Week 1, 2026

played in New York, NY

78 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Columbus (OH) Wardogs	3	3	0	9	-	15
New York Blizzard	10	14	0	6	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:22 NYK - Devin Wasczewski 39 field goal
1Q: 09:19 COL - Max Paterno 46 field goal
1Q: 03:15 NYK - Harvey McKnight 1 pass from Roosevelt Cardinell (Devin Wasczewski extra point)
2Q: 09:37 NYK - Harvey McKnight 1 pass from Roosevelt Cardinell (Devin Wasczewski extra point)
2Q: 04:45 COL - Max Paterno 35 field goal
2Q: 04:37 NYK - Mark Meyer 95 kickoff return (Devin Wasczewski extra point)
4Q: 13:56 COL - Zack Horn 1 run (Zack Horn pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 09:00 NYK - Devin Wasczewski 25 field goal
4Q: 05:55 COL - Max Paterno 39 field goal
4Q: 01:48 NYK - Devin Wasczewski 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:22 NYK - Devin Wasczewski 39 field goal
1Q: 09:19 COL - Max Paterno 46 field goal
1Q: 03:15 NYK - Harvey McKnight 1 pass from Roosevelt Cardinell (Devin Wasczewski extra point)
2Q: 09:37 NYK - Harvey McKnight 1 pass from Roosevelt Cardinell (Devin Wasczewski extra point)
2Q: 04:45 COL - Max Paterno 35 field goal
2Q: 04:37 NYK - Mark Meyer 95 kickoff return (Devin Wasczewski extra point)
4Q: 13:56 COL - Zack Horn 1 run (Zack Horn pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 09:00 NYK - Devin Wasczewski 25 field goal
4Q: 05:55 COL - Max Paterno 39 field goal
4Q: 01:48 NYK - Devin Wasczewski 43 field goal

Team Statistics COL NYK
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 17 22
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 10 13
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 285 363
- Offensive Plays 56 68
- Yards per Play 5.09 5.34
Net Rushing Yards 104 181
- Rushing Attempts 27 39
- Yards per Rush 3.85 4.64
Net Passing Yards 181 182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 14 - 2 29 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 181 182
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.24 6.28
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/15 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 2/5
Kick Returns/Yards 5/161 5/168
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/17
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 32
Time of Possession 25:44 34:16

Team Statistics	COL	NYK
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	17	22
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	10	13
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	285	363
- Offensive Plays	56	68
- Yards per Play	5.09	5.34
Net Rushing Yards	104	181
- Rushing Attempts	27	39
- Yards per Rush	3.85	4.64
Net Passing Yards	181	182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 14 - 2	29 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	181	182
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.24	6.28
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/15	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	2/5
Kick Returns/Yards	5/161	5/168
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/17
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 32
Time of Possession	25:44	34:16

Drive Charts

Columbus (OH) Wardogs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:15	2:03	OWN 41	4	30	Field Goal
1	3:05	2:00	OWN 20	5	24	Punt
2	9:29	4:52	OWN 37	7	45	Field Goal
2	4:20	1:06	OWN 36	3	2	Punt
2	0:36	0:36	OWN 2	2	17	Half
3	15:00	3:21	OWN 36	5	12	Punt
3	7:35	1:29	OWN 3	3	1	Punt
3	4:03	5:20	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	8:55	3:08	OPP 40	5	18	Field Goal
4	2:54	0:37	OWN 31	3	6	Interception
4	1:42	1:42	OWN 20	9	55	Interception

New York Blizzard
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:45	OWN 32	9	46	Field Goal
1	9:12	6:07	OWN 29	12	71	Touchdown
1	1:05	6:36	OWN 18	12	82	Touchdown
2	3:14	2:38	OWN 20	6	29	Punt
3	11:39	4:04	OWN 20	7	46	Punt
3	6:06	2:03	OWN 46	6	5	Punt
4	13:43	4:48	OWN 31	10	61	Field Goal
4	5:47	2:53	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
4	2:17	0:35	OPP 31	3	5	Field Goal

Game MVP: Roosevelt Cardinell, New York Blizzard

Rushing Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Darrell Rose	13	53	4.08	10	1	0
Marshall Gordon	9	38	4.22	12	1	0
Zack Horn	5	13	2.60	8	0	1

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Reggie Ensley	27	114	4.22	29	2
Floyd Van Pelt	9	39	4.33	10	1
Roosevelt Cardinell	3	28	9.33	11	2

Passing Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Zack Horn	29	14	181	0/0	0	28	2	39.6

