Conference Semifinals, 2025

played in Louisiana, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Chicago Crusaders	0	10	7	3	-	20
Louisiana Pirates	10	0	7	10	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:25 LOU - Jeffrey Burroughs 24 field goal
1Q: 03:10 LOU - Jared Schultz 37 pass from Karl Matthews (Jeffrey Burroughs extra point)
2Q: 10:56 CHI - Rob Burnett 19 field goal
2Q: 01:25 CHI - Dana Eickholt 26 pass from Billy Forbes (Rob Burnett extra point)
3Q: 04:39 LOU - Leroy Rickles 5 run (Jeffrey Burroughs extra point)
3Q: 01:26 CHI - Gary Fletcher 12 pass from Billy Forbes (Rob Burnett extra point)
4Q: 12:39 CHI - Rob Burnett 33 field goal
4Q: 02:51 LOU - B.J. Brandon 3 run (Jeffrey Burroughs extra point)
4Q: 01:21 LOU - Jeffrey Burroughs 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:25 LOU - Jeffrey Burroughs 24 field goal
1Q: 03:10 LOU - Jared Schultz 37 pass from Karl Matthews (Jeffrey Burroughs extra point)
2Q: 10:56 CHI - Rob Burnett 19 field goal
2Q: 01:25 CHI - Dana Eickholt 26 pass from Billy Forbes (Rob Burnett extra point)
3Q: 04:39 LOU - Leroy Rickles 5 run (Jeffrey Burroughs extra point)
3Q: 01:26 CHI - Gary Fletcher 12 pass from Billy Forbes (Rob Burnett extra point)
4Q: 12:39 CHI - Rob Burnett 33 field goal
4Q: 02:51 LOU - B.J. Brandon 3 run (Jeffrey Burroughs extra point)
4Q: 01:21 LOU - Jeffrey Burroughs 34 field goal

Team Statistics CHI LOU
Record 11-7 13-4
First Downs 15 19
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 356 378
- Offensive Plays 57 64
- Yards per Play 6.25 5.91
Net Rushing Yards 83 137
- Rushing Attempts 19 34
- Yards per Rush 4.37 4.03
Net Passing Yards 273 241
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 20 - 1 27 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 292 262
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/19 3/21
- Yards per Pass Play 7.18 8.03
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/11 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 6.5
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/15 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/48 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 3/74 4/90
Interception Ret./Yards 1/6 1/4
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 34
Time of Possession 25:13 34:47

Team Statistics	CHI	LOU
Record	11-7	13-4
First Downs	15	19
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	356	378
- Offensive Plays	57	64
- Yards per Play	6.25	5.91
Net Rushing Yards	83	137
- Rushing Attempts	19	34
- Yards per Rush	4.37	4.03
Net Passing Yards	273	241
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 20 - 1	27 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	292	262
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/19	3/21
- Yards per Pass Play	7.18	8.03
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/11	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	6.5
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/15	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/48	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	3/74	4/90
Interception Ret./Yards	1/6	1/4
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 34
Time of Possession	25:13	34:47

Drive Charts

Chicago Crusaders
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:28	OWN 40	2	5	Interception
1	8:18	1:06	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	5:09	1:59	OWN 1	3	4	Punt
1	2:53	3:47	OWN 39	6	44	Downs
2	12:40	1:50	OPP 32	4	30	Field Goal
2	4:28	3:15	OWN 3	10	97	Touchdown
3	11:56	2:56	OWN 20	6	28	Punt
3	4:33	3:16	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
4	14:49	2:18	OPP 36	4	20	Field Goal
4	9:07	1:19	OWN 36	3	-8	Punt
4	2:44	0:54	OWN 20	4	2	Downs
4	1:16	1:16	OWN 20	7	42	Game

Louisiana Pirates
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:32	5:14	OPP 47	8	40	Field Goal
1	7:12	2:03	OWN 35	3	9	Punt
1	3:10	0:17	OPP 37	1	37	Touchdown
2	14:06	1:26	OWN 17	3	8	Punt
2	10:50	6:22	OWN 24	10	35	Punt
2	1:13	1:13	OWN 25	2	19	Half
3	15:00	3:04	OWN 35	6	19	Punt
3	9:00	4:27	OWN 1	10	99	Touchdown
3	1:17	1:28	OWN 20	3	2	Interception
4	12:31	3:24	OWN 31	5	8	Punt
4	7:48	5:04	OWN 33	10	67	Touchdown
4	1:50	0:34	OPP 22	3	5	Field Goal

Game MVP: Billy Forbes, Chicago Crusaders

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tito Mason	10	35	3.50	11	2
Irv Anagnostis	6	12	2.00	4	0
Billy Forbes	2	34	17.00	32	1
Jesse Gerken	1	2	2.00	2	0

