Week 17, 2026

played in El Paso, TX

59 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Denver Dynomite	6	0	3	0	-	9
El Paso Rockets	0	7	7	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:35 DEN - Lincoln Gillespie 26 field goal
1Q: 01:25 DEN - Lincoln Gillespie 38 field goal
2Q: 14:21 ELP - Bernie Heath 13 pass from Wendell Mathews (Martin Nelson extra point)
3Q: 07:02 DEN - Lincoln Gillespie 47 field goal
3Q: 03:16 ELP - Preston Chang 1 pass from Wendell Mathews (Martin Nelson extra point)
4Q: 01:47 ELP - Levon Stinemetz 10 run (Martin Nelson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:35 DEN - Lincoln Gillespie 26 field goal
1Q: 01:25 DEN - Lincoln Gillespie 38 field goal
2Q: 14:21 ELP - Bernie Heath 13 pass from Wendell Mathews (Martin Nelson extra point)
3Q: 07:02 DEN - Lincoln Gillespie 47 field goal
3Q: 03:16 ELP - Preston Chang 1 pass from Wendell Mathews (Martin Nelson extra point)
4Q: 01:47 ELP - Levon Stinemetz 10 run (Martin Nelson extra point)

Team Statistics DEN ELP
Record 6-9-1 9-7
First Downs 17 18
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 306 334
- Offensive Plays 61 52
- Yards per Play 5.02 6.42
Net Rushing Yards 110 160
- Rushing Attempts 27 30
- Yards per Rush 4.07 5.33
Net Passing Yards 196 174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 23 - 1 22 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 213 174
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.76 7.91
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 7/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.0 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 3/69 4/75
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 18 OWN 33
Time of Possession 33:15 26:45

Team Statistics	DEN	ELP
Record	6-9-1	9-7
First Downs	17	18
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	306	334
- Offensive Plays	61	52
- Yards per Play	5.02	6.42
Net Rushing Yards	110	160
- Rushing Attempts	27	30
- Yards per Rush	4.07	5.33
Net Passing Yards	196	174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 23 - 1	22 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	213	174
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.76	7.91
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	7/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.0	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	3/69	4/75
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 18	OWN 33
Time of Possession	33:15	26:45

Drive Charts

Denver Dynomite
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:30	OWN 26	9	65	Field Goal
1	6:21	5:03	OWN 17	9	62	Field Goal
2	14:13	4:21	OWN 21	6	25	Punt
2	6:13	3:14	OWN 3	6	21	Punt
2	1:13	1:13	OWN 15	3	22	Half
3	10:44	3:49	OWN 30	6	40	Field Goal
3	4:36	0:57	OWN 9	2	-1	Fumble
3	3:10	3:00	OWN 34	6	14	Interception
4	13:28	3:59	OWN 13	8	32	Punt
4	1:38	1:30	OWN 20	6	11	Downs

El Paso Rockets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:30	3:09	OWN 21	5	16	Punt
1	1:18	2:05	OWN 14	4	86	Touchdown
2	9:52	3:39	OWN 23	8	65	Interception
2	2:59	1:46	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
3	15:00	4:16	OWN 8	8	49	Interception
3	6:55	2:19	OWN 42	3	6	Punt
3	3:39	0:29	OPP 8	2	8	Touchdown
3	0:10	1:42	OWN 34	3	6	Punt
4	9:29	7:51	OWN 5	15	95	Touchdown
4	0:08	0:08	OPP 31	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Levon Stinemetz, El Paso Rockets

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Deion Cross	12	48	4.00	9	0
Marshall Norton	11	49	4.45	10	1
Brady Kaplan	3	11	3.67	9	0
Jonathan Brock	1	2	2.00	2	0

El Paso	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Levon Stinemetz	22	116	5.27	24	5	1
Wendell Mathews	5	16	3.20	6	0	0
Bernie Gerber	3	28	9.33	20	1	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kerry Gill	31	23	213	3/17	0	23	1	79.1

El Paso	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wendell Mathews	22	15	174	0/0	2	32	2	84.2

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jonathan Brock	7	9	65	9.29	5	16
WR Norm Davison	4	7	66	16.50	10	23
WR Herman Price	4	5	24	6.00	1	8
FB Brady Kaplan	2	2	9	4.50	1	6
RB Marshall Norton	2	2	13	6.50	3	14
RB Deion Cross	2	2	25	12.50	15	18
WR Matt Brown	1	1	8	8.00	2	8
WR Clyde Swartz	1	1	3	3.00	2	3
TE Jermaine Slezak	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

