Week 1, 2025

played in Columbus (OH), OH

48 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Newark Red Dogs	0	3	7	7	-	17
Columbus (OH) Wardogs	0	10	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
2Q: 06:49 COL - Derrick Comia 5 pass from Zack Horn (Max Paterno extra point)
2Q: 01:48 NWK - Herb Adamov 34 field goal
2Q: 00:25 COL - Max Paterno 42 field goal
3Q: 11:00 COL - Max Paterno 34 field goal
3Q: 09:08 NWK - Ellis Gerhardt 15 pass from Marshall Butler (Herb Adamov extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NWK - Cornell Monroe 2 run (Herb Adamov extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 06:49 COL - Derrick Comia 5 pass from Zack Horn (Max Paterno extra point)
2Q: 01:48 NWK - Herb Adamov 34 field goal
2Q: 00:25 COL - Max Paterno 42 field goal
3Q: 11:00 COL - Max Paterno 34 field goal
3Q: 09:08 NWK - Ellis Gerhardt 15 pass from Marshall Butler (Herb Adamov extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NWK - Cornell Monroe 2 run (Herb Adamov extra point)

Team Statistics NWK COL
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 15 16
- by Rushing 9 3
- by Passing 5 13
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 340 346
- Offensive Plays 54 71
- Yards per Play 6.30 4.87
Net Rushing Yards 180 112
- Rushing Attempts 32 37
- Yards per Rush 5.63 3.03
Net Passing Yards 160 234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 7 - 1 30 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 176 259
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/16 4/25
- Yards per Pass Play 7.27 6.88
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 1/10 6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/72 8/60
Punt Returns/Yards 2/14 4/38
Kick Returns/Yards 2/61 3/104
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/1
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 35
Time of Possession 24:13 35:47

Team Statistics	NWK	COL
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	15	16
- by Rushing	9	3
- by Passing	5	13
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	340	346
- Offensive Plays	54	71
- Yards per Play	6.30	4.87
Net Rushing Yards	180	112
- Rushing Attempts	32	37
- Yards per Rush	5.63	3.03
Net Passing Yards	160	234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 7 - 1	30 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	176	259
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/16	4/25
- Yards per Pass Play	7.27	6.88
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	1/10	6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/72	8/60
Punt Returns/Yards	2/14	4/38
Kick Returns/Yards	2/61	3/104
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/1
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 35
Time of Possession	24:13	35:47

Drive Charts

Newark Red Dogs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:01	OWN 20	4	18	Punt
1	8:15	1:19	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	3:26	3:39	OWN 5	7	60	Missed FG
2	13:30	0:09	OWN 28	1	0	Interception
2	11:45	2:06	OWN 20	4	5	Punt
2	6:39	1:00	OWN 38	3	0	Punt
2	4:35	2:52	OWN 19	8	64	Field Goal
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 27	1	-2	Half
3	10:52	1:53	OWN 26	3	74	Touchdown
3	7:33	1:17	OWN 39	3	-2	Punt
3	4:49	4:58	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	10:53	1:41	OWN 34	3	-1	Punt
4	1:45	0:39	OWN 1	3	4	Punt
4	0:45	0:45	OPP 29	2	-2	Game

Columbus (OH) Wardogs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:59	4:44	OWN 16	9	34	Punt
1	6:56	3:30	OWN 32	5	7	Punt
2	14:47	1:17	OWN 42	3	5	Punt
2	13:21	1:36	OWN 46	3	1	Punt
2	9:39	3:00	OWN 44	6	56	Touchdown
2	5:39	1:04	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	1:43	1:23	OWN 39	5	36	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:08	OWN 30	9	53	Field Goal
3	8:59	1:26	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	6:16	1:27	OPP 48	3	6	Punt
4	14:51	3:58	OWN 42	6	31	Missed FG
4	9:12	7:27	OWN 27	14	72	Downs
4	1:06	0:21	OPP 46	2	-6	Fumble

Game MVP: Cornell Monroe, Newark Red Dogs

Rushing Statistics

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Cornell Monroe	21	169	8.05	43	8	1
Jessie Wagner	7	13	1.86	5	0	0
Marshall Butler	3	-4	-1.33	-1	0	0
Irv Tayoun	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Columbus (OH)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Darrell Rose	18	39	2.17	16	1
Bo Freeman	13	51	3.92	23	1
Zack Horn	6	22	3.67	10	1

Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marshall Butler	21	7	176	1/16	1	55	1	60.8

Columbus (OH)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Zack Horn	30	20	259	4/25	1	30	0	104.7

