Wild Card Playoff Games, 2026

played in Portland, OR

32 degrees, fair, calm

Cleveland Clawz	0	10	3	6	-	19
Portland Seals	7	0	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:57 POR - Mitchell Keith 6 pass from Karl Bauer (Mitchell Shaw extra point)
2Q: 09:39 CLE - Colin Backer 27 field goal
2Q: 07:00 CLE - Raymond Vaughn 37 pass from Edwin Hyman (Colin Backer extra point)
3Q: 08:48 CLE - Colin Backer 40 field goal
4Q: 03:18 CLE - Mercury Sander 3 run (Mercury Sander run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:57 POR - Mitchell Keith 6 pass from Karl Bauer (Mitchell Shaw extra point)
2Q: 09:39 CLE - Colin Backer 27 field goal
2Q: 07:00 CLE - Raymond Vaughn 37 pass from Edwin Hyman (Colin Backer extra point)
3Q: 08:48 CLE - Colin Backer 40 field goal
4Q: 03:18 CLE - Mercury Sander 3 run (Mercury Sander run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics CLE POR
Record 10-7 10-7
First Downs 21 12
- by Rushing 9 2
- by Passing 12 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 364 207
- Offensive Plays 66 50
- Yards per Play 5.52 4.14
Net Rushing Yards 127 50
- Rushing Attempts 35 17
- Yards per Rush 3.63 2.94
Net Passing Yards 237 157
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 23 - 0 32 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 248 161
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 7.65 4.76
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 7.6
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/29 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 1/32 3/59
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 30
Time of Possession 35:23 24:37

Team Statistics	CLE	POR
Record	10-7	10-7
First Downs	21	12
- by Rushing	9	2
- by Passing	12	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	364	207
- Offensive Plays	66	50
- Yards per Play	5.52	4.14
Net Rushing Yards	127	50
- Rushing Attempts	35	17
- Yards per Rush	3.63	2.94
Net Passing Yards	237	157
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 23 - 0	32 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	248	161
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	7.65	4.76
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	7.6
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/29	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	1/32	3/59
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 30
Time of Possession	35:23	24:37

Drive Charts

Cleveland Clawz
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:25	OWN 16	11	32	Punt
1	5:45	1:36	OWN 39	3	-5	Punt
1	0:50	6:17	OWN 46	11	44	Field Goal
2	7:00	0:17	OPP 37	1	37	Touchdown
2	4:37	1:31	OWN 3	3	7	Punt
2	1:47	1:47	OWN 3	5	40	Half
3	11:57	3:14	OWN 18	6	59	Field Goal
3	6:56	3:19	OWN 28	8	23	Punt
4	11:14	8:03	OWN 3	13	97	Touchdown
4	1:51	1:51	OWN 22	5	10	Game

Portland Seals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:35	1:50	OWN 16	3	4	Punt
1	4:09	1:27	OWN 30	3	-2	Punt
1	2:42	1:52	OPP 21	4	21	Touchdown
2	9:33	2:33	OWN 20	4	7	Interception
2	6:43	2:06	OWN 38	3	3	Punt
2	3:06	1:19	OWN 46	3	4	Punt
3	15:00	3:03	OWN 26	5	15	Punt
3	8:43	1:47	OWN 20	6	13	Punt
3	3:37	7:23	OWN 1	13	57	Punt
4	3:11	1:20	OWN 28	6	50	Fumble

Game MVP: Edwin Hyman, Cleveland Clawz

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mercury Sander	28	106	3.79	12	3	1
Tito Vila	5	16	3.20	8	0	0
Edwin Hyman	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0
Daryl Breeze	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Portland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Alvin Slater	8	35	4.38	9	0
Tyrus Williamson	5	-10	-2.00	2	0
Karl Bauer	3	23	7.67	12	1
Joe Dole	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Edwin Hyman	29	23	248	2/11	1	37	0	113.8

Portland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Karl Bauer	32	20	161	1/4	1	27	1	72.5

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Raymond Vaughn	13	13	148	11.38	50	37	1
WR Ralph Weiser	3	4	28	9.33	10	19	0
WR Daryl Breeze	2	2	43	21.50	23	33	0
WR Ron Huntley	2	4	12	6.00	10	9	0
TE Archie Reyna	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Paul Booker	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Mercury Sander	1	4	4	4.00	0	4	0

Portland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Skip Mayes	6	10	39	6.50	9	16	0
RB Tyrus Williamson	4	4	50	12.50	39	27	0
WR Vernon Shelton	4	6	18	4.50	3	10	0
FB Joe Dole	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Mitchell Keith	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	1
WR Phil Sheldon	1	2	7	7.00	6	7	0
RB Alvin Slater	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Donnie Betrozoff	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Kelly Hamiter	1	3	19	19.00	0	19	0
WR Daryl Greene	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Randall Farmer	1	0	0.00	0

