RB Bert Famie	1	1	0	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lamar Shrader	1	-1	-1.00	3.00

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Barry Apple	5	18	3.60	3.96
Bert Famie	2	16	8.00	8.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brandon Stephens	2	1	8	4.00	6.61

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matthew Jeffries	4	1	20	5.00	8.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kennedy Walton	1	1	8	8.00	11.50
TE Wayne Davidson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tracy Isley	2	0	0	0.00	8.60
RB Barry Apple	1	1	20	20.00	8.75
WR J.B. Hancock	1	0	0	0.00	14.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Lamar Shrader	4	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Barry Apple	2	0
Bert Famie	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brandon Stephens	8	4	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matthew Jeffries	8	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lincoln Walsh	3	1	1
WR Kennedy Walton	2	2	2
RB Lamar Shrader	2	1	1
WR Sam Maloney	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tracy Isley	3	2	2
WR Claude Putsche	3	2	1
WR Cole Alston	1	1	0
WR J.B. Hancock	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,700 (62,400 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,300 (16,500)
End Zone 11,900 (11,900)
Mezzanine 6,800 (6,800)
Sideline Seats 10,300 (10,500)
Club Seats 12,700 (12,700)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,700 (62,400 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,300 (16,500)
End Zone	11,900 (11,900)
Mezzanine	6,800 (6,800)
Sideline Seats	10,300 (10,500)
Club Seats	12,700 (12,700)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (4,000)