Louisiana	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
B.J. Brandon	16	51	3.19	19	2	1
Leroy Rickles	15	73	4.87	12	3	1
Karl Matthews	3	13	4.33	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Billy Forbes	36	20	292	2/19	2	43	1	89.1

Louisiana	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Karl Matthews	27	19	262	3/21	1	37	1	98.1

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gary Fletcher	7	9	123	17.57	26	35	1
WR Dana Eickholt	3	5	47	15.67	3	26	1
TE David Dignan	3	5	69	23.00	37	43	0
FB Jesse Gerken	2	4	11	5.50	1	7	0
WR Rob Guenther	2	4	32	16.00	0	18	0
WR Bernard Trainor	2	2	2	1.00	1	3	0
RB Tito Mason	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Ernie McChane	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Drew Bradford	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Louisiana	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tim Selby	5	9	89	17.80	42	28	0
WR Jared Schultz	4	5	55	13.75	19	37	1
RB B.J. Brandon	3	3	15	5.00	17	14	0
WR Bryan Edwards	3	5	61	20.33	0	30	0
WR Tyrus Rasmussen	2	3	24	12.00	10	13	0
TE Roy Cress	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Martin Bishop	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jon Martinez	1	6	6.00	0

Louisiana	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Calvin Turner	1	4	4.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Colin Chapman	0	0	1	0

Louisiana	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Karl Matthews	1	0	0	0
Martin Bishop	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dexter Flannery	4	170	42.5	40.0	51	1

Louisiana	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eric Stone	5	219	43.8	30.2	55	3

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rob Burnett	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	2/2

Louisiana	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeffrey Burroughs	2/2	0/0	0/0	34	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Fletcher	2	48	24.0	0

Louisiana	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernard Connell	2	10	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Daniel Gaylord	2	49	24.5	0
Irv Anagnostis	1	25	25.0	0

Louisiana	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lorenzo Hackett	4	90	22.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Fernando Schwartz	6	0	1.0	22	20
CB Blaine Arevalo	6	0	0.0	31	28
OLB Colin Chapman	4	0	1.0	10	10
S Charles Feely	4	3	0.0	22	24
DE Deon Kazadi	3	0	1.0	11	16
OLB Craig Garcia	3	2	0.0	22	17
DE C.J. Spry	3	2	0.0	33	27
S Ricardo Lester	3	1	0.0	20	20
CB Eddie Chapman	3	1	0.0	28	19
ILB Dustin Thongchanh	2	1	0.0	19	23
OLB Tracy Nadell	2	1	0.0	9	7
DE Jermaine Vance	2	1	0.0	22	15
S Chuck Shepherd	2	1	0.0	15	7
ILB Kennedy Cox	2	0	0.0	17	7
DT Reggie Guffey	2	0	0.0	22	19
ILB Lincoln Perkins	2	0	0.0	6	5
CB Jon Martinez	1	3	0.0	20	19
CB Daniel Gaylord	1	1	0.0	12	16
RB Tito Mason	1	0	---	---	---
S Bernie Elliott	1	0	0.0	19	18
DT Roy Shea	1	0	0.0	12	11

Louisiana	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Calvin Turner	6	1	0.0	11	29
S Korey Wasson	6	0	0.0	19	38
S Chester Knight	5	0	0.0	16	30
DT Gary Vines	3	0	1.0	17	36
OLB Derrick Sommerfeld	3	3	0.0	15	25
DE Will Lofton	2	1	0.0	10	13
ILB Jay Ingram	2	1	0.0	11	7
CB Cornelius Robbins	2	1	0.0	11	21
S Dan Lopes	2	0	0.0	5	13
OLB Nolan Moynihan	2	0	0.0	14	29
DE Jeremy Duda	2	0	0.0	12	31
CB Otis Manns	1	1	1.0	13	28
DE Marcus Cunningham	1	2	0.0	15	32
CB Lorenzo Hackett	1	1	0.0	11	29
WR Jared Schultz	1	0	---	---	---
DT Arnold Grier	1	0	0.0	10	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Deon Kazadi	1.0	0	1	1	16
OLB Fernando Schwartz	1.0	0	0	0	20
OLB Colin Chapman	1.0	0	0	0	10
DE C.J. Spry	0.0	1	1	1	27
OLB Craig Garcia	0.0	0	1	2	17
OLB Tracy Nadell	0.0	0	0	1	7

Louisiana	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Gary Vines	1.0	0	1	36
CB Otis Manns	1.0	0	0	28
DE Marcus Cunningham	0.0	1	1	32
DT Erik Money	0.0	1	1	21
DE Jeremy Duda	0.0	1	1	31
OLB Derrick Sommerfeld	0.0	0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Fernando Schwartz	3	1	0	20
CB Blaine Arevalo	3	0	0	28
CB Eddie Chapman	2	1	0	19
S Bernie Elliott	2	0	0	18
S Charles Feely	2	0	0	24
S Ricardo Lester	1	1	0	20
CB Jon Martinez	1	0	1	19
ILB Dustin Thongchanh	1	0	0	23
OLB Craig Garcia	1	0	0	17
DE Deon Kazadi	1	0	0	16
DT Roy Shea	1	0	0	11
S Chuck Shepherd	1	0	0	7