Receiving Statistics

Newark	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ellis Gerhardt	3	5	78	26.00	18	55	1
WR Toby Sewell	2	4	74	37.00	57	52	0
RB Cornell Monroe	1	2	9	9.00	8	9	0
FB Tony Goodwin	1	2	15	15.00	2	15	0
WR Conrad Castillo	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Jimmy Andrews	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE J.C. Schmeh	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Grant Kerr	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Columbus (OH)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Derrick Comia	5	5	72	14.40	29	30	1
WR Bart Finneran	4	6	37	9.25	0	16	0
WR Danny Beisel	4	7	98	24.50	58	29	0
WR Broderick Woodson	3	5	22	7.33	2	11	0
TE Steven Henry	3	4	27	9.00	15	12	0
FB Jorge Reiter	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Antonio Lovett	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Newark	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Columbus (OH)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Fred Reilly	1	1	1.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Newark	Recov	Force
Glen Picard	1	0
Leonard Lofton	0	1
Joel Speed	0	1

Columbus (OH)	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Zack Horn	2	0	0	0
Matt Marr	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Newark	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ricky Roberson	7	305	43.6	38.1	53	2

Columbus (OH)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Seth Karau	7	339	48.4	37.9	63	2

Kicking Statistics

Newark	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Herb Adamov	1/2	0/1	0/1	34	2/2

Columbus (OH)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Max Paterno	2/3	1/2	0/0	42	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Conrad Castillo	2	14	7.0	0

Columbus (OH)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cory Null	4	38	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steven Linquist	2	61	30.5	0

Columbus (OH)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cory Null	3	104	34.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Newark	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Glen Picard	7	0	1.0	28	28
ILB Marshall Lewis	7	2	0.0	27	29
OLB Joel Speed	6	1	0.5	34	30
CB Horace Durham	6	2	0.0	19	26
S Karl Borders	5	2	0.0	28	17
OLB Herb O'Donnell	4	1	0.0	26	15
DE Leonard Lofton	3	1	1.0	27	28
DT Preston Casher	3	0	1.0	21	13
S Melvin Morton	3	2	0.0	30	24
S Clarence Lowe	3	0	0.0	9	19
OLB Clyde Connell	2	2	0.5	21	14
CB Chris McGettigan	2	1	0.0	31	32
CB Harvey Rogers	2	0	0.0	4	12
ILB Jeff Cash	2	0	0.0	19	6
DT Luther Beckles	1	2	0.0	18	21
S Kris Flynn	1	1	0.0	30	32
OLB Alvin Harmon	1	0	0.0	4	0
WR Ellis Gerhardt	1	0	---	---	---
S Charlie Van Anden	1	0	0.0	9	12
DE Jerald Hall	1	0	0.0	19	12

Columbus (OH)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Clifton MacIntyre	7	1	0.0	23	13
DT Morris Harmon	5	3	0.0	31	22
DT Mack Greene	5	1	0.0	25	17
S Lester Stewart	3	0	0.0	23	11
DE Winfred Battle	2	1	0.5	17	19
CB Wayne Bozarth	2	0	0.0	12	13
DE Nolan Uzzell	1	0	0.5	26	11
OLB Blake Lane	1	1	0.0	24	13
S Fred Reilly	1	1	0.0	11	13
OLB Sean Tubbs	1	1	0.0	14	8
DT Carl Daniels	1	1	0.0	15	3
ILB Alfred Wilcox	1	1	0.0	13	11
CB Van Staley	1	0	0.0	18	15
DT Tyrus Barber	1	0	0.0	10	11
CB Kenny Delgado	1	0	0.0	17	16
T Julio Waits	1	0	---	---	---
CB Shane Cottle	1	0	0.0	18	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Newark	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Leonard Lofton	1.0	1	0	28
DE Glen Picard	1.0	0	1	28
DT Preston Casher	1.0	0	0	13
OLB Joel Speed	0.5	3	4	30
OLB Clyde Connell	0.5	0	0	14

Columbus (OH)	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Winfred Battle	0.5	1	0	19
DE Nolan Uzzell	0.5	0	1	11
DT Mack Greene	0.0	1	0	17
DT Carl Daniels	0.0	1	0	3
CB Wayne Bozarth	0.0	0	1	13
ILB Alfred Wilcox	0.0	0	1	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Newark	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Horace Durham	6	2	26
CB Chris McGettigan	2	1	32
S Clarence Lowe	2	1	19
ILB Marshall Lewis	2	0	29
S Karl Borders	2	0	17
S Melvin Morton	1	1	24
CB Harvey Rogers	1	0	12
DT Luther Beckles	1	0	21
OLB Herb O'Donnell	1	0	15
OLB Joel Speed	1	0	30
ILB Jeff Cash	1	0	6