El Paso	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bernie Heath	6	7	81	13.50	20	32	1
WR Rickey Watkins	2	2	6	3.00	1	4	0
RB Levon Stinemetz	2	2	28	14.00	20	27	0
FB Preston Chang	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	1
TE Ty Flack	1	2	22	22.00	7	22	0
WR Harris Norton	1	4	16	16.00	15	16	0
WR Barry Herr	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Dale Perry	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
TE Kent Walters	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Bernie Gerber	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Spencer Gaines	1	0	0.00	0
S Daryl Sawyer	1	0	0.00	0

El Paso	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Wesley Dotson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kerry Gill	1	0	0	0
Jumbo Rockcliffe	0	0	1	0

El Paso	Fumb	Recov	Force
Wendell Mathews	1	0	0
Edwin Osborne	0	1	1
Rickey Watkins	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rickey Schwartz	3	138	46.0	42.7	50	2

El Paso	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Henry Magro	4	190	47.5	45.5	54	3

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lincoln Gillespie	3/3	1/1	0/0	47	0/0

El Paso	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Martin Nelson	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clyde Swartz	1	8	8.0	0

El Paso	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Neal Horn	2	10	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clyde Swartz	2	45	22.5	0
Herman Price	1	24	24.0	0

El Paso	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Gerber	2	31	15.5	0
Neal Horn	2	44	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jumbo Rockcliffe	5	2	0.0	24	16
S Terry Austen	5	1	0.0	27	19
DE James Winslett	4	1	0.0	23	18
S Jackie Polston	4	0	0.0	17	12
S Spencer Gaines	3	0	0.0	19	17
ILB Bryant Lehmkuhl	3	0	0.0	10	7
CB Byron Whelan	3	0	0.0	13	17
ILB Neal Minardi	2	1	0.0	20	15
S Daryl Sawyer	2	1	0.0	25	20
DT Gene Banks	2	1	0.0	11	4
DT Toby Dehaven	2	0	0.0	17	12
CB Bucky Danner	2	0	0.0	28	17
ILB Christian Swift	1	3	0.0	17	9
DE Desmond Hetherington	1	1	0.0	22	13
WR Norm Davison	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jason Kelley	1	0	0.0	19	18
OLB Duane Price	1	0	0.0	6	6
DT Cole Elam	0	1	0.0	12	8

El Paso	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Wesley Dotson	7	3	0.0	22	28
S Lee Welborn	7	1	0.0	25	33
S Bert Bridges	5	0	0.0	14	15
DT Matthew Grant	5	0	0.0	21	27
DE Josh Lincoln	4	1	1.0	21	25
ILB Walter Josephson	4	4	0.0	26	31
CB Ross Stiegler	4	2	0.0	24	23
CB Tim Linquist	4	1	0.0	14	26
OLB Mercury Terrell	3	0	1.0	17	16
CB Neal Horn	3	3	0.0	16	28
S Harvey Allen	2	2	0.0	15	23
ILB Blaine Coons	2	0	0.0	13	10
DE Edwin Osborne	1	0	1.0	16	17
DT Freddie Hartley	1	0	0.0	6	7
CB Todd Lehmann	1	0	0.0	17	19
TE Kent Walters	1	0	---	---	---
TE Ty Flack	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Leland Ranney	0	2	0.0	5	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Hurry	PPlay
DE Emmitt Coe	1	4
DE Teddy Mansell	1	9
DT Jason Kelley	1	18

El Paso	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Josh Lincoln	1.0	0	1	0	25
DE Edwin Osborne	1.0	0	0	0	17
OLB Mercury Terrell	1.0	0	0	0	16
DT Matthew Grant	0.0	1	0	1	27
DE Thurman Sampson	0.0	0	1	0	17
OLB Leland Ranney	0.0	0	1	0	6

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
S Terry Austen	3	0	19
ILB Bryant Lehmkuhl	2	0	7
CB Byron Whelan	2	0	17
CB Bucky Danner	2	0	17
S Daryl Sawyer	1	1	20
OLB Jumbo Rockcliffe	1	0	16
ILB Neal Minardi	1	0	15
S Jackie Polston	1	0	12
OLB Duane Price	1	0	6
DT Cole Elam	1	0	8
S Spencer Gaines	0	1	17

