Wild Card Playoff Games, 2025

played in Columbus (OH), OH

34 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Newark Red Dogs	0	10	0	13	-	23
Columbus (OH) Wardogs	14	14	0	3	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:23 COL - Danny Beisel 8 pass from Zack Horn (Max Paterno extra point)
1Q: 01:48 COL - Bart Finneran 1 pass from Zack Horn (Max Paterno extra point)
2Q: 12:53 NWK - Jimmy Andrews 7 pass from Marshall Butler (Herb Adamov extra point)
2Q: 04:18 COL - Darrell Rose 2 pass from Zack Horn (Max Paterno extra point)
2Q: 00:47 NWK - Herb Adamov 36 field goal
2Q: 00:41 COL - Danny Beisel 88 kickoff return (Max Paterno extra point)
4Q: 12:32 NWK - Trevor Turnbow 18 pass from Marshall Butler (Marshall Butler pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 02:06 COL - Max Paterno 28 field goal
4Q: 00:52 NWK - Cornell Monroe 7 pass from Marshall Butler (Herb Adamov extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:23 COL - Danny Beisel 8 pass from Zack Horn (Max Paterno extra point)
1Q: 01:48 COL - Bart Finneran 1 pass from Zack Horn (Max Paterno extra point)
2Q: 12:53 NWK - Jimmy Andrews 7 pass from Marshall Butler (Herb Adamov extra point)
2Q: 04:18 COL - Darrell Rose 2 pass from Zack Horn (Max Paterno extra point)
2Q: 00:47 NWK - Herb Adamov 36 field goal
2Q: 00:41 COL - Danny Beisel 88 kickoff return (Max Paterno extra point)
4Q: 12:32 NWK - Trevor Turnbow 18 pass from Marshall Butler (Marshall Butler pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 02:06 COL - Max Paterno 28 field goal
4Q: 00:52 NWK - Cornell Monroe 7 pass from Marshall Butler (Herb Adamov extra point)

Team Statistics NWK COL
Record 11-6 13-4
First Downs 16 22
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 12 14
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 291 367
- Offensive Plays 53 71
- Yards per Play 5.49 5.17
Net Rushing Yards 96 177
- Rushing Attempts 17 44
- Yards per Rush 5.65 4.02
Net Passing Yards 195 190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 20 - 1 27 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 199 190
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.42 7.04
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/30 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 1/12 2/6
Kick Returns/Yards 5/76 2/122
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/2
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 34
Time of Possession 19:42 40:18

Team Statistics	NWK	COL
Record	11-6	13-4
First Downs	16	22
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	12	14
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	291	367
- Offensive Plays	53	71
- Yards per Play	5.49	5.17
Net Rushing Yards	96	177
- Rushing Attempts	17	44
- Yards per Rush	5.65	4.02
Net Passing Yards	195	190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 20 - 1	27 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	199	190
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.42	7.04
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/30	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	1/12	2/6
Kick Returns/Yards	5/76	2/122
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/2
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 34
Time of Possession	19:42	40:18

Drive Charts

Newark Red Dogs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:24	OWN 12	3	8	Punt
1	11:14	2:27	OWN 22	4	20	Punt
1	1:38	3:51	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	4:10	3:29	OWN 21	12	60	Field Goal
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 19	1	0	Half
3	13:44	2:16	OPP 42	3	-16	Punt
3	6:43	1:33	OWN 10	3	8	Punt
3	3:27	1:13	OWN 11	3	-2	Punt
3	0:46	1:01	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	14:00	1:35	OPP 38	5	38	Touchdown
4	5:06	0:11	OWN 29	1	0	Interception
4	1:59	1:15	OWN 31	6	69	Touchdown

Columbus (OH) Wardogs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:36	2:22	OWN 33	6	67	Touchdown
1	8:47	7:09	OWN 27	12	73	Touchdown
2	12:47	8:37	OWN 20	16	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:16	OWN 20	3	-8	Punt
3	11:28	4:45	OWN 11	9	38	Punt
3	5:10	1:43	OWN 35	3	8	Punt
3	2:14	1:28	OWN 47	3	5	Punt
4	14:45	0:45	OWN 22	3	16	Fumble
4	12:25	7:19	OWN 46	9	32	Missed FG
4	4:55	2:56	OPP 38	6	27	Field Goal
4	0:44	0:44	OPP 42	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Zack Horn, Columbus (OH) Wardogs

Rushing Statistics

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Cornell Monroe	13	76	5.85	20	3
Jessie Wagner	3	17	5.67	10	1
Marshall Butler	1	3	3.00	3	0

Columbus (OH)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bo Freeman	20	106	5.30	36	3
Darrell Rose	20	56	2.80	7	0
Zack Horn	4	15	3.75	8	0

Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marshall Butler	35	20	199	1/4	3	39	1	90.1

Columbus (OH)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Zack Horn	27	19	190	0/0	3	28	0	127.0

Receiving Statistics

Newark	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Trevor Turnbow	6	9	84	14.00	36	39	1
WR Jimmy Andrews	5	8	36	7.20	3	15	1
RB Cornell Monroe	2	3	13	6.50	1	7	1
WR Ellis Gerhardt	2	6	37	18.50	2	20	0
WR Conrad Castillo	1	1	11	11.00	2	11	0
TE T.J. Boston	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Jessie Wagner	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Irv Tayoun	1	1	2	2.00	2	2	0
FB Emmitt Dotson	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Toby Sewell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Steven Linquist	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE J.C. Schmeh	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Columbus (OH)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Danny Beisel	6	9	75	12.50	17	23	1
TE Steven Henry	6	6	54	9.00	3	16	0
WR Bart Finneran	3	6	36	12.00	6	28	1
RB Darrell Rose	2	2	5	2.50	1	3	1
RB Bo Freeman	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Antonio Lovett	1	3	14	14.00	1	14	0

Interception Statistics

Newark	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Columbus (OH)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Cory Null	1	2	2.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Newark	Recov	Force
Chris McGettigan	1	0
Melvin Morton	0	1
Marshall Lewis	0	1

Columbus (OH)	Fumb	Recov
Zack Horn	1	0
Darrell Rose	1	0
Brett Dodge	0	1

Punting Statistics

Newark	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ricky Roberson	6	264	44.0	43.0	56	2

Columbus (OH)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Seth Karau	4	177	44.3	36.3	48	2

Kicking Statistics

Newark	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Herb Adamov	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	2/2

Columbus (OH)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Max Paterno	1/2	0/0	0/0	28	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Paul Deericks	1	12	12.0	0

Columbus (OH)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cory Null	2	6	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steven Linquist	4	63	15.8	0
Conrad Castillo	1	13	13.0	0

Columbus (OH)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cory Null	1	34	34.0	0
Danny Beisel	1	88	88.0	1

Defensive Statistics

Newark	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Marshall Lewis	8	2	0.0	34	21
OLB Joel Speed	7	3	0.0	37	24
OLB Herb O'Donnell	7	1	0.0	29	18
S Melvin Morton	7	0	0.0	36	23
ILB Jeff Cash	6	1	0.0	21	9
DT Preston Casher	5	1	0.0	29	23
CB Chris McGettigan	4	3	0.0	40	22
S Karl Borders	3	2	0.0	38	19
DE Glen Picard	2	2	0.0	38	26
OLB Clyde Connell	2	2	0.0	29	14
S Kris Flynn	2	2	0.0	37	18
S Charlie Van Anden	2	1	0.0	8	7
DE Jermaine Blackwell	2	0	0.0	26	11
DT Luther Beckles	1	2	0.0	16	4
RB Jessie Wagner	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jerald Hall	1	0	0.0	24	17
CB Paul Deericks	0	1	0.0	7	10
CB Horace Durham	0	1	0.0	18	18

Columbus (OH)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lester Stewart	7	2	1.0	16	35
OLB Blake Lane	4	1	0.0	13	26
CB Kenny Delgado	4	0	0.0	14	33
OLB Clifton MacIntyre	3	2	0.0	17	32
DT Mack Greene	3	0	0.0	6	15
CB Van Staley	2	1	0.0	9	16
DT Tyrus Barber	2	0	0.0	5	17
DE Dwayne Hedgepeth	2	0	0.0	9	15
DT Morris Harmon	1	1	0.0	10	21
ILB Alfred Wilcox	1	1	0.0	4	10
CB Cory Null	1	0	0.0	14	33
S Gerald Howe	1	0	0.0	14	26
S Fred Reilly	1	0	0.0	9	18
DE Winfred Battle	1	0	0.0	12	20
CB Shane Cottle	1	0	0.0	13	25
DT Carl Daniels	1	0	0.0	10	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Newark	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Jeff Cash	1	0	0	9
DE Jerald Hall	0	2	1	17
DT Preston Casher	0	1	1	23
DE Glen Picard	0	1	0	26
OLB Joel Speed	0	0	1	24
OLB Clyde Connell	0	0	1	14

Columbus (OH)	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
S Lester Stewart	1.0	0	0	35
DT Tyrus Barber	0.0	1	0	17
DE Dwayne Hedgepeth	0.0	0	1	15
DT Carl Daniels	0.0	0	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Newark	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Chris McGettigan	4	0	22
ILB Marshall Lewis	2	0	21
OLB Clyde Connell	2	0	14
ILB Jeff Cash	2	0	9
S Kris Flynn	2	0	18
S Melvin Morton	1	1	23
OLB Herb O'Donnell	1	1	18
S Charlie Van Anden	1	1	7
DE Glen Picard	1	0	26
S Karl Borders	1	0	19
DE Jermaine Blackwell	1	0	11
S Clarence Lowe	1	0	8

