Wild Card Playoff Games, 2029

played in New Orleans, LA

43 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

West Virginia Beasts	0	7	7	7	-	21
New Orleans Demon Deacons	0	3	3	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:50 NOS - Corwin Farmer 32 field goal
2Q: 02:24 WVA - Carson Freeman 1 pass from Thomas Burgess (Jason Haney extra point)
3Q: 11:32 WVA - Kenny Drake 16 pass from Thomas Burgess (Jason Haney extra point)
3Q: 03:50 NOS - Corwin Farmer 20 field goal
4Q: 02:00 WVA - Carson Freeman 23 pass from Thomas Burgess (Jason Haney extra point)
4Q: 00:29 NOS - Ellis Thomason 16 pass from Peter Van Verth (Corwin Farmer extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:50 NOS - Corwin Farmer 32 field goal
2Q: 02:24 WVA - Carson Freeman 1 pass from Thomas Burgess (Jason Haney extra point)
3Q: 11:32 WVA - Kenny Drake 16 pass from Thomas Burgess (Jason Haney extra point)
3Q: 03:50 NOS - Corwin Farmer 20 field goal
4Q: 02:00 WVA - Carson Freeman 23 pass from Thomas Burgess (Jason Haney extra point)
4Q: 00:29 NOS - Ellis Thomason 16 pass from Peter Van Verth (Corwin Farmer extra point)

Team Statistics WVA NOS
Record 12-5 10-7
First Downs 22 15
- by Rushing 8 4
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 309 321
- Offensive Plays 63 57
- Yards per Play 4.90 5.63
Net Rushing Yards 127 109
- Rushing Attempts 31 25
- Yards per Rush 4.10 4.36
Net Passing Yards 182 212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 19 - 1 30 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 195 229
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/13 2/17
- Yards per Pass Play 5.69 6.63
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 4/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/50 9/78
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 2/12
Kick Returns/Yards 1/35 3/63
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 25
Time of Possession 32:46 27:14

Team Statistics	WVA	NOS
Record	12-5	10-7
First Downs	22	15
- by Rushing	8	4
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	309	321
- Offensive Plays	63	57
- Yards per Play	4.90	5.63
Net Rushing Yards	127	109
- Rushing Attempts	31	25
- Yards per Rush	4.10	4.36
Net Passing Yards	182	212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 19 - 1	30 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	195	229
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/13	2/17
- Yards per Pass Play	5.69	6.63
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	4/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/50	9/78
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	2/12
Kick Returns/Yards	1/35	3/63
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 25
Time of Possession	32:46	27:14

Drive Charts

West Virginia Beasts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:37	4:12	OWN 2	7	33	Punt
1	2:12	2:09	OWN 6	3	-3	Punt
2	12:44	3:30	OWN 20	7	41	Punt
2	6:35	4:19	OWN 12	8	88	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:35	OWN 37	8	63	Touchdown
3	7:44	2:00	OWN 21	3	0	Punt
3	3:42	3:51	OWN 20	8	28	Punt
4	13:43	0:51	OWN 49	2	-3	Interception
4	11:23	2:53	OWN 35	6	13	Punt
4	5:56	4:06	OWN 46	12	54	Touchdown
4	0:21	0:21	50	1	-2	Game

New Orleans Demon Deacons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:23	OWN 25	6	24	Punt
1	7:25	5:13	OWN 21	8	35	Punt
1	0:03	2:19	OPP 45	5	30	Field Goal
2	9:14	2:39	OWN 12	5	20	Punt
2	2:16	2:16	OWN 12	4	14	Half
3	11:25	3:41	OWN 24	6	11	Punt
3	5:44	2:02	OWN 44	6	53	Field Goal
4	14:51	1:08	OWN 16	3	-3	Punt
4	12:52	1:29	OWN 31	3	0	Punt
4	8:30	2:34	OWN 18	6	36	Downs
4	1:50	1:29	OWN 24	5	76	Touchdown

Game MVP: Thomas Burgess, West Virginia Beasts

Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
D.J. Wolf	25	116	4.64	29	2
Mo Osborne	3	0	0.00	1	0
Thomas Burgess	2	12	6.00	14	1
Rodney Moyer	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jimmy Reiter	17	83	4.88	21	2
Horace Bergmann	6	16	2.67	10	1
Peter Van Verth	2	10	5.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Thomas Burgess	29	19	195	3/13	3	29	1	104.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Peter Van Verth	30	20	229	2/17	1	36	0	100.5

Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Kenny Drake	5	5	54	10.80	10	16	1
RB D.J. Wolf	3	4	8	2.67	2	8	0
FB Rodney Moyer	3	4	37	12.33	23	29	0
WR Carson Freeman	3	7	40	13.33	7	23	2
WR Andrew Perrotta	2	4	19	9.50	2	11	0
TE Omar Shepard	1	1	17	17.00	6	17	0
WR Tom Grier	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Jameson Poole	1	2	12	12.00	2	12	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ellis Thomason	4	7	44	11.00	7	22	1
RB Jimmy Reiter	4	4	20	5.00	7	11	0
TE Louie Wayne	4	6	25	6.25	7	10	0
FB Steven Howard	3	3	32	10.67	15	19	0
WR Mercury Bridges	2	5	49	24.50	28	34	0
WR Martin Posante	1	1	17	17.00	6	17	0
WR Charlie Klaff	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Carl Karr	1	1	36	36.00	36	36	0

Interception Statistics

West Virginia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Mack Zeppelin	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

West Virginia	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bert Correa	0	0	1	0
J.B. Young	0	0	1	0
J.J. Gilmore	0	0	1	0
Brantley Vieane	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov
Peter Van Verth	2	0
Zack Bland	1	0
Louie Wayne	1	0
Jimmy Reiter	0	2
Harris Vranjen	0	1
Horace Bergmann	0	1

Punting Statistics

West Virginia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Vinny Bullock	6	230	38.3	36.3	47	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Corbin Reagor	6	260	43.3	42.8	54	3

Kicking Statistics

West Virginia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Haney	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Corwin Farmer	2/2	0/0	0/0	32	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carson Freeman	1	3	3.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zack Bland	2	12	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
D.J. Wolf	1	35	35.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zack Bland	3	63	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

West Virginia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Logan Bradford	7	1	0.0	23	26
S Mickey Bierria	6	1	0.0	5	14
S Chester Emley	5	2	0.0	24	31
CB J.J. Gilmore	4	1	0.0	13	27
S Weston Reed	4	1	0.0	25	32
CB Bernard Weisz	3	0	0.0	25	32
DE Bryan Linthicum	3	0	0.0	16	25
DT Corwin Wolflick	2	1	0.5	18	18
OLB Karl Walendy	2	0	0.0	9	10
ILB Dale Gadrinab	2	0	0.0	2	3
OLB Michael Castleberry	2	0	0.0	6	4
DE J.B. Young	1	0	1.0	9	9
S Brantley Vieane	1	0	0.5	1	5
OLB Jimmy Newhart	1	2	0.0	16	22
CB Wendell Owens	1	2	0.0	25	32
DT Graham Gerhardt	1	1	0.0	11	7
DE Bert Vos	1	0	0.0	16	23
WR Jameson Poole	1	0	---	---	---
DT Morris Hedges	0	1	0.0	5	4

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Michael Dunn	12	3	1.0	31	31
OLB Chester Pray	9	4	0.0	29	32
S Mack Zeppelin	6	0	0.0	29	31
S Max Abrams	4	1	0.0	30	29
OLB Neal Kemp	3	0	2.0	24	29
DT Julio Cancilliere	3	2	0.0	19	20
ILB Mario Torgerson	2	2	0.0	16	13
CB Blake Strong	2	1	0.0	11	20
CB Josue Samuels	2	1	0.0	30	30
S Alvin Soriano	2	0	0.0	5	3
CB Carter Hill	1	1	0.0	23	26
DE Herb Vega	1	0	0.0	25	24
CB Rondell Whiting	1	0	0.0	11	7
DE Chris Hoying	1	0	0.0	6	8
DE Edgar Duran	0	1	0.0	23	25
CB Bill Bailey	0	1	0.0	4	3
DT Evan Collier	0	1	0.0	14	13

Pass Rush Statistics

West Virginia	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE J.B. Young	1.0	0	1	0	9
DT Corwin Wolflick	0.5	0	1	1	18
S Brantley Vieane	0.5	0	0	0	5
DE Bert Vos	0.0	1	0	0	23
DT Mario Bell	0.0	0	1	0	28

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Neal Kemp	2.0	1	2	29
ILB Michael Dunn	1.0	0	0	31
DE Herb Vega	0.0	2	1	24
DE Edgar Duran	0.0	1	1	25
OLB Chester Pray	0.0	1	0	32