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roosevelt Cardinell	29	14	182	0/0	2	28	0	91.4

Receiving Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
FB Jorge Reiter	3	3	37	12.33	22	17
WR Broderick Woodson	2	4	15	7.50	14	12
WR Derrick Comia	2	5	40	20.00	5	24
TE Steven Henry	2	5	18	9.00	3	11
RB Darrell Rose	2	3	8	4.00	0	6
WR Danny Beisel	1	3	28	28.00	19	28
TE J.T. Whiting	1	2	28	28.00	16	28
WR Wayne Hansen	1	3	7	7.00	0	7

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Karl Akiyama	4	11	61	15.25	17	25	0
WR Maurice Ferguson	3	6	31	10.33	7	19	0
WR Arnie Brice	2	4	43	21.50	7	28	0
FB Harvey McKnight	2	2	2	1.00	0	1	2
RB Reggie Ensley	1	3	15	15.00	9	15	0
TE Nicky Sampson	1	1	17	17.00	2	17	0
TE Les Cooley	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0

Interception Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Austin Meier	1	0	0.00	0
CB Britt Shannon	1	17	17.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Seth Karau	4	207	51.8	40.5	62	1

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kim Sinclair	4	175	43.8	36.8	49	2

Kicking Statistics

Columbus (OH)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Max Paterno	3/3	1/1	0/0	46	0/0

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Devin Wasczewski	3/3	1/1	0/0	43	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cory Null	1	8	8.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donnie Thomas	2	5	2.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cory Null	4	131	32.8	0
Danny Beisel	1	30	30.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Meyer	4	155	38.8	1
Preston Henson	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Sean Tubbs	6	0	0.0	20	15
S Chad Burgess	5	3	0.0	27	16
OLB Blake Lane	5	1	0.0	30	24
OLB Clifton MacIntyre	5	0	0.0	21	17
S Gerald Howe	4	0	0.0	20	19
S Lester Stewart	3	1	0.0	19	20
CB Cory Null	3	0	0.0	30	14
OLB Leonard Lidberg	3	0	0.0	19	7
DE Marco Jarvis	3	0	0.0	16	9
DT Morris Harmon	2	1	0.0	22	15
DT Mack Greene	2	1	0.0	16	13
CB Kenny Delgado	2	1	0.0	21	23
CB Kent Bronson	2	0	0.0	29	20
CB Shane Cottle	1	3	0.0	31	22
DE Winfred Battle	1	2	0.0	24	18
DE Dwayne Hedgepeth	1	1	0.0	16	11
DT Carl Daniels	1	1	0.0	21	19
QB Zack Horn	1	0	---	---	---
DE Nolan Uzzell	1	0	0.0	22	20
WR Danny Beisel	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Herb Wilkerson	1	0	0.0	10	8

New York	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Broderick Silvis	5	3	19	26
S Percy Dodge	5	0	24	25
ILB Tony Schelling	4	4	26	25
S Kent Williamson	4	2	24	20
CB Austin Meier	4	0	16	18
OLB Steve Pritchett	4	0	15	10
DT Broderick Shea	3	1	14	9
DT Mickey Goodwin	2	0	14	12
DE Ronald O'Neal	2	0	13	13
S Alfred Linquist	2	0	8	17
CB Randy Guerin	1	2	20	23
CB Kelvin Chapman	1	2	18	19
DT Wendell Chang	1	1	12	10
OLB Luke Alston	1	0	4	2
CB Donnie Thomas	1	0	3	5
DE Bennie Korz	0	2	15	17
CB Britt Shannon	0	1	14	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Winfred Battle	1	0	1	18
DE Nolan Uzzell	0	1	0	20
DT Morris Harmon	0	1	0	15
DT Carl Daniels	0	1	0	19
DT Tyrell Hitchcock	0	1	0	9
DE Dwayne Hedgepeth	0	0	1	11

New York	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Broderick Shea	1	0	9
DE Gerald Knight	0	2	26
DE Bennie Korz	0	1	17
DT Wendell Chang	0	1	10
DT Brandon Weaver	0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Shane Cottle	2	2	22
CB Kenny Delgado	2	1	23
CB Cory Null	2	0	14
S Chad Burgess	2	0	16
OLB Clifton MacIntyre	1	2	17
OLB Blake Lane	1	1	24
CB Kent Bronson	1	1	20
S Lester Stewart	1	0	20
OLB Sean Tubbs	1	0	15
OLB Herb Wilkerson	1	0	8

