Week 1, 2026

played in Murfreesboro, TN

81 degrees, fair, calm

St. Louis Cardinals	0	7	7	6	0	-	20
Murfreesboro Mules	0	14	3	3	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:27 STL - Dustin O'Donnell 4 pass from Mario Gurley (Derrick Tatum extra point)
2Q: 10:44 MUR - Grady Williamson 2 run (Jerald Page extra point)
2Q: 03:08 MUR - Kerry Detsch 28 pass from Teddy Wisbey (Jerald Page extra point)
3Q: 10:17 STL - Eugene Guthrie 2 run (Derrick Tatum extra point)
3Q: 01:38 MUR - Jerald Page 42 field goal
4Q: 11:52 MUR - Jerald Page 31 field goal
4Q: 06:59 STL - Derrick Tatum 32 field goal
4Q: 01:41 STL - Derrick Tatum 32 field goal
OT: 07:17 MUR - Jerald Page 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:27 STL - Dustin O'Donnell 4 pass from Mario Gurley (Derrick Tatum extra point)
2Q: 10:44 MUR - Grady Williamson 2 run (Jerald Page extra point)
2Q: 03:08 MUR - Kerry Detsch 28 pass from Teddy Wisbey (Jerald Page extra point)
3Q: 10:17 STL - Eugene Guthrie 2 run (Derrick Tatum extra point)
3Q: 01:38 MUR - Jerald Page 42 field goal
4Q: 11:52 MUR - Jerald Page 31 field goal
4Q: 06:59 STL - Derrick Tatum 32 field goal
4Q: 01:41 STL - Derrick Tatum 32 field goal
OT: 07:17 MUR - Jerald Page 18 field goal

Team Statistics STL MUR
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 23 16
- by Rushing 8 3
- by Passing 14 11
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 314 303
- Offensive Plays 84 70
- Yards per Play 3.74 4.33
Net Rushing Yards 140 101
- Rushing Attempts 29 29
- Yards per Rush 4.83 3.48
Net Passing Yards 174 202
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 51 - 25 - 1 40 - 19 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 193 209
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/19 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 3.16 4.93
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/19 5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 9.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/68 9/75
Punt Returns/Yards 5/2 6/60
Kick Returns/Yards 4/75 6/204
Interception Ret./Yards 3/22 1/43
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 36
Time of Possession 36:27 31:22

Team Statistics	STL	MUR
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	23	16
- by Rushing	8	3
- by Passing	14	11
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	314	303
- Offensive Plays	84	70
- Yards per Play	3.74	4.33
Net Rushing Yards	140	101
- Rushing Attempts	29	29
- Yards per Rush	4.83	3.48
Net Passing Yards	174	202
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	51 - 25 - 1	40 - 19 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	193	209
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/19	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	3.16	4.93
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/19	5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	9.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/68	9/75
Punt Returns/Yards	5/2	6/60
Kick Returns/Yards	4/75	6/204
Interception Ret./Yards	3/22	1/43
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 36
Time of Possession	36:27	31:22

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:22	5:39	OWN 21	13	44	Punt
1	5:15	5:56	OWN 22	13	78	Touchdown
2	14:09	0:42	OWN 44	2	-8	Fumble
2	10:36	1:52	OWN 22	3	6	Punt
2	7:14	0:31	OWN 22	3	0	Punt
2	2:55	1:24	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	15:00	4:51	OWN 29	12	71	Touchdown
3	8:47	5:25	OWN 22	10	48	Interception
3	1:32	1:23	OWN 27	3	4	Punt
4	11:45	1:53	OWN 33	3	9	Punt
4	8:42	1:48	OPP 31	4	16	Field Goal
4	4:27	1:00	OWN 24	5	15	Punt
4	2:21	0:46	OPP 22	3	7	Field Goal
4	0:07	0:07	OWN 37	1	3	Half
OT1	13:49	1:36	OWN 12	3	-4	Punt
OT1	10:39	1:25	OWN 13	3	6	Punt

Murfreesboro Mules
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:38	OWN 24	3	5	Punt
1	7:43	2:28	OWN 20	5	27	Punt
2	13:27	2:51	OPP 24	6	24	Touchdown
2	8:44	1:30	OWN 39	3	-3	Punt
2	6:43	3:48	OWN 39	8	61	Touchdown
2	1:31	1:31	OWN 28	7	34	Half
3	10:09	1:22	OWN 43	3	1	Interception
3	3:22	1:50	OPP 31	4	6	Field Goal
3	0:09	3:24	OWN 17	8	69	Field Goal
4	9:52	1:10	OWN 25	3	-10	Punt
4	6:54	2:27	OWN 40	3	5	Punt
4	3:27	1:06	OWN 18	3	12	Interception
4	1:35	1:28	OWN 38	5	14	Interception
OT1	15:00	1:11	OWN 42	3	-1	Punt
OT1	12:13	1:34	OWN 46	3	6	Punt
OT1	9:14	2:03	OWN 48	3	51	Field Goal