Columbus (OH)	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Lester Stewart	5	0	0	35
OLB Blake Lane	4	0	0	26
CB Kenny Delgado	2	3	0	33
OLB Clifton MacIntyre	2	1	0	32
DE Dwayne Hedgepeth	2	0	0	15
ILB Alfred Wilcox	2	0	0	10
CB Cory Null	1	1	1	33
CB Van Staley	1	0	0	16
DT Tyrus Barber	1	0	0	17
OLB Leonard Lidberg	0	1	0	2

Blocking Statistics

Newark	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chad Campos	3	4	1	15	1	28
Scottie Hitchcock	2	4	0	17	0	36
Jay Keith	1	2	0	15	0	28
Glenn Merkerson	1	1	1	16	0	35
Tom Donley	0	3	0	15	0	32
T.J. Boston	0	1	0	6	0	10
Emmitt Dotson	0	1	0	8	0	10

Columbus (OH)	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Ian Eng	4	5	0	14	7
Frank Hopkins	3	7	1	35	25
Dan Gerhardt	1	7	0	41	26
Travis Wilkins	1	6	1	40	20
Bert Mitchel	1	6	0	43	26
Blake Broyles	1	6	0	33	24
Brett Dodge	1	2	0	9	2
Jorge Reiter	1	1	0	32	13
Steven Henry	0	1	0	43	24

Special Teams Tackles

Newark	Tackles	STPlays
T.J. Boston	1	18
Conrad Castillo	1	15
Emmitt Dotson	1	15

Columbus (OH)	Tackles	STPlays
Van Staley	4	28
Kenny Delgado	2	11

Participation

Newark	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Glen Picard	---	---	38	26	6	70
Marshall Lewis	---	---	34	21	14	69
Chris McGettigan	---	---	40	22	3	65
Joel Speed	---	---	37	24	3	64
Melvin Morton	---	---	36	23	2	61
Scottie Hitchcock	17	36	---	---	7	60
Glenn Merkerson	16	35	---	---	7	58
Herb O'Donnell	---	---	29	18	10	57
Karl Borders	---	---	38	19	---	57
Kris Flynn	---	---	37	18	2	57
Marshall Butler	17	36	---	---	---	53
Preston Casher	---	---	29	23	1	53
Trevor Turnbow	16	34	---	---	---	50
Ellis Gerhardt	14	29	---	---	6	49
Tom Donley	15	32	---	---	---	47
Clyde Connell	---	---	29	14	3	46
Horace Durham	---	---	18	18	8	44
Chad Campos	15	28	---	---	---	43
Jay Keith	15	28	---	---	---	43
Jerald Hall	---	---	24	17	1	42
Cornell Monroe	13	24	---	---	1	38
J.C. Schmeh	11	15	---	---	12	38
Jermaine Blackwell	---	---	26	11	1	38
Jimmy Andrews	10	26	---	---	---	36
Jeff Cash	---	---	21	9	5	35
T.J. Boston	6	10	---	---	18	34
Jessie Wagner	4	8	---	---	21	33
Emmitt Dotson	8	10	---	---	15	33
Paul Deericks	---	---	7	10	16	33
Charlie Van Anden	---	---	8	7	11	26
Luther Beckles	---	---	16	4	5	25
Edwin Lujan	---	---	10	5	10	25
Steven Linquist	2	6	---	---	15	23
Brant Samuels	4	12	---	---	7	23
Conrad Castillo	0	3	---	---	15	18
O.J. Burks	2	8	---	---	7	17
Clarence Lowe	---	---	7	8	2	17
Toby Sewell	1	10	---	---	---	11
Dixon May	1	1	---	---	7	9
Irv Tayoun	0	5	---	---	3	8
Ricky Roberson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Cornelius Alkateeb	0	0	---	---	6	6
Herb Adamov	0	0	---	---	6	6
Harvey Rogers	---	---	0	0	1	1
Nathan Salaam	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Columbus (OH)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dan Gerhardt	41	26	---	---	6	73
Steven Henry	43	24	---	---	6	73
Zack Horn	44	27	---	---	---	71
Bert Mitchel	43	26	---	---	2	71
Frank Hopkins	35	25	---	---	5	65
Travis Wilkins	40	20	---	---	1	61
Cory Null	---	---	14	33	12	59
Kenny Delgado	---	---	14	33	11	58
Danny Beisel	34	18	---	---	5	57
Blake Broyles	33	24	---	---	---	57
Van Staley	---	---	9	16	28	53
Lester Stewart	---	---	16	35	1	52
Jorge Reiter	32	13	---	---	5	50
Clifton MacIntyre	---	---	17	32	1	50
Broderick Woodson	16	15	---	---	14	45
Darrell Rose	27	15	---	---	2	44
Blake Lane	---	---	13	26	3	42
Gerald Howe	---	---	14	26	2	42
Fred Reilly	---	---	9	18	12	39
Shane Cottle	---	---	13	25	1	39
Bart Finneran	21	15	---	---	1	37
Antonio Lovett	9	13	---	---	15	37
Winfred Battle	---	---	12	20	3	35
Bo Freeman	21	14	---	---	---	35
Morris Harmon	---	---	10	21	3	34
Matt Marr	15	6	---	---	12	33
Carl Daniels	---	---	10	20	2	32
Nolan Uzzell	---	---	8	21	1	30
Tyrus Barber	---	---	5	17	6	28
Ian Eng	14	7	---	---	6	27
Alfred Wilcox	---	---	4	10	13	27
Bernard Gates	1	2	---	---	22	25
Dwayne Hedgepeth	---	---	9	15	---	24
Mack Greene	---	---	6	15	2	23
J.T. Whiting	1	0	---	---	16	17
Wayne Bozarth	---	---	2	7	6	15
Brett Dodge	9	2	---	---	4	15
Sean Tubbs	---	---	0	4	10	14
Julio Waits	2	3	---	---	6	11
Leonard Lidberg	---	---	2	2	5	9
Max Paterno	0	0	---	---	8	8
Seth Karau	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ken Gray	3	2	---	---	---	5
Marshall Gordon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Randal McWilliams	0	0	---	---	---	0
David Bauer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	54	6.8
Middle	5	7	1.4
Right	4	35	8.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	10	1.7
Middle	24	87	3.6
Right	13	81	6.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marshall Butler	35	20	3	1	4	6	2	0	1