Louisiana	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Calvin Turner	6	0	1	29
S Korey Wasson	5	0	0	38
S Dan Lopes	2	0	0	13
OLB Derrick Sommerfeld	2	0	0	25
CB Cornelius Robbins	2	0	0	21
S Chester Knight	1	1	0	30
ILB Jay Ingram	1	0	0	7
CB Lorenzo Hackett	1	0	0	29
CB Otis Manns	0	1	0	28
DT Erik Money	0	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bryant Timlin	2	4	12	0	33
Ernie McChane	1	1	14	0	19
Jerome Reeves	0	3	17	1	36
Phil Talley	0	2	18	1	37
Patrick Gibson	0	2	18	0	35
Howie Robbins	0	2	4	0	6
Kevin Sawyer	0	1	7	0	5
Allen Carlson	0	1	14	0	17
Charlie Bunting	0	1	3	0	1

Louisiana	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Tchoukaleff	4	7	30	0	23
Cole Randle	3	6	29	1	25
Bob Nager	2	6	28	0	23
Lawrence Noyes	1	6	33	0	29
Rex Lavallee	1	1	9	1	10
Kendrick Ogden	0	3	29	1	23
Donnell Merkerson	0	2	15	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Dana Eickholt	2	15
Ernie McChane	1	17
Bernie Elliott	1	16
Jesse Gerken	1	15
Jerome Reeves	1	6

Louisiana	Tackles	STPlays
Lamar Harriman	2	18
Shannon Yazzie	1	18
Bryan Edwards	1	17
Donnell Merkerson	1	11

Participation

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Blaine Arevalo	---	---	31	28	10	69
C.J. Spry	---	---	33	27	6	66
Patrick Gibson	18	35	---	---	6	59
Jerome Reeves	17	36	---	---	6	59
Billy Forbes	19	38	---	---	---	57
Phil Talley	18	37	---	---	---	55
Ted Solano	16	37	---	---	---	53
Bernie Elliott	---	---	19	18	16	53
Ernie McChane	14	19	---	---	17	50
Gary Fletcher	14	30	---	---	5	49
Eddie Chapman	---	---	28	19	2	49
Dustin Thongchanh	---	---	19	23	5	47
Charles Feely	---	---	22	24	1	47
Bryant Timlin	12	33	---	---	---	45
Reggie Guffey	---	---	22	19	4	45
Fernando Schwartz	---	---	22	20	2	44
Allen Carlson	14	17	---	---	13	44
Craig Garcia	---	---	22	17	3	42
Ricardo Lester	---	---	20	20	1	41
Jermaine Vance	---	---	22	15	3	40
Jon Martinez	---	---	20	19	1	40
Daniel Gaylord	---	---	12	16	11	39
Irv Anagnostis	8	13	---	---	17	38
Dana Eickholt	3	18	---	---	15	36
Colin Chapman	---	---	10	10	16	36
Jesse Gerken	7	13	---	---	15	35
Bernard Trainor	12	23	---	---	---	35
Chuck Shepherd	---	---	15	7	11	33
Deon Kazadi	---	---	11	16	3	30
Tito Mason	11	18	---	---	---	29
Kennedy Cox	---	---	17	7	3	27
Rob Guenther	3	18	---	---	6	27
Drew Bradford	1	9	---	---	17	27
Tracy Nadell	---	---	9	7	10	26
David Dignan	8	12	---	---	5	25
Roy Shea	---	---	12	11	---	23
Kevin Sawyer	7	5	---	---	6	18
Howie Robbins	4	6	---	---	6	16
Lincoln Perkins	---	---	6	5	3	14
Charlie Bunting	3	1	---	---	6	10
Nathan Hampton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dexter Flannery	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ben Berardi	---	---	2	2	---	4
Rob Burnett	0	0	---	---	2	2
Cary Thompson	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jerry Donaldson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Louisiana	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tyrus Rasmussen	27	22	---	---	15	64
Karl Matthews	34	30	---	---	---	64
Lawrence Noyes	33	29	---	---	---	62
Cole Randle	29	25	---	---	7	61
Korey Wasson	---	---	19	38	2	59
Kendrick Ogden	29	23	---	---	7	59
Gary Vines	---	---	17	36	2	55
Otis Manns	---	---	13	28	13	54
Calvin Turner	---	---	11	29	14	54
Randy Tchoukaleff	30	23	---	---	---	53
Bob Nager	28	23	---	---	1	52
Marcus Cunningham	---	---	15	32	2	49
Chester Knight	---	---	16	30	3	49
Tim Selby	26	22	---	---	---	48
Lorenzo Hackett	---	---	11	29	8	48
Cornelius Robbins	---	---	11	21	14	46
Jeremy Duda	---	---	12	31	3	46
Nolan Moynihan	---	---	14	29	2	45
Leroy Rickles	16	11	---	---	18	45
Jared Schultz	23	20	---	---	---	43
Derrick Sommerfeld	---	---	15	25	2	42
Donnell Merkerson	15	11	---	---	11	37
Dave Stuart	---	---	4	12	19	35
B.J. Brandon	18	16	---	---	---	34
Erik Money	---	---	9	21	3	33
Martin Bishop	15	18	---	---	---	33
Bryan Edwards	3	10	---	---	17	30
Roy Cress	14	11	---	---	4	29
Rex Lavallee	9	10	---	---	7	26
Will Lofton	---	---	10	13	3	26
Arnold Grier	---	---	10	12	3	25
Shannon Yazzie	2	3	---	---	18	23
Jay Ingram	---	---	11	7	5	23
Lamar Harriman	2	3	---	---	18	23
Tyrone Bishop	7	8	---	---	6	21
A.J. Durham	5	9	---	---	7	21
Donnell Shrawder	9	3	---	---	8	20
Dan Lopes	---	---	5	13	---	18
Jamal Harper	---	---	1	11	3	15
Jeffrey Burroughs	0	0	---	---	8	8
Eric Stone	0	0	---	---	7	7
Greg Bunting	---	---	4	1	---	5
Bernard Connell	0	0	---	---	4	4
Chuck Madkin	---	---	1	0	---	1
Gino Beane	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jon Greer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	7	1.8
Middle	14	70	5.0
Right	1	6	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	72	6.0
Middle	13	37	2.8
Right	9	28	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Billy Forbes	36	20	4	2	2	3	5	0	1