Pass Defense Statistics

West Virginia	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Chester Emley	4	0	31
S Weston Reed	3	1	32
S Mickey Bierria	3	0	14
CB J.J. Gilmore	3	0	27
CB Bernard Weisz	2	0	32
ILB Logan Bradford	2	0	26
DT Corwin Wolflick	1	0	18
CB Wendell Owens	1	0	32
DE Bryan Linthicum	1	0	25
OLB Jimmy Newhart	0	1	22

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Chester Pray	6	0	0	32
S Mack Zeppelin	4	0	1	31
ILB Michael Dunn	4	0	0	31
CB Carter Hill	2	0	0	26
CB Josue Samuels	1	1	0	30
CB Blake Strong	1	0	0	20
ILB Mario Torgerson	1	0	0	13

Blocking Statistics

West Virginia	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Carlos Mears	3	7	0	31	1	32
Andres Ogden	3	6	0	31	1	32
Levon Albrecht	2	7	0	31	1	32
Rodney Moyer	2	4	2	19	0	14
Caiden Gallop	2	3	0	31	0	32
Percy Crane	0	2	0	31	0	32

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Harris Vranjen	4	7	0	25	0	32
Albert Pelissier	4	6	1	25	0	32
Walt Dunn	1	7	1	25	1	32
Steven Howard	1	1	1	12	0	18
Daryl Rivers	1	1	0	9	0	3
Louie Wayne	0	1	0	19	0	17
Troy Grider	0	0	0	16	1	29

Special Teams Tackles

West Virginia	Tackles	STPlays
Bert Correa	2	14
Daniel Gibson	2	14
Brantley Vieane	1	7

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Rondell Whiting	1	25
Horace Bergmann	1	21

Participation

West Virginia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Wendell Owens	---	---	25	32	22	79
Andres Ogden	31	32	---	---	6	69
Caiden Gallop	31	32	---	---	6	69
Carson Freeman	26	32	---	---	7	65
Carlos Mears	31	32	---	---	---	63
Percy Crane	31	32	---	---	---	63
Levon Albrecht	31	32	---	---	---	63
Thomas Burgess	31	32	---	---	---	63
Weston Reed	---	---	25	32	3	60
Bernard Weisz	---	---	25	32	2	59
D.J. Wolf	27	27	---	---	4	58
Chester Emley	---	---	24	31	2	57
Kenny Drake	22	24	---	---	6	52
Logan Bradford	---	---	23	26	2	51
Mario Bell	---	---	21	28	1	50
Andrew Perrotta	22	25	---	---	---	47
Corwin Wolflick	---	---	18	18	9	45
J.J. Gilmore	---	---	13	27	5	45
Jameson Poole	15	16	---	---	13	44
Bryan Linthicum	---	---	16	25	1	42
Karl Walendy	---	---	9	10	22	41
Bert Vos	---	---	16	23	1	40
Rodney Moyer	19	14	---	---	7	40
Jimmy Newhart	---	---	16	22	---	38
Omar Shepard	9	6	---	---	15	30
Mo Osborne	4	2	---	---	19	25
Graham Gerhardt	---	---	11	7	6	24
Mickey Bierria	---	---	5	14	2	21
Bert Correa	---	---	5	0	14	19
J.B. Young	---	---	9	9	1	19
Daniel Gibson	3	1	---	---	14	18
Tom Grier	8	9	---	---	---	17
Brantley Vieane	---	---	1	5	7	13
Michael Castleberry	---	---	6	4	2	12
Walter Malone	0	3	---	---	8	11
Morris Hedges	---	---	5	4	1	10
Dale Gadrinab	---	---	2	3	3	8
Kennedy Cooley	0	0	---	---	6	6
Hunter Pingeton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Sherman Wells	0	0	---	---	6	6
Vinny Bullock	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jason Haney	0	0	---	---	4	4
Norman Knudson	0	1	---	---	3	4
Junior Clancy	0	0	---	---	---	0
Willie McWilliams	0	0	---	---	---	0
Corey Duff	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Harris Vranjen	25	32	---	---	8	65
Albert Pelissier	25	32	---	---	7	64
Michael Dunn	---	---	31	31	---	62
Chester Pray	---	---	29	32	1	62
Mack Zeppelin	---	---	29	31	1	61
Josue Samuels	---	---	30	30	1	61
Max Abrams	---	---	30	29	---	59
Peter Van Verth	25	32	---	---	---	57
Walt Dunn	25	32	---	---	---	57
Carter Hill	---	---	23	26	8	57
Cody Mahoney	25	32	---	---	---	57
Neal Kemp	---	---	24	29	---	53
Herb Vega	---	---	25	24	1	50
Edgar Duran	---	---	23	25	---	48
Ellis Thomason	19	28	---	---	---	47
Jimmy Reiter	19	27	---	---	1	47
Troy Grider	16	29	---	---	1	46
Rondell Whiting	---	---	11	7	25	43
Mercury Bridges	17	25	---	---	---	42
Louie Wayne	19	17	---	---	6	42
Julio Cancilliere	---	---	19	20	---	39
Steven Howard	12	18	---	---	8	38
Martin Posante	7	12	---	---	14	33
Mario Torgerson	---	---	16	13	4	33
Charlie Klaff	13	19	---	---	---	32
Blake Strong	---	---	11	20	---	31
Horace Bergmann	6	2	---	---	21	29
Evan Collier	---	---	14	13	1	28
Calvin Miller	---	---	8	7	10	25
Zack Bland	4	1	---	---	20	25
Carl Karr	7	6	---	---	9	22
Frank Booker	1	1	---	---	15	17
Rodney Christie	---	---	2	0	15	17
Kim Strong	1	4	---	---	10	15
Chris Hoying	---	---	6	8	---	14
Bill Bailey	---	---	4	3	7	14
Daryl Rivers	9	3	---	---	---	12
Alvin Soriano	---	---	5	3	2	10
Lorenzo Carr	---	---	1	1	8	10
Arnold Bucy	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jimmy Colton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Javier Henry	0	0	---	---	8	8
Corbin Reagor	0	0	---	---	8	8
Corwin Farmer	0	0	---	---	6	6
Landon Bills	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kenneth Fletcher	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	1	0.3
Middle	22	112	5.1
Right	5	16	3.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	52	5.2
Middle	14	45	3.2
Right	1	12	12.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Thomas Burgess	29	19	2	1	2	1	5	4	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Peter Van Verth	30	20	3	1	2	2	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	-3	-1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	125	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	34	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	39	5.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	50	12.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	58	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	121	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carson Freeman	7	3	0	40	1	32
TE Kenny Drake	5	5	0	54	0	24
WR Andrew Perrotta	4	2	2	19	0	25
RB D.J. Wolf	4	3	0	8	0	27
FB Rodney Moyer	4	3	0	37	1	14
WR Tom Grier	2	1	0	8	0	9
WR Jameson Poole	2	1	0	12	0	16
TE Omar Shepard	1	1	0	17	0	6