El Paso	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Wesley Dotson	4	1	1	28
S Lee Welborn	3	0	0	33
CB Tim Linquist	3	0	0	26
ILB Walter Josephson	3	0	0	31
CB Ross Stiegler	3	0	0	23
S Bert Bridges	2	0	0	15
CB Neal Horn	2	0	0	28
CB Todd Lehmann	1	0	0	19
ILB Blaine Coons	1	0	0	10
S Harvey Allen	1	0	0	23
OLB Leland Ranney	0	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marlon Greene	5	8	0	21	0	24
Rick McNeil	3	5	0	15	0	13
B.J. Dunlap	2	3	0	21	0	24
Frank Siavii	0	4	0	20	0	22
Marlon Grier	0	2	0	19	2	27
Frank Morrison	0	2	0	8	0	14
Harry Newsome	0	1	1	17	0	28
Frank Page	0	1	0	14	1	18
Brady Kaplan	0	1	0	16	0	12

El Paso	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Marco Enriquez	3	4	27	18
Spencer Ross	2	7	24	17
Luther Deason	2	5	24	15
Archie Nixon	2	2	24	19
Preston Chang	1	2	10	6
Kent Walters	1	1	22	13
Ernie Hayes	0	3	30	22
Donald Barrett	0	2	9	7
Ty Flack	0	1	11	6

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Jackie Polston	5	19
Brady Kaplan	1	9

El Paso	Tackles	STPlays
Rickey Watkins	2	15
Dale Perry	2	12

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kerry Gill	27	34	---	---	---	61
Marlon Grier	19	27	---	---	6	52
Marlon Greene	21	24	---	---	6	51
Byron Whelan	---	---	13	17	19	49
Bucky Danner	---	---	28	17	4	49
Jonathan Brock	22	26	---	---	---	48
Jackie Polston	---	---	17	12	19	48
Harry Newsome	17	28	---	---	2	47
Terry Austen	---	---	27	19	---	46
Marshall Norton	11	17	---	---	18	46
Clyde Swartz	13	21	---	---	12	46
B.J. Dunlap	21	24	---	---	---	45
Daryl Sawyer	---	---	25	20	---	45
Norm Davison	15	21	---	---	8	44
James Winslett	---	---	23	18	2	43
Frank Siavii	20	22	---	---	---	42
Jumbo Rockcliffe	---	---	24	16	---	40
Herman Price	13	23	---	---	4	40
Frank Page	14	18	---	---	6	38
Brady Kaplan	16	12	---	---	9	37
Jason Kelley	---	---	19	18	---	37
Spencer Gaines	---	---	19	17	---	36
Desmond Hetherington	---	---	22	13	1	36
Neal Minardi	---	---	20	15	---	35
Rick McNeil	15	13	---	---	6	34
Frankie Whitfield	18	15	---	---	---	33
Deion Cross	16	17	---	---	---	33
Jermaine Slezak	7	11	---	---	12	30
Toby Dehaven	---	---	17	12	---	29
Christian Swift	---	---	17	9	---	26
Frank Morrison	8	14	---	---	4	26
Duane Price	---	---	6	6	9	21
Cole Elam	---	---	12	8	1	21
Teddy Mansell	---	---	8	9	1	18
Gene Banks	---	---	11	4	3	18
Bryant Lehmkuhl	---	---	10	7	---	17
David Kerr	2	4	---	---	11	17
Matt Brown	2	3	---	---	11	16
Emmitt Coe	---	---	7	4	3	14
Horace Cline	---	---	5	1	8	14
Lincoln Gillespie	0	0	---	---	7	7
Leonard Jeffries	0	0	---	---	3	3
Rickey Schwartz	0	0	---	---	3	3
Archie Paullin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dusty Harada	0	0	---	---	---	0