Louisiana	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Karl Matthews	27	19	4	0	0	3	3	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	9	108	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	105	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	79	19.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	29	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	85	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	53	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	95	15.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gary Fletcher	9	7	0	123	2	30
WR Dana Eickholt	5	3	0	47	1	18
TE David Dignan	5	3	0	69	1	12
FB Jesse Gerken	4	2	1	11	0	13
WR Rob Guenther	4	2	0	32	0	18
TE Ernie McChane	3	0	1	0	0	19
RB Tito Mason	3	1	0	8	0	18
WR Bernard Trainor	2	2	0	2	0	23
WR Drew Bradford	1	0	0	0	0	9

Louisiana	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tim Selby	9	5	89	2	22
WR Jared Schultz	5	4	55	1	20
WR Bryan Edwards	5	3	61	1	10
RB B.J. Brandon	3	3	15	0	16
WR Tyrus Rasmussen	3	2	24	0	22
TE Roy Cress	1	1	11	0	11
WR Martin Bishop	1	1	7	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tito Mason	3	5	1.67	3.50
Irv Anagnostis	1	1	1.00	2.00

Louisiana	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
B.J. Brandon	5	5	1.00	3.19
Karl Matthews	2	7	3.50	4.33
Leroy Rickles	2	6	3.00	4.87

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Billy Forbes	5	2	11	2.20	8.11

Louisiana	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Karl Matthews	1	0	0	0.00	9.70

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gary Fletcher	2	1	12	6.00	13.67
FB Jesse Gerken	1	0	0	0.00	2.75
WR Dana Eickholt	1	0	0	0.00	9.40
WR Bernard Trainor	1	1	-1	-1.00	1.00

Louisiana	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tim Selby	1	0	0	0.00	9.89

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Billy Forbes	1	1
Tito Mason	1	0

Louisiana	Rushes	Conversions
Leroy Rickles	3	2
B.J. Brandon	2	1
Karl Matthews	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Billy Forbes	8	4	1

Louisiana	Att	Comp	Conversions
Karl Matthews	8	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dana Eickholt	2	1	0
WR Bernard Trainor	2	2	0
FB Jesse Gerken	1	0	0
WR Gary Fletcher	1	0	0
WR Rob Guenther	1	1	1
WR Drew Bradford	1	0	0

Louisiana	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tim Selby	4	2	2
WR Jared Schultz	2	2	2
WR Bryan Edwards	2	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,300 (72,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,500 (19,900)
End Zone 9,700 (14,300)
Mezzanine 5,600 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 8,800 (12,700)
Club Seats 8,300 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes 3,400 (3,400)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,300 (72,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,500 (19,900)
End Zone	9,700 (14,300)
Mezzanine	5,600 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	8,800 (12,700)
Club Seats	8,300 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes	3,400 (3,400)