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ellis Thomason	7	4	1	44	1	28
TE Louie Wayne	6	4	0	25	0	17
WR Mercury Bridges	5	2	0	49	1	25
RB Jimmy Reiter	4	4	0	20	0	27
FB Steven Howard	3	3	0	32	0	18
WR Charlie Klaff	2	1	1	6	0	19
WR Martin Posante	1	1	0	17	0	12
TE Carl Karr	1	1	0	36	1	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Thomas Burgess	2	2	17	8.50	6.72

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Peter Van Verth	5	2	23	4.60	7.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Kenny Drake	1	1	16	16.00	10.80
WR Carson Freeman	1	1	1	1.00	5.71

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ellis Thomason	2	2	23	11.50	6.29
TE Louie Wayne	2	0	0	0.00	4.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Rushes	Conversions
Mo Osborne	2	1
D.J. Wolf	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Jimmy Reiter	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Thomas Burgess	9	6	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Peter Van Verth	11	8	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carson Freeman	3	2	2
WR Andrew Perrotta	2	0	0
WR Tom Grier	1	1	1
RB D.J. Wolf	1	1	0
FB Rodney Moyer	1	1	0
TE Kenny Drake	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ellis Thomason	3	1	0
RB Jimmy Reiter	3	3	0
WR Mercury Bridges	1	1	1
WR Martin Posante	1	1	1
WR Charlie Klaff	1	0	0
FB Steven Howard	1	1	1
TE Louie Wayne	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,700 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,000 (19,000)
End Zone 13,700 (13,700)
Mezzanine 7,900 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (12,100)
Club Seats 11,500 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes 3,500 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,700 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,000 (19,000)
End Zone	13,700 (13,700)
Mezzanine	7,900 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (12,100)
Club Seats	11,500 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes	3,500 (3,500)