Columbus (OH)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Zack Horn	27	19	2	0	0	3	4	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	16	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	6	35	2.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	128	14.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	20	5.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	8	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	72	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	59	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	51	17.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Newark	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Trevor Turnbow	9	6	0	84	2	34
WR Jimmy Andrews	8	5	1	36	0	26
WR Ellis Gerhardt	6	2	2	37	1	29
RB Cornell Monroe	3	2	0	13	0	24
RB Jessie Wagner	2	1	0	5	0	8
WR Conrad Castillo	1	1	0	11	0	3
TE T.J. Boston	1	1	0	6	0	10
WR Toby Sewell	1	0	0	0	0	10
WR Steven Linquist	1	0	1	0	0	6
RB Irv Tayoun	1	1	0	2	0	5
FB Emmitt Dotson	1	1	0	5	0	10
TE J.C. Schmeh	1	0	0	0	0	15

Columbus (OH)	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Danny Beisel	9	6	75	1	18
WR Bart Finneran	6	3	36	1	15
TE Steven Henry	6	6	54	0	24
WR Antonio Lovett	3	1	14	0	13
RB Darrell Rose	2	2	5	0	15
RB Bo Freeman	1	1	6	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cornell Monroe	2	6	3.00	5.85

Columbus (OH)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Freeman	3	-2	-0.67	5.30
Zack Horn	1	7	7.00	3.75
Darrell Rose	1	4	4.00	2.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marshall Butler	5	5	36	7.20	5.69

Columbus (OH)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Zack Horn	7	6	34	4.86	7.04

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Newark	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Trevor Turnbow	2	2	20	10.00	9.33
WR Jimmy Andrews	1	1	7	7.00	4.50
RB Cornell Monroe	1	1	7	7.00	4.33
RB Irv Tayoun	1	1	2	2.00	2.00

Columbus (OH)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Danny Beisel	3	3	28	9.33	8.33
WR Bart Finneran	2	1	1	0.50	6.00
RB Darrell Rose	2	2	5	2.50	2.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Newark	Rushes	Conversions
Marshall Butler	1	0

Columbus (OH)	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Freeman	4	2
Zack Horn	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marshall Butler	9	6	4

Columbus (OH)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Zack Horn	10	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Newark	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jimmy Andrews	4	3	2
WR Ellis Gerhardt	2	0	0
WR Conrad Castillo	1	1	1
TE T.J. Boston	1	1	0
RB Irv Tayoun	1	1	1

Columbus (OH)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Steven Henry	4	4	3
WR Bart Finneran	2	0	0
WR Danny Beisel	2	1	1
WR Antonio Lovett	2	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,700 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,500 (21,600)
End Zone 12,900 (15,600)
Mezzanine 8,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,800)
Club Seats 5,200 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,300 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,700 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,500 (21,600)
End Zone	12,900 (15,600)
Mezzanine	8,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,800)
Club Seats	5,200 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,300 (2,000)