Week 3, 2026

played in Newark, NJ

65 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Minnesota Golden Hawks701414-35
Newark Red Dogs62130-30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:12 NWK - Herb Adamov 18 field goal
1Q: 05:02 NWK - Herb Adamov 39 field goal
1Q: 03:35 MIN - Bernie Sweeney 55 pass from Benjamin Lee (Irving Clemens extra point)
2Q: 14:35 NWK - Trevor Turnbow 8 pass from Omar Atkins (Herb Adamov extra point)
2Q: 09:16 NWK - Trevor Turnbow 58 pass from Omar Atkins (Herb Adamov extra point)
2Q: 03:11 NWK - Trevor Turnbow 20 pass from Omar Atkins (Herb Adamov extra point)
3Q: 12:15 MIN - Stephen Dixon 2 run (Irving Clemens extra point)
3Q: 06:59 MIN - Stephen Dixon 16 run (Irving Clemens extra point)
3Q: 00:54 NWK - Herb Adamov 39 field goal
4Q: 13:39 MIN - Mel Stokes 3 run (Irving Clemens extra point)
4Q: 02:17 MIN - Troy Wiggins 27 pass from Benjamin Lee (Irving Clemens extra point)

Team StatisticsMINNWK
Record3-02-1
First Downs2328
- by Rushing73
- by Passing1423
- by Penalty22
Total Net Yards416484
- Offensive Plays4580
- Yards per Play9.246.05
Net Rushing Yards100109
- Rushing Attempts2022
- Yards per Rush5.004.95
Net Passing Yards316375
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt25 - 19 - 155 - 34 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards316392
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/03/17
- Yards per Pass Play12.646.47
Fumbles/Lost2/11/0
3rd Down Conversions2/610/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.87.4
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards6/429/87
Punt Returns/Yards4/92/16
Kick Returns/Yards6/1653/75
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/4
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits34
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/01/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 26OWN 30
Time of Possession22:1637:44

Drive Charts

Minnesota Golden Hawks
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
19:071:15OWN 2035Punt
14:561:36OWN 32368Touchdown
212:082:07OWN 3134Punt
28:582:35OWN 36424Interception
22:511:24OWN 2533Punt
20:010:01OWN 2216Half
315:002:54OWN 28972Touchdown
39:593:17OWN 14686Touchdown
30:472:15OWN 39461Touchdown
411:571:56OWN 3536Punt
44:562:51OWN 11789Touchdown
Newark Red Dogs
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:005:53OWN 241275Field Goal
17:522:56OWN 48730Field Goal
13:203:54OWN 301270Touchdown
214:192:11OPP 37421Missed FG
210:011:03OWN 31269Touchdown
26:233:32OWN 33767Touchdown
21:271:26OWN 2834Punt
312:062:07OWN 373-3Punt
36:425:55OWN 161062Field Goal
413:321:35OWN 203-5Punt
410:015:05OWN 19811Punt
42:052:05OWN 161080Downs

Game MVP: Omar Atkins, Newark Red Dogs

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Stephen Dixon11595.361622
Mel Stokes5255.001511
Courtney Finch2147.001010
Marcus Rodgers122.00200
Troy Wiggins100.00000
NewarkAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Cornell Monroe18673.722520
Jessie Wagner34013.332220
Omar Atkins122.00200

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Benjamin Lee25193160/02551127.5
NewarkAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Omar Atkins55343923/173580101.4

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Bernie Sweeney8917521.8886551
TE Lester Baskey33237.674120
WR Sean Pallansch35258.334130
WR Troy Wiggins245226.0023271
WR Roy Reynolds111515.006150
FB Courtney Finch111111.000110
TE Brad Bensen111515.006150
WR Marcus Rodgers0100.00000
NewarkCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Trevor Turnbow142121115.0767583
RB Cornell Monroe56357.009150
WR Ellis Gerhardt465413.504260
TE Grant Kerr344515.006240
WR Toby Sewell2221.00340
WR Emmitt Pritchett262311.506170
RB Jessie Wagner2252.50060
WR Steven Linquist151414.001140
TE J.C. Schmeh1233.00030

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
NewarkIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Steven Berry144.000

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Marcus Rodgers1000
Stephen Dixon1000
Lester Baskey0100
Stephen Wilkerson0010
NewarkFumbRecovForceTD
Omar Atkins1100
Steven Berry0100
Steven Linquist0010
Leonard Lofton0010