Game MVP: Bucky Mattingly, Murfreesboro Mules

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brad Godfrey	16	75	4.69	17	2	0
Drew McFerrin	6	35	5.83	17	1	0
Mario Gurley	4	27	6.75	10	1	0
Bo Craig	2	1	0.50	1	0	0
Eugene Guthrie	1	2	2.00	2	0	1

Murfreesboro	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dustin Price	15	38	2.53	9	0	0
Grady Williamson	11	49	4.45	10	1	1
Teddy Wisbey	3	14	4.67	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mario Gurley	51	25	193	4/19	1	22	1	57.0

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Teddy Wisbey	40	19	209	1/7	1	46	3	40.5

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Brad Godfrey	8	13	50	6.25	26	19	0
WR Jessie Penny	6	13	56	9.33	17	22	0
WR Quinn MacLeod	4	6	39	9.75	6	15	0
TE Dustin O'Donnell	2	2	15	7.50	3	11	1
WR Howard Thelwell	2	3	10	5.00	0	7	0
WR Shane Thompson	2	7	12	6.00	5	6	0
RB Drew McFerrin	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Wendell Hadden	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Bo Craig	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Murfreesboro	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kerry Detsch	6	12	65	10.83	43	28	1
TE Terrell Sperg	4	6	38	9.50	6	18	0
WR Tyrus Lee	4	6	70	17.50	20	46	0
RB Dustin Price	2	2	4	2.00	0	4	0
WR Bennie LaMontagne	1	3	10	10.00	1	10	0
TE Jesse Dosoo	1	4	11	11.00	10	11	0
FB Peter Bruener	1	1	11	11.00	5	11	0
TE Victor Schreiner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Grady Williamson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Tito Branch	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB T.J. Rocco	1	0	0.00
S Robbie McGee	1	22	22.00
OLB Ralph Eads	1	0	0.00

Murfreesboro	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Wally McIntyre	1	43	43.00	0

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mario Gurley	1	0	0
Gilbert Blair	0	1	1
Ted Gelat	0	0	1
Ralph Eads	0	0	1

Murfreesboro	Fumb	Recov	Force
Teddy Wisbey	1	0	0
Tyrus Lee	1	0	0
Tito Branch	1	0	0
Tony Haan	0	1	0
Jamal Waldron	0	1	0
Perry Webster	0	1	0
Bucky Mattingly	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Totten	9	426	47.3	38.4	60	3

Murfreesboro	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ronnie Pittard	7	269	38.4	38.1	50	2

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derrick Tatum	2/2	0/0	0/0	32	2/2

Murfreesboro	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jerald Page	3/3	1/1	0/0	42	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ross Banks	4	-1	-0.3	0
Howard Thelwell	1	3	3.0	0

Murfreesboro	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tito Branch	6	60	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ross Banks	2	41	20.5	0
Jessie Penny	2	34	17.0	0

Murfreesboro	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrus Lee	5	175	35.0	0
Ted Torres	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ralph Eads	10	2	0.0	29	41
S Robbie McGee	6	2	0.0	28	39
CB T.J. Rocco	5	2	0.0	28	38
CB Seth Farley	5	2	0.0	24	30
ILB Ken Swift	4	1	0.0	29	41
CB Ross Banks	4	1	0.0	25	32
S Pat Cabbage	4	0	0.0	21	28
DT Henry Mason	2	0	1.0	16	24
DT Wendell Collier	2	2	0.0	15	22
OLB Allen Reeves	2	0	0.0	4	9
DT Lonnie Drenik	1	1	0.0	6	12
C Kelvin Russ	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Byron Lake	1	0	0.0	2	5
G Tracy Dunn	1	0	---	---	---
DE Larry Price	1	0	0.0	18	33
DE Edward Sampson	0	1	0.0	17	21

