Wild Card Playoff Games, 2028

played in Los Angeles, CA

69 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind

New Orleans Demon Deacons	7	0	0	10	-	17
Los Angeles Matadors	0	0	0	0	-	0

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:24 NOS - Ellis Thomason 30 pass from Peter Van Verth (Corwin Farmer extra point)
4Q: 13:55 NOS - Corwin Farmer 22 field goal
4Q: 12:25 NOS - Todd Dixon 26 pass from Peter Van Verth (Corwin Farmer extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:24 NOS - Ellis Thomason 30 pass from Peter Van Verth (Corwin Farmer extra point)
4Q: 13:55 NOS - Corwin Farmer 22 field goal
4Q: 12:25 NOS - Todd Dixon 26 pass from Peter Van Verth (Corwin Farmer extra point)

Team Statistics NOS LAS
Record 13-4 10-7
First Downs 18 18
- by Rushing 9 1
- by Passing 8 15
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 295 278
- Offensive Plays 60 67
- Yards per Play 4.92 4.15
Net Rushing Yards 165 43
- Rushing Attempts 37 17
- Yards per Rush 4.46 2.53
Net Passing Yards 130 235
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 19 - 14 - 0 49 - 27 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 154 246
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/24 1/11
- Yards per Pass Play 5.65 4.70
Fumbles/Lost 4/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 4/30 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 2/24 4/44
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/82
Interception Ret./Yards 3/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 25
Time of Possession 32:13 27:47

Team Statistics	NOS	LAS
Record	13-4	10-7
First Downs	18	18
- by Rushing	9	1
- by Passing	8	15
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	295	278
- Offensive Plays	60	67
- Yards per Play	4.92	4.15
Net Rushing Yards	165	43
- Rushing Attempts	37	17
- Yards per Rush	4.46	2.53
Net Passing Yards	130	235
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	19 - 14 - 0	49 - 27 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	154	246
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/24	1/11
- Yards per Pass Play	5.65	4.70
Fumbles/Lost	4/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	4/30	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	2/24	4/44
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/82
Interception Ret./Yards	3/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 25
Time of Possession	32:13	27:47

Drive Charts

New Orleans Demon Deacons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:49	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
1	5:10	3:47	OWN 2	7	42	Punt
2	13:23	1:22	OWN 36	3	0	Punt
2	7:36	2:51	OWN 34	6	23	Fumble
2	3:17	2:55	OWN 6	6	22	Punt
2	0:02	0:02	OPP 43	1	0	Half
3	10:51	4:52	OWN 20	8	29	Punt
3	2:41	3:53	OWN 32	9	63	Field Goal
4	13:06	0:58	OPP 27	2	27	Touchdown
4	7:24	2:24	OWN 15	3	4	Punt
4	2:57	1:49	OWN 20	5	20	Punt

Los Angeles Matadors
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:11	4:01	OWN 34	6	25	Punt
1	1:23	3:00	OWN 25	5	7	Punt
2	12:01	4:25	OWN 29	8	15	Punt
2	4:45	1:28	OWN 43	3	5	Punt
2	0:22	0:20	OWN 35	2	-3	Interception
3	15:00	4:09	OWN 21	7	36	Punt
3	5:59	3:18	OWN 1	6	18	Punt
4	13:48	0:42	OWN 20	2	7	Interception
4	12:08	4:44	OWN 29	14	56	Downs
4	5:00	2:03	OWN 30	8	57	Interception
4	1:08	1:08	OWN 14	6	55	Game

Game MVP: Chester Pray, New Orleans Demon Deacons

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Horace Bergmann	23	107	4.65	41	3
Emmanuel Candelaria	9	31	3.44	16	1
Peter Van Verth	4	24	6.00	8	0
Antonio Hatcher	1	3	3.00	3	0

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dan Mason	12	36	3.00	11	1	0
Todd Hawkins	5	7	1.40	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Peter Van Verth	19	14	154	4/24	2	30	0	132.3

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Moe Doesburg	36	21	158	1/11	0	22	2	45.8
Graham Walker	13	6	88	0/0	0	32	1	36.7

