Week 1, 2069

played in Pittsburgh, PA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Dakota Spirit	0	0	0	3	-	3
Pittsburgh Pythons	7	3	10	6	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:17 PIT - Rich Brooks 18 pass from Vince Carraway (Raul Buckner extra point)
2Q: 14:06 PIT - Raul Buckner 41 field goal
3Q: 11:48 PIT - Ralph Kerr 3 run (Raul Buckner extra point)
3Q: 03:42 PIT - Raul Buckner 48 field goal
4Q: 13:21 DAK - Eduardo Gardner 28 field goal
4Q: 07:45 PIT - Raul Buckner 20 field goal
4Q: 05:33 PIT - Raul Buckner 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:17 PIT - Rich Brooks 18 pass from Vince Carraway (Raul Buckner extra point)
2Q: 14:06 PIT - Raul Buckner 41 field goal
3Q: 11:48 PIT - Ralph Kerr 3 run (Raul Buckner extra point)
3Q: 03:42 PIT - Raul Buckner 48 field goal
4Q: 13:21 DAK - Eduardo Gardner 28 field goal
4Q: 07:45 PIT - Raul Buckner 20 field goal
4Q: 05:33 PIT - Raul Buckner 49 field goal

Team Statistics DAK PIT
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 8 20
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 5 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 221 371
- Offensive Plays 56 73
- Yards per Play 3.95 5.08
Net Rushing Yards 82 105
- Rushing Attempts 19 34
- Yards per Rush 4.32 3.09
Net Passing Yards 139 266
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 18 - 1 37 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 139 282
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/16
- Yards per Pass Play 3.76 6.82
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/58 6/46
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 3/45
Kick Returns/Yards 4/61 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 39
Time of Possession 23:37 36:23

Team Statistics	DAK	PIT
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	8	20
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	5	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	221	371
- Offensive Plays	56	73
- Yards per Play	3.95	5.08
Net Rushing Yards	82	105
- Rushing Attempts	19	34
- Yards per Rush	4.32	3.09
Net Passing Yards	139	266
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 18 - 1	37 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	139	282
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/16
- Yards per Pass Play	3.76	6.82
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/58	6/46
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	3/45
Kick Returns/Yards	4/61	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 39
Time of Possession	23:37	36:23

Drive Charts

Dakota Spirit
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:12	1:03	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
1	8:10	1:13	OWN 28	3	5	Punt
1	2:53	1:36	OWN 2	3	-1	Punt
2	14:00	1:57	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
2	10:51	1:48	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	7:07	2:34	OWN 42	6	12	Punt
2	1:55	1:19	OWN 20	4	22	Punt
3	15:00	1:05	OWN 20	2	3	Fumble
3	11:38	3:50	OWN 25	6	41	Punt
3	3:35	5:20	OWN 26	8	63	Field Goal
4	7:37	1:00	OWN 25	5	19	Interception
4	5:27	1:59	OWN 20	6	17	Downs
4	2:11	0:44	OWN 25	4	-1	Downs

Pittsburgh Pythons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:48	OWN 25	6	37	Punt
1	11:09	2:59	OPP 49	6	49	Touchdown
1	6:57	4:04	OWN 24	9	33	Punt
1	1:17	2:17	OPP 43	6	19	Field Goal
2	12:03	1:12	OWN 45	3	1	Punt
2	9:03	1:56	OWN 12	3	6	Punt
2	4:33	2:38	OWN 20	6	27	Punt
2	0:36	0:36	OWN 20	2	4	Half
3	13:55	2:17	OPP 23	5	23	Touchdown
3	7:48	4:13	OWN 20	9	49	Field Goal
4	13:15	5:38	OWN 25	8	72	Field Goal
4	6:37	1:10	OWN 41	4	27	Field Goal
4	3:28	1:17	OPP 37	4	19	Missed FG
4	1:27	1:27	OPP 24	2	1	Game

Game MVP: Vince Carraway, Pittsburgh Pythons

Rushing Statistics

Dakota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Casey Handwerker	9	54	6.00	34	2
RB Mackenzie Naquin	5	13	2.60	7	0
RB Kody Palacios	4	21	5.25	11	1
WR Mario Thornton	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ralph Kerr	23	69	3.00	18	1	1
RB Rufus Boynton	7	19	2.71	13	1	0
QB Vince Carraway	2	13	6.50	8	0	0
WR Tevin Lester	1	6	6.00	6	0	0
QB Courtney Serbicki	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Dakota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Morris Davis	21	11	113	0/0	0	39	1	48.3
Clyde Gerhardt	16	7	26	0/0	0	9	0	51.0