Columbus (OH)	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Clifton MacIntyre	2	1	0	13
CB Van Staley	2	0	0	15
S Lester Stewart	2	0	0	11
S Fred Reilly	1	0	1	13
CB Wayne Bozarth	0	1	0	13
DE Winfred Battle	0	1	0	19
OLB Sean Tubbs	0	1	0	8
CB Shane Cottle	0	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Newark	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
O.J. Burks	3	4	0	20	0	10
Jay Keith	2	5	1	25	0	20
Tom Donley	2	3	0	27	0	18
Brant Samuels	2	3	0	12	0	5
Glenn Merkerson	1	6	0	32	0	22
Chad Campos	1	4	0	23	1	19
Tony Goodwin	1	2	0	20	0	8
Grant Kerr	1	1	0	17	0	8
Scottie Hitchcock	0	1	0	16	0	13

Columbus (OH)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Travis Wilkins	2	7	25	0	24
Julio Waits	2	5	16	0	19
Jorge Reiter	1	3	19	0	11
Blake Broyles	1	2	23	3	20
Frank Hopkins	0	7	24	0	17
Bert Mitchel	0	4	29	0	22
Dan Gerhardt	0	2	20	1	17
Ted Houston	0	2	20	0	20
Ken Gray	0	1	14	0	17

Special Teams Tackles

Newark	Tackles	STPlays
Jessie Wagner	1	23
J.C. Schmeh	1	15
Marshall Lewis	1	13
Tony Goodwin	1	13
Brant Samuels	1	9
Herb Adamov	1	6
Irv Tayoun	1	4

Columbus (OH)	Tackles	STPlays
Kenny Delgado	2	13
Van Staley	1	30
Travis Wilkins	1	4

Participation

Newark	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marshall Lewis	---	---	27	29	13	69
Joel Speed	---	---	34	30	3	67
Leonard Lofton	---	---	27	28	10	65
Chris McGettigan	---	---	31	32	2	65
Kris Flynn	---	---	30	32	3	65
Herb O'Donnell	---	---	26	15	19	60
Glenn Merkerson	32	22	---	---	5	59
Melvin Morton	---	---	30	24	4	58
Glen Picard	---	---	28	28	2	58
Horace Durham	---	---	19	26	10	55
Marshall Butler	32	22	---	---	---	54
Tom Donley	27	18	---	---	5	50
Ellis Gerhardt	18	18	---	---	11	47
Jay Keith	25	20	---	---	---	45
Karl Borders	---	---	28	17	---	45
Jimmy Andrews	25	17	---	---	1	43
J.C. Schmeh	20	8	---	---	15	43
Chad Campos	23	19	---	---	---	42
Luther Beckles	---	---	18	21	3	42
Tony Goodwin	20	8	---	---	13	41
Grant Kerr	17	8	---	---	16	41
Cornell Monroe	24	15	---	---	1	40
Conrad Castillo	12	10	---	---	17	39
O.J. Burks	20	10	---	---	9	39
Clyde Connell	---	---	21	14	4	39
Clarence Lowe	---	---	9	19	10	38
Preston Casher	---	---	21	13	---	34
Scottie Hitchcock	16	13	---	---	5	34
Jessie Wagner	7	2	---	---	23	32
Jerald Hall	---	---	19	12	1	32
Jeff Cash	---	---	19	6	7	32
Charlie Van Anden	---	---	9	12	9	30
Brant Samuels	12	5	---	---	9	26
Toby Sewell	7	13	---	---	3	23
Steven Linquist	1	8	---	---	12	21
Harvey Rogers	---	---	4	12	3	19
Irv Tayoun	9	3	---	---	4	16
Dixon May	5	3	---	---	8	16
Edwin Lujan	---	---	3	4	6	13
Alvin Harmon	---	---	4	0	8	12
Ricky Roberson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Herb Adamov	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ronald Elliott	---	---	0	0	4	4
Brent Copeland	0	0	---	---	4	4
Nathan Salaam	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Columbus (OH)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Zack Horn	37	34	---	---	---	71
Steven Henry	33	27	---	---	7	67
Van Staley	---	---	18	15	30	63
Bert Mitchel	29	22	---	---	6	57
Morris Harmon	---	---	31	22	2	55
Travis Wilkins	25	24	---	---	4	53
Cory Null	---	---	20	14	16	50
Ted Houston	20	20	---	---	10	50
Mack Greene	---	---	25	17	5	47
Jorge Reiter	19	11	---	---	16	46
Kenny Delgado	---	---	17	16	13	46
Broderick Woodson	22	23	---	---	---	45
Julio Waits	16	19	---	---	10	45
Derrick Comia	20	23	---	---	---	43
Blake Broyles	23	20	---	---	---	43
Nolan Uzzell	---	---	26	11	5	42
Danny Beisel	20	18	---	---	4	42
Ken Gray	14	17	---	---	10	41
Blake Lane	---	---	24	13	4	41
Frank Hopkins	24	17	---	---	---	41
Bart Finneran	6	18	---	---	15	39
Clifton MacIntyre	---	---	23	13	3	39
Marvin Shields	14	14	---	---	10	38
Alfred Wilcox	---	---	13	11	14	38
Matt Marr	12	7	---	---	18	37
Winfred Battle	---	---	17	19	1	37
Bo Freeman	18	19	---	---	---	37
Dan Gerhardt	20	17	---	---	---	37
Wayne Bozarth	---	---	12	13	10	35
Gerald Howe	---	---	22	11	2	35
Shane Cottle	---	---	18	16	1	35
Lester Stewart	---	---	23	11	---	34
Darrell Rose	19	15	---	---	---	34
Sean Tubbs	---	---	14	8	8	30
Fred Reilly	---	---	11	13	4	28
J.T. Whiting	14	5	---	---	9	28
Carl Daniels	---	---	15	3	10	28
Tyrus Barber	---	---	10	11	---	21
Bernard Gates	0	0	---	---	18	18
Leonard Lidberg	---	---	11	3	4	18
Antonio Lovett	2	4	---	---	11	17
Seth Karau	0	0	---	---	10	10
Max Paterno	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dwayne Hedgepeth	---	---	2	2	---	4
Randal McWilliams	0	0	---	---	---	0
David Bauer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	76	10.9
Middle	16	80	5.0
Right	6	28	4.7
None	3	-4	-1.3