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Austin Meier	3	0	1	18
S Kent Williamson	3	0	0	20
OLB Broderick Silvis	2	1	0	26
ILB Tony Schelling	2	0	0	25
CB Randy Guerin	1	1	0	23
S Alfred Linquist	1	1	0	17
DT Broderick Shea	1	0	0	9
CB Donnie Thomas	1	0	0	5
CB Britt Shannon	0	1	1	17
CB Kelvin Chapman	0	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Columbus (OH)	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Frank Hopkins	2	3	1	12	19
Travis Wilkins	1	3	0	18	17
Marvin Shields	1	3	0	16	15
Tito McKnight	1	3	0	14	15
Dan Gerhardt	1	2	0	16	18
Steven Henry	1	1	0	23	28
Ken Gray	0	2	0	16	13
Bert Mitchel	0	2	0	17	13
Jorge Reiter	0	2	0	12	14
Julio Waits	0	1	0	15	21

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Shaun Kelly	4	7	0	35	25
Roman Stoner	2	4	2	29	23
Duane McWilliams	2	4	0	14	9
Leroy Wuagneux	2	4	0	31	21
Courtney Corral	1	8	0	31	27
Tyrone Scott	0	5	0	36	25
Harvey McKnight	0	3	0	22	15
Les Cooley	0	1	0	24	13

Special Teams Tackles

Columbus (OH)	Tackles	STPlays
Wayne Hansen	2	16
Bernard Gates	1	19
Jorge Reiter	1	18
Leonard Lidberg	1	16
Kenny Delgado	1	11

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Floyd Van Pelt	1	23
Les Cooley	1	18
Harvey McKnight	1	17
Arnie Brice	1	16
Mark Meyer	1	14
Luke Alston	1	12

Participation

Columbus (OH)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kent Bronson	---	---	29	20	21	70
Chad Burgess	---	---	27	16	20	63
Blake Lane	---	---	30	24	3	57
Cory Null	---	---	30	14	13	57
Steven Henry	23	28	---	---	6	57
Zack Horn	27	29	---	---	---	56
Shane Cottle	---	---	31	22	3	56
Kenny Delgado	---	---	21	23	11	55
Sean Tubbs	---	---	20	15	14	49
Broderick Woodson	14	16	---	---	15	45
Nolan Uzzell	---	---	22	20	3	45
Winfred Battle	---	---	24	18	3	45
Jorge Reiter	12	14	---	---	18	44
Julio Waits	15	21	---	---	7	43
Carl Daniels	---	---	21	19	3	43
Leonard Lidberg	---	---	19	7	16	42
Morris Harmon	---	---	22	15	4	41
Derrick Comia	16	20	---	---	5	41
Travis Wilkins	18	17	---	---	6	41
Gerald Howe	---	---	20	19	2	41
Lester Stewart	---	---	19	20	1	40
Bernard Gates	12	8	---	---	19	39
Clifton MacIntyre	---	---	21	17	---	38
Danny Beisel	11	17	---	---	7	35
Mack Greene	---	---	16	13	5	34
Dan Gerhardt	16	18	---	---	---	34
Ken Gray	16	13	---	---	4	33
Wayne Hansen	10	7	---	---	16	33
Ted Houston	11	14	---	---	7	32
Tito McKnight	14	15	---	---	3	32
Bert Mitchel	17	13	---	---	1	31
Frank Hopkins	12	19	---	---	---	31
Marvin Shields	16	15	---	---	---	31
Darrell Rose	15	14	---	---	---	29
Dwayne Hedgepeth	---	---	16	11	1	28
Marco Jarvis	---	---	16	9	2	27
Marshall Gordon	11	13	---	---	1	25
Tyrell Hitchcock	---	---	15	9	---	24
J.T. Whiting	9	8	---	---	5	22
Michael Schwartz	2	0	---	---	18	20
Herb Wilkerson	---	---	10	8	1	19
Max Paterno	0	0	---	---	8	8
Seth Karau	0	0	---	---	7	7
Duane Willis	0	0	---	---	7	7
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
David Bauer	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Karl Akiyama	36	26	---	---	7	69
Roosevelt Cardinell	39	29	---	---	---	68
Shaun Kelly	35	25	---	---	3	63
Tyrone Scott	36	25	---	---	---	61
Leroy Wuagneux	31	21	---	---	7	59
Roman Stoner	29	23	---	---	7	59
Courtney Corral	31	27	---	---	---	58
Randy Guerin	---	---	20	23	13	56
Reggie Ensley	30	24	---	---	2	56
Les Cooley	24	13	---	---	18	55
Harvey McKnight	22	15	---	---	17	54
Tony Schelling	---	---	26	25	3	54
Gerald Knight	---	---	25	26	3	54
Arnie Brice	18	18	---	---	16	52
Percy Dodge	---	---	24	25	3	52
Broderick Silvis	---	---	19	26	3	48
Kent Williamson	---	---	24	20	2	46
Maurice Ferguson	25	20	---	---	---	45
Kelvin Chapman	---	---	18	19	8	45
Nicky Sampson	20	14	---	---	11	45
Alfred Linquist	---	---	8	17	15	40
Floyd Van Pelt	9	6	---	---	23	38
Austin Meier	---	---	16	18	3	37
Bennie Korz	---	---	15	17	5	37
Steve Pritchett	---	---	15	10	11	36
Britt Shannon	---	---	14	17	2	33
Brandon Weaver	---	---	13	17	2	32
Mickey Goodwin	---	---	14	12	4	30
Duane McWilliams	14	9	---	---	7	30
Ronald O'Neal	---	---	13	13	4	30
Wendell Chang	---	---	12	10	2	24
Austin Lewis	13	9	---	---	1	23
Broderick Shea	---	---	14	9	---	23
Erik Chappell	1	1	---	---	19	21
Mark Meyer	4	3	---	---	14	21
Luke Alston	---	---	4	2	12	18
Daryl Sera	6	6	---	---	6	18
Preston Henson	6	5	---	---	4	15
Donnie Thomas	---	---	3	5	4	12
Devin Wasczewski	0	0	---	---	10	10
Wade Barker	---	---	0	8	---	8
Kim Sinclair	0	0	---	---	7	7
Herb O'Donnell	---	---	0	0	4	4
Burt McWilliams	---	---	0	0	4	4
Don Pierce	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	12	3.0
Middle	19	71	3.7
Right	4	21	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	9	1.8
Middle	24	99	4.1
Right	10	73	7.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Zack Horn	29	14	3	0	1	5	5	0	2