Portland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ron Huntley	1	1	0
Mercury Sander	1	0	0
Marco Kaiser	0	1	0
Ian Woods	0	0	1
Doug Deaton	0	0	1

Portland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Vernon Shelton	1	0	0
Donnie Betrozoff	1	0	0
Raymond Van Cleave	0	1	1
Tyrus Williamson	0	1	0
Curtis Wollmuth	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ralph Swift	4	170	42.5	41.0	48	2

Portland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Roger Westbrook	7	336	48.0	43.9	56	5

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Colin Backer	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	1/1

Portland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mitchell Shaw	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron Huntley	3	29	9.7	0

Portland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leslie Flemister	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andy Mabe	1	32	32.0	0

Portland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vernon Shelton	3	59	19.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Doug Deaton	5	2	0.0	10	20
S R.J. Gilmore	4	1	0.0	16	32
OLB Randall Farmer	4	0	0.0	10	22
DE Vincent Dallesandro	3	0	0.5	17	31
S Johnny Devine	3	0	0.0	9	19
DT Bert Hopkins	2	1	0.5	9	12
CB Ike Force	2	1	0.0	2	9
CB Andy Mabe	2	0	0.0	9	24
CB Marco Kaiser	2	0	0.0	14	26
OLB Leroy Fields	2	0	0.0	8	15
CB Desmond Maass	2	0	0.0	13	19
DT Ricky Chopper	1	1	0.0	8	10
ILB Alex Henson	1	0	0.0	6	8
S Derek Crooks	1	0	0.0	4	12
DE Roderick Urbanski	1	0	0.0	7	16
S Ian Woods	1	0	0.0	9	13
OLB Deon Bernstein	0	2	0.0	9	15
ILB Ken Orellana	0	1	0.0	2	6

Portland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Harvey Ingle	8	1	0.0	28	26
CB Clay Cowell	8	1	0.0	35	31
S Howard McClenney	6	1	0.0	24	28
OLB Kenneth Kremers	5	2	0.5	25	23
DT Gus Elliott	5	3	0.0	16	12
S Erik Granville	4	3	1.0	22	17
DE Jackie Van Der Linden	4	3	0.0	23	21
DT Harris Garrod	4	1	0.0	20	19
OLB Rufus Richardson	4	0	0.0	19	14
ILB Curtis Wollmuth	3	6	0.0	28	20
DE Louis Walsh	2	2	0.5	22	20
DE Harris Joseph	1	1	0.0	17	7
WR Skip Mayes	1	0	---	---	---
DE T.J. Graff	1	0	0.0	13	11
CB Bubba Barlow	1	0	0.0	21	25
ILB Michael Dunn	1	0	0.0	7	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Vincent Dallesandro	0.5	2	1	2	31
DT Bert Hopkins	0.5	0	0	0	12
DE Roderick Urbanski	0.0	1	0	0	16
DE Pat Cortez	0.0	0	2	0	19
OLB Randall Farmer	0.0	0	1	0	22
DT Ronald Corbett	0.0	0	1	0	21

Portland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Erik Granville	1.0	0	0	0	17
DE Louis Walsh	0.5	0	0	0	20
OLB Kenneth Kremers	0.5	0	0	0	23
DE Gabe Hitchcock	0.0	1	0	0	10
DE Jackie Van Der Linden	0.0	0	1	1	21
DE T.J. Graff	0.0	0	1	0	11
DT Gus Elliott	0.0	0	1	0	12
DT Harris Garrod	0.0	0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Doug Deaton	4	0	0	20
CB Marco Kaiser	2	1	0	26
OLB Randall Farmer	2	0	1	22
S Johnny Devine	2	0	0	19
OLB Leroy Fields	2	0	0	15
CB Desmond Maass	2	0	0	19
S R.J. Gilmore	2	0	0	32
CB Ike Force	2	0	0	9
CB Andy Mabe	1	0	0	24
S Ian Woods	1	0	0	13
OLB Deon Bernstein	0	1	0	15

Portland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Howard McClenney	5	0	28
CB Clay Cowell	4	1	31
OLB Kenneth Kremers	3	1	23
OLB Rufus Richardson	3	0	14
DT Harris Garrod	2	0	19
S Harvey Ingle	2	0	26
ILB Curtis Wollmuth	2	0	20
DE Louis Walsh	1	0	20
ILB Michael Dunn	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Maurice Mason	3	7	31	1	22
Deion Shaver	3	7	35	1	31
Teddy Meske	2	9	34	0	31
Rusty Lane	2	6	31	0	28
Van Withrow	2	2	5	0	3
Brian Sweeney	1	1	35	0	28
Paul Booker	1	1	28	0	17
Clay Dodge	0	1	20	0	11

Portland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brian Emerson	2	5	17	0	33
Arnold Henderson	1	5	16	0	32
Kent Foster	1	1	2	0	7
Hugh Lee	0	2	16	0	27
Marcus Peters	0	1	11	0	21
Damon Springer	0	0	16	1	31