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ellis Thomason	5	7	72	14.40	30	30	1
WR Kerry Sampson	4	6	27	6.75	0	13	0
TE Todd Dixon	3	4	45	15.00	12	26	1
RB Emmanuel Candelaria	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
FB Clifton Carlisle	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Joey Marshak	8	10	89	11.13	11	32
WR Johnny Liu	5	7	56	11.20	19	22
WR Kevin Petrolis	4	9	45	11.25	7	15
RB Todd Hawkins	3	4	2	0.67	1	2
RB Dan Mason	2	5	13	6.50	15	14
WR Pat Booker	2	3	15	7.50	0	10
TE Wally Cole	1	3	1	1.00	0	1
FB Calvin Oliver	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Devin McDonald	1	4	22	22.00	13	22
TE Joseph Reidl	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Rondell Whiting	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Chester Pray	1	0	0.00	0
CB Carter Hill	1	0	0.00	0

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov
Peter Van Verth	2	0
Emmanuel Candelaria	2	0
Patrick Shelton	0	1
Harris Vranjen	0	1
Junior Harrison	0	1

Los Angeles	Recov	Force
Marc Garlick	1	1
Morris Diamond	0	1
Travis Berkowich	0	1
Zack Hawkins	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Melvin Schulz	6	294	49.0	41.7	58	4

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Daniel Okamuro	6	255	42.5	35.2	58	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Corwin Farmer	1/1	0/0	0/0	22	2/2

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Junior Harrison	2	24	12.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dan Mason	4	44	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jordan Julian	2	57	28.5	0
Dan Mason	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Josue Samuels	7	1	0.0	17	50
S Max Abrams	6	1	0.0	14	36
OLB Chester Pray	5	1	1.0	16	36
CB Rondell Whiting	4	3	0.0	13	41
S Alvin Soriano	4	2	0.0	17	48
DT Herb Vega	4	1	0.0	15	34
ILB Michael Dunn	4	1	0.0	17	37
DE Edgar Duran	3	1	0.0	15	34
OLB Neal Kemp	3	0	0.0	3	19
DT Julio Cancilliere	2	0	0.0	12	25
CB Carter Hill	1	1	0.0	15	47
DE Chris Matthews	1	0	0.0	2	16
OLB Cary Turner	1	0	0.0	1	16
DE Calvin Miller	0	1	0.0	10	33

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Johnny Allard	7	0	0.0	31	21
S Jordan Julian	6	8	0.0	32	23
OLB Zack Hawkins	5	1	1.0	13	7
ILB Travis Berkowich	5	4	0.0	32	22
OLB Greyson Carter	4	3	1.0	25	17
DE Marc Garlick	4	0	1.0	25	19
DT Josue Asumaa	4	1	0.0	21	13
CB Billy Joe Floyd	3	2	0.0	30	23
CB Marco Kaiser	3	1	0.0	20	13
OLB Deron Armstrong	3	1	0.0	24	10
DE Morris Diamond	2	0	1.0	12	4
DT Kurt Atherton	2	0	0.0	25	17
S Blake Woodard	1	6	0.0	33	23
DE Matthew Hardy	1	1	0.0	30	21
S Omar Sitron	1	0	0.0	10	3
QB Graham Walker	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Wade Worlow	1	0	0.0	5	0
FB Calvin Oliver	1	0	---	---	---
DT Louie Thompson	1	0	0.0	13	11
RB Dan Mason	1	0	---	---	---
S Rickey Forbes	0	1	0.0	8	2
DT Sammy Head	0	1	0.0	11	2

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Chester Pray	1.0	0	0	0	36
DE Edgar Duran	0.0	1	0	1	34
DE Calvin Miller	0.0	1	0	0	33
DT Herb Vega	0.0	0	2	2	34
DT Andy Linthicum	0.0	0	1	0	8
DT Damon Ellard	0.0	0	1	0	16
ILB Michael Dunn	0.0	0	1	0	37
DE Chris Hoying	0.0	0	1	0	17

Los Angeles	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Morris Diamond	1.0	0	0	4
DE Marc Garlick	1.0	0	0	19
OLB Zack Hawkins	1.0	0	0	7
OLB Greyson Carter	1.0	0	0	17
ILB Travis Berkowich	0.0	1	0	22
OLB Deron Armstrong	0.0	0	1	10

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Josue Samuels	7	2	0	50
S Alvin Soriano	4	2	0	48
S Max Abrams	4	0	0	36
OLB Neal Kemp	3	0	0	19
DE Edgar Duran	3	0	0	34
CB Rondell Whiting	2	2	1	41
ILB Michael Dunn	1	2	0	37
OLB Cary Turner	1	1	0	16
OLB Chester Pray	1	0	1	36
DE Chris Matthews	1	0	0	16
CB Carter Hill	0	1	1	47

