Week 17, 2061

played in Pittsburgh, PA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Dakota Spirit	0	9	6	7	-	22
Pittsburgh Pythons	0	3	0	11	-	14

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:15 PIT - Raul Buckner 23 field goal
2Q: 09:48 DAK - Kurt Morrison 41 field goal
2Q: 03:27 DAK - Nick Herndon 2 pass from Parker Schwartz (Kurt Morrison extra point failed)
3Q: 07:29 DAK - Kurt Morrison 32 field goal
3Q: 00:29 DAK - Kurt Morrison 34 field goal
4Q: 11:51 PIT - Raul Buckner 41 field goal
4Q: 07:30 DAK - Parker Schwartz 11 run (Kurt Morrison extra point)
4Q: 04:19 PIT - Adrian Ellis 2 run (Adrian Ellis pass to Ralph Kerr for conversion)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:15 PIT - Raul Buckner 23 field goal
2Q: 09:48 DAK - Kurt Morrison 41 field goal
2Q: 03:27 DAK - Nick Herndon 2 pass from Parker Schwartz (Kurt Morrison extra point failed)
3Q: 07:29 DAK - Kurt Morrison 32 field goal
3Q: 00:29 DAK - Kurt Morrison 34 field goal
4Q: 11:51 PIT - Raul Buckner 41 field goal
4Q: 07:30 DAK - Parker Schwartz 11 run (Kurt Morrison extra point)
4Q: 04:19 PIT - Adrian Ellis 2 run (Adrian Ellis pass to Ralph Kerr for conversion)

Team Statistics DAK PIT
Record 8-8 6-10
First Downs 17 18
- by Rushing 8 8
- by Passing 7 8
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 259 352
- Offensive Plays 65 63
- Yards per Play 3.98 5.59
Net Rushing Yards 107 117
- Rushing Attempts 35 27
- Yards per Rush 3.06 4.33
Net Passing Yards 152 235
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 20 - 0 35 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 164 237
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 1/2
- Yards per Pass Play 5.07 6.53
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 4/17 6/42
Punt Returns/Yards 2/18 2/13
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 5/116
Interception Ret./Yards 1/16 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 29
Time of Possession 34:35 25:25

Team Statistics	DAK	PIT
Record	8-8	6-10
First Downs	17	18
- by Rushing	8	8
- by Passing	7	8
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	259	352
- Offensive Plays	65	63
- Yards per Play	3.98	5.59
Net Rushing Yards	107	117
- Rushing Attempts	35	27
- Yards per Rush	3.06	4.33
Net Passing Yards	152	235
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 20 - 0	35 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	164	237
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	1/2
- Yards per Pass Play	5.07	6.53
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	4/17	6/42
Punt Returns/Yards	2/18	2/13
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	5/116
Interception Ret./Yards	1/16	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 29
Time of Possession	34:35	25:25

Drive Charts

Dakota Spirit
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:42	0:58	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
1	7:48	1:38	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
1	2:57	1:33	OWN 3	3	4	Punt
2	14:08	4:26	OWN 25	9	51	Field Goal
2	6:52	3:36	OPP 44	7	44	Touchdown
2	1:17	1:17	OWN 18	4	16	Half
3	15:00	2:03	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
3	11:30	4:07	OWN 45	10	40	Field Goal
3	5:45	5:22	OWN 39	10	44	Field Goal
4	11:43	4:21	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
4	4:11	1:48	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
4	0:58	0:58	OWN 26	3	-4	Game

Pittsburgh Pythons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:18	OWN 26	7	28	Punt
1	9:44	1:56	OWN 44	3	-3	Punt
1	6:10	3:13	OWN 7	5	50	Punt
1	1:24	2:16	OPP 39	5	33	Field Goal
2	9:42	2:50	OWN 24	6	20	Downs
2	3:16	1:59	OWN 36	6	54	Interception
3	12:57	1:27	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
3	7:23	1:38	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
3	0:23	3:40	OWN 26	8	50	Field Goal
4	7:22	3:11	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
4	2:23	1:25	OWN 34	6	40	Downs

Game MVP: Parker Schwartz, Dakota Spirit

Rushing Statistics

Dakota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Chester Gardner	17	55	3.24	15	2	0
RB Fred Groza	7	33	4.71	15	1	0
QB Parker Schwartz	7	20	2.86	11	1	1
RB Jeremy Wallace	2	2	1.00	3	0	0
WR Jameson Papadopulos	2	-3	-1.50	2	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ralph Kerr	14	50	3.57	18	4	0
QB Adrian Ellis	9	45	5.00	14	1	1
RB Everett Hardy	4	22	5.50	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Dakota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Parker Schwartz	28	20	164	2/12	1	40	0	97.9