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jackie Scott415639.035.0491
NewarkPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Ricky Roberson421654.051.8573

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Irving Clemens0/00/00/005/5
NewarkFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Herb Adamov3/40/00/0393/3

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Bernie Sweeney492.30
NewarkRetYardsAvgTD
Steven Linquist177.00
Paul Deericks199.00

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Sean Pallansch410426.00
Marcus Rodgers26130.50
NewarkRetYardsAvgTD
Steven Linquist37525.00

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Geoff Figley612.01841
S Marco Harp600.01837
S Norman Haworth600.01951
ILB Brandon White550.02152
OLB Bo Tanner530.01444
S Dean Tanner520.01438
CB Ernie Vertescher510.01748
CB Larry Warkentien330.01747
DT Norbert Borders300.01842
DE Stephen Wilkerson201.01333
S Emmanuel Ouellette210.0615
CB Herb Newhart200.0618
ILB Herb Jazynka200.0931
ILB Lorenzo White110.0310
CB Leroy Austin100.0510
DE Derek Holliday100.01018
WR Troy Wiggins10---------
DT Billy Clayton100.0416
OLB Wayne Hines010.055
OLB Jackie Stevens010.0417
NewarkTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Kris Flynn420.01621
ILB Marshall Lewis400.01818
S Karl Borders320.01421
OLB Joel Speed310.01925
DE Glen Picard300.01518
DE Leonard Lofton300.0817
ILB Marlon Brigance210.0310
OLB Clyde Connell210.01514
S Kenyon Ferrell200.01213
CB Horace Durham200.01218
S Clarence Lowe200.01115
CB Paul Deericks110.01813
DT Bubba Carlton100.01214
OLB Steven Berry100.016
DE Jerald Hall100.01512
CB Dusty Hoffman010.032

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Geoff Figley2.000041
DE Stephen Wilkerson1.000033
DT Norbert Borders0.010042
DE Mitch Oxenby0.002040
OLB Jackie Stevens0.001017
NewarkSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Joel Speed0.001125
DE Glen Picard0.001018
OLB Clyde Connell0.000114

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Ernie Vertescher51048
S Marco Harp50037
OLB Bo Tanner41044
OLB Geoff Figley40041
S Dean Tanner40038
CB Larry Warkentien22047
ILB Herb Jazynka22031
ILB Brandon White21052
CB Herb Newhart21018
ILB Lorenzo White11010
CB Leroy Austin11010
S Emmanuel Ouellette10015
DE Derek Holliday10018
NewarkCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Kris Flynn50021
ILB Marlon Brigance20010
OLB Joel Speed20025
S Karl Borders20021
CB Horace Durham20018
S Clarence Lowe20015
OLB Steven Berry1016
DE Glen Picard10018
CB Paul Deericks10013
OLB Clyde Connell10014
CB Lawrence Rivera0102

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Korey Way45016013
Claude Oshiro23017020
James Gerhardt15015022
Billy Francis120707
Stan Hastings120608
Courtney Finch11017018
Korey Westbrook02014017
NewarkKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Scottie Hitchcock47022058
Glenn Merkerson26021058
Chad Campos12115137
Grant Kerr11012025
Jay Keith03017044
Tom Donley01018142
Wes Newton01011013
C.J. Nichols00011129

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Dean Tanner313
Larry Warkentien115
Lester Baskey111
NewarkTacklesSTPlays
Steven Linquist222
Grant Kerr216
Ellis Gerhardt215
Marshall Lewis211
J.C. Schmeh119
Xavier Crockett112