Murfreesboro	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Bucky Mattingly	8	1	3.0	23	38
OLB Ken Hilton	6	4	0.0	26	42
OLB Donnell Reed	6	0	0.0	11	21
S Ethan Riley	5	2	0.0	24	45
CB Wally McIntyre	5	2	0.0	23	42
CB Chester Heath	5	0	0.0	19	43
S Damon Lundberg	4	1	0.0	24	41
DE Frankie Wheeler	3	1	1.0	9	23
OLB Hardy Hoffman	3	3	0.0	18	34
S Roderick Adams	3	0	0.0	22	37
CB Ray Gaylor	2	2	0.0	10	11
ILB Randal Dukes	2	0	0.0	6	20
OLB Luke Wynn	1	2	0.0	8	14
CB Kyle Battle	1	1	0.0	17	42
TE Terrell Sperg	1	0	---	---	---
DT Trevor Austen	1	0	0.0	20	32
TE Jesse Dosoo	1	0	---	---	---
DT Brock Osborne	1	0	0.0	13	21
WR Tito Branch	1	0	---	---	---
DE Perry Webster	0	1	0.0	10	20

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Henry Mason	1.0	0	0	0	24
DE Larry Price	0.0	1	2	1	33
DE Vincent Craig	0.0	0	1	0	28
OLB Ralph Eads	0.0	0	1	0	41

Murfreesboro	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bucky Mattingly	3.0	0	3	2	38
DE Frankie Wheeler	1.0	1	2	2	23
DE Glen Abrams	0.0	0	3	1	27
DE Perry Webster	0.0	0	2	1	20
DT Trevor Austen	0.0	0	1	0	32
OLB Ken Hilton	0.0	0	1	0	42
DT Brock Osborne	0.0	0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB T.J. Rocco	4	0	1	38
OLB Ralph Eads	3	3	1	41
S Robbie McGee	3	2	1	39
CB Seth Farley	3	0	0	30
ILB Ken Swift	2	3	0	41
CB Ross Banks	2	1	0	32
OLB Allen Reeves	2	0	0	9

Murfreesboro	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Donnell Reed	5	0	0	21
CB Chester Heath	4	3	0	43
OLB Ken Hilton	3	0	0	42
CB Wally McIntyre	2	1	1	42
S Ethan Riley	2	0	0	45
DE Bucky Mattingly	2	0	0	38
S Damon Lundberg	1	1	0	41
CB Kyle Battle	1	1	0	42
OLB Hardy Hoffman	1	1	0	34
CB Ray Gaylor	1	0	0	11
DE Frankie Wheeler	1	0	0	23
S Roderick Adams	1	0	0	37
ILB Randal Dukes	1	0	0	20
DE Jamal Waldron	0	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Walt Dunn	3	6	1	23	0	45
Kelvin Russ	2	4	0	21	1	40
Tracy Dunn	2	3	0	24	2	40
Mark Palmer	1	5	0	22	0	49
Steve Manifold	0	5	0	20	1	42
Jimmy Hampton	0	1	0	8	0	15
Bo Craig	0	1	0	10	0	20

Murfreesboro	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Hardy Mason	3	9	25	1	39
Lenny Namnath	2	3	26	0	37
Jesse Bednarsh	1	4	26	0	32
Andrew Strong	1	3	26	0	38
Gino Copeland	1	1	20	0	33
Jesse Dosoo	1	1	22	0	23
Tony Haan	0	3	10	0	16
Terrell Sperg	0	1	22	0	34
Peter Bruener	0	1	18	0	24

Special Teams Statistics

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Donnie Morton	4	20
Jeff Newsome	2	29
Eugene Guthrie	1	29
Pat Cabbage	1	14
Wendell Hadden	1	13
Ted Gelat	1	11
Gilbert Blair	1	11
Walt Dunn	1	1
Xavier Duncan	0	22
Ross Banks	0	20
Howard Thelwell	0	17
Robbie McGee	0	17
Troy Stickney	0	11
Byron Lake	0	11
Rick Totten	0	11
Jimmy Hampton	0	11
Kelvin Russ	0	10
T.J. Rocco	0	10
Derrick Tatum	0	8
Larry Price	0	8
Bo Craig	0	8
Dustin O'Donnell	0	7
Tracy Dunn	0	7
Wendell Collier	0	6
Seth Farley	0	6
Jessie Penny	0	5
Henry Mason	0	4
Edward Sampson	0	4
Ken Swift	0	3
Terrance Cooper	0	3
Ralph Eads	0	3
Drew McFerrin	0	3
Irv Walker	0	3
Shane Thompson	0	2
Vincent Craig	0	2
Mark Palmer	0	1
Cole Warren	0	1