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Vince Carraway	37	22	282	2/16	1	32	0	92.4

Receiving Statistics

Dakota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Casey Handwerker	5	7	37	7.40	17	16
WR Mario Thornton	4	6	7	1.75	0	5
WR Jorge Grant	3	12	17	5.67	0	9
TE Burt Applewhite	2	4	15	7.50	0	8
TE Josue Moore	2	5	49	24.50	32	39
TE Conner Bowblis	1	2	5	5.00	3	5
RB Kody Palacios	1	1	9	9.00	7	9

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Ralph Kerr	6	10	38	6.33	11	16	0
WR Tevin Lester	6	10	90	15.00	54	32	0
TE Asher Wilcox	5	6	88	17.60	25	27	0
WR Rich Brooks	3	7	34	11.33	5	18	1
WR Jeremiah Gregory	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Ellis Drake	1	3	21	21.00	2	21	0

Interception Statistics

Dakota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ernest Feliciano	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dakota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Mackenzie Naquin	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Wyatt Scott	0	1	0	0
DT Brayden Leggett	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Dakota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cory Malone	8	392	49.0	35.9	58	2

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kendall Hicks	5	236	47.2	33.4	54	1

Kicking Statistics

Dakota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Eduardo Gardner	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	0/0

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Raul Buckner	4/5	3/3	0/0	49	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Dakota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jorge Grant	1	9	9.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tevin Lester	3	45	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dakota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ethan Middleton	3	41	13.7	0
Santiago Ogu	1	20	20.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Dakota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Victor McCorkle	9	2	0.0	32	28
OLB Louis Furman	6	0	0.0	30	27
S Randal Maugh	5	2	0.0	32	28
OLB Kenneth Turner	5	1	0.0	33	39
DE Isaac Milons	4	3	2.0	34	39
OLB Gabe Leung	4	1	0.0	21	29
S Cristian Moss	4	0	0.0	15	27
S Wendell Harrison	3	2	0.0	18	22
CB Sherman Hitchcock	3	0	0.0	13	10
DT Lee Garrett	2	4	0.0	17	22
DE Devan Williamson	2	2	0.0	30	27
CB Clifton Hill	2	1	0.0	30	29
OLB Josh Clodfelter	2	0	0.0	5	11
CB Donovan Weinstein	2	0	0.0	26	25
S Perry Strickland	1	1	0.0	2	11
WR Jorge Grant	1	0	---	---	---
CB Logan Seibert	1	0	0.0	15	24

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Raymond Delgado	6	2	17	15
OLB Luis Covington	4	3	17	27
DT Brayden Leggett	4	1	16	29
S Ernest Feliciano	3	1	19	37
DE Lester Morant	3	0	10	16
S Barry Allen	3	0	9	24
CB Robert Pharms	3	0	16	36
OLB Corwin Clayton	2	2	8	24
CB Rickey Peterson	2	1	11	32
DE Wyatt Scott	2	0	8	16
DE Phil Fay	1	1	9	28
CB Nicky Wagner	1	0	19	37
DE Scottie Rochelle	1	0	8	15
S Shaun Harvey	1	0	10	10
ILB Dominic Vance	1	0	1	10
DE Aidan Thomas	0	2	11	13
ILB Leslie Ballard	0	1	10	4
DE Ryan McAfee	0	1	4	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Dakota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Isaac Milons	2.0	0	2	5	39
OLB Louis Furman	0.0	1	0	0	27
DT Shawn Faber	0.0	1	0	0	12
DT Peter Clements	0.0	0	2	1	17
DE Devan Williamson	0.0	0	2	0	27

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Brayden Leggett	0.0	1	3	0	29
DE Phil Fay	0.0	0	0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Dakota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Gabe Leung	3	0	29
CB Sherman Hitchcock	3	0	10
OLB Kenneth Turner	2	1	39
DE Devan Williamson	2	0	27
S Cristian Moss	2	0	27
CB Logan Seibert	2	0	24
ILB Victor McCorkle	2	0	28
S Wendell Harrison	1	1	22
OLB Josh Clodfelter	1	1	11
S Randal Maugh	1	0	28
OLB Louis Furman	1	0	27
CB Donovan Weinstein	1	0	25
S Perry Strickland	1	0	11
CB Clifton Hill	0	1	29