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Adrian Ellis	35	18	237	1/2	0	38	1	61.3

Receiving Statistics

Dakota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Nick Herndon	6	7	60	10.00	39	23	1
RB Fred Groza	3	3	15	5.00	5	16	0
WR Alvin Morris	3	4	53	17.67	31	40	0
TE Jeffrey Westbrook	2	5	10	5.00	2	7	0
RB Chester Gardner	2	3	1	0.50	2	2	0
TE Jessie Johnstone	2	2	26	13.00	14	17	0
WR Freddie Dallesandro	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Justin Gray	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
FB Burt Spurlock	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Jameson Papadopulos	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Ralph Kerr	6	13	61	10.17	23	22
WR Terrell Fitzgerald	4	7	47	11.75	19	29
WR Al Robertson	3	3	103	34.33	0	38
TE Dominique Boyd	3	6	25	8.33	7	16
RB Everett Hardy	1	3	-4	-4.00	0	-4
TE Marvin Wallace	1	2	5	5.00	0	5
WR Orlando Sullivan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dakota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Shaun Robak	1	16	16.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dakota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Jeremy Wallace	1	1	0	0
OLB J.B. Ramirez	0	0	1	0

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
S Andres Stoffel	1	0	0
RB Everett Hardy	0	1	0
OLB Gerald Sawyer	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dakota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kirk Barnard	5	230	46.0	43.4	64	2

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ezekiel Lincoln	5	205	41.0	33.4	46	2

Kicking Statistics

Dakota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kurt Morrison	3/3	1/1	0/0	41	1/2

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Raul Buckner	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Dakota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fred Groza	2	18	9.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Kerr	2	13	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dakota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andres Stoffel	5	116	23.2	0

Defensive Statistics

Dakota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gabe Leung	9	2	0.0	22	25
OLB Trevor LaRiche	6	0	0.0	26	36
ILB Roger Mayes	5	1	0.0	19	19
CB Tony Talley	5	1	0.0	25	30
CB Neil Galloway	4	1	0.0	25	34
OLB Shaun Robak	3	2	0.0	26	34
DT Adrian Hoffman	3	1	0.0	27	36
OLB J.B. Ramirez	3	1	0.0	22	26
DT Dominic Forbes	2	2	1.0	25	31
CB Weston Connell	2	1	0.0	27	36
S Wes Ranger	2	0	0.0	23	28
CB Winston Alexander	1	0	0.0	12	25

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Andres Stoffel	6	4	0.0	35	30
S Hugh Hutton	6	1	0.0	35	29
OLB Claude Baker	5	3	0.0	33	27
OLB Jamal Butler	5	2	0.0	22	20
S Darius Romine	5	2	0.0	24	23
OLB Gerald Sawyer	4	1	1.0	22	23
CB Jessie Robertson	3	1	0.0	35	30
DE Roy Miller	3	1	0.0	28	18
OLB Percy Jamison	3	1	0.0	11	9
DE Francisco Kingsley	3	0	0.0	24	21
ILB Tevin Hoffman	2	0	0.0	11	9
DE Damian Creaser	2	0	0.0	3	9
DT Bruce Sjostrand	2	0	0.0	13	6
DT Donovan Jutte	1	1	1.0	6	8
DT Keegan Turner	1	2	0.0	28	20
CB Dakota McWilliams	1	0	0.0	35	28
WR Terrell Fitzgerald	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Dakota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dominic Forbes	1.0	1	1	31
DT Adrian Hoffman	0.0	2	1	36
OLB J.B. Ramirez	0.0	1	1	26

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Gerald Sawyer	1.0	0	1	0	23
DT Donovan Jutte	1.0	0	0	0	8
DE Damian Creaser	0.0	1	0	0	9
OLB Jamal Butler	0.0	0	1	0	20
DE Roy Miller	0.0	0	0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Dakota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tony Talley	3	1	0	30
OLB Trevor LaRiche	3	0	0	36
OLB Gabe Leung	2	2	0	25
OLB Shaun Robak	2	1	1	34
CB Neil Galloway	2	1	0	34
CB Weston Connell	2	0	0	36
S Wes Ranger	2	0	0	28
DT Adrian Hoffman	1	0	0	36
OLB J.B. Ramirez	1	0	0	26
CB Randal Crawford	0	1	0	6