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Johnny Allard	4	0	21
CB Marco Kaiser	3	0	13
CB Billy Joe Floyd	2	0	23
ILB Travis Berkowich	2	0	22
S Blake Woodard	1	1	23
DE Marc Garlick	1	0	19
OLB Greyson Carter	1	0	17
OLB Zack Hawkins	0	1	7

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Albert Pelissier	5	12	2	34	3	23
Harris Vranjen	3	5	0	32	0	23
Walt Dunn	2	6	0	37	0	23
Randy Hernandez	1	1	0	3	0	0
J.J. Montgomery	0	4	0	34	1	23
Patrick Shelton	0	3	0	33	0	23
Arnold Bucy	0	2	0	5	0	0

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chuck Adams	2	3	0	17	1	43
Darryl Weaver	1	5	0	17	0	45
Calvin Oliver	1	2	1	10	0	21
Ray Vance	0	4	0	17	0	42
Wally Cole	0	1	0	12	0	38
Walt Cooper	0	1	0	17	0	37
Jimmy Colton	0	1	0	17	0	38

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Rondell Whiting	3	10
Clifton Carlisle	1	18
Antonio Hatcher	1	18
Jeffrey Faine	1	12
Todd Dixon	1	9

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Joseph Reidl	1	9
Blake Woodard	1	8

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Josue Samuels	---	---	17	50	1	68
Carter Hill	---	---	15	47	4	66
Alvin Soriano	---	---	17	48	---	65
Rondell Whiting	---	---	13	41	10	64
Walt Dunn	37	23	---	---	1	61
Harris Vranjen	32	23	---	---	6	61
Peter Van Verth	37	23	---	---	---	60
Todd Dixon	32	19	---	---	9	60
Patrick Shelton	33	23	---	---	1	57
J.J. Montgomery	34	23	---	---	---	57
Albert Pelissier	34	23	---	---	---	57
Clifton Carlisle	23	13	---	---	18	54
Michael Dunn	---	---	17	37	---	54
Max Abrams	---	---	14	36	3	53
Chester Pray	---	---	16	36	---	52
Kerry Sampson	23	19	---	---	8	50
Herb Vega	---	---	15	34	1	50
Edgar Duran	---	---	15	34	---	49
Bill Bailey	---	---	8	25	16	49
Ellis Thomason	27	20	---	---	---	47
Calvin Miller	---	---	10	33	---	43
Julio Cancilliere	---	---	12	25	3	40
Horace Bergmann	25	15	---	---	---	40
Jeffrey Faine	18	6	---	---	12	36
Cary Turner	---	---	1	16	18	35
Junior Harrison	13	11	---	---	11	35
Chris Hoying	---	---	7	17	---	24
Neal Kemp	---	---	3	19	---	22
Damon Ellard	---	---	2	16	3	21
Emmanuel Candelaria	13	8	---	---	---	21
Kelly Hoffman	9	4	---	---	7	20
Antonio Hatcher	2	0	---	---	18	20
Chris Matthews	---	---	2	16	---	18
Andy Linthicum	---	---	3	8	5	16
Mario Torgerson	---	---	0	11	4	15
Arnold Bucy	5	0	---	---	7	12
Troy Grider	4	0	---	---	6	10
Randy Hernandez	3	0	---	---	7	10
Jonathan Mooney	3	0	---	---	5	8
Melvin Schulz	0	0	---	---	6	6
Corwin Farmer	0	0	---	---	5	5
Javier Henry	0	0	---	---	2	2
Melvin Robson	0	0	---	---	1	1
Josiah Hathaway	---	---	0	1	---	1
Jake Newsome	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lorenzo Carr	---	---	0	0	---	0