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Ernest Feliciano	3	4	1	37
OLB Luis Covington	3	1	0	27
CB Robert Pharms	3	1	0	36
DE Lester Morant	2	0	0	16
CB Nicky Wagner	1	0	0	37
S Shaun Harvey	1	0	0	10
CB Rickey Peterson	1	0	0	32
DE Phil Fay	1	0	0	28
ILB Dominic Vance	1	0	0	10
S Barry Allen	1	0	0	24
DE Wyatt Scott	1	0	0	16
CB Carlton Parker	0	1	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Dakota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Jordan Stevens	2	3	19	37
T Julio Connell	1	5	19	37
G Asher Collier	1	4	19	37
C Jeff O'Dwyer	1	4	19	37
T Roman Raffo	1	2	19	37
TE Conner Bowblis	0	1	4	2

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Gregory Schulz	3	7	34	0	39
T Tyrus Bell	2	8	34	2	39
T Lance Bark	1	5	34	0	39
C Rico Brooks	1	5	34	0	39
TE Asher Wilcox	1	2	13	0	17
G Gary Gillespie	0	3	34	0	39
TE Ellis Drake	0	1	30	0	35

Special Teams Tackles

Dakota	Tackles	STPlays
Roman Raffo	1	11
Julio Connell	1	9
Asher Collier	1	9

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Ryan McAfee	2	12
Malcolm Knudsen	1	27
Corwin Clayton	1	21
Shaun Harvey	1	13

Participation

Dakota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Isaac Milons	---	---	34	39	15	88
OLB Kenneth Turner	---	---	33	39	5	77
ILB Victor McCorkle	---	---	32	28	13	73
TE Burt Applewhite	16	29	---	---	23	68
CB Donovan Weinstein	---	---	26	25	17	68
DE Devan Williamson	---	---	30	27	10	67
T Roman Raffo	19	37	---	---	11	67
T Julio Connell	19	37	---	---	9	65
G Asher Collier	19	37	---	---	9	65
G Jordan Stevens	19	37	---	---	9	65
CB Clifton Hill	---	---	30	29	3	62
S Randal Maugh	---	---	32	28	1	61
OLB Louis Furman	---	---	30	27	1	58
RB Casey Handwerker	10	25	---	---	23	58
C Jeff O'Dwyer	19	37	---	---	---	56
OLB Gabe Leung	---	---	21	29	5	55
WR Colin Brennan	16	35	---	---	---	51
DT Lee Garrett	---	---	17	22	9	48
S Cristian Moss	---	---	15	27	5	47
WR Jorge Grant	11	30	---	---	5	46
WR Bart Young	14	32	---	---	---	46
S Wendell Harrison	---	---	18	22	4	44
CB Logan Seibert	---	---	15	24	5	44
CB Sherman Hitchcock	---	---	13	10	13	36
DT Peter Clements	---	---	17	17	1	35
QB Morris Davis	8	21	---	---	---	29
QB Clyde Gerhardt	11	16	---	---	---	27
RB Kody Palacios	6	10	---	---	9	25
OLB Broderick Ascencao	---	---	0	1	22	23
S Perry Strickland	---	---	2	11	9	22
OLB Josh Clodfelter	---	---	5	11	4	20
WR Mario Thornton	2	9	---	---	7	18
TE Josue Moore	9	8	---	---	---	17
WR Santiago Ogu	1	0	---	---	15	16
DT Shawn Faber	---	---	4	12	---	16
WR Earl McAlister	0	3	---	---	9	12
C Andres Ingersoll	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Cory Malone	0	0	---	---	9	9
RB Mackenzie Naquin	6	2	---	---	1	9
S Ethan Middleton	---	---	0	1	7	8
T Manuel Sjostrom	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Conner Bowblis	4	2	---	---	---	6
K Eduardo Gardner	0	0	---	---	3	3
G C.J. Williamson	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Butch Heimburger	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Sammie Peterson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Lance Bark	34	39	---	---	10	83
G Gary Gillespie	34	39	---	---	10	83
WR Tevin Lester	32	38	---	---	8	78
G Gregory Schulz	34	39	---	---	---	73
T Tyrus Bell	34	39	---	---	---	73
C Rico Brooks	34	39	---	---	---	73
QB Vince Carraway	29	39	---	---	---	68
TE Ellis Drake	30	35	---	---	2	67
RB Ralph Kerr	28	33	---	---	1	62
CB Rickey Peterson	---	---	11	32	18	61
CB Robert Pharms	---	---	16	36	9	61
CB Nicky Wagner	---	---	19	37	1	57
S Ernest Feliciano	---	---	19	37	1	57
WR Rich Brooks	23	31	---	---	---	54
OLB Corwin Clayton	---	---	8	24	21	53
S Barry Allen	---	---	9	24	17	50
DT Brayden Leggett	---	---	16	29	1	46
OLB Luis Covington	---	---	17	27	1	45
TE Malcolm Knudsen	7	8	---	---	27	42
DE Phil Fay	---	---	9	28	---	37
S Shaun Harvey	---	---	10	10	13	33
DE Scottie Rochelle	---	---	8	15	9	32
ILB Raymond Delgado	---	---	17	15	---	32
TE Asher Wilcox	13	17	---	---	---	30
WR Jeremiah Gregory	16	11	---	---	2	29
DE Lester Morant	---	---	10	16	2	28
RB Wesley Cochrane	0	0	---	---	27	27
DE Ryan McAfee	---	---	4	10	12	26
DE Wyatt Scott	---	---	8	16	1	25
DE Aidan Thomas	---	---	11	13	---	24
WR Dixon Meacham	0	2	---	---	22	24
RB Rufus Boynton	14	7	---	---	1	22
ILB Dominic Vance	---	---	1	10	11	22
TE Spencer Lovett	0	0	---	---	19	19
FB C.J. Simmons	6	11	---	---	---	17
CB Carlton Parker	---	---	3	14	---	17
T Cameron Bell	0	0	---	---	17	17
ILB Leslie Ballard	---	---	10	4	---	14
K Raul Buckner	0	0	---	---	12	12
OLB Leon Reeves	---	---	2	10	---	12
C Logan Crabtree	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Kendall Hicks	0	0	---	---	10	10
DT Zane Malamala	---	---	1	0	8	9
QB Courtney Serbicki	5	0	---	---	---	5
G Tristan Gardner	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Shaun Snook	1	2	---	---	---	3