El Paso	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lee Welborn	---	---	25	33	5	63
Ross Stiegler	---	---	24	23	15	62
Walter Josephson	---	---	26	31	2	59
Wesley Dotson	---	---	22	28	3	53
Wendell Mathews	30	22	---	---	---	52
Ernie Hayes	30	22	---	---	---	52
Matthew Grant	---	---	21	27	4	52
Neal Horn	---	---	16	28	8	52
Josh Lincoln	---	---	21	25	3	49
Tim Linquist	---	---	14	26	9	49
Bernie Heath	23	22	---	---	---	45
Marco Enriquez	27	18	---	---	---	45
Archie Nixon	24	19	---	---	1	44
Luther Deason	24	15	---	---	3	42
Spencer Ross	24	17	---	---	---	41
Todd Lehmann	---	---	17	19	3	39
Harvey Allen	---	---	15	23	1	39
Kent Walters	22	13	---	---	3	38
Barry Herr	18	16	---	---	4	38
Edwin Osborne	---	---	16	17	4	37
Levon Stinemetz	25	12	---	---	---	37
Rickey Watkins	11	9	---	---	15	35
Mercury Terrell	---	---	17	16	2	35
Blaine Coons	---	---	13	10	10	33
Bert Bridges	---	---	14	15	3	32
Thurman Sampson	---	---	11	17	---	28
Ty Flack	11	6	---	---	10	27
Harris Norton	9	9	---	---	5	23
Dwight Lane	12	7	---	---	2	21
Donald Barrett	9	7	---	---	4	20
Preston Chang	10	6	---	---	4	20
Wes Legins	---	---	6	9	5	20
Jose Rogers	---	---	7	11	---	18
Dale Perry	2	4	---	---	12	18
Dusty Espinosa	6	7	---	---	4	17
Leland Ranney	---	---	5	6	6	17
Carlton Talley	0	0	---	---	15	15
Courtney Washington	6	5	---	---	4	15
Freddie Hartley	---	---	6	7	1	14
Jumbo Thomas	2	0	---	---	12	14
Bernie Gerber	5	6	---	---	3	14
Hardy Harrison	---	---	1	3	5	9
Henry Magro	0	0	---	---	4	4
Martin Nelson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Brian Reed	0	0	---	---	---	0
Pete Lassiter	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	17	2.8
Middle	15	75	5.0
Right	6	18	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	50	6.3
Middle	16	101	6.3
Right	5	11	2.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kerry Gill	31	23	2	0	0	2	3	1	1

El Paso	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wendell Mathews	22	15	3	1	1	0	3	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	16	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	92	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	82	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	23	11.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	11	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	66	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	65	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	32	16.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jonathan Brock	9	7	65	0	26
WR Norm Davison	7	4	66	2	21
WR Herman Price	5	4	24	0	23
FB Brady Kaplan	2	2	9	0	12
RB Marshall Norton	2	2	13	0	17
RB Deion Cross	2	2	25	0	17
TE Jermaine Slezak	1	0	0	0	11
WR Matt Brown	1	1	8	0	3
WR Clyde Swartz	1	1	3	0	21

El Paso	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bernie Heath	7	6	0	81	1	22
WR Harris Norton	4	1	1	16	0	9
WR Rickey Watkins	2	2	0	6	0	9
RB Levon Stinemetz	2	2	0	28	1	12
TE Ty Flack	2	1	0	22	1	6
TE Kent Walters	1	0	0	0	0	13
RB Bernie Gerber	1	0	0	0	0	6
FB Preston Chang	1	1	0	1	0	6
WR Barry Herr	1	1	0	6	0	16
WR Dale Perry	1	1	0	14	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marshall Norton	1	0	0.00	4.45
Deion Cross	1	-2	-2.00	4.00

El Paso	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Levon Stinemetz	4	11	2.75	5.27
Bernie Gerber	1	2	2.00	9.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kerry Gill	1	1	8	8.00	6.87

El Paso	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wendell Mathews	3	2	14	4.67	7.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Herman Price	1	1	8	8.00	4.80

El Paso	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bernie Heath	1	1	13	13.00	11.57
TE Kent Walters	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
FB Preston Chang	1	1	1	1.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Marshall Norton	3	0
Brady Kaplan	1	1
Deion Cross	1	1

El Paso	Rushes	Conversions
Levon Stinemetz	3	2
Wendell Mathews	2	1
Bernie Gerber	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kerry Gill	7	5	3

El Paso	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wendell Mathews	5	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jonathan Brock	3	2	1
WR Herman Price	2	1	1
WR Norm Davison	1	1	1
RB Marshall Norton	1	1	0

El Paso	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Harris Norton	2	1	1
WR Rickey Watkins	1	1	0
WR Bernie Heath	1	1	1
WR Dale Perry	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,200 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (19,300)
End Zone 11,300 (14,000)
Mezzanine 6,600 (8,100)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (12,400)
Club Seats 12,100 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,400 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,200 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (19,300)
End Zone	11,300 (14,000)
Mezzanine	6,600 (8,100)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (12,400)
Club Seats	12,100 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,400 (6,200)