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Larry Warkentien------17471579
Brandon White------2152477
Bo Tanner------14441674
Norman Haworth------1951474
Marco Harp------18371469
Ernie Vertescher------1748368
Norbert Borders------1842565
Dean Tanner------14381365
Geoff Figley------1841463
Bernie Sweeney1725------1658
Courtney Finch1718------2156
Mitch Oxenby------1240254
Stephen Wilkerson------1333551
Herb Jazynka------931949
Benjamin Lee2025---------45
Tyrus Ragland------925640
Claude Oshiro1720------239
James Gerhardt1522---------37
Lester Baskey1015------1136
Glenn Darlington1620---------36
Korey Way1613------433
Korey Westbrook1417---------31
Derek Holliday------1018230
Stephen Dixon1218---------30
Brad Bensen75------1628
Marcus Rodgers75------1628
Sean Pallansch119------727
Herb Newhart------618226
Troy Wiggins917---------26
Roy Reynolds16------1825
Leroy Austin------5101025
Emmanuel Ouellette------615223
Brent Dennis513------422
Jackie Stevens------417122
Mel Stokes66------921
Billy Clayton------416121
Wayne Hines------551020
Billy Francis77------418
Stan Hastings68------216
Lorenzo White------310114
Dustin Rhodes45------413
Irving Clemens00------66
Cole McCormick31------26
Jackie Scott00------44
Buddy Cahill00---------0
Butch Campbell00---------0
NewarkRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Scottie Hitchcock2258------888
Glenn Merkerson2158------685
Ellis Gerhardt1851------1584
Omar Atkins2258---------80
Trevor Turnbow2052---------72
Tom Donley1842------868
Jay Keith1744---------61
Cornell Monroe1939---------58
J.C. Schmeh1027------1956
Grant Kerr1225------1653
Chad Campos1537---------52
Marshall Lewis------18181147
Steven Linquist122------2245
Joel Speed------1925145
Emmitt Pritchett1232---------44
Paul Deericks------18131344
C.J. Nichols1129---------40
Jessie Wagner314------2138
Karl Borders------1421237
Kenyon Ferrell------12131237
Kris Flynn------1621---37
Glen Picard------1518---33
Wes Newton1113------933
Clyde Connell------1514332
Xavier Crockett------1091231
Horace Durham------1218---30
Leonard Lofton------817429
Steven Berry------162128
O.J. Burks514------827
Jerald Hall------1512---27
Bubba Carlton------1214---26
Clarence Lowe------1115---26
Rick Lieberman------1014---24
Toby Sewell212------620
Ralph Magar------412420
Marlon Brigance------310417
Dixon May18------817
Dean Moss00------1414
Herb Adamov00------1111
Irv Tayoun23------49
Ricky Roberson00------88
Edwin Lujan------0156
Lawrence Rivera------42---6
Dusty Hoffman------32---5
Nathan Salaam00---------0
Unknown00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6538.8
Middle7284.0
Right7192.7
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7618.7
Middle6274.5
Right9212.3
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Benjamin Lee25195021221
NewarkAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Omar Atkins553444210300

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen111616.0
Short (0-8 Yds)15101197.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)6612220.3
Long (19+ Yds)325919.7
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen108363.6
Short (0-8 Yds)1810683.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)21131808.6
Long (19+ Yds)5310821.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Bernie Sweeney980175325
WR Sean Pallansch5312509
WR Troy Wiggins42052217
TE Lester Baskey33023015
WR Roy Reynolds1101506
FB Courtney Finch11011018
TE Brad Bensen1101505
WR Marcus Rodgers101005
NewarkTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Trevor Turnbow21141211252
WR Emmitt Pritchett62023032
RB Cornell Monroe65135039
WR Ellis Gerhardt64054151
WR Steven Linquist51014022
TE Grant Kerr43045125
WR Toby Sewell2202012
RB Jessie Wagner2205014
TE J.C. Schmeh2103027

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Stephen Dixon3289.335.36
Mel Stokes133.005.00
NewarkAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Cornell Monroe320.673.72
Omar Atkins122.002.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Benjamin Lee2000.0012.64
NewarkAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Omar Atkins103323.207.13

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Sean Pallansch1000.005.00
WR Bernie Sweeney1000.0019.44
NewarkTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Emmitt Pritchett3000.003.83
WR Trevor Turnbow32289.3310.05
WR Toby Sewell1144.001.00
TE J.C. Schmeh1000.001.50
WR Ellis Gerhardt1000.009.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
Mel Stokes10
Courtney Finch11
Stephen Dixon10
NewarkRushesConversions
Cornell Monroe11
Jessie Wagner11

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Benjamin Lee321
NewarkAttCompConversions
Omar Atkins1698

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Bernie Sweeney221
WR Sean Pallansch100
NewarkTargCatchConversions
WR Trevor Turnbow544
WR Ellis Gerhardt311
WR Emmitt Pritchett211
RB Jessie Wagner221
TE J.C. Schmeh211
WR Steven Linquist100
TE Grant Kerr100

SectionAttendance
Stadium73,400 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck21,500 (21,500)
End Zone15,400 (15,600)
Mezzanine9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats13,800 (13,800)
Club Seats10,200 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes3,500 (4,800)