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	23	3.8
Middle	8	42	5.3
Right	5	17	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	23	3.3
Middle	17	62	3.6
Right	9	22	2.4
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dakota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Morris Davis	21	11	1	3	1	4	1	0	1
Clyde Gerhardt	16	7	0	1	2	3	2	1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Vince Carraway	37	22	6	1	2	4	6	6	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	20	2.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	88	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	3	31	2.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	7	56	5.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	94	9.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	52	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	80	13.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dakota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jorge Grant	12	3	1	17	0	30
RB Casey Handwerker	7	5	1	37	0	25
WR Mario Thornton	6	4	0	7	0	9
TE Josue Moore	5	2	1	49	1	8
TE Burt Applewhite	4	2	0	15	0	29
TE Conner Bowblis	2	1	0	5	0	2
RB Kody Palacios	1	1	0	9	0	10

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Ralph Kerr	10	6	0	38	0	33
WR Tevin Lester	10	6	0	90	2	38
WR Rich Brooks	7	3	1	34	0	31
TE Asher Wilcox	6	5	1	88	3	17
TE Ellis Drake	3	1	0	21	1	35
WR Jeremiah Gregory	1	1	0	11	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dakota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Casey Handwerker	1	-4	-4.00	6.00

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ralph Kerr	6	13	2.17	3.00
RB Rufus Boynton	1	2	2.00	2.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dakota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Morris Davis	1	1	4	4.00	5.38

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Vince Carraway	4	3	35	8.75	7.62

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dakota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jorge Grant	1	1	4	4.00	1.42

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Ralph Kerr	1	1	16	16.00	3.80
TE Asher Wilcox	1	0	0	0.00	14.67
WR Tevin Lester	1	1	1	1.00	9.00
WR Rich Brooks	1	1	18	18.00	4.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dakota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Casey Handwerker	1	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ralph Kerr	2	1
QB Vince Carraway	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dakota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Clyde Gerhardt	7	4	1
Morris Davis	6	4	2

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Vince Carraway	13	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dakota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jorge Grant	4	2	1
RB Casey Handwerker	3	3	1
WR Mario Thornton	2	1	0
TE Josue Moore	2	0	0
TE Burt Applewhite	1	1	1
TE Conner Bowblis	1	1	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tevin Lester	5	2	1
RB Ralph Kerr	3	1	1
WR Rich Brooks	3	2	1
TE Ellis Drake	1	1	1
TE Asher Wilcox	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 46,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 8,000 (14,600)
End Zone 6,000 (10,400)
Mezzanine 4,000 (6,000)
Sideline Seats 5,900 (9,200)
Club Seats 13,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,000 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	46,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	8,000 (14,600)
End Zone	6,000 (10,400)
Mezzanine	4,000 (6,000)
Sideline Seats	5,900 (9,200)
Club Seats	13,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,000 (9,900)