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Hugh Hutton	5	1	29
S Andres Stoffel	2	0	30
CB Jessie Robertson	2	0	30
S Darius Romine	2	0	23
DE Damian Creaser	2	0	9
CB Dakota McWilliams	1	1	28
OLB Gerald Sawyer	1	1	23
ILB Tevin Hoffman	1	0	9
OLB Jamal Butler	1	0	20
OLB Claude Baker	1	0	27
OLB Percy Jamison	1	0	9
DE Francisco Kingsley	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Dakota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Wayne Wheat	4	8	35	1	30
G Brendan Grant	2	6	35	0	30
C Bernie McCollom	2	5	35	1	30
T Julio Connell	1	7	35	0	30
T Julio Rapaport	1	4	35	0	30
TE Jeffrey Westbrook	1	1	32	0	28

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Jacob Zeyen	3	6	27	0	36
T Lance Bark	1	6	27	0	36
C Braden Seiler	1	3	27	0	36
T Donte Dotson	1	2	27	0	36
T Bernie Smith	0	2	27	0	36
TE Dominique Boyd	0	1	24	1	36

Special Teams Tackles

Dakota	Tackles	STPlays
J.B. Ramirez	4	12
Winston Alexander	1	15
Julio Connell	1	14
Brendan Grant	1	8

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Dominique Boyd	1	14
Lance Bark	1	7

Participation

Dakota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Julio Connell	35	30	---	---	14	79
G Wayne Wheat	35	30	---	---	8	73
G Brendan Grant	35	30	---	---	8	73
T Julio Rapaport	35	30	---	---	8	73
CB Weston Connell	---	---	27	36	3	66
C Bernie McCollom	35	30	---	---	---	65
DT Adrian Hoffman	---	---	27	36	2	65
WR Nick Herndon	35	30	---	---	---	65
QB Parker Schwartz	35	30	---	---	---	65
OLB Trevor LaRiche	---	---	26	36	2	64
OLB Shaun Robak	---	---	26	34	3	63
CB Neil Galloway	---	---	25	34	3	62
TE Jeffrey Westbrook	32	28	---	---	2	62
OLB J.B. Ramirez	---	---	22	26	12	60
DT Dominic Forbes	---	---	25	31	1	57
CB Tony Talley	---	---	25	30	2	57
WR Freddie Dallesandro	26	26	---	---	1	53
CB Winston Alexander	---	---	12	25	15	52
S Wes Ranger	---	---	23	28	1	52
OLB Gabe Leung	---	---	22	25	1	48
RB Fred Groza	9	13	---	---	23	45
ILB Roger Mayes	---	---	19	19	2	40
WR Alvin Morris	23	15	---	---	2	40
RB Chester Gardner	23	16	---	---	---	39
TE Jessie Johnstone	10	8	---	---	21	39
S Ron Mansfield	---	---	5	10	15	30
WR Justin Gray	7	4	---	---	16	27
DE Donny Thomas	---	---	7	15	2	24
DE Glen Wayne	---	---	2	2	19	23
RB Jeremy Wallace	2	0	---	---	18	20
CB Randal Crawford	---	---	1	6	9	16
ILB Tony Baskerville	---	---	2	3	9	14
WR Jameson Papadopulos	3	2	---	---	9	14
FB Burt Spurlock	4	8	---	---	---	12
K Kurt Morrison	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Kirk Barnard	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Eli McDougle	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT Norm Idzik	---	---	1	0	5	6
T Michael Barnes	0	0	---	---	5	5
DT Adam Gaines	---	---	0	0	5	5
WR Leonardo Jeatt	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE Sam Solly	1	0	---	---	---	1
C Norbert Harris	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Irv Farrell	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Javier Hopkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Johnny Martinez	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Andres Stoffel	---	---	35	30	9	74
TE Dominique Boyd	24	36	---	---	14	74
CB Dakota McWilliams	---	---	35	28	9	72
C Jacob Zeyen	27	36	---	---	7	70
T Bernie Smith	27	36	---	---	7	70
T Donte Dotson	27	36	---	---	7	70
T Lance Bark	27	36	---	---	7	70
CB Jessie Robertson	---	---	35	30	3	68
OLB Gerald Sawyer	---	---	22	23	23	68
S Hugh Hutton	---	---	35	29	3	67
OLB Claude Baker	---	---	33	27	5	65
WR Terrell Fitzgerald	17	30	---	---	17	64
QB Adrian Ellis	27	36	---	---	---	63
C Braden Seiler	27	36	---	---	---	63
RB Ralph Kerr	25	32	---	---	5	62
RB Everett Hardy	10	27	---	---	17	54
S Darius Romine	---	---	24	23	3	50
DT Keegan Turner	---	---	28	20	---	48
DE Francisco Kingsley	---	---	24	21	3	48
DE Roy Miller	---	---	28	18	1	47
OLB Jamal Butler	---	---	22	20	2	44
FB Brendan Kovel	11	4	---	---	17	32
WR Orlando Sullivan	18	13	---	---	---	31
OLB Percy Jamison	---	---	11	9	10	30
WR Al Robertson	7	22	---	---	---	29
TE Andy Wilkens	6	1	---	---	22	29
TE Marvin Wallace	14	12	---	---	1	27
DT Bruce Sjostrand	---	---	13	6	5	24
OLB Collin Provance	---	---	13	10	---	23
ILB Tevin Hoffman	---	---	11	9	---	20
CB Harrison Bensen	---	---	2	2	15	19
DT Donovan Jutte	---	---	6	8	3	17
RB Wes Ellis	1	0	---	---	15	16
CB William Fletcher	---	---	0	0	15	15
DE Damian Creaser	---	---	3	9	2	14
DE Gerald Barnes	---	---	3	6	3	12
C Devon Dorsett	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Ezekiel Lincoln	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Raul Buckner	0	0	---	---	6	6
ILB Dalton Chapman	---	---	2	2	1	5
WR Gerald Miyara	2	2	---	---	---	4
T Dan Conley	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Melvin Buckley	0	1	---	---	---	1
G Dean Priester	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Hugh Fidrych	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Rodney Damon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	15	2.1
Middle	16	81	5.1
Right	9	15	1.7
None	3	-4	-1.3