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	31	3.1
Middle	22	65	3.0
Right	5	16	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marshall Butler	21	7	3	1	1	5	3	0	1

Columbus (OH)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Zack Horn	30	20	5	0	1	5	4	5	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	17	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	2	74	12.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	30	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	55	9.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	32	10.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	60	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	151	12.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	16	5.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Newark	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ellis Gerhardt	5	3	1	78	1	18
WR Conrad Castillo	4	0	0	0	0	10
WR Toby Sewell	4	2	0	74	2	13
RB Cornell Monroe	2	1	0	9	0	15
FB Tony Goodwin	2	1	0	15	0	8
TE Grant Kerr	2	0	0	0	0	8
WR Jimmy Andrews	1	0	0	0	0	17
TE J.C. Schmeh	1	0	0	0	0	8

Columbus (OH)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Danny Beisel	7	4	0	98	3	18
WR Bart Finneran	6	4	0	37	0	18
WR Broderick Woodson	5	3	1	22	0	23
WR Derrick Comia	5	5	0	72	2	23
TE Steven Henry	4	3	0	27	0	27
WR Antonio Lovett	2	0	0	0	0	4
FB Jorge Reiter	1	1	0	3	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cornell Monroe	5	21	4.20	8.05

Columbus (OH)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Darrell Rose	4	19	4.75	2.17
Bo Freeman	3	1	0.33	3.92
Zack Horn	2	6	3.00	3.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marshall Butler	3	1	15	5.00	8.38

Columbus (OH)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Zack Horn	2	1	5	2.50	8.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Newark	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Conrad Castillo	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Grant Kerr	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Ellis Gerhardt	1	1	15	15.00	15.60

Columbus (OH)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Derrick Comia	1	1	5	5.00	14.40
WR Antonio Lovett	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Newark	Rushes	Conversions
Irv Tayoun	1	1

Columbus (OH)	Rushes	Conversions
Zack Horn	2	0
Bo Freeman	1	0
Darrell Rose	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marshall Butler	9	0	0

Columbus (OH)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Zack Horn	11	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Newark	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Conrad Castillo	4	0	0
WR Jimmy Andrews	1	0	0
WR Toby Sewell	1	0	0
RB Cornell Monroe	1	0	0
FB Tony Goodwin	1	0	0
WR Ellis Gerhardt	1	0	0

Columbus (OH)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bart Finneran	4	2	1
WR Derrick Comia	2	2	2
WR Danny Beisel	2	2	2
WR Antonio Lovett	2	0	0
WR Broderick Woodson	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,900 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,600 (21,600)
End Zone 12,300 (15,600)
Mezzanine 7,600 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 11,300 (13,800)
Club Seats 4,900 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,200 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,900 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,600 (21,600)
End Zone	12,300 (15,600)
Mezzanine	7,600 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	11,300 (13,800)
Club Seats	4,900 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,200 (2,000)