Murfreesboro	Tackles	STPlays
Lester Grant	3	21
Victor Schreiner	2	21
Bennie LaMontagne	1	20
Ray Gaylor	1	11
Jesse Bednarsh	1	10
Hardy Mason	1	10
Grady Williamson	0	30
Wally McIntyre	0	20
Jesse Dosoo	0	17
Tito Branch	0	14
Roderick Adams	0	13
Peter Bruener	0	13
Hardy Hoffman	0	12
Terrell Sperg	0	11
Donnell Reed	0	11
Gino Copeland	0	10
Tyrone Joyner	0	10
Jamal Waldron	0	9
Jerald Page	0	8
Ronnie Pittard	0	7
Damon Lundberg	0	6
Tyrus Lee	0	6
Ted Torres	0	6
Brock Osborne	0	6
Randal Dukes	0	6
Tony Haan	0	5
Bucky Mattingly	0	5
Andrew Strong	0	5
Glen Abrams	0	5
Ken Hilton	0	5
Perry Webster	0	5
Trevor Austen	0	4
Tommie Tylski	0	3
Luke Wynn	0	2
Ethan Riley	0	2
Chester Heath	0	1
Kyle Battle	0	1
Glen Van Pelt	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	10	2.0
Middle	18	82	4.6
Right	6	48	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	31	4.4
Middle	20	66	3.3
Right	2	4	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mario Gurley	51	25	1	0	3	8	13	6	1

Murfreesboro	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Teddy Wisbey	40	19	2	3	1	9	4	1	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	6	33	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	12	90	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	70	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	7	1.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	117	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	3	39	2.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	46	9.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Brad Godfrey	13	8	0	50	0	43
WR Jessie Penny	13	6	2	56	1	37
WR Shane Thompson	7	2	0	12	0	31
WR Quinn MacLeod	6	4	0	39	0	30
WR Howard Thelwell	3	2	0	10	0	29
RB Drew McFerrin	3	1	0	11	0	12
TE Dustin O'Donnell	2	2	0	15	0	41
WR Wendell Hadden	2	0	0	0	0	11
FB Bo Craig	2	0	1	0	0	20

Murfreesboro	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kerry Detsch	12	6	0	65	1	34
TE Terrell Sperg	6	4	0	38	0	34
WR Tyrus Lee	6	4	0	70	1	22
TE Jesse Dosoo	4	1	0	11	0	23
WR Bennie LaMontagne	3	1	0	10	0	10
WR Tito Branch	3	0	0	0	0	14
RB Dustin Price	2	2	0	4	0	17
RB Grady Williamson	2	0	1	0	0	24
TE Victor Schreiner	1	0	0	0	0	3
FB Peter Bruener	1	1	0	11	0	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mario Gurley	1	4	4.00	6.75
Brad Godfrey	1	5	5.00	4.69
Eugene Guthrie	1	2	2.00	2.00

Murfreesboro	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dustin Price	2	0	0.00	2.53
Teddy Wisbey	1	5	5.00	4.67
Grady Williamson	1	2	2.00	4.45

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mario Gurley	8	3	25	3.13	3.78

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Teddy Wisbey	2	1	13	6.50	5.23

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Brad Godfrey	3	0	0	0.00	3.85
TE Dustin O'Donnell	2	2	15	7.50	7.50
WR Jessie Penny	2	1	10	5.00	4.31
WR Shane Thompson	1	0	0	0.00	1.71

Murfreesboro	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kerry Detsch	2	1	13	6.50	5.42

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Brad Godfrey	2	1
Mario Gurley	1	0
Eugene Guthrie	1	1
Drew McFerrin	1	1

Murfreesboro	Rushes	Conversions
Grady Williamson	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mario Gurley	13	7	5

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Conversions
Teddy Wisbey	14	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Quinn MacLeod	3	3	2
WR Wendell Hadden	2	0	0
RB Brad Godfrey	2	2	2
WR Shane Thompson	2	1	0
RB Drew McFerrin	2	0	0
TE Dustin O'Donnell	1	1	1
WR Jessie Penny	1	0	0

Murfreesboro	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kerry Detsch	5	2	2
TE Terrell Sperg	3	3	2
RB Grady Williamson	2	0	0
WR Bennie LaMontagne	1	0	0
WR Tyrus Lee	1	0	0
TE Jesse Dosoo	1	0	0
WR Tito Branch	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,100 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,100 (19,500)
End Zone 13,700 (14,000)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,100)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (12,400)
Club Seats 9,800 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,500 (5,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,100 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,100 (19,500)
End Zone	13,700 (14,000)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,100)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (12,400)
Club Seats	9,800 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,500 (5,500)