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	5	1.7
Middle	18	107	5.9
Right	6	5	0.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dakota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Parker Schwartz	28	20	2	2	0	3	2	1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Adrian Ellis	35	18	5	2	4	6	4	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	29	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	12	81	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	2	54	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	24	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	5	48	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	33	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	132	16.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dakota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nick Herndon	7	6	60	1	30
TE Jeffrey Westbrook	5	2	10	0	28
WR Alvin Morris	4	3	53	1	15
RB Fred Groza	3	3	15	0	13
RB Chester Gardner	3	2	1	0	16
TE Jessie Johnstone	2	2	26	0	8
FB Burt Spurlock	1	0	0	0	8
WR Freddie Dallesandro	1	1	3	0	26
WR Justin Gray	1	1	-4	0	4
WR Jameson Papadopulos	1	0	0	0	2

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Ralph Kerr	13	6	1	61	1	32
WR Terrell Fitzgerald	7	4	0	47	1	30
TE Dominique Boyd	6	3	1	25	0	36
RB Everett Hardy	3	1	1	-4	0	27
WR Al Robertson	3	3	0	103	3	22
TE Marvin Wallace	2	1	1	5	0	12
WR Orlando Sullivan	1	0	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dakota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Fred Groza	2	16	8.00	4.71
RB Chester Gardner	2	5	2.50	3.24
QB Parker Schwartz	2	19	9.50	2.86
RB Jeremy Wallace	1	-1	-1.00	1.00

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Adrian Ellis	2	9	4.50	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dakota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Parker Schwartz	8	5	2	0.25	5.86

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Adrian Ellis	5	2	12	2.40	6.77

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dakota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nick Herndon	3	2	11	3.67	8.57
RB Fred Groza	1	1	-4	-4.00	5.00
FB Burt Spurlock	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Jeffrey Westbrook	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
RB Chester Gardner	1	1	-1	-1.00	0.33
WR Justin Gray	1	1	-4	-4.00	-4.00

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Ralph Kerr	3	2	12	4.00	4.69
WR Terrell Fitzgerald	2	0	0	0.00	6.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dakota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Parker Schwartz	3	2
RB Chester Gardner	2	1

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
QB Adrian Ellis	2	1
RB Ralph Kerr	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dakota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Parker Schwartz	9	5	3

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Adrian Ellis	9	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dakota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nick Herndon	3	2	1
WR Alvin Morris	2	1	1
TE Jeffrey Westbrook	2	0	0
RB Chester Gardner	1	1	0
TE Jessie Johnstone	1	1	1

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Dominique Boyd	4	2	1
RB Ralph Kerr	2	1	0
WR Terrell Fitzgerald	2	0	0
RB Everett Hardy	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 40,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 6,500 (14,600)
End Zone 5,300 (10,400)
Mezzanine 3,300 (6,000)
Sideline Seats 4,900 (9,200)
Club Seats 11,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 8,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	40,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	6,500 (14,600)
End Zone	5,300 (10,400)
Mezzanine	3,300 (6,000)
Sideline Seats	4,900 (9,200)
Club Seats	11,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	8,900 (9,900)