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roosevelt Cardinell	29	14	2	1	2	7	4	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	35	11.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	69	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	53	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	24	4.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	37	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	117	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	28	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Derrick Comia	5	2	1	40	1	20
TE Steven Henry	5	2	0	18	0	28
WR Broderick Woodson	4	2	0	15	0	16
FB Jorge Reiter	3	3	0	37	0	14
WR Danny Beisel	3	1	0	28	1	17
RB Darrell Rose	3	2	0	8	0	14
WR Wayne Hansen	3	1	0	7	0	7
TE J.T. Whiting	2	1	0	28	1	8

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Karl Akiyama	11	4	0	61	1	26
WR Maurice Ferguson	6	3	0	31	0	20
WR Arnie Brice	4	2	1	43	1	18
RB Reggie Ensley	3	1	1	15	0	24
FB Harvey McKnight	2	2	0	2	0	15
TE Les Cooley	2	1	0	13	0	13
TE Nicky Sampson	1	1	0	17	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Zack Horn	1	1	1.00	2.60
Marshall Gordon	1	1	1.00	4.22
Darrell Rose	1	2	2.00	4.08

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Reggie Ensley	5	15	3.00	4.22
Floyd Van Pelt	2	11	5.50	4.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Zack Horn	1	1	16	16.00	6.24

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roosevelt Cardinell	6	3	15	2.50	6.28

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Derrick Comia	1	1	16	16.00	8.00

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Harvey McKnight	2	2	2	1.00	1.00
TE Les Cooley	2	1	13	6.50	6.50
WR Arnie Brice	1	0	0	0.00	10.75
WR Karl Akiyama	1	0	0	0.00	5.55

Third Down Rushing Statistics

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

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Reggie Ensley	4	2
Roosevelt Cardinell	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Zack Horn	8	3	3

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roosevelt Cardinell	11	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wayne Hansen	3	1	1
WR Broderick Woodson	1	0	0
WR Derrick Comia	1	1	1
FB Jorge Reiter	1	1	1
WR Danny Beisel	1	0	0
TE Steven Henry	1	0	0

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Karl Akiyama	4	1	1
WR Maurice Ferguson	3	2	2
RB Reggie Ensley	2	1	1
WR Arnie Brice	1	1	1
FB Harvey McKnight	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 47,600 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,400 (23,100)
End Zone 10,600 (16,700)
Mezzanine 6,500 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 9,100 (14,800)
Club Seats 5,000 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 1,000 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	47,600 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,400 (23,100)
End Zone	10,600 (16,700)
Mezzanine	6,500 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	9,100 (14,800)
Club Seats	5,000 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	1,000 (2,200)