Special Teams Statistics

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Huntley	1	14
Tito Vila	1	13
Daryl Breeze	1	11
Ken Orellana	1	6
Doug Deaton	1	5
Phillip Francis	0	18
Andy Mabe	0	18
Raymond Vaughn	0	16
Randall Farmer	0	14
Johnny Devine	0	11
Paul Booker	0	11
Archie Reyna	0	10
Ralph Swift	0	9
Roderick Urbanski	0	8
Ted Dunsmore	0	6
Teddy Meske	0	6
Van Withrow	0	6
Rob Carlisle	0	6
Ralph Weiser	0	5
Josh Wells	0	5
Deion Shaver	0	5
Pat Cortez	0	3
Edwin Hyman	0	2
Colin Backer	0	2
Leroy Fields	0	2
R.J. Gilmore	0	2
Greg Galloway	0	1
Alex Henson	0	1
Ian Woods	0	1
Maurice Mason	0	1
Deon Bernstein	0	1
Desmond Maass	0	1

Portland	Tackles	STPlays
Raymond Van Cleave	1	20
Frank Newton	1	14
Kelly Hamiter	1	13
Damon Springer	1	7
Bubba Barlow	0	17
Adrian Joseph	0	14
Erik Granville	0	14
Norman Tanner	0	12
Leslie Flemister	0	10
Vernon Shelton	0	8
Kent Foster	0	7
Roger Westbrook	0	7
Daryl Greene	0	7
Chester McElroy	0	7
Jason Henson	0	7
Randall Matich	0	6
Marcus Peters	0	5
Louis Walsh	0	4
Mitchell Keith	0	4
Donnie Betrozoff	0	4
Harris Garrod	0	3
Leo Grieg	0	3
Arnold Henderson	0	3
Gabe Hitchcock	0	3
Howard McClenney	0	3
Harris Joseph	0	3
Harvey Ingle	0	2
Clay Cowell	0	2
Mitchell Shaw	0	2
T.J. Graff	0	2
Curtis Wollmuth	0	2
Joe Dole	0	2
Kenneth Kremers	0	2
Michael Dunn	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	36	4.0
Middle	9	46	5.1
Right	16	47	2.9
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	18	3.6
Middle	10	22	2.2
Right	2	10	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Edwin Hyman	29	23	3	0	0	2	3	2	0

Portland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Karl Bauer	32	20	1	1	0	2	5	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	14	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	98	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	136	17.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	61	7.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	61	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	39	3.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Raymond Vaughn	13	13	148	2	29
WR Ralph Weiser	4	3	28	0	12
WR Ron Huntley	4	2	12	0	26
RB Mercury Sander	4	1	4	0	18
WR Daryl Breeze	2	2	43	1	14
TE Archie Reyna	1	1	6	0	10
TE Paul Booker	1	1	7	0	17

Portland	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Skip Mayes	10	6	39	0	21
WR Vernon Shelton	6	4	18	0	20
RB Tyrus Williamson	4	4	50	1	18
WR Kelly Hamiter	3	1	19	0	17
WR Phil Sheldon	2	1	7	0	21
RB Alvin Slater	2	1	7	0	7
TE Donnie Betrozoff	2	1	7	0	13
FB Joe Dole	1	1	8	0	16
WR Daryl Greene	1	0	0	0	6
TE Mitchell Keith	1	1	6	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mercury Sander	2	3	1.50	3.79

Portland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Edwin Hyman	2	1	1	0.50	8.55

Portland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Karl Bauer	2	2	11	5.50	5.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ralph Weiser	1	1	1	1.00	7.00
RB Mercury Sander	1	0	0	0.00	1.00

Portland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Tyrus Williamson	1	1	5	5.00	12.50
TE Mitchell Keith	1	1	6	6.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Tito Vila	2	1
Mercury Sander	2	1
Daryl Breeze	1	1

Portland	Rushes	Conversions
Alvin Slater	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Edwin Hyman	9	8	5

Portland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Karl Bauer	11	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Raymond Vaughn	4	4	2
WR Ralph Weiser	3	2	1
TE Archie Reyna	1	1	1
WR Ron Huntley	1	1	1

Portland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Skip Mayes	2	2	1
WR Vernon Shelton	2	2	1
WR Phil Sheldon	2	1	1
FB Joe Dole	1	1	1
WR Daryl Greene	1	0	0
RB Alvin Slater	1	0	0
TE Donnie Betrozoff	1	0	0
WR Kelly Hamiter	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,000 (99,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 26,800 (26,800)
End Zone 19,300 (19,300)
Mezzanine 11,100 (11,100)
Sideline Seats 17,100 (17,100)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 9,700 (9,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,000 (99,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	26,800 (26,800)
End Zone	19,300 (19,300)
Mezzanine	11,100 (11,100)
Sideline Seats	17,100 (17,100)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	9,700 (9,700)