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Darryl Weaver	17	45	---	---	6	68
Blake Woodard	---	---	33	23	8	64
Wally Cole	12	38	---	---	11	61
Chuck Adams	17	43	---	---	---	60
Jordan Julian	---	---	32	23	5	60
Ray Vance	17	42	---	---	---	59
Billy Joe Floyd	---	---	30	23	5	58
Johnny Liu	17	37	---	---	2	56
Jimmy Colton	17	38	---	---	---	55
Travis Berkowich	---	---	32	22	1	55
Moe Doesburg	17	37	---	---	---	54
Walt Cooper	17	37	---	---	---	54
Matthew Hardy	---	---	30	21	1	52
Johnny Allard	---	---	31	21	---	52
Joey Marshak	7	32	---	---	9	48
Marco Kaiser	---	---	20	13	14	47
Todd Hawkins	5	30	---	---	11	46
Marc Garlick	---	---	25	19	2	46
Calvin Oliver	10	21	---	---	14	45
Kurt Atherton	---	---	25	17	3	45
Kevin Petrolis	13	31	---	---	---	44
Dan Mason	12	20	---	---	10	42
Greyson Carter	---	---	25	17	---	42
Josue Asumaa	---	---	21	13	1	35
Deron Armstrong	---	---	24	10	---	34
Zack Hawkins	---	---	13	7	12	32
Louie Thompson	---	---	13	11	4	28
Joseph Reidl	7	11	---	---	9	27
Morris Diamond	---	---	12	4	8	24
Rickey Forbes	---	---	8	2	12	22
Omar Sitron	---	---	10	3	7	20
Devin McDonald	1	14	---	---	5	20
Sammie Giles	0	13	---	---	6	19
Pat Booker	1	16	---	---	---	17
Sammy Head	---	---	11	2	3	16
Lester Grusendorf	0	9	---	---	6	15
Bryan Gunn	0	13	---	---	---	13
Graham Walker	0	13	---	---	---	13
Wade Worlow	---	---	5	0	4	9
Ethan Grodin	---	---	7	2	---	9
Spencer Gliniak	0	8	---	---	---	8
Dusty Warren	0	2	---	---	6	8
Daniel Okamuro	0	0	---	---	6	6
Adam Capps	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bob Blackwell	0	0	---	---	1	1
Ryan Lange	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	77	7.0
Middle	23	80	3.5
Right	3	8	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	5	1.7
Middle	8	14	1.8
Right	6	24	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Peter Van Verth	19	14	3	0	2	2	1	1	0

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Moe Doesburg	36	21	1	1	0	7	4	3	2
Graham Walker	13	6	2	0	0	3	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	69	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	6	57	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	28	9.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	19	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	54	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	11	141	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	32	6.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ellis Thomason	7	5	1	72	2	20
WR Kerry Sampson	6	4	1	27	0	19
TE Todd Dixon	4	3	0	45	1	19
RB Emmanuel Candelaria	1	1	0	7	0	8
FB Clifton Carlisle	1	1	0	3	0	13

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Joey Marshak	10	8	89	1	32
WR Kevin Petrolis	9	4	45	0	31
WR Johnny Liu	7	5	56	1	37
RB Dan Mason	5	2	13	0	20
RB Todd Hawkins	4	3	2	0	30
WR Devin McDonald	4	1	22	1	14
TE Wally Cole	3	1	1	0	38
WR Pat Booker	3	2	15	0	16
TE Joseph Reidl	3	0	0	0	11
FB Calvin Oliver	1	1	3	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Horace Bergmann	3	4	1.33	4.65
Emmanuel Candelaria	1	3	3.00	3.44

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Peter Van Verth	2	1	13	6.50	8.11

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Moe Doesburg	7	2	8	1.14	4.39
Graham Walker	1	0	0	0.00	6.77

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kerry Sampson	2	1	13	6.50	4.50

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Dan Mason	2	0	0	0.00	2.60
WR Johnny Liu	1	1	3	3.00	8.00
WR Joey Marshak	1	1	5	5.00	8.90
TE Wally Cole	1	0	0	0.00	0.33
WR Pat Booker	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
TE Joseph Reidl	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Kevin Petrolis	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Peter Van Verth	2	1
Emmanuel Candelaria	2	1
Antonio Hatcher	1	0

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Dan Mason	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Peter Van Verth	4	3	1

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Moe Doesburg	9	5	3
Graham Walker	2	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kerry Sampson	2	1	0
WR Ellis Thomason	1	1	0
RB Emmanuel Candelaria	1	1	1

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Johnny Liu	3	2	1
WR Joey Marshak	3	2	2
WR Kevin Petrolis	2	1	1
RB Todd Hawkins	1	1	0
RB Dan Mason	1	0	0
TE Joseph Reidl	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (20,400)
End Zone 14,600 (14,600)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,400)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (12,900)
Club Seats 10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (20,400)
End Zone	14,600 (14,600)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,400)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (12,900)
Club Seats	10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)